Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 203

The Youhe Mountain Range stretches for millions of miles and is about 100,000 kilometers away from Hongyeling.

It is called the Youhe Mountain Range not only because the mountain range is winding and the dense mountain range makes the interior dark and deep, but also because there are countless underground caves hidden beneath the mountain range.

These cavities are intricate and interconnected, forming a vast underground world.

This vast underground world is inhabited by countless wild beasts of various shapes and sizes. They are either fierce or cunning, and their forms vary, but most of them dislike sunlight and are highly poisonous.

These venomous creatures roam freely through the mountains, making the area even more dangerous and unpredictable.

In addition, there are domain-level and even world-level wild beasts lurking deep in the mountains, so this place is rarely visited by people. Apart from some martial artists who go out to train and hone their skills, very few people come here.

A streak of light flashed across the distant horizon, and a Demon Slayer dressed in black armor and wielding a long spear rushed into an underground cavern in the Dark Valley Mountains.

With the strength of a seventh-tier Demon Slayer at the Domain Lord level, there are almost no wild beasts in the outer perimeter of this mountain range that can threaten him.

A world ring he was carrying rippled, and more than ten members of the Demon Slayer Clan appeared.

They traversed the dark underground space, flying deeper and deeper.

They soon discovered a dark underground space that was thousands of meters high and covered an area of ​​tens of kilometers. It was inhabited by many wild beasts that resembled scorpions and centipedes.

One after another, rock giants appeared out of thin air, and as soon as they appeared, they merged into the depths of the earth, exploring deeper and deeper along the earth's veins.

Thanks to the rock giants' talents, they quickly discovered an even larger space about 800 kilometers underground.

This place is like an underground world, nearly a hundred kilometers high and thousands of kilometers wide.

The Blood Luo World is about one light-year in diameter, and its thickness is unknown, spanning billions of kilometers. In such a vast world, there are many hollow spaces beneath the surface.

These cavities resemble an underground world, with a complete ecosystem.

Countless Zerg units surged out of the World Ring, spreading in all directions, hunting down all the native beasts along the way, and exploring further into the vast underground space.

Faced with these insectoids, who were at least at the Domain Lord level, the native wild beasts had absolutely no chance to resist.

After clearing out the native wild beasts of the underground world, the dozen or so rock giants immediately began to use their innate abilities to expand the underground world.

Although this underground space is spacious enough, it is still too much of a stretch to accommodate a domain lord-level mother nest.

Half an hour later, the mother nest, which was 170 kilometers high, appeared in the underground world. Most of the mother nest was buried deep in the earth, with only a small part exposed.

Even this small portion is like a mountain peak, inspiring awe and fear.

The purple fungal carpet spread outwards from the mother nest, gradually covering the entire underground space.

……

"The first mother nest has been successfully placed, giving us a small foothold in the Blood Luo world."

Dozens of miles away from Red Leaf City, Qin Mu, who was mingling with a merchant caravan, smiled.

The caravan consisted of several hundred people, most of whom rode tamed beasts, which resembled warhorses, had six legs, and a single horn on their heads.

In the center of the procession were dozens of large pack animals carrying a large amount of goods.

"Master, we are almost at Red Leaf City."

A burly man bowed respectfully to Qin Mu and said.

"Um."

Qin Mu nodded.

This burly man was naturally the bandit leader, named Teng Yuan, whose strength was at the sixth level of the universe.

Because he was born out of wedlock, although he was relatively strong within the Haifeng family, his status was not high.

If his consciousness isn't erased after being transformed into a Zerg, he's not much different from a soul slave; he'll still have his own consciousness, only he'll be absolutely loyal to Qin Mu.

Not only this burly man Teng Yuan, but the entire caravan, including all the pack animals, belonged to the insect swarm!

They all belong to the forces secretly cultivated by the Haifeng family. In addition to their identities as bandits, they also have a caravan identity as a cover.

Bringing them along was naturally intended to use their identities as a cover, to control the entire Sea Breeze family, and even the entire Red Leaf Territory, as quietly as possible without causing too much of a stir.

Red Leaf Territory is located next to the Demon Sea, and it is the activity center of the Zerg Swarm in the early stages of Qin Mu's plan.

The Blood Continent is home to a large number of immortals and even Venerable-level powerhouses, far beyond what the current insect swarm can directly contend with.

After a while.

A tall, majestic, and imposing city came into view.

Red Leaf City, located at the center of an area spanning tens of millions of kilometers, boasts towering city walls reaching three hundred meters high, resembling a majestic black barrier standing on this land.

