# Chapter 2299: Bi Shi's Madness
Jiangnan's gaze shifted, landing on Chong Feiyu!
He took the Immortal Spirit Cocoon from Da Lang Mie's hands!
It was still stained with Chong Bi Shi's heart blood!
"Now it's returned to its rightful owner! To retrieve this, we paid a great price. Don't thank me—I didn't do much either."
"If you want to thank someone, thank Xiao Mila. I've done everything I can for you. Please don't let me down."
As he spoke, he took Chong Feiyu's hand and slapped the Immortal Spirit Cocoon firmly into her palm!
Looking at the pure white cocoon in her hands, Chong Feiyu's hands trembled—over five thousand years, through wind and rain!
This cocoon, which once belonged to her, had finally returned to her hands!
Everything she'd experienced over these years felt like a dream, and it had taught Chong Feiyu a profound lesson!
At this moment, she felt like she might cry!
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷̥́◠ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀)"Th-thank you... thank you for being so good to me! Whatever your reasons, I thank you. Thank you all for fighting so hard for me right up to this moment!"
"Anything I say now is unnecessary, and I won't make any promises. Just watch my actions from now on!"
"It won't take long—I'll recover to Star Devourer level, complete my evolution, and become the towering tree that shelters you all from the wind and rain!"
When she said this, Chong Feiyu's face was serious, tears welling in her eyes.
Jiangnan smiled and wiped away her tears:
(๑ớ◡ờ)ھ"Don't make it so sentimental, huh? Go on~"
"Just curious—what will you evolve into after breaking the cocoon? It's not going to be some kind of fluttering moth, is it?"
Chong Feiyu's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but burst out laughing. What the heck, a fluttering moth?!
She jumped up and gave Jiangnan a flick on the forehead!
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง"Pfft! Do you think I went through all this trouble just to evolve into a fluttering moth?"
"When I break out of this shell and complete my emergence, I'll amaze every single one of you!"
With that, she opened her mouth and swallowed the Immortal Spirit Cocoon whole, then ran toward an empty area!
Jiangnan: ???
(〃ﾟ口ﾟ)ﾂ"Hey hey hey! What are you doing? Why don't you enter my Alternate Dimension to emerge? It's dangerous out here!"
Chong Feiyu shook her head: "No! It has to be outside. I need to interact and resonate with this Starry Sky World—born under the stars, ending under the stars—to complete an evolution of life level!"
"And when I break the cocoon, I'll destroy everything around me. Ah~ you wouldn't understand Star Devourer things~"
"During my emergence, I cannot be disturbed. I have no combat power at all—I'm at my most vulnerable. Please protect me, everyone. Just a little while, just a little while longer!"
She came to a clean area, curled up into a ball like a fetus in its mother's womb, closed her eyes, and fell directly into deep sleep!
Meanwhile, Chong Feiyu's main body crawled back into the Immortal Spirit Cocoon, now wrapped by the Guard Beetle Swarm!
She spun silk to seal the opening, completely sealing herself inside, beginning the path of emergence that had been interrupted for over five thousand years!
At her heart, the Immortal Spirit Light bloomed, pulsing rhythmically like a heartbeat or breath!
Jiangnan clicked his tongue: "She hasn't even recovered to Star Devourer level yet and she's already getting full of herself? What's this about resonating with the world?"
"So many demands? Evolving here in Tiantang Zhijing is really dangerous, you know?"
But there was no other choice. To turn the tide and survive this battle, Chong Feiyu had to recover to Star Devourer level!
Only then could she firmly hold onto the resources in hand and have a voice!
Otherwise, the longer the night, the more trouble!
Wang Youzhi propped his chin with a thoughtful expression:
(͡°ก͡°)"Are you sure about this? There are plenty of ingrates in this world."
"Those who don't have power act one way, but when they gain it, they become another. Power can make people human—and it can also make them inhuman."
Jiangnan smiled: "The time we've spent together is enough for me to see a person's true nature. Someone who has been betrayed before is unwilling to betray others."
