Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 276 Extremely High Combat Power Rating

"The Zeg race? Humans?"

The immortal in black armor looked at Qin Mu's massive body, recalled all the human beings he knew, and was certain that there was no such creature.

This Zeg clan has over a hundred members, all of whom are peak Realm Lords, and each is ten kilometers tall.

The aura it exudes is even stronger than that of an immortal!

Such a race, if it appears in the universe, must be of the highest bloodline; he couldn't possibly be unaware of that.

There are also flesh-and-blood planets that appear in the starry sky, with a diameter of about 100,000 kilometers.

It's definitely some kind of special life form!

But he had never heard of it, which was clearly unreasonable.

"Our Zeg race lives in a secret cosmic realm, and this is the first time we have appeared in the universe."

According to the classification of cosmic kingdoms, we should belong to the Qianwu Cosmic Kingdom!

Qin Mu grinned.

The Zerg race was the identity he prepared for the Zerg hive tyrants.

In the early stages, he will lead the swarm in large-scale battles. Once the battle situation stabilizes in the later stages, he can consider going to some high-level battlefields to hunt down the King-level Immortals.

He originally wanted to name the clan "Terren," as "Hive Tyrant" and "Terren" would have been a better match.

But his swarm was more like the Zerg, so after much deliberation, he decided to call himself the Zerg.

Anyway, the name doesn't matter; it's just a title.

Living in a secret cosmic realm is a convenient excuse and the best cover-up.

This would also be a legitimate identity for the swarm among humans.

After the Chaos City Lord's intervention, the Zeg clan's identity became virtually flawless. Even if other high-ranking human officials investigated, they would not be able to find any flaws.

Qin Mu does not plan to reveal his Zerg identity for the time being, mainly to avoid provoking the Devouring Zerg.

He hadn't forgotten the innate sense of dominance he felt when he ruled over Irina.

If we reveal our Zerg identity, it will be a huge problem if the Zerg Queen comes knocking on our door.

Although humans are currently engaged in large-scale inter-clan wars with demons, insectoids, and mechanical races, these wars are actually just battles fought among the lower classes.

Disguising themselves as special life forms is to avoid arousing suspicion.

The Hive Fortress is a special life form, while the Zerg, to which the Hive Tyrant belongs, is a subordinate life form of the Hive Fortress.

Special life forms cannot reproduce naturally, are few in number, and do not pose a threat to the six top races.

As special life forms, it's normal for them to have some extraordinary abilities.

For example, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds has a body that can be measured in light-years, and the World Tree controls time and space. Which one of them is not a genius?

It wouldn't be surprising to see a special life form with a massive size that can rapidly generate a huge number of warriors, would it?

"Living in a secret cosmic realm? No wonder!"

The black-armored immortal suddenly realized, then wondered to himself.

"Is it the Qianwu Universe Kingdom again?"

Of the 1008 cosmic kingdoms that humanity has ruled over in the past thousand years, the Qianwu Cosmic Kingdom has been the most prominent.

First, Qin Mu, who was said to have the talent of a universe master, appeared in the genius battle.

Then there was Yu Chen, who was hailed as the strongest bloodline alchemist in the history of the human race.

The emergence of the Seed of Genes has benefited the entire human race. More than ten of his descendants have already evolved to the peak of the Starry Sky Beast bloodline.

As long as you transform into a humanoid star beast and reach the realm lord level, you can learn some secret techniques and become a realm lord general on the outer battlefield!

Once, he overheard the king saying that for thousands of years, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom had been extremely happy and often boasted to them.

Now, the Zege clan has actually emerged in this Qianwu Universe Kingdom!

"You're also a human race? I thought you were some kind of special life form."

In the square, another strong bear-man immortal approached.

"I am Barnaby, from the Savage Universe Kingdom, a member of the Bear Clan."

The strong bear-man Immortal laughed.

"Special life form? I don't know if we qualify as special life form, but the great ruler says we are human."

Qin Mu shrugged.

"You may call me a tyrant, and I will lead my people in wars beyond our borders."

The Bearman Immortal and the Black Armor Immortal exchanged a glance; the name 'Tyrant' was clearly a nickname.

Similar nicknames are very common in the space army.

In space armies, people rarely use real names; they usually address each other by nicknames.

What caught their attention even more was the "Dominator" Qin Mu mentioned!

What does it mean to not know if someone is considered a special life form?

The Overlord says they are human, so they are human?

This made the two even more convinced that these hundred-plus enormous humanoid creatures were special life forms.

It's not surprising that there are hundreds of some weak and special life forms.

That enormous, fleshy planet might be a powerful, unique life form.

