The Sub-space Spear, imbued with the Authority of Decay, materialized in her palm. After she channeled her Divine Qi into it, the spear began to transform.
The Sub-space Spear morphed into a spherical energy ball, hovering above her palm.
Under Kiana's controlled compression, the Sub-space energy ball, which was initially palm-sized, shrunk down to the size of a fingernail.
Once the compression was complete, Kiana propelled the energy ball forward using her Qi, slamming it violently into the Insect King's abdomen.
Upon impact, the energy ball instantly expanded, creating an intense spatial distortion that sliced the Insect King cleanly in half at the waist.
Moreover, black energy of Decay was spreading rapidly from both sides of the wound.
Observing its body slowly losing vitality, the Insect King immediately tore away the affected areas and then reattached its body.
Leveraging the power of Abundance, the Insect King was instantly restored to peak condition.
In response, Kiana merely frowned slightly.
While its regenerative capabilities were strong, they hadn't reached the level of a true Aeon, who would be exceptionally difficult to handle.
After all, there remained a fundamental chasm between a half-step Aeon and a genuine Aeon.
"In that case, I'll start by targeting its consciousness."
Kiana casually evaded the Insect King's sneak attack, then closed the distance and pressed her finger against its forehead.
*Buzz—*
In that instant, the pupils of the Insect King's human form abruptly contracted, before slowly dilating.
Entering the depths of the Insect King's consciousness, Kiana saw Rivier bound by countless chains of thorns.
*Snap—*
Kiana snapped her fingers; the thorns binding Rivier vanished, and she fell free.
Awakened by Kiana's consciousness, Rivier slowly opened her eyes.
"You're awake. Sign this contract."
"???"
Still groggy, Rivier subconsciously placed her hand on the contract, and she was immediately pulled by a powerful suction force and guided straight into the Hall of Heroes.
Since her physical body had been absorbed, she was theoretically deceased, thus she autonomously ascended to become a Heroic Spirit.
With that done, Kiana withdrew from the consciousness space.
"Now I can fight without holding back."
After speaking, Kiana's aura exploded. She flew above the Insect King, placed her hands on her hips, and unleashed countless blasts of multicolored fist energy in a single instant.
Kiana infused her fists with the various Authorities of Finality, causing sparks to fly off the Insect King's body.
After delivering the final punch, a symbol of Finality condensed behind Kiana, and she gathered all her power into her right foot.
"Finality... Descend!"
In a flash, Kiana appeared behind the Insect King, and a gaping hole materialized in the Insect King's chest.
The Insect King felt the power of the governing laws surge through its body, tearing it apart. Its surface began to crack, and the fissures looked like fine golden threads.
"In the end... I still couldn't succeed..."
*Crack... shatter—*
With the sound of shattering, the Insect King's massive body dissolved into pure Imaginary Energy and scattered among the stars.
[Congratulations, Host, for preventing the Abundance Scourge event. You have received 3 Roulette Draws. Current accumulated draws: 4.]
Kiana nodded in satisfaction. She decided to use all the draws once she got back!
With the Insect King's aura completely gone, the Locust Mantis Insectoids seemed to lose their central pillar and plunged into chaos.
Some even started fleeing in a panic.
The Cloud Knights of the Xianzhou pursued the retreating enemy, completely eliminating the Insectoids until they became nothing more than a footnote in history.
After eliminating the Insect King, Kiana deactivated her Autonomous Ultra Instinct.
Although her current body could maintain Ultra Instinct for extended periods, it was still exhausting.
If she could take it easy, why would she choose to exhaust herself?
(Ah, my head is buzzing from writing this. Too many characters. I want to include them all, but I worry about filler. I definitely won't have this many people appear together in the future.)
Kiana then looked at the Divine Tree, a manifestation of the Abundance's miracle. After a moment of thought, she collected it into her Imaginary Space.
Closing her eyes, she sensed the area within Wangshu for a moment before placing the tree in a location she named the Xuancang Guixu Cloud Sea.
