Chapter 309 – Poison


    The queen bee was struck senseless by the sword, wanting to throw a skill at Lin Jichen but found itself silenced, feeling utterly frustrated.


    Lin Jichen seized the opportunity, chasing after the queen bee and delivering a relentless beating.


    "Sting me, will you? Sting me again! I''m the most easygoing person, never hold grudges, damn it!"


    The queen bee darted up and down, and though ten seconds seemed short, it felt like an eternity to it.


    By the time it broke free from the silence, its health had been whittled down to two-thirds by Lin Jichen.


    The queen bee, filled with pent-up rage, swore to kill Lin Jichen right there.


    But just as it was about to act, a streak of frosty sword qi struck its head again.


    <em>[Frost Moon sh! Slowed! Frozen!]</em>


    <em>[Critical Hit! -3800!]</em>


    The queen bee was frozen solid, and as itnded, Lin Jichen was already waiting below, seamlessly chaining his moves.


    <em>[Dizzying Sword Qi!]</em>


    Just as the frozen status wore off, it was stunned in the next second.


    The queen bee was furious, but its mind went nk, dazed on the spot.


    Lin Jichen chuckled, advancing with his sword. The passive effect of the Falling Thunder Sword Technique allowed each of his simple attacks to drain a significant chunk of the queen bee''s health.


    By the time the queen bee broke free from the stun, its health was down to half.


    The queen bee went berserk, screeching as it soared into the sky.


    With its wings pping, shadowy images began to appear.


    The scenery around Lin Jichen changed, and countless venomous bees emerged from the forest, blotting out the sky, seemingly endless.


    These venomous bees charged at Lin Jichen madly, thousands upon thousands, swarming from all directions.


    Just the sight of this would terrify anyone with trypophobia.


    So many venomous bees, even an Elemental Infant stage cultivator would meet their end here.


    Lin Jichen, a mere Crystal Realm cultivator, seemed as insignificant as an ant trying to shake a tree, or a mantis trying to stop a chariot.


    But Lin Jichen remained unflustered, knowing this was just an illusion.


    <em>[Thunder Armor!]</em>


    Lin Jichen channeled his mana, and a phantom armor appeared before him, crackling with lightning.


    All the venomous bees that pounced turned into illusions, with only a few actually hitting the armor, which absorbed the impact.


    <em>[Illusionary Flight! Damage -30%! Reflect -10%!]</em>


    <em>[-2500!]</em>


    Lin Jichen was satisfied with the damage numbers appearing on him, it was manageable.


    On the other hand, the queen bee also suffered from the reflected damage.


    Hurting the enemy by a thousand, but losing eight hundred oneself.


    Lin Jichen was still not content, his Dark Night Sword slicing through the air, lightning shing wildly!


    <em>[Three Thousand Thunder sh!]</em>


    A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared, like a fleeting meteor, striking the queen bee.


    <em>[-6600! Paralysis triggered!]</em>


    "Paralysis: Opponent cannot use basic attacks,sts 10 seconds."


    Lin Jichen thought it was a pity that he didn''t hit a weak spot, otherwise, this strike could have dealt twelve thousand damage.


    This wasn''t even an ultimate technique, just a spirit skill. Such exaggerated damage was mainly due to Lin Jichen''s Thunder Vein Inheritor talent.


    Thunder attribute skill damage +20%!


    The new spirit skill, Three Thousand Thunder sh, was fully unleashed in Lin Jichen''s hands.


    The queen bee, heavily struck again, entered a frenzied state.


    It dragged its heavily injured body into the air, its buzzing like a demonic sound piercing the ears.


    The other bees that were originally fighting Panda Xiong, upon hearing themand, quickly abandoned the fight and flew towards Lin Jichen.


    <em>Boom!</em>


    The first venomous bee reached Lin Jichen and suddenly exploded!


    Lin Jichen was caught off guard, sted several meters away.


