Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 198 Soaring Strength

"It's been 30 years!"

On the rooftop, Qin Mu gazed at the cosmic laws revolving in the sky.

This was the longest period of seclusion he had ever spent in his cultivation, and also the period in which he made the most progress.

The core members of the Virtual Universe Company who entered Chaos City through the Genius Battle all stayed in Chaos City for 30 years, and Qin Mu was no exception.

The difference is that Qin Mu arrived a year earlier than the others because he was brought here by the teleportation of the Guiyi Venerable's Divine Kingdom.

Therefore, Qin Mu will leave a year earlier than the others.

If Qin Mu wants to stay another year, no one can say anything, because he has a good teacher!

But Qin Mu did not intend to do that, because today he had already comprehended the last kind of time essence in the third picture of the Cosmic Chaos Stele!

The first to third images of the Cosmic Chaos Monument analyze the fundamental laws of the universe.

The fundamental laws of time and space each contain 108 different mysteries.

The fundamental laws of the universe are these 108 most basic mysteries, which are constantly combined in various complex ways to eventually form a vast set of laws!

The first to third illustrations are an analysis of these 108 essential qualities!

After thirty years of arduous cultivation in Chaos City, with the assistance of the insect swarm and the guidance of his teacher, the Lord of Chaos City, Qin Mu finally completed the analysis of the last of the 108 essential aspects of the fundamental laws of space and time.

There are two very important reasons why this can be done.

First, in the fourth year after entering Chaos City, the insect swarm finally completed enough accumulation and entered the Domain Lord level!

For the swarm, as long as resources are sufficient, reaching the domain lord level, just like the Golden Horned Beast, is a natural progression.

Taking the Golden Horned Beast as an example, after entering the Domain Lord level...

It takes 150 years for a domain lord to go from the first to the third rank.

It takes 600 years to go from fourth to sixth order.

It takes 3600 years to go from the seventh to the ninth order.

It takes about 5000 years for a ninth-level Domain Lord to break through to the World Lord level.

Even the best metal combination used at the Domain Lord level can only increase the evolution efficiency by 52 times. In the more than 20 years in Chaos City, it is equivalent to more than a thousand years of normal evolution!

In recent years, with no more worries about their rear, the insect swarms have expanded wildly across the 113 star systems of the Chinese Universe Kingdom, and the worker insects have spread to every corner.

Wherever there are resources, there will be swarms of insects.

Not only the insect swarm, but the Huaxia Universe Kingdom is also frantically raking in money through trade and finance.

As the personal disciple of the Lord of Chaos City, Qin Mu is still the nominal ruler of the Huaxia Universe Kingdom.

Ninety-nine percent of the powers are willing to give face when facing the China Universe Kingdom.

The speed at which the Huaxia Universe Kingdom has grown and expanded is astonishing.

For various reasons, the swarm has never lacked resources and has always grown at the fastest speed.

When the swarm has enough resources, it can evolve even faster than the Golden Horned Beast!

Therefore, the mother hive in the swarm has now reached the seventh level of the domain lord!

There are over a hundred mother nests at the seventh level of the domain lord level!

The second reason is related to the Iceberg Beast, a peak Realm Lord, that the Chaos City Lord teacher gifted him during their meeting.

Once the swarm reached the level of a domain lord and completed its large-scale metamorphosis, Qin Mu attempted to transform the iceberg behemoth, which had fallen into a soul slumber, into a Zerg.

When Qin Mu attempted to transform the iceberg behemoth into an insectoid form, he had to try twice before he successfully did so.

Qin Mu first attempted this when he was at the first level of the Domain Lord realm.

Unfortunately, he clearly underestimated the soul strength of the peak world lord of the twelve peak bloodline star behemoths at that time, so his first attempt at insectization failed.

The second time was when the swarm evolved to the fourth level of the Domain Lord!

This time, Qin Mu made thorough preparations. He contacted Teacher Yu Chen and purchased from him a poison powerful enough to weaken the soul of an immortal god.

After being injected into the iceberg behemoth's body, Qin Mu decisively mobilized the power of the entire insect swarm, infecting the iceberg behemoth's soul!

From then on, the swarm had its first World Lord-level insectoid, and a World Lord with the highest bloodline!

