Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 197 Chaos City, 30 Years Later: The Emergence of the Huaxia Universe Kingdom

Outside Chaos City, Qin Mu, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen gathered.

"This Heavenly Bridge is too difficult! I thought my strength had greatly improved after three years of training, but I was instantly killed as soon as I entered."

Thor sighed.

"That's normal. Among our group, only Bolan passed two levels and Luo Feng passed one level. Everyone else failed."

Hong shook his head.

"Oh, does Brother Mu not count?"

Luo Feng looked at Hong with a puzzled expression.

"Is he even human? He passed all five levels on his first try!"

Oh, right, that was the same bridge he crossed a year ago! Who knows which level he can get over now?

Thor said with a smirk.

Qin Mu shook his head speechlessly. His strength had indeed improved significantly in the past year.

Since there was still a chance to comprehend the Chaos Stele and there was no shortage of points, there was no rush to cross the Heavenly Bridge.

The group chatted and laughed as they finally arrived at Chaos City after three years of flying.

Because of the different flow of time, only one year has passed in Chaos City, which is why Thor said that Qin Mu crossed the Tongtian Bridge a year ago.

"Stop joking around, let's go see the third treasure of Chaos City!"

Qin Mu smiled.

Having already crossed the Bridge to Heaven, they naturally chose the Chaos Stele and witnessed the manifested cosmic rules of the initial universe.

The only thing missing is the third treasure of the primordial universe.

Qin Mu had been focused on cultivation and had never been there before, so the group decided to go and see it together.

"Where's the stone tablet? I heard them say that the third treasure is recorded on the stone tablet outside Chaos City."

Thor looked around at the city gate. Outside Chaos City stretched a vast, desolate wasteland, while further away, it was shrouded in chaotic energy.

"There!"

Luo Feng pointed to the left, and the group looked and indeed there was an enormous stone tablet.

The stone tablet is covered with densely packed universal language characters, which describe the third treasure of Chaos City.

"The Chaos True Spirit?" Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

The inscription on the stone tablet is roughly as follows:

Chaos True Spirit: In the initial state of the universe, this 'initial universe' will naturally give birth to some strange creatures. These creatures have strange appearances and are temporarily named 'Chaos Beasts'. These Chaos Beasts vary in strength, and each of them is born proficient in some primordial laws. Some are proficient in more laws, and some are proficient in fewer laws.

When a Chaos Beast is killed, it will directly decay into a large amount of Chaos Qi and a kind of emerald green light spot. This emerald green light spot is the core of the Chaos Beast. The Chaos Beast has no soul, only this life light spot, which is named Chaos True Spirit.

Simply absorb the Chaos True Spirit into your body, and it will be directly absorbed by your soul. After absorbing the Chaos True Spirit, your soul will undergo some changes and become more compatible with the universe.

……

When the soul is more in harmony with the universe, the perception of the universe's origin becomes clearer.

The transformation of a realm lord into an immortal being is a metamorphosis of the essence of the soul.

Absorbing the Chaos True Spirit, however, involves a gradual and slow transformation, with a small degree of change. Since the soul of an immortal being is already eternal, absorbing the Chaos True Spirit is ineffective. The Chaos True Spirit is only effective for those below the Immortal level.

Point one to note: Immortals are forbidden from attacking Chaos Beasts.

Second, the Chaos Beasts, being of low intelligence, have been divided into three regions by the super-strong individuals of Chaos City. The first region, the closest to Chaos City and within a radius of approximately 2000 kilometers from the city walls, is entirely inhabited by Chaos Beasts at the cosmic level; this is the inner layer. The second region, the area between 2000 and 1 kilometers from the city walls, is the middle layer, inhabited by Chaos Beasts at the domain lord level. The third region, the outermost layer, is entirely inhabited by Chaos Beasts at the world lord level.

Chaos Beasts are primarily at the cosmic to world lord level. Once an immortal-level Chaos Beast is discovered, Chaos City will dispatch powerful warriors to eliminate it.

