Published: March 2, 2025
Fang Yuqiong stood outside the Barrier, staring intently at the gigantic barrier ahead, her face expressionless as she pondered her thoughts.
The other two sea king clan members remained silent as well—they understood what Wen Yu was doing inside, but without his emergence, they dared not leave casually.
The Sea King had exchanged his life for Wen Yu's promise of 'not pursuing or discriminating,' which was somewhat cruel to the sea king clan. However, without Wen Yu, the towering figure, the sea king clan could still manage to get by.
In this situation, any slight possibility of offending Wen Yu would certainly make these “sea kings” extremely cautious.
Until the dark barrier burst with a "pop," transforming into a stream of black energy, Wen Yu and Faceless slowly appeared before them.
…
Fang Yuqiong keenly sensed that the current Wen Yu was somewhat different from before, but upon closer examination, she could not find the reason for his change; he simply stood in place, waiting for Wen Yu to step closer.
When Wen Yu reached the side of the group, he first patted Fang Yuqiong's shoulder and then turned to look at the other two sea king clan members.
“The Sea King has already mentioned your matters to me. For the specifics, you can send someone to discuss with Fran. However, I find the price the Sea King offered quite satisfactory.”
Wen Yu had no intention of holding anyone accountable, and indeed, the Sea King had been wise; after using self-detonation, Wen Yu was genuinely uninterested in causing trouble for the sea king clan.
The two sea king clan members nodded in agreement.
Afterward, Faceless deactivated the perfect replication, and Wen Yu retracted him into the soul realm space before leaving with Fang Yuqiong.
…
Crossing the deep sea, they reached the surface, and then the two broke through the water.
The air on Earth was fresher compared to the Layered Battlefield, lacking the stench of demonic energy—strictly speaking, Wen Yu had not returned to Earth since the opening of the Layered Battlefield; he had first dived deep into the sea to address issues regarding the celestial gods and Earth's will, and then hurriedly headed toward the ancestral land of the sea king clan.
He had no time to admire Mother Earth's majestic form...
The warm sunlight poured down, and for a moment, Wen Yu felt an unusually beautiful mood... Of course, the joy of obtaining Ibira was the main contributor to this feeling.
“Where to next?”
This question came from Wen Yu—after settling matters with the celestial gods and Earth's will, there was nothing else to attend to, except for needing to dispatch a clone near the Treasure Land exit since Tang Haofei was in the Heavenly Palace Treasure Land.
Fang Yuqiong took out her communicator and communicated with someone for a while before bringing the latest information back to Wen Yu.
“You can go to Beijing... Grandpa Fran is currently handling follow-up affairs there. Additionally, Li Quan'an is also in Beijing... The efforts to combat the remnants of the celestial gods have been progressing smoothly, with Li Quan'an bringing most of the celestial god's forces to surrender. By the way, sir, there’s also something regarding the insectoid race.”
“Qin Tian and Caius have taken action and killed Insect King Skyry. Now, the insectoid race is in chaos. Grandpa Fran would like to request your spirit pet's assistance to minimize the losses.”
The insectoid race and the oceanic tribe were the core forces heavily relied upon by Earth's will.
The sea king was straightforward—he efficiently resolved the potential extermination crisis faced by his clan. However, the situation with the insectoid race was much more complex.
The insectoid race itself was a mix of numerous clans, including flies, mosquitoes, and various other chaotic creatures. Insect King Skyry was merely the strongest among them, but that strength was relative.
He lacked the overwhelming power of Wen Yu and was not like the Sea King, who could control all the insectoid race's tribal will entities. With the Insect King's death, the internal division regarding loyalty to Earth's will had greatly increased.