Chapter 44: The Changes in the Younger Brothers

  Insects are inherently inferior to beasts. Therefore, it is more difficult for the Demon Insect to advance than the Demon Beast. Even if the spider clan has been enlightened by the Spider Queen Silvina and possesses a strong consciousness, they cannot change their inherent weakness.

  The old black has now silently completed its evolution from a lower rank to a middle rank, and I didn't receive any news about it beforehand. Looking at its enlarged body and the increasingly clear human face pattern on its back, it's lively and has a good appetite, clearly indicating that its evolution process is going well, or even extremely well. Its strength is almost comparable to what I had after my first growth. This makes Liu feel utterly disheartened! Moreover, the spiritual imprint left in its soul didn't produce any fluctuations, informing me of when old black completed its evolution. This made Liu's heart skip a beat!

  Wasn't I in control of Lao Hei from the very beginning? Impossible, the spiritual branding is still there, and I can clearly feel this guy's mental activity. What's going on?

  Old Liu, who had been racking his brains for half a day without finding an answer, patted his head and suddenly thought of a possibility that made him want to spit blood. That was that Old Black had completed its evolution in a state where it didn't even know itself, without undergoing any mutations or the pain of evolution, making people feel like they were drinking water and sleeping, with no abnormalities. Even now, it still doesn't know that it has changed. But! How is this possible!!!!!

  Old Liu, who had almost died several times in his growth, suddenly looked gloomy, looking at the old black in his hand and then at the high priest sitting beside him, couldn't help but ask: "What's going on here?"

  The high priest watched Old Liu's performance of changing faces with interest, took a sip of tea, shook his head and smiled: "I really don't know how you tame these strange little things. The most amazing thing is that as the controller, you haven't even noticed their changes."

  "What does it mean?" Old Liu put down the old black, let it open the magic fruit and eat a big meal, but he himself was sincerely asking the Grand Priest: "I really don't know what happened? Why did the old black...".

  The high priest placed it in a coarse tea cup made of inferior earth and burned, pointed at the old black with his hand, and asked: "You first say what kind of creature is the ghost-faced spider?"

  "What's that?" Old Liu furrowed his brow, thinking hard and mobilizing all he knew. "Ten thousand years ago, the ghost-faced spider was also a branch of terrestrial spiders, but later they migrated to extremely deep caves, feeding on rotting plant roots or the corpses of cave-dwelling creatures. Gradually, they were contaminated by dark powers and underwent changes, becoming what they are now. Ah, they generally live underground and can't come to the surface; if they do, they'll die. And after countless years of evolution, they can even directly devour the yin energy produced in the depths of caves as food, increasing the toxicity within their bodies and promoting their growth. I've heard that cemeteries with many buried corpses are their preferred habitat. That's... um... about it."

  The high priest picked up the giant spider, which was as big as his own palm, and didn't fear the ferocious old black attacking him. In fact, the old black was already curled up under the pressure of the high priest's powerful aura, trembling with fear, and didn't dare to make any sudden moves.

  The high priest turned the old black over and said slowly: "Creatures that have lived in the depths of the earth for many years are now lingering on the surface for a long time. Even because of your relationship, this ghost-faced spider has begun to adapt to life on the surface. What do you think about this?"

  "Could it be that I changed the old black's lifestyle, promoting its evolution? Oh, so to say, I inadvertently discovered a new direction for the evolution of the ghost-faced spider!" Old Liu suddenly became excited, waving his hands and feet as he said: "So to speak! I'm indeed a genius!"

  "On the contrary." The high priest's mouth twitched, and he rubbed his nose, humming: "If it doesn't return to the depths of the earth hole, it can't get a supplement of dark energy. Even if this ghost-faced spider avoids light as much as possible and eats well, it will still be unable to survive on the surface. In the end, what awaits it is only death."

  "It can't be! I saw it living quite happily with me. Is there anything unusual?" Old Liu refuted weakly, his eyes rolled around, and suddenly said: "Devil's Fruit? Could it be this!"

  "You're not as foolish as I thought." The high priest said with a hint of a smile: "However, you got one thing wrong. Previously, it relied entirely on the magical plants in the swamp to replenish its energy, the kind that I fed you. Moreover, the ghost-faced spider is naturally highly toxic and belongs to the dark system of creatures, capable of devouring all magical plants produced in cold, dark energies. The magical plants in the swamp, whether they were toxic or not, it could eat them to restore the vitality that was constantly being consumed within its body. You calculate how many days' worth of magical plants you've eaten."

  Those weird-tasting plants brought a huge psychological shadow to Old Liu, and without much thought, his face turned green as he said: "Two and a half days, almost three days!"

  The high priest nodded and said, "And it, the demonized plant used, is probably about 30 times yours. Moreover, later because of Morak and the mud monster's battle, they stirred up the deeply buried Demon Fruit in the mud, which was found by this little thing. It left the most effective one for you, and ate all the others."

  "That old guy is not good at heart, and he actually calculated it so clearly." Old Liu curled his lips and said: "Is it just relying on the magic fruit to complete the evolution? Not even a bit of movement, it's too sad for this old man."

  "The effect of the Devil's Fruit combined with the properties of the Ghost-Faced Spider, plus the fact that this Ghost-Faced Spider already had seven or eight years of fire attributes, made it only natural for it to break through the lower ranks and advance to the middle ranks. Of course, the effect of the Devil's Fruit was not limited to this, and could even allow it to double its strength in evolution, but unfortunately, it didn't know how to absorb the medicinal effects, and actually completed its evolution unknowingly while sleeping, wasting a great opportunity. What a pity." The High Priest said with a face full of disdain, seemingly unaware that he was stimulating Old Liu's weak nerves.

  "NND. Right, old man, you just said I subdued these strange little things and said they... Hmm, could it be that apart from Lao Hei, some other little brothers of mine have also undergone changes?" Old Liu discovered another issue and continued to ask humbly.

  The high priest was directly speechless, pointed with his hand and said: "Your Blood Mosquito Queen, go see for yourself." He didn't even bother to deal with the extremely curious Old Liu, letting him verify it himself.

  Old Liu couldn't help but think of a possibility, his expression changed immediately, and he rushed out with a swoosh. Unfortunately, after completing his second growth, due to his body structure becoming more human-like, his wings had already degenerated, and in the heat of the moment, because he ran too fast, he tripped and fell head over heels.

  "My wings! Where have they gone? From now on, won't I only be able to stand on the ground and engage in close combat?" Old Liu turned his head back and found that his eating utensils were gone, and he couldn't help but wail.

  "Stupid! How can you be so stupid?" The high priest slapped the ground, his black hair disheveled, and said: "What about your power of thunder? Why don't you use it? If you can control thunder, it's equivalent to having the speed of thunder, reaching a thousand miles in an instant. What do you need wings for!"

  Old Liu also gave it a try, attempting to apply the power of thunder and lightning to his feet. Instantly, a dazzling flash of lightning burst forth from the soles of his feet, sending Old Liu flying out of control. He soared through the clouds, thoroughly enjoying the sensation of Sun Wukong's 108,000-mile somersault. Of course, it was just a feeling - as for speed, 108,000 miles? Just thinking about it makes one realize it's impossible.

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