186: Chapter 186 Mutation of the Devouring Beast Egg, Zerg Catastrophe
Ji Hongfei inherited all of Ji Xuanzhi's legacy. While his cultivation surged, Chi Anlin remained in the Sword Tomb, continuing to comprehend Sword Intent.
Five days had passed, which amounted to nearly two months in the time of the Blood Energy Space.
His cultivation had reached the fifth stage of the Second Realm, and Xiao Yue's cultivation had reached the seventh stage of the Second Realm.
At this moment, news came from the Ant Queen that the Devouring Heaven Beast Egg seemed to be undergoing a mutation.
Without a second thought, Chi Anlin's consciousness entered the Small World directly. He soon saw the Devouring Heaven Beast Egg. At this time, the vitality within the egg was fading rapidly. The moment Chi Anlin's consciousness touched the egg, a notification sounded.
"Sensing the Devouring Heaven Beast Egg is mutating. blood energy can be used to increase the mutation probability and effects. (Note: The more blood energy used, the higher the quality after mutation, and the hatched beast will be absolutely loyal.)"
Chi Anlin was stunned for a moment, then ecstatic. Wasn't this the 'Critical Hit' moment!
Looking at his remaining blood energy, Chi Anlin went all-in. Then he commanded the Ant Queen, "Yi Yi, summon all Ant Soldiers and slaughter all the magical beasts in the Small World."
Originally, because these beasts were like turtles in a jar, Chi Anlin didn't want to consume so many Ant Soldiers to kill them, and he hadn't been short on blood energy recently.
But now, the Devouring Heaven Beast Egg was mutating and could be boosted with blood energy, so he naturally couldn't be stingy.
Thus, under Chi Anlin's command, the Ant Soldiers began their charge. In an instant, four hundred thousand Second Realm Ant Soldiers swarmed out and began surrounding and suppressing the magical beasts.
[Killed Third Realm, Second Stage magical beast Blue Flower Mastiff, obtained 3,000 units of blood energy. Extra 1,000 units obtained for killing a higher-level target.]
[Killed Third Realm, Ninth Stage magical beast Flame Sable, obtained 300,000 units of blood energy. Extra 50,000 units obtained for killing a higher-level target.]
[Killed Third Realm, Seventh Stage magical beast Blazing Giant Mist Raccoon, obtained 50,000 units of blood energy. Extra 10,000 units obtained for killing a higher-level target.]
One by one, Third Realm magical beasts died under the siege of the Ant Soldiers. In a short time, Chi Anlin harvested over a million units.
Having received Chi Anlin's orders, both Yi Yi and Shadow Charm began producing more Ant Soldiers.
Chi Anlin continuously injected blood energy into the Devouring Heaven Beast Egg, while his consciousness followed the Ant Soldier army. At this time, the Ant Soldier team encountered their first Fourth Realm magical beast.
A faint yellow light flickered on the Ant Soldiers. Teams of a hundred Ant Soldiers formed formations, granting themselves buffs.
[Name]: Eight-Deity Black Wood Python
[Realm]: Fourth Realm, Fifth Stage
[Quality]: Earth Grade, Low Rank
[Attribute]: Wood
Facing an Earth Grade magical beast, the Ant Soldiers showed no fear and directly launched an attack.
Hundreds of Blood Fiend Ant Soldiers gathered together, greatly increasing their attack power. Every strike carried an armor-piercing effect. Even though the crimson scythes could only leave white marks on the Eight-Deity Black Wood Python, the Blood Fiend Ant Soldiers managed to slash three more times in the same spot within a single second.
Densely packed Tiger Armor Ant Soldiers covered the Eight-Deity Black Wood Python's body. The python was shocked and furious; countless vines appeared around it, attempting to sweep away the Ant Soldiers. But the moment the vines appeared, the Ant Soldiers swarmed them and devoured the vines.
Its fifty-meter-long body rolled on the ground. The reinforced Ant Soldiers had very tenacious vitality; mere shockwaves couldn't harm them.
