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Chapter 177 Slaying the Insectoid Grand Luo Avatar
Lai Yang unleashed a sword strike, the terrifying sword energy merging with the power of purple heavenly lightning to shatter the void.

The next moment, a scream came from the void, and then a figure with a human head and a spider body fell out of the space. Almost half of its body was charred black, and it looked extremely disheveled.

Looking at the Spider King's comical appearance, Lai Yang revealed a sarcastic smile.

Sixth brother, you still want to play dirty tricks on me.

"How could your strength have become so great in just three years? What benefits did Shen Lingchuan give you?"

The Spider King's aura was slightly weak. He looked up at Lai Yang, his eight eyes revealing intense resentment, unease, and deep hatred.

"Three years is enough time to wipe out your Zerg race," Lai Yang chuckled.

The next moment, Lai Yang unleashed his sword intent domain, instantly enveloping the Spider Emperor within his sword domain.

In an instant, the Spider King felt as if he were being pointed at by countless dangerous swords, and his whole body was so frightened that his hair stood on end.

"Humans, even if you can break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm within three years, so what? The power behind my insect race is beyond your ability to deal with. Even the once-powerful Xuanming Sect was defeated by my race. Your desire to take back the Xuanming Realm from us is nothing but wishful thinking," the Spider King threatened loudly.

"I don't know if it's wishful thinking or not, but I'm sure you'll die before that happens."

Lai Yang used his powerful sword intent to condense the formation, and the seven swords were arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper, exuding a powerful killing intent.

Sensing the threat of death, the Spider King's expression changed drastically: "Stop! I am that person's confidant. If you kill me, you will surely die when that person personally descends!"

"I'll be waiting." Lai Yang said disdainfully, and indifferently swung his sword down. The seven swords pierced through the space and pierced the Spider King's body, extinguishing its life force.

When the system notification sounded in his mind that attribute points had increased, Lai Yang was certain that the Spider King had completely perished in his sword formation.

Spider King, one of the five eleven-realm insectoids who openly ruled the Xuanming Realm, was easily and forcefully killed by Lai Yang, without even the power to resist.

The number of Zerg and their tenacious vitality were a joke under Lai Yang's sword.

Upon seeing their king killed by the humans, the Zerg instantly descended into unprecedented chaos.

Some, seeking revenge, fearlessly charged into the sword intent's domain, only to be vanished without a trace.

Some fled with their tribesmen immediately.

Some stood frozen in place, at a loss for what to do…

Of course, Lai Yang felt no sympathy whatsoever for these insectoids who had destroyed the Xuanming Realm and enslaved humanity for thousands of years.

Under Lai Yang's control, countless sword energies as thin as hair reaped countless insectoid lives within the Spider Emperor City, and a pungent, fishy smell suddenly filled the air.

Shen Lingchuan did his best to save the humans in Spider Emperor City. When they saw countless monsters that had enslaved them and filled them with fear and despair being killed, they felt not only fear but also excitement and admiration.

The white-clad figure above Spider Emperor City was now seen as a god in their eyes.

Suddenly, Lai Yang seemed to sense a wisp of ethereal, mysterious energy entering his body, even causing his Golden Immortal cultivation to show signs of weakening.

Lai Yang was slightly startled, thinking to himself, "Hmm? What is this energy?"

With the Zerg crisis not yet fully resolved, Lai Yang had no time to investigate the specific source of that mysterious energy.

After all, his body actively absorbed that mysterious energy, and there were no side effects. On the contrary, his cultivation level improved. So far, it seems to have only benefited him and not harmed him.

As Lai Yang slaughtered the insectoids of Spider Emperor City, the death of the Spider Emperor was already perceived by the other four eleventh-realm insectoids.

They couldn't believe that the Spider King had suddenly died. Who else in the Xuanming Realm could kill them?

Shen Lingchuan? Impossible. If he really had that ability, why would he wait until now to make a move?

For a moment, the Zerg Taiyi Golden Immortal level experts felt inexplicably anxious. They dared not go to Spider Emperor City themselves, fearing that some trap was waiting for them to fall into. They all ordered their Zerg subordinates to go to the vicinity of Spider Emperor City to find out the situation.

However, their caution was utterly ineffective against Lai Yang's spiritual power at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

With a single thought, Lai Yang could take in the entire Xuanming Realm, including the movements of the other four major insect races.

After Lai Yang nearly wiped out the insectoid race in Spider Emperor City, Lai Yang and Shen Lingchuan arranged for the humans they rescued to clean up the insectoid corpses.

Next, Lai Yang plans to use Spider Royal City as a base to rescue other humans enslaved by the Zerg.

