Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 402 The Second World, Soul Damage

Blue Amber Continent, a small indigenous town occupied by the Chinese.

A group of Wulin tribe natives, who had just completed the recognition process after being led by a low-level colony, stared intently at the wiry man in front of them, dressed in a Chinese uniform.

"You've all experienced the training assistance system of the armor. Now I'm going to tell you about another important function of the armor!"

Through the implantation equipment, you can connect your spirit to the Second World!

The Second World is a strange space built by China.

Your souls and consciousness can enter it, where you will see another world!

Inside, you can learn, compete, and trade; it will be another starting point in your lives.

The man in the Chinese uniform looked down at the crowd and spoke.

"The Second World? What's that?"

"Once we're inside, will we be able to come back?"

"We should be able to come back, right? If it weren't for China, we'd still be a bunch of slaves, and who knows when we'd be killed..."

"They'd give us a treasure like the bio-armor, why would they harm us?"

"..."

A group of Wulin people immediately erupted into a heated discussion.

His words conveyed curiosity, doubt, and a hint of distrust.

Looking at the chaotic crowd below, Li Kaiwen sighed inwardly.

The Wulin tribe natives in front of us were a carefully selected group, not so ignorant.

Even so, due to the closed rule of the secret realm continent, they could only learn some rudimentary techniques, and all other knowledge was sealed away.

The Blue Amber Continent is teeming with ferocious beasts, its people are fierce and its territory is vast. With a shortage of manpower, it would be difficult for the newly arrived Huaxia to rule the Blue Amber Continent.

After clearing out the surrounding ferocious beasts and ensuring safety, the first thing to do is to enlighten the people.

The best way to enlighten the people is, of course, through learning.

Li Kaiwen, a veteran of the Huaxia Empire, was once a member of the pioneering team.

When he took over the territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, he had seen many similar barbaric and primitive planets, so dealing with them was a piece of cake.

However, back then they were using a virtual universe, but now they are using a second world built with swarms of insects!

"Quiet! Now, enter the Second World through the implantation suit."

Li Kaiwen said in a deep voice.

Under his command and guidance, a group of Wulin tribe natives found a place to lie down and entered the Second World.

Once you enter the Second World, your soul and consciousness must leave your body. As a group of apprentices, we naturally do not have the ability to 'soul split'.

Therefore, you must find a safe place, lie down, and then enter.

"Second World connection in progress..."

A deep, resounding voice echoed in their souls and consciousness.

"Authentication begins!"

Name: Kou Dabiao

"Ethnicity: Wulin tribe".

"Identity Number: XXXXX"

"Welcome to the Second World, Kou Dabiao, citizen of the Huaxia Empire!"

……

This is an ancient city, with its walls built of huge stones and blue bricks, tall and thick.

The wall is covered with the marks of time, mottled with moss, and entwined with vines.

Above the city gate are engraved the two characters "Yunmeng" in vigorous and powerful strokes.

Outside the ancient city, hundreds of figures suddenly appeared, led by the man in the Chinese uniform.

"Where is this? Is this another world?"

Kou Dabiao, a man from the Wulin tribe, looked at the changing environment before him and exclaimed in shock.

After completing a series of authentications in a void, he unexpectedly appeared outside a magnificent ancient city.

He looked up and saw the ancient city of Yunmeng clearly in front of him, with mountain ranges and forests in the distance.

"This is the Second World! A place you'll be coming to often from now on. Also, remember the number you were assigned when you entered the Second World; this number will stay with you for life."

It is not only proof of your identity, but it is also used in many places.

For example, you can use a user's ID to search for other people and make long-distance calls.

Li Kaiwen looked at the group of incredulous Wulin people and said.

After being screened by the insectoid network system, these Blackscale Clan members have been incorporated into China's household registration system, becoming the first batch of citizens of the Blue Amber Continent.

They were also among the first users in the Second World on the Blue Amber Continent.

