Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Liu Nian heard Vayne's whisper and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

We'll be passing through the Crystal Forest soon. When Wang Mian sees the behemoth, his eyes will probably pop out of his head.

The giant is extremely fast and has the ability to glide over short distances.

The treacherous terrain that Liu Nian had traversed for hours to get here seemed to have been drastically shortened by the behemoth's flight. Just over an hour later, the hazy scenery outside gradually became clear and stable—familiar, crystal-clear towering trees, and forest clearings shimmering with light.

We've arrived at the Crystal Forest.

Through the spatial wall, one can see that the area below, which was once ravaged by trolls, has now been transformed into a well-organized human-style camp.

Wooden fences, watchtowers, neat tents, and human players in various outfits moving around the camp, along with many tall centaur warriors mixed in—clearly, Wang Mian and Carolo Tauros had begun to integrate the defenses of this area.

As the massive, mountain-like shadow of the behemoth slowly swept across the camp, it unsurprisingly caused a huge sensation.

"My God! What is that?!"

"Monster siege?!"

"It's huge! Look at the sky!"

The human players and centaur warriors in the camp all looked up, exclamations rising and falling.

Many people instinctively gripped their weapons and nervously stared at the sky.

But soon, Wang Mian's calm voice echoed throughout the camp: "Everyone, stay calm! That's Liu Nian's flying mount! No need to panic!"

Even so, Wang Mian himself, standing outside the command tent, looked up at the behemoth's incredibly massive body and elegant yet powerful flight posture, and his heart couldn't help but beat faster.

He wasn't struck by its appearance, but rather by its terrifying military value.

"Ignoring terrain, with massive troop transport capacity, and capable of high-altitude penetration, it's practically a mobile aerial fortress..." Wang Mian muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming. "Liu Nian, Liu Nian, just how many more trump cards are you hiding..."

The behemoth didn't stop. Carrying its "full belly" of passengers, it flew straight toward the rift and quickly moved away from the Crystal Forest.

The spatial rift was too small for the colossus to pass through, so everyone was released. After passing through the rift, Liu Nian summoned the colossus again and flew towards Toothtop City, eventually turning towards the Dark Region.

The damp, dark, and complex underground environment made the newcomers of the bees feel somewhat uncomfortable, but they were mostly curious and chattered about it all the way.

After an unknown amount of time, the system's rest notification sounded in Liu Nian's mind.

Liu Nian glanced outside. They were still some distance from the floating city. However, inside the giant's abdomen, everyone could rest. But if they didn't fall asleep, they would still suffer some negative effects.

But it's not a big problem, just hang in there.

"We'll be there soon if we keep going a little further," Liu Nian said.

The group endured the system's forced rest penalty and continued traveling for another hour.

This time, Liu Nian didn't take the poisonous passage, but rather another passage that Wu Zhan and the others discovered—an abandoned mine.

After passing through here, walk a little further and you will arrive at the black lake that submerged the floating city of Anaxim.

"We've arrived."

Leading the bee-people through the underwater metal door, when the light returned, they found themselves in the reception hall on the first floor of the floating city.

"Welcome to Anaxim." Liu Nian turned around and said to the bees behind him.

The bees looked around at the place that would become their new home with curiosity and a little nervousness.

Just then, a series of rapid footsteps came from the passageway next to them.

Immediately afterwards, a group of figures appeared at the entrance of the hall.

The leader was a stunningly beautiful woman with an elegant and noble demeanor, draped in a long dress woven from arcane light—an Eternal-level magical pet, the former lord of the floating city, Arachne.

She exuded an aura of tranquility, and the divine spark in her eyes held a hidden majesty.

Behind her followed ten spider-like elves.

They retain their elfin-like beautiful faces and upper bodies, while their lower bodies are spider torsos of various shapes, with delicate dark patterns on their carapaces.

The chaotic aura that once filled the exiled city was gone from the eyes of these spider-like elves; in its place was a serene sense of belonging, faintly revealing order and piety—a change brought about by their faith in Arachne, the new god.

Arachne's gaze first fell on Liu Nian, and she nodded slightly in greeting. Then, she looked at the group of bees behind Liu Nian who clearly carried a faint honey scent, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, which then turned into a gentle smile.

"Welcome back, Master. It seems you've brought back a group of...interesting guests." Arachne's voice was ethereal and melodious.

Liu Nian nodded and introduced them: "Arachne, my partner, is also the former owner of this city and is currently in charge of its restoration. These are the Abe Bees, this is their queen bee, Honeybee, and the core members of their tribe. They are not guests; they will settle in this city and become one of us!"

