Subsequently, Zhou Qi began to meticulously observe the Uroboros Underground Base.
The cave walls were covered with various mysterious symbols and patterns, which were strangely shaped and seemed to have no regular pattern, yet they seemed to contain profound knowledge and powerful strength.
Zhou Qi leaned closer to the wall, gently touching the symbols with his hand, feeling their texture and temperature.
He concentrated his Mental Energy, using his wisdom and the knowledge he gained from Uroboros's memories to analyze them.
However, these symbols were too complex; with his current ability, he could only understand a very small portion of them.
It was like a small horse trying to pull a large cart.
Some symbols resembled ancient texts, recording the history and culture of the Titans; others were like mysterious Formations, containing immense power.
Zhou Qi tried to decipher these symbols, but they were like intractable riddles, making him feel increasingly confused.
After a long silence, Zhou Qi decided to stop observing.
He had a clear understanding of himself; how could someone who couldn't even grasp English hope to comprehend the runes of a previous era?
He made his way to the center of the cave, where the colossal sculpture of the Uroboros's head stood silently.
Although it no longer emitted that chilling sense of danger it had before, it remained solemn and majestic, like a silent mountain, bearing witness to the passage of time.
Its eyes were hollow and profound, as if they could see through everything in the world.
Zhou Qi looked at it deeply for a few moments, knowing that this sculpture was what Uroboros had transformed into after exhausting its Origin in the great battle, a living being in slumber.
Zhou Qi placed his hand close to it, wondering if the great snake, whose Soul had been extinguished, could be enhanced by him.
He silently willed it, but the Evolution Space showed no reaction. It seemed that in the face of such an existence that had lost its Origin, the Evolution Space was still unable to reverse life and death.
At least, the current Level 7 Evolution Space did not possess this ability.
After a careful exploration, Zhou Qi knew that this Underground Base was too dangerous. The mere presence of the Titans themselves could affect, or rather, pollute, the surrounding creatures, slowly transforming these ordinary creatures into their dependents.
The mutated rats from before were the best example; each of them had grown significantly in size and was extremely violent and bloodthirsty.
Only higher life forms or dependents of other Titans or Old Gods could be immune to this influence.
If this Underground Base were discovered by others, it would inevitably cause countless troubles and disputes. If Blue Star humans were affected by this force field...
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhou Qi decided to seal off this underground cave.
He concentrated his Mental Energy and transmitted instructions to the 5th Order Thorn Horned Beetles.
Upon receiving the order, the 5th Order Thorn Horned Beetles quickly sprang into action.
They used their strong mandibles to carry huge rocks, one by one, firmly blocking the cave entrance.
These rocks were incredibly heavy, each weighing over a thousand catties, but in the hands of the 5th Order Thorn Horned Beetles, they seemed weightless.
They formed neat lines and worked methodically, their actions full of discipline and efficiency.
Not long after.
After handling all of this, Zhou Qi led his dependents away from the Huangshi Mountain Range, and along the way, his mind constantly pondered his next direction of development.
Zhou Qi understood in his heart that with his current strength, he was far from being able to dominate this world, which harbored countless secrets and dangers.
He needed to continuously improve his own strength and that of his dependents, find more Evolution Resources, and explore more unknown Domains.
This feeling of continuous exploration and truth-seeking filled his heart with satisfaction, making him feel utterly fulfilled.
............
At the White Snake Mountain Underground Base, even though it was deep into the night, Zhou Qi felt no drowsiness at all. After absorbing that unknown crystal, his Mental Energy surged, making him feel extremely energetic, not even a bit sleepy.
On the other side, Uka was sadly led back to the previous cave.
Zhou Qi planned to combine and enhance a new dependent tonight to supplement the high-end combat power bred by the Nine-Order Army Ant Queen.
Looking at the few dependents in front of him, they were a Ten-Tiered True Emperor Scorpion, a Ten-Tiered Golden-Bellied Giant Mosquito, a Ten-Tiered Giant Mantis, a Tenth Order Giraffe Stag Beetle, and a Five-Ranked Army Ant.
This was the combination Zhou Qi had conceived for the next One-Star Talent: External Insect Nest slot.
There were several of each type as backups, in case the Fusion enhancement failed, they could be used as replacements.
“Beep, current Fusion types: 5 species. Due to the low genetic compatibility of the 5 species, the success rate is 40%, requiring 10,000,000 Evolution Points.”
Looking at the success rate displayed on the light screen, Zhou Qi was not surprised; he even felt it was high, as these five species were too different.
Without hesitation, he immediately began the enhancement.
The five dependents all emitted a faint glow. After a short while, the glow dissipated, and the five dependents also disappeared, indicating that this Fusion enhancement had ended in failure.
Not only did the five Apostle-level dependents perish, but 10,000,000 Evolution Points were also lost.
Even Zhou Qi, who currently had over 60,000,000 Evolution Points, couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart. Gritting his teeth, he immediately decided to continue the enhancement.
The success rate for the second round increased to 45%, but it still failed, resulting in another loss of five Apostle-level dependents and 10,000,000 Evolution Points.
............
After four consecutive failures, finally, on the fifth attempt, when the success rate increased to 65%, white light emanated from the five distinct creatures, gradually merging them.
Zhou Qi took a deep breath. This had cost him a full 50,000,000 Evolution Points, but it had finally succeeded.
As the light gradually dissipated, an unprecedented and peculiar creature appeared before Zhou Qi, making his eyes light up.
Even after the Fusion enhancement, the new creature was only First Order, but its body size was like that of a baby. It stood upright, similar to a human form, and emitted a chilling aura.
Its head combined the features of the True Emperor Scorpion, the Giant Mantis, and the Giraffe Stag Beetle, making its skull broad and flat.
Two large compound eyes protruded high up, allowing it to perceive all movements around it with a 360-degree unobstructed view, like a mantis.
Its chilling gaze could make one's scalp tingle. (You can try to make eye contact with a mantis.)
There was a long Spiked Horned Tyrant Bug on its forehead, and in its mouth, there was a steel-needle-like proboscis about 20 centimeters long, resembling a spear, inherited from the Golden-Bellied Giant Mosquito.
Below it were a pair of thick, powerful chelicerae, originating from the True Emperor Scorpion, covered with a layer of hard black carapace.
The carapace was covered with sharp barbs, and it also absorbed the advantages of the Giant Mantis, resembling two huge scythes, gleaming with cold light, capable of easily tearing through steel with a gentle swing.
Its mouthparts were similar to those of the Giant Mantis, composed of a series of sharp mouthparts that made a “clack-clack” sound when opening and closing, like a demon chewing food.