Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 257 Leaving, Returning to Chaos City

In the depths of purgatory, Qin Mu's figure suddenly appeared inside the Mother Nest.

He only felt something touch the top of his head, and his body involuntarily bent over.

Qin Mu, whose mind was still a little dazed after receiving the inheritance, suddenly realized that his body was not the two-meter-tall human body he had before, but a tyrant of the insect hive that was a full five kilometers tall!

If this mother nest hadn't already advanced to the level of a world lord and grown to three hundred kilometers in size, I probably would have been embedded into the mother nest's chamber if I had appeared so suddenly.

Immediately, Qin Mu activated his innate transformation technique, and his body shrunk dramatically, transforming back into his original human form.

"This feels really uncomfortable, as if all my strength is being restricted."

Qin Mu twisted his body uncomfortably, his more than one-meter-tall frame unable to exert the strength he should have.

However, Qin Mu endured the discomfort. His body with a hundred times the genetic bonus was also a trump card. He could use his real body after he went out to train.

As long as he doesn't say it, no one will doubt that the five-kilometer-tall, hundred-fold genetically enhanced creature is himself.

"Finally, I got the inheritance! And this treasure too!"

Qin Mu grinned. The further along the inheritance process, the longer it takes. The 6000-floor Abyss Tower took Qin Mu a total of eighty years! With a flick of his hand, the inheritance token and a strange treasure resembling a stream of water appeared.

His consciousness swept over the inheritance token, which contained the secret method for adjusting the demon bloodline of the next stage of the World Lord level in "Blood of the Abyss".

At the same time, the control over the Styx River has also increased, and the scope of operation has expanded from 100 million miles to 10 billion miles, enabling the creation of even more powerful demons.

"Can the inheritance only be accepted once every ten thousand years?"

After reading through the information in the inheritance token, Qin Mu understood.

Based on my understanding, the Tower of the Abyss has at least ten thousand floors. The first three thousand floors belong to the Immortal stage, while the four thousand to six thousand floors belong to the Universe Venerable level.

The sixth thousandth floor is the level of a cosmic overlord!

It's not hard to deduce that the 9,000th floor would probably require a body and will at the level of a universe master.

"This legacy is very important to me, and I must do it again ten thousand years from now."

Qin Mu put away the inheritance token and scanned the flowing treasures with his consciousness.

"A tributary of the River Styx? Or a treasure forged in imitation of the River Styx?"

Qin Mu guessed that his consciousness had entered the treasure in the river, and a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

"A top-tier treasure! And a top-tier treasure of its kind, belonging to a specific domain!"

The top-tier treasures in the domain category are already comparable to ordinary supreme treasures.

For a true cosmic overlord, a top-tier treasure of a domain might not mean much, since cosmic overlords usually possess several supreme treasures.

But for Qin Mu, it was extremely important.

"This river treasure possesses corrosive, binding, and suppressive abilities?"

Qin Mu possesses the Soul-Stabilizing Bell, a soul treasure bestowed upon him by the founder of the Giant Axe, and the Mysterious Ice Palace, a palace treasure given to him by his teacher, the Lord of Chaos City.

But both of these are for defense.

For Qin Mu, the Soul-Stabilizing Bell is more of a concealment tool. Don't be fooled by how hard it is for Qin Mu to withstand the impact of the will of a cosmic overlord in the Abyss Inheritance.

But that's because when they received the inheritance, they actively accepted the secret transformation, making their soul amplitude stronger. It was just that the part of the Zerg that possessed the soul shared the pressure.

The part of the Zerg without a soul did not participate.

The Xuanbing Palace, as a treasure of the flying palace type, is also used for flying and for survival.

But this river treasure is different; it can be used in battle.

If Qin Mu had the River Treasure when fighting that Marquis-level demon, he could have prevented it from even self-destructing!

"Haha, once we get familiar with this treasure of the river, the insect swarm will have another trick up its sleeve when facing powerful enemies."

Qin Mu smiled, leaving aside the river's corrosive and entangling abilities for the moment.

With this ability to suppress space, combined with the spatial blockade of the peak bloodline behemoth of the insect swarm, once the insect swarm has its eye on you, even an invincible king will not be able to escape!

Once entangled by the swarm of insects, their fate is predictable.

"We've achieved our goals in entering the Abyss of Purgatory, and it's about time we left. As for the wars with other layers of the Abyss and the Blood Wars of the Abyss, we can leave a portion of the Zerg behind."

Through the Inheritance Token, Qin Mu already knew that the entire Purgatory Abyss was actually an Inheritance Secret Realm, mainly used for inheritance and the cultivation of demons, with the most important opportunity being the Inheritance of the Tower of the Abyss.

