Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points

Chapter 556: Chapter 548: Showing Off in the Presence of an Expert is Folly

Perhaps through the skirmish just now, he too realized that Qin Niu was not easy to provoke.

After the recent ambush, Qin Niu had become even more cautious. He kept his direction unchanged, continuing towards the location of that colorful light.

Seizing two strands of Immortal Ribbons was no easy feat.

Those Spirit Qi Realm experts were no fools, either; upon entering the Immortal Gate, they would surely find ways to conceal their tracks, to avoid being targeted by experts of the Immortal Master level.

As for Qin Niu snatching from other Immortal Masters, that was out of the question.

He, a newly promoted Immortal Master, had neither the combat experience nor the fighting strength to compare with those veteran Immortal Masters. Many of them had been cultivating for hundreds of years, and were beyond what a newcomer like him could compare with.

In the midst of his rush, a swarm of poison bees suddenly flew out from the surroundings, clearly having laid ambush for a long time, and suddenly striking at Qin Niu from all around.

There were roughly seventy to eighty bees in total, each the size of an adult’s fist.

From the sparks of electricity on their wings, it was evident that these entirely dark poison bees must have reached at least the Eighth Grade.

Even amongst the alien species, it was difficult for one to have electric sparks flashing unless they reached the Eighth Grade.

The ambush by around seventy to eighty poison bees of Eighth Grade or above was incredibly terrifying.

“No, there are at least twenty of these poison bees that have reached Ninth Level,” Qin Niu assessed. As an Insect Master, he carefully observed and soon discerned the individual grades of the swarm, deciding not to judge based on their size.

While their sizes seemed similar, the tones of their color varied in intensity.

The wings also had slight differences.

The wings of Ninth Level poison bees were a bit darker, and the patterns on them were more intricate.

Since their main changes from evolving to Ninth Level manifested in their wings, that meant their flying capabilities must have greatly improved.

The poison bees maintained uniform flying speeds while launching their attack.

It was likely an intentional ploy to lull Qin Niu into complacency, to then accelerate suddenly for a fiercer assault once they were near, catching Qin Niu off guard and securing their attack.

Swarming ants can bite an elephant to death.

Ninth Level poison bees were equivalent to Spirit Qi Realm experts.

With over twenty Ninth Level poison bees and more than sixty Eighth Level poison bees launching an attack simultaneously, it was akin to over twenty Spirit Qi Realm experts and sixty-plus Innate Realm experts besieging Qin Niu alone.

He hadn’t even managed to cultivate his mana yet, placing him at the weakest realm among those in the Immortal Master level.

Facing an ambush of such magnitude, just a moment of carelessness could result in instant death.

“This is high-level food delivered to my doorstep! Attack!” Qin Niu ordered.

Not only did Qin Niu release his Green Demon Bee and Shadow Fire Bee to fend off the enemy, but he also commanded his Red-eyed Golden Toad to act.

This Wart Toad had longed to consume some high-level bugs for evolution but had found no opportunity. Now, with so many Ninth Level poison bees, it was definitely a substantial nourishment for it.

The Red-eyed Golden Toad was an Eighth Grade Beast Pet, and if it could devour a few more Ninth Level bugs, there was a great hope for it to advance to the Ninth Level.

Perhaps the sight of the Diamond Ink Turtle directly advancing to a Demon Beast had stimulated it.

At this moment, the Red-eyed Golden Toad abandoned its usual lethargy; its tongue shot out repeatedly, pulling one bee after another into its mouth.

In just a moment, it had swallowed three Ninth Level poison bees.

After being captured, these poison bees naturally refused to die without a fight; they attempted to retaliate with their poison stingers, inflicting non-negligible injuries. Its mouth was already swollen from the stings.

Nevertheless, this did nothing to dampen its enthusiasm for preying on the poison bees.

Qin Niu’s Green Demon Bee had struggled to reach the Tenth Grade and had never succeeded. Now faced with such high-level nourishment, it showed no courtesy either.

It launched into a frenzied slaughter against the poison bees.

On the other hand, Qin Niu’s Termite Army, due to their slow advancement in grades, had now become merely decorative.

There was no helping it; who asked for his own cultivation to progress so rapidly?

Since the Termite Army was numerous, their advancement was inherently slow. They couldn’t keep up with their master’s pace, which was nothing out of the ordinary.

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It’s not to say that they’re entirely useless.

If they encounter an insect army equivalent to their level, they can immediately play a significant role.

Qin Niu took down eight or nine of the more than eighty Poison Bees almost as soon as he encountered them. Moreover, those eliminated were all Ninth Level Poison Bees from the bee flock.

It must be said that his Insect Pets and Beast Pets have a knack for choosing their enemies. They always target the strongest.

“Stop, stop! Young brother, we can talk this out, there is room for discussion!”

The middle-aged man who had previously ambushed Qin Niu once again made an appearance.

He yelled at Qin Niu to immediately cease his attack.

“Are these Poison Bees yours?”

Quin Niu had no intentions of stopping but continued commanding his pets to attack.

“Yes, yes, yes, they’re a batch of Insect Pets that I raised, each one not easy to come by. I implore the young brother to show mercy,” the man said while watching his Poison Bees swiftly be eliminated, hopping mad with anxiety.

He gripped his precious sword tightly, its brilliance flickering as he considered attacking, yet he was cautious of Qin Niu’s pets being too formidable and dared not act rashly.

“You’ve ambushed me time and again, and now you want me to stop?”

Qin Niu quietly clenched his Ink Blade.

He had originally planned to quickly reach the place where the colored light had appeared, vying for the Immortal Qi.

Now that he had encountered this easy target, it would be difficult to ensure his safety unless he dealt with this person. The man’s repeated ambushes had thoroughly provoked Qin Niu’s killing intent.

“Stop your hand!”

The middle-aged man swung his sword at Qin Niu’s Green Demon Bees and Shadow Fire Bees, striking fiercely.

Two rather impressive Shadow Fire Bees were chopped down on the spot.

“Damn, trouble doesn’t call itself trouble; it’s just treachery!”

Qin Niu inwardly sighed, wishing Green Ox had come along too.

He wasn’t too confident about dealing with an Immortal Master.

But since the other party had already bullied him to this extent, retreating would only lead to a dead end. He no longer considered backing down but instead directly ordered the Green Demon Bees to attack his opponent.

“Dare to curse your Lord’s house, then I might as well cut out your tongue first,” the man said.

Upon hearing Qin Niu curse him for treachery, the middle-aged man’s face immediately turned green with rage. Gnashing his teeth, he brandished his sword at Qin Niu. His swordplay was tricky and cruel, hard to defend against.

Qin Niu simply raised his hand and delivered a chop with his blade.

The opponent’s sword moves were complicated and tricky, but Qin Niu’s was a simple chop, performing his most proficient Slash Martial Skill.

Bang!

The clash of sword and blade resounded, Qin Niu’s Ink Blade was undamaged, yet the opponent’s precious sword emitted a mournful wail.

Seizing the advantage with one chop, he followed with another.

This chop combined the effects of Rupture and Critical Chop.

The middle-aged man grunted heavily, forced to wield his sword in defense again. However, having been at a disadvantage once, he did not choose to collide head-on this time.

“That’s a very good blade you have there, a pity it’s in your hands. The same move over and over, such a waste,” he said, eyeing Qin Niu’s Ink Blade.

During their brief skirmish, he had already noticed that Qin Niu’s Ink Blade was no ordinary spiritual weapon.

But before he could launch a stronger attack, something stung the back of his neck.

Turning his head, he saw it was Qin Niu’s Green Demon Bee.

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