Chapter 81 - 80: 1,000,000 Insect Swarm Combined Attack, Demon Demon Technique

Chapter 81: Chapter 80: 1,000,000 Insect Swarm Combined Attack, Demon Demon Technique

The Joint Attack Technique was not Qin Yu’s original creation. In the inherited memories of the Insect Swarm, this was actually just a conventional combat technique.

In the fragmented inherited memories of the Insect Swarm, they often encountered enemy units with extremely strong individual combat power. When facing such powerful foes, aside from relying on the Insect Sea Tactic and troop-type counters, the Insect Swarm had one incredibly common maneuver.

That was the Joint Attack Technique!

The essence of the Joint Attack Technique lay in utilizing the Mind Network of the Insect Swarm and relying on the Insect Nest’s superior computing power to achieve a synchronized attack, allowing the Energy fusion to undergo a qualitative change.

To execute a joint attack, the prerequisite was a ranged Energy Attack! Melee attacks could only cooperate; they could not achieve a true joint attack.

Currently, among all the Insect Swarm units, only the Thunder Roc could execute an Energy Attack. Moreover, its attack range wasn’t considered far—only about a kilometer. Any further, and the Energy would rapidly dissipate, drastically reducing its power.

In the heavily fragmented memories of the Insect Swarm, Qin Yu had seen a brief snippet of a scene: an incredibly powerful group of the Insect Race entrenched in the starry sky. Their appearance resembled golden beetles clad in thick, heavy carapaces, with oval, fiery-red compound eyes on their heads and body lengths exceeding a kilometer. Their numbers reached a staggering one million.

A million golden beetles simultaneously unleashed terrifying Energy Attacks from their fiery-red compound eyes. Then, under the precise control of the Insect Nest, they instantly merged into a single point, triggering a horrific explosion.

The dazzling light of the explosion eclipsed even the Sun, tearing through the Void and causing turbulence in Space, completely annihilating all matter within a radius of tens of billions of kilometers.

Compared to that, the joint attack of the current ten Thunder Rocs in the Insect Swarm was not worth mentioning. Saying it was like a firefly trying to outshine the brilliant sun would be a compliment to them.

These inherited memories were one of the greatest treasures the Insect Swarm had left him. Although fragmented, they allowed Qin Yu to glimpse an incomparably powerful world.

"Although the Insect Swarm’s joint attack is powerful, it is not without weaknesses. The more units involved, the more time is needed for calculations and adjustments—essentially, a wind-up time. For top-tier experts, a split second is enough to dodge it," Qin Yu thought.

Recalling the depiction of the Energy Assault in the inherited memories, he continued his train of thought, "Every advantage comes with a disadvantage. This drawback is hard to avoid."

However, for the current Insect Swarm, there was no need to worry about this just yet. With Energy Attacks moving at near light-speed, unless the target could tear through Space, it was impossible to dodge once locked on.

He commanded through the network, "Clean up the battlefield and establish a sub-base! Incubate more Thunder Rocs. If there are a hundred or a thousand Thunder Rocs, even a Great Demon in the Qi Sea Realm will be hacked to death!"

Looking down at the Mountain Demons scattering and fleeing from the rapid advance below, Qin Yu felt satisfied.

It was an absolute steamroll!

The war between tens of thousands of Insect Swarm units and tens of thousands of Mountain Demons was completely one-sided. The outbursts from the three Flesh Golems and the Mountain Demon King failed to make any waves and were quickly extinguished by the Insect Swarm.

This was also the reason why he had not joined the battle.

With his current strength, even if he activated the Power of Dominator, it wouldn’t be of much use in such a large-scale battlefield. He simply couldn’t play a decisive role. If he really went down to fight, he would be too conspicuous as a human. There was a high probability that he would be targeted by the Mountain Demon King.

Needing the Insect Swarm to rescue him would be a minor issue. But if he ended up getting decapitated, that would be truly embarrassing.

