Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 52: A Sudden Increase in Strength and the Problems Discovered (Please Subscribe)

With the complete set of cultivation manuals, Qin Mu's cultivation progress was frighteningly fast.

With the help of the Mother Nest, he gained control of his entire body and mastered all 24 moves of the second level of "World Destruction" in just three days, increasing his power by 2.7 times.

The 27 moves on the third level were not difficult for Qin Mu either. He immersed himself in cultivation and mastered them in just five days, achieving a power increase of 3.6 times.

However, when Qin Mu began his fourth level of cultivation, a small accident occurred.

Unlike ordinary martial arts practitioners, with the assistance of the Mother Nest, Qin Mu can monitor every step of his cultivation at all times. If any movement is not up to standard, it will be detected immediately.

When practicing a move from the fourth level of the "World Destruction" manual, Qin Mu followed the manual's instructions perfectly. However, he discovered that while this method increased his physical strength by 4.5 times, it caused him some minor damage.

This minor damage is difficult to detect due to the self-repairing ability of a War God's body.

However, with the help of the mother nest, Qin Mu still managed to discover it.

When Qin Mu tried to make some minor adjustments to his power application based on this problem, he made an unexpected discovery.

With the same method of exerting force, but with only a slight adjustment, the force was increased by 4.6 times!

This is 0.1 higher than the highest power output of the original manual!

"This manual itself contains some errors and omissions!"

In the martial arts hall, Qin Mu slowly sheathed his spear, closed his eyes, and began to reflect on the power he had generated while practicing the spear technique.

After consuming the heartwood of the thousand-year-old willow tree, Qin Mu's martial arts strength reached the level of a mid-level War God, and his mental power reached the peak of a high-level War God. His control over himself was much stronger than before.

Especially when there is a mother nest to assist him, no mistake can escape his eyes.

"After successfully cultivating all six levels of 'World Destruction,' then I'll review everything again!"

After his strength improved, Qin Mu realized that the cultivation techniques on Earth were no longer sufficient to meet his needs.

However, Qin Mu decided to first successfully cultivate all six levels of "World Destruction" before making any further plans.

Although this manual has some errors and omissions, it is the strongest cultivation technique that Qin Mu could obtain.

The cultivation process was not as difficult as imagined, unlike Luo Feng's gradual breakthroughs after experiencing numerous crises.

Qin Mu succeeded easily simply by following the prescribed training methods.

Because both "World Destruction" and "Ninefold Thunder Blade" are essentially the same as other martial arts techniques, they are all methods of generating physical power, and there is nothing special about them, only the subtle differences in how they generate power are different.

These methods of generating power are extremely difficult for ordinary martial artists to master. They can only achieve this through continuous training, even through life-or-death battles, relying on a flash of inspiration.

However, for Qin Mu, with the help of the mother nest, it is not difficult to make these subtle adjustments to the way he exerts force.

It's normal for the cultivation method in "World Destruction" to have some errors and omissions, because it's just a cultivation method summarized by Hong alone.

How long has it been since humans began practicing martial arts?

Even if Hong is a genius, he can't truly achieve perfection.

This is why Luo Feng later brought Hong and Lei Shen into the Meteorite Star lineage, and after obtaining the Meteorite Star martial artist inheritance, their strength increased dramatically in a short period of time.

Qin Mu, who was familiar with the plot, actually knew from the beginning that the physical theory's limit for exerting force was 100 times.

On Earth, the average martial artist, when only using brute force, actually only utilizes 1% of their physical potential.

Even the most powerful "Ninefold Thunder Blade," which can unleash 7 times the power, only exerts 7% of its full potential.

It's far from reaching 100% of the body's potential, which is 100 times the theoretical maximum force.

But there was nothing he could do. Even after discovering the problem, Qin Mu had no other choice. The Annihilation Technique was already one of the best martial arts techniques on Earth.

Not only was Qin Mu's progress in cultivating "World Destruction" very fast, but his progress in cultivating "Spiritual Mind Master Basics" was also very fast.

"The Fundamentals of Spiritual Mastery" is divided into three parts: Object Manipulation, Illusion, and Beast Taming.

After carefully reading through it and trying to practice it once, Qin Mu found that only the Object Control chapter was truly useful to him.

Among them, after glancing at the Illusion Techniques chapter, Qin Mu easily mastered all 18 attack methods.

As the Zerg Overlord, his spiritual talents far surpass his physical abilities.

But after actually trying it out, I found that it didn't work for me at all.

For example, one type of attack called the Spirit Cone Strike can only kill an opponent if the user's strength is three levels higher.

In other words, a high-level War God mental master can only kill a high-level War General with mental attacks!

For stronger martial artists or mentalists, one can only exert influence to a certain extent before controlling the weapon to kill.

But what about yourself?

