221: Tracking the queen bee larvae

"This is the Soul-Devouring Bee King?"

The two Bee Kings, one large and one small, had vastly different sizes; the larger one was almost the size of an egg, while even the smaller one was as big as a quail egg.

Looking at the Bee King before him, Huang Chen suddenly had a crazy idea.

"Capture the Soul-Devouring Bee King as a battle pet!!"

As soon as this thought appeared, Huang Chen couldn't help but shiver.

The tragic state of the Trial Takers who were gnawed by Soul Devouring Bees in his previous life was still vivid in his mind. Those who died naturally needed no mention, but those who lived instantly transformed from robust young adults into frail, old people.

However, if this idea could be achieved... "Hiss!"

Huang Chen gasped. If this idea could be achieved, who in the Star Abyss could be his opponent, as long as the Main God didn't appear?

Even when facing the Main God, as long as the opponent didn't have a confinement-type divine artifact, the only path when facing the Soul Devouring Bees would be to flee in joy.

The temptation was so great that Huang Chen's feet, which had just wanted to leave, could no longer move.

He re-concealed himself, his eyes fixed on the two Bee Kings.

His position was one kilometer away from the hive, and between them, there were no less than tens of billions of densely packed Soul Devouring Bees. If he charged directly, he would probably be devoured before even reaching the hive.

Huang Chen observed from his spot for half an hour, unable to find any opportunity to act.

Moreover, even if an opportunity arose, how could he proceed against the Soul Devouring Bees, which were virtually immune to physical and magical attacks?

Just as Huang Chen was hesitating, the two Soul-Devouring Bee Kings suddenly let out a sharp shriek simultaneously.

Then, the Soul-Devouring Bee King Cub flapped its transparent, thin wings, soaring into the sky. When the Bee King Cub took flight, a small portion of the vast Bee Swarm immediately split off to follow behind the Bee King Cub and depart.

Meanwhile, the large Bee King also flapped its wings and flew high into the sky, staring in the direction the cub had left, shrieking incessantly like an old mother bidding farewell to her child.

"Could it be...?"

Huang Chen looked at the departing Bee King Cub, a look of excitement on his face.

According to experience on Blue Star, a single hive could not accommodate two Bee Kings. Therefore, the Bee King Cub's departure now should be to find a new place to build a nest.

A level 90 Saint-tier Bee King was out of the question, but a level 30 Bee King Cub might not be impossible.

Thinking of this, Huang Chen quietly teleported, activating Swift Wind Step to trail far behind the cub as it left.

Although the Bee King Cub was only level 30, its flying speed was not slow at all. If Huang Chen didn't have Sky Flight Technique, he would have been left thousands of miles behind by now.

After following for nearly a day, the Bee King Cub still showed no signs of stopping.

The Guild Tournament had long since concluded. Unsurprisingly, Forbidden City temporarily ranked first with a perfect winning record and the shortest time.

What surprised Huang Chen was that the second-ranked guild was actually Yanhuang's

However, a moment's thought revealed why: Yanhuang's bone structure was several times stronger than other low-martial races, coupled with all level 50 Diamond equipment. In such a situation, even if they encountered a team with a Child of Destiny, as long as the commander wasn't a complete blockhead, they could directly crush the opponent with their stats.

Seeing that the individual competition was about to begin, Huang Chen reluctantly performed a spatial displacement, letting his clone continue to follow while he instantly teleported back to his villa.

The Bee Swarm was migrating, making it unsuitable to act. Moreover, Huang Chen hadn't yet thought of a way to deal with the Soul Devouring Bees.

He could only first determine the Bee King Cub's nesting location and then plan slowly.

As the system prompt announced the start of the 7th round of the selection competition, Huang Chen was once again teleported to the arena. He glanced at his opponent and found that it was actually an "acquaintance."

"Owen of the Locke Clan?" Huang Chen said with a smile, looking at the person before him.

"You are...?" Owen was very surprised. He didn't recall ever meeting the other party, so why did the other party know him?

Suddenly, he looked at the opponent's name displayed by the system with uncertainty.

"You're Huang Chen of Yanhuang!!" Owen's eyes widened in shock.

This was the universally recognized number one person of star abyss, who had achieved countless first kills on bosses, ranked first in the individual ladder, and whose average match time was one second—Huang Chen!!

"Hehe! It's me! So... are you going to concede?"

"No!" Battle Intent surged in Owen's eyes. His system was Petrifying Gaze, which allowed him to hard-control an opponent for over ten seconds within the same attribute, and its cooldown was only 30 seconds.

In a one-on-one fight, he feared no one!

In the worst-case scenario, as long as he dealt some damage during the opponent's petrification and then immediately fled to wait for the skill's cooldown, he would still be the one to win in the end.

Huang Chen shrugged.

Let him fight if he wants. He actually wanted to take this opportunity to see what weaknesses Owen's Petrifying Gaze had.

Watching Owen slowly walk towards him, Huang Chen's lips curved slightly.

This guy wanted to use the opportunity to get close to him first, right?

Without exposing Owen, Huang Chen calmly watched him.

Owen saw that Huang Chen had no reaction to his approach and secretly rejoiced.

This Huang Chen seems to be more bark than bite!

He dares to let me get close without even knowing my trump cards. Once the match starts, I'll immediately petrify him, then go all out for 5 seconds before quickly retreating... Currently, Trial Takers in Star Abyss, even those from high-martial races, generally have speeds around 100 meters per second. Even if his Movement Skill is boosted to 1100 points, that's only 200 meters per second. By the time he catches up, my Petrifying Gaze cooldown will be almost ready.

As long as he controlled the rhythm well, he could definitely wear Huang Chen down.

The thought of being able to trample the number one person of star abyss filled Owen with soaring ambition.

If he weren't afraid of affecting his plan, he would want to burst out laughing right now.

As the countdown ended, Owen's eyes instantly turned completely gray and white.

"Petrifying Gaze!"

"Soul Severing Stab!"

Huang Chen had been observing Owen. The moment the countdown ended, he felt an invisible fluctuation emanate from Owen's eyes. His skin immediately became incredibly stiff, and in just an instant, this sensation spread throughout his body, even stopping the flow of blood.

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Soul Severing Stab landed on Huang Chen's chest, but this amount of damage was less than Huang Chen's automatic recovery.

"How is this possible!"

Owen was greatly alarmed. Although he had primarily invested his potential points in physique, his attack power was still over ten thousand. Why did he only deal such a small amount of damage?

Could the opponent's system be damage immunity?

Owen absolutely did not expect that Huang Chen's inherent resistance combined with his equipment provided him with almost ten thousand points of absolute damage reduction.

Even proportionally, his damage reduction reached the capped value of 75%.

To deal 1000 damage to Huang Chen was only possible because physical damage was multiplied while petrified.

However, Owen's shock lasted only an instant. Then, skills like Yang Guan Three Stacks and Returning Wind Falling Goose furiously landed on Huang Chen.

"Only five seconds, I must retreat after five seconds!"

Owen gritted his teeth and maximized his attack speed.

However, Huang Chen was only petrified for two seconds. His rock-like skin immediately cracked, and then the petrified skin quickly receded, revealing Huang Chen's light yellow complexion.

"Hehe... So that's how it is!"

Huang Chen looked at the stunned Owen with a playful expression and slowly said, "If you're done attacking, it's my turn..."