The seventh level is a vast desert. In the very center of the desert, on a green field, stands a giant sphere, about sixty meters in diameter. The sphere is uneven and naturally emits poisonous gas, and even flows with venom, making it look extremely disgusting.
Knowing that there was a Zerg Mother Nest on Earth, Zhang Junbao had specifically researched information about the Mother Nest.
The core of the Zerg is the Mother Nest, which is the nest established by the Mother Emperor and is where the Mother Emperor's palace is located.
The Mother Nest is merely a nest; the Zerg Mother Emperor is the true life form.
A 60-meter-high Mother Nest may seem enormous to humans, but it is actually quite small to the ever-emerging Zerg Warrior.
When Zhang Junbao stepped into the 7th level, Zerg Warrior poured out of the entire Mother Nest in a frenzy.
The horde of warriors surged forth, nearly filling the entire space, but their strength was not formidable. The weakest of the Zerg Warrior was even weaker than the Blood-Haired Mammoth.
However, their numbers were terrifying; hundreds of thousands of Zerg Warrior survived in just a few minutes.
The Zerg Queen is using these cannon fodder Zerg Warrior to buy time while she breeds even more powerful warriors.
If the Zerg Queen cannot be killed immediately, then even more powerful warriors will soon emerge.
Although this Mother Emperor fought extremely hard, as the Mother Emperor of the first Trial Tower, her strength was destined to be limited.
Even after continuous training, the strongest warrior he conceived was only roughly comparable in strength to the Starry Sky Behemoth on the sixth level. Such strength posed no threat to Zhang Junbao at present.
The elimination process in the Genius Battle is ongoing, with fierce battles continuing across millions of Trial Space.
At this moment, the fastest among them Bolan, had already reached the third Trial Tower. Zhang Junbao, on the other hand, was still slowly studying the seventh floor of the first Trial Tower.
The Zerg Queen's rate of producing warriors couldn't keep up with Zhang Junbao's killing speed, and the last Zerg Warrior was also killed by Zhang Junbao.
The once incredibly powerful Zerg Mother Nest had been reduced to such a state of weakness. Zhang Junbao's Arc Blade Disc formed a crescent moon, cleaving the entire Mother Nest in two.
A ' Mother Emperor ', about six meters tall, with a fair and translucent body as if cast from crystal, flew out of the Mother Nest. The Mother Emperor had beautiful, transparent butterfly wings, and her humanoid figure was curvaceous, graceful, and very slender.
Her face was shrouded in a faint mist, possessing an extraordinary allure. A series of strange and beautiful musical sounds rang out, reaching the ears and filling them with temptation.
She seemed to recognize Zhang Junbao's human identity and deliberately adjusted her body to better conform to human aesthetic standards.
"The strength of this Divine Power is not bad, but it's not very effective when used for charm." Zhang Junbao felt the Zerg Queen's charm attack, but it couldn't shake his resolve in the slightest.
The Zerg Queen's greatest strength lies in her control over the Zerg; her charm is merely a secondary ability and not particularly outstanding.
Zhang Junbao unleashed a powerful burst of Spiritual Force, suppressing the Zerg Mother Emperor's spirit before imprinting his Soul Seal mark upon her. This beautiful Zerg Queen ultimately could not escape the fate of being enslaved by Zhang Junbao.
"Master." After successfully enslaving the Queen, a melodious voice, as beautiful as a silver bell, echoed in Zhang Junbao's mind.
"You actually understand human language!" Zhang Junbao exclaimed in surprise.
The Zerg Mother Emperor's intelligence was on par with that of ordinary human geniuses.
"Yes, Master. Our Mother Emperor Clan has always been a race of exceptionally high intelligence. However, this is Virtual Universe, and my strength has been severely suppressed. Otherwise, I would not have failed so easily."
"You're still not convinced?" Zhang Junbao laughed.
"Of course, this is Virtual Universe. I don't have enough food and production materials to produce powerful warriors."
"If I provide you with enough food and production materials, will your strength continue to improve?"
