Chapter 442: Chapter 434: Exterminating Fleas, Mysterious Swarm of Bees_1

Theoretically, the lower the grade of the insects, the weaker their spiritual power.

The smaller they are, the weaker the spiritual power.

The individual mosquitoes are small, low-grade, which inevitably means their spiritual power is very weak. Their advantages are mainly their flexible flight and numerous quantity.

In contrast, Qin Niu’s termites, since the Ant Queen is currently Grade Six, give birth to offspring that are Grade Three from birth.

After Qin Niu’s cultivation, they could reach Grade Four or even Grade Five.

Compared to these mosquitoes, that is considerably powerful.

So, when the mosquitoes were hit by a mental attack, their slight consciousness was almost instantly shattered. It was as if their souls had been directly destroyed.

All that was left was their bodies.

Their painful struggling on the ground was merely a bodily instinct, and soon they stopped moving altogether, completely dead.

Wu Shanle watched as his foundations were rapidly destroyed by Qin Niu. His face twitched uncontrollably, flames of anger shot from his eyes, and his heart bled.

“Damn it, just who is this kid?”

Wu Shanle’s gaze was cold and murderous.

“He Shan, old fool, you’ve got good fortune to have taken on such a formidable disciple. But… if this is all he’s got, then he should be on his way to meet King Yama!”

As he spoke, several tiny fleas suddenly leaped out from under Qin Niu’s feet.

They were so small that they were half the size of a sesame seed, making it very hard for the naked eye to capture their presence. Moreover, their jumping ability was extremely terrifying; they could easily leap onto Qin Niu’s head or neck.

Don’t be fooled by their size; their grade is not low.

Fourth had already taken control of one, and Qin Niu opened his palm, letting it stay in the center.

You could see complex patterns etched along the flea’s body, forming a special rune. The color of their carapace was dark, not ink-black, but a dark grey.

Glowing with a metallic luster.

This also meant that they had evolved advanced carapaces.

Qin Niu pinched it between two fingers and tried to crush it with force, only to find that the flea didn’t get crushed.

It was hard to imagine, as Qin Niu was in the Dual Innate Realm, even though the cultivation technique he practiced was not suited for combat, it wasn’t weak. Not to mention a flea, he could easily crush a stone.

“Master, please bestow it upon me!”

The Black Spider Gu seemed particularly interested in this flea.

“No problem, eat it to your heart’s content.”

Qin Niu found that these fleas were quite formidable; ordinary termites had to swarm together in large numbers to control just one. Only Fourth had the strength to control one by itself.

That Gold Devouring Ant hadn’t been fed Bodhi Tree Blood temporarily, so it hadn’t evolved the ability for mental control.

Essentially, Gold Devouring Ants should belong to the Worker Ant category.

Despite the ant colony appearing to have a variety of ant species, there were strictly only three categories: Worker Ants, Soldier Ants, and Breeder Ants.

Worker Ants had the most outstanding growth potential.

Although the growth potential of Breeder Ants is also very outstanding, even surpassing that of Worker Ants, they inherently lack combat capability. Their main role is to breed offspring.

So, the ones with the most growth potential are actually the Worker Ants.

Given the same level, a Worker Ant and a Soldier Ant, with the equal cultivation efforts, the Worker Ant will undoubtedly become stronger.

At least this is the conclusion Qin Niu reached based on his experience in cultivating termites.

There were several excellent breeds among the Worker Ants, like War Demon Ant, Demon Ant, and Gold Devouring Ant. Relatively speaking, although many special ant species also emerged among Soldier Ants, they simply couldn’t compare to War Demon Ant and Demon Ant.

Qin Niu had been on high alert for Elder Wu Shanle to resort to dirty tricks, but now that he found the opponent had surreptitiously released tiny fleas to sneak attack, he breathed a sigh of relief.

There were a total of six fleas, all caught in the termites’ net.

The Black Spider Gu loved to collect various strange poisons for evolution.

