Qin Shilei first put away the Profound Spirit Fruit.
Then he came back to prepare to drag the Burrowing Insect King out of the tunnel.
He pulled with all his might but couldn't move it.
In the end, it was Qin Shilei who transformed into a mini-giant and, with the help of his pet King Kong, managed to drag it out.
The Burrowing Insect King was an astonishing one hundred and fifty to sixty meters long from head to tail.
An Qian casually opened the silver treasure chest.
It only contained two purple items.
One of them was three stacked Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talismans.
The other was also a talisman emitting a purple glow.
Golden Light Talisman (Purple): Upon receiving a fatal blow, a golden light shield can be formed on the body surface, lasting for three minutes, with a maximum tolerance of a full-power attack from the Gold realm.
[Perform attribute refresh?]
[Refresh.]
Counterattack (Red): The shield formed by the Golden Light Talisman can reflect fifty percent of the enemy's attack.
Time Doubled (Red): The duration of the Golden Light Shield is doubled.
Invincible Defense. Pseudo (Purple): While the shield is active, it is unbreakable by enemies of Platinum realm and below.
Nice!
The strongest enemy Qin Shilei had encountered so far was the purple-armored beetle he had glimpsed in another world.
Now that the Golden Light Talisman was fixed with the Invincible Defense. Pseudo attribute, he wouldn't be afraid of being instantly killed by a Platinum realm enemy, and he could continue to be bold.
He carefully hid the Golden Light Talisman next to his body.
Next, he took out the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talismans to refresh them but didn't get any good attributes.
He associated them with the ones he had before and then handed one to An Qian.
Qin Shilei then took out the Profound Spirit Fruit again.
[Perform attribute refresh?]
[Refresh.]
Delicious and Appetizing (Blue): The taste of the Profound Spirit Fruit becomes sweeter and more refreshing.
Replicate (Purple): Perfectly replicates an identical Profound Spirit Fruit.
Breakthrough (Purple): If a beast of Silver nine-star or below swallows it, there is a twenty percent chance of directly advancing to the Gold realm.
Qin Shilei's gaze flickered back and forth between the attributes of Replicate and Breakthrough.
Xiao Qiang was currently only Silver five-star. If he chose the Replicate attribute, he would get two Profound Spirit Fruits.
Then Xiao Qiang could quickly advance to Silver nine-star peak, and then consider advancing to the Gold realm.
If he chose the Breakthrough attribute, it would take Xiao Qiang at least over two months to advance to Silver nine-star.
Qin Shilei didn't know Xiao Qiang's potential or if he could advance to the Gold realm on his own.
Qin Shilei ultimately chose the Replicate attribute.
A twenty percent chance was too low, and over two months was too long. It was better to let Xiao Qiang immediately advance to Silver nine-star.
He believed that with the blessing of the myriad attributes, the opponent's advancement to the Gold realm would be no problem.
He summoned Xiao Qiang, who immediately and impatiently swallowed the two Profound Spirit Fruits.
"Screech!"
Suddenly, golden light flashed from Xiao Qiang's body, its aura surged, and its cultivation was rapidly increasing.
In just ten minutes, it reached Silver nine-star peak.
Qin Shilei stroked Xiao Qiang's soft feathers and asked, "Xiao Qiang, do you know how to advance to the Gold realm?"
Xiao Qiang tilted its head and thought for a long time, then said with distress, "I don't know. Master, why don't you give me more of those fruits to try?"
Qin Shilei said with annoyance, "If you want fruits, go find them yourself."
He could only rely on himself to boost his pet.
[Perform attribute refresh?]
[Refresh.]
Deterrence (Green): Can deter avian beasts of a lower realm, reducing their strength by thirty percent.
Commander (Red): Can command eagle-type beasts of a lower rank, up to one hundred in number.
Ancestral Return (Purple): Activates the faint bloodline within, returning to its ancestral form as a Golden-winged Thunder Eagle. There is also a very small chance of evolving into a Thunder Roc.
