Evil Insect God

  It was settled like this, the quota was given to Huo Yun'er, and Huo Hai, like everyone else, had to rely on his own strength to fight for it. Afterwards, each of the participants' elders called their children back home to instruct them on some matters.

  Even Huo Hai was called back by Huo Kai, who tested his combat skills and then gave Huo Hai a dagger. "This is the one your grandfather used years ago, a Xuan-level treasure knife. Take it with you for self-defense and complete this trial at the same time."

  Huo Hai's performance was good, but his age and lack of time to practice combat skills were major drawbacks. Without something special, it would be impossible to win. A Xuan-level dagger should be enough, Huo thought to himself, a Xuan-level dagger, the kind of weapon used by high-ranking masters in the Lingzhe realm. Other families probably wouldn't be able to produce such a valuable item.

  "I've got it, this time I'll definitely get the quota with my own efforts." Huo Hai's face was serious. To stand firm in this world, such a small problem, how can it stop oneself? It's better to be a young master in the family for a lifetime.

  After Huo Kui's departure, Huo Hai returned home alone. He instructed his servants that except for the regular delivery of meals, he would spend most of his time practicing combat skills and even techniques to control his own spiritual energy.

  Not having reached the realm of spiritual power, one's spiritual energy cannot be used freely, but it can indeed be used to strengthen one's fists and feet. Moreover, one's true trump card is not their own strength, but rather the insects they have raised.

  "Hmph, no one has reached the Xuan level, who has a Gu insect as convenient as mine to use." Huo Hai was extremely confident about this trial. Apart from cultivating, for the rest of the time, Huo Hai had been constantly communicating with Xiao Jin. From time to time, he would use his spiritual power to nourish Xiao Jin, and in these few days, Xiao Jin's color became even more vibrant, its strength continuously increasing.

  It was unclear whether it was due to Huo Hai's enhanced spiritual power or other reasons, but he could sense that Xiao Jin's own cultivation had gradually approached the Spiritual Blood Realm. Ordinary Spiritual Body Realm experts were simply no match for Xiao Jin.

  If using its own venom to launch a sneak attack, even a master of the Ling Bone Boundary might die under Xiao Jin's mouth. Now, Xiao Jin has become his greatest trump card, even more valuable than the mysterious dagger given by his father.

  Time passed unknowingly in Hao Hai's cultivation. With a strong foundation, his cultivation of the Spiritual Array was also very fast. In the Spiritual Blood Realm, Hao Hai's progress was extremely rapid, and even if he intentionally suppressed it, it wouldn't work. Recently, Hao Hai had even stopped cultivating his spiritual power altogether. He didn't want to suddenly break through to the Spiritual Bone Realm that day, or else the Blood Spirit Array would be unusable.

  Just three days before the competition, the star gua that had been tempered earlier finally reached the moment of breaking out of its shell. "Huh, it's actually coming out now, but it's also just in time." Huo Hai, who was connected to the gua insect, felt it for the first time.

  He came to the corner of his own courtyard, and Ho Hai took out the jars he had placed here earlier. He came under the tree and opened the jar. The jar refined by Ho Hai was not one or two, but dozens.

  If these things break out of their shells, at least several hundred, or even thousands of star wasps will be born. It is expected that these star wasps will be very small. Huo Hai had specially adjusted the medicinal formula, and according to this formula, the refined wasps would not be too large. Opening the jar, the small hard shells dotted with stars appeared before Huo Hai's eyes.

  He stretched out his hand and poked at a hard shell, and Hua Hai felt a stiff sensation on his hand. His eyes rolled around, and Hua Hai smiled slightly, taking out the Xuan-level dagger he had just obtained. Then, with the dagger, he lightly scratched the surface of a hard shell.

  The dagger felt as if it had struck something hard, and upon closer inspection, there was only a small mark on the surface. To know that this was an Xuan-level dagger, even if Huo Hai hadn't used force, its sharpness wasn't something ordinary objects could withstand.

  This time, even if it were steel, there wouldn't be just this small mark. His own Star Gu had actually surpassed his own expectations, and this layer of shell was even stronger than steel. "It's fortunate that I didn't waste my time, using up so many spiritual medicines and spiritual energy, taking such a long time, it really wasn't in vain." A look of joy appeared on Huo Hai's face.

  With these things, the possibility of passing the test is even greater. Forming a large array of star talismans, not to mention the test, even strong killers in the Linggu realm can easily pass. Even if it's a high-handed master of the Lingzhe realm, Huo Hai has some confidence.

  Just as Hao Hai was feeling pleased with himself, a faint sound rang out beside his ear. Hao Hai's eyes narrowed and he carefully searched inside the jar. Finally, he saw what had made the noise - it was just a hard shell.

