The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 164: Third-Level Insect Master
[Shadow Horn Spider (Level 3, Low-Grade Bloodline)]

[This alien spider uses the power of the earth veins to nourish its bloodline and promote its advancement. It uses shadows as armor, its body is as hard as iron, and it drives shadows to hunt...]

[Can be refined]

Su Yan showed a look of surprise. Normally, a second-level insect master could only refine second-level insects.

But this shadow-horned spider had already reached the lower third level, and he reacted immediately.

"What is controlled is strength, not bloodline. Although the Shadow Horn Spider has a third-level bloodline, it is still just a larva."

Su Yan was delighted. He had originally planned to use the Hundred Poisons Seal to make a contract first, and then slowly refine it later.

Now it just suits his taste.

"It's a good opportunity to show off a few skills and pretend to be a follower."

Although the Evil Insect Cauldron looks like an artifact, outsiders cannot detect anything about it.

Su Yan tried more than once and explored many rumors about spiritual weapons and Taoist soldiers, but he did not see any similar situation.

He was certain that even his master, Long Qiu Shui, would not be able to discover it.

Now, by using some means, he has confirmed his bloodline talent.

He flipped his palm, and four poison seals appeared, spinning like purple jade.

Su Yan had previously condensed three marks and injected them into the shadow-horned spider eggs one after another.

The four Hundred Poison Seals were formed after more than a month of hard work, and they were just right for use here.

The Hundred Poisons Seal merged into the insect egg. With a slight sound, a ghost-faced spider the size of a human head broke through the insect egg and flew out.

"hiss!"

As soon as the shadow-horned spider hatched, it immediately revealed its ferocious side and seemed to pounce on Su Yan.

Su Yan just pointed his finger, and the Hundred Poisons Seal seemed to turn into a silk thread, binding it.

The mark that had been integrated into the wild beast's body before it was hatched has now become a shackle that it is difficult for it to break free from.

He glanced at it and the aura on his body pressed over.

Suddenly, the shadow-horned spider fell silent and did not dare to resist.

'Refinement'

The power of the Evil Insect Cauldron was injected into the body of the Shadow Horned Spider along the Hundred Poison Seal. In just a moment, a burst of power burst out from the body of the Shadow Horned Spider.

Long Qiu Shui looked at Su Yan in surprise, his eyes full of surprise. It was clearly the Hundred Poison Seals, but the Shadow Horn Spider was tamed in the blink of an eye.

"What kind of power was that just now? The power of bloodline, it is indeed extraordinary."

[Shadow Horned Spider (Baby) 1/100 (Newborn)]

Su Yan completed the refining. Although this shadow-horned spider was in its infancy, it still had the word "young" in its name, which meant that its strength had not yet been fully exerted.

He took out the Beast Yuan Pills from the Insect World and threw three of them to the Shadow Horn Spider.

The shadow-horned spider swallowed the pill in big mouthfuls and finished it in the blink of an eye.

Long Qiushui said, "It's almost there. Even if young insects grow faster, there's still a limit. If you want it to grow up quickly, you'll have to work on the Hundred Poison Seal."

Contracted beasts and warriors complement each other. The help of warriors can enable wild beasts that originally grew slowly and had difficulty breaking through to continuously overcome bottlenecks.

"Thank you, Master."

Long Qiushui nodded, his eyes flickering slightly as he suddenly said, "The day when the list will be announced and the nominees will be determined is just a few days away. Practice hard these few days. I'll be there to watch the Nine Monuments Spiritual Platform competition. Don't make any mistakes."

Su Yan smiled and said, "I will definitely not let Master down."

Long Qiu Shui dispersed the Xuanshuang Mountain formation, gave Su Yan a few instructions, and then left.

Su Yan returned to his courtyard and finally showed a look of joy.

The Ferocious Insect Cauldron had just been vibrating continuously, and the previously suppressed power surged out of the cauldron and flowed into his limbs and bones.

The insect bone armor emerged, and the armor became stronger and stronger, and the power increased more and more. With the power gathered from the whole body, even the third realm might not be able to gain an advantage in front of Su Yan.

Su Yan raised his eyes, and spiritual light gathered between his eyebrows. His spirit continued to grow stronger, as if a force was constantly incubating.

In the courtyard, every detail was within his perception, a leaf, a flower, a speck of dust, a piece of soil...all objects seemed to be swept in front of him.

He didn't open his eyes to look carefully, but he could feel it so clearly.

嗡

With a slight shock of spirit, the Fierce Insect Cauldron had completed the return of power.

[Level 1 Insect Master 10000/]

[Features: Insect Bone Armor, Insect Identification Seed]

[Insect World: 1000 cubic meters]

In just a moment, the mental power seemed to emerge from its cocoon and become a butterfly. In the sea of consciousness, a spot of spiritual light looked like a white silkworm.

He just thought about it, and his mental power swept across like a big hand, and the trunk of the newly planted Ye Rong tree in the courtyard was directly crushed.

"Such a strong mental force, as if it were a substance, and it could control an area of a hundred meters, a bit like a radar."

