Seven Mother Nests

"Giggle~! Look what this is? I found a little lamb, a little guy from the Fire Qilin. Someone at your level should be at home taking care of children, yet you dare to come to the Chaotic Star River. Let me think about whether I should steam you or braise you later?"

On a tiny planet less than 100 meters in diameter, Lin Zhen encountered two Beetle Warrior from the Demon Insect Empire.

One is Star Level Nine, and the other Black Hole in its early stages.

The Beetle Warrior possess greater combat power than the Locust Warrior; their thick armor can absorb most attacks, making them fearless.

"I want to know how far it is from here to the Garbage Disposal Plant?" Lin Zhen ignored the threats from the two Beetle Warrior and asked for directions.

"Ugh! Are you out of your mind, little guy? Instead of thinking about how to escape, you're asking our great demonic insect warriors for directions. Are you some kind of idiot?"

"Stop wasting time talking to him, kill him, and then we'll split the food in half!"

Two Beetle Warrior pounced!

Whoosh!

Lin Zhen made a lightning-fast move, piercing the head of the Star Stage beetle with a single shot, and then slapping the Black Hole Stage Beetle Warrior to the ground with a wave of his hand.

Nowadays, Lin Zhen doesn't need to exert much effort to deal with martial artists of this strength.

The Beetle Warrior in the Black Hole Stage was still struggling, but Lin Zhen stomped on it firmly and then launched a Mental Impact into its mind!

Soul Lock!

Azure Sky-color Mental Power enveloped the area, forcefully suppressing it.

However, the process of Soul Lock was very difficult. The Beetle Warrior were not Human Race, but a half-human, half-insect race. Their Mental Power was not developed enough, so they could not launch Mental Impact and were difficult to be mentally controlled.

Even with Lin Zhen 'Azure Sky-color Mental Power at 100%, Soul Lock would be extremely difficult!

It took almost an hour. If Lin Zhen hadn't had Mental Evil Spirit Impact that completely shattered the opponent's soul defense, it would have been impossible to do so.

Having successfully Soul Lock, Lin Zhen collapsed onto the ground, exhausted and with a terrible headache.

"This is inhuman. Never again will I Soul Lock Insect Race warriors."

If Lin Zhen couldn't get any information from the Insect Race warriors, he would really be at a huge loss.

"Master, whatever you want to know, I will answer." The Black Hole Stage Insect Race stood respectfully, but the fluctuations within its soul were unstable, as if it were on the verge of collapse at any moment.

Lin Zhen knew that Soul Lock was a fatal blow to the Insect Race, and the Insect Race warrior who had just been successfully locked in Soul Lock might die.

At this moment, Lin Zhen had to maintain constant mental contact with this Insect Race. Time was of the essence, and Lin Zhen couldn't even access the Dimensional Universe's recording system. He hurriedly asked, "What's your name? Where are you from? Tell me what you know about the Chaotic Star River, including your Insect Race."

"Master, my name is Standin Sheri Cardakuns Ismail Frandisino Abrodin."

"Wait, wait, wait. No need to say your name, just say something else. You're a master of the Black Hole Stage, you should know a lot of secrets about the Insect Race, right?"

Lin Zhen felt a headache coming on; he really didn't need to know the names of these Insect Race.

"Yes, Master. This time, our Insect Race are prepared to completely occupy the Chaotic Star River. To this end, we have established Seven Mother Nests on the seven main stars of the Chaotic Star River. Every Insect Race warrior below the Star System Stage is actually bred from a mother nest. Those with lower levels require less energy, while those with higher levels require more energy. As long as the mother nests are not destroyed, we can bred a continuous stream of Insect Race warriors, while your Fire Qilin people will only decrease in number as the war goes on. Therefore, you have no chance of winning the war."

Hearing this, Lin Zhen was startled. "What did you say? The Mother Nest?"

"Yes, the Mother Nest is the foundation of our Insect Race. Every Mother Nest is precious. There are currently seven in the Chaotic Star River: the Mantis Race Mother Nest, the Scorpion Race Mother Nest, the Beetle Mother Nest, the Locust Mother Nest Centipede Mother Nest, the Centipede Mother Nest, the Spider Mother Nest, and the Bumblebee Mother Nest. Each is led by a late-stage Zerg general, along with other Star System Stage Zerg generals, totaling one hundred and eight people!"

"Seven late-stage insect generals from the seven major star systems, and one hundred and eight Star System Stage insect generals?" Lin Zhen was startled; there were only a dozen or so Fire Qilin.

"Yes, there are 115 people in total. With these people here, the Fire Qilin people are no match for us. We even slowed down our attack this time, just to wait for your arrival so that we could completely eliminate this group of geniuses from the Fire Qilin."

Lin Zhen became increasingly alarmed as he listened. The Insect Race were not the simple-minded race they were; they even knew how to use tactics.

This hive is especially powerful, capable of continuously producing Insect Race warriors. Although, according to the Insect Race, it cannot produce Star System Stage warriors, it is still terrifying enough.

"Destroy the mother hive, or we're doomed. We're dwindling in numbers while they're multiplying; there's no chance of winning."

"Master, there is another place in the Chaotic Star River, which is the Suspended Island. All seven main stars of the Chaotic Star River revolve around it. There are Ancient Stone Tablet on the Suspended Island that record ancient secret techniques. If you want to see the stone tablets, you need to collect a kind of Blue Cold Stone, the more the better."

