Chapter 241: Yan Ying’s Plot
The Rhinoceros Tiger was extremely shocked in its heart, followed immediately by a surge of excitement.
This was a bloodline metamorphosis, something that for a Feral Beast might be impossible to achieve even in a lifetime.
If the previous Rhinoceros Tiger bloodline was only at third-order level, and as long as it absorbed enough resources, it could grow steadily, then third-order was the final form of the Rhinoceros Tiger species.
To break through to fourth-order, it had to break the shackles of their bloodline.
And now, after the drop of Primal Blood granted by Su Yan, the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust and Rhinoceros Tiger bloodlines fused with each other, and in this short process, a new bloodline had already been born.
It was both a subspecies of Fierce Insect and a subspecies of Rhinoceros Tiger. The two powers combined, allowing the Rhinoceros Tiger at this time to sense Malevolent Energy, control Malevolent Energy as a means, and even use Malevolent Energy as food.
“How are your abilities?”
“Insect Armor as body, Blood Qi abundant, can use Malevolent Energy for attack, stimulating Blood Fiend Divine Light.”
The full body of Insect Armor elevated the Rhinoceros Tiger’s physical body defense to a higher level, and the beast blood power throughout its body became even more abundant. Its wound self-healing and accumulation of Demonic Essence abilities became stronger, while Blood Fiend Divine Light could erode the body, corrupt flesh and blood, and was particularly powerful.
Su Yan showed a contemplative expression, thinking to himself: “The core abilities of Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust are Malevolent Energy, blood devouring and transformation, and Swarm. Although the Rhinoceros Tiger obtained the bloodline, it all manifested on its main body. As expected, it stimulated a subspecies bloodline rather than a simple replication.”
He knew that this was only the initial fusion for the Rhinoceros Tiger. As its strength continued to improve, this unique bloodline belonging to it would ultimately become even more powerful.
“Enter the Insect Realm Space and comprehend the bloodline on your own.”
“Yes, Master.”
Su Yan stored the Rhinoceros Tiger into the Insect Realm Space. At this time, after the metamorphosis of the Insect Realm Space, its spirit gathering and transformation abilities had also improved significantly.
Apart from its size, calling it a Small Secret Realm was completely appropriate.
After Su Yan stored away the group of Fierce Insects, he thought of the Rhinoceros Tiger and muttered to himself: “Although Bloodline Gift consumes True Essence, for me, it is not too big a problem.”
“Brother Yang Kun, Ding Meng and the others can be granted a drop of Primal Blood each. If their strength is not strong enough, they might drag me down. If Nangong Hong Yue also obtains Primal Blood, then Dan Qiao Realm is probably just around the corner.”
Su Yan emerged from the underground Ant Nest and arrived at the Camp, where he met Nangong Hong Yue, Jiao Yang Sou, Yang Kun, and the others.
As soon as the six saw Su Yan, all of them showed joy on their faces and immediately stepped forward to congratulate him.
“Congratulations, Lord, on your successful breakthrough.”
Su Yan waved his hand for them to rise. Seeing everyone here, he naturally knew what was going on.
“You’ve worked hard.” Su Yan nodded: “Yang Kun, Yang Lun. You two, come here.”
The two looked at him with some surprise and walked up to Su Yan.
“You two have been scheming everywhere and contributed greatly to the Sacred Insect Merchant Guild. These two drops of Primal Blood are granted to you. Refine them quickly.”
The two drops of Primal Blood flew into their mouths. They swallowed them, but their expressions changed as vigorous True Essence surged around their bodies.
The two brothers were shocked by the power of the Primal Blood while overjoyed, beginning to wholeheartedly refine the Primal Blood in their bodies.
At this moment, their bloodlines completed the metamorphosis.
After a full hour, their auras surged violently. Although still at True Intent Realm Condensing Momentum Stage cultivation, they had reached Great Accomplishment of Condensing Momentum Stage, just one step away from Divine Union Realm.
Changes appeared on both of them. Yang Kun had fused with Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust Primal Blood; red armor grew on his hands, his nails sharp, and a pair of red eyes that could see through Malevolent Energy.
Yang Lun had fused with Shadow Horn Spider Primal Blood; a pair of inch-long black horns grew from his head, and his face gained a few shades of darkness, resembling the state of a Shadow Horn Spider.
Black shadows slowly moved around his body, soon transforming into a lifelike three-dimensional shadow that followed him closely.
The changes in the two stunned everyone.
“Innate Martial Body!”
Ouyang Hongyue looked shocked. She could completely confirm that Su Yan had artificially created a Talented Martial Body.
What exactly were those two drops of blood?
Even in the Hundred Caves Witch Sect, to truly create a postnatally Talented Martial Body required Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of unimaginable value.
Transforming bloodline, solidifying Bone Structure.
For a Martial Artist, this was no less than changing the world.
And Su Yan had so easily rewarded it to his subordinates.
“Dong dong dong.”
Yang Kun and Yang Lun awoke from their breakthrough and immediately knelt down, their excited expressions indescribable.
