Chapter 62 - 61: The Right Way to Use the Insect Swarm

Chapter 62: Chapter 61: The Right Way to Use the Insect Swarm

Qin Yu’s eyes burned with raging flames.

He felt he had been too cautious in the past. Whether it was his own cultivation or the development of the Insect Swarm, he had always explored with the utmost prudence. For instance, in cultivation, using the Insect Swarm as an auxiliary aid was a thousand times faster than normal cultivation. He hadn’t felt this significantly when cultivating the *Celestial Wind Formula*, but with a cultivation technique like the *Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture*—which had an extremely high compatibility with the Insect Swarm—the progress was exceedingly fast. Through the venom stimulation in the flesh chambers and the energy assistance from the Insect Nest, his cultivation speed reached the perfect limit of his body, increasing his efficiency a hundredfold. This was incomparable to using external forces like elixirs.

The Insect Swarm was fundamentally an extension of his body. This cultivation method allowed his physical form to participate entirely. If the *Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture* could achieve this, then other cultivation techniques could do the same. Take the Gamma-level Middle Grade Body Forging Technique, the *Poisonous Python Coiling Mountain Skill*, for example. This technique also utilized highly toxic substances to stimulate the body while significantly enhancing physical strength, agility, and flexibility. The main reason he hadn’t wanted to cultivate this technique before was that its primary enhancement method was still poison, which differed from his direction of purely enhancing his physical body.

Cultivating Body Refining Techniques was different from other paths. It altered the very essence of the body. Once a specific body refining method was cultivated, trying to learn others would often result in rejection. For example, the *Poisonous Python Coiling Mountain Skill* made the body more flexible, while the *Holy Scorpion Soul-Sundering Claw* hardened the fingers into scorpion hooks. These two concepts naturally conflicted.

Therefore, Qin Yu was more inclined to go to the Demon Suppression Bureau to exchange for a pure body refining method, strengthening himself to better accommodate the Insect Swarm’s "Power of Dominator." However, when the newly promoted Tier Two Insect Nest—bolstered by its formidable computational power—began simulating cultivation using his physical data, this problem was effortlessly resolved.

SWISH—

Countless streams of data began to flow through Qin Yu’s eyes. Eventually, they transformed into an incredibly complex Qi and Blood circulation diagram. This diagram incorporated the core technique, the *Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture*, as well as Body Refining Techniques like the *Poisonous Python Coiling Mountain Skill* and the *Scorpio Body Forging Technique*. Under the Insect Swarm’s almost terrifying computational deduction, the circulation paths of these cultivation techniques were mapped out and subsequently fused together in an extremely intricate manner.

This was a systematic deduction. Using the existing cultivation techniques as a foundation, it deduced a more perfect cultivation method, discarding the old to bring forth the new. This was the most terrifying aspect of the Insect Swarm. Evolution! Infinite evolution!

It wasn’t just the evolution of the Insect Race units. Upon acquiring knowledge, the Insect Swarm would absorb it, integrate it, and transform it into nourishment for its own evolution. The Insect Swarm appeared barbaric, seeming to only rely on overwhelming numbers to crush everything. But in reality, its learning capacity and self-evolutionary abilities were its true horrors.

Moreover, as the Dominator of the Insect Swarm, he didn’t need to worry about any adverse effects on his body during the cultivation process. Given the Tier Two Insect Nest’s terrifying control over flesh, even if massive complications arose in his body, it could completely restore him to a "blank slate." It could even gestate an entirely new body for him.

"The core technique of the Five Poison Sect, the *Five Poison Reunification Holy Scripture*, inherently merges the five major branches of the sect, possessing all of their unique traits," Qin Yu muttered, a hint of self-mockery in his voice. "My mindset was still stuck on the cultivation of a conventional martial artist, not the Insect Swarm!"

He was not an ordinary transmigrator, but someone who had been reincarnated. Over the past eighteen years, he had thoroughly assimilated into this world, naturally substituting its common sense into his daily life. However, he hadn’t realized that this common sense did not apply to the Insect Swarm.

"For me, as long as I acquire enough cultivation techniques, the Insect Nest can deduce them, extracting the essence and discarding the dregs!" he thought.

Devouring and evolving were not limited to the combat units of the Insect Swarm. They could also be integrated into his cultivation and combat! In that instant, he was reminded of a certain predecessor from his past life’s stories. That individual had obtained a heaven-defying cheat device named "Deep Blue," which allowed him to cultivate a massive number of different techniques and subsequently deduce a heaven-defying technique!

"With all my insights, with the martial arts of my entire life, with my heaven-reaching wisdom, and with my invincible aptitude—Insect Swarm! Show me your limits!" he exclaimed out loud.

This was the correct way to utilize the Insect Swarm! As the Dominator of the Insect Swarm, he could be a researcher, a plunderer, or a destroyer. But the one thing he absolutely shouldn’t be was a cultivator following a rigid, step-by-step path!

Of course, Qin Yu couldn’t be blamed for this. Before their breakthrough, both he and the Insect Swarm had been far too weak. Being cautious and prudent wasn’t a mistake.

"Heh, fortunately, it isn’t too late to wake up to the truth," he chuckled. The moment this realization dawned on him, his perspective broadened immensely.

An Alpha-level Upper Grade technique like the *Five Poison Reunification Holy Scripture*? With the terrifying deductive capabilities of the Insect Swarm, any cultivation technique deduced after full integration would have a potential no lower than that—in fact, it would far exceed it.

"Insect Swarm, deduce a cultivation technique that focuses primarily on enhancing the physical body, with deadly poison as a supplementary aspect!" After making his decision, Qin Yu’s voice echoed through the Mind Network of the Insect Swarm.

