"Wind Ripple Realm?"
Yang Yu watched the fleeting streak of azure light and shook his head with a soft laugh.
Deep in his memories, Yang Yu "saw" a scene from long, long ago, when Mountain Sitting Guest was still a True God and had just finished crafting the Wind Ripple Realm.
Back then,
he had been an apprentice treasure crafter.
But he had exceptional talent for crafting treasures, and he had secretly fallen in love with a senior sister from his sect.
The Wind Ripple Realm was the token of love he had crafted for her.
Later, because the Wind Ripple Realm was so effective, it was clearly more powerful than other treasures despite having the same recognition conditions.
So Mountain Sitting Guest submitted its crafting method to the sect in exchange for more cultivation resources.
From then on,
countless Wind Ripple Realms appeared, earning widespread praise among the True Gods.
He just hadn't expected
that one of the Wind Ripple Realms crafted by the sect back then would appear before him now.
For a moment, Yang Yu felt as if time had become jumbled.
He tucked the memories away in the depths of his mind and looked back toward the rankings in the starry sky.
The lettering on the list rearranged itself once again.
[TOP 7: Zerg Queen.]
"Hmm?"
"She's in seventh place!"
The Beast Ancestor and Old Beast God's eyes lit up.
That meant their rankings were higher than seventh!
That was good news!
Above the Zerg Mother Nest,
the peerlessly beautiful Zerg Queen furrowed her brow as she looked up at the starry sky.
"Seventh place... I suppose that's acceptable."
She was naturally gifted in the soul, with profound attainments in that field. In the Third Reincarnation Era, she was one of the strongest in soul-related abilities, second only to the Original Ancestor.
The secret techniques she had created were also quite powerful, at least stronger than those of the Monster Race and Machine Race's ancestors.
However, her strongest treasure was a palace-type Supreme Treasure, so her frontal attacks were somewhat lacking. Her Soul Illusion was indeed powerful, but among the strongest, no one had weak willpower. Many could withstand her illusion, though their strength would be diminished.
Even when weakened, however, they could still protect their lives against the Zerg Queen.
So while the Zerg Queen was among the best at staying alive, she was less of a deterrent to the outside world than the Monster Race and Machine Race.
"I can't believe the Zerg Queen ranked seventh. I hope her reward won't be too outrageous."
The Machine Father God, who was splitting his attention between refining the Wind Ripple Realm's secret patterns, mused, "Of the Four Peak Races occupying the Primal Universe's core territory, only Giant Axe of humanity has yet to appear. It seems that Giant Axe, who has kept such a low profile ever since the Original Ancestor was suppressed, is the one who's been hiding his strength the best."
The Machine Father God certainly didn't think Giant Axe was incapable of making the list.
He had led the Human Race to establish itself in the core territory of the Primal Universe, where it had flourished for countless eras.
How could his strength possibly be lacking?
What's more, Giant Axe was the only one among them without a Supreme Treasure.
Despite his poor equipment, Giant Axe had still come this far, and he had never truly suffered a setback in the Universe Ocean.
That proved Giant Axe was the one who had hidden his strength the best!
"And there are those independent strongest experts who haven't shown themselves. The Primal Universe is full of hidden depths..."
The Machine Father God wasn't the only one thinking this. The Monster Race, the Insect Race, and the other major powers within the Primordial Monster Race all thought the same.
"We underestimated humanity again!"
Dream Demon Ancestor and Tremor Demon Ancestor exchanged a glance, each seeing deep apprehension in the other's eyes.
The scene of the Original Ancestor sweeping through everything, utterly invincible, still felt fresh in their minds.
They hadn't expected that Giant Axe, who had always been so low-key, had been hiding his strength so well too.
Ancestor God Sect.
The Three Ancestral Gods weren't surprised at all to see the Zerg Queen in seventh place.
The Insect Race had few members, but they were extraordinarily powerful and naturally gifted in the soul. It was only to be expected that their secret techniques would be so formidable.
"Now we'll see whether the Zerg Queen's reward suits her strength."
"The Zerg Queen is so beautiful!"
The Zerg Queen's peerlessly beautiful figure gradually appeared in the rankings in the starry sky.
Countless living beings felt that her beauty reached the depths of their souls!
Even though the Queen wasn't using a Soul Illusion, countless beings were still captivated by her beauty. Only those with strong willpower could remain clearheaded.
"Is this what a seventh-place fighter looks like?" Luo Feng nearly lost himself in the Queen's beauty. He had seen the World Lord Level Zerg Queen on Earth before.
She had been stunning!
But compared with the Queen in the starry sky, she was no different from a scrawny country girl!
There was no harm without comparison.
The moment the Zerg Queen appeared,
the entire Primal Universe learned just how beautiful she was!
She was unquestionably the Primal Universe's number-one beauty!
Her beauty transcended the boundaries between races. Any intelligent being could appreciate it.
But in the eyes of truly powerful experts, beauty was the least noteworthy quality.
The Beast Ancestor, for example, wasn't captivated by the Queen's beauty at all. He was only eager to see what the seventh-place reward would be.
After all, he should be ranked higher than the Zerg Queen!
As countless beings watched,
the Queen's true appearance faded from the starry sky, and scenes of her battles began to play.
Deep within the chaotic currents,
the peerlessly beautiful Queen stood facing a four-armed man from the Purple Moon Holy Land.
They seemed to exchange a few words.
The Queen's delicate brows drew together, and an illusory force of soul spread out.
Her powerful illusion instantly enveloped her opponent.
The four-armed man let out a pained howl, clutched his head, and fled in a panic!
After that,
the Queen's battle scenes were all extremely brief.
Usually, she would give a cold glance, and her illusion would appear and defeat her opponent.
Once the battle scenes finished playing,
the rankings in the starry sky rearranged themselves again.
[TOP 7: Zerg Queen, Gene Level: 10,081 times, Creation Secret Technique level: eighth-tier high-grade, and a soul-related secret technique. Even without relying on treasures, she can easily defeat most opponents of the same level.] [Review complete. Her strength is worthy of seventh place.] [Reward: Soul-type Supreme Treasure, the Eternal Pearl. It can guard and defend the soul, and it can also amplify Soul Attacks.] [Note: The Eternal Pearl's soul-defense limit is tenth-tier, and it can amplify Soul Attacks by one tier.]
"Hahaha! My reward is the Eternal Pearl!"
The Zerg Queen excitedly received the translucent pearl before her, which shimmered with specks of starlight.
Her soul power spread toward it, and she immediately claimed it as her own.
As information from within the Eternal Pearl flooded into her mind, the Zerg Queen was delighted!
Just as the Sky Screen had clarified, the Eternal Pearl's defense against soul attacks reached all the way to the tenth tier, and it could also amplify her Soul Attacks by one tier!
In other words,
once she had fully refined and mastered the Eternal Pearl, the Zerg Queen's Soul Attacks and illusions could reach the ninth-tier high-grade!
That kind of power could threaten most Universe Strongest Experts who lacked soul-type Supreme Treasures.
And the Zerg Queen was also skilled at producing vast numbers of soldiers, having countless Zerg Warriors under her command perform combined attacks.
It could be said that after obtaining the Eternal Pearl, the Zerg Queen's strength had skyrocketed!
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