Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 115 Secluded Cultivation

On Cold Moon Star, the previously quiet atmosphere became lively with the arrival of Qin Mu and his group.

On the planet, a large group of planetary-level level nine mentalists began construction under the guidance of professionals.

Spaceships would occasionally land outside the planet, bringing Qin Mu the metals, biological flesh and blood, and materials used to build the planet.

As an important transit base, Cold Moon Star will certainly need to have necessary defensive measures in place.

Otherwise, any group of space pirates or adventurers could easily plunder it, and how could the region develop?

In the universe, sometimes there is no difference between so-called adventurers and space pirates.

In terms of weaponry and equipment, China, with its heritage from Meteorite Star, is not lacking.

Once back on Earth, with all kinds of industrial machine tools and raw materials in place, large-scale production can begin.

We can just bring it over when the time comes.

Interstellar ports are also needed, but the current conditions are too rudimentary to allow interstellar cargo ships tens of thousands of meters long to land on planets.

Driven by these demands, the entire planet Hanyue became incredibly lively, with a large number of orders being placed, which in turn brought activity to the surrounding planets.

Ten days later.

All the metal materials for the Golden Horned Beast to devour have arrived, and all the biological flesh and blood have also been delivered.

"Everything has arrived."

Inside the control room of the Black Dragon spaceship, Qin Mu was arranging matters after his departure.

To ensure the safety of Hanyue Star, Qin Mu arranged for a warship to be stationed there.

The warship was guarded by a Star-level Rank 8 mentalist who had been transformed by the Zerg and a Star-level Rank 8 martial artist.

In addition, a guard team composed of 100 first-tier slaves of the Eternal Star level patrols the entire planet.

Such defensive capabilities are already extremely powerful around Hanyue Star.

If any problems arise, you can apply for support in a timely manner through the virtual universe.

Qin Mu then led the remaining three armed cargo ships and a warship into the dark universe, heading towards Earth.

……

Nine hours later.

In the vast starry sky of the solar system, strange spatial ripples appeared, and a pitch-black, saucer-shaped spaceship materialized out of thin air.

After a while, a massive spaceship and three armed cargo ships, each ten thousand meters long, emerged from the dark universe.

"I'm back!"

"For some reason, I suddenly felt very excited when I saw Earth."

No matter how good it is outside, it's never home!

Inside the control room of the Black Dragon spaceship, the group, who had been away from Earth for more than a month, felt a strange excitement as they looked at the familiar blue planet before them.

Ultimately, it's only after leaving one's hometown that one truly appreciates its beauty.

"Let's go home!"

The black spaceship accelerated through the boundless starry sky, rapidly flying towards the blue planet.

On Earth, the capital of China (formerly Kyoto Base City).

"You've returned from space, and you've brought back four enormous spaceships?"

There are also tens of thousands of ninth-tier planetary-level mental cultivators, and even star-level powerhouses?

It was morning when a dignified old man received a message from Jia Yi.

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

The old man, who had just hung up the call, was excited and couldn't hide his elation. He dialed several numbers in succession, and the entire country of China was mobilized.

The ground outside a massive military base was quickly cleared, creating an open space large enough to accommodate four enormous spaceships.

After the military personnel withdrew, they witnessed a scene they would never forget.

In the starry sky, an incredibly massive interstellar spaceship plunged into the atmosphere.

How big would a 10,000-meter-long interstellar spaceship be?

Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, is only 8848.86 meters above sea level.

What does it mean when a mountain taller than Mount Everest falls from the sky?

The shadows cast alone covered the entire military base.

Everyone in the military base stared blankly at the sky, a nameless fear gripping their hearts.

Have aliens invaded Earth?

A soldier looked up at the sky, his scalp tingling and cold sweat pouring down his body.

"My God, there's more than one, there are more behind it!"

A sharp-eyed soldier shouted.

"..."

"What's the panic! This is our own spaceship!"

Seeing that the entire camp was in some chaos, an officer who had received a message from his superiors shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers around him were stunned, and then erupted in even more enthusiastic shouts.

"Our spaceship?!"

"Do we have this technology?"

"Holy crap, no wonder they made us clear the open space outside the base. Otherwise, where would we find a place to park something this big?"

"China is awesome!"

"I knew it! The alien ruins circulating online must be real!"

"Alien technology, it must be alien technology!"

"..."

This time, however, the fear in everyone's voices vanished, replaced by joy, though their expressions were filled with disbelief.

When did Earth have such amazing things?

Amidst the incredulous gazes of the people at the military base, four enormous spaceships landed one after another on the ground.

One after another, powerful beings at the ninth level of the Constant Star and Planetary Star levels flew out of the spaceship, exuding powerful auras.

That aura terrified everyone in the military base.

While the top leaders of China were rushing to the military base, Qin Mu and his group had already left.

Jia Yi was put in charge of handling these matters.

Compared to Jia Yi, Qin Mu, Hong, and Lei Shen were not particularly adept at handling these kinds of matters.

Of course, they don't need to deal with these things; for them, improving their strength is the most important thing.

Qin Mu first went to the nearby Hengxing star nest and threw the corpse of the Blazing Behemoth, which he had stored in his spatial ring, as well as the flesh and blood of many powerful creatures, into the nest for analysis.

Then they returned to their villa in Yangzhou, the original base city in Jiangnan.

Given Qin Mu's status, he could have lived in a much better place, but he found it too troublesome and was too lazy to move.

This is a place to rest. If he really wants to cultivate, study genes, etc., Qin Mu is used to staying in the Mother Nest or the military's research base.

With the resources Qin Mu provided, Uncle Qing's strength has risen to the planetary level. He holds an important position in the military and rarely goes home, while his two children live here.

