Further Understanding of the Zerg Clone

Around the mother nest, three biological structures covered in horny carapaces and bristling with spikes rose and fell like a human breathing.

These were the newly hatched evolutionary cavities.

If one drew closer, they could hear a buzzing hum from within, as if something was spinning at high speed.

This was the evolutionary cavity operating at full capacity, analyzing the monster's genes.

Through feedback from the mother nest's consciousness, Qin Mu learned that while its computational power was formidable, it was not unlimited—it could sustain at most three evolutionary cavities running at full power to analyze monster genes.

Building more would actually reduce efficiency.

So Qin Mu only hatched three evolutionary cavities. Depending on need, they could analyze one monster gene simultaneously or multiple different ones.

To give the swarm its first combat unit as quickly as possible, Qin Mu had all three cavities work together on the Tiger Mastiff gene.

Shifting his consciousness into the mother nest, Qin Mu carefully sensed the torrents of information flowing through it.

A vast amount of data surged wildly, and a shocking sight unfolded before him.

As the analysis began, all the monster's memories and information manifested as an incredibly intuitive data stream—every secret laid bare.

From its birth, its first howl, its growth, its battles, to its final death—it all played out clearly like a long film.

"From birth to death, every memory is being read!"

Qin Mu was awestruck.

Useless memories were discarded; combat-related ones were retained. After extracting the essence, these would be loaded onto newly hatched Zerg Units, granting them formidable combat power from birth.

Yet this was only the beginning. A deeper level of analysis commenced.

Countless spiral structures resembling genes appeared directly in Qin Mu's mind in an intuitive form.

Inside the evolutionary cavity, strand after strand of genetic information was read, like unraveling silk from a cocoon.

"So beautiful, so wondrous!"

Qin Mu was stunned. Countless gene chains, arranged in a form he couldn't comprehend yet exquisitely perfect, combined into a breathtaking whole!

The structure was immense, vast as a galaxy, endlessly assembling toward a complete Life Structure Diagram.

This was the life blueprint of the Tiger Hound!

"Once the analysis is complete, will the swarm fully master the Tiger Hound's genes?"

The moment this thought arose, corresponding information surfaced in the mother nest.

The answer was no.

After analysis, only the dominant genes of this Tiger Hound's genetic information would be grasped.

With this level of genetic mastery, the Tiger Hounds hatched by the mother nest would only match the original in strength—Intermediate Beast Soldier Level.

To fully decode all its hidden genes, even hatching Warrior or Lord-level Tiger Hounds, and mastering the entire Tiger Hound race as if their creator—that was beyond a First-level Hive's capability.

"This Life Structure Diagram is staggering. Every one I master adds a new unit the swarm can hatch."

"I can feel that in the evolutionary cavity, I could easily and freely modify this Life Structure Diagram.

But I can't understand the gene structure at all. If I rashly tamper with it, the diagram would collapse outright, and I couldn't create a new Zerg Unit."

Qin Mu frowned. As a Zerg Clone, all Zerg Units were extensions of his will.

Yet even so, due to the loss of inheritance, he couldn't comprehend this genetic information at all.

If he couldn't grasp even the basics, creating new Zerg Units was out of the question.

He could only rely on the evolutionary cavity's own modulation ability, consuming vast energy for random evolution—a gamble.

That was clearly not what Qin Mu wanted.

"No, even if I can't understand this genetic information, I can learn!"

Qin Mu suddenly thought of his home—his parents' room, piled floor to ceiling with books, including research on various monster genes.

"Right. Even though the swarm's inheritance is gone, I can study the genetic information from human technological research, learn the basics of gene modulation, and then use the mother nest's immense computational power and the evolutionary cavity's gene-modulation ability to quickly master genetic knowledge."

At this thought, Qin Mu's eyes lit up.

In the world of Swallowed Star, Luo Feng's later clone, the Youhai Clone, possessed a similar ability.

Luo Feng's Youhai Clone possessed a talent secret method called Creation, which allowed it to refine energy, combine life genes, and ultimately condense life itself.

Later, Luo Feng even used this ability to create an entirely new race!

Of course, that took Luo Feng an immense amount of time.

"Once I return to the base, I'll start learning genetic knowledge. With my current comprehension and learning ability, plus the mother nest's assistance, progress will be fast."

A hint of longing flickered in Qin Mu's eyes—creating life!

Dismissing the ongoing gene analysis in the evolutionary cavity, Qin Mu returned his consciousness to the mother nest to understand and familiarize himself with more information about the swarm.

One point caught his special attention: the soul of the Zerg Clone.

Unlike a human soul, which was a unified whole, the Zerg soul was dispersed.

The soul of the entire swarm, within Qin Mu's Conscious Mind, was composed of one exceptionally bright Light Orb and several dozen very dim points.

These corresponded to the Mother Nest and the Worker Bugs respectively.

Qin Mu could easily transfer his consciousness to the Mother Nest, or to any single Worker Bug.

This was somewhat similar to the soul of a Zerg Mother Queen from the Swallowed Star world in Qin Mu's memory.

Strictly speaking, in this world, the only true life form among the Zerg was the Mother Queen itself.

Luo Feng had later enslaved a World Lord level Mother Queen, whose soul consisted of 10,000 Light Orbs, 10,000 Soul Sources.

But his own situation was different; his Zerg Clone was not a single Zerg entity, but the entire swarm itself.

Therefore, the soul of his Zerg Clone was composed of all the Zerg units, and his position Within the Swarm was more like the Collective Consciousness of the entire swarm, the absolute Overlord in every sense.

Although this swarm was still very weak, its potential was immense, far beyond what any Mother Queen could match.

"Zerg Overlord, huh?"

There was a gleam in Qin Mu's eyes. This was far too interesting.

Having a Zerg Clone came with another benefit: it was hard to die.

In this universe, most powerful beings with clones were unafraid of death, because even if a clone died, it could be reborn again.

Just like Luo Feng, whose Mo Sha Clan Clone had died countless times; each time it perished, it could be easily reborn.

Qin Mu realized he seemed capable of the same feat.

For the Zerg Clone, as long as it had analyzed the genes of his Human Main Body, the Mother Nest could easily gestate a human body.

Achieving the same operation as Luo Feng.

And to truly kill his Zerg Clone, every single Zerg unit would have to be destroyed; only then would the Zerg Clone be considered truly dead.

Qin Mu was excited.

If this guess was correct, then once the swarm developed, killing him would become extremely difficult.

"Let me see, what other surprises are there?"

Qin Mu cheerfully browsed the information within the Mother Nest, and sure enough, there were more surprises.

"Fungal Carpet, this seemingly insignificant thing, is actually quite powerful!

Fungal Carpet can grow in most environments, and it can extract nutrients from deep underground through Tendrils that burrow into the earth. It can also digest the corpses of other organisms, processing them to sustain its own survival and that of other Zerg units.

This is why the Evolutionary Cavity must hatch on top of the Fungal Carpet.

Furthermore, the Fungal Carpet forms a Neural Connection Network that alerts the swarm to any information appearing on it, including intruders.

As long as a Zerg unit stands on the Fungal Carpet, it can receive a continuous supply of energy, accelerating the recovery of its injuries, and even gaining a certain boost to its movement speed.

So, when a battle takes place on the Fungal Carpet, the swarm will have an absolute advantage!"

The more he learned, the more Qin Mu felt the power of the Zerg, and at the same time, the more he felt that this Zerg was somewhat different from the one in the Swallowed Star world from his memory!

But Qin Mu didn't dwell on it too much; the Swallowed Star world was vast, and anything could happen.

"Soon, new Zerg units will appear. My swarm is ready to expand!"