Douluo: Transforming Xiao Wu into a Zerg Queen Was Just the Beginning-Chapter 22: The Azure Bull Python’s Ambition

Deep within the Star Dou Forest.

In its core region—

A colossal soul beast with the head of an ox and the body of a serpent floated silently in the air, eyes tightly shut.

Its bull-like head was over four meters in diameter, and its two lantern-sized eyes suddenly snapped open, glowing with an intense light.

Its massive head was connected to a serpentine body covered in black-blue scales, many times thicker than a water barrel and stretching over thirty meters long.

It hovered in the forest canopy, emanating an overwhelming pressure that filled the air.

This was none other than the mightiest overlord of the Star Dou Forest—the Azure Bull Python.

The Azure Bull Python frowned toward the edge of the core region. Why did Er Ming's aura feel so chaotic?

While it was still deep in thought, Er Ming's enormous form leapt high into the air and came crashing down beside the Azure Bull Python.

"ROAR!!"

The Titan Giant Ape let out an enraged howl toward the heavens, venting all his frustration and fury.

Seeing Er Ming's blood-soaked state, the Azure Bull Python's eyes turned cold in an instant.

Descending swiftly from the sky, it landed next to Er Ming and barked, "Who did this to you? Was it those humans from the Spirit Hall?"

After that outburst, Er Ming had vented much of his frustration and shook his head, still haunted by what had happened.

"It wasn't the Spirit Hall. I... I don't even know if they were human."

"...Huh?"

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A flicker of confusion appeared in the Azure Bull Python's lantern-sized eyes.

Er Ming raised a massive fist and opened his palm to reveal a severed limb—a black, sharp blade-like appendage that belonged to a Zergling.

"This is from one of them. Whatever species they are, they're terrifying."

The Azure Bull Python studied the strange black appendage. At first glance, it looked like just an ordinary claw from a soul beast.

But having lived with Er Ming for over a hundred thousand years, it knew the ape wouldn't joke about something like this.

Suddenly—

Snap!

The severed limb in Er Ming's palm twitched violently on its own, spasming as if trying to pierce into his hand!

"Hmph!"

Er Ming growled and crushed it with his fist, shattering the twitching limb into pieces.

"They're some bizarre race I've never seen before. Endless in number. And it's like... they don't even have minds of their own."

"They don't show emotion. They don't understand pain, fear, or even the concept of death. Just to kill me, they didn't hesitate to attack their own allies in a completely indiscriminate manner!"

As the Titan Giant Ape recounted the events, his gaze turned blank, his entire body trembling ever so slightly.

He had ruled the Star Dou Forest for countless years, but never had he encountered a race as terrifying as this.

Just listening to the description, the Azure Bull Python felt a chill spread through its body, its skin crawling with unease.

After a moment's thought, a beam of blue light shot out from its horns and enveloped Er Ming's body.

Er Ming felt a cool sensation throughout his entire body. His mind became clear, and the dread he had felt before completely vanished.

The Azure Bull Python's eyes flickered with a strange, unreadable light.

"They were soul beasts, weren't they, Er Ming?"

"...Yeah."

Er Ming hesitated, then nodded slowly.

Even though these insect-like creatures didn't emit any soul power, their bizarre and dangerous attack methods made them seem more like soul beasts than humans.

Upon hearing that, the Azure Bull Python's massive head twisted into a cold smile.

"Then we won't interfere. Let's stay hidden in the core region for the next few thousand years."

"What? But—Sister Xiao Wu is still out there!"

Er Ming's eyes widened in shock. He didn't understand.

The Azure Bull Python slowly lifted into the air again, its enormous head turning to face a certain direction.

There, on the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest—Spirit Hall.

"From what you've told me, I believe... this race might be the key to our soul beast uprising."

"I have a feeling that a battle between soul beasts and humans is inevitable. So why not let this strange species pave the way for us first? Don't forget—the strongest human faction near the forest is Spirit Hall."

"If they wipe out Spirit Hall, Xiao Wu will naturally return."

Er Ming was stunned.

He never expected his big brother to say something like this!

But the Azure Bull Python's logic was solid, and Er Ming was left speechless. All he could do was grumble in response.

He originally wanted to mention that there was a human who looked exactly like Xiao Wu—but ultimately chose to stay quiet.

Instead, he sat down to heal his injuries.

Meanwhile, the Azure Bull Python's gaze remained fixed on the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest. In its eyes flickered an ambition and thirst for vengeance that burned like fire.

Inside the Zerg Underground Empire.

Within the Level-3 Hatchery.

Lin Fan stood, brows furrowed, inspecting the various resources stored in the hive.

"Overmind, display all current Zerg assets, including unit types."

[As you command, my Lord.]

Zerg Building Units – Hatcheries:

Level 3: 2

Level 2: 153

Level 1: 2,120

Spine Crawlers: 3,130

Zerg Combat Units –

Zerglings: 123,411

Hydralisks: 32,151

Drones: 5,631

Overlords: 2,447

Zerg Hero Unit – Queen of Blades: 1 (Xiao Wu)

Energy Points Available: 325,123

Soul Beast Genetic Types Collected: 1,351

At the same time, within the Zerg mental network, the glowing signals representing Zerg units were packed densely together—covering a staggering 50,000 square kilometers.

Lin Fan's brows furrowed even deeper. Despite the seemingly vast army, the quality was far too lacking!

His battles with the Titan Giant Ape and the ten-thousand-year serpent had made one thing painfully clear—the Zerglings and Hydralisks were nowhere near strong enough.

They were fine for overwhelming thousand-year soul beasts. But against ten-thousand-year-class beasts, especially those with tough hides or power-focused abilities, they were completely outmatched.

Even worse, several problems had become glaringly obvious.

The creep's energy conversion rate was too slow! It couldn't keep up with the Zerg's rapid casualties or support their healing during combat.

Xiao Wu and the countless Zerglings that died were the best examples of this failing.

And then there was the hatching issue. Even though he could simultaneously mass-produce units with multiple hatcheries, once the battle was over, those hatcheries became overcrowded and wasteful.

The hatch speed of the queens wasn't fast enough either.

But the deadliest problem... was unit diversity.

For all his vast numbers, the Zerg only had Zerglings and Hydralisks as main offensive forces! He couldn't hatch Mutalisks yet due to a lack of compatible genetic material, and beyond those two units, his army was painfully limited.

Looking through the genetic data in the library, Lin Fan waved his hand.

The Hydralisk swarm began herding captured soul beasts into the hive's incubation chamber.

Massive spores began to inflate one by one.

"Overmind, initiate gene fusion experiments."

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