"Divine Strength Ant!"
Ye Tian carefully studied the Divine Strength Ant.
Though a Low-level Ferocious Beast, the Divine Strength Ant was terrifying. Its strength rivaled Intermediate-grade Ferocious Beasts, and it usually appeared in swarms of thousands.
Even a Great Martial Artist could be overwhelmed and killed by a swarm of Divine Strength Ants.
"The Divine Strength Ant must possess a very powerful Strength Talent. I knew ants were strong in my past life, and as a Ferocious Beast, it naturally has this Talent. If I can copy its Talent, my combat power will explode!" Ye Tian was tempted.
However, he also understood how dreadful Divine Strength Ants were.
Any Ferocious Beast that formed a swarm was frightening, especially if the swarm had special Talents.
If not for Bloodline Talent restrictions, Divine Strength Ants would already be humanity's nightmare.
"There are no Divine Strength Ants near Seaside Base, or it would be doomed. To copy their Talent, I must go far away, which is very dangerous!" Ye Tian frowned deeply.
Suddenly, he had an idea—he didn't necessarily need to find Divine Strength Ants alive. If he obtained a complete Divine Strength Ant corpse, he could still gain the Strength Talent from it.
Black Market—
Martial Pavilion shop.
They sold everything, including Ferocious Beast carcasses, but mostly just meat. Complete carcasses were rare, especially for hard-to-hunt beasts like Divine Strength Ant.
Ye Tian came to try his luck, knowing he had no idea where Divine Strength Ants lived. Hunting them alone would be almost suicidal.
Again, a female clerk greeted him.
"Martial Artist sir, what do you need to buy?" she asked warmly.
"I want to buy a complete Divine Strength Ant corpse. Does Martial Pavilion have one?" Ye Tian asked.
"Divine Strength Ant?"
The clerk was surprised.
Such beasts were never sold, because Martial Artists fled when encountering Divine Strength Ants—they hardly dared to hunt them!
"Let me check!" the clerk said quickly.
Soon she returned apologizing: "Sorry, Martial Artist sir, Martial Pavilion doesn't have any Divine Strength Ants."
Ye Tian showed disappointment but expected as much. He continued, "Do you have any information about Divine Strength Ants, or can you help me source a corpse? I'm willing to pay well."
At that moment, a Martial Artist steward approached.
"This guest wants to buy a Divine Strength Ant corpse?" steward Chen He asked.
"Yes."
Chen He smiled faintly: "I might know something. Are you interested?"
"Yes! If it's a complete Divine Strength Ant corpse, I'm very interested." Ye Tian's eyes gleamed.
"Seaside Base plans to open trade with a medium base 100 kilometers away. There is a Divine Strength Ant nest between them. Both bases plan to send Martial Artists to clear Ferocious Beasts along the route. The medium base provides the main force. It's risky but the rewards are high. If you join, getting a Divine Strength Ant corpse will be easy!" Chen He explained.
"Opening trade?"
Ye Tian was shocked.
Ferocious Beasts ruled Earth, and humans only survived in their shadow. Now a small base and a medium base dared to clear Ferocious Beasts? That was bold.
Wasn't there a risk of attracting something worse and suffering heavy losses?
"The leaders must have considered this. Probably the area is remote, with no strong Ferocious Beasts, so they dared," Ye Tian thought.
But he recalled Death Lake, where Top Ferocious Beasts lived—perhaps even more than one.
If they tried clearing Death Lake, losses would be catastrophic.
"I'm willing to join this clearing plan!" Ye Tian agreed.
His reasoning was simple: regardless of whether the bases succeeded, it didn't hinder his plan.
Joining the plan meant knowing the location of Divine Strength Ants, and perhaps covertly copying their Talent. Why not?
"This is your Token. Go to Lin Family in three days. Tasks will be assigned based on your strength," Chen He handed Ye Tian a token and left after some instructions.
"Seems Martial Pavilion is involved in this plan; otherwise, this steward wouldn't care so much," Ye Tian thought.
He knew the mission would be tough. The medium base was the main force, but Seaside Base was weak. Many Martial Artists might die—but not him.
He was confident in his survival skills, even comparable to Great Martial Artists.
And if he gained the Divine Strength Ant's Strength Talent, he might instantly rival a Great Martial Artist.
Three days passed quickly.
On the appointed day, Ye Tian arrived at the Lin Family territory.
The Lin Family was the overlord of Seaside Base, far superior to families like Mo Family.
Before becoming a Martial Artist, Ye Tian thought Lin Family had only one Great Martial Artist, but he now knew better.
They had five Great Martial Artists, one at the peak with strength reaching 900,000 pounds, able to easily kill ordinary Great Martial Artists. With this expert guarding the Lin Family, no other family dared rebel.
At the designated location, Ye Tian saw over a hundred Martial Artists gathered, including many Elite Martial Artists but no Great Martial Artists.
"Huh, I see some familiar faces!"
Ye Tian was surprised.
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