When Lan Qi said this, there was also a hint of probing intent.
Because if someone had been soul enslaved, let alone entering a True God's small universe.
Even a Universe Master could easily detect it.
After all, Irina had not yet broken through to Immortal.
If she were to break through to Immortal, she would have to enter a True God's small universe before it could be discovered.
So if Irina had been soul enslaved, the master behind her would definitely not allow her to enter Queen City.
After all, once she entered Queen City, they would lose a World Master–level Zerg Mother Queen slave.
One had to know that a World Master–level Zerg Mother Queen slave was extremely valuable.
Because Irina had been out of contact for far too long.
A full several hundred thousand years.
That was why Lan Qi chose to test things this way.
Luo Fan did not hesitate at all and answered directly.
"No problem."
"Teacher, once the soul recovery treasures I purchased arrive, I will go to Queen City to see you."
Queen City was originally one of Luo Fan's destinations on this trip.
To complete the assessment of the Metamorphosis Secret Realm, he also needed to go to Queen City.
So Luo Fan agreed to Lan Qi's suggestion without hesitation.
Hearing this, Lan Qi could not help but let out a sigh of relief.
However, she still did not dare to relax completely.
She had to wait until Luo Fan actually arrived at Queen City and she saw him with her own eyes before she could truly be at ease.
"Then come over as soon as possible. You do not need to prepare those soul materials anymore."
"I still have quite a lot here. You can just come directly."
Hearing this, Luo Fan deliberately showed a trace of joy on his face.
"Alright, Teacher. I will head to Queen City to find you right away."
After saying that, Luo Fan chatted with Lan Qi for a while longer before setting off toward Queen City.
The star region where Irina was located was not far from the passage to the Zerg Queen's small universe, roughly just over one hundred million light-years away.
By riding an E9-grade mechanical race spaceship, he could arrive in just half a year.
Without hesitation, he directly piloted the ship toward the passage to the Zerg Queen's small universe.
In any case, he was not afraid of being discovered by the Zerg Queen.
The transformation technique of the Space Worm clone had been enhanced by the system.
So Luo Fan was extremely confident.
…
Half a year later, Luo Fan controlled the spaceship to leave the Dark Universe.
At the instant he returned to the Original Universe, he saw a gigantic planet.
This planet was enormous, resembling a Zerg Mother Nest.
By Luo Fan's estimation, the diameter of this planet was at least tens of billions of kilometers.
This was one of the Zerg's headquarters, Queen Star.
Its status was even higher than the headquarters continent of the Virtual Universe Company.
After all, the Zerg were not like the human race, which possessed five major powers.
Therefore, this Queen Star was the true headquarters of the Zerg.
Many powerful experts resided there.
Luo Fan controlled the spaceship and advanced toward Queen Star.
Soon, guided by an incoming signal, he arrived at the entrance of the Queen's small universe passage.
He had already submitted an application in advance.
Before long, Luo Fan passed through the small universe passage and entered the Zerg Queen's small universe.
Although he believed that the Zerg Queen could not detect him,
when he arrived inside the small universe, he still felt a sense of excitement.
Unlike the Initial Universe, the Zerg Queen's small universe did not have manifest laws, but instead resembled the barren regions of the Primitive Universe.
Although there were some celestial bodies within the Queen's small universe, there were not many.
Very soon, Luo Fan arrived at a certain location.
Before him stood a massive city.
This was also the most core location of the Zerg Queen's small universe.
Luo Fan could sense that the energy density in the surroundings was extremely high.
Moreover, there were waves of chaotic airflow.
Although this place did not have manifest laws like the Initial Universe,
it was still a sacred cultivation land for the Zerg.
Inside, there were inheritances somewhat similar to Chaos Tablets.
Although they were different from Chaos Tablets, they could still help Zerg Mother Queens comprehend laws.
Just as he arrived at the gates of Queen City, Luo Fan saw someone standing there.
It was Lan Qi.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan put away the spaceship and flew toward Lan Qi.
"Teacher."
When Lan Qi saw Luo Fan, a trace of excitement appeared in her eyes.
Now that she saw Luo Fan standing before her, Lan Qi completely believed what Luo Fan had previously told her.
After all, if Irina had been enslaved and turned into a spy of another race,
the moment she entered the Zerg Queen's small universe, she would have been suppressed.
"Irina, it is truly wonderful to see you again."
"Come, I will take you to repair your soul. I have prepared quite a few treasures for you."
Hearing this, Luo Fan followed Lan Qi into Queen City.
As soon as he entered, he began to look around.
This feeling of entering the enemy's headquarters was quite thrilling.
This Queen City was actually a peak supreme treasure palace.
Comprehending laws here was somewhat faster.
Roughly about twice the efficiency of comprehension in the Primitive Universe.
There were small buildings all around, with some Zerg Mother Queens also comprehending laws atop them.
It looked somewhat similar to Chaos City.