Everyone knows that the cultivation speed of a Realm Lord is the fastest.

The Realm Lord level represents the peak of one's power, and even the Immortal level cannot compare to the Realm Lord level!

This is why many powerful individuals prefer to stay at the World Lord level longer rather than rush to break through to the Immortal God level.

In the original timeline, after Hong Tiancai's defeat in the battle, he became the disciple of Luo, the Time Realm Lord. He stayed at the Realm Lord level for so long, but this led to his lifespan being nearing its end, making it very dangerous for him to step into the Immortal level.

But why is the Realm Lord so special?

Because of the mysterious origin of the universe!

The core of the entire primordial universe—no one knows when it existed, but it is known that… consciousness can only enter the origin of the universe for the first time at the World Lord level.

After the swarm successfully transformed the Iceberg Behemoth into an insectoid being, Qin Mu's consciousness entered the Origin of the Universe for the first time through the Iceberg Behemoth's body!

The moment he entered, his consciousness sensed the various fundamental fluctuations of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, space, and time with unprecedented clarity. He could sense them all.

The origin of the laws is also hidden in that mysterious place of the universe's origin!

When consciousness descends to the origin of the universe, it will be in a state that is incredibly close to the 'origin of the laws'.

Because of the incredible proximity, the sensation is the clearest.

The iceberg behemoth is of the water and space attributes, and is a peak world lord whose water attribute is recognized by the fundamental laws!

This allowed Qin Mu to comprehend the fundamental laws of water at an extremely rapid pace.

Because of this iceberg behemoth, Qin Mu's soul underwent a slight transformation, allowing him to enter the primordial ocean of water in the universe by relying on the iceberg behemoth.

It was a pale blue, boundless ocean.

The ocean, the origin of the Law of Water, is the source of the 'Law of Water' in the entire primordial universe, with endless aura of the law permeating every part of the ocean.

This single iceberg behemoth not only possesses the essence of water, but also wood, metal, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, and time. At this moment, its comprehension of these elements is no less clear than that of other peak-level domain lord-level bloodline behemoths.

certainly--

If the clarity of one's perception of elements such as metal, fire, and earth is 100, then the clarity of one's perception of the law of water is approximately 1.

The understanding of the laws is hundreds of times easier now.

Under such circumstances, how could the speed of advancement for a World Lord not be fast?

The power of the world is a special kind of creative power.

The world lords use the power of the world to create their worlds, and the origin of the universe... that endless earth is the endless power of the world!

Within every grain of sand lies an endless universe of crystals. It is precisely because of the unique power of this world that consciousness can enter the origin of the universe.

Once immortality is achieved!

The energy level changed again, possessing even greater immortal power, but it could no longer merge its consciousness with the earth.

Being stronger isn't necessarily better; what's suitable is best.

Possessing the power of the world... grants one the opportunity to comprehend various laws!

Once one steps into the realm of immortal gods... even after tens of millions or hundreds of millions of years, one still cannot comprehend the laws of space. This is because the laws of space become increasingly difficult as one progresses, reaching an extreme level of difficulty.

Secondly, even the Immortal level of comprehension cannot be as extravagant as the Realm Lord level.

At the realm lord level... some unparalleled geniuses, after only tens of thousands of years of cultivation, can rival the immortal gods at the king level in their understanding of the laws.

But for an ordinary immortal god, even with continuous breakthroughs, it would be impossible to reach the King level in a hundred million years!

That's the advantage!

The advantage of a World Lord level!

This is also why many ambitious people are unwilling to enter the realm of immortal gods too quickly. They want to comprehend more laws at the realm lord level so that once they step into the realm of immortal gods, they will have an extremely strong foundation and directly become a marquis-level immortal god... or even a king-level immortal god.

However, Qin Mu, due to the insectoid talent of the swarm, transformed into an iceberg behemoth with peak bloodline and recognized by the Water Origin Law when he was at the Domain Lord level.

This has allowed Qin Mu to surpass even the elements of metal, fire, earth, and space in his understanding of the fundamental laws of water!

It is precisely because of these advantages that Qin Mu's speed in comprehending the Chaos Monument of the Universe is extremely astonishing.

At this time, Qin Mu's strength still appeared to be at the cosmic level.

