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

Chapter 318: Chapter 318: The Empress Panics, Gu Yuexi’s Request

In a repeating cycle of ’madly absorbing from the honeycomb—consuming Evolution Points for rapid digestion—and continuing to absorb,’ he had spent around forty thousand Evolution Points in total!

Now, the balance in his account was a pitiful three-digit number.

[Current Evolution Points: 973]

This was also why his stomach felt so bloated and uneasy. He didn’t even have enough Evolution Points for a single rapid evolution.

’So poor!’

The thought of his next full evolution, with its terrifying requirement of one hundred thousand points, made Chu Sheng’s head ache.

…

Just as Chu Sheng was rubbing his stomach and worrying about his lack of Evolution Points…

…two figures appeared out of thin air not far away.

It was Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng’s Celestial Thunder Illusion.

The main body and the illusion shared a single perspective, and he was controlling the illusion’s actions in real-time by splitting his focus.

Therefore, Chu Sheng’s main body had a crystal-clear, front-row seat to the whole drama of “the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the yellow sparrow behind” that had unfolded inside the honeycomb.

The moment the Celestial Thunder Illusion appeared, it handed the Emperor’s Soul Profound Crystal to the main body, Chu Sheng, before turning into a flash of lightning and vanishing into thin air.

Cradling the Profound Crystal, which emitted a soft, treasured glow and contained a terrifying Spiritual Origin, Chu Sheng found himself liking it more and more.

’What a treasure! An absolute treasure!’

Meanwhile, Gu Yuexi’s gaze immediately fell on Chu Sheng’s disproportionately round belly.

’Just… how much did he absorb?’

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as a bad feeling crept into her heart.

Using the Blood Covenant, she briefly sensed the Qi Blood fluctuations within Chu Sheng’s body…

BOOM!

It was as if a thunderclap had exploded in Gu Yuexi’s mind. Her entire body froze on the spot.

’This… The sheer power of this Qi Blood…’

’How does it feel… like it’s already infinitely close to the Sixth-Grade?!’

’How is this possible?!’

’How much time has even passed since we separated??’

’Even leveling up at the speed of a rocket wouldn’t be this absurd, right?!’

’No wonder!’

’No wonder she’d felt a surge of pure Qi Blood Power appear in her body out of nowhere. It was feedback from this mosquito’s explosive power increase through the Blood Covenant!’

’And his Mental Power!’

Gu Yuexi sensed again, and her heart sank even further.

’This mosquito’s Mental Power has also faintly reached the Fifth-Grade Middle Stage, or even… the Late Stage?!’

’That… That’s already a full Grand Realm higher than my own!’

’This is bad!’

An extremely dangerous thought surfaced uncontrollably from the depths of Gu Yuexi’s heart.

’If… if this mosquito wanted to reverse the covenant and devour its master right now…’

’…it would actually have a decent chance of succeeding!!’

The binding force of the Blood Covenant, though powerful, was not absolute.

When a Beast’s Mental Power far surpassed its Master’s by more than a Grand Realm, it became possible for it to break free from the covenant and turn on its master!

And if its Mental Power were allowed to increase further, to the point where it surpassed her by a crushing two Grand Realms…

…then the so-called Blood Covenant would probably be like a piece of flimsy paper before it, easily torn through!

It might even be reversed, becoming shackles for the Master!

At that point, the rise of a Beast Master would be almost inevitable!

Originally, if she had been able to obtain the Emperor’s Soul Profound Crystal, her Mental Power could have broken through rapidly, at least ensuring she wouldn’t be left too far behind by this mosquito in terms of realm.

But now…

…this key treasure, which would determine who held dominance in the future, had fallen into the hands of this damn mosquito!

’What if… what if it absorbs this Profound Crystal too, and its Mental Power breaks through another Grand Realm… then…’

At the thought of that terrifying outcome, the color instantly drained from Gu Yuexi’s stunning, perpetually ice-cold face, leaving it deathly pale.

