I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

"As the sole 'brain' of the colony, the queen bee is responsible for directing the colony in battle. She can hide among hundreds of thousands of bees, and her appearance is almost identical to that of an ordinary sea bee, making her very difficult to find."

"Only by capturing or killing the queen bee and isolating her pheromones will the sea bee swarm scatter in chaos due to the loss of its commander."

Her eyes moved, glancing at Wei Chu, who lay motionless on the ground, broken in two.

"To find the hidden Queen Bee... we need Wei Chu's prosthetic eyes, which have been programmed with specific data."

Qiao Ying revealed Wei Chu's real name; there was no point in hiding it now.

Xue Jing got off the card table, bent down, and poked Wei Chu's eyes with his fingers. With a sticky sound, he forcibly pried out Wei Chu's eyeballs, revealing some delicate flesh-colored nerves and some fine, cable-like things connected to the whites of his eyes.

Even after it was torn off, it still flickered with blue electric arcs.

Xue Jing presented the eyeballs, which were covered in an unknown sticky substance and some blood, to Qiao Ying.

"Shall I change it for you?"

Qiao Ying looked at him speechlessly: "Do you think it's the Sharingan? Hot-swappable?"

Xue Jing knew this was unrealistic. He threw his eyeballs to the ground and pondered:

"Then isn't there only one way left?"

Ning Fengwan asked, "What do you mean?"

"Kill all the sea bees..." Xue Jing picked up a tablecloth and wiped his fingers.

Qiao Ying seemed to want to shake her head, but could only sway her body slightly: "Wishful thinking..."

"Three sea bees are enough to kill an adult. Being stung by their stingers is among the top ten most painful things in the world... To wipe out a swarm of over 100,000 sea bees in the ocean, you'd need someone at least level 6 with the ability to inflict massive damage..."

“If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up… I reckon I’m the tallest person on this ship, so I have to give it a try.” Xue Jing patted the dust off his clothes, then smiled at Qiao Ying:

"Sister, what should we be careful about when fighting a swarm of sea bees?"

"..." Qiao Ying was completely stunned by that smile, and with a jolt, she blurted out involuntarily:

“Soldier bees… There is a small group of very large sea bees in the colony; those are soldier bees, and they are much more dangerous than ordinary sea bees.”

Xue Jing nodded and turned to walk out of the casino.

Seeing this, Ning Fengwan asked, "A-Jing, what should we do with this woman?"

Xue Jing didn't turn around, but simply said, "Kill them."

His tone was flat and monotone, as if he were answering a question about what he wanted to eat for lunch.

Qiao Ying sighed, a look of infatuation on her face: "Even her ruthless and heartless demeanor is so captivating..."

"Uh."

Ning Fengwan gave her a disgusted look, tossed her into the air, and flashed past with her five sharp claws slightly spread.

Qiao Ying was cut vertically into six long strips of meat, which were scattered on the ground.

Xue Jing opened the casino door and stepped out, only to bump into Chen Liang, the security chief.

"Mr. Xue!"

When he saw Xue Jing, it was as if he had found his pillar of support, and his originally anxious expression immediately softened.

"Director Chen... did a good job."

Xue Jing was somewhat surprised to see the Futu Knife in his hand.

Handing the knife to Xue Jing, Chen Liang spoke very quickly:

"Mr. Xue, what should we do now? The distress signal has been sent, but it may be too late to wait for rescue."

Seeing the ship rocking more and more violently, Chen Liang couldn't help but smile wryly, recalling his conversation with Mr. Xue earlier.

"That kind of thing happens very rarely, even less likely than winning the lottery. We won't be that unlucky, hahaha."

I never imagined I'd actually win a multi-million dollar prize...

Xue Jing took the Futu Blade, gently stroking its scabbard as he asked, "Are the passengers all settled?"

Chen Liang nodded: "All the passengers should have gathered inside the cabin by now."

Xue Jing walked to the deck railing and looked down at the sea.

In the pitch-black night, only the lights on the ship's hull provided some light, illuminating the sea surface.

The sea was turbulent, with splashing water. Through the light, one could vaguely see countless dark shadows moving back and forth underwater.

The dull, resounding impacts echoed continuously from the bottom of the ship, each sound sending chills down one's spine.

"Sea bee colonies are among the very few high-threat marine species that can bypass naval defenses and invade the interior."

Chen Liang said in a low voice.

"Once a queen bee is fertilized, she will have the ability to lay eggs for life... A single queen bee is too small a target. Once a fertilized queen bee crosses the defense line, she can start laying eggs directly inside, forming a huge sea bee colony."

