Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 161 Two Colossal Star Beasts

"Not for now. Once your cosmic-level bloodline and fifth-tier Force weapon, the Aurora Gun, arrive, you'll need some time to adapt before you go on your training."

Hong said with a smile.

"Yeah, me too. Once I get my cosmic-level bloodline and the Thunder Rift Blade, I'll definitely need to familiarize myself with it."

Thor nodded as well.

"This cosmic-level bloodline can enhance the ability to comprehend the laws. My elder brother is already at the seventh level of the domain, while I am far behind. I will strive to make further progress in my understanding of the laws."

Hearing Hong and Lei Shen say this, Qin Mu nodded.

Indeed, possessing a cosmic-level bloodline greatly enhances one's ability to comprehend laws. For instance, one's ability to quickly grasp multiple laws, even the very essence of laws, stems from the innate abilities of different races.

The same applies to Luo Feng. His rapid progress in the laws of metal and space was due to the Golden Horned Beast and the Demon Slayer Clan clone.

While the abilities of a cosmic-level bloodline are not as powerful as those of special races like the Golden Horned Beast or the Demon Slayer Clan, they are far superior to those of Earth's human bloodlines.

In the original timeline, Hong participated in the Genius Battle at the sixth level of the Light Domain, but was eliminated in the arena battle.

But that was Hong's life-or-death battle with the Golden Horned Beast, which burned his soul and caused him to fall into a two-year soul slumber, resulting in a decline in his potential and a lack of cultivation resources!

At this time, there were still two years until the Genius Battle, but Hong had already reached the seventh level of the Domain.

With two more years to go, and the blessing of a cosmic-level bloodline, Hong may be able to reach the eighth level of the domain, or even comprehend the fundamental laws.

The results achieved will inevitably be higher than in the original timeline, and there is a high probability that they will break into the top 1,000 in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom and go to the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company.

The same goes for Thor. Compared to Hong, Thor's talent is slightly weaker, but not by much. After all, to become the ruler of the universe, all that's missing is time for cultivation. With some effort, he has a chance to enter the top 1,000.

"Brother Mu, me too. Using this Divine Weapon must be very difficult; I'm afraid I'll need quite a bit of time to practice."

Luo Feng also shook his head.

"All right."

Qin Mu nodded regretfully. If they missed this opportunity, the chances of them venturing out together in the future would be even smaller.

After chatting with the four for a while, they all went their separate ways to continue their cultivation.

Qin Mu did not leave the virtual universe, but instead used the virtual universe's teleportation ability to arrive at another location.

The environment here is much simpler than that of Xinghe Trading Company's headquarters; it's just an ordinary courtyard, but it's also more cozy.

Upon entering the courtyard, one sees Uncle Qing leisurely reclining on a deck chair.

Holding a book in his hand, basking in the sun, with a pot of tea beside him, he takes a sip from time to time.

"Uncle Qing."

Qin Mu felt much more relaxed and walked in with a smile.

"Xiao Mu, come, have some tea."

Uncle Qing smiled and stood up.

"it is good."

Qin Mu found a chair and sat down.

"Uncle Qing, you're living a comfortable life. I'm envious."

Qin Mu said with a smile.

"That's all thanks to you. You finally have some free time today, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to rest a bit too?"

Uncle Qing said with a smile. Uncle Qing now holds an important position, belonging to the high-level ranks within China, and is usually very busy.

"Mu Mu and Xiao Wu are quite successful. Mu Mu has graduated from university and joined Xinghe Trading Company, and she is doing quite well now."

Xiao Wu is also in university, so I don't have much to worry about.

Needless to say, how could you not be comfortable living like this?

Qin Mu took a sip of tea and then lay down, feeling much more relaxed. He hadn't really relaxed much in recent years.

Only when chatting with Uncle Qing can I truly relax and not have to think too much.

Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, and Jia Yi are like-minded friends on the path of cultivation.

But Uncle Qing was family.

"Mu Mu and Xiao Wu, they are both better than me. I didn't even get into university back then, I only got in because of my martial arts background."

They got into top universities based on their own merit.

Qin Mu said with a smile.

"That's different. Can we compare the present to the past?"

Uncle Qing was speechless.

Having come into contact with the universe, we see that enormous changes are happening on Earth every day.

With the threat of monsters gone and the world unified again, education is given extra importance.

Especially with sufficient resources, everyone was injected with gene evolution agents, and everyone became a martial artist. Those with some talent could quickly reach the planetary level.

With massive construction projects underway on Earth and even on several surrounding planets, there is an extreme shortage of highly skilled personnel, which is why universities are flourishing again.

The weakest martial arts and mentalist teachers in the university are at least at the star level, and many are even at the cosmic level.

Some good universities have become sacred places for spiritual practice.

Getting into university isn't difficult, but getting into a good university is extremely difficult.

The two drank tea and chatted about everyday things, feeling relaxed and happy.

Qin Mu said with a smile.

