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Chapter 2599 First Look
Chapter 2599 First Look
Xiaoyou Zhenzun expressed her willingness to accept, but judging from her appearance, she was still somewhat uncomfortable.
However, it's not surprising that a female cultivator would react this way to an ugly insect.
Han Li, a cultivator who was not interested, even asked with some curiosity, "This senior...didn't he go to the Empire with you?"
"It roams all over the Empire," Qu Jianlei replied casually. "Except for the Maiden Starfield, I allow it to go wherever it wants."
“There is indeed a problem with the Girl Starfield,” the spider actually responded. “Even if a Great Lord enters, there is a possibility of him perishing.”
"Really?" Xiwu was stunned when she heard this. Although she was also a female cultivator, she had at least come into contact with spiders more than once and was used to it.
The spider didn't react at all, acting as if it hadn't heard anything.
Qu Jianlei's face darkened. "I told you not to go, but you're still very curious!"
"Hey, there are outsiders here," the spider said, getting a little embarrassed. "Don't I have any dignity?"
"Huh?" Qu Jianlei had only said it casually, but he was genuinely shocked upon hearing this. "Who taught you that?"
Spider used to stutter, but that was a minor issue; sometimes he could express himself quite fluently.
However, the concept of "face" is truly rare among alien races, and even among humans, it is not necessarily common.
Even on Earth, the vast majority of humans do not have this concept.
Those who are "afraid of authority but not of virtue" simply don't understand the value of face; at most, they emphasize "authority" or "life's worth."
Very few people pay attention to the "dignity of the weak" anymore, but the key to saving face lies in "knowing shame"!
Five thousand years of civilization are glossed over in a single stroke, while a century of humiliation is covered in two volumes—that's what it means to save face.
"Um... your butterfly," the spider clearly didn't want to say more about it.
"My family's... cough cough," Qu Jianlei didn't dare to ask any more questions, wondering what kind of crazy things Xiaohu had done.
However, this was not the time to consider such matters. He retorted irritably, "Of course, you're only at the half-step Divine Realm, who are you afraid of?"
“That place is definitely not right,” fortunately, Spider was really heartless and didn’t mind his attitude at all.
"Luckily I didn't go in... I'll tell you later."
The two of them had a good conversation, but the three True Venerables of the Realm of All Things were petrified upon hearing it.
After a long while, Xiao You glanced at Han Weizhen, who then timidly asked, "Senior, are you... a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator?"
He really couldn't believe it. Who would be reprimanded by a True Venerable for being a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator?
The spider ignored him—who are you and who am I to talk to me?
If it hadn't felt threatened by Qu Jianlei and the others, it wouldn't have bothered with them.
Qu Jianlei spoke up again, "Let's find that guy's clone first, kill it, and leave as soon as possible. Thank you for your help, Your Majesty."
“I just think you’re being a smooth talker,” the spider said, a little annoyed. “If you really considered me a king, would you be behaving like this?”
"Then I was wrong," Qu Jianlei immediately apologized, "How about you go back, senior? I'll go find that guy's clone myself!"
"Hmph," the spider didn't have the ability to sneer, but it could express basic emotions effectively. "You think you can find it?"
As expected, the Zerg are the Zerg! Qu Jianlei believes that racial discrimination is indeed still necessary.
However, he didn't want to take this guy too seriously—the bug wasn't inherently that bad.
So he replied nonchalantly, "I have no interest in explaining. If you don't believe me, just answer me yourself and stop following me!"
The spider snorted coldly, "That guy's clones number in the hundreds of millions now? Too late!"
“I’ll just pick the biggest ones to hit,” Qu Jianlei said, not at all surprised. “We can take our time with the smaller ones.”
It's not surprising that a split spirit can manifest into billions of clones, but it's clear that they can't all be clones at the Nascent Soul stage.
Take down the larger clones, and as for the smaller ones, that's easy—the clones are really too hard to kill.
Those smaller clones may not develop smoothly, and even if they do grow up, it will be difficult for them to replicate the original.
Qu Jianlei had anticipated this outcome. He also liked to eradicate evil completely, but it was really difficult to do so when facing the Divided God Lord.
Many True Lords did not perish completely in one fell swoop, but rather suffered severe damage and gradually disappeared into the passage of time.
The problem now is, "Are you going to give me directions or not? If not, go back yourself!"
"Damn..." Han Weizhen had lived for over five thousand years and considered himself quite knowledgeable, but he couldn't help but grin upon hearing this.
This is eye-opening! It's truly eye-opening! A mere True Venerable dares to speak to a Half-Step Divine Being like this?
The key issue is that this spider is notoriously difficult to deal with, and it's even a forbidden zone for cultivators of high virtue—belonging to the Lingyun Salt Selection!
“Then I’m really leaving!” the spider retorted, “We’ll see if you can find that guy’s clone.”
Its reaction is a bit abnormal. It used to be such a simple and honest insect. It never had such a provocative habit.
However, considering that it might be some unscrupulous butterfly that instilled the concept of "face," it's... barely understandable.