Third, Domain Lord-level cultivators can only hunt Chaos Beasts in the middle layer and are prohibited from appearing in the inner layer. World Lords can only hunt Chaos Beasts in the outer layer and are prohibited from appearing in the inner and middle layers!

Thor exclaimed in surprise after reading the inscription on the stone tablet.

"Holy crap, that's awesome!"

"Are these Chaos Beasts being kept in captivity? They're even stratified!"

Luo Feng and his companions were somewhat amazed; there was a Realm Lord's area inside!

Chaos beasts at the level of realm lords were kept in captivity without proper care.

Qin Mu's eyes gleamed with a light as he killed a Chaos Beast that could strengthen his soul!

Can this peculiar creature be analyzed by the swarm?

Can it strengthen his soul?

"With curiosity in my eyes," Qin Mu said.

"Let's go check. Did the Machine Race's spaceship bring it?"

"I brought it!"

Luo Feng nodded. How could he forget the thing Qin Mu had specifically reminded him of before?

He carried the mechanical race's spaceship, which was controlled by Babata. It could be released instantly to save his life in critical moments.

Qin Mu nodded. In fact, whether or not there was a mechanical race spaceship was not important to him.

Because his world ring contains a Zerg hive at the peak of the World Lord level.

In terms of defense, the Zerg hive may not be as good as a top-tier E9-class Mech ship, but it's more than enough to keep him alive.

The four men's playful expressions instantly turned serious. Covered in their cloud-piercing armor, they rode various flying weapons and plunged into the chaotic air currents.

Before they hunted the Chaos Beasts, some geniuses had already perished inside. Although they had a mechanical race spaceship with them, they still dared not be careless.

The chaotic air currents made it impossible for the naked eye to see very far.

On the vast wilderness, weeds grow in abundance. This wilderness, which has existed for countless years, is fundamentally different from the matter in the original universe, even the nameless weeds and the scattered rocks are completely different from the matter in the original universe. Over the years, nurtured by chaotic energy, these rocks all share the same characteristic.

It will not decay no matter how long it exists.

The four of them proceeded cautiously.

Suddenly, Qin Mu made a hand gesture, and the people behind him immediately stopped.

A dark figure emerged from the pile of rubble in the distance.

This is a monkey-like creature that is about three meters tall. Its body is bent, and its long arms are directly on the ground. Apart from white fur, its face has only a brown vertical eye and a mouth, but no nose or ears. Its tail is held high and trembles slightly.

"The Chaos Beast is different from the monsters in the original universe. Its strength cannot be detected by instruments. I'll go and test it out first."

Qin Mu transmitted his voice to the three of them.

Luo Feng and the other two nodded. They had all tried scanning, but none of them could determine the strength of the Chaos Beast.

Within the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, from the two sub-wheels, the Wheel of Time and the Wheel of Space, flew out numerous silver short spears and strange mirrors radiating time fluctuations.

Countless patterns flowed in the void, and a solidified silver spear more than ten meters long appeared in the void.

"Whoosh—"

The silver spear seemed to vanish, piercing through the Chaos Beast's head in the next instant.

One-hit kill!

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief.

They had no idea when the silver spear had appeared.

"Teleportation?"

Luo Feng swallowed hard.

"No, it can't be called teleportation yet. This is an attack I used to simulate the fifth level of the Time-Space Divine Weapon using the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, called Time-Space Penetration."

It utilizes the fundamental laws of time and space to achieve an effect similar to teleportation, but it still cannot compare to true teleportation.

Qin Mu shook his head.

"Boom!"

In their field of vision, the head of the ape-like chaotic beast was pierced, and it instantly collapsed to the ground.

As it fell, its golden blood, fur, bones, and flesh began to gradually decay, turning into chaotic energy, while a turquoise light also floated up.

"The True Spirit of Chaos!"

