Chapter 323: The Spider Queen’s Coercion
Faced with this abnormal situation, Zhou Ming instantly became vigilant and immediately prepared to break free from the bizarre dream before him.
After all, ever since he advanced to an Official Rank Beast Tamer, he had no longer experienced dreams, much less such a strange one.
“Little fellow possessing Emperor Bloodline, we meet again.”
A teasing voice echoed within Zhou Ming’s consciousness, followed by a figure appearing within his dreamscape.
“Spider Queen Iliss.”
The moment Zhou Ming clearly saw the figure that had suddenly appeared within the dream, his expression drastically changed as he shouted out the Spider Queen’s true name.
“It has been a long time since an existence like you dared to directly call my honored name before me.”
“However, considering your Emperor Bloodline, I shall not pursue the matter.”
As an Epic Demigod, an existence listed within the evil god faction of Tamu World, She actually did not punish an ant who had shown disrespect toward Her.
If news of this spread throughout Tamu World, absolutely no intelligent lifeform would believe it.
At this moment, Zhou Ming also reacted.
Although the other party still possessed a beauty capable of enchanting all living beings, it no longer caused his consciousness to sink as before. The Spider Queen before him resembled more of a phantom.
“Honorable Her Majesty the Spider Queen, please forgive my unintentional disturbance earlier. May I ask whether Your Majesty requires my assistance since you have gone through such effort to descend into my dream?”
Facing an existence that had stepped into the Divine Domain, Zhou Ming abandoned his so-called dignity and immediately bowed while asking for her purpose.
“Lead your race and devote yourselves wholeheartedly to me.”
The moment the Spider Queen finished speaking, Zhou Ming immediately understood what she wanted.
Epic Demigods could only be said to have one foot stepped into the Divine Domain. They had not truly become True Gods who wielded Authority.
Compared to Legendary Saints, they merely allowed their souls to possess a trace of divinity, thereby obtaining the ability to comprehend laws.
Only by completely mastering a law and becoming the incarnation of a concept could one truly ascend to the throne of a True God.
However, completely comprehending a law was exceptionally difficult. Therefore, Demigods would all choose to establish religions to absorb the Power of Faith and accelerate their comprehension of laws.
According to the differing laws chosen by each Demigod, the doctrines of the religions they established would naturally differ as well. Only then could the Power of Faith specifically assist Demigods in comprehending laws.
However, the Power of Faith required believers who wholeheartedly devoted themselves to the doctrine in order to be born. It was not something gained merely by casually saying a few words. Thus, devout believers were extremely important to every Demigod.
Even if devout believers died, their souls would still be guided into the Divine Kingdom established upon a demiplane, becoming beings known as Pray-ers.
As for the Divine Kingdom, it was a special space constructed by Epic Demigods with a demiplane as its core.
It could be said to be the lair of an Epic Demigod.
An existence at the Early-stage Demigod Rank, once within their own Divine Kingdom, would not fear even a High-level Demigod.
The reason Demigod existences forged their own Divine Kingdoms after advancing was mainly to protect themselves.
This was because the divinity contained within their souls could be devoured by other Demigods, thereby increasing the speed at which laws were comprehended.
If two Demigods happened to choose the same law, then after devouring the other party’s divinity, they could even directly advance by a minor level.
Under normal circumstances, most Demigods chose to wander through Tamu World via incarnations or explore other worlds.
As for why the Spider Queen had targeted Zhou Ming, it was because she had taken a liking to his Emperor Bloodline.
With the degree of control Emperor Bloodline possessed over its race, Zhou Ming could completely transform the race under his control into devout believers of Spider Queen Iliss.
Although the race currently under Zhou Ming’s control did not yet possess intelligence, this was unimportant to Spider Queen Iliss.
Because with Her assistance, an intelligent race carrying Zhou Ming’s bloodline would naturally emerge.
“Your Majesty, thank you for your high regard, but I already have my own path.”
At this moment, Zhou Ming’s tone had noticeably turned colder.
The reason he pursued the Transcendent Path was to control his own fate, not to become someone else’s slave.
Zhou Ming was certain that once he devoted himself to the other party, he would absolutely become a puppet-like existence.
“What a brave little fellow. Unfortunately, you have no room for choice.”
Facing Zhou Ming’s refusal, Spider Queen Iliss seemed to be observing an interesting toy.
“Snake Swarm Will.”
This time, Zhou Ming directly turned hostile.
Using the bloodline power of the Molting Snake Emperor, Zhou Ming not only condensed the will of his own snake swarm but also directly mobilized the enhancement of the Blue Star Ironthread Snake race upon himself.
Within the void-like dreamscape, accompanied by the hissing roars of billions of snakes, a gigantic serpent of immeasurable length tore apart the dream before him.
The bizarre pitch-black dream shattered like a broken mirror as Spider Queen Iliss’s figure gradually dissipated.
“What astonishing methods. As expected of a little fellow possessing Emperor Bloodline.”
“Unfortunately, you cannot escape the palm of my hand.”
The Spider Queen’s previous words had still been full of admiration, yet her next sentence became unquestionable, as though Zhou Ming’s actions had angered Her.
On the third floor of the stone tower, Zhou Ming, who had been lying in bed within his bedroom, suddenly sat upright beneath the blanket.
Cold sweat had already drenched his entire body, while a trace of panic appeared within his eyes.
“The Spider Queen tampered with my spiritual consciousness.”
Zhou Ming spoke with complete certainty and immediately guessed that the tampering had occurred the very first time he met her.
With merely a strand of consciousness, she could toy with him so effortlessly. Zhou Ming could not help but feel a sense of powerlessness rising within him.
However, the very next moment, the feeling of helplessness in his heart was immediately severed by his will.
No matter who it was, no one could force him to submit.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Ming immediately went to the fourth-floor laboratory of the stone tower and began conducting a comprehensive examination on himself.
Yet when faced with methods left behind by a Demigod, Zhou Ming could not detect any problems whatsoever.
However, considering that the other party had appeared within his dreams and was unable to directly interfere with him, Zhou Ming guessed that she was restricted by the will of Tamu World and could only influence his will through his current method for the time being.
During the following days, when Zhou Ming chose to replace sleep with meditation, Spider Queen Iliss appeared once again and had even begun affecting his normal meditation.
Faced with this desperate situation, Zhou Ming’s mood instantly sank into a deep low.