Chapter 508 - 300: The Insect King’s Rapid Growth at Home
Spirit Academy
At this moment, the once National Academy of the Cangling Ancient Country has completely fallen.
Lin Chen and several of his senior brothers are wandering through the mountains, hoping to find a breakthrough.
Soon, they discovered the movement of the Demon Beasts.
"What place is that?" The senior brother naturally did not know the location of the Tree Ancestor. After Lin Chen informed him, his face changed, and he said, "I don’t know how long the Tree Ancestor can hold on."
"How long will it take for the Great Elder and the others to return?" Lin Chen asked.
"With the Flying Spirit Beast, it would still take at least a day," the senior brother replied.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen frowned.
It seems they need to come up with a plan.
But apart from his Dragon Transformation Skill, even if all the senior brothers combined their strength, they would still be far behind these Demon Beasts.
According to Lin Chen’s estimate, even if he exerted the Dragon Transformation Skill with all his might, the best outcome would only be a possible battle with the Dragon Scorpion King.
This Dragon Scorpion King is much stronger compared to the Black Bear King and others.
Now, they all understood that they must try their best to delay time, but it’s very difficult.
At this moment, Lin Chen suddenly felt something drop on his head. He reached up and found it was a little bug, just as he was about to flick it aside, he felt it looked familiar.
"You are..." Lin Chen was startled because this was one of the Little Insect King’s kin.
The little bug gestured to Lin Chen and then walked ahead on its own.
Lin Chen couldn’t understand, so he asked, "You mean for me to follow you?"
The little bug nodded.
Lin Chen suddenly remembered the Little Insect King, but he didn’t think the Little Insect King could be of much help, as its level was still low.
The senior brothers beside him all found it strange that Lin Chen had connections in the Insect Race?
They naturally recognized this bug, as everyone who entered the Spirit Academy had carried out the task of cleaning up the Insect Race.
Lin Chen followed the little bug and soon arrived at a canyon.
Lin Chen summoned the Small Blue Fish and flew in after them; they quickly discovered a cave at the foot of the mountain.
Lin Chen and the rest walked inside and soon saw a light ahead.
Lin Chen found the place somewhat familiar; it was once the Old Insect King’s Secret Realm.
But the Little Insect King shouldn’t be here.
Lin Chen immediately became cautious. Just then, a powerful pressure appeared. Lin Chen was just about to be vigilant when he suddenly heard a rustling sound. He looked up and froze in place, yet felt incredibly excited.
"Little Insect King!"
Lin Chen almost couldn’t recognize it now. Although its size wasn’t as large as the Old Insect King, the difference in size from the Little Insect King that used to sit and play in Lin Chen’s lap was enormous.
Moreover, the Little Insect King was surprisingly already at an incredible Level 80.
"You..." Lin Chen thought he was seeing things.
Although the Great Elder had previously told him that the Little Insect King’s leveling up was different from Ordinary Spirit Beasts, once its foundation was built, its level would rise rapidly.
Simply put, the more bugs there are, the larger the Insect Race, and the more exaggerated the Little Insect King’s level would be.
"You took back your mother’s Secret Realm?" Lin Chen quickly understood everything.
Based on the Little Insect King’s reproduction capacity, no matter how hard it worked, it couldn’t grow so fast.
The only explanation was that it had returned to conquer its mother’s Secret Realm.
Now, it was a true Insect King.
Lin Chen was naturally overjoyed to reunite with it, and Xiaobai and the three Spirit Beasts were also amazed upon seeing the Little Insect King.
However, the joy of reunion was short-lived. The Little Insect King then informed Lin Chen that it already knew about what happened at the Spirit Academy.
And the way it got the information was straightforward; the Spirit Academy managed numerous Secret Realms, all sharing one common trait: if the Spirit Academy encountered danger, the entrances to these Secret Realms would automatically close as a protective measure.
Then it dispatched a large number of bugs to gather information, discovered Lin Chen, and sent a bug to bring him over.
Once he understood, Lin Chen explained the situation at the Spirit Academy, and the Little Insect King said it was willing to lend a hand to help save the Spirit Academy.
Lin Chen was delighted; the Insect Race joining in would be the best way to delay time.
But doing so would surely result in countless casualties among the Little Insect King’s kin.
The Demon Beasts could easily slaughter these bugs.
Unexpectedly, the Little Insect King was firm.
Lin Chen understood; the Little Insect King wanted to repay its debt.
After all, without the Spirit Academy’s help back then, it couldn’t have reclaimed everything it has now.
Lin Chen pondered for a moment and eventually nodded.
The biggest advantage of the Insect Race is that given some time, it could reproduce and grow.
The senior brother next to him curiously asked, "Insect King, may I ask how many members your Insect Race has now?"
The question made Lin Chen sweat, as did the other senior brothers.
The number of bugs was terrifying, grabbing a handful might give you hundreds or thousands; who could know the exact numbers?
Lin Chen felt hopeful, with the Insect Race’s help, accomplishing their first goal was now an easy task.
That goal was information gathering.
"First, check where the Tree Ancestor and the others are trapped," Lin Chen instructed.
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Spirit Academy Back Mountain
The Tree Ancestor was located at the center of the Secret Realm, with many students beneath it.
After learning that Demon Beasts had invaded from the back mountain, the Tree Ancestor immediately sent notifications to the Spirit Academy students, helping preserve most of them.
But these students from the Spirit Academy were still filled with fear.
They were only students; once a fight broke out, they were no match for the strength of the Demon Beasts.
They also sensed that this place couldn’t stay hidden for long.
Indeed, in less than a day, the Tree Ancestor suddenly opened its eyes and signaled the students to retreat.
"They... they’ve arrived." Upon hearing these words, a student swallowed his saliva in terror.
In their despair, the space door slowly opened.
The Dragon Scorpion King, along with the Demon Beasts, appeared before them.
The Dragon Scorpion King was in full form, standing at the height of a three-story building, and its tail was even more astonishingly large.
It glared at the Tree Ancestor and the students, and said, "Tree Ancestor, we meet again."
The Tree Ancestor remained silent.
The Dragon Scorpion King gazed at it with hatred because in the past war, its father was killed by the Tree Ancestor.
This time, the Nine Netherworld Snake ordered the attack on Ling Mountain, and the Dragon Scorpion King volunteered to personally come to the Spirit Academy, mainly because of its desire for revenge.
The Tree Ancestor asked, "How did you come in from the back mountain?"
To this day, the Tree Ancestor still didn’t understand.
The back mountain held many Secret Realms, which made it difficult for the Tree Ancestor’s Spiritual Power to cover completely.
At this moment, the Dragon Scorpion King pointed to the Ghost Hunting Wolf King beside it. The Tree Ancestor glanced at it and immediately understood.
It frowned and slowly spoke, "It seems the Unicorn’s escape to this place back then was not an accident."
"That’s right."
The Dragon Scorpion King and the Ghost Hunting Wolf King laughed heartily.
They were referring to the incident years ago when Lin Chen and Bai Ling seized the Unicorn from the Secret Realm.
