Chapter 1592

"Hmph, dying struggles."

Aiko no longer hesitated and waved her hand.

More wormholes tore open, and the second and third waves of zerg warriors poured out in an endless stream!

The swarm quickly surpassed ten thousand, surrounding Xu Jingming in three layers, leaving no escape.

At the same time, she continuously launched psychic assaults against Xu Jingming.

"Good! Good! Good! Keep going! Don't stop!"

Xu Jingming laughed inwardly.

This level of psychic assault had no effect on him whatsoever.

Yet his movements on the battlefield grew slightly forced, his spear technique appearing sluggish.

He even deliberately took a hit from a blazing fireball.

He staggered backward, his battle suit charred black.

"Ah, this..."

Vera in his consciousness was utterly stunned, her expression as if she'd seen a ghost.

"You're not a masochist, are you?"

She couldn't help but comment, her voice echoing in Xu Jingming's mind:

"With your strength, killing Aiko should be effortless.

Now you're trapped in a swarm and deliberately taking damage—this acting is too fake!"

Xu Jingming was just skewering three Blade-Worms with his spear when he heard this and his face darkened.

"You don't understand."

He replied in his mind, "I'm pretending to be weak to make her produce more warrior insects."

"Produce more warriors, and then what? Keep getting beaten?"

Vera blinked her big eyes, arms crossed, her expression clearly saying, "I'm listening to your next lie."

"Stop pretending. If you like being mobbed, just say so."

Xu Jingming: "..."

"So you like this kind of thing."

The succubus little girl Vera suddenly looked as if she'd just realized something.

A sly smile appeared on her delicate face:

"You should've said so earlier! I'll fulfill your request!

Back in the day, demons lined up across several star systems just to be trained by me!

You're lucky to get this chance.

If you want..."

"Shut up." Xu Jingming couldn't be bothered to explain further.

He simply willed it, silencing Vera's voice in his consciousness.

The world grew quiet.

He continued his "difficult" slaughter within the swarm.

The Ninefold Lei Yu Spear whirled like a dragon, its Thunder Fang Blades tearing through one insect warrior after another.

Black lightning exploded; severed limbs and broken bodies flew everywhere.

But he deliberately suppressed his strength to the mid-tier of a Nine-Star War General.

His spear technique alternated between sharp and sluggish.

"Pathetic human!"

Far above, Aiko watched coldly, a flicker of contempt in her purple compound eyes.

This human's strength was decent, and his spear technique was brutal.

But before her endless swarm, he was merely a caged beast.

"Sssss—!"

More wormholes tore through space; fourth and fifth waves of insect warriors surged forth!

Blade-Worms, Ripper-Worms, Blazing-Worms, Stealth-Worms...

Diverse insect warriors coordinated seamlessly, launching a three-dimensional assault from ground and air, surrounding Xu Jingming completely.

The swarm had surpassed twenty thousand!

Yet Xu Jingming laughed inwardly.

"Ding! Killed Cosmic Rank 6 Ripper-Worm, Source Points +210,000!"

"Ding! Killed Cosmic Rank 7 Blazing-Worm, Source Points +240,000!"

The Source Points on his system panel spiked wildly.

In just this short time, he had reaped over two hundred million Source Points!

"Keep going! Don't spare me!

Throw more insect warriors at me!" Xu Jingming, exhilarated by the slaughter.

Yet inwardly he marveled—no wonder the insect race.

This swarm tactic would have been deadly to an ordinary Nine-Star War General.

In the swarm, Xu Jingming grew even more feeble, as if he could collapse at any moment.

"This human can't hold on much longer." Aiko's eyes lit up.

Though she'd lost many warriors, this human was about to die.

"Aaaah! You forced me to do this!"

Xu Jingming suddenly roared, feigning a surge of power.

His aura surged dramatically, slaughtering all surrounding insectoid warriors.

"He's going all out!"

Ai Ke did not panic—she rejoiced. "It's time to end this!"

