Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 200 Departure! Heading to the Blood Luo World

"The thirteenth floor!"

Qin Mu took a deep breath, a hint of longing in his eyes.

"Rumble~~~"

The bridge, which had already reached its end, continued to extend outwards towards the planet.

The tenth, eleventh, and twelfth levels are battles fought in the core, magma layer, and surface of a planet, respectively.

The so-called three levels make up one checkpoint.

The thirteenth floor...

The bridge to heaven leads directly to a star in the sky, indicating that the battlefield has moved to that star.

"A star?"

Qin Mu flew along the seemingly endless bridge toward the star, beginning his attempt to conquer the thirteenth level.

……

On the central island of the Skybridge dimension.

The geniuses stared blankly as they watched Qin Mu kill his opponent on the twelfth floor.

"This is so discouraging. The number of floors I climbed on the overpass is only a fraction of what others have done."

Thor covered his face and sighed.

In the twenty-nine years since he entered Chaos City, his strength has increased tremendously.

From being instantly defeated on the first level at the beginning, to now having passed the second level.

Even before leaving, you can still rush to the third floor.

Compared to Qin Mu, it's a bit of a blow.

"Qin Mu has progressed seven levels from the fifth level of the Tongtian Bridge to the twelfth level now."

Even if you fail at the next level, you've still progressed seven levels.

The bridge to heaven gets more and more difficult as you go on; each level requires a leap.

Not only is their strength inferior, but their progress is also far behind.

Luo Feng and Hong, who were standing nearby, were alright, but Rong Jun, Bo Lan and other geniuses were immediately thrown off guard.

As geniuses from the same cohort, they naturally interacted with each other.

As time went by, they spontaneously came together and formed a small circle.

"It is our good fortune to live in the same era as him, because we will witness history."

But it is also our misfortune, for all the light is obscured by him.

Rong Jun's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

Bolan nodded in agreement. He had always considered himself a peerless genius, arrogant and domineering, and had always been a loner.

After being repeatedly defeated by Qin Mu in the Genius Battle, his arrogance almost disappeared. He calmed down and worked hard to cultivate, and also communicated with others.

When he first entered Chaos City, he had some ulterior motives, wanting to rely on the resources of Chaos City to surpass Qin Mu.

However, he quickly realized that he had taken a path of focusing on space and using time as a secondary element in his cultivation of the Cosmic Chaos Stele.

After taking the right path, his strength improved rapidly. He had already passed the sixth level of the Bridge to Heaven and even had a chance to pass the seventh level before leaving Chaos City.

However, compared to Qin Mu, the gap is widening, and he can barely see her back anymore.

The elderly people in the primitive area who had cultivated for thousands or tens of thousands of years were also dumbfounded.

Before this, some people were somewhat unconvinced after learning about Qin Mu's deeds.

Why is it that just because he passed one trial tower in the Genius Battle, he was accepted as a personal disciple by the Chaos City Lord?

This is far too hasty!

Some people are even waiting to see the joke.

The Primal Zone holds a qualifying battle every hundred years at the cosmic level. If Qin Mu is eliminated then, it will be a real embarrassment.

But to everyone's surprise, not only was he surpassed by other cosmic-level geniuses of the same level, but he was also surpassed by all the domain lord-level geniuses in the original region in terms of understanding of the laws.

"They're not even on the same level anymore; there's no comparison at all."

A powerful domain lord from the original region sighed.

"No wonder he was accepted as a personal disciple by the Lord of Chaos City. I have nothing to say."

Another domain lord from the original region was also shocked.

……

The immortal gods watched as Qin Mu fought his opponent for dozens of rounds on the screen and successfully killed him; almost all of them were stunned.

"The twelfth level, the twelfth level of the Bridge to Heaven! He actually succeeded?"

Longyu Wang was shocked. She was truly shocked. Qin Mu's progress was so fast that it was unbelievable and completely beyond her comprehension.

"Difficult, could it be...?"

