Chapter 164: Crystal Giant Tree

Only then did a blinding flash suddenly appear in the sky, and the originally oppressive dark emblem slowly converged to a point.

Immediately after, Jiang Xia suddenly kicked down, and a blood-red shockwave radiated outward in a circle.

It was as if a huge blade cleaved straight down, and everything on the ground instantly turned to dust, crumbling, while a dark-red ripple swept across the Alien Insect's planet in an instant.

At this moment, the surrounding Alien Insects turned completely red all over, and then, like sand, they all collapsed helplessly, leaving not even a fragment behind.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xia transformed into an unstoppable blood-red light beam, heading straight underground.

To destroy a planet, even he now cannot do it by brute force.

But if he drills into the planet's center and detonates its core,

With the WakeUP3 he is currently releasing, it is still possible to do so.

If one really wanted to destroy the entire planet by brute force, only an S-rank could manage it.

However, this is merely an asteroid, about the size of a moon, at most a satellite; only then does Jiang Xia have a hope of destroying the planet.

The forcibly split rock kept stretching on both sides of Jiang Xia, and unknown floating debris in the air, rapidly rubbed, glowed red.

Countless fragments shot straight into the external armor of the Dark Kiva, striking metal, rock, or any other hard substance—now they have all been pierced through by Jiang Xia.

The ground originally inside the planet, a crust ten times harder than ordinary rock, instantly split open a huge gap.

The deep, unseen crack continually extended downward, the rock shattered and turned to dust in the air.

The massive outer mountains instantly collapsed into sky‑filling dust. The ground kept rising, and the originally numerous Alien Insects became turbulent waves.

Magma surged out, huge cracks spread at breakneck speed, the ground rotated and opened, the cracks winding like giant dragons.

At this moment, Jiang Xia, having gathered all his strength, finally pierced straight through the entire asteroid.

What astonished him was that the asteroid's interior was not molten magma, nor did it harbor any special life—it was utterly silent.

What also astonished him was that inside this void stood a super‑huge tree.

Its whole body was crystal clear, like green crystal, and its root system, like green crystal, dug deep into the earth, as if linking the planet's entire lifeforce.

Its trunk was thick and strong, its crystal‑like surface covered in intricate, interwoven patterns.

The power of the Alien Insects that Jiang Xia had devoured seemed to resonate with this huge green crystal tree.

The closer Jiang Xia got, the more active the Alien Insect blood in his body became, and strange, nonexistent information inexplicably appeared in his mind.

"Alien Insects and Original Insects?"

This is the source of the Alien Insects, and Jiang Xia now understood how the endless Alien Insects covering the planet's surface came to be.

This tree is the source of the Alien Insects' special biology; the countless Alien Insect Eggs are its power made manifest, and it corrodes anything that approaches it.

The Alien Insects that undertake interstellar travel are also created by it,

It infuses its power into meteors, then separates them from the planet, turning them into the vanguard of the Alien Insects' assault.

Finally, those Alien Insects will find a way to transport all the meteors drifting in space to the same planet, allowing the Alien Insects to gradually occupy other worlds.

Original Insects likewise have a similar origin, but their numbers are few; although they are born with very high intelligence, molting is difficult for them.

They are in hostile relation with the Alien Insects—two different entities that are both alike and unlike, each being the other's natural enemy.

Throughout the ages, Original Insects and Alien Insects have waged endless war on various planets, and this planet is the Alien Insects' nest.

That crystal‑clear tree seemed to constantly implant in his mind the notion that the Original Insects are the enemy.

However, such a notion was already deeply rooted in Jiang Xia's mind.

Whether Alien Insects or Original Insects, they are nothing good; their existence brings harm to humanity.

In the field, the crystal giant tree sensed this world‑destroying power.

Originally crystal‑like trunk, it suddenly was wholly pulled out from underground.

As Jiang Xia drew nearer, a strange energy, like burning flame, suddenly surged, and rings of deep‑green ripples continually spread.

Countless tendrils curled up like snakes, spiral‑shaped, slowly aiming at Jiang Xia, who had become a black‑red beam of light.

At one moment, the green light surged, and in just an instant it condensed into a green light pillar.

Jiang Xia stared at that blinding light pillar; the terrifying energy was continually gathering.

He is now, by himself, opposing a planet, and this planet seems to be alive as well.

When the crystal giant tree's energy rose to its peak,

At this moment, Jiang Xia's WakeUP3 directly confronted the green light pillar emitted by the Alien Insects' source at zero distance.

With a booming crash, that green light pillar was directly sliced open by this blood‑red blade.

Jiang Xia, clad in Dark Kiva, unleashed a full‑force strike upon the light pillar emitted by the huge green crystal tree.

Then, a dark‑red light burst forth at this moment, illuminating the entire planet, accompanied by a deafening roar.

A massive shockwave spread outward in all directions, destroying everything that stood in its way.

Inside the original underground cavity, the fissures that had split open kept spreading toward the surroundings, reaching the end of the underground passage.

This tree is the king of the Alien Insects, capable of producing them without limit and innately able to command all Alien Insects.

No matter how powerful the Alien Insects are, they must obey its orders; in other words, eliminating the source will greatly reduce their numbers.

The crimson dark power continually flooded the crystal tree's core, and the crimson power fully erupted.

The crimson magma spewed directly from the planet's heart, the firelight growing ever stronger, as if it wanted to ignite the whole planet.

As the explosions kept escalating, the planet's surface began to violently fracture, as if it wanted to vanish directly into space.

With a crack, the continuous planet's crystal tree burst apart, countless green gems spraying outward.

The entire planet shuddered, and a super‑huge Dark Kiva emblem clearly appeared directly on the crystal tree's chest,

branded deep into the asteroid's core.

Countless Alien Insects watched this disaster in despair, but in the end they too were swallowed by the planet's collapse.

The originally massive asteroid had already begun to split apart.

It was like a huge bomb poised to explode, as if the next moment it would become space debris.

Jiang Xia slowly landed, waved his hand, and the Magic Emperor Sword on the surface pierced the crust without obstruction, returning to his hand.

He looked at the wreckage of the crystal tree before him, did not relax, because he also sensed a faint sense of danger.

Although there was no sign of life around, even the asteroid was about to collapse, but this feeling of danger did not fade—it grew stronger.

Crack!

A pale green Light Curtain instantly erupted from underground.

"I can't move!".

Jiang Xia's astonished trembling body, his arm weakly lifted, his originally agile body now as if bearing a huge mountain, became extremely heavy.

Then his body stalled, and the energy originally flowing inside also fell into a stagnant state.

The asteroid that was originally being destroyed also came to a halt.

Unlike the time-stop displayed by those Alien Insects just then, back then the aftershocks of Jiang Xia's power could kill Alien Insects, and his thoughts were clear.

But now his whole body's power seems to have lost contact.

The crystal giant tree that had shattered into fragments, its shards flying everywhere seemed to suddenly come alive, beginning to completely reassemble before Jiang Xia.

Its branches turned into twigs, quickly hooking onto the already shattered crust, releasing pale green power.

In just an instant, the asteroid that had nearly become space junk was repaired.

"This is troublesome." Jiang Xia looked at the crystal giant tree before him, which although only slightly shrunken, was still full of power and was affected by the Dao.

That blow just now didn't kill it, just like a monster with super‑fast recovery; all the Alien Insects on this planet are its nourishment.

(End of chapter)