Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

The insect swarm expanded rapidly in the wilderness.

very fast.

Upon entering the continent of origin, the swarm spread in all directions at an unprecedented speed.

The faster they spread, the more mother nests they establish.

In just over a hundred days, the swarm of insects broke out of Lin Yuan Chaos Prefecture, broke out of Yun Kingdom, and spread to the surrounding countries.

In the wilderness of Yu State, the number of mother nests that have been hidden and developed in secret has exceeded 100,000.

Swarms of insects have been found in many remote and dangerous places.

The harsher the environment, the more insects prefer it.

In the western part of the insect realm, where the insect swarm flies at high speed for a hundred days, there is a mountain range of earth fire, so hot that it can instantly burn the eternal true god.

There, after hundreds of millions of swarm units have died, the swarm's mother hive has successfully taken root.

Because the insect swarm discovered a life form living in the subterranean fire in that extremely hot environment.

From then on, the swarm of insects was not only able to draw energy from the earth's fire, but also gained a deeper understanding of the origins of fire.

Or perhaps the Eastern Swarm discovered a lake containing a deadly poison, an extremely rare type of poison governed by laws.

The surrounding billions of races all consider it a forbidden zone for life, and even the Chaos Ruler is unwilling to approach it.

However, after losing hundreds of millions of poisonous insects, the swarm discovered a rare and precious poisonous herb called the "Ten Thousand Poison Fruit" among them.

Today, that lake has become a breeding ground for swarms of highly venomous insects.

Or perhaps the howling winds could scatter the valley of the Void God.

Thunder, heavy water, and other remote and dangerous places became the evolutionary grounds for the insect swarm.

Of course, the reason why insect swarms explore various harsh environments is not only to use the land and sky to help them complete their evolution.

The main problem is a lack of strength.

After all, the current insect swarm is not yet able to attract the attention of cultivators from all races, and can only develop in places rarely visited by humans.

Moreover, the wilderness of the Origin Continent is not peaceful; traces of strange beasts can be seen almost anywhere, even in these dangerous and perilous places.

These strange beasts, deliberately indulged by the God-King, were terrifyingly numerous and exceptionally powerful.

The number of true gods gathered in any city on the Origin Continent is in the billions or tens of billions, and large cities like Crimson Gold City have even more than trillions.

These true gods, the void true gods, almost all obtained the qualification to live in the city by hunting wild beasts and paying Chaos Crystals.

The number of tribes in the wilderness is a hundred times that of those in cities.

They mostly rely on hunting exotic beasts to obtain cultivation resources.

Even though cultivators of all races on the Origin Continent are hunting exotic beasts to cultivate, the number of exotic beasts in the wilderness still far exceeds the number of cultivators.

This is true at least below the Chaos Realm level.

This shows just how exaggerated the number of strange beasts in the wilderness is.

Because of these strange beasts, the rapid expansion did not consume too many resources of the insect swarm.

On the contrary, as the number of mother nests increases, they are collecting and surveying massive amounts of resources for the insect swarm.

How could ordinary beasts possibly be a match for a swarm of insects?

Surrounding cities with wilderness is an important strategy for insect swarm development.

This will not change.

But the wilderness is not only home to strange beasts, but also to countless tribes.

For example, there are more than 30,000 wilderness tribes near the insect domain that are under the control of the insect swarm. If we consider the entire expansion range of the insect swarm, the number can be increased to 100,000.

And this number is increasing at an alarming rate.

There are 100,000 tribes, and even the smaller tribes have several thousand people.

The larger ones, however, can amount to hundreds of thousands.

In the Origin Continent, almost everyone who comes of age becomes a True God, and those who are slightly more outstanding can break through to become Void True Gods.

Qin Mu originally intended to let Shen Tu Hong manage such a large number of True Gods.

Shen Tu Hong was the first leader of a wild tribe he came into contact with on the Origin Continent.

However, in practice, Qin Mu discovered that Shen Tu Hong was not good at management.

His bloodline has been enhanced, and his strength has undergone a transformation, making it no problem for him to wield a knife and kill people.

But managing him would be a bit difficult.

Qin Mu has no intention of easily abandoning these tribes in the wilderness; the insect swarm will establish a vast virtual universe on the Origin Continent.

These tribal warriors, controlled by the insect swarm in the wilderness, were the first test subjects and the first beneficiaries.

Because Qin Mu plans to bring over the virtual universe system and make some upgrades based on the Origin Continent.

In the virtual universe, you can chat remotely or pay to teleport to meet someone in person.

The virtual universe gathers all of humanity's elites and is far more prosperous than the real world.

Financial transactions, martial arts training, ordering and buying, virtual games, food, learning, and more—virtual universe networks can do anything you can imagine.

After the Zerg network upgrade, there are also incredible places like the Legacy Space.

Human geniuses can freely create secret techniques using the virtual universe without fear of backlash.

Pharmacists can conduct experiments and create new drugs at minimal cost.

There are far too many similar examples.

This is a cheat code that the Primal Ancestor gave to all of humanity!

After being enhanced by the swarm, it became ridiculously powerful.

These don't all need to be moved over; just remote communication and virtual combat can immerse warriors in the wilderness tribes.

"We still lack talent!"

Qin Mu sighed. The number of wilderness tribes brought under the rule of the insect swarm was increasing, but their management relied entirely on the insect swarm.

This was clearly not good news for Qin Mu.

But he couldn't possibly wipe out all these wilderness tribes; if he did, it would be impossible.

