Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 162 Trials

The twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts—I don't need them to be alive, dying is fine too.

They don't even need a complete corpse; just some tissue or hair will suffice.

If you can gather them all, how powerful will your swarm army become?

How powerful can one's understanding of the laws be?

Qin Mu was lost in thought as he placed an order for the resources he wanted and filled in the address.

These items will be delivered directly to the apothecary capital and will arrive in a few days.

With these resources, the analysis progress of the swarm will be greatly improved.

"If you try your best, there's still hope."

"However, it's time to prepare and complete the training assigned by the teacher."

Qin Mu thought to himself.

Teacher Yu Chen has already sent Qin Mu the training schedule for the next two years.

The training will be divided into two phases. The first year will be spent training in one of the three world-master worlds under the Virtual Universe Company. These three world-master worlds contain a large number of star-level and cosmic-level ferocious beasts.

Without the help of the insect swarm, Qin Mu would also face considerable pressure.

However, it was just pressure. After all, with a peak World Lord guarding him and a team of Domain Lord guards, Qin Mu's life safety was not a problem.

But they won't intervene unless Qin Mu faces a life-or-death crisis.

The second phase, which is the following year, involves returning to the apothecary capital to train in the virtual universe.

The previous year was mainly spent fighting various monsters, while the following year was spent fighting human geniuses.

Qin Mu had no objection to this arrangement and planned to follow the teacher's instructions.

I exited the virtual universe and returned to reality.

After several days of training, Qin Mu received a notification from his teacher to prepare for departure.

……

In the pharmacist headquarters, in Teacher Yu Chen's study.

"For this training trip, you will travel in my spaceship. My spaceship is an F-class, which is much faster than your D-class spaceship, saving you a lot of time."

Inside the study, Teacher Yu Chen smiled.

Over the past few days, Teacher Yu Chen personally tested Qin Mu's strength and was even more satisfied.

"Thank you, Teacher Xie."

Qin Mu's heart skipped a beat. Of course he knew that his teacher's vehicle was an F-class spaceship.

As a pharmacist, the teacher probably has no shortage of money; he can afford to maintain an F-class spaceship.

However, few people would give their own vehicle to their disciples just to save a little time.

"And here, take this."

Yu Chen handed over a crystal-like gem.

"This is?"

Qin Mu was somewhat puzzled.

"This is a special medicine that I personally concocted."

Yu Chen looked somewhat smug.

"This is for your survival. Once you activate it, it will instantly form a crystal defense to envelop you."

It would take a considerable amount of time for an ordinary immortal to break through, and it is almost impossible for anything below the immortal level to destroy it.

"I will come over as quickly as possible after activation."

"Don't use it unless absolutely necessary, because once you do, you won't be able to move and will only be able to defend passively."

Qin Mu carefully put away the crystal gemstone. It was capable of withstanding attacks from immortals, so one could imagine what kind of treasure it was.

"Thank you, Teacher Xie."

Qin Mu said gratefully.

"Go."

Yu Chen stroked his beard and smiled.

After bidding farewell to his teacher, Qin Mu turned and left.

Upon arriving at the pharmacist headquarters, a guard team consisting of a peak realm lord and a squad of domain lord powerhouses was already waiting.

"I'll be relying on you all for the time being."

Qin Mu stepped forward.

"It is our honor to serve Your Highness."

The leading peak realm lord expert smiled, knowing how powerful Qin Mu's talent was, so he was very polite.

This powerful Realm Lord is named Yu Ye. He is a member of Master Yu Chen's clan. He does not possess the talent of a pharmacist, and his cultivation talent has been almost completely exhausted, leaving him stuck at the peak of the Realm Lord realm for many years.

He usually does things for Teacher Yu Chen and is one of Teacher Yu Chen's confidants. Now he is responsible for protecting Qin Mu's safety.

These past few days have been quite pleasant.

"Let's go."

Qin Mu nodded, and the group boarded the shuttle and flew towards the starport.

Led by Yu Ye, Qin Mu boarded a spaceship that looked quite magnificent.

The spaceship is 100 meters long and entirely silver, resembling a silver crane spreading its wings, elegant and noble.

Under the sunlight, the spacecraft's hull shimmered with dazzling light, like twinkling stars. Every ray of light danced and refracted on its surface, creating a constantly changing panorama of light and shadow.

Not only is it gorgeous in appearance, but this spaceship is also made of a Class F metal, which makes it extremely strong in defense and very fast.

"Your Highness, the first world you are going to is called Gengjin World. It was built by a peak world lord who fell three million years ago. This world lord comprehended the origin of metal, and there are a large number of metal-attribute ferocious beasts inside."

Among them are many cosmic-level ferocious beasts, and Your Highness's task is to survive among them for three months and obtain at least 100 golden-scaled rhinoceros horns.