Qin Mu's eyes lit up, and a surge of mental energy enveloped the point of light.

laugh!

The moment the psychic power touched the Chaos True Spirit, the Chaos True Spirit began to gradually dissolve.

"Rumble~~~"

The surrounding air currents suddenly jolted.

"roar!"

"roar!"

One after another, the same kind of Chaos Beasts, with their bodies bent and faces covered in white fur and vertical eyes, suddenly flew out like lightning from the surrounding bushes.

At a glance, there were at least several hundred Chaos Beasts, some of which were clearly much stronger than the Chaos Beast from before.

"The World of Time and Space!"

Seeing hundreds of Chaos Beasts rush out in an instant, Qin Mu's eyes narrowed, and streams of light flew out from the Time Wheel and Space Wheel.

Among the hundreds of chaotic beasts, there was a silver-gray domain with a diameter of about one kilometer.

A terrifying thing happened: the movements of hundreds of Chaos Beasts in the silver-gray domain seemed to freeze, and the silver spears instantly pierced through the heads of hundreds of Chaos Beasts.

Whoosh!

A silver-white pyramid-shaped mechanical spaceship appeared out of thin air.

These Chaos Beasts are too fast and there are too many of them.

Although Qin Mu instantly killed over a hundred Chaos Beasts, many more still attacked from all directions.

call out!call out!call out!

Nine golden rays instantly rose behind Luo Feng, and six of them shot directly at the approaching Chaos Beast.

"Roar~~"

A chaotic beast resembling a bull lowered its head, its sharp horn colliding with a beam of golden light.

"clang!"

Amidst the clanging sound, the golden sword was instantly flung away.

"Heavenly Sword Style!"

Luo Feng frowned.

Instantly, the surrounding area was enveloped in golden waves, and nine golden swords floated, forming a sword domain.

With a dazzling golden light, one of the golden swords, carrying the power of countless sword energies from the Sword Domain, instantly pierced towards the Chaos Beast.

"roar!"

The chaotic beast, resembling a bull, roared fiercely, seemingly sensing the immense power of the attack, and unleashed its full strength in the attack.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, cracks appeared on the sharp horn on the Chaos Beast's head, and its skull was pierced.

"Walk!"

With a thought, Qin Mu collected the Chaos True Spirits transformed from the hundreds of dead Chaos Beasts.

Hong and Thor quickly entered the mechanical race's spaceship, with Luo Feng following closely behind.

Qin Mu walked at the back, standing at the door of the mechanical race's spaceship.

In just a moment, the sounds of battle attracted thousands of Chaos Beasts.

The silver-gray domain, about a kilometer in diameter, collapsed instantly under the impact of the Chaos Beast, turning into specks of starlight.

"Capture one alive! Seal off the area!"

A silver spear appeared beside a Chaos Beast resembling an ape, instantly splitting into four silver short spears that pierced its limbs, severely injuring it, before flying back into the Machine Race's spaceship.

The hatch closed instantly.

"Boom!"

A group of Chaos Beasts outside were frantically attacking the outer wall of the spaceship, but this was an E-class mechanical race spaceship, so how could it be provoked by these Chaos Beasts?

The mechanical race's spaceship streaked across the chaotic airflow and disappeared.

"Holy crap, Qin Mu, you actually captured a live Chaos Beast!"

Thor exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the ape-like Chaos Beast inside the Machine Race spaceship.

"Let's investigate. This Chaos Beast can actually strengthen the soul. I'm quite curious."

Qin Mu smiled.

"Is that what I meant? I meant that you actually captured one alive in an instant!"

And what was with that move of yours? It instantly killed over a hundred Chaos Beasts.

I felt as if time had frozen; all the chaotic beasts were slaughtered without even moving.

Thor exclaimed in horror.

"I don't know your strength, but I know Luo Feng's strength!"

He had to use the third level of the Divine Weapon's Heavenly Sword Technique to kill a Chaos Beast!