Upon learning of Qin Mu's return, Uncle Qing also took some time to come back. The two had some drinks together and chatted about their recent situations.

They enjoyed a pleasant meal together.

After a good day of rest in Yangzhou, Qin Mu gave some pointers on the cultivation of the two little ones, Mu Mu and Xiao Wu, and left a team of Hengxing-level martial artists to protect them in secret, he returned to his mother nest near Shennongjia.

With abundant resources available, Qin Mu plans to cultivate diligently for a period of time while adjusting the insect swarm structure.

First and foremost is the most important unit in the swarm, the Golden Horned Beast.

Although the genes of the Golden Horned Beast have long been analyzed, there are still many mysteries that Qin Mu cannot understand.

For example, the golden horn on its head, and the strange patterns on its body and pronucleus.

These patterns contain magical power, and Qin Mu's ability to comprehend the Golden Domain so quickly was largely due to his research into these strange patterns.

It's important to know that in the original timeline, Luo Feng only comprehended the domain when the Golden Horned Beast reached the cosmic level.

Its genetic structure is far more robust than that of a human body, containing immense power.

The Golden Horned Beast is a life form with ten times the genetic diversity, making it inherently far more powerful than humans.

Not only the Golden Horned Beast, but the analysis of the Blazing Beast obtained from the Treasure Point is also nearing completion.

Although the Blazing Behemoth cannot compare to the Golden Horned Behemoth, which boasts the highest bloodline among the Starry Sky Behemoths, it is still a powerful creature.

If the Golden Horned Beast could help Qin Mu comprehend the Law of Metal, could the Blazing Flame Beast help him comprehend the Law of Fire?

The answer is yes.

Compared to the human body's ability to comprehend domains and laws, the cosmic behemoths have a far greater innate advantage.

In addition to these two colossal cosmic beasts, Qin Mu is also conducting a blood and flesh analysis of a powerful creature he purchased for billions of Black Dragon Coins.

The analysis of the swarm is always running at full power, constantly consuming massive amounts of energy.

Fortunately, the swarm continues to expand, and the energy resources it acquires are sufficient to sustain this consumption, allowing it to grow at the fastest possible speed.

Unlike the Golden Horned Beast, which can grow simply by consuming metal, and whose growth can be accelerated by special metal combinations, the Zerg swarm must analyze and absorb the genes of various superior organisms in order to grow.

There are no shortcuts.

All Qin Mu can do is make the swarm grow stronger and have more mother nests to analyze.

During the time Qin Mu spent in space, the insect swarm expanded further, exploring outwards from the solar system.

Over the past month or so, through continuous analysis, the strongest mother nest has reached the third tier of the Eternal Star level.

Based on the current analysis progress, it will take approximately three months for the mother nest to reach the sixth level of the Eternal Star.

It will take a little over a year to break through to the ninth level of the Hengxing star.

This speed may seem slower than the Golden Horned Beast that requires in-game purchases, but that is not actually the case.

Because the swarm is constantly expanding, the analytical capabilities are continuously improving.

The time required for a breakthrough will also be reduced accordingly.

To ensure the better development of the swarm, Qin Mu streamlined its structure after returning to Earth.

Most of the hundreds of mother hives on Earth were converted into energy by Qin Mu, including the hundreds of billions of low-level Zerg units on Earth.

It's unrealistic for all these low-level hives to be upgraded to level-1; the swarm doesn't have that much energy, and Earth can't support so many level-1 hives.

On Earth, only five star-shaped mother hives remain, and the total number of mother hives in the entire swarm has been reduced to 86, scattered across the major planets, moons, and asteroid belts of the solar system.

Over the past few months, almost all the monsters on Earth have been wiped out by the insect swarms, and more than 90% of the monsters in the ocean have disappeared.

The two great monster kings were found and eaten by the insect swarm not long after the Golden Horned Beast descended.

In this scenario, if the Zerg army still possesses hundreds of billions of units, the entire Earth would be overwhelmed.

Taking into account the actual situation, Qin Mu recalled the vast majority of combat units below the planetary level.

Therefore, the number of insect swarms is not as large as before.

After streamlining the swarm size, the number of planetary-level units in the swarm is 100 million, and the number of units above the constant level is 8 million.

Furthermore, it will no longer spawn planetary-level Zerg units.

Of course, these are just combat units. With Earth as the center, nearly a thousand light-years are sealed off by Hu Yanbo's spatial magic, so hatching too many combat units is not very meaningful.

Compared to combat units, the number of worker insects in the swarm is much greater, exceeding trillions, which are responsible for collecting various resources for the swarm in the universe.

This is the reform Qin Mu implemented against the insect swarm after returning to Earth.

He also did not neglect his own cultivation. The two major secret techniques, Heart of the Swarm and Primitive Insect Codex, were of paramount importance, and Qin Mu dared not put them aside for a moment.

We've also made some progress on "Spatial Control," thanks to the appearance of the Golden Horned Beast.

By studying the Golden Horned Beast's innate internal world, Qin Mu gained a certain understanding of space.

But this is only a starting point; it will take quite some time to truly get started.

With nothing else to distract him, Qin Mu devoted himself entirely to his cultivation.

The three secret techniques inherited by the Zerg, the secret techniques inherited by the Golden Horned Beast, and the secret techniques cultivated by the humans of Meteorite Star.

Research on the bloodlines of two colossal cosmic beasts, research on bloodline evolution agents...

Qin Mu has too many things to do.

Immersed in his cultivation, Qin Mu paid no attention to any external interference and was completely absorbed in his own world.

When you're tired, go fight in the killing field of the virtual universe.

Or perhaps he should seek out Hong, the Thunder God, for a duel.

Qin Mu's strength was also rapidly improving through this kind of training.

(End of this chapter)