Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Draining All the Spirit Grass, Evolution Points Skyrocket, the Empress’s Defenses Are Broken

The greatest drawback of the Ten Thousand Beasts Melting Furnace Technique was that when fusing with Demon Beast Essence Blood, one would be eroded by the violent, bestial will within, risking “Beastification.”

She had been troubled by this before. The Vein-Protecting Pills could only guarantee that her physical meridians wouldn’t be damaged, but the risk on a spiritual level remained a huge, hidden danger.

But now, with these Spirit Grasses, the problem was solved!

As long as she refined enough Purifying Heart Jade Dew Pills, she could maintain maximum mental clarity while practicing the Evil Technique, at least until she reached the Fifth-Grade, greatly reducing the risk of Beastification!

Moreover, the speed at which she refined Demon Beast Essence Blood could also be boosted to another level!

A wave of joy washed over Gu Yuexi.

’Not bad. This chest of Spirit Herbs and Elixirs is actually very useful.’

She opened her eyes, feeling cheerful, and prepared to put the Spirit Grasses away, waiting for an opportunity to start up a furnace for Alchemy.

However, when her gaze fell upon the storage chest, the expression on her face instantly froze.

In the chest, where were the glittering Heavenly and Earthly Treasures?

All that remained was a pile of… gray, dusty… dregs that looked no different from dried grass.

Gu Yuexi was stunned.

She blinked, then blinked again, wondering if she was seeing things.

’Where are my Spirit Grasses?’

’Where is my huge chest of Spirit Grasses?!’

After a long, dazed moment, Gu Yuexi realized something. She snapped her head around, her gaze locking onto the Nether Flame Blood Mosquito, which was contentedly perched on the edge of the chest, rubbing its forelimbs together!

In that instant, Gu Yuexi felt a BUZZ in her head, as if something had exploded.

She was the great Beast Taming Empress, now in her second life. Her temperament had long been forged to be as solid as a rock, so steadfast she wouldn’t flinch even if a mountain collapsed before her.

But at this moment, she truly couldn’t hold it together.

“MY… DAMN… HERBS—!!”

A scream filled with endless fury and despair erupted from her, shattering the tranquility of the Cultivation Chamber!

SWISH!

Xiao Ran, Huo Mingxuan, and Ye Xiaotao all whipped their heads around in unison, completely dumbfounded.

’What’s going on?’

’What happened to her cool and aloof School Beauty vibe?’

’What… What’s wrong with her? Why did she suddenly lose her composure?’

As for Gu Yuexi, she couldn’t care less about her image right now. She just felt a surge of Qi Blood rush to her head, and she trembled with rage!

The furious bestial will from the Ten Thousand Beasts Melting Furnace Technique was nearly triggered to erupt on the spot by this surge of anger!

She quickly forced her eyes shut, sat cross-legged, and began to frantically circulate the Purifying Heart Method to calm her rampaging state of mind!

’Damn it! Damn it all!’

’My Elixir Recipe that I worked so hard to figure out! The guarantee for my future Cultivation! My Spirit Grasses, worth three million!’

’All gone!’

’It was all sucked dry by this damn mosquito! It didn’t even leave me a single drop!’

’You beast!’

Gu Yuexi roared madly in her heart. Her coolly beautiful face paled and flushed in turns, a spectacular sight to behold.

Xiao Ran and the others stared at each other, only realizing what had happened after several seconds.

They followed her previous line of sight and were stunned to find that the entire chest full of Spirit Grasses had been turned into dregs!

And the mosquito was perched beside it, looking completely innocent.

“Holy crap… Did that mosquito suck all the Spirit Grasses dry?” Huo Mingxuan was so shocked his eyes nearly popped out of his head.

“It… seems so,” Xiao Ran said, also in disbelief.

He carefully sensed the mosquito’s aura, only to find that its Qi Blood hadn’t increased in the slightest compared to before!

’What the hell? It absorbed so many good things and didn’t improve at all?’

’What… what a useless piece of junk is this?!’

’No wonder she’s so angry! I’d be furious too if it were me!’

Xiao Ran and the others began to whisper among themselves.

“It sucked up so much Spirit Grass, but its aura didn’t increase at all. That’s just absurd, right?”

“Its resource utilization efficiency is way too low, terrifyingly so! I bet its Bloodline Level is Low Level at best!”

