Anyway, the spiders were no greater significance to Zhou Tian at the time. So, as Zhou Tian felt they were like spiders, he simply regarded them as larger spiders.

Spiders are just spiders! To Zhou Tian at that time, compared to humans, the difference was merely that humans made a slightly better impression on Zhou Tian. Besides, although spiders may not have high IQ, with Zhou Tian’s current methods, even if it were a highly unintelligent creature, if Zhou Tian encountered it, he would surely have a way to get the information he wanted from its ’mouth’.

In fact, after Zhou Tian suppressed those spiders, he naturally used his spiritual power to invade their brain domains, hoping to forcibly open their brain domains and learn some information from those spiders.

As a result, Zhou Tian smoothly obtained some related information due to the situation at that time. Because those spiders had a higher IQ than Zhou Tian had thought, he could now understand most of the general situation of that world through those spiders.

Zhou Tian never expected to encounter a kind of living beings that seemed somewhat similar but different in the current world.

Subterranean Spider Warriors; only after Zhou Tian successfully captured those few spiders did he come to know about those spiders’ information. Contrary to Zhou Tian’s expectations, though those Subterranean Spider Warriors looked ordinary, they not only had not weak combat power but also were definitely not as unintelligent as Zhou Tian had imagined.

In fact, Subterranean Spider Warriors gave Zhou Tian the impression of possessing intelligence comparable to ten- to fifteen-year-old humans. Though not considered an intelligent race, given their conditions, as long as they didn’t encounter irresistible reasons, they were already able to develop civilization.

Although their appearance is somewhat different, according to the information Zhou Tian obtained, those Subterranean Spider Warriors indeed lived a life similar to certain Demi-human Races.

As their name suggests, in general, Subterranean Spider Warriors reside underground and only come to the surface to have a few members active at night. Clearly, the reason Zhou Tian hadn’t encountered any living beings previously wasn’t because there were no living beings in this world, but because he entered the territory of these Subterranean Spider Warriors. In the circumstances where these Subterranean Spider Warriors did not come out, and other living beings dared not approach, Zhou Tian naturally couldn’t run into any ’people’.

Subterranean Spider Warriors are a very ferocious kind of living beings. Although their intelligence is not low, in certain aspects, Zhou Tian considers them still akin to beasts.

Subterranean Spider Warriors would attack any living beings entering their territory, even if this meant there was no vitality in their territory. They might run hundreds of li to attack other living beings’ territories to prey rather than allow other living beings to exist in theirs.

Moreover, there was a hierarchy among Subterranean Spider Warriors, their society composed of ordinary Subterranean Warriors, warriors (or soldiers), Subterranean Spider Warriors, generals, nobles, sacrificers, queens, and gods.

It can be said that Subterranean Spider Warriors’ society is a coexistence of royal authority and divine power, but clearly, divine power is suppressing royal authority in their society. Zhou Tian wasn’t surprised by such a situation; rather, he might find it odd if it weren’t so.

Since this isn’t a Technological World; in a Technological World, because the strength difference between individuals isn’t very large, divine power can only control believers spiritually, while royal authority can physically rule everything. So although divine power might suppress royal authority sometimes, generally, divine power is hard to compete against royal authority. Not to mention, actions like literacy campaigns, letting civilians know the Deity doesn’t exist, can be devastating for divine power.

However, everything is different now; in this powerful world, individual strength disparity is enormous. According to the situation, a powerful living being could easily destroy the world, let alone rule over others.

Faced with a formidable existence, anyone would hardly consider resisting its rule, choosing instead to comply.

Much like Subterranean Spider Warriors, though there is divine and royal authority, they dare not resist the powerful Deity they worship, regardless of whether the queen willingly accepts it.

Since they dare not resist the Deity’s rule, those Subterranean Spider Warriors can only abide by their societal structure diligently.

Clearly, the societal structure of Subterranean Spider Warriors doesn’t particularly concern Zhou Tian; understanding their societal structure suffices for Zhou Tian’s intentions. Now that he knows their situation, Zhou Tian can take corresponding actions, and if his actions yield expected results, annexing this world isn’t important; at least Zhou Tian wouldn’t worry about being repelled from this world.

Given Zhou Tian’s thinking, now that he understands Subterranean Spider Warriors’ societal structure, he only needs to win over the leaders of Subterranean Spider Warriors, making them work for him, using their influence to undermine this world wouldn’t be too challenging.

Of course, while achieving that objective might facilitate corrupting this world using Subterranean Spider Warriors’ strength, Zhou Tian is still cautious when initiating actions.

Despite everything else being manageable, the existence of that Deity among Subterranean Spider Warriors inevitably adds some concerns to Zhou Tian’s conduct.

Deity is just a term for powerful entities, and the Divine Realm’s Deities are indeed Deities; however, in Lower Realms, similarly powerful entities beyond ordinary living beings’ resistance are called gods.

If it were a Lower World, Zhou Tian wouldn’t have second thoughts and would directly act. Because he possesses the strength to do so, given no special circumstances, Zhou Tian rarely encounters opponents in Lower Worlds.

But the current situation is different; even though typically moderate worlds do not have mighty figures, if there’s luck, some strong beings not yet ascended to the Divine Realm might appear; even True God Level entities aren’t impossible.

Undoubtedly, if a living being achieves True God strength and fights Zhou Tian within its territory, Zhou Tian would inevitably feel uneasy despite his strength. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Firstly, Zhou Tian is currently an Energy Avatar; although potentially more robust than a True God, his energy cannot recover. Essentially, using energy decreases it, whilst only his avatar can truly recover it; should this Energy Avatar exhaust its energy, Zhou Tian would have no choice but to exit this world.

Given combat with powerful opponents, undoubtedly Zhou Tian’s energy consumption rate would increase; after exhausting most of his energy, facing ordinary living beings here, Zhou Tian may lack the capability to affect them.

Thus, a powerless existence attempting to accomplish something in this world faces enormous difficulty. (To Be Continued. If you enjoy this work, vote for it on starting point [qidian.com], where your support is the greatest motivation for me. Mobile users, visit m.qidian.com for further reading.)