Astral Cockroach

Spring, Year 122 of Banbu.

The bamboo fruit condensed from the seed bestowed by the Dragon God of Bamboo will ripen this year.

The team from Red Crow Mountain arrived at Li Bamboo Peak.

Early on, Banbu fell into slumber, advancing to L9 County Lord.

Time flies, and it's Year 132 of Banbu again.

In early spring, the Thunder Bamboo Ghost King personally escorted the shipment, accompanied by the Narrow Butterfly warrior named "Yingxia" from before, now the Yingxia Butterfly King.

Besides the two insect kings, there were also 20 County Lords and 50 high-level warriors.

The Ghost King Pagoda Tree, with a flowering and fruiting cycle of 120 years, producing only one batch each time, has arrived.

The number of pagoda tree seeds is as high as 9,000, stored using 100 Origin Power food storage boxes.

The items were produced two years ago and have been stored in Red Crow Mountain ever since.

In the past decade, Banbu has hardly consumed any high-quality Origin Power food for growth. According to the experience of the warriors from Red Crow Mountain, using it when stuck at the L9 County Lord level, and finishing it all, should be enough to break through and advance to the King level.

It's only been 10 years since the last molting evolution. Advancing to Roach King in such a hurry is clearly a bit rushed. It would be more stable to wait another 20 years, preferably until the Amethyst Grape harvest of the Purple Stem Armor Tribe, and consume a portion, which would be the most stable.

But there's no other choice. The Ghost King Pagoda Tree is not suitable for long-term storage; time waits for no insect.

After delivering the items, most of the Red Crow warriors led their teams away, leaving 10 County Lord-level warriors to guard the foot of Li Bamboo Peak, scattered around.

Yingxia Butterfly King guards the top of Li Bamboo Peak, her insect king aura undisguised, deterring petty thieves.

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King guards the entrance of Banbu's cave dwelling.

Two purposes: to supervise Banbu's consumption of the Ghost King Pagoda Tree, rather than transferring it to other insects; and to protect Banbu until he advances to the Roach King level.

The pagoda tree seeds are not large, kidney-shaped, about 1.2 centimeters long, and each seed does not contain much Origin Power, about 1,000 Origin Stones worth.

"County Lord Banbu, next, you must be extremely cautious and not be reckless. The strengthening effect of the Ghost King Pagoda Tree is extremely intense. A slight carelessness could cause irreparable damage to you."

"Eat one at a time, rest and recover, then eat the second."

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King had eaten this thing before and seemed to have suffered quite a bit. He was nagging, repeatedly reminding him.

"Understood, understood," Banbu listened with some impatience.

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King was overly cautious and reminded Hongdao for the fifth time: "Fresh meat must not be cut off. You must order the relevant warriors to be prepared at all times, and there must be no slackening."

"Oh… Thunder Bamboo Ghost King, may I ask, is Red Crow Mountain lacking food?"

"We are not lacking."

"99% of the land in our Li Bamboo County is wild jungle, with fierce beasts roaming around. Hunting is possible right outside the door, and there is no shortage of food."

"Okay, in short, don't be careless, and don't be negligent."

The corpse of an entire Gouju Mountain python is placed in front of the cave. What is there to worry about? Isn't such a big one enough to eat? If not, go down the mountain and catch another one immediately.

Hongdao was also getting a headache from being told this and urged: "Banbu, you should quickly try eating one."

"Alright, right away." Banbu picked up a seed from the Origin Power food storage box in front of him, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed.

Banbu had heard of Origin Power food that strengthens and enhances Origin Power talent when he was human, but this was the first time he had seen it and the first time he had consumed it.

The strange Origin Power flowed along his blood, with a very high degree of compatibility. Not a trace was missed, and all of it was dispersed and integrated into the cells throughout his body.

Seeing Banbu eat, the Thunder Bamboo Ghost King immediately waved his antennae and urged the bamboo rat warriors, including Baizhu and Rat King, who were guarding nearby: "You can start now, hurry up."

Li Bamboo Peak lacks Origin Power, and the Thunder Bamboo Ghost King suggested using Origin Power crystals to replenish it.

Eight bamboo rat warriors, four Origin Power crystal storage boxes, used four Origin Power crystals at a time. After preparing the boxes, they quickly moved them into Banbu's cave dwelling.

Just as everything was ready, the Origin Power patterns on Banbu's carapace suddenly burst into bright light, frantically absorbing natural Origin Power, instantly emptying the surrounding Origin Power.

"Not… not enough?" The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King whispered: "Rat King, Baizhu, quickly, get four more Origin Power food storage boxes!"

"Don't!" Banbu was anxious and shouted: "Don't waste it, don't need that much, take it slow."

Rat King stared at Banbu, Baizhu stared at the Thunder Bamboo Ghost King, at a loss.

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King asked: "County Lord Banbu, are you sure there's no problem?"

"I'm sure…"

Just after finishing speaking, the bright light of the Origin Power patterns on Banbu's carapace dimmed by a third.

Banbu said weakly: "Okay, okay, I've recovered."

"Well, that's good." The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King used his mental power to investigate and confirmed that there were no errors, and was slightly relieved. He waved his antennae and said: "Send the fresh meat in."

