295: Upgrading with pets

Qin Shilei temporarily had no plans to continue picking the Enlightenment Tea, allowing it to grow naturally.

After the three of them played in the small space for another two hours, they returned to Hope City.

As soon as she came out, An Qian hurried off to Beian City.

"Qing Shu, I'm planning to have you permanently stationed in Junhai City. Are you willing?"

Qin Shilei suddenly asked.

Kong Qingshu was stunned for a moment, then quickly agreed, "Are we leaving now?"

"The sooner the better. I'm always a bit uneasy knowing that Junhai City doesn't have a peerless master guarding it."

Qin Shilei explained, "Zhang Xiaoli's wood-attribute ability helps the growth of the Enlightenment Tea, so I can only send you to Junhai City."

"I understand." Kong Qingshu smiled, "Once the handover is complete, I'll depart with my father."

Qin Shilei said, "No need. You are still the Legion Commander of the Torrential Rain Legion. For now, the Vice Legion Commander will temporarily manage it."

If it weren't for the long distance and the great danger of moving the Torrential Rain Legion to Junhai City, Qin Shilei would have wished to move the entire Torrential Rain Legion there.

Qin Shilei personally escorted Kong Qingshu and her father to Junhai City, gathered the various influential figures of Junhai City, and appointed Kong Qingshu as the Vice City Lord of Junhai City. Then he returned to Hope City from Junhai City.

He rode Little Strong alone to the vicinity of the Space Rift north of Hope City.

After searching for a while, he found his pet ant queen and her massive ant colony in the dense forest.

Ever since he had the Gold Beetle guard this Space Rift in the Other World, Qin Shilei had allowed the ant queen to lead her ant colony to freely reproduce in the northern dense forest.

Now, the ant queen also had the strength of Silver Realm Three Stars.

Under the influence of the mutation entry, the ant army she led not only gained nearly a hundred thousand crawling black ants with Bronze Realm strength or higher, but also an additional nearly thirty thousand flying demon ants.

Although these ants were not large, they could gnaw through energy shields.

Even a Silver Realm exotic beast, if surrounded by them, would be gnawed down to nothing but bones in less than a breath.

"Ant queen, let's go. I'll take you to wreak havoc in the Other World."

Qin Shilei took out his pet bag and loaded the ant queen and her ant colony army into it.

Blue Star was always being ravaged by insects from the Other World; it was time for him, Qin Shilei, to stir up some trouble in the Other World as well.

Passing through the Space Rift, as soon as he arrived at the Gold Beetle's Insect Valley, the surrounding insects immediately rushed over frantically, as if they had seen their father's murderer.

Although the Gold Beetle had been taken as a pet by Qin Shilei, these ordinary insects did not recognize their boss's boss.

At this moment, upon seeing Qin Shilei, they naturally wished they could devour him whole.

"Hiss!"

A sharp hiss sounded, and the Gold Beetle timely stopped its subordinates' suicidal behavior.

Then the Gold Beetle's massive body appeared before Qin Shilei, lowering its head and affectionately rubbing against him.

"Gold Beetle, I wonder if you can control insects like worms, Claw Beasts, and Illusion Sound Butterflies?" Qin Shilei asked.

"Hiss..." The Gold Beetle kept hissing.

Little Strong then began to translate, "Unless I advance to the Platinum Realm, I cannot control other insects across species."

"Then how can you quickly advance to the Platinum Realm?"

"By eating and cultivating, my strength will slowly increase. It's just that my aptitude is mediocre, and I might never be able to advance to the Platinum Realm in this lifetime."

"What are you saying? How can you not advance to Platinum Realm after following me, your master? Are there any other quick methods?"

"Devouring natural treasures can quickly increase cultivation."

Natural treasures were too ethereal; it seemed he could only rely on the system.

[Do you want to refresh the entry?]

[Refresh.]

Big Eater (Green): The Gold Beetle can devour food three times its size, and its digestion ability simultaneously increases threefold.

Rebound (Red): Can reflect fifty percent of damage.

Glutton's Stomach. Pseudo (Purple): Can absorb energy from the flesh of exotic beasts by devouring them to increase cultivation. Side effect: permanently in a state of hunger.