This is Zhang Junbao's biggest concern. If the setting is that the Zerg Mother Emperor cannot improve in the Virtual Universe, then enslaving this Zerg Mother Emperor would have no meaning whatsoever.
After all, the rules are set by the Virtual Universe Company.
"OK."
"Although my strength has been severely weakened, my instincts as the Zerg Mother Emperor have been preserved."
"Give me enough materials and time, and my strength will increase rapidly, and I will be able to breed powerful warriors. Even mass-producing Zerg Warrior comparable in strength to the Starry Sky Behemoth beside you will be no problem," said the Zerg Mother Emperor.
"This Starry Sky Behemoth's strength has been severely weakened; even if it were comparable to it, it wouldn't be of much use."
"I'm not talking about the weakened ones, but the Starry Sky Behemoth with their normal strength in the outside world—those are World Lord Level beings."
"You can even produce Zerg Warrior with the strength of World Lord Level?" Zhang Junbao was quite surprised. How could there be such a glaring loophole in the Genius Battle Trial?
"Sure, but I need time and the corpses of other powerful individuals as materials. Also, my own strength has been greatly suppressed, and I need enough food to improve it."
Given enough resources and a hundred years, I am certain I will be able to produce Zerg Warrior comparable to World Lord Level.
Our Zerg Queen race's talents are not much worse than those of the Starry Sky Behemoth. As long as we have enough resources, we will not face the same bottlenecks as humans.
With enough resources, one can quickly rise to the World Lord Level, a level far surpassing that of peak human bloodline races.
"A hundred years? Forget about it."
As expected, the Virtual Universe Company wouldn't allow such an obvious loophole to exist. This speed is already extremely fast, even in reality.
"However, now that you're in the trial, there isn't much time for you to slowly improve."
Even if I try my best to delay the entire Trial Tower's progress, it will only take 490 days. Besides, the time limit for the first Trial Tower has already passed.
This is my first day on the 7th floor, which means I have 419 days left.
Zhang Junbao thought for a moment and said, "If, over the next 400 days, I continuously provide you with resources from other cosmic life forms whose strength surpasses yours, what level of warriors will you be able to produce?"
Zhang Junbao set his sights on the corpses of the trial targets on each subsequent level. He had noticed from the very beginning that the defeated trial targets were not immediately disposed of, but remained as corpses until the final day.
Could the Zerg Queen possibly utilize these corpses?
"I'm not entirely sure about the strength of the corpses we can obtain later. However, if we concentrate all our resources on producing only super soldiers, we can definitely create a group of beings that can crush the strength of these groups," said the Zerg Mother Emperor. As Soul Slave, she naturally prioritized Zhang Junbao's interests.
"Hmm." Zhang Junbao pondered.
"We Zerg have three ways to produce Zerg Warrior."
The first method is to spawn a large number of cannon fodder-level Zerg Warrior, just like before, to wear down the enemy's strength. These warriors are characterized by their fast production speed and low strength, but their numbers are extremely astonishing.
Even tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of Zerg Warrior, I can produce them quickly.
The second method is to directly create a powerful individual. For example, I could create a super soldier within my body, nurtured by integrating all the energy I've absorbed. His strength would far surpass mine. However, this takes an extremely long time.
Another method is to only cultivate a small number of Zerg Warrior with powerful talents and evolutionary abilities, and then let them fight and devour each other, eventually creating the ultimate warrior.
"This method of application can reduce my gestation time, and the produced warriors can be quickly put into battle."
These warriors can grow stronger by constantly fighting and devouring each other, or by devouring their enemies.
"This is how the Zerg Warrior are trained to be the strongest," the Zerg Mother Emperor explained.
"We don't need cannon fodder level soldiers. I can clear out cannon fodder much faster, and I don't have time to waste these resources."
What I need is a powerful warrior.
The third method is similar to raising Gu on Earth, where a large number of poisonous insects are placed together to fight and devour each other, eventually cultivating the most powerful Gu King. The Gu King cultivated in this way is extremely terrifying.
"Let's use the third method. There's no shortage of powerful enemies and corpses here."
