I'm not just human!

They were attacked and devoured by all sorts of terrifying fish and insect monsters in this seven-inch zone.

However, Yuri Ubi did not expect that the fish monsters and insect monsters that everyone feared did not come, especially the awe-inspiring wandering whale. Instead, he was met with human revenge.

boom--!

A figure flew backward, crashing through the thick walls of the palace, leaving a trail in the air before slamming into a distant wall.

The figure slid down limply, covered in blood, and was on the verge of death.

"Father!"

Yurihoe felt a sudden tightness in his chest, almost biting his lip until it bled, and pounced on her without thinking.

That was his father, the current queen bee of the Swallowtail.

He knew the humans who attacked were powerful, but he didn't expect them to be this powerful. His father... had actually been defeated so quickly.

"Yuri-Ubi, quick, run away..."

The Queen Bee's armor was shattered, and her trident lay scattered helplessly to the side, yet even at this moment, her gaze toward Yuri Ubi was still filled with affection.

That was a father's love for his son.

“You’ve been frail since you were little, and you don’t even eat as much as your other brothers and sisters. I was thinking that when you got a little older, I would find some divine blood fruits to help you recover, but now…”

The Queen Swallowing Bee struggled to raise her hand and stroked her son's skull. Blood flowed down her palm, leaving several streaks on Yuri's face.

The blood still carried the scent of honey; I remember it was my father's favorite type of nectar.

"I'm sorry, son, I'm so sorry, I couldn't protect...you all..."

The next moment, the father's hand fell limply to his side.

Yurioubi clenched his fists, never before hating his own weakness as deeply as he did at this moment.

……

"What the hell? How come there's a swallowing-tailed wasp in here that isn't even a god?"

Xia Fa, who had just stepped into the royal palace, glanced at the little Swallowtail Bee squatting next to the Swallowtail Bee Queen with some surprise and spoke with a similarly surprised expression.

The Poisonous Patriarch Veronica flew out from behind him, followed by hundreds of lifeless, tailless bee warriors.

These swallow-tailed bee warriors, who were once brave and ferocious beings and were all Outer Gods, now have white eyes, as if their minds and even souls have been emptied.

Indeed, this is the case. As an entity that has mastered the rules of the "swarm," it would be incredibly easy for Veronica, the Patriarch of All Poisons, to extract the consciousness of bees whose rank is lower than hers.

"That's almost a hundred already, that's enough. Let's not keep the smaller ones. Honey, thank you. I'll give you a gift later!"

Veronica looked at Shafa with adoration, as if she had witnessed her husband's bravery and prowess.

Just now, Xia Fa led her and the Nature Bee all the way into this giant beehive-like city.

The originally extremely difficult-to-deal-with Swallow-Tail Bee warriors were rendered powerless by Xia Fa's methods, and Veronica easily subdued over a hundred Swallow-Tail Bee warriors that satisfied her immensely.

At this moment, these swallowing-tailed bee warriors not only lost their minds and souls, but their bodies were also shrinking. In particular, the ones closest to the Poisonous Chieftain had become the size of ordinary wasps and were no longer humanoid.

However, unlike wasps, each swallow-tail wasp has a circular "swallow-tail snake" on the end of its yellow and black striped tail.

At first glance, this snake looks like a slender snake that has crawled into the tail of a bee, then its body bends into a circle, with its head biting its tail, as if it is about to swallow the tail.

In fact, it grows spontaneously from the bodies of the swallowtail wasps, which is also the origin of the name of this type of bee colony.

As for what specific extraordinary talents he possessed, Xia Fa was unsure, but he sensed that they were far from simple.

At the same time, he also became curious about the "gift" that Veronica mentioned.

Without much thought, Xia Fa raised his head and looked at the Queen Swallowing-tail Bee in the deepest part of the palace.

This Queen Swallowing-Tail Bee was enormous and bloated, with hundreds of swallowing-tail snakes on its maggot-like tail, and it faintly exuded the aura of a quasi-celestial being.

Strangely, since I entered, the Queen Swallowing Bee has not reacted at all; she neither attacks nor tries to escape.

"According to the memories of the Swallowtail Bee warriors that I extracted, the Swallowtail Bee Queen has never actually laid a single bee egg. It is only through the influence of certain extraordinary talents that she has been able to give birth to Swallowtail Bees, and even Swallowtail Bee Queens, in this place called the City of Insightful Beehives."

Veronica then spoke, her expression filled with anticipation. However, this anticipation wasn't because she wanted anything herself, but rather because she hoped that Xiafa could gain something by devouring the Queen of the Swallowing-Tail Bees.

"Perhaps, after you swallow it, you will gain an extraordinary talent!"

“I hope so too.” Xia Fa smiled and stepped forward without hesitation.

No matter what tricks the Queen Swallowing Bee has up her sleeve, he's not afraid. So, he's already quite eager to acquire the extraordinary talent he can.

But just then, a figure flashed before his eyes, and a majestic, tall figure clad in tattered armor stood in front of him.

It was the Queen Bee with the Swallowing Tail.

"Huh? He's not dead?"

Seeing the Queen Bee with the Swallowing Tail struggling to support itself with its trident, Xia Fa rarely showed a look of surprise.

Ordinary Devouring-Tail Bee warriors are roughly equivalent to ordinary Outer Gods in strength, while this Devouring-Tail Bee Queen is comparable to a peak Outer God.

Moreover, they are considered powerful even among the peak Outer Gods.

