Two sounds rang out at the same time.
He blocked the arrow Yu Can had fired, but the nearest Thousand Jun Ant seized the opportunity, suddenly lunging forward and biting down on his neck. Its sharp mandibles closed, and a head rolled to the ground.
This Thousand Jun Ant was different from the others. It was sturdier and more powerful, larger in size, with prominent upper mandibles.
Though it was not a thousand-year soul beast, it had still reached eight hundred years of cultivation.
Several other two-ring Soul Masters also died beneath the Thousand Jun Ants' mandibles.
"Just century-old Thousand Jun Ants?" Yu Can was greatly disappointed by the sight.
"We can take a look at the ant nest," Tie Li suggested.
The Thousand Jun Ants might only have a hundred years of cultivation, but the Thousand Jun Ant Queen might not be at the same level.
This unusual Thousand Jun Ant might have been a soldier ant protecting the Thousand Jun Ant Queen, possessing greater combat strength and cultivation.
The Thousand Jun Ant Queen was the leader of the colony. It reproduced and controlled the entire swarm, able to command the Thousand Jun Ants to hunt soul beasts and bring their prey back to the nest for it to devour. The Thousand Jun Ant Queen also raised its own level this way. Its combat power might not have been the strongest, but its cultivation was certainly the highest.
"Maybe there's a thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant. We can lure one out and kill it, then make it Tie Li's spirit ring." Mu Xin had clearly misunderstood. Tie Li's true target was the Thousand Jun Ant Queen.
These Thousand Jun Ants sensed a dangerous aura from Yu Can and did not dare act rashly. Their eyes remained fixed on the three