Luo Feng also looked at Qin Mu with lingering fear. He had fought against the Chaos Beast and knew its strength best.

He barely managed to kill one with all his might, but Qin Mu easily killed hundreds. The difference between them is just too great.

"You're talking about the spacetime world, right? This is a technique I only recently mastered."

This move is similar to the sixth level of the Time-Space Divine Weapon, and has the ability to influence time and space.

However, it was only an effect; as you've noticed, with more Chaos Beasts impacting later, the spacetime domain was broken through.

Qin Mu explained.

This move is the result of his understanding of the fundamental laws of time and space over the past year, but he is not yet very proficient at it.

"The sixth level?"

Luo Feng's expression became even more exaggerated, as he was only at the third level of using the Divine Weapon!

In the description of the Divine Weapon, the sixth level is called the World of Swords. For a Domain Lord, being able to unleash the sixth level form makes one absolutely invincible among Domain Lords!

The 'Domain Lord' who unleashed his sixth form was absolutely the most monstrous among those of the same level and rank. He could even rival the Golden Horned Beast and others of the same rank.

Qin Mu is only at the cosmic level!

He didn't know much about the Time-Space Divine Weapon, but he did have some knowledge of the Sword World.

What is the world?

Only a World Lord can manipulate a world, create a world, and use the power of that world!

However... the move "Sword World" allows one to use the power of the world ahead of time by utilizing the laws of nature.

However, it belongs to the "Power of the Sword World," which is slightly inferior to the true power of the world, but it is still terrifying.

With complete mastery of the sixth level, a domain lord can practically roam the universe by relying on the sixth level of the Divine Weapon.

The transition from the fifth to the sixth level represents the most abnormal advancement in the entire nine levels of the Divine Weapon system. It is in no way easier than breaking through to the final level.

Qin Mu said that the move he just used was similar to the sixth level of the Time-Space Divine Weapon!

You should know that the Time-Space Divine Weapon is the most powerful of the nine Controllers' Divine Weapons!

How could this not horrify him!

Seeing Luo Feng's astonished expression, Qin Mu smiled but didn't explain anything.

Could he possibly say that this was the result of the combined efforts of dozens of star-level behemoths with peak bloodlines, tens of thousands of demon-slaying races, hundreds of mother hives, and countless swarms of insects?

Oh, wait, there's also the option to purchase "The True Understanding of the Universe" and receive guidance from a master of the universe!

In addition, given the unique environment of Chaos City and his two additional experiences with the Cosmic Chaos Stele, it would be a miracle if his strength didn't improve!

"Haha, after you've stayed in Chaos City for a year, your strength will increase rapidly!"

"You all first fuse with the Chaos True Spirit, while I study this Chaos Beast."

Qin Mu smiled at the group and pointed to the hundreds of emerald green light spots that had been pulled towards him by his psychic power after he had instantly killed them.

Thor, Hong, and Luo Feng looked at each other in bewilderment.

"I won again without even trying."

Thor grinned and walked over to merge with a chaotic true spirit.

Hong shook his head, not declining the offer.

As the three absorbed the Chaos True Spirit, Qin Mu frowned.

He noticed that the Chaos Beast, which he had severely injured and brought into the Mech Race's spaceship in the form of an ape, was acting strangely.

This Chaos Beast was comparable in strength to a typical ninth-tier cosmic monster, but once inside the spaceship, it was like a fish out of water.

Just a few minutes later, the Chaos Beast's body automatically collapsed, turning into a bright green light spot.

"Dead?"

Qin Mu only pierced its limbs; with the Chaos Beast's strength, it shouldn't have died.

"It's an environmental problem. This Chaos Beast seems unable to survive outside of the chaotic energy flow. No wonder it can only live in the primordial universe."

Qin Mu was somewhat disappointed.

But then I realized that this was normal, otherwise the Chaos Beasts wouldn't have been unique to the primordial universe.

