# Chapter 55: Kukulin Bai Ye Annihilation Conference
It didn't take long for Su Xiao to sort through the knowledge in his mind. There were no records regarding recovery potion formulas, which left him slightly disappointed. However, the knowledge of poisons and antidotes was very practical—the former wasn't used often, but the latter could save lives. Overall, the gains were quite good.
Without lingering too long, Su Xiao left the hive and leaped onto Barbatos's back. Together with Bubu Wang and Baha, he headed toward the entrance of the trial zone.
High in the sky, Su Xiao could vaguely see the gray-white tree stump over a hundred meters tall in the distance. Every time he entered the "Initial Land" at the center of the water source area, he felt an inexplicable sense of dread, as if something was hidden within that stump.
Now wasn't the time. That stump was what remained after the Tree of Life was burned down. If something really was inside it, releasing it now would definitely bring disaster.
After arriving at the Death Forest, Su Xiao saw traces of battle. A demon beast charged over, its armored tail wrapped around three scarlet cards.
After putting away the scarlet cards, Su Xiao began setting up defenses in the trial zone. Currently, there were 54,900 demon beasts and 10 demon flame dragons here.
If the Tiger Bee faction and the Dia tribe attacked this area, the 50,000-plus demon beasts and 10 demon flame dragons wouldn't be able to hold them off. Since he couldn't defend it, Su Xiao simply decided to pull some forces away, leaving only 50,000 demon beasts and 3 demon flame dragons. If something happened, the insectoid forces here could hold out long enough.
Standing on Barbatos's back, Su Xiao took 4,900 demon beasts and 7 demon flame dragons and headed toward the base camp hive. The trial zone was no longer a concern—there were several thousand demon beasts patrolling 24 hours a day, just waiting for supply crates to drop.
The sky was bright and sunny. Counting today, there were less than five days left in the survival trial. These five days were enough to decide the outcome against the Tiger Bee faction and the Dia tribe.
Not just those two factions—Su Xiao also planned to deal with Naji Jia. They had already become enemies. If Naji Jia was allowed to leave this world, there would be endless trouble later.
Sitting on the flame dragon's back, Su Xiao took a metal box from his storage space. The box was palm-sized, made of extremely hard material that even Su Xiao would find difficult to damage.
Opening the metal box, half a finger bone that looked like crystal appeared. This was the [First Generation Finger Bone], which Su Xiao had obtained from White Bull during the Starry Sky Banquet in exchange for Black Maple Tree branches. To this day, he still owed White Bull 1,500 grams of Black Maple Tree branches.
Picking up the [First Generation Finger Bone], Su Xiao carefully sensed it. A few minutes later, he opened his eyes. He didn't perceive anything, but every time he held this item, the Cyan Steel Shadow energy within him became very active.
Figuring out how to use the [First Generation Finger Bone] was no easy task. Su Xiao wasn't in a hurry—he felt that his own strength wasn't yet sufficient to bear the benefits the [First Generation Finger Bone] could provide.
Before long, the base camp hive came into view. The Tiger Bee faction and the Dia tribe hadn't attacked yet, but it would happen soon.
The hive had just cultivated a large number of mantis-armored insects. Although the combat power of over a million mantis-armored insects wasn't impressive, they looked quite intimidating.
Inside a wooden shed near the hive, Su Xiao sat with his eyes closed in meditation. He wouldn't let the insectoids take the initiative to attack—that would greatly reduce their advantage. The wisest course of action now was to pretend to be developing, constantly provoking the Tiger Bee faction and the Dia tribe, forcing those two sides to attack first.
Since he had left 3 demon flame dragons in the trial zone, he could only have the hive cultivate 3 more, ensuring the base camp had 12 demon flame dragons guarding it.
The good fortune of having the hive besieged wouldn't come again. The function of the fungal carpet had been completely exposed. Those two factions wouldn't besiege the hive again, causing the number of demon beasts to skyrocket. The enemy wasn't stupid.
When the enemy attacked next time, they would definitely launch ultra-long-range attacks from outside the fungal carpet, forcing the demon beasts to go out and fight. This way, the demon beast forces would be isolated and without support. When the number of demon beasts was reduced to a certain level, the hive's defense would become problematic.
Su Xiao had Jila control 10,000 demon beasts to start hunting supernatural creatures in the surrounding area, with 1,080 spore tanks accompanying them. Hunting supernatural creatures wasn't the key point—provoking the Tiger Bee faction and the Dia tribe was the real purpose.
