Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 40: Killing the Ant Queen and the Red Spirit Warm Jade (Please Read!)

After leaving the village, Shu Yan flew all the way in the direction Liu Wei pointed out.

When passing by the not-so-small river, Shu Yan took a careful look and indeed found some traces of ant colony activities in the forest beside the river.

Shu Yan couldn't help but sigh. If it weren't for the protection of such a river with abundant water, the group of fire ants would have slaughtered the entire village long ago.

Well, soul beasts like the Iron Fire Ant have to practice for at least a thousand years before they can grow wings. Before that, these guys are still a little afraid of water, or in other words, they hate the water element extremely because their bodies are full of fire energy. On rainy days like this, they will choose to stay in their nests except in non-essential circumstances, and rarely go out to wander around and find food.

But a river could only delay the disaster for a while at best. If Shu Yan had come later, after all the soul beasts in the nearby forest had been killed and the group of iron fire ants had no food to eat, the village would still have suffered a devastating disaster.

Following the direction Liu Wei pointed, Shu Yan flew along a stream in the canyon all the way to the depths. After a while, the terrain in front of him gradually flattened out, and the originally lush forests around him gradually became dry and desolate. The breath of life disappeared, and there were black burn marks everywhere.

No wonder soul beasts like the Iron Fire Ant are hated by other soul beasts. Wherever they pass, no grass grows. This undoubtedly seriously affects the living environment of other soul beasts. In this case, it would be strange if they were not surrounded and beaten.

The deeper we flew into the canyon, the stronger the unique smell of burning grass and trees became in the air. The surrounding forest had long since turned to charcoal, and faint flames could be seen in many places.

Shu Yan stayed at a height of about ten meters above the ground. Under the ruins of the collapsed trees, his mental power sensed nearly countless dark red ants crawling by. The leader of them was nearly a foot long and its cultivation had just broken through the thousand-year mark.

On the hillside not far ahead, a huge cave entrance suddenly came into view. Countless fire ants sensed the danger and scrambled to climb out of the cave. The terrifying formation was like a stream of dark red magma pouring down, and even the air seemed to be distorted wherever it passed.

Shu Yan was too lazy to observe any further. The four soul rings slowly rose up, and the fourth ranked ten thousand year soul ring emitted a strange black light, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound coming from the cave entrance. The next moment, black holes emerged from the surrounding area. The terrifying suction force was not something these hundreds or thousands of years old iron fire ants could resist at all. One by one, they were sucked into the black holes with a hiss and turned into powder.

After this period of study and understanding, Shu Yan's control over his fourth soul skill has become much more proficient and easier.

Although the number of black holes was increasing one by one, they were not out of control as a whole. They would only appear in areas where there were a large number of fire ants. After devouring those fire ants, the black hole would heal and dissipate on its own without causing any other damage to the surrounding area.

The dragon wings behind Shu Yan flapped gently. He watched the scene quietly, with no ripples in his heart.

Time and space shattering is the most powerful of the large-scale lethal soul skills he currently possesses. Its lethality and effect cannot be judged by the standards of ordinary ten thousand year soul skills. It is even more unsolvable when dealing with dense soul beast tribes like the Iron Fire Ant Colony. After all, these Iron Fire Ants who have cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years cannot escape the terrifying suction that can easily pull in ordinary soul masters.

The killing lasted for about a cup of tea. As the last black hole slowly dissipated, Shu Yan flapped his dragon wings and slowly landed on the ground. After casually giving a few fire ants that were still struggling in pain on the ground a knife, he raised his feet and walked towards the depths of the cave.

A brilliant silver light lit up and turned into a long rainbow that illuminated the way ahead. Shu Yan casually squeezed his hand, and those iron fire ants lurking in the cave that had not been killed by the destruction of time and space were directly crushed into meat paste by the power of space.

As he moved forward, Shu Yan seemed to have an invisible membrane in front of him. Any iron fire ants that tried to get close to him had their heads chopped off in an instant. Until the end, even Shu Yan had to sigh that although the combat effectiveness of this group of iron fire ants was not very good, the number was really incredible. If it were an ordinary Soul Sect member, let alone completing the task within seven days, he would definitely be exhausted to death here by this endless group of ants.

