Chapter 37: The Most Dangerous Summon
A small figure crawled out from the biological tissue. There were several purple carapace plates on both sides of her neck, smooth and close to the skin. Aside from that, at first glance, the creature Su Xiao summoned looked no different from a human, though somewhat weak.
"Still so small in stature."
Baha landed atop the withered Flesh Gate. This thing was useless now. To create it, Su Xiao had paid a considerable price—the consumption of Soul Crystals was one thing, but the expenditure of alchemical materials was even greater.
What Su Xiao had summoned was Jila, the Insect Race Dominator from the Thorn Insect Star.
The black biological tissue slowly undulated, blocking the sunlight above Jila. Her eyes were tightly shut, and she was in a state of slumber.
Su Xiao walked up to Jila. Her aura was different from before, especially her mental power, which was tough to an inconceivable degree.
Su Xiao patted Jila's face. Not only did she not wake up, but she curled her body inward.
"Hey, wake up."
After two more light slaps, Jila's brow twitched. She opened her eyes and sat up in a daze, her expression clearly asking: Where am I? What happened? Who am I?
"How long have you been asleep?"
The moment Su Xiao finished speaking, Jila's small hand grabbed the hem of his clothes.
"I accidentally ate everything, and then I fell asleep."
"..."
Su Xiao frowned. Jila had clearly undergone a long period of slumber. There was only one possible reason for this.
When Su Xiao left the Thorn Insect Star, Jila was already one of the four overlords of that world. The other three insect nests could barely contend with her, but the Demon Beasts and Titans Su Xiao had left for Jila were simply too many.
"Are all living creatures on the Thorn Insect Star extinct? Except for your insect race?"
"Mmm~"
Jila yawned, looking as if she was ready to go back to sleep.
"Explain the specifics. If you keep being dazed, I'll help you regain your focus."
"Eep~"
Jila inexplicably shuddered, and the confusion in her eyes quickly faded, as she recalled a certain experience of being hung from a tree.
After a moment, Jila closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Jila likes the smell of this world."
"Jila, retract your mental power. This world is rejecting you."
Baha spoke. From earlier on, the surroundings had changed. The reeds growing nearby all seemed to point toward her, their tips sharp as needles.
Jila cautiously looked around, then hid behind Su Xiao. The black biological tissue surged, blocking her surroundings. Jila's cowardice was utterly natural.
Do not be fooled by Jila's appearance. If comparing ferocity, those heinous monsters were no more dangerous than a stray mutt next to her. The former threatened living beings; the latter threatened the world itself. The danger levels were not in the same dimension.
Back when Su Xiao left the Thorn Insect Star, Jila had fallen into a habit of staying home, never stepping out of the Mother Nest. But do not mistake her for being like the Bee Queen, Afra.
Jila's home-staying was due to her nature. She was safest inside the Mother Nest.
The first thing Jila did after Su Xiao left the Thorn Insect Star was to hunt. She released Demon Beasts and Titans for endless hunting.
This aroused the vigilance of the other three insect nests. Unfortunately, Jila's rise was unstoppable. For ordinary insect races, Demon Force was a dimensional strike. When Jila began mass-producing troops from the insect nest, a nearby large insect nest was completely annihilated within three hours.
Insect race warfare was terrifying. By the time Jila destroyed the last insect nest and devoured its Mother Queen, the number of living creatures on the Thorn Insect Star had decreased by 99.75%. Anyone entering that world would see only the subsidiary nests Jila had established and the Demon Beasts she controlled.
Because Jila was Su Xiao's summon and had directly participated in the struggle for the World Core, she belonged to Reincarnation Paradise. Therefore, Reincarnation Paradise did not purge her.
This led to that world being unable to gather resources. After contractors entered that world, aside from becoming Jila's laborers, they had no other choice. By then, aside from the insect race under Jila's control, there were no other living things left on the Thorn Insect Star. Insect race warfare was that horrifying.
This caused that world to evolve into a fifth-rank fully open world. What happened next was even more interesting. That world was targeted by a Violator faction, who planned to control Jila and occupy the world.
The result was that 159 Violators, all at the top tier of fifth-rank strength, entered that world. Forget controlling Jila—they couldn't even find her location. The moment they entered the Thorn Insect Star, the hidden Demon Beasts emerged, forming a sea of insects that surged toward them.
Of the 159 Violators, only six barely escaped that world alive. By then, the Thorn Insect Star had become a true forbidden zone. Contractors from Reincarnation Paradise could enter safely, but for anyone else, as long as Jila sensed that their brand aura differed from Su Xiao's, she would kill them all.
A mid-tier Ancient God once attempted to invade that world. After meeting Jila, the Ancient God left without a word. Even Ancient Gods were unwilling to stay long on the Thorn Insect Star, showing just how dangerous it was.
Years of war had caused the number of Demon Beasts to reach terrifying figures. In the later stages, the bio-energy required to sustain these Demon Beasts' movements was an astronomical expense.
At that time, Jila had two choices: put all Demon Beasts to sleep, or dig through the Thorn Insect Star and use world energy to continue maintaining the population.
Jila chose to sleep. The Thorn Insect Star fell into utter silence, until Su Xiao summoned her.
"Accumulating bio-energy, reducing insect race numbers, waiting for species reproduction—that's the way to long-term development. Your approach was very stupid."
Su Xiao lifted Jila up and placed her in front of him to check her data. Jila yawned, long accustomed to being picked up and set down on the ground.
Jila's data was as follows:
Name: Jila
Category: Fifth Stage · Insect Race Dominator (In a fifth-rank world, insect race mother bodies range from first stage to fifth stage. Due to world rank influence and the characteristics of Demon Force, the evolution stage is elevated to first stage through seventh stage.)
Health: 100%
Bio-Energy: 17500/18000 points
Strength: 34
Agility: 32
Stamina: 110 (True Attribute)
Intelligence: 149 (True Attribute)
Charm: 128 (True Attribute)
Skill 1, Mother Body (Evolution Stage · Fifth Stage): Absolute control over subordinate insect races.
Skill 2, Evolution · Initial (Evolution Stage · Fifth Stage): Can spawn a first-stage insect race · Mantis Armor. Mantis Armor can establish insect nests.
Note: This Mantis Armor is a special individual.
Skill 3, Higher Life Form (Evolution Stage · Fifth Stage): When the insect nest's accumulated 'Bio-Energy' reaches the upper limit, the mother body can evolve to the sixth stage. The mother body and insect nest will awaken new abilities, increasing the types of lower insect races that can be cultivated, etc.
Skill 4, Mental Power Transformation (Lv.54, Passive): Slightly increases the range and control of mental power waves.
Skill 5, Perception Annihilation (Lv.68, Passive): Ignores all perception and detection of sixth rank or below.
Skill 6, Summoned Subordinate Contract (X, Passive): Before killing the leader of the 'Summoned Subordinate Contract,' it is impossible to sign a subordinate or summoning contract with this creature through any means. --
Summoned Subordinate Contract Origin: Reincarnation Paradise.
Note: This effect has absolute priority and is notarized by Reincarnation Paradise.
Skill 7, Mental Power Secondary Transformation (Lv.66, Passive): Greatly increases the range and control of mental power waves.
Skill 8, Demon Insect Race (X, Passive): Due to the influence of Demon Force, the Insect Race Dominator has undergone a life-level evolution. Due to world restrictions, it can evolve up to the seventh stage insect race within this world.
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