“Whatever its Bloodline, that efficiency is terrible. Its potential can’t be very high. It’s all bark and no bite…”

In an instant, the group’s opinion of the mosquito plummeted once again.

Of course, they had no idea that all the Life Essence Chu Sheng had absorbed from the Spirit Grasses had been converted into over a hundred Evolution Points.

Xiao Ran shook his head, his face full of regret. “What a waste, truly a waste. Especially that Fourth-Grade Concentration Flower, just wasted like that. It would have been great if my Xiaoyan could have used it.”

At the mention of this, his expression darkened slightly.

His Three-headed Red Flame Lion, though it looked majestic and its strength had reached the Peak of Second-Grade, in reality, it was completely unable to display its full power.

This was because during its youth, Xiao Ran had taken it to an Intermediate Secret Realm to train, where it had inadvertently been afflicted with an extremely vicious Soul Curse.

This curse not only weakened its combat power.

It also constantly devoured its Soul Origin, greatly affecting its growth rate and future potential!

The Xiao Family had tried every possible method to break the curse, seeking out all the famous healers, but the final conclusion was—there was no cure.

The only solution was to feed it massive amounts of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures containing pure Spiritual Energy, wearing down the Curse Power bit by bit.

And a Third-Grade or higher Concentration Flower was one of the most effective Spirit Medicines for this purpose.

But… the cultivation conditions for Concentration Flowers were extremely strict and their yield was very low, making them a priceless treasure on the market that one couldn’t buy even if they had the money.

Even with the Xiao Family’s financial resources, they could only manage to acquire a few dozen Third-Grade or higher stems each year.

But to completely eradicate the curse, it would require at least a thousand!

How long would it take to gather that many?

The thought filled Xiao Ran with frustration and helplessness.

“ROAR… WOO…”

As if sensing its master’s emotions, the Three-headed Red Flame Lion beside him suddenly let out a pained, low roar. The expressions on its three heads became savage, and the red flames surrounding it grew extremely unstable.

The curse was acting up!

Xiao Ran’s expression changed. He immediately rushed over to soothe his Contracted Beast, while shouting anxiously to Ye Xiaotao, “Quick! Activate the Cultivation Chamber’s Calm Heart function!”

Ye Xiaotao was also startled and fumbled with the control panel on the wall.

Soon, a cool and gentle energy surged from all directions, enveloping the entire Cultivation Chamber.

The Three-headed Red Flame Lion’s mood gradually calmed, but it still looked listless. It lay on the floor, its three heads drooping weakly.

Seeing it like this, it definitely couldn’t leave this environment with the Calm Heart function for a while.

Xiao Ran sighed. He glanced over at Gu Yuexi, who was still meditating to calm herself not far away, and saw no opportunity to strike up a conversation anytime soon.

He had made so many attempts, but she hadn’t even given him a proper look. It was quite disheartening.

“Let’s go, I’m hungry. Let’s get something to eat first,” Xiao Ran said helplessly to Huo Mingxuan. “Then… we can come back and look for another ’opportunity.’”

“Alright.”

Huo Mingxuan happened to be a little hungry too, so he nodded and prepared to recall his Thunderstorm Vajra into his Beast Taming Pouch.

However, his Thunderstorm Vajra and Ye Xiaotao’s Moonlight Spirit Fox seemed to be enjoying the cool, calming energy in the Cultivation Chamber. They both lay on the floor, acting cute and refusing to leave.

Seeing the comfortable look on her little fox’s face, Ye Xiaotao didn’t have the heart to make it leave.

So she said to Xiao Ran, “Senior Xiao Ran, since Xiaoyan has to stay here, can my little fox stay and keep it company for a while? It’s safe here, anyway.”

Xiao Ran looked at his listless Contracted Beast, thought that having some company would be good for it, and agreed.

Huo Mingxuan, however, didn’t coddle his Contracted Beast. He slapped the Thunderstorm Vajra right on the head. “Don’t push your luck! Get back in there!”

With that, he forcibly recalled it into his Beast Taming Pouch.

Then, the three of them left the Cultivation Chamber together to go eat.

Meanwhile, Chu Sheng, who was perched in a corner, watched the Three-headed Red Flame Lion sleeping soundly on the floor and the Moonlight Spirit Fox, which was also fast asleep. An unprecedented glint of light burst forth from his compound eyes!

’Jackpot!’

’A King-level Bloodline! And a High-Level (Five Stars) Bloodline!’

’And they’re just left here all alone?!’