Chapter 82: The Terrifying God-Devouring Ant

"Wretched beast, cease your insolence!"

Suddenly, a fierce roar sounded beside Luo Yao's ear.

The next second, she saw a wisp of Spirit Power sweep past from the side, blasting the ant, sending it flying, and smashing it into the cave.

Then, Luo Yao saw an old man in white robes appear beside her.

"Hmph!"

The old man let out a cold snort, raised his hand and grabbed; Luo Yao saw a black shadow on the ground fly toward the old man.

That was not even the terrifying part; what was more terrifying was that the God-Devouring Ant could not only devour Spirit Power, but even the soul and spirit would be devoured by it.

However, thinking about it, the Immortal Cultivation World is so vast; it is not impossible for those powerful cultivators to be in seclusion deep in the mountains and ancient forests.

More importantly, one is fine, but if it is a group, once surrounded, one can only be bitten to death alive.

Luo Yao is a Loose Cultivator; needing the God-Devouring Ant to protect herself is indeed a good method.

Golden Core Stage; in the Xuanyuan Sect, this exists only in rumors.

!!!

The Golden Core cultivator frowned; he also understood that for Loose Cultivators, wanting to obtain cultivation resources is extremely difficult, so improving strength is even more difficult; therefore, Loose Cultivators will use all kinds of methods to increase combat power.

And the Lingxuan Sect also used its abundant resources to become one of the top sects in the Immortal Cultivation World.

Although it was ultimately destroyed, it had been glorious, and it became a top sect with countless Tribulation Transcendence cultivators from a sect that only had Foundation Establishment cultivators, all thanks to the God-Devouring Ant.

She hadn't even seen a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, yet she encountered a Golden Core cultivator.

The God-Devouring Ant will devour the Spirit Power on a Dharma Treasure, and the Dharma Treasure will turn into scrap iron.

Luo Yao felt that to persuade the Golden Core old man without exposing the existence of her Golden Finger, she could only complain of her hardships.

She looked at the old man, clenched her fist, and bowed.

"Rest assured, this one is still young, and it is only the queen ant; its strength is merely so-so."

If for others there might be difficulty, Luo Yao felt that raising a God-Devouring Ant was simply the best method for her to increase her strength.

Think about it; if encountering a group of God-Devouring Ants, her attacks could not harm them, nor could she defend against their attacks.

Therefore, Luo Yao was only surprised for a moment before regaining her composure.

"Little girl, how about it? Do you want to take this God-Devouring Ant as a pet? Then you will also have the power to protect yourself!"

"But the God-Devouring Ant needs to absorb massive amounts of Spirit Power to grow; that is to say, whether it is Spirit Herbs, Spirit Stones, or Beasts, the God-Devouring Ant accepts them all, and the amount needed is enormous."

But the problem is, the God-Devouring Ant's defense is extremely terrifying; any attack finds it hard to break through its defense.

"Moreover, more importantly, the God-Devouring Ant moves in groups; once encountering a God-Devouring Ant, it means facing a group of opponents against whom one is helpless."

The God-Devouring Ant was famous since ancient times, not because its size was larger than ordinary ants, but because of its unique abilities.

"God-Devouring Ant?" Luo Yao was stunned, then frowned. "What kind of Beast is this?"

Anyone bitten by a God-Devouring Ant will not only have their Spirit Power devoured, but their soul and spirit will also be devoured; in a short moment, not only will the Spirit Power be drained dry, but the person will also become an idiot.

"An ancient strange species—the God-Devouring Ant!"

After all, just listening to the old man's introduction, one knows how terrifying the God-Devouring Ant is; if she had such a Spirit Pet, then next time she encountered a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she would not need to worry about being killed.

Luo Yao hesitated for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

"Senior, I understand," Luo Yao said gratefully. "But I have no sect or school; to increase my strength, I can only rely on other methods to protect myself!"

"Speaking of which, it would be a pity to kill it," that Golden Core cultivator said, stroking his chin, then turned his head to look at Luo Yao.

