When the Bee Queen broke out of the golden cocoon, Qi Ping was stunned.
The change was too great!
First, its size had directly increased to about the size of a fist!
It was more than double its previous size!
Bees of such a size, even if they only stung someone once, would be enough to cause considerable pain.
Secondly, its external features also underwent significant changes.
The previous Bee Queen was entirely golden, with black-gold rings on its abdominal segments and a faint gilded color on its wings.
But now, the colors were almost reversed; it was mostly black-gold, with only a few golden rings, and the gilded color on its wings had disappeared, making its entire wings almost transparent.
Its overall appearance was much more subdued than before, but its pressure and Aura were much stronger than before!
With just one glance, Qi Ping could see the extraordinary lethality contained within the Bee Queen.
Qi Ping had seen many Demon Insects over such a long time, and other than the Magic Insect King, no other Demon Insect could compare to the Bee Queen before him.
As for the Magic Insect King, that was an existence that even Nascent Soul Venerables might not be able to Cultivate, and it was an anomaly disliked by heaven and earth, so naturally, it could not be compared to normal Insects.
The Bee Queen currently before Qi Ping should be enough to rank among the top First Order Insects.
And the subsequent conversation between Qi Ping and the Bee Queen also proved that Qi Ping's judgment was not wrong.
"Congratulations on the successful transformation! How do you feel?"
"Buzz buzz... (It's great, Boss!)"
"Buzz buzz... (Thanks to Boss's full support, Feng Feng was able to complete this promotion so smoothly in this transformation!)"
The Jin Sui Bee King's tone was full of joy when communicating with Qi Ping.
Its promotion was the most fundamental improvement for the Bee Swarm!
It was truly hard to imagine that by following Qi Ping, their Boss, their clan had reached such a Realm in such a short time.
In their eyes, Qi Ping, their Boss, was truly too powerful.
"Can you perceive the changes in your blood ability?"
"Buzz buzz... (Yes, I can, Boss!)"
"Buzz buzz... (Currently, the overall ability type hasn't changed much, but it has been comprehensively enhanced. The strength and venom of the Blade Wings, carapace defense, and tail stinger have all been inherited from the four special Combat Bee Species. In addition, strength, flying speed, and flexibility have almost all-around attribute enhancements.)"
"Buzz buzz... (Among them, the most enhanced is the honey-brewing Talent. I estimate it might currently be at seventy to eighty percent the level of a Brewer Big Belly Bee. Secondly, the Blade Wings have significantly improved flying speed, and the strengthening of the carapace defense and tail is also not bad...)"
After hearing the Bee Queen's explanation, Qi Ping generally understood the Bee Queen's transformation. With the Bee Queen's perception and understanding of its own clan, this judgment would almost certainly not be wrong.
The Bee Queen's transformation this time could almost be summarized in one word: excellent!
It was simply too excellent!
Not only did it directly inherit seventy to eighty percent of the honey-brewing ability of the Brewer Big Belly Bee, but the inheritance of the Blade Wings, Mo Jia, and Poisonous characteristics was also very good!
It could almost be said that it was a full-fledged warrior of the Insects, with no weaknesses in speed, attack, strength, or defense!
This kind of transformation was considered top-tier even in the descriptions within the Demon Insect Breeding Handbook.
More importantly, when the Bee Queen now produced offspring, whether they were Mo Jia Bees, High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bees, Poisonous Bees, Brewer Big Belly Bees, or Equilibrium Bees, all Bees would be strengthened due to a stronger blood!
In other words, the combat power of the troops Qi Ping would produce next would become even more formidable! Even surpassing the first generation by a lot!
If Qi Ping had previously questioned whether ten thousand Combat Bee Species could contend with a typical Foundation Establishment Cultivator, now Qi Ping could be absolutely certain that they definitely could!
However, what made Qi Ping happiest was not this point, but the increase in the Bee Swarm's potential!
Because the Bee Queen's strength had increased to this level, the Equilibrium Bees it would produce next could also inherit its abilities and characteristics!
Then, when Qi Ping chose to perform a second transformation on these Equilibrium Bees that possessed the Bee Queen's powerful characteristics, their potential and the forms they could transform into would become even stronger!
They would definitely be much stronger than those transformed from the original Equilibrium Bees!
"From today onwards, this Bee Queen will be an absolutely irreplaceable treasure for this Bee Swarm."
"According to the description in the Demon Insect Breeding Handbook, insect queens that transform into such a perfect state are very rare."
Once such a Bee Swarm completes its transformation to the Second Order, the Bee Swarm's strength will definitely experience a true surge! At that time, Foundation Establishment Cultivators will no longer be a myth to Qi Ping, but an existence that can be worn down by the sheer number of the Bee Swarm.
Thinking of this, Qi Ping took a deep breath.
Stay calm, stay calm!
The more it came to this point, the more cautious he had to be. Every step required stability, and no mistakes could occur.
"However, to raise so many Second Order Bee Swarms at that time, I will need more and higher-level Spirit Medicine. Therefore, my Cultivation must also keep up, and the number of times I cast Plant Growth must also keep up, otherwise, I simply won't be able to Cultivate the Spirit Medicine needed for the growth of Second Order Bees."
"So, I still have to proceed steadily step by step, following the previous rhythm to first produce enough troops to have the strength to contend with Foundation Establishment and protect myself."
"Researching the Bailing Honey formula, contracting new Animal Companions, researching honey suitable for Qi Refining Late Stage improvement, and continuing to enhance Crow's strength—all of these must be done step by step."
After finally instructing the Bee Queen to take it easy on producing troops, lest his speed of cultivating Spirit Medicine couldn't keep up, Qi Ping returned to the ancient pine tree and quietly Cultivated.
Qi Ping calmed his mind while planning his future development and the potential risks involved in each step once his mood had completely settled.
The situation in Qing Shi County was chaotic, and Qi Ping did not want his steady development to be ruined by his own oversight.
After the Bee Queen's transformation and the issue of mass troop production were resolved, Qi Ping returned to his peaceful Cultivation and farming life.
Because the Bee Queen began to produce a large number of troops, Qi Ping could only spend more time cultivating blood ginseng, otherwise, he simply couldn't keep up with the Bee Queen's troop production speed.
Fortunately, this situation only needed to last for about two months before it could basically end, and by then, the naturally growing hundred spirit grass would be enough to feed all the Honeybees.
However, Qi Ping also gradually began to discover a problem: Fire Ginseng Honey and Fire Spirit Body Tempering Honey were gradually failing to meet the requirements of the Qi Refining Late Stage.
"The Cultivation speed is much slower compared to the Qi Refining Middle Stage."
However, Qi Ping had long expected this, after all, it was only a First Order Intermediate Spirit Medicine.
First Order Intermediate was naturally a thousand miles a day for the Qi Refining Early Stage Realm, and just right for the Qi Refining Middle Stage. After being brewed into suitable wood ginseng honey, the Cultivation speed would naturally not be bad.
But for the Qi Refining Late Stage, the effect was indeed somewhat unsatisfactory, and the spiritual power intensity was too weak for the Qi Refining Late Stage.
"It seems it's time to look for First-Order High-level Spirit Medicine and research corresponding honey."
The last time Qi Ping obtained a First-Order High-level red lotus fruit from that Black-robed Rune Cultivator, there were no seeds that could be planted, so Qi Ping could only find another way.
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