Chapter 665: True Martial

When Li Mochen had entered here before, although he had discovered this mass of source essence through a wish spell, he hadn't been able to observe it closely. At that time, he had only taken a rough glance before having to evacuate with Lucifer and the others.

It wasn't until this close observation that Li Mochen accurately identified its composition.

"Shadow! Void!"

The dragon vein couldn't help but spew flames from its mouth, letting out an excited low roar, but then it frowned: "But Father, how do we get our hands on them?"

The difficulty lay in the fact that these source essences were mixed with vile karma, making it impossible to separate them. Nearby, three divine aberrations with divine rank 20 were roaming about, and it would be hard to avoid alerting them during the extraction process.

Moreover, besides the large amounts of 'Shadow' and 'Void' source essences, this mass also contained a greater portion of 'Solidity', along with small amounts of 'Lightning', 'Metal', 'Flame', and 'Life' mixed in, which further increased the difficulty of extracting them.

"I have my own methods."

Li Mochen had naturally made ample preparations before coming here. He swept his gaze around the vicinity and then tossed out the formation plate in his hand.

It was a crudely made magic pattern array, only four meters in radius, just enough to cover this mass of source essence. Inside the magic array was a triangular structure. The dragon vein, the Scarlet Dragon Armor, and his 'Zhou Tian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Array' were positioned at the three points of this magic pattern array.

There were also dedicated energy supply channels, allowing Li Mochen to output divine power to protect the one dragon and two artifacts from contamination.

However, the burden on his divine power was extraordinarily heavy. Even though Li Mochen now possessed the ultimate 'Eternal' and pseudo-truth-level 'Vitality', his divine power was still draining madly, with recovery speed far lagging behind consumption.

So Li Mochen dared not delay and activated the array as soon as it was set up.

His method was to use substances of the same nature to attract those source essences, gradually extracting them in a silent and subtle manner without disturbing the karmic force.

Among them, the little Darkfire Dragon possessed the divine authority of 'Shadow' and 'Void', and its scales could attract these two types of source essences; the Scarlet Dragon Armor had a moderate level of 'Solidity'; and the Zhou Tian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Array itself had incorporated a fair amount of Lightning and Metal source essences, which corresponded exactly to these source essences.

The only thing Li Mochen hadn't expected was that there were also portions of 'Flame' and 'Life' mixed in, which he hadn't observed last time.

But this was not a big problem. The dragon vein and the Zhou Tian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Array were also very eager for Flame source essence. As for the small portion of Life, after the other six types of source essences were separated, Li Mochen could easily forcibly extract it.

However, once it actually began, the progress was indeed frighteningly slow.

The dragon vein, while joyfully feeling the influx of 'Shadow' and 'Void' source essences merging with its scales and claws, looked at its father with worried eyes. It thought that at this rate, they would have to spend at least a month or two. No matter how vast and mighty Li Mochen's mana was, it would have long been exhausted.

But the next moment, it saw Li Mochen point a finger toward the mass of source essence.

"In the name of the Lord of Fate, separate at the fastest speed while maintaining purity!"

With this point, the merit on the 'Divine Sky Spirit Luck Purple Gold Tower' was consumed by nearly 330 million strands.

But this was originally intended to be used on Eris, but due to unexpected assistance, Li Mochen had saved it. Using it here now didn't cause him any heartache.

Afterward, the process of source essence separation accelerated by more than twenty times, reaching a speed so fast that even the dragon vein felt a dull pain in the flesh beneath its scales.

Inside the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor', there was also great commotion, causing Li Mochen to worry that this artifact might eventually be unable to withstand it. Under the effect of the source essences, the metal elements inside it were rearranging to form a stronger, more durable alloy.

But this inevitably impacted the magic pattern array of the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor' itself. The faster the source essences penetrated, the greater the impact.

Seeing that this mythical armor was approaching a state of collapse, Li Mochen unhesitatingly used the 'Divine Sky Spirit Luck Purple Gold Tower' again and pointed from afar.

"Array stabilization!"

This time, he consumed about 30 million strands of merit, stabilizing the internal structure of the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor'.

It was worth mentioning that the losses from these two wish spells were much smaller than Li Mochen had imagined. This was not only due to the recovery of the 'Divine Sky Spirit Luck Purple Gold Tower' but also because Li Mochen himself could now bear the lever for realizing 'wishes'.

