Chapter 42: What a Favor to You

The Male Blood Mosquito King left the Female Blood Mosquito King’s body and stood guard nearby, observing quietly. The blood-sucking mosquitoes that had once filled the entire palace flew out in an instant, leaving only the two Blood Mosquito Kings.

The Female Blood Mosquito King’s swollen lower body suddenly emitted blood energy like mist, filling the whole palace with a strange scent. As the blood mist formed, an exit slowly expanded at her lower abdomen, growing to about the length of a finger before stopping.

Buzz!

The Female Blood Mosquito King let out a pained cry, and soon a small blood-sucking mosquito began to emerge from the exit. One, two… ten!

Ten tiny blood-sucking mosquitoes were finally released before her lower body shrank back, marking the end of the birth.

The two Blood Mosquito Kings gazed affectionately at the ten wriggling little mosquitoes. Compared to other blood-sucking mosquitoes, the Blood Mosquito Kings clearly loved these ten much more, as if they were their own creations while the others didn’t seem to be.

Qu Yi watched quietly, observing everything in the palace, while the Spirit God’s consciousness monitored the entire blood-sucking mosquito nest, keeping track of all activities.

“Qu Yi, if you get the chance, seize those ten little blood-sucking mosquitoes. They were born by the Blood Mosquito Kings themselves and will grow to become beings like them, possibly even advancing beyond the Yuan Ying stage,” the Spirit God suddenly reminded him.

The Spirit God’s insights were vast; he had already deduced some things from the birth process.

“Really? That’s great! If I get these infant blood-sucking mosquitoes, I can start raising them and have them reproduce more. Just think—future, I’ll only need to carry a spirit bag to dominate the cultivation world. How impressive that would be!” Qu Yi thought dreamily, looking up.

A single spirit bag could hold tens of thousands of blood-sucking mosquitoes at the Golden Dan stage. If ten thousand of them attacked at once, even a cultivator at the Yuan Ying stage would find it hard to resist.

“You’re content with small gains and stop striving for more—this describes someone like you. Qu Yi, remember that for cultivators, strength is what matters most. Blood-sucking mosquitoes are just a means to an end. Don’t neglect the fundamentals,” the Spirit God warned earnestly.

“Spirit Tool, I was just thinking casually earlier. Please don’t scold me like this.” Qu Yi was very frustrated; he had only made a slight speculation and was already reprimanded, instantly ruining his good mood.
“Hmm, Qu Yi, start preparing now. People at the Yuan Ying stage have rushed in. I think they’ll have a fierce battle with the Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes. You prepare to seize those ten Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes,” the Spirit Tool suddenly reminded him.
Qu Yi immediately calmed himself down, carefully controlling the Hidden Dust Formation while waiting for the right moment.
It turned out that after the Blood Mosquito King laid its eggs, in its excitement, it also transmitted the message to all the Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes. Thus, the Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes shared in the King’s joy, and the entire nest was filled with intense energy waves, which greatly impacted the eight people at the Yuan Ying stage who had just entered the nest.
In an instant, Dong Zhen Shangren and Huai Qing from the Immortal Cloud Sect, Han Yue Shangren and Yong Shan from the Fire Moon Gate, Qing Yang Shangren and Cheng Chang from the Xuan Yang Temple, Bing Yu Shangren and Qiu Yu from the Jade Residence Sect all rushed into the nest, pairing up and entering each channel separately.
Immediately, in each of the four channels, the people at the Yuan Ying stage waved their magical treasures, unleashing torrents of true energy that washed over all the Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes in that channel.
It turned out that there were Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes in the later stages of the Golden Dan phase in each channel. This left the eight Yuan Ying masters unsure which channel contained the Blood Mosquito King’s palace, so each faction chose a channel and charged in forcefully.
When reaching the Golden Dan stage, one transforms into the Yuan Ying stage, with all the true energy in their bodies evolving into true essence. True essence is not only purer in energy but also dozens of times more powerful than true energy.
Therefore, in each channel, as each Yuan Ying master launched an attack with true essence, those Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes, even if they fought back with all their might, were instantly shattered.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Those Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes were also desperate. Seeing that their companions couldn’t withstand the true essence attacks, they collectively made a bold move—flying rapidly toward the incoming Yuan Ying masters while self-destructing.
Although Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes at the Golden Dan stage didn’t have Golden Dans, the energy within them was comparable to that of the Golden Dan stage. Naturally, their collective self-destruction generated a massive wave of energy that struck the Yuan Ying masters, not only blocking the true essence attacks but also forcing them to retreat quickly.
If it were just this tactic, the Yuan Ying masters could easily eliminate all the Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes. After all, their numbers weren’t infinite, and the power of their self-destruction wasn’t enough to harm them—only to delay them slightly.

