324: Gold Beetle advances to platinum

When the army was clearing out the Indian deserters, Qin Shi returned to Aya City.

Longji Plaza.

"An Qian, do you have any leads?" Qin Shi asked An Qian.

"Not yet," An Qian frowned, releasing another ball of purple flame from her hand to touch the blue flame floating in front of her.

The blue flame suddenly swelled, instantly engulfing the purple flame, and then returned to its original quiet state.

An Qian then took out a spare green longsword and slowly approached the flame.

An extreme coldness traveled from the sword tip to An Qian's palm, and at the same time, the sword tip had already melted and was rapidly spreading towards the hilt.

An Qian had no choice but to quickly drop the longsword.

The longsword, dropped on the ground, was still rapidly dissolving, and soon disappeared without a trace.

"Wait a moment," Qin Shi had an idea and turned his gaze to Ghost Ice Flame.

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Ever-burning Lamp (Green): Ghost Ice Flame can absorb external spiritual energy and remain unextinguished for a thousand years.

Docile (Red): Ghost Ice Flame's aggressiveness weakens, making it easier to be tamed.

Yin Extreme Yang Birth (Purple): Ghost Ice Flame can freely transform between extreme cold and extreme heat.

Yin Extreme Yang Birth looked very high-end, but just to let An Qian tame this flame faster, Qin Shi had to choose the 'Docile' entry.

"An Qian, this flame seems to have weakened a bit, try again," Qin Shi pointed at the flame.

An Qian looked and indeed it was true.

She then released a purple flame from her fingertip again and slowly approached Ghost Ice Flame.

This time, Ghost Ice Flame did not swallow the purple flame immediately.

An Qian took the opportunity to slowly try to control Ghost Ice Flame through the flame she emitted.

Time kept flowing, and soon a day passed.

The purple flame emitted by An Qian had completely enveloped Ghost Ice Flame.

The purple flame sometimes swayed with the wind, and sometimes it was like it was frozen, turning into a flame statue.

Suddenly, the two colors of flames slowly merged, turning into a flame that was blue with purple, and purple with blue.

Then, this ball of flame shot into An Qian's body with a whoosh.

"It's done!" An Qian opened her eyes, revealing a beautiful smile.

"My wife, your comprehension is truly amazing!" Qin Shi patted her upturned nose, praising her.

"Don't always pinch my nose, I'll bite you if it deforms," An Qian pouted playfully.

"Do you really want to bite?" Qin Shi chuckled.

"You bad guy, I'm not talking to you anymore," An Qian rolled her eyes at him exasperatedly.

Because An Qian was only initially controlling Ghost Ice Flame, Qin Shi was not in a hurry to give the ice flame a better entry.

The two chatted and laughed, riding their Gold Beetle back to Beian City together.

Qin Shi asked with concern, "An Qian, how are the insects outside Beian City being dealt with now?"

An Qian frowned and said, "We've killed nearly three million insects, but the insects besieging the city haven't decreased; instead, they're getting more and more.

When we get back to Hope City to see my mom, I have to rush back to Beian City immediately, otherwise, I'm afraid something unexpected might happen."

Qin Shi hesitated, "How about we persuade Auntie and Uncle Shi to move to Beian City too?"

An Qian thought for a moment, then shook her head, "No, my mom finally found a second spring, let them have a good time dating.

It's you, always disappearing; be careful, I won't let you on my bed anymore. Hmph!"

"Hehe," Qin Shi chuckled, "To compensate you, your husband will definitely work hard tonight."

"Hmph!" An Qian rolled her eyes.

As soon as they arrived at Hope City, a powerful aura suddenly emanated from the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

"I'll go first."

Qin Shi's expression changed, and he immediately shot towards the City Lord's Mansion using Thunder Escape.

However, when he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, the aura had already disappeared.

The people inside the mansion were all as usual, with no signs of a strong enemy attack.

"Could it be that Glutton has advanced?"

Qin Shi's face lit up with joy, and he quickly rushed to the back garden.

When he stepped into the back garden, he found it in a mess, as if a Category 12 typhoon had swept through.

"Master, I'm so hungry!"

Suddenly, a voice echoed in his mind.

Immediately after, a massive golden figure flew towards him.

"Glutton, you really advanced, not bad!"

Qin Shi rarely praised his pet Gold Beetle.

"Master, I'm so hungry, is there anything to eat?"

Glutton's mouth was half-open, strings of drool constantly dripping onto the ground, showing no Platinum Realm aura at all.

"Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eat. Is that all you amount to?"

Qin Shi kicked the Gold Beetle exasperatedly.

"But Master, I'm really hungry!" Glutton said with an innocent look.

"Tell me, what new abilities did you gain after advancing to the Platinum Realm?"

Qin Shi didn't continue to argue about food with him.

"I think I can eat faster now," Glutton thought for a moment and answered seriously.

"......."

Qin Shi's face flushed with anger, and he drew out his Giant Que Sword, pointing it at this damned Glutton.

"Hmm, besides eating," Glutton thought again, "I seem to be able to fly now."

After saying that, he jumped hard, as if to demonstrate his flying ability.

Boom!

Glutton, who had bounced over twenty meters high, fell heavily like a meteor.

Although the Gold Beetle was fine, the stirred-up dust lingered for a long time.

"Master, I clearly can fly, let me try again."

Glutton looked anxious and prepared to leap again.

"Stop!" Qin Shi quickly reached out and held him down: "I believe you, there's a no-fly zone in the city, you can't fly.

Besides flying, is there anything else?"

Glutton thought for a while again, "I feel like I can now easily control my kin below Platinum Realm.

And I've also comprehended a unique skill called 'Mount Tai Crushes Top'."

Mount Tai Crushes Top: The Gold Beetle smashes down on the target from a high place. Once the target is Lock-On, there is a ninety-nine percent chance of being hit. There is a chance to cause the target to be stunned for two seconds.

Qin Shi was quite satisfied with the Gold Beetle's unique skill, so he turned his gaze back to the Gold Beetle.

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Heavy as a Thousand Jun (Red): The Gold Beetle's weight can be adjusted arbitrarily between one and ten times. Its defense increases with increasing weight.

Light as a Feather (Red): The Gold Beetle's weight can be adjusted arbitrarily between one and ten times. Its flexibility and speed decrease with decreasing weight.

Leader of the Insect Swarm (Red): The Gold Beetle's ability to command insects in the Insect World is enhanced.

There wasn't even a purple entry, so Qin Shi had no choice but to choose the 'Heavy as a Thousand Jun' entry as Glutton's fifth entry.

He believed that with the enhancement of this entry, Glutton's 'Mount Tai Crushes Top' would definitely play a better role.