This transformation clearly lasted much longer, continuing for an hour without ending.
It wasn't until more than an hour later that the body and characteristic strengthening of the remaining thirteen Bee Kings gradually stabilized from their intense changes.
What surprised Qi Ping the most was the fifty-first Bee King, which had rushed out of the Bee Swarm at the last moment and completely consumed the last of the bloodline mutation potion.
Not only did it survive the first two steps, which had the highest mortality rate, but it also transformed a characteristic that no other Bee King had touched: wings!
At this moment, its wings were so transparent they were almost invisible.
However, if one observed carefully with Divine Sense, they would feel an incredibly strong toughness and a terrifying sharpness.
The sense of danger it gave Qi Ping was actually the strongest!
One must know that Qi Ping was no longer a novice; with a relatively abundant supply of Gold Marrow Bees, his cultivation had gradually approached the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, and with the defensive spiritual power of Tree Skin Art and Wood Shield Skill, his strength was already considerable.
And this Gold Marrow Bee, still not having completed its advancement, just one of them, gave Qi Ping such a strong sense of danger, which shows how powerful the transformation of this fifty-first Bee King was.
Thinking of this, Qi Ping felt a little joy in his heart, while also secretly praying that it would definitely pass the final advancement stage.
Aside from this unique Bee King whose wings transformed, among the other twelve Bee Kings, there were five Bee Kings whose bodies and bellies became larger.
Four Bee Kings achieved relatively balanced strengthening, with a slightly more noticeable strengthening of their mandibles.
Two Bees whose stingers became thicker.
And one Bee King whose entire body was covered in a blood-red color.
In total, five types of Bee Kings that resisted the second step of mutation appeared.
The situation where the body and belly become larger, as described in the Demon Insect Breeding Handbook, is generally an stress-induced mutation that occurs to withstand the violent energy of the bloodline mutation potion. This type of mutation usually has no effect and almost always dies completely during the advancement process.
Therefore, Qi Ping did not hold out much hope for this group of Big Belly Bees whose bodies and bellies had grown larger.
Those Equilibrium Bees that achieved balanced strengthening were quite good. Although they didn't have any particularly outstanding features, they relatively retained the most basic characteristics of Gold Marrow Bees, making it the most stable transformation path, capable of preserving almost all the features and characteristics of Gold Marrow Bees.
Bee Kings with strengthened stingers most likely represent enhanced toxicity. The effect of this change goes without saying; at least Qi Ping preferred it.
If you can't beat them, use poison!
As for the last Bee King, whose entire body was covered in blood-red, Qi Ping was a bit confused; this situation was relatively rare.
Furthermore, this Bee King was still in the process of transformation and could not communicate with Qi Ping, so Qi Ping did not know what exactly was going on with this mysterious change.
"I hope more than a third of these thirteen Bee Kings can successfully transform!"
According to the description of the bloodline mutation potion formula, it is very good if three to four Demon Insects out of a hundred can successfully transform.
So, if five, or even four, of these thirteen Bee Kings of Qi Ping could complete the advancement, it would already be considered very impressive.
In fact, for thirteen out of fifty-one Bee Kings to reach this stage was already very good, much higher than the probability described in the bloodline mutation potion.
Qi Ping estimated that the skill [Beast King's Grace] must have played a significant role in achieving this.
Additionally, these Gold Marrow Bees had almost exclusively fed on honey brewed from blood ginseng during this period, giving them a relatively high adaptability and absorption capacity for the bloodline mutation potion, which is primarily made from blood ginseng.
The bloodline mutation potion formula also clearly mentioned that the better the adaptability to blood ginseng, the higher the probability of successful transformation.
It was precisely because of these two reasons that Qi Ping was confident enough to start the Gold Marrow Bees' transformation after accumulating just enough bloodline mutation potion for forty to fifty Gold Marrow Bees.
Now, this result also proved that Qi Ping's guess was not wrong.
