Chapter 664: Golden Scale Ant King
Chapter 664: Chapter 664: Golden Scale Ant King
Every startling and unconventional secret skill comes with its own price and drawbacks.
Although the use of Demon Cores to enhance the power of a Martial Artist is indeed a shortcut, producing remarkable results, the drawbacks are equally considerable.
First and foremost, no matter how pure a Demon Core is refined, it is still a Demon Core, containing a trace of the most essential Demon Qi.
This most essential Demon Qi, while almost non-existent, cannot be completely refined. If a Martial Artist absorbs too many Demon Cores over the years, a burst of Demon Qi will eventually occur.
Secondly, the strength gained from Demon Cores is, after all, achieved through a shortcut, which can easily lead to unstable foundation.
This issue can be solved by using various Pills to reinforce the foundation.
But, as the absorption of more Demon Cores, not only will there be a gradual accumulation of Demon Qi in the body of a Martial Artist, but their minds will also be affected by the Demon Qi.
Simply put, the more Demon Cores one absorbs, the greater is the tendency of a person’s spirit to develop in the direction of a Demon Beast.
Seriously, it can result in becoming neither human nor demon.
Having mastered the method of refining Demon Cores, Fang Lin was naturally aware of these drawbacks. However, the solutions to these problems were already found during his past life.
After all, in his previous life, Fang Lin had already entered the supreme realm of the Pill Sovereign, and there was nothing in the world that could discourage him from his path.
At present, although Fang Lin’s body has reached an extremely powerful realm, his Cultivation is still only at the Heavenly Origin stage. Therefore, if Fang Lin seeks to become stronger at the moment, the only way is to elevate his realm of Martial Arts.
Absorbing Demon Cores is simply one method. Fang Lin has multiple choices. Accumulating enough Demon Cores first does not necessarily mean he will urgently refine them.
Now that he knew there was a nest of Black Scale Ants beneath the ground, Fang Lin was naturally overjoyed.
In a moment, the second Black Scale Ant that rushed out was drained by the Crimson Longsword. Luckily, Fang Lin had preemptively extracted the Demon Core; otherwise, he might not even have been able to retrieve it.
The Crimson Longsword flew out from the shrivelled Black Scale Ant corpse, seemingly still unsatisfied, and directly plunged into the ant nest below.
“Wait for me!” Fang Lin shouted, hastily following suit.
As Fang Lin suspected, there was indeed a Black Scale Ant nest deep underground, and on a rather large scale, just like an underground labyrinth.
A surge of Demon Qi flooded toward him. A large group of Black Scale Ants noticed the intruder and roared in anger, rushing forward.
Fang Lin was almost frightened into running away. The number of Black Scale Ants was overwhelming. Even if some of them were three-change Demon Beasts, the sheer number was enough to strike terror.
Luckily, he had the great weapon of the Crimson Longsword.
The Crimson Longsword roared, charging directly into the swarm of Black Scale Ants. As the sword light danced around, the bodies of the Black Scale Ants were cut one after another.
Even with their hardened scales, the Black Scale Ants could not resist the sharp edge of the Crimson Longsword.
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty Black Scale Ants were cruelly killed by the Crimson Longsword. A stream of fresh blood was absorbed by the Crimson Longsword, making its glow even more brilliant.
The remaining Black Scale Ants, although numerous, seemed to have recognised the terror of the Crimson Longsword and cowardly shrank back, no longer daring to move forward.
Fang Lin rushed forward, digging out the Demon Cores one by one from the dead bodies of the Black Scale Ants, overjoyed as he stored them in his bag.
The living Black Scale Ants, one by one, were furious, their eyes seemingly spewing fire.
If looks could kill, Fang Lin would have been murdered countless times by these Black Scale Ants already.
The Crimson Longsword hummed, seemingly craving for more killing, ready to head towards the living Black Scale Ants again.
Just at this moment, a terrifying surge of Demon Qi spread from deep within the ant nest, and Fang Lin retreated in shock.
The Crimson Longsword also stopped immediately, seemingly sensing a threat.
The surviving Black Scale Ants stepped back, their faces filled with crazed reverence.
A massive Demon Beast, entirely covered in golden light, crawled out from the depths of the ant nest.
“Golden Scale Ant King?” Fang Lin’s pupils contracted, he took a deep breath. If not for the Crimson Longsword, he would have wanted to run away now.
The Black Scale Ants are a rare breed of Demon Beast, and among them there is a small chance of a Golden Scale Ant King being born.
Fang Lin never imagined that there would be a Golden Scale Ant King in this ant nest.
Demon Qi surged out violently, engulfing him like a tidal wave. Fang Lin felt as if he were in the midst of a raging storm.
Powerful! Terrifying! Those were Fang Lin’s only feelings.
This Golden Scale Ant King has obviously reached the level of a Demon King, it is a true Demon King.
How powerful is a Demon King?
Fang Lin knew very well, if a Demon King appeared in the Lower Three Kingdoms, it would be a calamity of devastation. No one can resist. The Purple Mist Sect, Xuan Country, Yun Country, all would be trampled underfoot.
Even if it appeared in the Middle Three Kingdoms, it would still cause a bloodbath, with countless deaths. In the end, the hidden powers of the major forces may need to suppress it.
Once a Demon Beast reaches the Demon King realm, it undergoes a qualitative change. Some Demon Beasts with pure bloodline can even transform into human form.
Although he spent a great deal of time with a few Demon Kings at the deepest part of the Hundred Beast Mountain, Fang Lin never really saw their true faces. They seemed to always be shrouded in mist, making it hard to see their true forms.
At this moment, the Golden Scale Ant King that emerged in this ant nest was the first Demon King Fang Lin had ever seen.
Even though he didn’t know the depth of the Golden Scale Ant King, given the terrifying Demon Qi emanating from it, the strength of this Demon King must be unimaginable.
The Crimson Longsword flickered, its tip aimed straight at the Golden Scale Ant King, seemingly very interested in its blood.
The Golden Scale Ant King fixed its gaze on the Crimson Longsword, its eyes full of apprehension. As a Demon King, it could clearly sense the horror of the Crimson Longsword.
“Come back.” Just when Fang Lin thought that the Crimson Longsword was about to battle with the Golden Scale Ant King, the voice of the Demon Saint suddenly came from the Nine Palace Bag.
Without the slightest hesitation, the Crimson Longsword swiftly flew back into the Nine Palace Bag, with no signs of reluctance.
This left Fang Lin in a daze, what’s going on?
Upon hearing the voice of the Demon Saint, the Golden Scale Ant King was suddenly startled, looking at Fang Lin with a puzzled expression.
“Leave this place. There’s a Demon Beast here stronger than a Demon King.” The Demon Saint said.
Fang Lin quietly asked, “You are a Demon Saint, aren’t you afraid of any Demon Beast?”
He only heard the Demon Saint give a bitter laugh, “Although I am a Demon Saint, I am not the Demon Saint of this generation. If I show myself, indeed, I can suppress all Demon Beasts, but at the moment, I cannot appear.”