A large hole was blasted into the top of the palace of the Luban Kingdom by the force of the explosion.

An old, hunched-over man flew out of the cave. He looked haggard and was breathing heavily.

However, the spiritual energy fluctuations at the diamond level are genuine.

"I've been asleep for nearly 100 years, and I didn't have much time left to live. As long as the survival of the country isn't threatened, I could sleep like this forever. But it's a real pity that I still have to take action..."

"It's the previous Imperial Advisor!"

An elderly member of the royal family exclaimed in surprise.

The whole world thought that the Grand Master of the Lu Ban Kingdom had passed away, but little did they know that he had simply fallen into a deep sleep and sealed off his power.

At that time, the Kingdom of Luban was very powerful. Only when the remaining two countries joined forces could they barely resist the terrifying power of the Kingdom of Luban.

However, the Grand Master, who was already at the late Platinum level and infinitely close to the Diamond level, planned to break through to the Diamond level.

When news of the Imperial Preceptor's breakthrough spread, he had already disappeared, and no one knew whether he had succeeded.

However, the Imperial Advisor had been missing for a long time, and everyone assumed that he had failed in his breakthrough and had died due to the backlash from the breakthrough...

The elderly imperial advisor gathered his strength, intending to unleash his strongest attack to repel the powerful warriors of the Zerg faction.

However, the avatar of faith, hidden nearby, immediately launched a sneak attack.

It interrupted the Grand Tutor's skill.

The Grand Preceptor, now old, looked terrified as he faced the ever-flowing power of faith emanating from his body.

"Could it be that Heaven intends to destroy my Lu Ban Kingdom?"

As the incarnation of faith unleashed its boundless divine power, the already frail and elderly Imperial Advisor was instantly killed.

The remaining platinum-level powerhouses were also unable to hold on and were all killed by the Zerg forces, transforming into undead creatures.

After successfully occupying the capital of the Luban Kingdom, they continued to use the same old methods.

They captured some high-ranking marquises and dukes, made them their guides, and persuaded other important figures to submit to the Zerg.

Make all the inhabitants of the cities in their territories worship the Swarm Overlord.

The Zerg did not rest afterward.

They surged toward the last country with the momentum of victory.

The king of the Kingdom of Rune had also received the news, and despair was evident on his face.

Even the other dozens of platinum-level powerhouses couldn't stop these insects.

What can their five platinum-level powerhouses in the capital do now?

The news has been fully transmitted to the capital.

Two of the platinum-level experts, not wanting to die in vain, left without saying goodbye.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was watching, they escaped to an unknown location.

The Kingdom of Luwen was relatively weak compared to the other two kingdoms.

Without any trump cards passed down through generations, once the remaining platinum-level powerhouses were killed by the Zerg, the entire capital city was powerless to resist and instantly became a slaughterhouse for the Zerg.

To establish authority, they killed some of the rebellious humans, and then selected some high-ranking individuals from the remaining humans to persuade other kingdoms and cities to surrender.

The process went relatively smoothly, and everyone was quite pragmatic; all the cities of the Rune Kingdom successfully submitted to the Zerg.

...

Having gone through countless battles, the Zerg's strength has evolved rapidly.

Even the weakest Zerg have reached the peak of the Black Iron level.

Except for the weakest worker ants.

Soldier ants, springtails... can all reach bronze-level strength.

On the surface of this planet, there are no longer any Zerg adversaries.

Perhaps terrifying monsters might be bred in the vast ocean, but Zhao Zian doesn't plan to explore the seabed anytime soon.

The Zerg are currently focusing on developing ground and air units.

There has not been much research on underwater units.

Underwater units have too many limitations; in many situations, they are completely unnecessary.

Future battles may take place in space.

In the Sunset Forest, a large number of magical beast races were harvested by the insectoid race.

Zhao Zian then entrusted the remaining weaker races to the two overlord-level forces, the Lightning Sheep and the Divine Wood Monkey.

These two magical beast races were also the first to pledge allegiance to Zhao Zi'an.

From then on, they became the only two overlords of the entire forest, and they had priority in allocating all resources. This naturally made both races grateful to Zhao Zi'an.

As for the human kingdom, after killing the king, Zhao Zian did not interfere in other matters.

The subsequent human kingdoms went through a series of political struggles and clashes of power.

Several more dukes of high moral standing were also recommended.

These three dukes became the new leaders of their respective countries.

For the surviving humans, life was no different from before; the only change was that they changed their deity to the Swarm Overlord.

However, this might actually be a good thing for them.

Originally, this planet was almost entirely inhabited by believers of the God of Holy Light.

However, the sacrifices made to the God of Light caused immense suffering to the common people.

Abolishing the belief in the God of Light led to the elimination of numerous offerings.

Zhao Zi'an didn't value offerings much; he truly believed that sincere faith would bring rewards.

When a believer's faith is very pure and fervent, the divine power that the deity passively responds to can nourish the believer's body, protect them from disease, and make them stronger.

This passive feedback of divine power consumes almost nothing for the gods.

But for believers, this reward is already amazing enough.

...

They no longer pay attention to other things on the planet.

The Zerg have already stockpiled countless amounts of food.

In order to allow the Zerg to expand to other places, Zhao Zian plans to remodel the Zerg.

After all, many planets are not suitable for life.

The environment on the planet would be extremely harsh; any normal creature that went there would die instantly.

At this point, the Zerg's own adaptability needs to be strong enough.

However, Zhao Zian has some points of reference.

The Zerg have gas sacs distributed throughout their bodies.

These air sacs can be used to exchange gases, allowing the Zerg to survive normally in the airless space.

The sturdy and thick exoskeleton allows the Zerg to survive successfully even in harsh environments.

Soon, Zhao Zian found inspiration in some magical beasts that had come to life from plants.

Genes from plant-based monsters were transplanted into the Zerg.

This allows the Zerg to generate gas themselves.

And these gases are stored through the fish's bladder gene.

As long as there is light, the Zerg can produce the oxygen they need.

This allows a large amount of oxygen to be stored in the air bladder.

Even without light, the compressed oxygen stored inside the air sacs allows the Zerg to move freely for a long time.