Zhou Qi first chose to strengthen a spider-like parasite that Moga Luo had captured from the Geocentric World.
"Ding, consuming 2000 Evolution Points, the Parasitic Spider has been strengthened to a First-Order Parasitic Spider. Congratulations to the Host for gaining Elementary favorability with the First-Order Parasitic Spider."
As the Evolution Points were injected, this Parasitic Spider began to change, its body becoming deeper, its eight legs becoming more powerful, and many tiny, fuzzy barbs growing on them, though its body size did not change significantly.
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"Ding, consuming 32,000 Evolution Points, the Parasitic Spider has been strengthened to a Fifth-Order Parasitic Spider. Congratulations to the Host for gaining the Fifth-Order Parasitic Spider's undying loyalty."
After a series of enhancements, the Fifth-Order Parasitic Spider's body size did not change much compared to before, its exoskeleton became similar to that of a mollusk, and its eight claws could instantly become soft or hard as iron.
Its eight eyes flickered with a deep red light, and its mouth was full of sharp fangs, capable of easily piercing the defenses of ordinary creatures with a gentle bite.
Zhou Qi looked at this Fifth-Order Parasitic Spider, nodded with satisfaction, placed it aside, and then selected a nematode-like parasite for strengthening.
"Ding, consuming 3000 Evolution Points, the Parasitic Nematode has been strengthened to a First-Order Parasitic Nematode. Congratulations to the Host for gaining Elementary favorability with the First-Order Parasitic Nematode."
Under the shroud of evolutionary light, this Parasitic Nematode's body gradually lengthened and thickened, its originally transparent body becoming translucent, allowing a faint glimpse of the strange liquid flowing within.
"Ding, consuming 48 million Evolution Points, the Parasitic Nematode has been strengthened to a Fifth-Order Parasitic Nematode. Congratulations to the Host for gaining the Fifth-Order Parasitic Nematode's undying loyalty."
After being strengthened to the Fifth Rank, the Parasitic Nematode reached a length of about 5 centimeters, a layer of fine villi appeared on its body surface, and a pair of small antennae grew on its head, allowing it to keenly sense changes in the surrounding environment.
Subsequently, Zhou Qi activated the combined strengthening function for the Fifth-Order Water Bear, Fifth-Order Parasitic Spider, Fifth-Order Parasitic Nematode, and Six-Stage Army Ants.
"Ding, currently integrating 4 types. Due to the high genetic compatibility of the 4 creatures, the success rate is 60%, requiring 1 million Evolution Points." Looking at the success rate prompted on the light screen, Zhou Qi directly chose to continue strengthening.
The several dependents glowed faintly and began to slowly approach and fuse, the light gradually intensifying, forming a giant orb of light.
Within the light orb, the outlines of various creatures flickered in and out of view, their limbs and organs began to intermingle and reorganize, emitting crackling sounds.
Zhou Qi stared at the light orb nervously, filled with anticipation.
As the light gradually dissipated, an unprecedented creature appeared before him. It was small, only the size of a pinky finger, yet it exuded a chilling aura that would make ordinary beings feel a tingling scalp and dizziness when they looked at it.
Its body fused the characteristics of a spider and a nematode, possessing the spider's eight legs and the nematode's slender body. Its exoskeleton presented a mottled black, with strange, ghostly patterns shimmering on it.
Its head had a large proboscis filled with sharp teeth, and its eyes flickered with an eerie light, as if they could see through everything.
Zhou Qi looked at this new creature, a surge of excitement rising in his heart. He immediately named it "Mind Control Demon Bug," hoping it would possess the powerful ability to control the brains of intelligent creatures, and then began to strengthen it.
"Ding, consuming 20,000 Evolution Points, the Mind Control Demon Bug has been strengthened to a Second-Order Mind Control Demon Bug. Congratulations to the Host for gaining Intermediate favorability with the Second-Order Mind Control Demon Bug."
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"Ding, consuming 160,000 Evolution Points, the Mind Control Demon Bug has been strengthened to a Fifth-Order Mind Control Demon Bug. Congratulations to the Host for gaining the Fifth-Order Mind Control Demon Bug's undying loyalty."