He could also clearly see chaotic airflow outside the city, continuously flowing toward the center of the city.
That location was the origin of the Zerg Queen's small universe.
Here, even Giant Axe with eighth-rank combat power could not defeat the Zerg Queen.
Although the Zerg Queen possessed the supreme strongest treasure, the Queen Palace,
because it was a palace-type treasure,
its boost to combat power was not that high.
As a result, the Zerg Queen only possessed peak seventh-rank combat power.
Even so, within the Zerg Queen's small universe, Giant Axe with eighth-rank combat power still could not defeat the Zerg Queen.
He might even be pressed down and beaten instead.
From Irina's memories, he learned that within the Queen Hall at the center of the city, there were some Saint Seals similar to Chaos Tablets.
These Saint Seals had functions similar to Chaos Tablets and were also used for inheritance.
They were paths left behind by Zerg powerhouses.
Among them, there were even ones left behind by the Zerg Queen herself.
The human race also had intelligence regarding this.
As a disciple of the Lord of Ice Peak, Luo Fan could also access such information.
However, the human race basically only knew the names of those Saint Seals.
Just as the Zerg and other alien races only knew the names of the Chaos Tablets.
As for the actual contents on them, almost no alien race knew.
This was because once someone was enslaved, or if an alien soul entered a True God's small universe, it would be detected.
Even after breaking through to Immortal, with the soul merged into every strand of divine power, an ordinary Universe Master could not determine whether someone was enslaved or whether their soul belonged to the same race.
However, by expending certain methods, it could still be discovered.
It was just more troublesome.
As a racial core area, regardless of the race, they would be extremely cautious and would not allow alien spies to enter.
The Zerg's control over Queen City was even stronger than the Chaos City Lord's control over Chaos City.
After all, the Initial Universe was ultimately the small universe of the Original Ancestor, not that of the Chaos City Lord.
But the location of Queen City was within the Zerg Queen's own small universe.
…
Soon, Luo Fan followed Lan Qi into a building.
Inside the building, there were also some Zerg warriors acting as servants.
These Zerg warriors were not as ugly as ordinary Zerg warriors.
Ordinary Zerg warriors were so ugly mainly because the Mother Queens only required them to have strong combat power.
If they wished, these Zerg Mother Queens could easily change their appearance.
However, when creating Zerg warriors, altering a new template could very likely cause their combat power to decline.
Therefore, generally only when creating servants would they slightly change the appearance of these Zerg warriors.
After all, servants did not need particularly strong combat power.
Some Zerg Mother Queens even used humans and demonic beasts raised in captivity as servants.
These humans and demonic beasts raised from childhood basically regarded the Zerg Mother Queens as their faith.
Very soon, Lan Qi brought over some treasures to restore the soul.
Luo Fan unceremoniously stored all of these treasures into his World Ring.
Then, he looked at Lan Qi and said,
"Teacher, I want to participate in the assessment of the Metamorphosis Secret Realm."
"During this period of training on the extraterritorial battlefield, although I was severely injured and fell into slumber,"
"I also gained quite a lot."
"Now, I have already obtained the recognition of the Space Origin Law."
As he spoke, Luo Fan deliberately revealed the mark of Space Origin Law recognition on his forehead.
This kind of law recognition mark could be freely hidden or revealed.
Hearing this, a trace of joy appeared on Lan Qi's face.
"That is wonderful!"
"I did not expect that you would obtain the recognition of the Space Origin Law!"
"In that case, you indeed have a chance of passing the assessment of the Metamorphosis Secret Realm."
"If you pass the assessment, not only can you enter the Metamorphosis Secret Realm, your permissions will also be upgraded."
"At that time, you can also go to some important secret realms within the clan for training."
Although the Zerg would provide each Zerg Mother Queen with some resources,
some relatively important resources could only be tilted toward certain geniuses.
After all, no matter how wealthy one was, it was impossible to treat all Zerg Mother Queens equally.
Doing so would instead be unfair to those genius Mother Queens.
Therefore, better resources and important secret realms were only open to certain genius Mother Queens.
Just like the human race's universe-level training missions, the task quotas available to core members of the Virtual Universe Company's four secret realms were all different.
Members of the Primitive Secret Realm could accept more desperate-level and danger-level missions.
This was not only because they feared these geniuses encountering danger.
It was also because the more dangerous the mission, the greater the opportunities behind it.
"However, the assessment will not only test law comprehension."
"The clan will also assess your cultivation of Zerg warriors."
"You were injured and fell into slumber back then, so you probably do not have many Zerg warriors left now, right?"
Lan Qi asked with some concern.
Hearing this, Luo Fan hesitated for a moment and said,
"I still have some left."
Lan Qi shook her head and said directly,
"In that case, I will give you some resources so you can first nurture some Zerg warriors."
"No, directly nurture some Zerg Kings."
"That way, you will have a greater chance of passing the assessment of the Metamorphosis Secret Realm."
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