Chapter 25: The Mighty Ant King

Waking up from a deep slumber, Jiang Ping suddenly sensed that something had changed in the Original World before he even had a chance to wash up.

Opening Genesis, Jiang Ping was a bit taken aback.

“The Ant Queen Belsha, who dominated the world for a million years, is dead? And it wasn’t just due to old age; she was actually killed by her own son, the Ant King!”

The account of the Ant King’s birth recorded in Genesis was unprecedented. Even the world’s first and mightiest being, the Divine Tree Rahil, never rated him like this.

Forgetting about breakfast, Jiang Ping felt compelled to learn more about the Original World. Was the newly born Ant King really that ferocious?

The Ant Queen truly gave him a great surprise.

At this moment, chaos erupted across the Original World. There were cries of despair from every continent as the Ant King summoned the devouring ants from all corners to pay homage to him, the born king.

“He is an ultra warrior personally birthed by the Ancestor! But this is just too overwhelming! It’s practically beyond comprehension!”

An Ant Queen who came to pay homage trembled in fear.

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, the Ant King Beou had already severed the head of the chattering Ant Queen.

With a sudden flick of his right hand, blood from the Ant Queen splattered, sending other warriors into a quivering panic.

“Who gave you permission to speak? Who allowed you to judge this king?”

Billions of devouring ants dropped to their knees, shouting, “Your Majesty!”

“Your Majesty!”

With savage gazes, they looked up at their god-like king, the Ant King easily dominating the entire ant race with his sheer strength.

Such a massive movement by the devouring ants naturally did not go unnoticed by humanity. In ancient records, their ancestors specifically highlighted the danger posed by devouring ants.

They are the enemies of all races and pests of the world; even the collapse of the ancient era resulted from the great war against them.

The strong human figures thought it was yet another formidable Ant Queen’s birth, but who would have guessed it was such a terrifying Ant King that appeared!

According to reports before the Wind Spirit Dragon’s demise, the billions of ants bowed before the central Ant King. His brilliance was so intense that the Wind Spirit Dragon, flying at ten thousand meters, couldn’t look directly at him.

In the moment of gazing upon the Ant King, the Wind Spirit Dragon had already fallen! Before dying, he used the highest alchemical communicator to relay information.

“Heaven has forsaken us!”

A white-haired king declared in despair.

However, humanity and the myriad races would not sit idly by. With the latest communicators, the strongest kingdoms from the central ancestral land summoned all races to form the Sacred Original Alliance and march towards the Ant King’s continent! Countless ships set sail.

Fleet after fleet of powerful warships led the mightiest warriors toward the Ants’ territory, the ocean seemingly parting for their colossal armada.

Along the way, powerful sea beasts would occasionally leap from the depths, escorting the fleet and guiding the way.

This battle featured not only humans but also mighty allies from various races, reminiscent of the ancient era.

“The last great war caused the supercontinent to shatter, the skies to collapse, and the world to break apart, no longer united. This time, things might be even worse!” an old king of the Pegasus race lamented.

The expedition went remarkably smoothly; the journey was calm, and even the winds were favorable. The originally half-month-long trip had miraculously been cut in half.

The strong from various races exclaimed: “Even the world is aiding us; the devouring ants are surely doomed this time!”

Warriors on the warship were elated at the impending battle, except for the top-tier experts who sensed a looming unease.

If the world supports them, how terrifying must their enemy be? As the great battle approached, the tribes near the sea had already scouted basic information.

In the new era, the devouring ants had also aggressively developed water ants, leaving the surrounding tribes nearly exterminated.

There was no preamble; contact erupted into the fiercest explosion.

Boom! Boom!…

The gunfire was deafening, smoke enveloped the entire continent as thousands of powerful warships surrounded it, unleashing a carpet bombardment. Various potent alchemical explosives rained down like they cost nothing.

The myriad warriors marveled at how affluent humanity was; warriors remarked that the miserly big shots had really splurged this time, laying everything on the line.

The devouring ants suffered heavy casualties as countless ants were blown apart.

The continent was reduced by thirty meters, yet within minutes, the bodies of the ants filled it back up.

