The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 161 - 75: The First Lord Attacked (3k)

Chapter 161: Chapter 75: The First Lord Attacked (3k)

Bai Yi suddenly became anxious, having forgotten that she acquired a mirror when collecting supplies from the Sanctuary, and rushed straight to the nearby altar pond to check her reflection in the water.

There didn’t seem to be any major changes in her appearance, but her skin had become finer, and her ears began to slightly point, although not noticeably. The ends of her previously pure silver hair seemed to be tinged with a barely noticeable light green.

Her originally light blue eyes were similarly tinged with a similar color.

And it wasn’t clear whether it was an illusion or not...

Bai Yi always felt that this tuft of green was providing her with a trace amount of nutrients under the Sunshine replenished by the Sunflower, as if she was...

Photosynthesizing?

As for her height, Bai Yi had come to terms with it: her already unimpressive stature had suffered a major hit.

Like the previous Emperor whose reign was cut short half-way, her height was now halved...

Although it wasn’t literally halved, which would be ridiculous, she had indeed become a legitimate lolita...

The only consolation was that her body’s development hadn’t completely regressed but seemed more like a proportional shrink.

However, clothes no longer fit. She could only make do for now and would find a way to get a few new sets when entering the instance in the next couple of days.

Moreover, Bai Yi also felt significant changes in her body while running to the pond; her strength seemed enhanced as her body became more compact.

As for the panel...

Forget the panel, that thing is too messed up...

Apart from her Spiritual Value, the rest of the three attributes didn’t make it through, still showing garbled text, and it’s unclear whether there’s still a chance for recovery.

However, Bai Yi estimated that her physical strength had reached around the same level as her Constitution, probably around one hundred fifty, among which Constitution could be slightly inferred from the Life Value limit, which should be 167.

The increase in Spiritual Value was not significant. Including the 6 free attribute points from last night, it only reached 232, with the Magic Power Value limit breaking through the three thousand mark.

As for the Spirit Power Value from the Extraordinary System, it broke through the ten thousand mark. However, because of the superpower, this Spirit Power Value couldn’t be used to cultivate plants or weave genes.

It could only be used in concocting Potions and releasing that unique Extraordinary Skill "Thorns," or to wield the superpowers of those Extraordinary weapons.

And as a force outside of the panel, these attribute bonuses had a real effect on the body and, unlike the panel-given attributes, all the modifications seemed to happen naturally without any pain.

"Ah, if only the panel-given attributes could also be acquired just by sleeping comfortably for ten minutes."

Although Bai Yi didn’t think the panel would improve this attribute enhancement experience, it didn’t stop her from looking forward to it.

Having acquired new abilities and with time to spare before afternoon, Bai Yi was in no hurry to weave genes but began practicing her powers in conjunction with You and other Extraordinary plants, such as borrowing superpowers and that ability named "Thorns."

The former required Bai Yi to make physical contact with the Extraordinary plant itself to borrow its superpower usage rights, but the advantage was that once borrowed, it could be saved permanently.

Until Bai Yi borrowed the superpower of another plant to replace it, or changed this "slot" to the Extraordinary power of the giant banyan through a ritual.

The latter allowed her to spontaneously produce thorns from the ground within a hundred-meter radius, maintaining a certain combat power even in areas without plants.

Bai Yi was having fun testing her Extraordinary abilities, but the White Feathered Owl, who had been watching from the side, was terrified and began to doubt whether its decision was wrong.

"Didn’t think I’d actually reach the 5th tier combat power so quickly...

Could it be the monkey was right, that I’d be surpassed by the Tree King before I reach the 6th tier?

If I go grovel now, could I have the chance to become a territory Hero like that monkey?"

The White Feathered Owl questioned in its heart. It clearly felt that during the fusion of the Tree King and the giant tree, it even had a sense of being overwhelmed; if a conflict arose, it would definitely be the one getting beaten!

The giant tree was one thing; its growth was still within its understanding, having witnessed it absorbing those sand-like Crystal Cores and condensing that Energy Crystal.

But it couldn’t figure out the Tree King’s actions. It just drank some liquid inexplicably, touched the giant tree with a twig, and somehow fused with the giant tree, reaching a level even it couldn’t surpass.

Even without the giant tree, it had reached the 5th tier. Is it really that easy to reach the 5th tier these days?

Maybe, just grovel?

If I go beg a little, perhaps I could get a chance like the monkey, and later on, strengthen rapidly by riding on the coattails of the Tree King’s growth.

But soon, it dismissed the idea.

"No! Absolutely not!

If I grovel so quickly, where would the dignity of the Beast King lie!

At worst, I’ll just stay here; as long as I don’t offend her, she has no reason to attack me for no reason!

And with the energy environment provided by the giant tree, my growth rate isn’t slow either!

Right, just like that, even if that monkey and the orange cat really become stronger than me in the future, as long as I’m in front of the Tree King, they can’t bully the bird!

I might as well settle down here!"

The White Feathered Owl’s thoughts were initially defiant, but became increasingly cowardly, quickly making up its mind and quietly lifting its head, trying to find a suitable spot on the giant tree to build a nest.

......

Bai Yi’s testing continued until lunchtime. Sitting at the potion crafting table, various glass instruments had been moved aside, and at the head of the table now sat delicious food produced from Eternal Life City’s cafeteria.

