Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Inside a palace in the world of the Mother River of Life.

Three figures converged within it: the God King Zongfu, the God King Yufu, and the God King Dongyang. Soon, Qin Mu's will also descended within.

"In three days, it will be the day we head to the treasure land 'Dream Realm'. Are you all ready?" King Zongfu looked at the group.

"No problem, everything is ready."

They all responded in unison.

"Brother Qin, you've had a very fulfilling few decades. Your Qin Kingdom even has a Genius Battle, which has shaken the entire Origin Continent."

After confirming that there were no problems, the tall and imposing Yu Fu God King smiled at Qin Mu.

Although the Qin state was established on the foundation of the Yun state, it caused considerable turmoil for the dozens of surrounding Chaos Provinces.

The Void God Realm, the Genius Battle, and other such events have excited countless cultivators, and countless cultivators from neighboring countries have flocked here, wanting to join the Qin Kingdom.

"It's just for show; there aren't many strong individuals among them."

Qin Mu smiled.

"As far as I know, although your Genius Battle only recruits 10000 core geniuses each time, you also recruit quite a few other top geniuses, right?"

A single battle of geniuses is equivalent to recruiting thousands of elite eternal true gods, not to mention many more others.

Moreover, this is a seed of genius; given enough time to mature, Qin's strength will undoubtedly increase rapidly.

Yu Fu, the God-King, retorted.

The concept of time for a God-King is completely different from that of other cultivators. A single seclusion can last for thousands or tens of thousands of epochs. For a God-King, a few epochs are no different from taking a nap.

"They're just small fry, nothing to worry about."

Qin Mu said modestly.

In fact, the number of geniuses Qin has acquired in each of its genius competitions is far greater than what King Yu Fu claimed!

Almost every epoch can produce tens of thousands of eternal true gods!

Many countries and sects recruited fewer than one-tenth of the disciples in a single genius battle over a thousand epochs.

It's not that these powerful god-kings can't recruit people, but rather that disciples are not very meaningful to them.

For those at the God-King level, the resources provided by the kingdom are primarily for their families and subordinates.

They were more concerned about the resources left behind by Yuan, and more concerned about their own Hunyuan bloodline cultivation.

"It's good to recruit more geniuses when the capital is newly established. However, we need to control this in the future, as one or two geniuses don't consume many resources."

But with such a large quantity, it also becomes an astonishing expense.

The Eastern Sun God King also spoke.

"There's no rush. Qin is undergoing a major development, and no matter how many people we have, it won't be enough. Besides, the resources they've earned far exceed what they've spent."

Qin Mu smiled and shook his head.

"Large-scale development? Brother Qin Mu does have ideas, but you're putting so much energy into the country, it's a burden for you."

"If you were to fall out with the two ancient kingdoms in the future, the Qin Kingdom would be your biggest weakness," King Yufu warned.

"A flaw? Not necessarily."

A strange light shone in Qin Mu's eyes.

If the Qin state was indeed a burden to him at the beginning, consuming a huge amount of resources and a lot of his energy.

However, as five eras passed, the Realm of the Void Gods began to provide a tremendous return to the insect swarm.

This feedback even exceeded Qin Mu's expectations!

Through the Void God Realm, the swarm's comprehension of many fundamental laws increased by almost 30%!

Its impact was so great that even Qin Mu was astonished.

Through continuous operation, the number of cultivators who spend their years cultivating and comprehending secret techniques in the Realm of the Void Gods has now reached an astonishing level.

The eternal God alone number in the millions.

The rest are too numerous to count.

Perhaps their insights weren't very profound, but by drawing inferences from one instance to another, the collective wisdom of billions of beings was of immense value to the insect swarm.

What's most amazing about intelligent life is their many ingenious ideas.

Perhaps, for them, it was just an idea, a thought.

It is an exploration of secret techniques, but it lacks a systematic approach.

However, when the swarm gathers all the data and all the ideas together, and combines them with its own insights, it can use its massive computing power to make deductions.

Its effects shocked even Qin Mu!

The most common and most profound understandings of the insect swarm are of the two fundamental principles of life and destruction.

In the Realm of the Void Gods, there are hundreds of thousands of Eternal True Gods who travel in these two directions, and more than a dozen Chaos Rulers.

Every cultivator has their own understanding of the fundamental Dao, and geniuses often have their own unique insights.

Even though most of these are of little use to the insect swarm.

With such a massive population, almost every so often some truly remarkable ideas emerge, allowing the swarm to advance further on a particular branch of the law.

This is why Qin Mu became even more determined to extend the Void God Realm to the entire Origin Continent and even the Endless Origin World.