As Longyu Wang watched Qin Mu continue his advance towards the thirteenth floor on the screen, his eyes were filled with shock.

"Is he going to try the thirteenth floor?"

At this moment, not only King Longyu, but all the immortal gods present, including Venerable Guiyi who appeared out of nowhere, were filled with shock.

As the disciple who has followed his teacher the longest, he has personally witnessed the growth of all the disciples his teacher accepted.

But no disciple has ever displayed such terrifying talent.

"Junior brother, keep it up!"

A smile appeared on his dignified face.

As fellow members of the Chaos City Lord's lineage, it's only natural that my junior brother should be as strong as possible!

Amidst the expectant yet incredulous gazes of numerous geniuses and immortal deities, Qin Muchong entered the thirteenth level.

If you are just one step ahead of a genius, you will be called a top genius and everyone will be chasing after you.

If you are ten steps ahead, you can be called a peerless genius, but there will still be people chasing after you and trying to challenge you.

But if you're a thousand or ten thousand steps ahead, you'll only be admired.

……

通天桥每三层一个大关卡，1-3，4-6，7-9，10-12……

Clearly, the 12th to 13th floors are a major hurdle, extremely difficult to overcome, with a significant increase in difficulty.

At first, many powerful figures thought that Qin Mu wouldn't even be able to pass the 10th floor, but now he has actually passed the 12th floor.

This is simply beyond their comprehension.

Passing the 12th floor is fine, but does Qin Mu really want to overcome a major hurdle and pass the 13th floor?

The Sky Bridge spans the starry sky, connecting a planet directly to a star.

Qin Mu quickly flew to the surface of the star.

"Choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, Illusionist. Defeat him to pass the thirteenth level." A deep, rumbling voice echoed throughout the entire planet.

"The controller," Qin Mu said, holding his breath.

Qin Mu was confident about the twelfth floor.

He believed that comprehending the 108 essential principles would allow him to pass through the twelve levels of the Heavenly Bridge, and he had reached that level in his understanding of the origins of the laws, so he was naturally confident.

But the thirteenth floor is different!

To pass the thirteenth level and gain insight into the fundamental principles of the laws, one needs to comprehend the fourth image and have a certain understanding of the complex combinations of the 108 essential elements.

This might be a little hard to understand.

However, if we consider it in terms of the level of a master's divine weapon, it becomes much easier to understand.

The 13th level of the Bridge to Heaven corresponds to the ninth level of the Divine Weapon of the Controller—Even the Immortal can be defeated!

Based on the information you have.

The ninth level of the Divine Weapon Master: "Even the Immortal Can Be Confronted".

It can actually be divided into three layers.

The power levels correspond to the 13th, 14th, and 15th floors of the Sky Bridge, respectively.

Take the Time-Space Divine Weapon as an example.

The first level of the ninth layer, when unleashed, reveals the Space-Time Spear, which can instantly traverse the void and reappear in an instant, over a relatively short distance, generally only a few thousand meters.

The distance traversing the void is very short, and the attack power of the Time-Space Spear is not very strong; at most, it can barely injure an ordinary immortal god.

Generally, one can only unleash the first level, which can only affect immortal gods, preventing them from hunting one down.

They were able to save their lives in the face of immortal gods.

The second level of the ninth tier greatly increases attack power and allows for greater travel distance.

The first two levels have a weakness—traversing the void will cause spatial fluctuations. If one is an immortal god with a good understanding of the laws of space, one can detect the spatial fluctuations in advance and dodge and defend immediately.

Only the 'Ninth Level, Third Layer'!

Attack power has surged again! The range can now reach millions of kilometers!

Moreover, only traversing the void can truly be called "teleportation," as it involves no spatial fluctuations and is imperceptible to others!

Although he had mastered the eighth level, it was still somewhat inferior to the ninth level, which was comparable to immortality. He needed to coordinate with the fluctuations of the source of time and penetrate space along the gaps in the spatial patterns.

