Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 312 Research Advancement, Entering the Seventh Battlefield

Within the chaotic void, Qin Mu led a new batch of immortal powerhouses into the flesh and blood chambers of the Mother Nest.

This mother nest has been specially modified to greatly reduce its reproductive capacity.

Most areas have been modified into flesh and blood chambers for body conditioning, and their internal environment is not a traditional flesh and blood structure, but a stone-like palace.

After being modified, the mother nest became a super-large research base with a height of about 3,000 kilometers and an area of ​​about 80 million square kilometers.

A mother nest of this size could theoretically be modified by tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of powerful beings simultaneously.

In reality, it is difficult to simultaneously train 10,000 immortal powerhouses.

If it were replaced with the title of King of Immortality, the number would be even smaller.

Because the energy supply is not keeping up.

The resources required to enhance the genes of an immortal powerhouse are staggering.

Even with the assistance of the Mother Nest and the provision of a vast amount of precious resources for restoring divine bodies by the human leadership, the situation remains the same.

"I never expected that there would be a powerhouse of the True King level among this batch of test subjects."

Qin Mu was in a good mood.

True King Yan, an invincible powerhouse who has been granted the title of King.

In the Hongmeng Alliance, the Invincible King and the Universe Elementary Venerable are at the same level, both rated as four stars.

This batch of powerful individuals was still selected from Chaos City.

The True King, on the other hand, has been cultivating in seclusion in Chaos City for many years.

Considering this, it's not surprising that there is a true Yan King.

"Even if I unleash my full strength, I can only reach the limit of becoming a king."

Even with the assistance of the Tree of Life to suppress it, it would only reach the level of a True King.

Studying the True King has also greatly helped improve my strength.

In sight, the True King had already lay down in the flesh and blood chamber, relaxing his body and letting the flesh and blood vines pierce into his divine body.

For a powerful individual of this caliber, it would be truly difficult to infiltrate his divine body unless he deliberately lowered his defenses.

After gazing at the True King's divine body for a while, Qin Mu stopped paying much attention to it.

He has many things to do and doesn't have much time or energy to focus on one person.

Once the first few batches of experiments are completed and sufficient data is available, the large-scale advancement of the human race's genes, leading to immortality and even cosmic supreme beings, will begin.

At that time, Qin Mu would divide the promotion methods into different stages.

We have established detailed pricing standards based on different races, strengths, and sizes of divine bodies.

Although it would grant humanity immortality and usher in the "Dry Witch" era, it would also be the strongest era in the history of the human race!

Imagine how terrifying it would be if all humanity were immortal, and all the cosmic beings possessed extremely high gene counts and enormous divine bodies.

If they succeed, the demon royal family, the insect queen, and even the star behemoths will be no match for the human race in terms of basic lifespan and divine physique.

It can be said that each of them is comparable to a weaker, special life form.

The resources consumed in this process would, of course, be an astronomical figure.

Charging a fee is perfectly justifiable.

Qin Mu merely reduced the resources required, not eliminated them entirely.

Even the highest levels of humanity would not give away their genetic bonuses or divine bodies to all immortals and cosmic venerables free of charge.

In that case, even the treasure trove of humankind would not be able to withstand it.

"Once the experiment stabilizes, it's time to help Professor Yu Chen increase the gene fold."

Qin Mu thought to himself.

As Yu Chen's teacher who led him to the study of bloodlines, his own gene multiplier was not high.

He hadn't considered helping before, mainly because he wasn't confident about the gene multiplication rate increase during the immortal stage.

He can study other immortals at will, and it doesn't matter if their divine bodies collapse.

It's definitely different for Teacher Yu Chen.

We must help Teacher Yu Chen reach a hundredfold genetic level in the most perfect condition.

Ideally, one's divine body should also be elevated to its maximum potential, so as not to betray the teacher's nurturing grace.

If it weren't for Teacher Yu Chen's selfless help in improving his strength, he wouldn't have been able to ascend to the top in one step, pass the seventh trial tower, and become the master of the Chaos City Lord.

……

"The special life forms purchased from Hongmeng City have finally all arrived."

Qin Mu, who was immersed in his research, was interrupted by a message coming from the virtual universe.

The hundreds of special life remains purchased in Hongmeng City were not shipped from a single location; the fastest ones arrived long ago, while others were slower.

"Most of these special life forms are only fragmented pieces, and it takes a long time for them to be conceived."

The Shadow-Eyed Spider, Azure Sea Tortoise, and Blood Spirit Tree Mother are all basically complete and can be analyzed directly.

