Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 269 Time Reversal Enveloping the Primitive Universe

"Brother Mu, I have something important to tell you in person."

Luo Feng sent out the message.

Qin Mu quickly gave his answer.

"Let's go to the Shennongjia jungle."

Inside the secret chamber, Luo Feng put away the metal plate and his body transformed into a streak of light, soaring into the sky.

Luo Feng was very fast, and soon he successfully arrived in the airspace above the depths of the Shennongjia jungle.

300 years from now, the Earth's population density will be extremely high, but this primeval jungle will never be developed and will remain in its most primitive state.

In the primeval jungle, a seemingly ordinary grove of trees quietly moved aside, revealing a passage about 100 meters in diameter.

"Come in, this is one of my bases."

Qin Mu's voice entered Luo Feng's mind.

Without hesitation, Luo Feng landed directly in the passage.

"Brother Mu! Is this your clone?"

Seeing the familiar figure in the passage, Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

Qin Mu smiled and nodded.

"Okay. Let's go inside and talk."

As Qin Mu spoke, he led the way.

The passageway was spacious and brightly lit despite being underground.

"Is this also one of those living golden-horned behemoths from the Bloodlust world?"

Luo Feng scanned the surroundings with his mental power and, sensing the powerful aura around him, couldn't help but ask.

When Qin Mu helped him modify and enhance his gene multiplier in the Blood Luo World, it was done in a special golden-horned behemoth, which was the insect hive mothership.

"No, this is a permanent base used for various research activities."

Qin Mu shook his head and said.

"Um."

Luo Feng nodded. As the two went deeper into the base, they occasionally encountered some Zerg units.

Most of these insectoids were at the World Lord level, and the aura emanating from their bodies secretly alarmed Luo Feng.

After walking at their pace for several minutes, Luo Feng estimated that they had already gone hundreds of kilometers underground.

Finally, Qin Mu stopped in front of a flesh-and-blood chamber and entered a reception hall filled with Zerg-style architecture.

"Brother Mu, I unexpectedly obtained a fragmented secret manual. If I successfully cultivate it, it can actually evolve my genes!"

Without hesitation, Luo Feng recounted the inheritance he had encountered.

"Can genetic evolution be achieved simply by successfully cultivating?"

Qin Mu showed a surprised expression, but was secretly delighted. It really was the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual"!

"Yes, it's this black metal plate!"

"This black metal plate may seem ordinary, but as long as you probe your consciousness into it, you will encounter a powerful series of illusions. After you break through the illusions, you can obtain a legacy, a legacy written in the language of the Yan God Clan!"

According to the information recorded inside, there are a total of nine tribulations.

The first tribulation increases the body's genes by 3 times.

The second tribulation increased the body's genes by 6 times.

The third tribulation increased the body's genes by 12 times.

Following this logic, when one cultivates to the ninth kalpa, wouldn't the power increase by 768 times?

This violates the laws of the universe!

Unfortunately, the legacy within this metal plate is incomplete; only the first tribulation is complete.

Luo Feng took a deep breath and handed over a black metal plate.

Qin Mu took the black metal plate and probed it with his consciousness, but easily passed through it without encountering any illusions.

"Hmm? I didn't find any illusions in this black metal plate."

After studying it carefully for a while, Qin Mu returned the metal plate to Luo Feng.

"No?"

Luo Feng was somewhat puzzled. Although it was difficult for him to probe his consciousness into the black metal plate, he had to use his innate secret technique to strengthen it before he could force his way in.

But Qin Mu's will was stronger than his, and as a World Lord, it was impossible for him not to discover the secret.

"This inheritance may be a one-time event."

Qin Mu shook his head.

"It's alright! I've recorded all the traditions, and it's the same if I pass them on to you."

"Brother Mu, you can learn the script of the Yan God Clan. I'll teach you."

Luo Feng frowned slightly, then said.

The message contained a total of 36923 characters, with only 31231 characters in the first tribulation. He repeated it so that Qin Mu would follow the same pattern.

"I know the script of the Yan God Clan, which is a clan I focus on studying."

Qin Mu nodded without refuting.

In fact, Qin Mu knew that the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual was resisted by the laws of the universe. Once this secret manual was passed on to someone from the Earth lineage, the laws of the universe would automatically erase the contents of the secret manual immediately after the teaching.

But Qin Mu was still curious and wanted to give it a try.

"Then I'll just teach you directly, and you can write it down!"

"xxxxxx"

Luo Feng uttered characters from the Yan God Clan.

At first, there were no surprises; Qin Mu recorded all the Yan Shen Clan characters.