With a delicate flick of her jade fingers, the void before her twisted violently!

"Hum—!"

Twenty dark insect portals opened simultaneously!

The next instant, twenty massive, dark-gold armored, ferocious insectoids stepped out of the void!

They resembled enlarged Blade Insects, yet stood over ten meters tall.

Their forelimb scythes gleamed with metallic coldness, their compound eyes blood-red, their aura unmistakably reaching Cosmic Peak!

"Insect Guards!" Ai Ke's voice was icy. "Tear him apart!"

"Roar—!"

The twenty Insect Guards roared in unison, their sonic waves warping the air!

They stomped on the ground with all four limbs, shattering the earth.

They surged toward Xu Jingming as twenty golden afterimages!

Wherever they passed, even other insectoid warriors scrambled to avoid them!

"Finally sending in the elite!"

Xu Jingming secretly rejoiced, yet grew even more impressed.

The Insect Hive was truly terrifying!

A single Cosmic Peak Empress could simultaneously control twenty Insect Guards of the same rank!

If this were the Demon Clan or the Beast Clan, how many years of cultivation would it take to breed so many peers?

Fortunately, the Insect Hive was difficult to nurture and exceedingly rare.

Otherwise, the entire universe would long ago have fallen under insectoid rule.

"Come on!"

Xu Jingming roared, barely unleashing his Lei Guang around him.

The Ninefold Lei Yu Spear whirled wildly as he battled the twenty Insect Guards!

Spear blade clashed against scythes, sparks flying everywhere!

Lei Ting clashed with insect carapaces, continuous explosions roaring!

Under the assault of the twenty Insect Guards, Xu Jingming grew weaker.

Yet he stood firm, his spear technique growing fiercer with each clash—he even slew eight more Insect Guards in succession!

"Damn it! What is this human's condition?" Ai Ke frowned tightly.

She had been continuously producing insectoid warriors for over three hours.

The cost was enormous!

Her subordinate war insects had suffered losses exceeding twenty thousand!

Yet this human, clearly on the verge of collapse, always barely held on—and even counterattacked!

"No good. He must die!"

Ai Ke bit her lip, the insect markings on her forehead glowing with an eerie light as she pushed the Hive's primal essence once more.

More portals opened, but the number of warriors emerging was clearly reduced.

Even secondary species of Cosmic Second and Third Rank appeared.

"Production speed has slowed?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

He continued his "fierce battle" while secretly observing.

Only eight Insect Guards remained; ordinary war insects numbered fewer than five thousand; Ai Ke's face had grown paler.

"Wait a little longer."

Xu Jingming calculated in his mind: "If she truly has no troops left, it's time to reveal myself."

He "held on" for another half hour.

At this point, only one Insect Guard remained; ordinary war insects numbered fewer than one thousand.

Xu Jingming was drenched in blood—mostly insect blood.

His aura was withered, appearing utterly drained, on the brink of death.

In the sky, Ai Ke sensed that this human had truly reached his limit!

Just one more push...

But her Hive's primal essence was nearly exhausted; her stored insectoid warriors were all gone.

Her spiritual force was severely overdrawn—she could no longer produce even a single Cosmic-rank war insect!

"Damn it!"

Ai Ke's face twisted, her compound eyes filled with resentment. "Just a little more!"

Should she go herself?

Impossible.

The Insect Hive excelled at psychic control and swarm tactics.

Her own close-combat ability was merely average Cosmic Peak level.

Facing this human, whose spear technique was brutal and whose killing intent surged like a tide, stepping forward would be suicide.

"Damn humans, you're lucky!"

Ai Ke glared fiercely at Xu Jingming.

With a flap of her wings, she turned to flee as a streak of light.

Yet—

"Hm? No troops left?" Xu Jingming slowly straightened his body.

The listless aura on his body receded like a tide.

From his previously weary eyes, a brilliance brighter than the stars—Lei Guang—suddenly erupted!

"If that's the case, then you'll stay here!"

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