Chapter 16: The Real Crisis!!
Chapter 16: The Real Crisis!!
If at the beginning, Xia Jian was still a little worried about these demon mothers, the terrifying speed of "splitting" and breeding......
Can you not be worried?
You must know that a split is more than a dozen......
This kind of reproduction method that grows exponentially is so much that even the rats that everyone shouts at are ashamed of themselves!!
But wait until later......
Xia Jian pondered carefully, the time of maturity of these demon mothers, as well as the interval between each reproduction, and found that his worries seemed completely unnecessary......
Why?
The reason is very simple, no matter how strong the individual survival ability of a species is, and how perverted the mode of reproduction is......
However, once its reproductive cycle is actually calculated in hundreds of years, or even millennia, it will be absolutely difficult for the total number of this species to really develop......
After all, for a long time, it is impossible for these creatures not to suffer from accidents......
For example, this demon mother who was devoured by Xia Jian......
According to Xia Jian's own estimates, it took hundreds of years for this demon mother body to be separated from the mother's body, and during this time, it was actually self-aware......
But it was during this time......
And this demon mother, among the other demon mothers who began to separate from the mother in the same batch, there are three heads, because the energy supply is not available, or because of various natures, they die in accidents!!
Then there are decades of infancy......
They are quite fragile during this time (in relation to them as adults, of course!!). ）。 If the pip is a little lower, and you happen to be unlucky enough to encounter an underwater volcanic eruption, it will be dangerous again......
But it's hard to avoid this......
Because. In order to get enough energy, they must be constantly active near submarine craters......
The demon mother who was invaded by Xia Jian's memory once saw one of his brothers directly vaporized in the erupting volcano......
When you finally enter the growth period, you can go out and move out on your own......
There will be all kinds of unknown dangers again!!
No, this demon mother. It's only been a year since he came out, and before he had time to have a good experience of this world, he bumped into Xia Jian. Then he hung up for no apparent reason......
So......
After figuring out the reproduction methods and living habits of these demon mothers, Xia Jian was not too worried, and these demon mothers would be flooded in the future!!
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Subsequently......
In the process of jumping again and again, observing and fast-forwarding again and again. Xia Jian learned some about the past experience of this demon mother......
Overall......
This demon mother. In fact, they can only be counted as juveniles, and they still need to go through a long period of growth before they can reach adulthood......
Moreover, it was only after the Day of Apocalypse, under the leadership of their "mother", that they left the place where they originally lived and began to invade the underground through underground fissures and dark rivers......
And because of that......
This demon mother. What I came into contact with,I know some information about the demons.。 It's also quite limited! This made Xia Jian, who originally planned to take advantage of this opportunity to completely figure out the origin of the demon race, a little disappointed!
Thankfully......
Although Xia Jian couldn't, he took this opportunity to completely figure out some of the secrets of the demon clan......
But basically, some of the things that Xia Jian wants to know about the Dao on weekdays can be found in the memory of this demon mother......
At least......
Xia Jian now finally understood the relationship between these demon mothers and those demons that he saw on weekdays......
Overall......
The social structure of the demon race is a bit similar to the zerg in StarCraft, a game that Xia Jian once played!!
It's a bit like an ant in reality!!
Of course, it's just a little bit like that......
In the entire demon system, only the demon mother has the ability to reproduce......
From this point of view, the status of the demon mother in the group is somewhat similar to the queen ant among the ants and the base of the zerg in "StarCraft" - the hatchery!!
Merely......
The queen ant lays eggs directly, and then hatches various types of ants, and the Zerg hatchery in StarCraft also hatches Zerg classes directly......
When I got to the demon mother, it became a different situation......
In the demon mother, it is not possible to directly breed all kinds of demon hatchlings or eggs!
This is determined by the existence form of the demon mother......
After all, the body of the demon mother is only composed of a large mass of black viscous liquid-like objects, which dooms it to be impossible to give birth to something too heavy and too big in its body......
In the body of the demon mother, it is a parasite with a specific gene, which is extremely small, like plankton in water......
Well!!