Qin Shilei's face lit up with joy, and he happily fixed the Ancestral Return attribute for Xiao Qiang.
"Screech!"
Thunderlight flashed from Xiao Qiang's body, its aura surged again, and it couldn't help but let out a loud cry.
Qin Shilei watched as his pet was about to advance to the Gold realm, but it seemed like something was missing, unable to break through that barrier.
Golden-winged Thunder Eagle, Thunder Eagle?
Qin Shilei had a flash of inspiration. He reached out and sent a weak bolt of lightning towards Xiao Qiang.
"So comfortable, Master, do it again." Xiao Qiang's voice echoed in Qin Shilei's mind.
Qin Shilei increased the power of his lightning ability, sending one lightning strike after another towards Xiao Qiang in front of him.
Xiao Qiang's aura continued to climb, quickly reaching its peak, and then surged again.
Countless thunderbolts erupted from its body, blasting outwards.
Boom!
More than a dozen large trees around them were knocked down and set ablaze by these lightning strikes, and deep ravines were ploughed into the ground.
An Qian flashed away to a safe distance, while Qin Shilei completely ignored the lightning.
Xiao Qiang finally successfully advanced to Gold one-star.
After advancing, Xiao Qiang's lightning attributes completely surpassed its original gold attributes, mastering various lightning abilities.
Its flight speed was nearly comparable to a fighter jet.
Its combat power had increased severalfold.
Qin Shilei then refreshed two more relatively good attributes for it.
Swift as Wind (Red): For ten minutes, speed increases by fifty percent, with a cooldown of two hours.
Rapid Growth (Red): The cultivation speed of the Golden-winged Thunder Eagle is doubled.
With greatly increased strength, Xiao Qiang excitedly spread its wings and flew into the sky, soaring freely.
Qin Shilei was just about to return with An Qian for another nap when Wen Zhiyuan and his group approached.
"Mr. Qin, have you found the Burrowing Insect King?" Wen Zhiyuan asked.
"Thanks to Miss Jin's treasure-hunting rat and President Wen's Profound Spirit Fruit, we have lured out the Burrowing Insect King and killed it here."
After speaking, Qin Shilei took the insect king's corpse out of the Qiankun Ring and threw it on the ground.
Seeing the insect king's corpse, everyone cheered.
"Yay!"
"Great, the Insect King is dead, and we are safe."
"Thanks to City Lord Qin appearing in our North An City, otherwise we would have probably been overrun."
"Don't celebrate too early, there are still countless insects outside the city."
"As long as City Lord Qin is here, mere insects are nothing to worry about."
Qin Shilei put the insect king back into the Qiankun Ring. "We'll talk about anything else tomorrow. Goodbye."
"That..." Wen Zhiyuan quickly stopped Qin Shilei. "Mr. Qin, where is my Profound Spirit Fruit?"
Qin Shilei spread his hands and replied naturally, "Gone."
"Gone?" Wen Zhiyuan asked with a worried expression. "How could it be gone?"
Boom!
Qin Shilei threw the insect king's corpse on the ground again. "It ate it. Why don't you cut open its stomach now and see if you can still find it."
"It was really eaten by it?" Wen Zhiyuan looked unconvinced and turned to look at Jin Qiaoqiao beside him.
Jin Qiaoqiao said sincerely, "As soon as the insect king appeared, it swallowed the Profound Spirit Fruit in one gulp. Mr. Qin was only focused on killing the insect king and didn't have time to snatch the fruit back."
"Damn insect." Wen Zhiyuan's face was full of heartache, and he kicked the insect king's corpse hard.
"President Wen, are you sure you don't want to check? There might still be undigested fruit in the insect king's stomach?"
Qin Shilei asked kindly.
"No need." Wen Zhiyuan suppressed his anger and forced a smile. "If it's eaten, it's eaten. This can be considered my contribution to everyone."