Invincible Snake Emperor

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: The System’s Limitation

The bees in the burial mound were now completely under Tu Xiao’an’s control. After this experiment, he couldn’t help but wonder, ’Does this mean that as long as I subjugate the king of a species, I can command its entire lineage?’

He had subjugated the Old Bee King and gained the dominance ability over the bee lineage. This was simply overpowered.

As batch after batch of bees on the ground submitted to him, Tu Xiao’an’s gaze shifted to the giant honeycomb. There was a lot of honey inside to be collected.

Since he’d already subjugated the Old Bee King, he wouldn’t be polite about taking its honeycomb.

Tu Xiao’an focused his consciousness on the Old Bee King’s massive honeycomb, completely enveloping it. ’Collect...’

”DING... Collection failed.”

Failed?

Tu Xiao’an was a little surprised. ’Could it be because this wild honeycomb is too massive?’ Even though he had honey from the Killer Bees, he didn’t want to waste this wild honey.

Suddenly, it dawned on Tu Xiao’an. The giant honeycomb was still covered with a dense swarm of bees. Not all of them had landed on the ground to submit. The countless, tightly packed cells in the honeycomb were the bees’ homes. To absorb the giant honeycomb into the system, he had to subjugate the bees inside it as well.

With Tu Xiao’an’s current abilities, this was not yet possible.

There were far too many bees packed onto the honeycomb. Unless he drove them all out and made them leave it, he wouldn’t be able to absorb the giant honeycomb into his system.

’That’s simple.’

Having figured it out, Tu Xiao’an smiled faintly. He now possessed the dominance ability over bees, after all.

He focused his mind and issued a command, ordering all the bees within the honeycomb to leave.

Once there wasn’t a single bee left in the honeycomb, his Snake Pupils narrowed. The entire massive honeycomb suddenly vanished, appearing in his system’s item inventory.

Having done this, Tu Xiao’an had no reason to remain in the burial mound any longer. His gains had been truly immense.

Before leaving, Tu Xiao’an glanced at the young Bee King. It immediately trembled in terror and submission.

However, he only gave it a single glance and had no intention of subjugating it as well. He would let this young Bee King manage the Bee Family.

’From now on, if I want any bees, I can just come and take them.’

At this point, not a single Wasp remained in the cave; they had all been eliminated by the frenzied bees. It seemed that sending a mere thirty Wasps deep into enemy territory was far too few. His Killer Bee, on the other hand, was still alive and well.

It had eaten so much it could barely fly.

With a thought, Tu Xiao’an recalled the Killer Bee to his system. He didn’t need it for now.

Normally, when Wasps invaded bee territory, they wouldn’t wipe them out completely. They would leave as soon as they had enough food. That food was the bees themselves—they would just kill them and carry them away.

This wasn’t out of kindness. The bees simply outnumbered them by several hundred times, if not more. The longer a battle dragged on, the more disadvantageous it was for the Wasps, so they would retreat promptly once their objective was met.

Under normal circumstances, the bees wouldn’t give chase, as it would be useless. It was as if this was the accepted state of affairs.

Tu Xiao’an, the poisonous Snake, emerged from the burial mound. The scene on the hillside was still utterly chaotic. Fights between Wasps and bees were everywhere, and every second, more bees fell from the sky.

But now, his status was different. He was the new king of the Bee Family. Seeing the hillsides covered with fighting bees and Wasps, he couldn’t just stand by and do nothing. Naturally, he had to end this battle.

Tu Xiao’an wanted to evolve more Killer Bees. The number of bees wasn’t a concern—the supply was practically endless—but the number of Wasps was completely insufficient.

Furthermore, he had to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grind mobs and level up. Although he had already gained two Levels in a short time today, it wasn’t enough. It was far from enough.

He, a poisonous Snake, was destined to become a Snake King. Right now, he was still too weak.

Only by continuously raising his Level could he grow stronger and gain more incredible abilities.

Since entering the burial mound, Tu Xiao’an’s Energy Value had been continuously rising. He took a moment to check his updated stats.

Evolutionary Energy Value: 7800/15000.

’So fast. It’s really rising fast.’ He suddenly felt like he’d struck it rich. It hadn’t been long since his last level-up. It seemed leveling up again today would be no problem. One bee gave him 5 Energy Value points, and one Wasp gave him 10.

No fewer than 10,000 bees had died on this hillside, and the number of bees he had subjugated into the system was approaching 4,000. As for the Wasps, there weren’t even a hundred of them left.

The main goal now was to subjugate Wasps for evolution.

A single glance revealed that there were still over two hundred Wasps on the hillside. Each Wasp was currently facing at least several hundred bees. At this ratio, even with the Wasps’ strength, they were suffering considerable losses.

Tu Xiao’an saw a Wasp entangled with a swarm of bees up ahead, forming a dense ball hovering in mid-air. Such scenes were now common all over the hillside.

’Collect...’

His Snake Pupils narrowed. He cast out his consciousness and absorbed the whole lot—Wasp and bees alike—into his system. Tu Xiao’an was overjoyed. He had to admit that with his higher Level and stronger Consciousness Power, he felt like a fish in water. Dealing with these bees and Wasps, whose Levels were far below his own, was just too easy.

He even felt like he was cheating.

Subjugating them was effortless. Once subjugated, they became his underlings, ready to charge into battle for him. And most importantly, they gave him Energy Value.

If he subjugated all the bees and Wasps on the hillside, Tu Xiao’an estimated he could reach Level 10.

’Can’t miss an opportunity like this.’ Today, he was going to soar to new heights.

And so, the poisonous Snake threw himself back into the war between the bees and Wasps. Wherever Tu Xiao’an went, he just had to cast out his consciousness, and the brawling Wasps and bees would be absorbed into his system. When he released them again, they would become a third-party force.

In this way, many bees and Wasps died inexplicably at the hands of their own kind.

Tu Xiao’an darted back and forth across the hillside, completely engrossed in his work. A full twenty Killer Bees gathered around him, slaughtering everything in sight—no, they were *devouring* everything in sight.

Before long, the system’s voice sounded again.

”DING... Congratulations, Host. Your Level has successfully increased to Level 8!”

Uh...

’My Energy Value filled up just like that, and I broke through to the next Level again.’

「At the same time.」

”DING... Host’s Level is too high. You will no longer gain Energy Value from killing or subjugating bees.”

The announcement was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Tu Xiao’an completely dumbfounded.

’What’s the meaning of this? If I don’t get any more Energy Value from subjugating or killing bees, then what the hell am I supposed to do?’

Having leveled up again, Tu Xiao’an was now Level 8, while an ordinary bee was Level 1. The cheating was a bit too obvious.

The system couldn’t possibly let him level up by cheating like this. There were bound to be some restrictions.