Chapter 214: The Cruelest Poisonous Insect

Chapter 214: Chapter 211: The Cruelest Poisonous Insect

Bai Zhi heard this and smiled. “I know. It just looked like they were about to be caught.”

Hu Yan glanced back at the situation, then, while holding Bai Zhi with one arm, he found a moment to pull a rope of some unknown material from his storage space. He threw it backward and said, “Catch.”

Yan Yichen was at the very back. Hearing Hu Yan, he reached out and grabbed the rope. Hu Yan gave a hard pull, and Yan Yichen’s speed instantly increased. As he passed Yue Junxiao, he held out his hand to him.

“WHOOSH—”

The two of them immediately shot away from the rear, nearly crashing into Lang Qiu and Sang Mo up ahead.

Lang Qiu had followed right after Hu Yan left. Although Sang Mo was covering the rear, he was also very fast. Yue Junxiao had been left behind because he hadn’t reacted in time, while Yan Yichen’s speed wasn’t as fast as his.

Yue Junxiao looked back at the scene with lingering fear, his face twisting as he cursed, “That lunatic!”

Only after they had run out of the blast radius did they finally stop.

Yan Yichen was still trying to process what he had just seen. He asked in astonishment, “What kind of extreme method was that?! To be able to boost his power so much in a short time… even a High-level Beast Core can’t grant that big of a boost all at once, let alone reaching SSS-level.”

Hearing this, Lang Qiu’s expression grew heavy. “That is an extremely terrifying type of Poisonous Insect. A person who uses this Gu can push their level to its absolute limit in a very short time. Regardless of their original level, they can reach a state unattainable by ordinary people. But the price is equally unbearable. From the moment they use this Gu, every second that follows is filled with unimaginable agony.”

Yue Junxiao wrinkled his nose in disgust. “No wonder that Hades guy was able to raise his Superpower Level to SSS-level so quickly. But the way he looked when he exploded was just too ugly. His skin puffed up like a balloon. It was hideous.”

Yan Yichen asked, a bit puzzled, “Why would anyone raise this kind of insect? Even if it can temporarily raise your level, using it just once brings unbearable pain.”

Yue Junxiao scoffed. “What’s so strange about it? Some people want to rapidly increase their Spiritual Power Ability Level without putting in the effort. To achieve that goal, they’ll take their chances, and naturally, they have to pay the price.”

“Take that Hades, for example. He was already so old and only at S-Class. It would have been extremely difficult for him to advance any further. In other words, that insect was probably his only chance to quickly reach SSS-level and experience what it feels like.”

Lang Qiu nodded. “Jun Xiao is right. Because it’s very difficult to cultivate this Gu and its yield is low, not many people know about it. A small number of people will ignore the consequences or take their chances, but a larger portion, like the man just now, choose to use it for revenge. It far surpasses any item on the market that can enhance superpowers, pushing the body’s potential to its absolute limit. Some can even jump directly from A-level to SSS-level. It all depends on the body’s potential.”

Yan Yichen mused, “A-level to SSS-level?! No wonder people would take the chance, hoping they’d be the exception. After all, with such a massive leap, it’s hard for anyone not to be tempted. They probably all think that even if there are some side effects, they can endure them. As long as they can reach SSS, a level that very few in the entire Federation have achieved, they would gain the reverence of almost everyone.”

As Bai Zhi listened to them talk about the Poisonous Insect, she found it quite complex. ‘This feels a lot like the Miaojiang Gu I used to read about in novels,’ she thought.

‘But Miaojiang Gu shouldn’t be able to enhance one’s Spiritual Power Ability.’

‘So, to be precise, it’s like I’ve read a novel, and now I’ve transmigrated into it, only to find that the original Poisonous Insects have merged with the local characteristics of this world and evolved into ones that can enhance superpowers.’

‘The feeling is actually quite novel.’

‘If I hadn’t just witnessed the power of that Poisonous Insect firsthand, I probably wouldn’t have believed it if someone had told me. After all, the Poisonous Insects in my memory were nothing like this.’

At that moment, Sang Mo lowered his gaze and said, “Lang Qiu only told you part of the story. You probably don’t know how these Poisonous Insects are created. They feed on their master’s flesh and blood, absorb their superpower, and then give birth to larvae that possess superpowers of their own. The newborn larvae then absorb the mother’s body to grow. When placed inside a host, the Poisonous Insect stimulates the host’s potential to nourish itself. The higher the host’s level, the more they like it, and the cycle repeats. That’s why they’re also known as the cruelest of all Poisonous Insects.”

Hearing Sang Mo’s explanation, Bai Zhi shivered involuntarily.

‘In the novels I read before, you created a Gu by putting many kinds of venomous creatures together and letting them kill each other until only one remained.’

‘I never thought this would be so much crueler.’

‘When it’s young, it absorbs its mother. When it’s grown, it inhabits a host, stimulating the host’s potential so it can better nourish itself and absorb nutrients, continuing until the host is completely drained…’

Yue Junxiao rubbed his arms, a horrified look on his face. “Who on earth created something like that?! It’s too terrifying.”

Hu Yan said, “These Poisonous Insects were introduced from the Outer Regions.”

Sang Mo said coldly, “It started when a group of those people wanted to enter the Black Domain. At first, they looked like they were on the run from someone. They looked completely different from us—they were short and gave off a foul odor. I sensed something was wrong with them and refused their entry. But Brutus and the others went behind my back and let them into the Black Domain. When I found out, I threw them out, but they only pretended to obey while secretly hiding those people away.”

Yue Junxiao asked curiously, “So is that why they came after you?”

Sang Mo snorted. “There are plenty of things I’ve refused. It’s not like their grudge against me is a new thing. They just never dared to do anything because they couldn’t beat me.”

Hearing this, Yue Junxiao asked in confusion, “Isn’t that Hades guy S-Class? You were only A-level back then, and they couldn’t beat you?”

Sang Mo was silent for a few seconds, seemingly reluctant to speak. After a long moment, he said, “I dropped from SS-level to A-level.”

Almost as soon as the words were out of his mouth, Yue Junxiao asked, “Because you were being hunted?”

Sang Mo pressed his lips together. “Not entirely. They were only one of the reasons.”

Yue Junxiao instinctively pressed, “Then what was it?”

But after saying that much, Sang Mo was unwilling to say more.

Yue Junxiao was about to ask again, but Bai Zhi quickly reached out and grabbed him, instantly diverting his attention.

‘My Lady pulled me! I really am her favorite!’ was all he could think.

He was grinning from ear to ear.

Just then, as if he had suddenly remembered something, Yan Yichen asked, “That Hades guy self-destructed, so doesn’t that mean the Black Domain has no one in charge now? Does Sang Mo have to go back and deal with all that? And take over the other affairs of the Black Domain? If so, can Sang Mo still travel with us in the future?”

It was an innocent, curious question from Yan Yichen, but when Sang Mo heard it, his face instantly darkened.