As Qin Shilei arrived at Insect Valley, various insects within surged towards the two of them.
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Qin Shilei waved towards the Golden Armored Insect observing them from a distance.
He then took out a combat barrier and instantly teleported next to the Golden Armored Insect.
Following that, he activated the combat barrier, pulling himself, An Qian, and the Golden Armored Insect into it.
The insects in Insect Valley immediately became chaotic.
Not only had the two humans who invaded their valley disappeared, but their king was also gone.
The insects of Insect Valley chirped and scurried everywhere, searching for their king.
Meanwhile, the battle between Qin Shilei, An Qian, and the Golden Armored Insect officially began.
The combat barrier was a ten-square-kilometer pocket dimension.
Upon entering the barrier, Qin Shilei instantly teleported to the Golden Armored Insect's side.
He thrust his sword at it with all his might.
Caught completely off guard, the Golden Armored Insect had no way to defend against Qin Shilei's strike.
It was pierced squarely.
The divine ability 'Stiffened' immediately took effect on the Golden Armored Insect, freezing it in place.
Qin Shilei quickly produced a Contract Scroll, tore it open, and threw it at the Golden Armored Insect. He then rapidly formed the hand seals for the Beast Taming Spell and pressed them onto the Golden Armored Insect.
The spiritual powers of both sides immediately began a tug-of-war within the Golden Armored Insect's mind.
Two seconds later.
"I knew it wouldn't be that easy."
Qin Shilei instantly teleported back to An Qian's side and warned, "Prepare for battle, don't let it injure you."
An Qian confidently replied, "I'm more worried about accidentally killing it."
She immediately unleashed 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' towards the Golden Armored Insect.
With the 'Double Attack' attribute fixed, the power of this ultimate move had doubled, causing the Golden Armored Insect to wail in agony from the intense flames.
Qin Shilei released his phantom, but due to 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' being an area-of-effect attack, he couldn't get close to the Golden Armored Insect for the time being.
The Golden Armored Insect, engulfed in raging flames, rapidly approached An Qian. Just as it was about to split her in two with its incredibly sharp forelimbs, it suddenly lost sight of its enemy.
An Qian had already used 'Floating Light, Fleeting Shadow' to appear ten meters behind the Golden Armored Insect, simultaneously raising her Jade Moon Sword, preparing to unleash 'Dragon Soaring, Phoenix Dancing'.
The phantom seized the opportunity, instantly teleporting to the Golden Armored Insect's side, hoping to use its divine ability to immobilize it.
Unfortunately, without triggering the 'One Punch Man' phantom, it couldn't break through the Golden Armored Insect's energy shield, and the divine ability had no effect.
Completely ignoring the phantom, the Golden Armored Insect turned into a blur and rapidly closed in on An Qian.
In a hasty move, An Qian unleashed 'Dragon Soaring, Phoenix Dancing' before it was fully charged, but it failed to harm the Golden Armored Insect.
"An Qian, ascend."
Qin Shilei shouted loudly, simultaneously summoning his pet tank.
An Qian, having just dodged the Golden Armored Insect's 'Golden Wheel Slash', immediately unfurled her Phoenix Wings and flew into the air.
'Earth Stomp!'
The tank raised its two thick forelegs and stomped heavily onto the ground.
Boom!
The earth trembled, and a wave of energy instantly struck the Golden Armored Insect over ten meters away.
While this move didn't injure the Golden Armored Insect, its control effect worked as intended, stunning the creature for one second.
'Seven Stars Falling from the Firmament!'
Qin Shilei, using his mental energy, controlled the phantom to instantly teleport to the Golden Armored Insect's side. With the amplification effect of the battle technique, he finally broke through the Golden Armored Insect's shield, allowing the divine ability to take effect.
The Golden Armored Insect, having just recovered from its stun, was once again rendered immobile.
An Qian, flying in the air, also grasped the opportune moment, unleashing a powerful 'Dragon Soaring, Phoenix Dancing' from above.
Blood splattered everywhere. A large portion of the Golden Armored Insect's shell on its back was shattered by the phoenix phantom, exposing its flesh and blood.
The flames attached to the phoenix phantom also began to burn the Golden Armored Insect.