"However, although sea bee colonies are carnivorous, they generally live in deep-sea areas and rarely come to the surface."

"Why would they suddenly appear and attack a cruise ship?"

Chen Liang was puzzled.

After dealing with Qiao Ying, Ning Fengwan, wearing high heels, walked up to Xue Jing, crossed her arms, looked at the sea, and asked:

"How to do?"

Xue Jing thought for a moment, then lightly leaped onto the railing and stood on it.

Despite the ship rocking constantly, he stood motionless on the railing as if rooted to the spot.

His eyes turned a divine silver-white, and the Rabbit-Taming Blade was drawn from its sheath.

A black coating is applied to the blade, and spiral grooves appear on both arms.

"Black Sky Blade - Whirlwind Thunder -"

A thunderclap suddenly sounded, and a huge, dark tornado of blade light was unleashed from the blade, spinning and attacking the countless dark figures on the sea surface.

Upon contact with the sea surface, the dark tornado immediately engulfed the seawater, spinning and transforming into a massive waterspout.

"Crash, lala, lala -"

A waterspout stretching to the sky appeared before them, with countless dark figures being swept up within it, spinning continuously with the flow of water.

Then, countless objects the size of human children fell down like rain.

Xue Jing stared intently at these 'objects'.

It was a creature about forty to fifty centimeters long, with a three-sectioned body, yellow and black stripes, resembling a bee.

However, compared to bees, they have six gill-like organs on their abdomen, and where the wings should be on their backs, they have four long fins of different sizes and directions. Their six legs are webbed, unlike those of bees, making them more suitable for underwater environments. They also have a black hammer-like exoskeleton on their faces, similar to that of a rhinoceros beetle, near their mouthparts.

"Bang bang bang bang bang—"

Countless sea bees fell onto the deck, making a clattering sound.

All the sea bees that fell onto the deck had several knife wounds on their bodies, from which amber blood flowed. Some of the sea bees were still alive, their six legs twitching and struggling, their stingers extending and retracting, stabbing wildly in the air.

Chen Liang, standing next to him, stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

What is this? The legendary sword energy?

Why can a single slash create a waterspout?

Although I know Mr. Xue is very strong... this is just too outrageous.

"Teacher Wan, how many did this slash kill?" Xue Jing asked indifferently.

After entering the Heavenly Blade realm, not only the pupils and expression, but even the voice seemed to be imbued with divinity.

Ning Fengwan was somewhat lost in thought, and whispered, "Less than three hundred, I suppose..."

For some reason, her tone carried a hint of respect that she herself was unaware of.

Xue Jing pondered for a moment.

Although he had excellent physical strength and energy due to his "health preservation" practices, it was impossible for him to cause much damage to a colony of at least 100,000 sea bees at a rate of 300 bees per cut.

It's hard to say whether he can even unleash thirty strikes with the energy required for this level of sword technique.

"We need to think of another way," Xue Jing said thoughtfully.

At this moment, the splashing water on the sea surface suddenly became much more intense.

"Puff puff puff puff——"

Countless sea bees leaped out of the water and rushed toward Xue Jing's location at incredible speed.

They either stretched out their exoskeleton hammers on their heads or raised their buttocks to reveal stingers; their compound eyes, devoid of emotion, sent chills down one's spine.

Xue Jing wielded his Rabbit-Taming Blade, cleaving all the attacking sea bees in two. The sound of the blade piercing flesh was constant, and countless sea bee corpses scattered like rain.

Ning Fengwan, standing beside her, also displayed snake-slaying spears on her ten fingers, cutting through sea bees.

Like dumplings being dropped into a pot, countless sea bees leaped out relentlessly, showing no sign of stopping, launching endless charges with fearless suicidal intent.

"Director Chen, why don't you go to the cabin to take shelter?"

While rapidly wielding his blade, Xue Jing spoke to Chen Liang, whose face was covered in blood from the corpses of sea bees.

Chen Liang nodded quickly, crawled on his stomach, and ran into the cabin.

"Kakaka-"

The ship suddenly tilted dramatically, almost capsizing, followed by a series of loud alarms.

"This is... the bottom of the boat is broken, and water is taking in!"

Chen Liang stumbled and fell to the ground, terrified.

Xue Jing was completely focused, constantly moving around on the deck.

The sea bees, shooting at him like bullets, showed no sign of confusion; wherever he went, they shot out in that direction.

Upon seeing this, Xue Jing's heart stirred.

As he slashed at the endless sea bees, he glanced around out of the corner of his eye.

"I need the highest point for the view... This cruise ship is built way too high."