Winding rays of light interwove and coiled around the True Master of Fire Insects, forming a cocoon that simultaneously exuded black mist.

“Ah!”

The True Master of Fire Insects inside the cocoon struggled frantically. The cocoon bulged violently, then suddenly swelled again in another spot, and then another, while the black mist intensified its spread.

“Rescue the True Master of Fire Insects!” roared the enraged Nine-Headed Demon Lord, his divine power rapidly burning to its extreme, transforming into blinding golden light as he charged directly at the World Beast, Molosa.

The World Beast Molosa knew the Nine-Headed Demon Lord was not to be trifled with; he was one of the eight overlords of the Universe Sea.

It opened its mouth again!

Silence!

Waa!

That silent scream targeted only the Nine-Headed Demon Lord. The Nine-Headed Demon Lord paused momentarily but immediately pressed his attack. As one of the eight overlords… his will was certainly not a weakness. Though he couldn't match Luo Feng, his will had reached the limit of a Void True God. Struck by the silent scream, he felt excruciating pain but could endure it completely.

“World Beast,” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord brandished golden claws from both hands.

This pair of claws was a treasure of the Mechanical Life form.

“Tear!”

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord roared.

Instantly, the claws on his hands enlarged dramatically, becoming a pair of claws millions of kilometers long. They swept through the void, following mystical trajectories that interacted with each other. For a moment, the entire void seemed to divide into black and white halves, and his claws manipulated these two halves of space, descending directly upon the World Beast Molosa.

“Begone.” Two of Molosa’s hands shot out, rapidly expanding and growing huge.

BOOM!!!

The pair of golden claws instantly knocked aside those two hands and fiercely grasped the World Beast Molosa’s body, tearing it violently! Hiss— This move, the 'Tear,' was the essence of the Nine-Headed Demon Lord’s attack. However, the World Beast Molosa’s body stretched like rubber, elongating tens of thousands of kilometers to either side, yet it did not break.

The stretched World Beast Molosa roared, “So you are the Nine-Headed Demon Lord? Indeed, stronger than the other meals, but useless. You cannot kill me!”

“Save me!”

“Save me!”

In the distance, the massive black mist cocoon continued to bulge internally. The True Master of Fire Insects was struggling wildly, simultaneously using a domain-type supreme treasure to transmit his voice.

“Attack that black mist cocoon!” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord transmitted his command.

“Understood.”

“Grant us the chance.”

The other seven True Gods, upon receiving the order, immediately began attacking the black mist cocoon frantically. All manner of ultimate skills were unleashed, bombarding the black mist cocoon. But the cocoon was incredibly resilient… each impact only caused the cocoon to momentarily indent or stretch, but it could not be pierced.

Furthermore, streaks of black light from the cocoon were connecting with the distant World Beast Molosa; Molosa was clearly maintaining the cocoon’s existence.

“Nine-Headed Demon Lord, this black mist cocoon furiously annihilates our divine power and is incredibly tough. That World Beast must be supplying it power, causing that energy to constantly counteract ours… we cannot break this cocoon at all.”

“We cannot break it from the outside; it might be easier from the inside,” the seven True Gods said anxiously, helpless.

“Break!”

The True Master of Fire Insects inside the black mist cocoon roared madly. Boom, the cocoon suddenly expanded, growing more than ten times its size. The True Master inside was clearly hysterical, yet he still could not break free.

“Everyone, it is madly devouring my divine power, consuming it constantly. Its energy is not diminishing; in fact, it might be increasing,” the True Master of Fire Insects urgently transmitted. “However, I am resisting with all my might, burning divine power against it. It must use its power to suppress, causing mutual annihilation. Earlier, when you attacked the black mist cocoon from the outside, I felt its resistance clearly weaken… Everyone, keep attacking the black mist cocoon. Its capacity to withstand pressure is finite. There is no need for other methods; those have little effect. Just use your divine power to fight it head-on and exhaust its reserves until it cannot supply enough, and this black mist cocoon will collapse.”

The outsiders, including the Nine-Headed Demon Lord, heard this and felt it made sense. However, divine power was precious to every True God. Through Mechanical Life treasures, they could amplify one unit of divine power into a thousand units of combat power. To use divine power directly for consumption was a waste. For some True Gods with smaller bodies, hesitation was natural.

“Consume its strength for me,” ordered the Nine-Headed Demon Lord.

“Understood.” The Ancestor of Blood Orchid was the first to accept the order. Vast amounts of flower vines extended, frantically entwining the black mist cocoon, directly attacking with massive amounts of divine power.

Sss, sss, sss—

Like red-hot tongs plunged into water, the divine power and the black mist cocoon began to rapidly consume each other.

“Boom.” The True Master of Fire Insects inside the cocoon was also resisting with all his strength.

“Everyone together, exert yourselves! As long as we make it unsustainable, the cocoon will break,” the True Master urgently transmitted. “Just a moment longer!”

The hesitant True Gods exchanged glances and then gritted their teeth, releasing vast torrents of divine power to strike directly.

Roar—

With coordination from inside and out, the combined divine power of the eight True Gods struck at once. Instantly, all the winding rays of light scattered by the World Beast Molosa became entwined and focused entirely on the black mist cocoon. Not a single ray penetrated the void; all were woven into the black mist cocoon, showing maximum effort.

