Butterfly Jade Royal Crystal

A loud explosion rang out, and the ground trembled. Everyone was shocked.

"Bang!"

A loud explosion came from within the Dieyu beehive, and simultaneously, a figure retreated in a sorry state.

"What?"

Everyone could hardly believe their eyes, because they saw that the figure flying out in such a sorry state was none other than Qi Xin, who had just entered.

"Boom!"

A huge figure followed closely, rushing out of the Dieyu beehive like a cannonball, charging towards Qi Xin.

At the same time, a massive aura swept across all directions, making people's hearts tremble.

"A… a Third-Order Demonic Beast!"

Someone looked at that huge figure with a pale face, saying it tremblingly, clearly terrified.

It was indeed a Third-Order Demonic Beast. This was truly shocking; everything had completely exceeded their expectations.

Seeing the Third-Order Bee Queen charging over, Qi Xin snorted coldly. He stretched out his hand, and a transparent water curtain blocked his front.

"Pa!"

That water curtain failed to stop the massive body of the Third-Order Bee Queen; it only caused a slight pause before it charged towards Qi Xin again.

"Water Moon Slash!"

Qi Xin shouted loudly. He brought his hands together, and a large blade, over a zhang long, appeared in his hands. It was not a real blade, but one formed from the power of water.

As soon as that large blade appeared, the Void Realm trembled. It streaked across like a ray of light, slashing fiercely towards the Third-Order Bee Queen.

"Boom!"

The long blade struck heavily on the head of the Third-Order Demonic Beast. Terrifying power erupted, the ground sank, and the massive body of the Third-Order Bee Queen was actually smashed into the ground.

However, what was shocking was that despite receiving such a terrifying blow, the Third-Order Bee Queen sustained little damage. Moving its six long legs, it leapt out of the ground and attacked Qi Xin again.

"Are you all dead? Hurry up and attack!" Long Chen let out a howl at this moment, waking everyone up. They drew their weapons and rushed towards the Third-Order Bee Queen.

Long Chen also took out a large blade from his ring, pretending to charge at the Third-Order Bee Queen, but his eyes were fixed on the beehive.

When he saw the three colors on the beehive, Long Chen knew that a Third-Order Bee Queen lived here. That was its unique mark, used to warn intruders.

Unfortunately, Qi Xin and the others did not know it was a death warning and rashly entered the cave. If not for his quick reaction, he would have been killed long ago.

Everyone unleashed their strongest combat power, frantically striking the Third-Order Bee Queen with their weapons. However, to their horror, even when using battle skills, they could not break through its defense.

Although the Third-Order Bee Queen was not a combat-type Demonic Beast, its defense was incomparably strong. Even though the group were Genius-level experts, it was no use.

Suddenly, the wings that had been pressed against the Third-Order Bee Queen's back slowly spread open. Everyone was shocked. Could this Bee Queen fly?

Seeing the Bee Queen's wings open, Long Chen's expression changed slightly. It was already too late to retreat, so without a second thought, he dove headfirst into the dirt pit that had just been smashed out by Qi Xin.

Just as Long Chen's body submerged into the soil, the Third-Order Bee Queen's wings suddenly fluttered. A cloud of dust was fanned out from its wings, instantly covering a range of several dozen zhang.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, screams rang out incessantly. At first, everyone didn't know what it was, but when the dust engulfed them, all exposed skin felt as if it had been stung by Dieyu bees, making them howl uncontrollably.

That wasn't all. While they wailed, the dust flew into their mouths and noses, and the pain instantly shot to their brains, making life feel worse than death.

"Heavenly Water Body Protection!"

Qi Xin sensed something was wrong immediately and directly used the power of water to protect his body. He was safe and sound, but everyone else had collapsed. Now, they couldn't even howl and were all twitching crazily on the ground.

Only a few lucky ones had blissfully passed out, while the others were suffering the torture of Hell.

"You beast, you're looking for death!"

Qi Xin was furious and shouted loudly. He kicked the Third-Order Bee Queen in the head. The Bee Queen had just released its ultimate move and was caught off guard, being kicked dozens of zhang away.

Qi Xin snorted coldly, and a spear formed from water power appeared in his hand, which he smashed down towards the Bee Queen.

The Bee Queen's combat power was very average; its most lethal part was its tail, but its huge, clumsy body meant it was destined to be unable to pierce the enemy's body with its tail stinger.

However, its defense was truly formidable. Its six legs moved, and the two huge pincers on its mouth attacked Qi Xin frantically.

Even with Qi Xin's arrogance, he dared not let it pinch him. His spear flew, and he fought it fiercely.

"Hoo."

Long Chen crawled out of the soil. His nostrils hurt, so he hurriedly held his breath and took an antidote pill from his spatial ring.

Long Chen glanced at the chaotic scene around him; everyone was still twitching. He then looked at Qi Xin, who was fighting in the distance, and discovered that he was fully focused on the battle and was not looking this way.

Long Chen couldn't help but smile slightly and quietly slipped into the Dieyu beehive. After entering, Long Chen protected his whole body with Spiritual Qi; he dared not be careless in the slightest.

However, when he saw the situation inside the beehive, Long Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Although there were countless dense Dieyu bees here, they had already lost their consciousness, so as long as one didn't squeeze them, they wouldn't sting.

Inside the huge beehive, countless honeycomb plates stood tall, containing countless shimmering liquids that were flowing slowly.

