Chapter 1198: Racial Artifact—Book of Life!

Chapter 1198 - Race Artifact - The Book of Life!

Once a renowned Lord of the Insect Race among the humans of the Blue World, ranking only behind Zhou Zhou, this lord had now met his end.

Yet within Zhou Zhou’s heart, there was not a single ripple of emotion.

Though the Insect Lord was a capable leader, his army was already brimming with talent. Moreover, he harbored personal grievances with Zhou Zhou himself. There was no need for him to suppress his irritation and accept such a subordinate.

And this individual was deeply ambitious.

At first, he publicly declared his loyalty to Zhou Zhou, but in truth, his thoughts were constantly occupied with amassing power, preparing for a future rebellion.

Zhou Zhou, possessing an uncanny ability to read human intentions, saw through every subtle trick and hidden motive.

Thus, he said nothing further. No matter how desperately the man pleaded, Zhou Zhou struck him down with just two moves—no chance for revival, no second chance.

Then, with a simple gesture, a vast array of spoils drifted from the depths of the cosmos, hovering before him. He began to examine the spoils of this fallen warrior.

The Heart of Mist, of course, required no further explanation.

Zhou Zhou pulled out the World Ring, his mind murmuring in astonishment.

A World Ring from a mid-tier deity, junior rank?

Plus the divine artifacts and race-specific relics he had just spotted in a single glance.

It seemed this Insect Overlord Lord had his own unique fortune.

His divine awareness entered the World Ring, scanning its contents.

To his surprise, he found the haul inside was remarkably substantial.

Countless Fog Hearts, gear, skill books, insect eggs, raw materials, construction blueprints, and career certification documents—

Zhou Zhou even discovered over a dozen divine artifacts, ranging from upper-tier deities down to lower-tier ones.

Then he spotted a record disk detailing gene experiments.

Above lies a record of numerous genetic experiments conducted by the Lord of the Insect Sovereign.

The Lord of the Insect Sovereign sought to create a super-insect race endowed with powerful genes through these experiments.

Yet, according to the records inscribed upon this disc, the majority of the experiments failed, resulting in the deaths of countless living beings.

Only one-tenth of the experiments succeeded, giving rise to a cohort of powerful, deformed insectoids.

Precisely because of these formidable insectoids, the Lord of the Insect Sovereign emerged as a dominant force within the insect cosmos.

The record also details how the Lord of the Dragon God once dispatched a batch of pure-blooded dragon clans to the Lord of the Insect Sovereign, hoping to leverage his methods to enhance the pure-blooded dragons, making them stronger.

Unfortunately, successful outcomes were rare, and when the Lord of the Insect Sovereign was later confronted by Zhou Zhou within the insect universe, their collaboration ultimately dissolved.

Zhou Zhou closed the genetic experiment disc and continued to examine other treasures.

After a while, he finally discovered a scroll of ancestral heritage—a map to a treasure of a race—within the world ring.

Its name is "The Race Heritage Treasure Map – Xijelas, the God-Emperor of the Hive Race (3)", accessible only to those bearing the bloodline of the Hive. It is unmistakably a lineage relic passed down from a primary god among the Hive deities.

The map is divided into over 1,200 individual heritage treasure maps. The Hive Lord possesses the third one, and according to its description, the Hive Lord has already claimed the treasure within—namely, the World Ring, various race-specific resources, and the legendary artifact, "The Hive Heart Crown," along with the "Book of Life," another race-tier divine relic. These constitute the entirety of the treasures contained within the third map.

"Indeed, it is a treasure of the gods,"

"But I never expected it to be of the primary god's caliber. This Hive Lord truly has good fortune."

Zhou Zhou mused.

Treasures of the primary god's rank were not easily found.

Though Zhou Zhou now wielded numerous primary god artifacts, they had all been acquired through battle and bloodshed.

He had never personally obtained a single true primary god-level treasure.

Yet, his counterpart—Zhou Tianming—had recently received whispers of a hidden primary god-level treasure quest. He was currently traversing the otherworld, seeking the next clues to this enigmatic mission.

With no further hesitation, Zhou Zhou turned his gaze to the next lower-tier prize from the upper deities—the "Hive Heart Crown."