The city walls stretch endlessly, resembling an endless black mountain range that extends to the horizon, inspiring awe and fear.

On the city wall, mottled bloodstains and the vicissitudes of time are intertwined, with pits and claw marks several meters long everywhere, and many places showing obvious signs of repair.

The city gate of Red Leaf City is nearly 100 meters wide and 200 meters high. A group of fierce soldiers wearing scale armor are collecting entrance fees at the city gate.

These soldiers, armed with weapons, glared menacingly at the merchants entering the city, ready to attack at the slightest provocation.

The people of the Blood Continent are known for their fierce and unruly nature, so this kind of thing is perfectly normal.

Soon, they arrived at the caravan that Qin Mu was with.

Teng Yuan stepped forward, tossed a few black knife coins over, and led the entire caravan smoothly into the city.

In the Blood Luo world, all the currency is shaped like a knife, and is divided into small knife coins (red, or small money), medium knife coins (black, or medium money), and large knife coins (green, or large money). Above these, there is the most valuable purple knife coin (or treasure money).

One coin is worth 1000 small coins.

One large coin is worth 1000 medium coins.

One treasure coin is worth 1000 large coins.

For ordinary people, the fee to enter the city is just a small amount of money.

Red Leaf City was very large. After walking for nearly an hour, the caravan finally stopped in front of an inn called Hailing Pavilion.

Hailing Pavilion is an extremely luxurious accommodation in Red Leaf City, covering an area with a diameter of more than ten kilometers. The interior scenery is beautiful. Because it is adjacent to the Demon Sea, powerful adventurers often come here, so although the price is high, the business is very good.

Qin Mu also knew that the Hai Ling Pavilion was actually the private property of the Hai Feng family.

"Master, let's settle in here for now, and we'll go to the Sea Breeze Clan tonight."

Teng Yuan stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Um."

Qin Mu nodded indifferently.

Teng Yuan's identity within the Haifeng family is the kind that cannot be seen in the light of day, so it is not convenient for him to enter during the day.

Although he didn't intend to cause too much of a commotion, Qin Mu didn't want to spend too much time in a city where the strongest person was only at the Domain Lord level.

Once night falls, use Fujiwara's identity to infiltrate the Kaifu family and take control of all the high-ranking members.

If you're lucky, you might find Blood Crystal in the Sea Breeze family.

After settling into the inn, Qin Mu wandered around the area, casually eating and drinking at various places, listening to the conversations of the other diners, and getting acquainted with the local customs and culture.

Not only Qin Mu himself, but also some demon-slaying clan members who had changed their appearance had already infiltrated the city and were gathering intelligence.

One of the Demon Slayers even infiltrated an intelligence organization in the city.

Night fell quickly, even though the Blood Continent had no sun or moon.

However, due to the movement of its eighteen cloud layers, different areas of the entire Blood Luo Continent sometimes brighten and sometimes darken, with each bright and dark period lasting for a day.

One day on the Blood Continent is approximately seven Earth days.

……

The Haifeng family mansion covers an area of ​​nearly 100 square kilometers and is divided into an outer mansion and an inner mansion. The outer mansion is inhabited by ordinary family members of lower status, so the security is relatively lax. However, the inner mansion is much more strictly guarded, with squads of fully armed soldiers patrolling there from time to time.

Led by Teng Yuan, Qin Mu easily passed through the outer palace. Occasionally, he encountered some patrol personnel, but they pretended not to see the token on Teng Yuan's waist.

However, they were stopped by a group of guards inside.

"I have important information that requires an audience with the Third Elder! I have already given prior notice, and this is my token!"

Teng Yuan took out a token from his waist and secretly sent messages to the Haifeng family during the day.

As a family spy, one sometimes needs to make secret contacts with the family.

The person responsible for contacting him was the Third Elder, who was among the top five in the Haifeng family.

The head guard looked at the token, checked it against the information in the family records, glanced at Qin Mu suspiciously, but still let him pass.

He knew some of the secret agents in these families, and occasionally he would bring some of them back with him.

Since he had reported it in advance, he didn't want to cause any more trouble.

"Let it go!"

The head guard waved his hand, clearing the way.

And so, Qin Mu easily entered the inner quarters of the Haifeng family.

One hurdle after another.

The two walked past the hidden sentries without any reaction from them, allowing Qin Mu to penetrate deeper into the territory under Teng Yuan's leadership.

As Qin Mu continued his journey, he gradually learned the ins and outs of the Haifeng family.

