Black Desert, Reunion

Chapter 110 Black Desert, Reunion (Sorry, I'm not feeling well today)

The next moment, Zhang Feng stepped into the black desert.

The Black Desert is entirely paved with black iron ore sand, and it also hides a kind of spirit insect called the Iron Fire Ant.

This insect is not only impervious to blades and spears, but also immune to most magical attacks, and the black flames it spews from its body can even corrode magical artifacts.

However, these spirit insects with hard shells are generally afraid of attacks on the soul.

Zhang Feng's third-tier Soul Refining skill is particularly adept at attacking the soul.

Zhang Feng unleashed his divine sense to thoroughly explore the Black Desert, but found no trace of the Ironfire Ants.

This kind of spirit insect can use the spiritual power of black iron ore to conceal its spiritual aura.

Zhang Feng had other means of perception, and then he used his Soul Sensing Technique with all his might.

Black ripples emanated from Zhang Feng's body.

Zhang Feng closed his eyes, and clusters of small black dots appeared in his mind.

Upon closer inspection, they are tiny ants.

"Found it!" Zhang Feng opened his eyes, and a large number of terrifying spikes, as fine as hair, surged out around him.

Zhang Feng stepped into the desert.

Buzz!

The slight sounds of wings flapping came together to form a huge buzzing sound.

A swarm of black fire ants, several meters wide, appeared before Zhang Feng.

Then the swarm of fire ants formed a giant fire ant several meters in size and attacked Zhang Feng.

Just in time, Zhang Feng stopped, aimed at the tiny black dots of souls, and fired a barrage of terrifying spikes around him.

The Soul-Slaying Thorn shot out silently, crashing into a swarm of Ironfire Ants several meters in size.

The massive swarm of Ironfire Ants began to gradually collapse under the barrage of Soul-Shocking Thorns.

As Zhang Feng walked among them, the Iron Fire Ants, whose souls had been stripped away by the Soul-Shocking Thorn, fell like autumn leaves swept away by the wind.

Zhang Feng stared at the thick layer of iron fire ant corpses covering the sand and fell into deep thought.

This thing is listed on the list of strange insects. Since its corpse can be devoured by the Gold-Eating Insects, then it should be able to devour its own Horned Star Frog as well.

After all, according to the attributes of spirit beasts, frog-type spirit pets should eat these insects.

Then, Zhang Feng released Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong.

"Croak!"

Two Frogs didn't even glance at the large number of fire ant corpses.

However, the fresh fire ants that kept flying in to provide support caught the attention of Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong.

Zhang Feng thought for a moment, then casually tossed out the two frogs.

"Since you don't like eating dead things, go catch some live ones yourself."

Since swallowing the two powerful Frost Dragons, the two Horned Star Frogs have developed a chill within their bodies, and even in the scorching Black Desert, their bodies remain icy cold.

The single horn atop both frogs' heads was imbued with a trace of extremely cold spiritual energy.

However, the two star frogs seem to have become quite picky about food.

I don't want to eat ordinary quality soul beads, nor do I want to eat the corpses of dead iron fire ants.

Zhang Feng had no choice but to let them catch whatever they wanted to eat.

Zhang Feng kept his divine sense on the two frogs to prevent any accidents, and then he began to observe the fire ants.

These fire ants are extremely difficult to tame and use.

Zhang Feng also had no experience in taming such small spirit insects.

Moreover, the queen ant has probably already been used as a warning sign by Wan Tianming.

Without a queen ant, taming these ants becomes even more difficult.

Instead, let's think about what other uses these ants might have.

Zhang Feng lifted up the corpse of an iron fire ant.

The ants' bodies were as hard as iron, but what interested Zhang Feng was the black flames they spewed.

Spiritual fire capable of corroding magical artifacts is quite rare.

I wonder if this flame can be extracted and integrated into the Yin Thunder Pearl, the magical treasure Zhang Feng obtained?

The Crimson Fire Monster's Yin Thunder Pearl contains Sunflower Water Yin Thunder, which can damage and corrode magical treasures.

If the black flames of the iron fire ants were incorporated into it, it should enhance its power to erode magical artifacts.