The core location of the Ant King was attacked relentlessly, not just by the fleet’s cannons on the water, but also by the Wind Spirit Dragons in the sky dropping thousands of explosives in a minute.

Among those were specialized armor-piercing bombs designed to slay super strong beings.

For a full half hour, the bombardment sent a heavy mist rising from the sea, transforming the landscape of the continent into a scarred wasteland. When the smoke cleared, everyone discovered that the ant horde had not diminished; they were still pouring out from the underground.

In the center of attention, a black figure stood like a god, completely unscathed! At that moment, countless powerful beings in a distant continent’s palace seemed to be in a daze.

Such concentrated bombardment had not harmed him in the slightest!

Kill!

The devouring ants began their counterattack, swarms of flying ants covered the skies, while countless metal ants charged forward, with a few scattered ant heroes joining the fray.

Elite human warriors led the myriad powerful beings to land on the continent, clashing with the devouring ants in a bloody showdown! The battlefield instantly erupted into the most brutal close combat.

The Ant King Beou observed his kin battling, remaining completely motionless, showing no desire to intervene.

“Capture the leader before the thieves!”

Led by the most powerful saint-level expert, a special forces team cut through the battlefield, slowly advancing towards the central Ant King.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ping sat on the sofa, munching on the pancakes he just bought while sipping hot soy milk, watching the battle unfold.

“Sigh, the gap is just too vast.”

Jiang Ping shook his head; the outcome of this battle was already destined.

In just one day, the entire army of the Sacred Original Alliance, led by humanity, was completely annihilated! Not a single saint-level leader survived!

In the deep ocean’s stronghold, the human warriors watched the transmitted information with horror.

In this battle, the Ant King hardly lifted a finger, yet each move obliterated everything.

One strike obliterated the lead warship; one move killed a saint-level expert.

“Is this truly a living being? It’s like a divine power!”

A scholar trembled.

Others fell silent; a deathly quiet filled the room, with the weight of the Ant King’s power heavy on everyone’s hearts.

“What if we surrender? Will the devouring ants grant us a reprieve? We would accept the harshest conditions as long as it ensures our race’s survival!”

After a long pause, a voice finally broke the stillness; the scholar spoke bitterly: “The devouring ants feast on all, offering no mercy to other beings. Otherwise, the ancient times and the current alliance of myriad races could never have formed!”

The scholar paused before continuing: “If the devouring ants could tolerate other races, the world would have long been under their dominion!”

All present looked pale; any one of them could shake the ground outside, yet they felt hopeless and filled with despair.

Sniff.

Gradually, sobs echoed in the room, growing louder until the guards outside were left dumbfounded.

Facing the colossal threat of annihilation, even these powerful figures couldn’t hold on any longer.

“Such a bloodthirsty race, such a terrifying Ant King, why haven’t the gods descended to punish them!” a royal doctor exclaimed in despair.

When all hope is lost, people start placing their hopes on the gods.

Unexpectedly, this statement ignited the heart of the scholar, who suddenly raised his head, wiping the tears from his eyes. “We still have hope! The Ant King’s power is monstrous, and his defense is extraordinary. If there’s any weapon capable of harming him, it must be the legendary Spear of Destiny!”

Everyone’s minds brightened; even though the Spear of Destiny had been missing for ages, it was still a glimmer of real hope!

Moreover, over the years, the efforts of countless generations, especially the legacy of the Pirate King Lu Fei, had gradually narrowed down the location of the Spear of Destiny.

A king dressed in a dragon royal robe suddenly stood up. He was Jing Shan, the monarch of the strongest kingdom, the Sunset Empire, from the central ancestral land—also the leader of the Sacred Original Alliance! Though not the most powerful in battle, he was still one of the most influential individuals in the world! “Send word to all kingdoms, all races, and spare no effort to find any news of the Spear of Destiny. Mobilize all civilian boats to salvage sunken ships from the ocean!”

After a pause, he continued, “Also, find the long-lost strongest human expert, Gai Feng, and invite him to meet me! This is our only hope!”