Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points

The three Corpse Bees in the sky were very cunning, always circling at high altitude, refusing to descend.

“You little things think you can outsmart me with that little intelligence?”

Qin Niu revealed a disdainful cold sneer.

The currently captured Corpse Bee was essentially a ‘hostage’, and their coming was definitely not just to scout out the trapped location of the Corpse Bee.

Old Master Huang was extremely timid, having not shown himself in person for many days.

Instead, he sent three new Corpse Bees over.

There was only one purpose, to pinpoint this location and then figure out a way to rescue the trapped Corpse Bee.

No matter how good their eyesight was, flying that high, it was impossible to clearly discern the ‘hostage’s condition.

Descending was only a matter of time.

However, Qin Niu was not prepared to wait but was ready to communicate well with the ‘hostage¹, to turn it into a qualified traitor.

With a powerful Puppet Ant army, it was too simple for Qin Niu to make a prisoner into a traitor.

“Fourth, try to control the captured Corpse Bee and make it obey.”

“We can!”

Fourth, with his remaining single antenna aimed at the Corpse Bee, outstretched his hand along with the other Worker Ants to assist in controlling it.

“Master, it’s done.”

In fact, without Fourth’s reminder, Qin Niu had already noticed that the imprisoned Corpse Bee had become ‘meek’.

This was a sign of obedience.

“Can you call down the three friends who came to save you?”

Qin Niu communicated with it in Bee Language, straightforward.

“I can! The distant bee captains won’t listen to me.”

“There’s an even more formidable one in the distance?”

Qin Niu was surprised.

“Yes, it is our leader.”

“How much longer will it take you to lay eggs?”

“Soon!”

“Call down the three friends who came to rescue you first!”

Qin Niu’s mind was racing with ways to annihilate the enemy.

Eliminating two ordinary Corpse Bees had already scared Old Master Huang into not making a move for many days.

If he could also take care of that bee captain, that would be quite nice.

Qin Niu licked his lips and subconsciously reached for the Bronze Canister at his waist. The Canister could hold a Grade Four Corpse Bee with no issue, but he didn’t know if it could contain a bee captain.

If all else failed, he would have to cut it down with one strike.

Qin Niti’s Ink Blade had already begun to show promise, able to slay even a demonic beast level Pig King, so taking care of a bee captain should not be a problem.

He knew that some formidable insects were immune to water and fire, difficult to wound with blades, but the bee captain that had not yet appeared should not be that strong.

Also, his blade was no longer ordinary. It had developed Blade Qi and was now a high-level Treasured Sword that had begun to possess a hint of spirit.

After receiving Qin Niu’s order, the imprisoned Corpse Bee began to sway its two antennae and frequently exposed its abdomen.

It could be releasing some special pheromones or emitting particular scents from its glands.

The three Corpse Bees in the sky continued to circle, but they had begun to consciously lower their flying altitude.

The bee captain hiding in the distance must be remotely commanding them.

After a while, one of the Corpse Bees made a swift dive straight down, aiming directly for the imprisoned Corpse Bee.

“Fourth, take control of this Corpse Bee with the ant army.”

The Termite Army was now far stronger than it was over ten days ago, more than doubling in number, and should be able to control even more Corpse Bees.

In an instant, the Corpse Bee that had come down to scout was taken under control.

“Tell your comrades and the bee captain in the back that the trap holding the Corpse Bee is too strong, and request their support.”

Qin Niu communicated with it in Bee Language.

It moved its antennae and flapped its wings in circles in the air, somewhat like performing a flight dance.

The other two Corpse Bees, receiving the signal, could never have dreamed that their comrade had turned traitor. They immediately dived down.

“Fourth, how many Corpse Bees can you control at the same time?”

“We should be able to manage four at a time without much problem, though not for a long duration.”

“Take control of all of them. Ghost Army, follow my command, do not launch an attack yet.”

So far, it was only the Worker Ant troops that were in combat.

The Soldier Ant forces lay dormant, fully prepared for battle.

When the two Corpse Bees in the sky dived down to about ten meters above the ground, they were immediately controlled.

It took roughly four hundred Worker Ants to control a single ordinary Grade Four Corpse Bee.

And it required the leadership of several Grade Three Worker Ants.

Those Corpse Bees were indeed powerful.

“Very good! Send a message to the bee captain stating that the prison trapping their comrades is too strong and asking for its help.”

Qin Niu gave instructions to the three controlled Corpse Bees.

After being controlled by the Termite Army, they became puppets, doing whatever they were told.

Now it was a race against time.

Because these three Corpse Bees could lose control at any moment.

If he could successfully lure the bee captain over before exposing the ruse, it would be a victory.

Compared to the ordinary Corpse Bees, the bee captain was clearly more intelligent.

It had been hiding in the distance, remotely commanding and not taking risks personally. This was probably a backup plan prepared by Old Master Huang.

If the enemy was assessed thoroughly, when necessary, the bee captain could suddenly strike and annihilate the enemy.

It might even kill Qin Niu behind the scenes.

If the enemy was found to be too powerful, it could also retreat in time to return and report.

But no matter how cunning a fox was, it couldn’t outwit a smart hunter.

Soon, Qin Niu heard a very rapid wing-beating sound in his ears. Compared to normal Corpse Bees, the sound of the bee captain flying was much fainter.

