Chapter 158 - 150: Transformation! The Insect Swarm is Immortal, and So Am I

Chapter 158: Chapter 150: Transformation! The Insect Swarm is Immortal, and So Am I

Bishui City.

When Qin Yu, Qin Wenyuan, and a group of Qin Clan members returned to Bishui City alongside personnel from the Demon Suppression Bureau, they found the once peaceful and prosperous city reduced to ruins.

The city walls and streets were littered with the devastation of the great battle. A Skin Refining Martial Artist possessed a thousand catties of strength, and a casual punch from a Qi and Blood Martial Artist carried the immense force of ten thousand catties, easily collapsing houses. As for the battles between those in the Qi Sea Realm and Primordial Mansion Realm, they manipulated the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. Fighting within the city was nothing short of apocalyptic. The area spanning several streets around the Treasure Pavilion auction had been almost entirely leveled. The chaos intentionally incited by the Blood Demon Sect, coupled with the riots triggered by the drifting blood mist, had plunged the entire city into madness and despair. It was not until the Celestial Patrol Army intervened that the city’s turmoil was truly quelled.

The situation only improved when Qin Yu’s group returned to the vicinity of the Qin Residence. Many Martial Artists and commoners looked toward the Qin Family with eyes full of gratitude and awe. If the Qin Family had not promptly dispatched Rapid Insects and their elites to clear out the remnants of the Blood Demon Sect, this area would likely have fared no better.

Inside the Qin Residence, the atmosphere was solemn yet brimming with excitement. They had all clearly witnessed Qin Yu breaking through on the battlefield and fighting evenly against a Primordial Mansion Realm expert. After this battle, the so-called precarious situation of the Qin Family was officially a thing of the past.

Qin Wenyuan dismissed the attendants, leaving only the two Elders, Qin Zhengyuan and Qin Mohe. He then looked at Qin Yu and said in a deep voice, "Yu, I have already used a family Secret Technique to urgently contact our Forefather.

"Upon learning that you triggered a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon, the Forefather was deeply shaken. He has personally set off and is rushing to Bishui City at full speed. He is expected to arrive by tomorrow morning at the latest."

Qin Yu nodded slightly.

"The Forefather is coming personally, firstly, to protect you as your guardian," Qin Wenyuan continued in a serious tone. "You stood out too much this time. Not only will the major factions within the prefecture and county pay attention to you, but you might even attract the gaze of higher authorities.

"There will be overt attempts to recruit and befriend you.

"However, we must guard against hidden jealousy, schemes, and even the revenge of Evil Demons and Outsiders like the Blood Demon Sect.

"With the Forefather here, he can deter many scoundrels.

"Secondly, it is for the sake of the family and your future.

"The potential you’ve displayed has far exceeded the realm of ordinary geniuses.

"The family’s resources will be unconditionally tilted in your favor, but as for how to plan your future path and deal with other factions, with the Forefather’s guidance, you will be able to see things much more clearly."

Qin Yu nodded. On the way back, he had briefly told Qin Wenyuan about Li Xuanting’s recruitment attempt. He had risen too quickly and only had a vague understanding of the major factions within Yunlong County, most of which Qin Wenyuan had told him about. As for outside Yunlong County? He was completely in the dark.

"I understand. I won’t make any decisions recklessly," Qin Yu said calmly. "I also need to spend some time in Cultivation to stabilize my realm."

He was already mentally prepared for the potential covetousness and hostility heading his way. The tallest tree in the forest catches the fiercest wind; this was an eternal truth. When he broke through, revealing a monstrous Blood Sea and the roars of tens of thousands of the Insect Swarm, he knew exactly what would happen. He clearly understood that his entire life was destined to be forged ahead amidst a surging sea of blood. This was the fate of the Dominator of the Insect Swarm!

War, slaughter, and evolution—these were the foundations of the Insect Swarm. But as long as his strength improved fast enough, and both he and the Insect Swarm became sufficiently powerful, all sinister forces could be swept entirely clean.

"Good. Go and rest. I have already strengthened the security inside and outside the residence. The Celestial Patrol Army and the Demon Suppression Bureau are currently paying close attention to Bishui City, so there is no immediate concern for our safety," Qin Wenyuan said.

Since Qin Yu had just broken through, he indeed needed to consolidate his strength.

Returning to the quiet room, Qin Yu did not begin his Cultivation. Instead, he immersed his consciousness into the Insect Swarm Network, linking with the Insect Nest deep within the Wilderness Mountain Range. This time, he had actually only mobilized a portion of the Insect Swarm’s elite forces; the main army hadn’t been deployed at all. At this moment, a strange rhythm echoed within the Mind Network, continuously strengthening his Soul and allowing his Divine Thought to grow steadily. The strengthening of the Soul was not an instantaneous process, but a slow and gradual one.

