42: Chapter 42: Picking Up the Loss, Abundant Blood Energy

The giant ape's chest had been slashed into a bloody mess and it slammed heavily onto the ground, losing its ability to fight. Li Qing did not deliver a finishing blow, instead quickly attacking another Mortal Rank Eighth Stage beast.

If it weren't for the fact that forcibly harvesting the heavenly wind lotus before it matured would cause it to self-destruct, he would certainly have snatched the lotus directly and wouldn't have remained here to be besieged.

On the other side, Chi Anlin saw the Mortal Rank Eighth Stage giant ape still wailing on the ground. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly ordered a Mortal Rank Five Tiger Armor Ant Soldier to go and deliver the finishing blow.

The system didn't care if he was the one who injured this beast; as long as he delivered the final blow, the blood energy wouldn't be a single point less.

Very quickly, the Tiger Armor Ant Soldier rushed out like an arrow from a bow, biting down on the giant ape's throat and killing it instantly.

【Killed Mortal Rank Eighth Stage Green Wood Ape, obtained 20,000 points of blood energy】

After biting the Green Wood Ape to death, the Ant Soldier immediately fled the scene. Chi Anlin did not intend to have the Ant Soldier carry away the giant ape's corpse at this moment, even though this thing was enough for the Fierce Biting Ant Queen to produce many Ant Soldiers.

As the strength of the Ant Soldiers increased, the nutrition required by the Fierce Biting Ant Queen became greater and greater, which was a matter that gave Chi Anlin a headache.

However, right now, if the Ant Soldiers carried away the beast corpse, they would very likely encounter attacks from other cultivators or beasts.

A Mortal Rank Eighth Stage beast corpse was still extremely valuable.

The great battle soon entered a white-hot stage; the pool water had turned crimson, and there were heavy casualties on the ground.

By scavenging, Chi Anlin had actually harvested nearly 100,000 points of blood energy. It was a pity that this group of guys had all killed until their eyes were red; sometimes they would directly slay their opponents, making Chi Anlin's heart ache incessantly.

As for the human cultivators who were about to breathe their last, Chi Anlin also sighed and did not directly finish them off; he still couldn't bring himself to do it.

After he left, if anyone else entered this area, he wouldn't care anymore. He was not everyone's babysitter; if he let human cultivators enter this forest, it might also pose a threat to the Fierce Biting Ant Queen.

Most importantly, this group of people had brought him news that cultivators above Mortal Rank would not appear in this area.

Without absolute strength to crush them, who could deal with so many Ant Soldiers?

"Xiao Xing, go, practice your courage!" Chi Anlin flicked his finger gently, directly flicking the Treasure-Seeking Mouse toward the nearest beast corpse, letting it dig out the beast's crystal core.

This was the most valuable part of a beast. In any case, the Treasure-Seeking Mouse had a very small body and possessed skills, so it wouldn't be noticed.

Xiao Xing was the name Chi Anlin had given the Treasure-Seeking Mouse. This little guy had brought him luck and was a mascot; calling it this name couldn't be better.

The Treasure-Seeking Mouse looked at Chi Anlin tremblingly, stood up from the ground, rubbed its butt, and walked toward the beast corpse with teary eyes.

"Little Mouse is going to the battlefield..."

Ignoring Xiao Xing, Chi Anlin observed the battle. Looking at the remaining beasts and people, he thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and directly spent 100,000 points of blood energy to upgrade the Fierce Biting Ant Queen's production skill.

Although he couldn't perform remote synthesis, skills could be upgraded remotely. Even after he left, he could continue to upgrade the Fierce Biting Ant Queen's skills.

This skill upgrade only required ten minutes. Chi Anlin waited for a while, and then the message that the Fierce Biting Ant Queen's skill upgrade was complete arrived.

【Name】: Fierce Biting Ant Queen

【Attribute】: Metal, Fire

【Level】: Mortal Rank Seventh Stage

【Potential】: Yellow Rank Mid-Grade

【Production Speed】: Mortal Rank Ninth Stage: 1/1 day, Mortal Rank Eighth Stage: 5/1 day, Mortal Rank Seventh Stage: 20/1 day, Mortal Rank Sixth Stage: 60/1 day, Mortal Rank Five: 200/1 day, Mortal Rank Fourth Stage: 400/1 day, mortal rank third stage: 800/1 day, Mortal Grade Second Stage: 1800/day, mortal rank first stage: 8000/day, Common: 150,000/day

【Skills】: Deterrence (Mortal Rank Top-Grade), Bloodline Control (Special), Gene Absorption (Yellow Rank Mid-Grade), Production (Mysterious Rank Low-Grade)

"Hiss!" Chi Anlin's eyes widened. After the skill was upgraded to Mysterious Rank Low-Grade, it was actually this powerful; every time the production skill was upgraded, there would be a qualitative leap.

