Chapter 430 – One Glance Annihilates a Billion Insects!

“Submit to me, become my servant!”

“Squeak!”

Mu Lin sought to subdue the Locust Mother, who naturally resisted, using her relatively strong mental power to desperately fend off the Seed of Tyrannical Divine Sense planted by Mu Lin.

If Mu Lin had only the Seed of Tyrannical Divine Sense, she might have truly succeeded in resisting.

Unfortunately, her current condition was far too poor.

The Avici Chains restrained her Divine Soul, lashing at her like whips.

The blazing Flame of Retribution burned fiercely upon her Soul Reflection, inflicting excruciating pain.

Moreover, the Other Shore Flowers, forming a sea of Manjusaka, continuously channeled their Life-Death Illusion power into the Locust Mother’s Divine Soul, seducing her will and steadily eroding her mental defenses.

“Surrendering to a great master is not so bad…”

“To live and reproduce—this is our foremost priority. As long as we live, there is hope…”

“I cannot die. If I perish, my offspring will perish as well. I must survive…”

The lashing of the Avici Chains and the burning of the Flame of Retribution had already pushed the Locust Mother to the brink of agony, completely breaching her Divine Soul’s defenses.

Under such circumstances, the Other Shore Flowers easily bloomed within her Divine Soul, further lowering her mental fortitude.

Finally, under the threat of death, Mu Lin’s Seed of Tyrannical Divine Sense was successfully implanted into the Locust Mother’s Divine Soul.

At this moment, Mu Lin breathed a sigh of relief, his spirits lifted.

“The Locust Mother’s abilities are quite impressive, and her growth potential is high. If not for my Netherworld and Cycle of Despair, which could bypass her millions of offspring and directly pull her Soul Reflection in, even I would have had to expend considerable effort to kill her.”

Thinking this, Mu Lin grew increasingly exhilarated.

As an enemy, the stronger the Locust Mother was, the more despair she would inspire.

But now, Mu Lin had taken the Locust Mother as his subordinate—one who could never betray him.

In such a situation, the Locust Mother’s strength only served to excite Mu Lin.

However, just as Mu Lin believed that implanting the Seed of Tyrannical Divine Sense would grant him a powerful subordinate, an unexpected event occurred.

It was not that the Seed of Tyrannical Divine Sense had failed, but rather… at the very moment Mu Lin was about to seize control of the Locust Mother, a powerful and domineering will suddenly erupted within her Divine Soul.

“Who dares to enslave my offspring!”

Accompanying the furious voice was an overwhelming divine sense, clashing directly with Mu Lin’s Seed of Tyrannical Divine Sense.

“Boom!”

The clash between the two unleashed a mental storm within the Locust Mother’s mind, causing her eyes to roll back.

Externally, blood suddenly streamed from her seven orifices, and countless locusts were caught in the backlash and perished.

Yet, Mu Lin had no time to concern himself with these matters.

Sensing the opposing will, Mu Lin was struck with shock.

“This is… the mental strength of a Celestial Master. That Insect Apostle left a mark within the Locust Mother’s mind!”

Upon realizing he was contending with an Insect Apostle of Celestial Master rank, Mu Lin briefly considered retreating.

However, he soon discovered something… the Insect Apostle’s mental power was indeed overwhelmingly strong.

Yet, what resided here was not the Insect Apostle’s Main Body, but its offspring.

Limited by the offspring’s body, it could not exert much of its strength.

This was akin to the Insect Apostle being a vast reservoir, but with only one outlet.

Since he did not need to face the full divine might of the Insect Apostle, Mu Lin naturally had no fear of it.

“Hmph, so what if I enslave your offspring? I’ll do it right in front of you—what can you do about it!”

“Refine for me!”

As he spoke, Mu Lin grabbed the Locust Mother, intending to refine it instantly.

“Bastard!”

Mu Lin’s act of ignoring him and forcibly seizing his offspring enraged the Insect Apostle, who was far away in the distance.

Unfortunately, no matter how furious he was, he could not cross thousands of miles to strike at Mu Lin.

Even if he could strike, he might not dare… The old Celestial Master of the Agricultural Militia was only injured, not dead.

Not to mention, the other Celestial Masters of humanity would not stand idly by.

For instance, the army commanders of the nearby Black Mountain Legion and the Thunderclap Legion would not hesitate to gang up on the Insect Apostle if he made a move.

Unable and unwilling to come personally, the Insect Apostle could only contend with Mu Lin through the connection channel he shared with the Locust Mother.

However, the channel was narrow, allowing only a limited amount of power to be transmitted.

Soon, something even more disheartening occurred.

With a serpentine hiss, the phantom of the Ouroboros appeared in the Netherworld, isolating everything here from the outside world. Due to the difference in dimensional planes, the Insect Apostle’s power could no longer be transmitted into the Locust Mother’s body.

To make matters worse, besides the Ouroboros, Mu Lin also employed the Da Luo Vast Heaven Qi to sever the connection between the Locust Mother and the Insect Apostle, using the Primordial Chaos Yuan Gang to assimilate the Insect Apostle’s power.

He also channeled the Flame of Retribution, with its endless venomous energy, toward the Insect Apostle.

These various maneuvers forced the Insect Apostle, in his helplessness, to abandon this Locust Mother.

However, before leaving, a voice filled with venom and hatred echoed in Mu Lin’s ears.

“Human, this is not the end. I have remembered your aura. The next time we meet, I will make you wish you were dead.”

“Hah, you’re right—this is indeed not the end!”

“Hum!”

Once the Insect Apostle’s power withdrew, Mu Lin planted the seed of the Overlord Divine Intent into the true spirit of the Locust Mother.

