Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 256: The Inheritance Ends

"No wonder the Beast of the Realm wanted to devour the origin of the universe; I want to eat it too!"

As his consciousness withdrew from the origin of the universe, Qin Mu sighed inwardly.

Of course, Qin Mu only dared to think about such things in his heart. If he really dared to do it, the fate of the original ancestor would be the best ending.

The 3000th floor of the Tower of Inheritance.

Reaching this level of willpower and pressure, reaching the Venerable level, also means that the first stage of the test has been officially completed.

This is also why Qin Mu withdrew from cultivating the origin of the universe.

"Congratulations, Successor! You have successfully passed the first stage of the test and are now entitled to Demon Lord privileges and rewards!"

You can choose to receive the reward now, or you can receive it all at once after the inheritance ends.

Looking at the words displayed on the inheritance stone tablet, Qin Mu felt his consciousness sinking into a deep and dark space through the inheritance token.

Within this space lies a river, thousands of miles wide and stretching for hundreds of millions of miles, with no visible source or end.

A dim light emanated from several dark red stars in the sky, illuminating the riverbank.

As the tide slowly receded, countless eggs were left behind.

These eggs are only half a person tall, and like the eggs hatched from the larvae of the insect swarm, they constantly expand and contract, beating like a heart.

"Kara—"

One by one, the eggs cracked open, revealing thick, sharp claws with barbs that pierced the eggshells with roars and shouts.

"Is this the River Styx? The birthplace of demons?"

Qin Mu reacted instantly, and at the same time, a series of messages came from the inheritance token, making him understand everything.

"The Demon Lord's authority is to control a section of the Styx River that hatches demons, allowing them to evolve into the race he desires, and to send them into the abyss where he resides."

Is it possible to access only a limited portion of the Styx's permissions?

"Should we reinforce our troops?"

Qin Mu frowned. If that was all, it wouldn't do him any good.

But the next moment, his eyes suddenly widened.

"Blood of the Abyss, is this a bloodline secret technique? Controlling the River Styx to nurture demons?"

Qin Mu hurriedly read the secret technique "Blood of the Abyss," but after only a cursory glance, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This is actually an extremely profound method of bloodline regulation!

"So that's how it is, to make demons evolve into the kind of race you want?"

They also have control over the River Styx.

Following the information in the inheritance token, Qin Mu's will entered the River Styx.

"So all demons are born from the River Styx?"

So that's how it is! The River Styx is a special treasure, a treasure that can nurture demons!

By using the secret technique of "Blood of the Abyss" and in conjunction with the Styx River, one can create the demons they desire!

Qin Mu's eyes lit up.

For other inheritors, this might just be used to replenish the troops in their own Abyss territories, but for Qin Mu, it is undoubtedly a guiding light in his research on bloodlines!

With his current achievements in the field of bloodlines, the human race's research on bloodlines is no longer of any use.

Even the Primal Insect Codex and other inheritances within the Zerg bloodline are becoming less and less helpful.

While the inheritance of the pinnacle bloodline of the Starry Sky Beast and the many secret techniques in the Zerg bloodline inheritance are powerful, they are not the most outstanding.

These lineages are quite good, even below the level of Immortal or Venerable.

But that's about it.

For example, in the "Original World" of the Golden Horned Beast's inheritance, one's strength can increase by up to 36 times.

However, the body amplitude-type secret technique "Beast God Transformation" that Luo Feng later obtained from Hirodo could reach an amplitude of 64 times!

Is the lineage of the Golden Horned Beast race really inferior to that of Herodo, a cosmic overlord?

Of course not!

You should know that the Golden Horned Beast lineage has two Universe Lords!

Clearly, the secret techniques and other methods in the Golden Horned Beast bloodline inheritance are relatively basic. The truly top-tier inheritance can only be obtained after reaching immortality and returning to the Starry Sky Beast Alliance.

The same applies to Zerg inheritance; it's simply used to help them survive their weaker periods and to provide them with a basic inheritance.

True top-tier inheritance relies on methods such as adventure, self-creation, or inheritance within the clan.

Moreover, whether it's the Starry Sky Beast or the Zerg Queen, there are countless examples of them being captured or even possessed by alien races. If all the secret techniques were put into the bloodline inheritance, wouldn't it be that as long as a member of the race is captured, all the secrets would be exposed!

Ultimately, the Devouring Insect Clan excels at the art of the soul.

The further the game progresses, the less help the Zerg warriors provide to the Zerg Queen. In the later stages, the Zerg Queen relies more on her soul talent.

In Qin Mu's view, the Blood of the Abyss secret technique was far more profound than the Primitive Insect Codex!

"Although the demons in the abyss of purgatory have distorted life genetic structures, they cannot be considered a perfect life form."

