Bliss' life was abnormally gloomy.
Ever since he'd made up his mind to transform into an insect, his thoughts, his preferences, his sense of beauty, and his life had all changed drastically.
Good food and wine, beautiful young ladies, charming noblewomen, extraordinary power … None of this could attract him. The meaning of his life had been changed beyond recognition by the evil and twisted Insect Queen. Other than the warm, high-energy flesh, he had lost all interest in anything else.
His uniqueness made the Insect Lich Bliss the most unique person in the Crimson Family.
He carried out his family's missions independently, sneaked into the Dark Forest alone, and lived alone in a hidden residence … Even though he was in his family's Wizard Pagoda, Bliss was usually alone, and almost never had any contact with outsiders.
Even so, the Insect Lich Bliss' terrifying reputation spread far and wide!
His hideous and ugly insect body, his ferocious and brutal insect army, and his elusive movements … All of this caused others to be even more curious and fearful of him.
As an old core Magus of the Crimson Family, Bliss's battle prowess was undoubtedly one of the best among the level 2 Magi. He'd even become the core of the Crimson Family's war effort. But with the rise of the Crimson Family and the emergence of large numbers of high-level Magi, the family's core battle prowess rose from level 2 to level 3, and even showed signs of reaching level 4.
Under these circumstances, the Insect Lich Bliss, who'd used up all of his potential, gradually began to 'fall behind'!
First, there were a few level 3 Vampires under Mary. Following that, even Meryl, who'd had zero battle prowess, magically transformed into a Red Dragon Witch.
Beginner level 2 … Intermediate level 2 … High level 2 …
Meryl quickly improved, and was now at the peak of level 2, showing signs of leaping to level 3. Apart from that, many of the weak fellows in the family that Bliss had looked down on had also soared, showing signs of surpassing him.
Such a situation happened again and again, and it naturally deeply agitated Bliss.
For himself, for the restless insect heart that could not be suppressed, Bliss had secretly visited Grimm, hoping to obtain an opportunity to continue improving. It was a pity that after becoming a Tier 4 Magus, Grim had been too busy. He was so busy that he didn't even have the time to think about the bitterly waiting Tier 2 Insect Shaman.
He had just returned from the depths of the Black Forest and expanded his insect army on a small scale. The current Insect Witch, Bliss, had the strength of a Grade 2 Advanced, and the insect army under him was even more terrifying.
There were now more than twenty Grade 2 Void Marauders and over a hundred Grade 1 Advanced Invisible Mantises. As for the bug army that he could command, their numbers were in the thousands … If it wasn't for his Weak Spirit limiting the number of bug armies, he could even turn a small human kingdom into a swarm of bugs that would obey his orders.
After returning to the family encampment, Bliss hid in his own residence.
He had no sorcerer-apprentices, nor did he have any enlightenment missions. Apart from missions and residences, he never participated in the family's internal communication activities, and it was even more impossible for him to appear in those crowded and luxurious banquets.
To put it bluntly, in Blitz's heart, becoming stronger and evolving was the only meaning of his life!
But this time, before he could sink into a dull silence, a bright flame rune appeared in front of him with a crackling sound, and quietly floated there.
Looking at the strange flame rune that represented Grimm, Bliss' mind suddenly turned upside down. Although he didn't know why Grim had summoned him, a trace of hope suddenly appeared in the depths of his heart.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally reached out with his strange insect hand and pressed it on the flame rune that was quietly burning.
The strange rune was clearly burning with golden flames, but when Bliss's insect hand touched it, he didn't feel the slightest burning sensation. The golden flames expanded with a whoosh, quickly spreading from the rune to his arm, and then to his entire body.
Just as Bliss was feeling puzzled, the golden flames suddenly swayed before his eyes, and the space around him trembled. When he regained consciousness and regained his senses, he discovered that the golden flames had completely dissipated, and he was now in a spacious and large hall of flames.
Grim stood silently at the top of the hall, his black pupils staring at him without blinking.
This was the Blazing Flame Monarch!
Bliss immediately understood.
At that moment, this legendary patriarch had used some kind of mysterious spell to forcefully pull him from the Crimson Family's encampment tens of thousands of miles away to this place.
Blitz's strange insectoid compound eyes only glanced at Grim for a moment before hurriedly moving away.
Even though Grim had not forced out the might of the flames, Bliss still felt a stinging pain in his insect eyes, as though he was being burned by the flames.
The moment this feeling appeared, Bliss could not help but feel a sense of desolation.
Once upon a time, he was a capable 'fighter' that followed Grim around. And now, even looking directly at Grim's radiance would cause him to suffer quite a bit of backlash.
