476: Knocked down with one sword

Having dealt with the ancient tree he had been longing for, Qin Shi Lei stood up and flew back towards the Space Rift.

After eliminating all the beetles in the valley, he thoroughly sealed off the cave of the Space Rift.

This way, if no high-level insects came, they shouldn't sense the presence of a Space Rift here, and thus wouldn't cause trouble on Blue Star.

Over the next five days, Qin Shi Lei visited a total of seven Space Rifts within the Great Xia territory.

He thoroughly cleared out the areas on the other side of the Space Rifts.

Currently, there were still two Space Rifts within the Great Xia territory that Qin Shi Lei had not visited.

One was the Space Rift near Changzhou City.

He had previously released the Ice Frost Venerable inside to block a Earthworm Emperor.

If two Platinum Peak insects happened to be guarding the Space Rift, and Xiao Chengfei failed to release Qin Shi Lei from the Mountain and Rivers Map in time, he would be killed by the Earthworm Emperor, which would be a tragedy.

Although this probability was very small, it was not impossible.

The other Space Rift was the one in Lingquan City, which led to the incredibly eerie Abyss World.

Qin Shi Lei had no plans to visit it for now.

Now, less than an hour remained until the one-year deadline mentioned by the system.

Qin Shi Lei was stationed in Changzhou City, Kong Qingshu went to Beian City, Zhang Xiaoli remained in Hope City, and An Qian went to Litian City.

As time passed, the survivors on Blue Star grew increasingly nervous.

Most people could only quietly await the judgment of fate.

Once Platinum powerhouses appeared near a Space Rift, only merciless slaughter awaited them.

Changzhou City Lord's Mansion.

Qin Shi Lei took out the Mountain and Rivers Map and infused it with vital energy, and a three-dimensional map of a fifty-thousand-kilometer radius immediately appeared before his eyes.

As the last second of the system's countdown passed, more than a dozen red markers suddenly appeared on the map.

They represented over a dozen Platinum Aliens within a fifty-thousand-kilometer radius who had arrived on Blue Star through Space Rifts at that moment.

Two red dots also appeared within the Great Xia territory, both not far from Changzhou City.

Qin Shi Lei put away the Mountain and Rivers Map and swiftly flew in that direction.

At the Space Rift exit.

The Ice Frost Venerable and the Earthworm Emperor stood side by side, one on the left and one on the right.

"That hateful human must have hidden back in this world."

"This time, we must find him and cut him into a thousand pieces."

"We must also work together to conquer this world and offer it to Lord Emperor Venerable."

"Hmm, by then, Lord Emperor Venerable will surely reward us handsomely, and perhaps even help us break through our realm."

While the two Earthworm Emperors were imagining their future, various insects continuously emerged from the Space Rift behind them, awaiting their emperor to lead them in invading this delicious world.

Suddenly, a black dot rapidly flew towards them from a distance.

The expressions of the Ice Frost Venerable and the Earthworm Emperor immediately changed drastically.

The Ice Frost Venerable even turned around and flew back towards the Space Rift.

"Since you've come, why the rush to leave?"

Qin Shi Lei instantly blocked the Space Rift, looking at the Ice Frost Venerable with a slight smile.

"It's actually you?"

The Ice Frost Venerable looked at Qin Shi Lei in surprise, "Impossible, how could you have advanced to the Diamond Realm so quickly?"

The Earthworm Emperor also looked at Qin Shi Lei in disbelief, "Is he really that human I almost ate back then? He was clearly only Golden Four-Star then, how could he suddenly become a Diamond master?"

Qin Shi Lei smiled faintly, "I didn't expect you two to not fight to a mutual defeat; now you've come hand in hand, presumably to seek revenge on Qin?"

The expressions of the Ice Frost Venerable and the Earthworm Emperor immediately turned very ugly.

Although they couldn't discern Qin Shi Lei's cultivation, they knew he was at least Diamond Realm or above.

This human, when he was only Golden Four-Star, had already caused them so much trouble.

Now that he was a Diamond master, even if they were arrogant, they didn't think they could escape this calamity.

The Ice Frost Venerable's mind raced, and the fear on his face suddenly completely vanished. He said calmly, "We are not here to seek revenge this time.

We have come by Emperor Venerable's command to persuade you to surrender!

Human, though your strength is great, in the eyes of Emperor Venerable, you are merely an ant that can be crushed at will.

As long as you are willing to submit, when Emperor Venerable descends in the future, he can grant you to be the ruler of this world, to manage this world on behalf of Emperor Venerable."

"Haha!"

Qin Shi Lei laughed loudly, "It's truly difficult for you, this stinky bug, to come up with such an excuse.

We can talk about your so-called Emperor Venerable later; for now, just lie down obediently."

With that, he flashed and charged towards the Ice Frost Venerable.

Countless ice cones rapidly blasted towards Qin Shi Lei.

At the same time, the Ice Frost Venerable furiously flapped his wings, fleeing rapidly into the distance.

Qin Shi Lei waved his hand, and all the ice cones in front of him were shattered.

A cold light flashed, and a sword mark, deep enough to expose bone, appeared on the Ice Frost Venerable's back.

Blood gushed out, and one of his wings was almost severed.

Qin Shi Lei lightly flicked his wrist and, using the back of his blade, struck the Ice Frost Venerable three more times.

The once immensely powerful Ice Frost Venerable fell straight to the ground like a dead dog.

Qin Shi Lei flashed and caught up, grabbing him with his left hand and throwing him into the Mountain and Rivers Map.

He turned his head and saw that the Earthworm Emperor had taken the opportunity to fly near the Space Rift.

In just one second, it would be able to step into the Space Rift and return to the safe Insect World.

A trace of joy flashed in the Earthworm Emperor's eyes, but this trace of joy instantly turned into infinite terror.

A transparent energy sword, like a flash of light, struck him.

Boom!

Purple blood sprayed out.

The Earthworm Emperor's corpulent body flew backward as if frozen.

Then, several more sword qi flashed, and sword marks appeared on the Earthworm Emperor's body.

In less than a second, the Platinum Peak Earthworm Emperor was also struck into a dying state by the phantom.

Qin Shi Lei flashed to the Earthworm Emperor's side, reached out, and also threw him into the Mountain and Rivers Map.

The strength of these two insects was quite good; they could be given as rewards to meritorious subordinates to enhance their strength, so Qin Shi Lei did not kill them with one sword.

The phantom was chasing and killing the insects that had followed the two Earthworm Emperors out below, while Qin Shi Lei took out the Mountain and Rivers Map and once again infused it with vital energy.

The more than a dozen red dots that had just appeared were now three fewer.

This proved that his subordinates had already killed three of the invading Alien powerhouses.

There was also no movement from the Telepathic Talisman, indicating that the situation was still under control.

Since that was the case, Qin Shi Lei didn't need to rush to provide support.

He thought for a moment, then turned and flew towards Litian City.

When he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion in Litian City, An Qian and Xia Yunyan were chatting idly.

"Shi Lei, why are you here?" An Qian asked with some confusion.

"The Ice Frost Venerable and that Earthworm Emperor have been captured by me. I was a little worried about your side, so I came over."

As Qin Shi Lei spoke, he took out the Mountain and Rivers Map and once again infused it with vital energy.

The map of Lingquan City that appeared showed more than a dozen red dots and a dense cluster of green dots.