Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 180 The Shock of the Qianwu Kingdom's Ruler

"How is that possible! The Earth Wheel, Space Wheel, and Time Wheel unleashed by the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel are all equivalent to the third level of a divine weapon wielder!"

"I can barely use the first level, but he can already use the third level proficiently! The difference is just too big!"

In the central square, a genius who looked like an Earthling and carried a divine weapon ranked 635th exclaimed in surprise.

On the screen, one after another, they stepped into the domain, their speed reduced to the extreme. Like slow-motion blood-haired mammoths, they were pierced through vital points by streaks of lightning and killed instantly.

Everyone was horrified that even Death God Berlan couldn't defeat the Blood-Haired Mammoth, which was being slaughtered!

Geniuses who can wield divine weapons on a star are extremely rare in the universe, but quite a few can be seen here.

The million geniuses gathered in this square are the elite of humanity.

As Qin Mu's ranking continued to rise, everyone was trying to find out about him, and the information about the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel was already known to everyone.

The many elites present were almost all realm lords or immortal disciples, and their standards were extremely high.

Although they couldn't demonstrate it themselves, they could still discern the level of skill Qin Mu possessed.

"Earth and space are inherently good at controlling and imprisoning, and this is the third level. Once it is used, the speed of the Blood-haired Mammoth drops significantly."

Then, he used a secret technique to slow the Blood-haired Mammoth down once more.

"That's not all, he even used a time domain!"

Combined with the Time Wheel's ability to slow the flow of time within the domain, this triple weakening effect rendered the blood-haired mammoth useless.

Beside him, the tall and robust savage Rong Jun spoke in a deep voice.

He had grasped the fundamental laws of earth and space and was able to combine and apply them well, but seeing Qin Mu's performance now, he was even more shocked.

He was eliminated in the sixth trial tower and has been observing Qin Mu's performance ever since.

Rong Jun originally wanted to challenge Qin Mu, but at this moment he gave up that idea.

His understanding of the fundamental laws of earth and space is far behind, not even on the same level. How can he fight like this?

"The Blood-haired Mammoth is inherently large and excels in strength and charging, but its speed is relatively slow."

Even with their speed reduced to this level after being subjected to triple suppression, I can still easily slaughter them, let alone Qin Mu.

This is a perfect example of elemental advantage, amplifying the weaknesses of the Blood Mammoth to the extreme and then defeating it.

Qin Mu is also a mentalist, his advantage is too great.

Even the prince of Manka Star, dressed in silver battle armor and with black hair, was amazed.

Although he was warlike, he lost his will to fight against Qin Mu at this moment; the gap in skill was too great.

Death God Berlan also watched Qin Mu as he rampaged through the Blood-haired Mammoth with his domain. Others might not know how strong the Blood-haired Mammoth was, but how could he not know?

If I were in that area, what would I be suppressed into after being triple-weakened?

Am I his match?

Death God Berlan's mind raced, and he unconsciously clenched his fists tightly.

"Could it be that Qin Mu's greatest strength lies in the four fundamental laws of earth, space, lightning, and time? He's been hiding it far too well."

Beside Hong and Lei Shen, a genius was shocked. Previously, Qin Mu's highest level of using the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel was only the second level, but now he was using the third level!

Hong and Thor exchanged a glance; others might not know, but they did.

Qin Mu is most proficient in the four fundamental laws of metal, fire, earth, and space, and has reached the fourth level in all of them!

"Even now, Qin Mu hasn't unleashed his true strength!"

Thor was shocked.

Three years ago, Qin Mu began to comprehend the fundamental laws of lightning and time.

At first, his comprehension was not as good as his, but later he surpassed him at an extremely fast pace!

He didn't know that he wasn't just being compared to Qin Mu, but also to three peak-bloodline Destroyer Beasts, ten second-class Starry Sky Beasts with lightning attributes [Zhen], and tens of thousands of lightning beasts!

There's simply no comparison between them!

"We're about to beat the game!"

Hong stared at Qin Mu, who was traversing among the blood-haired mammoths.

"The next level is filled with 10000 nine-headed serpents, and the difference between serpents and ferocious beasts is that they are extremely intelligent."

The hydra on the second floor of the Trial Tower is not only stronger, but also more cooperative than the blood-haired mammoth, which only charges mindlessly. It is faster and has the ability to attack from a distance.

Using a triple weakening strategy might work against the Bloodmammoth, but it might not be as effective against the Hydra.

……

Compared to the shock of the million geniuses on the field, the immortal powerhouses leading their teams were equally astonished.

"Thirteen, your Qianwu Universe Kingdom has struck gold this time! You've actually produced a genius who can pass the first level of the seventh Trial Tower!"

