The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 168 - 82 "The Tireless Deer" and "The Agile Dog" (3k)

Chapter 168: Chapter 82 "The Tireless Deer" and "The Agile Dog" (3k)

At night, Bai Yi contentedly disengaged from the fusion with her consciousness carrier and landed on the ground, her face full of satisfaction.

Once away from Bai Yi’s control, the Banyan Tree did not turn into an inert object. Instead, after a moment of stiffness, it regained its flexibility.

It wasn’t the Banyan Tree’s own consciousness that was in control, but You’s willpower.

In fact, this Banyan Tree did not give birth to its own consciousness.

It was not due to a short growth period, but a deliberate omission of a corresponding deficiency on the genetic level that Bai Yi did not fill.

Bai Yi discovered while supplying the Banyan Tree with missing genes that on the genetic level of Swarm Consciousness, it seemed to lack just the right parts.

It retained the parts that could be connected and controlled, but conveniently lacked the parts required for the birth of consciousness, preventing the Banyan Tree from developing a self.

Considering that the Banyan Tree might often serve as her consciousness carrier in the future, representing her in the outside world, and though the control of its consciousness was unlikely to be rejected, Bai Yi still felt that this wasn’t good.

Putting herself in that position, Bai Yi found the thought of being arbitrarily manipulated unbearable.

Instead of allowing it to develop a consciousness only to watch helplessly as its body was frequently occupied, it would be better to remove the consciousness from the start and simply use it as a vessel for her own consciousness.

And at other times, it could also serve as You’s consciousness carrier.

You’s main body was not advisable to move around due to territory reasons, but this avatar could take its place, allowing it to experience the sensation of moving freely and the ability to observe distant scenery.

Bai Yi was very pleased with this perfectly flawed entry and made a point to note it, perhaps it could be useful somewhere down the line.

However, what pleased her most about this carrier was not that aspect, but the fact that, like You, she could merge with the Banyan Tree!

Although Bai Yi wouldn’t foolishly abandon its original role of remote control due to this, she was nevertheless pleasantly surprised.

This indicated a compatibility between the Banyan Tree and her, and the fact that You could operate it freely also proved the Banyan Tree’s similarity to You’s main body, which could have been called You’s avatar had Bai Yi not merged a lot more genes into it later.

To make the Banyan Tree, now her consciousness carrier, more combat-capable, Bai Yi fused it with most of the offensive genes she had at her disposal.

After all, there was only one You, and should any gene fusion result in a poor outcome, there would be nowhere to cry — Bai Yi currently did not possess the ability to separate genes.

Therefore, the genes on this Banyan Tree also carried an experimental intention, testing which traits might have special effects on You, and selecting the appropriate ones for further enhancement.

Originally, Bai Yi’s test subjects were the Mutated Banyan Trees within her territory, but with a more suitable and similar test subject now available, there was no need to experiment on those Mutated Banyan Trees that might be transformed into Tree-men at any moment.

In addition to the basic Poison Blood, Bai Yi also merged some Transcendent genes into the Banyan Tree, which even gave it the ability to control fire and light!

A trait from the Sunflower increased the consciousness carrier’s fire resistance and endowed it with a weaker Flame superpower.

Though it was somewhat strange for a plant to possess a Flame superpower, it indeed removed its major weakness and, in combination with the abilities inherited from You, formed an even more powerful Corrosive Flame.

It burned not ordinary fuel, but could ignite Magic Power, giving rise to an exceptionally high temperature!

It could be used not only to stop certain superpowers but also to rapidly burn and consume the opponent’s Spiritual Power while causing burning damage after adhering to the enemy.

Bai Yi preferred to call it Black Flame.

Regarding other auxiliary functions, Bai Yi also fused the Banyan Tree with all the restorative genes currently available.

Its Magic Power recovery could reach a "mini You" level, providing a small area of 500% Magic Power Concentration, and its own injury recovery rate was also quite good.

Once cut, the trunk could wriggle and heal like flesh and blood, and with the highly toxic blood flowing inside, this Banyan Tree could be described as more of a Blood Flesh Giant than a Tree-man.

But as long as it didn’t deliberately fight and get injured, the outer layer of skin was quite deceptive; at least no one would guess its interior consisted of wriggling flesh and pitch-black toxic blood based on its appearance.

Paired with various abilities, on the board, this Banyan Tree had already reached the 4th order Gold level status, which was more than enough for usage in this upcoming meeting.

It possessed enough Intimidation to match her 4th order territory and wouldn’t scare the Low-level Lords with overwhelming power.

And the Banyan Tree Man also fitted very well with her title as a Plant Series Lord and the name of her territory, "Eternal Life Giant Banyan".

"Speaking of which, being somewhat of a God in Eternal Life City, could this be considered my Divine Descent vessel?"

Bai Yi watched as You jovially ran around under control, making the ground shake with each step, and couldn’t help but laugh at the thought.

Letting You use this avatar to run around outside, Bai Yi returned to the tree hollow, where food from today’s "sacrifice" was neatly prepared on the table.

Having eaten these offerings a few times, Bai Yi was now indifferent and casually enjoyed these delicacies while checking business information summaries that Shang Ji just sent over the Swarm Network.

The development of the entire No. 34 area was not much different from that of White Poplar City, but the difference in upper and lower limits was stark.

Like White Poplar City, the entire area no longer had any 1st order Lords, but unlike the Lords in White Poplar City who perished in Earned Challenge, No. 34 area’s Lords were eliminated through mutual attacks and subjugation.

