Douluo Continent: Starting with Transforming Xiao Wu into the Zerg Queen

The entire structure resembles a pyramid, its pointed cone shape covering the surrounding earth. Countless spikes and small openings grow on its surface, from which wisps of heat constantly rise, as if it were consuming or processing something.

If you look closely, you can see that the entire building seems to rise and fall, like a living thing breathing! There is a huge opening at the front for people to enter and exit. Countless fungal carpets emerge from the base of the building and spread out to cover an area of ​​about tens of meters around it. All living things covered by the fungal carpet wither and decay instantly, turning into nutrients and being completely absorbed by the fungal carpet.

Lin Fan stared blankly at the magnificent and menacing insect hive before him, which lay there silently like a monster. Deadly, and terrifying. An ordinary person would be so frightened by this structure that they wouldn't even be able to walk.

It has to be said that the Zerg's architecture is truly unique and disgusting. If Lin Fan hadn't known that this was his cheat code, he probably would have been so scared that his sanity would have plummeted!

Lin Fan suppressed his discomfort and slowly walked into the gate of the mother nest. The dark entrance seemed ready to devour him, the ring-shaped gate writhing like a mouth, and sticky mucus clinging to everything.

Upon entering the mother nest, they discovered a hidden world inside!

The clean, soft ground felt exceptionally comfortable to walk on, and the warm, soft interior of the mother nest instantly made Lin Fan feel incredibly relaxed. Three small spores, each about the size of a piglet, swelled up on the empty ground.

Could this be...?

Lin Fan closed his eyes and connected his mind to the Hive. Soon, all the information about the Hive flooded into Lin Fan's brain; this was the unique ability of the Zerg Overlord. The Overlord establishes a mental link with every Zerg unit, allowing it to completely control them.

Furthermore, the mental energy of each Zerg unit is fed back to the Overmind, meaning the more Zerg units there are, the stronger their combat power. Therefore, Lin Fan's mental energy becomes even stronger, and he can completely distribute any mental attacks he receives onto the Zerg mental network! In the universe, no one's mental energy is more vast than that of the Zerg Overmind!

After receiving all the information from the mother nest, Lin Fan looked at the three spores in front of him.

Sure enough, all three spores hatched worker bees! After the mother hive successfully hatches, it will automatically generate worker bee spores and excess eggs to create Zerg units based on the remaining energy in the hive.

However, since Lin Fan only had one creep patch and one worker bee at the start, his energy was naturally insufficient. He could only temporarily hatch three worker bees to mine resources and defend against enemies.

Lin Fan immediately issued a command with his mind: Hatch!

The three spores quickly swelled and began to wriggle. In about five minutes, three identical worker bees hatched from the eggs.

The Zerg's unique life form means they don't experience fatigue, as long as they have energy to replenish. Furthermore, they can survive in any environment, from day and night to lava and ice. They can survive as long as they evolve their genes.

After some thought, Lin Fan decided to leave one worker bee to guard him, while the other two went out to collect resources for the creep to consume. After all, he had just arrived in this world, and his immediate priority was to ensure his safety and strength before considering anything else.

Two worker bees slowly crawled out, brandishing their pincers, while another lay motionless to the side, like a statue. But if any danger arose, it would react swiftly, using its two enormous pincers to show its enemies what a greeting from the Zerg truly meant!

Lin Fan found the softest spot and lay down gently, intending to take a nap. He had experienced too much in one day and was feeling quite tired.

Lin Fan had just lain down when a message suddenly appeared in his mind: [Absorbing Salamander Genes, Extracting and Consuming]

Lin Fan sat up instantly. Salamander genes? Lin Fan realized that the lizard he had ambushed and killed during the day must have been dragged back and absorbed by the worker bees that went out to mine resources.

But how could a soul beast absorb and extract its genes?

Lin Fan was suddenly stunned!

It was as if a new world had opened up before him. Lin Fan's mind raced, constantly recalling the millions of types of soul beasts in the Douluo Continent, each with its unique attributes. There were even thousand-year-old, ten-thousand-year-old, and hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Lin Fan felt his heart pounding wildly, and his mind went blank for a moment!

Holy crap! I think I've come to the right place!

Chapter 4: The First Zerg Combat Unit

Thinking of this, Lin Fan quickly closed his eyes and used his mind to connect with the Mother Nest.