“Thank you, Lord, for the Bloodline Gift. Your subordinates are willing to go through fire and water for you, without hesitation.”
The two were so excited they could hardly contain themselves. Without Su Yan, they would likely have remained mere mountain bandits their whole lives, perhaps grinding their way to True Intent Realm at best.
But only True Intent Realm at that.
Now, however, their cultivation had reached beyond True Intent Realm Condensing Momentum, and they had obtained this Innate Martial Body. In the future, not to mention True Intent Realm Fourth Realm Divine Union, even Dan Qiao Realm was not impossible.
With such fortune, how could they not be grateful to Su Yan?
“Rise.” Su Yan looked at Nangong Hong Yue and said: “What about you? The Primal Blood is modeled after my Fierce Insects. Which one do you want to fuse with?”
Ouyang Hongyue was stunned for a moment, showing a surprised expression.
She had not followed Su Yan as long as the Jiao Yang Sou brothers, and she had never imagined such a precious item would come to her.
She hesitated somewhat and said: “Ding Meng and the others…”
“Miss Hongyue, whoever Lord chooses to give it to is Lord’s decision…”
Before Ouyang Hongyue could finish, Ding Meng over there interrupted.
Seeing Yang Kun and the brothers receive it first, the three naturally envied them, but they had followed Su Yan for nearly a year.
They naturally understood what their Lord meant.
Rewards and punishments are clear.
The Jiao Yang Sou brothers received the reward because they handled the most matters for the Sacred Insect Merchant Guild, arranging them most meticulously; both were the backbone of the Sacred Insect Merchant Guild.
Although the three of them also contributed, they lacked some scheming.
Compared, there was naturally a difference.
Nangong Hong Yue was the same.
However, whether Ding Meng, Wang Cang, or Cai Peng, they all knew that as long as they loyally did their work, the rewards were just a matter of time.
Hearing Ding Meng’s persuasion, Nangong Hong Yue no longer hesitated and nodded: “I want the Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust Primal Blood. The Blood Fiend Marrow Worm has been coexisting with me very intimately and is also one of the foundations of my Five Poisons Heart Casting Gu. If I obtain the Primal Blood now, my bloodline will likely complete its metamorphosis and break through to Dan Qiao Realm. This way, even if families like Ye Family and Liu Family use their schemes again, we can handle them with ease.”
Wealth Moves the Heart.
Rock Ant Black Crystal flowing into the Southern Sky City market was like a large catfish entering a pond.
If it was just a small amount, the Ye Family would welcome it immensely.
Because as Southern Sky City’s forging family, the Ye Family nearly monopolized the forging industry around Southern Sky City.
Their produced Sharp Weapons and Spirit Tools occupied at least sixty percent of the market.
If it was a small amount of Rock Ant Black Crystal, it would only be forging Materials for their family, an aid.
But if the quantity was large and produced continuously, then this Rock Ant Black Crystal became a dragon crossing the river.
No one wanted the Sacred Insect Merchant Guild to seize such benefits; everyone wanted to bring this golden egg-laying goose home.
Although only a few months had passed, plenty of overt and covert efforts had been made.
If not for the Rock Demon Ant Queen sitting in charge, letting them sense the existence of a third-order Calamity Beast, it probably would not just be schemes.
“You fuse the Primal Blood first.”
Su Yan condensed the Primal Blood and handed it to Nangong Hong Yue.
Nangong Hong Yue did not use it on the spot but stored it away, preparing to adjust her state and break through to Dan Qiao Realm in one go.
Su Yan naturally agreed, leaving her directly in the Ant Nest for secluded cultivation.
Leaving the Jiao Yang Sou brothers and a few others, he then instructed them on collecting Molting Material.
“Spread the news: help me find Iron Fir Crystal Bone, Earth Core Profound Crystal, Netherworld Centipede King, Heavenly Heart Lotus, Nether Light Spirit Flame, Fire Heart Profound Ore Crystal, Blazing Purple Scorpion, Subspecies Fire Qilin Blood—these eight items. Even at high prices, spare no cost.”
“Rest assured, Lord. The Sacred Insect Merchant Guild and Red Moon Pill Workshop have already established a foothold. We will definitely find these items for you.”
Yang Lun nodded in agreement, and Ding Meng and the others even more so.
The eight items were all precious third-order Materials, not easy to find.
But now, relying on their forces, it was not impossible; it just required spending more money.
With Rock Ant Black Crystal in hand and Red Moon Pill Workshop, money was truly not the biggest issue.
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Ant Nest third layer.
Su Yan took out the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower. The tower body grew against the wind, instantly becoming dozens of meters tall.
He walked into the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower. The first layer space was dozens of zhang in radius, all with flowing faint light, as if paved with jade.
At a glance, in the center of the spacious tower layer hung a person, limbs and waist bound by red Chains.
Faint red light enveloped the Chains, bit by bit drawing out the True Essence from that person’s body, suppressing his power.
Hua la.
As soon as Su Yan walked in, that person immediately opened his eyes, glaring hatefully at Su Yan.
Yuan Ye’s face was pale, lips dry and cracked, as if half his life was gone, his aura extremely weak.