The physically and mentally exhausted Kiana then returned to Taiyin Manor, needing a good rest. Upon arriving, Kiana first released all the fallen Cloud Knight Heroic Spirits from the battle, as well as Rivier.
After settling everyone, she was about to lie down on the cushion behind the imperial desk for a much-needed rest, but then... "General, the investigation into Greyaevia has not concluded yet."
Yashu's devilish whisper sounded in her ear.
Kiana reluctantly slumped onto the imperial desk, casting a lazy glance toward Yashu.
"Just handle this yourself, Yashu. This General trusts your capabilities..."
She truly did not want to move a single muscle more.
She wasn't one of those battle-hungry Saiyans; right now, she just wanted to slack off!
"Alright, I'll go make the arrangements then..."
Yashu sighed helplessly, rubbing her temples with her slender fingers.
Yashu then left Taiyin Manor to organize the investigation.
After all, letting those creatures run loose would be a devastating blow to certain lower civilizations.
But before that... Yashu decided she should first report everything to the man who claimed to be the General's father.
If he truly held that identity, he needed to properly discipline the General, who couldn't afford to be so lazy.
If Kiana knew, she would probably drop to her knees before Yashu and shout: "You are the biggest exploiter! I just finished fighting the boss, and you're making me keep working!"
[Workhorse Kiana: You look genuinely exhausted. Why don't we go grab a drink at the tavern? (Smirk.jpg)]
"Did you finish burying Qiqi? You seem awfully free..."
Kiana shot a disgruntled glare at the screen, her voice sounding listless.
It wasn't that she genuinely lacked strength, but that her body had completely relaxed after the crisis had passed.
Most importantly, under her brilliant leadership, they had achieved an unprecedented zero-casualty Abundance War.
This absolutely needed to be written into the Xianzhou historical records and praised extensively!
[Workhorse Kiana: Halfway through, I used the excuse of needing a bathroom break to tip off Doctor Baizhu. Qiqi has already been taken home.]
[Gojo Kiana: If your funeral parlor's Director found out there was a mole, would she hang you up and whip you?]
"Haha... You truly are a model employee of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."
Kiana burst into laughter, then gave a thumbs-up while still lying sprawled on the desk.
Just then, an Imaginary Gate opened nearby, and the Queen (Let's just call her Sirin) stepped out.
Sirin stepped out, accompanied by Bianca.
Both women were slightly disheveled; Bianca's Godslayer Armor had acquired several new cracks.
Sirin's Herrscher Divine Garb was merely stained with some green blood from the Insectoids that had splattered onto her after she slew them during their surprise attacks.
Overall, Sirin had primarily focused on long-range attacks, utilizing Imaginary Energy Cannons.
She had also summoned Honkai Beasts for rapid deployment in battle.
Only Bianca had engaged in close-quarters combat with the insect swarm for the entire duration.
Given the continuous high-intensity fighting, which included many strong opponents (though none were Emanators), it was normal for the Godslayer Armor to sustain damage.
"Sisters, you both worked hard~"
*Tap—tap—*
Sirin walked up to Kiana's side, leaned forward slightly, narrowed her beautiful golden eyes, and pinched Kiana's cheek.
"I knew something was up when I couldn't find you in the universe; turns out you secretly snuck back here."
Sirin's voice was slightly cool as she let out a soft snort.
"Sister Sirin, Kiana is clearly exhausted. Let her rest for a bit."
Bianca walked over to Kiana, sat down beside her, and offered a gentle smile.
Kiana, whose cheek was still being pinched, moved her large, bright eyes back and forth between the two women, filled with curiosity.
What happened between these two? They didn't even know each other before, so how did they become so close?
Just then, Cecilia, dragging Siegfried behind her, rushed in anxiously from outside.
Simultaneously, the group chat displayed a notification.
[G.T.I Special Operations Agent joined the group chat]
[Void Hunter joined the group chat]
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