The fire lizard had been completely absorbed by the fungal carpet, and it had a full 100 points of energy. It seems that soul beasts do indeed contain more energy than ordinary plants.

Inside the mother's nest, an empty ovary was constantly wriggling, rapidly absorbing and extracting the salamander's genes.

Lin Fan watched the extraction progress of the mother nest with a sense of anticipation, wondering what useful genes this ten-year-old soul beast fire lizard could extract.

Although it's just a low-level ten-year soul beast, it has only just hatched from its mother nest. What more could it ask for? Even if it extracts some powerful genes, it doesn't have the resources to create new Zerg units!

It's important to know that the higher the level and the more powerful the Zerg unit, the more energy it requires to hatch. Furthermore, the energy consumed is also greater. Lin Fan is currently penniless after hatching the mother hive, with almost no energy left.

While worker bees can be used as temporary combat units, their primary function is to mine resources, hatch Zerg hives, move Zerg structures, and reclaim land. Their combat strength isn't actually that high; if they encountered a powerful century-old spirit beast, they might be annihilated without a trace.

Therefore, Lin Fan is now eagerly hoping that this fire lizard can bring him some surprises.

While waiting, the two worker bees that went out to mine resources continued to chop up some plants and transport them onto the fungal carpet. The energy points in Lin Fan's mind kept increasing. Although the amount was small, watching the energy points rise little by little was like watching his own wealth grow, which filled Lin Fan with a sense of happiness.

Soon, a mental fluctuation came from the mother nest—the salamander's genes have been extracted!

Lin Fan's face lit up with joy, and he hurriedly checked the extracted genes.

[Gene Bank Update: Reptiles with Leaping Ability and Sharp Claws]

[Can it be merged? Should it be merged?]

what?

Lin Fan was somewhat disappointed to find that he had only extracted two ordinary genes. However, upon further reflection, he realized that this lizard was merely a ten-year-level soul beast; what special genes could it possibly have?

Lin Fan reconnected his mind to the mother nest, controlling the fusion of the two genes.

【Fusion completed! 】

At the same time, the mother hive sent back a mental fluctuation, seemingly trying to convey some message.

Lin Fan immediately focused his consciousness on the Mother Nest's mental network, where a fragment within the gene bank was shimmering in the darkness. He channeled his consciousness into this fragment, and information about it rapidly appeared in his mind.

[After gene fusion, Zerglings can be produced.]

Instantly, a look of surprise appeared on Lin Fan's face. He hadn't expected that the fusion of genes would allow him to directly produce new Zerg units!

Moreover, it's a unit with combat capabilities!

Lin Fan quickly checked the remaining energy in the mother hive. The two worker bees had been continuously transporting resources to the fungal carpet for half a day, accumulating about 200 points. There was just one insect egg left in the mother hive, which was enough to hatch a springtail egg!

Lin Fan immediately gave the order—produce springtails!

In a corner of the mother nest, an insect egg rapidly swelled up, and a spore as tall as a person appeared before Lin Fan's eyes, continuously expanding in size.

Lin Fan stared in astonishment at the spore that was even taller than himself. "No wonder it's a Zerg combat unit," he thought, "it hasn't even hatched yet." Even through the outer layer of the spore, he could feel the intense stench of blood and the oppressive atmosphere!

"Stab!"

A sudden burst of bubbles rang out, and three hideous monsters emerged from the spores, roaring as they stood before Lin Fan.

Each springtail is slightly smaller than a worker bee, and its overall body is slender and petite. The springtail lies on all fours, with its back arched high and covered with a simple armor.

The springtail has a long head with sharp mouthparts, and its two claws at the front are exceptionally sharp! They are covered with sharp spines, and their claws constantly gleam with a chilling sharpness.

This structure allows springtails to hunt prey using their numerous sharp weapons, while their slender bodies allow them to move freely through various terrains and environments, making them incredibly fast and agile. They are practically born killing machines!

Lin Fan was slightly surprised to see the three springtails in front of him. He hadn't expected that this spore could hatch three springtails at once, and the energy it consumed was not much, only a little more than that of a worker bee.

Although springtails are extremely aggressive, they have a fatal weakness: their defense. Their bodies are only covered by a simple exoskeleton at vital points, meaning that even a moderately strong blow can severely damage a springtail, potentially even killing it.