If you can be teleported to the next level to fight alongside me, then you won't need to lift a finger in the front. You just need to focus on accumulating nutrients to nurture the warriors, and you can start production when I need it.
"Yes, my master."
Zhang Junbao's method can be said to maximize the use of the entire Trial Tower's resources. Even the dead enemies can be used as resources to provide a continuous source of income for future battles.
Among the Immortal in the square, some also noticed the tactics Zhang Junbao intended to use.
"They actually want to use the beast tamer method to pass the test. This method has been used by geniuses before. However, the Zerg Queen of the first Trial Tower is not strong enough. In order to produce enough warriors, the requirements for the strength and talent of the beast tamer himself are extremely strict."
The warriors produced can only advance to the first few levels at most. After the fourth Trial Tower, the strength of the opponents will increase rapidly, far surpassing the warriors produced by ordinary Zerg Queen.
" Virtual Universe Company isn't stupid; loopholes aren't so easy to exploit."
"This Zhang Junbao clearly possesses extraordinary combat power, yet he actually wants to use the Zerg Queen's methods to clear the Trial Tower."
Isn't that a bit too lazy?
Even the Lord Thirteen frowned slightly. He had originally thought that Zhang Junbao would fight his way down the mountain like a genius, but he hadn't expected him to choose to enslave the Zerg Queen.
"This approach carries certain risks."
Because the Zerg Queen was enslaved, she wasn't killed on the seventh floor of the first Trial Tower. Therefore, the points earned from killing the Zerg Queen Zerg Queen are not significant compared to the points earned from killing other Zerg Warrior.
If the Zerg Queen is killed by other trial targets during later trials, this part will essentially be completely eliminated.
"Although each subsequent Trial Tower also has Zerg Queen, the difficulty increases as you progress through the Trial Tower, making it harder to enslave the Zerg Queen. There's also the risk of losing a huge amount of points."
"At this point, the choices made by the contestants are crucial. Cultivating those with too low strength is ineffective and it's faster to kill them yourself. If you want to enslave a stronger Queen, there are issues such as being unable to enslave her, not having enough time to nurture warriors, or even being killed by powerful objects from the next level."
A Zerg Queen cannot produce enough powerful warriors will become a burden.
" Zhang Junbao, what will you do?" The Lord Thirteen was very interested in Zhang Junbao's choice.
"It feels a bit awkward to always call you 'Queen Queen, ' do you have your own name?" Zhang Junbao asked.
"Master, I was not born as the Zerg Queen, but was generated from data in the Virtual Universe. Therefore, I do not have my own name. Please bestow a name upon me," the Zerg Queen replied.
"Since that's the case," Zhang Junbao remarked, "I never expected that the trial targets generated by the Virtual Universe Company would possess such high intelligence, even knowing that they were generated from the Virtual Universe."
"Since you are the Queen, then let your name be Elizabeth."
" Elizabeth, what a beautiful name! Thank you, Master, for bestowing this name upon me!" The Zerg Queen ' Elizabeth ' prostrated herself in gratitude. The way she made this gesture was earth-shattering and incredibly alluring.
Having subdued the Zerg Queen, the trial objects he had previously enslaved were now useless. Zhang Junbao glanced back at the few trial objects he had enslaved and, with a wave of his hand, handed them all over to Elizabeth for reuse.
These are just trial data generated by the Virtual Universe Company; Zhang Junbao wouldn't develop any feelings for a group of data.
In cosmic battles, Soul Slave are the most tragic beings. When their masters are in danger, they will do so without hesitation, even if it means sacrificing Soul Slave.
Ten days passed quickly. Zhang Junbao used his Spiritual Force to tightly cover Queen Elizabeth, and he and Queen Elizabeth were teleported to the next Trial Tower.
The Genius Battle has caused a huge stir in every Universe Country, attracting the attention of countless people.
The Peak Battle of geniuses from the 1008 Universe Country is naturally something that countless people from various Universe Country are anxiously anticipating. However, the elimination of the trial is not being broadcast publicly; only the rankings are being broadcast.
" Rong Jun is so cool!"