The two Blood Mosquito Kings, unable to rest and recover, sensing the dire situation in their nest, flew around angrily with buzzing sounds before resolutely leaving the palace to command their Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes into battle.
“Haha, Qu Yi, I must say you’re really lucky. Eight cultivators at the Yuan Ying stage are fighting hard to distract the two Blood Mosquito Kings. Now there’s only you left in this palace. These ten young Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes should belong to you,” said the Artifact God with a laugh as soon as he saw the Blood Mosquito Kings leave the palace.
Qu Yi was equally happy. He had been thinking about how to ambush the Blood Mosquito Kings and then seize the young Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes, but things changed suddenly when those experts at the Yuan Ying stage arrived, drawing the Blood Mosquito Kings away, leaving him only to pick up the ten young ones.
“Hehe, Good luck—there’s really nothing else to do. I’ll go grab those ten young Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes right now!” Qu Yi said, full of enthusiasm.
“Idiot, idiot… idiot!” The Artifact God flew into a rage, inflicting severe pain on Qu Yi’s soul before slowly saying, “Whether you pick them up or not, they’re still there. Why are you in such a hurry?”
After meditating for a while and the pain in his soul subsiding, Qu Yi asked gloomily, “Artifact God, please, next time you get angry, could you consider my feelings? You can beat my body, but never torment my soul again. You really want to drive me crazy!”
The Artifact God resided inside the Tiny Realm Ball, which was within Qu Yi’s soul. Whenever it was dissatisfied, it would exert some influence on Qu Yi’s soul through the Tiny Realm Ball. Qu Yi could no longer bear it.
“Hehe, I’ll be careful. What I want to tell you is that these two Blood Mosquito Kings have only left for a short while. If you take the young Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes right away, the Blood Mosquito Kings will definitely notice immediately and realize someone is hiding in the palace. If they summon all their Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes to bombard the palace, even with your Hidden Dust Formation, you’ll be exposed. That would be troublesome. So, wait until the cultivators at the Yuan Ying stage engage in fierce battles with the Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes before seizing the young ones,” the Artifact God explained indifferently, ignoring Qu Yi’s complaints.
Qu Yi was speechless, realizing he had no way to deal with this Artifact God.
In the four passages, the fearless and death-defying Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes suddenly flew together in an orderly manner, forming rows of formations.
The Blood Mosquito Kings finally took action, using sound waves from hiding to command the Bloodthirsty Mosquitoes in the passages to attack.

Rows of blood-sucking mosquitoes first emitted a chorus of buzzing sounds, invisible sound waves radiating out, before simultaneously spewing streams of bright red blood. Each stream contained immense energy, and as thousands of these red streams merged together, the resulting energy surge was no less than the total true energy of a cultivator in the early Yuan Ying stage.

Whoosh!

The energy from the red streams shot straight at the cultivators in the Yuan Ying stage inside the passages.

“True Fiery Blaze!”

“Water Absorption from All Plants!”

“Frozen Heavens!”

“Mountains That Topple the Sky!”

……

In the four passages, the voices of four senior masters rang out at the same time. They sensed the terrifying power of the combined energy from the red streams and realized that sending their four leaders to confront it would result in severe injuries. Thus, all four senior masters unleashed their ultimate techniques.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Energy explosions that shook the entire nest reverberated through all the passages. Cultivators in the Yuan Ying stage had to use their true energy to protect themselves, while many blood-sucking mosquitoes were killed by the shockwaves or severely injured.

Buzz!

The voices of the two Blood Mosquito Kings suddenly appeared. Instantly, all the injured and surviving blood-sucking mosquitoes regained their strength and flew back into the passages, forming formations once again.

“Irritated!”

This voice appeared almost simultaneously in all four passages, expressing extreme anger at the persistent harassment by the blood-sucking mosquitoes.

At that moment, Qu Yi’s figure appeared in the palace of the Blood Mosquito Kings. He stepped out of the Hidden Dust Formation and flew to the side of the ten young blood-sucking mosquitoes.

The Dimensional Sphere appeared immediately, flashing in front of the ten young mosquitoes and sucking them all inside.

Qu Yi was momentarily stunned. He had planned to use his spirit bag to collect these young mosquitoes, but the Artifact God had taken precedence. Remembering that there was already a Gold-Eating Rat inside the Dimensional Sphere, Qu Yi resolved to accept it. Perhaps the Artifact God felt lonely and wanted to play with some monsters.

Yet, Qu Yi was even more confused about the nature of this Dimensional Sphere.

After seizing the young blood-sucking mosquitoes, Qu Yi quickly returned to the Hidden Dust Formation and hid himself.

Fights continued violently in the various passages of the nest, with true energy and the combined energy of the red streams exploding constantly. The noise drowned out all the cries of the blood-sucking mosquitoes, and the explosive energy masked everyone’s spiritual sensing. Naturally, Qu Yi’s sneaky actions went unnoticed.

The two Blood Mosquito Kings were anxiously directing the blood-sucking mosquitoes in battle when they suddenly sensed that the presence of the ten young mosquitoes in the palace had vanished.

Buzz!

The Blood Mosquito Kings were furious!

In an instant, the two Blood Mosquito Kings flew into the palace and searched thoroughly, confirming that their offspring had indeed disappeared. In that moment, their bodies turned completely blood red, and they rushed out of the palace at high speed to cause trouble for the Yuan Ying stage beings in the passage.
“You’re really lucky!” The Artifact God couldn’t help but exclaim upon seeing the Blood Mosquito Kings storming out of the palace in anger.