134: Chapter 134 Gu Poison, Perfect Gu Transformation

Kin: Blood Mantis Gu {Gu Species Rating: Commander Level: 11 {Transcendence Tier 1}

Strength 33, Speed 35, Spirit 30

Faith Level: True Believer Special Status: [Gu Transformation] {Completion 0.49%}

[Note: In the Gu Transformation state, the host's consciousness will be assimilated by the viral primogenitor, and the Gu species' genes will be continuously optimized until a new round of metamorphosis is completed.]

[Note: In the Gu Transformation state, the Gu insect needs to consume various "high-quality food." The better the food's genes, the faster the Gu Transformation.]

Gene Virus - Gu!

This was a special virus Chen Mo had developed specifically for the Zerg in his past life.

Yes, every Zerg Queen is a top-tier master of gene editing.

When it comes to gene editing and modification, let alone Chen Mo, those "old scholars" in the Main World could never be a match for a Zerg Queen; this is their field of expertise.

However, there is a saying: Nature is the best craftsman.

In a paper published over a hundred years later, Professor Xu Bo proudly expounded upon a certain special virus he had discovered.

This virus would force the host to eat, but not purely for energy; rather, it was for the "excellent genes" within the food.

And this virus was the prototype for the "Gu" in Chen Mo's hands.

"Begin!" Chen Mo conveyed a thought to the "Blood Mantis Gu" crawling on the ground.

The next second, this newly hatched Blood Mantis Gu arrived beside a worm egg at its side.

"Swish!" Accompanying a piercing sound, a needle-like mouthpart stabbed into the worm egg.

"Gu Poison" was injected. In just three seconds, the parasitism was complete, but it did not stop; instead, it moved towards the next worm egg that had not yet finished hatching.

Less than ten minutes later, this Blood Mantis, acting as the "Mother Gu," had completed parasitism on all the unhatched kin.

Immediately followed by the sound of shells breaking, dense like the beat of a drum.

"Open the brood nest." Chen Mo ordered Number One, who was standing to the side.

"Yes." Number One immediately responded and gave instructions to the several Research Subjects behind him.

Under the operation of the Research Subjects, the glass chamber of the artificial brood nest was slowly opened.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." The sound of wings flapping was like the roar of a train. In the blink of an eye, 1,300 Blood Mantis Gu flew out of the brood nest and landed in front of Chen Mo.

In appearance, the Blood Mantis Gu were magnified versions of mantises, their bodies covered in a layer of blood-colored patterns. Those two blood-colored sickle legs were like two blood-colored scythes, gleaming with a cold glint.

But Chen Mo, who had once fought against the Zerg on the extraterrestrial battlefield, knew very well that once these guys grew to the ninth tier, they would be a nightmare for the vast majority of Transcendence Demigods.

That's right, Demigods!

1,300 Royal Hunter Mantises grown to the peak of the ninth tier were enough to surround and kill some slightly weaker Transcendence Demigods.

If the number were a bit higher, reaching over ten thousand, even Divine Path Demigods would risk falling.

"Leave the remaining ten Pseudo-Royal worm eggs in the brood nest to hatch, and keep a close watch."

Giving Number One a final instruction, Chen Mo teleported himself along with the 1,300 "Gu insects" out of Mech City.

Shortly after, inside the tree hollow of the divine wood of life, which was the size of a football field.

For Gu insects that needed to consume various "high-quality ingredients," relying solely on nutrient solution was definitely unrealistic.

Fortunately, Chen Mo had long been prepared. With a wave of his hand, ten "insect corpses" were retrieved from his storage bracelet and placed in the center of the tree hollow.

Ninth-tier Zerg corpses; this stuff was very common in those battlefields bordering the Zerg, and the selling price wasn't expensive!

A single frozen insect corpse shipped back from the extraterrestrial battlefield only cost 1,000 credit points.

But precisely because it was cheap, this item was never sold individually; it started at a minimum of "one unit."

And one unit was equivalent to ten thousand Zerg corpses. Chen Mo had previously placed an order for one unit of insect corpses with Xie Wei.

"Eat!" Watching those pairs of dark red insect eyes staring at him expectantly, Chen Mo chuckled and spoke immediately.

Subsequently, he witnessed what was called a "locust plague."

One thousand Transcendence ninth-tier Zerg were eaten clean by these 1,300 hungry Blood Mantis Gu in less than three thousand seconds.

Ninth-tier Zerg, although they were all just cannon-fodder level common Zerg, each one was comparable in size to a small truck.

However, this wasn't the first time Chen Mo had seen Gu insects feeding, so he very naturally retrieved the second batch of insect corpses from his storage bracelet.

It could be seen that the Zerg corpses he brought out this time were different in species from the previous batch.

Just as stated in Professor Xu Bo's paper, the virus known as "Gu" was not merely for obtaining energy.

They pursued genetic diversity, and through this, allowed the host's genes to evolve.

Chen Mo still remembered the helplessness on Xie Wei's face when he stated his purchasing requirement for "diversity."

There was no help for it; the "diversity" he requested simply refreshed the worldview of this Blue Cave manager.

What kind of decent person would buy one unit of Zerg corpses and demand they be separated into 1,000 different species?

"Not bad." Watching the Blood Mantis Gu finish eating the ten insect corpses again, with their Gu Transformation value rising by a segment, Chen Mo nodded unconsciously.

According to his estimate, this unit of insect corpses should be enough for these guys to complete more than 7 Gu Transformations.

As for later on, he would need to purchase some elite-level Zerg corpses or even "Royal corpses" of the same level as the Blood-Veined Hunter Mantis.

Only in this way could the Blood Mantis Gu perfect their genes to the maximum extent and achieve the so-called "Perfect Gu Transformation."

Undoubtedly, the consumption for raising Gu insects was definitely much greater than that of the Mutated Species and the Jikai Race, but Chen Mo did not feel it was a loss.

Because the so-called "Perfect Gu Transformation" actually had another name among the Zerg, and that was "Pseudo-Emperor."

And every Pseudo-Emperor level Zerg had the hope of ascending to a Demigod!