"Since she dared to entrust her life to me, I naturally dare to entrust mine to her."
"If I really couldn't trust her, this whole thing would never have started."
Yakeli glanced at the sleeping Chong Feiyu and couldn't help wincing.
"She sure knows how to cause trouble for everyone. This won't be easy to protect."
"We're not out of the woods yet. You don't really think that kind of method could kill a Star Devourer, do you? Especially a Star Devourer of the Insect Race?"
Although Chong Bi Shi's domain had dissipated, that didn't mean she was dead!
Those self-destruct bugs had stopped moving, but under Yakeli's perception, the remaining swarms were still orderly converging toward Jiangnan and his group!
And they were forming attack formations!
The Bully Gang members' scalps went numb. No way? She's still alive?
Jiangnan wasn't surprised by this outcome. If a Star Devourer could be killed so easily, they wouldn't be Star Devourers!
"It looks like we'll have to fight hard during the time before Feiyu completes her emergence!"
The moment the Immortal Spirit Cocoon was taken from Chong Bi Shi's hands, the Feiyu Insect Swarm she controlled immediately went into standby mode, no longer obeying her commands!
And since Chong Feiyu was in a deep sleep from evolution, she couldn't send pheromones to command the massive swarm either!
So don't count on the Feiyu Insect Swarm for help!
But the good news was that without the Feiyu Insect Swarm aiding the villain, the forces under Chong Bi Shi's command had been drastically reduced again!
Even so, the number of bugs was still astonishing!
Just then, cherry blossoms gathered in the void, forming Qian Benying. She opened the Alternate Dimension, releasing Hei Gang and the others!
She raised her hand in a salute: ∠(｀ω´*)"Reporting to Boss Jiang! Mission completed! Working Cherry reports for duty!"
"Hmm? Why does everyone have that expression? Did I miss something exciting?"
Jiangnan grinned: "No! Perfect timing! We're about to start a tough fight!"
He raised his hand, and a formation of Space Wormholes created a Void Nothingness structure!
It enveloped the emerging Chong Feiyu, then he used Void Chains to pull in large amounts of Two-Dimensional Fragments, surrounding that space tightly!
"Qian Benying, your cherry blossoms can perform ultra-long-distance teleportation with people, right? Assign some to keep watch on Chong Feiyu!"
"If anything goes wrong there, move her immediately! Also, put cherry blossoms on top of every Bully Gang member's head. I want everyone to be able to teleport and maneuver! Got it?"
Qian Benying was stunned. When did Jiangnan get so serious?
He actually called her by her real name?
Still, she answered: ∠(｀ﾍ´*)"Yes, Boss Jiang! I'll get it done!"
"Domain Expansion • Falling Cherry Blossoms!"
"Three Flowers Converging at the Crown!"
She scattered into cherry blossoms again, and three delicate pink blossoms appeared above everyone's head!
One blossom for teleportation and maneuvering, one for defense, and one for negating spatial attacks!
This directly upgraded the Bully Gang's protection by a full level!
Jiangnan's mouth twitched. What the heck is "Three Flowers Converging at the Crown"? What kind of domain is this? The functionality is way too convenient!
"Everyone else, spread out and form three defensive layers! First layer—kill enemies, reduce contact pressure!"
"Second layer—defend, try not to let any bug soldiers breach!"
"Third layer—clean up, kill all the stragglers!"
"Sheng Yi, Sheng Cai—share vision across the entire battlefield! Ji Shen—hang the Whisper of the Divine on everyone! Assign a group of strong free agents to roam the battlefield, plugging gaps and providing support!"
"Mi La, Lan—combine battlefield mobility! If anyone falls, pull them back! Single-target Time Reversal is fine! But be careful not to get Two-Dimensionalized—Two-Dimensional Fragments are barely affected by time, so the revive ability might not work. Don't test it with your lives!"
"Healers stand at the rear! Win or lose depends on this battle. Once Feiyu breaks through to Star Devourer, we win! Hold the line, and we'll win!"
