246: The Celestial Crystal Ant Queen and the Secret Method of Controlling Thunder

A flash of white light shimmered.

Mu Feng appeared in an abandoned mine.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Mu Feng had just entered and hadn't yet stabilized his footing when hundreds of grey lights shot towards him.

Mu Feng was no stranger to this. If he remembered correctly, it should be a skill called Sky Crystal Flying Slash.

It was a common attack skill of the Heaven Crystal Ant.

Mu Feng glanced at it, seeing it was just a skill released by ordinary Heaven Crystal Ants, and didn't bother to dodge.

As his Sword Shield activated, all the striking Sky Crystal Flying Slashes vanished as if falling into the sea, leaving no trace.

He didn't even need to act; the dark green Flying Sword on the Sword Shield automatically counterattacked.

In a short while, all the ordinary Heaven Crystal Ants that had attacked him were slain.

"As expected of a Heaven Crystal Ant Nest that birthed a Core Formation Heaven Crystal Ant Queen, the numbers are truly vast. Even the teleportation gate entrance, so far from the main nest, has so many Heaven Crystal Ants guarding it."

After dealing with the guarding Heaven Crystal Ants, Mu Feng released his Divine Sense to investigate.

He found that this Secret Realm space was much larger than the Heaven Crystal Ant Nest he had visited before.

A casual scan revealed groups of Sky Crystal Ant Squads patrolling.

"Hmm, there are actually two Nascent Soul Stage Yao Beast auras. Could it be the Ant King and Heaven Crystal Ant Queen?"

Being too far away,

Mu Feng's Divine Sense could only detect a general outline.

However, from the information on his Divine Sense, these two Nascent Soul Stage auras were close together.

It was highly likely to be the Ant King and Heaven Crystal Ant Queen.

From their auras, both were at the Nascent Soul Stage Initial Phase.

Therefore, Mu Feng was not worried about being unable to defeat them.

"Xiao Yue, come back first!"

Because he was in a hurry to travel,

Mu Feng directly recalled the little fox into his spirit beast bag.

Then, he used his flying technique and headed directly towards the Heaven Crystal Ant Nest.

Along the way, Mu Feng didn't deliberately clear out the ordinary Heaven Crystal Ants.

He simply activated his Sword Shield; if they didn't actively attack, nothing would happen. But if they did, then he wouldn't be polite.

The Sword Shield's counterattacks easily eliminated them.

Mu Feng's escape speed was very fast.

Before long, he arrived near the Heaven Crystal Ant Nest he had detected with his Divine Sense.

"Oh, it turns out these two Nascent Soul Stage beings are not on the same side."

Mu Feng originally thought the two Nascent Soul Stage beings were the Heaven Crystal Ant King and Heaven Crystal Ant Queen, but upon getting closer, he realized they were not allied.

Not only were they not allied, but they were also in a hostile state.

Of the two Nascent Soul Stage beings, one was the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen, and the appearance of the other was not unfamiliar to Mu Feng.

It was the Flying Spirit Race Birdman he had seen before.

"Strange, why am I encountering the Flying Spirit Race so often recently? Is it because this place is relatively close to the Flying Spirit Race's territory?"

Including the Flying Spirit Race he saw today, this was already the third wave of Flying Spirit Race members he had encountered.

This probability was a bit alarming.

The most plausible explanation Mu Feng could think of was that the area he was exploring was relatively close to the Flying Spirit Race's territory.

Otherwise, the clans within the Immortal Cave rarely entered this area.

According to the Changqing Clan, this area was a remote backwater.

People from the central region wouldn't come here for no reason.

It couldn't be that they were looking for him, could it?

Mu Feng said jokingly.

"Rumble!"

As Mu Feng observed the two sides, a violent shockwave emanated from their confrontation.

He was naturally happy to see such a situation of a 'snipe and clam fighting'.

He would wait until they had fought almost to a standstill, then he would make his move.

He would reap the benefits of their conflict.

Mu Feng pulled out the spirit concealing poison wall skin from his Storage Ring and concealed himself.

He began to observe the battle between the two sides.

Both were at the Nascent Soul Stage Initial Phase.

However, the Flying Spirit Race Birdman had a Magic Treasure, so he had the upper hand in the clash.

But the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen, with the help of her Heaven Crystal Ant army, was not afraid.

The two sides went back and forth, fighting fiercely.

Looking at the situation, it would take a while longer to determine a winner.

"Hmm, let's check the information on both sides now."

While both sides were busy fighting and couldn't pay attention to him,

Mu Feng concentrated his attention and began to investigate the information on both sides.

Name: Heaven Crystal Ant Queen]

Realm: Nascent Soul Stage Initial Phase]

Introduction: The Heaven Crystal Ant Queen, the mother of the Heaven Crystal Ants, feeds on Spirit Stone mines. Her body is incredibly hard, comparable to a Medium Grade defensive Magic Treasure.]

Skills: Sky Crystal Flying Slash, Devour, Crystal Attack, Mental Power, Devour Evolution.]

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View skill details.

