Chapter 235: Limit

The Moon, with sunlight faintly shining on the already devastated surface.

Heavenly Dao Chief stood aside, watching the two dragons leaning slightly together, and asked, "Do you still have anything you haven't told me?"

"This time it's truly nothing left."

Heavenly Dao Chief looked at his sister, who resembled a crystal dragon, let out a soft sigh, because of the Sea Pa Worm's existence he glimpsed events on another timeline.

He also realized that if it weren't for Jiang Xia, Rixia Bu Xi would have died before twenty from meteor injuries; for that alone, he was deeply grateful to Jiang Xia.

Unlike what Heavenly Dao Chief experienced in another world, the world he lives in is far harsher than the one where a meteor fell on Shibuya.

Now, with a chance to change everything and revert events to before they occurred, he would certainly grasp it tightly; it was his first time feeling he had seized the future.

As the power recirculated, Jiang Xia broke free from the half‑dead state; his massive body emitted a blinding flash, and as they embraced tightly, Jiang Xia and Rixia Bu Xi both returned to human form.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine."

Jiang Xia gently supported the already pallid, exhausted Rixia Bu Xi, extended his right hand, and a transparent barrier enveloped her body.

"I believe in you." Rixia Bu Xi, dressed in a snow‑white long dress, slowly leaned against a nearby rock, coughed a few times, then gave Jiang Xia an encouraging gesture.

"kival." Jiang Xia shouted.

"Hmm, Jiang Xia." kival flew out from Jiang Xia's body and gently landed in his palm.

"Next."

Jiang Xia gave a light tap to the Hundred Insect Sword in its rustic great‑sword mode, and in an instant, multicolored radiance gradually filled the blade.

The Hundred Insect Sword's massive form instantly shrank, and the previously filled gap slowly revealed, with all sorts of insects hanging upon it.

When Heavenly Dao Chief took it, his arm sank, the heavy blade immediately pressed down on his wrist, but he quickly steadied the sword, his palm gripping it tightly.

Beneath his mask, Heavenly Dao Chief's face showed surprise, initially only a slight astonishment at the sword's weight.

But now he instead felt the overwhelming power gradually transmitted by the sword.

Jiang Xia gently placed kival at his waist, and the bright‑red, slightly dark Kiva Armor once again covered his body.

With a swift gesture, the Magic Emperor Sword sliced the void, as if possessing consciousness; crimson Magic Emperor energy ignited from it, forming a bright red meteor that struck Jiang Xia's palm.

The blade casually slashed downward, leaving a huge gash on the Moon's surface.

Seeing the Alien Insect Queen advancing toward them, the dark kiva and Sea Pa Armor exchanged glances and nodded slightly.

The surrounding time resumed its normal flow.

They simultaneously raised their swords, their thoughts linking, the blood‑red aura on the Magic Emperor Sword surged suddenly, while the Hundred Insect Sword in Heavenly Dao Chief's hand emitted the chirping of myriad insects.

The surging powerful force instantly gave the previously confident Alien Insect Queen a sense of unease; she sensed a threat, noticing other elements mixed within that power.

Crimson and pale red spurted out, the sword light swung, bearing fierce resolve, and in the Alien Insect Queen's cold gaze, it clashed violently with the sword she held.

"Bang!"

Ferocious energy instantly detonated in the void, red light erupted at the center of the three, enveloping everything around, and cracks instantly filled the crystal blade.

The Alien Insect Queen's body was ripped apart; she stared in shock at the two Knights bathed in light, utterly unaware of what had happened, and in an instant the previously indestructible sword was destroyed.

Although she had forged it when her power was greatly diminished, she knew the blade's hardness well; that strike should not have met the conditions to destroy it.

Even though the opponent's strength waned, the sense of threat to her rose sharply.

That does not exist in the Alien Insect world; strength is strength. To become stronger, one's bloodline must draw closer to one's own body; there is no sudden strengthening without any change.

The dust that had once swept through space was instantly smoothed by two erupting shockwaves; two shadows surged toward the Alien Insect Queen, and the intense pressure generated a surrounding whirlwind.

"Boom!"

The Alien Insect Queen had just landed, the flickering Electric Arc on the blade continuously flashed, the red, sound‑wave‑like impact instantly converged into a point, striking the Alien Insect Queen's body head‑on.

Immediately, a booming tremor rose from beneath the surface, shards of stone sprayed outward, a massive crack spread downward, and the Alien Insect Queen lay in a crater‑like pit, her fists clenched tightly.

In an instant she became a green silhouette, dashing toward Heavenly Dao Chief, her previously expressionless face now filled with extreme anger, how could mere humans achieve this?

She stared at Heavenly Dao Chief; such attack power and precision would have been a huge trouble before she fully ruled Earth.

The surrounding spacetime particles surged again, a green silhouette instantly covered the area, and although she had just been hit, she discerned the human's acceleration principle—it accelerated by controlling super‑luminal particles.

But this technique was nullified on humans by a time‑stop counter.

