Chapter 389 - 227: Crystal Seal Star Bee (Bee Mother)

Chapter 389: Chapter 227: Crystal Seal Star Bee (Bee Mother)

After all, since Zhong Yi used a Soul Taming Seed to form his Contracts, the Quality of his Guardian Beasts would always be a step ahead of their current Tier.

Zhong Yi looked at the Endless Wood Demon. After swallowing the Illusory Spirit Endless Wood and the Illusory Spirit Endless Tree Species, it was now sitting happily on his shoulder.

’Once the Endless Wood Demon gains new Skills and Exclusive Traits in the future, it’s highly likely to bring me even more surprises.’

The intelligence of Fairy Type Guardian Beasts was on par with humans, and their personalities were already well-established.

The Endless Wood Demon had a naturally shy personality. Even though it was close to Zhong Yi now, whenever he communicated with it, the creature still acted shy and socially anxious.

Zhong Yi played with the Endless Wood Demon for a while before recalling it to his Soul Base.

Next, Zhong Yi poured nearly a hundred Magnetic Tourmalines and tens of kilograms of Repulsive-Attractive Red Crystals onto the ground.

At Zhong Yi’s signal, the Rejection Crystal Bee, which had been resting on his collar, immediately flew to a piece of Magnetic Tourmaline.

It began to absorb the Energy within the Magnetic Tourmaline.

Since the Rejection Crystal Bee had evolved from a Geomagnetic Bee, when faced with the two materials—Magnetic Tourmaline and Repulsive-Attractive Red Crystal—it was clearly more interested in the Magnetic Tourmaline.

Previously, during the battles in the Soul Fighting Ranking Competition, Zhong Yi had used the drones produced by the Rejection Crystal Bee, sacrificing them to activate its Exclusive Trait, Energy Shield Reversal.

However, since the drones were sacrificed on the Virtual Source Network, the Rejection Crystal Bee’s actual number of drones hadn’t decreased.

The Rejection Crystal Bee had now produced a total of nine drones.

Every Energy Shield Reversal cast by sacrificing a drone provided immense Defense Power.

It could form a protective shield around Zhong Yi’s body, even against a surprise attack.

When the shield was shattered by an enemy’s attack, it would reflect the assault back as a Magnetic Wave.

This inflicted damage equivalent to half the energy of the blow that broke the shield.

This Ability was an excellent way to protect Zhong Yi, as he didn’t even need to command the Rejection Crystal Bee.

The Rejection Crystal Bee, resting on his collar like a Button, could autonomously protect him based on the battlefield situation.

’It’s just that the rate at which the Rejection Crystal Bee produces drones is still a bit too slow. And I can’t think of a good way to speed it up.’

To cultivate drones, the Rejection Crystal Bee needed to consume the Queen Bee Magnetic Paste it secreted.

But its ability to produce Queen Bee Magnetic Paste was limited!

Zhong Yi had already provided the Rejection Crystal Bee with the best possible conditions for its growth.

As Zhong Yi lamented internally, the Rejection Crystal Bee repeatedly glanced at him, having already sensed his thoughts.

The Rejection Crystal Bee absorbed the Energy from six pieces of Magnetic Tourmaline in a row.

Then, it used its sharp mandibles to slice up and swallow nearly four kilograms of Repulsive-Attractive Red Crystal.

Zhong Yi didn’t have the Rejection Crystal Bee take the Flowing Soul Soil on its own; after all, the bee was simply too small.

He couldn’t just toss the Rejection Crystal Bee into the container of Flowing Soul Soil.

Instead, Zhong Yi had the Soul-Controlling Flower extend a floral filament directly into the Rejection Crystal Bee’s mouth.

The Flowing Soul Soil traveled along the filament and into the Rejection Crystal Bee’s body.

The Rejection Crystal Bee’s previous evolution from a Geomagnetic Bee had been a ghastly sight.

But now, after absorbing a massive amount of Magnetic Tourmaline and Repulsive-Attractive Red Crystal, the changes happening to the Rejection Crystal Bee after it consumed the Flowing Soul Soil were even more violent than last time.

Its body, once like a gemstone, actually began to crack open, and sharp, agonizing chirps constantly filled Zhong Yi’s ears.

Seeing this, Zhong Yi knew in his heart that the Rejection Crystal Bee’s Bloodline must be undergoing another leap.

Otherwise, its Evolution wouldn’t be causing such a huge commotion.