After all, as an existence whose time and fate had both reached pseudo-truth and who had mastered high-level 'causality', his ability in this regard was now completely comparable to that divine artifact.

After that, no further anomalies occurred. Li Mochen had already considered various situations during his preparations, so the entire extraction and separation process was exceptionally smooth.

The first to complete extraction was the 'Zhou Tian Thunder Fire Star Core Sword Array'. It took three hours to absorb all the 'Thunder' and 'Metal', and about seventy percent of the 'Flame' source essences. This set of sword artifacts had never caused Li Mochen any worry; its quality was already far superior to that of the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor'.

Since the amount of source essences obtained was not large, this set of sword artifacts did not undergo many changes, but their power was certainly greatly enhanced, and their quality was also strengthened to a certain extent. Li Mochen estimated that their thunder and flame might would increase by about twenty to thirty percent, and all the main sword artifacts had reached or approached the pseudo-truth level. But the exact extent would have to be tested outside the Sea of Karma.

Next was the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor', which, after about five hours, also incorporated the last strand of 'Solidity' source essence.

This greatly lifted Li Mochen's spirits. With pseudo-truth-level 'Solidity', not only would the defensive capability of the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor' be greatly enhanced, but this mythical armor could also accommodate the power of another pseudo-god king, or even a deputy god king.

Although he was now at the god king rank, if the next opponent for the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor' were the wolf Fenrir, Prometheus, Thor, or the World Serpent Jörmungandr, it would still be of great help to him.

In the previous battle with the two god kings, the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor' had provided him with tremendous assistance. If not for the power obtained from Typhon, Li Mochen could never have used his divine rank 14 ancient god body to withstand the combined forces of Odin and Zeus.

Next was the dragon vein, which took the longest. This Darkfire Dragon gained the most benefits, absorbing all the 'Shadow' and 'Void', and about twenty percent of the 'Solidity'. But the entire extraction process took a full seven and a half hours to complete.

By this time, the dragon vein had undergone a great transformation. Not only had its entire body scales turned a dark black color, but its dragon horn had at least doubled in height, resembling an exaggeratedly styled thick-backed broadsword. Its lower jaw had also increased in size, making the dragon vein's head shape appear exceptionally ferocious and domineering.

Li Mochen had no time to carefully observe the little dragon vein's changes, because at this moment, his divine power had bottomed out, with less than fifteen percent remaining.

Therefore, after also collecting that small mass of Life source essence, Li Mochen unhesitatingly began his return journey, leaving the depths of the Sea of Karma at the fastest speed. But at the same time, Li Mochen noticed that the black aura on his arm had entangled to near his shoulder, spreading toward his heart.

This time, he had still used divine aberrations. To defend against the interference of the three divine rank 20 aberrations nearby, he had to employ their kind to deal with them, thus incurring more 'causality'.

Li Mochen was secretly alarmed, then gave a bitter smile and accelerated his speed to leave the Sea of Karma.

He had already analyzed that this mass of black aura was actually a manifestation of causal force combined with extreme vile karma. The two powerful beings hidden deep within the Sea of Karma were both experts at manipulating causality. Their ability in this regard was almost comparable to the 'Divine Sky Spirit Luck Purple Gold Tower'.

If it were anyone else, they would have to act according to their will at this point. Once disobeyed, the result would inevitably be complete contamination by vile karma.

Even Li Mochen could not ignore it now. He had already given the cause, so it was naturally difficult to prevent others from riding the effect.

But there was nothing to regret. Before stepping into the Sea of Karma again, he had already anticipated such a situation. This was the price he was prepared to pay.

"Roar! Roar!"

The little dragon vein continued to shrink its size, hiding in the shadow within Li Mochen's clothes. It could hardly contain its excitement, occasionally letting out the unique war cry of dragons, full of high spirits.

It also gave Li Mochen a preemptive warning: "When I get back this time, I'm going to beat up Kristin! Dad, you can't be biased and stop me."

Ever since Kristin came to this Bright World, it had been bullied by this former spirit pet of Li Mochen. That woman was jealous of its current status and would find trouble with it from time to time.

The dragon vein's current set of scales was already an extremely powerful mythical armor, with pseudo-truth-level 'Shadow' and 'Void', plus the enhancement in flame, which had made the dragon vein lose its awe of Kristin.