Qin Shilei once again controlled the phantom, activated 'One Punch Man', and quickly thrust his sword six times. He then leaped into the air and fiercely slashed down at the area on the Golden Armored Insect's body that was no longer protected by its shell.
The battle technique 'Seven Stars Falling from the Firmament' proved effective again, carving a deep sword mark into the Golden Armored Insect's wound.
Through the opening, its internal organs could already be seen.
"Roar!"
Recovering from the stiffening, the Golden Armored Insect let out an enraged roar. Its sharp forelimbs became a blur, instantly cleaving the phantom in two.
It then unleashed two 'Golden Wheel Slashes', each a meter wide, towards An Qian in the air.
"My turn!"
Qin Shilei instantly teleported behind the Golden Armored Insect and quickly thrust his sword at it several times.
The 'Sky Phoenix Sword's' fifty percent chance of triggering 'Law Breaking' successfully penetrated the Golden Armored Insect's shield and struck its body.
The divine ability, having recovered from its cooldown, took effect on the Golden Armored Insect once more, freezing it in place.
"An Qian, it's up to you."
As soon as he immobilized the Golden Armored Insect, Qin Shilei instantly teleported away again, simultaneously warning An Qian, who had just dodged the 'Golden Wheel Slash'.
The two had discussed their strategy beforehand, and this situation had been rehearsed.
An Qian seized the fleeting opportunity and unleashed 'Dragon Soaring, Phoenix Dancing' once more.
Her target was still the wound on the Golden Armored Insect's back.
The colossal phoenix phantom once again struck the Golden Armored Insect squarely.
With a single blow, it pushed the Golden Armored Insect to the brink of death.
Qin Shilei once again produced a Contract Scroll, tore it open, and threw it at the Golden Armored Insect.
Simultaneously, he activated his 'One Punch Man' state, formed hand seals, and pressed them onto the Golden Armored Insect.
The Golden Armored Insect, with only half its life left, had little power to resist this time.
Qin Shilei's spiritual power surged like a broken dam into the depths of the Golden Armored Insect's mental sea, leaving a brand on its soul, successfully taming it as his pet.
"Did it work?" An Qian asked Qin Shilei, who had just opened his eyes.
"It worked," Qin Shilei replied with a smile.
However, as his gaze fell upon the sword mark on the Golden Armored Insect's back, which was half a meter deep, he couldn't quite feel happy.
Qin Shilei waved his hand, quickly recalling the Golden Armored Insect into his pet space, and said, "Let's go back immediately to find someone to heal it. Otherwise, this hard-won pet will die."
With that, he opened the combat barrier and reappeared in Insect Valley.
The combat barrier, which had only a single use, shattered and fell to the ground.
The two quickly returned from Insect Valley to the City Lord's Mansion in Hope City.
Zhang Xiaoli and Su Xiaoxuan were simultaneously summoned by Qin Shilei.
The two beautiful women surrounded the Golden Armored Insect, simultaneously channeling their respective healing abilities.
As streams of green and white light washed over the terrifying sword mark, the Golden Armored Insect recovered from its near-death state to one of severe injury.
"This is all we can do for now. We'll treat it again in a few hours."
Zhang Xiaoli took out an energy bead to restore her mental power.
Seeing that the Golden Armored Insect was not going to die immediately, Qin Shilei recalled it into his pet space again.
"I'll take the Golden Armored Insect to Insect Valley first to prevent any trouble from those rioting insects."
Insect Valley was indeed in chaos at this time, and the number of insects coming through spatial rifts to Blue Star had also increased significantly.
Qin Shilei instantly teleported into Insect Valley and, with a wave of his hand, released the severely injured Golden Armored Insect.
"Roar!"
The Golden Armored Insect emitted sharp cries, pacifying the rioting insects.
Soon, Insect Valley returned to its peaceful state.
Qin Shilei commanded, "Have your subordinates guard this cave and prevent any creatures from passing through the spatial rift to Blue Star. Once you've arranged things here, we will return to Blue Star. After your injuries are healed, you can return here."
The Golden Armored Insect nodded, indicating it understood, and then transmitted its orders to its subordinates through an invisible wave.
Seeing that everything was in order, Qin Shilei once again returned to Hope City with the Golden Armored Insect.