Chapter 2013 - 2006: Someone Blew Up the Demon Ant Nest

Zhang Menglong searched through the database he bought from some rule character several times, but he couldn’t find any information about this somewhat strange egg. It’s entirely an egg born out of an abnormal occurrence, much like a mutation that has never happened in the history of the Demon Ant Nest; it wouldn’t be recorded anywhere.

"Looks like I’ll have to study this carefully," Zhang Menglong muttered to himself. "Dealing with a creature at the utmost Dao Realm might still be a bit of a stretch, but this thing is obviously just a lump of flesh, so all I have to handle are those King-Level Blood Demon Ants?"

After clearing the first four layers of the Demon Ant Nest, Zhang Menglong gained over a hundred million ant royal jelly. After absorbing all of it, his realm advanced to the early sixth grade of the Dao Realm. With his current strength, even without using his trump cards, handling these King-Level Blood Demon Ants should be a breeze.

The moment Zhang Menglong released his aura, several afterimages gathered from all directions in the cave, heading towards the Blood Demon Ant Mother Nest!

This group should be the King-Level Blood Demon Ants guarding the Mother Nest. As the level of the Blood Demon Ant increases, the size difference significantly diminishes. The elite Blood Demon Ants’ bodies are almost comparable to large trucks, but these King-Level Blood Demon Ants shrink back to the size of calves.

Their bodies are a silvery-grey with patterns reminiscent of a tiger’s stripes on their surface. This dangerous visual alone indicates that these King-Level Blood Demon Ants are much stronger than the others; those approaching the utmost Dao Realm would find them a formidable challenge.

Zhang Menglong especially noticed that the Blood Demon Ants, in their positions, seemed to be vaguely protecting that peculiar egg, with each ant maintaining an almost equal distance from it!

"Destruction Fire Lotus!" Zhang Menglong raised his hand and conjured a nuclear-like explosion, throwing it towards them. The power of this Destruction Fire Lotus had grown immensely since he first entered the Demon Ant Nest, but at that moment, a King-Level Blood Demon Ant leapt up, directly colliding with the Destruction Fire Lotus!

Violent explosions erupted from the Destruction Fire Lotus, flames enveloped the entire underground space, even engulfing Zhang Menglong’s body.

"What?" Although the vision around was terrible, it didn’t impact Zhang Menglong. He noticed that the Blood Demon Ant had unleashed a powerful force, directly negating part of the Destruction Fire Lotus’s power!

Ten Blood Demon Ants then surrounded the egg, each creating a field to protect it. At this moment, Zhang Menglong could almost confirm that this object was incredibly important to the Blood Demon Ants, even more so than the Blood Demon Ant Mother Nest itself!

Though the Destruction Fire Lotus shattered the field on the Blood Demon Ant, it seemed to do only that. The temperature of the shell on the Blood Demon Ant was terrifyingly high, even the air appeared distorted, but no one knew what material the shell was made of, completely isolating the high temperature from their innards.

Although the Blood Demon Ant Mother Nest was also covered in flames and charred black, it was still a creature at the utmost Dao Realm. Even though it lost its offensive ability, both its life force and physical strength remained incredibly resilient!

This was the first time Zhang Menglong’s Destruction Fire Lotus had been thwarted!

At this moment, two Blood Demon Ants charged at Zhang Menglong once more!

Zhang Menglong could only draw the two Supreme Weapons he had obtained to fend them off. If it were any regular Dao weapons, these Blood Demon Ants could probably bite them to pieces with a single bite!

"Bang!" Zhang Menglong felt a tremendous force coming from his hand, almost causing his weapon to slip out, his palm and tiger’s mouth were a bloody mess. The strength of these King-Level Blood Demon Ants far surpassed Zhang Menglong’s expectations, and in sheer power, they rivaled the utmost Dao Realm!

"Ants on Earth can lift objects 400 times their body weight. This innate strength becomes even more terrifying on these Blood Demon Ants. Truly, one must admire nature’s masterpiece!" Zhang Menglong summoned energy, his wounds starting to heal rapidly, "Looks like I need to get serious!"

"Super Saiyan Fourth Stage!"

Zhang Menglong’s body suddenly shot upwards, red fur appeared on his body, emanating a wild and powerful aura.

The Blood Demon Ants also sensed Zhang Menglong’s transformation, emitting a piercing sound, seemingly communicating with each other.

Suddenly, the Blood Demon Ants launched yet another attack on him.

"This time, I won’t lose to you!"

The strength of the Super Saiyan Fourth Stage surpassed even the Nine Nether Sunset Art. He wielded his Supreme Weapon and slashed fiercely at the Blood Demon Ant.

This time, the Supreme Weapon directly severed one of its front limbs, almost cleaving it open. Zhang Menglong kicked it hard on the head, which exploded like a watermelon.

"Two Supreme Crystals! Ten thousand Supreme Coins! This bugger is rich!" Zhang Menglong quickly pocketed his spoils, "What’s this? It’s not the royal jelly."

[Dean, according to records, this is called Earth Emperor Milk, only dropped by King-Level Blood Demon Ants and above. Consuming it greatly enhances physical strength, likely due to this long-term use, the King-Level Blood Demon Ants have become so formidable.]

"Good stuff!" Zhang Menglong eagerly stored it away, looking at the remaining Blood Demon Ants with increasing greed.

"I’ve wasted enough time already!" Zhang Menglong floated into the air, six flames of Strange Fire appeared around him, "Converge!"

The six flames began to compress, gradually forming a black flame lotus. This was the utmost limit Zhang Menglong could compress the Strange Fire! To compress a seventh flame, he might need to reach the Peak of the Dao Realm to achieve it.

The flame imbued with the power of death instilled immense fear in the Blood Demon Ants, and even the Mother Nest beneath Zhang Menglong exuded terror for this flame lotus!

"Go!" Zhang Menglong lightly tossed the flame lotus, and upon completing this action, he immediately fled 800 miles away. Such explosive power, to be at its epicenter would have been unbearable for him.

Zhang Menglong hid within the lake, clearly feeling the surrounding water turn scalding hot and even start boiling, indicating how the underground space had turned into a steamer.

"No, the energy of the flame lotus hasn’t fully released!" This was Zhang Menglong’s first time using a flame lotus condensed from six types of Strange Fire, even he was uncertain of its terrifying power.

"Boom!" The energy swollen inside the mountain range went rampant, finally reaching its limit. With a ground-shaking explosion, the entire mountain range vanished almost entirely in flames.

"Damn, that power!" Even Zhang Menglong was blown away by this force. Once he stabilized, the entire Demon Ant Nest, along with the mountain range, had nearly vanished entirely...