Chapter 606 - 605: Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm; Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Yellow Sparrow Behind
Chapter 606: Chapter 605: Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm; Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Yellow Sparrow Behind
Chu Sheng looked at the remaining 170-plus million Life Essence and had to temporarily abandon the idea of upgrading the Golden Silkworm King Gu.
"System, upgrade all the Spirit-Devouring Worms first."
[Ding! All Spirit-Devouring Worms have been upgraded to Eighth-Grade.]
[Ding! All Spirit-Devouring Worms have been upgraded to Ninth Grade.]
[Ding! Upgrade failed. Unable to continue upgrading the Spirit-Devouring Worms.]
’What’s going on?’
Chu Sheng was stunned for a moment, thinking he had run out of Life Essence.
But a closer look revealed he still had over 150 million Life Essence, which was more than enough!
"System, why did the upgrade fail?"
[Spirit-Devouring Worms are a eusocial species. There is an upper limit to the colony’s level progression. A King Realm Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm is required as the colony’s core to continue upgrading their level.]
’Eusocial?’
Chu Sheng thought about it for a moment. It was probably a social structure like that of ants or bees, where a mother worm leads the colony.
He suddenly recalled that when he first got these Spirit-Devouring Worms from Sui Ming Province, there had indeed been a Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm.
That Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm was only Second-Grade, yet it had thrown the entire Sui Ming Province into turmoil.
It just went to show how rare and powerful a Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm was.
’Where am I supposed to find a King Realm Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm!’
’I finally scraped together some Life Essence, and now I can’t even upgrade anything? What a rip-off!’
[Ding! You can fuse all existing Spirit-Devouring Worms and consume an additional 100,000,000 Life Essence to evolve one King Realm Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm.]
Chu Sheng hadn’t expected the system to offer a solution so quickly.
"What abilities does a King Realm Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm have?"
[A King Realm Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm can produce Ninth Grade Spirit-Devouring Worms.]
"What about an Emperor Realm Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm?"
[An Emperor Realm Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm can produce King Realm Spirit-Devouring Worms.]
He drew a sharp breath.
An assembly line churning out King Realm Spirit-Devouring Worms...
This was insane!!!
"Then what are you waiting for?! Upgrade it!!!"
[Ding! Fusing Spirit-Devouring Worms. Consuming 100,000,000 Life Essence...]
[Ding! King Realm Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm evolution successful!]
Chu Sheng couldn’t wait to check the Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm’s stats.
[Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm (King Realm): Has no Combat Ability. Can produce 1 Ninth Grade Spirit-Devouring Worm per minute.]
One per minute, that’s 1,440 a day, and 144,000 in a hundred days!
Chu Sheng was instantly excited. This was so worth it!
Even though it cost one hundred million Life Essence, he would never have to worry about not having enough Spirit-Devouring Worms again.
Being able to endlessly produce Spirit-Devouring Worms... he’d hit the jackpot!
"System, continue upgrading the Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm’s level!" Chu Sheng gave the order immediately, without the slightest hesitation.
[Ding! Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm upgraded to Emperor Realm.]
[Ding! Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm upgraded to Life and Death Realm, First Layer.]
[Ding! Insufficient Life Essence. Unable to continue upgrading the Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm.]
Chu Sheng quickly checked the Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm’s stats again, the excitement in his eyes growing even more intense.
[Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm (Life and Death Realm, First Layer): Has no Combat Ability. Can produce 3 King Realm Spirit-Devouring Worms per day, or 3,000 Ninth Grade Spirit-Devouring Worms. Production type can be set by the Host.]
"King Realm! Definitely King Realm!" Chu Sheng decided without a second thought.
Although the difference in quantity was heaven and earth, there was simply no comparison between 3 King Realm worms and 3,000 Ninth Grade ones.
But in terms of quality, the difference was also heaven and earth!
A thousand Ninth Grade Spirit-Devouring Worms could never defeat a single King Realm Spirit-Devouring Worm!
The gulf between Ninth Grade and King Realm was an incredibly difficult one to cross!
Chu Sheng looked at his Life Essence, now wiped clean on the panel, and couldn’t help but click his mouthparts.
Three hundred million Life Essence, gone before he could even get used to having it. It really didn’t last long.
