Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1253: Chapter 681, Phoenix Savior

The subspace shadow that re-emerged was denser than ever before.

Gu Hang found it extremely difficult to exert Spiritual Energy upon the real universe. The Heroic Spirits that had already manifested in the real universe were also dispelled and returned to the Storm God Kingdom.

But what of it?

The outcome was already destined; in the battle at sea, that Insect Nest Fleet had no chance of a comeback.

If Gu Hang truly wanted to forcibly inject Spiritual Energy to affect the real world, it wasn’t impossible. For others, the subspace shadow was an impregnable fortress, but for him, it was something that could be torn open.

Especially since the Queen, at such a distant range, and in the current area, the anchor points of the subspace shadow, which were the large numbers of the Insect Nest Fleet, were being swiftly eliminated, making the subspace shadow even more unstable.

But Gu Hang didn’t force his way through.

The main reason was that it was unnecessary.

The secondary reason was he had another task to attend to.

Over an extremely vast distance, Gu Hang and the Queen exchanged a venomous glance, while he laboriously yet resolutely began tearing open the subspace shadow and the veil of reality one by one.

It was not easy, it was arduous, and he managed to open only a small crack.

The subspace shadow still greatly hindered him.

But it didn’t matter, for what he intended to do was simple—he retrieved the four dead Neuron Progeny, pulled them through the small subspace tears he’d created, and consumed them into the Storm God Kingdom.

These four Neuron Progeny, struck directly by ship cannons, couldn’t protect themselves or it was futile to do so, and had died; their bodies not just shattered but potentially obliterated entirely; those slain by the Interstellar Warrior and Gu Hang with thunderous methods, though also fragmented, at least had some remains.

Yet, whether the remains were intact, fragmented, or utterly absent, it didn’t matter. As long as the Neuron Progeny died in this area and not long ago, their lingering subspace essence was sure to remain.

And this was what Gu Hang desired.

Neuron Progeny, or any Insect Race lifeforms possessing Spiritual Power along this line, were distinct from other insects. While lacking a soul, their Spiritual Power must come from subspace, necessitating the construction of a subspace essence.

When the Queen crafted these creatures with Spiritual Power, it required a vast amount of biomass and other materials, spending tremendous effort and time to create just one of them.

However, hatching the body of a Neuron Progeny, no matter how difficult, was merely the simplest step. The crucial part in forming a Brain Worm was to amass sufficient ’souls’ and form their projection in subspace. Further advancement into Neuron Progeny adhered to similar principles, though transcending from quantitative to qualitative changes was significantly challenging.

Creating these four Neuron Progeny was, indeed, exceedingly difficult for the Queen.

The Dubo Fleet of the Alfonso Sect suffered heavy losses in terms of Spiritual Energy, and after the Alliance entered the Princess Star Domain, Gu Hang, even under the cloak of the subspace shadow, still managed to wield Spiritual Power. Each use inflicted enormous losses upon her offspring, all of which the Queen had witnessed, thus leading her to craft these four Neuron Progeny.

Reluctant to deploy them ordinarily, this time sending them all at once to escort the support Insect Nest Fleet heading south demonstrated her seriousness toward this matter.

Nonetheless, not only did she fail to safeguard her anticipated Insect Nest Fleet laden with massive biomaterial heading south to aid, all four Neuron Progeny were lost here.

Moreover, in her boundless anger, boundless resentment, and boundless heartbreak, she watched helplessly as Gu Hang seized the soon-to-vanish Neuron Progeny.

She didn’t know what Gu Hang intended to do with the Neuron Progeny’s lingering subspace essence, but she could guess, and her guess was likely close to the mark.

Yet she was powerless, completely unable to stop Gu Hang even one bit.

In fact, she felt that the slow-paced manner Gu Hang now exhibited was intentionally shown for her to see, to provoke her.

This made her even angrier!

Amidst impotent rage, a sliver of fear crept in—as an insect of the Queen’s caliber, she was now imbued with quite sophisticated emotions.

Her fear stemmed from her uncertainty on how to deal with Gu Hang.

She also didn’t know how to resolve the predicament she currently faced.

Being smart, she could foresee several things.

For instance, what would Gu Hang do after winning this time?

Most likely, he would turn south to seek the reinforcements deployed from the Tansod battle, moving north to rendezvous with the now-destroyed support troops.

The size of that force, reaching biological battleship level, was a mere three ships, insufficient to confront the Alliance Main Fleet.

Could they escape?

The Queen had already issued orders for their retreat to return to Reiaductus, yet they might very likely be caught by Gu Hang mid-withdrawal.

The outcome would likely be far from pleasant.

And then?

Regardless of whether Gu Hang directly assaults Reiaductus or first goes further west to join forces with Salius and Matins, flanking her western defenses, either scenario would be a nightmare for her.