Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 244 Hope! The Genetic Era Arrives

March 26th, 2205 in the Chinese calendar.

Virtual universe, Heilongshan Island.

This is a supercontinent that encompasses the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire, directly controls over six thousand star systems, and more than five hundred vassal states of nascent cosmic civilizations.

Although it is extremely large, the virtual universe simulation still has day and night, and even simulates a star in the sky.

At this moment, it is night, and many places on Heilongshan Island are lit up with lights. Some bars and other places are brightly lit, and everything is the same as before.

suddenly--

Above the night sky above Black Dragon Mountain Island, an enormous black banner with glowing edges appeared out of nowhere. On this entirely black banner were characters that emitted dazzling white light.

"The Genetic Era Has Arrived!"

Human bloodlines are divided into ten grades.

"Even among those with tenth-tier bloodlines, only one in a billion can reach the planetary level!"

"Those of first-class bloodlines can easily become domain lords!"

"Inferior bloodlines will forever remain slaves!"

"However, the era when lower-blooded races had no hope is over!"

"Because of the emergence of the Seed of Genes!"

"By injecting the gene seed, as long as your willpower is strong enough and you undergo trials of life and death, you can complete a bloodline transformation!"

"Even a tenth-grade bloodline can continuously break through to become a first-grade bloodline! And even break through to the first-grade bloodline and possess a World Lord-level bloodline!"

"A joint release by Virtual Universe Company, Giant Axe Arena, and all the universe nations!"

"You have a low-grade bloodline? Limited potential, unable to advance? Go get injected with a gene seed! There's bound to be one of the eight attribute gene seeds that suits you!"

For more details, please visit the official website of "Virtual Universe Network" through the virtual assistant.

This enormous notice suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the night sky. It was over a million miles long and wide. Even on Black Dragon Mountain Island, which has a population of hundreds of millions, people could clearly see the notice by looking up!

"What is this? The last time a ranking list appeared in the air was during the Genius Battle, but wasn't the Genius Battle only a little over a hundred years ago?"

"The Seed of Genes? The Seed of Genes really exists? Are all those rumors true?"

At the entrance of a bar, a burly man covered in scales looked up at the sky, his eyes instantly turning red, and the noisy surroundings seemed to fall silent.

"With enough willpower, even a tenth-grade bloodline can transform, perhaps even becoming a first-grade bloodline? How is that possible?"

"No, no, no! This was released by Virtual Universe Company, it must be real!"

The burly man with the scales seemed to have gone mad, and clicked on the official website of the Virtual Universe Network.

A transparent window popped up, providing detailed information about the genes.

The first generation of gene seeds are divided into eight attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and light.

Simply select the corresponding gene seed for injection based on your own attributes.

After the gene seed is injected, it will fuse with one's own bloodline. When cultivating or eating, the gene seed will absorb and store some of its power.

When experiencing a life-or-death battle, it is possible to activate the seed of genes and cause a bloodline transformation.

The transformation of bloodline is extremely painful and requires a strong will to complete.

If it is a tenth-grade bloodline, it can become a ninth-grade bloodline after one transformation!

A second transformation can result in an eighth-grade bloodline!

So on and so forth.

The first generation of gene seeds can evolve to the second-level bloodline, that is, the cosmic-level bloodline!

The second-generation gene seed can evolve to the domain lord level; release date to be determined!

The third-generation gene seed can evolve to the level of a world lord; release date to be determined!

Upon seeing this, the burly man with the scales went berserk!

it is true!

Even the tenth-rank bloodline can evolve! The first-generation gene seed can evolve into a cosmic-level bloodline!

He continued reading shakily, a sense of dread creeping into his heart. This seed of genes had such powerful functions; how expensive must it be?

Can he afford it?

With a mix of apprehension and anticipation, he quickly scrolled down.

Metallic attribute: Sharp Metal Bloodline Potion, priced at 1 Black Dragon Coin.

Wood attribute: Life Vine Bloodline Potion, priced at 1 Black Dragon Coin.

Water attribute: Deep Sea Soul Bloodline Potion, priced at 1 Black Dragon Coin.

Fire attribute: Blazing Breath Bloodline Potion, priced at 1 Black Dragon Coin.

……

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

1 Black Dragon Coins.

Eight bloodline potions of different attributes, each costing only 1 Black Dragon Coin!

Such a treasure only costs 1 Black Dragon Coin!

His tears immediately flowed down his cheeks.

He, Dimitru, is the strongest member of the Azure Scale Clan, a tenth-rank bloodline!

Star level!

Back in his hometown, White Mud Star, he trained relentlessly, hunting countless monsters, and finally broke through his limits to reach the Heng Star level.

By chance, he entered the universe.

He had thought he could lead his people to a happy life, but reality gave him a cold shower.

He has a tenth-grade bloodline!

The Hengxing level is already his peak.

Unless there is an extraordinary stroke of luck, it is almost impossible to break through again.

