Kiana's gaze suddenly became sharp as she kicked the Insect King, moving at a speed that made it impossible for the opponent to dodge.
Thud—!
With a dull thud, the Insect King's chest caved in as he was pinned firmly under Kiana's foot.
Green blood sprayed from his mouth, but before it could even touch Kiana, it was Vaporized into gas by the Divine Breath.
"Scum, let This Young Miss turn you completely into dust!"
Clenching her right fist and condensing a high concentration of silver Divine Breath, she smashed her fist ruthlessly toward the Insect King's head.
The Insect King suddenly broke into a bizarre grin, and then his entire body merged into the ground—into the Divine Tree.
But Kiana's fist did not stop; it continued to smash downward. The scorching silver-white fist wind pierced through the entire Divine Tree all the way to its roots.
Because of this strike, the dense life aura of the Divine Tree began to wither.
"Too late, Hahaha!!!"
The Insect King's voice echoed within the Divine Tree, and then all the remaining life essence of the tree surged into the divine remains.
The divine remains trembled slightly as the aura belonging to 「The Propagation」 suddenly skyrocketed, instantly surpassing the level of an Emanator.
The divine remains began to change, turning into a black sphere before transforming again into an existence with Livelier's upper body and a black Insectoid lower body.
'Livelier' opened her eyes, looking at her now-perfect body with a crazed expression.
"Hahahaha! I am 「The Propagation」! I have recast the glory of 「The Propagation」!"
Livelier—no, it should be the Insect King who had taken control of the body—laughed crazily with a frenzied expression.
Half-step Aeon... Kiana's eyes darkened slightly.
In the sky outside, a massive swarm of Locust-like Insectoids flew in from space.
"You've come at just the right time. Temporarily turn into my nutrients, and after I become a god, I will propagate you once more."
"Don't even think about doing that~♪"
Elysia raised her hand and shot a pink arrow, using a crystal barrier to seal off the outside.
"Ellie, let's go clear out the bugs outside. This stage should be left to Kiana."
"Okay~♪"
Eden transformed into a whale, carrying Elysia as they flew outside.
The other Flame-Chasers, except for Kevin, also left one after another, leaving the battlefield to Kiana, who seemed as steady as an old dog.
Bianca and the Queen followed the Flame-Chasers outside as well.
Although the Queen was very reluctant to admit it, this situation was not something she could handle.
"Humans who obstruct my great cause of achieving 「The Propagation」 already have a Path to their own death!"
The Insect King's eyes gleamed with malice, and the insect body below let out a raspy chirp.
"But it doesn't matter. With this body alone, it's enough to crush you ants to death."
"Acting that arrogant?"
Kiana turned into a silver stream of light and appeared behind the Insect King, placing her hand on his fair shoulder and speaking airily.
"..."
The Insect King's originally arrogant expression stiffened slightly.
His face gradually turned dark, and then a massive amount of Path energy radiated outward.
The powerful energy shockwave sent Elysia and the others, who were fighting outside, flying.
Fortunately, before they were blown away, the Emanators used their own power to protect everyone.
Meanwhile, the Xianzhou fleet advancing outside also fell into paralysis due to this energy.
The two powers of 「The Propagation」 and 「Abundance」 combined, causing the Insect King's body to expand exponentially, eventually growing to the size of a planet.
A sharp insect chirp echoed through Gresiavia and even multiple neighboring star systems.
A pseudo-Aeon of 「The Propagation」 was born!
'little system, is that Insectoid girl's consciousness still there?'
Kiana looked up at this colossal body and silently asked in her mind.
[It still exists]
Kiana nodded slightly, quickly approaching the insect body. She placed her hand on it and sent a heroic spirit contract to Livelier's consciousness.
After a moment, there was no response.
[Consciousness is in a deep sleep and cannot respond to the signing of the contract]
[Zzt—zzt—]
[Detected that the Valhalla is being invaded by powerful energy, attempting to modify the Valhalla's abilities]
"???"
Kiana's eyes widened.
With the system here, who dares to invade me so brazenly? They must be tired of living!
[Detecting—]
[Detection complete. Confirmed invader—Aeon of 「Equilibrium」: HooH]
[Initiating Protective Measure A—]
Thud—!!! Hey! Man! Hahaha, what can I say!
Suddenly, with a muffled sound, the entire galaxy trembled slightly.
[The Aeon of 「Equilibrium」 has been temporarily silenced. Protective Measure A is in effect]
"..."
After a long silence, Kiana gave the system a thumbs-up.
"Holy crap..."
This single exclamation expressed the shock in Kiana's heart.
Being able to handle an Aeon just like that—as expected of the system.
After her shock passed, Kiana looked at the Insect King again.
At this time, Kevin, with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, walked over.
"Kiana, she..."
"Her consciousness is still there. She can be saved."
Saying this, Kiana gave Kevin a somewhat mischievous look.
"Don't tell me you have feelings for her? If Ancestor Mei found out..."
"You're overthinking it..."
Kevin shook his head with a dark expression.
"What a block of ice..."
Kiana curled her lip.
[Group Owner Na: @Kevin, don't be like him in the future]
[Kevin: To be honest, I want to give him a beating, but it seems I can't win against him yet]
[Group Owner Na: When we have time, let's swap bodies. With my body, beating up Kevin is not a dream!]
[Kevin: Adoptive Mother, it's a deal!]
[Group Owner Na: Piece of cake (smug.jpg)]
Looking at the massive body, Kiana suddenly leaped up, leaving only one sentence for Kevin.
"Ancestor, you head to the spectator seats first. Leave this False God to This Young Miss~"
"..."
Kevin's gaze narrowed slightly. After watching the Insect King for a moment, he leaped up and left the core area of the battle.
Except for Kiana, everyone retreated for the time being to a distance where they wouldn't be affected, watching this 'God War'.
Kiana flew in front of the Insect King's head, put away her smile, and looked at the opponent indifferently.
The Insect King's massive mouth opened, and a dark purple energy sphere the size of an asteroid condensed within.
"Hah!"
Kiana's aura surged, and the silver-white flames turned into a vortex, forming a white pillar of light in the universe.
The galaxy aura that Kiana had originally scattered throughout the star system began to rapidly contract, eventually merging into Kiana's body.
Her long silver hair drifted gently, and her silver eyes looked calmly at the energy cannon in the Insect King's mouth that surpassed the Emanator level.
Leaning forward slightly, her figure instantly appeared in front of the Insect King's head, leaving only an afterimage where she had originally stood.
That attack, which could easily destroy a star system, was directly pierced through by Kiana, the energy turning into masterless Imaginary Energy and dissipating into the cosmos.
"Your attack is over. Now it's my turn."
"???"
The Insect King's big head was filled with big confusion.
Insect King: Do you even hear yourself? My attack is over?
That was clearly you forcibly interrupting my skill!
The compound eyes of the Insect King's lower body flashed with red light in anger, and dark purple explosions suddenly erupted around Kiana's body.
But Kiana had already automatically dodged the attack as soon as the explosions began.
The aftershocks of the Insect King's explosive attacks easily destroyed several nearby planets.
Just as the Insect King was looking for Kiana's figure, he suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from his body.
Bang, bang, bang—
Countless silver fist winds pierced through his belly, causing him immense agony.
But it was not yet fatal.
Kiana frowned slightly, then slowly raised her palm and aimed it at the Insect King.
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