High-level martial arts: Contract cashback, invincible starting from the Zerg.

Just as Bai Fei was watching the gigantic maw, like a blood-black abyss, about to swallow her whole.

Bai Fei finally sensed the unparalleled power of the Lake Spine Crusher, a power that was absolutely beyond what Bai Fei, who had just mastered the power of the void, could resist!

However, at that moment, another unexpected event occurred!

Ding!Ding!Ding!

Ding!Ding!Ding!

[Lucky Contract: Congratulations to the contractor for successfully obtaining the host's fate paradox. For the next 3 seconds, the trigger rate of all victory effects is increased to 100%, and the trigger rate of all failure effects is reduced to 0%. If fatal damage is received during the activation period, a "miss" judgment will be forcibly triggered, and 100% psionic energy will be restored.]

Ok?

Bai Fei hadn't had time to react.

The enormous Lake Spinebreaker in front of them was swallowed up by an even larger surge, its entire body being pushed aside as if by a giant tsunami, rushing in another direction.

In the brief surge of the waves, Bai Fei managed to stop her body from drifting, and her aquatic armor began to balance her body.

Three seconds later, the strange field of luck that had enveloped Bai Fei slowly dissipated.

A feeling of renewed energy returned to my body.

[Lucky Contract: Reduces the failure rate to 0% within 3 seconds and forces a "miss" check, restoring 30% psionic energy]

"What is this?" Bai Fei murmured in surprise.

Chen Feng's physical clone suddenly appeared behind Bai Fei and said in a deep voice.

"Bai Fei, this is a newly learned Heaven-rank cultivation technique."

Bai Fei immediately turned around and stared blankly at Chen Feng's physical clone.

"Senior, it was you who saved me..."

"We shouldn't stay here any longer. We need to leave immediately. The effect of the Paradox of Fate is limited, and its cooldown period is quite long."

"Okay! I'll do whatever you say, senior."

Just as Bai Fei was swimming rapidly toward the island in the lake.

In the dark lake water, as thick as ink, far away from the two people, ripples were coming from two extremely large black figures, as if a killing net woven from vibrations and chemical signals was being created.

The entire lake was shaking incessantly, and all the aquatic creatures swimming nearby fled as they felt an unprecedented, deadly sense of suffocation.

......

"Hoo! Ah!"

When Bai Fei staggered onto the shore of the island in the lake, she immediately removed her battered aquatic armor and collapsed next to the aquatic insect nest, breathing in the fresh air of the land.

By this time, Bai Fei had exhausted all her strength after battling the Earth-rank behemoth, the Lake Spinebreaker.

However, a smile appeared on her lips, and her eyes looked tenderly at the aquatic mother nest that had come closer, patting it reassuringly as it kept nudging its aquatic insect nest.

With Chen Feng's assistance, Bai Fei killed four Xuan-rank giant beasts—at this point, Bai Fei was already a Di-rank expert.

At this moment, Chen Feng's physical clone slowly appeared on the rock not far from Bai Fei.

"Bai Fei, are you alright?" Chen Feng asked.

As sunlight streamed through the opening in the sky and touched Bai Fei's face, her pupils seemed to burst forth with fine golden dust, like stardust falling into lava—brief and dazzling.

Then Bai Fei smiled with relief, her delicate face seemingly covered in shimmering gold dust, sparkling with a crystalline light.

"So... being able to feel pain means you're alive."

Chen Feng nodded.

He was quite surprised by the appearance of the lake ridgers.

Logically speaking, the size, strength, and diet of a giant beast directly determine its resource needs for its territory.

If a behemoth is a top predator, it needs to consume several tons of fresh meat or an equivalent amount of energy every day. However, if its territory is a body of water or has been developed by its lower-ranking behemoths, it will struggle to even satisfy its basic needs for food and clothing—ultimately becoming weak and irritable due to hunger, and even actively attacking other aquatic behemoths.

According to normal reasoning, even in this vast expanse of water, there would be at most only about three Earth-rank behemoths.

However, Chen Feng discovered that the number of Earth-Rank behemoths here far exceeded the normal level!

What exactly is the reason for this?

After resting for a while, Bai Fei finally let out a deep breath, took out the crimson beast cores she had obtained from the Mokra Crocodile, and stepped into the shallow water area to start feeding the aquatic insect nest.

The main body of the aquatic insect nest is a translucent fleshy vesicle filled with a viscous, reddish-brown liquid. Countless unhatched octopus eggs are suspended in the liquid, and the surface of the eggshells is covered with vein-like patterns.

When Bai Fei inserted the core of the Mokra Crocodile's hive into the mouthparts of the aquatic insect hive...

The main body of the aquatic insect nest swelled violently, and spiderweb-like blood patterns burst forth on the surface of the fleshy vesicles. Liquid dripped onto the water surface and instantly vaporized into an electrified blood mist, enveloping the entire water area.

Meanwhile, the aquatic insect nest opened its gaping maw and swallowed the core of the Mokra giant crocodile in one gulp.

As the main body of the aquatic insect nest continues to wriggle, a new evolutionary path has been opened.

"Senior, after the aquatic insect hive devours the cores of these three giant beasts, it can be upgraded to a level 2 insect hive. At that time, the aquatic insect hive will have the combat power of the peak of the Xuan rank, and it can accompany us to fight in the waters."

Chen Feng closed the potential data on the aquatic insect nest and looked at Bai Fei.

The Mokra Crocodile, a giant beast of the lake, possesses an energy density in its core that far exceeds that of ordinary creatures.

In addition to high-density energy, continuously feeding the same hive core will grant the hive special abilities and inject it with growth hormones—thickening the carapace covering the hive surface or hatching mutated units (more powerful aquatic Zerg) from the hive.

"Well, that's good. At least the danger level won't be so high."

Bai Fei nodded, but her gaze towards Chen Feng seemed to conceal another emotion.

It was as if there was something he wanted to say, but he didn't.

Chen Feng, who was looking at the aquatic insect nest, also felt Bai Fei's gaze, but he raised his hand and checked the time.

"Bai Fei, there's not much time left before my mission, so I'll head back now."

"senior..."

Chen Feng looked up and saw Bai Fei's heterochromatic eyes, which seemed to be glistening with tears.

Chen Feng was immediately taken aback.

"What's wrong, Bai Fei? Are you crying?"

"It's nothing... I'm fine, senior. It's just that I've finally become a Earth-rank expert, so I'm a little happy." Bai Fei wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and forced a smile.

Chen Feng nodded, just about to say goodbye to Bai Fei.

However, when Chen Feng looked again at Bai Fei's heterochromatic eyes, which were glistening with tears, a sudden pang of reluctance arose in his heart.

For the first time, Chen Feng wanted to pat Bai Fei's head.

Let's comfort this Hive Lord who is already quite young, yet incredibly strong.