This took him by surprise.

At this moment, the day had not yet completely darkened.

Qin Niu could see the black dot in the sky growing larger and larger as it rapidly moved closer to this location.

“Such a quick flying speed!”

Qin Niu’s Grade Two Worker Bees also had a decent flying speed, but compared to the bee captain, it paled significantly.

I thought it would scout around before coming down.

But its speed was incredibly fast.

In the blink of an eye, it was already near.

“Fire at it,” Qin Niu said.

Upon achieving his goal, Qin Niu didn’t hesitate and used his Treasured Sword to kill three common Corpse Bees.

One bee per strike, he finished them off in the blink of an eye.

Using the Ink Blade to kill the controlled bees was truly an overkill.

As soon as the Bee General entered the Termite’s attack range, it was immediately subjected to a terribly fierce attack.

On one side was a Mental Attack, and on the other, a mental shackle.

A faint black aura emerged from its body in an attempt to resist fiercely.

However, Qin Niu’s Termite Army was too powerful.

Especially after the three common Corpse Bees were slain, Fourth and the numerous Worker Ants freed their hands, focusing all attacks on it.

How terrifying was this attack?

Just think of the effect of focusing sunlight with a magnifying glass onto a point that could ignite paper, and you would know how terrifying it was.

The Bee General didn’t last three seconds before tumbling down from the sky.

Its body was larger than the common Corpse Bees, roughly the size of an adult’s forearm.

Such a size was much larger than that of ordinary birds.

Qin Niu was quick to react, rushing over to capture it in a net.

Then, he carefully took out the Bronze Canister, stuffed it in, secured the lid, and locked the buckle.

This should be safe now.

Unless it could bite through the Bronze Canister.

This possibility had to be considered.

Because he felt that this Bee General was much stronger than the common Corpse Bees.

Particularly the black aura it emitted when attacked was terrifying. It was ominously dark, filled with the scent of death.

If even a little bit touched him, it could devour his soul and corrode his bones.

“Finally got you,” Qin Niu said.

Qin Niu had just killed three Corpse Bees in one breath, which likely dealt a heavy blow to Old Master Huang’s soul.

This Bee General, however, he did not plan to kill.

Keeping it held many potential uses.

One was to possibly have it lay eggs, breeding even more powerful male bees.

On the other hand, it could also be used as bait to force Old Master Huang to show himself.

After more than ten days, for a single common Corpse Bee held captive by Qin Niu, Old Master Huang sent three common Corpse Bees and one Bee General to attempt a rescue.

Now that he had captured a higher-grade Bee General, hehe… That old man must be frantically jumping up and down in rage, smashing several valuable pieces of porcelain by now.

With this Bee General in hand, Qin Niu wasn’t worried about the fish not taking the bait.

For the past ten days, Qin Niu had been living on tenterhooks.

Rather than being the target of thieves, it was better to strike first and find a way to eliminate the danger.

He wouldn’t provoke others, but if someone had designs on him, then there was no need to be merciful.

If he could kill them, he wouldn’t leave them breathing.

He used a pottery jar to collect the corpses of the three common Corpse Bees, which were high-grade food. He planned to use them all to cultivate the Ant Queen.

The canister containing the Bee General emitted a gnawing sound.

He hurried to check it.

“Damn, that’s too strong! The Bronze Canister was actually pierced by its Poison Stinger.”

Qin Niu discovered several small holes on the canister.

A black Poison Stinger kept attacking the Bronze Canister. After being trapped, the Bee General seemed to have quickly regained its strength.

The multitude of attacks by Ghost Ants seemed to have caused little damage to it.

It was so strong, it was likely a Grade Five Corpse Bee.

“Next time I enter the city, I’ll have to find a blacksmith to custom-make a Fine Iron Canister. Otherwise, if I encounter a more powerful bug, even if I can capture it, I won’t be able to contain it.”

This Bronze Canister was made of thin copper.

“Fourth, you control that common Corpse Bee, I have something to ask it.”

Once the ant colony had the common Corpse Bee under control, Qin Niu began to communicate with it using Bee Language.

“How many Bee Generals does your swarm have?”

“Three.”

“Is there anything more powerful than the Bee Generals?”

“Queen Bee!”

“There are only three Bee Generals in total?”

Qin Niu was somewhat incredulous.

“Yes!”

The Corpse Bee was very honest.

Once under control, it answered whatever was asked.

Having gotten the answers he wanted, Qin Niu felt a surge of secret joy.

The fewer the number of Bee Generals, the more anxious Old Master Huang would be.

“Are there any other powerful insects living in your yard?”

“I don’t know.”

It could only provide this kind of direct and simple answer.

“That’s fine, continue laying eggs,” Qin Niu said.

Qin Niu no longer bothered with it but gave further orders to the ant colony.

“Fourth, lead the ants to control this Bee General, make it lay eggs.”

He planned to drain every last drop of value from this Bee General.

In theory, the offspring produced by a Bee General should be stronger.

During the night, the cool mountain breeze blew gently, and the roar of beasts arose one after another, coming from deep in the mountains.

Yet the area around the Ancient Banyan Tree had become a sanctuary.

All those fierce beasts wisely avoided this place.