Chapter 394 Heart of the Swarm!
Passed unanimously!
The huge bloody vertical pupils suspended high in the sky of the Dharma Realm slowly rotated and were aimed at Shen Ye's conscious body.
"Welcome to join us."
A majestic voice sounded.
Almost at the same moment, dense runes suddenly emitted from the huge blood-colored vertical pupils.
These runes flew out and enveloped Shen Ye's consciousness.
For a moment.
In the cave, Shen Ye opened his eyes and stared at his left hand.
Dense black lines quietly appeared on the back of the left hand, intertwining with each other to form a black vertical pupil.
The vertical pupils stared into nothingness, exuding the will to end everything.
It is the representative dharma of the emperor species:
"The End of Destiny"!
The vertical pupils gazed into the void far away, causing Shen Ye to have some vague connection with the Dharma Realm.
Shen Ye understood the usage subconsciously.
Just focus your consciousness on the back of your hand, and the power of the black vertical pupils will be activated——
Your own thoughts are immediately projected into the largest united consciousness, and you can communicate with other emperor species.
As soon as his mind entered the union, he immediately received many messages:
"Welcome!"
"Welcome new bugs to join!"
"Hurry up, the old rules for new insects to join will follow."
"Can't wait, come on."
Shen Ye was a little confused.
"What are the new bugs going to do?" he asked.
The majestic voice sounded:
"In our joint consciousness, the new insect's level is 0, and there is no treatment at all."
"If you want to advance to level 1, you must contribute some resources to everyone."
"This step is the easiest."
An empty insect egg passed through the Dharma Realm and landed on Shen Ye's hand.
"I believe you have also accumulated some treasures and wealth. As long as you can fill these eggs and contribute them to the joint consciousness body, your level will reach level 1 and you can use most of the functions of the joint consciousness body."
Shen Ye nodded.
This is understandable.
As a newcomer, you join a group filled with big bosses. You make no contribution and just want to eat what’s ready-
Is there such a good thing in the world?
"Okay, I can finish it right away."
Shen Ye said.
There was a burst of laughter.
One insect even whistled cheerfully.
Shen Ye didn't know why.
But he could feel that no one seemed to have any ill intentions.
The majestic voice coughed slightly and sounded again:
"Your attitude is very good, but this insect egg is autonomous."
“If it’s not valuable enough, it won’t accept it.”
"Filling it up is a bit difficult...you're probably going to have to work hard for a while."
I see.
It seems that other insects also experienced a lot of embarrassing situations when they joined.
——Do you need a lot of treasure?
The only option is to give it a try.
Shen Ye touched the ring, opened the empty insect egg, and poured the treasures collected by Elder Wang into it.
It was filled up in no time.
Shen Ye was a little surprised.
——This quantity is not bad!
He patted the insect egg that was half a palm high.
The insect eggs immediately penetrated into the void, jumped to the Dharma Realm, and quickly landed in the huge vertical pupil.
Waves of magnificent and powerful mental power swept back and forth on the insect eggs.
"You have money."
"It seemed to fill up all at once."
"When bugs like this join us, we can strengthen our entire group."
"Okay, okay."
The bugs said all kinds of things.
at the same time.
Shen Ye found that a bronze outline appeared around the vertical pupils on the back of his hand.
The majestic voice revealed a sense of satisfaction:
"Your evaluation has been raised to level 1."
"The first level of the talent tree is open to you, and you can choose the appropriate level 1 skills."
"——These skills are left behind by the strongest bugs."
"Mastering them will help you improve your strength."
"You can slowly explore more functions by yourself. Now there is only one last thing left -"
"Do you have any suggestions for our swarm?"
"Suggestion?" Shen Ye was startled.
"Yes, we take the advice of newcomers very seriously."
The majestic voice continued: "After all, this is the first time you have come into contact with the United Consciousness Body. You can see problems that we cannot see - if the suggestions are adopted, I will give you corresponding rewards."
suggestion……
Shen Ye thought for a moment and remembered the many vertical pupils he had just seen in the Dharma Realm, and couldn't help but say:
"Does our joint consciousness have any special 'name' or title?"