One order after another came down. The Bully Gang members were all fired up and quickly went to execute!
They divided into three defensive layers, centered on Chong Feiyu, determined to protect her!
Jiangnan stood at the front, drawing the Godslayer Blade, his gaze cold!
He didn't believe that after Chong Bi Shi's main body was Two-Dimensionalized, she would be completely fine!
Right now, the advantage was with them!
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In Tiantang Zhijing, the Heavenly Gestation Mother Bugs!
These bugs were enormous, over ten meters in size, perpetually pregnant with bulging bellies. Their sole duty was to continuously accumulate energy for the larvae inside!
Each Heavenly Gestation Mother Bug was guarded by a large escort force. Their only function was to serve as insurance for the Insect Emperor!
There were many such Heavenly Gestation Mother Bugs in the swarm. Even though many had been Two-Dimensionalized at the start, the remaining number was still terrifying!
Suddenly, intense emerald light bloomed from the belly of one Heavenly Gestation Mother Bug!
The entire mother bug was instantly drained into a dried husk, but its belly grew larger and larger!
"Pfft!" The belly burst open, and an Emerald Insect larva emerged from the ruptured abdomen!
Its whole body was naked, covered in thick mucus, breathing heavily!
"Damn it! Damn it all! Super Evolution!"
At this moment, the larva began to grow at a terrifying rate. In just a few breaths, it had become an adult form, identical to Chong Bi Shi's original body!
But the aura on it was vastly different from before!
Chong Bi Shi could use this method to infinitely reincarnate, almost never dying. Even if her lifespan ran out, she could just reincarnate!
However, this method wasn't without limits. Every reincarnation caused her level to drop slightly!
Though it wouldn't drop below Star Devourer, there would be a period of weakness!
Chong Bi Shi would need time to recover before returning to her peak!
Given the situation earlier, there was no other choice but Insect Emperor Reincarnation!
"Damned Jiangnan! How did he know?! How did he calculate everything?! The Immortal Spirit Cocoon was stolen?!"
"No! Absolutely not!"
"Domain Expansion • Life Strip—pffwah—"
Before she could finish speaking, Chong Bi Shi spat out a mouthful of old blood. Anxious beyond measure, she tried to open her domain directly!
Using an extremely terrifying domain range to crush them outright would be the simplest and fastest method!
But in her weakened state, Chong Bi Shi was far from her previous peak, let alone able to release a large-scale domain!
"Damn it! Damn it! I cannot let that dead fat woman recover her level! Once she recovers, I'll have nothing! No! I won't allow this!"
At this moment, Chong Bi Shi was like a madwoman. Having lost the Immortal Spirit Cocoon, she was completely panicked!
The nest was gone, half the swarm was gone, the Immortal Spirit Cocoon was gone, and she could no longer control the Feiyu Insect Swarm!
If she couldn't get it back, according to Star Mine Law, even the mine wouldn't be hers anymore!
How could she not panic?!
"Take it back! I must take it back! No matter the cost! I want you all dead!"
"Domain Expansion • Life Severance!"
In her weakened state, she couldn't release a large-scale domain, but that didn't mean she couldn't use it at all!
What she absorbed was her own swarm!
Countless bug soldiers had all their Life Essence stripped away, falling one by one at Chong Bi Shi's feet!
The loyal bug soldiers gave their lives for their Empress!
Absorbing their Life Essence, she was also super-evolving at a terrifying speed, striving to return to her peak state in the shortest time possible!
To crush Jiangnan and the others!
But in her current state, Chong Bi Shi didn't dare get too close to Jiangnan. If that time-system girl trapped her again and forced another reincarnation, it would be even more troublesome!
However, Chong Bi Shi wasn't giving up. She immediately ordered the swarm to attack Jiangnan and his group. Even the swarms lingering outside Tiantang Zhijing—except for the Feiyu Insect Swarm—poured into Tiantang Zhijing like a flood!
To hell with losses! If she didn't get it back, she'd have nothing!