148: trap!

Divine Weapons were, in the end, the top priority.

The fourth Divine Weapon was in hand.

There were still eight left.

With the appearance of the black qi, many regions and nations began to shift their research and strategic focus toward it.

Perhaps this would make the subsequent struggle for Divine Weapons a bit easier.

After all, the black qi had attracted a vast amount of attention.

The Human Race, as well as other species, were all watching the black qi.

This was also why Ye Su had told Li Qing not to announce the attributes of the black qi.

The goal was to make it smoother for him and his group to seize the Divine Weapons.

But—something went wrong!

Cui Hu's side had set out earlier than him, but they returned much faster than he did.

A major problem had arisen on their end.

At this moment, Cui Hu and the others were in the midst of a great escape!

There were indeed no experts in South Africa.

But there was one super, super, super-strong being!

The Ant King!

The Ant Race was a species that could never be overlooked in tropical regions.

As early as the Beginning of Spring, these non-beast groups had already begun to evolve in secret.

And after the Awakening of Insects, following the timing, they had simply soared to the heavens!

Throughout Africa, ant colonies underwent rapid Fusion through pheromones.

Countless ant queens devoured and evolved.

Ultimately, from the life essence of an ant queen, a terrifying existence was born.

The Ant King!

Just how ridiculous was this guy?

Cui Hu felt as if he were facing Ye Su with his Second Stage fully active.

He was unreasonably strong.

Speed, strength, reaction time—everything was maxed out.

He could even fly.

Good grief, he had almost no weaknesses.

If Rong Xi hadn't managed to bring the Albatross along this time, they likely would have been completely wiped out!

In Africa today, the forests were the territory of the Insect Race, led by the Ant Race.

Only the savannas belonged to the Yao Race.

As for the Human Race—they were nothing more than rations.

With the way those local guys were, they were the type to depend on the heavens for food.

Now that the heavens weren't providing, they were finished!

“Faster, faster—Big Al, fly a bit faster.”

Li Qiankun kept muttering incessantly in the Albatross's ear.

The Ant King was still chasing them from behind.

They had been beaten so badly they didn't have any fight left in them.

If someone among them hadn't been carrying a Divine Weapon, they likely would have suffered casualties long ago.

Of course, the greatest contributor was the Albatross; flying was truly its specialty!

Known as the flying variant that never touches the ground.

After becoming a King-level Lifeform, it was practically the Kunpeng from mythology.

With a flap of its wings, it soared ninety thousand miles into the sky!

Only it could barely manage to lead everyone to escape from the Ant King's clutches!

“Damn, this Ant King is still chasing us. He won't follow us all the way to Great Xia, will he?”

Qiu Qi said, speechless.

The Ant King was incredibly tenacious.

He had chased them across half the African continent and was still coming!

“Follow us to Great Xia? Then we'll let Ye Su give him a harsh lesson. Does he really think my Great Xia has no one?”

Cui Hu said.

Everyone nodded.

You, Ant King, are very strong, but you aren't invincible.

For true invincibility, one must look to our Great Xia's uncrowned king!

However.

In the end, they didn't get to see a duel between the Ant King and Ye Su.

This guy stopped chasing once he reached the edge of the African continent; he had a strong sense of territory.

“We finally escaped!”

Cui Hu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that they hadn't fought to the death.

It was that they truly couldn't win.

There was a massive gap between the two sides.

After the Ant King obtained a Divine Weapon.

This gap became even more insurmountable.

“We didn't manage to snatch the fifth Divine Weapon, and the Ant King got it instead. He was already uniquely gifted, so I'm afraid—”

Indeed.

An Ant King with a Divine Weapon would only become more monstrous.

The Insect Race had finally produced a true leading figure.

One strong enough to stand above the whole world; the timing of the Awakening of Insects had nurtured a terrifying existence.

“Fortunately, the African continent is far enough from us.”

This was a small consolation.

If the Ant King had been born in Great Xia or its surroundings, that would be a real headache.

Leading the Insect Race, he would immediately become a regional super-overlord.

Anyone near him would have a headache.

“Let's head back first and ask Ye Su if he has any ideas.”

“I have a feeling we'll clash with the Insect Race later. This Ant King is a major enemy!”

Currently, the Albatross was flying over the Pacific Ocean, and there was no communication for the time being.

Communication would only be restored once they got truly close to Great Xia's territorial waters.

---Inside India.

Shanjun began to develop frantically here.

The first Yao Race King-level Lifeform he subdued was a Giant Lizard.

Then, through the Giant Lizard, he brought the other Yao Race King-level Lifeforms of this nation into his fold one by one.

At the same time.

As many volcanoes erupted, some treasure chests were flushed out.

What was even more terrifying.

This also caused certain Divine Weapon treasure chests to appear ahead of schedule.

Shanjun's fate was playing its role.

Although he would be suppressed in a direct conflict with a Luck User like Ye Su.

When there was no Luck User to oppose him.

Shanjun's luck was truly good.

A Divine Weapon treasure chest appeared early.

And since there was no one to compete with Shanjun here, he easily obtained a Divine Weapon.

Having obtained the Divine Weapon, Shanjun manifested his severed arm.

This severed arm was no longer his weakness; instead, it became his trump card.

After possessing the Divine Weapon.

Gathering the King-level Lifeforms here became even faster.

Within just a few days, the unification of the Yao Race became increasingly complete.

Having gathered a large number of King-level Lifeforms, Shanjun began to show the air of a king.

He had become stronger.

And he was still looking forward to fighting Ye Su once more.

---Other countries were frantically researching the black qi.

But for the time being, there were no results; they couldn't even determine what the black qi was.

Then their Professionals returned.

With no progress on the black qi, they turned their attention back to the Divine Weapons.

And they pointed all their spears at Ye Su.

Ye Su snatching Divine Weapons everywhere had ultimately incited public anger.

Large-scale Professional alliance organizations united globally once again, preparing to set a trap to kill Ye Su.

To ensure the success of this trap.

These Professionals even went to seek out King-level Lifeforms from other species.

Ultimately.

Along with news of another Divine Weapon appearing.

They set the trap in North Bang!

A hydrogen bomb was buried right beneath the Divine Weapon.

Everyone gradually leaked information; since a Divine Weapon was appearing, Ye Su would surely come to snatch it.

As long as he dared to come.

Then he would undoubtedly die!

Far away in the Suzhou and Hangzhou, Ye Su soon received two pieces of news.

One was that Cui Hu's side had returned after a crushing defeat, nearly being wiped out.

They said an Ant King had appeared in Africa, incredibly strong.

The second was that a Divine Weapon treasure chest had appeared in North Bang!

Both pieces of news were quite surprising.

Ye Su could understand the appearance of the Ant King; after all, under the current timing, it was possible for the Insect Race to stage a desperate counterattack.

The emergence of an extremely powerful figure was quite reasonable.

But the Divine Weapon in North Bang was puzzling.

This didn't match the information from the letter from the future.

Logically, two more Divine Weapons should have appeared before it was the turn for the one in North Bang.

Perhaps.

To some extent, the timeline he was in had undergone a slight change.

However.

Ye Su was certain.

There was definitely a pit waiting for him to step into in North Bang.

But that Divine Weapon was Mo Xiaoyu's exclusive one; it was exceptionally compatible with her.

He had to find a way to obtain it!