Watching the beetles mate, Qin Fengming's eyes suddenly lit up.
When they were larvae and semi-mature forms, the number of beetle mothers had clearly increased explosively. Moreover, during mating, the mothers had not attacked or devoured one another.
Yet earlier, there had clearly been several thousand beetle mothers, and they had ended up devouring one another until only four or five hundred remained. If there was no hidden secret behind this, Qin Fengming absolutely refused to believe it.
Standing where he was, Qin Fengming thought rapidly. Suddenly, an idea appeared in his mind.
The reason the beetle mothers had also begun slaughtering one another this time was, if his judgment was correct, that this was a means of self-regulation for the beetles.
The higher their realm, the harsher the conditions required for the beetles to advance.
This kind of advancement for the Silver Sheath Worms was clearly far more advanced than the way other spirit insects consumed various spirit herbs, accumulated energy within themselves, and broke through bottlenecks to advance—but it was also much bloodier.
Slaughtering one another and devouring their companions' bodies before advancing was a means of giving birth to higher-grade offspring.
As their realm grew, if the beetles wanted to ensure that the offspring they produced possessed even stronger constitutions, they had to devour more companions.
In this way, the number of beetle mothers naturally could not increase explosively every time as it had in the past.
The mothers' mutual biting and slaughter were, of course, also meant to obtain greater benefits for themselves and improve their bodily functions. Their ultimate purpose was likewise to make the offspring they produced even stronger.
At the same time, Qin Fengming vaguely sensed that although two male beetles and one female beetle would mate this time, the number of eggs