Rat King and Baizhu quickly drew out the silver-edged battle knives behind them, waved the knives, and cut off slices of lean meat.

Six bamboo rat warriors, including Mazhu and Xiaobaizhu, carried them on food plates and sent them into the cave.

"Enough." After consuming half of the Gouju Mountain python, Banbu recovered. His thoughts turned, the drawer automatically opened, and several bottles of nutrient solution floated out and were all drunk in one gulp.

After resting for a while, he completely recovered.

The Origin Power patterns on his carapace still glowed with a crimson light. On the first and second days, the supernatural patterns in the heart position were also running, absorbing natural Origin Power.

One Ghost King Pagoda Tree seed, 1,000 Origin Stones of Origin Power, drove the body's cells to draw about 30,000 Origin Stones of Origin Power from the Origin Power patterns (supernatural patterns).

The natural Origin Power concentration of Li Bamboo Peak was completely insufficient. Supplementing it with four Origin Power crystal storage boxes was still not ideal for recovery.

Banbu was reluctant to spend more Origin Stones.

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The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King silently observed for a while and, after confirming that there were no major problems, was completely relieved and asked: "County Lord Banbu, how do you feel?"

Banbu said: "Heaven-defying!"

"Haha, that's for sure." The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King was quite proud and said: "Only one batch is produced every 120 years. This time, County Lord Banbu, you definitely got a big advantage. After advancing to the Roach King, you will be able to experience the real benefits it brings."

"I understand," Banbu responded, speeding up his eating, and at the same time instructed Hongdao, who was guarding outside the cave: "Diversify the types of food hunted, wild rabbits, wild chickens, wild boars, Xia Pythons, Bridge Crocodiles, etc., send them in rotation."

"In addition, send over a batch of all kinds of ordinary Origin Power food that has been stored. I need a balanced intake of nutrients."

"Understood…" Hongdao had been curiously observing and saw that it was quite unusual, so he didn't dare to neglect it and quickly went down the mountain to inform the other warriors in charge of hunting.

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King continued: "County Lord Banbu, the Ghost King Pagoda Tree should not be stored for a long time. Be sure to finish eating it all within three years. There should be no problem, right?"

"Two years is about right. If it weren't for the Origin Power restrictions of Li Bamboo Peak, one year would be enough for me," Banbu said, feeling a pang of heartache: Using Origin Power crystals to replenish it will probably cost more than 20 million Origin Stones.

After resting for about two hours, the consumed Origin Power and physical strength had recovered.

Banbu continued to eat the second pagoda tree seed.

This time, he was prepared, calmed down, and carefully sensed the changes in the body's cells.

The Origin Power of the Ghost King Pagoda Tree seemed to be modifying the Origin Power genes.

Mental power could not yet detect the subtle changes at the gene level. He had to eat a certain amount before he could perceive any obvious qualitative changes in the Origin Power genes.

Eat, rest.

Banbu's heart suddenly stirred, and he asked: "Thunder Bamboo Ghost King, is it obviously too difficult for a ninth-age County Lord to eat the Ghost King Pagoda Tree? It should be more suitable for the Insect King level, right?"

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King said: "It is said that the ancestors of Red Crow Mountain have made attempts in this regard. It can improve talent, but it cannot awaken the most important ancestral divine power. In addition, 9,000 pagoda tree seeds, not one less, must all be eaten. Otherwise, the ancestral divine power cannot be awakened."

"I understand… quite particular," Banbu said, with some speculation in his heart: After eating the Ghost King Pagoda Tree, there must be a breakthrough in a major realm to break the genetic lock and awaken the talent ability, which is the so-called "ancestral divine power" of Red Crow Mountain.

Eat and rest for about two hours, recover, then eat the third pagoda tree seed, then eat and rest again, repeating the cycle.

After eating more than 3,000 pagoda tree seeds in a row, Banbu finally clearly realized that it should be increasing the Origin Power genes related to fire and metal elements, enhancing the ability. The most important thing was that the affinity between the body's cells and the two elements had been improved, which was a manifestation of the improvement of Origin Power talent.

In addition, the special ability in the second heart position also had corresponding Origin Power genes produced, but the efficiency of producing Origin Power did not change, probably because it needed to molt and evolve once to be reflected.

However, after eating more than 3,000 pagoda tree seeds, the strengthening effect began to weaken. Specifically, the amount of Origin Power that cells draw from the Origin Power patterns (supernatural patterns) decreased with each pagoda tree seed eaten, and the corresponding gene modification decreased, and the demand for food decreased each time.

Then, the number of pagoda tree seeds eaten each day increased to 20.

When the number of pagoda tree seeds eaten exceeded 6,000, the effect was greatly weakened again, and 30 pagoda tree seeds could be eaten easily and without burden every day. The further back, the strengthening effect would slowly become almost non-existent.

A complete Ghost King Pagoda Tree should be just right to strengthen and improve the Origin Power talent of an entire level.

The talent of all insect warriors on this planet is A-level, and the gap is very small. There must be some kind of suppression. The Ghost King Pagoda Tree has the ability to break this shackle, and it needs a major realm evolution to be reflected.

It took less than two years to eat all 9,000 pagoda tree seeds.

Banbu couldn't hold on any longer and fell directly into a deep sleep.

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