Looking at the final side effect, Qin Shilei hesitated for half a second before choosing the Glutton's Stomach. Pseudo entry.

At most, when he became powerful later, he would change the Gold Beetle's entry.

"Grumble grumble!"

As soon as the new entry was fixed, the Gold Beetle's stomach rumbled, and a string of saliva dripped from the corner of its mouth.

"Let's go, your master will take you to find something to eat."

Qin Shilei had an expression that said, "I care for you very much."

He first used large stones to block the cave leading to the Space Rift, then put away his Gold Beetle and most of its subordinates.

Then he rode Little Strong and flew in a random direction.

Half an hour later, Qin Shilei, who had flown hundreds of kilometers, discovered a huge Insect Valley below.

Massive numbers of Scythe Beetles and a small number of Silver Beetles, and at the very center, a Gold Beetle glowing with golden light.

"Let's try my new ability first."

Riding Little Strong, Qin Shilei quickly flew towards the Gold Beetle at the very center of the Insect Valley.

Soon, the Gold Beetle in the Insect Valley also discovered the attacking Qin Shilei.

The defensive towers around the Insect Valley began to charge, preparing to launch their flesh-ball bombs.

Some of the insects in the Insect Valley also raised their two sharp forelimbs, and crescent-shaped energy blades were ready to be unleashed.

Thunder Dragon!

Two half-meter-long silver little dragons suddenly appeared in front of Qin Shilei's right hand, then quickly grew into ten-meter-long Thunder Dragons.

Qin Shilei rode Little Strong and swept over the Gold Beetle's head, and the two silver Thunder Dragons surged from in front of him, charging down towards the Gold Beetle below.

"Roar roar!"

The two Silver Dragons were extremely fast, arriving within ten meters of the Gold Beetle in the blink of an eye.

A Golden Wheel Slash shot out from the Gold Beetle's mouth, quickly blocking the Thunder Dragons.

Boom!

A huge fluctuation erupted from the collision point of the Golden Wheel Slash and the Thunder Dragons.

The Golden Wheel Slash was instantly annihilated by the Thunder Dragons.

The Thunder Dragons' size slightly decreased, then they instantly crashed into the Gold Beetle.

Boom!

Like two large trucks colliding at high speed, a huge sound was emitted.

The Gold Beetle was knocked back several meters, and the two Thunder Dragons were tightly coiled around its body.

Silver light shone, and electric arcs shot out.

The golden light around the Gold Beetle slowly dimmed.

Thirty seconds later, the two Thunder Dragons, having exhausted their energy, simultaneously disappeared.

However, the Gold Beetle's entire body was also repeatedly electrocuted and charred, emitting a faint aroma of cooked meat.

The Thunder Dragon's attack range was almost two hundred meters, its attack intensity was roughly equivalent to five or six divine thunders from Devouring Thunder, but its consumption was only one-fifth of Devouring Thunder.

The Thunder Dragon primarily attacked by crashing and then coiling and electrocuting.

Overall, Thunder Dragon was a very good ability.

After testing the new move, Qin Shilei instantly teleported to the Gold Beetle's side.

The Gold Beetle, already severely weakened by the Thunder Dragons, could not withstand Qin Shilei in his prime, and was slain on the ground by his Seven Stars Falling Across the Sky move.

As the Gold Beetle died, the entire Insect Valley immediately fell into chaos.

Countless insects surged towards Qin Shilei.

Qin Shilei waved his hand, releasing his pet Gold Beetle and some of its subordinates.

"Hiss hiss!"

The Gold Beetle hissed as soon as it came out, attempting to control these insects.

Some insects instantly surrendered, becoming subordinates of the Gold Beetle.

However, there were also some die-hard loyalists who did not recognize this unfamiliar insect king, the Gold Beetle, and still frantically rushed towards Qin Shilei.

"Those who dare to resist, kill them all and reward them to you to eat."

Qin Shilei had previously discovered that his pet Gold Beetle had also preyed on Silver Beetles from other ethnic groups, so he wasn't worried that it wouldn't be able to eat the Scythe Beetles and Silver Beetles here.