Astral Cockroach

The Force plants on this planet have too many abnormal features. The flowering and fruiting cycles are generally short.斑布 began to feel that something was wrong. Over time, after seeing more, it slowly became accustomed to it. Previously, the 22-year flowering and fruiting cycle of the Double Star Apricot felt very long.

A flowering and fruiting cycle of 120 years is excessively long on this planet.

Judging by the pattern, it must be an extraordinary treasure.

In addition, 斑布 also discovered that cultivating high-quality plant seeds, especially the God-given seeds rewarded by the stars in the sky, had good strengthening effects but were all within the norm.

On the contrary, some of the God-given seeds that were naturally produced in the wild did not follow the rules of the "Gods." For example, the Nine-Leaf Red Lotus possessed the ability to self-regulate its genes and almost broke free from the limitations of the genetic lock.

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斑布 waited for the Red Crow Ghost King to give him a detailed introduction.

The Red Crow Ghost King paused and then asked, "Lord 斑布, have you ever heard of this saying? All insect tribes share a common ancestor."

According to the theory of species evolution, that's how it is. Everyone started from a single cell. 斑布 once made up a story and told Lord 花柏 that "all cockroach tribes have a common ancestor," to which Lord 花柏 deeply agreed.

In terms of acknowledging ancestors, all insect warriors can basically reach a consensus.

"Sort of... yes," 斑布 replied.

The Red Crow Ghost King gently pointed its antennae to the sky and said, "Since everyone is a descendant of the Gods, protected by them, the common ancestor of each insect tribe must be one of the Gods."

"The strengthening effect of the Ghost King Locust is reversion to ancestry! Awakening a portion of the ancestral divine power."

"Uh..."

斑布 didn't know what to say.

Reversion to ancestry? Isn't that genetic degradation?

Only ignorant and primitive wisdom would believe that ancestors were strong and descendants weak. The opposite is true. In natural evolution, under normal circumstances, genetic inheritance only strengthens with each generation through survival of the fittest.

斑布's mind quickly turned, and he understood: what they call "ancestral divine power" probably refers to "supernatural powers."

When the insect tribes on this planet are promoted to Mountain Lord, they naturally awaken elemental abilities, and their carapaces develop Force patterns. It's certain that when Force lifeforms are promoted to the cosmic life level, these Force patterns will gradually upgrade and transform into supernatural power patterns.

The strengthening effect of the Ghost King Locust should be a significant enhancement of the Force patterns, breaking the limitations of the life level to a certain extent, and possessing some of the characteristics of supernatural power patterns.

The ignorant and uneducated Red Crow Mountain warriors regard it as "ancestral power."

As 斑布's mind raced, he figured out the key points and was very certain of his guess, understanding the true nature of the "Ghost King Locust."

This kind of strengthening is very powerful for other warriors, belonging to the top-tier among "divine-grade" God-given seeds.

However, for 斑布, it's not very rare, or rather, a bit useless!

斑布's first heart is a complete set of metal-based supernatural power patterns, and it's the famous "D-108 Ultimate Metal Riot Domain."

The supernatural power patterns in the location of 斑布's second heart... that's a true god!

As strength grows, consuming Force to light up and activate them will grant what they call "divine power."

...

The Red Crow Ghost King was speaking, but suddenly stopped, waiting for 斑布 to ask. Seeing that 斑布 didn't speak, it assumed that he was frightened by the "ancestral divine power" and was very satisfied with 斑布's "shocked and dazed" reaction.

It seemed that 斑布 was stunned for a while, and then, cautiously and laboriously, asked, "Red Crow Ghost King, are you mistaken about something?"

"Mistaken about something?" The Red Crow Ghost King was displeased and retorted, "What's mistaken about what?"

斑布 organized his words and said tactfully, "It's already good enough that we, these weak descendants, can survive under the protection of the Gods. How could we possibly awaken the divine power of our ancestors..."

"Weak descendants?!" The Red Crow Ghost King seemed to be touched on a sensitive spot, became angry, jumped up, and then calmed down, saying seriously:

"Lord 斑布, you underestimate yourself too much. The fact that you are qualified to lie here with us, eating together, and negotiating the exchange of the continent's top 'divine-grade' Force food, proves that you are a descendant of the Gods, favored by them."

"..." 斑布 was speechless: Does that sound like a compliment? But it doesn't seem to be.

Gods this, Gods that, it's a bit too much to bear: If they really became Gods, would they be defeated by other civilizations, causing the Gods to fall? Leaving their descendants to huddle in narrow, closed spaces, eking out a living.

