Zerg Mother Nest

"Roar--"

Lin Yan's pupils contracted as he looked at the scene that had transformed before him. It was a grassland world, and as soon as he appeared, the overwhelming Blood Mane Mammoth roared angrily.

Long, blood-red fur, a pair of curved, sharp fangs, and reddish eyes.

It felt as if I were in a primitive, ancient world.

Rumble...

The Blood Mane Mammoth' gazes toward Lin Yan grew increasingly red, even their tusks bore traces of blood-red markings, as if stained with blood. Their aura was incredibly violent as they launched a coordinated attack.

The massive iron hooves trampled, causing the earth to tremble.

"Hmph!" Lin Yan merely snorted coldly, without moving an inch.

His cold gaze was like lightning, and his ethereal mental power spread out, forming sword-like shapes. At this moment, ten thousand Sword Soul Seal were unleashed simultaneously, forming the most direct Soul Attack!

Boom!

In an instant, the numerous Blood Mane Mammoth within the range of the psychic power trembled and swayed, and then... their soul aura vanished instantly.

The corpse was trampled into mud by the mammoths behind it.

Not long after.

The grassland world was stained red with blood, and there were Blood Mane Mammoth corpses everywhere, some mutilated, some bloody and mangled, and some seemingly asleep.

It was like Purgatory.

Within a three-meter radius of Lin Yan, the grass beneath his feet remained completely untouched by blood, creating a stark contrast.

"Although there are 10,000 of them, their strength is far too weak, only around the third level of ordinary Stellar level. For the participants of the Genius Battle, they pose no challenge at all."

Lin Yan pondered to himself that at this level, he didn't even need to use psychic weapons; these Blood Mane Mammoth couldn't even withstand his "Myriad Sword Soul Seal".

Suddenly--

His figure disappeared on the first floor.

The text on the wrist screen changed. "First Tower, Second Level: 10,000 monstrous beasts, the 'Nine-headed Python'."

You get one point for each monster you kill, and ten thousand points for killing them all, which will teleport you directly to the third level.

If you don't kill them all, survive for ten days, and you'll be teleported directly to the third level.

In the Virtual Universe, 1008 immortal beings sat casually in the Central Plaza.

The elimination process in the Trial Space is not broadcast publicly throughout the universe; only the changes in the rankings are made public.

The final arena battle will be broadcast live! However... the immortal beings of the various Universe Country have the authority to watch the trials of each participant.

"This guy named Bolan is really ruthless; he's maintained his number one position all along."

"His understanding of the Space Origin Law is too profound, and there is a significant difference in strength between him and the other participants."

"Well, Lin Yan from the Ganwu Universe Country is very close in points, so his first place position isn't very secure."

"After all, Mental Master have an advantage in this kind of trial, but Lin Yan is really interesting. The Extreme Divine Weapon and the Sky Shattering Shuttle are both mental weapons that are very difficult to control, yet he uses them so easily and perfectly."

"Not bad, not bad at all. This kid has grasped the essence of 'Mental Master Controller'. He's a good prospect."

"The Aurora Cone, which incorporates the Light Origin Law, emphasizes speed and penetrating power! If you want to maintain speed and maximum power without stopping, you can usually only barely change direction at most. But in his hands, it is unpredictable and can easily create all kinds of extremely difficult and complex trajectories, making it even more powerful."

"This is not just a matter of having good basic skills, but rather it has transcended the most basic application methods and truly demonstrated the wonderful application of the rules."

"Um!"

"Thirteen, your Ganwu Universe Country is really lucky. Not only do you have Lin Yan, but Rong Jun is also quite good. He is currently ranked 16th in points."

All 1008 powerful immortals can easily see the rankings and watch the trial progress. Now they represent their respective Universe Country, and of course they all hope that the geniuses of their Universe Country will shine even brighter, so that they can save face.

For these beings that have endured through the ages, dignity and honor are of utmost importance.

