Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 174 will not disappoint you.

Many years ago, when they landed on Mars, Qin Mu and Hong, Thor and Jia Yi had a conversation in that steel base.

At that time, Hong, Thor, and Jia Yi realized the extraordinary nature of Earth.

This tiny Earth simultaneously possesses Mech Race spaceships, Zerg Race hives, and even the Golden Horned Beast, a pinnacle bloodline behemoth, flying in from the stars.

At this moment, Qin Mu, in his capacity as a pharmacist, directly pointed out the abnormality of the soul of the life form nurtured by Earth.

Everyone realized the seriousness of the situation.

Originally, Qin Mu was not in a hurry to inform everyone about the anomalies on Earth, because they would not be able to make contact with it in the short term.

I also need a suitable time and a reason.

But things are different now. With a lot of help, there is a high possibility that Hong and Thor will enter the core of the Virtual Universe Company.

Among the group, the others were alright, but Hong's will was too terrifying.

If Hong isn't careful and clears the Illusionary Sea directly after entering the secret realm, then he's doomed.

That's a prodigy, so talented that he could directly attract the attention of the giant axe!

The Earth is still too weak to withstand the prying eyes of the outside world.

Therefore, Qin Mu had to take precautions in advance.

"Let's skip the formalities and work together to break into the top 1000 in the universe!"

Hong said in a deep voice.

"That's right, let's give it our all!"

Thor's eyes burned with fire.

"Such a great opportunity, if we don't give it a shot, we'll be letting down Brother Mu's hard work!"

Luo Feng's voice was deep, yet full of passion.

None of the three refused Qin Mu's help this time, because they all knew what a great opportunity this was.

Since the time of Earth, Qin Mu has been leading them, and even the entire Earth, forward, forging a path to heaven in this dark universe.

The legacy of Meteorite Star, the giant beasts of the starry sky, and numerous cultivation resources, bloodline evolution agents, etc., which one of them wasn't found by Qin Mu?

A Domain Lord-level Bloodline Evolution Agent that money can't buy.

To spend a thousand Hunyuan a year to find powerful mentors for them—what incredible courage that takes!

How many people would do that for someone else?!

Qin Mu did just that.

At this point, saying anything more would be too insincere; the only answer is to fight with all our might!

"The Domain Lord-level potion will arrive in three days. Use it as soon as possible."

The strong candidates I found for you should be in the works soon. Let's all give it our all for these three years!

Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Qin Mu smiled.

Three days later, Han Yuexing.

This place has long been a very important transit point for supplies in the Milky Way, with countless spaceships taking off and landing here.

A spaceship bearing the logo of Virtual Universe Company landed and handed over three Domain Lord-level bloodline potions to Luo Feng and his two companions who had been waiting there.

After obtaining the Domain Lord-level bloodline potion, the three of them immediately returned to the cultivation room and injected it without hesitation.

A deep roar echoed, revealing the terrifying power of the Domain Lord-level bloodline potion to transform the body, causing changes that penetrated to the deepest part of every cell.

Even though all three had experience using the Bloodline Evolution Agent twice, they couldn't help but feel the excruciating pain that went deep into their bones.

This is different from breakthroughs at the star or cosmic level.

To break through to the Domain Lord level, one needs to reach the ninth level of the Domain realm and gain some understanding of a certain fundamental law, thus crossing the threshold.

After using a Domain Lord-level bloodline, even without cultivation, one can automatically reach the Domain Lord level simply by eating, drinking, and having fun.

It's easy to imagine how helpful a Domain Lord-level bloodline potion is for comprehending the laws!

After the three of them survived the bloodline modification and replenished their life force by consuming a large amount of Wood Crystals, they walked out of the cultivation room.

"Is this the power of a Domain Lord-level bloodline? I can even clearly feel the fluctuations of the lightning law."

"Although I vaguely sensed the fundamental laws of lightning, they were very unclear. Even if I had a month, I might not be able to truly step into the threshold."