This parasite is the little thing that Xia Jian saw before, like an octopus......
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Speaking of these little things......
Xia Jian also learned from observing the memories of this demon mother that he knew that these little things like octopuses were so attractive to dark chasers and various creatures and mutated creatures......
Originally......
In the bodies of these little things, all of them have some of the purest energy bodies......
Speaking of the role of these energy bodies, even Xia Jian is a little greedy!!
To use an easy-to-understand analogy......
These energy bodies are like the purest energy crystals......
On weekdays, those beast crystals obtained from mutated creatures, blood crystals obtained from blood clans, and magic crystals obtained from demon clans actually have a lot of impurities......
The higher the energy spar, the less impurities it contains, the more energy is condensed, and the higher the energy level......
So......
Evolutionaries in general, at a lower level. Absorbing low-grade energy crystals can also produce effects......
However, once a certain level is exceeded, it will absorb the low-grade energy crystals. In this process, it is not only necessary to remove a large number of impurities, but also to condense the energy......
In this way, the total amount of energy consumed in these processes may exceed the energy in this energy crystal......
And so came the high-level evolutionary. When absorbing low-grade energy crystals, not only will it not increase its strength, but once the level of energy crystals absorbed is too low. On the contrary, there is often a situation where you can't make ends meet!!
And these little things like octopus, the energy bodies in their bodies, have no such situation at all......
The energy in their bodies is the purest ......
It doesn't matter what level of creature. After absorbing it. can get a certain amount of growth......
In a nutshell......
If Xia Jian had a complete crystal nucleus composed of this kind of energy body when he was promoted to the emperor level, there would have been no situation where he could not break through without the emperor-level energy spar......
At that time, the preciousness of this energy body can be seen!!
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This time. Maybe someone is going to say it......
These energy bodies, since they are so precious. Wouldn't it be possible to hunt a few hundred octopuses of that kind of octopus in the future, when you encounter the demon mother and breed the demon race on a large scale?!
A breakthrough in the future, you can go all the way unimpeded?!
Pity......
People who think this way are destined to think only in their hearts......
These energy bodies in the bodies of those little things are called energy bodies, not energy crystal nuclei, because although the energy bodies contained in the bodies of these little things are pure, the number is too small......
As long as you say that, you will know the truth......
The demon mother did not give birth to this kind of parasitic larvae once, in fact, it was to disperse the energy contained in a complete energy crystal nucleus and distribute it evenly to the bodies of these larvae......
In a nutshell......
It is necessary to wipe out all the hatchlings of the demon mother at one time in order to collect the purest energy crystal nucleus......
And this is obviously a bit unrealistic......
Of course......
Each parasitic larvae has less energy in their bodies......
But if you put it on ordinary creatures that haven't evolved yet, or mutated creatures that have just evolved, the situation is naturally completely different......
After all, the strength of these little things is not strong in the first place......
An energy body, in the eyes of Xia Jian at this time, may not be nothing, but if it is placed on these weak creatures, it is enough to increase their strength by several levels in a short period of time!!
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All right......
Bring the topic back......
These octopus-like parasitic larvae are not only not very strong in their own right, but they can't even survive in the air for too long after leaving the demon mother's body......
In this case, naturally there is not much to provide for the demon mother......
But they have a special ability......
That is, this mass of energy in their bodies can be injected into the minds of those weak bodies......
And in this group of energy bodies, there are spiritual consciousnesses of demons......
So......
Once these weak creatures, because of their lack of willpower, are absorbed by the spiritual consciousness contained in these energy bodies, and destroy their self-consciousness, their bodies will be completely transformed into a demon under the transformation of this energy body......
Contrarily......
If the consciousness in these energy bodies fails to destroy the consciousness of these creatures, then they will be devoured in turn......
Completely absorbed by these weak creatures!!
This is also, for what is this, before this, the few demon mothers that Xia Jian saw, when they were breeding, why would they only allow those weak creatures to approach......
And the main reason for blocking those stronger dark chasers and mutant creatures from the outside ......