"That guy named 'Bolan,' who is known as a genius who appears only once in thousands of eras, also failed to pass the first level of the seventh trial tower."

Qin Mu, however, did it.

An immortal powerhouse looked enviously at the giant in the scale armor and battle robe, whose blood-haired mammoths had been almost completely wiped out in the trial space.

At this moment, the giant in the scale armor had lost his cold expression and was full of smiles.

"Haha, I never expected Qin Mu to give me such a big surprise!"

The immortal from the Noah Universe Kingdom looked at Qin Mu on the screen.

"The spatial technique he used, if I'm not mistaken, is the 'Spatial Barrier,' right? This technique is extremely difficult to master; even many realm lords cannot grasp it."

"That's right! This secret technique is of a very high level. I don't know how he learned it."

"No wonder. How could someone who managed to pass the first level of the seventh trial tower not have had some fortuitous encounters!"

An immortal in white robes chimed in.

Secret techniques are also divided into levels.

Some are for those below the Immortal level, or for ordinary Immortal cultivators.

For example, Luo Feng's "Myriad Flows" and Qin Mu's "Void Illusion" both belong to this level.

Space Barriers, on the other hand, is on an even higher level!

Even some immortals with weak comprehension might not be able to grasp the secrets at this level!

"What a prodigy! I wonder how many levels he can get through!"

For thousands of eons, no one has ever passed the first level of the seventh trial tower.

This talent is terrifying; even some Venerable-level powerhouses might be tempted.

The immortal powerhouse who spoke first sighed.

Berlan's talent is said to be a once-in-a-millennium phenomenon.

What about Qin Mu? Tens of thousands of epochs? Or a hundred thousand epochs? Or even longer?

Many immortals believed that as long as Berlan did not die, he would have a chance to become a Venerable One!

The powerful figure in charge of the Genius Battle, dressed in a cyan battle robe and with purple scales on his head, known as the Nine Swords Venerable, also focused his gaze on Qin Mu.

Back then, he also participated in the Genius Battle and won first place in that year!

At that moment, he seemed to see himself from back then.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Qin Mu killed 9999 blood-haired mammoths, and severely injured the one he left behind.

But he didn't rush to kill it. Instead, he took the opportunity to rest for a while until he recovered his strength before killing it!

The second level of the Trial Tower.

Qin Mu's figure froze. Opposite him stood ten thousand enormous nine-headed pythons, each with nine heads and radiating terrifying flames!

"The hydra is incredibly fast, highly intelligent, and adept at ranged attacks. Therefore, we need to change our strategy; we cannot afford to fight it head-on!"

Qin Mu's mind raced. If he continued to use the same methods he had used against the Blood-haired Mammoth, he would likely suffer a gruesome death!

Even if he were to withstand the attack of ten thousand nine-headed pythons that had comprehended the fundamental laws, he would not be able to withstand it.

"Therefore, speed is needed for this level! Unleash your power at top speed, combined with soul attacks, to kill all the nine-headed pythons!"

Of course, some necessary weakening is still required!

The moment he made the decision, four sub-wheels—earth, space, time, and lightning—still flew out from the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel beneath Qin Mu's feet.

However, unlike the first layer, this time Qin Mu did not allow the incredibly viscous and heavy enemy-trapping domain to condense within his own domain.

With the help of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, he fully enhanced the spatial capabilities within his domain!

In fact, Qin Mu didn't even use the "Spatial Barrier" technique, a secret method for trapping and defending the enemy; he simply activated the Earth Wheel for defense.

Only the slowing effect of the Time Wheel continued to unfold, with faint spacetime fluctuations permeating the area.

"Whoosh—"

Qin Mu's body instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning!

He chose to take the initiative and attack! Within a radius of a thousand meters, the domain followed Qin Mu's movements.

call out!call out!call out!call out!

The nine-headed pythons launched their attack from afar, spewing beams of light containing primordial laws from their nine heads.

"Now is the time!"

During the flight, Qin Mu let out a low shout.

"The third level of the 'Illusory Body'! Activate!"

Amidst the barrage of attacks, aided by the spatial domain, Qin Mu's figure instantly transformed into nearly a thousand illusory forms within a radius of a thousand meters!

Each of the nearly one thousand illusory bodies was incredibly realistic, even the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel beneath their feet was exactly the same!

"Pfft—"

"Pfft—"

The barrage of beams of light surged into the area within a kilometer radius of Qin Mu. Although the power of the domain slightly blocked and weakened the attack, it still hurtled towards Qin Mu.

One by one, the illusory bodies were struck and vanished as specks of starlight.

With just one round of attacks, the domain was shattered into pieces, and nearly half of the illusory bodies disappeared.