Theoretically speaking, their attack range and attack power are also a level below each other.

But I am not without advantages!

I have fully grasped the 108 essential aspects of time and space and can apply them perfectly.

Furthermore, with the help of insect swarms in the calculations, I gained some understanding of the fourth image.

More importantly, although he appears to be a ninth-order cosmic-level being.

But in reality, it can be seen as an iceberg behemoth with the strength of a peak world lord, a collection of dozens of star behemoths with peak domain lord bloodlines, tens of thousands of demon slayers, and billions of insect swarms!

This is equivalent to having a huge cheat code!

If we consider him to be at the level of a realm lord, then it's not surprising that he could do this.

Moreover, over the years, as the swarm continued to expand, his psychic abilities also steadily improved.

Of the three treasures of Chaos City, the last one is called the Chaos Beast.

Hunting Chaos Beasts and absorbing Chaos True Spirits allows for a gradual and slow transformation, enabling the soul to become more aligned with the universe and gaining a clearer understanding of the universe's origin.

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

The only thing most people can do is hunt down Chaos Beasts.

But as the ruler of the swarm, he was curious when he first saw the Chaos Beast: could he successfully analyze it and hatch it?

Can we analyze its essence of strengthening the soul?

That's what he thought, and that's what he did.

After a long period of research, it can be said to have been a success, but it can also be said to have been a failure.

After capturing a large number of Chaos Beasts and consuming a considerable amount of resources, the Zerg swarm successfully analyzed the Chaos Beasts.

However, Chaos Beasts must live in Chaos Stream, and hatching requires the consumption of Chaos Stream!

From a combat perspective, its role is not significant.

What Qin Mu truly valued was not combat power, but the Chaos True Spirit!

This Chaos Beast is indeed extraordinary. Although the insect swarm has studied it for more than 20 years, they have only managed to get a few clues out of it.

But even this small achievement has greatly strengthened the essence of his soul.

But what truly transformed his soul was not the Chaos True Spirit, but that iceberg behemoth at the peak of the World Lord level!

After that iceberg behemoth was transformed by the insectoid race, even its soul underwent a slight metamorphosis.

This transformation led to a significant breakthrough in his practice of the Zerg arcane art, Heart of the Swarm.

Although it hasn't reached the third level of manipulating millions of Zerg warriors for a perfect combo, it can still manage eight million!

Heart of the Swarm is a special arcane technique that allows you to control Zerg warriors and manipulate their souls; it is one of the most powerful of all special arcane techniques.

The secret technique consists of four levels, and its effects are simple and direct.

The first level allows for the perfect control of 100,000 Zerg warriors in a combined attack.

The second level allows for the perfect control of millions of Zerg warriors in a combined attack.

The third level allows for the perfect control of millions of Zerg warriors in a combined attack.

The fourth layer, in theory, is capable of controlling countless Zerg warriors.

This secret technique, a special technique that only the Zerg Queen can practice, is essentially about using one's own powerful soul essence to control Zerg warriors.

To execute a perfect combo attack with millions or even tens of millions of Zerg warriors, the most important thing is, of course, a powerful soul.

Cultivating this secret method is essentially a tempering of the soul, used to enhance the intensity of the soul's vibration.

With the swarm reaching the domain lord level, the peak world lord iceberg behemoth, the Chaos True Spirit, and the Heart of the Swarm secret technique, Qin Mu's psychic power amplitude has increased from 600 to 2000!

And this improvement is still ongoing!

The massive swarm of insects thoroughly analyzed the essence of the first three diagrams of the Cosmic Chaos Monument, enabling him to make perfect use of them. This, along with his powerful mental strength, is the source of Qin Mu's confidence to challenge the thirteenth level!

Under Qin Mu's gaze, the blazing flames burning on the surface of the star suddenly burst into a ball of fire.

