Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

[Jade: Hard to say... the time is too short.]

Jiang Jiu dodged a flying insect by sidestepping it. The insect crashed into the void and began to dissipate.

The insects seemed to be observing this "prey" that had brazenly entered their territory.

After the first insect gloriously sacrificed itself, Jiang Jiu was greeted by tens of thousands of insects.

Jiang Jiu took a step back, feeling somewhat disgusted, and used his sword to create a brief vacuum in front of him.

...That's disgusting.

"Aren't these things supposed to be obsessed with reproduction? How come they seem to have some brains now?"

The closer one gets to the Lin Yuan Mirror, the stronger the nauseating corrosive odor permeates the air.

Everywhere you look, there are wriggling, chewing, and reproducing "living organisms".

The Immortal Ship has now been completely transformed into a massive "insect nest" that is self-replicating and mutating.

Jiang Jiu gripped the Lonely Star Sword, and the power of the Void Fate swirling around him became increasingly apparent.

The quantity and quality of the surrounding insect swarms are increasing...

Ordinary true gnats were gradually replaced by some huge, twisted creatures that even had some dragon-like characteristics.

For example, it might have broken, scale-like bone plates on its back, or a deformed skull with the outline of dragon horns vaguely visible, or a tail-like appendage trailing behind it...

[Jie Yuanjun:! ! ! 】

Hu Yuanjun was completely stunned.

Dragon horns? Scales? Dragon... dragon tail?!

What the hell is this thing?!

The dragonborn failed to revert to their ancestral form, but the insects usurped the throne and reverted to dragons?! What happened to the people of the Vidyadhara race?!

[The people of the Vidyadhara clan: ...Dragon horns? Are those the horns that only the Vidyadhara Dragon Lord has? How come those insects have characteristics of the Vidyadhara clan?! What...what happened to our people?!]

[The enlightened people: Who will answer us! What exactly happened in the Lin Yuan Realm of Luofu?!]

[People of Wisdom: What is Nguyen Mai doing with our people in Lin Yuan territory?! What did she mean by saying "Immortality is the best nourishment for life"?!]

[White Dew: General...]

Those Ming clan members who had been suppressing their emotions just moments before could no longer sit still. They stared at the insect with dragon-like features on the screen, their eyes burning with an indescribable, unvented rage.

What does that mean? What does that mean?!

They didn't question him for long.

Because... reality has laid bare everything before their eyes.

In my memory, the clear waters of the ancient sea were polluted, with countless insect eggs floating and hatching within them.

The newly hatched larvae struggle to break out of their eggs and immediately begin to bite and devour each other, or merge into the polluted ancient sea waters and become part of it.

Several dragon eggs with special patterns, which were originally meant to give birth to the offspring of the enlightened dragon, also met their fate of death.

Most of the dragon eggs were now broken open, and what was exposed was not a baby dragon, or even a dragon in the true sense.

Instead, there were... frantically wriggling insects...

The only difference is that those insects have obvious dragon-like features.

Even though the people of the Vidyadhara clan rarely possess dragon-like characteristics anymore, these insects unexpectedly do...

The unhatched dragon eggs were also gently shaking; it was hard to imagine whether there was a dragon or an insect inside.

And in the center of the broken dragon egg, in the center of the Scale Abyss Mirror...

And the culprit behind it all, Nguyen Mai, was kneeling there.

She was covered in something of unknown origin, her long hair plastered messily to her pale cheeks and neck, disgusting and making one want to avoid her at first glance.

Her head was lowered, her expression unreadable, her body leaned slightly forward, and her hands hung limply at her sides.

If it weren't for the faint breathing, I would have thought she was dead.

And in front of her, less than three steps away, lay a... creature.

The creature's head had... a pair of enormous, twisted, and seemingly not yet fully grown... dragon horns?

The dragon horn is deeply embedded in the carapace, closely connected to the insect's body, giving an aura of immortality and reproduction being forcibly intertwined.

The creature sat silently, its countless compound eyes reflecting the kneeling Ruan Mei and the scene of rampant reproduction throughout the Lin Yuan Mirror.

It didn't attack or make any obvious moves; it seemed to be waiting for something.

It is looking at Nguyen Mai.

And Nguyen Mai seems to be responding to it as well.

Hu Yuanjun suddenly stood up, his breathing becoming rapid.

Her fingers tightened involuntarily, her knuckles turning white, as she stared at the worm with dragon horns coiled in the center of the Scale Abyss Mirror on the screen. A strong, almost uncontrollable killing intent surged in her heart.

It's not directed at anyone in the video, it's directed at Nguyen Mai.

"This is the...miracle she spoke of?" Her voice was low, so low that only those nearby could hear it, but the chill in her voice made everyone instinctively shrink back. "Using unhatched dragon offspring of my race to raise something like this...this is the...miracle she spoke of?"

Bai Lu's tail was tightly wrapped around her leg, her eyes were fixed on the worm with dragon horns on the screen, and her fingertips were icy cold.

She wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything.

How terrifying...

