Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 268 Changes in Earth and the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual

"Initiate space travel immediately and enter the outer solar system."

「倒计时，10……9……8……7……6……5……4……3……2……1！」

The spaceship shuddered slightly.

Soon, through the virtual exterior view, Luo Feng saw a familiar starry sky.

It was a blazing star, with planets orbiting around it, constantly revolving around it.

This starry sky is the solar system.

"I'm back!"

Luo Feng let out a long sigh of relief, his eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions, but mostly with joy.

It has been almost three hundred years since the end of the Genius Battle and his return this time.

hum-

"Commander Luo Feng, welcome home. We will protect you."

Inside the control room of the Meteorite Star, a communication from the Earth control tower brought Luo Feng back to his senses after his initial excitement.

"Hmm? Babata, did you notify China?"

Luo Feng was somewhat surprised, even though he had informed China before returning to Earth.

However, because he was delayed in taking on the role of Inspector General in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, the specific time was not mentioned.

But just as they arrived at the outer edge of the solar system, they received a welcome message from China.

He couldn't help but look at Babata, who had left a subroutine on Earth to help the machine race decipher their technology.

It must have been Babata who notified them.

"No, I didn't notify them. The Earth has developed very rapidly in recent years, with a qualitative leap in both technology and strength."

I've told you these things before, but you were so focused on your spiritual practice that you didn't pay much attention.

Although the Meteorite Star was an F-class spaceship, and had been modified by Virtual Universe Corporation with extremely high technological content, it was impossible for it to evade Earth's detection.

The virtual image of the black-robed boy, Babata, emerged from Luo Feng's shoulder.

Luo Feng smiled. Over the years, he had indeed focused on his cultivation and hadn't paid much attention to the development of Earth's technology.

Looking at the various mechanical creations scattered throughout the solar system, Luo Feng couldn't help but admire them.

These mechanical creations varied in size, with the smallest being only a dozen meters in diameter and the largest exceeding a hundred miles.

The menacing muzzle exposed on it secretly alarmed him.

"Your Highness, the defenses on your home planet are truly terrifying!"

Dylan, the immortal god guardian who returned to Earth with Luo Feng, looked at the arrangements in the solar system and exclaimed in admiration.

"Look at that giant cannon turret set up on that platform. The solidified law runes on it are so powerful that even immortal gods probably couldn't withstand it once it unleashed its power."

"And this defense is simply terrifying."

Dylan looked at the solar system and saw that several planets were covered by a layer of colorful energy shields.

Luo Feng also exclaimed in admiration, saying that it wasn't like this before he left.

"Hahaha, of course it's terrifying. The giant cannons on that platform are planet-destroying cannons, and each attack is comparable to the full-force strike of an immortal god."

I deserve some credit for this.

Babata laughed proudly.

"Is this the technology from that machine race's spaceship?"

Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

"Not only that, over the past few hundred years, Qin Mu has used his authority to purchase many advanced technological creations from the Virtual Universe Company."

Look, the energy shield on Earth was installed by people from Virtual Universe Company themselves. I don't even understand the technology inside.

It is said to be able to withstand attacks from powerful kings.

Furthermore, a vast and incredibly powerful reconnaissance system permeates the entire solar system, far surpassing even the probes aboard the Meteorite Star.

Babata explained.

"These are just the things that are out in the open; I don't know what's going on behind the scenes."

"Anyway, the transformation of the entire solar system has never stopped over the years."

Many of our Chinese colleagues have already entered Virtual Universe Company, primarily due to their technological capabilities.

As he spoke, Babata glanced at Dylan next to Luo Feng.

Luo Feng smiled. He knew about the Earth's transformation, but he didn't know the specifics.

Although Dylan was his bodyguard, it was clearly inappropriate to discuss matters concerning Chinese secrets here.

Under their management, quite a few talented individuals from China did indeed secure positions at the Virtual Universe Company.

For example, his wife, Xu Xin, entered the apocalyptic secret realm of the virtual universe company as the president of a technology company.

Professor Zhou, whom Qin Mu had met at the First Military Academy in Jiangnan, entered the pharmacist department of Virtual Universe Company through Qin Mu's connections.

Hong's three personal guards, the Beast, the Iceberg, the Enchantress, and Councilor Tuoba, were assigned to the armed forces of the pharmacist department of the Virtual Universe Company.

Many geniuses who rose to prominence during the Earth era have also taken flight after coming into contact with the universe, especially after Qin Mu continuously sent back bloodline evolution potions.

Dylan was secretly shocked. It could actually defend against attacks at the King level?

That's way too exaggerated.