"Not bad." A rare smile appeared on the face of the Giant in Scale Armor. Their Ganwu Universe Country had not performed well in previous Genius Battle and had not achieved good results for millions of years. This time, they felt a sense of pride and relief.

He sat in the large chair, looking at the screen in front of him, which displayed Lin Yan's trial live stream.

This is a large mechanical experimental base. The ground is entirely paved with alloy, and on the alloy ground of this experimental base stand 100 humanoid Mechanical Puppet, each eight meters tall and covered in silver.

Mechanical Puppet are a type of combat weapon built by the Mechanical race.

Every member of the Mechanical race is Intelligent life form; each of them can be considered a control terminal, and each can form a mechanical kingdom! And the 'Mechanical Puppet' is one of the combat units within this mechanical kingdom.

"Buzz!"

One hundred towering Mechanical Puppet activated their energy, their eyes emitting red light as they instantly locked onto the distant human— Lin Yan.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Mechanical Puppet instantly transformed into lightning as they ran, some even flying directly into the air as they ran, all rushing towards Lin Yan.

Whoosh!

Lin Yan stepped on the Sky Shattering Shuttle, silver starlight flowing around him as he traced an arc, dodging the direct impact of the Mechanical Puppet.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Invisible railguns fired from the launchers on the Mechanical Puppet's arms.

Railguns come in many different specifications. The highest speed of a railgun can reach the speed of light, but such railguns are very expensive. Even in the mechanical kingdom of the Mechanical race, only a very important unit is equipped with a long-range weapon that can travel at the speed of light.

The ranged attacks fired by these Mechanical Puppet are far below the speed of light.

Call!

Silver currents swirled around it, and in an instant, Lin Yan into a streak of silver light. The misty silver starlight spun continuously, forming a Nebula Vortex, which circulated internally and externally to form "Sky Shattering Cloud"!

Swift as lightning!

He moved among the towering golems, and no invisible railgun could detect his location.

Boom!

The intricate patterns on the nine crystal cones swirl and rotate, hissing and crackling... Suddenly, wisps of illusory light, like lightning, burst forth and twisted around the tips of the Aurora Cone!

"Break!"

These nine Aurora Cone moved with incredible agility in the air, seemingly destroying everything in their path, blasting open the chests of Mechanical Puppet and destroying their control chips.

The Giant in Scale Armor, his eyes filled with death beneath his helmet, stared at the screen before him and said softly, "Lin Yan... judging from his performance, he has improved greatly in the past few years. This kind of manipulation is simply perfect."

There was a hint of joy in those eyes.

The only battle Lin Yan could mention was his duel with the Wildman Youth Rong Jun during the preliminaries.

However, that battle was four years ago. Whether he held back then, and how much progress he has made in the past four years, are unknown.

But...

Lin Yan's performance in the Trial Space was unexpectedly outstanding, which gave him a huge surprise.

"I hope Lin Yan can get second place," the Giant in Scale Armor thought to himself.

As for first place?

Bolan's strength is simply too great, so there's no need to have such high hopes. This is not Lin Yan's fault; getting second place would already be very good.

He glanced at Rong Jun again; the Wildman Youth moved with unpredictable speed, wielding War Blade and slaughtering indiscriminately in the Trial Tower.

"Well, although not as good as Lin Yan, her performance was still pretty good."

Immediately afterwards...

"This Luo Feng!"

The Giant in Scale Armor was somewhat annoyed. "He really treats the Trial Space as a training ground, having to endure ten days on each level before moving on to the next. This kid!"

This is the method Luo Feng used to buy time, maximizing his time, and then using the cultivation insights from the Golden Horn Beast and the Moshazhu Race clone to greatly enhance his strength.

"Hmph!" The Giant in Scale Armor snorted coldly.

I don't plan to pay attention to Luo Feng's situation anymore.

In this year's Ganwu Universe Country, only Lin Yan and Rong Jun are able to compete for a place in the top ten. As for Luo Feng, in his opinion, even if his strength improves, he still won't be able to break into the top 1,000 in the entire universe.

