11: Chapter 11 Mysterious Power, New Creations of the Giant Insect Century—Humanity

This was a new power that emerged alongside the Evolutionary Spirits. Over a vast span of time, due to the influence of the evolutionary force field, the Evolutionary Spirits themselves gradually transformed into extremely minute organisms—atomic organisms. (Note: Currently, the basic unit of biology is the cell, and atoms have no biological activity. This book is purely fictional.)

The evolutionary force fields of these atomic organisms affected everything around them, while they themselves were also influenced by everything.

The Evolutionary Spirits gathered in fiery and hot regions developed hot force fields, possessing the same characteristics as fire. The Evolutionary Spirits in water possessed the characteristics of water; similarly, there were those of lightning, ice, plants...

Various organisms absorbed the air, water, and food in which the atomic organisms lived, and were naturally influenced by the Evolutionary Spirits, leading to their evolution.

Zhao Feng used the Eye of Monitoring, and in his eyes, the planet became a completely different spectacle.

"There is simply too much information about the planet. Is there an easier way to filter it?"

Zhao Feng mumbled to himself, only to find that the rest of the information actually receded one after another. In an instant, the entire planet transformed from a chaotic mess into a vibrant, multi-colored display.

Consciousness control was truly convenient.

The planet was warm, with snow and ice rarely seen even at the north and south poles, though a small amount of ice-attribute Evolutionary Spirits could still be seen covering those areas.

Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled across the sky from time to time, with pale purple lightning-attribute Evolutionary Spirits swimming through it.

Upon the endless rocky mountains and sandy lands were earthy-yellow earth-attribute Evolutionary Spirits, while the azure ocean was the domain of water-attribute Evolutionary Spirits. Ubiquitous algae plants breathed wood-attribute Evolutionary Spirits in and out...

In that case, this ubiquitous Evolutionary Spirit force field... let's just call it spiritual power. Perhaps it wasn't the same as the spiritual power in myths, but facing the still-primitive Taichu Star, it was indeed the spiritual power of prehistoric myths.

Now that there was spiritual power, at least some mythical creatures were needed. However, 174 transformation points really couldn't create any mythical creatures.

In that case, let's turn the great Wheel of Time a bit faster!

Zhao Feng opened the time adjustment, and the surging river of time flowed endlessly.

The scenery around him flew by at rapid speed, showing the dramatic changes of the world. The only thing that remained unchanged was Zhao Feng's eternal countenance.

While waiting, Zhao Feng remembered that he still had a treasure chest—the Mysterious Little Iron Chest.

"You have opened the Mysterious Little Iron Chest."

"You have obtained the item: Immortal Rank Apparel—ruyi robe."

"Finally, I have clothes to wear again."

Holding this blue-trimmed white robe, Zhao Feng almost burst into tears. If he really had to wait to make his own clothes or have the intelligent creatures under him make them, who knew how long it would take.

The ruyi robe was in the style of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Feng originally thought he wouldn't know how to wear it properly, but to his surprise, with just a thought, the robe draped over his body and then transformed into a complete outfit.

It even included underwear, in a modern style.

This was truly great news.

"Huh! It even has an automatic dust-removal function." After putting on the clothes, the ability attached to them appeared in Zhao Feng's mind.

"It truly is the ruyi robe."

When true ferns that stood upright finally appeared on the land, and when giant arthropods began to roam across the earth, Zhao Feng stopped the great Wheel of Time.

The System prompted that 3,215,843 new species had been added. This meant his transformation points had also increased by that much. That was a massive fortune!

At this moment, Zhao Feng was at the peak of a mountain range. With the passage of time and the shifting of the mountains, the place where he stood had become a majestic mountain.

Fortunately, it hadn't turned into a vast ocean; otherwise, Zhao Feng, emerging from his modification state, would have had to borrow the abilities of fish to return to dry land.

The planet was covered everywhere with giant ferns, and the climate was warm and dry.

Huge and fierce arthropods ran rampant among them. These creatures ranged from seven or eight meters tall to just a few centimeters. In this era, they were the undisputed overlords of the planet.

"From now on, let's call the previous period the Primitive Era, and this current time period the Age of Giant Insects."

From the primitive, lifeless planet to the current Age of Giant Insects, about three hundred million years had passed. Thanks to being almost one with the planet, although Zhao Feng's memory was as vast as the sea, everything he had experienced, big or small, remained clear and distinct, as if it had happened only yesterday.

Zhao Feng grew more and more lonely, and also increasingly talkative. Would he go crazy if this continued?

Whenever he thought of the human world, it always made him toss and turn, unable to sleep. Now that he had plenty of transformation points and abundant materials, it was the perfect time to modify an intelligent species. With so many transformation points, why not just create a human directly?

Of course, this was just wishful thinking. The System could only modify, not create things out of thin air. Without materials, he couldn't create anything.

Using giant insects as the base was out of the question. With the brain capacity of giant insects, even if he managed to modify them into intelligent creatures, they might not even compare to mammalian dogs. They lacked the bodily structure to support intelligent life.

There were no mammals yet. Even if he forced one into existence, it wouldn't be able to survive well and freely on Taichu Star. Therefore, Zhao Feng set his sights on reptiles.

