A massive planet (like Neptune) interwoven with icy blue and milky white, enveloped in cold atmospheric currents: “This is the Upper Planetary Realm, with a life intensity of 151-175.”
The ice giant model emitted a chilling aura. “Those in this Realm have already touched the Origin power of the stars! Their might can delve deep into a star’s core, drawing upon its Origin, and initially command a star’s Law. Evaporating an ocean with a single breath is merely a flick of the wrist; one strike can unleash energy tides comparable to an ice giant’s storm, powerful enough to tear apart and pulverize small terrestrial planets! Their very existence is a stellar catastrophe.”
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An immense, orange-yellow giant star (like Jupiter) churning with violent atmospheric currents and eternal thunderstorms: “This is the Celestial Planetary Realm, with a life intensity of 176-200 and above!”
The image of the gas giant brought a heavy sense of oppression. “This is the Peak of the Planetary Realm! They can Incarnate into a being as majestic as a star, their power sufficient to warp a Star Domain’s gravity and trigger galaxy-level spatial storms! Their most terrifying aspect… they can even feed on stars, devouring smaller celestial bodies to nourish themselves! Every Celestial is a Dominator reigning supreme in a corner of the starry Void Realm!”
Zhou Qi’s gaze swept over these energy star models, quickly making mental comparisons:
Himself: Life intensity 102, Lower Planetary Realm.
Fifteenth-Order Flying Thunder Centipede: Life intensity 101, Lower Planetary Realm.
Five-Rank Iron-Blooded Queen: Life intensity 102, Lower Planetary Realm.
Golden Emperor (Five-Rank): Life intensity 130, firmly in the Middle Planetary Realm!
Sixteenth-Order Ant Queen: Life intensity 151, a genuine Upper Planetary Realm!
The Golden Emperor, with his strength as a Lower Planetary Realm before enhancement, fought alone against twelve Planetary Realm strong enemies (one of whom was close to the Middle Planetary Realm Peak), battled for a hundred years, killed several, severely wounded strong enemies including the Netherfrost Overlord, and finally had no choice but to self-freeze for self-preservation!
This combat power can be said to have reached the level of a strong person within the Middle Planetary Realm!
Zhou Qi quickly calculated in his mind: Those Antarctic Titan, a hundred years ago, their main force was in the Lower Realm, and their core combat power was the Netherfrost Overlord, who was close to the Middle Realm Peak.
The Breakthrough of the Planetary Realm.
Especially the leap from Middle to Upper Realm requires an extremely terrifying accumulation of energy and comprehension of Law, which is by no means easily achievable in a hundred years.
Even if the Netherfrost Overlord has extraordinary talent, being able to stabilize at the Middle Realm Peak is already his limit, and the possibility of Breaking through to the Upper Realm is minuscule.
As for the other Titan, it would be extremely fortunate if one or two could Breakthrough to the early stage of the Middle Realm.
And his own faction:
The Ant Queen is already in the Upper Planetary Realm: Her life level completely overwhelms the entire field!
Her vast Mental Power and biological force field are enough to cover the entire battlefield, forming an absolute suppression.
The Golden Emperor, a Middle Planetary Realm with 130 points of life intensity: His Divine Ability is incomparably powerful; 【Stellar Dragon Breath】 for offense, 【Void Realm Scale Armor】 for defense, 【Plane Perception】 for battlefield insight, 【Titan Dragon Body】 for unparalleled endurance, his combat power far exceeds that of an ordinary Middle Realm, enough to directly confront and even suppress the Netherfrost Overlord!
Himself, the Flying Thunder Centipede, and the Iron-Blooded Queen, three Lower Planetary Realm beings, are also top-tier existences.
“It seems… those old antiques in the South Pole haven’t made as much rapid progress as I imagined.”
Zhou Qi’s eyes gleamed, and a sense of confidence in controlling the overall situation naturally arose.
The Ant Queen’s Upper Realm is the stabilizing force!
