Chapter 73 - 72: Deep in the Wilderness Mountain Range, the Evolution of the Rapid Insect

Chapter 73: Chapter 72: Deep in the Wilderness Mountain Range, the Evolution of the Rapid Insect

Shegu Mountain Range, Insect Nest Base.

Inside the spherical Cultivation Room formed of flesh and blood, Qin Yu sat upon his throne, allowing countless microscopic tentacles to pierce his body. Emerald green liquid poured from the surrounding fleshy walls, enveloping him. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

As a power brimming with vigorous vitality flowed into him, the blood seeping from his skin stopped, and his internal injuries slowly healed.

However, using the Power of Dominator this time was much better than the last. Even after fierce close-quarters combat, he didn’t collapse limply. He maintained his full combat strength until the end of the battle, suffering only minor injuries.

Soaking in the liquid, Qin Yu pondered. "Cultivating Body Refining Martial Arts to strengthen my physical body was the right choice. It allows me to contain more power. My cultivation of the *Five Poison Dragon Transformation Scripture* cannot stop.

"I also need to search for more Body Forging Techniques to make it even stronger!"

The results of this test were even better than he had anticipated. After Body Forging, his body had grown stronger, allowing him to contain more power and sustain continuous combat. In terms of combat strength, he had already surpassed ordinary Qi and Blood like a Dragon Martial Artists.

This was not the limit of the Power of Dominator.

Theoretically, if he could withstand it, the limit of the Power of Dominator would be the entire Insect Swarm!

This was also why the Sovereign was the strongest in the Insect Swarm. If he were willing to abandon his human body right now and absorb other genes from the Insect Swarm, his height and size could easily reach seven or eight meters. He would be far stronger than a Mountain Demon!

Commanding the Insect Swarm’s power on top of that foundation would elevate his strength to an unimaginable level.

"To think the Mountain Demon was connected to the Blood Demon Sect," he reflected. "However, that Mountain Demon didn’t know much. It only knew that a few months ago, members of the Blood Demon Sect seemed to have reached some sort of agreement with the Mountain Demon King.

"They acquired a portion of the Blood Demon Sect’s legacy."

Thinking of the Mountain Demon, Qin Yu looked toward the inside of the cave. The creature had fought desperately to its last breath, and coupled with Qin Yu’s ruthless strikes, it had died on the spot shortly after revealing some information under the influence of the *Illusory Snake Eye*.

However, he had still managed to interrogate it for a fair amount of intel.

For instance, there really was a dragon in this region!

Just as he had guessed.

A Flood Dragon!

A Qi Sea Realm Great Demon Flood Dragon!

It was the undisputed true Overlord within a radius of thousands of kilometers!

The only thing that brought him some comfort was that over a month ago, this Flood Dragon had encountered some unknown, formidable enemy outside. It had returned heavily injured, a sight witnessed by some Mountain Demons out Hunting.

There was a massive gash on its abdomen.

It looked as if it had been torn open by some giant beast as it struggled to fly back to its lair in the lake to roost.

"Besides the Flood Dragon, in the deepest parts of the Wilderness Mountain Range, there is a faction called the Three Immortals Mountain," he recalled. "If the Flood Dragon is the Overlord of the Water Race in the Wilderness Mountain Range, then the Three Immortals Mountain is the terrestrial Overlord!

"Among them, there are three Qi Sea Realm Great Demons."

Qin Yu sighed deeply in his heart. His previous strategy of progressing steadily without recklessly advancing had been correct.

Otherwise, if the Insect Swarm had rapidly pushed forward and entered the territory ruled by these three Qi Sea Realm Great Demons, they probably wouldn’t have even known how they died.

The Qi Sea Realm could connect with heaven and earth.

When breaking through from the Qi and Blood Realm to the Qi Sea Realm, the Qi and Blood Power within the body would transform into Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, washing over the entire body’s bones, muscles, and flesh to achieve a Light Spirit State.

That was already a completely different state of life; even a pierced heart wouldn’t be fatal. One could break through their lifespan limit and live to be two hundred years old!

Their speed could easily break the sound barrier, and their power could shatter a small mountain.

Relying on Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, they could fly through the sky and perform Earth Escapes. Killing a Qi and Blood Martial Artist would be as easy as slaughtering a chicken.

The current numbers of the Insect Swarm were completely incapable of confronting a Qi Sea Realm Great Demon!

