Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 554 The Beginning of Devouring, the Shattered Main Peak of the Inclined Peak Realm

The outer domain of the Peak Realm has long been home to many universe lords, but most of them are at the third or fourth level.

When the swarms of insects make no attempt to conceal themselves, sweeping across the land in an overwhelming manner, they are a sight to behold in nature.

"What are those? How can there be so much life in the cosmic ocean?"

A four-legged beast watched the swarm of insects from afar, its heart filled with immense awe.

Most of these insectoid units are not very powerful, only at the level of Cosmic Venerables, but their size is simply too enormous.

Even the smallest of them are hundreds of kilometers long, and many are tens of thousands of kilometers long.

There are plenty of those that are hundreds of thousands of kilometers long.

What horrified him even more was that he actually saw nine colossal life forms among them, each over ten million kilometers long!

Not only in terms of size, but as a third-order universe master, he actually discovered that some enormous life forms could pose a strong threat to him.

In particular, the creature with four pairs of spacetime wings, resembling a giant Kun, sent chills down his spine.

He witnessed this giant, Kun-like life form spit out a beam of light, instantly killing a creature from the Qingfeng Realm's waters that had been disturbed by the swarm of insects and whose strength had reached the level of a universe lord.

"The Hive Tyrant! It's the Hive Tyrant bred by the Swarm Overlord!"

Suddenly, he saw a Hive Tyrant flying next to Leviathan in the swarm, and he was filled with immense fear.

The human race had just slaughtered twenty of the strongest beings in the universe and hundreds of universe lords within the Peak Realm, causing all races in the entire universe to tremble with fear.

The image of the Hive Tyrant has long been spread throughout every race, and it is something they must remember when entering the cosmic ocean.

"According to intelligence reports, the swarm overlord has countless clones, and when it broke through, laws descended throughout the entire primordial universe."

Could this be the legendary swarm of insects?

This news must be reported to the clan ancestor.

A series of thoughts popped into his mind.

Not only him, but along the way, numerous cosmic lords continuously transmitted messages to various races, reporting on the affairs of the insectoid swarm.

"God! The swarm of insects is advancing towards the Peak Realm; they've trampled another forbidden area."

"Ancestor, the swarm is about to reach the main peak of the Peak Realm! Their target is the main peak of the Peak Realm!"

All of humanity's strongest warriors have been mobilized; I saw the Giant Axe Founder, the Queen, and the Swarm Overlord.

Messages travel very quickly in the cosmic ocean.

The news of the swarm's movement had already spread throughout the three great eras of reincarnation and the two holy lands.

After all, the human race had just annihilated a large number of powerful beings in the Peak Realm, becoming the overlord of the cosmic sea. Now, they had caused such a commotion that all races in the cosmic sea had to pay attention.

"Send the swarm of insects to the inner domain of the Peak Realm?"

That's not a region that can be conquered simply by sheer numbers!

Even at the entrance, the possibility of a cosmic master falling is extremely high.

The environment within the Inner Domain of the Peak Realm is extremely harsh; even a gust of wind or a burst of flame can cause the Lord of the Universe to perish.

What exactly do humans want to do?

Upon receiving the news, the Divine Eye True Lord looked puzzled. He was heading towards the Inclined Peak Realm to prepare for negotiations with the humans.

He harbored deep hatred for humanity and wished nothing more than to eliminate them.

Of the seven True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan, four perished at the hands of Qin Mu's insect swarm, but the capture of the third and fourth True Lords forced him to calm down.

Therefore, they are naturally the most concerned about human trends.

He didn't believe that humans were unaware of the dangers within the Peak Realm. Both the Giant Axe and the Queen had been exploring the depths of the three forbidden zones for many years.

However, they went with the swarm of insects to the main peak of the Peak Realm.

There must be some purpose behind this.

This idea wasn't just shared by the Divine Eye True Lord; it was also held by the Purple Moon Ancestor, the Eastern Emperor, and all powerful beings.

However, no one dared to stop the humans from acting. Instead, they all ordered that the insect swarm should not be provoked and that any insects seen from a distance should be avoided immediately.

Of course, when the swarm of insects is mobilized, its overwhelming momentum is such that no one dares to offend it.