The disparity in strength revealed by this caused him to feel depressed!
"Bliss, do you know why I called you here today?" Grim's voice was clear and melodious. His words lingered in the hall, faintly resonating with the environment.
"I don't know! Please enlighten me, patriarch … "Bliss hurriedly bowed, looking fearful.
"Take a look at what this is!" Grim's staff shook, and a crack appeared in the air at the center of the hall. Half of a powerful creature's corpse floated out.
Blitz swallowed his saliva with difficulty as he stared at the light green scales, the white wings, and the terrifying majesty that lingered even after its death … His green insectoid compound eyes stared unblinkingly at the corpse of this strange monster. An irrepressible voice roared in the depths of his heart, "Devour it … Devour it … Devour it …"
This was the corpse of a high-ranked creature. Even though it had been split in half, the strange feeling of looking down on all life and dominating the world did not diminish at all.
Looking at the corpse, Bliss was guessing frantically, 'Was it grade 4 or grade 5 …'
The exceedingly powerful and cryptic power still lingered in the corpse, intimidating those who had ill intentions towards it. However, no matter how powerful the power was, an inanimate object was still an inanimate object. Everyone could sense the sadness of its death.
"My lord, this is …" Bliss's heart was beating wildly, but he did his best to suppress the restlessness in his heart. He became even more respectful.
"This is the spoil of war our family brought back from the Heisen Plane. It was the only native god of the Heisen Plane. It was originally grade 5, but due to some special reasons, it fell to grade 4. That's why we killed it, "Grim said calmly as he looked at the spoil of war," I called you here to ask you something. If … I let you devour this half of the god's corpse, what level can you reach? "
Bliss's consciousness immediately scattered, as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue. After a full quarter of an hour, he tried his best to gather his thoughts and regain his consciousness.
"Sir, since this god's corpse had once reached the fifth stage, it already possessed an immortal body. If I can devour it, my innate potential will rise from the peak of grade 2 to grade 4. At that time, my chances of advancing to grade 3 will be 100%, and my chances of advancing to grade 4 will be 60% … "
Grim listened silently, and combined with the A.I. Chip's senses, he agreed with Bliss' judgement.
Bliss' biggest problem was not with himself, but with the Insect Queen that had fused with him. The Insect Queen's potential was once at the mid grade 3, but it had been forced to reverse its fusion with Endik, causing its potential to fall to the peak of grade 2.
Now that it had half a divine corpse that was between grade 4 and 5, it could raise its potential once again. This was within the A.I. Chip's calculations.
Grim had originally planned to ask the Witches of Death for help to turn this corpse into a high-grade grade 4 undead creature. However, according to the A.I. Chip's calculations, how could a high-grade grade 4 undead creature compare to two future subordinates?
This was why Grim had opened up his treasury, intending to use these resources to create a batch of loyal and reliable high-ranked fighters for the Crimson Family. Although this insect witch, Bliss, wasn't as powerful as Lightning Dragon Armes in terms of individual combat prowess, his unique insect repelling methods and peculiar combat techniques were often able to unleash unexpected results.
If it was any other grade 4 Magus, they would not dare to waste resources on their subordinates before they were certain of advancing. Only Grimm had absolute confidence in himself and dared to use so many resources at the initial stage of level 4 to create so many subordinates with the potential of level 4 for the Crimson Family in one go.
Although it was a waste to give half a divine corpse to Bliss, who was only a high-grade grade 2 insect, it was not a big deal if he considered the future of the Crimson Family.
Grim had used the Dragon Soul Contract to control Armes.
However, before Grimm could come up with a reliable method to deal with the Insect Lich, Bliss had already contributed a plan in a hurry.
Blood Soul + Curse of the Barbarian Witch …
At higher levels, the only effective methods of control were often related to the soul.
Bliss' Blood Soul and Barbarian Witch's Curse was a combination of these two soul control methods. From this point, it seemed that Bliss did not mind having his soul controlled by an 'outsider'.
Grim's journey had been smooth sailing, and he could not understand the despair and agony Bliss felt when he had no way to advance. Without Grim's help, Bliss would never be able to find a way out by himself.
The resources or items that could solve his problems were not something he could reach at his current rank.
Rather than being stuck at a high-grade grade 2 and slowly waiting for death, he might as well show his worth and become a loyal subordinate of a powerful Magus like Grim. In order to gain his trust, he had to hand over his soul and show his loyalty.
Hence, it was not Grim who was thinking about how to control Bliss, but Bliss who was frantically 'offering' himself in exchange for Grim's favor.
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