155: The Zerg have risen up!

The Black Mist Zone.

The condensed black mist seemed to have dissipated slightly.

This was an irrational phenomenon.

Currently, in volcanic regions worldwide, black gas was being continuously spewed out. Logically, the Black Mist Zone should be expanding more and more.

However, it seemed that as time passed, this Black Mist Zone was not only failing to expand but was actually shrinking continuously...

Where did the black mist go?

Ye Su couldn't help but think about how during the Rain Water solar term, certain organisms would become breeding grounds for the Awakening of Insects Zerg Swarm.

Could it be...

That this black mist is also a breeding ground for some future solar term?

So... would it be Tomb Sweeping Day?

Damn, this global mutation always feels like one link after another; it's determined to kill everyone.

Fine, instead of letting it be absorbed at this stage and allowing the black mist to hide away, it's better if I absorb it myself.

With that said,

Ye Su charged directly into the Black Mist Zone.

The swallowing heaven blade manifested into its physical form, simultaneously activating its Devouring ability.

The next second,

The faint black aura was drawn in.

Then, through the hilt, it slowly fed back into his own body.

This black aura flowed directly through his physical body, eventually reaching his Sea of Consciousness.

Little Ye Su was jubilant and began to absorb this aura.

Not only Little Ye Su, but even the heart ape and the Running Horse were also cautiously and secretly absorbing it.

From a distance, those two fellows looked incredibly suspicious!

Ye Su could clearly feel that his Soul was gradually becoming heavier and more solid.

It really is useful.

This Devouring ability seems to ignore certain rules, allowing one to absorb power that is normally out of reach ahead of time.

What are the benefits of the Soul becoming more solid?

It's very simple.

That is, the Intelligence attribute will rise.

And Intelligence is related to the speed of comprehending Martial Arts.

It can be considered a latent increase in combat power.

Furthermore, it's possible that when the Soul solidifies to a certain extent, other abilities might even appear.

And so,

Ye Su continued to absorb in this manner.

At the same time, his body was being eroded by the black mist environment, causing a burning, stinging pain.

The black mist was like some kind of concentrated acid solution that would dissolve the flesh.

However, Mo Xiaoyu was right outside; she would monitor the situation and continuously heal Ye Su's body.

This allowed him to stay in the Black Mist Zone for a long time.

---During the time Ye Su was in the Black Mist Zone,

The global struggle for Divine Weapons had reached its final stages.

It couldn't be helped; the Late Stage was too cautious.

After the timing of the previous Divine Weapons was disrupted, it became difficult to pin down the exact opening times of the Divine Weapons.

In some places, the Divine Weapon treasure chest would appear already in an opened state.

As long as your luck was good and you could complete the countdown without being noticed, even if you were only in the Light Rain Realm, you might obtain a Divine Weapon.

Of course, whether you could keep it was another matter entirely.

Currently,

Great Xia possessed six.

The swallowing heaven blade, the Flower Whisper Staff, the Qi and Blood Fist, the Formation Breaking Spear, the Flowing Light Sword, and the Sharp-Breaking Blade.

They were respectively in the hands of Ye Su, Mo Xiaoyu, and others—the Formation Breaking Spear, however, did not yet have a master and was still in the Suhang Research Institute.

North Bang had one.

The Russians had one.

The British had one.

A special mention for the British one: its appearance was that of a conch.

Currently, Cui Hu's team was in Britain, preparing to kill and seize the treasure.

No joke.

This was a support-type Divine Weapon; one could tell by its appearance that it had absolute compatibility with Rong Xi!

Shan Jun had one.

The Ant King had one.

There was one more whose whereabouts were unknown.

It was likely a case where some lucky person had obtained it but had been nurturing it within their body, never revealing it.

And you know what?

By nurturing it inside the body and never taking it out to use, one could indeed keep it hidden.

After all, there was currently no technology to detect who had a Divine Weapon inside them.

Thus,

All twelve Divine Weapons in the world had appeared.

The remaining work during the Awakening of Insects still revolved around fighting for the Divine Weapons.

It wasn't just Cui Hu and his team in Britain; many foreign Professional teams were also in Great Xia.

They were just looking for an opportunity to kill a Divine Weapon owner and snatch it away.

Of course,

Almost no one targeted Ye Su.

Because it was pointless.

Ye Su's strength was already famous on a global scale.

No one was willing to face him.

He was the only Professional in the existing world who had fought the Ant King without showing any signs of defeat.

The Ant King was currently the benchmark for combat power units worldwide.

A tier of its own.

Therefore, anyone who could face the Ant King was, at the very least, in the tier just below that unique level.

Since the teams of each country were competing for Divine Weapons, slaughter was inevitable, and chaos began to emerge.

At least among the Global Professionals, factions were clearly defined by national borders, and hatred toward Professionals from other countries was constantly deepening during this struggle.

Unity truly was something out of science fiction.

---Time passed bit by bit like this.

Soon, it was the last two days of the Awakening of Insects.

The global situation of fighting for Divine Weapons had now become increasingly intense.

As long as a Divine Weapon owner appeared outside a city, they would inevitably be intercepted and killed.

It was even difficult to tell whether those intercepting you were Professionals from your own country or foreigners.

Just as the situation was about to spiral into an uncontrollable mess,

Suddenly,

The Zerg Swarm began to move!

Territory!

The strengthening of a species requires the support of territory.

As a certain domestic scholar once said:

What is the foundation of a powerful force?

It requires vast strategic depth!

Meaning territory.

If you don't have a vast territory, your species cannot become powerful.

This is reality!

The Sea Race has no supreme experts, yet everyone believes the Sea Race is incredibly strong. Why?

Is it not because the sea regions are vast enough?

Because in those sufficiently vast sea regions, there are countless Sea Yao.

Thus, the Sea Race is considered truly powerful.

Why was the Yao Race criticized?

Back then, the living spaces of the Yao Race overlapped with those of the Human Race and the Zerg Swarm.

Plus, its numbers were insufficient.

So it stood out.

This is a matter of common sense.

The Zerg Swarm couldn't possibly not know this, and the Ant King was an existence born of the timing, almost a natural Protagonist.

The intelligence it gained shouldn't be very low.

In these last two days,

The terrifying Zerg groups began to rush out from Africa, taking advantage of the last few days of the timing to forcibly seize territory!

First was the African savanna region.

Don't be fooled by the Yao Race entrenched there.

If the Ant King really wanted to fight, he wouldn't be polite at all.

Massive Zerg Swarms began to cover the sky and earth. Even though the savanna had the Yao Race's Lion King and many King-level Lifeforms, they still found it difficult to resist.

They could only fight while retreating.

Under this push-and-pull combat, almost half of the savanna was taken by the Zerg Swarm.

At this point, the Ant King stopped his advance.

Yes, he couldn't push the Lion King and the others too hard; otherwise, if the savanna Yao Race fled as a whole and joined other Yao groups, it would gradually force the Yao Race to unite.

Sure enough, great minds think alike.

No one wanted the Yao Race to truly unify.

Under the premise of powerful individual combat strength, division was the root of the Yao Race's downfall.

If the global Yao Race were to unify,

That power would be no joke.

Wasn't Shan Jun's busy scurrying about for exactly this purpose?