This chaotic mess made Chu Nian's head throb with pain: she suddenly realized it wasn't just one or two, or even two or three!
Chu Nian then used brainwaves to communicate with them again: "Stop crying!"
"I don't want to be swallowed, waah..."
"I don't want to be swallowed either, waah..."
"Waaaaah..."
Chu Nian's head throbbed even more, and she used her brainwaves to yell at them again: "Stop crying, or I'll devour you right now."
Sure enough, the wailing brainwaves immediately stopped. Chu Nian finally stopped feeling like she was surrounded by chaotic brainwaves: Great, the world is finally quiet.
Seeing that they had finally stopped crying, Chu Nian used her brainwaves to ask, "What species are you?"
Having probably accepted the fact that she would either be swallowed or questioned, the Night Pearl did not ignore Chu Nian this time as it had last time, but instead replied, "We are the most powerful species in the world."
"That's right, we're at the very top of the food chain."
"An invincible being in all worlds."
Chu Nian asked curiously, "What kind of species is it?"
"The greatest race!"
"Yes, yes, nothing in this world can be our enemy!"
Chu Nian found it difficult to communicate with them, but thinking that it might be due to racial differences, their ways of expressing themselves and speaking must be somewhat different, she finally asked again with patience: "What species are you?"
"Zerg!"
Chu Nian: Damn it! What a huge race!
If she had known, she would have smashed this thing to pieces and swallowed it directly.
Upon noticing that Chu Nian had fallen silent, the Night Pearl became smug: "How about it, are you scared by our powerful race?"
"Looks like it, even this broken knife doesn't dare to speak!"
"Since it's afraid of us, should we still run away?"
"Such cowardice! You actually tried to devour us just now, humph!"
Chu Nian was annoyed: Why did she bother moving the blade so painstakingly? She could have just let the swarm of insects roll away, wouldn't they? They might have been wiped out by rain or children playing with fire, and wouldn't have had time to laugh at her like that.
"Insectoids?" Jin asked curiously. "I wonder what kind of insects they are?"
Chu Nian then asked the insect egg again via telepathy (suddenly feeling relieved that she hadn't swallowed it; now that she knew it was an insect egg, she felt disgusted): "You said you are an insect race, what kind of insects are you?"
"It's none of your business."
"Yeah, it's none of your business."
"Anyway, they are the greatest Zerg."
"It's none of your business what kind of insect it is."
How infuriating! Chu Nian, with the magnanimity of a great man not holding a grudge against a bunch of insects, decided not to stoop to their level. Instead, she secretly consulted Tuoba and the others: "Do you know of any insects in interstellar space whose eggs are similar to these?"
Simon guessed, "Since it's being used as a luminous pearl, it must glow at night. Could it be a firefly?"
Tuoba Hongyuan pondered, "We have indeed heard of the firefly race among the insectoids while we were adrift in interstellar space. However, we have heard that their eggs are green, not white, and they do not glow at night. They do not emit light before they hatch."
In interstellar space, the Zerg are similar to the Zerglings, possessing their own consciousness just like humans. Some are born half-Zerg and half-human, while others are born entirely in Zerg form and gradually evolve into human form.
In fact, Chu Nian had spent quite a bit of time in the interstellar world, and he had also spent time with Lou Qianzong, an old man who had lived through several interstellar civilizations, so he had heard a lot about the Zerg.
Their species thrives on numbers, but a single individual is not very powerful and has never been considered at the top of the food chain. On the contrary, they are often the ones being hunted and killed.
But considering that this insect egg has existed for tens of thousands of years and has not yet hatched, and is clearly still alive, it means that it is definitely not an ordinary insectoid human egg.
Lan Dian suggested, "Master, is there any way to bring that thing in so we can study it properly?"
Chu Nian said helplessly, "I can't release my magic power right now, and it's even a little difficult to let one of you out."
Hu Tiantian said, "Why don't you put your blade inside and use the immortal magic here to properly temper and refine it?"
Others might not be able to take it back, but her own body should be able to. Chu Nian thought for a moment, and it seemed that this was the only way to quickly make the sword stronger.
She tried to wrap a wisp of energy around the blade, and with a thought, the blade indeed disappeared into the spatial artifact in a flash.
She breathed a sigh of relief: Thank goodness, at least I can still put the blade back in.
"Where's that broken knife?"
"I don't know, it just disappeared in a flash."
"He really is a prodigy."
"What should we do? We're like a tiger fallen into the plains, being bullied by dogs!"
"It's all that human sect's fault. They promised to protect us properly, but after a few generations, we became sacred objects to aid cultivation. Now, an outsider has easily stolen us."
"What's most infuriating is that I think that woman has already reached an agreement with that outsider, and she might just hand us over to him!"
Although Chu Nian was inside the spatial artifact, she had a clear understanding of the outside world. Hearing the conversation between the insect eggs, she wondered if the egg's origins could be traced back to the female protagonist's sect. This egg was passed down from the founding ancestor of the female protagonist's sect!
It's estimated that so much time has passed that even the disciples of these sects no longer know that it is an egg and have mistaken it for a luminous pearl.
Thinking of this, Chu Nian considered finding an opportunity to visit the female protagonist's sect, preferably with the egg in tow.
According to the plot, the male and female protagonists won't be back for another month or so after their tomb raiding trip. Chu Nian felt that during this time, she should be able to transform the sword, allowing it to take human form like in the original story. Although she didn't absorb the egg's energy, she had plenty of ways to become stronger.
Now that she knows that the luminous pearl was just an insect egg, she won't suck it even if you offer her the chance.
She ordered her men to throw the broken sword into a celestial spring. Within a few days, it absorbed enough celestial energy and completely transformed, turning from a demonic sword into a celestial sword. Its blade was as cold as ice and emitted a chilling aura that made people's hearts tremble.
Tuoba Hongyuan said, "Master, your blade is extraordinary!"
Lan Dian: "Yes, he has already broken through to the mortal realm in just a few days."
Chu Nian said, "It has made a wish that if I fulfill its wish, it will be willing to serve me from now on."
Little Jin snorted, "With your supernatural powers, Master, do you lack a knife?" But his gaze swept over the knife.
Chu Nian smiled and said, "That's true, I don't lack it. However, it's not a bad thing if it's willing to be used by me."
At least none of the other original owners said that she could use her body freely after fulfilling their wishes.
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