Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 149 Combat

"The new strains of the Golden Horned Insect Clan and the Flame Dragons have been adjusted."

Inside the mother nest, Qin Mu's will resonated among the insect swarm.

By specially testing the Golden Horned Zerg and Blazing Flame Zerg nests in the Zerg hive fortresses within the Chaotic Starfield, Qin Mu has completely mastered the Zerg strains that have evolved and mutated during the war.

"The existing Golden Horned Insect Clan needs some fine-tuning, after which they will be able to achieve a preliminary fusion with the Origin of Gold and the Origin of Space."

"However, this kind of fusion is too crude. Forcing the fusion will put a lot of strain on the body. It can only be used to fight desperately and cannot be used as a regular method."

Qin Mu was fairly satisfied with the result. The fusion of laws is extremely difficult, so it was good enough to have achieved something.

This is just the first evolution; further adjustments can be made later.

"The Fire Dragon's fusion with the Rock Giant Core greatly enhances its defense and makes it more suitable for combat in this world."

"After the research, I have also made some progress in the Earth Domain, and have already comprehended the first level of the Earth Domain."

Qin Mu had a smile on his face, but he hadn't actually made any effort to comprehend the Earth Domain.

However, as the research progressed, the swarm also analyzed many earth-attribute monsters and naturally came to understand them.

"I have currently comprehended the seventh level of the Fire Domain and the Metal Domain, and have crossed the threshold of the Origin Law. I have also crossed the threshold of the Origin Law of Space, and comprehended the first level of the Earth Domain."

"In terms of attack, the Explosion of Fire and the Sharpness of Metal are extremely powerful, but they are somewhat lacking in defense. Now that I have mastered the Domain of Earth, I can make up for this deficiency."

In terms of defense, the element of earth is the most powerful.

"The war between the Zerg swarm and the rock giants won't end anytime soon, nor is it necessary to end it so quickly."

"The swarm has finally made some progress in analyzing the rock giant, but at the current rate of analysis, it will take at least a month."

The analytical talent has been initially integrated with the Golden Horned Beast's clone talent, allowing it to analyze other life forms, but its efficiency in analyzing life forms other than flesh and blood is still too poor.

Perhaps having grasped the essence of earth, the swarm finally made progress against rock giants, though it was still very slow.

Keep in mind that it only took the Zerg swarm a week to analyze the Golden Horned Beast!

But for the insect swarm, this is already a qualitative breakthrough.

If rock-based life forms like rock giants can be bred, it means that a soulless life form composed entirely of rock will emerge within the swarm.

The swarm will be truly immune to soul attacks!

Qin Mu himself was curious about how such a soulless life form would integrate into the insect swarm and the soul network.

Furthermore, successfully analyzing the Rock Giant greatly helped in understanding the Earth Realm.

In terms of talent in the laws of earth, the rock giants are comparable to the Demon Slayers in their talent in the laws of space.

"The battle with the rock giants doesn't need to end so quickly. Letting the swarm get used to fighting rock life forms is also a good idea. We can use this place as an experimental site for a Zerg unit."

All the Zerg units that we've researched can be put to the test; the battlefield is the best testing ground.

Swarms can also evolve under such pressure.

There was a hint of joy in Qin Mu's eyes.

In such battles, the Zerg swarm faces immense pressure and suffers significant losses, but also reaps many benefits.

As the swarm expanded in all directions, this was the only obstacle it encountered; it did not encounter any dominant life forms like rock giants in the other directions.

The resources collected are enough to wage a war of attrition against the rock giant.

"The Void Serpent's exploration of this world is nearing its end. It has reached its limit in multiple directions, but it still hasn't found the control core of the World Lord's world."

Qin Mu pondered in his heart that this world of the realm master was extremely vast, with a diameter of approximately 3000 million kilometers.

This is already very strong among realm masters, and can even be compared to some golden-horned behemoths that choose to evolve through cosmic crystals to reach the peak of realm master status.

Such a massive projection of the world formed within the body can barely resist the domain of laws; it may be at a disadvantage, but it can still withstand it.

In other words, this realm lord was comparable to some weak immortals when he was alive!

Such a talented and powerful individual would certainly not be unknown. If they could gather some information and find the core of the world's master, they would definitely be able to reap a great fortune.

Generally, only one realm lord can emerge from a thousand galaxies, and which realm lord isn't incredibly wealthy?

Especially since this is a powerful realm lord who can rival immortality.

"It's too much of a stretch to explore the world of the realm master with just a dozen or so Void Pythons."