However, after this round of attacks, Qin Mu's body instantly appeared in the midst of the nine-headed python swarm.

As a mentalist, Qin Mu actually charged into the horde of monsters instead of keeping his distance!

"Illusion of Soul Lock! Soul Lock Realm! Open!"

On the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, Qin Mu's body darted rapidly among the illusory forms, dodging the attacks of the nine-headed python.

With a low growl, illusory soul chains, centered on Qin Mu, intertwined wildly within a kilometer radius, transforming into a soul domain containing countless soul chains!

"Illusionary Soul Lock" is a secret technique specifically designed for attacking and defending against the soul.

In the first level, eight soul chains can be condensed within the sea of ​​consciousness.

At this point, the Soul Chains are still primarily for defense.

When one cultivates to the second level of Illusion and Annihilation, one can use the power of the soul to transform the soul chains into sharp attacks that directly pierce the depths of the enemy's soul.

At the same time, the defensive capabilities of the Soul Chains have also been greatly enhanced, enabling them to form a solid barrier at critical moments to resist enemy soul attacks.

Upon reaching the third level of the Soul Lock Realm, the Soul Chains become incredibly powerful. They can easily seal and suppress the souls of enemies.

The attack and defense range of the Soul Chains has also been greatly expanded, forming a powerful soul domain.

Within the domain, countless soul chains attacked, instantly annihilating the enemy's soul.

If one reaches the fourth level, Eternal Annihilation, then their soul defense is virtually indestructible. An unbreakable eternal lock can be formed deep within the soul, protecting it from all harm.

As the ruler of the swarm, even with the support of many peak bloodlines, Qin Mu's greatest strength is not the comprehension of laws, but soul attacks!

In his cultivation of "Illusory Soul Lock", Qin Mu has reached the highest level, the fourth level, "Illusory Eternity"!

However, "Illusionary Soul Lock" is a technique that simultaneously takes into account both soul attack and defense.

In fact, the focus is still on defense, and the fourth layer, Eternal Annihilation, is an even more thorough method of soul defense.

This was prepared by Qin Mu for the Zerg Queen on the last level. As the Zerg Overlord, Qin Mu naturally knew that the Zerg Queen's specialty was soul attacks!

Especially with soul-combined attacks, if the soul defense is not strong enough, the soul will be instantly annihilated and shattered when faced with a soul attack.

"Die!"

Like a demon's whisper, wherever Qin Mu's illusory body passed, illusory soul chains ignored the nine-headed python's thick scales and skin, and burrowed into their sea of ​​consciousness.

The moment it touched the soul chains, the hydra's body stiffened, and its soul energy dissipated.

What would it be like if the Zerg Overmind unleashed its full power in a soul attack?

Wherever they go, souls are annihilated!

No one escaped unscathed!

……

"That's impossible!"

In the central square, the genius known as the Illusion Demon Galesi shouted in disbelief.

Even when Qin Mu passed the first level of the seventh trial tower, he was not so out of control.

As an illusionist who excels at soul attacks, he was eliminated early on, but he still had strong self-confidence.

Although he lost, it was because the mechanical puppets, metallic lifeforms, and demon-slaying races in the Trial Tower lacked souls and spirits, rendering his illusions ineffective. That's why he was eliminated. But against those with souls, he almost always managed to kill them instantly.

Even when facing a genius like Berlan, he felt somewhat confident.

But it was precisely because he was skilled in soul attacks that he was even more horrified at this moment!

He was also familiar with attacks that affected the soul realm, as this was a higher level of application within his cultivation techniques!

He was still a long way from reaching that level, but Qin Mu easily displayed it.

In other words, not only was he far inferior in the realm of laws, but even his most confident soul attack was crushed by Qin Mu!

He wasn't the only one shocked; Berlan, who was said to be a once-in-a-millennium figure, was equally astonished.

He had unleashed over a thousand illusions when he was challenging the first level of the seventh trial tower, and now Qin Mu has actually done it as well.

He unleashed a burst of speed using some secret technique, achieving an extreme combination of the fundamental laws of wind and time.

But Qin Mu was different; this was an illusion created by comprehending the fundamental laws of space.

With his knowledge, he could also tell that this was some kind of secret technique, a special combat technique!

It allows the true body to move between numerous illusory forms, making it far more powerful than a simple burst of power.

"My God! This level of spatial manipulation is terrifying! And that soul attack instantly killed all the nine-headed pythons within the domain."

"'Demon God' Qin Mu! Is this the power of a Demon God? His flight techniques and movement skills are so monstrous, and he even has soul attacks. Is he still human?"

"The Ten Fundamental Laws, numerous secret techniques, soul attacks—he has absolutely no weaknesses! He's too perfect!"

"..."

