118: Controlling the Queen Bee

A few days later, the Spiritual Plants required to prepare the "spirit-confusing mystery incense" were gathered by Green Edge and Iron Pincer, piling up into several small hills.

Gao De had no time to finely refine them into incense sticks; he took a more direct, crude, yet effective approach.

"There's no need to refine them into medicine. Just pile a large amount of raw materials at the upwind entrance of the beehive and ignite them all at once!"

Gao De ordered, "While this won't be as pure or long-lasting as refined incense, I will win through sheer quantity. The thick smoke produced will be enough to completely scramble the senses of the Giant Demon Bees in this area!"

That night, the moon was hidden and stars were sparse.

Green Edge and Iron Pincer followed the plan, leading the Demon Soldiers to transport the mountain-like piles of Spiritual Plants to the designated location.

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At Gao De's command, several piles of Spiritual Plants were ignited simultaneously!

"Boom—"

It wasn't an explosion, but a dull, heavy sound of combustion.

In an instant, a thick, inseparable gray-white smoke rose into the sky like a bursting flood. Under the cover of night and following the wind, it surged over the entrance of the Giant Demon Beehive!

The volume of smoke was massive and its range extremely wide, instantly enveloping the beehive entrance and the surrounding area. Vision became a blur, and the air was filled with a strange, cloying sweetness at a terrifyingly high concentration.

The effect was immediate!

The Giant Demon Bee Swarm guarding the entrance seemed to instantly fall into a frantic nightmare.

They completely lost their sense of direction in the thick smoke, crashing about like headless flies. Their sharp buzzing was filled with panic and violence as they attacked and bit each other. The level of chaos was several times more intense than previously anticipated! The entire beehive entrance area spiraled completely out of control.

"Now!"

A sharp glint flashed in Gao De's eyes. He activated the Size As Desired Divine Ability, and his body instantly shrank to about an inch. Like a glimmer of light merging into the shadows, he took advantage of the extreme chaos created by the sheer volume of smoke and silently slipped into the beehive.

The internal passages of the hive were intricate and complex, but Gao De's goal was clear, heading straight for the core where the life aura was most majestic.

He avoided the Worker Bees inside the hive, who were also restless due to the smoke seeping in, and delved deeper at extreme speed.

Soon, he reached the massive core chamber. The dark-gold Bee Queen, the size of a calf, seemed to sense the approaching crisis. She shifted her massive abdomen uneasily and emitted a low-frequency mental deterrent.

However, Gao De gave her no chance to react!

His body instantly reverted to his Half-Jiaoren form. Facing this Bee Queen, whose strength had reached the Third-rank Early Stage, he didn't bother testing her and directly used his newly awakened powerful Divine Ability—

"Suppressing Prison!"

An invisible yet mountain-heavy force field erupted with Gao De as the center, instantly enveloping the entire core chamber!

The few strong Soldier Bees guarding her bore the brunt of it. As if pressed down by an invisible giant hand, they were instantly suppressed to the ground, unable to even vibrate their wings.

As the primary target, the Bee Queen felt an irresistible, terrifying force crushing her from all directions!

Her majestic Mental Energy was like paper before this pure, domineering suppression force and Dragon Might, disintegrating instantly!

She wanted to shriek, but found it extremely difficult even to emit mental waves; she wanted to struggle, but her massive body was pinned firmly to the Royal Platform, unable to move!

Extreme fear showed in her compound eyes. Under that absolute power gap, she couldn't even put up an effective resistance!

Taking this opportunity, the newly learned "Spirit-Link Beast-Taming Seal" flew from Gao De's fingertip and entered the Bee Queen's undefended brow without any hindrance.

Struggling? Resisting? Under the absolute suppression of the Suppressing Prison Divine Ability, such a process simply did not exist.

The Bee Queen's consciousness was forcibly cowed almost the moment the seal touched it, as if crushed by a ten-thousand-foot mountain, unable to harbor even a hint of resistance.

The control process was smoother than imagined!

Gao De could clearly feel that the Bee Queen's consciousness had surrendered; her life and death were entirely in his hands. With a thought, he withdrew the Suppressing Prison Divine Ability.

Looking at the Giant Demon Bees spinning frantically around him, he shifted his thoughts and turned his gaze toward the gray-white smoke still lingering outside the beehive, blotting out the sky.

This thick smoke, produced by burning a large amount of "spirit-confusing mystery incense" raw materials, had performed a great service, but it was now useless. Allowing it to drift away might instead attract unnecessary attention.

His figure blurred, and he appeared outside the beehive entrance, suspended in mid-air.

Gazing at the rolling sea of smoke before him, he took a deep breath. The mana of the Purple Heaven Dragon Transformation Art circulated within his body, and the faint sound of wind and thunder echoed around him.

He raised his hand, covered in fine scales, and gave a gentle pull toward the void ahead—

Divine Ability: Summon Wind and Rain!

It wasn't the violent version used against enemies, but was instead performed with a more subtle control.

In an instant, the air above the beehive began to flow, and a gentle whirlwind arose out of nowhere, precisely coiling toward the vast expanse of smoke.

Simultaneously, moisture within several miles rapidly gathered, turning into a light, drizzling rain that drifted down.

This wind and rain were not natural phenomena; they were entirely under Gao De's control.

The whirlwind acted like an invisible giant hand, skillfully churning and diluting the thick smoke, while the raindrops, containing pure water spiritual energy, effectively absorbed and settled the particles within the smoke.

In just a few moments, the thick smoke that had previously blotted out the sky became thin and faded at a speed visible to the naked eye under the washing of the wind and rain, eventually dissipating completely into the night sky.

The air became fresh once again, the heavy clouds vanished, and the moonlight spilled down like liquid silver, illuminating the Flower-Filled Plain below and the now-subservient beehive.

Below, Green Edge and Iron Pincer, who were waiting for news while watching the smoke, felt their awe deepen as they saw their lord disperse the sky-covering smoke so effortlessly.

"What are you standing there for!" Green Edge was the first to react, smacking the still-dazed Iron Pincer's shell with his tail. "Quick! Put out those burning piles of grass down there! Don't foul the sky our Lord just cleared!"

Iron Pincer finally snapped out of it and hurriedly led a few subordinates to completely extinguish the piles of Spiritual Plants that were still smoldering and emitting residual smoke.

Gao De stood in the air, looking down at everything.

Summoning wind and rain to disperse the smoke was both a way to clean up the aftermath and a display of power and control to his subordinates.

At this moment, the night sky was clear, the bee swarm bowed their heads, and the plain was silent. Everything was under control.

He slowly descended and landed at the beehive entrance. To the respectfully greeting Green Edge and Iron Pincer, he said indifferently, "Clean up and take stock of the harvest. From this day forward, this place, along with this swarm of Giant Demon Bees, belongs to my command."

"Yes! My Lord!" The Two Demons responded loudly, their voices filled with excitement and awe.

Outside, the smoke that had blotted out the sky had completely vanished, and all the chaos and commotion within the beehive came to a screeching halt at the same moment.

Tens of thousands of Giant Demon Bees, as if receiving a supreme command, stopped all movement simultaneously, becoming incredibly docile and quiet.

At the hive entrance, Green Edge and Iron Pincer, who were preparing for a possible outbreak, watched in stunned silence as the previously frantic and chaotic bee swarm now lined up on both sides in an orderly fashion like the most loyal guards, clearing a path.

Gao De walked through the entrance composedly, and wherever he passed, the Giant Demon Bees bowed their heads.