Chapter 990: Ancient Tribesman
In the Ancestor Court galaxy, the hatred between the resistance and the Reapers was mortal and irreconcilable. There had never been any possibility of surrender or negotiation.
Thus, when Tie Ruo and the other remnants saw the white-robed human god of slaughter appear before them, despair rose in their hearts.
“Who... exactly are you?!” asked Tie Ruo as rage flickered in his eyes.
Who could have imagined that the grand and mighty Fifth Extermination Campaign would end in such a crushing defeat? The appearance of a single absolute powerhouse had caused the Reapers to suffer massive losses in both troops and generals.
The white-robed human man gave no answer. He raised his silver-white longsword in the cold emptiness of space, his expression indifferent and his eyes filled only with killing intent. In the blink of an eye, he crossed hundreds of kilometers.
Sword light flashed as one Ruò Iron Tribe warrior after another fell like grass beneath a scythe.
“Kill him! Fight with everything we have!” roared Tie Ruo as he decided to stop running.
As a Three Pearl King-ranked Reaper, the honor of his title made it intolerable to watch his clansmen fall one after another while he fled like a coward. Silver specks of light flickered across his entire body as Tie Ruo entered his peak combat state.
His arms transformed into pale purple scythe-like blades, resembling the claws of a mantis. His legs lengthened, and pale purple bone spurs grew from his knees. His streamlined, well-defined muscles tensed like drawn bowstrings, brimming with explosive power.
This was one of the Ruò Iron Tribe’s innate divine abilities: the Insect of the Starry Sky. The Winged Reaper. As a Three Pearl King-ranked Reaper, once Tie Ruo transformed into his Insect of the Starry Sky form, his lethality more than doubled, and his speed and reflexes increased drastically.
Whoosh.
Tie Ruo shot out like a streak of pale purple lightning. Wherever he passed, even the vacuum of space was slashed open. But swift as his attack was, his defeat came even faster. The absolute gap in strength was an unbridgeable chasm.