Finally, the time came for the third day after rebirth.
Due to the larva's short life cycle, its growth rate was extremely rapid. In just three short days, the effects of Jia Yan's training were already apparent!
Continuous training combined with the consumption of nutrient-rich grayish-white organic matter had resulted in his body being significantly larger than the other larvae born around the same time.
Furthermore, his ability to hold his breath had greatly increased, and now he could stay submerged in water for half an hour without needing to resurface for air!
"Very good! Insects' bodies do indeed have great potential, but they've never had a human soul like mine," Jia Yan was pleased with the results of his training.
"My body feels itchy. This must be the time for my first molt!"
Jia Yan controlled his body and swiftly swam towards the crevice between the two goose eggs that had become his 'nest'.
During his swim, he vigorously consumed the grayish-white organic matter around him. Although he didn't understand the scientific names of these organic substances, since they were beneficial to his body, he decided to eat more of them.
Storing nutrients diligently would surely aid in his molting process!
Soon, his body appeared between the two goose eggs, now significantly larger than before among the larvae.
His body swelled, and the outer layer of his skin began to solidify.
This outer layer consisted of a wax layer and chitin, which would become easy to shed during molting.
Jia Yan felt extremely uncomfortable on his head and couldn't help but struggle in the water!
His fragile exoskeleton began to crack slowly, and Jia Yan felt his head exoskeleton splitting open. He exerted all his strength to push his body towards the crack!
His continuously trained body proved to be helpful at this moment as well. Before long, his body emerged from the old skin!
The new skin was almost transparent, and upon contact with the murky pond water, it changed color slightly.
Jia Yan didn't stop moving; he continued to bounce his body vigorously, feeling the instantaneous strengthening and enlargement of his body! If he exerted himself as much as possible during this period, the effect would be even better than the cumulative effect of the past few days of training!
Finally, when Jia Yan stopped his weak movements, a larva, having undergone its first metamorphosis, appeared in the middle of the goose eggs...
This was a giant larva, twice the size of the other larvae! Its size could even be compared to larvae that had undergone four complete moltings!
With the first metamorphosis, it was evident that Jia Yan, reborn as this larva, was completely different from ordinary larvae!
"Excellent! This feeling is addictive!" Jia Yan experienced the sensation of his body suddenly becoming stronger and felt very satisfied.
"Insects are indeed a species with unlimited potential, but they are so perfect in their evolution that they don't need intelligence to live easily in the world. Now, with my reborn human intelligence attached to a larva, I can definitely unleash the maximum potential of my body!"
To understand how perfect insects are, one only needs to look at mosquitoes and cockroaches among them.
Insects can evolve resistance to insecticides developed by humans. If a mosquito or a cockroach escapes poisoning, its offspring will develop resistance. This is the terrifying aspect of insects!
However, Jia Yan, with human intelligence, was able to perfect his larval body through his own will, an unprecedented feat.
This molting not only strengthened Jia Yan's larval body but also greatly increased his confidence!
As long as he persisted, good things were bound to happen!
Perhaps in the world, no one could imagine what kind of monster would evolve from an insect with human intelligence...
Feeling the power emanating from his strengthened body as he bounced in the deep water, Jia Yan realized that compared to humans, this might be insignificant strength.
But for a larva with the same starting conditions, Jia Yan was an incredible individual!
"Very good. My estimate was correct. With deliberate training, the potential of insect bodies is truly unlimited. For the next molt, I must make myself even stronger!"
Thinking about it meant he had to do it. The lifespan of a mosquito was there, and Jia Yan felt he couldn't waste a moment!
He continued to consume the grayish-white organic matter in large quantities, avoiding all other food.
His powerful body bounced even harder, and he began consciously training some difficult-to-reach areas.
The above two points were old methods. This time, Jia Yan thought of a new training plan.
That was to use his body to continuously collide with the goose eggs!
The two goose eggs he considered his nest were probably the size of half an adult's palm. But for Jia Yan, who had become a larva, they were the best shelter and the most comfortable place.
Now they were also being utilized in his training plan.
He hid in the crevice and repeatedly collided with the eggs!
With each collision, he bounced back with the recoil force, then pushed forward with all his strength, crashing into the surface of the eggs again!
This repeated process continued until he ran out of oxygen or became exhausted.
The life of a mosquito was too short; there was no time to rest!
With each collision, algae on the surface of the eggs fell off, revealing the grayish-white original color underneath.
It was impossible for a tiny larva like him to knock off the stubborn algae, but Jia Yan actually did it.
"Painful! It hurts so much! But this pain is nothing compared to the agony of being beaten to death alive! So, I must continue! Keep going, keep going, keep going!"
Whenever Jia Yan wanted to give up, he would recall the scene of his human death in his mind.
That kind of merciless beating, every punch hitting hard, every kick life-threatening; even now, reincarnated as a larva, he could still recall that indescribable pain!
His body hurt, but his heart hurt even more!
Helpless against the beating, he hated his uselessness.
Beaten to death alive, he blamed himself for not exercising regularly!
If he had exercised, even though he would still die, he could have dragged a perpetrator down with him!
To avoid the same regrets after rebirth, he couldn't give up this time. He had to work hard, work hard, and work hard!
"Crash!" Jia Yan roared in his heart and continued to collide more vigorously!
He could feel that because of his repeated collisions, this larva, in its larval stage, developed rapidly. Its exoskeleton became tougher, and its internal organs became stronger and stronger!
Besides training, he ate!
When it was time to train, he trained like crazy without stopping for a second!
And when it was time to eat, he ate desperately!
The grayish-white organic matter was available every day in endless quantities.
So Jia Yan could eat to his heart's content, even if he was full, he had to keep eating. Every time his stomach swelled, it seemed to double his weight.
After entering his body, these foods quickly transformed into nutrients needed for larval growth, with the majority becoming the energy source for Jia Yan's crazy training!
A tiny larva, in
Train again! Eat again!
A tiny larva, performing a staggering feat of arduous growth in this pond, leaving even humans dumbfounded!
Soon enough, another three days passed.
Jia Yan realized it was time for another molt.
In fact, he was a day or two later than the typical larvae in his batch for both of his previous molts; they had already completed their second molt.
Perhaps this was inseparable from Jia Yan's intense training.
But regardless of whether it was a good or bad influence, this difference was what Jia Yan wanted to see.
If there were no discernible differences from ordinary larvae, he would feel disheartened instead.
Because in that case, no matter how crazy or motivated he was, the ultimate result would still be just an ordinary mosquito.
At most, it would be a slightly stronger ordinary mosquito.
However, with the difference in timing for the second molt compared to ordinary larvae, Jia Yan had a different idea...