Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 233 Direction! Permanent Enhancement of Gene Multiplier

For ordinary people, a battlefield stretching for thousands or even tens of thousands of miles is simply unimaginable.

But for a behemoth like the Starry Sky Beast, even 100,000 miles is too small.

A single leap could cover thousands of kilometers. When five colossal star beasts with peak bloodlines appeared on the battlefield together and coordinated their attacks, the overwhelming slaughter caused even the naturally chaotic demons to panic.

Demons love killing and fighting, but that doesn't mean they don't feel fear.

Especially as one great demon after another fell, the demons on the entire battlefield began to collapse.

The outermost demons were the first to flee for their lives.

A defeated army collapses like a house of cards; once a demon is routed, it will be an avalanche.

When hundreds of millions of demons begin to scatter, unless Qin Mu releases a massive number of Zerg warriors from the World Ring, the mere 30 million Zerg will not be able to stop them; they can only pursue and kill them.

Qin Mu smiled; the upcoming battle was no longer important.

"There are a total of 108 Abyssal Crystals. Six of them were taken by the demons, and the rest are all in the hands of the insect swarm."

Inside the mother nest, Qin Mu arrived at a flesh and blood chamber.

A palm-sized, blood-red crystal, like a dazzling ruby, radiates an alluring luster.

It floats in the air, seemingly possessing some kind of mysterious power, making it impossible to look away.

The enticing aroma wafted out, like the sweet scent of wine, beckoning Qin Mu to taste it.

Qin Mu's heartbeat gradually accelerated, and every cell in his body seemed to be cheering and eager to devour the crystal.

That longing was like a dried-up riverbed yearning for rain, like a hungry beast craving the flesh and blood of its prey.

This is the [Abyssal Crystal]!

Once swallowed, his life essence can undergo a leap in evolution.

However, faced with such temptation, Qin Mu simply chuckled.

Qin Mu would rather study it than swallow it!

The Virtual Universe Company's materials don't describe the Abyss Crystal in much detail; they only say that consuming the Abyss Crystal can transform one's life essence.

The blood-soaked insectoid tyrant entered the mother hive and lay down in the flesh-and-blood chamber in front of Qin Mu.

The Hive Tyrant is the best test subject.

Compared to the Starry Sky Beasts, every single gene of the Hive Tyrant was personally written by Qin Mu, which is his greatest achievement in the field of genetics.

As before, fleshy tentacles pierced into the Hive Tyrant's body, beginning to monitor all information within it in real time.

A [Abyssal Crystal] was sent into the mouth of the Hive Tyrant.

The outer shell of the [Abyss Crystal] is extremely hard, but it gradually decomposes under the erosion of the Hive Tyrant's spiritual power and the Force.

During this process, an extremely sweet and enticing aroma emanated from the Hive Tyrant's body, luring the surrounding life forms.

"As expected, it's a treasure brimming with malice."

Sensing that aura, Qin Mu shook his head.

This was intended to lure all creatures to attack and devour the [Abyssal Crystal], but since there was only the insect swarm in the mother nest at the moment, that situation would not occur.

Fifteen minutes later, the outer shell of the [Abyss Crystal] was finally worn away.

There was no imminent attack of malevolent energy, nor the excruciating pain I had imagined.

Only a cool sensation spread from my abdomen to my whole body.

That cool, refreshing power traveled throughout my body, penetrating every cell.

There were no physical mutations, nor did they grow any scales or hair.

Through the Hive Tyrant's physical senses, Qin Mu felt incredibly comfortable.

It felt like I was back in my mother's womb.

Wherever that power passed, every cell seemed to encounter sweet dew, absorbing it frantically.

"Incredible!"

Within the mother hive's perception, every part of the hive tyrant's thousand-meter-tall body was undergoing incredibly miraculous changes.

This change is different from the transformation into a natural divine beast when consuming flesh and blood crystals; it is an evolution of life itself!

The genes of the Hive Tyrant were formed by Qin Mu by fusing his own genes with those of five peak bloodline behemoths: the Golden Horned Beast, the Flame Star Beast, the Hill and Ravine Beast, the Destroying Behemoth, and the Ice Mountain Beast, as well as some genes from eight powerful bloodline starry sky behemoths.

Its dark golden horn on its head comes from the Golden Horned Beast, its wings from the Flame Star Beast, and its body from the Hill and Valley Beast...

Overall, it is composed of the excellent genes of many star beasts that Qin Mu fused together.

However, this combination of genes is imperfect, and in some ways it can even be described as clumsy.

Its genes are constantly in a state of collapse.

Even under the illumination of golden runes within the vortex of evil energy in the Blood Luo World, after thirty years of research and utilizing the power of the Blood Luo Crystal, Qin Mu could only extend the time for its genetic collapse by about a hundred years.

The essence of the problem has not been solved; its underlying structure remains disharmonious and in a state of collapse.

Qin Mu originally planned to hatch a large number of Hive Tyrants and then send them into the most intense battlefield, so that the Zerg could eliminate this genetic conflict through their own evolutionary capabilities.

But it was all down to luck.

However, at this moment, after the Hive Tyrant consumed the Abyss Crystal, its genes, which were in a state of collapse, actually showed signs of easing.

Even worse, these broken genes began to truly merge.

"I never imagined that the [Abyssal Crystal] formed from the most chaotic and evil purgatory abyss would be so pure!"

