Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 309 The Chaos City Lord's Advice

Chaos City, Chaos Void.

On the endless, desolate land, a mother nest stands tall.

Within the mother nest, vines extend out, engulfing the alien corpses of the vast land and sending them into chambers of flesh and blood.

These are at least immortal, even Venerable level corpses, which are being manipulated and studied at will by the Mother Nest.

It was precisely because of the existence of this mother nest that Qin Mu, although only a realm lord, made some progress in his research on the divine bodies of immortal powerhouses.

A passage opened in the towering mother nest, and Qin Mu walked out from it, then flew straight to the side of the Chaos City Lord who was sitting cross-legged and cultivating.

"teacher."

Qin Mu said respectfully.

"Yes, what is it?"

The Lord of Chaos City opened his eyes and stared at Qin Mu.

"During the battlefields outside the domain and in Hongmeng City, I discovered that most of the kings and even venerables among my human race have gene multipliers of ten times or less."

In recent years, my disciple has made some breakthroughs in the field of genetics. Achieving a genetic improvement of less than 100 times is not too difficult for me.

Therefore, before researching the method to break through the limits of genes by a hundredfold, should I first increase their gene multiplication rate?

Otherwise, even if a method for achieving a hundredfold genetic breakthrough were developed, only a handful of people could use it.

Qin Mu said respectfully.

"A breakthrough in genetics?"

The Lord of Chaos City was startled.

He understood Qin Mu's meaning. In the past, although he had increased the gene multiplier of Hong, Lei Shen, Luo Feng and others to ten times, and relied on the Blood Crystal to make them Black Warriors, the gene multiplier could reach a hundred times under the enhancement.

At that time, Qin Mu said that the reason he was able to succeed was because he was very familiar with the genes of the group and it took him decades to succeed.

But right now, Qin Mu's meaning is clearly that a technological breakthrough could allow human powerhouses to achieve a hundredfold increase in genetic strength on a large scale!

"Yes, I currently have two options."

One method is to utilize the power of the Zerg mother hive to perform gene manipulation.

Through the mother nest, I can multiply their gene count at a relatively low cost.

This solution is simple, quick, and consumes few resources.

But this requires their absolute trust and cooperation.

Furthermore, I don't want to expose the swarm too early, at least not before I achieve immortality.

Secondly, it involves spending some time and effort to systematically organize the sixth, seventh, or even higher levels based on "Bloodline Evolution".

They discovered something similar to a blood-enhancing potion.

This would take a very long time and would require thousands or even tens of thousands of times more resources.

Qin Mu replied.

"Two options. The first option you mentioned can start increasing the gene multiplier now, right?"

How many resources would be needed to upgrade an ordinary king to ten times the genetic potential?

The Lord of Chaos City was overjoyed, but still calmly asked.

"The theory can begin, but I have only tested it on those below the Immortal level so far. There is still a big difference between the divine bodies above the Immortal level and the Realm Lords."

Therefore, some experiments with immortality are still needed.

As for the resources required, that depends on the opponent's specific strength and the size of their divine body, etc., so I cannot give a specific answer.

Compared to the traditional method of forcibly improving one's abilities by relying on treasures, the required cost is at least hundreds of times lower, or even more.

With less than ten times the genetic diversity, I estimate it won't exceed 10 billion mixed elements, and it might actually be even lower.

Ten to a hundred times the genetic value, that's only enough for a few rare treasures.

Qin Mu said that there were a large number of immortal and venerable corpses within the Chaos Void, and he conducted preliminary experiments.

However, those are all inanimate objects, and the swarm is currently unable to hatch immortal-level units.

Therefore, it would be best to have a living test subject so that he can actually perform the experiment a few times.

The treasures and resources needed to normally increase gene multiplication are extremely rare, and many are priceless and unavailable.

For example, Luo Feng's teacher, the invincible True King, only had a gene multiplication factor of 10.

A king with invincible status would have assets of at least several hundred billion, or even trillions of Hunyuan. If possible, how could a true king not increase his gene multiplier?

There is only one reason.

A tenfold or less improvement is something True King can afford, but he won't be able to go any further.

Let alone the True King, most of the Venerable Ones in the human race cannot afford it!

"A few precious treasures can increase gene multiplier by a hundredfold?"

