However, the Mingling Devil, with its agile movements, skillfully bypassed the shield and struck the Rockman Leader's arm, causing the Rockman Leader to let out a painful roar, and the magma attack in its hand paused momentarily.

Seizing this opportunity, the other Eighth-Order Mingling Devil launched their attacks one after another, cooperating closely to unleash a round after round of fierce assaults on the Rockman Leader.

Under their high-energy attacks, the underground magma was shattered and shot in all directions, and the high-temperature magma splashed onto the Mingling Devil, but they ignored it, as the tardigrade genes fused within their bodies made them fearless of such things.

Under the combined attack of the Mingling Devil, the Rockman Leader gradually lost its ability to resist and was finally subdued.

Leaderless, the Rock People immediately fell into chaos.

The Bug Clan Family took the opportunity to launch a general attack, subduing the remaining Rock People one by one.

After a bitter battle, the troops led by Uka finally succeeded in capturing all these Rock People and escorting them to the Geocentric Base.

Upon returning to the Geocentric Base, these Rock People were imprisoned.

Zhou Qi was very curious about them. How did such a lifeform, completely devoid of flesh and blood, survive?

He immediately gathered the scientists in the base to conduct research on them, including human scientists from the surface world and a group of Lizardmen scientists who had received higher education on the surface.

These Lizardmen scientists had more flexible minds; they not only possessed advanced scientific knowledge but also had a deep understanding of the various resources in the Geocentric World, which greatly facilitated the research work.

The scientists quickly began their research on the Rock People.

As for Zhou Qi, he went to the dungeon where the Rockman Leader was imprisoned, suspended in the air by spider silk.

Zhou Qi looked at his current 12 animal reinforcement slots. Currently, 7 slots were used: Lizardmen Moga Luo, Human Wang Yufei, three Tai Cang Dragons (among them, Uka was still at First-Order), Yi Serpent Person You Long, and tai sui meat, leaving 5 available slots.

Immediately, Zhou Qi began to reinforce this Rockman Leader.

"Beep, consuming 20 million Evolution Points, the Rock Person has been reinforced to a First-Order Rock Person. Congratulations to the host for obtaining Elementary intimacy with the First-Order Rock Person."

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"Beep, consuming 320 million Evolution Points, the Rock Person has been reinforced to a Fifth-Order Rock Person. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the sworn allegiance of the Fifth-Order Rock Person."

"Beep, congratulations to the host for successfully reinforcing the Fifth-Order Rock Person, promoting it to a First-Order Apostle, and acquiring the talents: Heart of the Earth, Magma Control, Energy Absorption, and Rock Armor."

Zhou Qi gazed at the astonishing transformation of the Rockman Leader before him.

At this moment, the Rockman Leader's body had reached an unprecedented size, standing nearly 10 meters tall. Its massive body stood majestically, like a small mountain rising from the ground, exuding a chilling pressure.

Its originally rough, grooved rock skin had now become smooth and textured, shimmering with a mysterious metallic luster. Every inch seemed to contain endless energy, as if proclaiming the immense power it possessed.

Its four limbs were as thick as pillars supporting the sky, and its muscle lines resembled mountain ranges. With every slight movement, the ground beneath its feet trembled slightly as if experiencing a minor earthquake, and the surrounding air vibrated with it, emitting a low roar.

The change in its head was even more significant; its originally somewhat rounded outline became more angular, like a work of art meticulously carved by nature.

Its pair of massive stone eyes, deep and profound, emitted a mysterious light, as if capable of seeing through the essence of all things in the world. No secret hidden in the darkness could escape its gaze.

With an excited heart, Zhou Qi eagerly opened the Family panel, wanting to understand the Rockman Leader's various information in detail.

Apostle: Rockman Leader

Rank: planet-level lifeform (incomplete)

Race: Rock People

Gene: planet-level Rock People Gene (incomplete)

Life Essence: Silicon-based lifeform

Talents:

Five-Star Talent:

Heart of the Earth: The Rock People and the Earth's Core World's Earth Power seem to have a deep, Bloodline-connected bond, allowing them to manipulate surrounding rocks and soil at will. This control ability is not only reflected in combat but also greatly assists in base construction and resource exploration.

Four-Star Talent:

Magma Control: As a race closely connected to magma, the Rock People's control over magma has reached an unparalleled Realm. It can summon scorching magma from deep underground; these magma, like tamed beasts, obey its command, rushing towards enemies like a surging torrent.

Energy Absorption: Able to absorb various energies from the surrounding environment, whether it is the continuous geothermal energy emitted by the Earth's Core, the elemental energy freely floating in the air, or the energy released by other creatures in battle, all can be easily absorbed and converted into its own power.

Rock Armor: Covered in a stony armor that becomes increasingly hard when continuously baked by high temperatures.

Life Strength: 48

Zhou Qi looked at the Rockman Leader's Family panel in shock; it was actually a planet-level lifeform, even if incomplete, its potential was imaginable.

What was even more remarkable was that this Rockman Leader was the first non-carbon-based lifeform under Zhou Qi's command.

His forces had now become more diverse, Zhou Qi thought to himself.

On the other side, after the Rock People tribe was conquered, no other force around the Geocentric Base could threaten the Bug Clan Family.

As time passed, the Geocentric Base continued to expand, and surrounding forces were continuously conquered and brought back to the Geocentric Base.

The original Geocentric Base could no longer accommodate such a large number of conquered Family members, so an outer city began to be built around the Geocentric Base.

The newly built outer city accommodated many newly conquered races.

At this time, the Geocentric Base dominated the easternmost part of the Geocentric World, occupying a quarter of the entire Geocentric Base's territory, forming a standoff with the three major forces: the Yi Serpent Person Alliance, the Mud Swamp Frogmen Tribe, and the Lizardman Kingdom.

This series of actions had already drawn the attention of the three major forces to the Geocentric Base, this rising star. All parties were secretly observing, and no one dared to break this delicate calm first.

Zhou Qi, however, understood that this calm was merely the brief tranquility before the storm, and he had to seize every moment to improve his strength.

He immediately gathered scientists from different races in the base: humans, Lizardmen, and scientific elite from other conquered races, all gathered together.

In the biological laboratory, various instruments glowed faintly, complex pipelines crisscrossed, and scientists worked day and night.

They combined the technology obtained from the Ironblood Bugman and the Rock People with the unique special resources of the Geocentric World, focusing on the genetic modification of the Bug Clan Family.

In Zhou Qi's mind, the Bug Clan Family should not only have a large number of individuals but also their distinctive technology.