Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible

"If I understand correctly, are you planning to let my people serve as the fuel for that golden-red flame?"

As he spoke, the battlefield scene transmitted by Xuan Jun not long ago reappeared in the ant queen's mind. In the scene, a golden red fire lotus slowly bloomed in the sky, and a huge swarm of bees instantly formed in the fire lotus shining in the sky. Ash.

The whole scene was gorgeous and shocking, which was why the queen ant was willing to give her human ally so much patience. It also made her quickly understand why the other party said there was no need to board the island.

But precisely because she wanted to understand, a very obvious anger immediately climbed onto the queen's face.

Of course Xu Yue could see the source of the other party's anger, but he decisively chose to ignore it. For a group on the verge of extinction, as long as it is for the survival of the race, they will accept it no matter how big the sacrifice is.

Just like the countless honeypot ants in the cave, he believed that the queen ant would definitely agree to his plan. After all, the ants now had no choice.

"Not only the ant tribe, but also the bee tribe, and even the feather tribe. Judging from the scale of the Poseidon disaster in the second era, this may be your last chance."

"Once the mysterious island is completely submerged by the ocean, you will all sink to the bottom of the sea and fall into eternal silence, without exception, sooner or later."

"My queen, you need to recognize the reality. All the creatures on the mysterious island have no future, and the same goes for the ants. Instead of waiting for death in despair, why not make a desperate move now? All dazzling.”

"The fire lotus above Maolin Lake must have been known to me. Maybe it is not powerful enough to kill Poseidon, but what if its scale is expanded to a hundred times, or even a thousand times? By then it will no longer be No chance."

Recalling the horrific killings of Fire Lotus, the Queen Ant's eyes flashed slightly, but the gloom on her face did not diminish at all.

"It's a good idea to let my people become a stepping stone to satisfy your arrogant ambition, but you can't bear that kind of power, not to mention a hundred times, even ten times, your body and soul can't meet its consumption. , the moment the fire lotus blooms, you will be wiped out on the spot."

"It is true that I cannot bear it on my own, but coincidentally, the honey from the bee tribe can replenish energy and soothe the spirit, while the honey from the ant tribe can heal injuries and strengthen the body. As long as the quantity is sufficient, it can sustain my life. Until that unprecedented fire lotus fully blooms and takes the so-called god away with it."

"Only if He dies, the entire island, and even the entire world, will have a future, right? Your Majesty, the queen ant, at this point, why not give it a try!"

The queen ant did not refute Xu Yue's words, but kept calculating the pros and cons of this plan in her mind. No matter how absurd the plan seemed, as the other party said, the ants now have no choice. The last chance, alienated creatures cannot land on the island, only this outsider has the possibility to cause harm to Poseidon.

For them, even if they fail to kill the Poseidon this time, as long as they can inflict serious enough injuries on him and delay the time for the ocean to completely submerge the land, it is not without gain.

As for the sacrifices the tribesmen have to make, to put it bluntly, for a civilization like the ant tribe, as long as the queen ant can survive, the ant tribe will not become extinct. After the end of the second era, there was only one ant nest left. The queen ant and a small number of worker ants, but it didn't take long for them to come back again and return to the top.

The ants are different from the bees. The nests built deep underground make them extremely resistant to stress. As long as they are given enough time, they will be like weeds in the wilderness. Even if their branches and leaves are burned to death, as long as they are underground, If the root system is still there, it will grow again if the spring breeze blows.

Thinking of this, the gloomy look on the Queen Ant's face faded a lot. She stared into Xu Yue's eyes and said in a deep voice:

"You only have one chance to kill. Once you let Poseidon stir up the lake outside the island, the power of the fire lotus will be greatly weakened. Secondly, your mental power limit is not enough. Even with the continuous support of honey, it is still not enough. You control such a vast amount of fire."

"The power of Poseidon is more terrifying than you imagine, and it is now the Fourth Age. He is far better than before. If you want to win, the level you are showing now is not enough to convince the ants."

Recalling the tragic situation when he was bleeding from seven holes due to mental overdraft not long ago, Xu Yue did not deny the Queen's inference. With his current intelligence attributes, he was indeed beyond his capabilities, but since he could come up with this plan, he naturally had some ideas about it. The solution.

"It wasn't long before I followed Xing Hai into the ant nest, but all the male ants in the entire ant nest seemed to know my identity and strength immediately. This level of information transmission efficiency could not be achieved by Xing Hai alone. The ability to communicate spiritually is absolutely impossible.”

"If I perceive it correctly, there should be something similar to a teleportation network in the ant nest. Within the scope of the network, the spiritual power of the corresponding individuals can be amplified and connections can be formed between each other. As long as the ants If I can be included in the network, the mental burden of stimulating the fire lotus can be shared among multiple male ants, and then the problem of insufficient mental power limit will be solved."