"No, the Dharma Realm will not give a 'name' or entry to the united consciousness." said a majestic voice.
"Is there any way to distinguish between us and other consciousnesses?" Shen Ye asked.
"Because we are the strongest, we are in the highest position." A majestic voice said.
Got it!
Shen Ye coughed lightly and said:
"In fact, when I first entered the Dharma Realm to look for an organization, I almost accidentally entered a joint consciousness."
"——It's not strong, but it was the first one to appear in front of me."
"I guess some bugs are like this too. They accidentally entered other joint consciousnesses."
"However, there is only one chance to choose to unite consciousness."
"So, in order to attract those powerful and talented newcomers to join, in order to prevent them from getting the wrong target -"
“Our joint consciousness needs a highly identifiable title so that everyone can know us more clearly and move closer to us.”
"That's right," the majestic voice praised, "Do you have any good suggestions?"
"I suggest a name for our united consciousness."
name!
The consciousness of other bugs emerged one after another and said:
"That's right!"
"For a long time, we have closed the door and managed our own consciousness. This is outdated - why not open up the situation?"
"It should have been so!"
"We are the strongest, so naturally we should have a unified name."
"Name it! Name it!"
The majestic voice sounded again, drowning out the voices of all the insects: "Okay, now let's start naming. Do you have any opinions?"
The bugs immediately began to express their opinions:
"Emperor Bug Alliance!"
"Space Bug Combat Team!"
"Amoeba!"
"Insect Elf!"
"Beautiful Bug!"
"..."
They were all arguing, and no one was convinced by the other, and they all felt that their own name was the best.
"stop!"
The majestic voice said angrily.
The insects slowly became quiet.
"Your names are too ugly and cannot show our majesty at all - by the way, what should I call you? A new level 1 insect?"
"Page—Baxter Page." Shen Ye said.
"Why do you have this name? Did your mother give it to you?" asked a majestic voice.
"No, just because I used to pretend to be a human and a vampire, I gave this name at that time - the humans who know this name are probably my subordinates. Please take care of me," Shen Ye said.
The majestic voice said casually: "Dressing up as a human? What a good idea. Humans and pandas are the races most likely to awaken the gate ability, and the gate ability represents the future."
"More importantly, you didn't tell a single lie!"
"Baxter——"
"Now you will propose a name first, and then other insects will also propose names, and finally everyone will vote together." A majestic voice said.
"Heart of the Swarm." Shen Ye said.
There was a moment of silence.
The bugs were wondering about the name.
It sounds very ordinary, but if you think about it carefully, it seems to represent the status of the united consciousness among all the emperor species.
"Why is it called this name?" asked a majestic voice.
Shen Ye said:
“We are the kings of the insect swarm and the core of the entire race. We determine the future of the insect swarm!”
"Very good, I'll vote for you." The majestic voice said.
"I feel good too."
"good."
"That's the name."
The other bugs said one after another.
"Then vote -" said the majestic voice.
The bugs communicated quickly with consciousness, and all votes were quickly completed.
"Heart of the Swarm" topped the second place "Pyrotechnic City" by a full eighteen votes!
A majestic voice boomed: "Baxter, your suggestion today is very good. From now on, we will have the name of a unified united consciousness."
"Your arrival has made us more progressive and stronger."
“I hope that’s the case for every member.”
"In this way we will be worthy of the title of Heart of the Swarm."
“I want to reward you on behalf of the entire United Consciousness——”
A moment.
The power of the Dharma Realm fell from nothingness and poured directly into Shen Ye's heart, forming a skill exclusive to the emperor species.
Glimmering small words appeared quickly, completing the explanation of this reward:
"'Heart of the Swarm' has rewarded you, allowing you to obtain the strongest recognition on the first level of the Emperor's Cosmic Giant Insect talent tree. Skill:"
"The Thorn of Destiny."
"Emperor's natal skills, constant skills."
"Description: Any attack performed by any target on you will also attack that target."
"——Although it is located at the first level of the talent tree, this is indeed a very powerful emperor talent, and it is also the core talent of the emperor species."
"Perhaps with just this talent, you can travel the universe at will."