Whether in the Body Forging Realm or the Qi and Blood Realm, one was merely a tiny cog in the machine during large-scale legion warfare. That was, unless one’s strength leaped again to step into the Qi Sea Realm or the Primordial Mansion Realm, gaining the ability to draw upon the power of heaven and earth. Perhaps then, one could turn the tide of battle single-handedly.

However, Qin Yu had never witnessed such power. Exactly how strong it was could only be known through actual combat.

He pondered, "The Insect Swarm’s ranged attacks have the Child Gu for the low-end and the Thunder and Lightning Joint Attack for the high-end. But the burst power of melee units is a bit lacking. Perhaps I should consider aberrant genes? Erupting with super strength in a short time—even if it results in severe injury or death afterward—is acceptable. At critical moments, it can reverse the outcome."

Looking at the three completely subdued Flesh Golems, Qin Yu’s thoughts churned. These three Flesh Golems possessed immense strength. In a one-on-one head-on confrontation, even a unit with super-strong defense like a cockroach would find it difficult to fight against them. It would be even harder for others like the Profound Flood Dragon and the Mountain-Splitting Tiger.

FLAP! FLAP!

The Thunder Rocs landed in front of the Mountain Demon Cave Mansion. A massive number of Insect Swarm units had already charged inside to massacre everything. Whether they were adult Mountain Demons or infants, all discovered targets were summarily executed.

Soon, the vanguard of the Insect Swarm discovered an anomaly deep within the cave, as well as a collapsed tunnel. From the tracks on the ground, it wasn’t hard to deduce that a portion of the Mountain Demons had escaped through it.

"As expected, the principle of a cunning rabbit having three burrows isn’t only known to humans; Demon Fiends understand it too," Qin Yu remarked, not overly surprised upon receiving the news.

Defeating the Mountain Demons was easy, but trying to kill all ten thousand of them was incredibly difficult. This wasn’t an enclosed valley or a specialized terrain, but rather an open mountain forest extending in all directions. Once defeated, they would scatter and flee. It was perfectly normal for a few lucky ones to escape, and that included utilizing the tunnel inside the cave.

The fact that the Mountain Demons were connected to the Blood Demon Sect and could even speak human language proved that their intelligence wasn’t low. For this, he had already made arrangements.

When the Mountain Demons were routed, the Black Thorn Eagles in the sky had already begun their pursuit, occasionally spitting out Child Gu or simply diving down to strike. The Thunder Rocs specifically targeted the powerful Qi and Blood Realm existences among the Mountain Demons. Within a radius of a hundred miles, scouting units like the Red-bellied Eagles had long been deployed, ensuring not a single one would slip away.

When the elderly Mountain Demon led a group out of the tunnel twenty miles away, they were immediately spotted by a scouting Red-bellied Eagle circling in the sky. A large swarm of insects instantly gave chase.

Qin Yu didn’t pay much attention to this. Instead, he shifted his gaze to the items the Insect Swarm had found in the Mountain Demons’ lair.

This Mountain Demon Tribe was quite wealthy.

Various rare Spirit Fruits and mountain Treasure Medicines alone filled more than half a cavern. In one of the caves, they even discovered three large vats of excellently preserved Fine Wine!

Some apes and monkeys in the mountains had a penchant for brewing wine. It was called Monkey Wine, also known as Hundred Fruit Brew. As Mountain Demons were a type of ape, this wine was clearly extraordinary, containing dense yet extremely mild Energy.

However, Qin Yu only gave it a passing glance before losing interest. These items were merely the icing on the cake. He would just find time to have his father send them to Bishui City to be sold.

This was the collective hoard of an entire tribe. The quantity was so massive that the small population of the Qin Family Manor wouldn’t be able to consume it all anyway.

His attention was drawn to several Secret Techniques and Cultivation Techniques that the Insect Swarm had found in an extremely hidden cavern. Placed right at the very front was the Human Pill Technique he had seen before!

The Human Pill Evil Technique didn’t just consume humans; it could also consume Demon Fiends!

The core aspect of this Evil Technique was cannibalizing one’s own kind to obtain stronger power from their corpses. This item was a printed copy. Under the Blood Demon Sect’s widespread dissemination, it had already caused immense chaos in certain regions.