In reality, it was a combination of dozens of star-sky behemoths with peak seventh-order bloodlines at the domain lord level, an iceberg behemoth with peak world lord strength recognized by the Water Origin Law, and tens of thousands of demon-slaying races and billions of insect races who had comprehended its essence!

It was precisely because of these many blessings that Qin Mu finally comprehended the essence of the origin of space and the origin of time.

I've finally understood the third image of the Cosmic Chaos Monument!

I even gained some insights from the fourth picture.

It's about understanding the essence of everything, not just gaining insights!

For ordinary strong individuals, understanding and comprehending the truth is enough; it's like getting 100 points on an exam.

Understanding the essence is equivalent to answering all the bonus questions correctly and getting 150 points.

Although it's only slightly more profound, the difficulty increases tenfold or even a hundredfold!

Because truly understanding the essence requires an extremely high level of comprehension of the laws.

For a normal person to comprehend the third image means they have already achieved the level of understanding of the laws required to pass through the ninth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

Once you've grasped the essence of everything, passing the tenth level and the eleventh level will be a breeze.

"Although we have devoted as many resources as possible to comprehending the essence of time, our understanding of its fundamental nature is still somewhat slow."

Qin Mu sighed, somewhat insatiable.

The swarm currently includes five peak-bloodline behemoths: the Golden Horned Beast, the Flame Star Beast, the Hillside Beast, the Ice Mountain Beast, and the Destroyer Beast.

However, four of them are all metal, fire, earth, and water, which are the fundamental laws of space!

The Iceberg Behemoth is still at the peak of the Realm Lord level!

In addition, the tens of thousands of seventh-level Demon Slayers at the Domain Lord level still comprehend the fundamental laws of space faster than they analyze the essence of the laws of time.

Fortunately, unlike the other four peak bloodline behemoths, the Destroyer Behemoth is primarily time-based and has an astonishing 25 members, so it didn't fall too far behind.

Qin Mu's consciousness entered the virtual universe.

Before leaving, he wanted to cross the Heavenly Bridge once, and crossing it now would earn him ten times the points!

Once you leave, such a good thing won't happen again.

……

Virtual universe, the dimension of the Skybridge.

In the center of that beautiful island, the guardian Baffin, dressed in a black star-patterned robe, stared in astonishment at Qin Mu, who appeared out of nowhere.

"Qin Mu, you haven't come back for so many years since you passed the seventh floor last time, have you?"

"Yes, I'm planning to leave Chaos City and come here to try my luck."

Qin Mu smiled and nodded.

"I'm really looking forward to it."

Baffin smiled.

"There's no one on the Skybridge right now, you can cross now."

"Thanks."

Qin Mu smiled slightly, then transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards the distant Cosmic Bridge.

Then, it rapidly flew upwards, layer by layer, along the cosmic bridge.

Beyond the seventh-level sky bridge lies the boundless starry sky.

The bridge extended directly into the starry sky, and Qin Mu arrived at the end of the eighth level of the bridge.

This is a small meteorite with a diameter of several kilometers, and Qin Mu, dressed in black battle armor, is standing on the bridge, looking at the meteorite floating in front of him.

"Choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, Illusionist. Defeat him to pass the eighth level."

A hoarse sound came from the meteorite.

"Warrior!"

Qin Mu produced a long spear in his hand and said calmly.

Snapped!

A piece of rock broke off from the edge of the meteorite and crashed onto the bridge. As it rolled across the bridge, it transformed into a warrior wearing blue armor, a silver mask, and wielding a long spear.

Yes, this time Qin Mu chose not the controller, but the martial artist!

When Qin Mu first comprehended the Chaos Monument of the Universe, he discovered his shortcomings in close combat.

To become immortal, it's not enough to just have strong mental power; you also need to have good physical strength!

Perfect control over one's own power is one of the prerequisites for becoming immortal.

In addition, since the Demon Slayer Clan, being soulless energy beings, can only follow the path of martial arts, Qin Mu chose a set of martial arts movement techniques and spear techniques for himself.

The martial artist's close-combat movement technique "Wandering Dragon Illusion" is worth 5500 points, a set of spear techniques "Tai Xu Wandering Dragon Spear" is worth 6500 points, and a fifth-tier Force weapon, the Wandering Dragon Spear, is worth 20 points.

