In a short period, all Blood Armor Gū were swiftly pierced through their eyes and butts by the stings of the Gold Marrow Bees.
The venom from the highly toxic stings of the Gold Marrow Bees was also released frantically after piercing, without any reservation.
In an instant, a considerable amount of venom was all fiercely injected into the bellies and heads of the Blood Armor Gū.
The toxicity of the Gold Marrow Bee's venom was not low; if the quantity was large, even a Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivator could be poisoned to death in a short time, let alone small creatures like the Blood Armor Gū.
Therefore, when these venoms entered the Blood Armor Gū's body, they rapidly and wildly caused destruction.
The Blood Armor Gū felt intense pain and wanted to struggle madly, but Six Gold Marrow Bees firmly controlled its power organs, and its forelegs were desperately held back by one Gold Marrow Bee, sacrificing its own life.
After only a few breaths of struggle, all the Blood Armor Gū perished!
The Blood Armor Gū's strength lay in its defense and its extremely lethal forelegs; even a Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivator using a Spell would find it difficult to inflict much damage.
However, the Blood Armor Gū could rely on its forelegs to break through a Cultivator's Spiritual Qi and flesh defenses, even directly burrowing into their bodies.
But correspondingly, the Blood Armor Gū's flesh and blood beneath its blood armor had very ordinary resistance to poison, so after being injected with a large amount of Bee venom, it couldn't resist for long at all.
This combat process seemed complex, but the duration was only a few breaths.
From engagement, to sacrificing oneself to lure the enemy, to restricting movement, and then to injecting venom, all happened in a short period.
During this process, the Gold Marrow Bees also demonstrated extremely high execution and familiarity with the military Formation.
It should be known that facing the highly lethal forelegs of the Blood Armor Gū, even with the Gold Marrow Bee's defense, it could only hold on for a few breaths.
If the kill could not be completed within this time, the number of casualties among the Gold Marrow Bees would double!
Especially if the cooperation between Bee Swarm subgroups was disrupted, they could easily be defeated one by one, making it difficult to maintain the state where Six Gold Marrow Bees restricted all movement organs of the Blood Armor Gū.
Fortunately, after training, the Gold Marrow Bees had extremely high combat coordination, and this time they directly targeted the Blood Armor Gū's weakness, swiftly completing the kill mission.
However, each Blood Armor Gū killed required the sacrifice of one Gold Marrow Bee to achieve such a result.
Because in just a few breaths, the hard outer shells and Spiritual Qi defenses of the Bees that actively confronted the Blood Armor Gū and attracted its foreleg firepower were torn open by the Blood Armor Gū, with more than half of their bodies destroyed.
Some were even cut in half, but relying on their vitality, which prevented immediate death, they still used their movable organs to firmly restrain the Blood Armor Gū, buying time for their companions.
All fifty-six Blood Armor Gū died, but it came at the cost of fifty-six Gold Marrow Bees.
Although this was the best combat loss ratio when facing a ferocious Demon Insect like the Blood Armor Gū, without the effect of the military Formation, the casualty rate of Bees in a natural combat state would inevitably increase exponentially.
"The effect of the military Formation used by the Gold Marrow Bees is indeed quite good; fighting the Blood Armor Gū and achieving such a casualty ratio is already very strong."
"Alas, if there were a Bee species with defensive capabilities similar to the Blood Armor Gū, that would be great! This way, the casualties could be minimized, or even eliminated."
This battle also made Qi Ping gradually realize the immense improvement in Bee Swarm combat power brought by battle Formations. When targeting the enemy's weaknesses, the combat power increased by more than several times.
From this, the role of battle Formations and command in insect swarm combat can also be seen.
"If the battle Formation could be further perfected, it should also be effective against First-Order Late Stage High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bees, and even Second-Order Bee Swarms."
"I just don't know if there are any Formations suitable for insect swarm combat in the Cultivation World?"
Qi Ping guessed there should be. He had learned that Cultivators could form Formations to fight enemies, so Bee Swarms certainly could too. It was just that his current knowledge of the Cultivation World was still too limited.
However, this also planted a seed in Qi Ping's heart: given the opportunity, he would definitely find Formations suitable for Bee Swarms, whether for defense, interference, or offensive effects.
His ability to communicate with every Bee was his advantage, which was very difficult for other insect-controlling Cultivators to achieve, and this was the foundation for setting up Formations.
"Moreover, if there were more types of Bee Swarms, it seems there would also be considerable advantages. If I could Cultivate thick-armored Bees with outstanding defense, highly venomous Poisonous Bees... or other Bee species with outstanding attack and strong interference capabilities, the Bee Swarm's combat ability and flexibility could be much higher."
