Novel Full Chapter 424: The Prison of Ten Thousand Insects
Aiden looked down from above. His sharp gaze instantly pierced through the thick layers of mist.
Behind the insect tide, deep in the dark swamp, he saw several massive fleshy nests standing like mountains.
They were the Swarm’s hatchery queens.
Their huge, bloated bodies kept wriggling. Every second, thousands upon thousands of insect eggs were pushed out. The moment they hit the ground, they turned into fierce warriors.
"So that’s it."
A look of understanding flashed in Aiden’s eyes.
"As long as these hatchery queens are still alive, the insects here will never run out."
If he forced his way straight through, he would only waste what little soul Strength he had left.
"In that case..."
A cold killing intent rose at the corner of Aiden’s mouth.
He no longer pushed forward by force. Instead, he changed direction and turned into a silver bolt of lightning, racing around the side of the insect tide.
His target was clear.
Those wriggling hatchery nests!
"To cut the weeds, you have to pull out the roots."
...
Whoosh!
Aiden turned into a blur, forcing his way through the thick poison mist and the endless swarm of insects.
The first defense line—broken!
The second defense line—shattered!
Any member of the Swarm that tried to stop him was torn apart in an instant by violent thunder.
But when he reached the third defense line, the air around him suddenly became as thick as mercury. A dark green fog rolled in from every direction, covering the sky and ground.
"Hiss—!"
A giant scorpion-like insect general, more than thirty meters long, slowly crawled out of the mud. Its eerie green compound eyes locked onto Aiden.
This was a level 80 Swarm Venerable guard. The area for miles around was covered by its "Poison Mist Domain."
"Human, this place will be your grave!"
The scorpion insect general roared. Its Poison Mist Domain instantly tightened, turning into countless dark green toxic storms. Even the void was being corroded, making sharp hissing sounds.
"You think you’re worthy of stopping me?"
Aiden did not slow down at all. His eyes were cold.
[Ding! Domain-type hostile skill detected. 10,000x Critical Hit · Thunder Annihilation Strike activated!]
Boom!
A hundred-meter-long spear made of pure golden thunder instantly formed in Aiden’s hand.
Law runes flowed wildly across the thunder spear, giving off a terrifying power like divine punishment.
"Go."
Aiden waved one hand.
Rumble!
The golden thunder spear turned into a blazing beam of light that tore through the darkness. In an instant, it pierced straight through the poison mist domain that filled the sky.
"No—!"
The scorpion insect general let out a desperate scream. Its proud, hardened shell was as thin as paper before the thunder spear.
Boom!
The thunder spear passed through its body. The violent Thunder Law exploded inside it, blasting the massive level 80 creature into a cloud of black ash.
One strike.
Instant kill.
Aiden did not even spare it another glance. He sped up again.
Just then, something trembled deep in his mind.
A very faint, broken soul wave passed through the void and entered his senses.
It was a secret distress signal unique to the Crimson Mosquito Clan!
"Irene..."
A sharp light flashed in Aiden’s eyes. He instantly locked onto the direction of the signal.
His body moved like lightning. He tore through layer after layer of mist and flew over the muddy swamp.
At the end of his sight stood a huge dark-red rocky mountain.
The whole mountain looked like a giant, slowly beating heart. Its surface was covered with the Swarm’s sticky mucus and thick fleshy tubes.
This was the forbidden land of the Swarm—
The Prison of Ten Thousand Insects!
Buzz.
Around the rocky mountain, rings of visible space ripples kept spreading outward, giving off a terrifying Law aura.
It was a Space Law seal personally set by the High-Tier Demon God Pellira.
"A space seal?"
Aiden gave a cold snort and slowly clenched his fist.
[Ding! Space Law seal detected. 10,000x Critical Hit · Space-Rending Fist activated!]
Aiden threw a punch.
Crack—Boom!
The space in front of him shattered like a mirror. Black cracks spread out in an instant, like a giant spiderweb.
The space seal set by a High-Tier Demon God exploded under the power of the 10,000x Critical Hit. It was as fragile as glass.
Aiden stepped forward and entered the rocky mountain.
Dark.
Damp.
Rotten.
The inside of the Prison of Ten Thousand Insects was a twisted maze. Bloodstains covered the walls, and cruel torture tools could be seen everywhere.
"Ah... kill me... please, just kill me..."
Weak, painful cries echoed from deep inside the passage.
Aiden looked at the prison cells on both sides, and his pupils tightened slightly.
Irene was not the only one locked up here. Dozens of powerful beings from other races were also imprisoned.
There was an Abyss Dragon Clan member whose wings had been broken by force.
There was a Dark Goblin whose body had been half replaced with machinery, barely clinging to life.
There was even a human Reclasser wearing broken armor from the Great Shaw Empire.
On each of their chests, a fist-sized "parasite seed" glowed with green light.
The seeds beat like hearts, constantly draining their life force and Force of Laws, turning them into nutrients for the Swarm’s breeding.
Aiden took a deep breath and forced down the killing intent in his heart. Following the faint signal, he rushed straight toward the deepest part of the prison.
At last, he stopped in front of a dark cell wrapped in countless purple spiderwebs.
In the center of the cell, a small figure was hanging in the air.
It was Irene.
Her beautiful face was completely pale. Her crimson wings had lost their shine, and her breath was so weak it was like a candle flickering in the wind.
"Irene."
Aiden held two fingers together like a blade. A space blade flashed out and cut through all the spider silk at once.
He caught her firmly in his arms.
But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, his expression suddenly changed.
Under Irene’s almost transparent skin, a strange golden light was writhing wildly near her heart.