This ferocious beast, known as the Golden-Scaled Giant Rhinoceros, is a social monster, and only those at the cosmic level can grow a single horn on their heads.

During the training, we will travel in this spaceship to protect His Highness, but we will not intervene unless His Highness faces a life-or-death crisis.

In the spaceship's control room, Yu Ye was introducing the first world master that Qin Mu was about to arrive in.

These three world lords were carefully selected by Master Yu Chen, and they correspond to the three attributes of metal, fire, and earth that Qin Mu has comprehended.

"I see."

Qin Mu nodded, indicating his intention to hunt down one hundred cosmic-level ferocious beasts, including gregarious monsters, within three months.

This is also a considerable challenge for Qin Mu.

This ferocious beast, known as the Golden-Scaled Giant Rhinoceros, possesses formidable defense and astonishing attack power, making it exceptionally powerful even among cosmic-level ferocious beasts.

Even ordinary cosmic-level beings would be terrified to face the Golden Scaled Rhinoceros.

Qin Mu himself was only at the ninth level of the Hengxing Star, yet he was going to hunt down one hundred cosmic-level golden-scaled giant rhinoceroses.

This is a task that would be almost impossible for an ordinary person, but it is just right for Qin Mu.

During the conversation, the F-class spaceship started up and rushed into the dark universe at an extremely high speed, but Qin Mu did not feel any turbulence inside the spaceship.

This trip to the surface would take about twelve days, so Qin Mu immediately began his cultivation.

Until the spaceship left the dark universe and arrived at the Flowing Star.

Flowing Star is a relatively important planet within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Unlike trading planets like Dragon Star, its prosperity is mainly due to the existence of a world ruled by a former world lord after the fall of a peak world lord.

In order to seek a breakthrough, the Lord of Gengjin went to the battlefield outside the realm and fought for ten thousand years, but unfortunately perished in the end.

Because the Gengjin Realm Lord was a member of the Virtual Universe Company, after his fall, this Realm Lord's world was reclaimed by the Virtual Universe Company and transformed into a training secret realm.

This secret realm is only open to members of the Virtual Universe Company, and only allows cosmic-level and a small number of genius Eternal-level powerhouses to enter.

The World of the Realm Lord is created by powerful Realm Lords, and its interiors vary in size and shape.

Larger worlds, like the thick earth conquered by insect swarms, stretch 3000 million kilometers in length and width, while smaller ones are only a few million kilometers.

Its entrance can be a tree, a stone, or even a grain of sand.

The entrance to the Gengjin World is inside a villa. Yu Ye will handle the entry procedures; Qin Mu only needs to go in and train.

"Your Highness, the formalities have been completed, you may enter."

Inside the villa, Yu Ye walked up to Qin Mu, who was resting and waiting to the side.

"it is good."

Qin Mu nodded and walked into the innermost room of the villa under the respectful gaze of the staff.

Qin Mu is only at the Hengxing level, yet he has a World Lord expert and a team of Domain Lord guards when he comes out to train. It is conceivable that he must have a powerful background.

Pushing open the door, a colorful vortex of light appeared, and Qin Mu walked in without hesitation.

……

Shifting stars.

With one step, Qin Mu's figure appeared in the sky.

"The gravity of this world is about 3000 times that of Earth."

A slight sense reveals that the gravity here is much weaker than in the world of thick earth.

Qin Mu looked around and observed the surrounding environment. Apart from himself, there was no one else.

Of course, Qin Mu also knew that Yu Ye and the others had already entered, and were probably driving their teacher's car, using the stealth system to observe him.

The world was shrouded in darkness, with three crescent moons arranged in a triangular shape hanging in the sky, scattering specks of light that brought a little brightness to the world.

Beneath the surface lies a forest of metal, entirely black. Many strange creatures inhabit its interior, and battles frequently erupt, their forms flashing with light.

Having had experience with the Thick Earth World, Qin Mu was mentally prepared for the different environment between the Realm Lord World and the outside world, and was not surprised.

"This is the Lingchuan Forest in the Gengjin World, where monsters like the Golden-Scaled Giant Rhinoceros can be found. However, there may be ninth-tier cosmic-level monsters in this Lingchuan Forest, so we need to be careful and not act rashly."

Qin Mu landed above the ground, and the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel beneath his feet slowly rotated.

This was the first time Qin Mu had hunted alone without the aid of a swarm of insects.

However, Qin Mu was somewhat unaccustomed to this situation where he had no information from the outside world and had to rely entirely on himself.

In the past, Qin Mu would send the insect swarm to scout and gather enough intelligence before directly attacking.

However, this is clearly not the case at this moment. We must rely on our own telekinetic abilities to investigate and carefully deal with any potential crises.