"But now, I'm certain I can step into the threshold of the fundamental laws of lightning within three days at most."

Sensing the laws of lightning in the void, Thor shouted excitedly.

"This feeling is so clear! No wonder it's a bloodline potion of a domain lord level!"

Hong was also amazed, as the fundamental laws of light in the void were clearly displayed before him.

Compared to the extremely subtle fluctuations of the past, the enhanced bloodline is like a severely nearsighted person putting on glasses for the first time; the world is still the same world, but it instantly becomes clear.

"Yes, I felt it too."

Luo Feng closed his eyes and sensed the fundamental laws of metal.

Although it's somewhat inferior to comprehending the laws using one's own body compared to the Golden Horned Beast, the Golden Horned Beast's body is different from a human's. To truly unleash its power and apply the laws, a human body is still necessary.

As the three of them felt their bodies transform into those of a Domain Lord, they marveled at the transformation and then immersed themselves in cultivation.

Two days later.

The three were awakened by the auxiliary life form at the same time, and they all received a message from Qin Mu.

"They've gone to the virtual universe. Brother Mu said that the powerful mentors who will guide us have already been found."

Luo Feng's eyes were filled with anticipation. Through his identity as an external member of the Qianwu Dojo and the Virtual Universe Company, he had also listened to some courses taught by immortal powerhouses.

But those were all large lectures, and they covered a very broad range of topics.

This time it's different; there are powerful immortals specifically teaching them!

Furthermore, they will provide detailed analysis and guidance based on their abilities, and the differences between these are significant.

"Haha, let's go! We can't keep an Immortal expert waiting for us. Qin Mu said that this is a Marquis-level Immortal expert, and the fee for a year is one thousand Hunyuan!"

A thousand Hunyuan! Just for a year of guidance, a price I never dared to dream of before.

Thor said excitedly that he had also received Qin Mu's email.

"That's a Marquis-level expert. A thousand Hunyuan is just a friendly price. If it weren't for Immortal Yu Chen stepping in, we wouldn't have been able to invite an expert of that level at all."

Hong was also somewhat excited; of the three, he was the only one who had never received any guidance.

Luo Feng received guidance in his cultivation from Babata, and Lei Shen also obtained the intelligent life of the Thunder Lord from the Realm Within a Realm.

But he had nothing; he had always studied and cultivated on his own.

Babata shouted excitedly.

"Quickly, log into the virtual universe! How can we let those who have attained the rank of Marquis and Immortal be left behind!"

Babata appeared on Luo Feng's shoulder and urged him on.

On the contrary, the white-bearded old man AI that Thor obtained from the Thunder Lord, who used to yell at Thor every day, calling him "kid" repeatedly, has stopped talking now.

The white-bearded old man, the master of the intelligent life form, Thunder Lord, only had a total net worth of two or three hundred Hunyuan. But now, Thunder God is seeking guidance from a Marquis-level expert, and it costs him a thousand Hunyuan a year!

The wealth consumed in a year is three to four times the total wealth of a peak realm master!

……

Virtual universe.

Inside a vast and boundless training ground.

Seven immortals, each radiating a powerful aura, gathered together, chatting and laughing.

"Yu Chen, I knew it! You had time to come to me all this time, it turns out you wanted me to teach your apprentices."

An immortal, whose upper body was no different from that of an ordinary person, but whose lower body was a long snake tail, whose body was wrapped in lightning and exuded a powerful aura, laughed.

"Haha, that's right. Ever since you went to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, I've been the one looking for you for the past few eras. I never thought you'd be looking for me one day."

A man who shone with light and had two pairs of wings on his back also laughed.

"Lord Shilei, Lord Guangyu, haha, thank you both for coming to help."

Yu Chen also smiled.

These two were his good friends, and they had even gone on adventures together, so their relationship was naturally quite special.

"Your disciple, Qin Mu, is truly extravagant. You've actually hired so many Marquis-level Immortals to teach you. Even your own son doesn't receive this kind of treatment."