The remaining 2nd order Lords also had the strongest 4 reaching 3rd order Gold Level Combat Power, and, led by Huai Mountain Sanctuary, formed 5 different Lord organizations, frequently involved in territorial disputes of various sizes.

The key to this pattern’s formation lies in occupying nearly half of Area 34, the Huai Mountain Hills.

The entire area to the north is completely dominated by mutant creatures, whose threat has prevented an all-out conflict between the Lords.

Additionally, the recent natural disasters and the sweeping raids by numerous mutant creatures from the mountains have reduced conflicts among the Lords. Despite friction over points for cycle challenges, they are, on the whole, united against the mutant creatures.

Bai Yi was quite pleased to learn that Area 34 was teeming with mutant creatures. At the very least, her plan to replenish White Poplar City had found a foundation, giving her more confidence for tomorrow’s meeting.

But when she saw the Beast King intelligence, compiled from the messages of the Lords in the channel, her expression immediately became strained.

"God damn ’Non-stop Deer’ and ’Agile Dog’..."

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Although she knew this was probably the result of a strange coincidence from the translations, Bai Yi still felt it was rife with ridicule...

However, it was undeniable that she became even more curious about these two Beast Kings, and she silently went through the information summarized by Shang Ji.

"One is a giant deer born in the Huai Mountains, with unknown superpowers.

When charging, it tends to become unstoppable, creating an invisible barrier that pierces through any obstacles in its path and is difficult to injure. It recently advanced to the 6th tier just before the Lords appeared...

Usually roaming near the Huai Mountains, it seems to be patrolling the area, and thus got its name due to its ceaseless movement...

Accomplishments: When it was breaking through, Superpower Users from Huai Mountain’s Sanctuary attempted to hinder it but were thwarted by another Beast King. In its rage, the giant deer broke through the Sanctuary, leaving damage still unpatched today...

Another is a giant black dog that lurks around the main peak of the Huai Mountains, suspected of possessing either Wind power or Light Element abilities.

Ephemeral and mighty, it always strikes from unexpected places, masters stealth, evading attacks from unpredictable angles and counterattacking from blind spots, suspected of nearing the 6th tier...

Accomplishments: It assassinated a 5th tier Superpower User from Huai Mountain City in a surprise attack before the battle against the giant deer. It entangled with Huai Mountain City’s Sanctuary’s strongest, who was hailed as the most potent Broken Army Level Superpower User, Lin Shanhai, ultimately causing the deer’s successful breakthrough..."

However, more detailed intelligence was not available, as it is often the low-level Lords that "water down the group" with frequent information sharing. The more powerful Lords, even if they have more news, would not divulge much, preferring to keep it as their advantage.

Moreover, these are just a group of 3rd tier Lords. Even the top-ranked Lords have only recently achieved 4th tier strength; they have no way to understand Beast Kings of at least the 5th tier.

According to the current collection of intelligence by Shang Ji, most of it has been leaked by those low-tier Lords who have taken refuge in the sanctuary.

Overall, while Area 34 has fewer and weaker Beast Kings, the total strength of the mutant creatures there is much more formidable. They are evenly matched with the Lords and even have a slight advantage.

This is unlike White Poplar City, where two major settlements exist. White Poplar Mountain, under her influence, is almost non-existent in name, nearly becoming "Baiyi Mountain," with only White Poplar Lake maintaining peace due to the presence of a 6th tier being.

But for Bai Yi, this was good news.

The weaker Beast Kings meant that even she might have a chance to kill or subjugate them. As for the numerous mutant creatures troubling the Lords of Area 34, they were not a problem for Bai Yi.

No matter their number, could there be more than the Insect Swarm?

Moreover, the large number of mutant creatures is precisely what Bai Yi wants, as this means she can drive enough mutant creatures back to White Poplar City.

The sanctuary, based on the current message from Bai Sheng, claims that the common people at the bottom are also suffering due to the natural disasters. She is confident enough to convert them into followers.

As for her challenge points, that’s even simpler.

At least according to Shang Ji’s current tally, there are at least 300 Lords!

Facing these Lords, who are neither from the same region nor the same country before they arrived in this world, Bai Yi need not show any mercy!

With an afternoon of progress, they have already entered the Huai Mountain Hills ahead of the rest, according to Bai Yi’s will, starting to drive out the first batch of mutant creatures.

By dawn at the latest, the first batch of mutant creatures will be driven through the Space Gate, arriving within White Poplar City!

These mutant creatures, as Bai Yi envisaged, actively evacuated. Consequently, their temporary territory markers also relocated, following their leaders rather than resting with inanimate objects.

This would leave more points for the Lords of White Poplar City, not limited to those gained from killing mutant creatures.

In due course, Bai Sheng will return to take the headdress, scattering these mutant creatures throughout White Poplar City, into areas that were once covered by the Fungus Blanket but have now retracted underground.

Now, with Huai Mountain City to spread the Fungus Blanket without worry, she no longer risks revealing her presence to other Lords by utilizing the peripheral areas of White Poplar City, all retreating underground to be transformed into the Blood Flesh Worm Nest under Bai Gong’s efforts.

The surface will be left as a new habitat for the mutant creatures, serving as an "instance" for the Lords.

She herself must also contribute to this plan, using her superpower enhanced by Extraordinary Ability to spur growth, greening the desolate ground covered by the Fungus Blanket ever so slightly, making this artificial "instance" more plausible and less suspicious.

Huai Mountain City’s Sanctuary: Expanded from a military base on the outskirts of the original Huai Mountain City, relying on the Huai Mountain Hills, it has over four 5th tier Superpower Users. The strongest among them is nearing a breakthrough but has yet to progress further due to injuries left by the Beast King...

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