However, Lin Fan couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw that just one spore could hatch into three springtails.

When it comes to massing units, the Zerg have never been afraid of anyone!

One springtail isn't enough, huh? Then three will do. If three still don't work, then ten will come at once!

No matter how strong a person is, when he sees the swarm of insects surging towards him like a tide, roaring and rushing towards him, his despair must have already reached its peak.

The Zerg's strength has never come from individual units, but from their endless reproduction and their boundless swarms of Zerg!

Lin Fan wanted to continue producing leaping insects, but now that he was in the Soul Beast Forest, who knew if a monstrous soul beast would suddenly appear out of nowhere and threaten his safety.

Only when you have a certain level of combat capability can you feel at ease.

However, Lin Fan quickly gave up on the idea in disappointment, as producing Zerg requires hatching eggs. The current hive was only a very basic one, laying only one egg every half hour.

It seems we need to accumulate more energy to evolve the hive, since the more Zerg units we have, the stronger our forces will be. We also need to find some Soul Beasts that can reproduce quickly and extract their genes to further accelerate the Zerg's reproduction rate.

Lin Fan lay down again, satisfied, and chased the worker bees left in the hive out to help him collect resources. At the same time, he placed three springtails at the entrance of the mother hive to guard against and hunt any life forms that approached.

Although he needed to sleep, the development of the Zerg could not stop for a moment! After giving the final order for the mother hive to hatch continuously at a ratio of one worker bee to three springtails, Lin Fan fell into a deep sleep.

Following Lin Fan's orders, the hive continued to produce Zerg units in an orderly manner.

They lay an egg every half hour and then immediately begin hatching it.

The worker bees, having hatched from their eggs, scrambled out to gather resources as ordered. Meanwhile, the springtails huddled together at the entrance to the hive, keeping a close watch on any movement in the vicinity.

The number of Zerg units is increasing.

Chapter 5 The hunting begins!

The next day.

The first ray of light pierced through the dense foliage and shone deep into the earth, suddenly illuminating a large expanse of menacing purplish-black land!

This purplish-black land was as silent as a forbidden zone of life; the surrounding trees had vanished. Not a single pebble, a patch of vegetation, or a blade of grass could be seen in this small area. The earth was completely covered by this purplish-black substance, like grotesque flesh, constantly writhing and leaping.

Strange-looking monsters shattered anything visible, dragging it onto the purplish-black earth. Upon contact with the earth, these substances were devoured by writhing flesh, leaving not even a trace.

Lin Fan slowly woke up, yawning as he looked around at his surroundings.

Inside the mother nest, just as a spore burst open, three more springtails emerged and hopped out to carry out orders.

Well, it seems the situation is very promising.

Lin Fan rubbed his lower back. Although the ovary was soft, it wasn't as comfortable as a bed. He'd better find some materials to make a bed.

Then Lin Fan connected his mind to the Mother Nest.

"Om-!"

A flood of information rushed into Lin Fan's mind in an instant!

Lin Fan immediately perked up and glanced at the list. Most of the samples were extracted from the genes of certain animals or plants. However, there were no genes from any soul beasts.

It seems the worker bees had a good harvest tonight! Although they didn't acquire any more powerful soul beast genes, the harvest of ordinary resources looks quite substantial.

Lin Fan checked the energy points in his mind with a hint of anticipation, and a string of numbers appeared before his eyes—14532 points!

"Fuck!"

Although Lin Fan had already prepared himself and expected to gain a lot of energy, he never expected it to be so much! More than 10,000 units of energy, and this was accumulated while the mother hive was constantly hatching Zerg units and consuming energy!

Lin Fan suddenly thought of something, his expression changed, and he hurriedly got up and ran out of the mother nest.

All that could be seen outside the mother nest was a purplish-black fungal carpet. All the surrounding trees had disappeared, and even the flowers and grass on the ground were gone!

Within a twenty-meter radius of the mother nest, it was like another world, with microorganisms flowing and wriggling everywhere on the fungal carpet. Dozens of springtails lay menacingly on the fungal carpet, silently guarding the mother nest.

Further away, about a dozen worker bees are orderly transporting flowers, grass, trees, vegetation, sand, stones, and insects from the ground to the fungal carpet, turning them into energy for the mother hive.

It can be said that where the fungal carpet covers, nothing grows, just like a dead zone!

"It's over."