Chapter 635 - Karnid Queen X Cooperation

A few days after the exchange competition ended, Lu Ran was sent to the Karnid Hive by the Gem Queen. This was a game involving the interests of three parties.

The Karnid Queen had taken a liking to Lu Ran’s bloodline and wanted to borrow his bloodline to birth an offspring, which would allow her strength to reach a higher level.

After discovering Lu Ran’s absurd strength during the exchange competition, the Gem Queen felt that with her own power, it wasn’t very convenient for her to personally train Lu Ran. Plus, she was lazy, so his freeloading off the Karnid Queen as a training partner was a good choice.

As for Lu Ran, although he knew the Karnid Queen had ulterior motives for his bloodline, he was actually very interested in the Karnid Queen himself and wanted to interact with this Cosmic Emperor.

After teleporting over and flying on his own for a distance within the Karnid Hive territory, the space and time around Lu Ran instantly became chaotic. He felt as if he had been pulled into a new dimension. Knowing this was the Karnid Queen’s doing, Lu Ran did not resist.

Soon, Lu Ran stood in a dark nest. Under the dim halo of light, he saw a staircase leading to a higher level, connected to a large bed made of cosmic-level materials. On the large bed was an indescribable insectoid monster, its body containing organs from numerous species. It made Lu Ran’s scalp tingle instantly.

But thankfully, seemingly for the sake of easier communication, this insectoid monster began to reshape its form, slowly transforming into a humanoid insectoid with a unique appearance of moderate height, with a slender yet powerful figure. Her skin exhibited a unique bluish-purple hue, as if blending the colors of the night sky and the dawn.

Beneath an exquisite human-like face, the Queen’s eyes were as deep as the sea. Her lips were as thin as wings, revealing a hint of an indescribable, decadent charm. On both sides of her alluring skin, there were butterfly wings as dazzling as stars, emitting a captivating radiance.

Lu Ran was confused. The Karnid Queen had instantly transformed into an exotic insect girl that fit most human fetishes, leaving Lu Ran somewhat at a loss.

Seriously? Sis, even though I know your goal is reproduction, aren’t you a bit too prepared?

“Human named Lu Ran. The Gem Queen has already made it clear to you, right? You will provide your bloodline to procreate one offspring with me. And in exchange, I will help you further enhance your strength, allowing you to perform better in the Multiversal Beastmaster Championship.”

The Karnid Queen looked down from above, greedily examining Lu Ran as if he were food. In her view, this was actually a tremendous boon for Lu Ran.

After all, she wasn’t asking for his life and just wanted to extract some of his bloodline life essence. At most, he’d be weakened for a while, but in return, he would receive guidance from her, a Cosmic-level being. It was an incredibly cheap deal.

However, what seemed like an extremely attractive condition to the Karnid Queen was met with a dry cough from Lu Ran on the scene.

“Your Majesty, the Gem Queen probably also mentioned that the more specific terms should be negotiated by me personally upon arriving here.”

“What other requests do you have?” The Karnid Queen frowned.

She reclined gracefully on the cosmic bed, her hair covering her body. She was somewhat displeased with Lu Ran’s excessive demands.

“Your Majesty’s core species ability is that the stronger the offspring you procreate, the greater the boost to yourself. Therefore, you desire my bloodline to produce an excellent descendant.

“I have another proposal, however, because I currently don’t really want a descendant related to me, even if this descendant doesn’t require my care and nurturing.”

“Are you going back on your word?” The Karnid Queen’s pupils turned red, and a terrifying cosmic-level pressure bore down on Lu Ran.

However, to the queen’s surprise, the cosmic-level pressure didn’t cause the slightest change in Lu Ran’s expression.

“Your Majesty, let me finish. I have a plan that can allow you to gain even stronger growth.”

Lu Ran did indeed finish what he was saying, but was only met with a cold laugh from the Karnid Queen. In her opinion, a Primary Divine, no matter how powerful, wasn’t qualified to set terms with her. To negotiate with her, the Gem Queen herself would have to come. However, even if the Keeper of the Universe came today, she was determined to have Lu Ran’s bloodline.

“Save your plan for later. Let’s talk about the matter at hand first.”

As she spoke, the Karnid Queen intended to use force to personally extract Lu Ran’s bloodline life essence.

Space and time collapsed as a lamprey-like organ descended from a spatial rift. It was extremely eerie and enveloped in a bloody aura, lunging towards Lu Ran to devour him.

“Fucking hell.” Lu Ran’s eyes widened.

She’s actually using force? I guess if you’re weak, you really don’t even get a chance to speak.

Lu Ran’s expression changed, knowing that without showing some strength, he wouldn’t be able to negotiate normally with the Karnid Queen. However, when facing a Cosmic Emperor, no matter which familiar Lu Ran summoned, if he didn’t use the power of Limitless City, or rather the Keeper’s power, he would be unable to resist her. Let alone suppress her, he couldn’t even hold his own.

However, Lu Ran had another trump card.

“

ROAR!

”

With a mighty roar, a divine dragon with a dark, jet-black body, emanating a cold aura of death, suddenly flew out from spatial ripples. It was trying to use its deathly dragon’s cry to shatter the lamprey.

The lamprey-like organ instantly withered, aged, and lost its life aura. The divine dragon’s eyes were deep and hollow, as if they could devour all life. With its arrival, the Karnid Queen felt as if space and time began to fill with a silence and solemnity, as if all life had stilled in that moment.

The Karnid Queen’s expression changed.

“Cosmic level.” She rose incredulously, her wild hair flowing and her eyes filled with disbelief as she looked at the enormous black divine dragon beneath Lu Ran’s feet, which was now carrying him.