"This should be because the human leadership formed an alliance with a powerful special life form in order to support the extraterrestrial battlefield, just like the Starry Sky Beast Alliance."

The immortal bear-man wondered to himself.

So he became even more enthusiastic.

Special life forms are generally extremely powerful, and if you can befriend them, they might be able to help you on the battlefield outside the domain.

Which battlefield are you going to?

The bear-man immortal asked, and the black-armored immortal also looked at Qin Mu eagerly.

These more than one hundred powerful realm lords, suspected to be special life forms, would be a formidable force on any battlefield.

"The First Battlefield!"

Qin Mu didn't hide anything and spoke frankly about it.

Unlike the lone wolves, the Space Nation's military operations in extraterritorial battlefields are all planned in advance.

Unlike lone travelers who gather a group and then randomly assign members, this group is different.

"What a pity, I'm the sixth battlefield!"

"Immortal Bearman said regretfully."

The immortal in black armor, however, looked delighted and laughed heartily.

"We are now a group from the Thai-Kinshasa Universe, heading into the first battlefield."

"Tyrant, you can call me 'Black Hammer.' We can support each other on the battlefield."

Qin Mu nodded and smiled.

"no problem."

……

The three chatted for a while, and then an immortal god flew into the sky from the square, his aura exploding.

"Warriors of the Cosmic Nation's army, you are about to embark on the most glorious yet most brutal extraterrestrial battlefield."

"But you must understand, the army has its own rules!"

"Before we set off!"

"We need to conduct an authorization ceremony to determine your affiliation after entering the battlefield."

Qin Mu turned his head and looked over, sensing that the aura emanating from the person was at least that of a powerful king.

The commanders of the armies of various cosmic nations are almost all immortals, and some are even marquises.

Without the strength of a king, you simply cannot control them.

The three of them remained silent and listened attentively.

After entering the extraterritorial battlefield, the Lone Realm Lords are divided into three levels.

The three categories are: 'Ordinary Realm Lord Warriors', 'Elite Realm Lord Warriors', and 'Realm Lord Generals'.

After the strength is determined, when entering the barracks base of the extraterritorial battlefield, the soldiers of the realm lord will prompt each other with their intelligent light brains when they get close to each other.

The veterans of the realm will invite new recruits to join their ranks according to their authority.

If rated as a World Lord General, it will cause a frenzy among all elite teams.

The Cosmic Nation's army also has such a rating, but because the Cosmic Nation's army is a collective combat force, it is also necessary to determine the leader and the overall strength of the army.

Those who can command the armies of a cosmic nation generally need to possess immortal combat power; realm lords like Qin Mu are extremely rare.

In the past, it would have been fine; once the strength was determined, everyone could simply enter the battlefield.

Apart from the quota for military merit, there are generally not many restrictions.

But things are different now.

Because of the combined attack by the demon race, the mechanical race, and the insect race, the human race had no choice but to band together.

Apart from a few elite teams, most will choose to move out in groups or stay in the fortress.

Since it's a collective deployment and a space military operation, the affiliation must be clearly defined.

All three entered the extraterritorial battlefield as leaders of the military of the cosmic nation, and they knew all of this.

They knew, but ordinary warriors did not; under the aura of the powerful king, they all listened carefully.

Seeing that the crowd below had quieted down, the immortal god who had been granted the title of king continued speaking with satisfaction.

"The granting of authority determines your accurate status in the military. The military is a place with a clear hierarchy, and subordinates must obey their superiors."

Therefore, it is essential to clearly define your status and authority within the military, and how is this confirmed? It is through your capabilities.

"Those of you who lead troops to participate in overseas battlefields should have some understanding of these matters."

As you train repeatedly in the virtual universe, the virtual universe network will rate your strength based on your performance.

This rating—which distinguishes your status when you enter the military—is very important.

"I won't go into much detail about anything below Immortal; I'll mainly talk about the distinctions between Immortals."

The Immortal God's Path to Becoming a King.

"Immortality is divided into three levels: first, 'Immortal Military Lord'; second, 'Immortal Marquis'; and third, 'Immortal King'."

"Most immortals are immortal military lords."

"Being recognized by the supreme fundamental laws is barely considered equivalent to being granted the title of Marquis and achieving immortality."

"As for being crowned a king, that requires a deep understanding of the laws of space and time. I don't need to elaborate on that; the virtual universe will judge for itself."

Looking at the twelve army leaders, the immortal king did not believe that these twelve men possessed the fighting prowess of a king.

There are very few king-level experts in the entire human race, and he knows most of them.

Moreover, most of the powerful kings who have been granted titles have already entered the extraterritorial battlefields, and most of them go to the advanced areas of the extraterritorial battlefields, rarely participating in large-scale wars.

