276: Harvest, the Essence of Earth

The dense Minespawn Ants made one's scalp tingle.

Wherever they passed, not a blade of grass remained, as if everything was leveled.

Some wild beasts hidden in this valley didn't even have time to escape, their bones completely gone.

This was even more ferocious than the legendary locust plague.

"First, stop the ant tide's impact, then kill the Ant Queens; capture the ringleader first!"

After Guo Feng flew into the sky, his mind raced.

He immediately had an idea.

With a thought, his Beast Taming Circle flew out!

Roar, roar…

Two Level 8 Spirit Beasts, Qiongqi and Ancient Ape, both dozens of meters tall, roared furiously and charged into the golden tide.

They had spirit energy barriers on their bodies.

With their massive bodies, each attack could crush swathes of Minespawn Ants!

"Holy cow, Guo Laoda is truly fierce!"

"We're still Level 30, and he already has Level 80 pet beasts?"

"Stop talking nonsense, help!"

For a moment, everyone in the Genius Class was shocked.

But very quickly, they also rushed forward, using ranged attacks to continuously kill the Minespawn Ants.

Some people had area-of-effect attacks, which greatly increased their efficiency.

And the rest of the crew attacked the barrier.

"Red Fox, help me find the Minespawn Ant Queens!"

Facing the dense ant tide, Guo Feng's divine sense was not enough, making it difficult to pinpoint the Ant Queens' locations.

"Understood, Master!"

Although Nine-tailed Red Fox had no physical body, her role was extremely important.

Her spirit immediately spread out, "Master, these collective insects are the most troublesome; they have no consciousness of their own and fear no death under the Ant Queens' control. Otherwise, with my aura, I would have scared these insects away long ago!"

What she said was precisely the most terrifying aspect of ant tides and beast tides.

Once a group fears no death and refuses to retreat, the threat of that group multiplies.

At this moment, Guo Feng also continuously manipulated seventy-two Qi Swords, unleashing the Immortal Flying Sword Art.

Around his body, Qi Swords surged with sword energy, constantly slaughtering the surrounding Minespawn Ants.

It must be admitted that this move had a tremendous effect in such group battles.

He and the two Level 8 Spirit Beasts were practically Minespawn Ant meat grinders.

Countless deaths!

"It's a pity these Minespawn Ants don't seem to count as individuals; they don't even have beast cores."

Guo Feng killed while checking with his divine sense.

Indeed, even Minespawn Ants as large as calves didn't have beast cores.

Otherwise, using them to farm beast cores would have been truly amazing!

At this moment, he, Qiongqi, and Ancient Ape could only barely slow down the advance of the dense ant tide.

There were too many!

"Master, found them. I'll share my perception with you!"

Nine-tailed Red Fox's voice came through.

"Good!"

Guo Feng responded, sensing Nine-tailed Red Fox's divine sense approaching, and quickly merged with it.

Sure enough, the next moment, a special scene appeared in his vision.

The Minespawn Ants were reduced to pure energy states.

There were three presences in the depths of the valley that emitted far more energy than other Minespawn Ants.

These three Minespawn Ants were even smaller than some powerful Minespawn Ants.

Completely inconspicuous.

But Guo Feng already understood that they must be the Minespawn Ant Queens.

"Three Ant Queens? How can there be three Ant Queens in one area? Could someone be raising them?"

While thinking, Guo Feng leaped up and charged directly into the depths of the valley.

Ya ya ya…

As if sensing Guo Feng's approach, the three Ant Queens simultaneously let out sharp cries.

And at the same time, the Minespawn Ants began to rush towards Guo Feng.

They all leaped towards Guo Feng, their appearances ferocious, even spitting out dense, golden liquid like flying arrows.

Guo Feng quickly circulated his spirit energy, activating the Mystic Dragon Spirit Robe's protective array, forming a spirit energy barrier.

Duo duo duo…

For a moment, the golden liquid rained down like raindrops, striking his spirit energy barrier and creating ripples.

But fortunately, with his current quality of spirit energy, resisting these Level 20-30 Minespawn Ants was still easy.

Boom boom—

However, the next moment, he immediately raised his Mystic Dragon Spirit Blade and unleashed an eightfold amplified ultimate move!

