Swallowed Star: Splitting the Heavens
Chapter 36

Zerg Mother Empress Cai Yi

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Such a warm feeling, so comfortable—

This was the first sensation Cai Yi felt before she had even opened her eyes.

When she finally opened them, she discovered she was inside a container filled with liquid. When it touched her eyeballs, it didn't sting; instead, her eyes felt quite comfortable.

Could this be nutrient fluid?

Cai Yi let her consciousness sink in, and instantly, inherited memories from her mothers flooded into her mind.

First, according to her inherited memories, her two mothers were named Isabella and Evangeline. Among them, Isabella was a pinnacle king-level powerhouse, and Evangeline was a World Lord.

Next was some common knowledge about the Zerg. For instance, Zerg Mother Empresses have no gender; they simply possess an appearance similar to human females. If they share a deep bond, they may form a partnership, just like her two mothers, Isabella and Evangeline.

The reason for such behavior is twofold: first, it serves as an emotional anchor, and second, it relates to the reproduction of Zerg Mother Empresses.

The reproduction of a Zerg Mother Empress does not require a male and a female like humans; instead, it involves the consumption of life energy to create life.

Unlike creating ordinary Zerg warriors, creating a Zerg Mother Empress requires a massive amount of life energy, which causes the mother to fall into a long period of weakness.

It could even lead to damage to one's foundation if one is not careful, so unless a Zerg Mother Empress has been stuck in a cultivation bottleneck for too long, they generally do not consider reproduction.

Likewise, a Zerg Mother Empress without a partner will not consider reproduction, as there would be no one to care for her, and she would lack a sense of security!

Evangeline had stayed at the World Lord level for too long, which is why she decided to have a child, leading to the birth of Cai Yi.

The inherited memories were simply too vast. Before Cai Yi could organize the remaining information, the nutrient fluid was fully absorbed.

'Drip~ Drip~'

The nutrient pod emitted a beeping sound, and the hatch slowly opened. Cai Yi looked over and saw two great beauties peering into the pod.

Hmm, they were indeed 'great'! In every aspect!

Adult Zerg are over 10 meters tall, and the two 'mothers' before Cai Yi were both over 12 meters in height!

They were truly worthy of being the most beautiful race in the primordial universe. This wasn't just a matter of looks—beauty is subjective, after all.

But the fact that every race in the entire primordial universe, and even the universe ocean, considered Zerg Mother Empresses to be incredibly beautiful meant that this was established on the very concept of 'beauty' itself!

"Cai Yi?"

The taller beauty reached out and waved her hand in front of Cai Yi. She was the pinnacle king-level powerhouse, Isabella.

Beside her, the slightly weaker beauty was her biological mother who had 'given birth' to her, Evangeline.

Cai Yi was stunned. Seeing Isabella's fair, 'small' hand, she immediately called out.

"Mother Isabella, Mother Evangeline."

"Mm."

Isabella happily scooped Cai Yi up.

It was indeed scooping; Cai Yi's attention finally turned to herself.

She was about two or three meters tall, a tiny thing in the hands of Isabella, who stood over 15 meters tall.

The weak Evangeline leaned in, her jade finger gently poking Cai Yi's cheek.

"So cute. We were this tiny when we were little, too."

"Indeed."

Isabella nodded, cradling Cai Yi in her arms, and then flew out of the planet with Evangeline.

They were currently in the starry sky; Zerg Mother Empresses are born with the ability to survive in the cosmic environment.

Cai Yi was a bit confused and couldn't help but ask:

"Where are we going?"

"To the Empress Universe."

"You've just been born, so we're sending you to the Empress Universe. It's safe there."

Evangeline smiled.

This was the standard cultivation model for Zerg Mother Empresses: birth in the core region of the primordial universe to increase the probability of producing a genius, followed by being sent to the Zerg Empress's miniature universe for training.

For one, there is no need to worry about a weak Zerg Mother Empress being captured, possessed, or having her clones taken. For another, most of the Zerg's resources are stored in the Empress Universe, making cultivation there much faster.

They were not far from the Empress Universe transit station, so they didn't use teleportation; they simply flew there directly.

Upon arriving at the transit station, Cai Yi could see one or two other Zerg Mother Empresses holding tiny infants, also intending to send their newborns to the Empress Universe.

Isabella and Evangeline greeted their sisters with smiles, and Cai Yi was held out to show off in front of the other mothers.

While the human race's ships flying to the Initial Universe were like 'big fish,' the Zerg ship flying to the Empress Universe was a 'Seven-Star Ladybug'!

Cai Yi lay in Isabella's expansive embrace, comfortably observing the interior of the 'Seven-Star Ladybug.'

It wasn't made of metal; the interior was composed of flesh and blood. However, the flesh was extremely firm; at least, Cai Yi didn't see it sink in when the Zerg Mother Empresses walked across it.

It must be a biological weapon created by a Zerg Mother Empress who was a Universe Master, much like the Zerg warriors, though this 'Seven-Star Ladybug' was used for transport to the Empress Universe.

"Depart!"

Just as Cai Yi was still looking around, the void trembled. Cai Yi's face turned pale, and she felt incredibly uncomfortable.

Have we entered the cosmic passage?

Cai Yi looked dizzily at some of the newborn Zerg Mother Empresses who had already passed out, making a guess.

In the original work, when that "big fish" leading to the Primordial Universe entered the cosmic passage, the flow of time would become chaotic, causing many Universe Level geniuses to feel intense discomfort.

This nauseating dizziness now must be the sign of entering the cosmic passage.

"Hmm?"

Isabella looked at Cai Yi, who was still dizzy but remained conscious, and was very surprised.

"Little Cai Yi, are you not dizzy?"

"I am, it's so uncomfortable, Mother."

Cai Yi knew well that the crying child gets the milk, so upon hearing Isabella's question, she immediately put on an expression of "I'm about to collapse."

"Mother can't help with this either, it will be over soon, just hold on."

Isabella held Cai Yi, saying with pity.

She had no way to deal with this kind of space-time distortion unless a Universe Master intervened to stabilize the space-time where Cai Yi was located, so that the sensation of distortion would not affect her.

Well, that makes sense...

Cai Yi buried her head into Isabella's soft embrace, rubbing against her in a dizzy yet comfortable manner.

Even without crying, I still have...

"Little Cai Yi actually didn't faint; it seems her willpower is very firm."

A Zerg Mother Empress on the side said in surprise.

Cai Yi had just been born and was only at the Planetary Level ninth rank; her mental power naturally couldn't be strong enough to resist the influence of space-time distortion. It could only be that her willpower was extremely firm!

Willpower was not a secret among the Zerg Mother Empresses; after all, there were not many of them, and there was nothing worth hiding.

The willpower of a genius Zerg Mother Empress was generally very high.

Upon learning that Cai Yi was a genius, Evangeline and the other Zerg Mother Empresses began to chat happily.

A few minutes later, the sensation of space-time distortion disappeared, and Cai Yi returned to normal.

"Our little Cai Yi is indeed a genius, actually able to hold on until the space-time distortion ended."

Evangeline said with gratification; all her hard work had finally paid off.

"Mm, that's great."

Isabella held Cai Yi and kissed her. Although it was a cherry lip relative to the whole, but... Cai Yi's entire face was brushed by the soft lips.

The Seven-Star Ladybug flew for a while, then slowly descended and came to a stop.

"We've arrived."

Isabella and Evangeline stood up and, together with the other Zerg Mother Empresses, disembarked from the Seven-Star Ladybug...

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