As the three were talking, two sharp, blade-like spaceships appeared around the Meteorite Star.

"Commander Luo Feng, welcome home. Thank you for your contributions to China. We will guide you."

A strong, masculine voice came from the spaceship's control room.

"good!"

Luo Feng laughed and said that he was naturally happy to be back in his hometown.

Guided by the two spaceships, Luo Feng's Meteorite Star landed on a giant starport in outer space.

The starport was bustling with activity, with numerous spaceships docked there.

Although China has relocated many people off Earth, its population has already exploded due to its encouragement of childbirth.

Within three hundred years, not only Earth, but several planets in the solar system were modified to make them habitable for the Chinese people.

……

"Let's go home!"

He declined the planetary shuttle offered by China and instead stored the Meteorite Star in his world ring.

Luo Feng rushed straight into the atmosphere, with Dylan following behind.

After passing through the atmosphere, Luo Feng soon saw the Earth.

"What a beautiful planet."

Dylan looked down at the planet and sighed.

"So beautiful."

Looking down, Luo Feng couldn't help but sigh.

The entire Earth became a green ocean, with all kinds of plants and flowers covering the land, and ribbon-like clouds floating in the sky, filling the air with a rich sense of energy.

Dylan took a sniff of the air and laughed.

"Your Highness, is this the work of an apothecary? It is said that His Highness Qin Mu is also from the Milky Way Galaxy and is a disciple of the Immortal Domain Dust."

Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

Many people know that he and Qin Mu are good friends.

"The population is growing."

Luo Feng flew high in the sky, looking down at Yangzhou City below.

Yangzhou is now a very famous city on Earth.

Qin Mu and Luo Feng, both pioneers of Chinese civilization, were born in Yangzhou.

Therefore, Yangzhou has been a key area for renovation over the past three hundred years.

The renovated city of Yangzhou is extremely beautiful, with a clear blue sky, lush green trees, and towering skyscrapers.

Inside the skyscraper, Earthlings seemed to defy gravity, freely traversing and flying through it.

"The adults are at least at the celestial level, and many are at the cosmic level. Your Highness, your clansmen are very powerful."

Dylan exclaimed in admiration.

Luo Feng smiled and nodded, watching a beautiful young woman of the Heng level fly by below with a child of the planetary level, but he did not explain anything.

This is of course thanks to Qin Mu.

With Qin Mu's current wealth, he could easily provide every Earthling with a Lord-level bloodline potion.

Of course, Qin Mu did not do that.

They simply distributed the Star-level Bloodline Potion as a benefit to every Chinese person living in the solar system.

The rest depends on your own hard work.

On the one hand, they didn't want to cripple Earthlings, but on the other hand, they thought that having too strong a bloodline would lead to difficulty in reproduction.

Although three hundred years have passed and the population of China living on Earth has increased dozens of times, the base number is still there.

Even after a surge of several dozen times, it's still only worth a few hundred billion.

In the vast universe, how can such a small population be enough?

The two chatted and laughed as they landed at the Luo family's old residence.

Inside the old house, Xu Xin, Luo Hua, and others, having received the news, were already waiting for him.

"I'm back!"

……

He talked with his wife for a long time and also met with his two sons. That evening, a banquet was held at the Luo family's old house.

The Luo family members all rushed back from all corners of the universe.

In the evening, the family gathering began, with a bustling crowd of family members all gathered together.

The next day, high-ranking officials from China also came to visit Luo Feng one by one.

Among these high-ranking officials was Jia Yi.

"Haha, Luo Feng has been waiting for you to come back. Now that you're back, I should set off."

"The fate of China is in your hands."

Jia Yi laughed heartily.

"Yes, congratulations! Don't worry, I'm now the special envoy of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

Luo Feng also laughed.

Upon his return, he learned that Qin Mu had recruited Jia Yi into the pharmacist armed forces department of the Virtual Universe Company.

Then, under the guise of a bodyguard, he was transferred to the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, and through internal selection, he successfully obtained the qualification of a core member of the Virtual Universe Company's Doomsday Secret Realm.

Given Qin Mu's current status in the Virtual Universe Company, securing a spot in a post-apocalyptic secret realm wouldn't be difficult.

Jia Yi himself was quite talented, and Qin Mu, the mother of Jia Yi on Earth, had also helped him adjust his body.

In terms of genetic diversity alone, Jia Yi is no less capable than Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen.

I just hadn't left because I was always worried about China.

Now, Luo Feng serves as the Special Envoy for the Inspection of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. He will remain on Earth for at least several hundred years, or even over a thousand or ten thousand years.

