Creating a paradise in an ant nest

Chapter 85 The Three Laws of Ant Nest Space

Ten days later.

Liu He had mastered the "Soul-Taming Contract Technique" and was ready to contract the Netherworld Cat.

With a single thought, he traversed the depths of the anthill to the animal food chamber.

Inside the spacious nest chamber, Bahuang, having just filled his stomach, was "communicating" with a giant ant.

In just over ten days of growth and development, Bahuang, who was able to eat his fill every day, had grown a size larger.

After successfully forming a contract with Liu He, Bahuang's soul became connected with Liu He's, and it officially became a member of the ant colony, joining the ant colony's "information network".

Thus, the two groups of dog-ants, neither of which possessed high intelligence, began to engage in a nonsensical dialogue.

"Woof~"

Bahuang let out a childish howl, wagged its tail happily, and invited the giant ant in front of it to play.

worker ant: ?

Compared to worker ants, Bahuang is smaller than an ant egg.

The worker ant lowered its head, waving its two long antennae, trying to understand the "pheromones" released by its companion in front of it.

Ants communicate using only a few simple pheromones, foraging, defending against enemies, building nests, and protecting the queen—there are no complex emotions or playful interactions.

"Woof~"

Bahuang was unaware that the ant in front of it, which was countless times larger than itself, was even less intelligent than it. It ran and frolicked among the ant's six legs.

"Eight Desolations~!"

A call came from afar.

Upon hearing its master's voice, Bahuang immediately abandoned the giant ant and ran towards its master, barking wildly.

He fell to the ground while running too fast, but he rolled over, got up, and continued running as if nothing had happened.

"This little guy really provides a lot of emotional value."

Seeing its tail swaying like a propeller, Liu He hugged it and rubbed its soft fur.

"Come on, let me show you around outside."

He led the Eight Desolations toward the cage of the Netherworld Ferocious Cat.

The Nether Cat had grown larger, making the cage feel even more cramped and confined.

Liu He lifted the iron cage with one hand and used his lightness technique to travel through the intricate underground tunnels of the ant nest, heading towards the miniature spiritual plant garden.

"Woof~"

Bahuang looked at the Netherworld Ferocious Cat with a smug and triumphant look in his eyes.

It knew it was loved by its owner and could enjoy freedom, unlike that ferocious ghost cat that was kept in a cage.

"Hiss!"

The ghostly cat hissed at it impatiently.

Bahuang immediately drooped its ears and shrank its head. It had been injured by the Netherworld Ferocious Cat and had psychological trauma.

Liu He led the two spirit beasts out of the ant nest tunnel and arrived at the miniature spirit plant garden next to the True Tiger Red Hemp Grass.

The scene here once again intrigued the two spirit beasts.

The spirit plant garden, filled with various spirit plants, is nothing special, but the towering True Tiger Red Hemp Grass next to it is enormous, comparable to a mountain peak.

Liu He found a conspicuous spot in the Spirit Plant Garden and put the Netherworld Cat down.

"Eight Desolations, you may stay within this Spirit Plant Garden area. You can also return to the ant nest to eat beast food, but under no circumstances should you leave the Spirit Plant Garden to go outside, especially over there!"

He pointed to the other side of the true tiger red hemp grass, which was the direction away from the ant nest.

He cannot restrict the freedom of the Eight Desolations, nor can he constantly watch over it in the anthill, so he must make it understand the importance of this matter.

This is of great importance!

According to Liu He's summary of ant nest functions, there are three rules governing ant nest space.

First: Do not enlarge.

He takes the object into the anthill, and the object shrinks as he takes it out. When he takes the object out, it returns to its original size.

Whether it is an inanimate object or a living object, it is the same.

In short, objects cannot be magnified.

For example, if he puts a pill into the ant nest from reality, he can dig out a small piece from it and move out of the ant nest. Its size will not change and will be the same as the size of the pill that was put into the ant nest.

Second: There are limits to the reduction in area.

His ant nest was like a world unto itself, with an invisible boundary that could not be seen or touched.

Within this limit, he and the objects he carries can shrink.

But once he leaves this boundary, he immediately returns to the real world and returns to his normal size.

This boundary is centered on the queen ant's nest chamber, with a radius of more than ten feet. The boundary is three-dimensional, including both the air and the ground.

Liu He cannot leave the ant nest in his shrunken state, nor can any other object.

He tried to take an object that had been shrunk countless times inside the anthill and then removed it from the anthill, but it returned to its normal size as soon as it left the boundary.

The same applies to living things.

Just like these two spirit beasts, they cannot leave the ant nest area, otherwise they will immediately return to reality.

Third: The shuttle coordinates are fixed.

Liu He will appear in the same place where he enters and leaves the ant nest.

The same applies inside the anthill. He leaves the anthill in a miniature spiritual plant garden, and when he travels back in, he will also be in a spiritual plant garden.

Both locations are fixed.

Regarding this limitation, Liu He felt there was a possibility of breaking through it, perhaps because his current cultivation level was too low and he had not yet found a way.

If he could change his location and travel from inside the anthill to the real world next to it, he would possess the ability to teleport thousands of miles in the real world.

When he was in Lingxiao Market, he could travel to the ant nest on Lingzhi Peak with a single thought, but when he returned to reality, he was still in Lingxiao Market.

If one could travel directly from the ant nest on Lingzhi Peak to the side of the ant nest, it would be equivalent to using the ant nest to teleport across thousands of miles.

In summary, Liu He called the three rules he summarized the "Three Laws of Ant Nest Space".

"Next, it's time to try that mind-blowing idea."

"I hope you're not scared."

Liu He looked at the Netherworld Cat, and then his figure suddenly disappeared.