’The Rejection Crystal Bee has to endure this agony, but this pain signifies a rebirth.’

Zhong Yi could sense the glimmer of anticipation within the Rejection Crystal Bee, even as it endured the torment.

Zhong Yi quietly stayed by its side, witnessing its growth like a nervous parent waiting for their child to finish a life-changing exam.

The ordeal lasted for nearly two hours before everything finally fell silent.

Although the bee’s size hadn’t changed much, its body had transformed from what was already a work of art into a peerless, rare treasure whose beauty defied description.

Its entire body remained a vibrant rose-red, composed of innumerable facets.

Under the play of light and shadow, each facet refracted a multitude of hues.

Upon closer inspection, one would find that each facet was itself composed of thousands, even tens of thousands, of more intricate smaller facets.

The bee’s abdomen was no longer slender, but had become plump and swollen.

Its abdomen, previously unmarked, now bore several patterns that shimmered faintly, like constellations.

They looked like stars hanging high in a rose-red sky, captivating anyone who gazed upon them.

Just as Zhong Yi was about to use All Things Exploration to inspect the bee’s new data...

...the bee suddenly expelled all the Queen Bee Magnetic Paste from its abdomen, which instantly deflated and shriveled.

Queen Bee Magnetic Paste was the bee’s most precious resource for propagating its kind, and it normally guarded it jealously.

When cultivating drones, it had always been extremely stingy with feeding them the paste.

’So why did it suddenly expel all of its Queen Bee Magnetic Paste for no reason!? Queen Bee Magnetic Paste’s unique magnetic materials and nutrients would quickly lose their potency when exposed to air.’

Before Zhong Yi could give it another thought, the bee’s abdomen suddenly split open.

A bee egg, far larger than the ones used to cultivate drones, was strenuously expelled from its body.

This special egg was as large as half a pomegranate seed.

That was almost one-tenth of the bee’s entire body size!

After laying this egg, the bee was clearly much more lethargic than before.

And this was right after its Bloodline had just evolved and its Tier and Quality had just increased, when it should have been at its absolute peak.

The rose-red egg, the size of half a pomegranate seed, was enveloped in the Queen Bee Magnetic Paste.

The bee held this mass of Queen Bee Magnetic Paste tightly, assuming a nurturing posture.

Zhong Yi worried that something had gone wrong with the bee’s Evolution.

But after he inspected the bee’s new data, Zhong Yi could finally let out a sigh of relief.

[Guardian Beast Name]: Crystal Seal Star Bee (Bee Mother)

[Guardian Beast Species]: Star Bee Species / Jade Star Bee Species

[Guardian Beast Level]: Extraordinary Level (1/10)

[Guardian Beast Type]: Earth Element

[Guardian Beast Quality]: Gold Quality

Skills:

[Magnetic Energy Reproduction]: Absorbs Magnetic Material of various attributes and secretes Queen Bee Magnetic Paste to rapidly reproduce individuals sharing its Bloodline. (Reproduced individuals are sterile and their energy levels cannot surpass their parent’s.)

[Female Bee Servant]: Uses a large amount of Queen Bee Magnetic Paste to cultivate a queen that is completely under its control. This new queen can assist in breeding worker bees and has the ability to produce its own Queen Bee Magnetic Paste.

Exclusive Traits:

[Absolute Exclusion]: Converts Magnetic Force into Repulsive Force, repelling all matter within a designated radius centered on itself. Sacrificing worker bees can extend the duration and increase the strength of the Repulsive Force.

[Energy Shield Reversal]: Sacrifices a worker bee, using the Magnetic Force within its body to form a Magnetic Shield. When the Magnetic Shield is struck by an attack, each time it shatters, it reflects the attack back at the target as a Magnetic Wave. The reflected damage is equivalent to one-half of the energy from the shield-breaking blow.

[High-Energy Star Attraction]: When facing an energy attack stronger than itself, it can dispatch multiple worker bees to absorb the energy. If the worker bees can withstand the absorbed energy, that energy will then amplify the effect of their sacrifice.

The Rejection Crystal Bee had evolved into a new creature called the Crystal Seal Star Bee.

Its Guardian Beast Species had also changed from the original Crystal Bee Species / Gem Bee Species to the Star Bee Species / Jade Star Bee Species.

Although its Guardian Beast Type was still Earth Attribute, with the Bloodline’s transformation, the Crystal Seal Star Bee’s Basic Skill, Magnetic Reproduction, had changed.