Chapter 146: Chapter 141: Several Insects Suitable for Human Cultivation

Taman is Nia’s father’s name.

Two different kinds of insects appeared on the screen at the same time.

"The second type of insect is called the Blue Jade Spider Bee. They’re enormous, growing to over five meters long as adults. Their backs are wide, capable of carrying two Insect-men and at least 300 kilograms of cargo, giving them an impressive transport capacity. They are a low-level Soul Beast with the Wind Attribute, and the highest their power can reach is the Awakened Level."

"To evolve, they must absorb a large amount of Energy and mutate, just like the Silver Lotus Wood. However, for a ’consumable,’ it isn’t worth it."

"The social structure of the Blue Jade Spider Bee is similar to most bee colonies and requires a Queen Bee—the mother insect—to establish it. Therefore, if you want to cultivate a transport team of Blue Jade Spider Bees, you must find a Queen Bee."

"Wild Blue Jade Spider Bee colonies must be tamed for at least two generations before they will start to obey an Insect-man’s commands."

"Lord Taman’s notes describe a method for attracting wild Queen Bees. I’ll send the details to everyone later, so I won’t elaborate on it now."

"The third insect is the Silver Thorn Damselfly. It’s also a low-level Soul Beast whose power caps out at the Awakened Level. Its Attribute is Gold."

"The Silver Thorn Damselfly is relatively small and moves with great speed. It can use powerful, metal-cutting Soul Techniques, making it effective at both long and close range. It’s a common battle partner for the Insect Slaves of Yinsaike."

"All three of these insects are short-lived species."

"Here, I need to introduce a concept: the short-lived and Longevity Species of insects."

"Generally speaking, insects that Insect Masters refer to as ’consumables’ are mostly short-lived species. Their lifespans are at most five years, and at shortest, less than one. Although their lives are brief, short-lived species have one major advantage: rapid growth. They can mature from a larva to above Entry Level in just five to ten days. With an Insect Master’s intervention, they can reach the Awakened Level within a month. Unless they evolve, however, their lifespan can never exceed its natural limit."

"Moreover, they don’t require much Energy to absorb—only about a third of what a Silver Lotus Wood needs. It seems this rapid growth in power is achieved at the cost of burning through their own life force."

"Longevity Species, on the other hand, are the exclusive battle partners of Insect Masters. They have much longer lifespans than other insects, living for at least fifty years. However, their growth is slower than that of short-lived species. But their potential is far higher. They can surpass the Awakened Level to reach the Extraordinary, War General, or even Lord levels."

"The cultivation method for each type of Immortal Insect is a closely guarded secret among Insect Masters. Even the same Longevity Species can evolve into different branches and display unique abilities depending on the Insect Master raising it."

"This... is what makes Insect Masters so powerful."

At this point, the expert interrupter, Lü Xiuning, raised his hand again.

"Mr. Lü, please go ahead," Lena said with a smile, gesturing for him to speak.

Lü Xiuning asked a question that was on everyone’s mind: "If we control these insects, can we be suppressed by other Insect Masters?"

"Yes, you can. But there are different types of suppression."

Lena walked over to the whiteboard beneath the projection screen, picked up a marker, and wrote two words in the language of the Xia Country: ’Ancestor’ and ’Other’.

"The Ancestor Family possesses the strongest Insect Master legacy. As long as the insects are of the same major type, an Insect Master from any other family will be suppressed by an Ancestral Insect Master."

"The Ancestor Family seems to control the most fundamental genetic code of certain major insect clans. This is the source of an Ancestral Insect Master’s suppressive ability."

"Additionally, among Insect Masters—whether from the same or different legacies—a higher-level Insect Master can suppress a lower-level one."

"It’s not just Soul Beasts that have differing levels of power; Insect Masters are also distinguished by rank."

"According to Lord Taman’s notes, Spiritual Power has at least five tiers. Tier One is the lowest, and they increase sequentially. There’s also a significant difference in the number of insects an Insect Master can control at each tier."

"Of course, a high Spiritual Power Level doesn’t guarantee that an Insect Master’s Soul Beasts will be powerful. However, there is a positive correlation. An Insect Master with a higher Spiritual Power Level can cultivate their insects more effectively."

"A higher-ranked Insect Master can overwhelm a lower-ranked one with both the average power of their swarm and their Spiritual Power. This doesn’t involve genetic suppression, though; it’s purely a matter of superior power." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"It’s worth noting that genetic suppression is far more potent than suppression through raw power. Take two insects of the same level; the one trained by an Ancestral Insect Master can completely strip the other of any will to resist. It might even just wait to be killed."

Her words sparked a brief discussion in the conference room.

’Ancestral Insect Masters... they’re that powerful...?’ Han Ning was stunned.

’I never would have thought that even insects could have a form of genetic suppression.’

’And it wasn’t even an innate suppression, but a genetic ability created through the cultivation of an Ancestral Insect Master. That was terrifying.’

’It’s a good thing each Ancestral Insect Master only specializes in cultivating one major insect clan, otherwise they’d be truly invincible.’

"So, as long as our Spiritual Power is on par with the opposing Insect Master’s, and they aren’t an Ancestral Insect Master, the suppression won’t be that significant. It’ll just come down to a pure difference in power," Dean Wu said, his expression relaxing slightly.

"The insect species both sides control will also likely be different, so the probability of genetic suppression is very low," Lena agreed with a nod.

Just then, Han Ning frowned and spoke up:

"There’s another serious problem. The Yinsaike Race was wiped out by the Ancestor Family. If we go into battle commanding the Yinsaike Family’s signature insects, won’t that attract the Ancestor Family’s attention and lead to even greater danger?"