"Do you know what the stone tablet records?"

Just as the Insect Race warrior was about to speak, he suddenly screamed in agony as his head exploded!

Insect Race are controlled for too long, this will happen: they will automatically suffer brain death!

Looking at the dead Insect Race, Lin Zhen felt a little regretful. With a wave of his hand, he put the corpses of the two Insect Race warriors into the Dark Star Space.

Within the Dark Star Space, Lin Zhen's clone has undergone subtle changes!

After devouring hundreds of Insect Race, the Fire Qilin bloodline within the clone's body awakened further.

Its fiery red Scale Armor shone brightly, and the color of its hair began to change. When it activated its Armorization, several bone spurs even appeared on its shoulders. This was the prototype of the Fire Kirin Transformation its battle form.

Although his Star Power didn't increase, his physical strength improved, and the clone's combat power further increased, almost surpassing that of his main body.

"We can leave the clones for now. My priority isn't finding the Insect Race's mother hive. One hundred and eight Star System Stage experts would just be suicides. Let's go to the Garbage Disposal Plant first and find a resource planet."

"And there's Cold Stone. Although we don't know what it looks like, let's observe it closely. However, with the Demon Insect Empire going to such lengths, the others in the Concentration Camp might be in danger."

Lin Zhen wanted to post a message in the Dimensional Universe, but when he logged into the Dimensional Universe, he discovered that, in people's understanding, the Insect Race were completely impossible to control by mind.

If Lin Zhen hadn't possessed exceptionally strong Mental Power and the unique skill of the Realm King, the Spirit Evil Spirit, he wouldn't have been able to control that Insect Race in such a short time.

If such a message were sent out, not only would no one believe it, but he would also be condemned to death, since Lin Zhen did not have Dimensional Universe.

"Forget it, since we dared to come to the Chaotic Star River, we should be prepared to die. Only those who can survive in this environment will have the right to continue forward."

Lin Zhen made up her mind to ignore everything else and continue heading towards the Garbage Disposal Plant.

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Lin Zhen's rise to power seems to have been short-lived. After killing 301 Insect Race, Lin Zhen fell into silence.

"Breaking news! Breaking news! Check out the latest battle report from the Chaotic Star River! Ye Hua single-handedly stormed the Dragon's Den, slaying nine hundred Insect Race and reclaiming the top spot on the Kill Ranking!"

The huge title was extremely eye-catching on the forum of the Dimensional Universe: Ye Hua alone with his sword, surrounded by Insect Race corpses, and the starry sky scenery made it look like an advertisement for an idol drama.

Ye Hua's heroic act drew cheers from the people of the Fire Kirin Empire.

It has to be said that he is indeed very popular in Fire Qilin; he is practically National Idol and the epitome of the perfect man.

Lin Zhen's previous victory in the first place greatly displeased many of Ye Hua's supporters. Ye Hua's strong comeback and reclaiming the first place has made countless people overjoyed.

Besides Ye Hua, other masters also began to demonstrate their strength.

Feng Qingluan, Nan Lie, Zhang Zhidong, and other masters of the Star System Stage began to challenge the rankings, and their kill counts climbed steadily.

The four of them formed the leading group, and their kill counts quickly exceeded a thousand.

Meanwhile, those at the Star System Stage, like Tian Ci, belong to the second group, and their kill count is also approaching the thousand mark.

Lin Zhen fell into the third group, similar to some Black Hole Late Stage, and his ranking gradually declined, with his kill count remaining unchanged after 303.

Gradually, people stopped paying attention to Lin Zhen and started to focus on when the Chaotic Star River War would make a major breakthrough.

Although the Fire Kirin Empire also suffered losses, the losses were small and almost negligible. It seemed that the Insect Race warriors were no match for the powerful Concentration Camp geniuses, and victory was only a matter of time.

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"Young Master Tian Ci Tianci, here is the Locator you requested."

Tian Ci accepted the astrologer chart from his subordinate and smiled.

Each participant's identification number is clearly marked on the label, along with their distance from the previous participant.

"Great! With this, I can know the location of every contestant. If anyone threatens my position, I can eliminate them at any time. Of course, the one I want to eliminate the most is Lin Zhen."

"Young Master, Lin Zhen's number is 300000. You just need to find his number and location, and he definitely can't escape."

"Does anyone else have this?" Tian Ci asked.

"There should still be a few people who will win. Everyone is doing their best to compete for the top spot. There might even be a battle among the contestants themselves."

"Internal strife is inevitable. I have already made contact with several Star System Stage. There will definitely be a big show then."

After observing the Locator for a while, Tian Ci, "Found her! Lin Zhen is at the Garbage Disposal Plant!"

"What was he doing there?"

"I don't know, but now that we've found him, we can't let him go. Issue a bounty, publish Lin Zhen's coordinates, and reward anyone who kills Lin Zhen with 10 billion Cosmic Crystal!"

Upon hearing this number, Tian Ci's men were terrified, wondering if they should go after Lin Zhen.

"Hehe~! Not only will I release this news to the contestants, but I'll also send it to the Demon Insect Empire. I'll make sure Lin Zhen has nowhere to go, neither to heaven nor to hell!"

I got stuck on this chapter yesterday, agonizing over it until midnight before finally giving up. But the promise to explode is still valid, it's just been postponed. Let's see what happens today!