To prevent his memory from being erased, Qin Mu transmitted the information to the entire insect swarm as soon as he recorded it.

Although he knew it was unlikely that the memories could be preserved, Qin Mu still wanted to try to record the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual" using the special properties of the insect swarm.

Whether it's the Mother Nest in the chaotic void of the initial universe, the Abyss of Purgatory, or the Zerg intelligence organization created by Iceberg, they have spread throughout 1008 human universe nations, leaving backups in the vast Zerg swarm that has spread throughout the entire primordial universe.

But just as Qin Mu was about to connect them, he felt an incomparably vast and great power descend upon him!

"Boom!"

……

Within the primordial chaos of the universe, the Lord of Chaos City suddenly looked up at the endless void.

He sensed a hidden yet vast power descending upon him, a power so immense and powerful that even he could not resist it.

"This is the manifestation of the laws governing the universe! What has happened?"

The Lord of Chaos City was horrified!

In his gaze, the mother nest that Qin Mu placed inside the Chaos Void was enveloped by this power.

In an instant, time and space became disordered.

"Time travel?!"

"What did Qin Mu do? He actually caused the laws governing the universe to descend!"

The Lord of Chaos City was utterly shocked as he watched the laws governing the universe appear and disappear inexplicably.

If this weren't the primordial universe, he might not have even been able to detect this power descending upon him.

Not just the initial universe.

In almost all of the 1008 advanced cosmic nations of the entire human race, the laws of the universe have descended, reversing time and seemingly erasing some information.

Within the territory of the human race, on a primitive planet, the Giant Axe Founder suddenly looked up into the distance.

There, he felt a vast power descend upon him.

"What happened?!"

"This power has enveloped almost the entire territory of the human race!"

……

An elderly human with a hunchback, green skin, and tentacles stood in an alleyway of a bustling city. He looked up at the sky and felt the obscure yet vast power within him, and was filled with awe.

……

Within some weaker groups surrounding humanity...

On the edge of the outer battlefield, within the territory of the demon race, within the territory of the insect race, within the territory of the mechanical race...

Almost everywhere, the laws of the universe reverse spacetime, allowing time to flow backward.

The demon race, the insect race, the mechanical race, and other races possessing the strongest beings in the universe all sensed the arrival of the universe's rules.

The Zerg Queen, the two progenitors of the Demon Race, and the Machine Race all watched in bewilderment as time reversed within their respective races.

This phenomenon is less pronounced within the Zerg and Mech factions' territories; it mainly occurs on the periphery of these territories and within some subordinate factions.

But the demon race is different.

This power enveloped most of the demon race's territory.

This power comes quickly and goes quickly.

Many of the universe's strongest beings vanished before they could even react.

"What happened? How could the rules of the universe suddenly descend, causing time to flow backward over a large area?"

"This phenomenon has appeared not only within our own race, but also on battlefields outside our territory, among other races!"

……

In the vast depths of the universe.

The old man, who was over 90,000 kilometers tall and whose body was faintly glowing black, sat cross-legged on a floating mountain. He had two crystal-clear horns on his forehead and his gaze was fixed on Earth in the human realm.

This sudden arrival of the laws governing the universe alarmed almost all the strongest beings in most of the primordial universe.

……

Qin Mu was unaware of all this at the time.

"My memories!"

Qin Mu was covered in cold sweat as his memories of the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual" vanished under this force.

"No! It's time reversal!"

In order to record the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual," he inscribed it into the genes of the insect swarm.

But at this moment, the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual" in the entire swarm's genome has vanished without a trace.

Qin Mu also had insights into the laws of time, and the only way to achieve this effect was to reverse time!

And it only applies to time reversal for the swarm!

Because Qin Mu easily discovered that others had been affected by this force through comparison.

Almost no one noticed anything unusual.

Through his memories from his previous life, Qin Mu knew from the beginning that the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual" was resisted by the laws of the universe and would automatically erase its contents.

This secret technique was created by the Mountain-Sitting Guest. Once he passes it on to someone on Earth, the laws of the universe will automatically erase its contents.

The Mountain-Sitting Guest is incredibly powerful. While the laws of the universe cannot erase his memories, they can erase the memories of other cultivators.

Therefore, the Mountain Dweller used the Heavenly Soul Crystal to imbue it with power, and the Heavenly Soul Crystal possesses incredible power.

Anyone who is of Earthly lineage and can withstand the test of that illusion can obtain this secret technique from the Heavenly Soul Crystal.

However, it can only be passed on once. As long as the cultivator is alive, the Heavenly Soul Crystal cannot be passed on to a second cultivator unless the first cultivator perishes.