From within the Earth Wheel, thirty-six rock shields flew out and circled around Qin Mu. Some of these rock shields sank into the ground, sensing the pulse of the earth.

In terms of defense, the Earth Wheel is the strongest.

Furthermore, the Earth Wheel has a special application: it can sense the movement of ferocious beasts around it through the earth.

With the blessing of the Earth Realm, this perception will be extremely broad.

"The most powerful one around is a third-tier cosmic-level ferocious beast, but it's not the Golden Scaled Giant Rhinoceros I'm looking for."

After sensing the surroundings, Qin Mu decisively left and began searching other areas.

At the same time, thirty-six small golden swords flew out from the Golden Wheel, remaining vigilant against any monsters that might appear.

After searching for a while, Qin Mu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Found it."

Qin Mu discovered that a group of golden-scaled giant rhinoceroses were active about ten miles ahead.

This herd of golden-scaled giant rhinoceroses consists of more than one hundred individuals, the strongest of which is a second-tier cosmic-level golden-scaled giant rhinoceros.

"There is a second-tier cosmic-level golden-scaled giant rhinoceros, two first-tier cosmic-level rhinoceroses, and the rest are all at the constant level. There are no other ferocious beasts around, so we can kill them by force."

After careful investigation, Qin Mu came to a conclusion.

Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Mu swiftly flew over atop the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel.

From the golden wheel, another thirty-six small golden swords flew out, forming groups of nine, and transformed into streaks of golden sword energy.

In the dim sky, in a place beyond Qin Mu's mental power to observe, a magnificent silver spaceship was hidden in the void.

"Your Highness Qin Mu is being too reckless! He actually charged straight in! Everyone, be careful, prepare to rescue him!"

On the deck of the spaceship, one of the guards, a Domain Lord-level guard, whose expression changed as he hurriedly spoke, constantly observing Qin Mu's movements.

"What's the panic? Prince Qin Mu isn't stupid. He dares to do this because he's confident in his own strength."

Yu Ye glanced at the guard and scolded him.

"But, after all, it's a second-tier cosmic-level golden-scaled giant rhinoceros, with two first-tier cosmic-level beasts guarding it. To rush in so recklessly..."

The guard looked worried and was about to say something, but his mouth involuntarily opened in the next moment.

Below, countless small golden swords rushed into the herd of golden-scaled rhinoceroses at incredible speed. The celestial-level golden-scaled rhinoceroses were as fragile as tofu in the face of such an attack and were easily killed.

The three cosmic-level golden-scaled giant rhinoceroses looked at the small golden sword weaving back and forth among the herd in panic and roared angrily.

But the next moment, four golden sword energies appeared out of thin air and rushed toward his three cosmic-level golden-scaled giant rhinoceroses at an extremely fast speed.

"Sizzle—"

Golden sword energy pierced through the eye sockets of the Golden Scaled Rhinoceros, drawing out a large amount of blood.

The two first-tier, cosmic-level golden-scaled giant rhinoceroses were instantly killed.

Only the second-tier cosmic-level golden-scaled giant rhinoceros barely managed to dodge the attack, but it was also covered in blood.

"Holy crap..."

The guard was dumbfounded.

"This is a cosmic-level golden-scaled giant rhinoceros? It was instantly killed in one hit! Your Highness is only at the ninth level of the Constant Star realm, right? This is too monstrous!"

All the guards were shocked to see the second-tier golden-scaled giant rhinoceros, a cosmic-level creature, barely manage to hold out for a few rounds before being swiftly killed.

They initially assumed that although Qin Mu intended to hunt down the cosmic-level Golden Scaled Rhinoceros, he would do so secretly, waiting for the right opportunity to assassinate it and seize its horn.

Unexpectedly, Qin Mu actually broke through the entire herd of golden-scaled rhinoceroses head-on.

"Otherwise, how could he have become a prince?"

Yu Ye, however, seemed to have expected this, and was not surprised by the scene. Instead, he addressed the group of guards.

"Not good, a ninth-tier cosmic-level golden-winged eagle has detected the battle fluctuations and is flying this way."

Another domain lord exclaimed in surprise.

Underground, Qin Mu removed the horn from the three-headed, universe-level Golden Scale Giant Rhinoceros. As if sensing something, his entire body quickly sank into the ground to avoid the Golden Winged Eagle's attack.

"A ninth-tier cosmic-level Golden-Winged Eagle? It's not worth fighting. Go find the Golden-Scaled Giant Rhinoceros."

I recommend a fanfiction about devouring the universe: *Swallowing the Stars: The Lord of the Qianwu*. It's a story about a transmigrated Qianwu, starting as a high-ranking Venerable. The author is Tentacle Monster, writing 10,000 words daily—plenty of content to satisfy your appetite.

(End of this chapter)