Since that's the case, there's not much point in staying any longer.

Having made his decision, Qin Mu did not immediately use the teleportation token to leave.

Over the years, the swarm has been expanding in the Abyss of Purgatory, and has already occupied three layers of it. Even if they want to leave, they must make arrangements for what will happen next.

This includes most of the Zerg, including the peak-blooded star behemoths, which Qin Mu will definitely take with him, but he will also leave enough troops to guard the existing territory.

These three layers of abyss are rich in resources, and Qin Mu is unwilling to give them up.

The Abyss will also become an important stronghold for the Zerg swarm.

……

Three months later, everything will be settled.

Qin Mu's consciousness swept over his inner world and the world ring on his hand, only to find that the inside was already crowded with Zerg units.

"A total of ten Zerg legions, each led by a Hive Tyrant and comprising ten Hive Fleets."

Each Zerg hive fleet has at least two peak-blooded Starry Sky Beasts and a Zerg Queen assisting in command.

The remaining star behemoths number in the thousands, and the Zerg's main force numbers 1 million!

"Ten Zerg legions would contain tens of billions of Zerg!"

"In addition, there is a guard composed of a hundred-headed insect hive tyrants."

A strange smile appeared on Qin Mu's face.

He was already imagining what it would be like when ten legions of Zerg appeared on the outer battlefield.

Over the years, the human race's leadership has provided him with hundreds of billions of resources annually, most of which have been devoured by the insectoid swarm.

Meanwhile, in the nine garbage star systems, the insect hive motherships, whose numbers have expanded to nine heads, are also frantically devouring the mountain of corpses that have been piled up for who knows how many years.

This is a nine-headed world lord-level insect hive mothership! And it's an insect hive mothership hatched based on the Golden Horned Beast.

They can not only quickly devour corpses themselves, but also hatch billions of worker insects.

In the nine garbage star systems, mountains of garbage are disappearing at an alarming rate.

If the swarm is allowed to continue its devouring, the mountain of corpses that has accumulated over hundreds of millions of years will be completely consumed by the swarm in just a few thousand years at most.

"I've already reduced the number of Zerg swarms considerably. Otherwise, if the number of Zerg motherships were increased tenfold or a hundredfold, even a large number of corpses wouldn't be enough for the Zerg to eat."

"But if we really do it that way, it would be a bit excessive."

It's about time to give them some benefits. I've improved "Bloodline Evolution" quite a bit over the years, and I can hand it in now.

Okay, here's the first version; the improved version will be provided later!

Good things shouldn't be released all at once, otherwise how will we obtain resources?

After making his decision, Qin Mu first logged into the virtual universe and informed his teacher, the Lord of Chaos City.

His current status is special. It doesn't matter if no alien races can enter the Abyss of Purgatory, but he still needs to be careful after leaving the secret realm.

As expected, the Chaos City Lord immediately responded that he would arrange for Venerable Guiyi to come and meet Qin Mu, and send him directly to Chaos City.

Qin Mu had no objections; this was something that had been decided long ago.

Although his strength has leaped forward, not to mention his own power, with ten Zerg legions under his command, plus the Zerg Hive Tyrant Guard, he wouldn't fear even an assassination attempt by a Cosmic Venerable.

After waiting a while longer, Qin Mu received a message from Senior Brother Guiyi, and then activated the teleportation token to prepare to leave the Purgatory Abyss.

"Buzz—"

As power was channeled into the teleportation token, invisible spacetime fluctuations spread out from within it.

As if communicating with something, a spatial passage about ten meters in diameter slowly unfolded around the teleportation token after a full three minutes.

"No wonder they said it takes three minutes to activate the teleportation token, and during that time you need to avoid being attacked. So that's how you leave!"

Seeing the teleportation channel appear, Qin Mu walked in without hesitation.

Just like the scene when he entered the Abyss of Purgatory, the teleportation channel was surrounded by endless spatial turbulence. The black token in Qin Mu's arms emitted a faint light, enveloping him within it.

A powerful force seemed to be guiding him, propelling him swiftly through the spatial turbulence.

Qin Mu suddenly turned his head to look behind him, where he seemed to sense a faint spatial fluctuation and a familiar aura, although the fluctuation was fleeting.

Unlike when he first entered the Abyss of Purgatory, back then he was only at the ninth level of the Universe!

But now he's at the World Lord level!

Moreover, he was a realm lord recognized by the Ten Origins, and his understanding of the fundamental laws of time and space had greatly improved.

The spacetime fluctuations were extremely weak; under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have been able to detect them, but he noticed them instantly upon entering this spatial turbulence.

"Senior Brother Guiyi?"

Qin Mu turned his head away, seemingly oblivious to everything, but a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.

