Douluo: Transforming Xiao Wu into a Zerg Queen Was Just the Beginning-Chapter 46 - 47 – Custom Strategy, Gathering Energy

He still hadn't awakened a Martial Soul, and there was no soul power in his body.

Even if he forcibly fused this soul bone into his body through the incubation chamber, it would only be superficial—he wouldn't be able to actually use it.

Yet giving away the Sky Azure Bull Python's right arm bone—or using it to strengthen a Zerg unit—felt like such a waste to Lin Fan.

After all, this was a hundred-thousand-year soul bone!

And not just any soul bone—it belonged to the Sky Azure Bull Python, one of the overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Across the entire Douluo Continent, such a soul bone was incredibly rare.

To give something that could greatly improve himself to someone else for free? Lin Fan didn't think he was that noble.

He frowned deeply, fiddling with the soul bone in his hands, but couldn't come up with a good solution for now.

Seeing his hesitation, Zhu Zhuyun gently pressed her soft body against him and spoke in a sweet voice:

"My Lord, why don't you come with me to the Star Luo Empire? Our royal family has Soul Masters and soul stones that may help you awaken your Martial Soul."

"Star Luo Empire?"

Lin Fan thought for a moment—and suddenly, inspiration struck.

That's right!

The Spirit Hall!

Looking at the current powers surrounding the Star Dou Forest, the one closest and most approachable was without a doubt the Spirit Hall.

And Lin Fan had always had a favorable impression of the Spirit Hall. They selflessly nurtured civilian Soul Masters across the continent, giving even commoners the chance to grow stronger, and even become Elders within their ranks.

Compared to the two empires and their hypocritical royal families or sects, Lin Fan preferred dealing with Spirit Hall.

Not to mention... within Spirit Hall were two rare beauties—Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.

How could Lin Fan possibly pass up such an opportunity?

Still, charging into Spirit Hall headfirst would be reckless. A proper plan was needed.

Lin Fan began to organize his thoughts. If he remembered correctly, Spirit Hall had no shortage of Titled Douluo among its Elders.

Not even mentioning Qian Daoliu, a Limit Douluo. And there was still the question of whether Qian Xunji was truly dead or not.

Aside from that father-son duo, there were others like Golden Crocodile Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo...

Each of them was a serious threat, and even more so was Bibi Dong herself—someone who had inherited the God Trials and was a Twin-Spirit Titled Douluo with unfathomable strength.

If he recklessly showed up before her without enough trump cards, Lin Fan feared that—even if he didn't die—he'd likely end up imprisoned within Spirit Hall.

This matter needed careful planning.

Outside the Star Dou Great Forest

A team of elaborately dressed Soul Masters was slowly advancing into the forest.

At the front was a very young Soul Master with a handsome, still slightly youthful face, and eye-catching golden hair.

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He wore luxurious noble attire and carried an ornate sword at his waist.

Ten well-trained soldiers followed close behind him in a loose protective formation, keeping about five meters away and guarding him on all sides.

Beside the youth was a rugged man with a rough beard and a stern expression.

The man looked up at the vast forest ahead with a serious gaze and said:

"Your Highness, that's the Star Dou Great Forest ahead. Please stay close. It's filled with danger—especially attacks from soul beasts."

The young man nodded. Though visibly nervous, he quickly steadied himself.

Gripping his sword tightly, he asked, "Uncle Luo, do you think Yun'er... is she still alive?"

Robert originally wanted to say that, given her strength, it was extremely dangerous for the future princess consort to enter the forest alone and go missing for so long—her chances of survival were slim.

But looking at the youth's determined expression, Robert swallowed those words.

Instead, he nodded and reassured him, "Don't worry, Your Highness. The young lady is blessed with good fortune. She'll be alright."

"Mm!"

The youth's eyes lit up with hope. He pressed his lips together and, under the protection of the squad, stepped into the Star Dou Great Forest.

What they didn't know was... something terrifying was already quietly waiting for them up ahead.

Star Dou Great Forest

The eastern edge of the forest was almost completely overrun by Lin Fan's Zerg.

Soul beasts were being wiped out en masse. Those lucky enough to escape had either gone into hiding or fled deeper into the forest.

At first, Lin Fan had ordered the Zerg to proceed cautiously.

But after realizing that—despite slaughtering soul beasts by the thousands—their numbers barely made a dent...

He dropped all pretense.

Any soul beast that appeared within the Zerg army's vision, regardless of species or cultivation level, was to be killed on sight.

Yet even with this ruthless hunting, and as the Zerg territory continued to expand...

The area fully covered and controlled by the Zerg amounted to less than one-fiftieth of the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

The forest was simply too vast!

Spanning millions of square kilometers, it wasn't something to be underestimated. No wonder Soul Masters across the continent feared its name.

Even Titled Douluo wouldn't dare casually enter its depths.

Lin Fan even suspected... maybe the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape—previously known as the forest's rulers—hadn't even truly ventured into the core regions themselves.

That would explain how the Iceworm of Heavenly Dreams had managed to reside there undisturbed for so many years—completely unnoticed by two soul beasts that had lived there for over a hundred thousand years.

In the areas not yet covered by the Zerg Creep, Lin Fan had dispatched countless Zerg hunting squads to spread outward and continue their relentless pursuit of soul beasts.

At the same time, the Hatcheries were mass-producing Overlords, which ascended to heights of 10,000 meters to surveil the Star Dou Great Forest from the skies.

Additionally, several Overlords that had absorbed enough energy carried spores and Creep tissue to slowly expand toward the forest's outer edges.

Lin Fan was quietly looking forward to what surprises these autonomous expansion efforts might bring.

Even if he couldn't establish a new base just yet, just being able to monitor the continent's events from the sky was incredibly useful.

For now, his job was simple:

Wait.

Lin Fan stared at the number of energy points displayed on his mental interface:

[5,643,215 Energy Points]

And upgrading the Hive to Tier 4 required a whopping 10 million!

Currently, all his Zerg units were generating about 500,000 points of energy per day, solely from killing soul beasts.

If he added in the passive energy absorbed by the Creep and the resources gained from consuming parts of the forest itself, that number would easily double!

However, Lin Fan wasn't planning to go that far—yet.

The soul beasts could be thinned out, but the environment must not be destroyed.

If he ravaged the forest indiscriminately, Lin Fan had a feeling that a world of trouble would follow.

His Zerg army continued to grow by the day, and as their numbers increased, his energy income would naturally scale up as well.

Lin Fan had time.

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