The next upgrade would require 300,000 points of blood energy. Chi Anlin, feeling a bit covetous, stopped thinking about it.

About 15 Mortal Rank Five Ant Soldiers could surround and kill one Mortal Rank Seventh Stage beast; with over a hundred Ant Soldiers, they should be able to surround and kill one Mortal Rank Ninth Stage beast.

Letting the Fierce Biting Ant Queen begin producing Mortal Rank Five Ant Soldiers, Chi Anlin no longer hesitated and directly dispatched all the common Ant Soldiers to transport the beast corpses, while the remaining Ant Soldiers directly attacked the beasts.

After an hour of fighting, everyone was becoming very exhausted. This was, after all, the territory of beasts; the human cultivators had suffered heavy casualties, and in the distance, more beasts were constantly being attracted by the sounds of the battle.

"Boss, what do we do!" Monkey looked at the beast in front of him with some terror. As an elite in the Mortal Rank squad who had succeeded in many missions, he had originally thought that this time the heavenly wind lotus was in the Azure Wolf Squad's pocket, but he hadn't expected such a turn of events.

"Don't panic, Liu Li and the others are coming to support us immediately." Li Qing looked at the distant heavenly wind lotus with some unwillingness; he didn't understand why this group of beasts had suddenly rioted.

He had risked ending up with heavy injuries to forcibly slay a beast that had just entered the Mortal Rank Ninth Stage, and now he had no ability to fight.

"In a while, Liu Li will bring that Mortal Rank Five little beauty over. She is a physician; if she damages her own foundation, she should be able to restore half of my strength." Li Qing thought to himself. Originally, he had planned to snatch the heavenly wind lotus and then go back to enjoy this little beauty properly, but bringing her here now meant she probably wouldn't be safe in the chaotic battle.

At this moment, a buzzing sound suddenly rang out in the surroundings. He looked up and discovered a pile of ant beasts with ferocious mouthparts appearing in the sky, their numbers so great that it was shocking.

"Damn it!! Everyone who doesn't want to die, come here!" Li Qing roared in terror. This was no longer the time to worry about snatching the heavenly wind lotus; being surrounded by this group of Ant Soldiers, whether they could escape or not was a problem.

On the other side, Chi Anlin seemed to sense something, and a trace of joy flashed in his eyes as he rode Xiao Yue and charged in the opposite direction of the battlefield.

According to the Ant Soldiers' sensing, Little A seemed to have arrived nearby.

Being able to see an acquaintance made Chi Anlin very happy; he had stayed in this place for so long without even anyone to chat with.

But the next moment, his brows furrowed. He saw Chu Xinying, covered in blood and filth, her limbs tightly bound, being held in the hand of a very sturdy-looking woman.

"Mortal Rank Seventh Stage?" Chi Anlin raised his eyebrows and took out a long sword from his storage space.

He leaped down from Xiao Yue, and Xiao Yue also stepped forward, directly blocking the woman's path.

The woman was startled and stopped immediately. After feeling Xiao Yue's aura, she breathed a sigh of relief.

A Mortal Rank Sixth Stage beast, and a Beast Tamer who didn't know whether to live or die, dared to block her path?

Liu Li laughed a little. This kid in front of her should have no combat experience; didn't he know that it was best for a Beast Tamer not to be exposed to the field of vision of a body cultivator?

Moreover, this body cultivator was even stronger than her own beast.

Possessing the breath concealing ring, Chi Anlin looked like a Beast Tamer with no strength at all.

After Chu Xinying saw Chi Anlin, her originally somewhat dim eyes lit up again. Seeming to think of something, she hurriedly shouted: "Big Brother Chi, run! These people are all high-stage cultivators."

Bean-sized teardrops fell, and Chu Xinying cried out in a hoarse voice: "They killed Big Brother Wang Qiang!"