"It's a pity. There are too many Dieyu bees here, otherwise I could take the entire beehive."

A spatial ring cannot store living things. If he wanted to take this beehive, he would have to clear out every single Dieyu bee inside, which would take too much time.

Moreover, Long Chen's time was very tight, and he could not afford to stay here for too long. Although the Bee Queen was powerful, its attack power was not strong, posing no threat to Qi Xin; its defeat was only a matter of time.

Looking at the honeycomb plates that were a zhang high, Long Chen did not collect them immediately but walked straight into the depths. The ones outside were all ordinary honey and were not of high value.

Sure enough, after walking in for five or six zhang, several huge honeycomb plates appeared in front. On each plate were dozens of hexagonal pits, looking like countless water vats lined up side by side.

They were filled with shimmering liquid. Before even getting close, one could smell a sweet fragrance that was refreshing to the heart and lungs.

"Haha, to think there is so much Dieyu Bee Queen Honey!"

Long Chen was overjoyed. He counted carefully and found there were four honeycomb plates in total. Recalling the four Bee Queens that were over a zhang long earlier, he immediately understood that they each had one.

He gathered the four huge honeycomb plates. Even getting one would have been very satisfying, but now that he had obtained four, he was absolutely delighted.

However, Long Chen knew that today's harvest might not end here. He continued to move forward slowly. When he reached the end of the nest, Long Chen felt his breath stop.

There was also a honeycomb plate here. The plate was so huge that it was almost as tall as the entire beehive, reaching ten zhang.

It was filled with honey, but it was no longer liquid; it was crystalline, as charming as ice crystals.

"Dieyu Bee Queen Crystal!"

Long Chen exclaimed. This was definitely a supreme treasure. The effect of this Bee Queen Crystal was definitely ten times stronger than the Bee Queen Honey.

With great willpower, Long Chen suppressed his heartbeat. He hugged the entire honeycomb plate and shook it gently, letting it detach from the beehive before placing it into his spatial ring.

Looking at the empty beehive, Long Chen even doubted if he was dreaming; his luck today was truly too good.

After collecting the largest Bee Queen Crystal, Long Chen pondered for a moment. He took out the long spear from his spatial ring and poked a small hole in the wall of the beehive that a person could pass through, then slowly walked back.

Long Chen was a frugal person; waste was not his style. Although there were still over a hundred honeycomb plates outside that he hadn't collected.

Those were all ordinary Dieyu honey, but for ordinary people, they were definitely good things. Even if not used to Cultivate, they were excellent products for beauty and skincare.

However, the Dieyu honey here was not as pure as the Bee Queen Honey, and there were still many Dieyu bees on the honeycomb plates that had to be removed one by one.

However, Long Chen was not in a hurry now. With his ears listening to the roaring sounds of the fierce battle outside, he hummed the only tune he was familiar with:

"Today is a good day, everything I wish for can come true…"

However, after gathering for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Long Chen felt something was wrong, because the frequency of the fierce battle outside was getting lower and lower. Especially after the last few loud bangs, the sounds gradually quieted down.

Long Chen knew it was time. Looking at the dozens of honeycomb plates still not collected, he sighed and said, "I am a very easily satisfied person. I will leave these for them to heal their wounds."

The Dieyu bee's poison was very overbearing, but its honey was its best antidote.

Although the Dieyu bee's poison generally wouldn't kill anyone, it could drive a person crazy with poison because it was simply too painful.

Slowly retreating to the back of the beehive, he heard footsteps getting closer and wanted to leave through the small hole, but then thought he had missed something.

"Alright, doing bad things without leaving a name is not my style."

He took a brush from his spatial ring, dipped it in honey, and wrote a line of large characters on the beehive with a flourish, then crawled out of the small hole and left quietly.

Qi Xin exerted his full strength and, after a fierce battle, finally killed the Third-Order Bee Queen. It had to be said that Qi Xin's strength was truly formidable.

However, killing a Third-Order Demonic Beast also exhausted Qi Xin considerably. His armor was damaged in many places, and blood was slowly dripping from some spots.

This was only because he was lucky; that Bee Queen was not a combat-type Demonic Beast. Otherwise, if he had encountered a king among Third-Order Demonic Beasts like Little Snow, he would only have had the option to flee.

Killing the Third-Order Bee Queen, unfortunately, yielded no benefits, because the Dieyu bee was different from other Demonic Beasts; it had neither an inner core nor a crystal core. Its only value was its honey.

He walked slowly into the beehive, looking at the dense honeycomb plates, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. All his efforts had finally been worth it.

He walked past the entrance and continued deep inside. However, when he walked halfway, his expression became a bit strange, because the inside was empty. The huge honeycomb plates he had imagined simply did not exist.

He walked forward quickly. Seeing that he had reached the end of the beehive and found nothing, he was inexplicably shocked for a moment.

Suddenly, he saw a glimmer of light. He hurriedly walked over to take a look, and blood rushed to his head; his eyes were almost spitting fire.

"Pfft."

Even with Qi Xin's cultivation, his internal organs burned, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

There was a small hole that a person could pass through, and on the edge of the hole, someone had written a line of large characters: "Long Chen was here."

"Long Chen, I am going to kill you!"

Qi Xin's roar shook the entire beehive, making it hum. At the same time, a violent force erupted, and the entire beehive was shattered to pieces.