"Qin Mu is different from us. His swarm of insects is virtually endless, and he also cultivates multiple major paths."

I couldn't find Brother Qin's true form at all.

Out of curiosity, I tried to deduce it once before.

Yet, in the midst of this vagueness, even the causal threads cannot be locked onto; they seem to be everywhere, yet impossible to trace.

It is said that even the emperors of the two ancient kingdoms secretly tried to determine the location, but they were still unable to pinpoint it.

With such life-saving methods, even if it causes great trouble, how many people would be willing to fight Brother Qin to the death?

Even the emperors of these two ancient kingdoms would have to think twice!

Zongfu, the God-King, was also somewhat impressed. He walked the Great Dao of Cause and Effect and possessed the secret treasure of Cause and Effect Wind, which surpassed the level of a God-King.

The Great Dao of Cause and Effect is most adept at probing intelligence and information based on causal lines.

Even he couldn't find out where Qin Mu was.

"You flatter me. I only shielded my own causal lines through some special means, so I'm lacking in attack capabilities."

Qin Mu smiled slightly. Little did the Divine King Zongfu know that his vague senses were actually not wrong.

The continent of origin is indeed teeming with insect swarms.

As for his true form?

As the overlord of the swarm, strictly speaking, he doesn't have a true form at all.

He is the swarm, and the swarm is him!

It's just that they habitually take the most primitive human body on Earth as their true form.

Although this body has undergone countless optimizations, it has absolutely no relation to the original Earth bloodline.

"Let's get down to business." King Zongfu sat there. "I've worked with Yufu and Dongyang many times."

This time, I once again used the Karma Escape Technique to infiltrate the 'Dream Realm'.

If a battle breaks out, Yu Fu will assist in the main combat, Dong Yang will use his array field to provide support, and Qin Mu, you will mainly be responsible for exploration.

The three of us are quite familiar with each other's teamwork. Qin Mu, it will take you some time to get used to it.

The Dream Realm was sealed off by the combined forces of two ancient kingdoms.

The entrance was locked by a massive array.

Generally, only the royal families of the two ancient kingdoms can enter, while guest elders must complete numerous tasks to enter.

Moreover, they had to serve as subordinates to the royal family.

Even the treasures they obtained mostly belonged to the royal family.

This is the price to pay for going in!

Besides that, there are those like the God King Zongfu who infiltrate through certain secret methods or stealth techniques.

"No problem, I will bring enough insect swarms. Hmm, at least ten times more than when I fought the Heavenly Kun Kingdom Lord, it should be enough for exploration."

We'll see about the other aspects later.

My abilities are quite diverse; I can do a little bit of almost everything.

However, in terms of skill level, it is not very strong.

However, with a massive swarm of insects and array formations, they are at least no weaker than an ordinary second-level God King.

Qin Mu made no attempt to hide anything.

Since we're going to explore together, we definitely need to let the others know this most basic information.

"Ten times more than when fighting the Heavenly Kun Kingdom Lord?"

The three divine kings, Zongfu, Yufu, and Dongyang, looked at each other in disbelief, their hearts filled with shock.

What a terrifying number that would be?

Such a massive swarm of insects could easily contend with ten top overlords at the second level of the God King realm, right?

Coupled with his incredible ability to conceal himself, it's no wonder he doesn't even take the two ancient kingdoms seriously.

"Incredible! I can't even imagine what it would be like to fight a swarm of insects of this size. And with the array power that Brother Qin obtained from us, it's even more astonishing."

The expression on the face of the Eastern Sun God King was quite complex.

Of the four, he was originally the support player, but with Qin Mu around, it seems like he's no longer important.

This made even the Eastern Sun God King somewhat nervous.

"This is my first mission, and I've never been to the Dream Realm before, so I'm not very familiar with it. Please speak frankly if you have any questions."

Qin Mu said.

"Brother Qin, you're too kind. With such a swarm of insects and your mastery of many fundamental laws, you'll adapt quickly."

The God-King Zongfu highly values ​​Qin Mu. He's already this powerful in the Chaos Realm; what level will he reach in the future?

It will inevitably play an important role in the future battles against the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom.

It was a great help on his path to revenge.

"The 'Dreamland of Treasures' requires the help of God King Zongfu and God King Yufu to break in."

Qin Mu was also aware that Yu Fu God King was definitely at the peak of the second level of God King, and he cultivated multiple original Great Daos, so even the Emperor could not do anything to him.

Although their swarm was large, they could only rely on sheer numbers to hold their ground against a powerful being of this level.

While a swarm of insects possesses great power, it is also too bloated.

"If everyone agrees, then let's gather at Qingxi River in three days," said the God King Zongfu.

