Chapter 14557 Evil Insect Palace
Chapter 14557 Evil Insect Palace
Lin Ruhai pondered for a moment, then solemnly reminded him, "Young friend, you possess a rare treasure. In this world, people's hearts are unpredictable. Remember to be cautious in everything you do."
"Thank you for your concern, senior." Ling Xiao remembered this kindness, and his figure transformed into a streak of green light, instantly disappearing into the depths of the dense forest.
Dao Sha no longer hesitated. His figure flickered and disappeared from the spot. He couldn't wait to enter the Demon Needle Space, preparing to refine the precious Kangguo Divine Liquid and repair his damaged origin.
Lin Ruhai sighed deeply, a resolute glint in his eyes.
He knew that Ling Xiao had a deep-seated grudge against the Holy Temple, and now that the Holy Temple was powerful, Ling Xiao, alone, was likely to be in danger.
In that case, it would be better to go to the Overlord Empire; perhaps I can be of some help and repay this heavy favor.
Immediately, his figure disappeared into the meteorite cluster, speeding away into the distance.
On the Starfall Plain, the Milky Way hangs upside down, a wide river stretching across the sky and earth, its waters shimmering with a deep blue luster, as if formed from the gathering of stars.
A woman in white stood quietly by the riverbank, her clothes and hair fluttering in the night breeze. She was surrounded by a faint aura of nothingness, as if she might ride the wind and return to heaven and earth at any moment.
When Ling Xiao arrived, he still couldn't see her face clearly, nor could he sense any fluctuations of power from her. It was as if he were facing an unfathomable void, inspiring awe from the bottom of his heart.
"Senior, you have been waiting for a long time." Ling Xiao stepped forward and bowed.
"It's alright." The woman in white didn't turn around, her gaze still fixed on the starry river ahead. "On the way, I remembered I had a question to ask you."
"Please speak, senior!" Ling Xiao dared not be careless in the slightest towards this mysterious and unpredictable woman, and his tone was extremely respectful.
"In this world, with its vast expanse and countless realms, what you see is but a drop in the ocean." Her voice was calm and even, yet every word struck Ling Xiao's heart like a heavy hammer. "Having come this far, have you never wondered why you are always caught up in the center of conflict? Ling Xiao, you yourself are the greatest 'unusual' in this world."
Ling Xiao's brows furrowed suddenly, his heart pounding: "Me?"
"Think about it. Ever since that thing recognized you as its master, all the life-or-death encounters and miraculous escapes you've had have happened to you." The woman in white's tone remained calm, yet carried an all-knowing understanding. "Do you really think it's all just a coincidence?"
Ling Xiao felt a chill run down his spine.
He instinctively gripped the magic needle hidden in his sleeve and asked in a deep voice, "Senior seems to know many secrets?"
"Yes," she admitted frankly.
"Then... has Senior really met my Grandpa Hong Qi?" Ling Xiao's Adam's apple bobbed, his tone revealing his urgency. This question had been swirling in his mind for years, and today he was finally able to ask it.
The woman in white paused almost imperceptibly for a moment, as if the falling starlight ribbons around her had been paused, freezing time in an instant.
"...I've met you." After a long silence, the two words finally escaped her lips, carrying a hint of ancient vicissitudes, as if they came from the ages.
"Could you tell me what exactly he is...?" Ling Xiao asked urgently, but before he could finish speaking, the woman in white raised her hand to stop him.
Her tone carried a peculiar meaning, seemingly a sigh, but even more so a deep-seated fear: "Knowing too much about his affairs will not benefit you. You only need to remember that there was once a man who shattered the Nine Heavens Star River with a single palm strike, almost plunging three great worlds into death. If your grandfather were to truly disregard everything and throw all of this, past and present, back into chaos, it is not impossible."
Ling Xiao was startled and stood there in astonishment.
In his memory, Grandpa Hong Qi, though exceptionally skilled, had always been carefree and easygoing. How could he possess such terrifying power?
“He…shouldn’t have gone that far…” he subconsciously tried to defend himself, but his tone lacked conviction.
The woman in white chuckled lightly, her laughter as cold as ice, utterly devoid of warmth: "Not really? You haven't seen what he looks like when he's truly enraged. His eyes are bloodshot, the laws around him shatter, a wave of his hand can cause stars to fall, a stomp of his foot can cause the entire realm to tremble. Never mind, let's not talk about him."
She waved her sleeve, and the starlight resumed, as if brushing away an unwanted, blood-stained old shadow, returning to the initial topic, "If one day you meet him, what will you do?"
Ling Xiao gazed at the endless starry rain, his eyes calm, his tone even but his words resounding: "Why fantasize about things that haven't happened yet? The road is under my feet, I will only move forward."
He looked up at the woman in white, his eyes sharp as a blade, "Senior, who exactly are you?"
The woman in white finally turned around slowly, her eyes behind the thin light seeming to curve slightly, adding a hint of an unfathomable smile: "Just an old friend... someone with whom you have some karmic connection."
Before Ling Xiao could ask any further questions, she pointed to the densest part of the forest ahead, her tone hinting, "Look, we've arrived."
Ling Xiao followed her fingertip and his mind was suddenly stunned; he almost stopped breathing.
At the end of the long river, in the boundless dark forest, a magnificent statue, indescribably tall, stands silently, over a thousand feet high, as if breaking through the boundaries of heaven and earth. Its entire body is carved from an unknown black stone, and it is the image of a man in black.
He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the vastness. Even though he was just a statue, a terrifying demonic aura that seemed to dominate the heavens and earth and laugh at the wind and clouds pressed down as if it were a real thing, almost causing the spiritual energy around Ling Xiao to dissipate.
What's even more chilling is that the moment you stare at the statue, it feels as if millions of invisible compound eyes pierce through the void, densely sticking to your body, making your soul tremble uncontrollably, as if you've been locked onto by an ancient ferocious beast.
Who is this?
"The Evil Insect King, Duomu!" Dao Sha's urgent voice suddenly exploded in Ling Xiao's mind, filled with undisguised shock.
Evil Insect King!
A fierce light flashed in Ling Xiao's eyes, and his heart pounded wildly. This was the key to him opening the Evil Insect Palace!
Behind the statue is not an ordinary palace, but a huge suspended pavilion that seems to have been carved from the core of a broken star.
The core of the star shimmered with a dark purple halo, its surface covered with ancient insect patterns, each line exuding a faint aura of malevolence, ancient and desolate.
Above the palace, transparent, evil insects scurried about, their wings flapping and stirring up wisps of black smoke. Wherever they touched, tiny cracks appeared in the void, silently piercing through the eternal silence.
“One of the ruins of the Evil Insect Palace.” The woman in white said softly, her voice carrying a complex and unfathomable emotion, a mixture of nostalgia and wariness.
"One of the Evil Insect Palaces?" Ling Xiao frowned slightly, his doubts deepening. "Could it be that there's more than one Evil Insect Palace?"
"Of course." The woman in white shrugged slightly, her tone casual, creating a strange contrast with the ethereal aura around her. "There are too many insects; how can one nest contain them all? The Evil Insect King is an extremely special existence within the entire Demon Sect. You will understand in time."
"Where is he now?" Ling Xiao couldn't help but ask, his eyes gleaming with a searching light.
The woman in white spoke in an elusive tone, seemingly both true and false: "Who knows? Perhaps in a higher realm, perhaps slumbering at the end of time, or perhaps... somewhere, quietly watching you."
