Insectoids

Mother Queen Yilina softly said, "The three types of Insectoid Warriors I'm most skilled at cultivating are, first, the incredibly powerful Tiger Beetle Insectoids from the 'Armored Insectoid' category. To be more precise, they are a branch of the Tiger Beetle Insectoids called 'Yantan Insectoids'. Tiger Beetle Insectoids share a common trait with all Armored Insectoids—strong defense! And Tiger Beetle Insectoids are renowned for their strength… they are absolutely the most outstanding Insectoid Warriors for assault battles. A formation composed of Tiger Beetle Insectoid Warriors is the most difficult to break through. And when an endless insectoid tide of Tiger Beetle Insectoid Warriors forms and begins to slaughter, they are the most terrifying."

Luo Feng nodded as he listened.

He knew himself that Insectoids could be classified by ability into reconnaissance, assault, assassin, and long-range types.

These Tiger Beetle Insectoids clearly belonged to the assault type.

They were somewhat similar to heavy cavalry among military units.

"There truly are many types of Insectoids," Luo Feng mused. "Under Armored Insectoids alone, there are dozens of sub-categories, and each sub-category can be further divided into dozens to thousands of branches."

"Master, look, these are Tiger Beetle Insectoids," Mother Queen Yilina pointed to the nearby grassland.

Whoosh!

A creature appeared out of thin air, over ten stories (30 meters) tall, appearing incredibly massive. Its entire body was covered in an exceptionally thick carapace. On its head were oval-shaped compound eyes, completely protected by the carapace, as if its head was securely encased like a warrior wearing a helmet.

The carapace on its chest also bore ferocious spikes, and its thick, powerful, and curved hind limbs supported its body.

The entire Tiger Beetle Insectoid gave off an impression of solidity! Ferocity! Like a tank, it exuded an aura of fierce might. Its entire carapace was fiery red, and even its well-protected compound eyes were fiery red.

"This is a Realm Lord peak-level Tiger Beetle Insectoid," Mother Queen Yilina introduced.

"Realm Lord peak-level?"

Luo Feng looked at the colossal creature, which was ten stories high, with a hint of pleasant surprise.

"Because the endless Insectoid Warriors cultivated by my Insectoids win by sheer numbers, it's destined that they cannot be too large," Mother Queen Yilina explained, seemingly noticing the terrifyingly massive Golden Horned Beast in the distance. "The larger the size, while also needing to ensure defense and so on, the more resources will be continuously consumed. Just like the Golden Horned Beast, Master… with such a massive size, even if I were to create a legion of Realm Lord Insectoid Warriors, I couldn't create Insectoid Warriors that are so enormous."

Luo Feng also chuckled.

How big was an Insectoid Mother Nest? At least Yilina's Mother Nest had a total diameter of slightly over 800 meters. Even the Immortal-level Insectoid Mother Nest he encountered when he led the cosmic army to hunt down those two Immortal Gods was only about ten kilometers tall.

If the Mother Nest was only that big, how large could the Insectoid Warriors be?

The Golden Horned Beast, from its head to the tip of its scaled tail, was over 1200 kilometers long.

"Yilina, do you have Realm Lord Insectoid Warriors?" Luo Feng pressed.

"Yes," Mother Queen Yilina nodded.

"How many?" Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

"Not many," Mother Queen Yilina shook her head. "After the war on the outer-territory battlefield, under the threat of death, my Insectoid Warriors were almost completely depleted. Now, only eleven Realm Lord peak-level Insectoid Warriors remain. As for other lower-level Insectoid Warriors, they are all gone. These last eleven were originally meant to protect me at the final moment, but unexpectedly, I fell into a deep slumber due to a human Immortal God's soul secret art, with no time to summon my Insectoid Warriors."

An Insectoid Mother Queen, at the Realm Lord level, already possesses her own internal world.

Therefore, a vast insectoid army can be stored in the internal world, constantly accumulating in number, and then summoned during battle.

"Understood," Luo Feng nodded. "What about the second type of Insectoid Warrior you can cultivate?"

"The second type belongs to the 'Sharp Shadow Insectoids' within the Shadow-type Insectoids. More specifically, they are a branch of the Sharp Shadow Insectoids called 'Nastya Insectoids', a legendary Insectoid type that once produced a true super-existence among our Insectoids, 'Nastya'," Mother Queen Yilina said with emotion.

Luo Feng nodded.

Strictly speaking, among Insectoids, the only true life form is the Mother Queen. The countless Insectoid Warriors created are not considered life forms, but merely combat tools. However, these Insectoid Warriors, with their incredibly simple consciousnesses… are not without the possibility of transformation. The fair universe does not extinguish their hope of evolution.

Nastya was one such Insectoid Warrior, originally ignorant like countless others, who, by chance, devoured a special treasure during a battle after being summoned by a Mother Queen, underwent evolution, and gained an independent will.

Throughout the Insectoid race, there are quite a few non-Mother Queen Insectoid Warriors who possess independent will.

But those who become super-existences are extremely rare.

Nastya was one.

"Sharp Shadow Insectoids share the common trait of Shadow-type Insectoids—extreme speed. They possess astonishing speed, swift as a phantom, and their attack power is also extremely strong. Their only weakness is… a relatively weak physique," Mother Queen Yilina explained. "Fast, strong attack, weak body—that defines the Sharp Shadow Insectoids."

"Master, I don't have any Sharp Shadow Insectoids in my internal world; they were all used up on the outer-territory battlefield back then. Compared to the Tiger Beetle Insectoids, their appearance is more slender and small, and their carapace is not fiery red, but dark grey," Mother Queen Yilina explained.

Luo Feng nodded.