The space in the Xuanming Cave Heaven is limited, and they cannot bring all the humans back to live there.

Afterwards, Lai Yang gathered the rescued humans together, and everyone's faces were filled with confusion and unease about the unknown.

Lai Yang and Shen Lingchuan appeared in front of everyone, their figures hovering in mid-air.

Lai Yang looked down at all the humans before him and said loudly, "My fellow humans, my name is Lai Yang. You no longer need to worry or be afraid. The days when the insectoids enslaved you are about to be over. I assure you that I will kill all the insectoids and drive them out of the Xuanming Realm, giving you a free life. From now on, you can hold your heads high and never have to live in fear again."

"You may not believe it now, but believe me, you will soon witness it all."

"We humans should not be vassals of any other race, nor should we allow other races to oppress us at will!"

Upon hearing Lai Yang's powerful words, a glimmer of hope seemed to appear in the eyes of the crowd, whose eyes had been dull and lifeless, and they all looked up at the figure above them.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, the rest is up to you."

Seeing that things were almost done, Lai Yang turned to look at Shen Lingchuan, who was clearly much more suitable than himself for settling everyone's affairs.

Shen Lingchuan nodded slightly.

Reviving the Xuanming Realm was his lifelong wish, so he naturally had no reason to refuse.

Afterwards, Shen Lingchuan renovated Spider Emperor City, transforming it into a more suitable place for human habitation.

During this time, Lai Yang cleared out the surrounding Zerg and brought back the human survivors to Shen Lingchuan.

However, these people all looked to be in very bad shape.

They had been enslaved by the Zerg for tens of thousands of years, and some of them had even degenerated to the point that they could no longer speak, their expressions numb like flesh and blood puppets.

For Shen Lingchuan, restoring the human race of the Xuanming Realm to a normal life is definitely a long and arduous road.

However, the one thing Taiyi Golden Immortals have in abundance is time.

Shen Lingchuan has enough time to re-educate the humans of the Xuanming Realm, teaching them to read, write, and learn skills.

On the other side, after dealing with the insectoids in Spider Emperor City, Lai Yang planned to head to the territory of the next eleventh-realm insectoid.

Lai Yang planned to eliminate all five insect kings first, and then deal with the other ants slowly.

There were simply too many Zerg, and it would be difficult for him to kill them all in a short period of time by himself.

Currently, apart from the insectoid race and the human race, the number of other living beings in the Xuanming Realm is pitifully small, almost entirely devoured by the insectoid race. Lai Yang also has to consider this; if all the insectoid races are wiped out, the human race in the Xuanming Realm will be free of pressure, which may not necessarily be a good thing.

Before long, Lai Yang appeared in the territory of another eleventh-realm insectoid.

They seemed to know that Lai Yang was coming, and a large number of Zerg powerhouses formed a defense, ready for battle.

However, all of this meant nothing to Lai Yang. His sword energy, imbued with a trace of the power of law, easily tore through the insectoids' defenses, and then he used the same trick to annihilate all the insectoids.

Under his 12th-level spiritual power, all the insectoids had nowhere to hide, and the vast majority of them were killed by Lai Yang.

Lai Yang used his abilities to remove the control over the humans, and then brought all the humans back to Spider Emperor City.

In less than two days, two Zerg powerhouses at the eleventh level fell one after another.

The remaining three insect kings were no longer calm. They were now in a panic, and they didn't even know what had happened.

Under the shadow of death, the three insect kings communicated with each other and quickly gathered together, fearing that they would be the next to die.

They thought this would make the other side hesitant to act, but little did they know that it was exactly what Lai Yang wanted.

When Lai Yang saw the remaining three eleventh-realm insect kings gathered together, he couldn't help but sneer: "It's good that they're all together, saving me the trouble of searching for them one by one."

Lai Yang tore open the space with a wave of his hand and strolled inside.

On the other side, the insect kings of the eleventh realm were discussing countermeasures when they suddenly sensed a terrifying aura descending upon them, and their expressions changed drastically.

In the blink of an eye, Lai Yang broke through the void and appeared in front of them.

"Who are you? How did you get here?!" a level 11 insect king exclaimed in astonishment.

"Enough with the useless nonsense. I'm here today to invite you disgusting insects to your deaths," Lai Yang said indifferently.

"You killed them both?"

Lai Yang naturally understood who the other party was referring to, and smiled slightly: "Guess?"

"We don't know what methods you used to kill our two comrades, but you dared to break in here all by yourself. Do you really think you can kill us all by yourself?" The insect kings shouted with extremely solemn expressions, their voices fierce but their hearts were not.