That Golden Core cultivator helplessly waved his hand, but Luo Yao's forehead was already dripping with cold sweat.

Since the old man before her had taken action to save her, the possibility of him being a bad person was not great; otherwise, why take action? Just sitting back and watching her die would have been fine.

"Wait!" The Golden Core cultivator suddenly became surprised. "You have no master or sect? Then did you cultivate to the eighth layer of Qi Refining all by yourself?"

Besides, after experiencing the matter of Gongsun Ming, Luo Yao had a bit of psychological trauma regarding becoming a disciple.

Just as her thoughts were flying wildly, she saw the old man look at the ant and exclaim in surprise.

If she said she was not tempted, that would be impossible.

After Luo Yao finished listening, she immediately drew in a sharp breath of cold air; this was too terrifying; this God-Devouring Ant was more terrifying than all Beasts.

"However, this God-Devouring Ant is not easy to raise; I estimate that you little girl cannot afford to raise it..." The old man suddenly shook his head again. "It is better to kill it; otherwise, once it grows strong, the sects around here will all suffer."

She hadn't even thought about becoming a disciple or anything; after all, how could a Golden Core Stage cultivator casually take a disciple?

Bang!

Just as the black shadow was about to land in the old man's hand, the old man clenched his fist, and that black shadow exploded, turning into powder.

For a Golden Core cultivator, naturally there was no need to worry, but for herself, it was a very terrifying existence.

"Thank you, Senior, for saving me."

Luo Yao hurriedly called out to stop him. "Senior, I am willing to take it as my Spirit Pet!"

And at this time, Luo Yao finally felt the weakness disappear; she quickly took out the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk, drank a mouthful, restored her Spirit Power, and only then let out a sigh of relief.

However, he did not know that Luo Yao had a Golden Finger.

And at this moment, Luo Yao finally realized the old man's strength was actually Golden Core Stage.

Hearing this, Luo Yao was stunned; she did not expect a Golden Core cultivator to say such a thing, then she showed a look of joy.

It is said that in ancient times, there was a sect called the Lingxuan Sect that raised God-Devouring Ants, causing sects large and small within a hundred li to regard the Lingxuan Sect as supreme.

The God-Devouring Ant can devour Spirit Power; that is to say, a cultivator's attacks are ineffective against it; attacks striking its body are instantly devoured by it.

Not only that, once a God-Devouring Ant bites, all the Spirit Power in the body will be devoured, even if you use a Dharma Treasure.

"I didn't expect to see this thing here; tsk, tsk, tsk, interesting."

The Golden Core cultivator explained the difficulties of raising a God-Devouring Ant, wanting Luo Yao to understand that doing so would be a case of gaining little and losing much.

Someone might ask: as long as the Spirit Power is strong enough, then the God-Devouring Ant surely cannot absorb it all, right?

Thinking of this situation, Luo Yao couldn't help but shiver.

"With a little girl like you, you probably couldn't afford it. By the time you had to spend so much effort earning Spirit Stones or catching Beasts just to feed the God-Devouring Ants, where would you have time to cultivate..."

So, unable to attack, unable to defend, one is helpless when encountering God-Devouring Ants.

"Senior, wait!"

The Golden Core elder seemed to hear Luo Yao's whisper and smiled as he explained, "It's normal you haven't heard of God-Devouring Ants; these are no ordinary Beasts..."

With a Golden Finger, Spirit Stones and Spirit Herbs were all matters of an instant; she lacked nothing.

Even if she instantly shook off the God-Devouring Ants, the lightest injury would be amnesia and damage to her divine soul.

"Are you sure?" The Golden Core cultivator frowned. "Do you know that the God-Devouring Ant queen is not good at combat? To use God-Devouring Ants for fighting, one must have the queen hatch a swarm of God-Devouring Ants."

"Hiss!"

She had relied on herself since childhood. Although Gongsun Ming had taken her as a disciple, given her some resources, and offered guidance, she had relied mostly on herself.

Besides, she was now considered expelled from the sect, effectively without a sect or school; it shouldn't count as lying!

(End of this chapter)