339: I am the swarm!

"I'm sorry, I can't accept this for the time being."

Ye Su said directly.

Lu Feng was stunned, but he didn't show any Life Qi at all.

"Hahaha, that's normal."

He said,

"This is a huge challenge to one's psyche."

"Transformation takes time, but I still suggest getting through this transition period quickly."

"Other cities are doing the same; when the time comes, there will be war."

"War?"

Ye Su was curious.

Why fight if things have come to this?

Everyone shares flesh and blood, and they level up together.

"Yes, it's war."

Lu Feng said,

"This involves reasons related to locked genetic inheritance and free-floating genetic inheritance."

"Specifically, you can see it as whoever wins, their genes will be passed down."

"It's like—"

"The paternal genes are passed down stably, while the maternal genes are mixed and varied."

"When two cities go to war, whoever wins is the paternal gene, and whoever loses is the maternal gene."

Eh?

Ye Su tilted his head.

Lose the fight, become the wife?

Win the fight, become the husband?

Holy shit.

Even though Ye Su's worldview was quite resilient, he couldn't help but feel like he was falling apart at this moment.

No.

If we're evolving, let's just evolve.

Why have we suddenly regressed into sea slugs?

"You two were also born of this city; you are part of it after all."

Lu Feng continued,

"So, it's better to adapt as quickly as possible."

Ye Su nodded and looked at Fen Tian.

Fen Tian turned and left.

convex( 艹皿艹 )!

I'm an Ascension Six; am I supposed to sell my ass in this shitty place?

This is absolutely intolerable!

This is too perverted.

Ye Su gave Lu Feng an apologetic look.

"Uh, I'll go try to persuade him."

Then he quickly made his escape.

It can't be like this.

If this were found out later...

...and Ye Su's maternal genes were detected in some group, his heroic reputation would be completely ruined.

Too terrifying.

"Ye Su, I regret this!"

Fen Tian said.

"Stop, stop, stop. Don't get sucked into it."

Ye Su said quickly.

"Don't let their system influence you."

"Trace back to the source."

"Trace back to the source."

"Don't go astray."

"Find information about the black pearls, not join their giant orgy!"

"It seems we can only wait for morning, for when the Zerg pass through tomorrow."

Ye Su said.

Fen Tian then came to a realization.

Right.

The black pearls are brought by the Zerg; we can just follow them when the time comes.

I...

I didn't think of that and was instead influenced by them.

This is really...

Fen Tian began to reflect on himself.

Actually, after the cells craved evolution, that desire affected his ability to think.

Not to mention Fen Tian, even if an Ascension Seven or Ascension Level Eight came...

...they would be slightly affected too.

Ye Su was because of his Calamity Technique.

His brain was always very Tomb Sweeping Day.

Therefore,

he wasn't subjected to any interference!

"I have another idea,"

Ye Su said.

"Can't this power change one's physical state?"

"In that case, let's learn to look like the Zerg!"

"Huh? Oh!"

Fen Tian nodded.

Obviously,

both of them knew what to do next.

By turning into Zerg and blending into their swarm, they would naturally find out where the black pearls came from.

—Find a place to stay.

The two of them began to control their own flesh and blood.

Ye Su found it quite fun.

Being able to control the growth of one's own flesh made changing shape a trivial matter; both forms could be altered.

"If I remember correctly, it seemed like the Tiger Beetles were the ones dropping the black pearls yesterday."

"So, I'm going to turn into a Tiger Beetle."

"First, six legs."

Ye Su's form began to change.

On his back, flesh began to grow, continuously extending to form articulated armored blades.

These were the characteristics of a Tiger Beetle.

Once he had the shape down, his limbs could be changed in that direction.

His skin turning into armor was a transformation of hard connective tissue, bringing a very unique sensation.

After his limbs changed,

Ye Su could only sprawl on the ground with six legs.

Then,

the entire body shape changed.

It wasn't slow, but it wasn't fast either.

The process was quite eye-searing, like a piece of plasticine being constantly kneaded.

He even frequently grew joints and facial features in the wrong places.

Finally,

after spending a full ten minutes or so,

Ye Su had completely replicated the appearance of a Tiger Beetle.

He became a Tiger Beetle over two meters tall, with hind legs that could support his body, middle limbs as hard as spears, forelimbs like long sabers, a tiger-like armored head with dozens of pairs of compound eyes, and a shell on his back containing a pair of thin wings.

"Wow... this is so much more badass than the Bone-Shrinking Technique!"

Ye Su raised his forelimbs and took a look.

Sorry.

I've turned into a bug!

Fen Tian, on the other hand, was much slower.

At this moment, he was in a state of being neither fish nor fowl.

A Golden Crow foot was growing out of his forehead.

Several legs were flailing uncontrollably, and half a Golden Crow's rear was stuck on his back—his difficulty was indeed a bit higher.

Human form, bird form, insect form—controlling the transformation of flesh and blood, it was almost becoming a total mess.

Fortunately, he was an Ascension Six after all.

His control over himself was still very high.

Before long,

two Tiger Beetles were crawling around on the ground— "I say, we still have to practice crawling? Are you serious?"

Fen Tian said displeasedly as he crawled crookedly.

"But then again, once you're blended in with the Zerg, you can't exactly go around hopping!"

Ye Su said.

This was transforming by altering flesh and blood.

It wasn't some kind of spell.

To put it bluntly, if you were detailed enough, your body structure wouldn't even be exposed in a dissection room.

Ye Su even suspected...

...that once your mastery of this flesh and blood power became deeper,

...you could perfectly become another person, even from a different species, in terms of appearance and even genes.

Holy shit!

This... this is too terrifying, isn't it?

Ye Su himself was stunned for a moment.

He was also frightened by this theory.

The Seven Great Apex Races.

You guys...

...just what are you trying to do!

Pushing all this to the bottom of his heart,

Ye Su adapted to the form and habits of a Zerg Tiger Beetle.

Only by following the Zerg...

...could they truly know the origin of the black pearls.

He always felt that there was a major event involved.

Seeing that Ye Su didn't reply,

and was just crawling around aimlessly—he gave in too.

Fine.

Just crawl.

There's still flying to practice later.

Damn.

Flying using body structure for the first time certainly won't be easy.

And so,

two Tiger Beetles appeared in this city.

From being clumsy at first, they gradually began to resemble Tiger Beetles.

Afterwards,

dawn broke.

The two Tiger Beetles hid themselves,

quietly waiting for the Zerg Swarm to descend!

In the afternoon,

dark clouds began to cover the North Star Sector.

Ye Su and Fen Tian soared into the sky.

Then—amidst the falling of countless black pearls,

they merged into the dark clouds.

pheromones were drifting— "Quick, deconstruct these pheromones."

Ye Su whispered to Fen Tian.

The Zerg rely on pheromones for command and communication.

If they couldn't deconstruct these pheromones, the two of them would find it difficult to disguise themselves.

Ultimately,

out of necessity,

Ye Su and Fen Tian extended pheromone sacs within their bodies!

From a certain perspective,

these two,

at this moment,

were Zerg!