Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 449: Ant Nest

Chapter 449: Chapter 449: Ant Nest

Shi Hao was astonished because the creature really did resemble an ant, only it had been magnified countless times, about the size of a dog.

Since they were more than thirty feet apart, Shi Hao couldn’t sense any more information through his domain and could only observe with his naked eyes.

The giant ant also spotted Shi Hao, waved its antennae, and charged towards him on its six legs with incredible speed, not at all ant-like.

As soon as the giant ant entered his thirty-foot range, Shi Hao immediately received more information.

This ant was of the Self-Observation level, but it should only be at the first or second aspect.

The ant rushed in without hesitation and opened its large mandibles to bite Shi Hao.

Shi Hao just smiled, threw a punch, and with a bang, the giant ant was immediately sent flying.

It hit a mound of earth, and the punch’s force was so great that it couldn’t get up for a while, helplessly waving its six legs. However, a special vibration was emitted instantaneously through its two antennae.

Shi Hao was somewhat taken aback. This ant had such a hard shell, seemingly forged from four-star precious metal; otherwise, according to his expectation, one hit would have taken out the ant.

Before the thought had ended, it was as if a hornet’s nest had been overturned. A large number of giant ants emerged from the mound, some even bigger than the one before, their black limbs like cast iron, giving off a strong metallic sheen.

"These are Black Gold Ants." The Little Witch awakened and whispered in Shi Hao’s ear.

Her warm breath fluttered on Shi Hao’s neck, her exhalation fragrant, causing his heartbeat to speed up momentarily.

"Hmm." Shi Hao nodded, forcibly acting as if it had no effect on him.

Su Manman could not help but reveal a sly smile and continued in a soft voice beside Shi Hao’s ear, "Black Gold Ants produce a form of formic acid that is stored in their nest to nourish their offspring, and that stuff is very beneficial for you. It can temper your physique."

Shi Hao’s heart raced at once, but at the same time, he became more vigilant.

The defensive power of these Black Gold Ants is extremely high, and so far, ones of the Five Aspects level had appeared. So, could there be Eight Aspects, Nine Aspects, or even Founding King Court level ones inside the nest?

Inside the Ant Nest, Shi Hao’s movement techniques couldn’t be utilized, and moreover, ants spend most of their time underground, and their vision is very poor. Using light to guide the way would likely be of little use.

The most crucial point was, there were too many of them.

"Don’t worry, I have Immortal Abode. If we can’t win, we can just hide inside," Su Manman said with a laugh.

Shi Hao nodded. This indeed was an excellent idea. According to the Little Witch, not even the beings capable of building the Sky Ladder could break into the Immortal Abode, let alone a nest of ants.

"Alright, let’s go."

Shi Hao set Su Manman down, which caused the Little Witch to regret her suggestion. If she had known better, she wouldn’t have brought it up. She could have simply walked away and avoided having to let go of her embrace.

"However, this ant nest is so small, are we supposed to crawl inside?" Shi Hao immediately encountered a problem. Although the Black Gold Ants were fairly large, about the size of ordinary dogs, they could fit, but that didn’t mean Shi Hao could.

Since there was going to be a fight, was saving face necessary?

Shi Hao chuckled and pushed out with a palm.

Boom, the Dark Force surged out, rolling towards the mound.

Immediately, stones and dirt flew everywhere, but to Shi Hao’s surprise, despite the destruction, at least two-thirds of the mound remained intact.

So hard, it’s comparable to third-tier precious metal.

"The formic acid of the Black Gold Ants can strengthen objects, increasing their toughness, which is why it can temper Martial Artists’ physiques," Su Manman explained. "They don’t need to fortify their nest deliberately, but their shells also carry formic acid. With constant friction, of course, the Ant Nest becomes very durable."

Shi Hao was taken aback. How long would it take for him to break into the Ant Nest?

Shrinking Runes!

An idea flashed across his mind. If he used Shrinking Runes to reduce his size, couldn’t he move freely?

But he immediately shook his head. He didn’t know this rune.

"Come, I’ll teach you a secret technique to shrink your body," Su Manman said.

This was the Infinite Seed Technique which could not only shrink the body but also enlarge it. The deeper one mastered the cultivation technique and the more powerful one’s cultivation, the more exaggerated the shrinking and enlarging could be.

It was said that reaching the Sky Ladder and mastering the Infinite Seed Technique to the extreme would allow one to become a giant, so big that a simple grab could capture a celestial body, and when shrinking, a grain of rice would seem as vast as a celestial body in front of them.

However, before Shi Hao could start practising, even more Black Gold Ants surged out of the nest, launching a frenzied attack on him.

Shi Hao’s strategy was to steal Formic Acid, not to kill the Black Gold Ants, so he decisively chose to retreat.

These Black Gold Ants held grudges deeply, pursuing him relentlessly for half a day before they finally gave up and returned.

Shi Hao immediately began practicing the Infinite Seed Technique.

This was an extremely profound Secret Technique that even involved the rules. Logically, Shi Hao shouldn’t have been able to practice it since he was only at the Other Shore Realm.

But he had already been exposed to the rules prematurely, and as for the ten islands, they were far beyond the average concept of the Other Shore Realm. So, although it was incredibly difficult, Shi Hao managed to grasp a bit of the technique little by little.

— Just a tiny bit of the rudimentary level.

"Small," he whispered inwardly, and his body immediately shrank, down to half its original size.

That still wasn’t enough. Shi Hao continued his research, and though entering the doors was difficult, mastering the technique was even more so. After another four days, he finally managed to shrink his body to a quarter of its original size.

Now, he could move freely in the Ant Nest.

"Let’s go back."

Full of confidence, Shi Hao and Su Manman returned to the location of the Ant Nest.

Huh?

He immediately noticed signs of a post-battle scene, with heaps of Black Gold Ant corpses everywhere.

Had someone beaten him to it?

Shi Hao couldn’t help but frown. Should he give up now, or should he go in and take a look? Maybe the others had only killed their way in and hadn’t got the Formic Acid yet?

"Let’s go in," he decided quickly.

Su Manman was indifferent; whatever decision Shi Hao made, she would simply support him.

The two entered the Ant Nest, which was now deserted the whole way, with no more Black Gold Ants to harass them. The entrance had been blasted open by someone. Otherwise, unless the intruder had also practiced the Infinite Seed Technique, they couldn’t have managed without causing destruction.

The underground space was severely damaged. As Shi Hao and Su Manman moved along, they suddenly came upon a vast earthly grotto, where a group of people were battling with the Black Gold Ants.

Why was this place so vast?

Simple since it was the queen ant’s chamber. The queen was thirty feet long, with a diameter of about twenty feet, round and white, utterly unlike the other Black Gold Ants.

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