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Chapter 431: 423 Timid as a Mouse_1
Chapter 431: 423 Timid as a Mouse_1
Chapter 431: Chapter 423 Timid as a Mouse_1
Victory was achieved here, and the Green Demon Bee was making progress as well.
With its powerful abilities of regeneration and demonization, along with its nearly abnormal evolutionary talents of fleshly body advancement, venom evolution, and the strengthening of consuming cold energy and lifeblood, it had begun to turn the tables and was crazily absorbing the energy of the giant insect.
Qin Niu could feel that the venom and physique of the Green Demon Bee were growing stronger.
And the speed of this was somewhat astonishing.
This filled him with indescribable joy.
After being imprisoned in the Insect Jar, the Mirage Insect seemed somewhat restless, as if it wanted to escape from within.
After all, it’s very likely now evolv into a magical creature.
A regular Insect Jar would have a hard time containing it.
Qin Niu paid close attention, wanting to see what special skills it truly possessed.
The Mirage Insect was active inside the Insect Jar for a while but still couldn’t escape.
This also suggested that the true form of the Mirage Insect was indeed quite weak.
Given how terrifying its illusionary form was, who would have thought that it was so feeble when confined within the Insect Jar.
Qin Niu also had several Advanced Contract Talisman on him, but unfortunately, the Spirit Space wasn’t sufficient; otherwise, he could have tamed the Mirage Insect by now.
“Human, release me!”
A sharp voice, like a cracked gong, reached Qin Niu’s ears.
He looked around before finally lowering his gaze to the Mirage Insect within the Insect Jar.
“Are you talking to me?”
Encountering an insect capable of human speech was a first for Qin Niu.
“I didn’t say anything!”
Ye Ji, who stood behind Qin Niu at a distance of about two meters, seemed not to have heard the Mirage Insect’s voice.
She thought Qin Niu was asking her.
This made Qin Niu hold the abilities of the Mirage Insect in even higher esteem.
“Oh, it’s nothing, it’s nothing. We Insect Masters understand some insect language, I was communicating with the insect.”
Qin Niu briefly explained, his gaze once again fixed on the Mirage Insect inside the Insect Jar.
“Release me!”
That sharp and stiff voice came again.
“I really don’t know how you’ve managed to survive this long! Already a prisoner, yet you use a commanding tone to ask for your release?”
Qin Niu worried about the intelligence of this insect.
He already had several unusual insects, and if this Mirage Insect was too foolish, he would have to seriously consider whether to take it as a pet or not.
He wouldn’t accept just any old stray cat or mangy dog.
There was no more to discuss between the two sides; Qin Niu didn’t plan to engage with it any further. He directly commanded the Poisonous Ants in the valley to embark on another massive slaughter, killing off the concealer insects one after another that had entered the valley.
These concealer insects must have been bred by the Nine Insect Gang Insect Masters, absorbing the toxic air after entering the valley and quadrupling the potency of their venom.
If they were allowed to fly back to the battlefield, they would undoubtedly cause countless Black Tiger Gang Warriors to die or be wounded.
The Poisonous Ants, seeking to evolve, of course could not do without eating some higher-grade insects.
These concealer insects, possessing deadly poison and not too different in level from the Poisonous Ants, were the perfect food and would also train the combat capabilities of the ants.
The slaughter continued in the Valley of Wronged Spirits, and Qin Niu’s Green Demon Bee, in a short period of time, unexpectedly showed signs of advancement.
If it could promote from Grade Five to Grade Six today, the gains would be too great.
He was contemplating whether the Green Demon Bee could advance to Grade Six this time.
Then, the Green Demon Bee directly advanced in rank.
Just as simple as drinking water or having a meal.
The entire promotion process was exceptionally smooth and remarkably quick.
This even upended Qin Niu’s experience in insect cultivation. According to his prior experience, the stronger the insect, the more difficult it was to advance in rank.
Once past Grade Three, each elevation in level was extremely challenging.
The Ant Queen, Fourth, War Bees… their promotions were all arduous and protracted.
Yet, for the Green Demon Bee to ascend from Grade Five to Grade Six was so easy, so swift, that even Qin Niu found it hard to believe. It felt surreal.
After the Green Demon Bee advanced to Grade Six, it sucked the life out of the giant insect even faster.
Qin Niu felt the Green Demon Bee growing stronger rapidly – phrases like ‘by leaps and bounds’ or ‘with incredible speed’ simply couldn’t capture the rate at which it was enhancing itself now.
Its current pace of advancement could only be described as terrifying and defying the natural order.
Was this because of the Green Demon Bee’s excellent innate talent, or did the Mirage Insect’s illusion contain an unimaginably vast amount of energy?
Perhaps it was both.
“Human, release me!”
The Mirage Insect still hadn’t given up. After being refused by Qin Niu, it spoke to him again.
This time, its voice carried a hint of plea, without the commanding tone it had before.
“Why should I release you? If you caught prey, would you let it go?”
Qin Niu thought this Mirage Insect was as naive as a three-year-old child.
“I will not attack you in the future,”
the Mirage Insect promised him.
Qin Niu snorted at that.
“Even if I don’t release you, you won’t be able to attack me anyway. According to my practice, when I catch an insect of a higher grade, I usually feed it to my own insects, helping them advance.”
Hearing Qin Niu saying this, the Mirage Insect inside the Insect Jar curled up and shivered.
It seemed to have a small courage, easily frightened.
“Are you… planning to kill me?”
The trembling in its voice was evident.
It was very afraid.
This reminded Qin Niu of the timid Diamond Ink Turtle. The Mirage Insect’s guts were on par with it.
“I won’t kill you myself, but I am planning to feed you directly to my insects. Letting them eat you alive prevents the loss of energy,”
Qin Niu said earnestly.
Having discovered that the Mirage Insect was extremely cowardly, he didn’t mind scaring it half to death; it would make the process of subduing it unusually smooth.
If this Mirage Insect was truly a supernatural creature, Qin Niu had no desire to sign another contract of equals with it.
He preferred to sign a master-servant contract, to fully control it.
“You, you not only want to kill me, but also allow your insects to devour me alive, you’re so cruel. My true form doesn’t have much energy, your insects won’t benefit much even if they consume me,”
the Mirage Insect said, clearly frightened out of its wits, now starting to beat around the bush for mercy.
This at least proved it wasn’t as stupid as imagined.
“It’s okay. Even a mosquito matters; I believe my insects will gain a lot by consuming a supernatural creature like you.”
Qin Niu had a serious and ruthless look on his face, but inside, he was already laughing so hard it hurt.
This was the most timid supernatural creature he had ever seen.
“Human, let’s talk this over. I’m just a very weak supernatural creature, and I haven’t been transformed for long. Don’t feed me to your insects, I can listen to you, can I?”
“It depends on how you perform. I have many insects to feed, they require a lot of food, and I treat my insects very well. Every time I catch a high-grade insect, I can’t help but want to feed them.
I’ve already decided which one of my insects to feed you to.
Of course, if you perform really well, I will definitely keep you.”
Qin Niu only regretted that his Spirit Space was not enough; otherwise, he could have immediately subdued this supernatural creature.
This was a supernatural creature!
And also one with a special ability.
“Tell me, how do you want me to perform? I will try my best to do well.”
The Mirage Insect slowly unraveled its body, appearing willing to do anything Qin Niu asked, displaying an obsequious and servile attitude.