Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 160 The Insect King's Gift

"Yes, I'm going to die."

The Insect King confirmed Lin Chen's thoughts through telepathy.

Lin Chen exhaled, his reaction was extremely quick, and said, "Does the Insect King have something he wants me to convey to the academy?"

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Or should I have the academy send someone in to provide support?"

Lin Chen had basically guessed some of it.

Both scenarios mentioned in the book have come true.

The insect king is about to die, and the insects will seize the throne.

The Zerg have countless leaders, and once the Zerg King dies, the mind control will be interrupted.

These insects possess a wild intelligence.
With their king about to fall, these Zerg leaders would not let such an opportunity pass.

After all, Napoleon once said that a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.

The Insect King briefly recounted the events, which were indeed as Lin Chen had guessed.

However, Lin Chen was extremely surprised.

Generally speaking, when an Insect King reaches this level, it can sense that its life is about to end and will make arrangements for the affairs of its clan in advance.

For example, supporting a new king.

This insect king has lived for so long; it's impossible that it doesn't know this principle.

"I began to nurture a child a hundred years ago," the Insect King explained.

Lin Chen was astonished upon hearing this.

The real reason why this insect king suddenly died was:
Difficult labor.

This made Lin Chen almost lose his composure.

How could the Insect King, a top-tier figure, have a difficult birth?
But what the Insect King said next explained Lin Chen's doubts.

The Insect King had foreseen its impending death a hundred years ago, so it began to conceive a new king.

Everything was going smoothly, but only recently did the Insect King realize something was wrong.
It was already old, and the long-term high-intensity supply of new kings to its body led to a crisis in the life of the insect king.

In short, it was too greedy.

If we're talking about nurturing a prince, ten or twenty years is enough.

But it wants to surpass itself and give the next generation the best physique, so it takes a hundred years to develop.

Now it has two options:

First, by severing the child within him, he could live for another hundred years with the support of the clan.

Second, she gave birth to a prince but died in childbirth.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Lin Chen asked.

“Even if I sever this offspring, it will not be able to live another life,” the Insect King said. “I want to bring it into the world.”

Lin Chen was taken aback. Was he being asked to help deliver the baby?

But he doesn't know how either.

"When it is born, it will be an egg," the Insect King continued, "but because it was born prematurely, it is not yet due to insufficient months."

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Lin Chen remained silent.

It's been a hundred years, longer than Nezha, and you still say the number of months is insufficient?
However, whatever the Insect King says goes, this is its territory now.

"I need you to provide a source of fire to prolong its life," the Insect King said, looking at the little fox and the red-feathered chicken.

Lin Chen said, "Students don't understand this. I'll have someone from the academy come over; they certainly won't refuse."

"It's too late," the Insect King said. "I feel like I can't hold on any longer."

Lin Chen felt a chill run down his spine.

He nodded, "Now I have no choice but to go."

He and Bai Ling quickly moved forward with their spirit beast, preparing to await the arrival of the egg.

At the same time, Lin Chen also thought of a question:
"King of Insects, will the entire insectoid race go out of control if you die?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ling realized how serious the situation was.

If the Zerg get out of control, the first person those high commanders will want to kill will undoubtedly be this newborn prince.

“That’s right,” the Insect King said. “So I think you should send it to the academy, and when it’s old enough, bring it back to take over this place.”

"But."

Lin Chen glanced at the Zerg commander beside him, feeling a sense of apprehension.

“It’s alright, these are all my trusted men,” the Insect King said. “They will not betray me.”

Lin Chen was relieved after hearing this.

They came to the side of the Insect King and waited quietly. Every now and then, they saw many Insect Kings leading their insects out.

Clearly, a bloody battle is taking place outside.

The birth was destined to be difficult, and Lin Chen and the others waited there for nearly ten minutes, but the insect king was still not born. The insect king was very weak, and Lin Chen could even see that it was having great difficulty supporting itself.

Lin Chen could see that it was trying its best to stay awake and not close its eyes.

Lin Chen recalled a sentence:

Females are weak, but mothers are strong.

This statement applies not only to humans but also to animals.

After waiting for another ten minutes or so, Bai Ling suddenly shouted, "They're out!"

Lin Chen looked up and, sure enough, saw an egg.

The egg wasn't big, about the size of a small fox.

Lin Chen did not go over immediately because there were two Zerg commanders giving birth nearby.

The insect king began to feel weak and looked pained. It exerted its strength and the egg appeared a little more.

"Go for it!" Bai Ling shouted.

The spirit beasts around them also joined in the shouting.

The Insect King seemed to sense their encouragement, and finally mustered all its strength and exerted its power.

Finally, a yellowish-white egg landed and was caught steadily.

"quick."

Lin Chen quickly led the little fox and the red-haired chicken forward to investigate.

This egg was indeed premature, as the markings on it were quite shallow.

Lin Chen made the little fox start breathing fire.

The little fox, unaware of these things, asked Lin Chen if he should activate the true fire mode.

Lin Chen was shocked and quickly stopped him.

"Just use a regular fire, do you want to burn it?" Lin Chen asked, sweating profusely.

If the fire really goes down, they'll probably lose their lives too.

Fortunately, the little fox is still reliable now; he asks questions when he doesn't understand something.

Lin Chen instructed it and the Red Velvet Chicken to keep warming it, then looked up at the Insect King and asked, "Are you still there?"

"I'm not dead yet."

The Insect King answered weakly.

Lin Chen could feel its breathing become rapid, and looking into its pupils, it was staring intently in the direction of the egg.

The egg is too weak to be moved, and since it was premature, it can only be incubated on the spot.

This won't take long because it's being forced to ripen.

Looking into its expectant eyes, Lin Chen suddenly understood something.

It was clinging to its last breath, wanting to see the little life it had nurtured for a hundred years.

Lin Chen sighed.

The greatness of a mother's love needs no further explanation.

Bai Ling kept a close eye on the little fox and the red-feathered chicken, afraid that they would make a mistake. She was always very careful in her work.

Unexpectedly, the Insect King suddenly transmitted his voice to her, saying, "Come here."

"Me?" Bai Ling was taken aback and pointed to herself.

"Correct."

The Insect King nodded.

Bai Ling walked over nervously. At this moment, the Insect King tried to raise its hand, but it couldn't do it at all.

"Put your hands on me," the Insect King said.

Bai Ling quickly did as instructed.

Just as I placed my hand on it, I saw a yellow light emanating from Bai Ling's body.

It lasted for less than a second before disappearing.

Bai Ling looked at her body, and the Insect King said, "Thank you for your help. This is a gift for you."

Bai Ling didn't understand, but Lin Chen looked on with envy.
Bai Ling's luck is truly off the charts.

Unexpectedly, the Insect King transmitted his voice again, saying, "Come here too."

Lin Chen was overjoyed and was about to run up when he heard the Insect King say, "It's not you, it's your ox."

"Oh"

Lin Chen was embarrassed, but urged Xiao Bai to step forward quickly, secretly overjoyed.

"Helping with the birth and incidentally receiving the Insect King's inheritance—it's worth it!"

(End of this chapter)