Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 128 Occupation

Bringing the chaotic star system under his control would face virtually no obstacles, except for the space pirates.

In a resource-scarce place like the Chaotic Starfield, no force would risk offending an Immortal and competing with Qin Mu for resources.

Even the Black Dragon Mountain Empire would love for Qin Mu to take over, so they wouldn't have to clean up the place every now and then.

Apart from Qin Mu, who possessed a swarm of insects and was unafraid of death, no one would consider it a sacred place for cultivation.

One after another, cargo ships arrived on Cold Moon Star and unloaded their cargo.

Qin Mu hatched the million Skyfire Crows ahead of schedule, while the rest, which had been placed on Cold Moon Star, were put into the cargo spaceship.

"You will lead the way and are responsible for safely bringing the fleet into the chaotic star field."

On the virtual company's D-class spaceship, Qin Mu coldly gave orders to three cosmic-level space pirate slaves.

"Yes, Master."

Outside the Cold Moon Star, more than ten cargo ships, filled with Skyfire Crows, followed Qin Mu's flagship, accelerating continuously until they reached the speed of light and plunged into the dark universe.

The Chaotic Starfield is not far from Cold Moon Star. With the Dark Universe accelerating, it will take about eight or nine days to reach it.

After spending eight days in the virtual universe, Qin Mu withdrew from cultivation.

Due to the influence of space storms, much like the Earth's coordinates being obscured, spaceships cannot directly reach the interior of the chaotic star field through the dark universe.

Only after reaching the vicinity can the spaceship pass through the gaps in the space storms of the real universe.

"Master, we have arrived at the outer edge of the chaotic star field. We may encounter space storms at any time, and the spaceship may shake violently."

However, I have lived in this star system for over a century and know a very safe path. I will lead the way from here on out!

Inside the spaceship's control room, the third-tier cosmic-level space pirate slave respectfully called out.

Go!

Qin Mu said calmly.

In the past few days, he has secretly converted the three space pirate slaves to insectoid forms, so there is no issue of loyalty.

After the spaceship had been traveling for a while, the scene before them gradually became more and more violent.

"Is this a space storm?"

Qin Mu stared in shock at the scene before him.

In the vast universe, a massive storm stretching for billions of miles raged wildly in the void. At the center of the storm, space was distorted like boiling water, constantly churning and surging.

Streams of violent energy crisscrossed the space, like bolts of lightning piercing the darkness and illuminating an area.

These energy flows collided and intertwined, producing a deafening roar that seemed to make the entire universe tremble.

On the edge of the storm, space is distorted, sometimes stretched, sometimes compressed, making it impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion.

In this distorted space, the starlight became twisted and blurred, as if swallowed by a storm.

"Next, we need to navigate through the gaps in this storm. The fleet behind us must keep up. If we are caught in the spatial storm, we will surely die."

The third-tier cosmic-level space pirate slave spoke in the fleet channel.

Guided by him, the spaceship searched for something along the edge of the storm, eventually passing through a crack hundreds of kilometers wide.

"There are many small detection devices that we placed earlier in these energy cracks. I have accessed the detection devices through an encrypted channel so that I don't get lost."

Qin Mu did not speak, but observed the space storm through the external simulation.

"No wonder the Black Dragon Mountain Empire is unwilling to garrison here; such a natural disaster is too terrifying."

Qin Mu was deeply shocked.

Guided by the third-tier cosmic-level space pirate slave, the spaceship sped through the rift hundreds of miles wide.

The spaceship sometimes shuttled, sometimes accelerated, flying through the cracks.

During the flight, the spacecraft remained stable without the slightest disturbance.

The imagined scene of the spaceship violently shaking and making a deafening roar under the raging storm did not occur.

It felt like flying through an ordinary star field, except that the surrounding scenery and the spatial rifts that appeared from time to time constantly reminded Qin Mu that this place was not safe.

However, Qin Mu thought for a moment and realized that he was riding in a D-class spaceship from the Virtual Universe Company. If a spaceship of this level could shake violently, wouldn't a typical B-class spaceship of a space pirate be completely destroyed?

Seemingly understanding Qin Mu's thoughts, Ren Yu, who was guarding him, spoke up.

"I've been to this chaotic star field before. As long as you don't enter the dark universe and rush into the core of the space storm, the edge areas are relatively safe."

We were led by space pirates familiar with the terrain, which helped us avoid dangerous areas.

If no one leads the way, being hit by that energy storm would tear even our Class D spaceship to shreds.

Of course, the truly dangerous time in the Chaotic Starfield is when the space storm erupts; that's when the real terror begins!

In that scenario, even a World Lord-level expert might not be able to escape alive.

Qin Mu nodded, indicating that he understood.

He had access to the information here and had a general understanding of it.

The spaceship flew smoothly until, a day later, the scene before them suddenly opened up.

