Zhou Qi reached out his hand; at this moment, the new species had already refreshed its Rank to One-Order, possessing only Elementary intimacy.
The new species had a ferocious appearance, as if born for slaughter.
Zhou Qi named it: Four Fiends Insect Soldiers.
The new creature's current form was completely unrelated to ants; Zhou Qi thought that since it evolved from four creatures, he would name it Four Fiends Insect Soldiers.
“Ding, consuming 500 Evolution Points, Four Fiends Insect Soldiers evolves into Two-Ranked Four Fiends Insect Soldiers. Congratulations to the host for obtaining Intermediate intimacy with Two-Ranked Four Fiends Insect Soldiers.”
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“Ding, consuming 4000 Evolution Points, Four Fiends Insect Soldiers evolves into Fifth-Order Four Fiend Insect Soldier. Congratulations to the host for obtaining sworn loyalty from Fifth-Order Four Fiend Insect Soldier.”
“Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully strengthening a Fifth-Order Four Fiend Insect Soldier, promoting it to a One-Ranked Apostle, and acquiring the talents: Four Fiends Power, Armor Piercing, Fire Poison, Venom Enhancement, and Solid Armor.”
Zhou Qi watched as the Four Fiends Insect Soldiers at his feet rapidly expanded, growing to the size of a washbasin.
The barbs on its body, the mouthparts in its mouth, and its thick limbs all undoubtedly demonstrated the power of this new creature to the world.
Zhou Qi opened the light screen:
Apostle: Fifth-Order Four Fiend Insect Soldier
Rank: Intermediate Lifeform
Race: Four Fiends Insect Soldiers
Gene: Intermediate Four Fiends Insect Soldiers Gene
Life Essence: Carbon-based Lifeform
Talents:
Four-Star Talent:
Four Fiends Power: Possesses the power formed by the Fusion of four major creatures: Red Fire Ant, Bullet Ant, Army Ant, and Flea. It has the potent venom of the Red Fire Ant, the extreme pain of the Bullet Ant, the strength of the Army Ant, and the explosive power of the Flea.
Three-Star Talent:
Armor Piercing: The piercing ability of the stinger at the tail end is greatly enhanced, and it can be launched like a bullet. The distance is directly proportional to the Bullet Ant's body size. The stinger can recover over time or be replenished through feeding.
Two-Star Talent:
Fire Poison: When biting or striking a prey with its tail stinger, Fire Poison can be injected into its body, causing it to be afflicted by Fire Poison.
Venom Enhancement: The venom of the tail stinger is greatly enhanced, increasing its ability to invade the nervous system.
One-Star Talent:
Solid Armor: (Exoskeleton defense ability increased fivefold)
Life Strength: 9.0.
“A Life Strength of 9.0, this is definitely considered Peak among fierce beasts. Even if so-called tigers or brown bears were to face the Four Fiends Insect Soldiers, one-on-one, they would likely die under his mandibles.”
Zhou Qi muttered as he looked at the Four Fiends Insect Soldiers.
Immediately, he led the Four Fiends Insect Soldiers to the Five-Ranked Army Ant Queen.
The Five-Ranked Army Ant Queen began to use her One-Star Talent: External Insect Nest. This talent was undoubtedly the highest-ranked among Zhou Qi's current dependents.
The Fifth-Order Four Fiend Insect Soldier gradually transformed into a faint glow and was swallowed by the Five-Ranked Army Ant Queen.
Zhou Qi looked at the Five-Ranked Army Ant Queen, and after a short while, a faint mental consciousness fluctuation entered Zhou Qi's mind.
It turned out that when the Five-Ranked Army Ant Queen had bred over 200,000 One-Order Army Ant during this period, she received a mental boost from the Faith Crown, and had already developed a faint intelligence.
Zhou Qi sensed the fluctuations from the Five-Ranked Army Ant Queen, which roughly meant that she could currently produce 10,000 One-Order Army Ant or 100 One-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers per day.
The current total number of One-Order Army Ant had already exceeded 200,000, so Zhou Qi directly instructed the Five-Ranked Army Ant Queen to start breeding One-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers.
