Insect Tamer's Ascension-Chapter 355. Solar Warp Carapace

Theo quickly asked the Ant Queen what the baron had been able to see in his mind.

The Ant Queen remained silent only for a brief moment.

The baron simply waited, looking at Theo, thinking that his son was just taking some time to process whatever he had informed him.

Then the Ant Queen sent some images, flashes from the evolution, along with the feelings it had felt.

’So you’re saying my mind is too complex for him to dive deeper into? And he could only see the evolution, huh...’ Theo thought.

A thin thread of guilty panic lingered in his heart. What if the baron already knew everything and was merely feigning ignorance?

But Theo didn’t have the time to think about that.

Numerous strands of the familiar spatial energy suddenly surged toward him.

Theo looked toward that direction, and his gaze dropped.

It took him a moment to process what he was seeing. Maybe it was because the hive link, with so many minds watching his evolution, had slightly fried his brain.

"Well, we can talk about my enlightenment later," the baron said calmly, looking ahead at the beasts.

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Solar-Phase Spike Worker Ant (Partially Tamed)

Rare

Level 8

Type: Spatial Domain-Type Insect

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"Are these the spiked worker ants?" Theo asked aloud, but nobody seemed to know what to answer.

Then, an approval came from the ant queen’s bond, making Theo smile.

The spiked workers no longer looked the same as before. Bluish stripes now ran along their bodies, bright and vivid blue. The blue wasn’t any ordinary shade but was the same luminous neon hue as the spatial energy.

"I have seen that color before, Theo," the baron said.

"All your ants have evolved into spatial types."

His words made Theo turn to him, momentarily feeling speechless.

He quickly went to the skill list, and that was when he realized his last-moment decision, even though it had nearly fried his body and brain, had been absolutely worth it.

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Phase Mandible (Ability) (Level 0, 0%) – The spiked mandibles briefly flicker through small pockets of space, allowing the Phase Spike Worker Ant to bypass thin layers of dense material on impact, ensuring a venomous cut.

Solar Warp Carapace (Passive) (Level 0, 0%) – The carapace absorbs sunlight to accelerate its growth but can also store and release that energy to create tiny, localized spatial ripples around them, making the ant extremely difficult to be tracked visually without any special measures.

Gravi-Anchor (Ability) (Level 0, 0%) – The Phase Spike Worker Ant can momentarily anchor itself to a fixed point in space, resisting knockbacks, strong winds or powerful currents.

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The rest of the skills were normal abilities that the ant already possessed. But the three that he read after...

Those were the skills that made Theo instinctively cover his mouth.

"This is insane," he muttered.

The shocks were coming one after another in quick succession, but when Theo noticed the attendants and the baron watching him, he coughed lightly and took a deep, steadying breath, forcing himself to calm down.

’Ant queen, good work. But you can call the ants back; I will come to all of you soon.’

"Father, you mentioned something about an enlightenment. Is that why your body has spatial energy as well?" Theo asked, checking his status only to frown.

"But you are not a Foundation Human... did you get any new abilities, Father?" he asked curiously.

The baron grinned.

"After I got enlightened and felt okay in my head, I meditated near the gate too. I stayed there until I felt that same strange sensation I sensed in your heart... awaken in mine," he explained.

Theo didn’t know how he should respond at first, but he still spoke, "I am really happy for you, Father. Maybe this means you can evolve into a Foundation Human too."

At that comment, the baron went silent, though his eye remained fixed on Theo.

"I think I may know why that won’t happen, son," he said quietly, making Theo tilt his head in confusion.

"I may have gained the same spatial energy as you because of the enlightenment," the baron explained. "But to truly evolve into that new Foundation Human... that won’t be possible without the evolution affinity that you possess."

"That’s what I think; it could be different too..." he added after a moment. "But I have a strong feeling that I am right."

Theo nodded. "The theory makes sense, Father. That would explain the fact that you have the same energy coursing through your body as mine, yet you still haven’t evolved."

"The evolutionary affinity might have played a key role in doing that..."

"Yeah."

There was silence in the forest clearing. Theo sank into deep thought but felt like his mind still wasn’t fine.

Everything felt foggy and detached, as if he couldn’t focus on a single thought for a long time before it slipped into blankness. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Let’s talk about this later, son. I can tell you’re still not okay," the baron said as he stood up.

"We will wait until you recover completely. If that doesn’t happen in the next 7-8 hours, I will have to give you another golden potion. We will leave this gate at that time no matter what."

Theo, Clara and Elias nodded. Once the baron left, Clara and Elias moved closer to Theo.

"You know what, young master?" Elias said casually. "You have gotten into trouble so many times now that I don’t remember a single moment when everything was peaceful around you."

His informal tone made Theo look at him with a knowing smile.

"If you want normal, you won’t get that anywhere near me, Elias," Theo replied with a cheeky smile. "Maybe you too will change along the way; maybe peace will start making you antsy."

Elias couldn’t help but shake his head at that thought but still chuckled.

"How does your recovery feel, young master? Do you think you can get up in 7-8 hours?" Clara asked only for Theo to pause in thought.

"Whether I can or not doesn’t matter. I want to meet my family as soon as I possibly can."