The movement techniques and spear techniques are part of a complete set of "The Dragon's Secret Manual," known for its unpredictable movement techniques and swift spear techniques.

"You're quite impressive to be able to attempt the eighth level at the ninth level of the cosmic realm."

The man in blue held a long spear, and his eyes, hidden behind his mask, held a look of admiration as he looked at Qin Mu.

"But that's it! Not a single one of the Virtual Universe Corporation's cosmic-level members could get past this hurdle."

Qin Mu made no response to the man in blue's words; it was as if the man's body had vanished in an instant.

brush--

The next moment, his body appeared behind the man in blue.

The man in blue touched his throat in disbelief; there was a hole the size of an egg there.

he died!

If after more than twenty years of arduous training, one still has to fight hard against opponents at the eighth level, then wouldn't all that training have been in vain?

……

In the virtual universe, inside the cultivation grounds of the original area of ​​Yuxiang Mountain.

Luo Feng, riding the Dark Cloud Shuttle and carrying the Divine Weapon on his back, looked at the screen on his wrist and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Brother Mu has started daring to cross the overpass?!"

He wasn't surprised that Qin Mu was able to pass the eighth level, after all, Qin Mu had passed the seventh level more than 20 years ago.

How could there be no progress at all in more than 20 years?

Keep in mind, he's already passed the fifth level!

"Let's go see how many levels Brother Mu can reach!"

Luo Feng's body instantly appeared on the Tongtian Bridge plane of the virtual universe, on that beautiful island shrouded in clouds and mist.

Not only Luo Feng, but also Lei Shen, Hong, Bo Lan, Rong Jun, Jiang Mo, Wu Ka, Galesi and other people of the same group appeared almost at the same time.

They could all receive the message after Qin Mu crossed the Tongtian Bridge.

At this moment, one young man after another appeared on the island.

"The gap is too big! I've only made it past the fourth level, while he's already started on the ninth."

Rong Jun's eyes were somewhat complicated. After entering Chaos City, he also had great opportunities.

He was taken in as a disciple by the ruler of the Yuan Chen Universe Kingdom, and his strength improved by leaps and bounds.

However, the gap between him and Qin Mu seems to be widening.

Bolan, dressed in white and carrying a blood-red longsword, also silently watched the Tongtian Bridge.

Just like in the original timeline, he still chose the Cosmic Chaos Monument.

However, the difference is that Qin Mu crushed him with an absolute advantage, and Luo Feng was hot on his heels.

Berlan recognized reality early on and chose a path focused on space.

After twenty-nine years of cultivation in Chaos City, he has already passed the sixth level!

He was very confident that he could even pass the seventh level.

The bridge to heaven has a threshold every three levels, with a huge leap between the seventh and sixth levels.

In the original timeline, Bolan was stuck on the sixth level until Luo Feng caught up with him.

"Should we request footage of Qin Mu breaking through the overpass?"

Thor said, sounding somewhat eager to try.

Friends can request to watch footage of others crossing the overpass.

"Brother Mu told us before that he entered Chaos City a year early, so he would also leave a year early. This should be his last adventure when he leaves Chaos City."

Please apply!

Luo Feng was also somewhat tempted.

But just as he was about to apply, he discovered a huge screen in the sky above the island.

On the screen, Qin Mu was flying down to the next level of the Tongtian Bridge!

"It's Qin Mu!"

"Wait! Why is he holding a long spear?"

Isn't he a psychic?

A genius from the Tian region exclaimed in surprise.

"Could it be that he's a martial artist who made it through the eighth level?!"

Galesi stared at the screen in disbelief.

Whether they are mentalists or illusionists, they are essentially martial artists.

They simply place more emphasis on telekinetic attacks, not that they are completely ignorant of martial arts techniques.

For example, Luo Feng wields a battle sword and shield, rides the Dark Cloud Shuttle, and carries the Divine Weapon on his back.

In fact, this is why mentalists have the advantage.

……

On Thunder Island, the Lord of Chaos City smiled as he watched Qin Mu begin his ascent of the Heavenly Bridge.

"Finally decided to cross the overpass?"