"With a Body Refining Secret Technique like the *Five Poison Dragon Transformation Scripture*, my strength has increased tremendously," Qin Yu thought as his body rapidly recovered in the solution. "In the Power of Dominator state, I can kill experts who possess Qi and Blood like a Dragon.

"But it’s still not enough to fight against a Qi Sea Realm Great Demon.

"The effects of a Body Forging Secret Technique are best during the first Body Forging, but they can be continuously enhanced afterward.

"I can also collect more and stronger Body Forging Secret Techniques to keep strengthening myself."

A Qi Sea Realm Great Demon!

When he learned of the entities in the deepest parts of the Wilderness Mountain Range, he wasn’t too nervous; instead, he felt a sense of relief.

He wasn’t afraid of powerful enemies, but rather the unknown!

As long as he knew his opponent’s strength, given the Insect Swarm’s growth rate, Qin Yu was confident that it wouldn’t be long before the Insect Swarm army completely dominated the entire Wilderness Mountain Range!

"The development of the Insect Swarm cannot stop," he thought. "Having successfully hunted the Thunder Wing Roc and integrated its parsed bloodline into the swarm, the Insect Swarm will soon be able to spawn Qi and Blood Realm flying units.

"With the coordination of the Heart-devouring Mother and Child Gu, the strength of the Insect Swarm’s flying units can be taken to a whole new level."

Qin Yu looked toward the Thunder Wing Roc that had already been sent into the Insect Nest for analysis. The Thunder Wing Roc’s strength was truly astonishing. Facing the siege of two hundred Black Thorn Eagles, it had managed to counter-kill thirty-four of them.

And this was even with the ranged attack buffs of the Heart-devouring Mother and Child Gu. Without that, killing it would have been completely impossible. The swarm might have even been slaughtered one by one by the Thunder Wing Roc, relying on its speed advantage and its power to control Thunderbolts.

When it fought for its life, the power of the lightning expelled from the Thunder Wing Roc’s mouth was simply staggering.

Fast and overwhelmingly powerful.

There was no way to dodge; a hit meant certain death!

Its body, enhanced by Thunderbolts, was also terrifyingly strong, capable of easily tearing apart a Black Thorn Eagle.

If the Thunder Wing Roc had erupted with such astonishing strength right from the start, the Insect Swarm wouldn’t have been able to kill it, even with the Heart-devouring Mother and Child Gu!

In the end, the Thunder Wing Roc had died of carelessness!

Even so, the Insect Swarm had lost thirty-four Black Thorn Eagles, and the Energy consumed to spawn the Child Gu of the Heart-devouring Mother and Child Gu was in the hundreds.

Even though the corpses of the Black Thorn Eagles could be recovered, the losses this wave were still heavy.

However, it was all worth it!

"The power of Thunderbolts is too strong. I must take this power for my own use!" Qin Yu’s thoughts raced.

He also possessed a Cultivation Technique for controlling Thunderbolts. That was the *Wind-Chasing Thunderbolt Arrow* given to him by Zhang Shun. When cultivated to Great Success, it could also draw upon Thunderbolts, possessing incredibly powerful speed and burst power.

It was just that this Cultivation Technique was an Archery Skill, not a Body Forging Technique.

When trading with Li Wanqing, he had wondered if he could exchange for a powerful Body Forging Technique, such as Wind and Thunder Body Refining.

The Five Poison Sect’s strongest point was poison, not Body Forging. Even the *Five Poison Dragon Transformation Scripture*, which was deduced by absorbing the essence of over a dozen Cultivation Techniques, still dedicated a significant portion of its abilities to poison.

If it were pure Body Refining, like using Thunderbolts to temper the body, his physique would definitely become even stronger.

The *Five Poison Dragon Transformation Scripture* was a Body Forging Technique. Based on the descriptions of Body Forging Realm Cultivation Techniques in the Five Poison Sect’s legacy, Qin Yu could roughly judge that this Cultivation Technique should belong to the Beta-level Low Grade or Middle Grade tier.

After all, it was deduced by absorbing other Gamma-level Techniques with the Gamma-level Middle Grade *Poisonous Python Coiling Mountain Skill* as its core. Reaching the Beta-level was already very impressive.

"Aside from my physique, my Body Technique, Sword Skill, and even my Core Technique can still be enhanced," he pondered. "For these, it will depend on my father’s harvest in Bishui City.

"Once the new flying units are spawned, I’ll prioritize dispatching a batch to back up my father."

The Cultivation Method Deduction within the Insect Swarm was still ongoing, but its efficiency had become very low.

