Chapter 569 - 265: The Final Calamity, Multi-Emperor Assault, Peerless

Chapter 569: Chapter 265: The Final Calamity, Multi-Emperor Assault, Peerless

Lin Feng was stunned by Ling Yi’s revelation. He stared blankly for a long moment before he finally processed it.

"You mean my father is being used as an Artifact Spirit, and he’s about to be fused with the body of a Tier Four Spine King?"

Ling Yi nodded thoughtfully.

"’Artifact Spirit’... the soul of a Divine Artifact. Yes, that’s a fitting term."

"After its battle with the Red King, the Tier Four Spine King smelted and absorbed a massive number of Tier Three King Spine Zergs, as well as the genes of countless Tier Three native life forms. This gave it the opportunity to advance to Tier Five."

"However, when it tried to accommodate a second Complete Realm Power, it unexpectedly triggered a seal deep within its soul. As a result, it went mad."

"The Slaughter Realm within it completely devoured its consciousness. The Tier Four Peak Spine King became the Mad King—impossible to communicate with or guide, reduced to a mindless killing machine."

"But as I said, a Tier Four Cosmic Life Form—even its corpse—is exceptionally valuable."

"Furthermore, the Spine Zerg Race represents the Zerg Race’s greatest combat power. This Tier Four Peak Spine King in particular could even perform a Tier Jump and fight a Tier Five Comet Level entity."

"So, not wanting to waste such a powerful combat tool, the Zerg God decided to exploit the immense potential of the human soul. The plan is to forcibly fuse human Spiritual Power into the Spine King’s body."

"Thereby reviving this terrifying war machine."

"Of course, this is all just my own speculation based on what you’ve told me. As for the real truth, at my current Tier Three, I don’t have the clearance to access that kind of information."

Lin Feng nodded. He now had a general understanding of the conspiracy behind his father’s imprisonment in the Spine King’s body. He asked,

"Once my father is fused with the Spine King’s body, will he lose his own consciousness and become a puppet for the Zerg God?"

Ling Yi glanced at Jiang Yun’er, whose back was turned to them, and nodded.

"That’s right. Unless your father’s Spiritual Power can break through the limits of Tier Three and enter the Tier Four Domain, he’ll become nothing more than a control hub that executes commands. This is to prevent the frenzied Realm from spreading and contaminating the operator."

"But if that day truly comes, the awakened Tier Four Peak Spine King will undoubtedly take the next step. It will absorb the energy of Blue Star’s planetary core to ascend to Tier Five and become a Comet Level Life Form!"

"When that happens, Blue Star’s entire crust will shatter. Magma will spew everywhere, the magnetic field will warp, the poles will shift, and an eruption comparable to the planet’s birth will trigger an unprecedented mass extinction."

"At that point, never mind lesser life forms—even High-tier Life Forms at Tier Three will struggle to survive."

"And after the Tier Five Spine King departs, the shattered Blue Star will gradually cool, eventually becoming a dead planet with an environment even more hostile than that of Ceres."

"Fortunately, judging by their current plan, the Zerg Race intends to first strip the planet’s surface ecosystems of all their Biomass. Then, they’ll force the birth of a Tier Four Zerg King through a global competition between Mother Empresses. Only then will they use the Tier Four Spine King’s Body to squeeze every last drop of value out of Blue Star..."

Lin Feng’s expression turned grave.

"But that day isn’t far off, is it?"

"A Tier Three Late-stage Mother Empress is about to be born. Before long, the final battle between the Mother Empresses will begin..."

Ling Yi waved a hand, dispelling the Sound Insulation Spirit Shield that had enveloped them.

"That’s why we need to hurry. We must advance to Tier Three Late Stage together, then head to the Land of the End and put a stop to this final calamity threatening all life on Blue Star!"

"Let’s go. Everyone else is already on the battlefield."

"We’re the only ones left!"

Lin Feng snapped back to the present and looked around. The Genetic Warriors who had been participating in the trial, lying inside the Tier Two Zerg Eggs within the Incubation Pyramid, were all gone...

Only then did Lin Feng realize he had spent too long in the Spirit World. He followed Ling Yi out of the main Hive, asking as they walked,

"How long was I unconscious after leaving the Trial World?"

"What’s the situation outside Yunxia Ridge? Have the Zerg Mother Empresses already attacked with their armies?"

Ling Yi shrugged.

"You were out for about a full day. I saw you were absorbing the residual Spiritual Energy from the Trial World and your body seemed fine, so I didn’t disturb you."

"As for the outside world, Shen Jie reported that the nearby Mother Empresses noticed something within the first few hours of the Realm Trial, but they didn’t attack right away."

"It wasn’t until around noon yesterday, when we entered the Land of the End inside the Trial World, that things changed. The Peak Tiger Spine Zergs there detected us and notified the Zerg Mother Empresses on the surface. That’s when they began organizing a massive Swarm to attack Yunxia Ridge."

"Fortunately, it takes time for the Zerg Race to gather and coordinate their forces. By two in the afternoon, all seventy Genetic Warriors from the trial had woken up. After they finished integrating the Realm Power in their bodies and advancing to Tier Two Peak..."

"...the massive Swarm finally reached the front lines and launched its attack."

"So, Qin Hu took his contingent of thirty-five Genetic Warriors and returned to their camp in Beihai Town."

"The remaining thirty-four members of the Genetic Combat Team followed Shen Jie to the front lines."

"It seems the Mother Empresses learned their lesson from the huge losses they took last time. They’re no longer joining the battle personally. Instead, they’re using swarm tactics to pin our forces down while providing cover for their tunneling operations Underground."

"In other words, they plan to break through directly to the Underground Zerg Nest in Yunxia Ridge. They’ll coordinate an attack from both inside and out to either trap and kill us, or drive us from the ridge entirely."

Lin Feng nodded. This was all within his expectations.

"How many Mother Empresses are there in total, and what are their power levels?"