There was another characteristic, and Su Yan immediately sensed the power of this characteristic.

Powerful mental power is the foundation of this insect consciousness seed.

Exploration comes first, and there are also some means of attack, and most importantly, this is the seed of insect consciousness.

As soon as he thought about it, the Shadow Horn Spider was summoned out.

The seed of insect consciousness sank into the body of the shadow-horned spider, and in an instant, Su Yan's spiritual world seemed to split.

Just by thinking about it, the shadow-horned spider started to move. Every move was controlled by him, and everything he sensed was synchronized back to him one by one.

He raised his arm and controlled the Shadow Horn Spider to fly onto the table, moving simultaneously without any interference or distraction, and without any sense of sluggishness in his movements, as if they were two bodies with one mind.

"With an insect body, even if I travel a thousand miles, my perception will be unimpeded..."

The vicious insects that he controlled were certainly powerful, but they still needed to be controlled.

When he was still in Yuncang Town, if he was away from me, he could still control the ferocious insects with his arms and fingers.

Whether it was killing Niu Han and his gang of scoundrels or destroying the Xiaoshan Society, he could have done it without leaving any trace and used more methods.

The insect consciousness seed plus the ferocious insect is like a fake body, enough for Su Yan to handle more things.

After some attempts, Su Yan found that if this perception ability was fully activated, it would be of great use in battle.

So when night fell, he suppressed the joy in his heart.

In the next few days, Long Qiu Shui came over every day to teach his disciple Su Yan some tricks, and brought a lot of spiritual medicines to feed the Shadow Horn Spider.

At first, she thought that her disciples did not have many resources and were afraid of missing the critical larval period of the shadow-horned spider.

But after coming here twice, I suddenly found something wrong.

As a disciple, I supply my contracted beast with second-level elixirs every day, and even when I practice myself, I use three kinds of elixirs at the same time.

The Blood Essence Condensing Yuan Dan that strengthens the bones, the Dragon and Tiger Golden Pill that strengthens the body, and the Guiyi Yuan Dan that condenses the true meaning and true essence.

Even when I was in my true state of mind, I was not as arrogant as him.

Long Qiu Shui couldn't resist his curiosity and asked, only then did he know that his disciple was also a second-level alchemist.

He was surprised and happy, but also beat Su Yan in anger.

With such a talent, it would be fine if you didn't say anything, but how can you have the nerve to use my resources every day?

Since the competition was only a few days away, Su Yan was sent down from Xuanshuang Mountain.

He left a message: 'Five days later, there will be 279 more people waiting to fight against the Sky Centipede.'

"Two hundred and seventy-nine? In previous years, it was considered good for the disciples to have established themselves. Master is really generous. She didn't even ask about my being an alchemist, right?"

Su Yan muttered to himself with a hint of regret. Danqiao Zhenren was truly wealthy. In just a few days, Shadow Horn Spider had already devoured two mid-grade, second-tier spiritual herbs, the kind that strengthens bloodlines. Each one, if left out, would be worth no less than two or three thousand first-tier Yuanshi.

"Su Yan, you finally showed up!"

The six-winged blood centipede had just landed outside the gate of Guizang Mountain Courtyard, and several disciples with thin cheeks stood out in front of the gate.

There were two animal patterns on his cuffs, he had an upright figure and tilted his head, and he was obviously a second-year disciple.

"We want to challenge you."

Several people immediately explained their purpose. They had been guarding the door for more than a day or two. Now that the real culprit had appeared, they couldn't help but show some aggressiveness.

Su Yan shook his head slightly: "Instead of fighting with me, why not look at the future?"

He was about to pass a few people when the man gritted his teeth, swung the snake stick in his hand and warned him, "Be careful."

It's not that he was completely ungrateful, but Su Yan didn't know that in the past half month, many new inner disciples had been knocked down from the rankings.

Apart from Su Yan and a few others, the ones on the list now are all the disciples in the second or even third year.

If they were sure, they wouldn't be waiting for Su Yan here.

"Humph"

Su Yan snorted coldly, and an invisible hand pressed down.

There was only the sound of bones creaking, and the three people who had fought were bent over and almost half-knelt on the ground.

He stepped over the three people, entered the courtyard, and slammed the door shut, locking them outside.

"Brother Su, you are very capable. Those people have been waiting for several days because they just don't believe that you can fight seven people alone. They said that you are showing off your power."

In the next yard, Wang Wuyang stuck his head out, like a monkey, and said with a smile.

"Did they bother you?"

"That's right. It's inconvenient to go in and out since they're blocking the door, and I can't beat them."

Wang Wuyang had seen how powerful Su Yan was that day. Not to mention the ferocious insect, the mysterious and powerful true beast spirit Star Moon Centipede alone was enough to defeat most of the second-year disciples.

Those who still want to challenge him are true geniuses.

"A lot of people have been looking for me these days?"

“A lot, but not much.”

Wang Wuyang thought for a moment and said, "Some people want to get to know you, and some want to challenge you, but the only ones who rashly come here are those idiots. It's the other clans that have said some bad things."

"What?"