A gasp of horror erupted from the millions of geniuses in the square.

The 1008 immortals also fell silent.

"This is insane! That movement technique must be the third level of 'Void Illusion Body,' and that soul attack is the third level of the soul secret technique 'Illusionary Soul Lock'!"

The immortal powerhouse from the Noah Universe Kingdom was now somewhat sour in his voice. Why wasn't such a genius from their Universe Kingdom!

The two secret techniques, "Void Illusion" and "Illusionary Soul Lock," were obtained by Qin Mu from Master Yu Chen's collection. They are circulated in many universes of humanity, so many immortals recognized them.

That's precisely why they were even more surprised.

This is something that only many peak realm lords can achieve!

Qin Mu is just a mere ninth-level Constant Star level guy!

The giant in scale armor leading the Qianwu Universe Kingdom beside him had no time to pay attention to him; his consciousness instantly connected to a great being through the virtual universe network.

Within the Qianwu Universe Kingdom and the Qianwu Universe Secret Realm

A giant whose face is obscured awakens from his meditation.

Unless there is something urgent, no one dares to disturb his cultivation.

At that moment, his trusted subordinates were calling for him.

"What?! They actually made it past the second level of the seventh trial tower?"

The giant exclaimed in delight, the rumbling sound carrying far and wide within the secret realm.

The next moment, the giant's figure appeared out of thin air in the central square of the Genius Battle.

The Nine Swords Venerable, who was in charge of hosting the Genius Battle, smiled when he saw the giant appear.

"Qianwu, you actually came in person."

Nine Swords Venerable laughed.

The Battle of Geniuses takes place only once every five thousand years. For a powerhouse of the Venerable level, it's just a fleeting moment. It's already quite rare for them to step forward and offer encouragement unless there are special circumstances.

"Haha, with such a genius emerging from my country, of course I have to come over."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom laughed heartily, turning his gaze to the screen in the void.

A genius who can pass the second level of the seventh trial tower is one in hundreds of thousands, or even millions of epochs!

This is different from the geniuses like Bolan, who are said to appear only once every ten million epochs. If someone has such talent and potential on a star, as long as they don't die, they can almost all become cosmic venerables!

The reward that Virtual Universe Company gave him for nurturing such a genius was an astronomical figure!

How could the heavily indebted ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom not be excited?

"He's about to attempt the third level!"

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom stared at the screen, a smile playing on his lips.

He had been paying attention to Qin Mu beforehand, and originally thought he was at most a genius on the same level as Bo Lan, but he never expected him to give him such a big surprise.

"He actually comprehended the Ten Fundamental Laws! What a miscalculation. If only we had known, we should have collected more corpses and flesh of peak-blooded star beasts from him."

After quickly reviewing Qin Mu's performance in the competition, the Qianwu King was both delighted and somewhat regretful.

I learned from the Immortal Domain Dust that Qin Mu was also a pharmacist, and that he was able to comprehend many fundamental laws because he studied the bloodlines of those powerful cosmic monsters.

If he had known earlier, he would have definitely invested more resources to make Qin Mu even stronger.

"I wonder how many levels he can pass. How long has it been since humanity has produced such a genius?"

The Nine Swords Venerable smiled broadly. As the host of the Genius Battle, he was rewarded for producing such a genius in this year's competition.

"The third layer is occupied by a metallic life form called the 'Thor' race warrior,' whose soul attack is ineffective."

As metallic lifeforms, the Tuoluo warriors possess extremely strong attack and defense capabilities.

Qin Mu's defense was strong, but his offensive skills were lacking. It remains to be seen if he can surprise us further.

The seventh trial tower is vastly different on each level, and the methods for passing each level are also different. Being able to pass the second level does not necessarily mean you can pass the third level!

"Hehe, I think he has a very good chance of passing the third level!"

The Lord of Ganwu Kingdom smiled.

From the information he obtained from the Immortal Domain Dust, he knew that Qin Mu's greatest strength wasn't the fundamental laws of time or lightning, but rather the fundamental laws of metal and fire—the two most powerful, extremely yang, and explosive fundamental laws.

The news that Qin Mu had passed the first and second levels of the seventh trial tower not only alarmed the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom.

Many powerful immortals, and even great beings at the Venerable level, have begun to pay attention to this year's Genius Battle.

Even now, Qin Mu has not shown the slightest sign of fatigue. If he continues to push forward, what level can he reach?

If the first three levels of the seventh trial tower represent the potential to become a Venerable One, then the subsequent levels represent an even more extraordinary significance.

This is a major event in all 1008 universe nations of humankind!

However, all of this had nothing to do with Qin Mu.

Because when the last nine-headed python died, the scene before him changed again.

The seventh trial tower, the third floor!

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