This black dragon gave her a feeling even stronger than the Gem Queen.

Cosmic level? This human named Lu Ran, isn’t he a subordinate employee of the Gem Queen? What is going on now? Why can he summon a Cosmic-level divine dragon?

Confusion, puzzlement, and shock. Various emotions flooded the Karnid Queen’s heart.

Meanwhile, Lu Ran began communicating with the Death Divine Dragon beneath him.

“Brother Death Divine Dragon, long time no see. I brought you out for some fresh air,” Lu Ran greeted.

The Death Divine Dragon remained expressionless. After becoming the Keeper, Lu Ran had greeted the Four Divine Dragons acting as batteries within Limitless City a few times. Upon entering this new universe, the Four Divine Dragons also had their own mission. It was to protect Lu Ran and help him reach the Cosmic level.

“This isn’t exactly fresh air.” The Death Divine Dragon looked at the Karnid Queen before them, feeling that this insect wasn’t an easy opponent.

Lu Ran patted his chest and looked at the Karnid Queen. “With you here to hold the scene, at least I’m not afraid of this insect girl using force on me. Your Majesty, can I negotiate with you now?”

The Karnid Queen was indeed very surprised.

A cosmic-level being I didn’t know about. No wonder I’d never heard of this Lu Ran before. This guy is probably someone the Gem Queen fished out from another parallel universe.

However, just relying on one Cosmic being to act arrogantly in front of her was far from enough.

“Brat, I admit, you surprise me greatly, but... don’t get cocky. In that case, both of you, come at me together! I want its blood too.”

The Death Divine Dragon was taken aback.

As the Karnid Queen spoke, her butterfly wings vibrated, as if some bloodline within her was activated. Her aura climbed steadily, and space and time shook even more violently. Both Lu Ran and the Death Divine Dragon had felt there was something off about this Karnid Queen. Seeing this, they took a deep breath.

Crack.

White lightning burst around the Karnid Queen. With each jump of the lightning, it seemed to split open a new world and create a dimension. The terrifying power even suppressed the Death Divine Dragon’s presence.

For the Karnid Queen to suppress the Death Divine Dragon with her aura alone meant that her strength had probably reached the second cosmic realm, the same realm as the former Cosmic Overlord, Sybas.

This didn’t match the intelligence they had obtained.

The Karnid Queen... is actually this strong?

“You are among the very few who know my true strength, now.” The Karnid Queen laughed sharply.

In the past, she had indeed been at the first cosmic realm, like the other Cosmic Emperors. However, many didn’t know that, with the help of the Dream Lord’s bloodline, she had finally taken that step, reaching the same realm as Sybas. Although she hadn’t fought Sybas, the Karnid Queen no longer regarded ordinary first cosmic realm beings highly.

“With just this strength...” The Karnid Queen started, but in the next moment, her laughter abruptly ceased.

𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

“Fusion!” Lu Ran immediately summoned the other three Cosmic-level divine dragons, each surrounded by the terrifying power of life, time, and space.

The Four Divine Dragons of Death, Life, Time, and Space then fused into a single entity, releasing an overwhelmingly powerful second cosmic realm aura that instantly balanced against the Karnid Queen’s power fluctuations.

The Karnid Queen was taken aback, and Lu Ran smiled without speaking.

—Lu Ran, don’t get yourself involved too much with this Karnid Queen. Her bloodline is strange. With this level of strength, it means she has at least one descendant offspring whose strength is on par with hers, or even surpasses hers.

—Dealing with the Karnid Queen alone might be possible, but against two, the Genesis Dragon won’t be a match. And this power fluctuation... it should be the creator of the Dream Net, the Dream Lord. The Dream Lord and the Karnid Queen are related by blood!

Standing on the Genesis Dragon, Lu Ran looked at the stalled Karnid Queen, took a deep breath, and smiled. “Your Majesty, what about now? Do I have the qualifications to negotiate?”

The Karnid Queen wanted to curse.

Second cosmic realm? Don’t tell me Lu Ran is just that cat’s employee.

“Just who are you?”

Lu Ran smiled slightly and said, “That’s not important.”

Faced with a supreme life form also at the second cosmic realm, the Karnid Queen abandoned the method of using force.

She calmly withdrew her imposing presence and said, “Fine, I’ll give you one chance. Let me hear what kind of cooperation this is.”

Lu Ran said, “I have a familiar proficient in the power of reincarnation and fate. It can send any being through reincarnation and, during the process, weave their fate, allowing them to obtain greater growth potential than their normal fate trajectory.

“Your Majesty, you have many offspring, but few with exceptionally outstanding strength. Are you interested in sending them back for reincarnation?

“With the power of the Six-Path Reincarnation, after their rebirth, each of their potentials will surpass their current state. This way, you can gain more strength. Similarly, my familiar can also receive some growth during this process.

“Everyone wins through cooperation. Don’t doubt my familiar’s strength. Although its normal state might be weaker now, with my full reinforcement, it can also possess Cosmic-level strength. Even designating a random ordinary maggot on the street to be reborn as your descendant can give it ultra potential.”

This was Lu Ran’s purpose for coming. It was to have Six-Path Flower cooperate with the Karnid Queen. One would train the power of reincarnation through the other’s high-quality descendants, impacting the cosmic level, as the other would use the power of reincarnation to enhance their bloodline level. Everyone would have a bright future.

However, if the Karnid Queen agreed, then her children would gain another godmother named Six-Path Flower. In the future, besides obeying the Karnid Queen, they would also have to listen to Six-Path Flower.