For the next three days, Su Ming stayed in the villa, taking Alchemy Potions that improved training efficiency while focusing on studying the Ancient Blade Technique.
Chi Qian did not send any news during those three days, seemingly extremely busy.
Su Ming was in no hurry. After recruiting a Five-star Peak Level Professional like Chi Qian, he no longer went to the talent market to recruit people. He simply stayed home and focused on improving himself.
To Su Ming's surprise, Xiao Hai'er also began working hard.
The Mermaid Maiden, who usually "went sightseeing" whenever Su Ming trained, seemed to have suddenly realized something and started caring about her own strength.
She looked as though she had received some kind of stimulation.
"Is it because of the Poisonous Insect Queen?"
Watching Xiao Hai'er begin striving to improve, Su Ming had a vague guess.
Her meeting with the Poisonous Insect Queen seemed to have made Xiao Hai'er realize her own shortcomings, making the once-innocent Mermaid Maiden feel somewhat pressed for time.
After all, Xiao Hai'er and the Poisonous Insect Queen were both Nightmare Breeds. Yet even with Su Ming's Spiritual Power support, Xiao Hai'er had still been no match for the Poisonous Insect Queen. She could only flee, leaving Su Ming to take action and fight until he was exhausted before finally driving the Poisonous Insect Queen back.
Su Ming was clearly only a Four-star Hunter and a Five-Star Sorcerer. Yet when faced with the Poisonous Insect Queen, whose strength was comparable to that of a Seven-star Professional, he had not been afraid. Instead, he had driven her back, challenging this powerful enemy across an unknown number of levels.
And what about her?
Although she had yet to mature into her complete form, as a Dual-class Professional among the Phantom Demons, Xiao