Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don t Call Me a Demon!

Chapter 360: Chapter 254: Biochemical Troop Concept (Third Update)

“Every Gu Master who advances to the Secret Realm will find that the ability to modify and enhance poisonous insects essentially stems from the insects’ own suitability for modification, with their extraordinarily strong evolutionary bodies that only require Spirit Stones to undergo rapid metamorphosis,”

Su Jie understood that Tang Peiqing was referring to the extraordinary developmental capability of the poisonous insects, a trait that human bodies do not possess.

Take the butterfly, for example, after hatching from the egg into a tiny caterpillar, it begins to feed non-stop.

In just a few weeks, the larva can increase its weight by 100 times and completely change its form through pupation, emerging as a butterfly.

It would be impossible for humans to possess such a frightening rate of abnormal development.

“But that doesn’t mean we can’t achieve this kind of ability.”

Tang Peiqing paused, then changed the subject, sparking Su Jie’s interest.

“Is there a way?”

“Of course, there is a way, but the cost is even greater.”

Tang Peiqing stretched out his left hand and then took out a Low Grade Second Refinement Green Scale Worm and a large number of Spirit Stones.

Bang!

The Green Scale Worm was slapped to death, and it seemed as if Tang Peiqing extracted something from it, absorbing it into his palm, then placing his palm over the pile of Mid-grade Spirit Stones, drawing the boundless Spiritual Power from them.

Visible to the naked eye, the massive amount of Spiritual Power contained within the Spirit Stones was sucked into his arm, causing Tang Peiqing’s arm to undergo drastic changes.

His palm thickened and enlarged, his nails became sharp as razors, his arm grew thicker than an elephant’s leg, and it sprouted dense scales.

Once those Spirit Stones were depleted, Tang Peiqing’s left hand had transformed into a two-meter long limb, wrapped with blood-red patterns; with a simple wave, the arm smashed through the floor, crushing steel as if it were kneading clay, inheriting the Green Scale Worm’s qualities of increased defense and strength.

“Do you understand? This technique is called ‘Insect Transformation Manual.’ In plants, there’s a method of grafting, where a bud or branch of one plant is joined onto another, resulting in the two parts growing into a complete plant. Similarly, I have grafted the Spiritual Quality of the Green Scale Worm onto my arm, and then used the technique for strengthening poisonous insects to transform my arm into what it is now, having inherited the powerful abilities of the Green Scale Worm.”

“Incredible! But if this Insect Transformation Manual is so powerful, why haven’t I heard of you using it much, Elder Tang? Inheriting the abilities of some powerful poisonous insects would be extremely formidable, wouldn’t it?”

Su Jie’s face showed his amazement; it was no wonder that Elder Tang was one of the most experienced elders in Ghost Ridge Palace – he knew so much.

“It’s not as simple as you think. You should have discovered when you modify and enhance poisonous insects yourself that the more powerful the poisonous insect is, the more Spirit Stones it requires for modification. Moreover, not just any poisonous insect Spiritual Quality is compatible for grafting; it depends on the compatibility. Also because of the body’s rejection reaction, you need to use Spirit Stones to absorb Spiritual Power periodically, or else this will happen.”

Tang Peiqing looked at his arm, which, robust as an elephant’s leg, slowly shrank and withered until he simply twisted and broke it off.

A new arm writhed on his shoulder, slowly growing out.

“The most important reason is that grafting the Spiritual Quality of overly powerful poisonous insects depends on your physical strength; if your body is not strong enough, forcibly grafting the Spiritual Quality of Sixth and Seventh Refinement Poisonous Insects will only cause your own Spiritual Quality to be contaminated and disintegrate, leading to the collapse of your body and death.”

Tang Peiqing pointed to the severed arm on the ground and explained, “Grafting the power of strong poisonous insects consumes too much in Spirit Stones and requires continuous supply. If you opt for grafting the Spiritual Quality of weaker insects, the increase in combat prowess is minimal, offering little utility. On the other hand, grafting the Spiritual Quality of an insect far beyond your own bodily limits could cause your body to collapse, preventing you from gaining an advanced combat advantage.”

“Simply put, it comes down to not having enough money.”

“That’s right, in this world, many problems can be traced back to money,”

Elder Tang, looking as if he had found a promising student, laughed heartily as he stroked his beard and continued, “I did pass on the ‘Insect Transformation Manual’ to quite a few people, but now, within our Sect, the number of Demon Cultivators using this technique is extremely scarce.

Because compared to the ability of a Gu Master to inherit the powers of a Lifebound poisonous insect and the strength of the Human Worm Refining Technique, the ‘Insect Transformation Manual’ doesn’t offer any significant advantage.

The only thing that’s not bad about it is that its grafting ability isn’t limited just to the Lifebound poisonous insect; instead, it can consider a wide variety of strange and unusual poisonous insects.

Even if there is compatibility, the variety of poisonous insects that can be expanded upon is still much richer.

But in the end, because it consumes too many Spirit Stones, it becomes all show and no substance, far less straightforward, practical, and economical than the Human Insect Sacrifice.”

“Elder Tang, could you teach me this Cultivation Technique?”

Su Jie, however, lit up at hearing this; he didn’t plan to use this technique himself but considered it for his ordinary soldiers.

His concept of transforming the biochemical troops could now be put on the schedule right away.

After all, ordinary soldiers don’t require poisonous insects of high Spiritual Quality; they aren’t facing Cultivators, just ordinary humans. The Spiritual Quality extracted from common insects on Blue Star is more than enough.

In this way, the financial burden on Su Jie wouldn’t be too heavy, and he could also acquire a powerful force of Transformed Persons, advancing beyond the foundation of the Steel Camp.

“There’s no problem in teaching you, but are you sure you really want to learn this? I see that your thousand-hand centipede is already at Mid Grade Five Refinement; the inherited ability of your lifebound poisonous insect must be quite good. There’s no need to be overly greedy.”

“Elder Tang, I want to compensate for my close combat deficiencies and plan to graft. Whatever the toll on Spirit Stones, I’ll accept it,”

“All right then, as long as you have your own ideas about it,”

Hearing this, Elder Tang didn’t try to dissuade him any further and instead took a Jade Scroll from his bosom.

“This is the scripture for the ‘Insect Transformation Manual;’ you should study it when you return. The difficulty of learning isn’t high, and with your aptitude, there shouldn’t be a problem.”

“Thank you, Elder Tang.”

Su Jie jubilantly accepted it; indeed, Taoist Qiu was right—there was good stuff to be found with Elder Tang, and this Cultivation Technique perfectly suited Su Jie’s needs.

“Don’t place too much hope in this Cultivation Technique. If you truly want to make up for close combat deficiencies, it would be better to practice Human Worm Refining Technique. At most, you would just be conflicted at the beginning. We Demon Cultivators should not be troubled by such trifles,”

Elder Tang, unaware of why Su Jie was so pleased, couldn’t help but speak out, fearing that Su Jie would recklessly graft too powerful poisonous insect Spiritual Quality without considering the risks.

Even Elder Tang, who created the ‘Insect Transformation Manual,’ had not continued to practice it himself, which shows that such a technique has its flaws and isn’t as practical as the ancestral Magic Skill of the Human Worm Refining Technique.

“Elder Tang, don’t worry about me; I’ll be careful in my cultivation,”

Su Jie said with a smile, waving his hand and walking out of Elder Tang’s house, eager to go back and start his experiments.