Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 363 Giant Ant
Seeing Zhou Leng pat his belly, the Flourishing Root said, "The giant worm's juices are most vigorous when it is just dead, but after that, its power dissipates, and it is not as good as ordinary monster meat."

“Not bad.” Zhou Leng walked along, circulating his qi as he slowly digested the giant worm’s juices.

It has a slight toxicity and is generally inedible, but for Zhou Leng's physique, it's more like a form of exercise.

The Flourishing Roots said, "If you are not afraid of the toxins, consuming too much of the giant worm's juice is actually similar to drinking the Brilliant Juice. In the eyes of our Tree People, the giant worm's juice is another form of life-giving water, which can also strengthen us."

"So you two were just eating back and forth?"

“That’s right. Tree people have a Mother Tree of Life, and giant insects have a Mother Nest. There’s not much difference.”

Cangfeizhiyan said, "If you can still open your mouth when you encounter a swarm of giant flies, then I'll consider you impressive."

"I just finished eating, don't mention such disgusting food."

The lush roots, however, said, "The giant maggot tastes wonderful and is very nourishing."

"Forget it, I'll just eat the giant ants and bees. You can take care of the giant flies," Zhou Leng said.

"We don't want to encounter giant ants and giant bees," said Lush Root. "Once these two giant insect armies are mobilized, we'll have no choice but to run."

What giant insects are you most afraid of?

"The giant mantis is a swordsman among giant insects; with a flash of its blade, it can cut us in two."

"Giant ants are the same. They are actually not big, only about the size of a fist. They are weak individually, but there are too many of them, like a vast ocean. No matter how you kill them, you can't kill them all."

Azure Flame smiled and said, "I actually quite like giant ants."

Suddenly, Root of Lushness's eyes lit up. "I forgot," he said, "you demon spirit masters and old humans are actually the best at dealing with these large, weak giant insects. I know a giant ant tribe. How about we pull off a big one? Set a trap, burn the giant ants, and the battle achievements will come like a river."

Cang Fei Zhi Yan stroked his chin and said, "No problem. I have plenty of fire-type materials on hand, enough to create a vast sea of ​​fire. However, can you handle that giant ant king?"

"Ants are not fast. If you can kill them, kill them. If you can't, run away."

The Flourishing Roots said, "At this time of year, the queen ant is accumulating life force, her belly full of radiant sap. Unfortunately, it's very difficult to obtain. We'll have a chance when we reach the Grandmaster level."

"Brilliant juice? Go check it out," Zhou Leng said.

"Walk".

After a brief preparation, the Flourishing Roots left after transmitting a message through the underground tree roots.

On the way, Zhou Leng took out the giant locust leg and asked, "How does it taste?"

The Flourishing Roots said, "We usually crush it into juice and don't eat it directly. However, I've heard that giants can eat it, as long as they're not afraid of the poison inside."

Zhou Leng took out the demonization tester to test the toxins, and the toxicity was about 4.3.

For the body now, it is practically non-toxic.

Zhou Leng raised his hand and used his finger-sword energy to cut off the spikes on Cang Fei Zhi Yan's leg, then handed it to him: "Do me a favor."

Azure Flame shook his head, and the magic orb on his shoulder transformed into a firebird, spewing flames that quickly finished roasting the creature.

A faint aroma of meat wafted through the air.

Zhou Leng peeled the shell, took out the meat, and chewed it.

"It has no fishy smell, a grassy aroma, and is more juicy and chewy than crab meat. It's quite good. Do you want some?"

“I don’t have a body as strong as yours,” said Azure Flame.

Zhou Leng devoured the legs of four innate giant locusts, his body feeling warm and hot. Meat of the same size contained more energy than innate meat medicinal cuisine.

"The Tree Man World is actually quite nice. The locust's breast meat should be delicious too; I used to roast it when I was a kid," Zhou Leng said.

The Flourishing Root said, "You Dragon Kingdom people are all the same. No wonder I heard that the Dragon Kingdom has a pioneering company that talked to our Tree People tribe about developing the giant insect livestock industry, but later found that the giant insects were too strong and difficult to control, so they stopped the cooperation."

As they talked, they ran toward the giant ant nest.

Outside the giant ant nest, a complex group consisting of pioneers, cultists, demons, orcs, dragons, and giant insects was being chased by swarms of giant ants and was retreating rapidly.

In the sky, Emerald Wings muttered curses under their breath.

"They're all insane! They're all fucking insane!"

"Since he dared to target the giant ant nest, this Aiden really is a mad prince. I will never be with him again. He's even crazier than Zhou Leng!"

"I'm not going to join the fight! Those giant ants have teeth that are sharper than the last one!"

Below, the Mad Prince Aiden and Lord Bright Candlelight of Shattered Candle City commanded their army, maintaining their retreat formation.

Behind them, the giant ant swarm was densely packed, with over a thousand innate realm giant ants and over one hundred thousand qi and blood realm giant ants.

Aiden smiled as he saw the giant ants almost swarming out of their nest.

“Lure these giant ants far enough away, then organize the innate beings to launch a surprise attack, take the brilliant sap, and run away.”

Mingzhu Zhihui said, "The Queen Ant is ultimately a Grandmaster. If we fight to the death, I fear we will suffer heavy losses."

"No, I found a giant worm translator. We only need one-third of her Brilliant Juice. She won't fight to the death. I've heard that experts have done this before."