In Qi Ping's slightly nervous and anxious state, more than an hour passed.
The closer it got to the final decision, the more anxious and impatient Qi Ping became.
Even the more than a thousand Gold Marrow Bees on the periphery fell into a similar state as Qi Ping.
Because they knew that whether their clan could complete the leap depended on this final step.
It was under the gaze of so many eyes that the thirteen Bee Kings finally ushered in their final advancement and transformation!
As long as they passed this step, they would definitely advance to the Late Stage of the First Order, and the transformation would be completely successful!
Almost at the same time, under the power of the bloodline mutation potion and the power of transformation, the aura of the thirteen Bee Kings reached the limit of the Middle Stage of the First Order at this moment.
In the time that followed, thirteen Late Stage of the First Order auras rose one after another.
It began!
However, this process had only just begun for a while when a Big Belly Bee could not withstand the power of the advancement transformation and exploded with a bang.
Qi Ping had already anticipated this; Big Belly Bees were born from a semi-failed mutation and basically had no chance of successful transformation.
After the first Big Belly Bee died, the second, third, and fourth followed, all failing their transformation at the last moment.
Just as Qi Ping thought the last Big Belly Bee would also fail its transformation, it persisted, which made Qi Ping involuntarily give it a few more glances.
For a good while afterward, there were no more deaths, which slightly eased Qi Ping's tension caused by the successive deaths of the Big Belly Bees.
"Good! It looks like the situation is still good!"
But before Qi Ping could relax for long, four consecutive explosions sent his heart to rock bottom.
Two of the four Equilibrium Bees could not withstand the final transformation power and burst apart.
In addition, the two Poisonous Bees, which Qi Ping was quite fond of, also completely failed their transformation!
This meant that Qi Ping's hope of cultivating a Poisonous Bee army was shattered.
Now, Qi Ping's mood could only be described in two words: extremely distressed!
However, when it rains, it pours; soon after, the mysterious blood-colored Bee King also exploded.
This explosion directly made Qi Ping's mood reach its lowest point.
Qi Ping had held great expectations for that mysterious blood-colored Bee!
Yet, it died at the last moment!
Fortunately, what brought Qi Ping some comfort was that there were no more transformation failures afterward.
Soon after, four perfect and stable Late Stage of the First Order auras rose one after another!
"Have the remaining four Bee Kings finally all successfully transformed…?"
At this moment, Qi Ping's uneasy heart finally relaxed; it finally succeeded!
Under normal circumstances, using the bloodline mutation potion, it is very good if three or four Demon Insects out of a hundred succeed.
And Qi Ping's success of four out of fifty-one was already an extremely superior success rate.
However, even though the success rate was actually very impressive, the failure of the Poisonous Bees and the blood-colored Bee still made Qi Ping very regretful.
"Fortunately, the fifty-first Bee King, the one with the transformed wings, successfully transformed!"
This was what made Qi Ping happiest, because this Bee gave Qi Ping the strongest sense of danger.
Undoubtedly, in terms of combat power improvement, this Bee King ranked first among all Bee Kings!
Moreover, the mutation of its wings would inevitably bring extreme speed, and Qi Ping had not forgotten the unparalleled speed of this Bee King when it rushed out of the Bee Swarm.
"Two Equilibrium Bees successfully transformed, which is also not bad!"
The attribute improvement of the Equilibrium Bees was not only more comprehensive, but if they were to undergo further Bloodline transformation in the future, the foundation of the Equilibrium Bees would also be the best.
"But what's the situation with this Big Belly Bee? Didn't they say that this situation almost never results in a successful transformation?"
This was the point that most puzzled Qi Ping.
After observing for a while, he realized that this Big Belly Bee seemed different from the other Big Belly Bees and what was described in the Demon Insect Breeding Handbook.
"Could it be that this Big Belly Bee isn't a semi-failure, but rather successfully transformed normally, like walking on a single-plank bridge?"
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