The test subject is fine, but is this experiment dangerous?

If the experiment itself is dangerous, then use some prisoners.

If the danger isn't too great, then our human race's immortals can coordinate.

A joyful smile appeared on the face of the Chaos City Lord.

Such treasures are extremely valuable to those below the level of a Universe Venerable.

However, for a Cosmic Venerable, even a low-level Cosmic Venerable is worth dozens of Treasure Points, while a mid-level or high-level Cosmic Venerable with stronger strength is generally worth hundreds or thousands of Treasure Points.

As for the more powerful cosmic overlords, their net worth is generally tens of thousands of treasure points, which is about ten supreme treasure points.

For a powerhouse of this level, one or two ordinary treasures are nothing at all.

"Danger? Yes, but not much. At least there's no threat to life; at most, there might be some mutations."

Even if a mutation occurs, I can revert it back.

Qin Mu shook his head.

Immortal powerhouses have condensed divine bodies, so they are not so easy to die.

Even without achieving immortality, one can regenerate their body after it collapses.

As long as it doesn't crash too many times in a short period of time, it's fine.

If one possesses immortality, then needless to say...

"In that case, I can just have your senior brothers' disciples cooperate with your experiments, which will also make it easier to keep things confidential."

Your senior brothers, such as Guiyi and Jinfu, all have disciples who have achieved immortality or been granted the title of king.

The Lord of Chaos City laughed.

"How long do you expect the second option to take?"

The Lord of Chaos asked, but he didn't bother to ask about the resources. Research at this level was worth any amount of resources.

"It would probably take a thousand or ten thousand years to perfect."

Qin Mu pondered for a moment.

He actually preferred the first option, because that would mean that the immortals and even the cosmic sages among the human race would indirectly become his test subjects.

This greatly helped him break through to become immortal.

Study the immortal, cosmic beings of the entire human race!

The other party took the initiative to cooperate; what a stroke of luck!

If he hadn't considered this, why would he have rushed to find the Chaos City Lord?

He has already accumulated a great deal of experience at the realm master level, and it's time for him to consider breaking through to immortality.

"Both of these options are very good. You can start with the first one."

Don't abandon the second option either; you can organize it over the long years to come.

This is of great significance to our human race.

The Lord of Chaos City wore a smile on his face. For a powerful figure like him, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years were nothing.

"As for your concerns, they are easily resolved."

"The place to increase gene multiplication should be placed in Chaos City!"

"Within Chaos City, I control time and space. I can decide what they see."

"The research on increasing gene multipliers is too heaven-defying. I can claim that a human powerhouse obtained a heaven-defying treasure in the cosmic sea, which can consume resources to increase genes by up to a hundredfold."

This will also protect you from being targeted by other races.

It's best not to reveal your true strength until you're fully prepared.

The Lord of Chaos City explained his plan.

This is indeed the best way. After all, there are only so many kings and cosmic venerables in the human race, so having one place to improve is enough.

Chaos City is the most suitable place.

It is absolutely safe; even the strongest humans trust it.

"Teacher, what is the Cosmic Sea?"

Qin Mu looked at the chaos and asked curiously.

Knowing the plot well, he certainly knew, but he still asked anyway.

"The Cosmic Sea is not something you can access right now; it's a place beyond the primordial universe."

The Lord of Chaos City hesitated; this level of information shouldn't have been shared with Qin Mu so early.

Qin Mu's strength is still too weak; he's only a Realm Lord.

Knowing these things too early won't do you any good.

"At the very least, you will be qualified to step into the Cosmic Sea, where endless chaotic energy flows, once you become a top cosmic overlord."

The immense pressure naturally generated by the endless chaotic energy was enough to obliterate an immortal god.

"Countless treasures are also nurtured there."

Especially in the most dangerous areas, finding treasures that can boost gene multipliers is not uncommon.

"You can find out the specific information when you are stronger."

"This is what the Lord of Chaos City said."

"Disciple understands."

Qin Mu didn't press the matter further, as that area was indeed not one he could access.

"Then I'll follow the teacher's instructions. After I've done some research, I'll increase the gene multiplier of the strong members of my human race within Chaos City."

Qin Mu said respectfully.

With top human experts collaborating on experimental research and the potential to reap massive resources, what could be better?

(End of this chapter)