Even a casual attack is far more powerful than this so-called mental spike!

When Qin Mu tamed the swamp salamanders before, he was a novice War God-level mentalist, yet he could tame two high-level War General-level swamp salamanders with just a glance.

Of course, after reading through it once, I did learn some methods of using mental power, so I can't say I gained nothing.

However, the Beast Taming arc was completely useless.

Because the Beast Taming arc only records one method—namely, telepathic communication!

This is a way to befriend monsters; nine psychics on Earth became monster tamers using this method.

For Qin Mu, it would be much faster to beat up the monster and then forcibly transform it into an insectoid being.

The "Celestial God Records" in the "Matter Control" chapter was the only one that truly had a certain effect on Qin Mu.

In just over ten days, Qin Mu had already mastered the 52nd illustration.

He can perfectly control 36 telekinetic weapons, which means his mental telekinetic amplitude reaches 36 times!

A total of 36 short spears circled around Qin Mu, moving in an extremely complex trajectory, sometimes darting quickly and sometimes slowly, forming an extremely intricate pattern.

"Relying solely on these tedious manuals for cultivation will result in a very slow improvement in strength; there will be virtually no significant progress."

Qin Mu sighed, stopped cultivating, and the 36 short spears floated in the air, no longer moving.

While he was cultivating these days, the military had already made 49 short spears according to Qin Mu's requirements and delivered them to the villa.

These short spears are enough for Qin Mu in the short term; having more would be pointless.

Wearing the consciousness sensor, Qin Mu's consciousness entered into it.

The next moment, in the virtual study, Qin Mu sat in a chair and pulled up a large amount of information.

With his current authority, most of the military's intelligence is already publicly available.

This includes information about many historical sites.

With a wave of his hand, a light screen appeared in front of Qin Mu. After some manipulation, the information about Ruins No. 9 was projected out.

Site 9 is located deep in the Amazon rainforest and is considered a relatively low-risk site.

Upon entering, you can only use combat suits made on Earth. The Black God Set is unusable because this is the only place on Earth where you can obtain the Black God Set.

Although it is a relatively low-risk site, the death and injury rate for the God of War who went in was still as high as 72%!

What the rest of Earth doesn't know is that Relic No. 9 is actually a surveillance base on Meteorite Star, used to select qualified members. Once elite members are selected, they are qualified to enter Meteorite Star.

Of course, Meteorite Star is long gone, and you can't go there even if you want to, but the rewards for passing the test there are still very attractive.

There are two types of assessments: martial arts assessment and mental cultivation assessment.

Among them, once a mentalist develops their brain to a certain extent, they will be able to start a death mission.

Once the mission begins, you must learn the 312 basic techniques of the "Master of Control" secret method, which are engraved on the walls of the assessment chamber within three years. Only by achieving a mental amplitude of 16 times can you break through the chamber and pass the assessment.

After the assessment, you can receive four rewards: the Black God Set, the Auxiliary Light Brain, the Master Attack Technique "Escape to Heaven", and a token to enter Meteorite Star.

With his current strength, Qin Mu believed that starting the assessment would not be a problem. Once the assessment started, with Qin Mu's 36 times mental amplification, breaking into the secret room would be a matter of moments.

The "Basic 312 Styles" passed down by the Spirit Master in this assessment is the Spirit Master cultivation method that Qin Mu truly needs at this stage.

It should be noted that before entering the ruins, Luo Feng's mental amplification was only 6 times, but after learning this basic 312-style technique...

In just one year and three months, it skyrocketed to 16 times!

"The No. 9 Relic Site will only open at the end of September each year. If you miss it, you will have to wait a year."

To enter Ruins No. 9, one needs to apply through the Palace of War.

Joining the War God Palace requires passing an assessment, with a minimum requirement of War God-level combat power. Luo Feng was exempt from the assessment because he was a member of the Limit Martial Arts Academy, and Hong was the founder of the War God Palace. After learning that Luo Feng's strength had reached the level of an invincible War God, he directly exempted him from the assessment.

He himself was different. His strength was not apparent before. Although after consuming the Thousand-Year Willow Heart, his martial arts strength reached the level of a mid-level War God, and his mental mastery reached the peak of a high-level War God, with a mental amplitude of 36 times, his actual combat power was probably no match for ordinary planetary-level beings.

But after all, there were no actual results!

"First, I'll take on an assessment mission to join the War God Palace, then apply to enter the Ruins. While I'm at it, I'll tame a batch of Lord-level monsters in the wilderness to bolster the high-end power of the swarm."

Qin Mu submitted an application for assessment through the military's channels.

"After so many days of training, it's time for some real combat!"

I'll continue writing tonight. There might be another chapter tonight, but it will probably be quite late. Thank you all for your support.

(End of this chapter)