Chapter 387: Underwater Yama |
Interesting.
This Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle truly turned out to be a "thief".
What's even more interesting is that it had already successfully stolen this massive group of Belly Aphid Spiders, completely replacing the original "Belly Aphid Spider King".
The surrounding Belly Aphid Spiders saw an unfamiliar individual run up to the mother body and instinctively gathered around.
The little mouse trapped in the middle trembled with fear.
Seeing this scene, Qin Ziwen fell into thoughtful contemplation.
This also resolved one of his doubts.
No wonder there was only this one group of Belly Aphid Spiders around the Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle.
Because even if other hatchlings were lucky enough to eat the Stone Honey, it would be difficult for them to survive around it.
Competition and even hostile relationships existed among these hatchlings themselves.
Unless a stronger will could constantly monitor and suppress their desire to fight amongst themselves.
But clearly, this seemingly very laid-back Giant Aphid Rhinoceros Beetle obviously didn't have the energy for that.
Originally, the idea was to have it train an insectoid army, but now it seems it's not that simple.
At the very least, it first needs to change its lazy personality, and then we need to find a way to achieve balance among different insect species.
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Martial Training Ground.
In the center of the field, Jiang Shan was brandishing his great blade, swinging it with tiger-like ferocity.
Several men on the side clapped and cheered.
Jiang Shan stopped, propping his blade to the side. Someone handed him a can.
Jiang Shan tore open the can and sniffed it lightly. This was the special can rumored to be produced by Guild Leader Qin's new building. It didn't seem to have any special smell.
Its appearance wasn't much different from ordinary canned meat.
Without hesitation, he speared it with a fork and then took a big bite, swallowing it down.
The tender, smooth meat slid down his throat into his stomach. After a few seconds, Jiang Shan, who had closed his eyes, felt a warm current rising from his stomach.
The warm current surged towards his limbs and throughout his body. He took a deep breath, lifted his great blade, and began to wield his weapon.
His movements became faster and faster.
The few men beside him were initially cheering, but gradually, their voices grew quieter.
Jiang Shan's blade danced faster and faster, so fast that the blade itself could no longer be seen, leaving only a silver-white arc whistling through the air.
That arc expanded wider and wider. The few people watching around stepped back one after another. Someone knocked over a wooden rack holding weapons and didn't even bother to pick it up.
"Brother Jiang!"
No one dared to step forward.
Jiang Shan's eyes were closed. The momentum of his blade was no longer under his own control.
He was like a beast trapped in a cage, searching everywhere for an exit.
The blade in his hand was the door it had found.
"He's stuck at a bottleneck." Mogu arrived at the edge of the training ground at some point, arms crossed over his chest, watching Jiang Shan in the center of the field.
Everyone training around stopped their actions and looked towards Jiang Shan.
"Whoosh!"
The sound of the blade cleaving the air suddenly changed its tone, like tearing cloth.
With a slash downward, Jiang Shan suddenly opened his eyes.
"I see it!"
This slash carried the force of ten thousand jun.
The Wooden Stake Dummy in front offered no resistance, directly cleaved in two by a single slash.
"Congratulations." Mogu uttered two words, gave him an appreciative look, and then turned and left.
Jiang Shan lowered his head to look at the blade in his hand. The power of that slash just now was nothing like what he could normally muster.
He seemed to have broken through a bottleneck.
He was already Five-Star, and had broken through the Five-Star bottleneck.
Then wasn't that... Superhuman!
The news of Jiang Shan's breakthrough to Superhuman quickly reached Qin Ziwen's ears.
He summoned Jiang Shan. "Congratulations. You are the first person to break through to Superhuman after leveling up at the training ground."
Jiang Shan said, "I still have to thank you, Guild Leader. Especially that can you gave me. I felt my condition became very good after eating it."
Qin Ziwen nodded. "Mhm, this can has the effect of assisting in breaking through to Superhuman. But generally, it needs to be taken long-term to be effective. The fact that you broke through with just one dose means your own talent is good. The can only played an auxiliary role."
Hearing this answer, Jiang Shan let out a long sigh. No wonder he felt something peculiar after eating the can.
"Guild Leader, can one break through to Superhuman without using a Breakthrough Card?"
In Jiang Shan's impression, breaking through to Superhuman required using a Breakthrough Card.
But Breakthrough Cards were too rare. Currently, apart from the Guild Leader, almost no one had obtained one.
"Before, it wasn't possible. Now it is." Qin Ziwen answered Jiang Shan's question.
"The current Martial Training Ground has this function. It can give you a chance to break through the physical limits of ordinary mortals and advance to Superhuman.
However, this kind of Superhuman is only a pure breakthrough in physical strength. It has no Path characteristics, only possessing the physical strength of Superhuman. There's still a gap compared to true Superhuman."
Jiang Shan became thoughtful.
Qin Ziwen said, "Actually, after breaking through to Superhuman, you can still continue to use a Breakthrough Card. Challenge the tasks on it to obtain a Path."
Jiang Shan was somewhat pleasantly surprised. "It can still be done like that?"
Mogu spoke up. "It can, but the task difficulty will change according to your strength."
Jiang Shan's face turned green. He suddenly didn't know whether his current breakthrough was a good thing or a bad thing.
There were no reference examples within the Qin Alliance right now; he was the first one to eat the crab.
Qin Ziwen said, "Being able to break through your limits and advance to Superhuman is also a good thing. Don't overthink it. Being able to break through at this stage shows your potential is good. Perform well. This Breakthrough Card is for you, consider it a reward for being the first to break through to Superhuman."
Jiang Shan was struck by the pleasant surprise.
He couldn't believe it. Even after receiving the Breakthrough Card with both hands, his fingers were still trembling slightly.
"Thank you, Guild Leader! Long live the Guild Leader!"
After Jiang Shan left, Yan Da emerged from the shadows nearby, looking at the other's retreating back with a complex expression.
Currently within the Home, apart from the few who had already broken through to Superhuman, almost all the remaining existences who had reached Five-Star had their sights firmly fixed on the path to Superhuman.
He never expected that among those below Superhuman, this person would take the lead.
"There's always someone better, and there's always a higher sky. Whether it's luck or talent, being able to break through at this stage is a good thing. Don't be discouraged. Being one step ahead doesn't necessarily mean being ahead every step. His task difficulty will be higher than yours. Perhaps you will complete the Breakthrough Card task even faster." Qin Ziwen comforted him.
"Yes." Yan Da lowered his head.
"This last Breakthrough Card is for you." Qin Ziwen handed the Breakthrough Card to Yan Da.
Yan Da crushed the card.
He closed his eyes tightly.
After a long time, he opened them.
"What task did you accept?"
"Second-tier difficulty. Underwater Yama. In an underwater environment, hunt one hundred fish-men alone, including one Superhuman fish-man." Yan Da said solemnly.
"This task... is acceptable." Qin Ziwen nodded. The difficulty wasn't too great.
The individual combat power of these fish-men from the Dark Tide Department wasn't that high.
What made them troublesome was their numbers and the various dangerous underwater creatures they bred.
As long as one could avoid the dangerous underwater creatures and find the right opportunity, hunting a Superhuman fish-man from the Dark Tide Department wasn't impossible.
"What about the third-tier task?" Qin Ziwen asked curiously. From what he understood, this Yan Da was quite bold. What kind of third-tier task would make him give up?
Yan Da fell silent for a moment, then said, "The third-tier task is named Water Sovereign. It requires me to personally tame an underwater creature weighing over a thousand times my own body weight."