Chapter 912: Insectoid Nemesis (Requesting Monthly Votes)

The combined domains of thousands of insectoid warriors had amplified the power of the Wind Dao to an astonishing degree.

Combined with Isabella's own domain, she could now stand toe-to-toe with Lin Qi, even overpower him slightly.

No wonder the Insectoid Empress's combat power suddenly surged on the Ten Thousand Races Arena.

A massive number of insectoid prodigies had advanced, nearly the highest among all peak races.

In reality, if our human race could use thermal weapons and overwhelm them with countless prodigies together,

we wouldn't fear being surrounded by the Insectoid Empress.

But in a one-on-one duel, it's extremely troublesome—because she has thousands of insectoid warriors fighting against just one of you.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

The entire palace was wrapped in an invisible hurricane; emerald winds raged through the hall, each gust like a razor blade.

They savagely sliced through everything in the air.

"Hummm! Hummm! Hummm!!"

The sturdy walls and thick load-bearing pillars were ravaged by the gale, cracking open in countless fissures.

At the same time, a powerful mental assault erupted from Isabella's mind.

She radiated an aura of seduction, stirring primal, instinctive desires in others, compelling them to crave her touch.

But none of this affected Lin Qi.

He was nearly immune to illusions—even when used by a top-tier prodigy like Isabella, it was useless.

Only the strongest among the Insectoid Empresses, those ranked in the top ten, might succeed.

"Ding! Ding!!"

Inside Lin Qi's consciousness space, the massive bronze cauldron began to tremble.

The tremor surged outward, colliding with Isabella's mental assault.

The impact sent Isabella reeling, dizzy and disoriented—she was stunned.

"This Lin Qi… his mental strength is incredible."

"I'm the Insectoid Empress, yet I can barely match him."

"No wonder he's ranked 20th—he's truly extraordinary."

"Since mental attacks won't work, then I'll overwhelm him with numbers."

"I have six thousand elite Mantis Warriors. If they unleash their killing techniques together, no being in the Four Cosmic Realms can withstand it."

"Shhh! Shhh!!!"

Six thousand Mantis Warriors erupted in blinding emerald light, then began darting rapidly in swirling circles.

All six thousand moved in unison, their flight forming a colossal vortex.

The power of the Wind Dao was simultaneously unleashed.

In the span of a breath, a colossal tornado engulfed the entire palace.

Combined with the Wind Domain, it successfully suppressed Lin Qi's domain.

Under the immense force, all things seemed ready to be torn apart.

It surged toward Lin Qi.

Anyone caught within would be shredded into fragments.

Even a hardened Source Core would be effortlessly ripped apart.

Dressed in Dark Radiance Battle Armor, Lin Qi stood firm as ancient tree roots, his legs planted solidly on the ground.

"Hummm!!"

His purple-gold protective gang jin and domain power resisted the assault of the emerald tornado.

Like a towering tree standing unmoved amid a storm of wind and rain.

Lin Qi's eyes glowed with purple-gold light as he sensed the flow of the Wind Dao's principles.

The power of the Wind Dao, amplified by six thousand Mantis Warriors, had reached an terrifying level.

This was quantity transforming into quality.

No ordinary top-tier prodigy could stand against it.

If you didn't want to die, you had no choice but to surrender.

He could have resisted it outright, but there was no need.

It might cause Isabella to immediately surrender.

So he chose to teleport directly.

In an instant, silver runes surfaced across his body; his tendons bulged as his blood merged with silver energy.

It became silver-red blood.

A faint shimmer of brilliant silver light appeared in his eyes.

He activated his spatial ability—【Teleport】.

His primordial power surged, causing invisible ripples to spread through the surrounding space.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!!"

Space twisted; the emerald tornado, too powerful, stretched over a hundred kilometers around.

Everything within its range was under attack.

It also affected teleportation.

In an instant, Lin Qi felt space twist and even fold.

He locked onto his target, pulling two points instantly closer.

He took just one step.

"Shhh!"

The next moment, Lin Qi vanished from the center of the emerald tornado.

He simply disappeared into thin air.

Almost simultaneously, Lin Qi appeared behind Isabella.

A sharp sense of danger jolted Isabella—her blood surged wildly.

In her perception, a figure materialized instantly.

"What?"

Isabella's mind was rocked by a storm of shock.

"This Lin Qi can teleport?"

This was information she had never known—she had zero preparation.

Her mental assault had already been blocked by Lin Qi.

As soon as Lin Qi appeared, he made no hesitation—he swung the Golden Thunder Spear.

"Boom!!"

Purple-Jin Gang jin surged forth, swirling like heavy liquid metal around the spear's shaft, thrusting straight toward Isabella's lower back.

Shattering her heart or skull was no longer enough for him.

Only a direct strike to the Source Core was precise enough.

"Boom!"

Infinite sharpness erupted, piercing through all barriers.

"Puff!"

Isabella's emerald battle armor shattered instantly under the Golden Thunder Spear's strike.

The piercing power of the Great Cosmic Rending Spear Scripture was too strong—even hardened armor couldn't resist.

"Boom!!"

After the armor shattered, the spear's tip easily pierced her frail flesh, finally reaching the Source Core.

The tip touched it—only cracks appeared. Lin Qi pushed harder.

"Bang!!"

Finally, the emerald Source Core shattered completely.

The battle ended!

"Impossible!!"

Isabella couldn't believe it—she felt her power instantly chaotic, rapidly draining away.

Lin Qi's expression remained calm as he said:

"I told you—you won't live to see the future."

"You're going to die. I always keep my word."

With practiced ease, he activated his spatial ability and collected every item from her Source Core world onto himself.

Another large haul of spoils.

As for Isabella, filled with resentment and fury, her life force drained completely—she died.

Her body was taken as spoils by Lin Qi and stored within his Source Core world.

The entire palace now held only Lin Qi and the Green Robe Tree Elder on the ceiling.

The Tree Elder looked at Lin Qi with a gentle smile and nodded as he announced:

"Battle concluded—Human Lin Qi wins!"

"Congratulations—you've advanced to the fourth round."

After speaking, Lin Qi was once again engulfed by the green vortex and teleported back to the Golden Plaza.

Many of the geniuses watching were stunned.

Outside the Abyssal Ruins.

The human geniuses erupted in excitement once again.

"Lin Qi won again—he's simply too powerful."

"What did I just see?"

"That was teleportation!"

"Lin Qi can teleport? That's astonishing."

"This ability is perfectly counter to the Bug Queen and the Huisuo race."

"To be fair, Isabella isn't weak at all."

"Six thousand elite bug warriors, some of whom can even break through to the Fifth Cosmic Realm."

"These top-tier warriors launched a coordinated assault together."

"It's extremely difficult for an ordinary genius to withstand such an attack—it would likely be a grueling battle."

"Moreover, these bug warriors can self-destruct, and their explosions are incredibly devastating."

"To kill the Bug Queen, you must eliminate them in the shortest possible time."

"And Lin Qi has exactly that capability."

"Isabella probably never expected Lin Qi to teleport—she was caught completely off guard."

"And thus, she was obliterated in a single strike."

"Likely, Louise was killed the same way earlier."

"This is Lin Qi's second genius kill—the Bug race must be devastated."

"Any future Bug Queens facing Lin Qi will likely be doomed."

"Hahaha!!"