Considering this, and seeing that the current battle would not end anytime soon, Zhou Qi immediately ordered Uka to focus on defense and not to take the initiative to attack.
Afterward, he flashed to the White Snake Mountain Underground Base.
With a flash of his figure, he arrived beside the Tenth-Order Army Ant Queen, intending to continue strengthening her to see who could produce more soldiers compared to the Bug Lair in the Geocentric World.
"Ding, consuming 10 billion Evolution Points, the Army Ant Queen has been strengthened to Eleventh-Order Army Ant Queen. Congratulations to the Host, the Eleventh-Order Army Ant Queen has received an overall enhancement to all attributes."
After being strengthened to the Eleventh-Order, the Army Ant Queen's body size surged again, gradually increasing from its original 50 meters to 100 meters.
She was a true behemoth, almost as tall as Godzilla when standing upright.
The remaining Evolution Points were still enough for her to be strengthened by another Rank, but Zhou Qi was not in a hurry. Instead, he waited until she had continuously bred 6,400 Seventh-Rank Four Fiends Insect Soldiers eggs before starting the strengthening process.
Exploiting a bug, each strengthening would refresh the breeding capacity.
In just a moment, large insect eggs were bred, appearing one-third larger than when they were Sixth-Rank, similar in size to large dogs.
Zhou Qi ordered these newly bred Seventh-Rank Four Fiends Insect Soldiers to dig a Geocentric passage from the White Snake Mountain Underground Base to Huangshi Mountain Range Base No. 5 and begin moving to the battlefield in batches.
He, himself, continued to strengthen.
"Ding, consuming 100 billion Evolution Points, the Army Ant Queen has been strengthened to Twelfth-Order Army Ant Queen. Congratulations to the Host, the Twelfth-Order Army Ant Queen has received an overall enhancement to all attributes."
The Army Ant Queen's body size continued to increase, reaching 200 meters in length, truly a giant. At this point, the White Snake Mountain Underground Base was gradually unable to accommodate the Twelfth-Order Army Ant Queen's size.
Zhou Qi looked up, and indeed, he could not see the end of her. At this moment, the individual hairs on the Army Ant Queen's legs were like long spears, even more shocking than the Five-Rank Human-Handed Centipede.
The Army Ant Queen lowered her head and let out a soft hum, a Mental Energy connection reaching Zhou Qi's mind.
"Ma...ster..."
Zhou Qi was stunned, feeling this Mental Energy connection. This Mental Energy, very similar to his own, came from the Army Ant Queen.
He also responded to her. At this point, the Army Ant Queen already possessed wisdom not inferior to that of a human, but she was still a blank slate, unlearned and unexperienced.
Standing before the massive body of the Tenth-Order Army Ant Queen, Zhou Qi's eyes were filled with awe and emotion.
This Army Ant Queen, the core of her species, after being strengthened to the Twelfth-Order, seemed to have been endowed with new life under the miraculous power of the Faith Crown.
Massive amounts of Divine Power, like a mysterious and vast torrent of energy, continuously nourished her, causing her life strength to rocket upwards, reaching an astonishing height.
Not only that, but the Army Ant Queen now fully possessed wisdom not inferior to that of a human, with clear and agile thinking, as if she could perceive all things in the world.
When Zhou Qi opened the Bug Clan Family panel, the lines of data seemed like dancing notes, playing the anthem of his rising power. The Army Ant Queen's current life strength value had reached a full 48 points, and it would continue to increase as more Bug Clan Family members were bred.
He fell into deep thought. After a moment, he already had a clear plan in mind. After resolving the crisis of the huge Bug Lair near the Geocentric Base, he intended to have Wang Yufei carefully select elites from various professions among the Parasites.
Through them, he would enlighten the Army Ant Queen's wisdom. The current Army Ant Queen had intelligence but still needed good guidance.
Just then, the Army Ant Queen's gentle and wise Mental Energy 波動 gently transmitted, through the Mental Energy connection, she unreservedly conveyed detailed information to Zhou Qi, such as the daily reproducible quantity and the initial life strength of each Bug Clan Family member when bred.
Daily reproducible: 1.28 million Eighth-Order Army Ants, 12,800 Eighth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers, 12,800 Eighth-Order He Bo Insect, 6,400 Eighth-Order Spiked Horned Tyrant Bugs, 640 Eighth-Order Zhu Yan Demon Insects, 8 Eighth-Order Mingling Devils, 6,400 Eighth-Order Mind Control Demon Bug.
Zhou Qi looked at the continuously increasing daily reproducible Bug Clan Family members, feeling a surge of excitement. Thinking of the Bug Lair in the Geocentric World, he thought, "Let's see who can produce more soldiers."
He immediately ordered the Twelfth-Order Army Ant Queen to breed one of each type of Bug Clan Family member to see the state of the Eighth-Order Bug Clan Family members.
The Army Ant Queen's abdomen rippled, and soon, several insect eggs of varying sizes were bred.
The Eighth-Order Army Ant had the lowest life strength and required less energy, being the first to hatch from its egg. Its body size was roughly that of an adult's fist. Although its individual life strength was considered weak among many powerful Bug Clan Family members, they possessed the diligent qualities of worker ants. In the daily operations of the base, they were responsible for complex but crucial tasks such as logistics and resource transportation.
The Four Fiends Insect Soldiers followed closely. After reaching Eighth-Order, their body size was roughly that of a gray wolf, and when lying on the ground, they almost reached Zhou Qi's waist. Each Eighth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldier had an initial life strength of over 16 points, meaning they were Intermediate life forms from birth.
The Eighth-Order He Bo Insect were similar, only one was for dominating land, and the other was for water.
The Eighth-Order Spiked Horned Tyrant Bug's life strength also reached over 18 points. They were massive, like calves, with bulging muscles, resembling walking war fortresses.
The Eighth-Order Zhu Yan Demon Insect was even more of an aerial overlord, with a life strength of over 25 points. Its body size also surged, reaching the height of an adult female, about 1.6 meters. When fighting in the air, their advantages were fully displayed. Their scythe-like forelegs and long venomous stingers were deadly weapons that struck fear into enemies.
The Mind Control Demon Bug did not undergo significant changes after reaching Eighth-Order, but their bodies became crystal clear, and the Mental Energy radiating from them was significantly stronger than when they were Sixth-Order. Their life strength also increased from 10 to 14 points.
As for the Eighth-Order Mingling Devil, which was initially a super life form, although only 8 could be bred daily, its life strength reached 36 points and it possessed wisdom not inferior to that of humans.
In complex and ever-changing combat environments, they could calmly analyze the situation and, relying on their powerful strength and wisdom, flexibly respond to various crises, becoming a key force in turning the tide of battle.
Zhou Qi's eyes burned with desire. Subsequent strengthening of the Army Ant Queen still had to be the top priority. Her ability to breed Bug Clan Family members was too powerful.
Subsequently, he ordered the Twelfth-Order Army Ant Queen to fully breed Eighth-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers to support the large-scale war in the Geocentric World.
After all, the Geocentric World did not lack high-end combat power at the moment. On the contrary, they were severely suppressed in terms of numbers by the Ironblood Bugmen in the Bug Lair.