Although the entire planet was tending toward dryness, many reptiles already lived in humid and warm coastal areas, and they were gradually replacing the giant insects' dominant position by virtue of their superior intelligence.

Of course, for the planet as a whole, their strength was still very weak, and replacing the giant insects was still a matter for the very distant future.

Most of the reptiles at this time crawled on four legs, looking like cartoon versions of future monitor lizards, with somewhat rounded and simple-looking appearances. Compared to giant insects, their body structures were more Advanced, their adaptability was stronger, and their offspring were smarter.

For the head, he would use the head of a species called the Roaring Dragon.

This reptile had a head similar to a gorilla's, a horn on its forehead, three eyes, and a large number of tentacles behind its head.

This Roaring Dragon had developed a sonic attack skill. When the Roaring Dragon was angry, these tentacles would release the spiritual power usually stored within them, emitting a roar through its large mouth that could stun living creatures.

The body would come from the Six-Clawed Dragon.

The Six-Clawed Dragon was a bipedal reptile with six arms.

Its six arms could hold onto prey, using its giant claws to tear open the prey's body. Its hind legs had strong jumping abilities, allowing it to leap directly to its prey from a distance. It had a long, thin tail with hair on it, used for maintaining balance in the air.

The skin would come from the White Fish in the ocean. This fish had fair, dense scales, swam very fast, and had extremely delicious meat.

Simply combining these species was basically enough to create a humanoid shape. Next, he needed to create skills.

Without skills, the creation would only be a humanoid monster. To gradually become human, this creation also needed to be given an active evolutionary direction.

Strands of transparent thread swirled around Zhao Feng as magical energy flowed. A transparent light orb slowly took shape in his hand, and then he proceeded to make two more.

Humanoid Tendency: This is an ability that prompts creatures to actively evolve into humanoid beings. It drives the creature's instincts to slowly evolve toward the humanoid template in the Creator's mind. Value: 100 transformation points.

Learning Instinct: This is an Advanced ability to mimic other creatures. It promotes the organism's instinct to mimic and study the abilities of other creatures, and eventually master them. Value: 5,000 transformation points.

Gregarious Instinct: This is an ability that promotes organisms to actively gather together. Value: 100 transformation points.

The three species provided a total of three skill slots. Only after implanting the three skills was Zhao Feng's creation barely considered complete.

"Please name your modified creature. This cost 300 transformation points."

"Human Race," Zhao Feng uttered firmly.

Human Race: A new animal of the Age of Giant Insects. A super-creature derived from the Roaring Dragon, Six-Clawed Dragon, and White Fish. It has average adaptability, moderate metabolic rate, strong reproductive capacity, and possesses the skills Humanoid Tendency, Learning Instinct, and Gregarious Instinct. Note: This is a super-creature with infinite possibilities.

"Now, let the new Human Race officially enter the big family of the Age of Giant Insects!" With a wave of Zhao Feng's hand, streaks of golden light scattered in all directions. Carrying the genetic material symbolizing the Human Race, these golden lights flew into the eggs of the three species.

Next, things needed to be faster—humans needed to appear even quicker. "Wheel of Time, move for me!"

Time continued to pass!

A white eggshell made a thumping sound, suddenly cracking open a small hole.

First to appear was a pair of delicate claws, followed by a tiny head, and then a fair-skinned body.

Delicate white scales grew all over its body, and its three eyes darted around with intelligence, curiously sizing up the outside world. With a single leap of its slender yet strong thighs, it sprang up from the sandy ground and stood nimbly on the earth.

A massive Six-Clawed Dragon looked at this little white thing in confusion. Was this thing hatched from its egg really its child?

However, the pitiful thoughts in its tiny brain were quickly overridden by maternal instinct. It let out a low cry and pushed over the carcass of a similarly massive beast.

Subsequently, a pack of young Six-Clawed Dragons, mixed with a few little white monsters, began to gorge themselves, happily enjoying the first meal of their dragon lives.

The same situation occurred in the territories of the Roaring Dragons and White Fish. Thousands of humans were born and began to grow under the care of their parents.

As the humans reached adulthood, they gradually grew into five-meter-tall giant creatures, looking less and less like their parents. Animal instinct drove their parents to start chasing away these adult individuals, and they left home.

Driven by their Gregarious Instinct, the humans always gathered together, living a communal life. If they remained like this, they would only be like a pack of wolves, stopping their growth due to their superiority.

"It's time to start educating the Human Race," Zhao Feng thought happily. "I can even secure myself a title like the Ancestor of Humanity."

Stopping the Wheel of Time, Zhao Feng began to ponder how to educate a group of primitive species. This was indeed a major challenge.

First of all, he needed a flashy way to make his entrance. As an Earth human, Zhao Feng was only about 1.7 meters tall, which was incomparable to the five-meter-tall humans.

In this era, size meant strength. Even though he had the attribute of the Mother of the Planet, it could only project goodwill to prevent him from being attacked; it wouldn't command awe.

What would primitive creatures fear? Blazing fire or lightning? Or perhaps even more violent and powerful giant predators?

"In that case, let's create another powerful creature!" Selecting the body of a thunder electric eel, along with the claws, wings, and head of the aerial overlord Quetzalcoatlus, he began the modification.

"Please name your modified creature. This cost 500 transformation points."

"Thunder Flying Flood Dragon."