Following the developments of the past two days, every aspect of Eternal Life City had stabilized. Originally, the first batch of food was not expected to grow so quickly, but today Bai Yi’s promotion caused a large-scale acceleration that led to the premature maturation of the crops in Eternal Life City’s farms.

Furthermore, taking advantage of the situation, the Pope had proclaimed this as a "miracle," organizing a festival for Bai Yi, where the food before her was the "sacrificial offering" that had been "sacrificed" to her.

Hmm...

This could be considered, in some way, enjoying one’s own sacrificial offerings...

With a mix of three parts peculiarity, three parts curiosity, and four parts laziness, Bai Yi nibbled on the tasty food brought by the Insect Swarm, recalling the results of today’s tests.

Aside from her confirmed extraordinary ability, the detailed data for her other abilities had also been obtained. Now, when fusing genes with plant targets, her fusion range had expanded to a hundred meters.

Most of the consumption beyond the scope of superpowers was borne by the Spirit Power Value, but the foundation for Bai Yi to cultivate so many Tree-men these past two days lay in the replenishment from Crystal Rice.

However, Crystal Rice had no effect on Spiritual Power, and once depleted, it could only recover naturally, committing it to sporadic rather than constant use.

As for physical attributes, Bai Yi had no real combat opponent to test with. Originally, Bai Yi had considered practicing on the White Feathered Owl in her territory, which absorbed magic power.

But before she could even ask, it had already flown away, hiding in the treetops, and Bai Yi didn’t have the heart to call the avian down to spar, so she let it go.

As for the potion recipes she obtained, they were all from materials she had used during this time, capable of giving the user one or multiple practical abilities—5th-tier potions.

Seizing the morning hours, she also took the time to return to the tree hollow and try crafting them. The results were very good and without any side effects, as long as she strictly followed the formula...

And the potions she used for ceremonies had been perfected during her promotion. Bai Yi also crafted one of these, resulting in a bottle that had no side effects and was more effective, but, conversely, it no longer retained the ability to keep some attribute enhancements after use.

As for those potions Bai Yi couldn’t help but tamper with, causing them to acquire a variety of negative effects, she planned to put them on the market later, under some kind of low-tier branding, even giving them away for free if necessary, as a golden sign for her online potion store.

By doing so, she intended to draw more Lords into actively seeking more exotic plants or creatures for her potions.

While she was still pondering what reason to fabricate, she suddenly received a message from Shang Ji through the Swarm Network.

"Master, hurry and check the chat channel, something has happened. A Lord was attacked by other Lords and is now cursing in the channel."

"So soon? I thought it would take another couple of days to happen..."

Bai Yi realized the significance of this event and entered the channel to track the realtime developments.

......

On the outskirts of White Poplar City, in the Mechanical Workshop

"This world’s first victimized Lord actually appeared much earlier than in my previous life...

It’s only the third day, and it has already begun. In my past life, it wasn’t until after the fifth day during a struggle over a group of Mutant Creatures that the conflict erupted, and a defeated Lord brought the issue to light.

But now it looks like there’s been a proactive attack..."

Jun Lin paced thoughtfully, considering a possibility, but he still needed to wait for a certain piece of news.

"Lin, I’m back."

"Susu, are you alright? Did you get hurt? Were you discovered?"

The person who returned was the female cultivator, Su Su, that Jun Lin had brought back from the instance. She eagerly jumped through the open window of the room into his arms from midair.

Ever since she had breached their barrier last night, she and Jun Lin had entered a phase of flirtation. Although she hadn’t given herself up to him entirely, their relationship was confirmed.

"No."

Su Su savored the affection for a moment before shaking her head, adding a hint of terror to her face.

"Lin, you know my Concealing Technique, even my Master can’t find me, and I used the Sky Control Technique to observe from high altitude with the Thousand-mile Eye. Even so, I felt like I was noticed in the last moment.

But they shouldn’t have discovered me.

As you said, Lin, it was a swarm of insects the size of babies, and that forest area has been completely enveloped by some sort of black meat blanket, turning it into a dead zone."

"No wonder, no wonder..."

"Lin, what’s wrong?"

Jun Lin had now fully realized that it might be the appearance of these Insect Swarms that had killed off so many of White Poplar City’s Mutant Creatures. This led to the exhaustion of the creatures and the earlier onset of conflict this time around.

The catalyst might have been something as simple as a struggle over food...

As recruited soldier types, they were a source of Blood Flesh...

Perhaps because of morale or emotional reasons, they couldn’t eat their own soldiers and had to provide them with necessary provisions, so they had no choice but to consume others’...

And with this news coming out, Jun Lin felt that the Lords were a minor issue; the swarms at the edge of White Poplar City were the real problem!

"These swarms appeared earlier than in my previous life; this isn’t a good sign. Did I do something to bring about this butterfly effect?

At least in my previous life, these swarms definitely didn’t start wreaking havoc so soon. I have to prepare early..."

......

Spiritual Monkey Potion·Youthful Learning Version (5th-tier/Gold): Temporarily increases Strength Attribute by +100, Constitution Attribute by +50, and agility attribute by +50, temporarily endows the ability to predict enemy movements, lasts for 10 minutes, and after the effect ends, all attributes decrease by 50%, up to a maximum of -50, lasting for 1 hour.