"Alright, if you can beat her, I won't stop you. How should I put it? I'm actually looking forward to it."

Li Mochen was not optimistic, thinking that the result of the dragon vein's provocation would most likely be another beating by the Moon Rabbit, and this time the result would surely be worse.

The current dragon vein was undoubtedly powerful, beyond comparison with some main gods. Especially its scales, which would continue to evolve as it grew, until reaching the pseudo-truth level.

But at this stage, this dragon was certainly no match for the Moon Rabbit. The latter was not an ordinary main god. With the special talent of 'Skyward Howl', the Moon Rabbit was currently the most comprehensive among his seven archangels, mastering a total of ninety-seven divine authorities. More than half of them had reached high level, and five had reached the ultimate level.

Additionally, Kristin currently possessed only two million fewer strands of merit than Delfinia.

She should have had more, given that she had contributed greatly in the previous world collision. Li Mochen guessed that part of it was consumed by the world's recognition of her.

But the 306 million strands of merit were also enough to push Kristin's 'Earth' and 'Guardianship' to pseudo-truth within a few years.

In short, the dragon vein still had a long way to go to defeat the Moon Rabbit.

The dragon vein also caught Li Mochen's implication and immediately bristled: "Dad, do you think I still can't beat her?"

"I didn't say that. You can go ahead and try."

Li Mochen was looking forward to the Moon Rabbit making the dragon vein face reality, so he didn't want to dampen its confidence at this moment.

"In any case, your current strength has reached the threshold of an archangel. It's time for you to take on more responsibility."

"I don't want to be an archangel. I feel fine like this."

The dragon vein said while spitting a spark from its nose: "Of course I'll take responsibility, but I feel it's better to stay by your side, Dad. Look at Odin, he has Geri and Freki, and Huginn and Muninn. Especially those two wolves, they're also at main god level. Next time you fight Odin, I'll help you bite them to death!"

It thought that only a fool would willingly leave his father's side. Didn't Kristin's eyes turn red every time she saw him?

At the same time, it was full of confidence, believing it could kill those two fierce wolves.

Li Mochen found it both amusing and frustrating, so he had to give up the idea of appointing an eighth archangel. Besides, he wasn't too reassured about it. Although this dragon had reached the 'Ancient' rank of divine rank 11, close to 'Primordial', it was actually less than thirty years old, a true young dragon among dragons. Converted to human years, it was still at the age of breastfeeding.

"Alright! But when you go back this time, go find Prometheus yourself. He will assign you some tasks. You must listen to him, understand? I'll have Robert supervise."

This was mainly to give the dragon vein experience and practical combat opportunities. As the god of prophecy and foresight, Prometheus could take good care of this little one.

A day later, Li Mochen left the Sea of Karma again with the dragon vein. There, he parted ways with his spirit pet, who returned to the Mandate Divine Kingdom to find Prometheus, while Li Mochen locked onto the coordinates of the 'Primordial World' and flew off horizontally.

It took a total of twenty-seven minutes for Li Mochen to reach the outer domain of the Primordial World. This time, he had moved at true light speed throughout, nearly freezing the surrounding time. So at this point, the Kunlun Mirror was already a white elephant to him. Li Mochen was preparing to give this powerful mythical artifact to his wife, as he had always been worried that Angela, lacking spatial abilities, might be countered by this deficiency in the future.

What surprised Li Mochen was that as soon as he stopped near the Primordial Realm, he could already sense the faith power converging from all directions. It seemed that the Divine Sky Sect had taken his instructions very seriously. The incense offerings for 'Divine Sky Mandate Taiyi Immortal Lord' had spread throughout the entire Primordial Realm.

Li Mochen roughly sensed and found that he had nearly 200 million believers in this world, almost eighty percent of the Primordial Realm's population.

At this moment, several immortal cultivators from the Divine Sky Sect, led by Sect Master Situ Jingyu, were already waiting here.

"We pay respects to Master (Supreme Sect Master)!"

While greeting, Situ Jingyu and the others were in a daze. Li Mochen did not reveal his vast divine consciousness, nor did he leak even a trace of his mighty divine power.

But everyone present could feel that their master, the former sect master of the Divine Sky Sect, was as unfathomable as an abyss—no, like a black hole.

Their divine consciousness involuntarily wavered, almost forcibly drawn out of their bodies by the Dao rhythm naturally emitted by Li Mochen.