Collect all the fine print.
Shen Ye's whole body emitted a deep red light, and as his mind moved slightly——
Translucent scarlet spikes covered Shen Ye's body.
This is talent!
Just like the door ability.
——Generally speaking, talent is an innate ability, just like eating and sleeping.
The so-called "constant skill" means that this skill will always exist.
Unless you actively turn it off.
——A bit like the working mode of air conditioner.
Shen Ye has also experienced many battles and knows very well how powerful this "Thorn of Destiny" talent is.
If the emperor species that I have seen can master this talent——
How about a ghost fight?
It is almost invincible!
However, it did not acquire such core talents.
Not even its female worm has this talent!
——But I have it!
The Heart of the Swarm is indeed the strongest union of imperial species consciousness, and the rewards it offers are simply terrifying.
Shen Ye breathed out gently to calm down.
At this moment, it seemed like I should say something.
"Thank you, boss, for awarding me this talent. I want to thank every brother who voted for me. I love you, thank you!"
"I will work harder in the future and strive to make more contributions to the Heart of the Swarm."
"Thanks again!"
Shen Ye's speech caused a burst of whistles and cheers.
"Not bad, Baxter, I hope you continue to work hard."
The majestic voice encouraged.
"I will!" Shen Ye said.
This matter is over.
Shen Ye disconnected from the Heart of the Swarm.
He was about to continue familiarizing himself with the Thorns of Destiny when he saw a few lines of small words appear in the void:
"The dark gold entry 'Vampire Child' has become loose."
"As the former vampire 'Baxter', your name began to appear in the vast multi-layered universe and was known by truly powerful beings."
“Please do more things that spread your name.”
"——'Vampire Kid' has the possibility of evolving again!"
Collect all the fine print.
All right.
It's all good news.
Shen Ye was a little excited.
A voice rang in Leng Buding's ears: "Eh? Those are destiny thorns on your body - turns out you are really an emperor? I thought it was a fake."
Shen Ye suddenly turned his head and looked. A man was squatting on a tree in the courtyard, holding a bloody human head in his hand.
"Holy Lord? Nangong Wantu, a disciple of Xuanmen Peak, has met Holy Lord."
Shen Ye was startled and quickly stood up to salute.
The man on the tree is none other than the Holy One.
...Too careless.
Just now, my consciousness stayed in the Dharma Realm, so I was not very aware of everything in the courtyard.
"Your human name is Nangong Wantu? Why did you choose the name of a human race? It's so ugly. You are a little insect of the emperor's species."
The Holy Lord squinted his eyes and looked down at Shen Ye with a scrutinizing gaze.
"It's just a code name. The Holy Lord doesn't need to care about it," Shen Ye said.
Shen Ye looked at the head.
Tao justice!
It turns out to be justice!
Why did the Holy Lord want to kill him?
Perhaps aware of Shen Ye's gaze, the Holy Lord raised the head, pointed it at Shen Ye and said:
"Have you met him?"
"More than just meeting him, I have entrusted him to help with many things." Shen Ye said.
"Why entrust him?" asked the Holy Lord.
Shen Ye spread his hands and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Do I need to do those trivial things myself?"
"He belongs to a secret human organization that specializes in exploring all human relics and ancient forces, and wants to dig out and sweep away all treasures and inheritance." Shengzun said.
"I really don't know about this - I actually joined the Dao Palace not long ago, Holy Lord." Shen Ye said.
The Holy Lord looked at him without saying a word, and the human head in his hand suddenly exploded into flying blood mist with a "bang".
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I apologize again. If there is anything you need to compensate me for, I am willing to pay for it," Shen Ye said.
The Holy Lord grinned and said:
"Little insect, I heard that you have a strong background. Now tell me the forces behind you - if you tell any lies, or are secretive or bluffing in front of me - I guarantee that your end will be just. There is absolutely no difference.”
Shen Ye raised his left hand calmly, letting the other party see the black vertical pupil on the back of his hand.
"I'm from the Heart of the Swarm."
he said.
The Holy Lord's eyes fell on the back of his hand, and with a slight glance, the murderous intention in his body was dissipated.