Double Thunderstrike Slash!

Coupled with the Mystic Dragon Spirit Blade's enhancement.

Tenfold amplification!

The terrifying blade light descended from the sky.

Like the might of thunder.

Ya—

Although his blade light wasn't at full power, it was already something that mere Level 30-40 Ant Queens couldn't withstand.

The Ant Queen was located far in the back.

Skilled at hiding her position.

Without Nine-tailed Red Fox, it wouldn't have been so easy for Guo Feng to pinpoint her in the sea-like ant tide!

But once found, she was absolutely no match for Guo Feng.

The Ant Queen shrieked, directly exploding from the Double Thunderstrike Slash.

Then her massive tail also instantly exploded, leaving behind a golden-yellow, amber-like, football-sized mass of something.

"Master, that's after earth essence. It's a five-element essence that can only be nurtured by an ant race with the bloodline of the ancient divine beast Later Earth Ant, after devouring endless minerals. It's extremely precious, quickly collect it!"

Just as Guo Feng saw the golden-yellow amber, Nine-tailed Red Fox's voice came through.

"after earth essence?"

"Five-element essence?"

Guo Feng's heart filled with joy. He also knew that at Level 80, one would begin to focus on cultivating the power of the five elements, allowing spirit energy to begin transforming with attributes.

More wondrous uses.

Stronger power!

And this after earth essence, being able to catch the eye of a spirit beast of Nine-tailed Red Fox's caliber, was naturally no ordinary item.

So, without hesitation, he moved his thoughts.

With a whoosh, the after earth essence entered his spatial storage.

He couldn't help but smile.

Whether this was intentional herding or a mere coincidence, wasn't this precisely like getting a pillow when one was sleepy?

He then turned his gaze to the other two Ant Queens.

At this moment, the two Ant Queens seemed to possess intelligence. Seeing Guo Feng's power, they dared not linger and quickly shrieked as they retreated.

Their sharp cries were like needles, piercing one's ears painfully.

And at the same time, the Minespawn Ants, as if suicidal, stacked themselves layer upon layer.

They formed a defensive perimeter like an impenetrable wall, surrounding the two Ant Queens as they retreated.

This scene looked both comical and strange.

The ant tide was retreating!

"Run? Did I let you run?"

Guo Feng sneered, exerting force with his feet, and he burst above one of the Ant Queens.

His Mystic Dragon Spirit Blade swung!

Two loud booms!

As if dull thunder came from the sky.

Two terrifying blade lights appeared once again!

Guo Feng only needed to unleash a tenfold amplified ultimate move, and these Minespawn Ants would be unable to resist.

The massive blade light slashed down!

One!

Two!

In an instant, hundreds of Minespawn Ants turned to dust.

Another Minespawn Ant Queen also shrieked, exploding on the spot and leaving behind a mass of after earth essence.

Guo Feng collected it.

Then he caught up to the other one.

Another two blade lights slashed down!

This Minespawn Ant Queen also had no suspense, becoming a casualty of Guo Feng's blade.

She also left behind a mass of after earth essence.

Guo Feng collected that directly as well.

This time, just from these two masses of after earth essence, his gains were considerable!

At this moment, the Minespawn Ants also emitted 'ji ji' sounds and began to retreat like a receding tide.

They moved along the mountain wall, quickly fading away as if 'flowing backward'.

"These Minespawn Ants are a bit strange."

Guo Feng said, and turning back, he found that the rest of the Genius Class had not been able to open the barrier.

Not only was the barrier not opened.

Instead, the barrier looked even more opaque; before, they could still see the outside world clearly.

Now, they couldn't see anything at all!

He looked up, and they seemed to be trapped inside a cover (cover/dome).

"Guo Laoda, this barrier can't be broken. All the power striking it seems to be absorbed!"

At this moment, Guo Feng collected his spirit beasts and flew back.

Shao Jingting quickly reported to Guo Feng.

"Absorbed? Let me try?"

Guo Feng said, then unleashed a casual slash, striking the barrier fiercely.

With a loud boom!

The barrier remained completely still!

But—

Everyone heard the three mountain peaks next to them, like giant stools, vibrate!