Even so, when the Queen Swallowtail Bee rushed out of the palace to try to stop him, he casually slapped her to death.

Yes, Xia Fa remembered it clearly. He killed the Devouring Tail Bee Queen with a single palm strike. Since the Devouring Tail Bee Queen was only at the peak of Outer God, not a Quasi-Celestial Venerable, he was too lazy to even devour it, not wanting to waste today's share, since he still had to go to the Snake Tail District later.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Bee with the Swallowing Tail was still alive!

He survived a palm strike from himself, a being with strength comparable to a veteran Celestial Venerable, despite being at the peak of the Outer God realm.

“Interesting…” A hint of interest flashed in Xia Fa’s eyes.

Just then, Veronica stepped forward and explained with a smile:

"It's the extraordinary talent 'Tail-Swallowing Ring'. He was indeed dead, but with this talent, he forcibly reversed his fate and survived."

Xia Fa asked curiously:

"Similar to time travel?"

Veronica shook her head:

"No, time reversal can be stopped or interrupted at will, but the Tail-Eating Ring allows the user to forcibly anchor to a point of destiny, reversing or returning at any time, however..."

She paused, then said with a sigh:

"Husband, you are just too strong. Even though the Queen Bee reversed its fate, it still couldn't heal its original injuries. Or, to be precise, the damage you caused traces back to fate and continues to affect it."

Can I really be that strong?

Xia Fa was surprised when he heard this, but he quickly understood.

Essentially, this is still a suppression based on strength or status.

Just as an entity can be resurrected through its own "rules" even if it is clearly dead, once it is killed by a Celestial Venerable or higher, it can never be resurrected again.

Similarly, those who reach the level of angel or above possess powerful self-healing abilities, and can regenerate even if their bodies shatter. However, if they are hit by a secret technique from a transcendent lord, they will be unable to recover, and even their souls will shatter along with them.

This is the suppression of one's status.

Although he was only at the peak of godhood, under the possession of the overclocked and extremely fast "Speed," he was still able to achieve a dual suppression of strength and status.

"You must not... harm... my king...!"

After the Queen Bee with the Swallowing Tail managed to utter those words, her body swayed and finally collapsed to the ground.

The trident in his hand clanged several times and rolled to the side.

Xia Fa shook his head. When he had just stormed into the City of the Hive, he had seen many imprisoned humans and piles of human bones everywhere.

He realized then that these man-eating wasps were actually designed to eat people, so he didn't hold back at all.

As for the imprisoned humans, after he rescued them, he had the Nature Bee send them to the One Inch Zone, which is why the Nature Bee didn't follow.

Therefore, seeing that the Queen Bee was still alive, Xia Fa naturally had no intention of letting him go, and immediately slowly raised his palm.

Silver light condensed in his palm, faintly forming extremely sharp streaks that were about to burst forth.

"what?"

But at that moment, Xia Fa let out a soft "hmm," and a rather unexpected expression appeared on his face.

It was the small, weak swallower-tailed bee that had been hiding in the palace. Not only was it much thinner than the other swallower-tailed bees, but it was also not even a god, only a transcendental lord.

At that moment, the thin, emaciated wasp actually charged straight towards them!

Xia Fa was genuinely surprised. He knew that the swallow-tailed wasps possessed normal intelligence, which meant that this thin swallow-tailed wasp, unless it was blind or stupid, should understand that he was no match for it.

But he still flew over. What was he going to do?

Veronica was quite quick-witted. Seeing that it was just a swallowing bee that wasn't even a god, she immediately flashed away, preparing to stop it.

Xiafa was about to devour the Queen Swallowtail Bee, and she didn't want Xiafa's interest to be spoiled by this weak Swallowtail Bee.

"Go away!"

With a delicate shout, Veronica waved her snow-white hand, and countless tiny bees, no bigger than grains of rice, swarmed out and rushed towards the weak swallower bee.

With the strength of a peak Outer God, her casual move was already enough; it was definitely not something that this Devouring-Tail Bee, who wasn't even a Divine Being, could withstand.

But at that moment, the swallowing bee's figure blurred and actually bypassed her, appearing right in front of the swallowing bee queen!

To be precise, it stood between Xiafa and the Queen Swallowtail Bee!

"Ok?"

Even Veronica was surprised and couldn't figure out how he did it.

But she immediately realized what was happening.

This frail, tail-swallowing wasp actually activated its extraordinary talent, the "Tail-Swallowing Ring," and returned to a certain anchor point in its destiny!

And that anchor point is "staying by his father's side"!

Suddenly, a violent and chaotic aura erupted from the entire palace, as if time and fate had intertwined. It was this tail-swallowing wasp that had revealed its stinger and secreted a translucent, viscous venom!

The moment this venom appeared, it caused the surrounding floor to age instantly. However, the corpse of the Queen Swallowtail Bee showed signs of reawakening. Undoubtedly, this was unparalleled power. Although it was far inferior to the Queen Swallowtail Bee, it was definitely the number one in the Swallowtail Bee royal family!

To unleash this attack, the Swallowing-Tail Bee clearly paid a heavy price; its frail body trembled. It knew perfectly well how weak it was, but to protect the Swallowing-Tail Bee Queen, it still chose to go without hesitation!

At this moment, a kind of expression that could burn everything seemed to burst forth on the face of this thin and short swallowing bee. Even when facing a celestial being, he was not afraid at all.

It was as if he was no longer weak, but had truly transformed, daring to face any hardship in his destiny!

That expression clearly showed—