As the Dominator of the Insect Swarm, he could naturally steer the direction of the deduction. Based on the current progress, a brand new cultivation technique would emerge in three to five days at most. Letting out a long howl to expel the stagnant air from his chest, Qin Yu leaped up and landed squarely on the back of a Black Thorn Eagle hurtling toward him through the sky. The Black Thorn Eagle flapped its wings and flew in the direction of the Qin Family Manor.

***

Above the Insect Nest at the No. 1 Profound Iron Mine Cave, the Black Thorn Eagle folded its wings and glided. When they were about thirty meters from the ground, Qin Yu leaped down.

BOOM—

Amidst the roaring rumble, a Profound Flood Dragon over eighteen zhang long raised its massive head from the ground, steadily catching the descending Qin Yu.

The Profound Flood Dragon gestated by the Tier One Insect Nest hadn’t been in its complete form. When the Insect Swarm broke through, this previously bred Profound Flood Dragon underwent a second gestation, growing from twelve zhang in length to an astonishing eighteen zhang. It was now even more gargantuan than Li Tianyi’s Ink Green Snake King. Its Qi and Blood were like a Dragon!

However, the energy consumed was also incredibly staggering, costing a full 4,000 points. Given the resources the Insect Swarm had accumulated, Qin Yu had only been able to breed a single one.

ROAR—

Amidst a low, rumbling roar, the Profound Flood Dragon spewed a blood-red mist from its maw. The flora within a radius of several meters instantly withered. This was another ability the Profound Flood Dragon had gained after advancing to the Qi and Blood Realm: Blood Mist Spray!

It was similar to the toxic fog exhaled by the Ink Green Snake King, but the Insect Nest had optimized it by incorporating the poison mist trait of a highly toxic centipede, rendering it far more potent. The Profound Flood Dragon slithered forward, producing loud crashes as it navigated through the dense jungle.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

From the depths of the Mine Cave rolled out three purple-black Insect Race units. They were perfectly rotund and about one and a half meters in diameter. Because their bodies were so bizarre and nearly spherical, they didn’t crawl with limbs. Instead, they moved by rolling and bouncing along the ground. Though this method of traversal looked comical, it wasn’t slow at all. They were only a hair slower than a Rapid Insect. Clearly, these were the new units in the Insect Swarm—Poison Burst Insects mutated directly from the Rapid Insects!

"Go!" With a mere thought from Qin Yu, one of the Poison Burst Insects bounced forward, hurtling into the jungle a hundred meters away. When it charged into the thicket and bounded into midair, the lethal toxins within its body instantly mixed and detonated with a thunderous blast.

Highly toxic fluids violently sprayed outward, blanketing an area a hundred meters in radius. Within the ten-meter epicenter of the explosion, the flowers, trees, and even the soil sizzled noisily. Enormous towering trees dozens of meters away were corroded, leaving fist-sized holes in their thick trunks. Extreme toxicity and ultra-strong corrosiveness!

This exceptionally corrosive poison could heavily erode a martial artist’s Qi and Blood Body Protection, as well as the defensive methods of any demon fiend. It constituted a massive area-of-effect damage strike. The most brilliant part was that, due to the unique structure of the Insect Swarm’s exoskeletons, this venom inflicted very little harm on the swarm itself. They could seamlessly coordinate in combat.

For instance, he could mix Poison Burst Insects among the Rapid Insects during a charge. Upon closing in on the enemy, they would instantly self-destruct. Whether it was for clearing out hordes of fodder or dealing with powerful martial artists, it would be remarkably effective. Naturally, the Poison Burst Insects could only utilize this attack method once. This meant that every single strike essentially consumed over a hundred energy points for an instantaneous burst of explosive damage.

"This is enough. With the damage output of a Poison Burst Insect, even if a Qi and Blood Like Wolf Realm expert deployed their Qi and Blood Body Protection, they would be instantly killed if caught in the core of the explosion. If caught off guard by a subterranean ambush detonation, even a martial artist with Qi and Blood like a Dragon would suffer a devastating blow!" Qin Yu nodded in deep satisfaction.

This was the result of merely a single Poison Burst Insect. If multiple units launched an attack simultaneously, the instantaneous lethality would be unfathomably terrifying. Furthermore, given the vast blast radius of their self-destruction, evading them would be exceedingly difficult. This was unequivocally a superb battlefield-clearing unit capable of wiping out waves of enemies in one fell swoop.

"The gestation of the cockroaches still requires some time, but it won’t be much longer. They will be ready in time for this battle. Once this batch of people from the Blood Demon Sect is eradicated, the Insect Swarm can push further into the depths of the Wilderness Mountain Range. Hmm, perhaps I can extract more intelligence from them. What exactly is their purpose in coming to the Wilderness Mountain Range?"

Qin Yu lifted his gaze toward the deep recesses of the Wilderness Mountain Range. The scouting Black Thorn Eagles had discovered a peculiar mountain peak deep within, harboring a newly born demon fiend.

It was a Plant Demon Fiend that resembled creeping vines! This would serve as an excellent supplement for the Insect Swarm and might even trigger an evolution within the Fungal Mat. If it weren’t for that Inspector of the Blood Demon Sect, he would have already dispatched the swarm army to harvest it.

Additionally, the demon fiends dwelling within Golden Scale Lake needed to be cleared out. He would not tolerate any threats lurking in his own backyard. By utilizing the densely packed network of rivers, the Insect Swarm could travel to far-off locations via alternative routes, eventually infiltrating even places like Bishui City.

SWISH—

The Profound Flood Dragon slithered forward, rushing toward the direction of the Qin Family Manor. Soon, the familiar scenery came into view.