The core of the world was not found, but the Void Serpent discovered many powerful native beasts during its exploration, some of which were no less powerful than the Rock Giants, or even stronger.

Expand the swarm's size! Overwhelm the world with sheer numbers, and I refuse to believe we won't find one.

Qin Mu thought to himself.

The energy contained in the Lord of the Realms is too strong. The resources obtained from just this one world are far more than those in the thousand light-years around Earth and the Chaotic Starfield combined.

It's easy to imagine how many powerful monsters such a world could breed.

"The battle between the swarm of insects and the rock giants isn't going to end anytime soon, so why don't I go find a few monsters to fight in real combat?"

Qin Mu's heart was filled with anticipation.

As the ruler of the Zerg swarm, how could he not be warlike?

Two years of arduous training, although I would occasionally enter the virtual universe's killing field to fight, the battles in the killing field are, after all, virtual, how can they compare to real battles?

Especially after experiencing a battle with the swarm of insects, the desire for battle in my heart became even stronger.

However, the battle between the Zerg swarm and the rock giants was too intense. Qin Mu's strength was at the ninth level of the Hengxing realm. If he went to the battlefield, it would only affect the overall combat of the Zerg swarm.

Not only would it fail to help the Zerg swarm, it would also attract the attention of the Rock Giants, requiring the Zerg's high-level forces to protect them.

This is a losing proposition.

The swarm needs to grow in war, and Qin Mu himself also needs real battles.

Thinking of this, Qin Mu felt a little excited, and gold, red, and silver patterns faintly appeared on his skin.

During the swarm's metamorphosis, his body also fused with the Domain Lord's potion, feedback from the swarm's soul, and under his own guidance, his genes increased tenfold.

After incorporating some of the superior genes of the Golden Horned Beast, the Blazing Beast, and the Void Python, strange secret patterns of the three giant beasts appeared on its body!

As long as Qin Mu activates these patterns, his perception of the origins of metal, fire, and space will become clearer, and his strength will increase significantly.

"Since my strength has improved, I haven't had a real battle yet. Let's go and have some real combat experience."

Unable to suppress the rising fighting spirit within him, Qin Mu flew out of the mother nest, the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel behind him spinning rapidly, flying in the opposite direction from the swarm of insects and the rock giant.

The mother wheel of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel was originally a powerful flying divine weapon. With this divine weapon, Qin Mu was equipped with weapons for combat, flight, defense, and so on, and had no need for other psychic weapons.

However, after this divine weapon came into Qin Mu's hands, Qin Mu has been cultivating it in seclusion and has not yet used it in actual combat.

A streak of light flashed across the sky as Qin Mu flew at top speed.

Normally, flying in the world of the Realm Lord is an extremely dangerous thing, because flying in the mountains is tantamount to becoming a target for all ferocious beasts.

The pack of ferocious beasts can be easily seen by looking up, but it should be noted that these beasts can also fly. When the time comes, large groups of these beasts will fly in and attack, leaving no place to escape.

However, this area has already been cleared by the insect swarm, and the ground is covered with creep, so there are no non-insect creatures surviving.

Qin Mu's speed gradually decreased after the creep beneath the ground disappeared and he passed a large group of Zerg units, hovering about ten meters above the ground.

On the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, thirty-six small golden swords flew out from the golden wheel and circled around, always ready.

Here, we have left the insect swarm's control area and entered the territory of the native beasts, where we may encounter danger at any time.

Of course, leaving the swarm's control area does not mean that the swarm knows nothing about this place. On the contrary, the swarm's reconnaissance units have a very clear understanding of this area.

This jungle is home to many ferocious beasts, including some powerful beasts of cosmic scale.

"Whoosh—"

A ferocious beast resembling a tiger spotted Qin Mu in the woods a hundred meters away and was trying to sneak up on him.

A small golden sword slashed through its skull.

"Phew, this feels a bit like entering the wilderness during Earth's time."

A smile appeared on Qin Mu's lips; he hadn't felt this way in a long time.

"A second-tier cosmic-level ferocious beast has been spotted 3 kilometers ahead."

"A herd of ferocious beasts was discovered 2 kilometers to the left."

……

Qin Mu was somewhat excited as he sensed the powerful and ferocious beasts appearing within the range of his psychic energy.

Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Mu charged directly towards the cosmic-level ferocious beast.

With his current tenfold genetic foundation and control over numerous fields and secret techniques, ordinary ninth-tier monsters of the constant star level are no match for him. Only cosmic-level monsters can put pressure on him.

"It is a Thunder Giant Ape, with immense strength and extremely fast speed."