"Look, the official website of Virtual Universe Company has just released a new promotional video for ' Savage Rong Jun '." Many men and women on the street were discussing this Peak Genius Tournament.
The rankings kept changing, and for every thousand people who ranked in the top 1000, Virtual Universe Company would produce a special promotional video for them. But this time, in our Ganwu Universe Country, only Rong Jun had this honor.
"Where's that dashing Zhang Junbao?" a girl asked her boyfriend.
Zhang Junbao, him?
He's currently ranked near the bottom. Even Luo Feng and Thunder God, who also come from the same native planet, are ranked very low.
All three of them were at the bottom. They really brought shame to our Ganwu Universe Country.
"These so-called local geniuses from small places are no match for true cosmic geniuses," the boy said, shaking his head.
"How is that possible? Zhang Junbao and Luo Feng are so cool, even Thunder God's bald head looks especially cute."
"I won't allow you to talk about them like that." The girl ignored her completely, stubbornly sticking to her opinion.
"Look, the Savage Rong Jun is still the strongest, so domineering and mighty. With his Earth -Earth-Splitting Blade, he directly cut down all the trial objects. He's now ranked very high in the universe, already in the top 20."
Meanwhile, within the Ganwu Universe Country, the uninformed spectators were constantly hurling insults at Zhang Junbao and his two companions.
The ' Black Dragon Mountain Starfield ' went completely insane.
" Zhang Junbao, the Daoist Sanfeng, why aren't you crazy anymore? Have you really gone mad? Your ranking is so low."
"You Madman, my Madman Luo Feng! Why are you like this? What are you all doing?"
"Oh no, Thunder God, you're so inspiring, fighting for your homeland, why are you not doing it now? Charge! Charge now!"
On the sixth floor of the third Trial Tower, Bolan, who had already killed half of the Starry Sky Behemoth 'Cang', glanced at his wristwatch and frowned slightly.
" Zhang Junbao, the ' Daoist Sanfeng,' is nothing special."
I'm so disappointed.
"To think someone with this level of skill can beat me is simply delusional."
After saying that, Bolan stopped looking and continued his battle, determined to break through the entire Trial Tower as quickly as possible!
At this point, Bolan was already ranked first, his points far exceeding those of the second-ranked person, making him the fastest to complete all the trial geniuses.
In the Virtual Universe, on the Central Plaza surrounded by 1008 skyscrapers.
The 1008 great Immortal beings sat together, looking at the floating screens around them, laughing and talking.
"There are quite a few geniuses who hide their strength during the selection process within the Universe Country."
"Surprise."
These powerful Immortal were commenting on some astonishingly talented individuals.
Because the top 100 geniuses in this Trial Tower will directly receive a spot, many truly powerful individuals who had been hiding their strength have unleashed their power. No one is hiding their strength anymore; everyone is maximizing their abilities, which has surprised even these Immortal beings.
"This Flame Star Race warrior is extremely skilled in using the Flame Law, and his fire temperature is incredibly high. Even the puppets of the Machine Race can be easily melted."
"Hmm." The voice of the giant in the scale armor robe, Thirteen, boomed from the side. " The Trial Space is, after all, just a trial, not a one-on-one duel. The Metal Lifeform- Mechanical Puppet arranged inside are all immune to Soul Attack."
However, their cooperation wasn't actually that close. More importantly, these trial items didn't involve overly complex ideas.
"Although the trial objects in the Trial Space have considerable combat power, their thoughts are relatively simple and they do not have the cunning mentality of actual life forms."
After all, this selection process targets Star Level geniuses, placing greater emphasis on their comprehension and talent regarding the Law.
"Thirteen, you make a good point," said the silver-robed, silver-haired man beside him. "However, true geniuses and masters can make full use of their own resources."
They will face powerful beings from other races in the universe. Combat strength is not the only measure; those with outstanding combat strength are often the first to die on the battlefield.
Whether it's the Zerg's swarm tactics or the Demon Race Race's treacherous nature, both will become the nemesis of these geniuses who have just stepped into the universe.
There is never fairness in fighting against other races; understanding one's own environment and maximizing resource utilization are key to survival.