"Uncle Qing, I still have one spot left to purchase a cosmic-level bloodline potion. I've already bought it for you, so please remember to accept it when the time comes."

For now, Mu Mu and Xiao Wu will use the Hengxing-level bloodline evolution agent that I researched myself. I'll get them something better later.

Uncle Qing shook his head upon hearing this.

"I knew it, you're calling me again to bring me something nice."

There was a hint of helplessness in their expressions. This kind of thing had happened several times in the past, and Qin Mu would always remember any benefits he received.

He rose from an ordinary person to the Hengxing level thanks to the resources Qin Mu provided.

Xiao Wu and Mu Mu are both close to reaching the Eternal Star level.

Now, Qin Mu has delivered a cosmic-level bloodline evolution agent.

He did try to refuse, but every time he tried, Qin Mu would immediately say that if it weren't for his help, he wouldn't have even become a martial artist.

After a while, he gave up. What else was there to say? Just enjoy it.

"Ha ha."

Qin Mu laughed heartily, unable to respond to that remark.

"Uncle Qing, I'm leaving now. I've been cultivating for several years, and I'm going to go and gain some experience too."

Qin Mu stood up, waved his hand, and walked outside.

"Okay, be careful!"

Uncle Qing nodded and said.

Until Qin Mu's figure left the courtyard and disappeared.

Uncle Qing's relaxed expression turned serious, and he instantly changed into formal attire, his face exuding an imposing aura.

The surrounding environment also began to change, becoming an office space with a large volume of emails and official business to handle.

As the saying goes, "One's environment shapes one's temperament and one's physical constitution." In his early years, he was just an ordinary person with a missing arm, having experienced too much. Later, after Qin Mu became powerful, he also recovered from his missing arm. With Qin Mu's help and his own efforts, he rose to a high position.

He has seen too many people and too many things, and he knows a lot about them.

Qin Mu's current strength and status are too great. It can be said that the entire China is where it is today because of Qin Mu's pioneering efforts.

Although he wasn't particularly strong, it was clear that Qin Mu had been under immense pressure all these years, only slightly better in the last two or three years.

There wasn't much he could do, and this was the only way he could help Qin Mu relax.

……

After leaving Uncle Qing's courtyard, Qin Mu felt much more relaxed, as the years of cultivation and the ferocity brought by the insect swarm had dissipated considerably.

People always need something to rely on, a place where they can truly relax.

"Let's go check out what we can buy inside the Virtual Universe Company first, and see if we can find any suitable monster flesh or blood."

Qin Mu was in a good mood and returned to his laboratory in no time.

The privileges of a Tier 3 Pharmacist allow for the purchase of many items, but in the past, due to insufficient funds, many desirable items could only be admired from afar.

Now that we have over two hundred Hunyuan, we can go on a shopping spree.

"The current swarm consists of three major strains: the Golden Horned Insects, the Blazing Insects, and the Rock Insects."

The Golden Horned Insect Clan, led by the Golden Horned Beast, is the most powerful in terms of overall strength, followed by the Blazing Insect Clan.

The Rock Zerg are just getting started, with only two powerful units: the Rock Giant and the Rock Giant Lizard, a variant of the Blazing Zerg.

See if there are any good monsters you can add.

In the next two years, Qin Mu does not plan to spend too much time and energy on the research of other strains.

Therefore, the three major Zerg races—Golden Horn Zerg, Blazing Flame Zerg, and Rock Zerg—are the core units of the Zerg swarm.

However, compared to the Golden Horned Zerg, the templates for the Blazing Zerg and Rock Zerg are somewhat inferior.

Yes, the current swarm has reached the seventh level of the cosmic level. Its potential is only that of an ordinary star behemoth. Even the blazing behemoths that can naturally grow to the cosmic level are a bit too much for it.

If Qin Mu hadn't possessed the Zerg Queen's Nest, a peak Realm Lord-level creature, his progress in the Fire Domain would have been surpassed by the Metal Domain long ago.

That peak realm lord was of the fire attribute. Qin Mu's progress in the fire attribute was no longer largely due to his research on the Blazing Flame Beast, but rather on his research on this realm lord-level Mother Queen's Nest.

Not to mention the rock-type varieties, there isn't even a decent template.

While the Rock Giant is strong, its strength lies only in the laws of earth, and its potential is limited.

Of course, rock giants have another great advantage: they have no soul and are immune to soul attacks, which can be very effective in many situations.

However, for the rock-type insect swarm to truly become powerful, Qin Mu needs a unit similar to the Golden Horned Beast, which is earth-based, spatial, and preferably flesh-based.

"I don't need a top-tier bloodline like the Golden Horned Beast, but getting a Starry Sky Beast with one of the eight powerful bloodlines would be fine too."

Qin Mu thought to himself.

The eight powerful star beasts with strong bloodlines, namely [Cang], [Kun], [Xun], [Zhen], [Kan], [Li], [Gen], and [Dui], are not as powerful as the Golden Horned Beast, but they are still powerful races that are born at the planetary level, grow at the eternal level, reach the cosmic level in their youth, and reach the peak of the domain lord level.

