Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 23 Soul Enslavement? Zergification!

After losing nearly half of its companions, the grey lark circling in the sky finally became terrified.

After letting out a series of mournful cries, it flew away into the distance without looking back.

Seeing the gray lark escape, Qin Mu did not give chase.

Just kidding. As a mentalist, Qin Mu can also control objects and fly.

Fighting flying monsters in the sky without a suitable telekinetic weapon is just asking for trouble.

Ignoring the fleeing gray larks, Qin Mu stared with curiosity at a gray lark not far in front of him whose wing had been pierced and was bleeding profusely.

A faint soul connection linked Qin Mu to it, and this connection grew increasingly solid, transforming into other Zerg units hatched from the mother hive.

"What's going on here? Soul enslavement?"

Qin Mu thought to himself subconsciously.

In the world of Swallowed Star, there exists a terrifying ability—the art of soul enslavement.

Once enslaved by a soul, one is completely controlled, wholeheartedly devoting oneself to the other as master, and even death cannot liberate one.

"But I don't understand any methods of soul enslavement. Is this some kind of talent of the Zerg Overlords?"

In fact, Qin Mu has not yet discovered any talent in himself as the Zerg Overlord; his abilities are mostly those of the Hive.

For example, Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast clone has three great innate secret techniques: enhancement, clone, and devouring.

Each of these innate secret techniques is extremely powerful, possessing all sorts of incredible abilities.

"I used my telekinetic powers to attack several gray larks, but only this one showed this problem."

After studying it for a while and finding nothing, Qin Mu simply ordered the worker insects to take the injured gray lark to the underground garage and place it on the fungal carpet around the mother nest to treat its injuries.

He then had the insect swarm capture several monsters alive for his own research.

Not long after the order was given, a group of wounded monsters were carried over by worker insects.

Qin Mu approached a mastiff, which was covered in wounds and bleeding profusely, yet it continued to roar angrily.

Ignoring the lion mastiff's resistance, Qin Mu condensed his mental energy into a ball and pierced into the lion mastiff's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Huh, you dare to resist?"

Qin Mu suddenly thrust his mental energy forward.

"Click—"

Qin Mu seemed to hear a cracking sound.

The lion mastiff's eyes rolled back suddenly, it foamed at the mouth, and collapsed to the ground.

"Dead?"

Qin Mu was speechless, as if he had used too much force.

The worker insects carried the lion mastiff's body away and then moved on to the next lion mastiff.

This time, Qin Mu carefully controlled his mental power and probed into its sea of ​​consciousness.

The mastiff instantly collapsed in front of Qin Mu, whimpering in pain as if it were enduring immense suffering.

Qin Mu easily suppressed the lion-mastiff, which was only at the intermediate-level beast soldier level, with his mental power.

After completely controlling the lion mastiff, Qin Mu's mental power gradually invaded the lion mastiff's soul consciousness, like an infection.

After a while, a faint soul connection appeared between Qin Mu and the lion mastiff.

"It looks like it's working!"

Qin Mu's face lit up with joy. He sensed the lion mastiff. Although the soul connection was still very weak, it was constantly strengthening.

"A few more times!"

Qin Mu then brought in several more monsters and began experimenting with them.

"I think I understand now. To establish a soul connection with a monster, I need to subdue it first. Once it loses its ability to resist, my soul power will automatically invade and infect it."

"Once the infection reaches a certain level, a link can be established to completely control it, just like other Zerg units."

By transferring his consciousness into the lion-mastiff in front of him and manipulating its limbs, Qin Mu came to a conclusion.

The lion mastiff in front of us can, to some extent, be considered a member of the swarm.

"Controlling intermediate and advanced level beast soldier monsters is quite easy, but controlling beast general level monsters probably won't be so simple."

Through continuous experimentation, Qin Mu figured out a few tricks of the trade.

"This doesn't seem like soul enslavement. I remember that Luo Feng, who obtained the inheritance of the master of Meteorite Star, was skilled in soul enslavement. The master of Meteorite Star had as many as nine immortal powerhouses as servants!"