How terrifying...

She could even see the shadows of her former tribesmen in those insects—one... two... countless...

Looking at those dragon eggs... those... those dragon eggs that should have hatched into the Vidyadharas, but had become nourishment for insects, turning into monsters that were neither dragons nor insects, her first reaction was fear.

My second reaction was... anger.

[The enlightened people: Nguyen Mai...? A genius from the Genius Club? You tell me, what the hell did you do?]

[The people of the Vidyadhara clan: Those dragon eggs... those dragon eggs that haven't hatched after reincarnation... are the hope of our people. Do you know that the Vidyadharas cannot reproduce? Every one that dies is one less to go?]

[The enlightened people: Are you feeding our hopes to insects? Are you feeding our future to insects?]

[The enlightened people: Nguyen Mai!!!]

[The enlightened people: You fucking deserve to die a horrible death!! Nguyen Mai!! You are *****!]

[The enlightened people: I'll fucking fuck you! Nguyen Mai, are you even human?!]

Comments from the Vidyadharas flooded out from the corner of the screen, one after another, each filled with pent-up anger.

Despair, suppressed for thousands of years, burst forth at this moment.

The worm with dragon horns on the screen, the broken dragon eggs, the woman kneeling in the center of the Scale Abyss Mirror, her body covered in an unknown liquid...

Nguyen Mai, right?

[The enlightened people: Geniuses of the Genius Club? Is this what geniuses do?!]

[The people of the Vidyadhara clan: We, the Vidyadhara clan, have guarded the sacred land of the Immortal Ship for generations!! Now our people are being used as food for insects!! The Immortal Ship won't even utter a word!!]

[The people of Wisdom: Where is our Dragon Lord?! Lord Huyuan, Lord Tianfeng, Lord Yanting, Lord Kungang!! Say something!! Have our people died in vain?!]

It's probably because Chiming was so angry he died...

[Huoyuan-jun: I'm sorry, but this is no small matter for Chiming. Even if the Marshal disagrees, we cannot... let Ruan Mei go.]

[Hua: Xuanquan, this is just an image.]

Hua finally spoke up, but when her comments appeared, the number of comments from the Chiming Clan did not decrease; instead, it increased.

[A member of the public: Video? Okay, video.]

[The enlightened people: Then may I ask the Marshal, has the Immortal Ship in reality cooperated with Ruan Mei? Has Ruan Mei entered the Scale Abyss Mirror in reality? Has Ruan Mei tampered with the Enlightened Dragon Egg in reality?]

[The enlightened people: Marshal, we only want one answer. Yes or no?]

Hua was silent for two seconds.

Before Xianzhou could respond directly, Huahuo posted a few comments with a smile.

[Fireworks: Oh dear~ Why isn't the Marshal of the Immortal Ship saying anything? Is he having trouble coming up with a story, or is he just too embarrassed to admit it?]

[Fireworks: Tsk tsk tsk, the Ming Clan is so pathetic, they've been sold out and they're still counting the money for them. Your marshal isn't saying anything, your general isn't saying anything, and even the official account of the Immortal Ship isn't saying anything... What, do you think the Ming Clan is easy to bully?]

[Fireworks: Or are you just "consumables" for the Immortal Ship? Used when needed, and thrown to Ruan Mei to feed the bugs when not?]

[Hanabi: Oops, was I too blunt? I'm so sorry.]

Silver Wolf blinked as he looked at the comments on Hanabi's screen.

"Has Hanabi gone mad? Why is she stirring things up at a time like this? Is Aha even with her? Why is she acting so recklessly?"

Kafka's eyes held a faint smile: "If it weren't for Pleasure protecting her, Hanabi would have kept quiet as soon as she was allowed to speak."

Silver Wolf remained silent for two seconds.

"alright."

[Silver Wolf: Fireworks, don't add fuel to the fire at a time like this.]

[Fireworks: Adding fuel to the fire? I'm just stating the facts~ Look, the Marshal of the Immortal Ship is silent, the General of the Immortal Ship is silent, and the official account of the Immortal Ship is silent. Isn't that because they have a guilty conscience?]

[Fireworks: Or are they having a meeting to discuss how to fabricate this? Oh dear, they'd better hurry up and fabricate it, or the Wisdom Clan will rebel!]

[Topa: Hanabi, shut up.]

[Fireworks: No way! Such great fun, how can I not say a few words? It would be a disservice to Aha!]

The fireworks are just waiting to be revealed to everyone.

"I'm trying to make fun for the God of Fun."

Seeing that the atmosphere between Chiming and Xianzhou was getting increasingly tense, Luofu, through General Shence, took the initiative to speak up.

[Jing Yuan: Marshal, Xuan Quan, Luo Fu... also bears responsibility for this matter.]

【magnificent:......】

[Jingyuan: The Lin Yuan Mirror is in Luofu. Ruan Mei was able to enter the Lin Yuan Mirror; Luofu couldn't possibly be unaware of this. If the Chiming Clan wants to hold them accountable, Luofu will be culpable.]