World-saving Plan: The Only Savior

Chapter 1823 - 78: Unexpected Visitor (Part 2)

"This place is right at the boundary crossroads, and such a large-scale battle has broken out, with powerful beings at the Extraordinary Level taking action. It’s normal for the spiritual power fluctuations to draw the attention of those insects. I fear that the Insect Queen was brought here by us..."

Zi Kuang sighed, shook his head at the direction of the Insect Domain. Though there was some worry in his eyes, a strong fighting spirit also gleamed within.

The Purple Charm Clan, despite its artistic name, is actually composed of true battle enthusiasts. No matter how powerful the enemy, they feel not a trace of fear.

"Kid, what Blue White Clothes said makes sense. We’ve all consumed some spiritual power just now, and the space here is locked. It’s best to head back and recover as soon as possible to prepare for the upcoming battle."

Zi Kuang gave his suggestion, clearly agreeing with Blue White Clothes’ proposal to prepare aboard the Lan Family’s fleet.

Zhang Xiaoman had no objection to this, but he didn’t plan to fly back over the several star distances. Instead, he’d stealthily return using his Unlimited Teleportation ability, having already marked a coordinate on the Heavenly Storage Battleship earlier, allowing him to move just by a thought.

Finding an excuse to let Zi Kuang leave first, Zhang Xiaoman stayed behind temporarily with Yeluo; he had no intention of using Unlimited Teleportation in front of Zi Kuang, choosing to keep this life-saving ability hidden for now.

After Zi Kuang gave some advice and left, Zhang Xiaoman didn’t rush to teleport immediately but began calculating while watching the distant insect swarm not yet visible.

Though this battle was quite dangerous, he felt little psychological burden.

He’s no longer an Honorary Elder of the Lan Family; the family fleet here has no ties with him anymore. Even if these people were slaughtered by insects, he wouldn’t feel particularly sad, only a bit regretful.

This isn’t because he’s cold-blooded; it’s merely that they are unrelated and were even somewhat opposing each other before, leaving no need for excessive sympathy.

Of course, if these people were replaced by the Star Alliance or the Phantom Spirit Clan, to whom Zhang Xiaoman is connected, then anxiety would be unavoidable.

However, he didn’t plan to teleport away and leave things be, since they were united against a foreign race. He would still help within his capabilities.

His greatest reliance now is Unlimited Teleportation, allowing him to forcibly cross space and leave without restrictions unless faced with a rift between different universes, as nothing else can contain him here.

Besides, he has help from the Original Realm, able to open a Dimension Gate anywhere in the universe at any time, absorbing himself or others into it. Nonetheless, this absorption process is slow, unable to take everyone present away before the Insect Race arrives, at most one spaceship.

Apart from mutual resistance against foreign races, Zhang Xiaoman also chose to stay and help to gather more data on Desert Worms.

Though he gained comprehensive knowledge from the Dark Star Net and faced many insects in the First Universe, he’d never encountered such a large-scale Level 7 insect swarm before.

Therefore, things on paper are still no match for real encounters.

When the Great Fusion comes, insect interactions are inevitable. Thus, Zhang Xiaoman can use this chance to better understand them, reducing future risks and increasing his grasp.

Besides, while these insects are detestable, they hold many treasures. High Order Desert Worm corpses can be used to craft Advanced weaponry, and low-level ones can be decomposed. Even if Zhang Xiaoman can’t use low-level materials, they can add to the Star Alliance reserves for newly Awakened members to use.

Thus, considering all this, Zhang Xiaoman decided to stay, eager to see what this so-called Level 7 swarm is like.

"I see, Lord Jixing, these Desert Worms seem to be your true objective. I haven’t fought insects in a while, and even if they’re harder than Demons, should you need, I’ll certainly lend my strength!"

Yeluo suddenly slapped her forehead, speaking with a bit of excitement.

She finally realized what kind of scheme Lord Jixing had arranged here.

In this world, beings at the Extraordinary Level are rare, and having over a dozen appear simultaneously in the same area is a rarity even more scarce within a century.

Yeluo understood this, confirming that there must be some reason for such a gathering here.

Now it seems this reason has emerged.

Lord Jixing may have used certain means to have these conflicting Lower Gods battle here. Being at the fringe of insect territory, the spiritual power fluctuations from the battle will surely draw large-scale insect swarm attention.

Lord Jixing’s goal seemingly includes these attracted insects too. It’s rumored that Level 7 Insect Queens contain very precious Crystal Cores, materials surpassing Treasure Level that Lord Jixing likely seeks.

Considering this, Yeluo’s heart was filled with excitement.

After rebirth, aligning herself with Lord Jixing was indeed wise; using Extraordinary Levels as chess pieces to set such a massive game is far beyond her imagination.

Such might! Terrifying! Exhilarating!

Yeluo felt she grasped the truth, rejoicing that though not the master of the game, she at least stepped outside it, seeing its essence.

Conversely, even if Blue White Clothes is stronger, he’s just a piece within the game, manipulated by Lord Jixing.

Zhang Xiaoman was baffled by Yeluo’s sudden realization, unsure what she was talking about. What did she mean by my true target?

"Heh, something like that."

He calmly turned to gaze at the approaching swarm, pondering as he guessed most reasons behind Yeluo’s words.

Apparently, his bluff was very successful; after over a decade, his skills hadn’t regressed. At least this Holy Angel was thoroughly deceived, imagining countless scenarios.

Presently, though the Dark Spirit Star Domain’s boundary region is space-sealed by insects, the swarm itself won’t arrive for some time. From Zhang Xiaoman’s position, its silhouette isn’t even visible.

"Lord Jixing, it’ll take at least thirty minutes for the Desert Worms to reach here. Should we use this time to find them?"

Yeluo stood behind Zhang Xiaoman, her reference clearly being Blue White Clothes and Zi Kuang.

Zhang Xiaoman nodded, saying:

"Let’s go. The storm is coming; let’s hope they can endure the first wave."

With that, he activated Unlimited Teleportation, disappearing in a flash.