Taking this opportunity, Jia Yi handed over the affairs of China to Luo Feng, while he himself went to the Initial Universe to receive the inheritance.

……

Bed.

Xu Xin hugged Luo Feng and whispered.

"Feng, there's something I need to tell you."

"What?" Luo Feng stroked his wife's long hair.

"Some time ago, when we were building a foundation, my Luo family's construction team unearthed a treasure underground. Since it was our own foundation, I didn't report it."

Xu Xin said.

Unlike the original timeline, Earth is not the private property of the Luo family, but because of Luo Feng, the Luo family is still a very large family with many of its own businesses.

Normally, the discovery of historical sites or treasures should be reported to the state.

However, the Earth has far surpassed the previous era in many aspects, and the government doesn't really care about the occasional unearthed relics or artifacts.

"This treasure is no ordinary relic. I had my family members test it, but they couldn't figure it out at all."

Luo Feng was somewhat surprised. Given China's current level of technology and the Luo family's extremely high status and power, there were very few items that they couldn't understand.

"That thing looks like a board," Xu Xin said. "A very small board."

"What about the items?" Luo Feng pressed.

……

Inside the secret room, Luo Feng held a metal plate in his hand.

This is a pure black metal plate with some patterns on the surface, but it seems to have been smashed or cracked.

Because the stone slab was broken, it has six sides. The longest side is 11.2 centimeters long, and the shortest side is 3.1 centimeters long. It is obviously just a black metal plate the size of a palm.

But the weight feels about the same as a pencil.

Luo Feng carefully examined the strange metal plate that had been discovered on Earth.

"This is absolutely a treasure! Even with my privileges at the Virtual Universe Company, I've reviewed numerous documents and found absolutely no information about it."

"They must have some important connections."

Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

"The pattern on the surface of this cracked black metal plate looks very ordinary no matter how you look at it."

Luo Feng stared at it. With his naked eye, if he were to examine some dissected specimens, he could even clearly see the cell nuclei inside the cells! But even so, he still couldn't find anything special.

"I can't see it with the naked eye. Let's try using telekinesis. Telekinesis can detect things more clearly."

Luo Feng's mind was stirred.

"Haha! So that's how it is, how special!"

"Huh? An illusion? Break free!"

Luo Feng suddenly trembled and fell into an illusion.

"What an amazing illusion! It's actually a series of interconnected illusions."

After breaking through the illusion within the black metal plate, as Luo Feng's mental power continued to penetrate deeper, text messages suddenly began to merge into his mental power.

"The script of the Yan God Clan?"

With Babata's help, Luo Feng quickly discovered the source of the text and translated the information within.

"This is actually a secret manual?"

"According to the description at the beginning of this text, this secret manual has a total of nine tribulations, but judging from the translation, only the cultivation content of the first tribulation is complete, while the second to the ninth tribulations are incomplete."

Luo Feng looked at the broken black metal plate in his hand; the metal plate was broken.

Therefore, the information contained within is also incomplete.

However, it appears to contain only the very beginning of this secret text.

"Cultivating techniques can allow the body's genes to evolve and leap forward. Isn't that far more powerful than the gene seed that Brother Mu researched?"

Luo Feng felt his heart pounding. He squinted, his mind racing as the detailed translated text flashed through his mind.

This secret text.

It's something the universe is jealous of!

There are nine tribulations in total. If you fail to cultivate in each tribulation, your soul and body will collapse and you will turn into ashes and die.

If successful, then the genes evolve.

If it fails, the material structure will completely collapse and turn into ashes.

A very strange and terrifying cultivation technique.

"With Brother Mu's help, my gene multiplication rate has reached 10 times!"

He then fused with ten Blood Crystals, increasing his Black Warrior gene multiplier by a hundredfold.

"If one were to cultivate this secret technique further, wouldn't it be possible to break the limits of the universe's rules?"

Luo Feng was pleasantly surprised, but then he thought of something else.

"Given Brother Mu's expertise in genetics, if he were to cultivate this secret technique, wouldn't that be..."

He was one of the very few who knew about Qin Mu's genetic achievements.

After only a slight hesitation, Luo Feng decided to share this secret technique with Qin Mu.

Qin Mu had helped him countless times along the way.

From the time on Earth, the Genius Battle, Chaos City, and Blood Luo World have almost always benefited from Qin Mu's kindness.

So when he received the inheritance, he immediately thought of Qin Mu.

His cultivation method can only be used on himself, but if it were Qin Mu, he might be able to use this secret method to research stronger gene seeds and bloodline potions.

To make better use of this secret method.

(End of this chapter)