……

Inside the Qin Kingdom's royal palace, inside the Kunpeng's body.

An endless swarm of insects gathers within it, distinguished by legions.

In addition to the ten basic legions such as Destruction and Life, 45 fusion law legions are also listed.

On a massive swarm of insects, where life and death forces converge, the power of life and death surges, and there is no longer any sense of conflict; it is already ready for actual combat.

Furthermore, there was an array pattern covering the sky above one of the swarms of life-and-death insects.

The black and white array pattern resembled the Yin-Yang symbol, constantly shifting and changing. This was none other than the Birth and Death Reincarnation Array that Qin Mu had once obtained from the God King Zongfu.

Not far away, there was a swarm of insects completely shrouded in thick fog. Extremely strong spatial fluctuations emanated from the fog, completely sealing off the surrounding space.

Under this level of blockade, even a powerful expert at the second level of the God King realm cannot perform spatial travel within a radius of hundreds of millions of kilometers.

This is clearly a space swarm army that has incorporated the fog of war and the void severing array!

As for the other Zerg swarms, they are equally formidable, possessing a variety of unique abilities.

For example, the Soul Blades wielded by those Insect Hive Tyrants are far more powerful than they used to be.

If I were to encounter someone like the Snow Realm Ancestor again, I could annihilate his soul in just two or three strikes!

"In these five eras, the insect swarm has become much stronger than before in terms of both quantity and understanding of the laws, and the final reorganization of the soul network is imminent."

Having devoured enough corpses of God-Kings, the Beast King is poised to transform into a God-King at any moment.

However, Jin told me that it would be best to go there from the Chaos Realm, which I think would be of some benefit to me.

In any case, the strongest power that the swarm can unleash when traveling to other source worlds is only at the level of invincible Chaos Realm, so it doesn't matter whether they break through to God King.

Let's see if we can gain anything in the dream realm.

Regardless of the outcome, once the exploration is complete and the swarm's souls have undergone metamorphosis, it will be roughly time to head to the Source World to carry out the mission.

Qin Mu sat cross-legged, looking down at the endless swarm of insects, his thoughts churning.

The reconstruction of the swarm network is happening much faster than expected, partly due to the role of the Void God Realm.

For Qin Mu, this is certainly a good thing.

The Dream Realm is mysterious and wondrous, not to mention the various treasures it nurtures, Qin Mu must go there for its unique environment alone, and let the insect swarm take root there.

The deeper one goes into the dream realm, the greater the impact on the mind. Even a God-King at the ultimate level will fall into slumber if they go too deep.

But Qin Mu liked it very much.

One of the Zerg's greatest talents is adaptive evolution.

This environment greatly helps to enhance the mental fortitude of the insect swarm.

In the fight against the Abyss Aliens, mental fortitude is paramount!

Five eras have passed, and Qin Mu's mental will has also improved considerably, bringing him to within a single step of reaching the ultimate God King realm.

But they never managed to get past the last step.

Perhaps the opportunity for advancement lies within this dream realm.

……

three days later.

Along the banks of the Qingxi River, which stretches for hundreds of millions of kilometers, the leader of this operation, King Zongfu, had already arrived.

The God King Zongfu, dressed in a black robe, transformed into a middle-aged man, surrounded by an endless aura of life, and stood aside waiting.

Yu Fu, on the other hand, was wearing heavy armor, his entire body covered in scales.

"Brother Zongfu."

The Eastern Sun God King, clad in fiery red armor, also appeared. The forces of the Mother River of Life and the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom harbored a deep grudge, and he always concealed his identity and kept his aura under control, making him indistinguishable from an ordinary God King.

"Qin Mu has arrived too. Aren't you going to disguise yourself?" said the God King Zongfu.

When Qin Mu appeared, he was none other than the Insect Hive Tyrant, with wings on his back and a golden horn on his head. This image had appeared during the great battle with the Heavenly Kun Kingdom Lord.

"Hiddenness is of little use to me. If I make a move and the swarm of insects appears, everyone will be able to tell."

Qin Mu smiled and shook his head.

Anyway, he planned to fight the two ancient kingdoms after he came out, so it didn't matter if he was exposed.

The insect swarms that remained in Qin were far greater than those he took to the treasure land.

"That's true, as long as you're prepared! Let's go!"

The God-King Zongfu nodded, and an invisible force of cause and effect instantly enveloped the four of them. As the energy flowed, the four of them perfectly integrated into the operation of the laws of heaven and earth.

call!

In the blink of an eye, the four of them traversed most of the Origin Continent and appeared at the entrance to the Dream Realm. (End of Chapter)