Chapter 5

In the lonely and quiet dormitory on campus, perhaps it wasn't just Li Feng who had stayed behind. After all, there were many students facing difficulties in the world. However, at this moment, with everyone either leaving or on holiday, the entire dormitory building was as silent as the dead.

Li Feng, after a great deal of effort, panted and ran back to the dormitory. As soon as he closed the door, he couldn't wait to carefully open the cricket pot, only to find that the Golden Headed General was barely breathing.

"The situation is still manageable; he's not dead yet. Truly a tough fighting cricket!" Upon realizing that the General was still alive, he couldn't help but sigh in relief and pat his chest.

When he held the Golden Headed General in his hands, his heart was filled with unease, but soon, this feeling of anxiety and loss disappeared.

"A cricket has been discovered. With the amount of blood essence you currently have, you can raise a cricket. Do you want to raise it?"

The long-absent cold and icy prompt sound appeared again, which for Li Feng, was no different from the most beautiful music in the world.

"It worked, it actually really worked." The appearance of the prompt sound made Li Feng both surprised and delighted. What did this mean?

This proved that blood essence could not only coincidentally raise ants but also other living beings.

Without delay, seeing that the Golden Headed General was about to die, he quickly nodded to confirm.

"Raise it, immediately!"

With his mental confirmation, the next moment, the few fingers holding the Golden Headed General each emitted a stream of warmth.

Blood essence continuously flowed into the body of the Golden Headed General, and this process lasted for about two minutes, much longer than raising ants.

However, the effect of these two minutes of blood essence input was particularly evident. After just a few minutes, Li Feng suddenly noticed that the Golden Headed General, who had been on the brink of death, had regained some vitality.

Moreover, as its body gradually absorbed the blood essence, its condition improved even more.

"Chirp, chirp..." Two deep and powerful chirps came from it.

"Amazing, it can move now."

Li Feng's eyes widened, as if witnessing a miracle. The big guy, who had been motionless and almost dead, was now able to prop up its body and chirp twice.

However, he clearly underestimated the effects of the blood essence. As the essence of life, it naturally contained the essence of vitality.

By raising and inputting a large amount of blood essence, Li Feng had infused the fighting cricket with a stronger and more resilient vitality.

An hour later, the Golden Headed General was fully recovered, full of spirit, and brimming with fighting spirit.

Perhaps the little guy was not ordinary, or perhaps it had already gained a bit of spirituality from being raised with blood essence. Its two black, shiny eyes kept turning to look at Li Feng.

"Chirp." Suddenly, this mighty little guy, using its powerful hind legs, jumped out of the cricket pot and landed on Li Feng's hand, rubbing against his palm affectionately.

This action startled Li Feng. "Oh, this is serious. If this little guy worth tens of thousands of yuan jumps away, I'll be in trouble."

His excessive worry was clearly unnecessary. The little guy, after jumping onto his hand, had no intention of running away but was extremely affectionate.

"Could it be..." Li Feng was momentarily stunned, but then his mind became clear. Yes, it must be this!

Excitement.

It turned out that raising with blood essence not only allowed animals and insects to grow abnormally but also increased their intimacy with the raiser.

"Damn, I've hit the jackpot. Raising, raising, I should have thought of this earlier. What an idiot."

The new discovery about the blood essence's ability made Li Feng increasingly delighted. He had somehow acquired such a heaven-defying ability.

Raising with blood essence not only made living beings grow abnormally but also made them more affectionate towards him. The most significant discovery was the healing ability.

Yes, the healing ability!

Through the supply of blood essence, a powerful healing ability was indirectly achieved, which was the true source of Li Feng's amazement.

In just one hour, he not only fully restored the nearly dead Golden Headed General but also made it stronger than before.

After observation, it seemed that the Golden Headed General had been seriously injured, so this time of raising did not result in abnormal growth like the previous ant. However, it was undeniable that the Golden Headed General was indeed stronger, though the improvement was not obvious.