  Huo Hai's eyes widened in shock, and he exclaimed, "This, this is impossible! This thing is actually a Star Gu, something I saw in a book. Can it really have such an amazing effect?" The Star Gu was something Huo Hai had stumbled upon in an unknown book, which he then recklessly researched on his own. Being able to refine it at all was already quite impressive. He hadn't expected not only success but also such terrifying results.

  The sound that had just been emitted was indeed the shell, but it wasn't the sound of the shell colliding with the can. It was the sound of the shell shattering, yes, the shell shattering, starting from the inside and slowly shattering outward.

  Huo Hai's eyes widened as he stared at the hard shell, only now realizing that this layer of hard shell was not actually the beetle's own shell, but a cocoon. Inside was the real insect, and for it to emerge, it had to break out of the shell.

  This cocoon, which is almost as hard as fine steel, was actually broken through from the inside by the insect. The hard shell was bitten to pieces by the insect, and what came out was a shiny black body with a bit of gloss. From a distance, it looked like a small star in the starry sky. The little beetle was very cute, without any ugly feeling at all.

  At a closer look, one could even see the endearing and cute appearance of the insects. However, what these insects were doing at this moment made Huo Hai feel not an ounce of cuteness. They had just crawled out of their hard insect cocoons.

  These beetles, incredibly, turned their heads around and directly ate those cocoons that were no worse than steel. That's right, they ate them. These beetles had very good teeth, and such hard things under their mouthparts seemed like soft pastries.

  The sound of crunching continued, and in the midst of Ho Hai's astonished and even shocked gaze, the cocoon was devoured by these insects. After eating, the insects seemed to be very satisfied, quietly lying still on the spot. Their bodies did not grow bigger, but instead became smaller than before. However, Ho Hai dared not underestimate these creatures, unaware that Little Jin was watching them, constantly sending out warning signals.

  Xiao Jin thinks everything is dangerous, but Huo Hai doesn't take it seriously. As time passes, more and more beetles emerge from their shells, but with Huo Hai's presence, which gives a sense of familiarity, these insects don't cause any trouble.

  All the worms were quietly lying in the basin, and within a short period of time, Huo Hai discovered that more than 500 worms had hatched. However, those that had not broken out of their shells could not come out yet.

  Huo Hai could feel that these worms hadn't even made a sound, yet their life force was already rapidly declining. "Ah, after all they're Gu worms, Gu worms have always been cruel, even birth is the same." Huo Hai knew that these worms wouldn't be able to come out.

  At this moment, the originally quiet insects suddenly rushed up. Those insects that could no longer return to their cocoons were directly attacked by other beetles. The hard mouthparts easily bit and ate the cocoons. Later, even the insects inside were eaten. After eating the beetles, the star wasps transmitted a barbaric and exciting message.

  It is clear that after eating the cocoons left behind by their dead companions, they gain a great deal of benefit.

  Suddenly, Huo Hai patted his own forehead. "Ah, almost forgot this one. Stop eating, all of you. And, bring back all the dead cocoons." With Huo Hai's order, the beetles could only stop reluctantly.

  Huo Hai smiled slightly, controlling such a large number of the same kind of insects requires skill. Huo Hai can't possibly control so many insects by himself, he needs an insect king. He needs to cultivate the king among this group of star wasps first, and turn this insect into a wasp closely connected to himself. Then let it control its own kind, and he will be much easier.

  Huo Hai glanced around, closed his eyes to sense, and soon found the strongest one. This one was the one that had just eaten the most insect eggs. "Alright, it's you. Come on, I'll give you a little benefit first."

  Huo Hai squeezed out a drop of fresh blood, carrying his own spiritual energy, and fed it to this star wasp. Then he closed his eyes slightly, silently reciting the strange wrinkles inside. This is a kind of surroundings that can make the wasp recognize its master more easily, which was seen in the book left by Grandma. Huo Hai didn't know if it worked or not. But since even the wasp came out, this thing should be useful.

  As the surrounding chanting continued, Huo Hai felt that his connection with this starworm was becoming increasingly close, and he could even sense the starworm's every move. He could clearly understand the starworm's meaning, as well as accurately convey his own meaning.

  Hu Hai didn't know why, but in any case, his connection with this starworm had even surpassed Xiao Jin's. "Hehe, I didn't think it would really be useful. Don't worry, Xiao Jin, I'll recite it for you later. Come on, first eat these worm eggs."

  With a shout, Huo Hai commanded the Star Gu to start devouring the dead insect eggs in front of him. The king of a group must be far superior to other insects. If there are other insects that surpass the strength of the insect king, can it still be considered an insect king? After eating a large number of insect cocoons, the insect king indeed began to gradually gain upgrades. Its strength continued to rise, even reaching Xiao Jin's level.

  "From now on, I'll just call you Little Star. Haha, I'm really a genius, and I actually managed to refine the Star Gu! Try it out for a bit, and wait for me!" Huo Hai exclaimed excitedly, even shouting loudly.