“Fellow Daoist, with such abilities, why use such means against me?”
Over ten days of imprisonment, not a drop of water or grain.
If he still had his True Essence, it would be fine, but this strange Spirit Tool kept drawing his True Essence.
In this way, surviving over ten days without eating or drinking was already due to his deep cultivation.
Su Yan slightly raised his brow. This was not his fault; he had just consecutively broken through and forgotten about Yuan Ye and Old Ancestor Bai Cang.
“So, not planning to talk about your Three Flames Divine Palace’s schemes?”
With this question from Su Yan, Yuan Ye’s eyes flickered with hesitation.
The person before him was probably a Beast King Sect disciple. Not only were his methods ruthless, but locking someone up for over ten days without food or water, without a single question, in this pitch-black Spirit Tool, was enough to drive one mad.
With such a ruthless person, if he did not talk, there would be other torturous methods.
Moreover, he could endure, but could that waste Bai Cang?
“If I tell you, will you let me go?”
Su Yan sneered: “Daydreaming—does that make sense? It’s just a conspiracy anyway.”
“Just?”
Yuan Ye also showed a sinister smile: “You don’t think Beast King Sect is really impregnable, do you?”
Su Yan waved his hand, and over a hundred Fiend Bees flew out, charging straight at Yuan Ye’s body.
Painful groans immediately sounded. Flesh and blood were being gnawed bit by bit, and Malevolent Energy eroded his body like cold ice.
Bone-piercing pain spread throughout his body, yet not a single wound was fatal.
He could clearly feel over a hundred insects crawling around inside his body.
Su Yan walked past him directly, heading to the second floor.
An indifferent voice came: “I’m giving you only one chance. If what you say later does not match Old Ancestor Bai Cang’s, your soul will forever remain in this tower suffering the torment of myriad insects devouring.”
Yuan Ye’s heart shook. How could he dare bargain: “I’ll talk, I’ll tell everything.”
Su Yan ignored him and went directly to the second layer.
Old Ancestor Bai Cang on the second layer was even more wretched than Yuan Ye. He was locked with the White Cang Ape and now had a somewhat dying ember appearance.
As soon as Su Yan appeared, Old Ancestor Bai Cang wagged his tail and begged for mercy like a dog, weakly.
“It was all them, Yuan Ye and the others who forced me. I never thought of betraying your Beast King Sect disciple’s whereabouts.”
Surprise flashed in Su Yan’s eyes, but his face remained expressionless: “But you did it.”
Old Ancestor Bai Cang panicked, his face even paler.
“Want to live? Then explain their matters clearly.”
The cold voice sounded like a lifeline to Old Ancestor Bai Cang.
“Yan Ying, they call themselves Yan Ying. At first, they called each other Fellow Daoist, starting from us Rogue Cultivators, exchanging cultivation resources and helping each other.”
“After a long time, they bought news from us or hired us for tasks. They definitely are not Righteous Path people. I-I guess they are from a Demonic Sect.”
After a century of association, Old Ancestor Bai Cang was not truly stupid, and having done plenty of dirty work, how could he notice nothing.
After hearing from Old Ancestor Bai Cang, Yuan Ye was even more afraid to conceal anything and told everything he knew in detail.
Three Flames Divine Palace’s hidden agents Yan Ying specifically bypassed the Hundred Peaks Barrier to lay out plans in Lingnan Prefecture.
Whether Rogue Cultivators, small families, or small forces, as long as suitable, they tried every means to pull them into their organization.
Yuan Ye was originally an outer sect Elder of Three Flames Divine Palace and thus part of Yan Ying, mainly as an Elder.
Over these many years, the forces he controlled were not small.
“Where is Yan Ying’s Leader?”
Su Yan asked indifferently.
Yuan Ye shook his head: “I don’t know. I only know he has extraordinary relations in several major sects. This time, he had us win over various forces to establish Yan Ying Sect, to openly deter the three major sects.”
He looked up at Su Yan, his voice growing lower. Although the Fiend Bees in his body had been drawn out by Su Yan, the pain lingered.
“I-I’ve told everything I know. The twenty-seven forces and Rogue Cultivators I control, I’ve handed them all to you without omission. I only beg for a chance at life—even being a hidden agent is fine.”
No longer showing his face, becoming Su Yan’s secret glove.
This was his only chance to survive.
“You think quite openly.”
Su Yan finally smiled. Two Blood Marrow Worms instantly flew out, burrowing into his body.
Pain filled his face, but soon Yuan Ye sensed two insects had appeared in his Spine and the back of his skull.
Bloodline fusion, countless blood vessels intertwined—impossible to separate easily. Even as a Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artist, he could not escape unscathed.
“This is your restraint. Later, I’ll find a place for you. For now, you and Bai Cang stay in this tower.”
Su Yan unlocked the Chains, then moved and exited the Myriad Insect Prison Suppressing Tower.
He summoned the Six-Winged Blood Centipede, mounted it, and headed straight for Beast King Sect.
With Three Flames Divine Palace making moves, Beast King Sect would not sit idly by.