“That would be for the best. Otherwise, if we suffer heavy losses, it will be difficult to excavate the ancient tree fossils. What’s more, the Heart of Life.” Aiden said, “We’ve already agreed that if we obtain the Heart of Life, it’s mine.”

"As long as you can help me kill Zhou Leng, I will give you all of Gu Xin's life. I only want the ancient tree fossil."

Aiden said, "The value of the ancient heart of life is far beyond imagination. Once you obtain it, you must leave here overnight."

“I’ve heard that many grandmasters have already entered, all for the sake of the Ancient Heart of Life. Once we get our hands on it, we should naturally avoid it,” said Mingzhu Zhihui.

Aiden asked, "What does the Heavenly Calamity mean? Do they really intend to destroy the Tree People's world?"

"Based on my deduction, the God of Calamity seems to dislike the Tree People, so he chose to sacrifice the Mother Tree of Life to invoke the God."

"Won't the price be too high? Does your lord agree?"

"This God of Calamity is of extraordinary status. He is said to be the child of a powerful deity. Even the ancient beings in the Demon Prison, those lords whose true forms may be in the starry sky, have to give him face."

Aiden's eyes lit up, and he said, "You must help me get introduced to him."

"nature."

Aiden glanced up at the Emerald Wings in the distance, snorted, and said, "Sometimes I really want to punch that cowardly bastard to death."

Mingzhu Zhihui's face showed anger, and he said, "If this damned thing hadn't secretly poisoned you, you wouldn't have fallen into a coma."

"Yes, if I hadn't fallen into a coma, I would definitely have gone to save your child."

Aiden thought to himself, "With Chen Shouhu backing them up, do they really think I'm crazy? I'm just pretending not to know and deliberately getting poisoned. But this Emerald Wing is such a damn bastard! So subservient to outsiders, but so ruthless to their own people!"
Late at night, Zhou Leng's team sneaked up to a hilltop and peered out from there.

The Flourishing Roots said, "That small hill is the giant ant nest."

A mound of earth, hundreds of meters high, rises abruptly from the plain, covered with all sorts of holes.

Giant worker ants the size of a fist come and go, while giant soldier ants the length of an arm patrol and keep watch. A male ant with transparent wings stands atop the giant ant nest, taller than a person, like a large horse, keeping watch all around.

"How strong is this nest?" Zhou Leng asked.

"It's a small nest. If it were a large one, with giant ants everywhere, I wouldn't dare go near it."

"In this nest, only the queen ant is at the Grandmaster level. The elders of the Tree People said that the queen ant cannot move around recklessly, and must protect the brilliant sap inside her body and the undeveloped ant eggs. Unless it is a matter of life and death, the queen ant only relies on the other giant ants for protection."

"Moreover, at this time of year, the queen ant is in her breeding season, and her abdomen is full of bright juice, making her unable to move and posing no threat."

"The common giant worker ants and giant soldier ants are mostly at the Qi and Blood Realm, with few at the Vitality Realm and at most at the Body Refinement Realm. However, their numbers are too great, making them the most troublesome group for us Tree People."

"Both the male and female ants are at the Innate Realm, and this tribe numbers in the thousands, making them very powerful. However... something's strange."

Lush Root and the other tree people stared in bewilderment at the male ants on the giant ant nest.

"What?" Zhou Leng asked.

“Even at night, there are fewer giant ants now. Generally speaking, those standing at the top of the giant ant nest are mostly high-level innate beings, that is, your muscle innate beings. This one is just a blood-vibrating innate giant ant.”

Another tree-man added, "Although some areas are not very clear at night, it's still noticeable that this giant ant nest seems to have just undergone repairs..."

Zhou Leng quickly noticed something amiss and pointed to a spot: "Someone attacked this place not long ago. Look, those are trampling marks, one pit after another. It must have been a battle fought by many experts. There also seem to be traces of a large army marching."

The Flourishing Roots suddenly realized and said, "I understand! Some experts wanted to obtain the Brilliant Sap, so after the great battle, it is no surprise that the powerful innate giant ants have all gone out, and there are not many innate ones left in the giant ant nest."

"Let me investigate," said Azure Flame, casting a demonic spell.

The blue light gathered before him and quickly intertwined into the shape of a giant ant nest.

Before long, specks of red light appeared within the blue light.

After a careful examination, Cang Fei Zhi Yan asked doubtfully, "There is indeed a Grandmaster-level power inside the giant ant nest, and there is only one."

"Four of them possess innate muscular strength, but all of them are severely injured and unable to fight."

"The power of the innate level of Bone Forging has severely injured twelve people and slightly injured two others."

"A dozen or so giant ants with innate blood and true liquid constitutions were intact, but many were injured. There were also many corpses of innate giant ants. Shouldn't a giant ant nest have only so many innate beings?"

After pondering for a moment, the Flourishing Root said, "The total number of innate giant ants in this giant ant nest exceeds a thousand. Unless a Martial Saint comes in person, even a Grandmaster cannot force his way in, unless..."

Zhou Leng said, "Unless, a master lured the innate giant ants in batches, killed a portion of them, and the giant ants finally realized something was wrong, so they collectively mobilized to hunt down that enemy. Now, the giant ant nest is empty."

The six people looked at each other.

"Shall we do it or not?" asked the lush roots.

"Dry!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; we cannot be cowards."

"The key is that most of the giant insect race are not very smart. Even if there are experts among the giant ants, they have probably been attracted by that mysterious expert. The rest are definitely not smart."

"Let's quickly come up with a tactic to maximize our gains!" said Azure Flame.

(End of this chapter)