The Core Technique was fine; he had the Beta-level Middle Grade *Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture*, so there was no rush for now. For movement, the *Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture* included a supplementary *Spiritual Snake Body Technique*. While not overly powerful, it was still Gamma-level Middle Grade.

His Sword Skill, however, was severely lacking. He only had the family heirloom, the Delta-level Middle Grade *Wind-Splitting Seven Slashes*. It truly wasn’t worthy of his current strength.

When decapitating the Mountain Demon, his Sword Skill had appeared fierce, but in reality, he had relied entirely on his powerful physique and the realm suppression achieved by commanding power through the Power of Dominator.

"PHEW—"

He exhaled a breath. Once his body had completely recovered, the countless microscopic tentacles connected to him began to circulate the *Five Poison Dragon Transformation Scripture*. A vigorous Energy mixed with highly toxic and metallic solution surged into his body.

A pain akin to needle pricks welled up in his heart. The cultivation of Body Forging methods was always agonizing.

Fortunately, his body had been enhanced. The pain of cultivating it again was greatly reduced compared to his first time.

Outside Cyan Peak County.

The Qin Family convoy led by Qin Hu had slowly set off.

The behemoth comprised of over a hundred people and twelve carriages stretched out like a long snake.

Surrounding the carriages, thirty Rapid Insects guarded the front and rear. Rapid Insects had become a symbol of the Qin Family, and there was no longer any need to hide them.

This trip wasn’t solely for Qin Hu to sell the Treasure Medicines the Insect Swarm had scoured from the mountains, but also to conduct weapon trade between the Qin Family and Bishui City’s Evil Suppression Bureau Army. This served as the perfect cover.

Glancing at the carriages behind him, even though he had already checked them many times, Qin Hu still couldn’t help the thrill rippling through his heart.

Treasure Medicines!

They were all Treasure Medicines from the mountains!

He had never imagined that there would come a day when priceless mountain Treasure Medicines would have to be loaded into carriages—and filling five large carriages at that! The value within could easily buy ten Cyan Peak Counties!

In comparison, the weapons and Armor loaded in the other carriages were nothing. At best, they were just earning hard-earned pocket change.

However, weapon forging was the foundation of the Qin Family. No matter how rich they became, Qin Hu would never abandon it.

What it involved wasn’t just simple profit, but also the exchange of interests between the Qin Family and the Evil Suppression Bureau Army. It was the Qin Family’s Dao of survival.

"Move out! Let’s go!" Qin Hu shouted loudly. Everyone in the convoy chanted slogans in unison as they got the carriages moving.

The Rapid Insects at the front cleared the path.

To mark these Rapid Insects, the Qin Family craftsmen had forged a ring of Light Armor bearing the Qin Family crest on their bodies. This didn’t boost the Rapid Insects’ strength by much, but it served to prove that these Rapid Insects were not Demon Fiends, but tamed War Beasts!

Even after being enhanced, the Rapid Insects’ shoulder height was only 1.5 meters, making it entirely acceptable to openly bring them into Bishui City.

This batch of Rapid Insects was clearly no ordinary breed. They were Elite Rapid Insects that had completed multiple evolutions through combat and slaughter, and their strength was no weaker than ordinary Qi and Blood Realm Martial Artists.

This was especially true for the one guarding Qin Hu. Both in height and size, it was noticeably stronger than the rest.

When Rapid Insects were spawned, they were only at the Bone Forging Realm, but that didn’t mean they would remain there forever. After experiencing brutal slaughter and devouring the flesh and blood of their enemies, their strength would evolve, even leading to a leap in their life state.

Rapid Insects were the most Basic units of the Insect Swarm, and also the most numerous.

For the safety of this trip, Qin Yu had allocated only the most elite batch of Rapid Insects from the Insect Swarm to his father, preventing any accidents on the road or after entering Bishui City.

This land was not safe. Cyan Peak County and Bishui City were thousands of miles apart. In his and his father’s previous journeys to Bishui City, they had encountered mountain bandits blocking the road on multiple occasions.

But this time, Qin Hu was in high spirits. With Rapid Insects roaring on the ground and Black Thorn Eagles circling in the sky, monitoring a radius of dozens of miles, they didn’t fear ordinary bandits in the slightest.

"This trip is the beginning of our Qin Family’s rise!" he thought. "In the future, my Cyan Peak County Qin Family will have a place in Bishui City, and even the County City. The main branch of the Zong Family might just be our Cyan Peak County Qin Family!"