"Heart of the Swarm... I've never heard of it, but what you have in your hands is indeed the collective consciousness of the imperial species."
"Well, I'll see clearly after seeing it myself."
The words have not yet finished.
The Holy Lord disappeared from the tree and suddenly appeared in front of Shen Ye, pressing the back of Shen Ye's hand with his hand.
So fast!
Shen Ye's pupils shrank suddenly.
Even though he had summoned the invisible demon, he had no chance to react!
The next moment.
The Holy Lord's hand has been retracted.
He put on a harmonious look, and his tone became friendly:
"So you are now called the Heart of the Swarm - I know you - of course, you are the strongest emperor species, there is no doubt about this."
"But why are you pretending to be a human? Please allow me to ask this last question."
Shen Ye was about to say some other reasons when an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
That's right.
That majestic voice once said something.
It seems to be just right for use here——
"Humans and pandas are the races most likely to awaken the gate ability, and the gate ability represents the future."
Shen Ye repeated this sentence.
The Holy Lord listened carefully, nodded subconsciously, and then said:
"That's absolutely right."
Shen Ye continued:
"——I must pretend to be a human being to understand the human cultivation method and see why it is easier for them to awaken their abilities."
"Of course, if I cause trouble to the Holy Lord by staying here, that is not my intention."
"I can leave anytime."
"One more thing before I leave:"
"If I cause any bad influence or loss to Taishang Dao Palace -"
"I can pay ten times the compensation!"
The Holy Lord was startled for a moment, then laughed.
This emperor species comes from the strongest emperor species organization in the multiverse.
——First of all, based on his identity, we can be sure that he is reliable.
He will never be on the human side.
And the future is bright.
And very rich.
No.
He must be very rich.
There is nothing wrong with what I just said about the door's ability. It is the consensus of the universe demon lords.
It's rare that he still thinks about pretending to be human.
Sure enough, they are the strongest group of guys among the emperor species.
also.
He also promised that he could leave at any time.
This is definitely not a lie——
I could tell that he really didn't care.
"Hahahaha, misunderstandings, all misunderstandings!"
The Holy Lord said quickly: "Nangong Wantu, I must tell you sincerely that my inner demon made the sect a mess before, so I had to rush back to deal with this mess."
"——Don't be offended."
"You can stay with me as long as you want."
"Absolutely no problem."
As the Holy Lord spoke, he patted his shoulder affectionately.
Just as Shen Ye was about to continue speaking, the door of the cave was knocked open.
Tantai Mingyue walked in with several men and women.
"Nangong Wantu!"
A female cultivator shouted.
"Hello, senior brothers and sisters." Shen Ye quickly handed over.
He looked back, only to find that the Holy Lord waved his hand towards him and said, "They can't see me, and they can't hear me."
"——Brothers and sisters, what are you doing?"
Shen Ye had no choice but to continue asking.
Tantai Mingyue stepped forward, frowned and said, "Chu Manshu said you are good, so I thought of giving you a chance."
"You claimed to be able to refine middle-grade elixirs, but the elixir furnace exploded."
"It was obviously a gathering to discuss Taoism, but you left without saying goodbye. Fortunately, we were worried about you and searched everywhere for you."
A male monk jumped out, stood in front of Tantai Mingyue, and shouted: "That's enough!"
"Nangong Wantu, please never contact us again, you are not worthy!"
"Yes," another female cultivator also shouted: "You are a despicable, shameless, talentless and unvirtuous guy, you are not worthy of our senior sister Tantai!"
After saying this, everyone stared at Shen Ye.
Shen Ye scratched his head.
——It’s my turn to speak?
He glanced at the Holy Lord.
The Holy Lord seemed to have remembered something, and said through a message: "I'm sorry, your alchemy furnace seems to have been exploded by my inner demon."
"It's okay, I'll say something to send them away." Shen Ye also said in a message.
What to say?
In fact, I am not very familiar with this group of people, so I can just send them away casually.
"Ahem - what, you actually look down on me."
Shen Ye raised his voice and recited a line he remembered casually: "Thirty years of Henan, thirty years of Hebei, we'll see!"
