Liyu Zhen was lucky enough to run into Han Sen. He had been ordered to take the test, and his main goal was to take over the Star Tree.
Outsiders might not have known, but Liyu Zhen had heard the news. The old man who had been guarding the Star Tree had left, and he might not return. If he took over the Star Tree now, the Star Tree might become his in the future. That was why Liyu Zhen had come so eagerly. Watching the Star Tree wasn't attractive to the Very High.
But after meeting Han Sen, he remembered the rude words Han Sen had said to him by the lake. He was just a silkworm, and he had dared to talk back to the second brother of the Very High. Now that he had a chance to teach Han Sen a lesson, Liyu Zhen thought.
"You might be a genius in the outside world. You might be a peerless genius, and I can understand why you are so arrogant. But in the Very High, you are nothing. If you don't know that, how can you survive in the Very High? I am teaching you this out of the goodness of my heart. I don't want Sister Linglong to be dragged down by you." Liyu Zhen laughed coldly.
The old man looked to the side and said, "In that case, you two can go and get rid of the bugs on the Star Tree."
"Get rid of bugs?"
Han Sen thought this was strange. He hadn't expected a god tree like this to require the removal of bugs.
Han Sen didn't know that the reason they needed people to watch the Star Tree was to remove bugs from the tree regularly. They didn't want the bugs to eat the Star Tree's fruit. That was what Liyu Zhen would have to do in the future. So, the test itself was about removing bugs.
Han Sen had only made it in time for Liyu Zhen's test. Otherwise, the old man wouldn't have given him such a test.
"During the test, you are not allowed to use treasures or other powers. You can only use your own power to remove the bugs. And during the process, you cannot damage the Star Tree. If you do, you will be punished," the old man said coldly.
"Uncle, what kind of bugs do we need to get rid of?" Han Sen asked, bowing to the old man.
The old man replied, "There is only one type of insect that dares to approach the Star Tree. It's called the Star Beetle. You'll know when you see them. You have to kill a thousand insects in a day. You'll pass the test. For every hundred insects you kill, you'll be allowed to pick a Star Fruit."
Han Sen was overjoyed when he heard this. He was afraid that the old man would not let him pick the Star Fruit after he had done the work. Now that the price was clearly marked, it was naturally for the best.
"Let's start now," the old man said. "At this time tomorrow, you must return here. You can leave the star beetle's body on the tree for now. You can clean it up when you're done."
Han Sen and Liyu Zhen bowed to the old man. Then, they flew up to the Star Tree's crown. Liyu Zhen looked at Han Sen and used Galaxy Teleportation to enter the tree's crown. Han Sen, on the other hand, still had to fly up.
The Star Tree was unimaginably big. Each Star Fruit was as big as a small moon. Han Sen flew as fast as he could, but it still took him an hour to reach the tree's crown.
Liyu Zhen had already started killing the insects, but because the area was so big, Han Sen could not see where he was. He had to search for the insects himself.
Looking at the Star Tree up close, he realized that the branches and leaves of the Star Tree were really like jadeite, and the huge fruits were even more crystal clear.
Because the old man's requirements were very strict, he was not allowed to touch the Star Tree. So, Han Sen did not land on the tree. He kept flying around, searching.
It wasn't long before Han Sen saw a bug lying on one of the Star Tree's branches. The bug was as big as an adult bull. Its shell was like a blue sky, and it sparkled like stars. It looked like a staghorn bug. It had eight claws and a pair of strange horns that looked like pincers.
But it was much prettier than the staghorn bug. Its entire body was blue, and its body shone with starlight. It was hard to think of it as a pest.
The old man's requirements were to get rid of the bugs without damaging the Star Tree. Han Sen looked at the bug from afar. He didn't kill it immediately. Instead, he used his Purple-Eye Butterfly to observe the bug.
Without a doubt, the bug was King class. Judging by its lifeforce and presence, Han Sen believed it had a third or fourth tier area. That shouldn't be a problem for Han Sen.
Han Sen wasn't in a rush to attack, though. He looked at the bug and thought to himself, "If I am not allowed to damage the Star Tree, then I can't allow it to be damaged in battle. I need to kill this bug in one hit. I don't want it to damage the tree."
"A xenogeneic with a space element doesn't have an element. It must be a xenogeneic that has evolved its body. That means its shell must be very hard. It must be harder than xenogeneics of the same level. Killing it in one hit will be difficult," Han Sen thought to himself.
After looking at the bug for a while, Han Sen couldn't find any weak points. Its entire body was covered by a shell that looked like a planet. If he wanted to kill it, he would have to break through that shell.
"If there is no weak point, then I will have to use brute force to break through its shell. But even if I use brute force, there is a big difference. If I can't kill it in one hit, it will give it a chance to struggle. Then, it will hurt the leaves of the Star Tree." Han Sen stared at the bug.
Liyu Zhen had arrived at the top of the tree an hour before Han Sen. Before he arrived, he had already researched the bugs. He knew their weaknesses and how to kill them.
When Liyu Zhen found a beetle, he started to kill it. Although Liyu Zhen hadn't practiced the Very High Sense, the Very High had many geno arts. There were many top-class geno arts, and Liyu Zhen's power was among the top of the King class Very High. With the many geno arts he had, killing a King class beetle wouldn't be difficult.
Although the beetle's shell was very hard, and ordinary Kings of the same level would have a hard time breaking through its shell, Liyu Zhen only needed a few punches to destroy it. He was incredibly fast.
After Liyu Zhen killed a few dozen beetles, Han Sen arrived at the top of the tree.
When Han Sen found the beetle, he didn't kill it immediately. He stood there and observed it for a while. When Liyu Zhen killed a hundred beetles, Han Sen still hadn't moved.
"Why hasn't Dad done anything yet?" Bao 'er asked, holding Exquisite's hand. She was looking into a mirror.
The images in the mirror were of Han Sen and Liyu Zhen. Liyu Zhen had already killed a hundred beetles, but Han Sen hadn't done anything yet. Bao 'er couldn't help but ask.
"He is thinking about how to kill the Star Beetles," Exquisite said.
"What is he thinking about?
Isn't Daddy able to kill those little bugs with just a finger? "Bao 'er asked doubtfully.
Before Exquisite could answer, the old man said, "He is thinking about how to get rid of the bugs without damaging the Star Tree."