"Ding, congratulations to the Host for successfully strengthening a Mind Control Demon Bug and being promoted to a First-Order Apostle, gaining the talents: Survival in Despair, Cell Reorganization, Brainwave Interference, Mental Erosion, Parasitic Control, Super Pressure Resistance, Stealth Infiltration, Rapid Reproduction, and Microscopic Insight."
The Mind Control Demon Bug strengthened to the Fifth Rank did not change in size but became even more bizarre. Zhou Qi could clearly sense its powerful Mental Power fluctuations.
Then he opened the dependent panel to check:
Apostle: Fifth-Order Mind Control Demon Bug
Rank: Advanced Life Form
Race: Mind Control Demon Bug
Gene: Advanced Mind Control Demon Bug Gene
Life Essence: Carbon-Based Organism
Talents:
Five-Star Talent: Survival in Despair
Parasitic Control: Once successfully parasitic, it can completely control the target creature's actions and thoughts.
Four-Star Talent: Super Pressure Resistance, Cell Reorganization
Brainwave Interference: Can emit special brainwaves to interfere with the target creature's thoughts, causing confusion.
Mental Erosion: Can gradually erode the target creature's mental defenses, weakening its will, creating conditions for parasitic control.
Two-Star Talent:
Stealth Infiltration: Possesses powerful stealth abilities, capable of hiding its form in various environments, making it difficult to detect.
Rapid Reproduction: Breaks the reproductive barrier of the Tenth-Order Army Ant Queen, capable of single-unit reproduction, and can quickly expand its population in suitable environments.
One-Star Talent: Microscopic Insight
Life Strength: 10
Zhou Qi looked at the Mind Control Demon Bug's talents, immensely excited. This new life form, after combined strengthening, perfectly matched his expectations.
Even more delightful was its ability to reproduce. One should know that none of the dependents currently reproduced by the Tenth-Order Army Ant Queen could undergo sexual reproduction.
Just looking at the Fifth-Order Mind Control Demon Bug, which was only the size of a pinky finger, it actually had a Life Strength of 10.
Zhou Qi felt a bit confused for a moment. As he played with it in his hand, connecting his Mental Energy to its body, he could clearly feel the strong Mental Power fluctuations it possessed. He felt that this Life Strength might be related to its Mental Energy.
At this moment, a wave of awe and worship emanated from this Fifth-Order Mind Control Demon Bug, as if a fanatic had seen a great lord. This Fifth-Order Mind Control Demon Bug actually possessed intelligence not inferior to humans, which surprised Zhou Qi.
Then, he carefully opened the Evolution Space's teleportation function and brought the Fifth-Order Mind Control Demon Bug to the Tenth-Order Army Ant Queen at the White Snake Mountain Underground Base.
At this time, the White Snake Mountain Underground Base only had Six-Stage Army Ants and Six-Stage He Bo Insect remaining, and large areas of the land were emptier than before. Zhou Qi walked to where the Tenth-Order Army Ant Queen was and sent the Fifth-Order Mind Control Demon Bug to her side.
The Army Ant Queen lowered her massive head and humanely paid respects to Zhou Qi.
At this time, the Army Ant Queen, connected to the millions of dependents she had reproduced, had converted all the endless Faith Power brought by the Faith Crown into Mental Energy, which in turn led to a surge in her Life Strength and an increase in her intelligence.
Zhou Qi had an idea. He connected his mind with the Tenth-Order Army Ant Queen and transmitted the Taiji Refinement Method he had created to her, letting the Army Ant Queen try to Cultivate independently, as it was a Cultivation method specifically for Mental Energy.
Immediately, he used his Mental Power to send the Rank 6 Mind Control Magic Insect to the Army Ant Queen. The One-Star Talent: External Insect Nest activated, and the Rank 6 Mind Control Magic Insect transformed into a white light and entered the Army Ant Queen's body.
The Tenth-Order Army Ant Queen's massive Mental Power fluctuations directly fed information back to Zhou Qi.