"An Earth-element Talent?"
Ye Tian looked at the Martial Artist who had just emerged from the soil, secretly amazed.
He was sure this Martial Artist hadn't dug a tunnel, as there was no hole or crack in the ground. Instead, it seemed like an Earth Escape Technique—directly slipping through the soil, much like in novels.
In certain situations, this talent was useful but also dangerous; one could easily encounter danger underground.
Moreover, it was limited—it couldn't pass through steel, rock, or rivers, so its practicality was limited.
Ye Tian thought it over and paid little attention to this Talent.
Compared to this, he preferred talents that could directly increase power.
"Everyone, step back!"
The elder Qing ordered.
Swish, swish, swish!
Martial Artists quickly withdrew far from the small hill, sensing something about to happen.
Ye Tian followed them to a safe distance.
"Begin!" Qing Lao said.
No sooner had he spoken than the ground began to tremble.
Boom!!!
Like a magnitude ten earthquake, a terrifying Yuan Force wave erupted from beneath the earth.
"What is this…"
Ye Tian was shocked.
He could feel the underground wave was powerful enough to annihilate him. Such a force was beyond most Great Martial Artists to produce.
Then, an incredible sight occurred!
The entire small hill exploded instantly, countless stones flying outward like cannonballs. Some landed near the Martial Artists, who easily blocked or shattered them thanks to their strength.
In moments, the hill was gone, revealing a massive crater filled with numerous Divine Strength Ant corpses, some still burning with flames.
At the same time, the temperature in the area rose by over ten degrees.
"Just like missiles in my previous life!"
Ye Tian thought to himself.
But this was clearly not a missile, as he sensed Yuan Force fluctuations—probably a Yuan Force weapon, functioning similarly to a missile.
"What terrifying power! How was this caused?"
An Elite Martial Artist asked in horror.
A Great Martial Artist from Lin Family explained, "This is the effect of an Inferno Ball. It's said the Inferno Ball is the heart of a Top Ferocious Beast with fire ability, modified by a mysterious Formation Master with arrays on it. The explosion is the heart's flame power detonating. An Inferno Ball is priceless, even a billion currency units couldn't buy one."
"Inferno Ball, Formation Master!"
Ye Tian heard this with interest.
However, these things were far beyond his current reach.
"Could it be total annihilation? Then I just hope to find a complete Divine Strength Ant corpse." Ye Tian thought.
Yet Qing Lao's expression was grave as he stared at the blasted crater.
"Be careful, there are still many Divine Strength Ants alive!"
Just then, chirping and crawling sounds echoed.
One by one, Divine Strength Ants crawled out of the crater—some wounded, some intact.
Clearly, a single Inferno Ball couldn't wipe out an entire nest but inflicted heavy losses.
"Attack!"
Elite Martial Artists from the families chose Divine Strength Ants to kill.
Great Martial Artists also joined, their strikes like cannonballs, carving long sword scars on the earth. Divine Strength Ants fell like ants before them.
Especially Qing Lao; with a glance, Ye Tian's pupils shrank.
Qing Lao pressed his palm in midair, and a giant hand tens of meters wide appeared, instantly crushing dozens of Divine Strength Ants into dust and leaving a huge pit in the ground.
"Qing Lao is so powerful. With so many Great Martial Artists, they should easily crush the Divine Strength Ant nest."
Ye Tian thought.
But soon he thought otherwise.
Suddenly, a dozen giant Divine Strength Ants burst from underground—about ten meters long each, whereas regular ones were only three meters.
"Intermediate-grade Ferocious Beast-level Divine Strength Ants!"
Ye Tian exclaimed.
He had assumed all Divine Strength Ants were Low-level Ferocious Beasts, and even if there were Intermediate-grade ones, only one should exist. But here were a dozen.
With their Talents, Intermediate-grade Divine Strength Ants possessed the combat power of Great Martial Artists, even surpassing many.
As expected, Great Martial Artists struggled, often requiring two to restrain one Intermediate-grade Divine Strength Ant.
Only Qing Lao handled five by himself and quickly slew one.
At the same time, Ye Tian was fighting a Divine Strength Ant at normal Elite Martial Artist strength, evenly matched.
Secretly, Ye Tian checked the Divine Strength Ant's Talent:
Type: Divine Strength Ant
Bloodline Talent: Basic-grade
Strength Talent: High-grade
Seeing High-grade Strength Talent, Ye Tian laughed excitedly.
This trip was worth it!
"From the behavior of those Intermediate-grade Divine Strength Ants, their Talents didn't evolve, so they probably also have High-grade Strength Talent. I don't need to copy Intermediate-grade Divine Strength Ant Talents."
After some thought, Ye Tian copied the Low-level Divine Strength Ant's High-grade Strength Talent instantly on touch.
But it wasn't time to fuse it; he'd wait until safe.
From current observations, Martial Artists, despite some losses and occasional Elite Martial Artist deaths, still had the advantage.
Over time, they could wipe out all Divine Strength Ants—if no surprises occurred!
Yet Ye Tian and many Martial Artists sensed something ominous.
"Could there be even stronger Divine Strength Ants not yet revealed?"
Ye Tian wondered.
It was possible; a group always had a leader, often the strongest. The dozen Intermediate-grade Divine Strength Ants were similar in strength and unlikely to be the leader.
"Hopefully not an Advanced Ferocious Beast Divine Strength Ant!"
Ye Tian hoped. Otherwise, escape was the only option, as Martial Artists couldn't stop an Advanced Divine Strength Ant.
Minutes later, Qing Lao's expression changed drastically—
"Retreat! There's an Advanced Ferocious Beast in the nest!"
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