"Qing Tianyi of Canglong Peak was about to defeat you with a sword. Yao Yuntao of Baimang Peak challenged several disciples in succession, including the second-year disciple who later occupied the 283rd position, and defeated him... They all said that you should fight for your position."

Wang Wuyang came here not to chat, but to remind him: "You are the number one inner disciple of our class. There are too many people who are jealous of this position. Both new and old disciples want to step on you to get to the top."

Even among warriors, how many can see through fame, wealth and power?

Su Yan smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I just happened to give them some surprises."

Five days is neither long nor short.

A bell ringing sound that permeated the sect came from the Nine Stele Spiritual Platform.

"The last one hundred people on the Inner Sect's Tiger List will gather at the Nine Monuments Spiritual Platform in a quarter of an hour."

When the voice came, everyone was excited. It was finally time for the fight.

Many disciples filed out, and the black-horned giant eagles in the sky swarmed like bees, flying everywhere, all heading towards the Nine Stele Spiritual Platform.

The battle for the inner sect's top spot is not just about watching a show, it is also about seeing what level these inner sect disciples have reached. Watching the battle is also a form of cultivation.

Su Yan walked out of the room and looked up at the countless black-horned giant eagles: "It's really lively."

He summoned the six-winged blood centipede, took a step forward and sat on it, like a blood shadow, crossing the sky.

"It's Su Yan!"

"What a ferocious contract beast, it seems to be an ancient species"

When everyone caught a glimpse of the six-winged blood centipede, they were shocked. The curious ones immediately patted the black-horned giant eagle and hurried to catch up.

Now that Su Yan has appeared, those disciples from the seven sects who threatened to defeat Su Yan are probably going to take action. A big show is about to begin.

A large number of disciples gathered at the Jiubei Lingtai. When Su Yan arrived, many disciples were already standing here.

There was a circle of two to three thousand people gathered outside, all of them were disciples who came to join in the fun, and there were also quite a few outer disciples.

A little further in were the inner disciples, holding weapons, rubbing their hands, and already starting to regulate their breathing.

These people are either challengers or disciples ranked after 200 on the Tiger List.

Everyone gathered, and on the Nine-Monument Spiritual Platform, Qian Mulan, Lei Yuxi and several other Danqiao True Men had already taken their seats in front of Yin Mingchen.

"Six-winged centipede, what a ferocious beast! Junior sister, I, your disciple, have inherited your legacy."

When Lei Yuxi saw Su Yan's contracted beast, his eyes lit up slightly and he couldn't help but praise it.

Such a ferocious beast, yet so easily controlled, and he's also good-looking, he's a good prospect.

"I heard that Elder Qing, your grandson wants to kill Qiu Shui's disciples?"

Shui Manyi looked at Su Yan with her big eyes, then turned her head to look at Qing Yunheng who was sitting next to her.

Qing Yunheng's eyes darkened, and he said calmly: "Junior sister, you are joking. Young people are full of youthful vigor. They are just competing for a rank, not killing anyone."

Long Qiushui's eyes were calm: "If you have the ability, then give it a try."

While they were talking, the disciples had basically gathered and a quarter of an hour had passed.

One hundred inner disciples stood at the front, and almost all eyes were focused on them.

"The new ranking list has been finalized, with twenty-one spots left vacant. Today, there will be twenty-one stages. The next twenty-one people will take the stage. Three matches, one break. The ranking list will be determined after ten matches. The rest of the rankings can also come up on their own if they have ideas."

As Yin Mingchen finished speaking, the Nine-Stele Spirit Platform rumbled and twenty-one floating fighting platforms rose up.

Su Yan moved and stepped onto the first fighting stage.

The remaining people also jumped onto the fighting stage one after another.

Su Yan noticed from the corner of his eye that most of the twenty-one people had been replaced, and less than one-third of the remaining people were new inner disciples.

Qing Tianyi and Yao Yuntao were still there. Although Bai Yun was also there, she was already on the seventh to last stage, and her ranking had dropped a lot.

"Su Yan, I'm here to fight you."

Just as he stood still, a disciple stood up impatiently.

Ni Hai held a three-pointed spear in his hand, and behind him followed a fire lizard with red scales and claws. Its eyes were scorching as it stared at Su Yan.

That day, his ranking suffered a series of setbacks and he barely took seventh place. After several days of challenges, although he maintained the 294th place, he was not willing to give up.

If he had not been unfamiliar with the trial that day, how could he have ranked behind Su Yan and others?

Now he was still on the Nine-Monument Spiritual Platform. He hadn't even gone up to his own stage yet. He pointed his gun at Su Yan and wanted to grab the stage.

Su Yan smiled and said, "I remember that it was Qingtian who defeated you that day?"

Ni Hai was furious and said coldly, "You are the number one inner disciple of this class. If I defeat you, he will also be defeated by me."

"What a loud tone."

Qingtian snorted coldly, Yao Yuntao raised his eyes and looked at him coldly, and even Bai Yun was staring at Ni Hai.

Those who are unreasonable will only seek their own death.

However, Yin Mingchen and the others were amused and found it very interesting.

"Come on up, don't waste time."

(End of this chapter)