Chapter 442 - Chapter 442: Chapter 434: Exterminating Fleas, Mysterious Swarm of Bees_1 (2/2)

Based on his fighting experience, when Insect Masters cultivate a group of the same Insect Pets, more often than not, one is selected to be the Insect King.

Just as a marshal cannot possibly personally direct every single soldier in battle, nor does he have the energy to manage each individual soldier.

The best method is to promote leaders underneath him to manage on his behalf.

The leaders are accountable to the marshal, and they set up a command structure with chiliarchs, centurions, platoon leaders, squad leaders, and team leaders to manage.

It’s the same with insects.

For example, Qin Niu manages the termite colony, usually letting Fourth and the Ant Queen manage on his behalf.

“You killed my flea, you will pay with your life.”

As soon as the Black Spider Gu devoured a flea, Elder Wu Shanle was already aware of it.

A pained expression appeared on his face, marked by a tinge of paleness, and his body uncontrollably trembled for a moment.

Qin Niu watched with dark amusement.

This indicated that Wu Shanle had signed soul contracts with all six fleas.

When they were killed, their master also suffered repercussions, his soul sustaining damage.

“Kid, you’ve forced my hand!”

Elder Wu Shanle removed a giant insect bag from his waist, shook it open, and a swarm of black poisonous bees flew out from it.

These bees were about the size of bumblebees and there were a great many of them.

Each one possessed a terrifying sting.

“Playing with bees?”

Qin Niu’s lips twitched slightly.

He wouldn’t claim to be the ancestor of bee play, but at the very least, he was a seasoned Insect Master with bees.

Corpse Bees, Green Demon Bees, Green-Head Summoning Bees, Shadow Fire Bees, War Bees… he had played with them all.

Wu Shanle must have been driven mad by the annihilation of his core insect pet.

He actually dispatched a large swarm of poisonous bees to attack Qin Niu.

The bees were vicious, instantly rushing in front of Qin Niu.

Fourth quickly realized something was off.

“Master, these bees are strange; they seem to act as a single entity. I can’t control any one of them,” Fourth said.

You should know, Fourth is a Grade Six War Demon Ant.

It can individually control a Grade Six insect, turning it into a puppet of sorts.

Yet now it was unable to control a single bee.

To become an elder of the Nine Insect Gang, one must have unique abilities indeed. Each one possessing a special skill.

“Separate and they swarm, together they become one; this is a trait only a Gu possesses. Even my termites cannot achieve this feat. It appears the Nine Insect Gang hides a true Gu Master who has been secretly helping the other elders cultivate Gu Arts.”

Qin Niu came to a conclusion.

Today, a fierce battle was likely. He might even confront the Gu Master lurking in the shadows face to face.

Thinking about this, he felt both excited and nervous.

The power of a Gu Master goes without saying.

Why did the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect eradicate Gu Masters without mercy?

Saying that Gu Masters are evil and everyone should regulate them is nothing but a fool’s talk.

The high-level members of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect must have witnessed the terrifying power of Gu Masters and were filled with fear, thus they resolved to completely eradicate them, not daring to give the Gu Masters any chance to recover.

What exactly happened in the battle when the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect annihilated the Gu Masters years ago?

Qin Niu was filled with curiosity about that historical battle.

In the Valley of Wronged Spirits, many Gu Masters were buried; killed by the powerhouses of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect. Even after many years had passed, the poisonous miasma in the Valley of Wronged Spirits still caused the Immortal Masters of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect to fear it like a tiger.

This was more than enough to illustrate just how powerful Gu Masters were.

Qin Niu’s fortuitous capture of the Mirage Insect might just be an opportunity, a monumental chance.

The prerequisite was that he must tame the Mirage Insect to uncover the secrets within the Valley of Wronged Spirits.