Chapter 34: Absorbing Spiritual Energy
And when Sheng Rong’s mental power finally passed through the outer hard shell with difficulty, as soon as it touched that mass of liquid, the larva that had been sleeping inside suddenly stirred.
Shi An’an immediately shouted, “Withdraw your mental power!” And she immediately wrapped her spiritual sense around Sheng Rong’s mental power, helping him withdraw it.
Sheng Rong also sensed the danger and immediately withdrew his mental power.
“Thank you.” Sheng Rong’s face was somewhat pale. Just now, his mental power had nearly been devoured by the larva inside, and during the withdrawal, he keenly noticed a gentle yet powerful mental power wrapping around his own, protecting him.
“Has your mental power reached SS level?” Sheng Rong asked.
Shi An’an shook her head, “Only A+!” It was measured when she first arrived in this world. As for now, who knows.
Shi An’an stared intently at the insect inside the stone. She found that the insect had fallen asleep again.
“How is it! Is it really an Insectoid Race larva?” Lin Jinmo asked nervously.
Sheng Rong nodded gravely and looked around. There were many stones of this shape!
Everywhere his gaze reached, they were all there!
“I… I’ll tell my brother!” Lin Jinmo immediately contacted his elder brother.
And in the surveillance, Lin Xi had already seen this scene and had notified He Rui of this message.
“Didn’t they say before that Planet H11 had been checked three times?!!!” Lin Xi’s usually steady face was completely shattered at this moment.
He only remembered the scalp-numbing feeling when he saw Shi An’an say the stone was alive.
He Rui seriously contacted An Yi, “Yes, boss, come quickly, I can’t hold on!!!” He Rui felt that taking over this military training was either his fortune or misfortune.
His brain wasn’t working well to begin with, and Lin Xi had always been there before. Now on Planet H11, not even 24 hours in, several students had discovered the extinct Insectoid Race, and it was Devouring Worms!!!
He Rui felt he could die on the spot…
Upon hearing that there were Devouring Worms on Planet H11, An Yi immediately took over He Rui’s authority remotely and issued commands directly.
Meanwhile, Shi An’an and the others were still gathered around one stone. Shi Lele tightly hugged Shi Anxin, trembling as she looked around, her hairs standing on end.
“How did you know this might be a Devouring Worm larva?” Sheng Rong looked at Shi Anxin and asked.
Shi Anxin’s face was pale. “Have you forgotten? Eighteen years ago, that queen insect was a Devouring Worm queen insect.”
Hearing this, Shi An’an understood. “So, these are insect eggs left behind by that queen insect?”
“But after killing that queen insect back then, the legion searched Planet H11 inside and out many times. How could they not discover these insect eggs? And there are so many!” Lin Jinmo also leaned closely against Sheng Rong, puzzled.
Sheng Rong was also puzzled. “An’an, what are you doing?”
Everyone looked at Shi An’an together, only to see her place her hand on the stone again…
Shi An’an learned from Lin Jinmo that Lin Xi already knew the situation here, and she believed people would soon come to take them students to a safe place.
But she craved the spiritual energy inside!
So, she decided to try absorbing the spiritual energy inside while no one came.
“You all stand farther back. Sis, activate the protective shield Second Brother gave last time,” Shi An’an said with her eyes closed.
“An’an, what are you doing!” Shi Anxin looked at Shi An’an uneasily.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. I’ll observe a bit more,” Shi An’an comforted. She had a feeling that she could draw out the spiritual energy inside.
Sheng Rong immediately pulled Lin Jinmo and the others back. He didn’t know why Shi An’an’s mental power was different from theirs—clearly so strong, yet only A+—but he inexplicably trusted Shi An’an, feeling she wasn’t the reckless type.
The group retreated to an area without Devouring Worm insect eggs, then Shi Anxin activated the protective shield, covering them all. She then nervously watched Shi An’an.
Meanwhile, nearby, unaware student teams passed by one after another.
These students saw Sheng Rong and the others. Though they didn’t know why they had stopped, for points, they all quickly passed by without stopping to ask.
Shi An’an quietly wrapped her spiritual sense around the larva at the center of the stone, ensuring it detected no abnormality, then began mobilizing the spiritual power in her body to absorb the spiritual energy inside.
When her spiritual power touched the pure spiritual energy in the stone, it was like parched plants meeting water. Shi An’an trembled with excitement all over.
Suppressing her excitement, Shi An’an carefully began absorbing the spiritual energy while constantly observing the larva.
And at the instant Shi An’an mobilized her spiritual power, a small dumpling not far away suddenly stood up, staring straight at Shi An’an, its little feet pawing the ground nonstop, wanting to go over but afraid.
“Success!” Shi An’an finally absorbed the last drop of spiritual energy from the stone. At this moment, she felt refreshed all over, full of vigor—this feeling was just like when she was in the Cultivation World, cultivating with a high-grade spirit stone she had bought at great expense.
“Spirit Stone!” Shi An’an suddenly thought of something, then used her spiritual sense to check the larva in the stone after the spiritual energy was gone…
Sure enough, once Shi An’an absorbed the last trace of spiritual energy from the stone, she found the larva’s vitality beginning to weaken. The liquid wrapping the larva started to become turbid and even absorbed by the outer stone layer, gradually diminishing bit by bit.
Shi An’an recalled the spiritual energy in that star beast’s body before and guessed that this larva probably had spiritual energy inside too, after all, having grown in this spirit stone since young.
But this insect looked too ugly; Shi An’an couldn’t bring herself to eat it. In the end, she took out a pot of mint from her space button and placed it beside the stone.
Upon seeing this pot of mint, Lin Jinmo and Shi Anxin remained calm, but Shi Lele and Sheng Rong were not.
The unsettled one also included that small dumpling not far away.
At this moment, Shi An’an was focused entirely on the larva in the stone and didn’t notice the anomaly nearby. She mobilized her spiritual power, wrapping around the larva, then seized the moment to instantly shred it.
The still-sleeping larva didn’t even have time to cry for help before being shredded into bits by Shi An’an. Immediately, a large surge of dense spiritual energy overflowed, and Shi An’an quickly drew it out, channeling it into the mint.
Suddenly fed a large mouthful of dense spiritual energy, the mint instantly stretched its leaves, transforming from tender sprouts into thick and sturdy ones, with leaves turning lush green and plump. Not to mention, it began emitting a refreshing aroma, filling the surroundings, giving a cool, heart-piercing comfort with just one whiff.
The small dumpling not far away took a deep breath, comfortably rolling over to expose its belly.
And the stone without the larva and spiritual energy gradually cracked open.
Seeing this, Shi Anxin immediately retracted the protective shield, and the group quickly ran forward.
