novel-bin Chapter 122 Queen Bee Advancement
Chapter 122 Queen Bee Advancement
Chapter 122 Queen Bee Advancement
"As a poison mage, I raise quite a few poisonous insects," Yunhua said.
"I see." Aya understood the other party's idea; Yunhua planned to use his bee army to cultivate Azure Flame.
This is indeed a good idea; the bee army will not betray them, and their numbers are numerous.
Since that's the case, Aya decided that the two of them should leave first. Such a big thing had happened here, which would definitely attract a lot of people, and it wouldn't be easy to explain if they ran into each other.
After Yunhua and the others left, Wei Xiang and his group also arrived here. They had noticed the strange occurrence earlier, but because the battle was too intense, they could not get close. They only dared to move here after the battle subsided.
Then they noticed that the woods at the edge of the basin had been affected by the battle and had disappeared. As for the mages who had retreated halfway and were hiding near the forest, they had also vanished without a trace and seemed to be in grave danger.
Wei Xiang sighed and then turned his gaze to the basin, which was riddled with holes and had long been destroyed. All that could be known was that a fierce battle had taken place here, but the specific details were impossible to ascertain.
It was already night, and with no other choice, Wei Xiang had some samples collected before leaving.
Night fell, but there was probably not a single demon in the surrounding area. The aftershocks of that earth-shattering battle had intimidated all the demons, and no one dared to take a step forward.
Using the moonlight, Yunhua and Aya found a cave to rest. It wasn't that they didn't want to leave at night, but the wilderness would be more dangerous at night, so it was better to find a safe place to stay.
During a casual chat that evening, Aya mentioned Yunhua's bee army. She believed that since Yunhua planned to use the bee army to cultivate Cangyan, the strength of the bee army itself should also be enhanced. Otherwise, it would be a great loss if they died shortly after being inoculated.
Yunhua had long considered strengthening the Bee Army, but lacked the necessary resources, so he had put it aside.
Then Aya mentioned the black crystal. Based on Yunhua's explanation, Aya judged that the crystal was likely the crystallization of the last bit of dark power of the deceased Bull Demon. The Bull Demon originally wanted to use the crystal to take someone down with him, but the old man blocked him.
Since that's the case, why not use this crystal as a material to strengthen Yunhua's bee army?
After all, this crystal is of extremely high grade, and rashly using it could easily lead to unnecessary trouble. It would be better to use it on the bee army.
Yunhua hesitated for a moment, but Aya patted her chest and assured him, the armor on her chest bobbing up and down, which attracted Yunhua's attention. Before he knew it, he had agreed to her.
Aya first checked the surrounding environment to make sure there were no demons in the vicinity. Then she found some boulders to block the cave, making the inside pitch black. Fortunately, Yunhua's flames brought some light into the cave.
Aya then drew a huge magic circle on the ground, placed the black crystal on it, and had Yunhua summon the queen bee and place it in the center of the magic circle.
"What is this?" Yunhua couldn't help but ask, looking at the complex and varied magic array on the ground.
"This is a sacrificial array that I obtained by chance. It can transfer the energy of rare and precious materials to the center of the array, which is your queen bee, to enhance its power."
Unfortunately, this magic circle can only be used on demons; the pressure from the energy transfer is unbearable for the human body.
In order to ensure the success of the enhancement, Yunhua took out everything that might be useful and placed it on the formation.
Then Aya injected dark magic energy into the array. As the magic energy was injected, the array suddenly emitted a black light. Under the light, the black crystal and the other items that Yunhua had placed down turned into billowing black mist, which frantically rushed into the queen bee's body.
The moment the black mist entered, Yunhua heard the queen bee let out a painful roar through her connection with it.
The queen bee's incessant howling indicated that her soul was suffering immense pain, as if it were being torn apart.
This process lasted only about five minutes before Yunhua clearly felt the queen bee's soul becoming weak.
This energy seemed to far exceed its capacity. Just as Yunhua was at a loss, the other bee soldiers in the poisonous cave seemed to be summoned and became anxious and restless inside.
At the same time, Yunhua also learned from the spiritual connection with the Queen Bee that the Queen Bee wanted Yunhua to release all the bee soldiers. Although he did not know why, Yunhua did so anyway.
After the army of bees emerged, they immediately flew to the queen bee's side and then surprisingly stuck their stingers into her body.
Just as Yunhua was about to stop them, she discovered that the bodies of the bee army were gradually withering away, while the queen bee's soul was growing stronger.
"This is giving back," Aya suddenly said. "The bee army is sacrificing themselves, transferring all their energy to the queen bee to help her get through this crisis."
"Why is this happening? Didn't you say nothing would happen?"
"I underestimated that crystal. I originally thought it was just a highly concentrated form of dark matter, intended to be used to help the Queen Bee advance. Now it seems it also contains a portion of that bull demon's bloodline, so while the Queen Bee was absorbing energy, it was also absorbing that bloodline, and it's now altering its own bloodline!"
"So what do we do now?!"
"Give it all your poison magic power. That's the only thing you can do now. The rest is up to it. It's on its way to the top; it's all or nothing!"
The dense fog formed by the dark crystals continued to rise, but as the bee army sacrificed themselves one by one, there were only a few left. Yunhua's magical energy had long since been given to the queen bee.
Just when Yunhua thought the queen bee was doomed, pale golden flames suddenly rose from its body.
"Healing Flame?" Yunhua recognized this as his own special flame. He hadn't expected it to appear on the Queen Bee. This reminded Yunhua of what Dr. Mei had said when he taught him the Blood Feeding Method: this method might grant the Queen Bee some of Yunhua's own power.
Having been fed blood for so long, Yunhua hadn't seen any other changes in the queen bee besides the improved relationship, so she gradually forgot about it. She never expected that it would actually appear today.
The flames seemed to give the queen bee renewed strength, allowing her to persevere.
Finally, a wild, primal aura transformed into a sudden gust of wind, raising dust from the cave floor.
With the sacrifice of all the bee soldiers and a large amount of Yunhua's magical energy, the Queen Bee finally succeeded in advancing. Moreover, judging from her aura, the Queen Bee directly rose from the level of an advanced servant to the level of a great general.
Not only that, their racial skills and appearance have also changed significantly.
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