The blazing flame floated directly above the bridge and then coalesced into a man in a fiery red battle armor mask. He had fiery red armor, fiery red hair, carried a silver staff on his back, and rode a strange flying shuttle.

A pair of golden eyes looked at Qin Mu.

"It's been a very, very long time since a cosmic-level being has dared to attempt to break through the 13th level of the Sky Bridge."

The man in the flame armor looked at Qin Mu, his voice booming and loud.

"The 13th floor is much, much harder than the 12th floor, little guy... I hope you can hold on."

The man in the flame armor smiled.

"I believe you've already guessed it, I'll be using the final level of the nine levels of the Time-Space Divine Weapon—'Even the Immortal Can Be Confronted'."

Qin Mu nodded.

"Let's begin." Qin Mu's eyes burned with fighting spirit.

The man in the Flame Armor laughed heartily.

"Very good, they seem quite motivated."

"boom!"

The silver staff carried by the flaming armored man suddenly exploded, sending countless silver short spears flying.

Countless silver lights began to form a very strange and bizarre combination in mid-air, completely different from the previous eight-fold combination. It was the most powerful combination of the entire spacetime divine weapon!

In an instant!

A seemingly ordinary, silver-white spear, about 9 meters long, floated in mid-air, appearing and disappearing as if it might vanish into the void at any moment.

At the same moment, Qin Mu also moved.

From within the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, streaks of light shot out, transforming into 108 silver short spears. These spears then swiftly assembled into a 9-meter-long silver spear.

It was clear that he was using the eighth level of "Time Breaking Void," since Qin Mu couldn't use the ninth level yet.

Although both appear to be long spears, the silver spear Qin Mu wielded was different from the spacetime spear that the Flame Armor Man wielded, which was faintly visible and merged into the void; it simply hovered in front of him.

"Come! Let's fight!"

Qin Mu growled.

All insights into the 108 natures of space and time were integrated into the silver spear, unleashing a burst of mental power.

The 9-meter-long silver spear pierced the void along the spatial patterns and spacetime fluctuations, and instantly collided with another spacetime spear that seemed to have merged into space, creating its first terrifying collision in the outer space of the star.

A clash of titans!

The two spears collided instantly!

The cosmic space, which had been slightly trembling under the star's flames, suddenly exploded, revealing a fine spatial pattern visible to the naked eye, like a crack. The space shattered and then instantly healed.

Qin Mu's silver spear was violently shaken and sent flying hundreds of kilometers away before transforming into a silver ray of light and piercing towards the flaming armored man.

The spacetime spear controlled by the flaming armored man was shaken back thousands of kilometers before flashing back again.

"I have an advantage."

Qin Mu's eyes lit up when he saw this.

The moment of impact, Qin Mu realized that although the Flame Armor Man was using the ninth level, he was not able to unleash the full power of the ninth level due to his limited strength.

If one possesses the strength of a peak Realm Lord, then by perfectly wielding the power of a peak Realm Lord world, the Spacetime Silver Spear could traverse the void, sometimes disappearing and sometimes reappearing, unpredictable and ghostly.

However, the opponent was only at the ninth level of the cosmic realm, so he could not make the Perfect Spacetime Spear traverse the void!

The reason is very simple.

Basic strength is very important; cosmic-level power is simply insufficient to drive it perfectly!

However, Qin Mu's powerful psychic abilities gave him the upper hand!

How could a ninth-order universe have such a powerful psychic amplitude?

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

In the outer space of the star, the silver spear and the spacetime spear clashed and fought time and time again.

The Time-Space Spear is sinister and ruthless, like a lurking assassin, elusive and unpredictable, appearing and disappearing in a flash.

But once it seizes an opportunity, it will strike hard!

The silver spear, however, relied on Qin Mu's powerful mental energy to charge head-on, overwhelming him with brute force!

Each collision caused the Time-Space Spear to tremble.

The clash of the two spears was like a battle between an assassin and a warrior.

In such a head-on collision, it's clear that the warriors will have the upper hand!