One for assault, one for reconnaissance.

If Tiger Beetle Insectoids were heavy cavalry, Sharp Shadow Insectoids were light cavalry.

"The last type is one of the most powerful among the 'Mantis-type' Insectoids, which is the largest category of our Insectoids: the 'Hunter Mantis Insectoids'. The Hunter Mantis Insectoids I create belong to the 'Tro Insectoids' branch of Hunter Mantis Insectoids," Mother Queen Yilina said. "Hunter Mantis Insectoids are the most powerful of the three types I specialize in creating."

"They possess powerful physiques, astonishing speed, incredible defense, exceptionally agile dodging abilities, and innate, superb combat techniques," Mother Queen Yilina's voice rose slightly. "Creating one Hunter Mantis Insectoid is roughly equivalent to creating five Sharp Shadow Insectoids or two Tiger Beetle Insectoids of the same level."

Luo Feng's eyes lit up as he listened.

Hunter Mantis?

Mother Queen Yilina could actually cultivate Hunter Mantis Insectoids; this was a pleasant surprise. Even in the Golden Horned Beast's inherited memories, there was a detailed description of Hunter Mantis Insectoids. Mantis-types are the largest category of Insectoids, with Armored-types being second. Among the seven most outstanding Mantis-type classifications, Hunter Mantis is one.

The seven ultimate Mantis-types each have their strengths, with Hunter Mantis being known for its cunning.

"Master, this is a Realm Lord peak-level Hunter Mantis. Among my remaining eleven Realm Lord peak-level Insectoid Warriors, eight are Hunter Mantis Insectoids," Mother Queen Yilina said, clearly indicating that Hunter Mantis Insectoids were the ones she had the most confidence in and thus kept the most of. She pointed to the nearby grassland, and a colossal creature instantly appeared.

It was approximately 24 meters tall.

It appeared leaner than the Tiger Beetle Insectoids, yet more robust than the Sharp Shadow Insectoids. Its entire body was covered in streamlined scales, primarily black, with intricate azure patterns that gave the Hunter Mantis Insectoid a ghostly aura. It had sturdy lower limbs and two pairs of forelimbs that resembled battle blades, with sharp claws along their edges.

Its compound eyes protruded.

Two sharp horns extended from its head, and when its mouth occasionally opened, it revealed dense, sharp teeth.

This was a pure combat machine! Its body structure granted it absolute defense, absolute agility, and absolute speed, and combined with its two pairs of forelimbs… it was a true killing machine. Moreover, its incredibly tightly-knit scales looked more advanced than those of the Tiger Beetle Insectoids. Even though it was leaner than the Tiger Beetle type, its defense was in no way inferior.

"Master, Tiger Beetle Insectoids, Sharp Shadow Insectoids, and Hunter Mantis Insectoids are the three types of Insectoid Warriors I have always researched and am most skilled at cultivating," Mother Queen Yilina looked at Luo Feng. "Of course, low-level Insectoids like Green Mantises can be easily mass-produced; they require no research and pose no difficulty. Any Insectoid Mother Queen can create those low-level Insectoids."

Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

Very good.

These three types of Insectoid Warriors were all top-tier Insectoids, with the Hunter Mantis Insectoids being the top of the top-tier.

"When can you start cultivating Insectoid Warriors?" Luo Feng asked.

"I can start anytime," Mother Queen Yilina said with a smile, while the Tiger Beetle Insectoid and Hunter Mantis Insectoid Warriors stood behind her, incredibly respectful. "However, cultivating Insectoid Warriors involves two modes. I will tell you, Master, and you can choose."

"Speak," Luo Feng listened carefully.

"The first mode is to mass-produce weaker Hunter Mantis Insectoids, Tiger Beetle Insectoids, and Sharp Shadow Insectoids," Mother Queen Yilina explained. "Creating Star-level and Universe-level ones is very easy; they can be mass-produced. Afterward, they are made to fight amongst themselves, devouring each other. The weak perish, the strong survive, and the strong devour the weak to become even stronger. When a large group of Insectoid Warriors all die off, and only one remains, that one will be the most outstanding, capable of cultivating an incredibly fierce and mighty Realm Lord peak-level Insectoid."

Luo Feng trembled slightly.

Making countless Star-level and Universe-level Insectoids devour each other? Until only one remains?

"Not all Insectoid Warriors have the same aptitude; some have greater potential, others less," Mother Queen Yilina explained. "This method eliminates all those with poor potential, and the peak-level Insectoids that emerge from endless slaughter… are ten times stronger than ordinary Realm Lord peak-level Insectoid Warriors. They can be called Kings!"

"The second mode is the normal cultivation method," Mother Queen Yilina continued. "If I want to cultivate Realm Lord peak-level Insectoid Warriors, I need to provide sufficient resources, and I will directly breed and cultivate Realm Lord peak-level Insectoids. This direct cultivation method… is fast and has an extremely high energy utilization rate, as I cultivate them directly, so there's no waste of energy resources. However… while their potential won't be poor, they absolutely cannot compare to those terrifying ones forged through countless battles and devouring innumerable Insectoids."

Luo Feng pondered as he listened.

The two cultivation modes were indeed interesting.

"What's the resource ratio for energy?" Luo Feng asked.

"The second, normal cultivation method, consumes the least energy resources. The first method, because it allows them to devour and absorb on their own, has low absorption efficiency, and a large amount of energy is also lost during battles. Therefore… the energy resource ratio differs by about a hundredfold."

"Cultivating one 'King' Insectoid can cultivate a hundred Insectoids of the same level," Mother Queen Yilina explained. "Master, please choose the method for cultivating Insectoids."