Astral Cockroach

Whirr, whirr, whirr!

A sea of fire erupted around the Redbacked Cockroach King, crimson flames descending from the sky, attempting to engulf the metal box; however, it was ultimately a beat too slow.

The opponent's speed was too fast!

Princess Yuli didn't even have time to brew and release a second pillar of fire.

Princess Chuirong followed suit, similarly locking onto the metal box, opening her mouth, and spewing out a set of fire pillars.

However, Princess Chuirong's combat power was far inferior to Princess Yuli's.

A whirlwind formed around the white shadow, directly extinguishing the fire pillars. It extended its claws, grabbing towards the metal box, but suddenly, countless black tentacles spread out around the metal box, instantly wrapping the box and solidifying it into a large lump of metal, fixing it to the ground.

Metal ability!

Clang!

The sharp claws struck the metal lump, emitting a crisp sound. The claw tips pierced several holes, but failed to touch the hidden box.

The white shadow flashed, appearing in the distance, then flashed again, ascending into the high sky. After a few flashes, it disappeared into the clouds.

It came suddenly and left decisively, its speed unmatched.

The sea of fire controlled by the Redbacked Cockroach King landed a second late, igniting a large area of jungle around the metal box. Instantly, flames soared into the sky, and thick smoke billowed.

Banbu said, "A Princess-level beast warrior skilled in speed. Its frontal combat power is lacking. The sneak attack failed, so it ran away."

"Banbu, are you alright?" The Redbacked Cockroach King landed, using its flame ability to gradually extinguish the surrounding sea of fire. It looked down to check. The metal lump formed by Banbu's metal ability had already been melted away, and the metal box containing the Longevity Peach was intact.

Banbu quickly ran forward and opened it to check.

The box was filled with amber fruit juice, and the Longevity Peach was not damaged by the fall or tremors.

The other warriors gradually gathered around, and only after confirming that the most important Longevity Peach was not damaged did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Flamecluster Spotmaize looked at Banbu's carapace and said, "Banbu is injured!"

The Cloudpiercing Eagle warrior who launched the surprise attack was probably a seven-year-old Princess-level. Its raw power alone firmly suppressed Banbu by several levels.

Fortunately, Banbu had strengthened his Force imprint perception ability. He detected it in advance and avoided it in time; otherwise, if the first strike of the surprise attack had hit his head, he would have mostly lost his life. His carapace had been strengthened with metal, and he had spared no expense in consuming various Force foods that strengthened his physique. His overall physique far exceeded ordinary Mountain Lord-level cockroach warriors. His back carapace had only been pierced by six holes from the sharp claws, and it was already beginning to heal.

"This little injury is nothing. It will heal in a while." Banbu asked the Redbacked Cockroach King, "The ability to control airflow is very rare! The Northern Wilderness Cloudpiercing Eagle tribe? It should be a powerful tribe, right?"

The Redbacked Cockroach King solemnly nodded his antennae.

Princess Yuli said, "It is said that the Cloudpiercing Eagle tribe controls a Wind Poplar Tree God-bestowed Seed that has lived for thousands of years. That almost impossible-to-catch speed is thanks to this God-bestowed Seed."

The Redbacked Cockroach King said, "In the Northern Wilderness, there are only a few avian beast races, and the Cloudpiercing Eagles are one of the best at flying."

Princess Chuirong hesitated and said, "It directly locked onto Banbu to launch a surprise attack, and the target was clear: to seize the box containing the Longevity Peach. Could it be…"

"It shouldn't be." The Redbacked Cockroach King first denied, then added, "But we can't rule out this possibility."

Princess Yuli analyzed, "Leaving early is actually a disguised way of informing the other warriors participating in the Longevity Peach Banquet that we bought the Longevity Peach. What's strange is, why did it directly target Banbu?"

The Redbacked Cockroach King said, "Cloudpiercing Eagles are not only fast, but their vision is also far superior to our insect warriors. Flying high in the clouds, they can even see prey on the ground clearly. The metal box is square and packed in a spider silk bag. It can be identified at a glance."

After speaking, he raised the spider silk bag he was carrying to show.

It really was. The square box was packed in a soft spider silk bag, and the edges were distinct, making it easy to identify at a glance.

That Cloudpiercing Eagle warrior didn't dare provoke the Cockroach King, so it naturally targeted Banbu.

The Redbacked Cockroach King continued, "This place happens to be the border between the two Counties, rarely frequented by insect warriors. Most of the warriors from the South participating in the Longevity Peach Banquet will pass through this place. This is a good place for a sneak attack, probably premeditated and carefully selected."

