Astral Cockroach

In winter, pythons hibernate and sleep in their dens, making them easy to hunt. Outside the cave lay half a mature Gouju Mountain Python carcass, food that Banbu had prepared in advance.

Hei Sang was extremely envious and couldn't resist. He crawled out of the cave, cut off some snake meat to eat, satisfying his craving while replenishing his strength. He secretly resolved that when Banbu couldn't eat anymore, he would take over in his best condition, determined to eat all the remaining nuts and infuriate Banbu, that bastard.

Banbu ate five pieces in a row, feeling weak and tired. This was due to the consumption of a large amount of nutrients and energy during cell and gene evolution, so he had to stop to replenish and recover. Then, he needed some time to wait for the new cells to grow and develop.

After the Red Oak Tree God-Given Seed nut was cut open, as expected, the Origin Power began to dissipate rapidly, which was painful to watch.

"Hei Sang, you should try some too."

"Okay!"

Upon hearing this, Hei Sang's whole body shook, and he rushed into the cave in the blink of an eye.

Banbu cut off a thin slice of nut and handed it to Hei Sang, while he walked out of the cave and began to eat the carcass to replenish his consumption.

"Squeak, squeak!"

Hei Sang expressed angry yet joyful emotions towards Banbu, and impolitely swallowed the nut slice in one gulp.

"Banbu, you tricked me! The Red Oak Tree God-Given Seed is delicious!"

Banbu said, "If it's delicious, then eat more. Don't be polite with me."

Only less than one-third of the nut had been eaten so far. Banbu certainly couldn't finish it, and it would be a waste to throw it away, so it could only benefit that fellow Hei Sang.

Banbu estimated that he could only eat two-thirds at most. Hei Sang didn't cultivate any techniques, so it would be impressive if he could eat one-third.

Hei Sang didn't have Banbu's precise calculations. Hearing Banbu's "generous" words, he became happy.

He lay in the cave, silently waiting for his body to naturally absorb the Origin Power. Feeling bored, he immediately thought of Big Head and asked, "Banbu, where did you send Big Head? Should we go find it later?"

Banbu asked, "What do you want to find it for?"

Hei Sang said, "I'm teaching it knowledge!"

Banbu said, "Big Head can't withstand the severe cold and needs to hide in the warm depths of the ant nest to spend the winter."

"Banbu, you're talking nonsense!" Hei Sang said, "I went to the top of Li Bamboo Peak with Big Head to play in the snow. It's a warrior and not afraid of the severe cold at all."

Banbu said, "Didn't you say you were teaching it knowledge? What were you doing playing?"

"..." Hei Sang thought for a while and said, "Teach it knowledge for a while, play for a while, that way it can learn better."

Banbu said seriously, "Learning knowledge requires focus and concentration to learn well. It's the same with doing anything. You must be single-minded and wholeheartedly devote yourself to it to succeed. Hei Sang, like you, being indecisive will ultimately lead to nothing."

"..." Hei Sang was speechless. His two antennae swayed, unknowingly becoming entangled, and it took a long time to untangle them. Feeling that he was no match for Banbu in verbal disputes, he switched the topic and said:

"Banbu, I carefully asked Mountain Lord Iron Blade why Big Head doesn't have a Life Sac and can't give birth to Life Seeds. Guess what he said?"

"Not favored by the gods?" Banbu asked, "Did you ask what the gods are?"

"Asked." Hei Sang said triumphantly and mysteriously, "The gods are a taboo. Only after becoming a ninth-instar Roach King will one awaken the inherited memories about the gods. Banbu, I'm telling you, but you must never spread it around."

"The Fire Roach Tribe is a descendant of the gods, and our Red Roach Tribe, which split off from the Fire Roach Tribe, is also a descendant of the gods."

"Big Head's Big Head Harvest Ant Tribe is not a descendant of the gods, so it doesn't have inherited memories, nor does it have a Life Sac, so it can't give birth to Life Seeds."

Banbu asked, "Are the gods not the True Gods of Nature?"

"No." Hei Sang said, "The True Gods of Nature are the supreme gods who dominate everything. They are everywhere and yet nowhere. The gods, however, truly exist. For example, the god corresponding to all of us roaches has a name, called 'Roach'."

Banbu asked, "Where do the gods live?"

"I don't know." Hei Sang said, "Mountain Lord Iron Blade only heard about the gods by chance from County Princess Red Oak, and County Princess Red Oak heard it from Roach King Longevity. Where Roach King Longevity heard it from is unknown."

"Banbu, the gods are a taboo. Remember, you must not spread it around."

Banbu was silent.

He had a guess in his mind. The insect race on this planet should be a relatively powerful race civilization. The so-called "gods" are mostly cosmic life forms.

Taboo? Cannot be spread around?

It must be that this insect race civilization broke out in an interstellar war with a certain powerful civilization. Losing the war, they escaped with their remnant soldiers and hid.

The star system to which this planet belongs should have a barrier to protect it, so you can't see the stars at night.

Those cosmic-level insect race powerhouses should be hiding in more distant and secretive places. They don't allow it to be spread around, mostly because they are worried about being found by their enemies, who would follow the trail and find them.

Why can the ninth-instar Roach King awaken relevant memories? I'm afraid that's when they will obtain some knowledge about breaking through the limits of Origin Power creatures and advancing to cosmic life. Above the Roach King is another level of life, cosmic life, traveling through the stars to meet those so-called "gods".

Banbu also guessed that there might be some kind of genetic lock set in the insect race's genes, restricting certain powerful racial genes and disguising them as ordinary reptiles.

Mountain Lord-level warriors of the Red Roach Tribe can awaken fire abilities, which shows that the roach race is a cosmic insect race with innately stronger genes than humans.

Without technological civilization, without borrowing technological means, they can display genetic locks. Among the insect race gods, I am afraid that there are many peak cosmic powerhouses in the Dominion Realm.

"Race, hatred, hegemony, interests... Am I ultimately going to be involved in interstellar war?"

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"Forget it, the road is still very long, not something to consider now."

Banbu thought silently, looking at Hei Sang: Mountain Lord Iron Blade told him such a secret thing, it seems that he has extraordinary favoritism towards him! Serves him right for being bullied by the other four senior warriors of Iron Blade Peak.

Hei Sang was silent for a while, absorbing all the Origin Power effects of the God-Given Seed. He looked at the nuts on the ground and then stared eagerly at Banbu.

Banbu said, "Cut it yourself."

Hei Sang was impolite and cut off a large piece, swallowing it whole.

Banbu shook his antennae, cut the python meat, and ate slowly. After eating his fill, he began to crawl slowly outside the cave, accelerating the digestion and absorption of food.

"Squeak, squeak!"

A miserable cry suddenly came from the cave.

The majestic Origin Power impacted, his six legs lost strength, and he completely collapsed on the ground, his two antennae drooping weakly.

Banbu asked knowingly, "Hei Sang, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine," Hei Sang pretended to be calm.

Banbu asked, "Did you eat too much?"

"No," Hei Sang firmly denied.

Banbu chuckled to himself and stopped teasing him with bad intentions. He continued to exercise, eat, and accelerate his recovery.

There was another long silence.

Inside the cave, Hei Sang suddenly said, "Banbu, we should set off for the Sheep Hoof Mountains tomorrow."

Banbu thought for a while and said, "Hei Sang, after you go back tonight, tell Li Zhu to postpone it for two days. We'll set off the day after tomorrow."

Hei Sang asked, "Why?"

Banbu said, "The strengthening effect of the Red Oak Tree God-Given Seed is too fierce. We need to rest for two days."

"Oh, I see," Hei Sang believed Banbu's nonsense.