However, Qin Mu was clearly overthinking it. How could a star beast of this level be so easy to obtain?

After some searching, naturally nothing was found.

"Surely there must be some colossal cosmic behemoths?"

Qin Mu searched on the internal network of the Virtual Universe Company. Back on the Qibao Pavilion on Qiulong Star, Qin Mu had the good fortune to buy the carcass of the Fiery Beast, a star behemoth.

This is how the powerful Blazing Insectoids came to be in the Zerg swarm.

"A sandstorm behemoth, a purple lightning behemoth—there are actually two kinds of star-sky behemoths!"

Qin Mu's face lit up with joy as he looked at the two colossal cosmic beasts on the list.

These two cosmic behemoths are both ordinary cosmic behemoths at the juvenile planetary level, adult constellation level, and peak cosmic level.

The Flying Sand Beast is associated with the earth and space elements. It resembles a giant chimpanzee in appearance, but is even more majestic and imposing.

The adult Flying Sand Beast is ten kilometers tall, resembling a giant island floating in the starry sky.

When the Sand Flying Beast walks on the earth, a vast sandstorm will rise around its body, hence its name.

The Purple Lightning Beast is a celestial behemoth with lightning and time attributes. Its appearance is similar to a fierce tiger, powerful and domineering.

The peak Purple Lightning Beast is seven or eight kilometers tall. What is most eye-catching about the Purple Lightning Beast is the purple lightning that surrounds its entire body.

Speed ​​is one of the most distinctive features of the Purple Lightning Beast. It can freely traverse the starry sky at an astonishing speed.

Whether chasing enemies or fleeing the battlefield, the Purple Lightning Beast can easily cope with its astonishing speed.

Moreover, the Purple Lightning Behemoth is extremely warlike and will attack without hesitation once it encounters a challenge, making it a perfect match for the Zerg swarm.

"The Flying Sand Behemoth is dead, only a corpse remains, and it possessed the strength of a ninth-tier cosmic-level being before its death. The Purple Lightning Behemoth is alive, and its strength is at the eighth-tier cosmic-level."

"The Flying Sand Behemoth costs 3000 billion universe coins, which is a reasonable price. A typical ninth-tier universe slave costs 50 billion to 100 billion universe coins. Although the Flying Sand Behemoth is dead, it is huge and can yield a large amount of precious materials, making it much more expensive than a typical universe slave."

"Wow, the Purple Lightning Behemoth is way too expensive! It costs a whopping 45000 trillion cosmic coins!"

Upon seeing the price, Qin Mu was shocked. The price of the Flying Sand Beast was acceptable, but the price of the living Purple Lightning Beast was simply astonishing.

"It's expensive, but worth the price, I'll buy it!"

Qin Mu quickly bought both of the two giant star beasts, fearing that someone else would snatch them away.

"An unexpected bonus! I actually bought a giant purple lightning beast."

Although he didn't plan to invest too much energy in research over the next two years, Qin Mu still decisively bought the Purple Lightning Beast.

This is a cosmic behemoth. Although it only has ordinary bloodline, it is still very powerful and will definitely come in handy in the future.

"The best way to make the swarm as strong as possible in a short period of time is to purchase a massive amount of biological flesh and blood."

"The sheer number of flesh and blood corpses that evolved alongside the Golden Horned Beast is enough to cause a transformation in the current strength of the insect swarm."

"Buy a batch of monster flesh first, buy as much as possible."

"Let's splurge a little and buy some more cosmic crystals!"

"Cosmic crystals are formed from the power of the world. The power of the world can form any substance, so consuming cosmic crystals can create any kind of Zerg warrior you want."

It can also be used to provide enough energy to the swarm and quickly analyze Zerg units.

Let's try replacing it with 20 Chaos Yuan Cosmic Crystals and see the effect.

Qin Mu was in high spirits after acquiring two cosmic-level monsters and went on a shopping spree.

"It's a pity that its strength is still a bit weak, otherwise it could go directly to the Golden Horn Tribe and ask them to buy the fur of the Destroyer Beast or something."

Looking at the information about the Purple Lightning Beast, Qin Mu couldn't help but think of Luo Feng's visit to the Golden Horn Tribe, a vassal tribe of the human race, after he became a domain lord.

Although the Golden Horn Tribe is a vassal state of humanity, it is also a powerful race with a cosmic sovereign. There, a colossal beast known as the Destroyer of the Saha World is imprisoned.

The Destroyer Beast is one of the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts, ranking alongside the Golden Horned Beast! However, it is not a devouring type of beast, but belongs to the 'Lightning and Time' type of beast.

The potential of the Destroyer Beast is far greater than that of the Purple Lightning Beast.

"I must go there when I have the chance in the future."

Qin Mu thought to himself.

"Set a small goal: collect all twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts."

As a pharmacist, especially one who studies bloodlines, it shouldn't be too much to ask to collect all twelve of the most powerful bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts, right?

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