This was a divine artifact of the spiritual mind, capable of augmenting one's psychic prowess and tightening a Zerg deity's grip over their subordinate brood. It could even unleash a spiritual assault comparable to the full-force strike of a high-tier High God—making it, without a doubt, a peerless artifact for any god of the Zerg.

Yet Zhou Zhou, naturally, felt not a shred of interest.

The only things capable of catching His eye now were Master Divine Artifacts and treasures of an even loftier echelon. A mere High God-level artifact, no matter how extraordinary its effects, could never hope to rival a Master Divine Artifact.

Next, His gaze drifted to the four copies of the growth-type racial skill book—All Hearts as One.

[Racial Skill Name: All Hearts as One]

[Skill Quality: Growth-type]

[Skill Description: The possessor of this racial skill can wield their peerlessly formidable spiritual mind to forge psychic links with other living beings, forcing them to revere the user as their master. At its peak, the user can simultaneously control up to trillions of entities, compelling them to render unconditional service. The stronger the spiritual mind and the more proficient the user becomes with All Hearts as One, the greater the number of entities they can command; conversely, the weaker the mind, the fewer they can control.]

"The upper limit of this ability is actually in the trillions?"

Zhou Zhou raised an eyebrow in mild surprise.

He had not expected that the Swarm Lord, an enemy He had effortlessly crushed like a mere bug, would actually possess such an exquisite skill in its arsenal.

He didn't hesitate—immediately pulling out a skill to study.

Then his gaze shifted to the next ability.

[Item Name: Race Tendency Ball – The Heart of Insects]

[Item Rank: True God Upper Tier]

[Item Effect: The insect race is naturally endowed with the ability to multitask, handling multiple tasks simultaneously. Among all the races across the infinite realms, this capacity stands unparalleled—first among all!

Upon activation, the user gains the innate talent of multitasking, allowing them to manage several affairs at once.

The higher the development of this racial talent within the insect race, the greater the number of tasks they can handle simultaneously; conversely, the lower the development, the fewer tasks they can manage.]

[Item Description: This is the insect race's innate talent. Upon activation, the user acquires the full capabilities of this race's inherent talent.]

[Note: The upper limit of this talent reaches the True God Upper Tier level.]

"Multitasking ability?"

"I had one too, just a bit inferior to the insect race's."

Zhou Zhou murmured to himself.

The insect race truly possessed unparalleled talent in this regard!

Yet he, a descendant of the Chaotic Human lineage, carried within him multiple bloodline talents and inherited abilities. The synergistic effects of these diverse talents and legacies had already elevated his capabilities across all domains to an extraordinary level.

His ability to divide his focus was no exception!

Nevertheless, he immediately reached for it and activated it, adding another talent to his repertoire and further refining his focus-dividing power.

Since he could grow stronger, Zhou Zhou naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity.

After all, there seemed to be no upper limit to stacking these abilities.

With slight anticipation, he turned his gaze toward the next prize.

That was the race's divine artifact—the Book of Life!

[Race Artifact Name: The Book of Life]

[Artifact Rarity: Race Artifact]

[Race Artifact Ability 1 – The Gene Chronicle: Upon blood recognition, The Book of Life automatically establishes a connection with the Territory Pillar / Imperial Gold Pillar / Divine Realm Jade Pillar, then records the genetic makeup of all living beings within the territory. From this data, it selects the most suitable superior genes for the lord and integrates them into the lord’s own genetic structure, progressively elevating the lord’s genetic level until achieving a perfect gene life.]

[Note: A perfect gene life means that no defective genes exist within the body, and the individual’s genetic potential has reached the level of a Supreme God!]

[Race Artifact Ability 2 – Gene Optimization: The Book of Life is connected to the genes of all citizens within the territory. When citizens reproduce and give birth to offspring, the offspring will inherit only the superior genes from both parents, and will never inherit any defective genes.]

Zhou Zhou read it through and his eyes widened.

A perfect gene life?!

Can one’s genetic potential reach the level of a Supreme God?!

Isn’t the potential limit supposed to be beyond the level of a Supreme God?

He had never seen such a potential level before—this was the first time he had witnessed the pinnacle of Supreme God-tier potential.