Chapter Fifty-two: Greatly Increased Strength

  It wasn't until after a long time that Huo Hai finally understood, the last time was equivalent to something like a soul contract. He directly transformed his spiritual power into an imprint and stamped it onto the spirit of the Mystic Butterfly.

  This kind of means, in fact, can only be achieved after reaching the realm of the soul, and then choosing a beast spirit master. Beast spirit masters have their own special means to imprint their own spiritual mark on the soul of the spirit beast, thereby controlling the spirit beast. However, what Ho Hai did not think of was that by relying on the ancient inheritance of the refining worm array, he could also achieve this point.

  He shook his head, and Huo Hai rubbed his aching head, muttering to himself: "It's really frustrating that so many things from ancient times have been lost, leaving no records at all." This was also a kind of helplessness.

  When he came to this world, Huo Hai didn't get the legendary Golden Finger. With great difficulty, he used the insect breeding method to gain some real power, but that's all for now. The strength of the Gu insects has limited potential and basically can't be dug up cleanly.

  According to the records, the method of raising insects is best when directly cultivating heavenly and earthly spirit insects. However, there are only two points about controlling insects and raising them: one is the insect-refining formation, and the other is the method of spiritual energy feeding.

  Other uses of medicine, or means to enhance the insect's abilities. And some powerful insects' subjugation methods, nothing is left, all lost. It seems that in the future when I arrive at the Imperial City Academy, I will have to specially investigate these matters.

  Just as Hao Hai was thinking about the method of raising insects, the crimson color on the body of the Illusory Butterfly had completely retracted into its body. At this moment, the Illusory Butterfly was completely under Hao Hai's control. A feeling of attachment directly transmitted from the Illusory Butterfly's spirit into Hao Hai's mind. Feeling this emotion, Hao Hai's gaze at the Illusory Butterfly also became much warmer.

  "The art of insect cultivation is indeed powerful, I don't know how your current strength has improved." Huo Hai felt the power of the Illusory Butterfly, which had been greatly enhanced after passing through the Insect Array. From its original spiritual realm, it had reached the spiritual blood realm.

  Insects are different from humans, and perhaps the Illusory Butterfly doesn't have any combat capabilities at all. Even its internal spiritual energy is far inferior to that of other creatures of the same level. However, as an Illusory Butterfly, its special abilities aren't meant for fighting.

  Huò Hǎi gradually gained a deeper understanding, and when he didn't comprehend something, he would directly ask through spiritual inquiry. Gradually, Huò Hǎi grasped the abilities of the Mystic Butterfly. Firstly, as a naturally spiritually powerful insect, the Mystic Butterfly's intelligence far surpassed that of other insects. At just the Spiritual Blood Realm, its intellect had already reached the level of a ten-odd-year-old child, able to analyze some matters on its own.

  What I saw can be clearly conveyed to Huo Hai. Unlike Xing Huang and Xiao Jin, who see things but don't know how to express them, and can only use the simplest feelings, making Huo Hai confused.

  Secondly, due to the spiritual branding, although this spiritual brand is not even clear to Huo Hai himself. However, its effect cannot be denied. Huo Hai can easily connect with the Illusory Butterfly within a range of thousands of kilometers.

  This range is exactly the range of Huo Hai's control over insects, at least under his current cultivation. After connecting with the Illusory Butterfly, he can see everything it sees through its eyes. Huo Hai experimented and closed his eyes, connected with the butterfly's spirit, and saw himself sitting in a chair, staring at his own eyes.

  "What a strange feeling, I can see myself. Wait, how am I seeing so clearly?"

  The scene in front of him was too clear, giving Hao Hai an unbelievable feeling. It's said that insects are all nearsighted or colorblind, right? Even if it's a spiritual insect, it shouldn't have the same eyesight as humans, should it?

  The scenery in the eyes of the butterfly is not only exactly the same as what I see, but even clearer. This proves that the butterfly's vision far exceeds that of a normal person. It's really too incredible to think about. Ho Hai was excited and began directing the butterfly to fly around and observe everything around him. After who knows how long, Ho Hai felt dizzy and finally withdrew from this state.

  Rubbing his head, Huo Hai had a helpless expression: "Direct spiritual communication is actually so exhausting." Just forming the imprint had consumed a large part of Huo Hai's spiritual energy, and now after observing for a while, he had almost exhausted his spiritual energy.

  Huo Hai understood that he couldn't use this ability recklessly. Maintaining this state for a long time would be unbearable for his mind. At least, his current thinking was unable to withstand using this skill for an extended period.

  Then, Huo Hai began to examine the other abilities of the Illusory Butterfly. The Illusory Butterfly was not a Gu worm, nor was it a combat-type insect. It did not have powerful attacking abilities, nor did it have terrifying speed, and it did not even have venom. Its abilities lay entirely in the spiritual realm. After reaching the Spiritual Blood Realm, the Illusory Butterfly had gained an innate ability - invisibility.