This was also because their cultivation had made great progress in recent years; otherwise, even with Li Mochen's aura restrained, they would not have been able to sense his changes.

In Situ Jingyu's eyes, a strange light flickered. Since entering the Immortal realm, she had grown impatient with staying in this world. Even after the Primordial Realm had recovered and the path for cultivators had opened, Situ Jingyu still occasionally had the urge to leave and see the myriad domains. Especially the world where her master resided, which made her extremely curious.

And after sensing her master's changes this time, Situ Jingyu's already restless heart became even more agitated.

What kind of place was that? What kind of experiences had her master had there, to rise in such a short time to a level where even looking up to him felt difficult?

"No need for formalities!"

Li Mochen waved his hand from afar, causing the group from the Divine Sky Sect to rise.

He first examined the cultivation progress of these disciples and juniors as usual, but was slightly disappointed. Among the seven present, only Situ Jingyu had advanced further, reaching the Heavenly Immortal realm, close to the Mystic Immortal realm.

However, Li Mochen knew that this was mainly because his standards were too high. Their cultivation progress was already very fast; he couldn't compare them to Angela, Anthony, and the others.

Those few were the favored children of heaven in that great world, so their growth rate was naturally astonishing.

"Let's first deal with the troubles on your side. I don't have much time to stay here."

So Li Mochen did not directly instruct them with words but instead sent a segment of spiritual knowledge into the souls of these few. The effect was slightly inferior, but he really couldn't spare more time.

Now, those god kings were constantly monitoring his movements.

Li Mochen estimated that the departure of his main body could not be hidden for long. He guessed that the other parties had already begun to probe.

At this moment, Situ Jingyu gave a bitter smile: "Master, we don't just have that one trouble now. Half an hour ago, an unexpected guest arrived here."

"A guest? How unexpected?"

Li Mochen looked at her with surprise in his eyes.

"He suddenly appeared in our Violet Firmament Hall, and our Divine Sky Sword Array had no reaction at all."

Sima Jingyu's expression was grave: "His origins are unknown, his depth hard to gauge, yet he bears the aura of a sovereign, and he specifically asked to see you, Master. Fortunately, it seems this person bears no hostility toward our Divine Thunder Sect."

"Specifically asked to see me?"

Li Mochen was greatly astonished, and his heart suddenly sank.

After all, even Zeus and others who closely monitored his movements found it difficult to track his whereabouts. Who could have known his trajectory half a day in advance and waited for him at the Yuanqiong Realm a full half-hour before his arrival?

At that moment, his mind was already in frantic calculation, pushing the 'Secret Art of the Zhou Heavenly Mechanism and Locking Stars'—a divination technique he had created himself—to its utmost limit.

The next instant, a flash of insight struck Li Mochen, and he understood the truth.

It was actually that one—

Though he anticipated no hostility from this person, Li Mochen still felt deeply shaken. A forced smile appeared on his lips: "Interesting. Then let me go meet him first."

He raised his hand and waved, tearing open a spatial rift before him, and stepped directly inside. The next moment, Li Mochen appeared in the Ziwei Hall, the议事之地 of the Divine Thunder Sect.

When he saw the figure sipping tea in the guest seat, Li Mochen's eyes narrowed slightly: "I am Tianming, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty the Emperor! I have long admired Your Majesty's reputation, but I never expected to meet you here today."

The person before him was none other than Emperor Zhuanxu, who in the ancient era had severed the connection between heaven and earth in the Eastern ancient kingdom of the Bright World, single-handedly suppressing all ghosts, gods, and demons of the East. He was also the True Martial Emperor and the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Lord of many worlds!

And 'Tianming' was the Daoist name he had chosen for his current identity.

The Emperor, however, was dressed as a simple Daoist. Upon Li Mochen's arrival, he immediately rose and returned the greeting with a smile: "I have long admired you as well, Your Majesty the Taiyi Immortal Lord! Your fame has now spread across all realms. None of my fellow Daoists are unaware of the miracle of your attaining the Great Luo within decades."

Seeming to understand Li Mochen's thoughts, he added immediately: "This visit is not of my own accord, but at another's behest. The one who calculated that you would come to this world is someone else."

He subtly pointed to the portrait of the Divine Thunder Sect's founder hanging in the hall: "That one has always been watching this world. It is no great wonder that he calculated your arrival."