"Hmm." The Scaled Giant Thirteen nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly. Having fought on the front lines against other races, Thirteen was acutely aware of the treacherous nature of other cosmic races.
He turned to look at the leaderboard on the screen beside him.
" Rong Jun, ranked sixteenth, not bad."
"As for Luo Feng and Thunder God, they were just as leisurely as Zhang Junbao, treating this Trial Space as a training ground, enduring 10 days on each level before moving on to the next."
Thirteen, who had already seen through their intentions, was not angry at all; instead, he smiled.
What do the outside criticisms matter? They're just a bunch of ignorant fools. They can't even see the fundamental purpose of this genius selection competition.
Time is also a resource. Those who have enough time but don't know how to use it are the ones who will die the fastest, even on the battlefield.
A genius is just a genius. Only those who survive on the battlefield can become strong. Once a genius dies, he will be forgotten. Only the strong who survive can make greater contributions to humanity and the race.
This is a common understanding among countless Immortal Expert. Back when they were World Lord, countless genius World Lord stood tall. But now, they have become Immortal Expert, while how many of those genius World Lord have vanished into thin air!
"As for Zhang Junbao, he actually treated the previous trial targets as resources and invested them in the Zerg Queen. I just don't know how long he can endure it."
The first and second floors of the Trial Tower are relatively simple, but the difficulty increases rapidly from the third floor onwards, and a large number of geniuses are eliminated en masse.
By this time, hundreds of thousands of people had already been eliminated in the Central Plaza.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Within a few dozen seconds, hundreds of students had been teleported to the plaza. These were all geniuses who had just entered the third level and were eliminated.
In another Trial Tower, Luo Feng activated his Yan Shen Armament, reaping the Blood-Haired Mammoth while simultaneously honing his control techniques and comprehending the changes in the Law of Metal.
He was unhurried.
For him, as long as he killed all the ferocious beasts here within the allotted time, there was no need to compete for rankings.
In any case, the final ranking is based on points, not speed.
He had just entered the second floor and glanced at his watch.
A slight twitch at the corner of her eye.
"I'm already slow enough, but I didn't expect Junbao to be even slower than me. His ranking is actually below mine, and why is his score so strange? Could it be that he didn't kill all the trial targets in the first Trial Tower?" Luo Feng couldn't help but wonder.
If all targets on each floor of a Trial Tower are defeated, the floor a trial participant has reached can be quickly calculated based on their score.
However, since Zhang Junbao did not do this, Luo Feng could not directly calculate which level Zhang Junbao was at. But it was clear that Zhang Junbao's trial progress was actually slower than his.
Thunder God was also on the first floor of the second Trial Tower, witnessed this scene.
"Hahaha, all the other geniuses are competing in speed, but we've become the ones competing in slowness. No rush, no rush, we'll save the last Blood-Haired Mammoth for later, let's focus on cultivation first."
Junbao is right. Making full use of resources to invest in oneself and become stronger is the true purpose of this Trial Tower.
Why rush so fast? There's no reward.
Not far from Thunder God, a Blood-Haired Mammoth by his electric shock, lay twitching on the ground, unable to die.
Hong, who was training in the Ganwu Universe Country, also saw their points.
"Hahaha... Will these three be called the 'Slowest Slacking Off Trio'?"
Hong listened to the insults directed at Zhang Junbao and his two companions on the street, but ignored them.
" Zhang Junbao and the other two have a really good mindset. They actually dared to do this in the Peak Genius Tournament. If it were an ordinary genius, they would probably be worried about rumors and want to show their strength as soon as possible." Beside Hong, Luo looked at the rankings and understood Zhang Junbao and the others' thoughts.
"It's just a rumor; it won't affect them," Hong said with a smile.
Others laugh at my madness, but I laugh at their ignorance!
What does a little bit of fame matter? Does Hong really want to go out and explain to these unrelated people that Zhang Junbao and his two companions are accumulating their strength to the greatest extent possible?
Those who understand will understand, but as for those who can't even see the purpose of Zhang Junbao and his group, it's really difficult to explain to them given their intelligence.
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