After all, although it is not absolute, under normal circumstances, the stronger creatures will have a relatively greater spiritual power!!
Wait until you take over the bodies of these weak creatures......
This mass of energy will be modified to various degrees according to the genes it contains, and the flesh it occupies will be modified. Completely transform this creature into a demon......
This is also, for what is this before, the batwing beast of the demon clan and the black corpse king. are the main reasons for the appearance of batches!!
Because they are all genetically altered......
Meantime......
When this group of energy bodies is completely absorbed, the strength of these demons will also be greatly improved......
This is also the reason why all the demons that Xia Jian encountered before this were relatively strong!
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Demon Mother. There are also several situations that are different from the queen ant in the colony and the hatchery in StarCraft......
The biggest difference is ......
Demon mother, not the head of all demons!!
In layman's terms, it is......
Demon Mother. Although because it can breed all demons, it has a very high status among demons......
But at the same time, the Demon Mother has been in the main scope of its responsibilities since the day it was born. It is limited to reproduction. It is mainly responsible for the reproduction of the demon race......
It's not the brains of all demons......
I can't control the actions of all demons!!
As a matter of fact......
Usually, in the demon race, the one who acts as the brain and is responsible for the command is actually the guardian of the demon race......
The Demon Guardian is not only responsible for protecting the Demon Mother, but also responsible for controlling the actions of the rest of the Demon Clan......
As for the birth of the Demon Guardian......
It's a little different from ordinary demons......
Under normal circumstances, the demon mother. When choosing a Demon Guardian, it is often necessary to first pick as many as possible what it thinks has good potential. Powerful Creature ......
Then, the demon mother will find a way to swallow this creature directly into its own body......
The next step is retrofitting and control......
It's different from other demons!!
Transforming a Demon Guardian requires a large amount of energy from the Demon Mother's own body......
As for how much......
It is determined by the strength and will of the demon mother itself......
Even......
As long as the demon mother is willing, it can even transform into three or four demon guardians......
Of course......
The direct consequence of this is that the strength of these transformed demon guardians will not be very good......
Therefore, under normal circumstances, these demon mothers, if they are not necessary, will be transformed into a demon mother body by commanding them all at one time......
Wait until the next time, after you recover......
will continue to transform the next demon guardian!!
And the Demon Guardian, once the transformation is successful, will have self-awareness......
At this time, the Demon Guardian can already be regarded as a completely independent creature......
Even......
If necessary, there will also be a situation where the Demon Guardian will intuitively reject the Demon Mother......
It's just that this situation is quite rare, and under normal circumstances, it basically doesn't happen!!
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Next......
Xia Jian also found that it turned out that the demon mother who was slaughtered by himself, because it was not yet fully mature, actually did not have the energy to give birth to a young body in the body......
Forehead!!
This can be roughly seen from the volume of the three-headed demon mother that Xia Jian encountered several times before and after......
The two demon mothers in front of them, when they came out, the movement was earth-shattering!!
After it becomes a pool, it is also a large area......
And this time, the puddle formed by the demon matrix is only more than ten meters......
Wait until you gather in a group......
That's even smaller!!
It's just a water polo of about two meters!!
With such a small size, even if it can give birth to that kind of parasitic larvae, the number can be imagined......
It can't be formed at all!!
But......
This is not to say that these demon mothers in the growth period do not have the ability to transform other creatures into demons......
As a matter of fact......
From the process of transforming the demon mother and the guardian of the demon race, it can be seen that the demon mother, if she wants to reproduce the demon race, she doesn't have to rely on those parasitic hatchlings......
Before maturity, when the demon mother wants to transform a certain creature into a demon......
All it needs to do is swallow the target into itself......
Then you can force the transformation!!
And in the process......
The demon matrix can control the total amount of energy that needs to be input at will. And use this to control, after the successful transformation, the strength and number of demons ......
That's why......
This demon mother. will appear in that Bloodline's lair......
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Think about it......
In this world, is there anything better than those blood cocoons of the blood clan that have great strength, but can't move, can't resist, and can only watch themselves being transformed?