Without even a moment’s respite, Mu Lin pulled the soul reflections of the remaining Locust Mothers into the Netherworld, into the Cycle of Despair.

“Clatter…”

In the next instant, numerous Avici Chains materialized out of thin air, binding the soul reflections of these Locust Mothers.

The endlessly venomous Flame of Retribution also flowed along the chains, burning into the bodies of the Locust Mothers.

Binding so many Locust Mothers at once strained even Mu Lin’s capabilities.

A person using a chain can restrain a single dog, but if a dozen dogs struggle together, it becomes the dogs walking the person.

Fortunately, Mu Lin’s main body, sensing this difficulty, sent over the Mountain River Great Cauldron using the Black River Water.

“Boom!”

The cauldron was as massive as a mountain, possessing the power to suppress all things.

When one end of the Avici Chains bound the Locust Mothers and the other end coiled around the legs of the Mountain River Great Cauldron, the struggles of the Locust Mothers could no longer overcome Mu Lin.

As before, after binding the Locust Mothers, Mu Lin first whipped them with the Soul-Binding Chains, tempered them with the Flame of Retribution, and then weakened their will with the Other Shore Flower Sea.

After completing this set of preliminaries, the seed of Overlord Divine Intent was planted by Mu Lin into the body of the Locust Mother.

Unfortunately, this time, the Insect Apostle arrived quickly.

“It’s you again!”

Mu Lin was utterly indifferent to these angry words.

“Of course it’s me. I told you, this is not the end.”

At this point, Mu Lin’s mocking voice also rang out:

“As for you, didn’t you say that the next time we meet, you’d make me wish I were dead? Well, we’ve met. Come on, show me how you plan to make me suffer!”

“…”

Mu Lin’s taunts infuriated the hidden Insect Apostle.

However, unwilling to act rashly, it could only seethe in helpless rage.

The only thing that made Mu Lin sigh slightly was that, upon realizing it couldn’t stop him, the Insect Apostle proactively detonated the spiritual will it had left in the Locust Mother’s Sea of Consciousness, obliterating the Locust Mother’s soul.

It had personally killed its own offspring, also depriving Mu Lin of many potential subordinates.

“Bastard, these are all my subordinates, my soldiers!”

Not content with merely annihilating the Locust Mother, the unknown Insect Apostle remotely issued commands to the numerous ordinary locusts, ordering them to retreat or engage in indiscriminate slaughter.

This command instantly threw the vast swarm of locusts into chaos.

“Buzz!”

Flying wildly in all directions, they attacked everything around them indiscriminately.

Only after accomplishing all this did the Insect Apostle’s voice eerily resound through the Netherworld.

“Human, you do possess some ability, but my locusts will devour everything you have.”

“And this is only the beginning!”

The Insect Apostle intended to use this method to exact revenge on Mu Lin.

Unfortunately, this did not instill fear in Mu Lin; instead, it made him laugh.

“Is that all? You must be underestimating me.”

“Buzz!”

As soon as the words fell, Mu Lin pulled the Soul Reflections of billions of locusts into the Netherworld.

Even though each of the billions of souls was weak, their collective presence caused Mu Lin’s Netherworld to emit a Scarlet glow.

At this moment, his Netherworld resembled a vast Scarlet ocean.

Yet, despite its seemingly immense scale, Mu Lin felt not a trace of fear.

It is important to understand that the souls of ordinary beings are actually quite fragile.

Whether it’s wind, sun exposure, or even the roar of Thunder, all can cause those souls to tremble and weaken.

This is akin to the human brain, which is also fragile. Not only can a blade kill it, but even a needle prick or a concussion can lead to brain death.

Of course, while the brain is fragile, the human skull exists specifically to protect it.

Similarly, the human body acts like armor, shielding the soul from external harm.

However, Mu Lin’s Netherworld and Cycle of Despair bypassed these numerous protections, directly projecting the souls of humans and insects into this realm.

This was like prying open a human’s skull, exposing their brain matter directly to the air.

Dealing with such exposed souls became much easier; Mu Lin had a hundred ways to bring about their demise.

At this moment, Mu Lin chose the simplest method—he slowly closed his eyes.

“Buzz…”

As his eyes shut, the heavens and earth of the Netherworld instantly plunged into darkness.

In the midst of this endless darkness, the power of Primordial Chaos Yuan Gang spread in all directions. Like black holes, it assimilated everything, devoured everything.

In the Yang World, with physical bodies and the overwhelming swarm of insects, they could still hold out a little.

If the Locust Mother had gathered the power of the countless insects, they might have endured for a long time.

Unfortunately, the Locust Mother had already been exterminated by the Insect Apostle.

And in the Netherworld, they lacked even the protection of physical bodies.

Moreover, the souls of insects were inherently weaker than those of humans. Thus, a terrifying scene unfolded.

Within the boundless darkness, the sea of light formed by billions of soul specks was rapidly vanishing, piece by piece.

Three breaths—just three short breaths—and those billions of specks were completely assimilated by the endless darkness.

With their souls assimilated and devoured, it meant that these billions of locusts had all perished.

As a result, Fang Niu and Zhu Yan in the outside world witnessed a magnificent and awe-inspiring scene.

“Chirp chirp chirp…”

“Buzz buzz buzz…”

The billions of locusts that filled the sky, flying and screeching, seemingly capable of devouring everything.

In less than three short breaths, they fell from the sky like raindrops.

“Rustle rustle rustle…”

So many insects fell, so densely packed, that their bodies blanketed the earth.

“???”

The sight before them was too horrifying. At first, Fang Niu and Zhu Yan did not understand what had happened.

Only after more than ten breaths, seeing the locusts fallen on the ground, motionless and silent,

did a chilling dread and cold fear rise in their hearts.

“They… are dead?!”

(End of Chapter)