Even a ninth-tier True God would have to flee in disarray when facing tens of thousands of Universe Lords, let alone the insect swarm at this moment.

Many powerful forces are secretly watching, and many have sent universe masters with clones to observe from afar.

This applies to places like the Purple Moon Holy Land and the Eastern Peak Holy Land.

However, they soon discovered that the swarm simply ignored them, as long as they didn't appear in the swarm's path.

……

Qin Mu had noticed that other races had sent their Universe Masters to spy on them from afar, but he simply ignored it.

His next target was the main peak of the Qingfeng Realm.

Outside the mountain range of Qingfengjie, all areas are outer regions with low danger levels. Except for a few dangerous areas, the insect swarms can easily trample them flat.

But the inner region of the mountain is different; it is extremely dangerous, full of perilous places, where even the strongest universe masters could perish.

Even the perilous ravine cave, one of the entrances, is like this.

In fact, after entering the Jianyan Cave, most of the universe lords hid inside the Flying Palace Treasure, relying on its power to resist the harsh environment.

Looking at the massive mountain range in the distance, which resembled a sky curtain, and a deep cave with a diameter of over 100 million kilometers, Qin Mu felt a surge of excitement.

Once you get close to the main peak of Qingfeng Realm, you can't tell that it's a mountain at all.

The mountain, nearly a trillion light-years high, is like a colossal wall that obscures the sky, making it difficult to see clearly.

"After entering this cave, you will reach the first dangerous place in the inner region of the Peak Realm, the Ravine Cave. Although it is the first dangerous place, it does not mean that it is not dangerous. Many fifth-order universe lords have perished in it."

The Empress beside Qin Mu said.

"The Jianyan Cave covers an area of ​​over 10 billion light-years and has an extremely harsh environment with a complex and intricate interior space."

The interior is like a maze with countless terrain traps, such as suddenly collapsing ground, erupting subterranean fire, fractured spatial rifts, and disordered spacetime.

The climate in the Jianyan Cave is also extremely extreme. It can go from unbearably hot to bitterly cold in the blink of an eye. Even a slight breeze can cause a cosmic venerable to perish.

The climate in different areas of the cave is unpredictable, and without palaces and treasures, even a typical cosmic ruler would not be able to withstand it.

Some caves contain highly poisonous substances, and prolonged exposure to them would severely damage even the divine body of a cosmic ruler.

In addition, once you enter the Jianyan Cave, you will constantly face mental interference that can disrupt the thinking and perception of living beings, causing people to lose their way or even fall into madness.

However, this should be irrelevant to the swarm.

These are the usual environmental dangers within the Jianyan Cave. Some caves are also inhabited by some unintelligent yet ferocious or strangely powerful cosmic sea creatures that harbor strong hostility towards any outsiders.

The beings that can live in the caves of the stream are at least at the level of a third or fourth-order universe master. Even a top-tier fifth-order universe master could perish due to the special environment.

Of course, there are also many opportunities within the Jianyan Cave, and treasures may appear in many places.

Especially those caves where cosmic sea life exists often contain supreme treasures.

Most of the universe lords who ventured into the inner domain of the Peak-Swept Realm actually stayed within the outermost ravine cave.

Qin Mu nodded after listening. He had also collected a lot of information about the Jianyan Cave and knew that what the Empress said was not an exaggeration.

If it weren't too dangerous, he wouldn't have allowed the swarm to prepare for tens of thousands of years and accumulate enough strength before launching an attack.

"Don't worry, I was prepared."

Qin Mu looked at the entrance to the cave. The rocks, sculpted by time, were as sharp as blades, radiating a cold and deep blue light, as if they were a gateway to another world.

"Swarm! Begin your operation! Devour the Peak Realm, starting now!"

The swarm of insects that had gathered outside the main peak of the Inclined Peak Realm suddenly moved.

At the forefront, a group of insectoids, hundreds of miles long and resembling beetles with spots on their backs, charged into the cave.

Upon entering the cave, one is enveloped in endless darkness and silence. The surrounding rock walls are covered with sharp stalactites and stalagmites, which either grow in an interlocking pattern or hang down.

A chilling breeze swept by, instantly causing frost to appear on the bodies of these beetle gods.