"The Second World was created by my Chinese Empire. It is a strange world constructed from the power of the soul."

The Wulin tribesmen stared wide-eyed, their expressions filled with disbelief. Some even bent down to touch the earth, grabbing handfuls of soil, trying to confirm the reality of this world.

"Constructed from the power of the soul."

"Creating a world?"

"..."

They looked at the land and gazed into the distance, bursting into discussion, finding it unbelievable how real this world was.

"Your souls entered the second world. If you wish to exit, simply call upon the control panel within your armor and exit."

Any questions can be answered through the built-in intelligent system within the implant.

Li Kaiwen was already used to the surprised looks of the Wulin people who had never been exposed to the virtual universe. He waited for them to calm down before speaking.

As soon as the words were spoken, someone quickly brought up the control panel and tried to log out and log back in.

One by one, figures disappeared and then reappeared.

"This... I am clearly here in my true form, yet this is a world made of soul power."

Kou Dabiao stroked his body.

The realistic touch made him squeeze hard, and he felt a sharp pain. This was neither a dream nor something unreal, making it impossible for him to distinguish between reality and the second world.

"You are not your true bodies at this moment, but merely souls and consciousness."

"You'll have plenty of time to explore later. Now I'll take you to Yunmeng Ancient City, where there's a place you absolutely must visit."

It's not just you here; there are other people here too.

Li Kaiwen reminded him.

With that, he turned and walked into the city, with the group of Wulin tribe members excitedly following behind him.

Upon entering the city, they were greeted by a city brimming with ancient Chinese architectural style.

The city is laid out in a well-organized manner, with crisscrossing streets. The bluestone pavement has been polished smooth by time, and shops line both sides, exuding an antique charm.

Teahouses, restaurants, cloth shops, bookstores... all kinds of shops are available, bustling with activity, and the air is filled with the aroma of tea, wine and books.

The streets were sparsely populated and somewhat deserted, but one could still occasionally see a few people hurrying by.

These humans varied in height and race; they even spotted members of their own Wulin tribe.

"This ancient city of Yunmeng brought together all the human races within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles."

Because it just opened, there aren't many people yet; you're in the first batch.

As they walked, Li Kaiwen introduced the various activities.

"In the second world, you can chat remotely with your friends. You can also pay to teleport and meet them in the second world."

In Li Kaiwen's view, this virtual world called the Second World is very rudimentary and cannot be compared with the virtual universe at all.

In the virtual universe, everyone has a virtual assistant, and here it's just a very simple panel.

In the virtual universe, there is everything: games, food, beautiful women, finance, trading, martial arts competitions, learning...

The only fully functional features of the Second World are learning, martial arts competition, and trading, which are still under construction and testing!

However, compared to the virtual universe, it also has its own unique charm, attracting all Chinese people to enter it, and it has the trend of replacing the virtual universe on Earth.

"We've arrived at Spark Academy, a place you'll all have to come to in the future."

You are now citizens of China. Here, you will learn about Chinese culture, history, and thought, and you will also engage in martial arts training!

Li Kaiwen stopped in front of an extremely large courtyard.

"There are two extremely important places within Starfire Academy that you must know!"

One of them is the Tower of Starfire!

You can enter by consuming points. The Starfire Tower is extremely magical; it can guide your cultivation and even help you comprehend the laws of nature!

There are many ways to earn points, such as learning, completing tasks, etc. You can check them out yourself.

The second is the dueling arena.

Violent conflict is strictly prohibited in Yunmeng City. Anyone who resorts to violence will be fined, imprisoned, or even disqualified from entering the Second World!

If you want to fight in Yunmeng City, you can only do so in the dueling arena.

There's something I need to warn you about!

Although you are entering as soul consciousness, the consequences of death are still extremely serious, causing considerable damage to the soul and requiring at least a month to recover.

If people die in quick succession, it can even cause irreversible damage.

Similarly, it is here that the soul and will are tempered.

