Night, a silent expanse.
Zhou Qi had Wang Yufei come to his office, then took out the backup No. 7 evolution origin point and transferred both of them into the Underground Base.
As soon as they transferred into the underground Cave, Zhou Qi flew above the lake. Inside the underground lake, two Tai Cang Dragons were playing, like two small hills.
Their bodies were enormous, scales shimmering with a mysterious luster in the dim light, and their steady breathing could be heard from time to time. Uka was silently doing something not far from them.
Zhou Qi flew in front of them, his eyes filled with anticipation and excitement.
The two Tai Cang Dragons blinked their narrow eyes, curiously watching Zhou Qi. They could sense that the creature in front of them was familiar and felt a strong affinity towards him.
“Master,” Uka came to Zhou Qi’s side and bowed his head, calling out.
Zhou Qi nodded in response and stroked one of the Tai Cang Dragons. After this period of growth, the bodies of these two Tai Cang Dragons were a full six or seven meters long, only slightly shorter than Uka, like giant crocodiles with long legs, and their heads resembled Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Uka watched Zhou Qi’s familiar actions, his heart inexplicably twitched, and he couldn't help but tremble.
Zhou Qi took a deep breath and issued the reinforcement command.
Instantly, the mysterious power of the Evolution Space was activated. The surrounding air began to fluctuate violently, emitting a “buzzing” sound, as if countless bees were flying.
“Ding, 500,000 Evolution Points consumed. Tai Cang Dragon strengthened to Second-Order Tai Cang Dragon. Congratulations to the Host for acquiring Intermediate Favorability with the Second-Order Tai Cang Dragon.”
“Oh?” Zhou Qi was surprised. Previously, strengthening a Tai Cang Dragon to First-Order only required 10,000 Evolution Points, but now strengthening it to Second-Order increased to 500,000.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment. Previously, it was just a fossil egg, but now the Tai Cang Dragon's size had increased to that of an elephant. He guessed it was related to body size, so he stopped thinking about it and directly strengthened both of them simultaneously.
“Ding, 1,000,000 Evolution Points consumed. Tai Cang Dragon strengthened to Third-Order Tai Cang Dragon. Congratulations to the Host for acquiring Elementary Loyalty with the Third-Order Tai Cang Dragon.”
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“Ding, 4,000,000 Evolution Points consumed. Tai Cang Dragon strengthened to Fifth-Order Tai Cang Dragon. Congratulations to the Host for acquiring Undying Loyalty with the Fifth-Order Tai Cang Dragon.”
“Ding, congratulations to the Host for successfully strengthening one Fifth-Order Tai Cang Dragon, promoting it to a First-Order Apostle, and acquiring new talents: Tai Cang Power, Elementary Dragon Body, Water Flow Manipulation, Leaping Dragon Gate, Deep Sea Adaptation, High-Speed Regeneration, Amphibious, and Super Sense of Smell.”
As the light screen prompt flashed, dazzling light emanated from the Tai Cang Dragon's body. The light grew stronger and stronger, illuminating the entire Underground Base as bright as day.
In the light, the bodies of the two Tai Cang Dragons began to change.
Their size rapidly increased, extending to nearly 20 meters long.
Their original dark brown scales became thicker and shimmered with a gem-like metallic luster. Each scale was like a meticulously crafted shield, incredibly hard.
The muscles in their legs bulged high, full of power, and their claws became sharper. A light scratch on the ground could leave several deep marks.
Their eyes became deeper, and their profound gaze revealed wildness and majesty, as if they could see through the thoughts of any prey.
At this moment, the Tai Cang Dragon already possessed the Aura of a top predator.
Zhou Qi smiled with delight and directly opened the light screen:
Apostle: Fifth-Order Tai Cang Dragon
Rank: Advanced Life Form
Race: Tai Cang Dragon
Gene: Advanced Tai Cang Dragon Gene
Life Essence: Carbon-based Life
Talents:
Four-Star Talents:
Tai Cang Power: The Tai Cang Dragon's body contains highly pure Dragon blood, possessing power like the vast ocean.
Elementary Dragon Body: Possesses an Elementary Dragon Body, capable of relatively low transformation of body size.
Water Flow Manipulation: Can control the power of water flow to assist itself in combat.
Three-Star Talents:
Leaping Dragon Gate: Has an extremely low probability of sublimating its life level, evolving into a more powerful Dragon species.
Deep Sea Adaptation: Can freely traverse the deep sea, with minimal impact from water pressure.
High-Speed Regeneration: After limb breakage or injury, it can rapidly regenerate, possessing extremely strong endurance in combat.
Two-Star Talents:
Amphibious: Possesses the talent for both water and land, allowing free movement in water and on land.
Super Sense of Smell: Its sense of smell is extremely keen, capable of capturing extremely faint scent molecules in the air, allowing precise targeting of locations.
Life Strength: 24
Zhou Qi looked at the introduction on the light screen and smiled with satisfaction.
The Fifth-Order Tai Cang Dragon, after strengthening, had decent combat power, and Zhou Qi could also sense that its subsequent development potential had not been cut off.
Uka, on the side, almost buried his head, not daring to meet Zhou Qi's eyes.
Even though he had submitted to Zhou Qi, he still felt some resistance towards becoming a Puppet.
Zhou Qi saw Uka’s little thoughts and smiled slightly, “Uka, there’s no need to resist so much. Now is not the time to strengthen you.”
After speaking, Zhou Qi did not wait for Uka to respond and led Wang Yufei to the surface.
In just two months of development, the underground Cave had nearly doubled in size compared to before.
Yet, it was still covered layer upon layer by the reproduced Bug Clan Family. Swaths of Bug Clan Family filled the air, water, and land, a truly shocking sight.
Under the continuous supply of Five-Tier Tai Sui Meat, every member of the Bug Clan Family had grown considerably in size, and their Life Strength had surged.
With the significant increase in numbers, and under the Tenth-Order Army Ant Queen's Acquired talent of Ant Swarm Leap, some elite members of the Bug Clan Family appeared who had broken through the shackles of life level within their own species.
These were beings several sizes larger than their peers, standing out like a crane among chickens in the swarm. They could also control other members of their kind, and their Life Strength was significantly higher. What was even more terrifying was that they already possessed a certain degree of intelligence.
As Zhou Qi passed them, these elite members of the Bug Clan Family all prostrated themselves on the ground, emitting low growls.
Their compound eyes, which should have been emotionless, looked up at Zhou Qi, filled with unprecedentedly fervent Battle Intent, like generals eager to go to war and achieve glory.
Zhou Qi paused in front of them. Even without using Mental Power connection, he could sense the thoughts of these elite members of the Bug Clan Family.
In their bones was the blood of slaughter; they wanted to fight!
For the sake of their clan behind them, they wanted a better living environment!
They wanted to conquer cities and seize territories for their great Dominator, unwilling to remain cooped up underground!
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Zhou Qi remained silent for a moment.
Then, a surging Mental Power swept through the entire underground cave.
As the Bug Clan Family continuously increased in number and quality during this period, Zhou Qi's Mental Power also grew, and his mental inner landscape reached a thousand meters in radius.
“Gentlemen, in three days, we march to the Earth's Core!” At this moment, Zhou Qi was like the embodiment of billions of Bug Clan Family, his mental fluctuations transmitting this message to every single Bug Clan member.