Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 394 - 333: Meeting an Old Acquaintance (Part 1)

Chapter 394: Chapter 333: Meeting an Old Acquaintance (Part 1)

"Me?"

"The Sky Splitting Insect Race lives in the Star Vortex Insect Nest. The ’Control Center’ for the genetic virus is hidden there. You just need to find the ’Control Center’ and destroy it to resolve the crisis on the Beast World Continent."

"Why am I the only one who can do it?"

"The Insect Clan has an identity verification system developed specifically for the Beast Clan. It covers their entire territory, so no Beastman can go to the Star Vortex Insect Nest. But you’re human, so you’re not under their surveillance. You can pass the identity screening and successfully sneak into the Star Vortex Insect Nest."

"You’ve always been cunning. You’re not trying to trick me with something like this, are you?" Sang Luo raised an eyebrow, staring intently into Shi Yi’s long, beautiful eyes, trying to see into their depths.

"Little Pepper, if I were to trick you, the outcome would be no different from those poor exploding members of the Insect Clan—I’d be blown to smithereens. If I cooperate with you, I might just be able to find a way to survive." Shi Yi’s eyes curved into crescents as he smiled. "I enjoy seeking my own advantage, and I value my life above all else."

"...What’s the power level of the Sky Splitting Insect Race?"

"Actually, you’ve met one before."

"Oh?"

"That Insect Emperor from back then was a pure-blooded member of the Sky Splitting Insect Race."

"He wasn’t from the Beast World’s Insect Clan?"

"No. The Sky Splitting Insect Race has coveted the blessed land of the Beast World Continent for a very long time. We insectoid Beastmen are their best entry point for invading the continent. As long as they control us, they control their greatest weapon. They can attack from both inside and out, annihilating everyone in one fell swoop!" Shi Yi’s green eyes grew deep and dark, his voice losing its usual flippant, teasing tone. "The Insect Emperor was sent by them to completely take over the Insect Clan of the South Continent. On his very first day, he killed the reigning Insect King. Under the suppression of his innate talent, all of us in the Insect Clan had no choice but to obey his commands. We never knew his specific identity, but his status in the Star Vortex Insect Nest must be quite high."

Sang Luo weighed her options. She was now at the True Emperor Rank. She might not be able to win against a top-tier powerhouse, but she definitely had the ability to protect herself.

"First, tell me your plan."

"Hehe~ Little Pepper, you’re so straightforward. I like that about you. Please, come with me." Shi Yi led her toward the inner hall.

Sang Luo followed behind him. "...Can you stop calling me Little Pepper? Who told you that was my name?"

"Ah~ Don’t you think you’re just like a little pepper?~ When you’re happy, you’re a sweet pepper. When you’re angry, you’re a hot pepper. You scorch anyone you meet. No one dares to provoke you~"

"...That’s a weird analogy. Don’t call me that anymore."

"Alright, then I’ll call you Luoluo."

"Forget it. Call me whatever you want. It’s not like we’ll be meeting a third time anyway."

Shi Yi just smiled and said nothing. He walked a few steps forward and reached out to turn a mechanism on the table that looked like a simple decoration.

A section of the wall slid open.

The two of them walked into a secret chamber.

Inside the secret chamber were numerous bottles and jars, as well as rows of precise instruments and large, four- to five-meter-tall containment pods. The metal casings were open, revealing transparent glass interiors. Floating inside the pods were various bizarrely-shaped members of the Insect Clan, and it was impossible to tell if they were dead or alive.

A look of surprise crossed Sang Luo’s face. "What are these?"

"An experimental base those guys set up on the South Continent. They want to cultivate more Insect Clan warriors to use for their own purposes." Shi Yi brought over a bracelet and handed it to her. "Every member of the Insect Clan living in the Star Vortex Insect Nest has an exclusive identity bracelet. It serves as both a pass to enter their territory and a necessity for survival there. This is a specially modified identity bracelet I made. It can disguise your identity and will most likely help you evade the identity screening and successfully blend into the Insect Nest."