"Research on cyborgs has also made initial progress."

Once the Shadow-Eyed Spider and Azure Sea Turtle analyses are complete, the progress of advanced bio-equipment should see a significant boost.

The bio-armor was initially just a product of Qin Mu's desire to increase the defense of the Hive Tyrant, but later a series of ideas were derived from it.

It differs from the seed of genes, starting from the very bottom and evolving through generations.

Research on cyborgs is conducted from top to bottom.

From tyrants to the lowest strata of humanity.

For Qin Mu, combining different kinds of life in the form of armor was not a difficult task.

The largest unit in a swarm, the Behemoth, is modular in structure.

What appears to be a single entity, Behemoth, is actually an aggregate of countless Zerg units.

The same applies to Leviathan.

Based on this, it's not too difficult to simply embed some defensive units into a single main unit.

As for turning them into armor, that's even simpler.

Qin Mu had long since figured out the iceberg behemoth's talent: the transformation technique.

Transforming it into the form that users need is just a matter of a thought.

The difficulty lies in integrating the implant into the body to share talents and constructing an evolutionary model within the human body.

And to iterate this process downwards.

With high-level equipment, achieving this is easier if cost is not a concern.

However, it's difficult to obtain low-level equipment.

"The goal of bio-armor is to achieve the same widespread availability as the Seed of Genes, so the cost of low-level bio-armor must be extremely low."

Building an evolutionary model based on this is no easy task.

Qin Mu pondered.

His plan is to hatch a special Zerg unit from the swarm, and the strength of this Zerg unit can be divided into different levels according to the user.

From the lowest level of apprentice to the level of world master.

This lowest level of colony doesn't require much energy to hatch.

Its form doesn't need to be too complex; it just needs to be able to cover and blend into the body.

After the clone recognizes its master, it can grow together with its master.

The Zerg have the ability to evolve. In the process of continuous evolution, the bio-armor itself becomes more and more powerful, and the talents it can support become stronger and stronger.

At the same time, the evolutionary domain will become increasingly powerful.

The most advanced armor comes with powerful talents from the start, such as the Shadow Vision of the Shadow Spider, the "Mystic Turtle Armor" and "Azure Wave Reversal" of the Azure Sea Turtle, and so on.

Its defenses are sufficient even during the kingship stage.

Of course, such high-end genital armor is extremely expensive.

"The situation on the battlefield outside the region is becoming increasingly tense. The mortality rate of the Hive Tyrant and Hive Guards is getting higher and higher, and research on bio-armor is now urgent."

"Once the Azure Sea Black Tortoise is analyzed, equip them with the Iceberg Behemoth's Transformation Technique. Let the Hive Tyrant use it first, and then iterate it in actual combat."

The Azure Sea Turtle excels at defense, while the Insect Nest Tyrant excels at offense.

Combining the two, it would be easy for them to reach the level of a high-ranking king.

After all, the Azure Sea Black Tortoise is a special life form with naturally strong abilities.

In addition, the Hive Tyrant's body is enormous, standing a full ten kilometers tall, so its bio-armor would also be extremely large.

Adding a few attachments to such a massive body is too easy.

Of course, subsequent iterations cannot be done so hastily.

Qin Mu planned to reserve some interfaces inside it.

The system is being improved step by step, including weapon systems, defense systems, and training aids.

The bone spear that the Hive Tyrant is currently using is connected to the user.

Once the bio-equipment is perfected, it can be fully integrated into the bio-equipment's attack system.

The newly acquired hundreds of special life forms, many of which are skilled in attack, can be extracted and placed into the bio-armor.

"I will handle the research on the main system. As for the other systems, let those queens handle them."

Qin Mu pondered.

Qin Mu hatched a group of Zerg queens long ago within the Zerg swarm.

One group of them was transformed into Hive Queens on the battlefield, responsible for controlling the battlefield and cooperating with the Hive Tyrant in combat.

Another group became research units for the swarm.

With the knowledge-sharing of the swarm's soul network, they grow very quickly.

If placed among human populations, they would all be top-tier pharmacists.

Even Teacher Yu Chen is far inferior to them.

It's no problem for me to work with Qin Mu on some low-level research.

"Research targeting non-flesh-and-blood life forms such as machine races will also begin."

That's right, Qin Mu's actions weren't just directed at the Machine Race.

Rather, it refers to all non-flesh and blood life!

There are six dominant races in the universe: the Demon Race, the Insect Race, the Human Race, the Crystal Race, the Prison Race, and the Machine Race. Among them, the Machine Race and the Crystal Race are not flesh-and-blood beings.