The Azure Scale Clan has very few members who break through to the Planetary level; they are a natural slave race.

In the universe, anything below the planetary level is not considered human!

They were slaves!

If discovered, they could become slaves at any time!

Fortunately, his hometown was very remote and had not yet been discovered by space adventurers.

Even so, he lived in constant fear, unable to grow stronger, and worried about being discovered in his hometown, drifting through life in a daze.

despair!

Utter despair!

It wasn't that he hadn't tried; in fact, it was precisely because he had tried that his cultivation level remained stagnant that he felt most hopeless.

He hated himself countless times, wondering why he only had a tenth-grade bloodline!

The lowest level of bloodline in the universe, the tenth level!

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Dimitru burst into maniacal laughter, like a madman.

He opened his bank account while laughing wildly.

21153146.32 Black Dragon Coins.

As the strongest member of the Azure Scale Clan, he had collected some resources in his hometown and sold them for money, but a considerable portion of it had already been spent.

Without hesitation, he switched the screen to the Virtual Universe Company's sales website and clicked on the Water Attribute Deep Sea Soul Bloodline Potion.

Ninety-nine percent of the Azure Scale Clan are water-attribute!

Purchase 21153146 Deep Sea Soul Bloodline Potions.

After clicking "Confirm," a window popped up, indicating that the maximum purchase limit was ten million units.

Dimitru quickly changed the quantity to ten million and clicked to place the order repeatedly.

This time, the order was successfully placed!

"Hahaha, my people! I will be back soon, with hope! I, Dimitru, will lead the Azure Scale Clan to the pinnacle!"

So what if I have a tenth-rank bloodline! As long as there is hope! As long as there is even a sliver of hope, I will never give up!

Dimitri roared excitedly to the sky!

Not only Dimitru, but countless humans on the entire Black Dragon Mountain Island went mad.

One of the Teiro waiters suddenly opened his eyes, and his throat seemed to be burning with hot coals as he made a muffled sound.

The Teiro were a slave people.

Every adult can reach the ninth level of the apprentice level, but unfortunately they are not good at cultivation, so most of the tribe have become slaves, each costing only 20 Black Dragon Coins!

Even those who weren't slaves had no choice but to work desperately, living in constant fear.

He was one of the lucky ones who didn't become a slave.

But that's all there is to it.

At that moment, he shakily clicked on the purchase option and selected to place an order.

He wants to become stronger!

Beside him, tears also streamed down the frail body of a beautiful, alluring blue-haired girl from the Mengbei tribe.

The Dreambee tribe are naturally beautiful, but unfortunately, they are weak.

Beauty without power is nothing but a tragedy in the universe!

The next moment, the frail Mengbei girl wiped away the tears in her eyes, her gaze hardening.

She needs strength! She'd rather die than regret it!

Such scenes are everywhere on the island.

They cried and laughed, as if a ray of dawn had finally appeared in the darkness that had suppressed them for countless years.

There is hope for the lesser races!

As for needing to fight to the death? Or needing a strong will?

Nobody cares!

It's nothing more than death!

For millions of years, the lowest human groups have never been afraid of death; what they fear is the lack of hope!

This scene is just a microcosm of the entire universe!

The lower-blooded races of the entire human race, including the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, have gone mad – this is hope!

It was as if a ray of light pierced through the eternal darkness.

Although the light was still very faint.

But countless lower-class human beings are like drowning people grasping at a straw, and no one is willing to let go.

Furthermore, it wasn't just the lower bloodlines that went mad; some middle bloodlines, such as the Six-Point Bloodline, and even fifth-grade bloodlines, were equally insane.

They, too, want to become stronger!

……

Within the Qianwu Universe, on a remote, border planet.

In the dark underground base, a six-armed, snake-tailed man prostrated himself on the ground, respectfully kneeling before a powerful figure seated in a seat, exuding a terrifying aura.

"My lord, something terrible has happened! The human leadership has suddenly announced the sale of a drug called the Seed of Genes in 1008 universes at the same time."

Once injected with the drug, it is possible to break through bloodline limitations after a battle, potentially reaching the cosmic level!

And the price is extremely cheap, so almost everyone can afford it.

They claimed this was only the first generation product; the second generation could break through to the level of a Domain Lord, and the third generation could even reach the level of a World Lord!

The six-armed, snake-tailed immortal powerhouse opened his eyes, his gaze filled with doubt.

"How is this possible? How could humans possibly develop a drug of this caliber?"

He quickly logged into the virtual universe to check the information.

"Cosmic-level bloodline? The intelligence we gathered before was actually true! How could this gene seed be so cheap? Investigate! We must find out who made this drug!"

The six-armed, snake-tailed immortal powerhouse had a gloomy expression. As a spy planted by the Zerg among the human race, he immediately relayed all the information to his master.

Under the highest level of human control, no information about Qin Mu was leaked.