  It's not just a simple stealth, after Huo Hai's order, the Illusory Butterfly directly disappeared from his face. Even the feeling couldn't sense its existence. If it weren't for the connection between the two, Huo Hai wouldn't have known that there was something in front of him.

  This is a gift, hiding while also concealing one's breath, even the smell on one's body and the wind generated by flapping wings are all hidden. In terms of concealment, it far surpasses ordinary people.

  Moreover, the innate illusion magic of the Illusory Butterfly has also been greatly enhanced. The illusions that are now produced are so realistic that even Huo Hai himself finds it difficult to distinguish between reality and fantasy. This is enough to prove that this kind of illusion magic can affect even those at the Spiritual Blood Realm level, or even stronger opponents.

  Even the psychedelic butterfly told Ho Hai that it could also directly inject its spirit into the opponent's spirit. As long as the opponent's spiritual power was not as good as his own, it would be easy to find some things in his memory. Even being temporarily controlled by the psychedelic butterfly was not impossible. This was the true power of the psychedelic butterfly.

  Huò Hǎi couldn't help but sigh: "What a formidable mystical butterfly, no wonder the heavens don't allow your powers to grow stronger. If your abilities were to be enhanced, I'm afraid all other living creatures would feel terrified." The mystical butterfly, after all, was just an ordinary insect.

  Born with great power, but lost the ability to become stronger, so it can only be a ornamental creature. But from today on, the Illusory Butterfly is no longer an ornamental insect. It's a kind of terrifying species that can enhance its own strength and is extremely powerful.

  With the Hypnotic Butterfly, what's the need to refine the Bewildering Wasp? Using the Hypnotic Butterfly for interrogation will yield information far more reliable than any Bewildering Wasp. It seems that this time, finding out who laid hands on Yun'er has become much easier. Huo Hai was overjoyed in his heart. After all, a naturally powerful spirit insect is the strongest tool for an insect master, just like the Hypnotic Butterfly.

  "Alright, from today on, you'll be called Little Butterfly." Huo Hai started to play with his unconventional naming skills without any hesitation. Three insects, all of the younger generation. Fortunately, Meng Huan Die didn't have many ideas and simply agreed.

  Feeling the excitement and transcendence conveyed by Xiao Die, Huo Hai was also infected with this feeling. He was extremely delighted, with Xiao Die, his own strength would undergo a huge boost. The means of dealing with various special situations would also become more complex and varied.

  At this moment, Huo Hai suddenly felt something. He was stunned for a moment, and his face was filled with excitement: "Haha, today is really my lucky day, my strength has been greatly enhanced. We also need to start preparing for our revenge." As he spoke, Huo Hai ran three steps to the jar placed beside him, then opened it.

  Here, it was the star gu that Ho Hai re-refined after being reborn once. These star gu, referring to the previous refining method, added more spiritual power for incubation, and actually succeeded in incubation so quickly.

  After opening the can, Huo Hai saw a cocoon that was exactly the same as last time. In the midst of rebuilding, a star worm slowly crawled out. It was still the same adorable beetle as before. However, anyone who knew what this thing was would not think it was cute.

  Unfortunately, they had not accumulated enough power and had not undergone metamorphosis, so they were just some spiritual-level star worms. However, Hao Hai sneered: "This time, it's a good opportunity for the star worms to undergo metamorphosis. I wonder who will be unlucky this time." Hao Hai's eyes flashed with cold light, but his hands moved silently, opening all the jars.

  As time passed, the cocoons in the jar broke one by one. The star worms inside ran out in a hurry.

  After calculating, adding the star charms in his hand, the total number of star charms actually exceeded 5,000. This was far beyond Ho Hai's expectations. Originally, Ho Hai thought that a total of 3,000 would be good enough.

  Huo Hai seemed to be thinking: "It seems that the amount of spiritual energy and the success rate of Gu worms' hatching are also related." This time, more spiritual energy was added, and the feeding was more diligent. After all, Huo Hai's own cultivation had improved. Therefore, the success rate of this batch of Gu worms was much higher than before. Added together, there were over 5,000, and their strength suddenly increased tenfold.

  A large group of star worms quickly devoured the dead cocoon, and their own strength was further enhanced. A large number of star worms gathered together, Huo Hai waved his hand, and shook his head helplessly. His own grass basket couldn't even hold all the star worms.

  Even if the Star Gu is very small, 5,000 Star Gu gathered together are still very large. The container for carrying the Star Gu on one's body also needs to be changed. However, speaking of which, Hou Hai has a grass basket hanging from his waist, and it doesn't seem like much either.

  Tonight, Huo Hai's strength has increased dramatically. Whether it's the combat power of the Gu worms or the powerful ability of the first spiritual worm, Huo Hai's abilities have far surpassed those of before. The current Huo Hai, facing a Spiritual Realm spirit beast, even if directly attacking, would absolutely not be much different. Unfortunately, his own state is not good and needs rest.

  After taking a few pills of tonic medicine, Huo Hai sat on his bed and began to quietly nourish his body.