Rumble!
With a deafening crash, the entire Nether Spring was uprooted from the ground. Black light shimmered across its five planes—the east, west, north, south, and bottom. Looking closely, one could see that each surface was made of tightly packed Shadow Ants, their bodies wreathed in black currents of energy as they formed five impenetrable walls.
Hissss!
The three enormous Abyss Ants saw this. After a brief moment of shock, they immediately raised their sharp mandibles and hissed, threatening the Shadow Ants and ordering them to put the Nether Spring back.
They possessed strength comparable to Soul Douluo, and their intelligence was already considerable. Their thought processes were even approaching those of ordinary humans.
"Your intelligence is both your strength and your downfall. You're powerful, but you don't dare make a move."
Light flickered in Jiang Xiu's Blood Pupil eyes, and the corners of her mouth curled slightly, as if she had long anticipated this. The three Abyss Ants did nothing but threaten; they didn't dare attack.
The three Abyss Ants were powerful. Even if he deployed the entire Shadow Legion, killing them would be difficult in a short time. The Ant Emperor was already on its way, and he had precious little time. A war of attrition through sheer numbers was out of the question.
But just moments ago, the three Abyss Ants had stood motionless, guarding the Abyssal Dark Lotus. Clearly, the task the Ant Emperor had given them—to protect the Abyssal Dark Lotus—was their highest directive.
So Jiang Xiu came up with the idea of moving the entire Nether Spring. First, this would ensure that the Abyssal Dark Lotus could continue to mature normally. Second, he could take the Abyssal Dark Lotus away before the Ant Emperor arrived...
And third, by taking control of the Nether Spring,