[Ding! To quickly digest 10,000 points of Qi Blood requires a cost of 3,000 Evolution Points. Confirm?]
What the fuck!
âSo expensive? Are you kidding me? Thatâs highway robbery!â
âBut digesting ten thousand points of Qi Blood gives me 1,000 Evolution Points anyway. So back and forth, all in all, itâs like spending 2,000?â
âBut if I donât spend this money, not only will I not lose anything, Iâll even come out ahead by 1,000 points!â
âBut if I werenât in a hurry to digest it, I wouldnât have to spend 3,000 Evolution Points at all, and Iâd still get 1,000 after digesting... so by that logic, Iâm losing 4,000?â
âThis math... Ugh, forget it, forget it! Itâs giving me a headache!â
âCanât be helped. Who told me to be in such a rush!â
âTime is money, my friend!â
âSucking up all the Energy in this honeycomb is the only thing that matters right now!â
âConfirm! Digest it for me, right now!â
[Ding! Spent 3,000 Evolution Points on quick digestion. Current Evolution Points remaining: 37,973!]
[Ding! Digestion complete! Gained Evolution Points +1,000! Current Evolution Points: 38,973!]
Feeling his stomach become completely empty once more, Chu Shengâs Spirit was invigorated. He leaped up from the ground, once again full of vigor, and pounced toward the honeycombâs crystal wall!
This time, he used the same trick again!
After sating himself with 12,000 points of Qi Blood, he once again forcefully absorbed beyond his limit!
After enduring that extreme agony of nearly bursting on the spot one more time, his bodyâs absorption limit finally increased by another 2,000 points, reaching 14,000!
Then, he used his Evolution Points to digest it all quickly!
Just like that, Chu Sheng was like a child who had discovered a new toy, or perhaps like the most efficient assembly line worker, tirelessly repeating the steps above again and again.
âAbsorb until full! Forcefully push the limits! Increase the cap! Spend points to digest quickly! Absorb until full again...â
Once, twice, three times!
However, just as Chu Sheng finished digesting once more and prepared to pounce for another round of "masochistic" Cultivation, a sudden change occurred!
The surface of the honeycomb before him actually began to writhe slowly, as if it were alive!
Right where he was about to bite down, the translucent crystal rapidly condensed and compressed, ultimately transforming into a bizarre, incredibly hard material that glinted with a metallic sheen!
âHuh?â
Before Chu Sheng could react, his mouthpart jabbed forward!
BANG!
A dull thud rang out!
Chu Sheng felt as if his mouthpart had just struck a vibranium-steel plate. The immense rebound force made him see stars and sent him flying backward.
"Oof, what the hell!"
Chu Sheng shook his dizzy head and climbed up from the ground, staring at the crystal wall that had become harder than diamond with a look of utter disbelief.
âThis thing really does have a subconscious? Even if it hasnât developed true intelligence, it already possesses the biological instinct for self-preservation.â
âIs it starting to defend against me? It wonât let me suck anymore?â
...
âNow what?â
Chu Sheng hovered in mid-air, stroking his chin in deep thought.
âBrute force is definitely not going to work.â
He had just tested it; the hardness of the condensed crystal wall was simply ridiculous.
âThen... what if I try sucking from a different spot?â
Chu Shengâs eyes lit up. With a quick Instant Teleportation, he appeared on another part of the crystal wall over ten meters away.
However, just as he raised his mouthpart, ready to bite down!
BZZZâ
The section of the crystal wall beneath his feet also hardened and condensed at a speed visible to the naked eye, once again transforming into that indestructible metallic material!
âHeh! Trying to play these games with me?â
Chu Sheng flew a circle around the massive honeycomb, chuckling to himself.
âTrying to fight me? Youâre still too green!â
âThen letâs see, you and me, Lord Mosquito! Letâs see if your hardening Speed is faster, or if my Speed is faster!â
The next second, Chu Shengâs figure blurred into motion!
He first made a feint, pretending to launch an Attack on a position on the left side of the honeycomb!
As expected!
The crystal wall in that position immediately reacted, rapidly beginning to condense and harden!
However, the instant the honeycomb focused all its Defense Power to the left, Chu Shengâs figure, like a phantom, used Instant Teleportation to appear on the other side, a hundred meters away!
âJust as I thought, it couldnât react in time!â
PSHIK!
