I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 837: Chapter 572: Star Core Detonation (Orange)

Deep in the forest, dense shade covered the sun.

Dozens of Blood Gu Beasts lay on the ground, their antennae glowing with a demonic crimson light, invisible spiritual waves spreading quietly around, searching for signs of prey.

A moment later, a faint aura entered their perception range.

The Blood Gu Beasts tensed their bodies, the original crawling posture suddenly stretched, limbs pushing off the ground, sprinting frantically toward the source of the aura.

Soon, the prey appeared.

It was a human, clean all over, without a hint of energy leakage, as weak as a wild rabbit commonly seen in the woods.

Such a feeble existence didn’t even stir much interest in the naturally murderous Blood Gu Beasts.

Chirp—

The leading Blood Gu Beast gave a low growl, its antennae wiggle, unleashing a sharp spiritual shock that rushed straight at the person.

To it, this prey wasn’t even worth taking back to the lair as reserve food, might as well eat it on the spot.

Yet the next second, a sudden turn of events occurred.

An overwhelming spiritual pressure far more powerful arrived abruptly, crashing directly into the depths of its Sea of Souls.

The pressure was scorching and domineering, like a red-hot steel stamp, harshly imprinting onto its soul, with severe pain surging through its entire body instantly.

“Chirp chirp—chirp chirp—”

The Blood Gu Beast screamed sharply until it was off-pitch, its body spasming intensely, its eight legs kicking wildly.

Following that, the remaining dozens of Blood Gu Beasts also fell to the ground, trembling painfully, howling, the sound filled with despair and fear.

But soon, the cries of the Blood Gu Beasts weakened, their convulsions gradually stopped.

They struggled to prop up their bodies, their antennae obediently stuck to the ground, slowly lowering their heads in utmost submission toward that person.

Qin Tian withdrew the spiritual pressure, looking at the Blood Gu Beasts marked with Soul Seals before him, he gave the command: “Return to your lair.”

The Blood Gu Beasts dared not hesitate, immediately turning around and walking toward the depths of the forest.

Meanwhile, a faint sheen emerged around Qin Tian, his figure concealing, aura retracting, blending into the air, following silently behind them.

Half an hour later, the Blood Gu Beasts reached the foot of a towering mountain, where there was a cave, its entrance emitting a cold, damp aura, faintly mingled with an elusive scent of blood.

The Blood Gu Beasts lined up, burrowing into the cave.

The underground tunnel was narrow and dark, its walls humid and sticky, the air filled with a heavy damp smell, along with a rust-like odor that grew stronger as they went deeper.

After walking for about ten minutes, a cavern suddenly opened up ahead.

This cavern wasn’t spacious, its ceiling low, rock walls rough, densely packed Blood Gu Beasts clung to the mountain walls, numbering in the thousands.

With heads lowered, their jagged mouthparts angrily gnawed on the black rocks of the walls, the crunching sounds were incessant, like countless bugs devouring wood, tiny stone powder nearly turning to dust spilled from their mouths, accumulating on the ground.

Meanwhile, waves of Blood Gu Beasts returning from hunting brought back prey, beasts from the forest, spirit beasts, but no Moluo Race figures could be seen.

Once the prey entered the lair, the waiting Blood Gu Beasts swarmed forward, their antennae pressed against the prey, invisible mental power surged madly, like feasting, bit by bit tearing, devouring the prey’s soul.

When the prey’s soul was completely digested, they’d turn to use their sharp mouthparts to tear the prey’s body, the sound of flesh ripping mingled with chewing, making one’s skin crawl, until finally, every piece of prey would be gnawed clean, not even a bone or a scrap of meat would remain.

In a corner of the cavern, dozens of slightly larger Blood Gu Beasts lay on the ground, their round bellies slowly wriggling.

Accompanied by subtle phh phh sounds, sticky, mucus-covered little Blood Gu Beasts emerged one by one from their bellies.

These little Blood Gu Beasts were tiny, only palm-sized, but their appearance was identical to mature Blood Gu Beasts, their small antennae already showing a faint red glow, mouthparts turned jagged.

Once born, the little Blood Gu Beasts instinctively crawled toward the reserved prey corpses nearby, biting down, their immature but sharp mouthparts easily tore open flesh, crushed bones, the crunching sound was particularly clear in the corner.

Once they’ve eaten and rested, these small Blood Gu Beasts would lazily lie on the ground, antennae lowered, with their aura slowly growing stronger in sleep.

Qin Tian stood in the dark corner, observing the scene before him, his eyes slightly squinted.

This underground lair was a hidden mineral vein.

The Blood Gu Beasts gnawing on the rock walls were actually digesting the mineral components contained in the rocks to strengthen their body hardness.

Besides that, the Blood Gu Beasts could also nourish themselves by devouring the prey’s souls, achieving dual evolution of flesh and soul.

Even more terrifying was the Blood Gu Beasts’ reproduction ability, as strong and resilient as ants and winged insects, with a strong race consciousness, actively reserving food for offspring, aiding their growth.

At such a development speed, it won’t be long before all life and all mineral veins on this planet will be devoured by the rapidly reproducing Blood Gu Beasts.

By then, the entire planet will also turn into a dead star.

“Tian Wei Fleet, you’re getting a bit too complacent~”