He thought in irrepressible ecstasy, "It seems my Soul has grown strong enough to leave my body and even transfer itself through the Insect Swarm’s Mind Network!"

Normally, after breaking through to the Primordial Mansion Realm, a person’s Soul would significantly strengthen. Because of this, some Primordial Mansion Realm experts who died unexpectedly could live a second life through the method of seizing a new vessel. As the Dominator of the Insect Swarm, Qin Yu’s Soul was vastly stronger than anyone else’s. After death, others needed to seize bodies. But what about Qin Yu? He didn’t need to at all!

When his Soul became powerful enough to transfer through the Insect Swarm’s Mind Network, it meant that any single unit within the Insect Swarm could serve as a vessel for him if his main body perished! Unless every single unit in the Insect Swarm was wiped out, he could survive. The Insect Swarm was inherently an extension of his body. It was just that in the past, his Soul was too weak to complete a transfer within the Insect Swarm Soul Network. Therefore, the weakness of having a vulnerable main body existed. But now, this weakness had completely vanished.

"This is truly fantastic!" A smile curled on Qin Yu’s lips. The Heaven and Earth Phenomenon displayed when breaking through to the Qi Sea Realm originated from his own Law Insights and foundation. The roaring of countless Insect Beasts filling the sky and the monstrous Blood Sea dictated that he would have to endure countless bloody battles. You can’t play with fire forever without eventually getting burned. Walking along the edge of life and death time and time again, there was a high chance he might stumble and fall one day.

But at this moment, he was no longer a simple individual; in a sense, he had become the Insect Swarm, transforming into the very will of the Insect Swarm! As long as the Insect Swarm remained, he would be immortal!

Only then did Qin Yu look toward the Tier Three Nest within the Insect Swarm that was currently undergoing metamorphosis. The entire Nest had transformed into a super-sized insect egg, beating rhythmically like the heart of an ancient Demon God. With every beat, the egg grew a fraction larger. In a very short time, it surpassed the hundred-meter mark, and it continued to expand rapidly.

He roughly sensed its condition and concluded, "This metamorphosis is massive. I’m afraid it will take at least a day or so to fully incubate."

With a shift of his will through the Insect Swarm’s Mind Network, Qin Yu possessed the Flood Dragon King, which had devoured the Dragon Race of the Bishui River. Actually, for the Insect Swarm, the best method would have been to bring the intact corpse of the Bishui River Dragon King back, and then use it for analysis and incubation. However, that had been completely impossible on the battlefield. Li Xuanting, Chen Jianqiu, Zhang Han, and the others wouldn’t mind a corpse entirely torn apart by the Insect Swarm, but if it had been an intact corpse, they might have confiscated it. After all, it was a member of the Dragon Race! It was better to let the Insect Swarm devour its flesh and blood, leaving just a dragon head behind to complete the commission.

Furthermore, the Flood Dragon King was originally its offspring. Although the Bishui River Dragon King hadn’t even recognized it after the Insect Swarm’s demonic modifications, their fundamental bloodlines were identical. By devouring the Dragon Pearl, the benefits could be maximized.

At this moment, as the Flood Dragon King slithered away alongside the retreating Insect Swarm, its body continuously expanded and grew larger. The aura exuding from its body became increasingly astonishing. Its strength, which was already at the Peak of the Sea of Qi Realm, finally broke through a certain limit amidst the endless Energy surging from the Bishui River Dragon King’s Dragon Pearl. Its body abruptly skyrocketed in size.

The Dragon Race’s Cultivation System was completely different from that of the Human Race. Humans polished their muscles and bones, refined their internal organs, and then opened a Primordial Mansion within their bodies. The foundation of the Dragon Race, however, lay entirely in that single Dragon Pearl! If the Dragon Pearl was damaged, their strength would be greatly discounted.

Therefore, devouring fellow members of the Dragon Race was considered a shortcut for dragons. However, after breaking through in this manner, it was nearly impossible to improve any further. For Qin Yu, this point didn’t matter at all.

BOOM—

The Flood Dragon King, nearing two hundred meters in length, soared into the sky. Howling winds and clouds between heaven and earth automatically converged toward it, making its speed even faster.

Call the Wind and Summon the Rain!

It was an Innate Divine Technique of the Dragon Race.

In midair, the Flood Dragon King surged furiously in a specific direction. It was not heading toward the Wilderness Mountain Range, but in a completely different direction. It was flying in the direction where the Su Family had fled when the Blood Sea Array broke open, followed relentlessly by hundreds of large and small factions pursuing them.

In just half an hour, a battlefield amid the countless mountains and ravines appeared in the Flood Dragon King’s sights. Its sheer brutality was not in the least bit inferior to the battlefield outside the Bishui River.