However, they can continuously evolve and transform themselves, perfecting their genetic structure.

It's far superior to the gene seed I developed.

After studying it carefully for a while, Qin Mu was overjoyed.

Although this is a demonic method of preparation, it can be used as a reference for improving one's own skills and is also very helpful in the evolution and preparation of insect swarms.

Qin Mu's self-developed gene seed only has eight fixed paths. But demons have countless paths and can evolve differently depending on the flesh and blood resources they consume.

"With Blood of the Abyss, the research progress of the Seed of Genes can be accelerated by a lot!"

However, this "Blood of the Abyss" inheritance is only a part and not complete; at most, it can only be used to create demons at the level of a World Lord.

The subsequent inheritance should be acquired in the next stage!

Qin Mu secretly made a guess.

His consciousness entered the River Styx, where he manipulated the hatching of several demons. To his surprise, Qin Mu discovered that he could actually see their internal genetic structure through the River Styx!

"The River Styx is definitely a unique and priceless treasure!"

"This tradition is no simple matter!"

"This secret technique may be useless to others, but it is the best inheritance for me."

The more Qin Mu studied the secret techniques and manipulated the Styx River to hatch demons, the more excited he became.

Suppressing his joy, Qin Mu left a portion of his consciousness with the Styx River to learn about "Blood of the Abyss" and how to operate the Styx River.

Another part of consciousness entered the swarm's mother hive and began studying swarm units in accordance with "Blood of the Abyss".

At the same time, they will continue to inherit the legacy of the Tower of the Abyss.

As for the reward, Qin Mu naturally received it all at once after the inheritance was completed.

Overjoyed, Qin Mu accepted the inheritance while continuing his own research.

With the legacy of "Blood of the Abyss", there has been considerable progress in drawing parallels from other works.

……

After passing the first stage of inheritance, Qin Mu, under the pressure of the will of a Venerable, ascended step by step.

At first, it was very easy. The swarm evolved to the level of the World Lord and completed its transformation, possessing tens of thousands of World Lord mother hives and hundreds of millions of World Lord swarm units. It could easily withstand the pressure of ordinary Venerables.

However, as one progresses step by step, the pressure of this will becomes stronger and stronger, and its transformation of the soul and body becomes more and more intense.

Another thirty years have passed.

When Qin Mu reached the 5000th floor of the Tower of the Abyss, his body's vibration amplitude had increased by 50 times!

The soul's amplitude reached 60 times!

Leaving aside the amplitude of the soul, this kind of physical amplitude is something that most cosmic venerables cannot achieve.

Having reached this point, with Qin Mu's 6000 times genetic strength, combined with the enhancement of his innate secret techniques, a casual strike could reach the power of a World Lord by ten thousand times!

It is comparable to being granted the title of king and achieving immortality.

If the body amplitude were to increase by another 50 times, the power of a full-force strike could reach the limit of a king!

What terrifying power this is!

But as Qin Mu got to this point, he began to feel the pressure. The mental challenge here was at least comparable to that of a high-level Venerable!

Over the past thirty years, Qin Mu has not only significantly improved his physical and spiritual amplitudes, but also deepened his research on genes and bloodlines.

Whether it's Zerg units, Gene Seeds, or Lord-level Bloodline Potions, Qin Mu has gained considerable insights after comparing them with the inheritance from "Blood of the Abyss."

For example, the second stage of the Perfect Divine Body, the Insect Nest Tyrant, is a fusion of twelve peak bloodline Starry Sky Beasts.

Qin Mu has already managed to fuse eight bloodlines and achieve a delicate balance.

"The fifth level of the Bloodline Evolution secret technique that Master Yu Chen taught me back then can be considered to be initially perfected!"

Qin Mu felt a surge of joy.

Qin Mu never forgot Teacher Yu Chen's expectations and the promises he made to Teacher Yu Chen.

In his years of research on bloodlines, he has never forgotten the deduction of the fifth level of "Bloodline Evolution".

The fifth level, also known as the World Lord level bloodline!

Without relying on the Zerg heritage, he concocted a World Lord-level bloodline potion using the skills of a pharmacist!

Qin Mu couldn't do this in the past, but with the insect swarm reaching the level of a World Lord, he was able to conduct research and simulations in a mother nest of tens of thousands of World Lords, as well as compare it with the inheritance of "Blood of the Abyss".

Qin Mu finally succeeded in using the methods of a pharmacist to create a World Lord-level bloodline!

For Qin Mu, this was merely a way to verify the technology, but for the human race, it was of extraordinary significance!

"Bloodline Evolution" is the first secret method for human pharmacists to concoct bloodline potions at the realm master level!

"However, this fifth level is too difficult. It would be good if three or five people in the entire human race could learn it. The cost of making a World Lord-level bloodline potion is also extremely high."