Looking at the four people—Zi Ling Hou, Lava Hou, Thousand Blade Hou, and Red Maple Hou—the Thunder Devourer Hou sighed.

With him included, there were a total of five Marquis-level Immortal instructors. This treatment was even better than that of the son of a King-level expert.

"Of course, even my disciple's friend needed guidance, so they brought me over."

"I am smiling," said Marquis Guangyu.

It was a rare treat to get together with friends after so many years. Everyone was in good spirits and started joking around.

"I'm only contacting you because there's something good going on. You only need to spare a tiny bit of your thoughts to enter the virtual universe and give some guidance, and you can earn several thousand Hunyuan."

Yu Chen laughed and cursed.

As the group chatted and laughed, a teleportation portal appeared in the training ground, and Qin Mu led Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen in.

Upon seeing someone enter, the several immortal powerhouses stopped their conversation and looked at them.

"Yu Chen, is this the genius you wanted us to train for three years?"

"Hmm, not bad. The leader is my disciple Qin Mu, and these people are all his friends. They are all true geniuses."

That bald guy in the white robe is Thor; he's ranked 988th in the preliminary rounds of this genius battle.

"That one in black is Hong, ranked 196th in the preliminary rounds of the Genius Battle."

"The one wearing the armor is Luo Feng, ranked 32nd in the preliminary rounds of the Genius Battle."

Yu Chen, acting as the middleman, introduced the individuals to each of them.

After paying their respects to the seven immortals, the group decided on their mentors for the next three years.

Luo Feng was mentored by Qianren Hou.

Hong is the Marquis of Guangyu, while Leishen is the Marquis of Shilei.

Qin Mu, needless to say, now has another teacher, Lord Shi Lei.

……

On the training ground, everyone demonstrated their strength. After receiving guidance from several Marquis-level Immortals, Yu Chen led Qin Mu away first.

"Your friends are indeed quite talented; they have all comprehended the fundamental laws."

Yu Chen gave a thumbs-up and then said.

"The Emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire must have contacted you, right? I won't get involved in matters of territory; he's contacting you to relay a message from the King of Qianwu."

Qin Mu's eyes lit up. A powerhouse of the Qianwu Kingdom's level could collect giant beasts from the starry sky with far greater ease than he could.

The emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire has indeed contacted him. Not only him, but Luo Feng, Thor, and Hong have also contacted him.

When the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire learned that the four of them intended to claim territory and even had an interest in establishing a primary universe nation in the future, he almost died laughing.

With a wave of his hand, he directly awarded the four people twelve star systems as a reward!

Including the original Milky Way galaxy, there are a total of thirteen star systems, which is enough to establish a rudimentary cosmic nation.

Most elementary universe nations are like this, with their strongest members being at the universe level. Only some powerful elementary universe nations are led by domain lords or world lords.

If a primary universe nation composed of these four geniuses could emerge under his command, he would also have a share of the credit for whatever achievements these four make in the future!

This is like a windfall from heaven.

Upon learning this news, the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire immediately guaranteed that any problems that arose after the founding of the country could be resolved by him.

At this point, Qin Mu had already instructed Jia Yi and other high-ranking officials of the Chinese government to prepare to accept the new territory.

With a total of twelve star systems, China, which was already short of manpower, is even more desperate for manpower. At this time, the world is frantically encouraging childbirth.

Among them, large numbers of people from Europe, America, and Africa were relocated to different planets to manage the newly developed planets.

The original Chinese people, because they were reluctant to leave their homeland, mostly stayed on Earth and lived peacefully.

"What did the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom say?"

Qin Mu's eyes lit up; this was a real big shot.

"He didn't have many peak bloodline star beasts in his collection, only the corpse of a Flame Star Beast and the skull specimen of a Hill and Valley Beast."

Of these two peak-bloodline star beasts, the corpse of the Flame Star Beast is at the Domain Lord level, while the head specimen of the Hill and Ravine Beast is at the World Lord level.

