Chapter 147: Variant Civilization, the Origin of the Green Blade Bug Race

The moment he saw the attack, the eight‑armed Naga King tensed all over, silently grateful.

Fortunately the attack wasn't aimed at him; otherwise, caught off guard, the consequences would be unpredictable.

After all, their powers differed vastly; without the aid of the Sea Beast King Zidian, he could never match Bug King Travis.

Now he realized that Bug King Travis had probably been numbing them all along, waiting for the chance to turn the battle around directly.

His mind racing, the eight‑armed Naga King, having grasped the whole situation, couldn't help feeling relieved about this sudden meddler.

……

"Siiya~!!"

Level Three female Bug King Leisi let out a series of strained, shrill screams, and the massive green blade she had just raised, emitting a cold glint, was instantly coated by a stream of black liquid that flowed onto the blade.

For a moment, her own green blade was inexplicably beyond Bug King Leisi's control, unable to strike down.

From the violently trembling blade, it was clear that the liquid creature was trying to seize control of Bug King Leisi's body.

The black liquid creature, exuding an eerie aura and possessing a powerful Level Three Life Tier, while controlling Bug King Leisi, continued to spread rapidly throughout her body.

Just as a massive amount of black liquid was about to completely envelop her, only the last pair of insect eyes of Leisi remained exposed.

Her huge insect eyes were filled with extreme terror.

She knew clearly that once parasitized by this evil variant civilization creature, she would lose her freedom, and eventually both her body and will would be polluted, becoming a puppet and nourishment for the creature's growth, until she lost value or her life ended.

At that moment, the liquid creature, which had been about to fully envelop Bug King Leisi, seemed to sense a strong threat and suddenly abandoned the nearly resigned, almost defenseless Leisi.

The black liquid suddenly coalesced, and in the blink of an eye formed a massive black shield, blocking a terrifying green blade that rushed down from above.

"Bang" came with a terrifyingly massive impact sound.

The black shield was nearly split in two on the spot.

"Ugh~!!"

Accompanied by a wave of painful psychic vibration, the bizarre liquid creature suddenly re‑coalesced, showing no sign of injury.

But upon close observation, one would notice that the creature of the variant civilization now exuded a far weaker aura than before.

Clearly, Travis's earlier powerful onslaught had not left him untouched.

At this moment, the massive energy clash caused the Space Rift to quake violently, hinting at an unstable collapse.

Sensing the threat, the variant civilization creature let out a resentful shout and was forced to abandon the prey it was about to seize.

Its body flowed and coalesced, and in an instant transformed into a lifelike black bird.

In its pitch‑black eyes a wicked aura glimmered; its gaze was fierce as it swept a harsh look over everyone present in this plane, then turned, spread its wings, and prepared to retreat through the unstable Space Rift.

"We can't let it escape! Otherwise this plane will fall into endless danger!" Travis shouted loudly.

A simple sentence, yet it revealed a complex message.

Everyone present, each a top‑tier powerhouse of the Dark World with countless followers, could not fail to grasp the implication of that sentence.

The crowd looked at the Green Blade Bug Race, their eyes lingering with lingering fear, and the unknown civilization creature that was about to depart, clearly bearing a grudge against them.

"Roar~!!"

Ma'erjin, closest to the Space Rift, let out a sudden dragon roar; with massive might and terrifying draconic power, he was the first to strike the variant civilization creature. The others, almost simultaneously, also launched attacks on the creature.

At that moment, the Dark World and the Green Blade Bug Race, previously bitter enemies fighting to the death, suddenly stood together, united against the variant civilization creature.

The threat from the unknown civilization forced the Dark World to accept Bug King Travis's proposal, leading both sides to cease fighting and become temporary allies.

This shows that as long as mutual interests align, even enemies can cooperate.

The variant civilization creature, eyes filled with hatred and intending to retreat, never expected that while the bugs were preoccupied fighting enemies, it could slip in and attempt to parasitize the female creature.

But, contrary to its hopes, it failed to complete the parasitism.

Instead, the enemies it had just been battling suddenly joined forces and launched a massive offensive against it.

Consequently, caught off guard, the variant civilization creature could not hold out long against the many strong opponents.

At that moment, Bug King Travis finally, under everyone's stare, reluctantly revealed the truth.

After all, the situation was now clear, with Bug King Beerus's aura fading and the variant civilization emerging.

Prioritizing his race's survival, Travis finally bowed his precious head.

It turned out that the Green Blade Bug Race's home, the Mantis Plane, is a planar civilization in the star realm that harbors powerful Level Four beings.

Although the Mantis Plane is merely a low‑tier civilization within the vast star realm, among known neighboring planes it holds a hegemonic status.

The so‑called Level Four elites are recognized across the boundless star realm and countless lower‑tier species as god‑level beings.

Two hundred years ago, they faced an unprecedented invasion crisis.

The invaders were the variant civilization, whose development relied on parasitic plundering.

According to Travis, the variant civilization is a powerful world that also possesses Level Four elites.

However, due to their parasitic nature, they are divided into several clans that, in a semi‑nomadic, wandering manner, launch invasions across neighboring star realms.

The variant clan that invaded the Mantis Plane belongs to the Venom lineage of the variant civilization.

Because of the variant civilization's unique parasitic ability, the Mantis Plane failed to detect the invasion early, leading to an irreversible decline when the war began.

After two hundred years of Plane War, the Mantis Plane had been severely damaged, causing abnormal planar rules and frequent Space Rifts.

Their invasion of the Dark Plane was purely a desperate act of self‑preservation.

When they understood the root cause, the crowd exchanged looks and finally realized that the Dark World had suffered an unprovoked disaster.

"No wonder," the crowd thought in unison.

As they recovered from the initial tension of the Plane Invasion, they sensed an indescribable oddity, and only after hearing Bug King Travis's explanation did they finally grasp the issue.

Although they had not lived through the Dark World's glorious era, some surviving records allowed them to glimpse the cruelty and scale of the Plane War.

Now they thought, this Plane Invasion indeed felt like a flash in the pan.

Amid the group's indecision, Fulade carefully began to covertly coordinate with them.

Seeing the faint light gradually emanating from their eyes, they were clearly intrigued by Fulade's secret suggestion; after silent communication, their positions subtly shifted without them noticing.

(End of chapter)