Chapter 165: Alien Insect Queen

The third-stage move of Dark Kiva had already consumed a lot of his energy, but he still couldn't stop now.

The uneasy feeling in his heart grew stronger, like walking alone into the Amazon rainforest and hearing the rustling sounds behind you—never turn your head.

If you were to turn your head, you might see a huge python staring at you with its enormous pupils, possibly about to swallow you whole, or it might be judging whether you taste good.

Now that uneasy feeling in his heart is just like that.

With a crack, the stagnant time was forcibly broken by Jiang Xia's power.

He gripped the Magic Emperor Sword, his legs tensed, ready to charge forward at any moment for a head-on confrontation.

He saw the branches of the reconstituted crystal giant tree writhing quickly, about as thick as Jiang Xia's waist.

The faceted crystals on its surface continuously emitted light, making it unclear exactly how long they were, but the exposed branches already extended at least ten-odd meters.

It was truly like a headless and tailless giant python constructed of crystal.

Before it could fully burst forth, the blade of Jiang Xia's Magic Emperor Sword was directly covered with a layer of blood light.

He hesitated not at all, his expression grave as he circulated his inner power; the Magic Emperor force within him surged swiftly to the sword blade, erupting in a layer of blood light that flicked away all the small branches attacking from around.

And as Jiang Xia gathered his power, those small branches suddenly detached from the trunk.

In an instant, light enveloped them, forming a cocoon-like sheath, then a brownish burst erupted, wave after wave of heat surging from them, and their greenish outer shells shattered violently.

Within just a few seconds, the previously hollow underground teemed with countless Alien Insects that had successfully molted, all charging at Jiang Xia alone.

Tens of thousands of insect offspring were like a heavy black cloud from afar; even just looking at them made one's hairs stand on end.

The Alien Insects swarmed over, engulfing Jiang Xia, their fearsome mouthparts constantly opening and closing.

The insects' buzzing sounds overlapped, as if they were communicating something.

Various kinds of Alien Insects turned into a torrent and violently collided with Dark Kiva.

Deep within the asteroid's core, they slammed together; at the moment of impact, countless green explosive flames instantly rose from all parts of the torrent.

Clad in dark armor, Jiang Xia wore a blank expression, merely swinging his sword continuously; almost no Alien Insect could withstand even a single strike of the Magic Emperor Sword.

But they seemed to be specially used to stall for time, like fresh meat attracting jackals.

Countless insects fluttered their wings, waving the locust legs on their backs, while some resembled twisted worms and attacked with fearsome mouthparts.

Jiang Xia suddenly spun, his sword blade trailing a glaring blood arc, forming a semicircle.

The crimson blood blade sliced the air, the sword shrouded in Magic Emperor force carrying the sound of tearing space.

It directly sliced countless flying insects in half at the waist; the Magic Emperor Sword's sharpness was beyond what these Alien Insects could match.

At this moment, the Vampire Blood Demon Sword also began drawing the blood of countless Alien Insects, actively replenishing him, while all the surrounding Alien Insect energy was seized by him.

Jiang Xia's weary body was instantly jolted; he raised his left hand, and a huge, shimmering, pitch-black Dark Kiva mark condensed in the air in an instant, rapidly expanding to completely envelop the underground cavity of the worksite.

The Magic Emperor Sword is strong, but unsuitable for group attacks; it works against a few dozen, but against tens of thousands another method is needed.

The third-stage ultimate move had just been used, and couldn't be employed again in the short term.

The life force of these Alien Insects greatly compensated for the loss from Jiang Xia's recent use of the world-ending move.

Although there was still a big trouble behind him, even a little recovery was better than none.

Facing the swarms of Alien Insects, Jiang Xia lightly swung his left hand downward, drawing forth; the flashing electric light of the Dark Kiva mark instantly descended.

The booming roar of crimson thunder pierced the entire earth's core, devouring all the Alien Insects.

Orange-red flames and the flames produced by the Alien Insect explosions quickly intertwined.

Jiang Xia gently lowered the Magic Emperor Sword; his black cloak behind him flapped in the wind with creaking sounds, and the firelight behind gradually illuminated his dark armor.

When the firelight faded, the underground, once a mess, left only wisps of white smoke; all the Alien Insects were annihilated in that instant, leaving no remains, and all their energy was consumed as nourishment for Jiang Xia's evolution.

"Hah!"

"Have you managed to land even a bit of power?"

The crystal giant tree at the center now had all its tentacles gathered together, its originally massive body gradually shrinking to about the height of an adult insect.

Behind it, colored light wings unfolded directly, and countless spacetime particles continuously emitted from those colored wings.

A being radiant all over, covered in countless crystals from head to toe, elegant, its entire body emanating a kind of light.

Its skin was like clear, translucent glazed glass, refracting iridescent light, like a masterpiece artwork.

The ugly carapace of the Insect Race had completely vanished, its amber eyes shining like gemstones.

Special energy of all-seeing insight flowed through her body, so that when she gazed at you, a powerful mental force surged forth.

In Jiang Xia's field of view, some things around him gradually turned transparent; a constantly pulsing, crystal-like energy core kept jumping within his pupils.

"The queen of the Insect Race?" Jiang Xia whispered.

Moreover, its rank is S, he judged; if one were to say the crystal giant tree just now was only slightly dangerous.

When the Alien Insect Queen appeared, every cell in his body simultaneously sounded an alarm.

"You are the first monster able to see me in this form."

She spoke, her voice overlapping as if countless people were speaking at once.

"Your attack is not bad; you can get past the insect nest and even kill the guardian giant beast that holds a fraction of my power."

She did not hide her doubt: "Your body holds other secrets; I tried to mimic you, but I always fail at the crucial moment, I can only obtain your appearance, but not your memories."

"I also want to know, what exactly makes my body different from others."

"However, these secrets should be left for later exploration; being called a monster by the Alien Insect Queen is truly an honor for me."

Jiang Xia straightened his body, gripping his sword firmly.

He could see the core within this Alien Insect Queen's body, just as when he first hunted the Tooth Blood Vampire.

The Alien Insect Queen should command the power of time; extreme speed is merely its most basic ability, like those insects capable of time stop, and her time stop is very hard to break free from.

However, the fusion of his Alien Insect bloodline with his own energy is quite good, also giving him confidence against the Alien Insect Queen; at least he won't be defeated in an imperceptible moment of time flow.

"No, I will use your body as research material, or tear it apart limb from limb, then feed it to different insects to see how they differ from the Alien Insects I created."

"I am very interested in the power within your body; you killed my guardian giant beast, so now you shall take its place."

She looked at Jiang Xia, just like seeing something she liked, her eyes full of curiosity, but her words were unacceptable to ordinary people.

"I also think that, your power can help me evolve." Jiang Xia said with a blank expression.

(End of chapter)