He had suspected it when his senior brother Guiyi gave him the treasure, and now it's basically confirmed.

Amidst the spatial turbulence, a barefoot, bald man dressed in a fiery red battle robe had a strange expression on his face. Had he been discovered?

He had been secretly protecting Qin Mu all these years on the orders of his teacher, the Lord of Chaos City.

"They probably haven't found anything, right?"

Venerable Guiyi was somewhat surprised and uncertain.

He's the ruler of the universe!

But when he thought about what he had seen over the years, he became somewhat uncertain again.

……

At the entrance to the Abyss planet, a surge of power erupted in the teleportation hall, with a runic array about a kilometer in diameter radiating powerful fluctuations.

The staff guarding the area near the teleportation hall all came out, and a young man in white looked at the information on the smart computer.

"Is this Prince Qin Mu returning?"

"He must have spent over eighty years in the depths of purgatory, right? That's incredible!"

The young man in white thought to himself.

To complete the Purgatory Abyss mission, you only need to survive inside for three years to earn a million points, but Qin Mu stayed inside for eighty years!

In the golden light, Qin Mu's figure slowly appeared.

"Sizzle—"

Black gas emanated from Qin Mu's body, accompanied by a strange shriek.

As the black gas dissipated, Qin Mu felt a sense of relief throughout his body.

"Your Highness, congratulations on successfully completing your mission."

He came out early to greet the young man in white robes, bowed slightly, and smiled.

"The black gas that just appeared in your body was the abyssal aura being cleansed. Abyssal aura allows one to blend into the abyssal environment, but it also makes one bloodthirsty."

After the magic array cleared it, most of the abyssal aura dissipated, and the remaining part will dissipate on its own in the future.

Seemingly noticing the confusion in Qin Mu's eyes, the white-robed youth explained.

Qin Mu nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Please come with me, Venerable Guiyi is already waiting for you."

The young man in white robes respectfully pointed to the outside of the teleportation hall and said.

He was also secretly surprised that it was just a training exercise, yet it actually required a powerful expert of the level of Venerable Guiyi to guide him.

Could that legend be true?

Is Qin Mu the creator of the Seed of Genes?

But how could that be!

Others may not know, but he does?

Qin Mu has been in the Abyss of Purgatory for years and has never come out, so such rumors are simply nonsense.

But now that Venerable Guiyi has come to guide him, he is somewhat uncertain.

"Um."

Qin Mu nodded, said nothing, and simply followed the white-robed youth.

After walking through a long corridor for about ten minutes, the young man in white robes respectfully led Qin Mu to a room and gently knocked on the doorbell.

"Your Excellency, Prince Qin Mu has arrived."

The door opened automatically, and a deep voice rang out.

"Qin Mu, come in."

Qin Mu walked in and saw that the room was luxurious. A man in a fiery red battle robe, barefoot and bald, sat in the room, looking at Qin Mu with a smile.

"Senior brother."

Venerable Guiyi nodded and smiled.

"You actually spent eighty years in the Abyss of Purgatory and directly broke through to the Realm Lord level!"

"Huh? On your forehead?! The fundamental laws have acknowledged you! You've actually gained the recognition of the Ten Fundamental Laws!"

His face showed horror, as if he couldn't believe it.

When I gave Qin Mu the treasure last time, Qin Mu said that he would break through quickly and reach the realm master level within a hundred years at most.

With sufficient resources, it wouldn't be difficult for a genius of Qin Mu's caliber to reach the Realm Lord level.

Many people in the core of the Virtual Universe Company stay at the cosmic or domain lord level for a long time, mainly to accumulate experience and enjoy the benefits of core members.

Because once you break through to the Realm Lord level, you must undergo life-and-death trials.

But breaking through to the Realm Lord level and gaining the recognition of the Origin Laws is another matter entirely, and Qin Mu even gained the recognition of the Ten Great Origin Laws!

"Hehe, junior brother has some opportunities."

Seeing that Venerable Guiyi wanted to put on an act, Qin Mu didn't expose him but instead smiled and played along.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Venerable Guiyi finally spoke formally.

"Now that you have completed your training, let's head back to Chaos City. As is customary, a master's disciple is required to visit the master once they reach the Realm Lord level."

The space here is sealed off, making direct teleportation to the divine realm impossible. Let's prepare and then set off.

Qin Mu nodded as well.

"Thank you for your help, senior brother."

With that, the two left the entrance planet of the Purgatory Abyss, boarded Venerable Guiyi's spaceship, and after flying for a while, quickly arrived at the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company through the Divine Kingdom teleportation.

Looking at the continent, which was tens of light-years in diameter, Qin Mu felt a sense of awe.

"After a hundred years away from Chaos City, I have returned."

(End of this chapter)