After listening, the Queen Ant pondered for a few breaths, and couldn't help but look up and down at the human ally in front of her, with a bit more depth in her eyes.

"Well, this network does exist. It is based on 'spiritual communication' and was finally created by the 24th Ant Queen. It obviously only lasted less than a day. It seems that Sir Xinhuo has great influence on our clan. The understanding is very profound.”

"But I'm afraid I will disappoint you. Even if I can make you learn 'spiritual communication' and successfully connect to the network, it will not help, because the 'spiritual network' is built with the ant queen as the core, and its coverage area is only It is limited to the ant nest, and the queen of the ant tribe must not leave the nest. This is an absolute rule set by the first queen for the survival of the race, and I cannot violate it."

As the declaration that cannot be violated was made, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became silent. If the queen ant cannot leave the nest, the spiritual network will not have any effect, which will greatly reduce the power of the red lotus.

It doesn't actually matter whether this so-called absolute rule can be violated or not. The real focus is the safety of the queen ant. Regarding the survival of the ant colony, it is obvious that Xu Yue's plan has not yet reached a level that can make the ants desperate, at least. Not enough to put the queen in danger.

After all, no matter how feasible the current plan is, it is still just his words. As the foundation of the clan, the ant queen cannot be so impulsive.

Wanting the entire ant tribe to support his actions at all costs is not something that can be done so easily. The killing of the bee tribe not long ago was just the most basic stepping stone. Now he needs to come up with something more valuable. To convince this absolute master of the ant tribe.

"Your Majesty, may I ask which queen you are after the ant clan has developed so far?"

Faced with this sudden question, the Queen Ant was stunned for a moment, but she still answered truthfully.

"The 32nd."

"In about four hundred years, there have been 32 queens, which means that the average life span of each queen is less than 20 years, right?"

"I have observed that compared to the powerful male ant leaders, although the body of your ant queen is not weak, it is far from being worthy of the spiritual power that surges like the ocean. It is so powerful that there is nowhere to put it. The soul, and the relatively weak body, well, it’s quite a familiar situation.”

As he spoke, the image of an old man in a wheelchair flashed in Xu Yue's mind, and he continued:

"Even when there is no alienation, some queen ants in nature can live for about 30 years, but your life span is obviously abnormal. The only explanation is that the body and soul cannot match. Under the pressure of the overly powerful soul, the body not only Unable to complete the task of providing support, he became increasingly overwhelmed, so his lifespan continued to decrease. This is very similar to an elder I know. I wonder if my guess is correct?"

After finishing speaking, the ant queen looked at Xu Yue with a particularly inexplicable look. Lifespan is not a secret among the ant tribe. Being strong always comes with a corresponding price. This is understandable. The ant queen represents the supreme status. But it is also an inescapable responsibility.

She didn't care about the shortage of life span, but when the other party suddenly mentioned this issue at this time, the meaning behind it was quite intriguing.

"Yes, the lifespan of each ant queen is generally short. That is because of the ant clan's unique inheritance mode. Whenever the life of the previous ant queen is about to end, through the inheritance ceremony, she can transfer her spiritual energy with her The inherited memory will be instilled into the next queen."

"The advantage of this is that as time goes by, each queen will be stronger than the predecessors, but correspondingly, the increasingly powerful soul will gradually overwhelm the body. In this case, the lifespan will The shortage is inevitable, does it seem like this problem can be solved by listening to Your Excellency Xinhuo?"

"Yes, I can!"

The categorical affirmation came out of Xu Yue's mouth, his eyes swept over the ant queen's raised eyebrows, and he continued to speak.

"I once learned a skill with unlimited potential from an elder. After the elder's body was destroyed by an external force, he used this skill to successfully transfer his soul into the body of his fellow brother and survive. Got a second life."

"In other words, if the ant queen can master this skill, then the body will no longer be a constraint and burden, but just a consumable. You will have countless descendants, that is, countless bodies that can be freely transformed."

"The dark lair is no longer your only destination, and the short lifespan of your body cannot limit your endless time. By then, distance will no longer be a problem. As long as you solve the Poseidon, with this ability and countless descendants, you Maybe he can become the next god, a god who belongs exclusively to the ant tribe, or even to the insect tribe."

Xu Yue's impassioned words were his biggest bargaining chip to convince the ants, and the above-mentioned fantasies were not lies, but a real future that had a chance to be realized. He didn't care whether killing the Poseidon would create another more powerful one. A powerful monster, after leaving this world, he will not care whether there is a flood.

On the other side, the ant queen looked at the "outrageous" human ally in front of her with some determination, and her breathing began to become a little faster unconsciously. For a strong person in the psychic system, distinguishing lies can be said to be the most basic ability, but That's why she knew very well what Xu Yue said about this ability, which would be the new future of the ant tribe.

