Chapter 961

Looking at this massive corpse that carried a formidable aura,

Benefactor Xiao Bai stood frozen in place.

It examined the corpse from front to back,

and only after a full five minutes did it speak:

"Apologies, Master. The potential energy within this flesh is too high. For now, I can only consume it; I cannot use its energy to propagate Mimic Demon Insects."

"'For now'?" Li Yao noted the key point. "If you consume this S-tier Insect Mother and evolve into a complete form, will you be able to do it then?"

"I am not certain."

Upon hearing this,

Li Yao was not disappointed; instead, he felt a pleasant surprise.

Potential energy—it must be referring to the Titan Emperor's potential, right?

Thinking about it, that seemed reasonable.

The Titan Emperor was, after all, a demon beast capable of evolving to the Overlord tier.

If it were propagated into a Mimic Demon Insect,

wouldn't that make it an Overlord-tier insect?

Although the 'Human-Insects' of the Demon Insect race were terrifying,

the Dragon Nation's practitioners had been able to contend with them for decades.

This indicated that there were no Overlord-tier 'Human-Insects' in existence.

Viewed in this light,

the Mimic Demon Insects of the Demon Insect race also had an upper limit.

For human practitioners,

this was undoubtedly good news!

"You should consume the S-tier insect swarm first."

"How long will the evolution take?"

"Replying to Master, it will take approximately 12 hours."

"Good, I understand," Li Yao responded.

"Continue having the Bee Demon Insects search for the location of your kin."

"Eat now; I will come back to find you tomorrow."

Under the moonlight,

the 'squelch, squelch' sounds of consumption echoed.

The night passed without incident.

The next day,

when Li Yao woke up,

the Dragon Nation's practitioners and Miss Jiutiao Meise had already gathered together.

Today was exactly the half-month deadline for the border trial.

The activation time was in the morning.

In other words,

before long,

the Demigod race would have their restrictions lifted.

The Demigod race was very powerful.

Li Yao left Kaisa by their side

to prevent any Demigod race sleeper agents from descending and suddenly turning violent to kill.

Li Yao walked over to Benefactor Xiao Bai.

At this moment, Benefactor Xiao Bai's entire body had turned into a massive, milky-white insect cocoon.

Judging by its size alone,

it was already no less than the Demon Insect Mother that Li Yao had killed at the 【Insect Mother Battlefield】 in the Magic Capital.

Strands of cocoon silk drifted onto Li Yao's face, blown by the gentle breeze.

It was very light, odorless, and similar to spider silk.

Li Yao brushed the cocoon silk aside.

Twelve hours—

should have already passed by now.

He reached out to touch the cocoon.

"Benefactor Xiao Bai?"

"Master," Benefactor Xiao Bai responded quickly.

Its voice had changed once again.

It was a somewhat husky female voice,

but one could tell it was very young.

With a 'crack' sound,

a fissure appeared on the cocoon.

Immediately after, the silk-like cocoon threads peeled away layer by layer.

"This is..."

The entire insect body had changed from its original milky-white to a dark gray,

covered in black velvet-like hair.

The mouthparts at the front were as huge and ferocious as ever,

exactly the same as the one at the Insect Mother Battlefield!

Li Yao recalled what Miss Jiutiao Meise had said earlier:

as long as one could fully grasp all the abilities of this Insect Mother,

then for the Dragon Nation's practitioners—no, for all human practitioners—

it would be a tremendous blessing!

Under the effect of the 【Master-Servant Contract】,

he and Benefactor Xiao Bai had a master-servant relationship.

Li Yao did not know if the 【Master-Servant Contract】 would still remain in effect after the border trial,

but limited to the present,

Benefactor Xiao Bai would absolutely tell him everything!

However,

there was still some time left before the border trial ended.

There was no need to rush now;

there were more important things to do.

"Benefactor Xiao Bai, take a look now: can this corpse be consumed to propagate Mimic Demon Insects?" Li Yao asked.

Just like last night,

Benefactor Xiao Bai spent a few more minutes examining the Titan Emperor's corpse.

"I can."

"But I will die."

Benefactor Xiao Bai stated, its tone devoid of any emotion.

"Master, since it means death, rather than using this corpse to propagate Mimic Demon Insects,"

"it would be better to take my offspring and go crusade against that creature in Area 246."

"Calculating in Master's combat power, give me three more days, and it will be enough to propagate an army of offspring capable of defeating that creature."

As soon as these words were spoken,

Li Yao was stunned in place.

Area numbers after two hundred were the northern regions.

Area 246...