While thinking this, Shu Yan felt a little confused.

Judging from his current personal experience, the task of exterminating the iron fire ant colony is undoubtedly a death sentence for ordinary Soul Sect members. Is this really the easiest test question?
Hmm... Could it be that the college's top management designed the lowest difficulty test questions specifically for him?

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At the same time, in an office somewhere on Poseidon Island.

Standing in front of the window, Yan Shaozhe inexplicably felt that someone was talking about him, but looking at the sunny weather outside, he quickly dispelled his doubts, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly...

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After walking through the long and intricate tunnel, Shu Yan finally arrived deep into the cave.

The scene before him suddenly became clear, and Shu Yan was somewhat surprised to find such a strange natural cave deep underground. The surrounding walls were no longer solid rock or soil, but a mineral similar to red crystal.

Shu Yan looked around and killed the last thousand-year-old iron fire ant queen. Finally, he found a huge white insect in the center of the cave.

Judging from the aura emanating from it, it is undoubtedly the Iron Fire Ant Queen.

Shu Yan didn't hesitate and killed it with one blow, then threw its body into the storage soul guide. At this point, his so-called assessment task had been completed by nearly 99%.

After dealing with matters related to the assessment, Shu Yan stood up and began to observe the cave filled with fire energy.

Coming to a cave wall, Shu Yan's right hand turned into a dragon claw. A cold light flashed, and a piece of ore fell down and landed in Shu Yan's hand.

"Such pure fire energy! No wonder this Iron Fire Ant Queen was able to push her cultivation to nearly four thousand years in just a few years. It turns out she's leveraging the power of this ore..."

Shu Yan sensed it for a while, then threw the ore into the storage soul guide. The next moment, he raised his hand and lightly pressed his brows. An invisible mental power wave spread out, and in just a moment, he explored the area within a radius of 500 meters clearly.

"This type of ore is only found within a radius of approximately 100 meters. The energy reaction is strongest at the bottom. I think there must be something there..."

Shu Yan murmured softly. He didn't expect that there would be such an opportunity after completing an assessment task.

A flash of silver light slowly condensed into a blade in Shu Yan's hand. Shu Yan raised his hand and pressed it down. The ground around him cracked inch by inch, and then collapsed directly.

Shu Yan spread his dragon wings, and after a loud noise, he slowly lowered his altitude and finally arrived at the bottom of the passage.

When the smoke and dust cleared, Shu Yan slowly landed on the ground, followed by a scorching wave.

What appeared in front of Shu Yan was a huge red jade. If you look closely, you will find that there are several faint golden lines in the jade. The closer you are to the jade, the higher the temperature of the surrounding air becomes, and the stronger the yang and strong aura becomes.

"Is this... Scarlet Spirit Warm Jade?"

Shu Yan did not hide the astonishment in his eyes at all.

Red Spirit Warm Jade is an extremely rare and stable fire-attributed gemstone. This type of jade is rarely circulated on the market and is only reserved by the top forces.

You know, even if it's just a small piece of Red Spirit Warm Jade, wearing it on your body can still make you ignore the severe cold, and the excellent quality Red Spirit Warm Jade can even automatically temper and warm the soul power as well as the meridians and bones in the body if worn for a long time.

Shu Yan knew that the Red Spirit Warm Jade only appeared in two places. One was a jade pendant made of Red Spirit Warm Jade in the hand of his mother Yu Bingyan, but that was a token of inheritance of Yu Bingyan's family and had extraordinary significance to her.

Secondly, the Treasure Pavilion affiliated to Shrek Academy also possesses this rare jade. Of course, this jade only appears on the highest-level VIP cards of the Treasure Pavilion.

Don’t ask why Shu Yan knew this kind of thing… because right now, in his storage soul guide, there was a special one-time top-level VIP card.

But honestly, a Red Spirit Warm Jade this big as the one before him was a truly remarkable treasure, even from Shu Yan's perspective. Its value couldn't simply be measured in Gold Soul Coins. As for its ultimate use, Shu Yan gently stroked his chin, already having a plan in mind...

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(End of this chapter)