In this vast space, floats a space pirate base made up of fragments from a broken planet.

These fragments pieced together and intertwined to form a massive and complex structure, resembling a fortress built from countless wreckage.

The entire pirate base was shrouded in a thick layer of smog, formed by the discharge of various wastes and the burning debris from battles, emitting a suffocating stench.

Once you get closer, you'll find that the base is intricate and complex, with winding passages, resembling a maze-like world.

On that shattered interstellar port, laser beams occasionally pierced the dark void, or deafening roars erupted when battles broke out.

Chaos and disorder are the themes of this land, where killing and bloodshed can happen at any time.

This is a chaotic place, an extremely evil place, a lawless place!

"Master, this space pirate base may seem chaotic, but it actually has its own rules, mainly consisting of a space pirate council composed of twelve cosmic-level space pirate groups."

The strongest of these cosmic-level pirate groups is called the Black Blade Pirate Group, led by a cosmic-level eighth-tier powerhouse. It is said that they are connected to the Hundred Tigers Tower, one of the four major organizations within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

"Our grand entrance has likely been discovered by them."

The space pirate slave looked at Qin Mu and said cautiously.

Qin Mu nodded. He didn't care about the various pirate groups here. The strongest of them was only at the eighth level of the cosmic level. He could just kill them all.

This isn't Earth, so why would he be interested in learning about these things?

"They've found us! Open fire! Kill all the space pirates! Leave no one alive!"

Qin Mu said coldly.

"clear."

A bloodthirsty glint appeared in Ren Yu's eyes as he operated the weapons on the spaceship to begin the attack.

This Virtual Universe Company's Class D spaceship wasn't very large, but its main weapon was Class D1, capable of easily killing a first-tier Domain Lord with each strike.

"boom--"

A dazzling beam of light shot out from the spaceship and instantly struck the fortress made up of countless wreckage.

Several pirate warships docked at the interstellar port emitted violent explosions.

The space pirates' counterattack was also extremely swift. Thousands of laser beams burst out from the ruined fortress, each attack easily killing a star-level powerhouse, and some attacks even reached the level of a C-grade laser cannon.

As a space pirate, being able to purchase a C-level laser weapon is already quite impressive.

Unfortunately, this level of attack did not cause much damage to Virtual Universe Corporation's Class D spaceship.

They're not Zerg!

The seemingly swift and chaotic attacks were actually spaced out, making it impossible for them to break through the defenses of a Class D spaceship in a short time.

Behind Qin Mu, the hatches of more than ten huge cargo ships opened, and a flock of Skyfire Crows rushed out, howling.

Most of these Skyfire Crows were at the sixth level of the Constant Star realm, but some were at the seventh level. They mingled together and rushed towards the distant space pirate base.

Millions of fire crows, like a fiery cloud, spewed out terrifying, scorching rays.

The entire pirate base was instantly set ablaze.

Inside the space pirate base, a group of space pirates who had just escaped here had intense fear in their eyes.

"It's Galaxy Trading Company!"

"My God, they actually chased us all the way here!"

"That spaceship! It's from the Virtual Universe Company! That Domain Lord-level expert is here! Run!"

"It's over."

"..."

The space pirates who had attacked the Star River Trade Fleet had just escaped here and, thinking they had escaped with their lives, were immediately thrown into panic.

In the starry sky, the Skyfire Ravens rushed toward the pirate base at an astonishing speed, their fiery wings drawing scorching trails in the void.

When they come together, the starry sky seems to be ignited.

The space pirate base's defense systems were fully activated, with laser cannons weaving together a dense network of fire in an attempt to halt the Skyfire Ravens' attack.

One after another, the fire crows bled in the sky, killed by laser cannons.

However, the number of Skyfire Crows was simply too great. They surged in like a storm, ignoring the deaths of their companions, and charged forward madly.

A cosmic-level space pirate warrior, wielding a battle blade, roared angrily and unleashed a thousand-meter-long attack in the void, killing dozens of Skyfire Crows in succession.

"kill!"

After killing hundreds of Skyfire Crows, the morale of the space pirates was boosted. A group of space pirates wearing tattered armor grinned as they rushed into the starry sky and engaged in battle with the Skyfire Crows.

"boom--"

The location where the cosmic-level pirate, who had just been rampaging through the flock of fire crows, was situated was covered by violent energy and instantly killed.

Ren Yu appeared, and a powerful domain unfolded, its immense gravity compressing all the space pirates within into a bloody mist.

A domain lord-level powerhouse unleashed his domain to slaughter some star-level pirates, making it as easy as mowing grass.

The newly emerged space pirates were no match for his casual strike!

This was a massacre!

"Slaughter all the space pirates, leave no one alive!"

I'll post this first and then revise it. I'm a bit rushed. I'll have more time in a couple of days, and then I'll adjust the update time to daytime. I haven't been feeling well these past few days.

(End of this chapter)