Several monks on the opposite side said in unison:
"We'll see, we'll see!"
They crowded around Tantai Mingyue and walked outside, and soon they disappeared from sight.
The Holy Lord looked at Shen Ye's expression and saw that although his voice was loud, there was no unnecessary emotion on his face.
The power fluctuations throughout his body are also extremely calm.
This Nangong Wantu is so indifferent——
Sure enough.
——As an extremely powerful emperor species in the universe, even if you pretend to be a human, it is difficult to have human emotions, let alone interact with humans normally.
I feel this deeply too!
That's why he shouted to find a Taoist companion in the human sect.
It’s all about experiencing what it’s like to be human!
I also found myself as a sect leader to feel the strengths and weaknesses of human beings, and wanted to find out the path for them to practice the three arts of the Immortal Kingdom.
——In fact, Nangong Wantu is the same as himself!
Different paths lead to the same destination.
It’s just that he is doing it for the door ability, and he is doing it for the three arts of the Immortal Kingdom!
The Holy Lord pondered: "How do I remember that the human proverb should be 'thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river'."
"But south is down and north is up. This means that as time changes, I will be above them sooner or later - this is more intuitive and more representative of my meaning than the human river east and west." Shen Ye said proudly.
The Holy Lord opened his mouth, unable to find any words to refute.
damn it.
It makes sense.
A true worm from the heart of the swarm.
But--
"South-east, northwest...it's really just a matter of direction...but if you use the wrong proverb, humans will laugh at you." The Holy Lord said, his expression suddenly changed.
really.
The human monks were already laughing outside just now.
This is the consequence of using the wrong proverb.
At first.
When I was just a human being, I made many mistakes like this.
The Holy Lord sighed.
Think about it carefully——
My own inner demon is a flawed and suspicious person who has made things difficult for this imperial species many times.
Isn't he sick?
But in the final analysis, the inner demons are also summoned by oneself.
This is my own fault.
"Nangong Wantu."
The Holy Lord spoke.
"Holy Lord, please speak." Shen Ye said.
"My inner demon once took out a drop of the true blood of the emperor's blood, but he didn't give it to you."
"——Take it now."
The Holy Lord waved his hand, and a drop of blood suddenly appeared quietly.
This drop of blood emits a heavy scarlet light, illuminating the entire courtyard.
nice one!
Especially for the emperor species, this is an excellent treasure that can activate bloodline and enhance strength!
"No reward for no merit, Holy Lord, this is so embarrassing."
Shen Ye said quickly.
"It's okay," the Holy Lord said nonchalantly: "You have given me too many treasures and resources to this sect. Am I just stingy? Just take it as long as you are told."
"Thank you very much, Holy Lord."
Shen Ye caught the drop of blood.
Seeing his openness and magnanimity, the Holy Lord could not help but secretly nodded.
They are all advanced cosmic beings.
There are so many things that force you to do nothing.
"Okay, you slowly practice the human method. I'm too busy to stand still. Let's talk later."
"Holy Lord, walk slowly."
"Well, if you need anything, go to me directly."
"yes."
The saint's figure disappeared in a flash.
Only Shen Ye stood there.
For a while.
He let out a small breath.
——It’s too dangerous.
Fortunately, in the past era, I had the desire to find the "Supreme Blood Demon Void Sanctification Method" that purified my bloodline.
Fortunately, he immediately started to practice this technique, thereby purifying his bloodline and creating a connection with the consciousness aggregate of the emperor species in the Dharma Realm.
Even more fortunately——
With his peak recruitment skills, he entered the strongest heart of the swarm in one fell swoop!
Everyone there is talented, they speak well and have super skills!
Become a member of the Heart of the Swarm—
This is the fundamental reason why the Holy Lord is polite to him!
Chen Ye reached out and patted the array plate.
Several layers of concealment, vigilance, and defense arrays were activated.
Now.
Let’s first refine this drop of true bone blood given by the Holy Lord.
But for safety reasons——
Shen Ye held the suspended drop of true blood in his hand and silently activated the entry "Tool Man of Destiny".
Lines of small, dim characters then appeared in the void.
(End of chapter)