From Ant to Abyssal Demon - Chapter 13

Chapter 13: The Function of Soul Talent!

【Soul Points】: Soul Talent, function unknown, unable to analyze.

Su Bai’s gaze shifted to the Soul Points talent, and the system’s description of this talent remained largely unchanged, still unable to be analyzed.

However, when his gaze returned to the sole Soul Point, behind his four-dimensional attributes and five passive skills, there was now a barely noticeable small “+” sign.

It seemed that as long as he wished, he could add this Soul Point to his attributes or skills at any time.

“Free attribute points, or skill points?

“Or a combination of both?”

Being able to add them to attributes as well as skills, Su Bai could only think of a combination of the two.

Monsters were not humans. They did not have the concept of free attribute points and skills.

With each level up, a monster’s four-dimensional attributes increase according to their attribute template. For example, with Su Bai’s Basic Attribute Template, each level up would give him a +1 increase in his four-dimensional attributes.

As for skills, they could only be upgraded when the attribute template advances.

If these Soul Points were indeed a combination of free attribute points and skill points, then he had an additional powerful avenue compared to other monsters!

The four-dimensional attributes could be temporarily ignored.

With each level up and evolution, his four-dimensional attributes would grow.

Su Bai shifted his gaze to the five passive skills he possessed.

Enhanced Mandibles, Enhanced Carapace, Healing, Regeneration, Primary Poison Resistance.

Except for the first one, which was an offensive passive skill, the other four were survival-oriented.

After some thought, Su Bai’s mind stirred slightly, and he added this Soul Point to Enhanced Mandibles.

The next moment, the Soul Point disappeared, and the description of Enhanced Mandibles became blurred, replaced by a brand new passive skill in its original position.

【Sharp Mandibles】: Passive skill. Infused with mysterious power, your mandibles become sturdier and sharper. Steel is no longer your obstacle. Only the power of magic can stop your tearing.

Very cool!

Seeing the description of the brand new skill, Su Bai couldn’t help but feel delighted.

If the original ant mandibles were a level 1 skill, and Enhanced Mandibles was a level 2 skill, then Sharp Mandibles now would be a level 3 skill!

Being able to easily tear through steel, Su Bai found it hard to imagine anything in this jungle that could resist his hunting.

“It’s a pity there’s only one Soul Point…” Su Bai thought somewhat greedily.

If he had enough Soul Points to enhance both attributes and skills to the extreme, even if he was an ant, he would be a giant-slaying ant!

After the excitement of skill enhancement subsided, Su Bai began to ponder the origin of Soul Points.

The monsters that were hunted must be formal monsters, there was no doubt about this.

Before this evolution, he had hunted hundreds of insects without gaining any Soul Points, only gaining one by devouring a slime. The biggest difference between slimes and those insects was that their overall attributes exceeded 1 point, and they had integrated the game rules, becoming formal monsters!

“I wonder if all monsters can provide Soul Points…

“If that’s really the case… then I’ll be awesome!”

After a long time, Su Bai’s emotions finally stabilized.

He crawled out of his nest and headed towards the ant nest.

Next, he would leave the ant nest and gradually venture deeper into the forest to hunt monsters and strengthen himself.

For a long time to come, he wouldn’t return here.

Before leaving, he wanted to see the worker ants.

“Just… I wonder if the worker ants will still recognize me…” Looking at his enlarged body, now ten centimeters long, and his mandibles gleaming like blades, Su Bai couldn’t help but smile wryly.

This might be his last time entering the ant nest.

His size had reached the limit the ant nest could accommodate. With his evolution and level-ups, his size would only continue to increase. Forcing his way into the ant nest would only cause it to collapse.

Fortunately, the things Su Bai worried about didn’t happen.

When he appeared in front of the worker ants, the worker ant simply stared at him for a while before placing a semi-solid sphere in front of him, releasing a familiar scent.

“Eat…”

Looking at the tiny sphere, barely enough to fill the gaps between his teeth, Su Bai couldn’t help but feel both amused and exasperated.

He carefully picked up the sphere and put it into his mouth, lightly patting the worker ant’s body with his antennae: “Thank you for remembering me. I’m leaving… and I might not come back for a long time.

“If I have time… I’ll come back to see you…”

After silently expressing his thoughts, Su Bai’s antennae lightly patted the worker ant once more before crawling towards the outside.

The worker ant was unharmed.

As long as he cleared the slimes around the ant nest, it wouldn’t encounter any danger deep inside the nest.

Perhaps…

This was the only thing he could do for the worker ant.

Only after Su Bai’s figure disappeared into the tunnel did the worker ant’s motionless figure move.

It placed the ant larva food in front of itself, its tiny antennae trembling slightly.

“Come… back?

“Eat… grow… find…”