Chapter 1146

A hive queen of the insectoid race, dormant for many years, was brought by Fang Yu into the Dao Inquiry Palace.

Had all gone as expected, this insectoid hive queen would have remained unconscious throughout the long ages, not awakening until many eons later.

But now that this insectoid hive queen had arrived at the Dao Inquiry Palace, she had the potential to awaken.

Fang Yu possessed an overwhelming number of Great Dao techniques; even if this hive queen, due to various reasons, could only remain dormant, if he unleashed Great Five Elements Technique, Great Healing Technique, Great Life Technique, Great Soul Technique, and other Great Dao techniques, she would immediately awaken.

"The Three Thousand Great Dao: Devour Blood and Soul, Blood Shadow Nine Transformations."

From Fang Yu's body surged countless beams of light, crimson in hue, bearing the aura of dark magic, all rushing into the insectoid hive queen.

Instantly, the hive queen awoke, yet her eyes now glowed crimson—as if controlled by Fang Yu's blood-colored power.

Indeed, this insectoid hive queen had been controlled by Fang Yu.

As one who had cultivated many of the Three Thousand Great Dao, some branches and variations of these Great Dao techniques could manifest as terrifying arts like the Blood Embryo Parasitism Technique; this time, Fang Yu merely activated subtle variations of Great Devouring Technique and Great Blood Soul Technique, and thus the insectoid hive queen was utterly subjugated—her flesh and vital energy now belonged to Fang Yu, yet she remained alive.

Upon full awakening, this insectoid hive queen instantly gained countless life functions and began expanding her hive.

Buzzzz.

The hive of this insectoid queen expanded, and new insects were born from her.

Fang Yu could sense that each newly born insect, the moment it emerged, had its soul bound to the hive queen, and the expanding hive itself seemed brimming with vitality, possessing a soul. The hive queen and the hive were in a wondrous soul-linked state; between the hive queen, the hive, and the countless insects, a connection existed.

"The hive has soul and consciousness? This might be an inspiration."

Within his own body, Fang Yu circulated numerous Great Dao techniques—Great Life Technique, Great Soul Technique, Great Five Elements Technique, Great Yin-Yang Technique, Great Chaos Technique—these Great Dao techniques surged wildly through him, as if seeking to ignite life even within a single microscopic micro-cosmos.

As the Great Dao flowed and transformed, revealing countless mysteries of the universe, Fang Yu felt himself gradually advancing toward the Dao.

In just one day in this world, he had gained much and received many inspirations; now he could once again activate the Great Dao techniques and strive for the Realm of Creation.

If he failed, he would simply venture out again, journeying into the depths of the universe to seek rare encounters and explore ancient caverns.

As for the treasures of the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins, Fang Yu paid them no mind, so he let his disciple Luo Feng take them.

At this moment, Luo Feng had already obtained several treasures from the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins.

"Luo Feng, congratulations on passing your trial—you are now a member of the Yìn Mò Star. You will receive your trial reward."

A crystalline figure formed of light appeared before Luo Feng, gesturing with a wave of its hand to summon four items: a black vest, a silver bracer, a book shimmering with starlight, and a hexagonal metal plaque.

"This one is what you call the Black God Set; the second is the Auxiliary Holographic Computer; the third is the Master's Attack Technique, 'Dun Tian'; the fourth is the token granting entry to the Yìn Mò Star. Unfortunately, even now that you possess the token, you cannot enter the Yìn Mò Star."

The crystalline figure delivered the four treasures; when speaking of the fourth, it seemed to sigh faintly.

"Yìn Mò Star? What is it? Where is it? Why can't I enter?"

Luo Feng was curious.

"The Yìn Mò Star is a mysterious place within this vast universe, but unfortunately, it has been destroyed. Still, aside from the token, the other items hold immense benefits for you. The Auxiliary Holographic Computer is something every Gene Warrior and Mental Force User desires. Beyond all the functions of a communication watch, it has others—including the ability to measure a target's strength."

The bald crystalline figure said, "Wear it, and by permeating it with your Mental Force and pressing the measurement button, you can measure your own strength."

"Is that so?"

Luo Feng followed the bald crystalline figure's instructions, pointing the Auxiliary Holographic Computer at himself; instantly, text appeared on its surface: "Combat Power: Gene Origin Energy (Planetary 6th Rank)."

"Planetary 6th Rank?"

Luo Feng uttered four words—he had never heard this term before.

Even his master had never mentioned it.

Of course, this might also be because his master was extremely busy.

While they cultivated in the Dao Inquiry Palace, their master seemed occupied capturing various mutated plants and animals—iron-armored dragons, thousand-year willow trees—all brought into the Dao Inquiry Palace.

"Correct. Your Gene Origin Energy is now at Planetary 6th Rank. This term 'Planetary 6th Rank' is how the universe classifies cultivators."

The bald crystalline figure said, "Within the vast universe, countless lifeforms exist, the majority of which are merely Apprentices. The Apprentice rank is divided into nine tiers: Tier One is the lowest, Tier Nine the highest—Tier Nine is a High Battle God; Tier One equals what you call a初级战士. The strongest on your planet, having received some ancient civilization legacies, adopted the universe's tier system but found 'Apprentice' too unimpressive, so they renamed it 'Warrior,' 'Battle General,' 'Battle God.' Yet in the boundless universe, this entire tier is uniformly called 'Apprentice.'"

Luo Feng took a deep breath.

So even a High Battle God was merely an Apprentice in the grand scheme of the universe?

And his current realm was Planetary.

"Above Apprentice is Planetary. Those on Earth who surpass the Battle God realm are Planetary. This rank is also divided into nine tiers; at this level, one can survive comfortably while wandering the universe. Your Earth's Hong is Planetary 6th Rank; Lei Shen is Planetary 7th Rank; all others above Battle God are Planetary 1st or 2nd Rank."

The bald crystalline figure said.

"What rank is my master? I feel he is far stronger than Hong."

Luo Feng paused, unable to resist asking.

"Your master…"