"How will we know if we don't try?" Lai Yang saw through their bluff. With a wave of his hand, a violent purple lightning burst forth, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth to form a dense net of lightning that blasted away the three eleventh-realm insect kings.

Lai Yang's move immediately shocked them. Although his apparent cultivation level was only at the Golden Immortal realm, the power of his methods made them tremble with fear. It was in no way weaker than the power of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

The three eleventh-realm insect kings dared not be careless and unleashed their innate divine abilities with all their might.

Upon seeing this, Lai Yang casually took out the Insect Sword, which was forged from the resentment of countless insectoid blood.

The next moment, the fierce sword light sealed off the space, crisscrossing and slicing everything apart. Their proud defenses were useless in the face of the sword energy that could cut through space.

In just two rounds of combat, the three eleventh-realm insect kings were severely injured by Lai Yang's powerful sword energy, their bodies covered in blood, and some even had parts of their bodies severed.

"How is this possible? You're just a human Golden Immortal, how can your strength be so terrifying?! What kind of monster are you?!"

Seeing this, one of the eleventh-realm insectoids couldn't help but break its defenses and hissed loudly.

It never expected that its proud power would be so insignificant in front of the other party. It was a Taiyi Golden Immortal! What a joke!
"When you are able to cultivate to a level of 40,000 times the combat power of someone at the same realm, perhaps you will understand."

Lai Yang said calmly, then seemed to think of something and shook his head regretfully.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot, you have no chance anymore, because you will all die here."

Seeing that the other party was so disregarding them, the insect kings were furious.

"Arrogant human, you've pushed me too far. You'll pay the price for your arrogance!"

Immediately afterwards, in order to take revenge on Lai Yang, an insect king chose to burn and sacrifice all the power of its Taiyi Golden Immortal realm on the spot, while using a special secret technique to summon a certain being to descend.

In an instant, a terrifying pressure emanated from its body, causing all the creatures present to feel a sinking weight, and even the thick earth to cave in slightly.

The other two insect kings looked at each other in shock. Was it planning to use its own life to forcibly summon that great one to descend and annihilate the human race in front of it?
Suddenly, a flash of sword light appeared.

The Insect King, whose expression was gradually becoming frenzied, suddenly froze, instinctively looking down at his shattered body, its life force rapidly draining away. He stared incredulously at the human before him: "You...you have no martial ethics..."

"Your spellcasting animation is too long, it's full of openings. I just couldn't resist. It would be stupid not to take advantage of such a good opportunity. Be more careful next time, don't use your ultimate move with a long cast time in front of the enemy, it'll kill you," Lai Yang said helplessly.

"Pfft~!"

Another insect king at the eleventh realm fell at Lai Yang's hands.

But the next moment, Lai Yang's face did not show a relaxed expression; instead, it became more serious.

He discovered that even after the other person died, the terrifying pressure did not dissipate; instead, it continued to build.

“Foolish human, once our race’s sacrificial summons begin, there is no turning back. That great one is about to descend, and your death is imminent!” another insect king shouted excitedly.

Just then, Lai Yang felt as if he were being targeted by something terrifying, and a chill ran through his entire body.

A new insectoid figure reappeared on the mangled corpse of the insect king. The aura emanating from that insectoid figure was thousands of times stronger than that of the three insect kings before them, and the power of laws seemed to flow around its body.

Seeing this, four words involuntarily surfaced in Lai Yang's mind—

Daluo Jinxian!

"My lord, this man has slaughtered countless members of our insect race. We beg you to kill him!" The two insect kings immediately knelt down respectfully.

"Hmph, trash." The Zerg Grand Luo clone sneered.

The two Zerg Taiyi Golden Immortals dared not utter a sound and knelt tremblingly on the ground.

The Zerg Grand Luo looked at Lai Yang in the distance, as if he had spotted some interesting prey, and slowly said, "Humans, submit, or die."

"Stop pretending, you're just a clone of Da Luo. Even if your true form were here in person, you wouldn't be qualified to act tough in front of me. Believe me, if you try to act tough, I'll make you fly."

Without hesitation, Lai Yang burned two hundred thousand years of his lifespan, and the blood-red sword energy slashed towards the insectoid Great Luo clone with lightning speed.

The Zerg's Great Luo clone was taken aback and was so caught off guard that it was swiftly destroyed by Lai Yang's sword before it could even defend itself.

Upon witnessing this scene, the two insect kings were filled with immense fear and terror.

He... he actually severed the master's clone with a single sword strike!?

(End of this chapter)