After a short while, the Five-Ranked Army Ant Queen's huge abdomen trembled, and one by one, fist-sized insect eggs were expelled.
Moments later, the insect eggs quivered, and One-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers slowly began to crawl out.
After completely consuming the insect egg, the One-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers' bodies grew to the size of a fist at a visible rate.
Zhou Qi checked the Life Strength of the One-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers, which was a full 3 points, comparable to a large hunting dog.
One-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers crawled out of the insect eggs one by one. Although each was only the size of a mouse, their combat power was not to be underestimated.
A One-Order Four Fiends Insect Soldiers leaped high, transforming into a black streak as it soared several meters into the air, its transparent thin wings gently flapping as it glided to the ground.
The more Zhou Qi watched, the more delighted he became. With continuous combination and strengthening, future insect soldiers might be comparable to Gu insects in cultivation novels.
Subsequently, Zhou Qi looked at his other Fifth-Order dependents at his feet, considering which ones to use as carriers for strengthening.
After a slight hesitation, Zhou Qi made his decision.
Since he already had the Four Fiends Insect Soldiers as a ground combat unit, Zhou Qi decided to strengthen a character similar to a worker ant next.
It could be used to ensure logistical supply, or to build nests, and also serve as a tank-like character to meet enemies.
“Five-Ranked Army Ant, Five-Ranked Cockroach, and Tenth Order Giraffe Stag Beetle, it will be the three of you.”
Zhou Qi silently issued the command to these three dependents. The Five-Ranked Army Ant would serve as the main body, paired with the invincible Physique of the Five-Ranked “Little Strong,” and the world's largest Giraffe Stag Beetle.
They would definitely combine to form an unprecedented new life.
“Ding, current Fusion types: 3. Due to the slight compatibility of the genes of the 3 creatures, the success rate is 68%. It requires 100,000 Evolution Points.”
Zhou Qi started directly, not hesitating because of the slightly lower Fusion rate. He immediately began the Fusion and strengthening process.
The three creatures glowed faintly, gradually merging into a ball of light.
Inside the light ball, as if drawn by some mysterious force, the three creatures gradually approached each other.
The Army Ant was the first to crawl onto the body of the Giraffe Stag Beetle, like black threads, gradually fusing onto the beetle's carapace.
The Five-Ranked Cockroach also refused to be outdone, moving closer to the beetle and burrowing into the gap between the Army Ant and the beetle.
The Fusion process began, and an invisible force seemed to pull and intertwine in the space.
The powerful forces of the Army Ant and the Giraffe Stag Beetle began to intermingle. On the beetle's originally hard carapace, patterns similar to the Army Ant's exoskeleton gradually appeared.
These patterns not only enhanced the hardness of the carapace but also gave it the flexible toughness of the Army Ant, like runes.
The agility and adaptability of the Five-Ranked Cockroach were also integrated into the new lifeform.
The new lifeform's legs became longer and more muscular, moving not only with the steadiness of the Giraffe Stag Beetle.
It also possessed the agility of a cockroach, capable of changing direction instantly with every movement.
As the Fusion deepened, the new lifeform's head underwent a massive transformation.
It retained the majestic long horn of the Giraffe Stag Beetle, but around the horn, antennae similar to a cockroach's grew out.
These antennae could keenly sense subtle changes in the surrounding environment, and even detect the faint aura of prey.
Its mouthparts fused the sharp mandibles of the Army Ant and the powerful chewing ability of the cockroach, allowing it to easily tear prey and quickly grind food.
In the final stage of the Fusion, the new lifeform's back suddenly split open, and a pair of huge wings extended from within.
This pair of wings fused the characteristics of the three creatures, possessing the hard texture of the Giraffe Stag Beetle's wings, the thin flexibility of the Army Ant's wings, and the unique texture of the cockroach's wings.
A gentle flap of the wings could generate intense airflow fluctuations, allowing the entire massive body to hover in the air.
Thus, a brand new lifeform was born…