Qin Mu originally wanted to try to record this secret technique by examining the special structure of the insect swarm.

"It seems like we've gone too far!"

Qin Mu's face was filled with shock.

"This power has caused time to reverse for the entire human race and even for countless surrounding insectoid races!"

Under normal circumstances, even if Luo Feng imparted the secret technique, the rules of the universe would simply erase the memory automatically.

This kind of memory erasure has a very small scope, unless it involves someone close to the strongest being in the universe.

Otherwise, even the strongest would not be able to detect it.

However, the swarm was too large and too dispersed.

In particular, Qin Mu also inscribed the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual" into the genes of the insect swarm.

In this situation, even if his memories were erased, Qin Mu could quickly recall the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual".

In order to completely erase the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual", the rules of the universe directly caused time to reverse within a large area.

"Swarm, immediately enter stealth mode!"

Qin Mu broke out in a cold sweat.

"Fortunately, over the past few hundred years, the intelligence network that Iceberg has secretly built has spread into the demon race!"

The Zerg are also lurking within the subordinate races of the Mechs.

"In order to allow the swarm to develop better, except for a few places."

Of the 1008 cosmic kingdoms within human territory, only a small number of insect swarms lurk.

There are actually more spy units active in the territories of the Zerg, the Demon, and the Mech races!

Especially within the demon race, the insectoid spy units are the most numerous. Although these spy units are not particularly strong, their distribution area is extremely wide.

"To ensure that everyone receives equal attention, rather than focusing all eyes on the human race, would be a grave mistake."

"Oh, wait, maybe we can even shift the blame?"

When Qin Mu left the Blood Luo World, he had the Chaos City Lord, his teacher, give him a peak World Lord-level iceberg behemoth to establish an intelligence organization.

In order to enable Iceberg to better develop its intelligence organization, Qin Mu not only gave Iceberg a great deal of authority to freely incubate Zerg units, but also gave him a massive amount of resources.

Zergification, plus the Demon Slayers, and the Iceberg Behemoth.

These three killer moves were all used at once.

Aside from the fact that the Zerg Queen is too powerful, making it difficult for the Zerg swarm to attack, and the Mechs' unique structure making them impossible to infiltrate, there are other factors to consider.

Zerg subordinate races, Demon race, Demon race subordinate races, Machine race subordinate races...

Many weak demons were secretly corrupted by the insect swarm.

In some remote areas, weak demon clans, or even entire clans, have been corrupted and controlled by the insect swarm.

Even a small number of members of the demon royal family were transformed into insectoids.

Initially, Qin Mu did not specifically target any particular ethnic group; he simply allowed the Icebergs to develop on their own.

However, due to various circumstances, the Zerg and Mechs were difficult to corrupt, so they naturally shifted their development focus to the Demon race.

Especially after the assassination attempt in Chaos City, Qin Mu ordered Iceberg to focus on corrupting the demon race, and then, after the insect swarm's strength had accumulated for a while, he would deliver a ruthless blow to the demon race.

Even the Iceberg, a star-level behemoth with peak World Lord bloodline, is currently within the demon race's territory.

With his innate ability to transform, unless Iceberg himself reveals himself, no one can possibly discover him.

……

Luo Feng looked at Qin Mu with a puzzled expression, whose expression had suddenly changed drastically.

"Brother Mu, what happened?"

"Did you write it down? If not, I'll say it again!"

Qin Mu suddenly raised his hand and grabbed Luo Feng.

"Stop! Stop talking!"

Are you kidding me? What would happen if we did it again?

"You don't need to pass this secret technique on to me. This secret technique violates the rules of the universe, and even if you teach it to me, the memory of it will be erased by the rules of the universe."

"Just now, the rules of the universe descended and erased all memories related to the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual."

Qin Mu said to Luo Feng.

"The arrival of cosmic rules?"

Luo Feng's expression shifted, filled with disbelief.

He didn't sense anything unusual, but since Qin Mu said so, it shouldn't be wrong.

He didn't believe Qin Mu would lie to him about something like this.

"Then I can't teach you this secret technique."

Luo Feng sighed. He had wanted to repay Qin Mu for his help all along, but he couldn't.

"It's alright! The arrival of the cosmic rules merely blocked this secret technique; we'll try another method!"

"You just need to practice this secret technique. When you practice, enter the mother nest, and I will monitor the changes in your genes!"

Qin Mu shook his head and explained the solution he had thought of from the beginning.

"However, wait a moment before that. I need to explain to Master Chaos City Lord that this has caused quite a commotion!"

(End of this chapter)