Ordinary people wouldn’t practice this type of Cultivation Technique, but some old folks nearing the end of their lifespans, as well as Martial Artists who had been stuck at a certain Realm for years, likely wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation. Even without the Blood Demon Sect making a move, it would naturally trigger massive turmoil.

For some, this kind of Secret Technique was a lifesaver. But to him, it was completely useless. The Insect Swarm’s auxiliary cultivation methods far exceeded the so-called Human Pill Evil Technique.

Besides that, there was a Secret Technique called Blood Fog, as well as the Flesh Golem Secret Technique.

The Blood Fog Secret Technique could activate one’s internal Qi and Blood Force to squeeze out power for a short duration. However, this Secret Technique had to be paired with the Human Pill Evil Technique to devour the flesh and blood of one’s own kind.

The Flesh Golem technique was even more nefarious. Or rather, it was a deeper, more extreme application of the Human Pill Evil Technique. It utilized the mutation traits gained from devouring one’s own kind and magnified those traits to the absolute limit. Although the user would lose their rationality, they would gain formidable combat strength.

He thought, "These Secret Techniques from the Blood Demon Sect harbor nothing but ill intentions. Even if the Insect Swarm hadn’t destroyed this Mountain Demon Tribe, it wouldn’t be long before they were reduced to slaves of the Blood Demon Sect."

Recalling that some of the Mountain Demons had already practiced the Blood Fog Secret Technique, and considering the three Flesh Golems, Qin Yu shook his head slightly.

The best way to break down a faction was through internal disintegration. Cannibalism! This was a massive taboo among any intelligent life forms.

His gaze fell upon the last item—a Cultivation Technique Jade Scroll. A Cultivation Technique just like the Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture!

Picking it up, he probed a sliver of Divine Sense into it. Qin Yu’s expression turned somewhat peculiar.

It was indeed a Cultivation Technique. Moreover, its grade was not low; just like the Spirit Snake Shadow Poison Scripture, it was a Beta-level Middle Grade, and it was also a Body Refining Martial Arts technique.

But this was not human Martial Arts. It was Demon Martial Arts!

More specifically, it was a Body Forging Technique specially designed for ape-like Demon Fiends with vigorous Qi Blood and violent temperaments, such as the Mountain Demons.

"The Blood Demon Ape Body Forging Technique. Refining Essence and Blood, Blood Coagulation into Evil," Qin Yu thought, analyzing the scroll. "By pushing one’s life potential to the absolute limit, one sustains combat with combat and tempers the body with blood. It involves devouring the essence blood of living creatures and condensing one’s own Qi Blood to transform it into Blood Evil. By using this Evil Qi to repeatedly scour and hammer the physical body, the flesh continuously breaks past its limits amidst destruction and rebirth. The practitioner becomes like a frenzied demon, possessing boundless strength."

He paused, realization dawning. "So that’s where the blood-red flames the Mountain Demon King unleashed at the end came from."

The method by which Qi Blood circulated within the body for this Cultivation Technique was completely different from that of ordinary people. During cultivation, one had to regularly devour massive amounts of fresh heart essence blood, ideally from those containing Primordial Qi or possessing vigorous Qi Blood. By using the Blood Evil within to scour the body, one’s physique could reach an astonishing level of toughness in a short period. It consumed little and yielded rapid results.

However, the hidden dangers were equally significant. Long-term cultivation would continuously erode one’s rationality, exacerbating viciousness. Eventually, the practitioner might completely degenerate into a beast that only knew slaughter, even having their mind usurped by the demonic intent within the technique.

Moreover, once cultivation began, one had to maintain the consumption of fresh heart essence blood. If they stopped, a minor consequence would be a regression in Cultivation; a severe consequence would be the body withering, collapsing, and dying. It was an unadulterated Demon Skill.

He thought, "A Demon Demon Technique? I can still deduce and absorb it, extracting the essence and discarding the dross! If I can integrate it into the Five Poison Dragon Transformation Scripture, my Body Forging power will inevitably reach a whole new level."