222: Plant a nail

As soon as Qin Shilei arrived at Insect Valley, various insects surged towards both of them.

"Hey, Gold Beetle, how are you!"

Qin Shilei waved to the Gold Beetle that was watching them from afar.

Then, he took out a combat barrier and instantly moved closer to the Gold Beetle.

He then activated the combat barrier, pulling himself, An Qian, and the Gold Beetle into it.

The insects in Insect Valley immediately became agitated.

Not only had the two humans who invaded their Insect Valley disappeared, but their king was also gone.

The insects in Insect Valley chirped and scurried around, searching for their king.

Meanwhile, the battle between Qin Shilei and the Gold Beetle officially began.

The combat barrier was a ten-square-kilometer Different Space.

Upon entering the barrier, Qin Shilei immediately teleported next to the Gold Beetle.

He thrust his sword forcefully at the opponent.

Caught off guard, the Gold Beetle had no way to defend against Qin Shilei's sword.

It was struck directly.

Divine Power Stiffening immediately took effect on the Gold Beetle, freezing it in place.

Qin Shilei quickly took out a contract scroll, tore it open, and threw it towards the Gold Beetle, then swiftly formed the hand seals of the Beast Taming Arts and pressed them towards the Gold Beetle.

The mental powers of both sides immediately engaged in a tug-of-war in the Gold Beetle's mind.

After two seconds.

"I knew it wouldn't be that easy."

Qin Shilei instantly moved back to An Qian's side and reminded her, "Get ready to fight, don't let it hurt you."

An Qian confidently said, "I'm just afraid I might accidentally kill it."

She immediately launched Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix at the Gold Beetle.

After fixing the double attack attribute, the power of this ultimate skill had doubled, burning the Gold Beetle and making it shriek continuously.

Qin Shilei released a phantom, but because Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix was a large-area attack, he couldn't get close to the Gold Beetle for now.

The Gold Beetle, engulfed in raging flames, rapidly approached An Qian, and just as it was about to cleave her in half with its incredibly sharp forelimbs, it suddenly lost sight of its enemy.

An Qian had already used Floating Light Shadow to appear ten meters behind the Gold Beetle, while simultaneously raising her Bi Yue Sword, preparing to unleash Dragon Soaring Phoenix Dance.

The phantom seized the opportunity, teleporting next to the Gold Beetle, hoping to use its divine power to immobilize the Gold Beetle.

Unfortunately, the phantom, without One-Punch Man activated, couldn't break through the Gold Beetle's energy shield, and its divine power had no effect.

The Gold Beetle completely ignored the phantom, its body turning into a blur as it swiftly turned and closed in on An Qian.

In a hurry, An Qian had no choice but to unleash a not fully charged Dragon Soaring Phoenix Dance, but it failed to harm the Gold Beetle.

"An Qian, ascend."

Qin Shilei shouted loudly, while also summoning his pet Tank.

An Qian, who had just dodged the Gold Beetle's Golden Wheel Slash, immediately spread her Phoenix Wings and flew into the air.

Ground Stomp!

Tank raised its two thick forelegs and stomped heavily onto the ground.

Boom!

The ground trembled, and a wave instantly slammed into the Gold Beetle more than ten meters away.

Although this move didn't harm the Gold Beetle, its control effect worked as desired, stunning the Gold Beetle for one second.

Seven Stars Falling Across the Sky!

Qin Shilei controlled the phantom with his mind to instantly move next to the Gold Beetle, and with the Battle Skill's amplification ability, he finally broke through the Gold Beetle's shield, allowing his divine power to take effect.

The Gold Beetle, which had just recovered from being stunned, fell into a stiffened state again.

An Qian, flying in mid-air, also seized the opportunity well, striking down with a powerful Dragon Soaring Phoenix Dance.

Immediately, blood splattered, and a large section of the Gold Beetle's carapace on its back was shattered by the phoenix's phantom, revealing the flesh underneath.

The flames attached to the phoenix's phantom also began to burn on the Gold Beetle's body.

