Huo Hai had always known that Star Gu devoured spirit stones incredibly quickly. Watching them feed, he felt his heart twitch. Their strength had increased, and so had the amount of spiritual power they consumed.
Once the Star Gu had nearly replenished their reserves, Huo Hai discovered, to his dismay, that the million spirit stones he had acquired last time were already gone. They had even consumed several pieces of spirit jade before their spiritual power was fully restored.
If they continued to advance, their consumption would only grow. He had never imagined raising insects could be so troublesome. Before, he had only known that having large numbers of insects at his command made things convenient. Now he understood. It was not merely a matter of convenience; to keep so many insects fed, he would have to work himself to the bone earning spirit stones.
He checked inside his body. Perhaps because the spirit insects in his inner space had not devoured vast quantities of light attribute insects like the Star Gu, they still needed a long time to complete their transformations. Huo Hai left them alone for the moment.
He cleared away the spirit formation and Shamanic Formation he had previously laid out on the ground, leaving only the outermost Isolation Spirit Formation. With a thought from Huo Hai, large numbers of Star Gu immediately flew away from him. Fewer than a thousand remained nearby.
Over four thousand Star Gu took flight, flew out of the spirit formation, and left the underground rift. Huo Hai focused his mind slightly and connected to all the Star Gu through Little Star. "So clear. Now this is true surveillance in every direction."
Huo Hai could sense every Star Gu with remarkable clarity. Although he could not see through their eyes, they could