Qin Mu was deeply shocked.

Unlike the Blood Crystal's enhancement of Blood Luo power, which transforms it into a Beast God.

The enhancement of [Abyss Crystal] is more internal, focusing on exploring and improving its own genes.

"For others, there isn't much difference between [Abyssal Crystal] and the Blood of the Beast God, but for the Swarm, it's a completely different story."

Through the mother hive, Qin Mu could clearly see the genetic mutations deep within the Hive Tyrant's body.

Strengthening Blood Crystals requires a strong will, but only one hundred Blood Crystals are needed to extract the Blood of the Beast God.

Consuming the blood of the Beast God does not cause any impact on one's will; it can be easily absorbed.

Activating the power of Bloodlust can increase one's own gene multiplier.

However, this kind of improvement is not a regular occurrence; it requires activating the power of Bloodlust!

The Hive Tyrant's gene multiplier is 40 times, and after activating the Bloodlust Power, it can reach 3200 times.

However, if the Hive Tyrant dies, or a new Hive Tyrant hatches, Blood Crystals will still be needed to upgrade it.

In Qin Mu's view, the true gene multiplier of the Zergling Tyrant should actually be 40 times.

Bloodlust Power is just a buff!

There are too many insect swarms. Even if there are plenty of Blood Crystals, it's impossible to use them on every single insect.

Qin Mu had not fully understood the essence of how the power of Bloodlust enhances genes.

The blood of a cosmic master is not so easy to study.

However, [Abyss Crystal] is different; it directly affects every cell, mining its own genes.

It doesn't require any special power to activate; it's a normal, ongoing improvement!

It perfects the genes of the Hive Tyrant, much like a bloodline purification.

After analyzing the swarm, a more perfect gene sequence is obtained, which will allow for the hatching of even stronger Hive Tyrants!

The enhancement of Blood Crystal is temporary, like the amplitude of a secret technique.

However, [Abyssal Crystal] provides a permanent upgrade!

One certificate, permanent proof!

"This is perfect! This gene structure is so much more perfect than the gene sequence I constructed!"

Qin Mu studied the genetic structure of the Zergling Tyrant with fascination.

However, as the cool power within the [Abyss Crystal] disappeared, the fusion of genes ceased.

"After perfect gene fusion, the Hive Tyrant's gene multiplier increased to approximately 41 times!"

"Continue using [Abyssal Crystal]!"

Qin Mu gave the order without hesitation.

Soon, the abyssal crystals fused into the Hive Tyrant's body.

The Hive Tyrant's genetic structure, which was constantly on the verge of collapse, gradually stabilized. By the time it had fused with its fortieth gene, the Hive Tyrant's genes were finally completely stable.

Its genetic structure has reached a perfect state.

From a genetic perspective, it is no different from naturally occurring life. Everything about it is so perfect, perfectly formed without any trace of artifice.

"This is the true, perfect divine body!"

"It has reached 80 times the genetic potential! A perfect 80 times genetic potential!"

Looking at the life structure diagrams displayed in the mother nest, which resembled works of art, Qin Mu felt extremely excited.

From now on, the swarm will be able to directly hatch a Hive Tyrant with 80 times the genetic potential!

"Keep improving!"

The swarm has harvested a total of 102 [Abyssal Crystals], and has only used 40 of them so far!

With the integration of the forty-first piece, the Hive Tyrant's genes began to change once again.

This change is no longer a fusion of genes, but rather a process of self-adjustment and self-optimization!

The Hive Tyrant's genes began a deeper transformation, a transformation akin to genetic reconstruction, making it even more perfect.

To use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, if we compare the insectoid tyrant that Qin Mu initially created to a program, then the first forty [Abyss Crystals] were fixing the original bugs!

Once all the problems are fixed and the program runs perfectly, that's when the improvement reaches its limit.

Its bloodline has reached the most perfect state when Qin Mu designed it.

But with the fusion of the forty-first [Abyss Crystal], it's like a more sophisticated programmer optimizing the lowest level of the Zergling Tyrant's genes.

Its underlying genetic structure has become more advanced.

However, it is clear that such optimization requires far too much energy, far beyond what a single [Abyssal Crystal] can achieve.

"wrong!"

Qin Mu's eyes narrowed. The fusion of the insect hive tyrant's own genes was complete, reaching its limit.

But what about the power of Bloodlust?

What happens to genetic transformation after activating the power of Bloodlust?

Without hesitation, Qin Mu activated the Bloodlust Power within the Insect Hive Tyrant, unleashing the power lurking deep within its body.

Countless crimson lines appeared on the body of the Hive Tyrant.

"Hahaha! Just as I suspected, the genetic changes brought about by the Blood Crystal have been permanently integrated into the Hive Tyrant's body!"

"However, the [Abyssal Crystals] required for this fusion are at least ten times more abundant than those needed for fusing one's own genes!"

When the fiftieth [Abyss Crystal] was fused, and the Hive Tyrant's gene multiplier reached 81 times, Qin Mu laughed wildly.

This is the future of the Zerg! Permanent genetic enhancement!

When only two of the 102 [Abyssal Crystals] remained, the Zergling Tyrant's gene multiplier had reached 86 times.

86 times more permanent!

On its body, fine, blood-red lines appeared.

These are patterns that would normally appear when the Blood Crystal is activated.

"The swarm needs more [Abyssal Crystals]!"

(End of this chapter)