Especially after entering the core area, although there were more and more guards, Qin Mu's heart became more and more calm.

"Stop!"

The twelve ninth-level cosmic-level guards looked coldly at Teng Yuan and Qin Mu behind him.

This is the core area, which includes the patriarch, important members of the clan, some top experts, the treasure vault, and so on.

Given Fujiwara's status, he would at most wait on the periphery, or enter a dark room to await a summons.

But now that they'd come this far, Qin Mu wasn't going to wait any longer.

Twelve illusory soul chains spread out from Qin Mu's sea of ​​consciousness and instantly pierced into the sea of ​​consciousness of the twelve guards.

The next moment, the twelve guards looked confused and then opened the road.

A smile appeared on Qin Mu's lips as he calmly entered the core area of ​​the Haifeng family.

Silently, members of the Demon Slayer Clan appeared around him, disappearing into the shadows as they explored their surroundings.

In just a moment, the entire situation in the area became clear to Qin Mu.

"Hmm, there are three Domain Lord-level auras! The strongest one is at the seventh level of the Domain Lord level!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Mu headed straight for the location of the strongest aura.

Upon arriving here, there were fewer patrols, but those who were patrolling were all very strong, all at the ninth level of the cosmic realm.

Whether they were hidden sentries or patrols on the surface, almost all of them were controlled by their souls the moment they saw Qin Mu.

As the ruler of the swarm, although he appears to be a ninth-tier cosmic-level being, his soul is hundreds or thousands of times stronger than these people.

With just one glance, one can easily shatter their souls.

"Let's get started!"

Qin Mu's voice echoed from within the swarm's soul network.

In a secret cultivation chamber in the core area of ​​the Haifeng family, a Demon Slayer silently appeared behind an old man who was sitting cross-legged and resting.

"Bang—"

With a muffled thud, the old man's eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.

He did not die, but simply fell into a coma.

A seventh-level Domain Lord Demon Slayer secretly ambushed a second-level Domain Lord ordinary martial artist, giving the opponent no chance to react.

Almost simultaneously, similar incidents occurred in two other places.

The difference was that the strongest seventh-level Domain Lord faced a full five members of the Demon Slayer Clan.

The battle ended in the blink of an eye.

With more than twenty seventh-tier Demon Slayers at the Domain Lord level deployed, how could they possibly cause any trouble?

……

"Owner!"

A burly man in dark red armor knelt on one knee, with two other people kneeling beside him.

These were the other two domain lord-level powerhouses from the Haifeng family.

Qin Mu did not speak, but instead read their memories.

Compared to asking questions one by one, reading from memory is obviously much faster.

"Luckily, there really is a Blood Crystal."

After a while, a smile appeared on Qin Mu's lips, and the burly man at the seventh level of the Domain Lord respectfully took out a long, triangular prism-shaped crystal from his spatial ring.

It was entirely blood red, faintly transparent, and had an invisible fluctuation that gave it a feeling somewhat like the beating of a heart, wave after wave.

On the Blood Luo Continent, every powerful individual tries to integrate themselves into the Blood Luo Crystal.

Successfully fusing three Blood Crystals will make you a Blood Warrior; if you can fuse ten, you can become a legendary Black Warrior.

This is not just a simple title; it signifies not only honor but also strength!

By fusing one Blood Crystal, one's perception and power over various laws can be increased by 1-2%; fusing two increases it by 3%; and fusing three doubles it.

If one can fuse 10 of them, one's physical attributes will double, one's laws will triple, and one's strength will increase tenfold. Even one's genetic structure will change.

This kind of improvement is terrifying; it even has the same effect on powerful individuals at the Venerable level.

It is precisely because of this effect that Blood Crystals are considered forbidden items within the Virtual Universe Company.

Blood Crystals obtained from training in the Blood World can only be traded to the Virtual Universe Company. If you want to trade them with other people, you need to report in advance and obtain permission.

"Is this the Blood Crystal? It's amazing!"

Qin Mu's eyes were somewhat dazed, but he didn't rush to use it. Instead, he put it into the original core world.

One of the mother nests immediately began attempting to resolve the issue.

"One Blood Crystal isn't enough. Let's take control of Red Leaf Territory first! Maybe we can find a few more."

I apologize for only writing one chapter today. My child had a fever of 39 degrees Celsius today and it hasn't gone down. I have to take care of him, so I can only squeeze in time to write. I didn't sleep at all last night, and I'm not feeling well myself. Including yesterday, I owe a total of 1.2 words. I'll catch up once my child feels better.

(End of this chapter)