Upon returning to the real world, all insights will be transferred to the physical body, undergoing a transformation together, just as if the true body were cultivating here!

Looking at the Wulin tribe behind him, Li Kaiwen spoke solemnly.

"Come on, I'll show you around first, then you can come by yourselves from now on..."

……

Qin Mu's will looked down and saw that as large numbers of natives from the Blue Amber Continent entered, cities were built one after another in the Second World, and the Second World gradually became prosperous.

During the process, the Second World also exposed many problems, but they will be resolved and repaired soon.

"With the assistance of the Second World in the Zerg Swarm Network, and through the household registration system, it will be much easier for China to manage the Blue Amber Continent."

Once the Second World is perfected, their intelligence will also be used by the Swarm.

Looking at the Second World, which had stabilized, Qin Mu was quite gratified.

The household registration system is not only useful in the Second World, but also plays a vital role in the real world, allowing for precise location of any problems that arise.

As for the Tower of Starfire, it is a simplified version of the Tower of Inheritance in the Inheritance Space, applicable to those below the Immortal level.

It's not perfect yet, but my understanding of the laws is alright.

However, many secret methods do not generate income, nor do they have data to guide them. But as more and more data is collected through operation, the functions will naturally become more and more complete.

The battle arena was also moved from the inheritance space.

The biggest difference from the virtual universe.

The second world is where the soul and consciousness enter. During battles, especially when one dies, the soul will suffer some damage.

For immortal beings, such damage is insignificant and can be recovered in the blink of an eye.

However, the damage was considerable for these apprentice-level, lower-bloodline groups.

Qin Mu originally wanted to fix the problem, but later gave up on the idea.

After careful investigation, Qin Mu discovered that this was not a bad thing!

When you die in battle in the Second World, the damage to your soul makes the scene of death extremely realistic!

There is great terror between life and death.

Such realistic death scenarios could even promote the evolution of the gene seed.

The weaker the opponent, the better the stimulation effect.

After discovering the problem, Qin Mu decisively abandoned fixing the 'bug' and even made some improvements in this area!

It has been upgraded from being able to cause damage only to those below the cosmic level to being at the domain lord level!

Qin Mu had been to the killing field of the virtual universe many times.

The battles inside are indeed extremely realistic, but no matter how many times you die, it has no stimulating effect on your real body.

Death is merely a simulation of data.

Therefore, the Killing Arena can only be used to hone skills, unlike the battles in the Second World!

It can play a role similar to a life-or-death battle in real life!

"With the Second World, combined with the data collection of the implant itself, the evolution probability of the Gene Seed will be greatly increased!"

If, based on this, a sixth-generation gene seed were specifically developed, this evolutionary capability could be taken to another level.

A hint of joy appeared in Qin Mu's eyes.

Perhaps the emergence of the Second World could reduce the extremely high mortality rate during the evolution of the Seed of Genes.

Moreover, a training ground specifically designed for this purpose, resembling a virtual universe illusionary sea, is highly effective in tempering the soul and will!

Qin Mu has already started working on this.

"Unfortunately, after reaching the Domain Lord level, a singularity life core forms in the body, and the soul condenses into a crystal ball and is stored in the life core, which greatly reduces the damage to the soul."

If the damage is too weak, it will naturally fail to stimulate the body.

Next, we can try to study how the injuries sustained by Domain Lords and World Lords in the final battle arena are reflected back into the body!

Pain, sometimes, is the source of evolution.

After observing the various aspects of the Second World for a while, Qin Mu's consciousness quietly dissipated.

"We should go and see the inheritance space, thanks to the excellent research materials and the appearance of the second tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual."

The third-generation perfect divine body is already close to 6000 times the standard.

It's about time they entered the extraterrestrial battlefield to accelerate their evolution.

He had been laying the groundwork for a long time to ensure that the appearance of the Ancient Tree of War in the Primordial Sea wouldn't be too abrupt.

(End of this chapter)