Chapter 88 The consequences of offending Xi'er are dire.
Ye Tanji blushed: Xi'er actually heard such foul language, that stinking bug really deserves to die!
He set up a soundproof barrier, and after five minutes, he finally got the truth out of the situation.
The pheromones of the insect king are secreted by a hidden organ, which is located at the base of the insect king's third pair of chelicerae.
Ye Tanji made the Insect King release pheromones on the spot, and then found that as a god, he could not smell them.
It seems that racial segregation is not only reflected in the reproductive segregation he previously knew, but also in the fact that pheromones can only be smelled by people of the same race.
Once secreted, pheromones can quickly dissipate into the air and spread within a radius of ten miles.
The insect king can secrete two types of pheromones: a mating pheromone and a control pheromone.
The insect king can secrete pheromones anytime, anywhere, as simply as a human spitting out saliva.
Courtship pheromones are passively secreted by the body, and are secreted three times a month at a fixed time.
When the insect king secretes control pheromones, all insects of lower rank within a ten-mile radius will be controlled by it and obey its commands unconditionally.
Even if it wants these insects to die, they will rush to die without hesitation.
This is also why the Zerg army is invincible, because they are able to obey the Zerg King's command without fear of death and charge into battle.
When the queen insect secretes mating pheromones, all the male insects within a ten-mile radius will sense it and rush to the queen at top speed to cooperate with her in mating.
After mating, the queen insect will lay 30,000 to 50,000 eggs within three days, and the eggs will hatch successfully within fifteen days.
This insect king is at the ninth rank. According to it, if it can advance to the tenth rank, the number of insect eggs it lays each time will increase to 60,000 to 80,000.
Ye Tanji originally thought that as long as the Insect King was destroyed, the Insect race's reproduction could be cut off.
However, according to this insect king, once the insect king of each insect race dies, a new female insect will automatically advance to the seventh rank or above and become the new insect king.
Under normal circumstances, if any of its offspring females naturally advance to the seventh level or above, they will actively lead a group of insects to break away and form a new insect colony.
Each time it lays eggs, female insects account for one percent of the hatched eggs, meaning that each egg-laying can hatch at least three hundred to five hundred female insects.
Female insects hold a higher status in the swarm than male insects and asexual worker insects, and the swarm will give priority to female insects when it gets food.
Therefore, female insects advance much faster than male insects and worker insects, and their chances of becoming the queen insect are not low.
Based on this calculation, the Zerg's reproduction rate is truly terrifying.
Zerglings of the fifth rank and above develop intelligence, and the ninth-rank Zerg King is equivalent to an adult in intelligence.
The Insect King himself was also worried about the rapid reproduction rate of his insect race. After all, massive reproduction would lead to food shortages, and eventually they would be like locusts, devouring all the surrounding planets.
Compared to the slow, erosive gray mist of the Demon race, the Zerg's direct attack and devouring of everything is far more terrifying.
Until a complete solution is found, Ye Tanji can only seal all the female insects in this little secret realm within his personal mustard seed space.
Without the queen and the female insects, the group of insects became like headless flies, each going its own way, and could no longer pose a significant threat in the short term.
After Ye Tanji reinforced the great array on the bronze gate to ensure that the insects could not invade Yunyuan Shangjing for the time being, the heads of the nine major families summoned by the chief steward also brought their own disciples to help.
As soon as the head of the Youyuan family arrived, he sensed the aura of his little ancestor.
In his haste, he forgot to greet the Palace Master of Night Pool and rushed straight to Xi'er.
"My little ancestor, I've finally found you! Come back quickly!" The head of the Youyuan family coaxed him carefully, holding the hanging basket woven from the star silk that was exclusive to Hongyuan.
Ye Tanji had noticed the existence of this kitten-like pet the moment he first saw Xi'er.
As always, Xi'er has a strong affinity for those divine beast and sacred beast cubs, so it is not surprising that a sacred beast cub appeared by her side.
Ye Tanji was so caught up in the excitement of their reunion that he paid no attention to the cub.
Seeing the way the Youyuan family head rushed over, he realized that the cub was someone else's pet.
However, since Xi'er likes it, let's keep it and at most give her some compensation.
It's a blessing that this sacred beast cub took a liking to Xi'er and approached her.
Hong Yuan raised his eyelids, looked at the Youyuan family head, and said lazily, "I'm tired of staying at your house. I'm going to follow Xi'er from now on and never go back."
The young ancestor's attitude plunged the Youyuan family head into despair. This was a sacred beast passed down from their ancestors. If it were lost in his hands, how could he explain it to his family?
But he knew his little ancestor's temperament well; he always did things his own way, and no one could force him unless he was willing. They could only coax him.
Thinking of this, he finally turned his gaze to Xi'er.
The girl in front of him was indeed stunningly beautiful. To be honest, if he hadn't encountered such a girl in front of everyone, he probably would have wanted to kidnap her and keep her as a mistress.
But the thought of her seducing her own little prince, and remaining indifferent even when he, the one in charge, came knocking on her door, made her stand by and do nothing.
The head of the Youyuan family was initially attracted to beautiful women, but this was replaced by immense anger.
"You audacious brat, hand over the sacred beast of our Youyuan family, and I'll leave you a whole corpse, otherwise..."
Before he could finish speaking, he felt a powerful force strike him directly in the chest, sending him flying dozens of meters away.
The other family heads were all startled by this sudden turn of events, as their attention was focused on the mysterious master of Night Pool Palace.
His cultivation was unfathomable. Even if he stood right in front of them, they couldn't see his face clearly. They could only sense that he was an incomparably handsome, otherworldly man, exuding a noble and mysterious aura that made them feel inferior in his presence.
The head of the Youyuan family arrived last, but instead of bowing to the master of the Night Pool Palace immediately, he set his sights on the little girl beside the master... and the sacred beast cub in her palm.
While the cubs of sacred beasts are indeed precious, the fact that this little girl can stand beside the Palace Master is enough to prove that she is no ordinary person.
They couldn't help but mutter to themselves that the head of the Youyuan family was too stupid to understand this point and dare to offend this girl of unknown identity.
Sure enough, he was punished by the palace master himself as soon as he made a verbal offense.
Being beaten is not terrible, but if the Palace Master beats him personally, the Youyuan family will probably have a hard time joining the ranks of the nine great families in the future. If the Palace Master's anger is not appeased, the extermination of the entire family is also possible.
All the family heads couldn't help but shrink back, secretly recalling whether their families had overstepped any boundaries just now.
The master of Night Pool Palace is said to never show his emotions, and any orders he gives are always relayed by his chief steward.
Unexpectedly, this little girl could actually get him to take action personally, and everyone began to speculate more and more about Xi'er's identity.
They only thought that after the palace master left, they would immediately send orders to their family members.
From now on, we must treat this mysterious girl with the same reverence as a palace master, and show no disrespect whatsoever, whether in public or in private.
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