Chapter 502: Ant Emperor Pearl


    Song Jian gritted his teeth, leaped with all his might and swung his long sword, hacking at ve Ant King.


    Though ve Ant King had be a level thirty elite boss, it had never achieved the first rank inbat power. The gap in strength between it and the Abyss Ant King’s skeleton was vast, not to mentionpared to the Ancestral Golden Ant King.


    Song Jian had managed several rounds with the Abyss Ant King’s skeleton, so dealing with a level thirty elite boss, six levels higher than him, was a piece of cake.


    After several dozen rounds with the ve Ant King, Song Jian had almost fully grasped the ve Ant King’s skills. Yet, the ve Ant King had never seen Song Jian’s trump cards.


    After fighting on the ground for several rounds, ve Ant King soared into the air, and a jet of ck blood slowly trickled out of its jagged mouth, dropping onto theke surface aze with golden mes.


    Boom~


    A bushel of golden mes suddenly red up, burning away all the ck substances. ve Ant King seemed to feel the power in the golden mes and its eyes showed a hint of terror. It involuntarily rose higher into the air.


    Song Jian snorted coldly, and slowly spread a pair of wings, which shone metallically, out from his back. With a flick of these wings, Song Jian rocketed towards the ve Ant King.


    “Since you could be my ve, I can subdue you!” While he was fighting the ve Ant King, Song Jian suddenly thought of Qi Yun, who had now be a Shadow Priest. Qi Yun had also been his ve once.


    “Die!” Song Jian swung his sword, sending a scintiting golden Sword Qi, more than ten meters long, slicing toward the ve Ant King.<div>


    Bang~


    A loud noise rang out as half of the ve Ant King’s body was obliterated by the golden Sword Qi. Its hard ck shell was instantly turned into ashes, purple blood was sttered, and even one of its legs was severed at its base.


    Although the ve Ant King could still stand, its agility had evidently decreased significantly.


    Just as Song Jian was about to pursue a killing strike against ve Ant King, the Ancestral Golden Ant King behind him heaved a heavy sigh, stopping him: “Human warrior, could you spare its life? After all, it has only been corrupted by the Abyssal Power. As long as the Abyssal Power is expelled, it will remain a member of our Golden Ant n!”


    Song Jian’s sword-swinging arm halted, and after watching the ve Ant King, who was still defiantly ring at him, deliberated for a moment. Then he snorted coldly, sheathed his sword and stepped aside.


    Seeing Song Jian giving up on killing ve Ant King, the Ancestral Golden Ant King revealed a gratified smile and said to ve Ant King: “Come, my child!”


    ve Ant King sensed a strong threat, and immediately shifted its gaze from Song Jian to the Ancestral Ant King on the rocky ind.


    “Hiss, roar~”


    With a roar, expressing fear in its heart, ve Ant King stepped back to the path behind it.


    At that moment, a strong force tightly bound ve Ant King, as if it were holding a sandbag. It was hauled into the air and flew toward the rocky ind.


    Song Jian watched as the ve Ant King lightlynded on the ind. The Ancestral Golden Ant King exhaled a breath of golden air towards ve Ant King.


    In an instant, starting from the antennae of ve Ant King, the ck on the surface of its body gradually receded, and golden light burst out again.


    Just then, Song Jian was startled and suddenly felt that the connection between him and the ve Ant King shattered abruptly. His face turned white, and he couldn’t help spitting out a mouthful of blood.


    The Abyssal Power in ve Ant King waspletely expelled by the Ancestral Ant King, and even the spikes on the shell covering its body retreated one by one. It returned to the streamlined shape of Golden Ant King.


    As he watched Song Jian spit out blood, the Ancestral Golden Ant King revealed a regretful look. He spewed out a golden bead from his mouth and presented it to Song Jian.


    “Human warrior, my child can no longer assist you in battle from now on; it has regained its freedom. This ispensation for you; I hope it can slightly make up for your loss…”


    Song Jian picked up the golden bead and immediately broke into a joyous smile.


    “Ant Emperor Pearl, a wonder. Usage effect: After consumption, it can increase Vitality Points by 200 and increase one attribute point immediately. Usage requirements: It must be a gifted by an Ancestral Ant King and the user must be revered by the Golden Ant n.”


    It was evident that the Ancestral Ant King had seen Song Jian spit out blood earlier, so hepensated him with this pearl. And, this pearl could only be used by Song Jian. If given to others, they would not be able to use it.<div>


    Without wasting any time, Song Jian swallowed the bead. The Ant Emperor Pearl melted as soon as it entered his mouth and turned into a warm current that rushed into his stomach.


    A surge of power erupted from Song Jian’s body. The increase in two hundred Vitality Points allowed Song Jian’s Vitality Points to break through the two thousand mark, reaching two thousand one hundred and sixty points.


    And that extra attribute point was added to Song Jian’s strength attribute. At this point, Song Jian’s strength attribute, along with various items’ bonus, had reached fifty points.


    The moment Song Jian’s strength hit fifty points, he suddenly felt something inside his body break, as if a shackle binding him had suddenlye off.<div>


    System: yer Song Jian’s strength attribute broke through fifty points. He qualified to challenge the first rank of Combat Power. Would you like to challenge the first rank of Combat Power immediately?


    “What, I already qualify to challenge the first rank of Combat Power? Wasn’t it said to be avable for challenge only at level thirty?” Song Jian looked astonished.


    After a moment’s hesitation, Song Jian asked: “If I give up now, will I be able to challenge again in the future?”


    Soon the game system gave a reply.


    System: Can be challenged at any time before level thirty. If the yer’s level reaches thirty, a challenge will bepulsory. If the yer fails the challenge, then the yer’s level can never be advanced.


    So, that’s how it was. Song Jian suddenly understood. It seemed that he didn’t need to worry about challenging the first rank of Combat Power until he reached level thirty. Moreover, only his strength attribute had reached fifty points at the moment. If he could raise his other attributes to the fifty-point limit as well, it would further enhance his strength. Wouldn’t that make the challenge simpler?


    Just as Song Jian was contemting the attribute limit, he suddenly heard a rustling sound from the surrounding channels. Soon, he saw countless Abyss Ant Kings emerging from the tunnels in droves, jumping into theke aze with golden mes, without any reservations.


    “There are so many Abyss Ant Kings?” Song Jian looked surprised as the number of Abyss Ant Kings that appeared before his eyes had already exceeded a hundred, and the number was still increasing.


    What surprised Song Jian even more was that behind the Abyss Ant Kings, lines of Abyss Soldier Ants and Worker Ants crazily followed the Abyss Ant Kings and jumped into theke.


    The calmke surface began to ripple. The Ancestral Golden Ant King, with a look of sorrow on his face, watched all these happen without moving an inch.


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