Information about the Thunder Giant Ape flashed through Qin Mu's mind. As a pharmacist with the information given to him by Teacher Yu Chen, he was very familiar with most of the common monsters in the universe.

"The Thunder Giant Ape is quite powerful in the universe, but apart from its innate talent for lightning, it has nothing special about it."

Standing atop the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, a giant ape with purple fur, hundreds of meters tall and enveloped in lightning, appeared before them as it ate.

The thirty-six small golden swords that originally surrounded the area, arranged in groups of nine, began to have golden threads flowing through their incredibly complex patterns, connecting them one after another.

Qin Mu incorporated his understanding of the fundamental laws of metal into this move, bringing them together.

A faint golden light appeared on the nine small golden swords, forming a golden beam. A sharp aura emanated from the golden swords, causing the air in front of them to vibrate and ripple.

The Golden Wheel is very similar to the Divine Weapon of the Nine Controllers, but the difference is that the Golden Wheel follows the ultimate path of metal.

The Golden Wheel is also divided into nine layers, each more powerful than the last, and the difficulty of controlling it also increases progressively.

The first stage is called "The First Appearance of Golden Light".

The second level is called "Sword Light Like a Rainbow".

The third level is called "Sword Shadows".

The fourth level: named "Return of Ten Thousand Swords to the Source".

The fifth level: named "Sword Formation Covering the Sky".

The sixth level: named "Limitless Sword Domain"

The seventh level: named "Sword Pointing to the Sky".

The eighth level: named "Eternal Sword Light"

The ninth level: 'Even the immortal can be defeated'

Among these nine forms, mastering the first form, at the Eternal Star level, makes one virtually invincible among those of the same level and rank!

The second form is almost impossible for a star-level being to unleash, but once mastered, it allows one to easily defeat a cosmic-level being!

Third Form: For a cosmic-level being, being able to unleash the third form makes one virtually invincible among their peers! Achieving a thousand consecutive victories in the 'Giant Axe Arena' would be a piece of cake.

……

The eighth level is the invincible realm lord.

The ninth level, when unleashed by a realm lord, is comparable to an immortal!

Power is natural, but even at the first level, the prerequisite for entering is to step into the threshold of the origin of metal!

Anyone who can comprehend the Metal Domain at the Eternal Star level can be considered a genius, let alone comprehend the fundamental laws?

There might not even be a hundred people in the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom, which spans trillions of stars.

This is only the minimum requirement to master the first form, which shows how demanding the conditions are.

It has been more than two years since Qin Mu obtained the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, and he has become proficient in mastering the Metal Wheel and the Fire Wheel.

At this moment, Qin Mu was using the first level of the Golden Wheel, "Golden Light Appears".

The foundation of "Golden Light Emerges" is to use the fundamental law of metal to fuse the secret patterns of nine small golden swords, forming a sword light that is extremely yang, strong, and incomparably sharp.

With his superhuman mental power, Qin Mu was able to easily unleash four of the first level of the Golden Wheel, "Golden Light Appears".

"go!"

Four golden sword energies transformed into streaks of rainbow light, shooting towards the feeding Thunder Giant Ape from different angles.

"roar--"

Sensing the danger, the Thunder Giant Ape roared angrily, turned its head to look in the direction from which the golden light was shooting, and threw its prey fiercely in that direction.

"Pfft—"

A golden sword aura pierced through the prey's corpse, its powerful and terrifying impact undiminished, continuing its momentum towards the Thunder Giant Ape.

As a ferocious beast, the Thunder Giant Ape is not very intelligent, but its fighting instinct is extremely strong. When faced with the golden sword energy, it became very cautious, its whole body surging with lightning, turning into a bolt of lightning, trying to avoid the golden sword energy.

But it soon discovered that the golden sword energy was too fast and the angle was extremely tricky. If it were just one sword, it would be fine, but if four swords attacked at the same time, it would be impossible for it to dodge them.

In an instant, it made a decision, one arm crossed over its head, crackling with electricity, and it charged towards Qin Mu.

It wanted to take the hit head-on in order to get closer to Qin Mu!

"Sizzle—"

The golden sword energy pierced the arm of the Thunder Giant Ape, colliding with the lightning on its body and making a sizzling sound. After struggling to penetrate the lightning defense, it pierced the arm, cutting a large gash from which purple blood flowed.

With just a probing strike, Qin Mu shattered the defense of the second-tier cosmic-level Thunder Giant Ape!

But it only injured him. The next moment, the Thunder Giant Ape's bleeding arm reached out to grab Qin Mu in the void.

The battle has only just begun!

It's getting late, so I'll continue writing Chapter Two.

(End of this chapter)