Judging from the Chaos Beast's behavior when it died, it was composed entirely of a large amount of chaotic energy and a kind of emerald green light spot.

"It's a pity that the Chaos Beast has no soul and isn't a flesh-and-blood creature, making analysis difficult."

Qin Mu shook his head, but he did not give up the idea of ​​studying the Chaos Beast.

Next time, catch some more, and before they die, put them directly into the world ring and take them to the mother nest to analyze them, and see if we can analyze them.

If we could hatch Chaos Beasts in batches, we'd be rich! These are treasures that can strengthen the soul.

At the very least, he could study how it strengthens the soul; that was what Qin Mu cared about most.

After making the decision, Qin Mu no longer hesitated and began absorbing the Chaos True Spirit together with Luo Feng and the other two.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the 'vortex galaxy' that evolved from the materialization of Qin Mu's soul was slowly rotating.

The dazzling and dreamlike spiral galaxy has a total of eight spiral arms. When it first reached the first level of the cosmic level, there was a small dark area at the core of this spiral galaxy—a tiny black hole.

Nowadays!

After a year of cultivation, his strength had already reached the ninth level of the universe level.

The core of the 'Vortex Galaxy,' a materialized soul that reaches the ninth level of the cosmic realm, contains a supermassive black hole, and there are also tiny black holes within its eight spiral arms. These eight small black holes are slowly devouring the surrounding stardust.

The central black hole consists of eight miniature black holes.

The formation of these nine black holes represents the 'ninth level of the universe'. For a ninth-level universe to advance to the realm of a domain lord, the nine black holes must merge and devour the entire galaxy, undergoing a fundamental transformation.

From cosmic level to domain lord!

This hurdle is very difficult!

"Hiss~~"

The emerald green light spot landed in the vortex galaxy and was quickly pulled in, then directly swallowed up by the black hole at the center of the galaxy.

In the inaccessible outer reaches of the 'Spiral Galaxy,' wisps of mist appeared, enveloping the entire galaxy, suggesting that the galaxy itself had undergone a slight change.

……

"There have been changes."

Qin Mu closed his eyes, his mind as still as water, sensing the fluctuations of the primordial law.

When the swarm reached the cosmic level, he took the Domain Lord's potion and fused the genes of the Golden Horned Beast, the Blazing Beast, and the Void Python, forming three-colored patterns on his body surface, and his genes reached tenfold.

Once the secret runes are activated, the ability to control the fluctuations of the three fundamental laws of metal, fire, and space will be greatly enhanced.

However, the fluctuations in the other major fundamental laws were only average.

However, at this moment, Qin Mu felt that he had a clearer understanding of all the fluctuations of the fundamental laws, especially the fluctuations of the three fundamental laws of metal, fire, and space.

"As expected of the third treasure of Chaos City, from the apprentice level to the world lord level, the soul has only become stronger, but the essence has not changed at all."

Only by progressing from the Realm Lord level to Immortality can one undergo a fundamental transformation.

"Now, thanks to this Chaos True Spirit, we can actually begin the transformation ahead of schedule."

"Although the transformation may not be dramatic, the sheer volume of it brings immense benefits."

Qin Mu felt a sense of joy, as the transformation of his soul was of great importance to him.

One by one, the four absorbed the Chaos True Spirits, and soon hundreds of Chaos True Spirits were completely digested.

"My genes need to be adjusted! But it's not the right time yet. I'll do some more research and make sure it's safe before trying it out."

While in a good mood, Qin Mu also thought of a question.

That is because when my genes underwent metamorphosis, I only incorporated the genes of the Golden Horned Beast, the Blazing Beast, and the Void Serpent.

It was considered quite good back then, but it's not quite enough now.

"This Chaos True Spirit is truly monstrous! I feel my soul has undergone a transformation. Not only are the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of lightning much clearer, but I can even sense the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of time!"

On the other side, Thor's eyes shone brighter than ever before.