Two spears repeatedly pierced the void and then reappeared in an instant, colliding continuously.

It can be seen that the Space-Time Silver Spear has a clear advantage in traversing the void, but it is inferior in a head-on collision.

During the collision,

The silver spear clearly had the upper hand, suppressing its opponent time and time again, forcing the opponent's spacetime spear to retreat continuously, with its range getting smaller and smaller.

"The opportunity has arrived!"

Qin Mu's eyes were filled with excitement.

"call out!"

The silver spear vanished instantly, piercing into the void, but instead of colliding with the Space-Time Spear, it went straight for the Flame Armor Man.

The spear of time and space sought to obstruct them.

However, Qin Mu manipulated the silver spear to disappear again, without colliding with the spacetime spear.

In the continuous collisions and retreats, the silver spear had gotten too close to the man in the flame armor.

"No!"

The man in the Flame Armor roared, realizing he couldn't hold on any longer. He suddenly unleashed his power, no longer blocking but letting his Space-Time Spear pierce through space and thrust towards Qin Mu!

He would rather die together with Qin Mu than let Qin Mu win!

"Pfft!"

The silver spear pierced his body, but his eyes remained fixed on Qin Mu.

The time-space spear, carrying unparalleled power, appeared instantly in front of Qin Mu.

As Qin Mu stepped backward on the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Wheel, the Dragon Spear in his hand moved like a dragon emerging from the sea.

As if it had been planned all along, the spear, like a dragon, snaked out and collided with the tip of the Time-Space Spear.

The Dragon Spear in Qin Mu's hand bent instantly and flew away under the impact of the Time-Space Spear.

But the Flame Armor Man's vision had already turned into complete darkness.

The spacetime spear, now free from the control of the Flame Armor Man, also disappeared.

Between life and death, there is only a moment's difference!

The man in the Flame Armor is dead! Qin Mu wins!

Passed the thirteenth floor!

……

The central island of the Skybridge dimension was completely silent.

A cosmic-level breakthrough through the 13th floor?

How long has it been since a genius of this caliber appeared in the history of Virtual Universe Company?

The 11th floor and the 13th floor are completely different concepts.

The 12th and 13th floors are a major hurdle, and breaking through them is extremely difficult.

The group of geniuses were already speechless, just staring blankly at the screen.

Instead, a group of immortal gods were in an uproar.

"How is this possible?"

"Even if he's a direct disciple of the Chaos City Lord, isn't this going too far?"

"We witnessed history!"

"."

Qin Mu stood at the end of the 13th level of the Tongtian Bridge, which continued to extend into the interior of Hengxing.

"I barely made it through the thirteenth floor by relying on my mental power and martial arts techniques to buy time. I probably have no chance of getting through the fourteenth floor."

Although Qin Mu knew that it was unlikely he could get through this challenge, he still flew over it.

The 14th level of the Sky Bridge had come to an end, and Qin Mu stood at its edge, once again choosing the Controller as his opponent. This time, his opponent was still the 'Flame Armor Man'.

"boom!"

Both sides attacked simultaneously.

"laugh!"

In an instant, the spacetime spear knocked the silver spear away and pierced into Qin Mu's body.

With just one shot, Qin Mu was killed before he could react.

Qin Mu is defeated!

This attempt to cross the sky bridge has officially ended, stopping at the 14th floor.

The many geniuses and immortal powerhouses on the central island of the Tongtian Bridge dimension all breathed a sigh of relief.

We finally lost!

But immediately afterward, an overwhelming sense of awe washed over these immortal marquises and kings.

They were actually overwhelmed by Qin Mu's monstrous performance. It's no wonder these immortal gods were so overwhelmed. Qin Mu's performance this time was just too terrifying. How many floors does the entire Tongtian Bridge have?

Reaching level 18 is the King level.

Reaching level 15 is the level of being granted a title of nobility.

Reaching level 10 is the level of the most common immortal deity.