The area near the hive quieted down. All the demon beasts lay prone on the fungal carpet, minimizing bio-energy consumption as much as possible.
While Su Xiao's side was peaceful, a completely different scene was unfolding inside the Dia tribe's great gathering place.
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Dia Tribe · Great Gathering Place.
Stone buildings stretching as far as the eye could see stood here. Near some particularly tall stone buildings, over a dozen native people and Tiger Bee clan members stood guard.
Looking around, the Tiger Bee clan and native people in the great gathering place were roughly half and half each. Such a strange sight would have been absolutely impossible to see in the past.
Even more unexpected was that the faction reputation of the contractors from both sides was actually interconnected. This meant that the alliance between the Tiger Bee faction and the Dia tribe was more thorough than imagined.
Inside a spacious stone house, two rows of stone braziers lined the walls on both sides. A rectangular stone table sat in the center. On the left side of the stone table sat several shaman priests and two contractors. The Dia tribe didn't represent just one tribe—there were many branch tribes under it, and these dozen or so branch tribes were managed by four shaman priests.
The Dia tribe's power system was much more complex than the Tiger Bee faction's, but at the top of the power pyramid was the Holy Witch. The Holy Witch's abilities were passed down through generations. It was said they could communicate with ancient beings and gain powerful abilities.
This generation's Holy Witch was named Gu Wu. He had no hair on his head, and his entire scalp was covered in dark golden patterns. A lion skin was draped over his shoulders, with a male lion's head resting on his right chest. Given his size, this overlord lion's head didn't seem particularly large.
Just sitting there, Holy Witch Gu Wu gave off a strong sense of oppression. Across from him sat Tiger Bee Lord Tamisa, with the long stone table separating them.
On the left side of the stone table were four shaman priests, along with Naji Jia and Mu Xiao. On the right side were two bee queens, Carol and Penelope. Besides them, there was also a large-headed Tiger Bee clan member. Around the outer perimeter stood many contractors and Tiger Bee clan members.
Neither Holy Witch Gu Wu nor Tiger Bee Lord Tamisa spoke. Naji Jia and Mu Xiao exchanged glances. Both were uncomfortable at the moment—the oppressive atmosphere around them was too strong.
"Before all my warriors die, no one... can take my territory."
Holy Witch Gu Wu spoke. His voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone present, even giving a feeling of soul-shaking. Even Bee Queen Carol felt a momentary dizziness, nearly falling from her seat.
"Gu Wu, do you want... to die here?"
Tamisa didn't release any aura. The thin armor on her face concealed her gaze. No one knew what she was thinking, but everyone knew that Tamisa was very protective of her own people.
"Oh? Would you kill me?"
Gu Wu's expression was calm. If it were one-on-one against Tamisa, he would definitely die. Anyone present would. Tamisa never called herself the strongest, but everyone acknowledged her as such.
"For now... no."
"Both of you, in this situation, don't start an internal conflict."
Naji Jia spoke with a smile. Hearing his words, Tamisa shifted her gaze. The moment Tamisa looked at him, Naji Jia felt needles pricking his entire body. Cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes. The smile on his face disappeared because he could sense that if he dared to smile again, he would die immediately, right now.
"Cough, my apologies, madam."
Naji Jia slightly bowed his head to Tamisa. The next moment, the prickling sensation all over his body disappeared.
"From the current situation, a ceasefire..."
Before Naji Jia could finish saying "a ceasefire is the best choice," the feeling of being on the edge of death appeared again.
"A ceasefire... is of course impossible."
Naji Jia was clever enough to immediately change his words. As for the reason, Tamisa and Su Xiao had a permanent blood feud. A ceasefire? That was no longer possible.
"The Kukulin Bai Ye Annihilation Conference begins now. Everyone present, I have good news for you. As long as Kukulin Bai Ye is killed, everything will end immediately. As long as he dies, the insectoids will surely perish."
Naji Jia's words attracted the attention of most people present. In the corner of the stone house, a figure was leaning against the wall. She appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was very panicked.
Hibier's ears practically perked up as she silently memorized the intelligence she heard. But there was one thing she could never figure out—how long exactly was she supposed to stay undercover?
By the afternoon of that day, the Dia tribe and Tiger Bee clan still hadn't mobilized. The sixth day of the survival trial passed like this, ushering in the crucial seventh day.