Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Craziest Sacrifice

  "No matter what kind of creature, as long as it encounters the right opportunity, it can grow. Generally speaking, they accumulate energy in their bodies until a certain critical point, and then naturally burst out to form what is called evolution. Evolution has its good and bad sides. Correct evolution makes the individual species stronger while also developing their intelligence, thinking ability, and becoming more human-like, cunning, and able to use tactics. Incorrect evolution causes biological malformation, even directly causing it to collapse and disintegrate during evolution. Among them, perhaps a few exceptional ones will become extremely powerful due to some special variation, just like the two-legged flying dragon you killed earlier, which increased its overall strength by more than double after its transformation. However, the self-awareness of such creatures is completely destroyed, and their wisdom can never be developed, spending their entire lives as nothing but beasts! It's absolutely impossible for them to progress further. In comparison, your original blood mosquito's evolutionary method is much more wondrous."

  The high priest let out a slow sigh and continued, "You were born with the ability to absorb the blood of other species to supplement your own genes. You can also undergo three growths to evolve in a different way, further taking away the abilities of other species, although this evolution still has defects and is restricted by the growth cycle. However, its plasticity is still stronger than many high-ranking magic beasts with pure bloodlines. But compared to this ability that goes against heaven, you yourselves are a mess. (Old Liu's face immediately fell) Sorry, I'm just telling the truth. Or rather, you don't even have the idea of getting stronger in your minds. Your consciousness is still at the initial stage of biology, and your life goal is nothing more than eating and... Even if it's the so-called queen, she can't compare to a human child in terms of intelligence and doesn't know how to be flexible. It's even hard for human guidance to change them. Well, just like how there's already a new queen in your Blood Mosquito tribe, I don't know how you convinced her to let you stay in the tribe and even brought all of them here this time. It's really unbelievable. I believe that with intelligence not inferior to humans, you should have tried it too. Newborn original blood mosquitoes are very stupid, even if you prepare high-ranking magic beast blood for them and put it in front of them, they won't go back to absorb it. Instead, they like to find relatively easy-to-find plant juices to fill their bellies. Until they complete their first evolution, their racial talents slowly awaken, and they vaguely know that they need to find blood to drink ("So that's why they're so stupid. Luckily, I had Chīchī drink the old tree's blood at the time. Compared to this, it's both plant juice and magic beast-like blood. Should have a similar effect, right?" Old Liu suddenly became excited and started rambling!) At this point, they've already missed the most important period of evolution. They wasted an opportunity."

  "The three forms of growth, I can liken them to three important steps. The first step is like the foundation of a building, laying this step down allows for a more stable and better construction of high-rise buildings on top. Oh, I forgot you're an insect, you haven't seen what a foundation is. (Old Liu rolled his eyes, naturally not bothering to explain.) You can also understand it as your own skeleton. Supporting these three energies in your body forms a basic cycle, ensuring that these energies won't be wasted due to loss. Saying this, you should be able to understand, right? (Old Liu continued rolling his eyes but still responded with a tremble: "I see, I understand.") Alright, let's continue with the second part. With the foundation in place, naturally it's followed by the flesh and blood covering the skeleton. This is equivalent to thoroughly merging these three energies into your own flesh and blood while refining them, truly making them your own. This step is crucial, the direction of future evolution depends entirely on this growth, no matter what you absolutely cannot be careless or neglectful, I believe you also have some understanding."

  Lao Liu straightened his body and said seriously: "That's right, I understand this truth."

  The high priest continued: "As for the third step, it's about skin and hair, where the originally chaotic energy system is completely categorized and merged into one body. This isn't anything special to say, as long as you survive the second growth without any mishaps, that's the safe and easy path to becoming a high-ranking being. Of course, you also know that even among high-ranking beings, individual strength can vary greatly. It's like the Double-Footed Flying Dragon and the Petrified Winged Dragon - their initial forms are both mid-ranking Petrified Lizards. But because of their different evolutionary paths, their strength differs by tens of times after becoming high-ranking. This directly determines whether they can further advance, shed their physical bodies, and become the highest existence that looks down on all living things. So, if you can continue to cultivate your internal energy after completing your second growth, and maximize the potential of your abilities, naturally your strength will increase exponentially after your third growth. This is a hundred benefits with no harm."

  Only getting a vague concept from the Soul Orb, Old Liu had no idea that these three growths were divided so finely. For a moment, he couldn't help but be moved by the High Priest's analysis, and was extremely excited. However, he still couldn't hold back his questions: "So you delayed my growth time to make the three energies in my body merge better? But up until now, besides making me eat this strange thing, you haven't made me do anything else. This thing is effective for refining Magma Force, but it doesn't help with Thunderbolt Force or the Golden King Beast's Steel Body Constitution at all. What's the logic behind this?"

  "Don't worry." The high priest smiled slightly, seemingly very satisfied with Old Liu's quick thinking, and said lightly: "Look, has it been raining frequently over the past half month?"

  Old Liu muttered to himself, somewhat perplexed: "It's been raining a lot lately. I suppose the rainy season has arrived this year."

  "The demonic insects have different ways of advancing, some store energy by eating and drinking a lot, while others hide in deep caves to sleep soundly. Although they have different methods, they all aim to increase their chances of successful evolution. To be honest, your last attempt at hiding in the nest was extremely foolish. I'm curious, how did your evolutionary instincts lead you to do that?" Old Liu was momentarily speechless, digging his ears as if he hadn't heard, and the High Priest continued: "Perhaps after obtaining the soul pearl of the torrential water demon, you opened up your intelligence but dulled your biological instincts? Indeed, everything has its pros and cons."

  Old Liu beside him was in tears, and his heart cried out: "You can understand it this way, that's good. If I told you I'm a human soul who crossed over, with your personality, wouldn't you dissect me alive?" Unexpectedly, the High Priest continued to say: "But it doesn't matter, since I've discovered you. Of course, I'll cultivate you well and correct your foolish side."

  At this time, a burst of thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, as if thousands of thunderbolts were roaring together. It seems that it is going to rain again.

  "Didn't you ask me why I didn't refine the other two energies within your body?" The High Priest suddenly pointed to the sky, where thousands of lightning bolts flashed by, shaking the heavens. This made Old Liu feel a very bad premonition. He heard the High Priest say word by word: "The place suitable for your growth is precisely there!"

  "No way! You want to drive me crazy!!!!!!!!!!" Old Liu couldn't help but cry out in desperation.

  Seems like it's gotten a bit stuck. Tragic, let me think again and perfect the plot.