So Qu Jianlei didn't bother arguing with it. "Goodbye and don't come back, but if you dare to follow me again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"This..." Even True Venerable Xiaoyou couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this. You really dare to say that!
She felt that the cooperation between the two companies should be based on mutual benefit—or perhaps there was something else going on.
But are you serious about giving such a direct warning to someone who's only half-distracted?
Xiaoyou has a True Lord as his master, so he is usually not too afraid of pressure from that level, but that's all he is—not afraid at all.
As for proactively warning a Great Lord—even a half-step Great Lord—her master would not support it!
Qu Zhenzun, are you really not afraid of the Great Khan's wrath, or do you have some stronger trump card?
But the spider's next reaction surprised everyone; it actually asked, "You really can find it?"
To everyone's surprise, Qu Zhenzun's face fell, "Are you leaving or not?"
Qu Jianlei was genuinely annoyed. He wasn't particularly afraid of the silly spider, but the one behind it... he was afraid!
So, you'd be perfectly fine as a spider, spinning and weaving, why always be thinking about running away from home?
Even more surprisingly, the spider hesitated for a moment and then said, "Never mind, I won't bother with you."
It finally realized that the other party... was the Chosen One!
Spiders also have a high opinion of themselves, ultimately being among the top beings in the Zerg world.
However, compared to the chosen one... it's hard to say who is stronger or weaker. But it's normal for the other party to have some extraordinary abilities due to being favored by fate.
In short, it does not believe that the other party cannot find the human-faced bee's clone without it.
And that was indeed the case. After Qu Zhenzun met up with Jin Ge and the others, he didn't consult it at all.
He did a quick divination and then led everyone straight to a swarm of insects in the starry sky.
Even Qingkong was slightly taken aback upon seeing this, and quietly asked Qu Zhenzun on the way, "Aren't you afraid of the backlash?"
Even if the original body has perished, it is still an avatar of the Divine Lord. Can you really withstand it?
“A little bit,” Qu Jianlei replied casually, “Well, I’m a little different, you’d better not try it.”
The aura of creation allowed him to roughly pinpoint the location without meticulous calculation, while the subtle influence of luck enabled him to intuitively avoid risks.
Even so, he still encountered a small backlash, which he could indeed bear, but others might not.
Qu Jianlei risked consulting the spider for divination instead of seeking its advice, because he wanted the spider to understand that he was not irreplaceable.
The spider has indicated that it will wander around in the future, so it will be quite difficult for him to intervene.
That's the only way that Qu Jianlei could subtly hint that if you want to run around recklessly in the future, you should consider the consequences.
If he gets really angry, he might have to resort to physical persuasion.
In any case, now that we've found the human-faced bee's clone, things will be much easier from here on out.
The Five True Venerables of Great Virtue are more than enough, not to mention that they are accompanied by the Three True Venerables of All Things and the Spider.
The latter two sides didn't participate in the battle at all; they just stood by and watched.
This clone also possessed the combat ability to leave the body, but it was truly no match for the enemy and was utterly destroyed along with the swarm of insects.
Unfortunately, the spoils were still not much, at least not commensurate with the value of a clone.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Wu Zhenzun noticed that Qu Jianlei was about to raise his hand to perform divination again. Xiaoyou couldn't help but look at the spider.
"If Your Majesty cannot demonstrate your strength, it is best to leave."
She still felt disgusted by the spider, and it was an almost uncontrollable aversion to it.
She saw that Qu Zhenzun disrespected others but no consequences arose, so she felt it wouldn't hurt to learn from him.
Anyway, with the Great Lord Master as my backer, I shouldn't have any problems even if I act a little out of line.
Spider was quite puzzled by her words: Is this... just anyone daring to take advantage of her?
However, its cultivation level was not fake after all. A little sensing made it clear: there was a powerful being behind it.
Strictly speaking, Spider didn't care much about this woman. As the saying goes, everyone has a powerful backer.
Even if you have a close relationship with a powerful person, they may not necessarily help you if something happens.
Spider was most concerned about Qu Zhenzun. Apart from the Chosen One, this man seemed to have a powerful figure by his side who could take action!
When the Five True Venerables fought against the Human-Faced Bee, the Human-Faced Bee thought that one of the opponents had the methods of a True Lord, which caused it to freeze for a moment.
However, the spider had been in contact with the Five True Venerables for a long time and was not in the middle position on the battlefield, so it had time to sense things.
It is quite certain that it was the True Lord who made the move, and that it happened after Mount Ling was slandered.
In other words, although the palace is also a treasure of the Divine Realm, it is not under anyone's control. However, the sacred mountain of True Venerable Qu should be related to that person.
Therefore, the spider decided not to bother with this Kunxiu Zhenzun.
Taking this opportunity, it casually retorted, "The next clone... that's easy to arrange. Don't you want to take a rest?"
Upon hearing this, Han Li turned to look at Qu Zhenzun, "Then let's take a break?"
Xiaoyou just made the suggestion first, and he doesn't like this feeling.
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