“Peng!” In just a few seconds, the black mist cocoon burst open violently. The True Master of Fire Insects stumbled out, severely weakened. “Hahahaha—” The True Master of Fire Insects was overjoyed and relieved.

His divine power had already been consumed by over seventy percent; the black mist cocoon’s swallowing speed was simply too fast.

“Peng!”

“Boom!”

The World Beast Molosa and the Nine-Headed Demon Lord, locked in combat in the distance, were fighting furiously. The Nine-Headed Demon Lord, relying on his pair of giant golden Mechanical Life claws, was completely suppressing Molosa. But the World Beast Molosa occasionally unleashed its silent soul impact, allowing it to narrowly escape the Nine-Headed Demon Lord’s attacks.

“True Master of Fire Insects?” The World Beast Molosa turned its head, looked at the True Master of Fire Insects, and sneered, “I intended to devour you, but I didn't expect you to escape. Then you can just die.”

The World Beast Molosa’s body suddenly vibrated.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Snap!

The winding rays of light that had dispersed after the black mist cocoon shattered suddenly flared brightly, transforming into dazzling black rays. These black rays were no longer winding; instead, they converged into a single, intensely black pillar of light! This black light pillar slammed directly into the True Master of Fire Insects, attacking with such speed that the True Master could not evade it.

“Sss, sss, sss—” Visibly, portions of the True Master of Fire Insects’ body began to disappear piece by piece.

Frenzied annihilation!

Two completely opposite forces were annihilating each other at this moment. Sacrificing a thousand enemies means sacrificing a thousand of oneself! But the World Beast Molosa had just devoured a significant amount of the True Master of Fire Insects’ divine power, not to mention swallowing the core origin of over ‘half’ a small universe. It merely stored this energy temporarily, unable to digest and convert it into its own power immediately, so it naturally did not fear a contest of attrition.

“No.” The True Master of Fire Insects tried to fly toward his warship.

The Ancestor of Blood Orchid, greatly alarmed, manipulated its vines, trying to block the black light pillar, intending to rush over and help resist.

“Stop,” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord was also shocked.

The annihilation speed was too fast.

As the black light pillar collided with the True Master of Fire Insects, causing parts of his body to vanish, just as various parties were preparing to intervene… the World Beast Molosa lifted its head again and unleashed another silent impact, momentarily affecting all the True Gods. The Nine-Headed Demon Lord, affected less severely, was farther from the True Master of Fire Insects.

“No, no, Chen…” The True Master of Fire Insects struggled toward his warship; if he could escape into the ship, he would be safe.

But suddenly, the black light pillar began to flow rapidly, instantly reforming into a black mist cocoon, enveloping the True Master of Fire Insects once more, preventing him from even attempting to escape.

“Break it apart.” The blood-red vines and flowers of the Ancestor of Blood Orchid finally arrived.

Whoosh!

The black mist cocoon vanished into thin air, and the True Master of Fire Insects who was inside disappeared along with it, leaving only some weapons, armor, and other treasures suspended in the void. The distant Nine-Headed Demon Lord, the Ancestor of Blood Orchid, and the others were stunned… The True Master of Fire Insects had perished?

Rumble～～

The entire small universe began to tremble, the space showed fissures, and it began to collapse.

The Universe Masters of the Fire Insect race, all Universe Venerables, Immortals, and even ordinary life forms—all beings living within that small universe—perished instantly.

The World Beast Molosa in the void felt no joy, only anger: “Vanished? Gone? I killed the True Master of Fire Insects, and the origin of his small universe actually dissipated and returned to the Universe Sea? My meal, my meal! If I had known, I wouldn't have killed the True Master of Fire Insects.”

Regret.

The World Beast Molosa was overwhelmingly regretful. The energy absorbed from devouring the core origin of a small universe was immense, far more than devouring ten True Gods! But upon killing the True Master of Fire Insects, the core origin of his small universe immediately collapsed and returned to the Universe Sea; Molosa could not obtain it.

“World Beast!” The Nine-Headed Demon Lord and the others were completely enraged, surrounding the World Beast and attacking frantically.

“If I kill another True God, won't I destroy another small universe? That’s my food…” The World Beast Molosa could no longer bear to kill the True Gods and turned to flee. “I must first consume the small universe origin, and then go kill True Gods! For now, I cannot kill them.”

The World Beast Molosa turned and fled.

“Trying to escape?”

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord and the other True Gods attacked and obstructed, which made Molosa extremely angry, because the surrounding void was completely condensed, making instant movement impossible. And relying on flight alone, how long would it take? The Nine-Headed Demon Lord and the others could follow it forever, ensuring it could never escape.

The Star Tower was advancing through the turbulent chaos stream void.

Luo Feng, clad in white robes, held a communication token.

“Yinhe, the True Master of Fire Insects is dead. However, we won’t give it another chance now. It is attempting to flee… but with the space-time condensed around it, how could it possibly escape!” the Nine-Headed Demon Lord messaged. “Yinhe, we can suppress it, but killing it might come at a huge cost. Perhaps one or two more True Gods might fall, so we didn't press too hard, only ensuring it couldn't escape. We will delay until you and Nine Nether arrive.”

“Understood,” Luo Feng replied. “How did the True Master of Fire Insects die? In front of you all, it managed to kill a True God?”

The Nine-Headed Demon Lord’s side fell silent; there was no reply.

After a moment.

A message finally arrived: “Yinhe, the World Beast… it escaped!”