The Prison Clan is a special case, as all life forms born in the perilous and wondrous cosmic place known as "Prison" are either rock-based, energy-based, or flesh-and-blood beings.

Anything born in the perilous place of "Prison" is a member of the Prison Clan.

This group is also very ruthless, and they often stir up trouble among some vassal groups.

This led to bloody massacres within those groups, and in some cases, entire races within those groups were wiped out.

However, this bloody slaughter has also given rise to some super strong individuals.

These super-strong individuals will be absorbed by the 'Prison Clan'.

The main reason they are not hostile to human groups is that they are too far apart.

However, in recent years, the effects of human gene seeding have become increasingly better, and some flesh-and-blood beings among them have also become interested.

Of course, this is only a part.

Because both the Seed of Genes and the Bloodline Elixir of the Realm Lord are only effective on flesh and blood beings.

Therefore, they don't pay much attention to humans.

The same applies to crystal groups.

Their crystal-forged bodies are not flesh and blood beings either; they are the genetic seeds of the human race, and bloodline potions are useless against them.

But this doesn't mean they won't become adversaries of the Zerg swarm.

As Qin Mu's strength and the strength of the human race grow stronger, or when they gain enough benefits, they will become enemies!

In the original timeline, after Luo Feng obtained the inheritance, he was besieged by the forces of the entire primordial universe.

It's never wrong to plan ahead.

What's more, there's also the mechanical race, humanity's mortal enemy!

"These special lives have arrived at just the right time."

Once they've digested everything, the overall strength of the swarm will definitely increase significantly!

……

Inside Behemoth's body, Qin Mu's lips curled into a smile.

While various research projects are progressing steadily, good news has also come from the battlefield outside the region.

The newly hatched Leviathan fleet has been teleported to other battlefields and entered the most dangerous areas to fight.

For example, in the Seventh Battlefield, a Leviathan fleet entered the Yanji Continent.

Of course, a single Leviathan fleet cannot change the course of the battlefield.

However, the hatching of a massive number of world-master units also alleviated some of the pressure on humanity.

This was not the reason for Qin Mu's happiness.

To Qin Mu's delight, after countless battles, the insect hive guards finally underwent a genetic fusion mutation!

The Hive Guardian is a product of the second-generation Perfect God Body Project.

Their gene count increased a thousandfold.

With only the power of its own genes, without any enhancement or amplification, it can rival the immortality of a marquis.

With continuous hatching, the number of Hive Guardians has reached nearly four thousand. In every battle, they charge at the forefront of the ranks, even more ferocious than the Hive Tyrant.

In the midst of the frenzied battles, they suffered heavy casualties, yet they also underwent hundreds or even thousands of evolutions.

However, the degree of evolution was limited, and no qualitative change occurred.

This time was different. Under the threat of death, some of the genes in the Zergling's body, which were on the verge of collapse, actually fused together.

This fusion not only unleashed its power but also extended its lifespan.

The second-generation perfect divine body, which was originally only supposed to live for a maximum of three years, can now live for at least a hundred years.

"With a lifespan of a hundred years, the Hive Guardian is barely considered qualified; at the very least, it can serve as a regular combat force."

The perfect fusion of genes will also increase its gene ratio.

Although the hive guard had perished on the battlefield, it uploaded all the genetic information within its body to the swarm's soul network before it died.

With this data, the swarm can easily replicate it.

The Perfect Divine Body Project is the key to Qin Mu's strength!

In terms of importance, it ranks highest among all studies.

Other research, such as colonization, is itself a derivative of the perfect divine body.

"This Yanji Continent is truly a treasure land."

The Hive Guardians underwent an evolutionary mutation shortly after their arrival.

"The second tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Manual was originally obtained by Luo Feng on the Yanji Continent from a black-armored youth of the Shi Clan."

"Let's ignore all that for now and let King Nirvana lead the team into the seventh battlefield area."

The other three laws are profound and mysterious, and I've almost grasped their meaning as well.

"Find an opportunity to pull off a heist at the Star Tower."

The King of Annihilation, a powerful expert at the pinnacle of the realm he personally captured, followed him after his divine body recovered, assisting him in mastering the strangulation technique within the profound mysteries of space.

Now, it's time to take action.

He needs a group of powerful immortals to serve as test subjects.

To conduct some research that is inconvenient to perform on the human body.

For example, the essence of divine power!

Why can the venom of the Netherworld Serpent annihilate a divine body?

When necessary, his main body can also be deployed to fight.

(End of this chapter)