The Golden Emperor’s submission is the sharp blade to tear apart the enemy’s formation!
“However…”
Zhou Qi’s gaze suddenly became as sharp as a knife.
He scanned the massive scars on the Golden Emperor’s body that had appeared in the mental vision, now reinforced and healed but still bearing faint traces.
“When a lion hunts a rabbit, it still uses its full strength! A centipede dies but never falls. Those Titan have been holed up in the Antarctic Otherworld for countless years; they must have hidden trump cards and accumulated reserves. The Ant Queen has just entered the Upper Realm, and the Golden Emperor has just completed his initial reinforcement; their combat power has not yet been pushed to the limit of their current Realm. Although the Bug Clan Family is numerous, in a Planetary Realm battlefield, the decisive factor still lies in high-end duels.”
A decision was instantly formed: “Attacking the Antarctic Otherworld is not urgent! The Iron-Blood World hasn’t been fully digested yet. Before the general offensive, I still need to continue enhancing my top-tier Bug Clan Family! At the same time, I will use the Ant Queen’s power to breed more Bug Clan Family!”
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As Zhou Qi’s decision was instantly transmitted through the Mental Network to Uka, Chronos, Eris, and all other management-level Bug Clan Family, the entire Bug Clan force roared into accelerated operation like a precise war machine.
The evolution origin point was reallocated, like fifteen stars containing the mysteries of the Universe, precisely anchored at key nodes of the Bug Clan territory:
No. 1 Base, White Snake Mountain Insect Farm: An invisible energy field covered the surface, efficiently converting the life force of billions of feeder bugs. Evolution Points flowed like a trickle, converging into a sea.
Second Base, White Snake Mountain Underground Base: The core area was enveloped in blue light, strengthening the cutting-edge genetic experiments and External Exoskeleton research and development conducted here, accelerating the iteration of Bug Clan technology.
No. 3 Base, Geocentric World · Hope City: The vast city bathed in gentle evolutionary light, accelerating the evolution of Parasites and Free Citizens, and improving the efficiency of the entire Geocentric industrial system.
No. 4 Base, Iron-Blood World · Main Base: Stationed in the core fortress of the Iron-Blood World, its radiation range covered a large area of newly conquered land, efficiently converting Ironblood Bugman remains and captive new-type “Steel Bugs” into Evolution Points, while subtly strengthening the Bug Clan army stationed there.
No. 5 Base, Antarctic Base: Silently placed beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, within the internal space of that mysterious ice mountain ruin.
Harvesting Missions (6-9): Led by the stern and efficient Lizardman Moga Luo, this special team carried four evolution origin points, traversing like ghosts between the Bug Clan-controlled Blue Star surface, Earth's Core, and the Iron-Blood World’s insect farms.
They were not combat units, but the most efficient “energy harvesters.”
Zhou Qi examined his Bug Clan Family panel:
Animal Bug Clan Family: Human Wang Yufei, Lizardman Moga Luo, three Tai Cang Dragons, Yi Serpent Person You Long, tai sui meat, Rockman Leader, Lizardman King Chronos, Yi Serpent Person Leader Eris, Mud Swamp Frogmen Priest.
Remaining animal slots: 4
Plant Bug Clan Family: Iron-Blooded Queen.
Remaining plant slots: 14
After a brief plan, Zhou Qi’s figure flickered, returning to the long-unseen White Snake Mountain Insect Farm.
Familiar and rich life aura assailed him, the low hum of billions of feeder bugs coalescing into a grand symphony of life.
He uncharacteristically slowed his pace and returned to Zhou Family Village.
The lights in his home were warm, and his parents’ bodies were becoming increasingly robust under the nourishment of Bug Clan resources.
His younger sister, Zhou Xia, had been promoted from intern to a capable hand in the insect farm’s logistics management. The youthful naivete of a student had faded from her face, replaced by a touch of competence and confidence.
Zhou Qi carefully inquired about her work details, the difficulties she encountered, and her solutions, pleased to see her finding her place and value within this vast system.