As long as these demon mothers, while those blood clans have not yet hatched from the blood cocoon......
One step ahead. Destroy its consciousness......
You can easily transform it into a demon!!
Moreover......
Because these bloodlines themselves are at the level that they are about to break through......
The demon mother doesn't even need to pay much energy. You can get a large number of high-quality, powerful demons......
So......
It is for this reason that ......
These demon mothers have long had the idea of these blood cocoons......
In fact......
Xia Jian was also shocked to find out by searching the memories of this demon mother......
Unlike those Bloodline Lairs......
Those passages that run through almost the entire underground of Pearl City. Actually, it wasn't excavated by the Bloodline......
Speaking of which. Surely many people have already understood......
That's right......
Those passages were actually made by the demon mother that was slaughtered by Xia Jian......
And the reason why this demon mother is willing to spend so much effort to make such a big project......
Its purpose is to be able to secretly transform the blood cocoons in the blood clan's lair into demons!!
Even......
Even the breath of the demon clan that Xia Jian found in the blood clan nest group at the beginning. In fact, it was all left by this demon mother......
And the reason why it hides there......
That's because it sees it. That Bloodline lair is a newborn lair......
And this new nest is its best target!!
After this......
Xia Jian was even more shocked to discover......
In the past six months, the main reason why there are so few high-level blood clans in Pearl City is not that those blood clans have gone to hide somewhere......
But......
These high-level blood clans have almost all been transformed into demons by this demon mother......
Then, those transformed demons left Pearl City through the underground passage!
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When he first learned the news of Lu Dao, Xia Jian was really taken aback......
You need to know the way......
If it's really like what this demon mother remembers, it's completely true......
That Xia Jian roughly estimated......
Based on the number of blood cocoons it has memorized alone, the number of blood cocoons that have been successfully transformed by it is probably nearly 10,000......
Thankfully......
Among these nearly 10,000 blood cocoons, there are all kinds of levels......
Moreover, because the number of demon mothers is really limited, and after a transformation, it takes a certain amount of time to recover, so in Mingzhu City, there are still a lot of blood cocoons that have slipped through the net......
In the end, it was successfully hatched......
However, in just a moment, Xia Jian thought of another situation, and shivered violently......
Xia Jian can now be determined......
Although the total number of these demon mothers is not too much, it is certainly not too small......
According to what this demon mother saw and heard along the way when it was transferred from the bottom of the sea through the cracks and dark rivers to the ground at that time......
Xia Jian roughly estimated......
These demon mothers, the number of adults and growing together, even if there are not a hundred, there are still more than fifty......
And ...... of this
Aside from those reproduction speeds, the more terrifying adult demon mothers don't count......
The calculation is that these demon mothers who are still growing, and the number of demons transformed is hundreds of thousands......
And these demons transformed from blood cocoons are all the kind that have considerable strength......
As for those, the ordinary demons bred by the adult demon mother, are even more terrifying astronomical!!
Just think about it......
Xia Jian is in a cold sweat!!
It was only at this time that Xia Jian was shocked to discover......
Originally......
Compared with those who seem to be ubiquitous in the dark chasers and blood clans, these demons, who have been hidden very deep and are difficult to encounter in the last days, are the biggest enemies that human beings need to face if they want to continue to survive......
This is no joke......
Even, Xia Jian was shocked to find that these demon mothers could not only transform all kinds of mutated creatures and blood clans into demons, but even human beings, it could also transform ......
It's just that this kind of transformation, relatively speaking, is a little more difficult than the transformation of other organisms......
After all, the phrase that human beings are the spirits of all things is not just empty words!! It is not too easy to completely destroy a person's will......
Moreover, judging the strength of willpower by strength is not too accurate for human beings......
In this world, there are too many people with ordinary strength but extremely strong willpower!!
But that doesn't mean humans are safe......
As a matter of fact......
It is because human beings have strong willpower......
Once these demon mothers are successfully transformed, there will be a considerable chance that this type of demon transformed from humans will have spiritual abilities and various elemental abilities......
This point,For the demon mother,,It's quite attractive!!
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