These six fleas were probably around Grade Six, and Qin Niu was not sure about the quality of their venom, but it must not be poor.

Otherwise, Wu Shanle wouldn’t have put his hopes on them to assassinate him with a sneak attack.

“If all six fleas are of the same grade and their strength is similar, could there also be a King Flea?”

After checking the six fleas, Qin Niu once again started to be on guard.

Based on his fighting experience, when Insect Masters cultivate a group of the same Insect Pets, more often than not, one is selected to be the Insect King.

Just as a marshal cannot possibly personally direct every single soldier in battle, nor does he have the energy to manage each individual soldier.

The best method is to promote leaders underneath him to manage on his behalf.

The leaders are accountable to the marshal, and they set up a command structure with chiliarchs, centurions, platoon leaders, squad leaders, and team leaders to manage.

It’s the same with insects.

For example, Qin Niu manages the termite colony, usually letting Fourth and the Ant Queen manage on his behalf.

“You killed my flea, you will pay with your life.”

As soon as the Black Spider Gu devoured a flea, Elder Wu Shanle was already aware of it.

A pained expression appeared on his face, marked by a tinge of paleness, and his body uncontrollably trembled for a moment.

Qin Niu watched with dark amusement.

This indicated that Wu Shanle had signed soul contracts with all six fleas.

When they were killed, their master also suffered repercussions, his soul sustaining damage.

“Kid, you’ve forced my hand!”

Elder Wu Shanle removed a giant insect bag from his waist, shook it open, and a swarm of black poisonous bees flew out from it.

These bees were about the size of bumblebees and there were a great many of them.

Each one possessed a terrifying sting.

“Playing with bees?”

Qin Niu’s lips twitched slightly.

He wouldn’t claim to be the ancestor of bee play, but at the very least, he was a seasoned Insect Master with bees.

Corpse Bees, Green Demon Bees, Green-Head Summoning Bees, Shadow Fire Bees, War Bees… he had played with them all.

Wu Shanle must have been driven mad by the annihilation of his core insect pet.

He actually dispatched a large swarm of poisonous bees to attack Qin Niu.

The bees were vicious, instantly rushing in front of Qin Niu.

Fourth quickly realized something was off.

“Master, these bees are strange; they seem to act as a single entity. I can’t control any one of them,” Fourth said.

You should know, Fourth is a Grade Six War Demon Ant.

It can individually control a Grade Six insect, turning it into a puppet of sorts.

Yet now it was unable to control a single bee.

To become an elder of the Nine Insect Gang, one must have unique abilities indeed. Each one possessing a special skill.

“Separate and they swarm, together they become one; this is a trait only a Gu possesses. Even my termites cannot achieve this feat. It appears the Nine Insect Gang hides a true Gu Master who has been secretly helping the other elders cultivate Gu Arts.”

Qin Niu came to a conclusion.

Today, a fierce battle was likely. He might even confront the Gu Master lurking in the shadows face to face.

Thinking about this, he felt both excited and nervous.

The power of a Gu Master goes without saying.

Why did the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect eradicate Gu Masters without mercy?

Saying that Gu Masters are evil and everyone should regulate them is nothing but a fool’s talk.

The high-level members of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect must have witnessed the terrifying power of Gu Masters and were filled with fear, thus they resolved to completely eradicate them, not daring to give the Gu Masters any chance to recover.

What exactly happened in the battle when the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect annihilated the Gu Masters years ago?

Qin Niu was filled with curiosity about that historical battle.

In the Valley of Wronged Spirits, many Gu Masters were buried; killed by the powerhouses of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect. Even after many years had passed, the poisonous miasma in the Valley of Wronged Spirits still caused the Immortal Masters of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect to fear it like a tiger.

This was more than enough to illustrate just how powerful Gu Masters were.

Qin Niu’s fortuitous capture of the Mirage Insect might just be an opportunity, a monumental chance.

The prerequisite was that he must tame the Mirage Insect to uncover the secrets within the Valley of Wronged Spirits.