Mia looked at Arachne with curiosity and nodded. Liu Nian's pet aura was very powerful, and she was also very curious about the spider-like elves behind her, as if they had a familiar aura about them.

"Lady Arachne, thank you for your welcome. I am Mia'er, the leader of the Abe Bees."

Arachne smiled and said, "Your Majesty Miael, there's no need for such formalities. Your master's friends are Anaxim's friends. Welcome to settle here."

The spider-elves curiously observed these creatures, so different from themselves yet equally beautiful and bearing elven characteristics. The bee people were also surprised by these spider-elves who shared a deep connection with them. The two sides stared at each other, but the current situation was not suitable for them to start communicating immediately.

Liu Nian was very satisfied with this opening: "Arachne, come with me and show Mia and her people around the city, and see where it would be suitable to become Mia's nest."

"It would be my pleasure, Master," Arachne replied, then turned to Miael, "Then, please come with me."

Over the next few hours, led by Arachne, Mia and other high-ranking members of the Beehives, including Freya and Vayne, toured the magnificent flying city.

They walked through the planned residential area, workshop area, and ecological cultivation area, one floor at a time... Arachne patiently explained the structure of the area, while Mia observed which places were suitable for conversion into honeycomb chambers and which places could be used to draw water to build a purification pool and a honey source garden...

They visited the newly restored library, their eyes lighting up as they looked at the vast collection of technical books, especially the numerous supplementary books and various design drawings…

They toured the massive weapon array control center. Although most of the screens were dim and the consoles were covered in dust, the intricate arrays of runes and energy conduits still allowed the Bees to feel the devastating power it possessed in its heyday.

Finally, they arrived at the main energy hall. Arachne pointed to the huge, empty base in the center and told them that the city's core was being repaired by the Naga. Once the repair was complete, the city would regain its true "heart" and endless power.

The more they looked, the faster Miya and the Beehive executives' hearts beat, and the brighter their eyes became.

This city is larger, more robust, and has more potential than they imagined!

It is a powerful weapon of war in itself, and even in its damaged state, its framework and basic defense system are still reassuring.

Once repaired, combined with their unique nest-building and defense talents, transforming it into an impregnable, mobile, and teleportable super hive city is entirely feasible! In fact, it could be said to be a perfect match!

As the tour drew to a close, the bees couldn't help but imagine the city rising from the ground and soaring into the sky, and the last trace of doubt in Honeybee's heart vanished.

She turned around, her eyes sparkling, and looked at Liu Nian, who had been silently accompanying her.

She made up her mind: right here, right in this main energy hall, she would complete her evolution!

"Lord Liu Nian," Miya'er's voice echoed across the empty platform, "there is no need for further investigation. The Abe Bee tribe wishes to migrate en masse to Anaxim, to become your vassals, to build this city together with you and your allies, to share glory and hardship, and to jointly defend against powerful enemies!"

Freya, Vayne, and the others echoed in unison, "We are willing to follow the Queen and Lord Liu Nian!"

A smile appeared on Liu Nian's face.

"Welcome to the team, Mia, and all of you Abe Bees," he replied.

Miya took a deep breath, and a holy light appeared on her face.

"Then, let this city be our foundation, and myself our pledge, Lord Liu Nian, lead me and my people to create a new future!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the primal power belonging to the queen bee within her body was no longer suppressed and erupted with a roar!

A warm and surging golden light burst forth from her!

It was far more pure and grand than the one at the Hive Castle!

Her pair of seven-colored bee wings were fully unfurled, the star and pistil patterns on the wings seemed to come alive, flowing with mysterious trajectories! Her long, pale golden hair danced wildly without wind, and the spiritual dew in her hair turned into specks of light rain that fell down!

Centered on her, concentric circles of complex ancient rune arrays composed of pure spiritual energy rapidly outlined and spread in the air, creating a strange resonance with the structure of the floating city beneath her feet and with the city itself!

The entire floating city trembled slightly!

Those dormant runes and dim crystals seemed to emit a faint hum under the pull of this warm and powerful force of life and rules!

The Queen Bee Evolution Ritual has officially begun on the floating city of Anaxiasim!

This time, there was no interference.

Yes, it was merely a race's determination to embrace new life, and the prelude to an ancient city regaining its "soul".

Liu Nian, Arachne, Freya, Vayne, and everyone present held their breath, watching the beautiful figure in the center of the platform completely enveloped in holy honey light.

A new queen bee is about to be born here.