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Beiming Feng and Beiming Lengyue stood atop a mountain peak, their feet resting on a ferocious-looking insect beast.
This insect beast was none other than the Seventh Rank Insect King!
Beiming Lengyue smiled faintly. "When do you plan to release this Insect King?"
"In about a month. A month is enough time for them to adapt to the Insect King Secret Place. The second month is when the real test of their military training begins!"
If the Insect King had been released from the start, given the sheer number of insects and the Insect King's power, virtually none of the students could have resisted.
Xu Yunqing and the others' actions were extremely risky; constantly changing their base only increased their risk of exposure.
Choosing a sufficiently safe base, as Ling Qingxue did, was the most sensible choice at the moment.
Beiming Lengyue stroked her chin. "However, with Qingxue's actions, the difficulty for that team is a bit too low. Feng, send some magical beasts over to adjust the difficulty; otherwise, there's no way they will comprehend the Invincible Will."
Beiming Feng's lips twitched. "Aunt, the best solution they can think of right now reflects their ability. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to deliberately target them?"
"What's wrong with it? Besides, you're the one doing it, not me," Beiming Lengyue said calmly.
Beiming Feng: Leaving the dirty work to others, no wonder Director Lengyue is highly regarded by the students!!
His figure vanished into the void in the blink of an eye.
Now that the Insect King was finally released, it tried to run, but Beiming Lengyue stomped on it again.
That stomp instantly wiped out most of its vitality; another stomp and it would be dead.
"Squeak!" (I won't do it again! I won't do it again!!)
Originally, I was a happy Insect King, enjoying life in this Insect King Secret Place, surrounded by wives and concubines, and countless children.
But these two came in without a word, kicked me several times, and then grabbed me…
Is there no justice?
Is there no law?!
Even insects have dignity!
...
Beside the Heart Lake Island.
While the team was battling the insect beasts, Ling Qingxue focused entirely on cultivating her spiritual power.
A crisp sound rang in her mind!
Thanks to the Spirit Condensation Liquid given to her by Beiming Lengyue, she had broken through to the Spiritual Master Third Rank late-stage.
"In a few more days, I should be able to break through to the Spiritual Master Third Rank peak. In this first month, I can completely refine the Spirit Condensation Liquid and become a Fourth Rank early-stage Spiritual Master!"
A smile appeared on Ling Qingxue's face; she was quite satisfied with this rate of improvement.
Her Physical Cultivation level was also improving at a considerable pace, and the feedback from Wu Liang's ever-increasing absorption speed was equally astonishing!
Several team members could be seen in the distance.
Everyone was no more than 500 meters apart. If they encountered an insect swarm, they could regroup within a minute and then escape back to the island on the Northern Sea Kunpeng.
Beiming Yan held her longsword before her, its blade radiating an intense Unyielding Sword Intent. Her inner energy surged, and her aura grew ever more powerful.
A cross-shaped sword light flashed, cleaving a Fourth Rank early-stage insect in two with a single strike.
"Wow, Sister Yan has already broken through to the Third Rank peak! She can even kill a Fourth Rank early-stage insect beast with a single blow! That's incredible!"
But the colossal beast in the distance, devouring the heavens and earth, was the most ferocious of all.
Wu Liang stood there like a small mountain, swallowing countless insects like snacks. Those below the Fifth Rank were utterly powerless against him.
Each time he devoured them, his physical attributes increased, and the speed of his devouring reached an astonishing level.
"The insect beasts provide far fewer evolution points and attribute points than other magical beasts. Their only advantage is their sheer number; anyway, they did help me level up my skills!"
He didn't have enough points for evolution yet, but leveling up his skills was no problem at all!
The Devouring Domain skill was already over level 30, and he had a feeling that it would undergo a major change when it reached level 50!
Even if it was just a guess, this feeling was very clear, as if he knew it innately.
This was an answer from his bloodline!
"That's the Taotie for you! Devouring heaven and earth, its strength overwhelms all other magical beasts. Other beasts are merely its food!"
"I suspect the Taotie eats at least eight hundred insect beasts a day, and that's a conservative estimate."
Ma Rendong smiled, his expression mocking.
“Eight hundred? That's not even enough to fill the Taotie's teeth. It eats at least four figures a day, and it only kills the strong ones. Otherwise, how could we have swept through this area?!”
Everyone gasped.
Killing four figures a day?!
They were grinding their teeth in frustration. The Taotie's stomach was truly bottomless!
Zhou Weiwei wiped the sweat from her forehead, her eyes filled with envy. "We, Spiritual Masters, are far inferior to Physical Cultivators in killing magical beasts. I can't even kill a hundred insects a day. At this rate, I'll definitely be at the bottom!"
Qin Hongyan smirked.
"Cousin, do you really want to try harder?"
Zhou Weiwei nodded eagerly. "Of course! It wasn't easy for me to get into Beiming Martial Arts University; how could I waste this opportunity? Do you have any new potions?"
"Cousin, do you know how many I kill a day?"
"Uh, I haven't counted, but it shouldn't be less than two hundred. And you seem exceptionally energetic, like you're on drugs."
Qin Hongyan smiled slightly, his expression quite smug.
"I can kill about two hundred and fifty insect beasts every day. Although it's not as good as the captain and Sister Yan, I'm way ahead for a Third Rank early-stage. I'm sure I'll break through to the mid-stage in a little over a month!"
Zhou Weiwei's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.
"Damn, cousin, why didn't you bring me along when you took those drugs?!"
"This method hurts a little, but you'll get used to it," Qin Hongyan explained.
"Then quickly share it with me! I want to improve too!!"
Zhou Weiwei's eyes were full of eagerness, her excitement burning.
Seeing that no one was around, Qin Hongyan shoved a dead Poisonous Soul Bee into Zhou Weiwei's hands.
A string of question marks appeared above her head.
"Cousin, I wanted the drug, not this."
Qin Hongyan gave her a knowing smile. "This is the drug you wanted!"
"The Poisonous Soul Bee's venom, combined with the Spiritual Resistance Potion, creates a stimulant with no side effects. We have plenty of rest now, so this little bit of venom won't have any effect!
I've saved up quite a few of these things. They all have 99% purity!"
Hearing this, Zhou Weiwei suddenly understood, and her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at her cousin.
This... was a born genius!!
To come up with a solution like this— true genius!
"Cousin, you really are a pro!"
Qin Hongyan looked slightly smug. "Of course! Now you understand the importance of knowledge, right? Stop wasting your time online calling everyone 'brother'. Do you think those people will make you stronger?
Do they think they'll make you a genius?
They'll only corrupt your will, waste your time, and hinder you from becoming strong!
We're not like the captain with her Taotie's power, nor a genius like Liu Fufeng, and we don't have the family background of Sister Yan. We have no other way out but to study!
Tell me, do you want to become a powerful figure above all others?"
"Yes!"
Zhou Weiwei shouted excitedly.
Qin Hongyan nodded approvingly and patted her shoulder.
"Very good. From now on, I'll mentor you. We, siblings, will rise to prominence sooner or later. Even if we can't catch up with the top geniuses, reaching the Imperial Rank isn't too much to ask, is it?"
"Not at all! This is something we've worked hard for!" Zhou Weiwei said firmly.
Suddenly, several figures jumped out, accompanied by applause.
Ma Rendong stood at the very front.
"Good, good, good, you're trying to play tricks on us now! Aren't we classmates, even comrades? You've hit the jackpot and kept it a secret, without even including us! Don't you have any conscience?!"