Over the years, Qin Mu had accumulated some questions and would ask him for advice.

He had a general idea of ​​Qin Mu's strength, but since Qin Mu had never crossed the Tongtian Bridge, he didn't know where Qin Mu's limit was.

"Hmm, should we put some pressure on these little guys?"

A smile appeared on the face of the Chaos City Lord. With a wave of his hand, a screen appeared on the plane of the Sky Bridge, showing Qin Mu's figure.

……

Many people are paying attention to Qin Mu, such as Venerable Guiyi, Venerable Jiujian, King Zhenyan, King Longyu, King Tongnan, and so on.

Just like in the original timeline, the True King still accepted Luo Feng as his disciple.

This was actually inevitable.

Because Luo Feng was chosen as the one with the strongest talent among the Nine Universe Chaos Steles, and his personality and temperament suited True King Yan's taste, he naturally took a liking to him.

Longyu Wang, who was in charge of intelligence gathering under the Nine Swords Venerable, had long instructed the overseer Bafen to immediately notify her once any of the new recruits made a breakthrough.

The Nine Swords Venerable is in charge of presiding over this battle of geniuses. According to the rules, once these geniuses become immortals, they will all belong to his command.

This is why the Venerable One was willing to preside over the Genius Battle.

It's just that Qin Mu was directly accepted as a personal disciple by the Lord of Chaos City; otherwise, Qin Mu would also be under the command of the Nine Swords Venerable.

At this moment, in the residence of King Zhenyan, King Longyu and King Tongnan are gathered together.

"This Qin Mu truly deserves to be called the strongest genius across countless epochs!"

"They made it through the eighth floor so easily!"

"The True King sighed."

King Longyu nodded with a smile.

"That's absolutely insane! Before this one, in the 1000 genius battles organized by my Virtual Universe Company, 4168 people who came to Chaos City for the first time in the past 30 years passed through the third level of the Bridge to Heaven!"

"926 people passed through the fourth floor!"

"32 people made it through the fifth floor!"

"Those who passed the sixth level, none!"

"But Qin Mu had just arrived in Chaos City and reached the fifth level on his first try!"

Now he's even attempting the ninth level; he's probably going to set another record.

King Zhenyan looked at the screen and exclaimed in amazement.

"The ninth level probably won't be too difficult for him. I wonder if Qin Mu can get past the tenth level!"

King Tong Nan nodded; he also didn't believe Qin Mu couldn't pass the ninth level.

After all, they all knew that Qin Mu was skilled in mental manipulation. He could pass the eighth level with his martial arts skills, so passing the ninth level should not be difficult if he unleashed his full strength.

The tenth floor? King Tong Nan was somewhat skeptical.

"The tenth level? He probably can't pass it. After all, most immortals only pass the tenth level. If he could pass the tenth level, wouldn't that mean his understanding of the fundamental laws of time and space is stronger than that of ordinary immortals?"

King Longyu shook his head, disagreeing with King Zhenyan's words.

"Ordinary immortals are no match for him in their understanding of the fundamental laws of time and space!"

Every disciple of the Chaos City Lord is a peerless genius, let alone Qin Mu.

The three people did not agree.

Virtual Universe Company holds a Genius Battle every 10,000 years. In each battle, only a handful of people pass the third level, and on average, only about one person passes the fourth level!

If the overall level of a particular cohort is slightly lower, no one will pass the fourth level. If the overall level is high, two or three people may pass the fourth level.

Like Qin Mu's class!

Bolan, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun have all passed the fourth level!

If it weren't for Qin Mu's presence, they would have been extremely dazzling, but at this moment they all paled in comparison.

……

Inside the Tongtian Bridge, Qin Mu was unaware of the situation outside, and even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared.

He is never afraid of others knowing his strength!

"I choose the martial artist!"

He needs to know the approximate level of his martial arts skills.

The martial artists on the eighth level of the Sky Bridge were too weak; they couldn't even withstand a single spear thrust from him, so they were not of any reference value.

Therefore, he still chose to become a martial artist.

Chapter 1, 5.8k views. It's the beginning of the month, please vote with your monthly tickets! If you have any monthly tickets, please vote for me and support me. There's one more chapter to go.

(End of this chapter)