He seized the brief, fraction-of-a-second delay in the honeycombâs Defense mechanism switching, and his sharp mouthpart plunged in, precisely and ruthlessly!
Suck!
[Ding! Qi Blood +20,000! Current...]
Thatâs right. After the repeated tempering just now, the maximum amount his body could absorb in one go had already reached 20,000!
âI have the honeycombâs immense Qi Blood Power to thank for this. Otherwise, I wouldnât have had a way to improve my physique.â
This time, however, he didnât continue to forcefully absorb after he was full in order to improve his physique!
Because the honeycomb had already reacted, and the spot where he had bitten down was already beginning to condense!
âIf I donât pull my mouthpart out now, Iâll be frozen inside!â
Therefore!
After succeeding, Chu Sheng showed no trace of greed. He immediately pulled out his mouthpart and vanished with another Instant Teleportation!
âHehe!â
âSuccess!â
Chu Sheng felt a surge of pride.
And so! Chu Sheng began to wage guerrilla warfare!
He transformed into a phantom barely visible to the naked eye and began to circle the massive honeycomb, launching an unprecedented "blood-stealing" operation!
A suck here, a suck there!
Sometimes he would use Instant Teleportation to the top, other times heâd flash to the bottom!
His movements were erratic, and his strikes were as fast as lightning!
âArenât these fighting tactics a mosquitoâs specialty? Hehe!â
Under Chu Shengâs maneuvers!
The massive honeycomb was like a pitiful fat man covered in mosquito bites who just couldnât swat the pest. It could only passively and miserably allow Chu Sheng to continuously steal its "blood."
...
...
ăMeanwhile.ă
Inside the honeycomb, in the deepest core region.
While Chu Sheng was "handling the exterior" outside the honeycomb, Gu Yuexi was "handling the interior" inside.
Qin Wudaoâs thunderous intrusion had completely shattered the peace here.
CRACKâ CRACKâ!
Accompanied by a series of crisp cracking sounds, the golden bee cocoons that had been standing quietly finally split completely open!
One by one, ferocious Soldier Bees, golden from head to tail as if forged from gold, flew out from the shattered cocoons, wings buzzing!
Their bodies were a size larger than the ordinary Fifth-Grade Soldier Bees outside!
The aura they radiated was so powerful it was suffocating!
Seventh-Grade!
These newly hatched super Golden Soldier Beesâevery single one of them had reached the terrifying realm of Seventh-Grade!
The moment they appeared, their crimson compound eyes instantly locked onto the two uninvited guests in the chamberâQin Wudao and Gu Yuexi!
"BZZZâ!!!"
Without the slightest hesitation, this group of about twenty super Golden Soldier Bees instantly split into two teams!
Half of them, like bolts of golden lightning, surged madly toward Qin Wudao, who was still trying to snatch the Emperorâs Soul Profound Crystal!
The other half transformed into ten golden streams of death, lunging straight for Gu Yuexi, who was hovering in mid-air!
"Damn it!"
Seeing this, Gu Yuexiâs brows furrowed deeply.
She knew that safely taking the Emperorâs Soul Profound Crystal while under siege by these Seventh-Grade Soldier Bees was now impossible.
She made a swift decision, giving up on the Profound Crystal. Her figure flashed as she prepared to retreat first and avoid a direct confrontation.
On the other side, Qin Wudaoâs eyes were still fixed only on that massive Emperorâs Soul Profound Crystal. He completely ignored the charging Golden Soldier Bees, still trying to forcibly pry the Profound Crystal from the Queen Beeâs embrace!
However, before his hand could even touch the Profound Crystal, several super Soldier Bees had already closed the distance, striking him like cannonballs fired from a gun!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Even with Qin Wudaoâs formidable strength, these few impacts made his Qi Blood churn. Like a kite with a broken string, he was sent flying backward on the spot, crashing pathetically onto a distant crystal wall!
The combat power of Insect Beasts is generally on the weaker side among those of the same grade, far inferior to that of massive Demon Beasts.
Their terror stems more from their reliance on hair-raising "bee swarm tactics."
But these few super Golden Soldier Bees completely defied common sense!
Their power, Qi Blood, and Defense could no longer be measured by the standards of ordinary Insect Beasts!
Every single one was comparable to a true Seventh-Grade Demon Beast!