As for the [Eight Powerful Bloodlines], there are quite a few, including a second-class star beast with the attribute of metal, [Cang], and a second-class star beast with the attribute of fire, [Li].

And the second-tier celestial behemoth of the lightning attribute, [Zhen], and the second-tier celestial behemoth of the earth attribute, [Gen].

Yu Chen laughed.

"These have already been sent over by the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom. He also said he would go to the Golden Horned Clan to ask for some flesh and blood of the Destroyer Beast to give to you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Mu was immediately excited. As expected of the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, he had directly given him two star beasts with the peak bloodlines of the Flame Star Beast and the Hill and Valley Beast, and even planned to give him some flesh and blood of the Destroyer Beast.

In this way, by bringing along the original Golden Horned Beast, wouldn't he have already collected four of the twelve peak star beast bloodlines?

Bringing along four of the eight powerful bloodlines... wait, something's not right!

Qin Mu suddenly realized that these were all things he had mastered as fundamental laws.

Seeing Qin Mu's excited yet somewhat puzzled expression, Yu Chen smiled.

"What's strange? These are all cosmic behemoths that you've already mastered the laws of.

Qin Mu nodded; this was unlikely to be a coincidence.

"The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom and I discussed this. This decision was made after learning that you were able to comprehend many fundamental laws by studying the bloodlines of powerful monsters."

There are only three years left until the final ranking of the All-Universe Genius Battle. He hopes that you can focus your attention on the laws of metal, fire, earth, and space during these three years.

"I intervened on your behalf, saying that you had also comprehended the fundamental laws of lightning, which is why I gave you the [Shock] attribute of lightning, as well as the flesh and blood of the Destroyer Beast."

Yu Chen was also somewhat helpless. If possible, he would certainly like to fight for more for his disciple, but the Qianwu Kingdom Lord's considerations also made sense.

After all, there are only three years left until the finals of the Genius Battle. In three years, we need to study the five fundamental laws of metal, fire, earth, space, and lightning.

It might even include the superior law of time, which is the fundamental law of lightning, making a total of six fundamental laws.

This is already quite remarkable. Where would we find the time and energy to research things that have never been explored before?

"Yes, I understand. Thank you, teacher."

As Qin Mu spoke, he felt a pang of regret.

What a great opportunity!

If the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom were willing, he could probably gather many more star beasts with peak bloodlines.

Under normal circumstances, his considerations are certainly not wrong, after all, a person's energy is limited.

However, Qin Mu, who possesses the entire swarm and is the master of it, does not have any problem with lacking energy.

However, Qin Mu dares not discuss this matter with the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom.

"The four peak bloodline star beasts are enough."

Once you're inside the core of the virtual universe company, you can collect it slowly on your own.

Qin Mu thought to himself.

"The item will arrive in a couple of days. You can go and receive it yourself. However, this item is not easy to obtain. If you don't get first place, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom might be furious."

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom has very high expectations for you.

Teacher Yu Chen spoke without much pressure. Knowing Qin Mu's strength, he clearly did not believe that anyone could threaten his disciple.

Even Berlan won't do!

"Don't worry, teacher, I won't let you down!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Mu said confidently.

Five fundamental laws, numerous secret techniques, a 300% increase in mental power, incredibly powerful soul attack and defense, plus the output of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel.

With so many buffs stacked up, it's practically a dragon charging in, how can we lose?

Now that we have so many powerful cosmic beasts, once the swarm analyzes and hatches them all, our strength will be greatly enhanced.

If his initial goal was simply to enter the core of the Virtual Universe Company...

After becoming a disciple of Master Yu Chen and further strengthening his swarm's power, his idea became that he must enter the Virtual Universe Company with the top ranking in the Genius Battle.

Now?

His goal is to surpass all the previous geniuses!

Chapter 1, there will be another chapter tonight.

(End of this chapter)