However, the fire ants are too small, and collecting each of their sacs containing black flames is too troublesome.

Moreover, the black flames of ordinary fire ants are not very powerful.

Zhang Feng suddenly thought of the queen ant that Wan Tianming had turned into a warning sign.

With such a large body, the pouch should be easy to remove, and its power should be considerable.

The Queen Ant's Refined Crystal is also a rare material for enhancing magical artifacts.

So Zhang Feng recalled the two star frogs.

Zhang Feng made Xiao Qing reveal her true form, then jumped onto Xiao Qing's head and grabbed the raised horn to stabilize himself.

"Croak!"

Xiao Hong shrunk to the size of a foot and was held in Zhang Feng's arms.

Little Red's skin is smooth and even, bright red, and feels cool to the touch.

set off!

At Zhang Feng's command, Xiao Qing leaped high into the air and landed, covering dozens of feet in one go, much faster than Zhang Feng on foot.

"Quack quack!"

Suddenly, a swarm of fire ants appeared ahead. Little Red chirped excitedly and kept sticking out its tongue to lick Zhang Feng's palm.

This was already the second time Xiao Hong had reminded Zhang Feng to take action.

After the two frogs ate the fire ants, they really enjoyed the taste of these magical insects.

After they had eaten their fill, they even reminded Zhang Feng to pack up the leftovers, as they wanted to take them with them.

Helpless, Zhang Feng waved his hand and released the extreme cold spiritual power from his natal magic weapon.

In an instant, several frozen fire ants, each about ten feet in size, appeared in the desert.

Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong opened their mouths and imprisoned the frozen fire ants inside their bellies.

The internal space of both of them has a strange ability to hold things, as if it can never be filled.

The fire spirits from the Three Yang Lands that were consumed on the nameless desert island are still trapped inside their bellies.

These two Horned Star Frogs are spirit beasts of the Great Jin Dynasty. There is no record of them in the Chaotic Star Sea, and Zhang Feng is just exploring and cultivating them normally.

They evolved and grew entirely through the instincts of the two star-shaped frogs.

An hour later, Zhang Feng's divine sense detected a crystal ridge several meters high.

Zhang Feng was overjoyed to have found it and urged Xiao Qing to move forward. Fortunately, he hadn't been delayed for too long and arrived here before Han Li.

"Quack quack!"

Upon seeing the crystal ridge, the two star frogs became extremely excited, their mouths watering uncontrollably.

"Don't panic, help me retrieve a few items, then you can devour them."

A crystal prism formed from the pure mana of a Nascent Soul cultivator would likely be favored by spirit beasts.

However, dissolving the crystal prism and removing the queen ant's corpse is somewhat difficult.

Zhang Feng did not have any Gold-Eating Insects that could devour magic power. He tried several times, but could not break through the spiritual energy crystal pillar left by the Nascent Soul cultivator.

After thinking it over, Zhang Feng had no choice but to stuff the entire crystal prism into Xiao Qing's belly and take it away.

If it can digest the magical power, that would be best. If not, we can try to break it open slowly after leaving the Void Heaven Palace.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, I didn't expect you to come here too!"

Not long after Xiaoqing swallowed the ant queen, Han Li also arrived here.

"Fellow Daoist Han, you've suffered!"

Zhang Feng saw Han Li and offered him a word of comfort.

There was no other way; facing three Nascent Soul stage monsters at the same time was indeed putting Han Li under immense pressure.

"Heh, what does it matter if I suffer a little after being targeted by a Nascent Soul cultivator? As long as I can keep my life, that's all that matters."

Han Li waved his hand, completely unconcerned.

"It is quite surprising that Fellow Daoist Zhang is actually a junior of Qingyi Jushi."

"It was just a coincidence."

"Oh, right, this fellow Daoist looks somewhat familiar!"

Zhang Feng looked at Yuan Yao, who was now fully revealed, and she was indeed extremely beautiful.

"This humble woman, Yuan Yao, greets fellow Daoist. I am deeply grateful for your assistance in the Spirit Abyss."

Yuan Yao bowed slightly.

"It's alright, it's just a transaction, we're even now."

Zhang Feng returned the gift.

The three then walked together toward the end of the desert.