Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 421 Rejection, but not a complete rejection

Qin Mu did not show too much surprise at what the King of the Universe said.

During the great battle, the strength of the Orc army created by the Ancient Tree of War was revealed to everyone.

Both the Great Giant and the Forest Lord of Seeking Wood gave the King of the Universe a great shock.

With a shake of the tree canopy, billions of Orcs were cultivated from the fruit.

The space worms forcibly broke through the spatial teleportation, bombarding the rear of the Zeg swarm with fruit.

The demon race's high-ranking officials, who were watching this great battle from behind the scenes, were quite pleased.

Although on the front lines, ordinary Orcs are not as strong as the Zerg swarms in terms of combat power, they rely entirely on their terrifying vitality to hold on.

But as Qin Mu said, strong vitality is a characteristic of plant life!

Large in size and extremely resilient.

This is the characteristic of the Orcs!

Of course, after a massive number of Orc units were instantly created, the branches and leaves of the War Tree began to turn slightly yellow, which was noticed by those who were interested.

This is clearly a sign of excessive energy consumption!

How could there be no cost to raising so many Orcs at once?

The King of the Universe would naturally not let go of this opportunity to bring the two sides closer.

"Resources? I do need some resources!"

Qin Mu looked at the swarms of Zerglings filling the sky above the battlefield and nodded.

"To cultivate Orcs, it's actually very simple: just provide them with sufficient nutrition!"

Just like ordinary plants need nutrients to grow fruit.

It doesn't need to be anything high-end; anything from the flesh and blood of fallen units, treasures containing power, or even cosmic crystals will do!

As for quantity, the more the better!

Qin Mu said.

"Nutrition? No problem! There's plenty you need right here on this battlefield."

In addition, I will also transfer a batch of resources from the rear.

These resources do not require you to exchange them using military merits; they are considered normal battlefield consumption.

The King of the Universe looked at the ancient war tree and said thoughtfully.

"Thank you very much!"

Qin Mu's eyes lit up, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

The withered yellow leaves of the ancient war tree were, of course, intentionally displayed by him.

The Ork army had already cultivated most of the fruit before they entered the battlefield; they were just falling off on the battlefield. How could the leaves of the War Ancient Tree have turned yellow and withered?

On the battlefield, the vast forest of spores relentlessly devoured the corpses of both sides, replenishing their depleted energy.

The energy consumed in war is actually negligible.

The same applies to the Zerg swarm on the other side. Although countless people died, most of their corpses were recycled, except for those that were directly annihilated by the spatial turbulence. The actual losses were not significant.

It's nothing more than starting over.

If this battle is to continue, as long as the three-race alliance commits enough manpower and powerful individuals, they can devour the corpses.

It's not impossible that the Ork orcs and the Zerg swarms will increase in number the more they fight.

But as the saying goes, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

At this moment, countless people were killed or wounded on the battlefield, and thousands of immortal kings had died.

The three top-tier special life forms were all beaten and forced to flee in disarray.

The Ancient Tree of War blocked most of the Zerg swarm's main force, directly changing the battlefield environment. The Ork Orcs suffered countless casualties. It would be abnormal if they showed no pressure at all!

"Brother Qingshan, you joined the battlefield as an ally of my race. Are you interested in joining my demon race directly?"

If you are willing to join my demon race, my demon race can definitely give you the best treatment, and it is not impossible for you to be cultivated into an immortal, or even a cosmic venerable.

Your performance on the battlefield has been witnessed by the higher-ups of my demon race, and they all admire you greatly.

"Feel free to tell me what you need!"

"The King of the Universe laughed."

"Join the demon race?"

Qin Mu was taken aback, seemingly not quite understanding, and then said.

"I entered the extraterritorial battlefield only to test the Orcs I created, and I had no intention of joining other races."

Looking at the King of the Universe, Qin Mu repeatedly refused.

"Brother Qingshan, there's no need to rush to refuse. Our demon race is absolutely sincere. We might even bestow upon you a supreme treasure or offer you the opportunity to become the master of the universe."

I'm just relaying a message from higher-ups. If you agree, or if you'd like to discuss it further, you can access my demon clan's network and speak directly with those higher up.

The King of the Universe looked on with a hint of envy.

"Never mind."

Qin Mu sighed.

"I originally didn't plan to enter the extraterritorial battlefield. Even now, when I do enter, it's only as an avatar, not my true self."

I think you can guess the concerns behind this.

"After all, I'm only at the Realm Lord level."

King Huanyu nodded, of course he was aware of Qin Mu's concerns.

A special life form at the realm lord level can be possessed!

Especially the War Tree, a top-tier special life form, which is very likely to be a unique special life form in the universe, is a big piece of fat meat in the eyes of the strong in the universe!

The King of the Universe certainly understood this principle.

He couldn't even guarantee that if the War Tree really appeared, it wouldn't be captured and possessed by his own powerful members.

The reputation of the demon race is not very good.

"We can talk about it after I reach immortality, but for now..."