The massive snake tail whipped across the ground. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Ant Soldiers were smashed into meat paste.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"
In its rage, the Eight-Deity Black Wood Python tried to flee, but the black mass of Ant Soldiers wouldn't give it the chance, swallowing it whole.
Watching this shocking scene, Chi Anlin felt he had still underestimated the Ant Soldiers.
Five minutes passed, and over a thousand Ant Soldiers had died. By now, wounds appeared on the Eight-Deity Black Wood Python. The Blood Fiend Ant Soldiers pulled back, and Tiger Armor Ant Soldiers flew up carrying Datura Ant Soldiers, bringing them to the python's wounds.
One by one, the Datura Ant Soldiers landed on the wounds and began releasing toxins with all their might. Sensing a threat to its life, the Eight-Deity Black Wood Python began to roar.
However, no matter how furious it was, it was all in vain. Under the toxins of the Datura Ant Soldiers, its movements became increasingly sluggish. As the toxins took effect and the Ant Soldiers continued their wave after wave of suicidal attacks, it finally died with regret on the spot.
[Killed Fourth Realm, Fifth Stage Eight-Deity Black Wood Python, obtained 13 million units. Extra 4 million units obtained for killing a higher-level target.]
This time, ten thousand Ant Soldiers died, and over thirty thousand were injured. Second Realm Ant Soldiers possessed a certain degree of recovery, but for the sake of blood energy, Chi Anlin directly ordered the intact Ant Soldiers to finish off the injured ones who had lost their combat effectiveness.
In an instant, Chi Anlin gained another ten thousand units.
Soon, the Ant Soldiers found another Fourth Realm magical beast, but this time, it was at the peak of the Fourth Realm!
[Name]: Illusion Cloud Red Flower Deer
[Realm]: Fourth Realm, Ninth Stage
[Quality]: Heaven Grade, Low Rank
[Attribute]: Illusion, Wood
In an instant, over four hundred thousand Ant Soldiers lunged forward. Seeing the black mass, the Illusion Cloud Red Flower Deer was startled and immediately exhaled a thick mist, instantly covering an area of one mile.
In its mist, enemies would not only lose their sense of direction but also suffer from illusions. These tiny Ant Soldiers simply shouldn't have been able to walk out.
However, what it didn't know was that almost all the Ant Soldiers were directly controlled by the Ant Queen. They didn't need a sense of direction; as long as they spread out to search, they would swarm and devour any enemy they encountered.
The mental power of over four hundred thousand Ant Soldiers had bolstered the Ant Queen's spiritual strength to a terrifying level. This bit of illusion couldn't affect her at all.
Consequently, several hundred Ant Soldiers soon discovered the Illusion Cloud Red Flower Deer within the thick mist. Under the Ant Queen's manipulation, all the Ant Soldiers immediately closed in.
The Illusion Cloud Red Flower Deer let out a terrified cry. Although its realm had reached the peak of the Fourth Realm, as an illusion-type beast, its physical defense was much lower than other magical beasts of the same level.
Therefore, in combat, it usually avoided situations where its main body would take damage.
The Ant Soldiers submerged it, but this was a Fourth Realm, Ninth Stage beast after all. Under its counterattack, many Ant Soldiers died to Wood-element skills.
Finally, at the cost of one hundred thousand Ant Soldiers' lives, the Illusion Cloud Red Flower Deer was eventually taken down.
[Killed Fourth Realm, Ninth Stage magical beast, obtained 200 million units. Extra 50 million units obtained for killing a higher-level target.]
"Ding, detected accumulated blood energy has reached 100 million units. System upgrading. Remaining time: 10 days."
The system was upgrading again! The corners of Chi Anlin's mouth curled up slightly. He then began frantically injecting blood energy into the Devouring Heaven Beast Egg.
He didn't believe that with so much blood energy, he couldn't make the Sky-Devouring Beast evolve.
Otherwise, all this blood energy would have been a total waste.