The level of understanding of laws does not mean that a realm lord is weaker than an immortal. Many realm lords are directly granted the title of marquis or even king as soon as they become immortals.

If a realm lord who has cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years were to break through the 13th level, it wouldn't be considered a shock at all.

But Qin Mu is only at the cosmic level; this is something that has completely surpassed the limits of their thinking.

"No wonder he was accepted as a personal disciple by the Chaos City Lord at the Hengxing level."

"That's an exaggeration."

……

As Venerable Guiyi listened to the praises from the many immortal gods around him, a smile appeared on his face, and his body disappeared.

When Venerable Guiyi reappeared, he was already in the courtyard of the Chaos City Lord on Thunder Island.

Qin Mu's figure was also prominently displayed there.

"Not bad, managing to pass the thirteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge within 30 years!"

A satisfied smile appeared on the face of the Chaos City Lord.

Qin Mu bowed respectfully and expressed his gratitude.

"It was all thanks to the teacher's guidance."

The Lord of Chaos City laughed; this little fellow was not arrogant at all.

Without saying anything more, the Lord of Chaos City looked at Qin Mu and said.

"You want to leave Chaos City and train in the secret realm?"

His tone was somewhat hesitant; to be honest, he didn't really want Qin Mu to go out.

Given Qin Mu's demonstrated talent, he could easily continue cultivating in Chaos City until he reaches the Realm Lord level before undergoing life-and-death trials.

As his personal disciple, the Lord of Chaos City, he was qualified to stay in Chaos City.

"Yes, Master! I have been cultivating in Chaos City for 30 years, and I would like to test some of my ideas in actual combat."

Qin Mu answered respectfully.

Although his voice was not loud, it was full of determination.

The Lord of Chaos City nodded slightly, without uttering a word of rebuttal, but simply looked at Qin Mu.

His disciple was going to gain experience, so he naturally had no reason to object.

Moreover, he could still ensure Qin Mu's safety if they were just training in the secret realm, though he certainly wouldn't tell Qin Mu this.

"When do you plan to leave?"

Qin Mu pondered for a moment before speaking.

"This experience of conquering the Tower of Babel has given me a lot of inspiration, so I plan to go back and organize my insights, and then study the Cosmic Chaos Stele again."

The Lord of Chaos City nodded and said.

"Have you grasped the essence of space and time in the first three diagrams of the Cosmic Chaos Monument?"

Qin Mu nodded.

"Yes."

The Lord of Chaos smiled and then spoke.

"After you have comprehended the Chaos Monument of the Universe, come find me, and I will demonstrate the mystery of the fourth diagram for you!"

I've also sent you volumes four through six of "The True Understanding of the Universe." You can study them yourself. If you have any questions, come find me on Thunder Island.

Qin Mu was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Leaving aside the fact that Master Chaos City demonstrated the fourth diagram for him, the fourth to sixth volumes of "The True Explanation of the Universe" solved his immediate problem!

The fourth volume of "The True Understanding of the Universe" is worth a million points! The fifth volume is worth ten million points! The sixth volume is worth a hundred million!

If he were to buy it himself, it's uncertain when he would be able to afford it.

Even if he crossed the thirteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge, and with the tenfold bonus, the total points from those thirteen levels would only amount to 819100 points.

I can't even afford the fourth floor!

He had already fully comprehended the first three levels, and it was time to reach the fourth.

Go!

……

half a month later.

A black spaceship appeared in the sky above Chaos City, and Qin Mu's figure flew up from the rooftop of his residence and boarded the spaceship.

As Qin Mu stepped out of the spaceship's hatch, he turned and glanced at Chaos City, where he had lived for thirty years.

This is where his strength transformed and where he laid a solid foundation.

However, the swarm cannot truly grow by merely sitting in meditation!

His foundation was the insect swarm, and he always understood this principle.

The swarm craves battle! Craves war!

"Let's go! I've already accepted the cultivation mission!"