Qin Mu smiled, but offered no further explanation.

"After immortality?"

A glint flashed in the eyes of the Universal King. If he could win over the War Tree to the demon race's camp, his contribution would be immense.

Most special life forms in the universe join major powers after achieving immortality.

Or, to put it another way, most special life forms will not leave the secret realm of the universe before they achieve immortality.

There are also some special beings in their demon alliance, and the situation is mostly like this.

"Haha, there's no rush to address this issue. We can discuss it after this war is over!"

We, the demon race, are the most powerful race in the universe!

Joining the Demon Clan Alliance is definitely the best choice.

The King of the Universe's smile grew even more amiable as he confidently stated.

Qin Mu nodded, smiled, and remained silent.

In a way, the King of the Universe is right.

The demon race can indeed be said to be the most powerful race.

Among the six top races, only the Demon Race possesses two of the strongest beings in the universe!

Humanity has only the Giant Axe Founder, the Zerg have only the Zerg Queen, and the Machine Race has only the Machine Father God, who is the strongest being in the universe.

The same applies to the other two peak races, the Prison Race and the Crystal Race, who are fighting each other at the edge of the universe; each of them possesses the strongest being in the universe.

However, the demon race has two of the strongest beings in the universe: Zhenyao Ancestor Zhenjiao and Mengyao Ancestor Mengcha. Both of them even possess supreme treasures!

Furthermore, the number of cosmic lords is also extremely large!

In the primordial universe, when the giant axe could not exert its true combat power, it wouldn't be a problem for the demon race to claim itself as the strongest race.

"Brother Qingshan, let's put that aside for now. I'll give you a batch of resources so you can train more Orcs as quickly as possible!"

"There's just one question I need to ask."

If you had sufficient resources, how many Orcs could you raise?

That's how resources can be mobilized. As for your suggestion that the more the better, I can't report that to my superiors like that.

The King of the Universe looked at Qin Mu and asked with a smile.

The resources of the demon race are not unlimited, so how could they possibly provide the War Tree without any limit?

This is not like Teacher Chaos, who knows him inside and out, is his personal disciple, and created the Seed of Genes, armor, Nirvana Temple, etc. for the human race, thus obtaining almost unlimited resources.

This special treatment was granted only because it was recognized by the founder of the giant axe and by the vast majority of human universe masters.

It's impossible for the demon race to win them over to this level.

Before winning over the War Tree, they also won over the Star-Eating Ants and the Crimson Queen Bee, two special life forms that were equally powerful and immortal.

In order to obtain enough cannon fodder and demons in this war, the demon race paid a considerable price.

Among them, the Star-Eating Ants have joined the Demon Clan Alliance and obtained a large amount of resources.

As a special life form, the Star-Eating Ant's ability to hatch soldier ants is far greater than that of a typical Zerg queen.

The War Tree shows much greater potential than these two, but it still has a certain price tag.

Moreover, as a special life form, it also has its shortcomings.

That is, it is inconvenient to move. Once it is rooted in the ground, it is difficult to move, and it can only be effective on local battlefields.

"With sufficient resources, it's hard to say how many Orcs could be trained."

Seeing the expectant look in Huanyu Wang's eyes, Qin Mu hesitated for a moment.

"Because theoretically, by continuously propagating the Spore Forest, the number of Orcs I can create is infinite!"

"But if I were to do that, I wouldn't be able to control it perfectly once it reaches a certain point."

Although the Ork people, as their creators, hold me in high esteem.

But my soul is finite.

The only option is to allow them to act autonomously, or to hatch enough Wood-Seeking Lords and Wild Giants to command them.

Orcs don't have a very good temper.

They are extremely warlike, and if there are no external enemies, they are very likely to engage in internal strife.

Although the Orcs' reproductive method allows them to cultivate more spore forests after their deaths.

Upon hearing Qin Mu's words, Huanyu Wang immediately looked at the spore forest that had already covered the entire battlefield and was still spreading wildly into the rear areas controlled by the demon alliance.

Given this rate of expansion and its unique reproductive method, calling it limitless is no exaggeration.

"Infinite! Unable to be perfectly controlled?"

The King of the Universe seemed to be listening intently to something, and then a look of joy appeared on his face.

"It's okay! It's normal that we can't control the quantity when there are too many."

As long as they can reproduce, my demon race has plenty of strong individuals to guide them into battle!

In his view, this was not a problem at all.

The Mech and Zerg races have the same problem!

For example, the Zerg Queen can perfectly control a maximum of one million Zerg warriors.

If the scale reaches tens of millions, you can only roughly control the direction of the attack; if it reaches hundreds of millions, it becomes difficult to even attack in one direction simultaneously.

"But once you're settled, movement becomes inconvenient. Will those Orcs and Lord Seeker be able to fight without you?"

The King of the Universe then asked another crucial question.

"Of course! Distance is no problem. I can send them anywhere to fight using wormholes!"

(End of this chapter)