The fourth Trial Tower, the sixth floor.

"Boom!"

On the vast wasteland, the corpses of eight Starry Sky Beasts had already fallen. A streak of light flashed across the sky, revealing Lin Yan's figure standing on the Sky Shattering Shuttle.

The Aurora Cone chased after the remaining two Starry Sky Beasts, "Cang"!

Their entire bodies are covered in dark gold scales, with sharp, upright protrusions on their backs. Their wide, blood-red mouths are chilling, and their teeth have an incredibly powerful bite.

Its head was bald, covered in scales, beneath which lay a pair of enormous, triangular pupils that exuded a cold, bloodthirsty aura.

Among the Metal attribute Starry Sky Beast, the number one is naturally the "Golden Horn Beast," and the number two is "Azure"!

Cang was also a favorite of the Gold Origin, and when he reached his peak, he became Domain Lord level.

However, the last two remaining Starry Sky Beast, "Cang," were in equally dire condition, with blood gushing from their wounds.

"Laugh!"

The two Aurora Cone accelerated rapidly, piercing their throats and brains, creating chaos within them, and instantly killing them!

Unlike the Golden Horn Beast, "Cang" does not have Origin Core; before reaching the Domain Lord level, its soul resides in its brain.

The space blurred for a moment, and Lin Yan entered the seventh floor.

This is an endless desert.

On the green land in the distance of the desert, there are round spheres about 100 meters in diameter with pitted surfaces, some of which are covered with venom and faintly emit poisonous gas.

"The fourth, seventh layer: the Zerg Mother Nest."

Destroying the Zerg Mother Nest grants ten million points, allowing direct teleportation to the first level of the fifth Trial Tower.

Zerg Mother Nest: In reality, even the weakest Zerg Mother Nest is comparable to World Master, and many are even comparable to Immortals. The Zerg Mother Nest in this Trial Tower are proportionally weaker to suit the trial participants.

Recommendation: Destroy the Zerg Mother Nest as soon as possible. The later you destroy it, the more numerous and stronger the Zerg Mother Nest be spawned!

In a way, Lin Yan and this Zerg Mother Nest have quite a connection.

Firstly, the Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 31 at the "Shennongjia" location on Earth is actually a Zerg Mother Nest, where a Zerg Mother Queen of the World Lord level sleeps.

Secondly, his Green Line Devouring Worm Clone and the abilities displayed by this Zerg Mother Queen are similar.

The Mother Emperor possesses extremely powerful Mental Power, yet her body is weak. Therefore, she established a powerful Mother Nest, which is like her Mother Nest.

The Mother Emperor can give birth to countless Zerg Warriors, and the nests she builds vary in appearance according to her own will.

The same applies to the larval stage of the Green Line Devouring Worm. It possesses powerful Mental Power but has a weak body. However, during the process of breaking through to the Cosmic level, its special body structure evolves, which will make up for this deficiency.

The Zerg Warrior and the clones of the Green Line Devouring Worm also have some things in common.

"The Zerg Mother Nest in the first three Trial Tower are not strong enough, but the Zerg Warrior in the fourth tower should be able to use the Law Attack to a basic extent."

"Information about the Zerg Mother Nest on the Virtual Universe Network is restricted and not made public."

"I can take this opportunity to observe the Zerg Mother Queen's fighting style, which may inspire my path of using the Green Line Devouring Worm Clone."

Lin Yan gazed at the enormous Mother Nest in the distance with great interest.

Suddenly, from all the pits and craters on the surface of the enormous Mother Nest, emerged one after another triangular-headed, bluish-green Zerg covered in bluish-green carapaces and slick with a little sticky substance.

They have two antennae, large compound eyes, a muscular body, two hind limbs supporting their bodies, four forelimbs, limbs like War Blade, and two translucent wings on their backs.

"Buzz!" "Buzz!" "Buzz!"

A chilling sound emanated.

After being nurtured by the Zerg Mother Nest, swarms of Green Mantis, either from the ground or flying in, quickly swept in!