Chapter 225: The Head of the 12 Sovereigns of Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Island City Lord Descends

The moment Gu Yuexi revealed her true face, it was as if the world itself brightened.

That peerless face, coupled with the innate coldness and aloofness in her expression, was like the Nine Heavens Empress descending to the mortal world. Simply by standing there, she exuded a supreme, captivating aura!

And when Chu Sheng shed the New Cockroach Battle Treasure Armor to reveal his true form—cool and shimmering with a metallic luster, as if from an Alternate Space—the astonishment in the crowd’s eyes reached its peak.

This... Is this really a mosquito?!

Its design, its texture... It was completely out of place in this world!

But that wasn’t all.

Before the crowd could recover from the visual shock of the human and beast, a sky-blotting swarm of insects gathered like dark clouds behind Chu Sheng. The deep drone from the vibrating wings of tens of thousands of Fourth-Grade Insect Beasts sent a chill down the spine of everyone present!

Where did so many Insect Beasts come from, and all of them Fourth-Grade?!

’Controlling tens of thousands of Insect Beasts?! What kind of heaven-defying ability is this?!’ According to legend, only Emperor-level Demon Beasts possessed the ability to command legions of beasts.

’So, this mosquito has... an Emperor-level Bloodline?!’

Watching this scene, even the many teachers present gasped.

Zhao Hongwu and Mu Xiong’s eyelids twitched wildly.

’A Future Empress was already shocking enough, and now there’s a heaven-defying Demon Beast on top of that!’

’And so many Insect Beasts!’

’These Insect Beasts are low-grade now, but what if they can continue to advance?’

’An army of tens of thousands of High Grade Insect Beasts... At that point, they could probably overrun all of Hong Kong Island!’

’Wait!’

’According to the intel Mu Xiong just provided, this mosquito did have the ability to control Spirit-Devouring Worms. But the file said they were only Second-Grade, and there weren’t nearly this many.’

’But now?!!’

’Doesn’t this mean these Insect Beasts can actually reproduce and advance rapidly?!’

’That potential... It’s terrifying!’

’A Future Empress plus an army of Insect Beasts with limitless potential?’

’If we make a mortal enemy of them today and fail to crush them completely, the consequences will be unimaginable once they’ve grown stronger!’

Zhao Hongwu hesitated. As he looked at Gu Yuexi’s cold and imperious posture, his eyes flashed with deep apprehension.

’Could it be... she really has an ace up her sleeve to guarantee her survival?’

The school administrators behind him, who had been equally furious moments ago, suddenly cooled down as if doused with icy water.

On the other side.

Mu Xiong felt an even deeper chill in his heart.

’Originally, I just wanted to capture Gu Yuexi, squeeze every bit of talent from her, and exploit her status.’

’But now, I’m... scared. I’m starting to panic.’

’An Empress like this, a Demon Beast like this, a presence like this... they’re absolutely beyond what my Mu Family could ever hope to control.’

’The Mu Family offended them today. If this pair is given even the slightest chance to grow stronger, the Mu Family will face certain annihilation in the future.’

’I have to kill them! I absolutely must!’

’But... can I?’

’What if...’

For the first time, Mu Xiong, Patriarch of the Mu Family—one of the Ten Great Clans—doubted his ability to kill a mere Fourth-Grade.

...

"What? Lost your nerve?"

Gu Yuexi sneered, her gaze sweeping over the crowd like a blade of ice.

"I might as well tell you. My Contracted Beast has already comprehended the Perfection Level Spatial Realm and can take me directly back to the Continent right now."

"Are you so sure you can stop me?"

Facing a group of Eighth-Grade and Ninth-Grade experts, Gu Yuexi’s presence didn’t falter in the slightest; if anything, it seemed to overpower theirs.

’Perfection Level Spatial Realm?!’

Zhao Hongwu and the others’ expressions changed. The Spatial Realm was already difficult to deal with. If it was at the Perfection Level, then no one here today could likely stop her.

Mu Xiong, however, seemed to have made up his mind and shouted sharply,

"Gu Yuexi, stop posturing. How could the Perfection Level Spatial Realm be so easy to comprehend?"

"I think you’re scared and just bluffing!"

Scared?

Gu Yuexi scoffed, her gaze turning to Mu Xiong.

"Is that so."

"Then you’re welcome to try."

As her voice fell, the swarm of Insect Beasts filling the sky suddenly grew agitated. The energy fluctuations around every Spirit-Devouring Beast became extremely unstable.

The tens of thousands of Insect Beasts formed a menacing encirclement, poised to self-destruct at a moment’s notice!

With a BUZZ, Chu Sheng landed back on Gu Yuexi’s shoulder, his compound eyes locking onto Mu Xiong.

...

’Releasing the Insect Beasts meant I was ready to get serious.’

’But even with thirty thousand Insect Beasts, plus Gu Yuexi’s Realm Aura, it was nowhere near enough to deal with these people.’

’There was nothing for it; the gap in our power levels was just too vast!’

’Of course, these Insect Beasts weren’t useless!’

’The combined Life Force of thirty thousand Insect Beasts, used with [Ten Thousand Insects Substitute], should be able to block a single attack from a High Grade Realm expert! And if necessary, I’ll have these thirty thousand Fourth-Grade Insect Beasts self-destruct in an instant! Just to buy a single moment.’

’Beyond that, I still have my final trump card: the [Boundless Wings]’s Space Transfer!’

’My Mental Power is currently at 11,300, which means my maximum Instant Teleportation distance is now over 110,000 meters!’

’That’s more than enough distance to take Gu Yuexi and instantly teleport back to the Continent from here!’

’If we can’t beat them, we run!’

’It’s just a shame about the prizes I haven’t collected yet.’

’Still, these people are such fucking idiots!’

’Without me and Gu Yuexi, the rest of these Hong Kong University students wouldn’t have even survived, and yet here they are, running their mouths?’

’Piss off Lord Mosquito, and I’ll just teleport over here from time to time to mess with you. Let’s see how you like that!’

Chu Sheng cursed them out in his head, then buzzed from Gu Yuexi’s shoulder:

"BUZZ (That’s right, don’t back down. If this goes south, I’ll get you out of here.)"

...

At the entrance to the Secret Realm, the atmosphere instantly grew taut to the breaking point.

Zhao Hongwu and the others hesitated, uncertain.

Shepherd Mountain wanted to intervene but was discreetly held back by the other deans.

Chen Shouzheng remained silent, his gaze deep, as if waiting for something.

Mu Xiong watched this scene and snorted angrily.

"Hmph, pathetic. A single Fourth-Grade Beast Tamer has all of you teachers and deans terrified."

"You’re all too scared, is that it? Fine, I’ll do it!"

"I refuse to believe that I, Mu Xiong, can’t handle a little girl today!"

His killing intent was set. The Mental Power around him began to surge violently, and just as he was about to strike—

"Hold!"

Suddenly, a voice, majestic and vast, echoed through heaven and earth like a divine decree!

It was followed by the booming arrival of several terrifying auras, each as scorching as a blazing sun, impossible to look upon directly!

In the sky above, Space rippled like water.

A full eleven figures slowly materialized.

"Is that the Flame Emperor?"

"And... the... the City Lord?!!"

In the air.

In the lead was a middle-aged man in formal black attire. His features were refined, yet he naturally possessed a boundless authority.

He, simply by standing there, seemed to become the center of the entire world, with even light bending slightly towards him.

The head of Hong Kong Island’s Twelve Emperors, the Hong Kong Island City Lord.

Had arrived!