He could faintly see a bizarre golden larva with nine faces biting tightly into the source of her soul.
It was Pellira’s innate divine power—
The Life-Soul Worm!
"Heh heh heh... Human, you really did find this place."
From inside the golden larva came Pellira’s cruel, pleased laugh.
"This worm has already fused with her soul."
"The moment she takes even half a step out of this insect domain, the Life-Soul Worm will devour her soul completely!"
"Save her, or let her die. Choose."
An illusion of Pellira’s face appeared over Irene’s heart. It was made of countless insect faces stacked together, letting out a sharp, ugly laugh.
Irene struggled to open her eyes. Her crimson eyes were filled with despair, and her voice was hoarse.
"Master... kill me... don’t worry about me..."
"Before me, you have no choice."
Pellira’s voice was cold and cruel, filled with arrogant contempt.
"Choice?"
The corner of Aiden’s mouth lifted slightly. A cold, mocking light flashed in his eyes.
"I don’t do multiple-choice questions."
"I take everything."
He reached out and grabbed at the air with his right hand.
A mysterious glow slowly appeared in Aiden’s palm, shining with nine-colored light.
It was a strand of the "Source of Creation" he had forcefully stripped from the Transmutation Altar earlier, when he interrupted the refining process.
Rumble!
The golden thunder spear turned into an eternal beam of light, tearing through the darkness. In an instant, it pierced through the poison mist that filled the sky.
"No—!"
The scorpion insect general let out a desperate scream. The hard shell it was so proud of was as thin as paper before the thunder spear.
Bang!
The thunder spear went straight through its body. The violent Thunder Law exploded inside it, blasting the huge level 80 monster into a cloud of black ash.
One strike.
Instant kill!
Aiden did not even look at it again. He sped up once more.
Just then, something trembled deep in his mind.
A faint, broken soul wave passed through the void and entered his senses.
It was a secret distress signal unique to the Crimson Mosquito Clan!
"Irene..."
A sharp light flashed in Aiden’s eyes. He instantly locked onto the direction of the signal.
His body moved like lightning. He tore through layers of thick mist and flew over the muddy swamp.
At the end of his sight stood a massive dark-red rocky mountain.
The whole mountain looked like a giant, slowly writhing heart. Its surface was covered with the Swarm’s sticky mucus and thick fleshy tubes.
This was the forbidden land of the Swarm—
The Prison of Ten Thousand Insects!
Buzz.
Around the rocky mountain, rings of visible space ripples kept spreading outward, giving off a terrifying Law aura.
It was a Space Law seal personally placed by the High-Tier Demon God Pellira.
"Is it a space seal?"
[Ding! Source of Creation detected. 10,000x Critical Hit System activated!]
[Critical hit successful! Obtained: Supreme Divine Light of Creation!]
Boom!
The weak nine-colored glow suddenly grew ten thousand times stronger. It turned into a holy sun that seemed bright enough to light up the heavens.
In that instant, the dark, deathly aura inside the Prison of Ten Thousand Insects was completely swept away.
"This... this is the source power of the Transmutation Altar?! How is it in your hands?!"
Pellira’s soul clone screamed in fear.
"Separate."
Aiden’s face was calm as he pressed one hand against Irene’s heart.
The Supreme Divine Light of Creation poured into Irene’s body like flowing silver.
"Ah—!"
Irene let out a sharp scream. Her whole body shook violently, and the secret Swarm marks on her skin shattered one by one.
The divine light turned into countless golden threads. Like the most precise surgical blades, they forcibly cut the connection between the Life-Soul Worm and Irene’s soul.
"Damn human! How dare you destroy my clone!"
The Life-Soul Worm struggled wildly inside the divine light. Its nine faces twisted and changed shape as it let out a piercing soul roar.
Aiden’s eyes were cold. Veins bulged on his forehead as he endured the terrible pain of the soul backlash.
"Get out..."
"Now!"
Boom!
Aiden pulled hard.
A strange, fat black worm with nine faces was ripped out of Irene’s heart by force.
"Die."
Aiden’s fingers clenched hard.
[10,000x Critical Hit · Thunder Divine Fire!]
Boom!
Golden thunder and Golden Sunfire erupted in his palm at the same time.
Under the power of the 10,000x critical hit, the soul clone of the High-Tier Demon God did not even have time to scream. It was instantly burned into a wisp of empty smoke.
"Ah!"
Irene’s soft body went limp, and she fell into Aiden’s arms, gasping for breath.
Her face was still pale, but her once-dim crimson wings were now glowing with life again.
"Master... you really did it..."
Irene looked up at him. Her beautiful eyes were filled with shock and almost fanatical worship.
That was the innate divine power of a High-Tier Demon God, yet he had broken it by force!
"How do you feel?"
Aiden handed her a top-grade recovery pill.
Irene swallowed it in one bite. A bit of color returned to her pale face as she spoke quickly.
"Master, hurry! Pellira is at his weakest right now!"
"Explain."
Aiden’s eyes narrowed.
"The Transmutation Altar is still inside the main nest at the core of the insect domain. Pellira’s true body is sitting there, using all his power to complete the final refining!"
"But you interrupted the ritual just now, and that caused a terrifying backlash from the Laws!"
"His soul has cracked, and the damage cannot be repaired. He has less than one percent of his strength left!"
Irene spoke very fast, and the fire of revenge burned in her eyes.
"A cracked soul, huh..."
Aiden gave a cold smile, his killing intent rising like a storm.
"Then it seems even heaven wants him dead."
"Roar—!"
Just then, a deafening roar came from deep inside the prison.