Princess Yuli sighed, "Our insect race is moving from decline to prosperity, and the same is true for the Northern Wilderness beast race. According to legend, whenever this period comes, the beasts of the Northern Wilderness can't help but become restless and make trouble to the south. When prosperity reaches a certain level, war is not far away."

"War is still far away. It's not something to consider now," the Redbacked Cockroach King said. "Don't make wild guesses. This matter is strictly forbidden to be spread. I will personally visit the Longevity Cockroach King later. There are only a few who know that we bought the Longevity Peach. With the Longevity Cockroach King's prestige and wisdom, he can ask them one by one and know if there is a problem."

Whether it was collusion within Longevity County's internal warriors or the Northern Wilderness beast race making trouble to the south, if such a bad incident occurred, the reputation of the "Longevity Peach Banquet" would definitely be damaged.

The best solution was to block the news and handle it privately.

Finally, the Redbacked Cockroach King specifically warned, "Especially Flamecluster Spotmaize, Bigfruit Fig, and Bigfruit Camellia, you three little ones are not allowed to mention this to any insect, understand?"

"Yes!"

"Understood."

"I know…"

Flamecluster Spotmaize, Bigfruit Fig, and Bigfruit Camellia all responded.

Princess Yuli said, "In the air, we can't beat that beast in terms of speed. On the ground, we have nothing to fear. Let's run close to the ground."

"Mm!" The Redbacked Cockroach King responded, directly discarding the small Longevity Peaches in his spider silk bag, and put Banbu's metal box and Force crystals into it. He decisively ordered:

"Form a battle formation. Princess Yuli, you go in front, clearing the way with your flame ability. Bigfruit Fig and Bigfruit Camellia follow side by side, Flamecluster Spotmaize and Yellowstriped Mountain Lord follow side by side. Banbu, you have keen senses and strong combat power. You and Princess Chuirong protect the flanks on the left and right."

"I'll go in the very back."

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"Let's go!"

Princess Yuli was carrying a bag of small Longevity Peaches, which she brought back from thousands of miles away, mainly for the little warriors in the territory to taste. It looked like a full bag, but it was only worth 1,000 primordial stones, not valuable, so it was discarded directly.

They lined up and ran on their way.

Cockroach warriors are actually faster when running. They are used to flying because the dense jungle branches and leaves on the ground block their movement.

Princess Yuli walked in the front. Whenever she encountered vines or bushes blocking the way, she directly used flames to burn them.

She only took care of setting fires to clear the way, and Banbu and Princess Chuirong, in the back, used their fire control abilities to extinguish the forest fire.

After two days and one night, they passed through the jungle rarely frequented by insects. Ahead was the jungle often frequented by Blood Peach County warriors. At this time, they readjusted and took to the air again.

They entered the desolate jungle at the border between Blood Peach County and Redback County, landed here, ran on the ground, and finally successfully arrived at the Redback Tree Sea.

After resting for one night, the Redbacked Cockroach King organized the warriors and personally set out to escort Banbu back to Lizhu Peak.

The box containing the Longevity Peach was sent directly to the mountaintop cold storage. A pit was dug in the ground, and the soil and stones were metalized and reinforced, filled in, and then metalized and reinforced again.

In one breath, he consumed Force equivalent to 500,000 primordial stones, used his metal ability to transform several tons of hardened metal, and sealed the box.

The Redbacked Cockroach King saw that the arrangements were secure enough, and then he was relieved. He still had many things to do, so he bid farewell and left.

…

Before Banbu left, he said he would bring back delicious things for everyone.

When the members of Lizhu Peak saw Banbu return, they happily went up the mountain.

Firethorn ran to Fragrant Torreya Peak as soon as possible and called Fragrant Torreya over.

Dudao and Longzhu ran to Fire Bamboo Mountain and brought Fire Bamboo and Light Bamboo over.

But…

Where was the legendary small Longevity Peach?

"Something happened on the road, and the small Longevity Peaches were all destroyed." Banbu briefly explained, then ordered, "Big Bear, you stay at the top of the mountain and guard the cold storage. The other members of Lizhu Peak, be vigilant recently."

"Youtao, if you have nothing to do, walk around Lizhu Peak more, patrol and be vigilant, and beware of accidents."

With a few simple words, he dismissed the members on the mountain.

The first Heart Divine Ability imprint consumed too much Force, so he silently lay at the entrance of the mountain cave to recover.

PS: I didn't have time to carefully revise the manuscript. If you see typos, you can leave a message, and I will look back and revise them.