Li Mochen understood. The Divine Thunder Sect had established its lineage based on the doctrines and techniques of the Shangqing lineage of Daoism, thus venerating the 'Supreme Pure Realm's Great Supreme Dao Lord Lingbao Heavenly Lord' as its founder.

After a moment's thought, his mind calmed somewhat: "May I ask, Your Majesty, what instructions does the Supreme Patriarch have?"

"We are both disciples under the Supreme Patriarch, so there is no need for such formalities between us. It feels too distant. I am older, so I will presume to call you 'junior brother.'"

Zhuanxu's expression then turned slightly serious: "I came here, first, to thank you, junior brother, for your care of my homeland—"

"I dare not accept that. It is they who have been helping me."

Li Mochen quickly shook his head, speaking sincerely: "Without the aid of Hua Kingdom, how could I have achieved my current position?"

To date, that Eastern ancient kingdom had provided him with various supplies worth no less than three trillion gold shields. Part of it was free, and the rest was near cost price.

Moreover, a large number of mercenaries from that country were fighting under his command, totaling five hundred thousand—all elite troops selected by Hua Kingdom, even surpassing many of his own private armies.

"But if you had not sheltered them, Your Majesty, Hua Kingdom would have long been plagued by war. This grace and virtue, junior brother, you need not decline."

Zhuanxu saw this clearly. Two and a half years ago, at the invitation of the Myanmar government, Li Mochen had deployed nearly sixty-five divisions of his forces into Myanmar to block the expansion of the Beast Empire.

It was precisely because they feared opening another front in this direction that the Beast Empire's forces had remained stationed around Bengal, unable to extend into Southeast Asia.

"Let us continue with the main matter. The second purpose of my visit is to lend you a hand, junior brother."

Li Mochen was again taken aback: "Is this by order of the Supreme Patriarch?"

He was, of course, overjoyed at Zhuanxu's words. After all, the person before him was a powerful being who had already completed the 'Black Tortoise Seven Mansions' great constellation with his Black Tortoise body, far surpassing ordinary god-kings in strength!

Crucially, this person already had a projection in the Bright World, allowing him to fully manifest most of his power.

He even believed that with Zhuanxu's help, the struggle for the God Above Gods in the Bright World could be concluded within eight or nine years at most. Neither Gaia nor the Lord of Light could stop him from seizing the world's origin.

But then Li Mochen realized that things might not be as simple as he imagined.

"It is indeed by the Supreme Patriarch's command, but don't get too excited, junior brother."

Zhuanxu's expression was grave: "Have you heard of the Emperor?"

"I have heard a little. Many of my mages, while exploring the void, have encountered some information about the 'Emperor.'"

Li Mochen frowned. He knew that 'Emperor' was not a title but a god of boundless power.

"I've heard he is an immensely powerful being who rules at least five hundred worlds? His power rivals that of the Dao Ancestors? I also heard that under him are as many as twenty god-kings, each commanding a legion built around a 'gene-seed primarch.' And each legion's combat strength is enough to sweep across a vast world."

But this seemed almost like a fairy tale, and Li Mochen had only taken it as an interesting story, not taking it seriously.

"It seems your understanding of him is limited. Let me elaborate."

Zhuanxu smiled wryly: "First, what you heard is true. He does have twenty legions. And each legion is more powerful than all the angel legions the Lord of Light currently possesses combined. Moreover, I suspect you can hardly imagine how vast his native world is. The universe within it is boundless, dotted with millions of stars across hundreds or even thousands of billions of light-years of starry sea. And the Emperor is the monarch of the most powerful nation in that world, as well as the god of all his people. The human empire he single-handedly established controls over ten thousand colony planets, with a total area roughly four hundred times that of the Bright World. And his divine rank is twenty-four—equal to that of our Supreme Patriarch."

"Furthermore, as you know, he has also conquered many worlds, but not five hundred—nearly eight hundred, junior brother. Your information is outdated. He is also the core and source of almost all modern civilizations. The reason the Bright World entered the modern era is due to the starlight of his laws shining upon it. The Sirius we see in the Bright World and the Yuanqiong Realm belongs to him—it is the brightest star in the sky. But if you ever have the chance to approach it, you will find it is actually a galaxy composed of worlds."

Divine rank twenty-four? Eight hundred worlds? Starlight shining?

