Wang Zheng had no interest in this demon king, nor did he dare to be interested.

His goal for this trip was to go west; he had no intention of going north at all.

He only came to Yunnan to accumulate more spiritual energy. As for the Demon King and such, he couldn't afford to mess with him for the time being; he was just a pushover.

Let's wait until we're stronger before making any moves.

Then, seeing Old Chu's concerned gaze, Wang Zheng waved his hand casually and strode out the door, soon disappearing into the dense forest in the distance.

Chu Tianxing watched Wang Zheng's figure gradually disappear into the jungle, sighed slightly, and then turned and left.

Wang Zheng felt a little excited at this moment.

Finally, I can start grinding without any worries. If I don't reach the spiritual energy cap of several hundred thousand this time, it would be a disservice to all the setbacks I've experienced along the way!

Wang Zheng's initial enthusiasm lasted for less than half an hour before it began to wane.

He stood blankly in the jungle, swarms of mosquitoes clinging to his body and hovering around him before falling to the ground with a pattering sound.

Wang Zheng, dressed in his martial arts uniform as usual, stood in stark contrast to the adventurers around him who were all bundled up.

Listening to the buzzing of insects all around him, Wang Zheng felt inexplicably irritated. There were many of these little insects trying to pounce on him and suck his blood.

However, most of them are just ordinary mosquitoes, not even a single low-level mythical beast. Some of them don't even have a trace of spiritual energy in them, and may have only been hatched a few days ago.

Although many of his spirit points died from the backlash of his Heart of Thorns, they didn't gain any spiritual energy.

"This is outrageous! This is ridiculous!"

Wang Zheng was furious and kept cursing under his breath.

Because he is currently still active around Tengchong city, there are quite a few awakened individuals venturing out of the city.

Looking at the tree-lined path worn into the ground by people's footsteps, it truly confirms the famous saying: there were no roads in this world to begin with, but as more people walk on them, they appear.

Wang Zheng took out a map and carefully compared it with the surrounding environment. He found that, according to the map, he would have to travel for at least another day to get away from these places that had already been explored by adventurers in Tengchong City.

In other words, he is still within the range of these adventurers' activities.

And don't underestimate the map in Wang Zheng's hand. He got it from the military region's exchange office, and it was drawn with the blood and sweat of countless soldiers.

Not only does it record the climate and topography of this area in detail, but it even marks the activity areas of some of the strange beasts.

There are also some dangerous places that have been explored by the awakened ones, and these marked places are one of Wang Zheng's targets when he left the city this time.

At this moment, Wang Zheng, who had just left the city and been severely hit by reality, was not discouraged.

Although the current situation is different from what he imagined, with mosquitoes and strange beasts everywhere.

Low-level adventurers wearing various mosquito-repellent gear would occasionally appear all around, wandering around the dense forest in a chaotic manner.

"Forget it, there are too many people here. Even if there are benefits, they'll find them. Besides, it's unrealistic to find a monster spawn point so close to the city by just wandering around like this. Let's go!"

With this thought in mind, Wang Zheng simply summoned the Crimson Cloud, deciding not to waste any more time here.

Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding adventurers, Wang Zheng soared into the sky and plunged into the depths of the dense forest.

...

"The soil is jet black, the vegetation is sparse, and there are towering, honeycomb-shaped columnar clods of soil. That's it!"

Wang Zheng sat cross-legged on the crimson cloud, skimming low above the treetops, with the map he had exchanged earlier spread out in his hand, carefully comparing it with the terrain below.

"Hahaha, after searching for ages, I finally found it! Spiritual energy points, here I come!!!"

Excited, Wang Zheng quickly maneuvered the Crimson Cloud to descend.

They showed no restraint whatsoever just because this was the territory of the strange beasts.

The unique landscape that appeared before him was the territory of the bloodthirsty golden ants, the insect-like creatures he had been searching for for so long.

On the map that Wang Zheng redeemed, a large skull was drawn in this area.

This means that this place is extremely dangerous; please do not approach.

These bloodthirsty golden ants are genuine 0-3 grade exotic beasts.

The reason for the fluctuations in grade is that these low-level alien beasts also evolved from ordinary ants, and like before their resurrection and mutation, they are also divided into several different sub-branches.

For example, worker ants in the bloodthirsty gold ant are mainly responsible for building, expanding and defending the nest, as well as logistical work such as collecting food, feeding larvae and queen ants. Although they have some combat ability, it is almost negligible.

Worker ants are the lowest-ranking ant species in the entire colony, but they are also the most numerous.

Unfortunately, it is just an ordinary insect. Although it contains a small amount of spiritual energy, it is not considered a mythical beast.

Soldier ants, on the other hand, have the exact opposite role to worker ants. They do not engage in production and live a life of luxury, but they are exceptionally ferocious in battle.

This is a first-class exotic beast born specifically for combat, and it is also the most troublesome existence for the Bloodthirsty Golden Ants.

They are the ant colony's main fighting force.

Of course, this is also one of Wang Zheng's goals this time.