"This way, different combat methods could be adopted for different enemies like Demon Insects, human Cultivators, and fierce beasts, based on their combat characteristics."
Qi Ping suddenly realized that if he perfected his Bee Swarm, he could also make the Bee Swarm exert combat power far exceeding Cultivators of the same level.
When a sky-filling Bee Swarm appeared, who wouldn't be afraid?
If it could be combined with Formations, the combat power could increase even more.
Upon realizing this, the importance of the Bee Swarm immediately rose another notch in Qi Ping's heart.
They possessed extraordinary combat power and could also produce honey for Cultivation; at least, Qi Ping couldn't think of a more suitable early-stage Spirit Beast than this.
Furthermore, with the [Ling Beast Cultivation: Demon Insect Chapter], Qi Ping wasn't sure if he could Cultivate Third-Order Gold Marrow Bees, but he was absolutely confident in cultivating Second-Order Gold Marrow Bees.
Once Second-Order Gold Marrow Bees emerged, coupled with his ability to [Wilderness Transformation] into a Gold Marrow Bee, who in Qing Shi County could kill him then?
The Cloud Mist Mountain Range would be his home ground!
"But the most important thing is to overcome the current difficulties first."
"Just now, fifty to sixty Gold Marrow Bees died in battle, plus those that died a few days ago, the current number of Gold Marrow Bees has sharply decreased from one thousand five hundred to just over one thousand four hundred."
"And there are still ten days until the first batch of two hundred High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bees emerge."
These ten days were the limit the Bee Swarm could achieve, and this was only possible at double the normal consumption rate of blood ginseng.
Qi Ping was now somewhat unsure if the over one thousand four hundred Gold Marrow Bees could last for ten days.
Because according to the state of these two waves of Demon Insects, the next waves of Demon Insects might become stronger and stronger.
Once First-Order Late Stage Demon Insects appear, or a large number of First Order Intermediate Demon Insects, a single battle could cause huge casualties, possibly even total annihilation, which Qi Ping absolutely would not allow.
"Within these ten days, defend if possible. If not, quickly evacuate with the Bee Swarm and Spirit Medicine, wait for the High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bees to mature, then come back and see if the Spirit Land can be used."
"The military Formation combat mode of the Gold Marrow Bee Legion has also initially taken shape. If they continue to practice in the next few days, there might be a chance to get through these ten days. It's estimated that within ten days, there might be at most three or four waves of Demon Insects."
After making his decision, Qi Ping began to collect the corpses of the Blood Armor Gū, which could be sold for some Spirit Stones!
Then Qi Ping tirelessly cultivated blood ginseng, just to accumulate as many Spirit Medicine resources as possible.
Qi Ping could not leave this place during this period, because once an irresistible enemy appeared, Qi Ping had to quickly collect all Spirit Medicine and then flee from here.
After the matter of the Blood Armor Gū, Qi Ping resumed his frenzied cultivation of Spirit Medicine, day and night, just to accumulate more Spirit Medicine and gain more Druid experience!
Three more days passed.
Qi Ping welcomed the third wave of Demon Insects.
"It's Blood Armor Gū again?"
However, this time the number of Blood Armor Gū reached one hundred and thirty-two.
But such a lineup was not enough for Qi Ping to abandon this place.
After choosing to engage in battle, with the same combat mode as last time, the Gold Marrow Bees ended the battle even more cleanly and efficiently this time.
However, the casualty ratio of one hundred and thirty-two was still unavoidable.
In this battle, the number of Gold Marrow Bees was reduced to less than one thousand three hundred.
This made Qi Ping's mood sink even further.
On the Sixth Heaven, there were still four days until the High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bees matured, and the fourth wave of Demon Insects attacked.
"Why is it three days again?"
Qi Ping had this question arise in his mind; he always felt it wasn't a coincidence.
But what was more important now was how to resolve the fourth wave of Demon Insects with the fewest casualties.
"First Order Intermediate Thorny Demon Spiders, two hundred and sixteen in number. Although this quantity is large, their weakness is obvious. As long as the first wave of spider silk is dodged, then during that gap, they can be fully suppressed and killed."
Thus, with the Gold Marrow Bees fighting in groups of five, they managed to eliminate all the Thorny Demon Spiders at the cost of only three Gold Marrow Bees!
The Gold Marrow Bees that were bound by spider silk were all rescued later.
The fourth wave of Demon Insects caused almost no attrition to the Bee Swarm; instead, Qi Ping gained over two hundred Thorny Demon Spider corpses.
A small profit!
On the Ninth Heaven, the day before the High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bees matured, the fifth wave of Demon Insects attacked!
"Three days again!"
However, upon learning that this time it was a group of First-Order Advanced Demon Insects, White Bone Bees, Qi Ping's heart immediately sank.
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