    Before he could catch his breath, the second bee flew in and exploded again!


    Fortunately, Lin Jichen dodged quickly, narrowly escaping.


    But then came the third, the fourth...


    "Absolute Bee Formation!"


    Lin Jichen realized this was the queen bee''s ultimate move.


    Making all its subordinates choose to self-destruct to attack him, too ruthless.


    Lin Jichen could only dodge awkwardly, luckily the passive of Wind God Step increased his speed by 10 points every 30 seconds.


    His speed kept increasing, allowing him to avoid the explosion range of the venomous bees.


    After a dozen or so bees self-destructed, Lin Jichen managed to dodge all but the first.


    Though the process was thrilling, he managed to escape safely.


    Seeing the endless swarm of bees, Panda Xiong stepped in, leaping into the sky and delivering an Earth-Shattering Collision, sending the queen bee flying and interrupting its ultimate move.


    "Well done! Extra rations tonight!"


    Lin Jichen praised, then channeled his mana, using Wind Thunder Sword to sh forward.


    Man and panda continued to gang up on the queen bee!


    In the end, the queen bee couldn''t survive, in by Lin Jichen.


    <em>[Your cultivation + 25000 points!]</em>


    <em>[Panda Xiong''s cultivation + 10000 points!]</em>


    With the queen bee dealt with, Lin Jichen thought the remaining bees would scatter like birds and beasts.


    But to his surprise, they didn''t. Though they lost their fighting spirit, they all retreated into the cave.


    Lin Jichen found it odd but opened the queen bee''s Soul Burial Mound first.


    One Earth Grade equipment and three Mysterious Grade items dropped.


    Not too great,pared to the Soul Burial Mounds of Golden Core Realm exotic beasts, it seemed a bit shabby.


    The only Earth Grade equipment was a de, but its attributes were decent.


    <blockquote>


    [Earth Grade Weapon · Sea-Splitting Warde]: Strength +75, Critical +60, each attack charges ayer of ''Battle Intent'', at 10yers, it unleashes 5 times the basic attack damage.


    Comes with [Sea Split] and [Wave Break] skills.


    [Sea Split]: A charged strike, unleashing a powerful de qi, dealing 1000 damage, cooldown 30 seconds.


    [Wave Break]: Basic attack damage +20%,sts 30 seconds, cooldown 3 minutes.


    Requirement: Bone structure 70 points or above, Golden Core Realm de cultivator.


    </blockquote>


    The de''s attributes were good, Lin Jichen nned to save it for the next auction as the finale.


    Speaking of which, the next auction at his auction house was about to start, another big haul awaited.


    <em>"Woo woo..."</em>


    As Lin Jichen was examining the equipment, he heard some pitiful cries nearby.


    Turning around, he saw Panda Xiong holding its head, crying.


    Its whole head was swollen, looking pitiful, like a dog stung by bees.


    Though he wanted to sympathize, Lin Jichen couldn''t help butugh.


    Seeing Lin Jichenugh, Panda Xiong felt even more wronged and angry.


    Fearing its loyalty would drop, Lin Jichen quickly took out a piece of exotic beast meat for it.


    "Here''s your reward."@@novelbin@@


    Seeing the food, Panda Xiong immediately stopped crying, started gnawing on the meat, even with a swollen face.


    After it finished eating, Lin Jichen had also examined all the equipment. Storing them away, he became interested in the bees in the cave.


    The queen bee was dead, yet these bees didn''t leave, instead retreating into the hive, what was going on? It didn''t make sense.


    "Panda Xiong, go scout the way, let''s see what''s happening."


    Hearing it had to face the bees again, Panda Xiong immediately wanted to quit.


    Lin Jichen added, "And get some honey for you, it''s <em>delicious</em>, you''ve <em>never</em> tasted it, don''t <em>regret</em> not going."


    Hearing this, Panda Xiong got up and obediently walked into the cave...