Qin Shilei once again controlled the phantom, activated One-Punch Man, then quickly thrust six swords, and then leaped into the air, fiercely striking down at the unprotected area of the Gold Beetle's back.

Battle Skill Seven Stars Falling once again succeeded, carving a deep sword mark into the Gold Beetle's wound.

Through the wound, the Gold Beetle's internal organs could already be seen.

"Hiss!"

The Gold Beetle, recovering from its stiffened state, let out an angry roar, its sharp forelimbs turning into a blur as it instantly cleaved the phantom in half.

Then it launched two one-meter-wide Golden Wheel Slashes at An Qian in the air.

"My turn!"

Qin Shilei instantly moved behind the Gold Beetle and swiftly thrust several swords at it.

The Heavenly Phoenix Sword's over fifty percent chance of Law Breaking triggered, successfully piercing through the Gold Beetle's shield and striking its main body.

The divine power, having passed its cooldown, once again took effect on the Gold Beetle, stiffening it in place.

"An Qian, it's up to you."

As soon as he controlled the Gold Beetle, Qin Shilei immediately teleported away again, while also reminding An Qian, who had just dodged the Golden Wheel Slash.

The two had discussed tactics before coming, and had already rehearsed for such situations.

An Qian seized the fleeting opportunity and unleashed another Dragon Soaring Phoenix Dance.

The target was still the wound on the Gold Beetle's back.

The giant phoenix phantom once again completely struck the Gold Beetle.

This single blow immediately put the Gold Beetle into a dying state.

Qin Shilei once again took out a contract scroll, tore it open, and threw it towards the Gold Beetle.

At the same time, he activated One-Punch Man state, formed hand seals, and pressed them towards the Gold Beetle.

The Gold Beetle, with only half a breath left, had little power to resist this time.

Qin Shilei's mental power, like a bamboo splitting, entered deep into the Gold Beetle's spiritual sea, leaving a brand on its soul, successfully subduing it as a pet.

"Did it succeed?" An Qian asked Qin Shilei, who had just opened his eyes.

"Yes," Qin Shilei replied with a smile.

However, when his gaze fell upon the half-meter-deep sword mark on the Gold Beetle's back, he couldn't feel happy for a moment.

Qin Shilei waved his hand, quickly recalling the Gold Beetle into his pet space, and said, "We need to go back immediately and find someone to heal it, otherwise this pet we painstakingly subdued will die."

After speaking, he opened the combat barrier, appearing in Insect Valley.

The combat barrier, which had only a single use, also turned into fragments and fell to the ground.

The two quickly returned from Insect Valley to the City Lord's Mansion in Hope City.

Zhang Xiaoli and Su Xiaoxuan were both called over by Qin Shilei.

The two beautiful women surrounded the Gold Beetle, simultaneously casting their respective healing abilities.

As streaks of green and white light acted upon the terrifying sword mark, the Gold Beetle recovered from its dying state to a severely injured state.

"This is all we can do for now. We'll treat it again in a few hours."

Zhang Xiaoli took out an ability bead to restore her mental power.

Seeing that the Gold Beetle wouldn't die for now, Qin Shilei put it back into his pet space.

"I'll take the Gold Beetle to Insect Valley first, to prevent those rampaging insects from causing any trouble."

At this time, Insect Valley had indeed fallen into chaos, and even more insects had come to Blue Star through the Space Rift.

Qin Shilei instantly moved into Insect Valley, waved his hand, and released the severely injured Gold Beetle.

"Hiss!"

The Gold Beetle let out sharp cries, appeasing the rampaging insects.

Soon, Insect Valley returned to peace.

Qin Shilei commanded, "You tell your subordinates to guard this cave and not allow any creatures to pass through the Space Rift to Blue Star. Once you've arranged things here, we'll return to Blue Star. After your injuries are healed, you can come back here."

The Gold Beetle nodded, indicating it understood, then used an invisible wave to transmit its orders to its subordinates.

Seeing that everything was arranged properly, Qin Shilei once again returned to Hope City with the Gold Beetle.