Chapter 118: Six Wings and a Thousand Eyes, Birth of the Insect Emperor! Have You Heard of the Forbidden Curse?

The tumor bursts.

A piercing scream emanates from the tumor, accompanied by a massive white maggot wrapped within, spanning several kilometers.

The maggot resembles a huge grub, possessing an enormous abdomen.

With each wriggling motion, millions of newborn insect swarms emerge.

At the upper end of the white maggot’s enormous abdomen is an image somewhat resembling a humanoid banshee.

The upper body of the Insect Mother is covered in steel-hard black shells, her face twisted in anger, feeling the scorching heat brought by Lin Yi.

She is furious!

"Human! Damn it!"

"How dare you! Destroy my nest!"

"Protect me! Leona, Octo!"

"Tear this human into pieces!"

Buzz buzz——!

The sound of two faint wing vibrations arises.

Two figures, roughly the size of humans, with four transparent wings appear.

"Yes, Mother!"

Lin Yi squints slightly.

Through the view of the [Eye of Omniscience], the rank of these two insect creatures is completely visible.

Just like the Insect Mother.

The four-winged insect creatures called Leona and Octo have the rank of——

Quasi-Emperor Tier!

For most entering this instance and participating in the Descent Abyss trial, the Shenxiao students.

This rank is indeed not something they can resolve.

The rank advancement of abyssal creatures greatly enhances combat power.

Far more important than level.

Especially beyond the king tier.

Each half-tier rank advancement creates a massive disparity in combat power.

The difference between Quasi-Emperor Tier and top-ranked king tier can be tens of times!

Whoosh!

Lin Yi’s vision blurs.

Once more, only the buzzing sound of insect wing flaps is heard, then he sees two terrifying black lights flash by, cutting a small portion of Yogda Hill’s canopy!

Unfortunately, despite their formidable strength.

They have encountered Lin Yi.

More precisely, Lin Yi in a transcended state.

"Die."

Lin Yi presses his palm down.

Three fully formed thunder swords in the sky crash down!

The burning Yogda Hill is once again engulfed by countless lightning explosions!

In a blaze of light and thunder, the violent explosion drowns out the Insect Mother and the two Quasi-Emperor Tier bosses’ anguished screams.

Boom——!!!

As the thunder swords fully erupt, Lin Yi sees the highest combat power, including the Insect Mother, of the Black Scythe Insect swarm.

Vanishing entirely in the white light!

With the Insect Mother’s demise.

Lin Yi sees atop the canopy, countless suspended pods are incinerated by fire and lightning, freeing the people trapped within.

Simultaneously, the swarming insects surrounding Yogda Hill emit mournful cries.

Then, they begin to plummet from the sky to their deaths.

The entire insect swarm of Isidna seems to have received some bizarre message at this moment.

Lamenting, screeching.

Bodies transform into pools of black water.

Yet, they morph into a red stream of light, heading towards the sky-bound Yogda Hill!

It’s over.

Lin Yi knows his three-day journey in this instance is over.

The century-long resistance of Isidna has ended.

The nightmarish torment of countless Shenxiao students has also concluded!

But the next second, Lin Yi suddenly senses something unusual!

Soon this anomaly morphs into an inexplicable anxiety, surging to his heart!

No!!

It’s not over yet!

Not only has the instance completion notification not appeared.

Lin Yi discovered that even with the Insect Mother’s demise, a faint heartbeat resonates from within the trunk of Yogda Hill!

Indeed!

A heartbeat!

Previously, with the massive red tumor "nest," Lin Yi did not notice the signs of life activity within Yogda Hill.

Now, without the Insect Mother’s control.

Or rather "suppression."

The signs of life within the trunk become even more apparent.

Lin Yi’s gaze grows intense.

After a brief chant.

Another Tribulation Sword descends from the sky.

Finish the blow is a good habit.

Thankfully, Lin Yi has such a habit.

He would not show mercy because the enemy is in the critical phase of some transformation and unleashing their trump card.

It’s clear that during the enemy’s charge-up phase, the most ruthless attack should interrupt them instantly.

The Tribulation Sword falls, thunder erupts.

However, Lin Yi’s gaze tightens once more.

A red giant web instantly appears!

Just as he previously saw within the insect swarm’s thought network.

This is the embodiment of the swarm’s collective will.

Unexpectedly, it has materialized in reality now.

Lin Yi is shocked.

The Insect Mother is dead.

Logically, the swarm’s thought network should also perish.

But now, not only hasn’t it died, it’s even materialized into reality, forcefully reducing the power of his eighth-tier magic by half!

This implies that although the Insect Mother is dead.

Someone has seized control of the swarm’s "highest authority."

Thunder sword power explodes completely.

Even weakened, the destructive force remains staggering.

The gigantic trunk of Yogda Hill is cleaved open.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

The sound of increasingly heavy heartbeats reaches Lin Yi’s ears.

Like war drums.

Within the cleaved giant trunk.

Lin Yi sees the source of the heartbeat sound.

It is a teenager roughly his size, with extraordinarily handsome features.

His entire body is bare, enveloped in golden tree sap resembling amber, with countless nutrient channels connected to his back.

At a glance, this teenager seems almost identical to a human.

Yet upon closer inspection.

Six transparent insect wings resembling crystal glass grow behind him, with countless densely packed red spots covering his entire body.

Another thunderous giant sword descends.

Lin Yi does not halt his attacks.

However, this time.

The red giant web does not appear again.

Because, there’s no need...

The teenager’s eyelashes tremble slightly.

He slowly opens his eyes.

The amber tree sap enveloping him is slowly absorbed into his body.

A charming smile emerges on his handsome face.

The teenager tilts his head to look at Lin Yi.

Smilingly, he speaks: "Lin Yi, isn’t it?"

"You killed my queen, and those two idiots who thought they were my brother and sister."

Then, he extends his finger, pointing at the thunder sword falling from the sky.

A black ripple materializes at his fingertips.

The thunder sword disintegrates completely under the black ripple’s might, then shatters!

Boom——!

Amidst the violent explosion.

Lin Yi sees the teenager unscathed, still smiling as he looks at him.

As if examining an artwork of interest.

"Don’t be nervous."

"Lin Yi."

"You can call me Yikes."

"I must thank you, you killed them and allowed me to complete my transformation sooner..."

"Especially my queen, she attempted this time to completely replace my will and control the swarm, by devising elaborate plans from your... um, it’s called Blue Star World, right?"

"From your Blue Star World’s Shenxiao Academy, she absorbed a large number of your seniors and predecessors to remodel her body."

"Unfortunately, she never realized that this was precisely my design."

"Because, everything she had, was given by me; how utterly pitiful..."

"To celebrate my rebirth and obtaining such a perfect body, I want to invite you to witness a revolution..."

"Isidna is too small; I’m somewhat tired of it."

"Why don’t you let me replace you and return to Blue Star World?"

Lin Yi suddenly chuckled.

"Yikes, truly a fine name..."

"As the final boss of this instance, I acknowledge your power."

"The gap between true Emperor Tier and Quasi-Emperor Tier is astonishingly vast."

"You seem to know me well and understand Blue Star World."

Yikes shrugged: "Simple reading of memory."

Lin Yi’s smile broadens.

"However, note my adjective."

"It’s ’seems’ you know me well."

"If you truly understood me completely, you’d be fleeing now, hiding in an unreachable spot within Isidna, quietly growing, reconstructing your swarm."

"Then, perhaps you’d have a chance to survive."

"Have you... heard of Forbidden Curse?"