Translated by Luxican

Edited by Leighann

The elder of the Mercenary Union branch let out a scream.

Underneath him, at some point, there was an additional hole, from which the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch burst out and swallowed the elder whole, crunching, blood spraying everywhere.

The elder of the Mercenary Union branch, who was at Great Martial Master stage, was actually so powerless in front of this Ant Monarch!

After the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch swallowed him, the beast's body grew by an inch at a speed visible to the naked eye, looking even more ferocious.

"This is bad, the beast can increase its cultivation by devouring others, disperse immediately!" with the leader of the Mercenary Union branch dead, the city descended into chaos. The mercenaries were left without a leader, and when Feng Kuo saw that no one came forward to command them, he immediately stepped forward and ordered the magicians and warriors to divide into two groups.

One group of warriors below Martial Master that specialized in slashing the Beast Ants that attacked on the ground, while the second group, formed by magicians below Magister used magic to shoot the flying ants.

The remaining warriors and magicians above Martial Master and Magister also quickly gathered together and formed a circular human wall, surrounding the Ant Monarch.

Countless spells and battle techniques were thrown at the Ant Monarch like rain.

But it was almost as if the beast possessed human intelligence, cunningly fleeing into the ground.

The faces of the people were dark, wary of every inch of ground beneath their feet, no one knew from where the Ant Monarch would suddenly emerge.

Feng Kuo's eyes widened, it felt as if there was a foreign object moving beneath his feet, he stabbed his magic scepter into the soil with all his might, the scream of an insect sounded, the ground parted and the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch with a dent in its back shell chirped furiously.

This action actually knocked the two-meter-tall Feng Kuo away.

Seeing that Feng Kuo was knocked out, the Ant Monarch waved its two thick whip-like antennae, sweeping towards Mu Nan Yan and Wen Renhuo, all while spitting a cloud of green liquid.

When this green liquid reached them, their armor immediately dissolved, not putting up any resistance at all, and the fragile skin underneath began to burn in pain.

At that moment of crisis, a rumbling noise could be heard in the air.

As if sensing something, the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch originally wanting to kill stopped its evil deeds, its body being enveloped by a summoning formation.

A strange old magician appeared mid-air. The old magician was suspended in the air, a pair of white wings flapping on his back.

"Bastard, sneaking out when this old man wasn't paying attention, fortunately you haven't caused a disaster yet," in the summoning formation, the Ant Monarch struggled a few times, but it was in vain, disappearing with the magic formation.

Once the Ant Monarch was gone, the Beast Ants and flying ants also evacuated Inaba Mountain Acropolis in an orderly manner.

This scene felt especially bizarre.

Feng Kuo and the other mercenaries were in a daze. It took some time before Feng Kuo regained his senses, and bowed to the old magician who looked like an immortal sent by the heavens, "Respected Lord Summoner, thank you for saving Inaba Mountain Acropolis from this crisis. May I ask for this lord's honorable name, the Mercenary Union will certainly report back to the Emperor of Great Zhou to personally reward you for today's incident."

To be able to fly, he would at least need to be a Magic Sage, and to single-handedly subdue the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch, he must be at level of Summoning Emperor as well.

Only the Great Zhou Empire Royal Family could hire such a figure! But now this expert appeared in such a back-water place like Inaba Mountain Acropolis, did the Great Zhou Empire Royal Family send him here?

But the beast tide had only started the day before, it was impossible for the news to have already reached Yujing City.

"No need, this old summoner was just fulfilling a request, if you really want to thank someone, go thank my apprentice Yan Yun, if not for her reaped pleas, this old man would not have come here," the old summoner said, withdrawing his slightly withered hand into his luxurious magic robe.

With a flap of his wings, the man disappeared into the vast sky.

"This old man is actually Yun Sheng's master!" The three members of Phoenix were stunned, this incredibly powerful summoner was actually here per Sheng'er's request?

Heavens, that little girl actually knew such a powerful summoner, no wonder her summoned beast is so strange. After this, Yan Yun's name spread throughout Inaba Mountain yet again, which added even more reputation to the Bloody Loli title.

Once the beast tide subsided, the rebuilding and burial work in Inaba Mountain was in full swing.

***

Somewhere in the forest, Yun Sheng who had managed to capture the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch using the Demon Summoning Hand, also felt lucky.

She quickly removed the Disguising Magic, and after wiping the cold sweat from her forehead, Yun Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Pretending to be an old summoner with profound cultivation was something she thought off earlier.

With this she had made a name for herself in Inaba Mountain Acropolis, and despite the efforts of the other Phoenix members to conceal it, upon returning to Yujing City, anyone who wanted to investigate her would definitely hear about this!

She was just an orphan, without any support, but after today, she had a Summoning Emperor Expert backing her!

As the saying goes, with a tree at one's back, you can enjoy the shade, even if someone wanted to touch her then, they would first need to worry about the expert behind her, which, in a way, also protected Yun Sheng.

All of this was thanks to the newly acquired Eight Desolates Artifact, Demon Summoning Hand.

The first time she used it, the effect surprised Yun Sheng.

She also didn't expect that she would subdue the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch so effortlessly, showing that the Demon Summoning Hand really did possess the abilities of a Legendary Summoner.

The most important function of the Demon Summoning Hand was that it also had an innate demon beast space, through which Yun Sheng could confine the demon beasts.

Unfortunately, with Yun Sheng's current strength, she could only form such a demon beast space once a month at most, and to maintain this demon beast space, Yun Sheng also needed to use a lot of her strength.

After using the Demon Summoning Hand just now, Yun Sheng's strength was almost completely depleted, but fortunately, Bobo was able to get away fast enough.

Yun Sheng rested for a moment, before she opened the demon beast space.

Inside the Beast Space, the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch was curled up, unable to move.

The Beast Language Ring on Yun Sheng's finger lit up, in an attempt to contract the Ant Monarch. In the past, Yun Sheng would never have dared to do something like this, but this Beast Space was formed by the Demon Summoning Hand, meaning, the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch had already been subdued by the might of the first Summoning Emperor.

The only thing Yun Sheng needed to do now was to tame and contract it.

After pricking her finger, her red blood fused with the Beast Space, and after a short while, the Ant Monarch was successfully contracted.

Just as Yun Sheng was planning to communicate with the Hundred-Footed Ant Monarch, she felt her Magic Soul glowing, the magic elements becoming more active.

She was about to break through.

Yun Sheng immediately sat down on the ground and fell into a state of deep meditation.