Sky Crystal Flying Slash: The Heaven Crystal Ant Queen can spit out grey light to attack enemies. The grey light carries both physical and Divine Soul attacks. If Divine Soul strength is insufficient, do not take it head-on.]

Devour: The Heaven Crystal Ant Queen will use her strong and powerful teeth to perform a Devour attack on enemies. It has strong penetration and can easily destroy protective Magical Artifacts.]

Crystal Attack: The Heaven Crystal Ant Queen can summon multiple giant crystal blocks to attack enemies within range.]

Mental Power: The Heaven Crystal Ant Queen can emit sharp Mental Power to attack the enemy's Divine Soul, causing them to be dizzy. The stronger the Divine Soul, the shorter the dizziness duration.]

Devour Evolution: After the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen kills a prey, she can Devour and evolve, significantly increasing her attributes in a short period.]

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The information on the Nascent Soul Stage Heaven Crystal Ant Queen was similar to the Foundation Establishment Heaven Crystal Ant Queen Mu Feng had seen before.

It just had an additional Devour Evolution skill.

If the Flying Spirit Race Birdman were to be defeated later, he would have to act before the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen devoured him, otherwise, it might become difficult to deal with her.

Apart from this needing attention, everything else was fine.

Seeing this, Mu Feng shifted his gaze to the Flying Spirit Race Birdman.

Name: Flying Spirit Race]

Realm: Nascent Soul Stage Initial Phase]

Introduction: A creature from the Immortal Cave World, with a pair of bird wings, its escape speed is like the wind.]

Skills: ???]

Magic Treasure: ???]

It was similar to the Flying Spirit Race Birdman he had seen before.

Mu Feng still couldn't see too much specific information from this Flying Spirit Race Birdman.

However, Mu Feng didn't care.

His current strength allowed him to easily deal with a Nascent Soul Stage Initial Phase Immortal Cave creature.

Moreover, looking at the battle, although the Flying Spirit Race Birdman possessed a Magic Treasure, he couldn't break through the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen's body.

On the contrary, the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen, with the help of her Heaven Crystal Ant army, grew stronger with each battle.

Looking at the situation,

the Flying Spirit Race Birdman should be defeated within five minutes.

Mu Feng saw this.

He began to mobilize the Magic Treasure within his body, ready to strike at any moment.

"Rumble!"

After another clash, the Flying Spirit Race Birdman's Magic Treasure was broken open by the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen's Devour.

The remaining Heaven Crystal Ant army immediately swarmed him.

Gazing at the surrounding Heaven Crystal Ant army, the Flying Spirit Race Birdman closed his eyes in despair.

However, at that moment,

a bolt of heavenly lightning suddenly descended.

It instantly obliterated all the Heaven Crystal Ant army that was attacking him.

The one who struck was naturally Mu Feng.

Knowing that the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen possessed the Devour Evolution skill, Mu Feng naturally wouldn't let her kill and Devour the Flying Spirit Race Birdman in front of him, otherwise, wouldn't he just be needlessly increasing the difficulty for himself?

Having struck successfully, Mu Feng, without further ado, once again activated the Extreme Lightning Bottle in his hand, releasing lightning attacks.

With a "Rumble!" sound,

the remaining Heaven Crystal Ant army was completely annihilated.

Mu Feng's continuous attacks also angered the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen. She opened her mouth, and an extremely powerful grey light swept towards Mu Feng.

"Be careful..."

Seeing the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen unleash Sky Crystal Flying Slash, the Flying Spirit Race Birdman moved his mouth, preparing to tell Mu Feng about the power of this skill and to be careful not to get hurt.

However, he had just uttered "Be careful" before the word "careful" could leave his mouth, he saw Mu Feng take out an ancient flower basket.

With just a gentle shine, the grey slashing light that had caused him immense damage was easily swept away by the flower basket.

Having blocked the Sky Crystal Flying Slash attack,

Mu Feng didn't bother to entangle with the opponent any further.

He opened his mouth, and a small Golden Lightning Arrow flew out.

The small arrow was very fast.

The Flying Spirit Race Birdman only saw a flash of golden light, and a small Golden Lightning Arrow was already embedded in the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen's hard skull.

Pfft!

The instant the Golden Lightning Arrow entered the body, it immediately released an extremely powerful golden electric arc.

It directly electrocuted the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen, whose defense was astonishing, making her numb.

Her body twitched a few times, then she collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Mu Feng was not surprised by this.

The Golden Lightning Arrow was made from Golden Thunder Bamboo, one of the three divine woods, so dealing with a Nascent Soul Stage Yao Beast with weak magic resistance was simply easy.

On the contrary, the Flying Spirit Race Birdman's eyes bulged when he saw that Mu Feng had killed the powerful Heaven Crystal Ant Queen so easily.

He couldn't understand why Mu Feng was so outstanding, despite both being at the Nascent Soul Stage Initial Phase.

"Stand still."

Mu Feng was not in a hurry to deal with him. After telling him not to move,

he first went to collect Materials from the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen's corpse.

System Reminder: Primordial Spirit x1]

System Reminder: void spirit stone x1]

System Reminder: five-order monster core x1]

System Reminder: High-Grade Spirit Stone x5]

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"void spirit stone!"