She clenched her slender, jade-like fingers, her knuckles turning white from the force, betraying the extreme turmoil in her heart.

’What should I do?’

’What am I supposed to do?’

In that moment, the Empress’s heart was in complete chaos.

Even in her past life when facing the Ninefold Celestial Tribulation, poised on the very brink of life and death, she had never felt so anxious and helpless!

…

Nearby, Chu Sheng was hugging the enormous Emperor’s Soul Profound Crystal, looking at it from every angle, unable to put it down.

’Nice! This is really nice!’

’This pure Energy… tsk tsk. I feel like the Mental Power contained within is no less than what I absorbed from the honeycomb!’

’I feel like if I absorb this thing, my Spiritual Realm has a very high chance of catching up to my Qi Blood, and I might even break through to the Sixth-Grade in one go!’

’Then when I get back, I’ll raise my Qi Blood to the Sixth-Grade…’

’By then, I’ll be at Qi Blood Sixth-Grade and Mental Power Sixth-Grade!’

’A dual Sixth-Grade Great Demon Beast!’

’Awesome!’

After admiring it for a good while, he contentedly raised his head and shot a secret glance from the corner of his eye at Gu Yuexi, who was caught in a fierce internal struggle beside him.

He saw her pretty face was pale, her red lips bitten tight, and her cold phoenix eyes were filled with struggle, conflict, unease, and even… an imperceptible trace of panic?

’Hehehe…’

Chu Sheng was laughing his head off internally.

’Well, well, if it isn’t the cold, domineering, and ever-calculating Empress?’

’Look at you now.’

’So, the question is…’

’…should I keep this “delicious” Emperor’s Soul Profound Crystal for myself to absorb, or…’

’…should I be magnanimous and give it to our dear Empress, who’s currently panicking inside?’

…

’Hehe, as if I even need to think about it.’

’Of course I’m absorbing it myself!’

’Give it to her? My ass!’

’Forget about becoming a Beast Master for now. I’ll absorb it first, then we’ll see. I need to keep the power in my own hands!’

’As for Gu Yuexi’s anxiety… hehe, letting her be a little nervous might not be a bad thing, right? Consider it training for her state of mind!’

’Right! That’s the plan!’

With that, Chu Sheng hugged the Emperor’s Soul Profound Crystal, adjusted his position, and revealed his God-devouring Needle. It glinted with a dangerous, cold light as he aimed it at a corner of the Profound Crystal, about to plunge it in viciously!

However,

just as his proboscis was about to touch the Profound Crystal…

“Wait!”

…a cold voice, tinged with urgency, suddenly called out.

It was Gu Yuexi!

She had finally spoken up.

She took a deep breath, as if having made a difficult decision. For the first time, her eternally tranquil eyes looked directly at Chu Sheng with an extremely complex expression.

Her face was slightly flushed because of the words she was about to say, as if she was both embarrassed and finding it hard to swallow her pride.

But circumstances were forcing her hand; she had no choice but to yield.

“This Emperor’s Soul Profound Crystal…”

She bit her lower lip, her voice carrying a peculiar tone she herself didn’t notice—a mix of pride and pleading, with a hint of unwillingness underlying the plea:

“…can you… give it to me!”

After saying this, it was as if she had exhausted all her strength. A faint blush even appeared on her fair neck.

For a former Empress to “ask” her own Tamed Beast for something involved an internal struggle far beyond what any outsider could imagine.

Chu Sheng stopped and tilted his mosquito head, watching her with great interest.

’Oh? She’s asking me?’

’Asking is useless!’

’You think just asking nicely is enough to make me give up such a huge treasure?’

’Dream on!’

At that moment, Gu Yuexi spoke again, her tone firm:

“However! I won’t take it from you for free!”

She looked straight into Chu Sheng’s eyes, her expression becoming incredibly solemn and serious.

“I can make a trade with you…”

“…in exchange for a fateful opportunity!”