"I believe that each of you has shown your strongest strength in the virtual universe. If there is any one of you who has not shown your strongest strength in the virtual universe..."

Worried about an unfair authorization ceremony? Then you can enter the virtual universe network now and unleash your full power. Authorization will begin shortly.

……

The immortal god who had been granted the title of king remained silent for ten seconds before speaking: "Everything should be fine now. Leaders, please come forward one by one to receive your authorization."

Twelve leaders of the cosmic army, including Qin Mu, flew out from the plaza.

The twelve people walked towards the King of Immortality in turn. A blue light shone from the screen on the King of Immortality's arm guard, enveloping the approaching army leader.

"Immortal, combat power evaluation of the Immortal Military Lord!"

"Immortal, combat power evaluation of the Immortal Military Lord!"

"Immortal, battle strength rating granted the title of Marquis Immortal!"

The screen on the immortal god's arm guard automatically emitted a series of sounds, and at the same time, every leader of the cosmic army who had been granted the authority also received a message from the virtual universe system.

The higher the authority, the different one's status in the military.

There were only twelve leaders in line, and they were granted authority one by one. Soon it was Qin Mu's turn.

The blue light enveloped Qin Mu, and at the same time, it emitted a sound.

"World Lord level, combat power rating: King-level Immortal!"

Wow!

All the military leaders looked at Qin Mu, and even all the cosmic armies in the entire square, as well as the personnel from the Biao Niao Star who granted the cosmic armies the authority, all looked over.

"Holy crap! Humans are this strong? They must be some kind of special life form!"

"If they weren't special life forms, how could a World Lord-level being be rated as a King-level combat power?"

"Not just a special life form, but an extremely powerful one among special life forms!"

"Only the most exceptional life forms can possess the combat power of a king when they reach the level of a realm lord!"

In an instant, the entire square erupted in cheers.

A Realm Lord possesses the combat power to be crowned a King!

What kind of heaven-defying talent is this!

However, something even more shocking happened: the personnel inside the planet of the celestial bird, who were testing the equipment for the space army, were stunned by the information transmitted from the instruments in their hands.

"World Lord level, combat power rating: Marquis/Immortal!"

"World Lord level, combat power rating: Marquis/Immortal!"

"World Lord level, combat power rating: Marquis/Immortal!"

"..."

All 110 Zerg Hive Tyrants, also known as the Zerg Clan certified in the virtual universe, have been certified to possess the combat power of a Marquis-level Immortal!

Holy crap!

The immortal gods who had been granted the title of King were dumbfounded. There were more than a hundred world lords who had been granted the title of Marquis.

Are you kidding me!

You're saying this is the human race?

With humans so powerful, what chance do demons, insectoids, and mechanical races have?

A series of spatial and temporal fluctuations appeared throughout the square. The immortals secretly observing Qin Mu and his group on the planet of the flying birds stared in horror at the instruments in the hands of the staff.

The assessment of the virtual universe cannot be wrong!

Qin Mu smiled as he looked at the shocking scene before him.

It's just a title of nobility!

If things really escalate, every Hive Tyrant possesses the power to become a King!

Each Hive Tyrant possesses a hundredfold increase in genetic power and incorporates at least seventy or eighty Blood Crystals, theoretically allowing their strength to surge seventy or eighty times.

However, the Blood Crystal's enhancement also has an upper limit; after activating the Blood Crystal's power, it's only about 6000 times the gene.

With the addition of talent enhancement, one can instantly double their strength.

Its own strength alone is ten thousand times that of its genes!

Similarly, due to the limits of talent enhancement, the maximum increase is only ten thousand times the genetic potential.

The Hive Tyrant's casual strike possessed approximately 1 times the power of a peak ninth-tier World Lord, reaching a level that barely qualified him as a King.

Unfortunately, compared to true immortal kings, they lacked the means to burn divine power.

In addition, the weapons and armor he possessed were not particularly good; they were merely divine weapons at the level of a marquis.

Although they also possess amplification techniques, they can only rely on the venom of the [Netherworld Serpent] to deal with the immortality of the gods, making their methods rather limited. This is why they were only awarded the title of Marquis!

Qin Mu had no intention of hiding his strength; his purpose in going to the extraterrestrial battlefield was to allow the insect swarm to evolve.

Not only does he not intend to hide his strength, but he also wants to unleash it at full power in the most dangerous and deadliest battlefield!

In the past, due to the lack of warfare, the Zerg swarm's genetic advancement almost entirely relied on his research.

But the swarm's talent is evolution!

They absorb the superior genes of other races and undergo adaptive evolution through the most intense and brutal battles!

(End of this chapter)