Mu Feng's face lit up with joy.

With this void spirit stone, his goal for this Immortal Cave trip was achieved.

"And five High-Grade Spirit Stones, not bad, not bad."

Mu Feng happily accepted them.

He had spent quite a few High-Grade Spirit Stones last time in the Piaomiao Garden.

Otherwise, with these five, he would have twenty-one.

What a pity.

He had used ten last time.

He still needed to gather nine more High-Grade Spirit Stones to meet the requirements for upgrading his Immortal Cave.

Having put away the two necessary items,

Mu Feng glanced at the remaining Primordial Spirit and five-order monster core, found nothing special, and also put them away.

On the other side,

the Flying Spirit Race Birdman, seeing Mu Feng deal with the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen, was about to thank him.

But when he saw Mu Feng's face, he suddenly froze.

He seemed to have seen Mu Feng's appearance before.

Although Mu Feng was collecting Materials from the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen, his attention was always on him.

The changes in the other party's expression naturally couldn't escape him.

"You seem to recognize me?"

After all the Heaven Crystal Ant Queen's Materials were collected,

Mu Feng turned his head and asked him curiously.

"No, no!"

The Flying Spirit Race Birdman denied it.

However, his flustered appearance was somewhat like burying his head in the sand.

This made Mu Feng even more curious.

Logically speaking, he was a stranger to the other party, so he shouldn't recognize him.

Could it be that the matter of him killing that Flying Spirit Race Birdman and taking out the soul nourishing wood from the floating island had been exposed?

Damn, it's really possible.

The more Mu Feng thought about it, the more he felt this possibility was very high.

Otherwise, he couldn't explain why these Flying Spirit Race members appeared so frequently in the Immortal Cave Secret Realm.

He would know if he tried to trick him.

Thinking this,

Mu Feng put on an expression that indicated he already knew, and said:

"You came to find me about the soul nourishing wood, didn't you?"

"You, how did you know?!"

Seeing Mu Feng speak his thoughts, the Flying Spirit Race Birdman's expression became flustered.

"I naturally have my methods."

"But how did you know I took the soul nourishing wood?"

Mu Feng was curious.

He remembered that when he took it, he hadn't seen anyone else nearby.

And he had destroyed all traces after he was done.

Logically, there shouldn't have been any traces left.

How did the other party find him?

"Because of the recording orb. There was a recording orb in the Vulture Clan's medicinal garden, which could see you entering the medicinal garden and picking the spiritual plant."

The other party was very honest.

As soon as Mu Feng's question came out, he answered it.

"So that's how it is." Mu Feng nodded, then continued to ask: "One more question, are you all so frequently active in this outer region recently because you're looking for me?"

"Yes and no." The Flying Spirit Race Birdman said.

"How so?"

"Our recent frequent activities are because our clan is conducting new recruit trials, so they sent us here to hunt Yao Beasts."

"And before we came, the Vulture Clan sent us your image. If we had any news of you, we were to tell them."

"But you don't have to worry, our Lei Yu Race is at odds with them, so we naturally won't help them."

Seemingly afraid that Mu Feng would kill him to silence him, the Flying Spirit Race Birdman quickly explained.

"Vulture Clan, Lei Yu Race? You Flying Spirit Race are also divided into these? Do you think I'm easy to fool?!"

Mu Feng didn't know if the other party was telling the truth, so he feigned anger to see if he could trick him.

"I'm not lying to you. Although our appearances are similar, you can see that our feathers are different, and our talents are also different."

"The Vulture Clan's feathers are grey, with feathers on their chest and head. They have peculiar personalities and are skilled in Divine Soul attacks."

"Our Lei Yu Race's feathers are purple, and there's lightning flowing through them. There's a big difference between us."

"Is that so?"

Mu Feng was stunned for a moment.

Then he recalled.

His Divine Soul was powerful, so he could basically remember everything he saw.

After a brief thought, he realized that what the other party said seemed to be true.

The Flying Spirit Race Birdman he had encountered before and the Birdman in front of him were exactly as he described.

He lowered his head to examine the other party again.

He found that the Birdman's feathers were indeed purple, and upon closer inspection, he could even see electric arcs moving on the feathers.

"I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Seeing Mu Feng's expression, the Birdman probably guessed that Mu Feng already understood the difference between him and the other party.

"You didn't lie to me, but I still can't let you go. After all, your enmity with the other party is just your side of the story; I don't know if it's true or false."

"Unless you can give me a reason not to kill you."

Mu Feng said, then made a move.

This made the Birdman sweat anxiously.

His mind raced, thinking of how to make Mu Feng spare him.

After a period of internal struggle, he said with a bitter smile: "As long as you don't kill me, I am willing to teach you our clan's Yu Lei Secret Method, and I guarantee I will not leak your information."

Seemingly afraid that Mu Feng would demand everything, the Flying Spirit Race Birdman added a sentence.

"This Yu Lei Secret Method of mine is stored in my mind. Even if you kill me, you won't find it in my Storage Pouch."