The spots on the backs of these beetles suddenly began to shimmer, and their bodies seemed to transform into icy forms, rendering the biting cold wind unable to harm them.

Tick ​​tock!

A crystal-clear drop of water fell at an extremely fast speed and landed right on the back of a beetle.

The beetle, which was a hundred miles long, instantly turned into an ice sculpture. Its life force vanished in an instant, and it fell to the ground, turning into a shattered block of ice.

As soon as they stepped into the cave, the swarm of insects began to dwindle.

However, the insect swarm did not back down in the face of this situation.

Some of the beetles flew directly to the stalagmites hanging vertically above the cave and began to eat them.

Another group of beetles continued forward, exploring deeper into the area.

Click!Click!

A sound like metal clashing rang out. These stalagmites seemed extremely fragile, yet they were surprisingly hard, even harder than ordinary treasures!

However, even these specially prepared beetles began to break apart repeatedly.

These rocks, painstakingly gnawed away, were not wasted; they were swallowed directly by the beetles and digested by a special furnace-like organ within their bodies.

Almost to the naked eye, the bodies of these rock-devouring beetles, especially the carapace on their backs, have become thick and heavy, gleaming with a metallic sheen.

The essence extracted from these rocks is sufficient to serve as materials for crafting supreme treasures.

And this is also why Qin Mu allowed the swarm of insects to devour the Peak Realm!

Even without the most precious treasures within the Peak Realm, it is the best treasure for the insect swarm!

However, during the process of devouring, beetles would occasionally turn into ice sculptures and perish instantly.

After the first batch of beetles entered, Leviathan began to fly into the cave.

These colossal creatures, flapping their wings of time and space, immediately ripped open the honeycomb structure beneath their abdomens, releasing clusters of flesh spores hundreds of kilometers in diameter that landed on the ground.

However, when the usually invincible flesh spores collided with the cave floor, the emerging fungal carpet tissue was unable to penetrate the rock and could only adhere to the surface.

The rocks here are so hard that the fungal carpet can only spread in some cracks.

Moreover, some of these cracks even emitted wisps of cold air, directly freezing and shattering large areas of fungal carpet tissue, and even flesh spores.

Above the cave, glistening droplets dripped down intermittently, freezing large areas of the fungal carpet to death.

Creep, as the most powerful unit for the swarm to alter terrain, would be extremely depleted if the swarm could not survive in the Rocky Cave.

Qin Mu had clearly planned for this.

Rumbling--

One after another, the forest lords of Xunmu, each nearly a million kilometers tall, roared as they stepped into the cave. Their enormous size caused the surrounding ground to tremble.

Upon entering, countless roots sprouted from the feet of some of the Wood Seekers, growing deep into the earth.

Click! Click!

Under the immense power and vitality of the Wood Seeker, the surface rocks cracked, and at the same time, wisps of cold air surged toward the Wood Seeker.

However, this chilling air, powerful enough to freeze and kill swarms of beetles, only caused some of the roots of the million-kilometer-tall Treeseeker to shatter. Thanks to the Treeseeker's incredible vitality, the roots recovered in the next second.

Their roots continue to penetrate deep into the ground, drawing nutrients from it, and begin to connect with the fungal carpet tissue.

Supported by a massive amount of vitality, the fungal carpet tissue finally began to spread.

On the ground, the frozen and shattered beetle corpses were completely devoured by the fungal carpet and converted back into energy.

For the swarm, death is just another beginning.

They will be reborn soon!

As the devouring within the cavern began, the insect swarm outside also started to move.

Under the watchful eyes of numerous powerful humans and those lurking in the distant cosmic sea, nine colossal rock-devouring beasts, each a million kilometers in diameter and over ten million kilometers in length, opened their terrifying spiral-shaped maws.

Countless sharp teeth spun at high speed and then rushed towards the main peak of the Inclined Peak Boundary surrounding the cave.

The Rock Devouring Beast's body shimmered with light, its talent activated.

Rumbling--

The massive mountain was sliced ​​up like tofu, and the rock-devouring behemoth burrowed right inside.

Countless pebbles broke apart and scattered all over the ground.

(End of this chapter)