In just three days, the Golden Scarab beetle had advanced two levels, its cultivation catching up to that of King Kong.
Qin Shilei, its owner, was envious of its rapid leveling speed.
However, seeing the Golden Scarab constantly devouring, Qin Shilei couldn't help but kick it a few times.
For the past three days, the Golden Scarab beetle had been eating almost non-stop.
It ate while commanding its subordinates to kill enemies, it ate while traveling, and it even ate in its sleep. It had consumed over 150,000 insects in three days.
Even when Qin Shilei offered to supplement its subordinates, the creature wasn't very enthusiastic, its eyes fixated only on food.
When asked to lead the way, it had meandered for half a day without finding another group of beetles.
Qin Shilei hadn't traversed the spatial rift to the insect world just to get food for his pet.
He had an idea: to quickly help the Golden Scarab beetle advance to the Platinum realm.
Currently, the strongest insects that had come through the spatial rift to Blue Star were only at the Gold realm.
Once the Golden Scarab beetle reached the Platinum realm, it would be able to command and order these insects.
Then, it could order them to retreat to the other side of the spatial rift and serve as guardians of Blue Star.
Although the Golden Scarab beetle could achieve rapid advancement by devouring, it was too frenzied about eating now.
It wouldn't even help its own subordinates during battles, only burying its head in eating.
Qin Shilei threatened, "You even led us the wrong way. If you lose your subordinates to help you fight monsters and cut off your food source, you'll starve to death."
The Golden Scarab beetle immediately panicked. Enduring its hunger, it used its limited brainpower to think, then carefully discerned the direction and ran off to the right.
Qin Shilei found the Golden Scarab beetle too slow. After having it point in a direction, he put it into his pet bag and rode on Little Qiang, rushing towards that direction.
After flying for nearly an hour, they finally discovered the traces of scattered beetle activity.
Crossing a large mountain, a small basin appeared before them, filled with a massive number of beetles.
Qin Shilei searched back and forth over the basin from the sky multiple times but couldn't find the Golden Scarab beetle.
Had the king of this beetle swarm gone hunting, or was it hiding somewhere?
If I can't find you, I'll force you out.
Qin Shilei teleported to the edge of the basin and released the Golden Scarab beetle.
"Glutton, go and control the swarm below."
"Roar!"
The Golden Scarab beetle roared upwards, attempting to control the insects in the basin.
Unfortunately, the insects not only failed to be controlled but instead roared and charged at it.
"You useless glutton, hurry up. If you don't lure out the Golden Scarab beetle, your food supply will be cut off."
Qin Shilei kicked the gluttonous pet, which was currently gnawing on a razor-clawed beast.
This guy was truly beyond saving, with enemies approaching and still prioritizing food.
The side effect of the Gluttonous Stomach was a perpetual state of hunger; were there other hidden side effects?
Fortunately, due to the "Loyal Follower" attribute, the gluttonous pet obeyed its master's commands one hundred percent.
Swallowing the meat in its mouth, it charged forward like a tank.
Immediately, many insects were sent flying outwards, their bones broken, and they cried out in pain.
On the other side, King Kong, wielding his staff, rampaged through the insect swarm like a peerless ferocious beast.
Under the harassment of the two Gold-level异兽, the insect swarm descended into chaos.
Just as Qin Shilei had predicted, the Golden Scarab beetle, hidden in the dark, rushed out from a concealed cave in anger after the swarm became chaotic.
"So you were hiding here."
Qin Shilei turned into a bolt of lightning and shot towards the Golden Scarab beetle.
Boom!
Silver light instantly collided with golden light, and a violent fluctuation erupted from the point of impact.
The surrounding insects were blown away by this intense shockwave.
The Golden Scarab beetle, having just emerged from the cave and not yet understanding what had happened, took a severe blow.
Then, it was terrified to discover it couldn't move.
"Become the prey for my pet!"
Just as Qin Shilei was about to deal with the Golden Scarab beetle,
Suddenly, the sky above him darkened, and a giant shadow descended from the sky, hurtling towards him.
Teleport!
Qin Shilei instantly appeared above the shadow.
A purple beetle?
Before Qin Shilei could get a clear look at the purple figure, it had already turned into an afterimage and was rapidly blasting towards him.
Bang!
The opponent's extreme speed caused a sonic boom in the air.
Qin Shilei didn't have time to teleport again and could only raise the Juque Sword to block in front of him.
Boom!
A tremendous force surged from the Juque Sword. Qin Shilei opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, his body sent flying backward like a cannonball.
Damn it.
Why would a purple beetle appear here?
Weren't they told that the only Platinum-level insect in this area was the Illusionary Sound Butterfly?
However, the purple beetle gave Qin Shilei no chance to breathe. After blasting him away with one move, it once again turned into an afterimage and pursued him.
"Illusion!"
As Qin Shilei's thoughts moved, an illusionary clone, which was attacking the Golden Scarab beetle below, instantly appeared in front of the purple beetle.
The illusion was also instantly blown away by the purple beetle.
However, Qin Shilei had seized this fleeting opportunity to teleport five hundred meters away.
"I've killed Platinum-level beings before, watch me slaughter you."
In a moment of carelessness, he was actually injured and spat blood. Qin Shilei was furious.
He quickly took off his Dragon Scale Armor.
Dharma Form Heaven and Earth!
In the blink of an eye, Qin Shilei transformed into a small giant about five to six meters tall.
As soon as he finished transforming, the purple beetle's sharp forelegs slashed down like a purple light.
Boom!
Qin Shilei raised his sword to meet the attack, emitting a loud collision sound.
Both sides retreated a step.
With the enhancement of Dharma Form Heaven and Earth, Qin Shilei's strength was not much weaker than the purple beetle's.
Instead, using his superb swordsmanship, he fought evenly with his opponent.
Through his Purifying Purple Eyes, Qin Shilei had already seen that this purple beetle was only Platinum one-star.
Its strength was superior to his, but only to a limited extent.
With the situation clear, Qin Shilei proactively charged towards his opponent.
Clang clang clang!
The man and the strange beast clashed rapidly.
Furious primal energy raged within a hundred-meter radius.
The surrounding insects, unable to escape in time, were blown away by the aura and sliced into several pieces.
Boom!
The man and the beast exchanged another blow, and both retreated a few steps.
"You are not a creature from our insect world?"
The purple beetle did not charge forward again but instead asked?
"Of course, I am not one of you damn insects."
Qin Shilei sneered.
It seemed that once these insects reached the Platinum realm, they could communicate directly with others through mental power, which was quite convenient.
The purple beetle said disdainfully, "Humble creature from another world, how dare you enter our insect world? Today, I shall let you rest here forever."
After speaking, it soared into the sky, flying to an altitude of dozens of meters.
"Roar!"
With the purple beetle's roar, countless insects charged towards Qin Shilei.
"Do you have any shame? You're stronger than me, and you send your subordinates to their deaths!"
Qin Shilei was completely shocked by the purple beetle's shamelessness.