"Phew, now I can finally report to that old man." With this problem resolved, Li Feng's thoughts became more active.

Delayed by this matter, he almost forgot his main task.

"Okay, I won't rush to return the Golden Headed General to the old man. I'll wait a few more days. Returning it too early might raise suspicion and possibly expose my secret."

Soon, Li Feng had a plan in mind.

His secret must be kept deep in his heart, and he couldn't tell anyone, not even his closest family. Otherwise, it would bring disaster, not fortune.

Over the next two days, he put aside the job search and spent his time in Yellow Stone Park, continuously killing various small insects in the grass to collect blood essence.

After a full day, the units of blood essence he possessed finally reached one hundred units.

Finally, he returned to the cricket market, spent 1,500 yuan to buy an ordinary fighting cricket, and then buried himself in the dormitory to put his many ideas into practice.

Although he was eager to raise the bought cricket as soon as possible to sell it for money and solve his current predicament, Li Feng held back and first continued his experiment with the ant he had raised once before.

"A first-stage ant king has been discovered. With the amount of blood essence you currently have, you can raise a first-stage ant king. Do you want to raise it?"

"A first-stage ant king?" A hint of confusion crossed Li Feng's mind. The ant he had raised once before was referred to as a first-stage ant king by the prompt sound.

Despite his confusion, he quickly nodded to confirm.

The next moment, Li Feng felt that the 100 units of blood essence he possessed directly decreased by 5 units.

It turned out that the amount of blood essence required for the second raising was five times that of the first raising.

The first-stage ant king, after being washed with blood essence, immediately showed abnormal growth. Its robust little body, like being inflated, grew larger in just ten minutes.

And Li Feng knew that this was not the maximum effect. The maximum effect would likely be seen after 24 hours, when it had fully absorbed and digested the blood essence. Even so, the ant, now a second-stage ant king, had undergone a significant transformation.

Its deep black body, thick like a chopstick, strong and powerful limbs, and most importantly, Li Feng suddenly noticed unusual evolution on the second-stage ant king.

A pair of fierce-looking small pincers and the initial appearance of a hard shell—these changes were indeed those of a second-stage ant king.

"Damn, I dare say, this guy is definitely the strongest among ants, with the best single-combat ability and formidable fighting power."

The second-stage ant king was no longer an ordinary ant king. Li Feng took it out of the box.

After two raisings, it was clear that the second-stage ant king's intimacy with him had become even stronger. It stayed close to Li Feng, crawling obediently around him and never straying far.

This transformation made Li Feng temporarily put aside his thoughts of raising the newly bought cricket and focus again on the second-stage ant king.

A strong impulse surged in his heart. If he raised the ant king one more time, what would it become?

This impulse, like a flood, could not be contained. He touched the second-stage ant king with his fingers.

"A second-stage ant king has been discovered. With the amount of blood essence you currently have, you can raise a second-stage ant king. Do you want to raise it?"

Indeed, he could continue raising it three more times. Without hesitation, he continued.

This time, the amount of blood essence lost from Li Feng was even more, a full 25 units, which was indeed five times the previous amount.

However, the cost of 25 units of blood essence brought a significant reward.

An hour later, the second-stage ant king successfully grew abnormally, becoming a third-stage ant king. The third-stage ant king had grown to the size of a fighting cricket, clearly a giant ant.

Its 30mm-long body, with a more prominent and powerful black pincer on its head, and a thicker, more lustrous shell.

"Congratulations, you have successfully raised a third-stage ant king. This ant king has gained the ability to command a hundred ants."

"Congratulations, you have successfully raised a third-stage ant king. The ant king's intimacy with you has reached the maximum value of 100, transforming into loyalty."

The prompt sound gave two consecutive notifications, leaving Li Feng stunned. After a long while, he couldn't help but feel amazed.

"Raising a third-stage creature can actually command its kind, and the intimacy has transformed into loyalty. Oh my God, I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

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