For the human race, every individual's mana carried the imprint of that individual. Therefore, mana was difficult to transfer between different bodies. Even if it was absorbed, it required a long period of refinement.
But for Beast Group Species, a cluster was a single "individual." Within the same cluster, every individual's mana, vital essence, and demonic qi were identical. It was like pheromones: ants from the same colony all used the same kind of pheromone.
It was precisely because of this that, at the instant the mother insect died, the immortal-level tremendous mana within it could immediately disperse throughout the entire ant colony.
And now, the situation had reversed.
Blue vital essence streaked with hints of rainbow light cut across the void of space, forming three enormous rivers in an instant. Each "river" spanned a thousand li of empty space, dazzling like a tide of light.
And the destination of all that vital essence and demonic qi was the Brain Insect.
No, to be precise, it was the Worker Insect in the Brain Insect's arms.
An ocean of blue mana naturally spiraled, forming a thin blue halo around its surface. Yet when the powerful Heavenly Sword Sword Qi crashed into that halo, it raised only the faintest ripples.
At the same time, the "insect swarm" came alive again. Those ordinary individuals were no longer in disarray, and their perfectly ordered formations rose anew. Together, they warped space at high speed across a vast area. Then, maintaining their formations, all the insect swarms transformed into escaping lights and flew toward Tianlan.
From afar, it looked as though countless "constellations" were sliding along the ecliptic plane toward that tiny planet.
"A new Insect Queen evolved already? So quickly?" Mr. Wo Shen narrowed his eyes, his spiritual sense rapidly sweeping the surroundings. The