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Chapter 427: 419 Battle with the Mirage Insect_1
Chapter 427: 419 Battle with the Mirage Insect_1
Chapter 427: Chapter 419 Battle with the Mirage Insect_1
“Original body?”
The intelligence of the Black Spider Gu was limited, and it clearly couldn’t understand such a complex term.
“The original body refers to the physical body of the insect. What you see now, that black aura and the huge insect body within it, is probably just an image, and not its actual body,”
Qin Niu patiently explained to it.
The Mirage Insect belonged to the legendary category of rare insects, much more uncommon than ordinary Gu.
Encountering a Mirage Insect, which might have reached the level of a demon-level creature, sent Qin Niu’s heart racing with excitement, eager to seize this opportunity.
Despite already possessing a large collection of rare insects including the War Demon Ant, Gold Devouring Ant, Green Silk Worm, Green Demon Bee, and Black Spider Gu, cultivating each insect was extremely difficult.
Even with the auspicious boon of the Ancient Banyan Tree, he still hadn’t managed to cultivate a demon-level insect.
Not to mention a demon-level insect, he didn’t even have a half-demon level one.
One would need to reach at least Level Nine to be considered a half-demon.
Among the insect pets he currently owned, the highest level was only Grade Eight. That was the Dark Gold Shadow Fire Bee he had newly subdued.
It just so happened to be a male bee with almost no combat power.
The reason why the Mirage Insect stirred Qin Niu so much, besides its high level, was its rarity.
It was capable of using its insect shadow to fight while its original body stayed hidden in the shadows, an ability not inferior to the Shadow Fire Bee’s super mirage.
“Master, I think I’m about to level up! The poison here is of very high quality, and it’s helping me a lot!”
“All right, focus on your advancement. There’s no rush to find the original body of the Mirage Insect,”
Qin Niu was thrilled to hear that the Black Spider Gu was benefiting so much from the Valley of Wronged Spirits’ poison and was on the verge of levelling up.
The Black Spider Gu was very important to him.
With this Gu for protection, he was almost immune to all poisons.
It was already so powerful at Grade Six, and levelling up to Grade Seven would mean it was truly entering the ranks of high-level pets.
It was just like the personal attendants of the Black Tiger Gang Leader; the lowest cultivation level among them had to reach the Innate Realm.
The rank of an insect was directly linked to its power.
Grade Three was a watershed, and so was Grade Seven.
In the eyes of formidable Insect Masters, insects below Grade Seven were weak and not worth displaying.
Unless it was a rare insect like the Green Demon Bee, even a War Demon Ant below Grade Seven was not considered presentable.
Because to become a true powerhouse, one must at least reach the Spirit Qi Realm.
Insects below Grade Seven posed little threat in the face of a Spirit Qi Realm expert.
Qin Niu’s War Demon Ant may have been Grade Six, capable of easily defeating Grade Seven insects, but it could be instantly killed by a Spirit Qi Realm expert in a direct confrontation.
Moreover, with a Spirit Qi Realm expert on guard, all of its attacks would likely fail to harm the opponent.
But if it could advance another level, it would be a different story altogether.
It would begin to possess the strength to fight against a Spirit Qi Realm expert.
Both its survivability and offensive capabilities would see a significant increase.
Take for instance the Fire Bee Queen that Qin Niu had subdued. It was currently at Grade Seven but could challenge Qin Niu, an Innate Realm expert, with its super mirage. Without the help of his numerous pets, Qin Niu would have been killed instantly by it.
That was the power of a Grade Seven insect.
Of course, the Shadow Fire Bee ranked quite high among the rare insects.
The Shadow Fire Bee was only slightly inferior to the Green Demon Bee.
In the valley, the Mirage Insect, like a roused behemoth, caused Qin Niu to sense that more than ten Poisonous Ants were instantly killed by it.
Its attacks didn’t seem to discriminate; whether it was Qin Niu’s Termite or those hidden-winged insects, anything discovered by it fell within its range of attack.
“Retreat!”
Qin Niu decisively commanded the Termites and Black Spider Gu to retreat from the valley.
The Mirage Insect was too powerful, and the Termites had no resistance against it, dying upon almost any contact.
The dark aura it conjured began to rampage within the valley, with a gigantic insect body wildly devouring any creatures it could attack within the dark mist. Its ferocity made Qin Niu even suspect that whether man or beast, anything entering the valley would be killed and consumed by it.
This insect was too terrifying.
In a very short amount of time, at least over five hundred of Qin Niu’s Poisonous Ants that he had sent into the valley were killed.
The Mirage Insect had a wide range of attack and moved extremely fast. The Termites could only crawl on the ground and couldn’t escape its pursuit.
“Black Spider Gu, escape quickly and stop absorbing the poisonous miasma. There will be other opportunities in the future,” Qin Niu urgently ordered the Black Spider Gu to retreat as he realized the danger and discovered that the Mirage Insect was also taking the opportunity to rapidly consume the poisonous miasma in the valley.
There was no room for negotiation.
He understood the Black Spider Gu’s desire to advance in rank. Faced with the temptation that was right within grasp, not just an insect, even adults with higher intelligence would find it hard to resist.
The death of a batch of Poisonous Ants was indeed painful for Qin Niu, but with the breeding machine that was the Ant Queen, he could quickly breed more Poisonous Ants.
If the Black Spider Gu died, there would be no way to cultivate another one.
This loss was something Qin Niu couldn’t afford.
The Black Spider Gu also sensed the danger and, upon receiving Qin Niu’s command, fled towards his location as fast as it could.
“You guys, attack the Mirage Insect and draw its attention,” Qin Niu made a ruthless decision at this critical juncture.
To sacrifice a part of the Poisonous Ants, using them as cannon fodder, was to buy time for the Black Spider Gu to escape.
It wasn’t because he was cruel, but because the laws of survival in this world were just so.
The Black Spider Gu was more valuable, more precious, so he could only sacrifice the mass-producible Poisonous Ants.
But he discovered it was of no use.
No one knew where the Mirage Insect’s body was actually hidden.
Even if the Termites attacked the dark aura and the gigantic insect body conjured by the Mirage Insect with all their might, it could basically be considered futile.
Other than rapidly increasing the death toll of the Poisonous Ants, it served no purpose.
It couldn’t block that dark aura at all.
“No good, the Mirage Insect seems to have set its sights on the Black Spider Gu,” Qin Niu noticed that the terrifying dark aura was chasing in the direction of the Black Spider Gu’s escape.
Its speed was extremely frightening, and no insect could withstand it.
Within the Valley of Wronged Spirits, the Mirage Insect was like a godly presence.
Its progress was unaffected by any insect.
On its path, be it Termites or Camouflaged Bugs, just being touched by the dark aura meant they were immediately drawn in and then instantly killed.
“Green Ox, attack that dark aura!” Qin Niu was very decisive at this critical moment.
He had to save the Black Spider Gu with all his might and help it safely escape from the Valley of Wronged Spirits.
The Dragon’s Roar Skill of the Green Ox could break through evil barriers, illusions, and demonic sounds; it was considered the bane of the Mirage Insect.
With it taking action, it should be able to stop the Mirage Insect from wreaking havoc.
“Ao—” The Green Ox slightly lifted its neck, emitting a deep and resonant chant.
Unlike the tiger’s roar, its chant was low in pitch and highly penetrating, with an inherent divine quality.