"What is this skill called?"

"Psychic space!"

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Outside, the Ant Nest Hall.

Xu Yue's closed eyes slowly opened, and familiar scenes appeared in front of him. It seemed that the recent world-destroying flood and the conversation on the ocean were just a dream, but he knew very well that all of this was real.

Two pairs of eyes, one person and one ant, met in the hall. The queen ant lowered her eyes first to cover up the flickering excitement in her eyes. She looked at the male ant leaders who had been standing on both sides of the throne.

"Xuan Jun, An Jia, please step aside first. This Lord Xinhuo and I have some important cooperation to discuss."

"yes!"

The two male ant leaders had no doubts about the queen's order and left decisively after accepting the order. To all the ant tribe, the meaning of the queen is not just as simple as the king, but also the giver of life, worthy of their unconditional follow.

As for the danger? The majestic spiritual power of the queen ants is far more powerful than their bodies.

The footsteps echoing in the hall gradually moved away. As the giant door closed with a creaking sound, the queen ant lowered her huge white jade head, her tone full of expectation.

"Let's get started, Your Excellency Xinhuo, let me see how miraculous this ability called psychic space is."

The broad purple flame wings spread out behind his back, and Xu Yue quickly flew to the front of the ant queen. Staring into the amber eyes, he stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the queen's smooth forehead, and said lightly:

"Your Majesty, Queen Ant, remember the principles of psychic space that I explained to you before. Now let go of your guard and I will help you open your own psychic space."

As soon as he finished speaking, a white light spot flew out from Xu Yue's eyebrows and merged into the queen's skull. Then they both closed their eyes at the same time, and the hall gradually fell silent.

When Professor

But he was obviously not prepared to adopt the same method. Not to mention the many secrets in his spiritual space, just allowing a being with far stronger mental power than himself to enter the space rashly was an extremely risky matter, so he Choose to use your thoughts as a carrier to assist the queen to forcefully open it.

……………

Her consciousness was gradually fading, as if she was drowning in the deep sea, and her feelings about the external body were quickly becoming thinner. This strange feeling caused a strong sense of uneasiness to surge into her heart. The queen wanted to struggle, but her remaining reason allowed her to I remembered the warning from that human ally.

So she suppressed her uneasiness and let her consciousness continue to fall into the deep sea until she lost consciousness.

After an unknown amount of time, when the sensation of the body returned again, the queen ant's closed eyes suddenly opened.

The moment she opened her eyes, warm sunlight immediately poured into her eyes. It was not the false sunlight created by sun mushrooms, but the real sunlight that could make her body warm and comfortable. She had not felt the real warm sunlight in nearly ten years. , the queen ant is extremely convinced of this.

At the same time, the unfamiliar yet familiar aroma of grass also entered her nose. It was a smell she had not seen for a long time. In the ant nest, the smell of decaying mud and stone was the only thing she smelled the most.

After taking a deep breath, the queen ant looked around and saw a green and vast grassland that immediately occupied all her field of vision. The golden sun shone from the sky, and the clear-rooted grass stirred up waves under the gentle breeze. , seems so real and beautiful.

Her sight shifted. To her left was a lush forest, and behind her were the particularly familiar red rock mountains, whimpering in the wind. Apart from these two, everything she could see was flat grassland.

Outside the grassland, there was a turbulent blue ocean. As the line of sight expanded, it was completely obscured by the gray mist, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

After looking at the surrounding environment, the queen ant couldn't help but let out a long moan. Since taking over the responsibilities of the queen, this is the first time she has left the nest deep underground, even in a certain sense. , everything around here is just illusion, but it still makes her, a 'home girl' who has been locked up for ten years, feel excited.

She bent down and crushed a piece of grass at her feet. The light green juice was smeared between the pads of her two fingers. The ant queen brought her fingers close to her nose and sniffed, then threw the crushed grass clippings into her mouth. As she chewed it, a faint bitter taste slipped through her taste buds, leaving her feeling a little dazed for a moment.

As a master of mental illusions, she can feel that the reality of this space far exceeds the illusion she created, and is almost the same as reality.

"This is the spiritual space. It is indeed an amazing ability."

"No, the spiritual space of ordinary creatures is far from achieving this kind of fake-real effect, not to mention such a wide area. What is really worth marveling at is the majestic spiritual energy and powerful soul essence under the Queen Ant's crown."

Just when the queen ant was looking in admiration, the praise of the human ally also sounded in her ears.

Xu Yue appeared next to the ant queen. He looked around at the surrounding scene with undisguised surprise on his face. The ant queen's spiritual power was much stronger than he imagined. Even if it had just been constructed, the other party's spiritual space The area is twice as big as his current one.