Even if it succeeds on the first try, it will require thousands of Chaos Yuan in resources.

Thinking of this, Qin Mu couldn't help but shake his head.

It's good enough that we have it!

"Once I've perfected the secret technique a bit more, I'll pass it on to Teacher Yu Chen! Teacher Yu Chen is currently in Chaos City and is very safe, so there's no need to worry about anything happening to him."

"Unfortunately, there is no loophole here like when Luo Feng entered the Demon Mountain Inheritance, which allowed people to obtain the inheritance content of 'Blood of the Abyss' in advance."

Otherwise, the secret technique of "Flesh and Blood Evolution" might have been further improved.

Qin Mu's mind was filled with random thoughts.

Actually, the Bloodline Evolution Secret Technique was partly for Teacher Yu Chen, and partly a way to give back to Teacher Chaos City Lord.

Over the years, Qin Mu's cultivation and research have not been disturbed by any external factors. After advancing to the Realm Lord level, his annual research funding has increased from tens of billions of Hunyuan to hundreds of billions of Hunyuan!

Whatever resources one asks for, the Chaos City Lord will provide them; he is truly responsive to every request.

And no one has ever asked me for the technology!

Neither the Seed of Genes nor the technology of the World Lord level bloodline ever asked him for it.

It's just to allow myself to focus on my spiritual practice and research.

This is actually not normal!

It's easy to imagine that those cosmic lords wouldn't covet the method for making world lord-level bloodline potions.

impossible!

Do you really think that the five major human powers relocated all of humanity's top pharmacists to Chaos City simply to protect them?

This is the method by which those cosmic lords made the Chaos City Lord hand over the production method of the World Lord-level bloodline potion!

But the Chaos City Lord teacher had never mentioned this issue to him.

Clearly, it was the Chaos City Lord who secretly shouldered the pressure.

Of course I could pretend to be stupid, but there's no need for it.

It's just a World Lord-level bloodline potion, so what if I give it to you?

How many people can actually learn it?

Of course, we can't just give it away blindly. We should leave this to the Lord of Chaos City to get the best benefit!

Strength is not absolute

……

The legacy continues, and Qin Mu's pressure is mounting.

"Floor 5999, reached!"

Qin Mu's face was flushed, his five-kilometer-tall body was panting, and his wings trembled slightly.

On the steps leading to the 6000th floor.

"Huff!" "Huff!" "Huff!"

Qin Mu climbed up step by step.

"Six thousand layers! The pressure of will has reached the level of a cosmic overlord!"

When Qin Mu reached the 6000th floor, his entire body was covered in sweat, his face turned pale, and his huge eyes were faintly bloodshot.

"persist in!"

"Having persevered to this level of inheritance, accept it all."

"By passing through this level, you can obtain the second part of the 'Blood of the Abyss' inheritance!"

Qin Mu thought to himself.

A cosmic overlord!

Even in the entire primordial universe, he was one of the strongest beings.

They could become the strongest among some weaker or even middle-ranking groups.

Qin Mu was able to get to this point entirely by relying on the massive insect swarm to share the pressure, using the power of billions of insects to resist.

Not only his soul, but his body, with its hundredfold genetic advantage, could not withstand it either.

A hundredfold increase in gene density is generally the limit for Venerable Ones, and even for non-special life forms (including humans, demons, insectoids, star behemoths, and demon-slaying races) that have reproduced generation after generation.

But at the level of a cosmic overlord, a hundredfold increase in genes is nothing.

At this moment, the entire insect swarm ceased its activities, fully supporting Qin Mu in completing the inheritance.

Qin Mu's muscles trembled, and he was drenched in sweat as he began to receive the inheritance!

Logically, the inheritance time for each level should not be long, but Qin Mu felt that every second was longer than a year.

Thinking is incredibly slow, and could stop at any moment.

The weariness of the soul leads to an extreme weakening of control over the entire body, causing the person to kneel on the ground, on the verge of collapsing.

finally--

The legacy contained within this 6000-story Tower of the Abyss has finally come to an end.

"We finally succeeded!"

Qin Mu felt a sense of relief, enduring the immense pressure in his soul as he sensed the inheritance of "Blood of the Abyss" and the increased authority within the inheritance token.

Qin Mu did not persist and voluntarily withdrew from the inheritance space.

Once you've secured the inheritance, there's little point in staying any longer.

He couldn't possibly hold out until the next stage, and it wasn't worth letting the entire swarm crumble under the pressure of willpower for a slight increase in amplitude.

That could bring unpredictable risks!

It's not worth it!

The inheritance has come to an end, and it's time to leave.

I'll post this first and then revise it. There was a problem with the data regarding the inheritance level; I've fixed it.

(End of this chapter)