But thankfully, the rewards were also substantial.
The Golden Silkworm King Gu reached the Life and Death Realm, Second Layer, and he had also evolved a Spirit-Devouring Mother Worm at the Life and Death Realm, First Layer.
By the time he finished all this, it was already 10:55 PM.
There were only five minutes left until the Eight-Forked Mirror’s entrance would open.
Just then, a series of urgent whooshes suddenly echoed from the distance, growing closer and closer.
’Who the hell is bored enough to go mountain climbing in the middle of the night?’
Suspicious, Chu Sheng quietly hid behind a rock near the edge of the volcano’s crater, activated Formless Myriad Phenomena, and concealed his form.
A moment later, a dozen or so figures rapidly descended, stopping beside the crater.
’Well, well, if it isn’t an old friend,’ Chu Sheng chuckled to himself when he saw the person standing at the very front.
It was none other than the Sakura Holy Emperor, who had snuck away after the Celestial Tribulation.
To the Holy Emperor’s right stood a middle-aged man in black armor, positioned just half a step behind him.
Everyone else stood respectfully behind the two, not daring to even breathe too loudly.
After landing, the middle-aged man in armor was the first to speak. "Lord Holy Emperor, are you certain there is an Emperor Tier Spatial Treasure here?"
"Mount Fuji is just a dormant volcano. It hardly seems like a place that would hide a Magical Treasure."
The Holy Emperor’s face fell, and he said gravely, "Great General, if you don’t believe my word, do you also not believe the word of the great Lord Amaterasu Yuan?"
"The great Lord Amaterasu Yuan told me this himself. There is absolutely no mistake."
The Great General was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly said, "So it was the great Lord Amaterasu Yuan who said it. In that case, I naturally believe it."
As he spoke, he bowed to the Holy Emperor and said respectfully, "I offended you just now, Lord Holy Emperor. Please forgive my transgression."
The Holy Emperor waved his hand impatiently and urged, "Alright, alright, enough with the nonsense. Securing the Magical Treasure is what’s important. The time is almost here. If we miss our chance today, we’ll have to wait another day."
Chu Sheng, hiding behind the rock, was a little bewildered as he listened to their conversation.
’They’re also here for the Emperor Tier Spatial Treasure?’
’Don’t they know that taking out the Eight-Forked Mirror will cause Mount Fuji to erupt immediately, destroying all of Sakura?’
’Or is it that they simply don’t care if Sakura lives or dies?’
Chu Sheng mulled it over for a moment and felt the former was more likely.
The Sakura Ancient Gods must know the consequences of removing the Eight-Forked Mirror, but they didn’t tell the Holy Emperor the truth.
After all, as long as the Sakura Ancient Gods could get the Magical Treasure and increase their power, they couldn’t care less about the lives of the Sakura people.
But the Holy Emperor and the Great General were different.
They were the rulers of Sakura Country. If all the people of Sakura died, they would become commanders with no one to command.
Their titles of Holy Emperor and Great General would become meaningless.
It seemed the Sakura Ancient Gods had intentionally hidden the fact that the volcano would erupt, worried that the Holy Emperor wouldn’t work diligently if he knew the truth.
Just as Chu Sheng figured this out, the time reached 11:00 PM sharp.
"Let’s go! Down!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the Holy Emperor was the first to leap, jumping straight into the pitch-black volcanic crater.
The Great General and the dozen or so people behind him followed closely, leaping down one by one and quickly disappearing into the darkness of the crater.
Chu Sheng swept his Divine Thought over them and found that even the weakest among the group was at the Emperor Realm.
The Great General, like the Holy Emperor, even possessed the strength of the Life and Death Realm, Third Layer!
’Since you all want to be the mantis, robbing Lord Mosquito’s Magical Treasure, then Lord Mosquito will just have to play the role of the Yellow Sparrow!’
A smile tugged at the corner of Chu Sheng’s mouth, but he didn’t follow them immediately.
With the Holy Emperor’s group going down first, they could scout the path for him and see what dangers lurked at the bottom of the volcano.
He had five minutes anyway, so Chu Sheng was in no hurry.
He waited for four minutes after the Holy Emperor’s group had gone down before flying into the volcanic crater and following them without a sound.