"’Most likely’?"

Shi Yi chuckled. "It’s a theoretical product. No one has personally tested it yet, so the possibility of being discovered cannot be ruled out."

"So what if I get discovered? Do you have any countermeasures for that?"

"Nope. But even if you are discovered, I believe that with Little Pepper’s abilities, you’ll be able to protect yourself and escape successfully."

...

「In a mottled galaxy, a starship traveled at a constant speed after Space Jumping.」

After the Starship departed, a planet exploded, its brilliant fiery light declaring the celestial body’s end.

Sang Luo was hiding in a box inside the starship’s cargo hold. She carefully used her spiritual power to probe her surroundings.

People moved back and forth inside the Starship.

They wore special military-style uniforms. Their figures were extremely tall and straight, almost all of them over two meters. Their body shapes were slightly different from Beastmen, and their skin tones varied greatly.

Their eyes had no whites, their ears were long and pointed, and they had antennae growing from their heads. The soles of their feet and palms of their hands were in a state similar to bestial transformation, as if covered in a layer of hard iron.

These were all members of the Sky Splitting Insect Race, and the weakest among them were at least King Rank.

One member of the Insect Clan wore a slightly different uniform from the others. He appeared to be the captain of this fleet.

In his hand, he held a glowing sphere—the Energy Crystal left behind after they destroyed that planet.

As the Insect King of the South Continent, Shi Yi had dealings with the Void Insect Race. He came up with an excuse, using the transport of goods as a pretext to have an Insect Clan warship from a nearby star system swing by and pick up the cargo. This allowed Sang Luo to hide within the goods, get carried onto the Starship, and hitch a ride to the Star Vortex Insect Nest.

Along the way, Sang Luo watched these members of the Insect Clan destroy several small planets.

Their goal was to obtain the Energy Crystals left behind after the destruction of these celestial bodies.

In their view, the Energy Crystal Cores left behind by the explosion of small, lifeless planets were of the lowest quality. The larger the planet, the greater the energy contained within the resulting crystal.

Among them, the Crystal Cores left behind by the explosion of planets that had once nurtured life were the most precious and powerful.

Planets that harbored life were extremely rare.

Once discovered by the Insect Clan, they would stop at nothing, burning, killing, and plundering.

They showed no regard for the life forms on the planets, acting like crazed cosmic bandits—destroying worlds and plundering their energy.

When Sang Luo witnessed the Insect Clan destroy a planet showing signs of life, she trembled uncontrollably. She cursed these bandits fiercely in her heart, and at the same time, a suspicion began to form deep inside her—’Could the reason these members of the Insect Clan have their sights on the Beast World Continent also be to plunder its energy?!’

She intermittently heard the members of the Insect Clan outside saying something.

She couldn’t understand the language of the Void Insect Race. Only after activating the translator on her bracelet did their voices become clear.

"The God-bestowed land is truly mouth-watering..."

"Unfortunately, that place is different from these ordinary planets. It’s protected by Divine Power, so it can’t be destroyed directly."

"Why don’t the higher-ups just dispatch troops to attack it?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"That place has many powerhouses with cosmic abilities. Their strength is on par with our Insect Clan. If we go over there, we’re not guaranteed to come out on top."

"But it’ll be soon. The Insect Clan’s deployment in the God-bestowed land is almost complete. As long as the people in charge detonate that planet, the Energy Crystal will still be ours..."

’These lunatics! They really are after the Beast World Continent!’

The Starship returned, arriving back at the Star Vortex Insect Nest.

A group of tall, sturdy members of the Insect Clan began to unload the transported energy cargo.

Sang Luo remained curled up in the box. It was pitch black, and she couldn’t see a thing. She could only feel her body being jolted around as she was lifted up and set down again.

"THUD!"