When the swarm expands to the entire continent of Origin, the entire continent will become a dead land.

Qin Mu had no doubt that a giant hand would descend from the sky and crush him to death.

After all, this is the place where the legacy of 'Yuan' was left behind.

"Grow up quickly."

Qin Mu looked at the human powerhouses laughing loudly in his own miniature universe and thought to himself.

He does not intend to restrict strong human beings from entering the Origin Continent. People like Luo Feng, the Primordial Ancestor, the Giant Axe, and the Chaos City Lord Teacher can all rise rapidly after entering the Origin Continent.

Spreading virtual universes is something the original creator excels at.

In terms of management, Teacher Chaos City Lord is the most skilled.

Once they arrive, these matters can be entrusted to them.

Just like in the cosmic ocean.

Consciousness returned to the continent of origin.

Qin Mu's gaze suddenly turned to the endless void, as if piercing through countless spaces and seeing the chaotic layer.

"We've captured another Chaos Layer life form."

As the insect swarm ravaged the wilderness and spread rapidly, the insect swarm within the Chaos Layer also spread.

In just over 100 days, they successfully captured 25 chaotic creatures.

There are 25 Chaos Layer creatures, comprising seven different species.

Some resemble water droplets, some look like beetles, or they are simply a ball of light; each has its own unique characteristics.

The insights gained from studying these creatures and the natural appearance of them in the insectoid network as the Beast King continuously devoured them deepened Qin Mu's understanding of the laws of chaos.

In fact, after analyzing and deducing the swarm, he quickly comprehended a Chaos Realm technique.

He then quickly mastered twelve Chaos Realm techniques and was able to combine them.

When unleashed by top units in the swarm, such as the Destroyer Ape and the Life Dragon, even greater power can be achieved.

Qin Mu could sense that the laws of chaos were right in front of him, clearly visible.

It's just a little bit short.

"Capturing more chaotic life forms will greatly help in comprehending the laws of chaos, and will also greatly help improve the overall strength of the insect swarm."

Within the chaotic layer, a chaotic life form, resembling a swimming fish, swam in Qin Mu's hand.

But if you look closely, you'll find that this isn't a fish at all.

This is a life connected by countless tiny rays of light!

Qin Mu grabbed with all his might, a grab that was enough to kill most of the Eternal True Gods, but it only slightly dented the fish's body.

Then Qin Mu exerted his strength, and only by burning his divine body could he tear it apart. Soon, these light spots gathered together again.

"This structure is very interesting, as it allows the power of many units in the swarm to be fully combined."

If the Zerg swarm could learn this technique, even without the Mechanical Flow Treasure or top-tier units, the Zerg swarm could contend with the Chaos Realm.

Looking at the life-like creature swimming in his hand, Qin Mu was very satisfied.

Through his study of these chaotic beings, Qin Mu clearly understood that they were the material manifestation of the laws of chaos.

However, different life forms possess different characteristics; for example, some are characterized by chaotic metal, while others are characterized by chaotic water.

More importantly, Qin Mu also discovered a trace of spiritual life within these chaotic beings!

The so-called chaotic layer life is the combination of the manifestation of the chaotic law and the spirit of life.

This is an insight Qin Mu gained from observing the fundamental Dao of life from different perspectives and understanding the spiritual branches of life.

"If we can integrate the spiritual essence of life into every bit of divine power, the strength of the insect swarm should be able to increase again."

However, these are still inferior to those of the World Beast King.

Qin Mu sighed with emotion.

"The Beast King has a unique talent; it can increase its strength by consuming other beasts, and its body will become stronger with each consumption."

Even though the Destruction Demon Ape cultivated the "Mysterious Origin Body Refining" technique, it was still far inferior to the World Beast King.

"As expected of an being born with a complete source of destruction."

Qin Mu sighed inwardly.

That's talent!

The method of body refinement is actually about making 'divine power' combine more efficiently.

It greatly enhances defense, strength, and speed... This is called body tempering.

However, the Beast King does not require any resources.

By simply combining the insights gained from the origin of destruction with changes to the structure of the 'Power of the Realm Beast,' one can naturally make their entire body stronger.

Unfortunately, this change relies entirely on the boundary within the boundary beast's body!

Qin Mu is not yet capable of creating a boundary.

Otherwise, the insect swarm wouldn't need to cultivate their bodies; each one would be incredibly powerful.

While immersed in cultivation and the thrill of his rapidly increasing strength, Qin Mu's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Someone is using causal reasoning to deduce my identity? Someone's already starting causal reasoning so quickly? Has the swarm given itself away?"

The law of cause and effect is not uncommon in mainland China.

As one of the nine fundamental laws, countless people cultivate it.

Tracing cause and effect and concealing heavenly secrets are the specialties of the powerful members of this lineage.

At this moment, the first causal network of the swarm, composed of numerous eternal true gods with causal bloodlines, shattered instantly.

It relies entirely on the swarm's inherent defensive capabilities.

……

"It seems that Qin Feng is really confident. In such a short time, he has already sent his beasts to investigate the information about the Calamity Elephant."

This is really going to happen!

Even the powerful figures in my Yanfeng Guild, who are skilled in divination, could not obtain the slightest information through their calculations.

It seems there truly is a Chaos Ruler behind this, and one with immense power.

Di Yanrui picked up the intelligence report in his hand and murmured to himself.

The intelligence revealed that a large swarm of insects, led by a team from Jinluo Tiandi, was heading towards the territory of the Calamity Elephant.