Chapter 45: The God's Incubation Chamber

Within the spatial black hole, the creatures suddenly shifted—from serpent fiends to venomous demon spiders. Zi Hui was taken aback by the transformation. Yet she remained calm; after repeated enhancements from the Hero System, Zi Hui was no longer the person she once was.

Armed with a wealth of combat techniques, Zi Hui understood well the significance of her unlocked third-level gene lock and the status of a first-level evolutionary limit. She knew precisely what kind of power she now wielded.

The venomous demon spiders were not inherently terrifying. What was truly frightening was the inability to conquer one’s own fear.

The first venomous demon spider appeared, leaping down from above and landing within the metal basin, its soft abdomen pierced through. Zi Hui seized the moment, her mental energies surging forth—a white beam, thicker than ever before, shot out and struck the spider, killing it instantly.

After its death, black threads descended, binding the spider firmly. Soon, more and more venomous demon spiders dropped into the basin.

Compared to the serpent fiends, these spiders reacted much faster. They utilized their long legs to leap out of the metal basin and then charged toward Qin Hao.

Qin Hao’s mental power exploded.

"Thunder!"

A crackling sound echoed as a flash of lightning erupted from Qin Hao’s hand, striking the demon spider directly. The creature’s body was instantly charred, its blood evaporated, and it died outright.

However, Qin Hao exhaled deeply, feeling the immense drain on his mental reserves. Lightning, conjured from nothing, consumed enormous amounts of mental power; in contrast, metal was ubiquitous and required little effort to manipulate.

This palm thunder was not easily wielded unless Qin Hao reached the third level of mental evolution. Yet thunder abilities were not limited to one use.

Qin Hao infused the element of lightning into the metal basin. In the next moment, every demon spider that fell into the basin convulsed violently, paralyzed and unable to move.

In that instant of their immobility, death descended.

"Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!"

Sharp metal pierced their skulls. The venomous demon spiders perished one by one.

Blood flowed, and Qin Hao began to absorb it with fervor, gaining genetic fragments.

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The poison element under Qin Hao’s command increased by the moment, and his power grew accordingly.

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In a distant extragalactic system, a planet remarkably similar to Blue Star drifted in space. This planet was one and a half times Earth's mass, with stronger gravity, a protective atmosphere, land, vegetation, and water—all present in abundance.

It was a planet capable of nurturing life.

Due to its intense gravity, most creatures were smaller in stature; even the largest land animals did not exceed the size of a giraffe or an elephant.

With water sources covering less than one percent of the planet’s surface, marine life was scarce. Most terrestrial creatures possessed exoskeletons, with a minority being reptilian.

Their sentient race resembled mantises, standing two meters long, and rising to one point two meters tall when upright.

This was the Claw Civilization.

How many years had the Claw Civilization been nurtured? No one knew, but since acquiring gods, their history spanned six thousand years.

It was an ancient civilization, notable for becoming gods through their own strength.

Thereafter, they joined the Invasion Alliance.

To invade, they required hunters.

On a vast plain, within a shield of light, countless creatures were being bred.

Time inside the shield moved ten times faster than outside, and unique energies and rules governed its space.

Three types of creatures were nurtured within: Fang Fiends, Serpent Fiends, and Venomous Demon Spiders.

They were akin to wild beasts on Earth.

Hundreds of spatial black holes appeared, and the three creature types followed their instincts, venturing into the black holes.

Yet one black hole stood out—no Fang Fiends or Serpent Fiends entered it. It radiated an aura that made them quiver in fear, as if some terrifying entity had passed through.

The venomous demon spiders, sensing a provoking presence, plunged in en masse.

These three types could be cultivated together, but the stronger their power, the fewer their numbers. On this plain, equivalent to a city in China, there were thirty million Fang Fiends, about three hundred thousand Serpent Fiends, but only just over three thousand Venomous Demon Spiders.

Blue Star was discovered by the Claw Civilization—a planet with an enormous population of intelligent beings. Fortunately, Blue Star’s civilization was exceedingly weak. A single demon spider could sweep through all opposition; if the Peace Alliance did not intervene, deploying three thousand demon spiders would suffice to wipe out city after city.

Yet among gods, mutual restraint prevailed; such destruction could not occur.

The god of the Claw Civilization, the Thousand-Armed Deity, resided in the temple, worshipped by all.

This deity, mantis-like in form, possessed countless sharp mantis arms sprouting from its back, each as dexterous as a human hand.

"I wonder how the invasion of that planet is progressing. Its stellar energy is so abundant—truly rare," the Thousand-Armed Deity mused.

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The Thousand-Armed Deity’s greedy gaze lingered, and then its mental tendrils extended from the temple, entering the shielded plain.

In the next instant, fury erupted.

"Where are my venomous demon spiders? What happened to the spiders I cultivated?"

Its eyes blazed red with rage, flashes of silver intermingling—the power of time.

A vision unfolded before its eyes, revealing scenes from three days prior, accelerating through time.

It witnessed day and night cycles, spatial black holes opening, hunters replenished as usual everywhere else, but in one place, creatures surged in repeatedly. The same happened the following day.

What was worse, just moments ago, within this spatial black hole, in three hours, all remaining venomous demon spiders leapt in, leaving the breeding chamber extinct.

This breeding chamber had consumed vast stellar energy, yet now one species had been exterminated. The Thousand-Armed Deity was furious beyond measure.

Its mental tendrils withdrew, and the god’s statue quivered with wrath.

Within the statue, worshippers trembled, unable to fathom the source of the god’s anger.

Then, the statue’s eyes suddenly opened.

"The True God descends! The True God descends!"

"May the Thousand-Armed Deity forever illuminate the Claw!"

The deity gazed upon the kneeling devotees; one, slightly weaker, stood at one point five meters tall, a four-armed, second-level evolutionary, his stellar energy surging.

In a flash, this second-level evolutionary received a divine command.

"I am sending you to a planet. Your task is to kill the sentient beings there. He already bears the Claw Civilization’s curse. Find him and kill him."

"Yes, I will fulfill the Thousand-Armed Deity’s mission," the Claw Civilization’s intelligent being replied, ecstatic, prostrating himself in gratitude.

The next moment, the Thousand-Armed Deity infused him with stellar energy, enveloping the Claw creature and forcibly opening a spatial black hole.

Simultaneously, a unique divine power descended upon the deity.

"Thousand-Armed, you are violating the treaty again."

Second-level evolutionaries were not permitted to enter the newly invaded Blue Star at this stage.

At the same moment, on Blue Star, a new prompt appeared in Qin Hao’s mind.

"Ding! Mission Predictor activated!"