Li Mochen couldn't help but draw in a breath of cold air: "Is he already paying attention to the Bright World?"

"He has been watching for a long time."

Zhuanxu calmly revealed a secret that made Li Mochen's heart race: "He may intervene in the divine war of the Bright World. The Patriarch asked me to warn you to be extremely cautious, and this is also a prerequisite for my own involvement. I am almost certain that the Lord of Light in this world is the projection of the Emperor's eldest son, 'Horus,' in the Bright World. But he has been more successful than I."

Li Mochen was not surprised by the identity of 'Horus.' He sighed inwardly, thinking, 'As expected.' Then he fell into thought. After a long while, he tentatively asked, "I want to know, what is his purpose? Is it to stop me, or does he have his eyes on the Bright World?"

Zhuanxu's eyes showed approval: "It could be said to be both. Almost all the God Above Gods and Dao Ancestors from the remnants of the two previous eras of the Dark World are paying attention."

He then glanced meaningfully at Li Mochen's right arm.

"And have you never wondered why the Moshlar people chose the Bright World after obtaining the Wish Tower, rather than any other world?"

Li Mochen thought to himself, how could he not have wondered? He had long suspected that the 'Divine Thunder Spirit Fortune Purple Gold Tower' was connected in some way to the two great beings of the previous era.

But now it seemed that the waters of the Dark World were far deeper than he had imagined.

Zhuanxu's next words made Li Mochen's scalp tingle: "Moreover, he may also harbor the intention of blocking the Dao. In my own estimation, a large part of the myriad worlds will, over the next 270,000 years, gradually enter a new era due to the starlight of the Emperor, causing great changes in the laws of heaven and earth in each world. And we are already far behind in this regard. Most of my fellow Daoists now find it difficult to adapt to modern civilization. If they actively adapt, they will likely perish; if they do not, they will eventually die and vanish."

Li Mochen could understand. Many of the gods under his command faced such a dilemma. For example, ancient warfare was completely different from modern warfare, ancient medicine from modern medicine, and people's understanding of all natural phenomena and plants had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Why had Antony, with a lower divine rank, not lost too badly before the two ancient forging gods? Why had Ares repeatedly been at a disadvantage in his struggles with him? Why had even Odin failed to gain an overwhelming advantage in the authorities of war and combat?

This was the difference of the times. Even if Odin's divine authority over war had indeed reached the truth level, it was the truth level of ancient warfare. His strength in the Bright World had decreased by at least thirty percent.

He had probably considered integrating modern concepts of combat and war into his own divine authority and office, but that would inevitably be a painful process, causing a huge impact on Odin's own authority.

At a time when the struggle for the God Above Gods was just beginning, he dared not do so.

"So, you see the Bright World as a breakthrough?"

"It should be said to be one of the breakthroughs. We are not idle gluttons after all; we cannot sit idly by and wait for death. In the current situation, we must seek change and innovation. But your Bright World is indeed the most promising outlet now."

Zhuanxu's expression was candid: "As for the Emperor, you need not worry too much. His mind and spirit are vast, able to embrace all things. The problem is that his twenty sons may not be in step with their father."

Li Mochen frowned: "If that situation really occurs, can it be stopped?"

Zhuanxu looked away: "Within two, no problem. Beyond two, I will do my best. It is not because they are weaker than me, but because I have a foothold in the Bright World. Apart from that, we cannot help you more. We are not yet prepared for a full-scale war with the Emperor. Only I am justified in acting."

Then he waved his hand, displaying an image before Li Mochen's eyes: "And there is this variable you must also consider. But compared to the Emperor, it is insignificant."

Li Mochen looked intently and saw a world where both the sky and ground were grayish-yellow. Countless strange arthropod creatures roamed that world, devouring all life in that realm. Some resembled dragonflies, some ants, some flies, though their shapes varied. Their numbers were immense—tens of thousands, densely packed.

Li Mochen was about to ask for an explanation when he felt a sudden resonance in his heart, and his gaze shifted toward a certain direction outside the hall.

The 'trouble' facing the Divine Thunder Sect—he had set it aside due to the need to receive guests. But he had never expected that the other party would come to him on their own.

However, this was also an opportunity for him.

"Junior brother, please go ahead." Zhuanxu also sensed it and shook his head helplessly: "After you deal with those insolent fellows, we can continue our discussion in detail."