Seeing the stationary Sea Pa Armor Jia Dou, the Alien Insect Queen spread her claws and, with great force, reached for his head.

If this move lands, even though Sea Pa Armor Jia Dou's defense has risen greatly, it would still be shattered.

For Heavenly Dao Chief, as a human, if the Jia Dou is destroyed, he can only wait for death on the Moon.

At the instant the claw was about to strike Heavenly Dao Chief, the Alien Insect Queen's eyes narrowed sharply, as if sensing something; her whole strength surged, trying to widen the gap, but she failed.

Then a black sigil materialized out of nowhere in the time‑stopped space, abruptly binding the Alien Insect Queen like a cross.

Crimson Electric Arc began frantically drilling into the Alien Insect Queen's body; the Magic Emperor‑powered sealing barrier not only inflicted pain but also continuously drained her strength.

"WakeUp," the dark kiva's waist‑bound bat shouted coldly.

Dark‑red power suddenly focused on the Magic Emperor Sword grasped by the dark kiva's right hand, and the time‑stopped space emitted a sudden cracking sound.

"Ultimate Zanvat Slash"

Heavenly Dao Chief moved; he swiftly placed the Hundred Insect Sword horizontally across the bound Alien Insect Queen's neck and quickly pressed the sword's button.

"Maximum Hyper Typhoo (Hundred Insect Sword Slash)"

At that moment, the energies of both swords rose to their peak simultaneously; with two light shouts, the long swords' terrifying energy expanded again, briefly illuminating the entire Moon.

As the dreadful energy fully enveloped the Alien Insect Queen's body.

And the Alien Insect Queen at that instant truly felt the life‑threatening power.

The power within her, born from countless Alien Insect molts, suddenly ignited; she finally began to fight desperately.

Her crystal‑like body suddenly erupted with intense white light.

And the sealing barrier that had tightly bound the Alien Insect Queen's back was forcibly pried open; the once‑unfailing seal was now collapsing.

Like the impact of a meteor strike, the explosion burst at the battlefield's center, continuously tearing up the Moon's underground rock layers.

At the explosion's core, rapid cracking sounds rang out; from afar the Moon's surface bore a massive new crater, and as the energy surge spread, it resembled divine retribution.

At the center of the explosion, the three people were directly blown away; Jiang Xia could still barely support himself, but the armor of Sea Pa Jia Dou disappeared directly, being taken back into the belt, and the Sea Pa Worm at his waist was even directly destroyed.

But in the end, Jiang Xia used the same method to protect the already heavily injured Heavenly Dao Chief, while he himself fully took the damage.

Jiang Xia raised his head, looking at the Alien Insect Queen slowly walking out from the center of the explosion, and a bitter smile instantly appeared on his face; despite being in this state, he still hadn't managed to kill her.

Just how tenacious is an S-rank vitality?

The body originally whole and made of crystal stone is now completely carbonized, half of it even turned to ash, yet that energy core full of cracks still beats stubbornly.

"You'll soon be mine," the Alien Insect Queen with half her body remaining let out a sharp, shrill laugh, "Of course, Earth as well."

Meanwhile, somewhere in space, a meteorite loaded with Alien Insects, quite large in volume, is hurtling toward Earth at high speed; its volume is not much smaller than that of the meteorite that fell into the Pacific Ocean.

That is a part of the asteroid originally belonging to the Alien Insect Queen; on the original asteroid, most of the Alien Insects had been fused by her into her own body, but she still cut off a small portion and hid it before breaking through into this timeline.

And she successfully survived the explosion silently; this way, while obtaining Jiang Xia's secret, she could also occupy Earth and utilize its vast resources to evolve once again.

Luring the tiger away from the mountain—this time she won.

At the same time, Jiang Xia also sensed the change in space; not only would he die here, but Earth would also become a nest of Alien Insects, and all humanity on the planet would be destroyed.

And Jiang Xia could perfectly predict the Alien Insect Queen's next move; while evolving, she would invade Fengdu again, thus both worlds would be destroyed at once.

"This time I probably can't go back," Jiang Xia murmured; he didn't know how long he could last by burning everything as fuel, but he would surely pay a considerable price.

Moreover, the Alien Insect Queen won't let him leave, but similarly, once he leaves, this world will also be destroyed, and humanity on Earth will suffer.

Just then, a strong arm pressed onto Jiang Xia's shoulder; it was the Heavenly Dao Chief.

"Take Xiao Xi and leave this spacetime; I'll hold this place." The Heavenly Dao Chief's blood-covered face showed a smile, "I should be able to buy some time."

Perhaps this Heavenly Dao Chief lacks that calm quality, but he likewise loves his sister and is willing to give his life.

"No, being eaten by Alien Insects won't be your fate; you should go save the world."

Jiang Xia slowly took out his own Sea Pa Worm, then with a gesture, the Hundred Insect Sword that had been blown away appeared in his hand.

Under the shroud of a halo, the Heavenly Dao Chief once again turned into Sea Pa Jia Dou.

(End of chapter)