Chapter 1161: The Ancestor of Insects

Those fiends were easily slain by Dongbo Xueying, so of course he paid them no mind.

But others did care!

“Who is this man in white? How dare he disrupt our Blood Sacrifice and kill our experts from Zhanba Island!”

“Island Master, we must uncover his identity! He slaughtered all the experts we sent—utterly shameless, showing no respect for our Zhanba Island!”

The hall was in an uproar.

This grand hall belonged to one of the most infamous gathering places for fiends in the entire Heart Realm Continent—Zhanba Island. Its leader, the Island Master of Zhanba, was a Cosmic God at the Ultimate level. Though he lacked a Supreme treasure, his strength and influence far surpassed that of even the most resilient overlords like the Demon Sect Leader or Old Ancestor Fuxi.

Those who reached the Ultimate level generally possessed the ability to survive even against invincible beings.

After all, they had cultivated a single Dao to the Cosmic God Ultimate level, wielding unimaginable divine powers. While invincible beings could easily defeat them, killing them was nearly impossible.

Take, for example, the battle between Old Man Stone and the Sacred Master—both were severely wounded because neither fled. The Sacred Master had to protect the Ancient Sacred Realm, while Old Man Stone was simply too enraged to retreat. Had they truly wished to escape, even invincible beings couldn’t have stopped them.

Thus, as a Cosmic God at the Ultimate level and a notorious fiend, the Island Master of Zhanba naturally attracted many fiends to his banner, seeking his protection.

Normally, they were the ones who bullied others. When had they ever been humiliated like this?

Apart from the Six Great Ancient Kingdoms, Zhanba Island feared no one!

“Silence.”

The Island Master of Zhanba spoke calmly, and the hall immediately quieted.

He was immensely fat, a massive mound of flesh seated upon his throne. His small eyes flicked toward the scene displayed in the ‘Skyview Mirror’ floating in midair. Though his subordinates had gone to Anyagu City for the Blood Sacrifice, they had been observing remotely through the mirror. Dongbo Xueying had acted too swiftly—before they could intervene, he had already departed.

“Ancestor Insect, you’ve witnessed quite the spectacle,” the Island Master said, turning to the figure seated beside him—a humanoid creature covered in dark scales, with crystalline wings as thin as cicada’s and two soft antennae on its forehead. Its cold, eerie eyes could chill one to the bone with a single glance.

“Who would have thought your Blood Sacrifice would be disrupted like this?” Ancestor Insect rasped, a smirk curling his lips. “Seems luck wasn’t on your side.”

“Indeed. Who could have guessed that a powerful Cosmic God was hiding in Anyagu City? One skilled in the Void Dao, no less, with techniques seemingly at the Ultimate level,” the Island Master mused. “Ultimate-level experts are pitifully rare in the Heart Realm Continent. For my men to encounter one—and one who shows me no respect—is truly unfortunate.”

Ultimate-level experts were indeed scarce.

Aside from invincible beings, their numbers could be counted on two hands—though the exact count was uncertain, as many remained hidden, pursuing the path to becoming a ‘Hunyuan Lifeform.’

“Who knew there was another mysterious Ultimate-level expert besides you, Ancestor Insect?” the Island Master remarked.

“At least I happened to be here on your island when I broke through,” Ancestor Insect replied with a faint smile.

“Haha, it’s an honor to host your breakthrough, Ancestor Insect. Now that you’ve ascended, your name will surely shake the continent,” the Island Master said with admiration.

Ultimate-level experts either remained hidden or, once revealed, would shake the entire Heart Realm Continent.

For every one of them was a potential ‘invincible being’—even without a Supreme treasure, they possessed the power to stir the world.

“Heh.” Ancestor Insect chuckled darkly, his eyes glinting with killing intent. “Yes, it’s time my name resounded across the land.”

The Island Master grinned. “Seems someone’s about to suffer.”

“I’ve endured long enough,” Ancestor Insect said coolly before shifting the topic. “And what of that mysterious expert who slaughtered your men? Will you let it slide?”

“He’s a Void Dao master, and I’ve never seen him before. Even if I wanted revenge, where would I find him?” The Island Master shook his massive frame. “Let it go. This was just bad luck.”

The other fiends below could only suppress their rage.

“Without knowing his identity, we can’t even hunt him down. He got lucky.”

“He must fear the Island Master’s wrath—that’s why he hid his name.”

They muttered among themselves.

The Island Master chuckled, though his narrowed eyes concealed a cold glint. Through the Skyview Mirror, he had witnessed Dongbo Xueying’s attack—a single strike that sent hundreds of spatial fissures tearing through the sky above Anyagu City, annihilating all his men. Such vast, devastating power made one thing clear: this was a formidable foe.

“Just bad luck,” the Island Master thought.

He had countless subordinates—this was merely one lost squad.

“Island Master, I’ve stayed here long enough. It’s time I took my leave,” Ancestor Insect said, rising.

—

Meanwhile, Dongbo Xueying quietly cultivated in Feixue City. Just a year later, his master, the Southcloud Monarch, had gathered all the materials listed on the second scroll.

Originally, there had been two scrolls.

The first detailed the rare treasures required for the Hunyuan weapon—aside from ‘Hunyuan Sand.’ Though easier to obtain compared to the sand, they still took considerable time for even the Southcloud Monarch’s vast network to collect.

The second scroll listed far more common materials, though their sheer quantity still amounted to a staggering hundred billion cosmos crystals.

“So soon?” Dongbo Xueying’s clone in the Southcloud Capital accepted the storage bracelet from his master, scanning the vast hoard within. Though less precious, the sheer volume was astonishing—gathered in just a year?

The Southcloud Monarch smiled. “Snowhawk, are you planning to reinforce Feixue City?”

“Yes,” Dongbo Xueying admitted. “How did you know?”

“Haha… You know that within the Southcloud Capital, my strength rivals that of invincible beings,” the Southcloud Monarch said. “That’s because I harness the power of countless formations across the kingdom—amplifying my strength a hundredfold. The materials you requested are the same ones I used to fortify the capital’s palace. I had stockpiles left over, so gathering the rest was swift.”

Dongbo Xueying grinned.

“Master, your palace fortification must have cost far more than mine, right?”

“About ten times as much,” the Southcloud Monarch sighed. “It nearly drained me at the time.”

Dongbo Xueying was stunned.

Ten times?

His own materials were worth a hundred billion cosmos crystals—a sum he could only afford by trading Black Monarch’s peak-tier treasure. His master’s expenditure equaled multiple peak-tier treasures! No wonder he was called the wealthiest overlord—even figures like Great Elder Fuyi or Great Elder Sitian paled in comparison.

“Why reinforce the city?” the Southcloud Monarch asked.

“Precaution,” Dongbo Xueying replied. “Though I act discreetly, my battles against fiends may draw powerful enemies. If my identity is ever exposed, the Ying Mountain Clan could suffer. I must prepare.”

The Southcloud Monarch nodded.

Once his disciple stepped into the fray, storms would follow.

“Ask if you need help,” he said.

“You’ve already done so much,” Dongbo Xueying said gratefully.

—

That very day, he began reinforcing Feixue City and its core Imperial Manor. With thousands of weaker clones, the task was effortless.

Only when Feixue City stood impregnable would his mind be at ease.