The Begonia Butterfly King was lying on the Red Crow Ghost King's carapace. Carelessly, it almost fell off due to the jolting. Somewhat annoyed, it lightly tapped its antennae, and a beam of blue-purple lightning struck the Red Crow Ghost King's head.

"Indecorous!" The Red Crow Ghost King said, silently lay down, and said, "Thunder Bamboo, let Lord 斑布 see the ancestral divine power you've awakened."

"Me? Well... okay!" Thunder Bamboo Ghost King agreed with difficulty.

The Begonia Butterfly King shook its antennae at the Thunder Bamboo Ghost King.

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King was so frightened that it shivered, opened its mouth, and a small, brown-gray hexagonal "shield" appeared out of thin air, hovering in front of it, quickly expanding.

The Begonia Butterfly King emitted a beam of blue-purple lightning, which struck the shield, silently disappearing without a trace.

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King controlled the shield to shrink, slowly floating in front of 斑布, and said, "Ancestral divine power only awakens at the King level. I haven't been promoted to Ghost King for long, so my ability is still very weak."

斑布 used his mental power to scan, inspect, and confirm that the "shield"-shaped object was made of solidified earth and stone, and was very solid. He opened his mouth, preparing to use flames to burn it and test it.

"Don't!" The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King whispered, and with a thought, the shield flew back, and he opened his mouth, and the thing disappeared into thin air again.

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King said, "It's very exhausting."

After saying that, he buried his head and ate wildly.

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Not only was it exhausting, but the Force patterns on his carapace lit up, frantically absorbing the surrounding natural Force. Clearly, the Force consumption was also not small.

斑布 stretched out his forelimbs, gestured, and asked, "Thunder Bamboo Ghost King, did you condense that thing using your earth and stone abilities?"

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King replied, "Yes, that is the ancestral divine power I awakened. It's connected to my soul, and I can control it with a thought."

斑布 opened his mouth and asked, "Where did the thing go?"

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King said, "Life sac!"

The Red Crow Ghost King helped explain, "Every warrior who uses the Ghost King Locust, strictly speaking, awakens two abilities. The same ability is that the life sac space expands slightly, allowing them to store things related to their soul; the awakened abilities of different tribes are not exactly the same, but there are similar patterns to follow."

"Thunder Bamboo and I are very similar. Because I awakened both metal and earth and stone abilities, I'm a bit more powerful than him."

斑布 looked at the Begonia Butterfly King.

The Begonia Butterfly King opened its mouth, and a dark blue water ball with a diameter of about 8 centimeters appeared, with dazzling blue-purple electric light radiating from the center of the water ball.

With a thought, the Begonia Butterfly King made the water ball disappear.

The Red Crow Ghost King said, "There is no precedent for exchanging the Ghost King Locust, so we can't confirm what abilities your cockroach tribe will awaken. Anyway, the abilities awakened by the Narrow Butterfly and Ghost Wasp tribes are similar."

斑布 understood a little.

The awakened abilities are similar, so they, Red Crow Mountain, believe that the ancestors of the insect tribes are similar and collectively call them "Gods."

斑布 had only guessed a small part correctly. The shield of the Thunder Bamboo Ghost King and the water ball of the Begonia Butterfly King were both elemental abilities, probably products of the evolution of Force patterns towards supernatural power patterns.

The ability of the life sac was too incredible and completely unrelated to Force patterns.

Then the strengthening effect of the Ghost King Locust wasn't the speculated significant enhancement of Force patterns.

What was it then?

斑布's mind raced, and he immediately came to a definite conclusion: genes!

It's likely strengthening the talent genes, breaking some genetic lock shackles, and triggering sealed talent abilities.

The Thunder Bamboo Ghost King ate all the meat on the plate in front of him in one breath, finally breathing a sigh of relief, and said, "My ability has just awakened and is still very fragile. Condensing that thing consumes a lot of stamina and Force, and it's not yet fully formed. Even a slight attack will consume a lot of stamina and Force."

The Red Crow Ghost King said, "After being promoted to Roach King, and continuing to grow, things will slowly get better. Mastering this ability should make you invincible in the Myriad Races Continent in terms of combat."

"However, combat isn't important. The biggest benefit is that Roach King-level growth will be much easier. In addition, there's an added benefit: the life sac space expands, allowing you to choose super-large particle seeds like the Scaly Leaf Yew to nurture life seeds."

"..." 斑布 said, "I understand."

PS1: Yesterday's chapter ended abruptly, so I'm updating earlier today.

PS2: Currently setting up the starry sky section. If it's too sci-fi oriented, the author's knowledge of astronomy and physics will be insufficient, and it's estimated to collapse. In advance, I'm designing foreshadowing in a more fantasy direction.