The two spirit beasts had become accustomed to his sudden disappearances and reappearances.

He was now in the real wooden house.

Stepping out of the wooden house, we arrived at the side of the true tiger red hemp grass.

He crouched down, head bowed, searching for the Netherworld Cat in the barely perceptible spirit plant garden.

They finally found an iron cage the size of a sesame seed, and inside was a ghoul cat that looked like a flea.

Miniature herbal garden.

The Eight Desolations and the Netherworld Ferocious Cat experienced a shock that was many times more intense than before!

They looked up and saw a face that blotted out the sky.

The sky was shrouded in a face, casting a shadow.

His bright eyes were like the blazing sun, hanging high in the sky.

His eyebrows resembled a black forest.

The nostrils were like a bottomless, eerie abyss, from which gusts of wind swept out.

Look closely at this face; it's Liu He, who just disappeared from their side!

Bahuang could clearly sense the beast-taming contract between itself and its master. Besides being shocked, it felt more admiration and pride. This was its mysterious and powerful master.

The Nether Cat was more afraid, trembling uncontrollably, suppressing whimpering sounds in its throat.

It had never seen such a "terrifying" existence before; a single breath could unintentionally cost it its life.

The heavy breathing sounded like thunder rumbling in the sky.

"Soul-Sealing Contract"

Liu He stared wide-eyed at the Netherworld Ferocious Cat, awkwardly casting the Soul-Taming Contract Technique, afraid that he might accidentally miss the Netherworld Ferocious Cat on the ground.

In fact, after feeding it for more than ten days, he found that the Netherworld Cat no longer had the initial resistance, and even if he used the contract law normally in the ant nest, there was a high probability that the contract would be successful.

He was testing the possibility of contracting spirit beasts from an ant nest in reality.

Worried that his spiritual energy was too strong and might harm the Netherworld Cat, he deliberately kept the spiritual energy and spiritual energy he used to a minimum, down to his own limit.

However, he failed.

"No!"

"I can't find it, I can't find it at all."

It wasn't that the Soul-Sealing Contract spell failed, but rather that he helplessly discovered he couldn't find a target for the spell.

He could clearly see the Nether Cat, but he couldn't target it when casting spells.

"Is my spiritual strength insufficient? No, it's that my spiritual strength is not refined enough; it's too coarse."

It felt like he was using a prosthetic leg to hold chopsticks, but trying to pick up a sesame seed.

I can see it, but I can't do it.

"My control over my soul and spiritual energy is far from sufficient to cast a contract spell on a flea-sized Netherworld Cat. It's like asking me to perform a delicate surgery that requires a microscope while holding a large cleaver."

"This idea should be feasible, but my spiritual strength is too coarse, and the Netherworld Cat is too insignificant."

It wasn't a matter of how much strength of his divine soul he used; he simply couldn't control that subtle level, just as an ordinary person couldn't control a few micrograms of force.

According to the texts Liu He consulted in the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion, the improvement of the soul's strength includes not only an increase in the strength level, but also an increase in the degree of control.

As a cultivator's cultivation level increases, both the strength of their divine soul and the other aspect will improve.

This is precisely why high-level cultivators can cast high-level spells. It's not a difference in the amount of spiritual energy used, but rather a difference in the degree of control over that energy.

Liu He's experiment failed.

He wandered into the miniature plant garden.

The Eight Desolations looked at him with deep admiration; their loyalty was beyond question.

As for the Netherworld Cat, it only felt awe towards Liu He and dared not breathe on him like before.

"I won't actively cultivate my soul; let's try to form a normal contract instead."

he thought.

The Nether Cat requires a contract, and his "method" is not currently feasible.

"Beast Taming Contract"

He used a wisp of spiritual energy, imprinted with his divine soul, to cast a common contract spell.

This time, the Nether Cat did not resist, and the contract was successful.

"Fortunately, the 150 spirit stones were not wasted."

"From now on, you will also be my spirit beast. Since you are ranked after the Eight Desolations and are a Netherworld Ferocious Cat, I will call you—Nine Netherworld."

I hope your fame will reach even the deepest hell in the future.

"Roar~"

The Netherworld Cat responded with a sound of agreement.

"Nine Netherworlds, you no longer need to live in a cage. You can move around freely like the Eight Desolations. Your activity area will be the underground ant nest and the miniature spiritual plant garden."

As Liu He spoke, he opened the iron cage of the Nine Netherworld.

With a "whoosh," Jiuyou darted out, its speed so fast that it left afterimages.

The Netherworld Ferocious Cat is known for its speed, and its strength in adulthood can reach the seventh or even eighth level of Qi Refining.

With ample animal food to accelerate its growth, it might reach the late stage of Qi Refining faster than Liu He.

When Jiuyou was in the Spirit Pet Pavilion, he was kept in a cage. Because of his fierce temper, he was kept locked up most of the time during the two times he was sold.

Now that they are free, they can unleash their speed to the fullest.

It looked around the spirit plant garden, then appeared in the field of violet and green radish to sniff, and the next second it appeared next to the jade spirit melon, and in the blink of an eye it climbed up a spirit fruit tree.

"Nine Netherworlds".

Liu He called out, and as soon as he finished speaking, Jiu You appeared in front of him, tilting her head in confusion, waiting for his instructions.

"You are free to act as you please, but you cannot cause destruction. Also, you are not allowed to bully the Eight Desolations."

He confessed.

The Nine Netherworlds are already much stronger than the Eight Desolations, and given their bloodline potential, the gap in strength will only widen in the future.

"Roar~"

Jiuyou glanced sideways at Bahuang, disdainful of bullying that cowardly spirit dog.