"Me too! After my soul transformed, the fluctuations of the fundamental law of light became much clearer, and I could faintly sense fluctuations of the fundamental law of time!"

Hong's eyes also showed some excitement.

"Let's go! Let's kill another batch!"

Qin Mu smiled.

As he hunted, he discovered that although the inscription on the stone tablet stated that the Chaos Beasts in the inner region were all cosmic-level, the true nature of the creatures was still unknown.

In reality, over 60% are at the first level of the cosmic realm, while the rest are at the second to ninth level of the cosmic realm, each naturally skilled in some fundamental laws.

As long as he is careful and doesn't get surrounded by too many Chaos Beasts, he can easily slaughter them.

……

Above Chaos City, a silver-white pyramid-shaped mechanical spaceship appeared in mid-air, then disappeared, and Qin Mu and his companions landed in the city.

But no one paid any attention to this scene.

In the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, mechanical race spaceships are rare and precious, but for Chaos City, a sacred place for the human race in the universe, a mechanical race spaceship is far too common.

"Unfortunately, it's reached its limit; killing any more won't make a difference."

"Let's end this hunt here. Time to go back and cultivate."

Qin Mu said with some regret.

"We've all reached our limits, and this time, thanks to you, we easily merged with so many Chaos True Spirits!"

Hong laughed.

Luo Feng and Thor also laughed. During this time, Qin Mu had been hunting Chaos Beasts like crazy, and they had gotten a considerable share of the spoils.

While others risked their lives to hunt, they could easily obtain them.

It should be noted that more than one person has died while hunting Chaos Beasts during this period.

……

After arriving at his residence, Qin Mu returned to his cultivation.

During that time, he took a break and went to the Tongtian Bridge, easily passing through the sixth level.

The opponent on the seventh level of the Sky Bridge used the sixth level of the Time-Space Divine Weapon—the Time-Space World.

After a difficult battle, they successfully killed it.

Afterwards, Qin Mu visited his teacher, the Lord of Chaos City, who demonstrated the third diagram of the Cosmic Chaos Stele for him.

From then on, he embarked on a long period of spiritual practice.

When Qin Mu passed the seventh level, Bo Lan, the strongest among his peers, also successfully passed the third level.

Luo Feng cleared the second level!

Thor and Hong successfully passed through the first level of the Sky Bridge.

In the second and third years of Chaos City, many geniuses from the Heavenly Region and the Doomsday Region began to cross the first level of the Sky Bridge in large numbers.

Of the more than 800 survivors among this group of 1000 geniuses, the last to cross the first level of the Sky Bridge was at the end of the fourth year after arriving in Chaos City.

It happened while they were practicing their cultivation.

In the original universe.

In the year 2079 of the Chinese calendar, after years of preparation, the Huaxia Primary Universe Kingdom was quietly established.

Within the 113 star systems of the Huaxia Primary Universe Kingdom, countless calibrated worker insects, under the official guidance of the Huaxia Universe Kingdom, began mining resources.

Time flies like water; 30 years have passed in Chaos City, while a century has passed in the original universe!

Over the course of a century, billions of worker worms have spread across 113 galaxies.

These worker insects have become a unique feature of the landscape in the Chinese universe.

For the first time, the swarm of insects appeared openly in the universe.

However, the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor and the human elite, including the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, seemed oblivious to this fact.

Countless resources across 113 star systems were extracted and converted into energy to fuel the ever-growing swarm of insects.

Thanks to the continuous collection of resources, the swarm's resources finally returned to normal supply.

The days of relying on Qin Mu to invest funds to purchase resources have come to an end.

It was precisely because of the abundant resources that the Zerg swarm finally reached the level of a Domain Lord!

However, Qin Mu himself was not in a hurry to break through.

Within the Virtual Universe Company, those at the Cosmic level are trained in secret realms, while those at the Domain Lord level are to be deployed to the outside world!

He had been coveting the many secret realms of the Virtual Universe Company for a long time!

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