Chapter 396 - Chapter 396: Chapter 388 Queen Bee Appears?_1 (2/2)

After being imprisoned, the Fire Bee Queen still curled up its body, its wings trembling nonstop.

Looking at the Green Demon Bee, it too had been stung, but it was seemingly unharmed.

Worthy indeed of being the revenge bee cultivated with all the heart and soul of the Green Demon, it had declared victory in its first battle, and was extraordinarily remarkable. It justified all that Qin Niu had invested in it.

The Green Demon Bee landed on the metal insect jar in Qin Niu’s hand, crawling restlessly.

“If you want to eat, you can have those Giant Fire Bees, but this Queen Bee is very precious, I need to keep it,” Qin Niu said, knowing what the Green Demon Bee intended to do.

As an Insect Master, encountering a completely new insect species definitely warranted saving for research to see if it could be cultivated further.

This Fire Bee Queen possessed formidable combat strength; it just happened to meet its match this time, which was why it seemed rather weak.

Unfortunately for it, it was suppressed by the Green Demon Bee in every aspect.

He examined the captured Fire Bee Queen with delight.

He noticed some fine, intricate patterns on its body that didn’t seem like natural markings, but rather ones that developed over time.

“Something’s not right, though; despite looking very dominant, it lacks the queen’s temperament, not quite like a true Queen Bee,” Qin Niu mused, confident in his insect identification skills.

He had seen many Queen Bees before.

Even the weakest hive’s Queen Bee always possessed an innate regal aura.

Although this Fire Bee Queen had a dominant aura, it lacked the pampered nobility and the leader’s presence that should come with being the head of a colony. It felt like a general, not an emperor.

A thought suddenly struck Qin Niu.

Could those Giant Fire Bees merely be evolved common female bees?

And could this crimson Fire Bee Queen in fact be a Bee General?

With this possibility in mind, Qin Niu’s gaze involuntarily shifted towards the depths of the side tunnel.

Regrettably, with the ground covered in scorching lava, he couldn’t venture deeper to uncover the truth.

Was there another way to lure out the true Queen Bee?

Qin Niu pondered with a frown.

Even after capturing this Fire Bee Queen, that sense of danger still lingered, indirectly confirming his suspicion.

Perhaps there was an even more formidable creature, or even a monster, deep within the side passage, or the bee he caught was a Bee General, not the Queen Bee.

Considering how powerful just a Bee General was, the Queen Bee’s strength must be truly terrifying.

He had always been desperately searching for a suitable male bee for the Green Demon Bee to mate with.

Given the strength of the current Fire Bees, wouldn’t capturing one or two male bees solve the problem that had troubled him for days?

Then, the Green Demon Bee could lay eggs normally.

He dreamt of creating a Green Demon Bee combat swarm.

Elder Jiu Yin had, with just a Corpse Bee swarm, laid waste to numerous Innate Realm experts, causing even Spirit Qi Realm experts to tread cautiously. If Qin Niu succeeded in creating a Green Demon Bee swarm, even Immortal Masters would have to be polite upon meeting him.

As for Spirit Qi Realm experts, they would become easy prey in his presence.

With just a move from the Green Demon Bee, he could instantly kill Spirit Qi Realm experts.

Just thinking of the immense benefits, he became excited.

But how could he venture into the depths of the side tunnel to investigate?

Send in the Green Demon Bee?

That was his sole treasure; if the Fire Bee Queen was too powerful, or if there were formidable monsters living deeper within the side passage that killed his Green Demon Bee, the loss would be unbearable for him.

After all, the Green Demon Bee had not reproduced yet—there was only one female bee.

The female bee’s ability to withstand risks was very weak, and he couldn’t afford to recklessly risk her. The best solution was to quickly find an excellent male bee for her, mate them, and then breed a large number of Green Demon Bees.

With that, all problems would be solved.

Qin Niu summoned several War Bees, but ultimately shook his head.

The War Bees couldn’t even defeat the Giant Fire Bees, let alone a Fire Bee General.

“Hey, that’s right, the Green-Head Summoning Bee can summon other wild bees for battle. I wonder if its summoning ability works on the Fire Bees?” Qin Niu remembered the Green-Head Summoning Bee.

It was a very special type of bee.

He had tamed two in total and only ever caught two.

One of them had been nurtured with Ancient Banyan Tree Blood, significantly enhancing its abilities.

Now was the perfect time to put it to the test.