Chapter 660 - Reward (2/2)

The space within the maelstrom was distorted.

“Hu.”

After entering, he proceeded without any wasted time to the new Eden.

As he moved further inwards, everything in front of Xue Ying turned illusory. As he appeared in mid-air, he noticed that everything in front of him was marked by endless rain. The rainwater here was black in color, and it seemed to fall without pause nor end.

‘The Black Rain Eden…’ Xue Ying flipped his hand, bringing out his Three Devil Command Token. At the same time he grabbed it, he employed its ability to get a sense of the location it was pointing towards.

‘Over there.’

Xue Ying immediately understood that the Eroding Bone Palace was to his left.

But…

He was in no rush to get there! Having arrived at the Black Rain Eden, he would naturally first visit Monarch Hex Cricket who was stationed here permanently.

“Sou, sou, sou!”

Teleporting through the Mirage world allowed him to cover long distances in a short time. Even though he wasn’t deliberately rushing, he still managed to include a few hundred billion kilometers within a breath’s worth of time. He arrived by a black lake, where he found a dark-green middle-aged man wearing luxurious robes seated on top of a stone which jutted out of the lake. This man had two soft antennae on his head, and his eyes glowed green.

A pillar of dim green light covered a region of more than a trillion kilometers with him as the center. The pillar shot up into the sky, piercing through the blue dome of the heavens.

This person was precisely Monarch Hex Cricket, and he was tasked to remain stationed here, guarding the place all by himself. He was the sort of existence that left the Ancestor Mother Religion feeling helpless! After all, while he was indeed lacking in terms of frontal combat power when compared with someone like the Ancient Demon, the laws of profound mysteries used by Monarch Hex Cricket were at an extremely high level. His specialized in two Daos, both geared towards survivability, and he had already cultivated both to an extremely high degree; he lacked a single, final step before he could reach the ruler realm.

Most Paragons would be considered capable even if they specialized in a single survival Dao.

But Monarch Hex Cricket specialized in two different types! Since he was able to utilize them in concert, even rulers found themselves unable to deal with him. In fact, his survival capabilities were much stronger even than those of most Rulers! Even the Ancestor Mother Religion, with their clan protection treasures, could not deal with him; the two Daos Monarch Hex Cricket cultivated were heaven-shattering. One of them was called ‘Undying’, and the other one ‘Life’. As a result of his cultivation, he was virtually unkillable under normal circumstances. Furthermore, according to the intelligence reports, the Ancestor Mother Religion had once paid a colossal price to kill him, and had seemingly succeeded—his soul had dispersed without leaving a single strand of his existence behind.

However, before they realized it, Monarch Hex Cricket had revived and was already back within the Black Rain Eden.

While someone like Water Devil King could at least be trapped by the Primal Master…

Monarch Hex Cricket… was someone whom even the Primal Master might not be able to imprison. Besides, with how kind and benevolent he was and how good of a temper he had, none of the rulers had ever even thought of moving against him. Even the Temporal Island Lord, who was known for his cunningness and selfishness, had never acted against him.

He was ranked behind Monarch Green and the Heavenly Emperor of Great Destruction, but that was only because his offensive power was weaker than theirs.

“Hua.” Monarch Hex Cricket opened his eyes, putting on a cheerful expression as he looked at Xue Ying. “Monarch Dong Bo.”

His smile was filled with endless life. Despite being seated here, within this despondent Black Rain Eden, he was so full of life energy that he could even influence the surrounding region of a trillion kilometers.

“Monarch Hex Cricket.” Xue Ying descended to stand atop of the Black Rain Lake.

“I heard you’ve killed another protector from the Ancestor Mother Religion. That makes two dead, one after the other,” Monarch Hex Cricket exclaimed in admiration.

“It was just luck. I’ve only broken through recently, so nobody knew in the entire cosmos was aware of my true combat power. They also underestimated me, giving me the chance to succeed with a single move.” Xue Ying laughed. “It would be much more difficult to kill another protector from now on.”

The Ancestor Mother Religion now had a deeper understanding of Xue Ying, and would naturally raise their vigilance in his presence. They would not give him another chance.

“It’s precisely because you opened a Dao within a million years—and the Dao of Mirage no less—that made them lose their heads and allowed you to succeed,” Monarch Hex Cricket replied. “Not everybody can hope to accomplish such feats within a million years.

“By now, it’s not just the rulers, but most of the apex paragons already know about your achievement.” Monarch Hex Cricket chuckled. “The Ancestor Mother Religion is no secret amongst apex Paragons. Your killing two protectors actually managed to attract the astonishment of many old friends of mine. Even Great Destruction, with that cold temper of his, took the initiative to ask me about you as if he couldn’t quite believe it. As of now, most of those old friends of mine are talking about you.”