But soul enslavement is merely control; it's not the same as one's own situation.

"This isn't soul enslavement! It should be called Zergification!"

Qin Mu asked definitively, "But what is the purpose of this ability?"

Controlling monsters at the level of beast generals? Or enslaving other powerful beings?

Every Zerg Queen is a master of souls and is also skilled in soul enslavement.

It's normal for the Overmind of the Zerg to be skilled in soul enslavement, and this ability can be extremely powerful if used well.

"But then again, it seems like I could disguise myself as an animal tamer, right?"

Qin Mu muttered to himself, "Beast tamer is a very niche category among mentalists. There are only a handful of beast tamers on the entire Earth."

Moreover, the way those beast tamers directly control monsters and become insectoid is different. They befriend the monsters through a kind of telepathic communication, which is very inefficient.

Of course, this could be due to the lack of corresponding secret techniques on Earth.

But that doesn't matter. This idea just popped into my head. The fake beast tamer was just a cover, a way to conceal the existence of the insect swarm.

As the swarm continues to grow, it will inevitably attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

Having the title of beast tamer as a cover can prolong the time the swarm is exposed.

After all, it's normal for a beast tamer to control several monsters, right?

It's not surprising that he can control billions of monsters, after all, there are so many geniuses in this world!

As for when they can no longer keep up the act, the swarm will have grown up, and it won't matter if they're exposed.

"Yes! The plan works!"

"This ability can be explored gradually; for now, developing the swarm is more important."

Qin Mu had not forgotten his purpose in attacking the gray lark.

In fact, while Qin Mu was researching how to transform monsters into insectoids, a large number of Grey Lark corpses had already been dragged into the underground garage for digestion and analysis by the Mother Nest.

Furthermore, under Qin Mu's arrangement, the task of analyzing the Grey Lark was placed in the first priority.

The analysis of one of the high-level beast soldier-grade Grey Lark has already begun. The other beast soldier-grade beast soldier-grade beasts in the first sequence are not the Two-Tailed Tiger Cat, but the Tiger Mastiff, Iron-Haired Wild Boar, and Shadow Cat.

The second sequence consists of the two-tailed tiger-cat and Qin Mu's own genes!

Why is the two-tailed tiger cat in the second order?

Even if the level one mother nest is analyzed, it cannot hatch a two-tailed tiger cat of the beast general level, so it is not very meaningful in the short term, and it is even less cost-effective than the shadow cat.

As a member of the second sequence, Qin Mu's own genes are used to better understand his own body, making it easier to train in a targeted manner.

On the other hand, in case of accidental injury or death, one can be healed and resurrected through the brood nest.

The third tier consists of other monsters such as the one-horned boar, the armored bull, and the lion mastiff.

The reason for prioritizing the analysis of the first batch of Zerg combat units, such as the high-level beastmen like the Tiger Hound, as the first sequence of analysis is quite simple.

Because if you've already analyzed the intermediate-level beast soldier Tiger Mastiff, analyzing the advanced-level Tiger Mastiff will be much faster compared to analyzing other advanced-level beast soldier monsters.

As the Zerg's main combat unit at this stage, analyzing the three monsters, including the Tiger Hound, can more quickly improve the overall strength of the Zerg swarm.

The insect swarm is the foundation of Qin Mu!

In fact, the analysis of the advanced beastman-level Tiger Mastiff is almost complete, and the swarm will soon be able to hatch advanced beastman-level Tiger Mastiffs.

"I hope I can unlock the Grey Lark before I get back; the advantage of aerial units is too great. Just its wide-area scouting capability alone is extremely important."

The reason for this sentiment is that in the underground parking garage, the gray lark, which has recovered from its injuries, is already playing its role under the control of its mother nest.

As the only aerial unit in the swarm, the Grey Lark soars into the sky, overlooking the earth from hundreds of meters above.

From the sky, most of County 0203 was clearly visible, and countless monsters were on full display.

This scene was also transmitted to the Mother Nest via the soul link, shared with the entire swarm.

(End of this chapter)