But he immediately changed his mind. He realized that only pharmacists could create gene seeds, so he immediately began to collect a list of top pharmacists and their detailed information.

Even after a massive amount of information had been collected, Qin Mu's intelligence reports still remained on his desk.

During the Genius Battle, the entire universe knew that Qin Mu was a genius pharmacist.

However, Qin Mu was only ranked in the middle of the list and was not particularly noticeable.

Although Qin Mu was a genius, he was only at the Hengxing level at that time.

……

While the human race was in a frenzy, countless spies lurking throughout the universe learned of the Seed of Genes.

Not only the Zerg, but also powerful races such as the Machine Race and the Demon Race learned of it almost at the same time.

The Zerg and Mech races are alright.

For them, the seed of genes can only reach the level of cosmic bloodline, and cannot shake their foundation.

As for the bloodline potion mentioned in the Virtual Universe Company's announcement that could reach the level of a World Lord, they didn't really believe it.

A potion that can transform one's bloodline into that of a World Lord!

Where is it so easy to reach?

Although they didn't believe it, they still took it very seriously and deployed their highest-level agents to investigate the Seed of Genes.

The pharmacist who created the gene seed must die!

We must never allow humans to develop a potion that can transform one's bloodline into that of a World Lord!

This is a terrifying potion that will truly shake the entire distribution of power in the universe!

The demon race was truly desperate.

Their only advantage over human races is that their overall talent is slightly stronger.

If we lose this advantage, what will happen?

check!

The pharmacist who created the gene-seed drug must be found!

He must die!

Almost instantly, the three major groups reached a consensus...

……

The abyss of purgatory.

After exiting the virtual universe, Qin Mu had a smile on his face; the seed of genes had truly spread.

In the past few months, the size of the Zerg hives has increased a hundredfold, with the number exceeding ten thousand!

The tens of thousands of Zerg hives, each 190 kilometers high, are all producing massive amounts of genetic seeds, except for a few in the Abyss.

Qin Mu himself couldn't calculate exactly how many gene seeds were produced.

Because there are just too many, more than trillions and hundreds of billions!

Producing a single gene seed requires very few resources, but if the quantity reaches this terrifying level, it will still be an extremely large number.

These resources were of course initially paid for by the higher-ups of humanity, and then Qin Mu produced them; otherwise, even 10 billion Chaos Yuan wouldn't be enough.

In fact, this is still far from enough for human populations.

Unfortunately, even the insect swarm cannot hatch enough for all of humanity in such a short time; they can only supply a portion and then gradually produce more.

"Originally, we planned to research it up to the level of a World Lord before releasing it."

"I've been away from the grassroots for too long, and I've become somewhat presumptuous."

Although Qin Mu shook his head, there was a smile in his tone.

This idea only became clear to me after I had a conversation with the Lord of Chaos City.

For lower-level bloodline groups, reaching the Domain Lord or World Lord level bloodlines is simply too far-fetched.

Cosmic level is enough!

We could first research the eight major attributes of the cosmic-level bloodline genes, and then iterate through them.

There's no need to get fat overnight.

After realizing what had happened, Qin Mu realized he had been overthinking things.

Indeed, for races with lower bloodlines, a cosmic-level bloodline is already extremely powerful.

Domain Lord level, or even World Lord level, are things that only high-bloodline races pursue.

For Qin Mu, it will take some time and effort to research to the level of a domain lord.

But if it's just at the cosmic level, then it's too easy.

With the successful case of the fire attribute, the other seven attributes were quickly researched and developed.

As for why there are seven types instead of nine...

That's because races with talents in time and space can't be weak, so we'll study that later.

"We also need to study the special genetic seed of our Chinese lineage carefully!"

Qin Mu stroked his chin, deep in thought.

While strengthening the human race, the advantages of the Chinese lineage must still be preserved.

Although he hoped that the human race as a whole would become stronger, he also had his own selfish motives.

"Although the bloodline of the World Lord level is better, the number of people in the Chinese lineage has increased to tens of billions after hundreds of years of reproduction. It is not realistic to give them all to the World Lord level bloodline."

Qin Mu's mind raced.

Not only is it unaffordable, but another reason is that the stronger the bloodline, the more difficult it is to reproduce.

The current population of China is still too small. If all of it were given to World Lord-level bloodlines, the population would hardly be able to grow.

It may even become less and less.

For example, the Manka Star people, who have the bloodline of a Domain Lord, number less than a thousand at the Heng Star level!

This shows how few people there are.

Moreover, if that were to be done, the entire Chinese lineage would likely be ruined by such nanny-like upbringing.

Rather than directly elevating them to the Realm Lord level, Qin Mu would prefer to give them a better seed of genes.

Banishing these thoughts from his mind, Qin Mu burst into laughter.

"The great era of genetic advancement that I personally ushered in has begun!"

Chapter Two: Requesting some monthly votes.

(End of this chapter)