Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 129 The Attention of the King of Qianwu Kingdom

"Finally, I've encountered a formidable opponent. There are far more geniuses in the vast universe than I imagined."

Qin Ming stood in the arena, watching the six-armed corpse slowly disappear, his expression also becoming solemn.

Besides attracting the attention of the Qianwu Dojo, Qin Ming's real intention in using different combat methods was to hone his own skills.

A battle with a top genius is far more effective than training alone!

Through a series of challenges, he clearly felt that he had made considerable progress in all aspects.

With each challenge, the students he encountered became stronger and stronger, especially the nine-star geniuses, who required him to fight them with all his might.

Each of the nine-star students is a seasoned veteran with exceptional skills.

His pressure was also increasing.

Especially this martial artist we just encountered, whose metal domain has reached the fifth level, and who has even stepped into the threshold of the laws!

Stepping into the threshold of the laws brings a qualitative leap in strength.

Every strike is extremely powerful and masculine.

Fortunately, Qin Ming's exertion was too high.

It exerted a force of 68 times.

It was precisely because of the extremely high power multiplier and the great defensive enhancement provided by the Earth Domain that Qin Ming was able to withstand it.

Then, he unleashed his full power, using the Sky Shuttle to wear down his opponent from a distance, and simultaneously unleashing illusions, soul attacks, and other techniques to finally kill him.

"I hope my next opponent will also give me my all!"

Qin Ming's eyes burned with passion.

He felt the pressure, but he was also genuinely excited.

……

"What a high power multiplier! This power multiplier is at least 60 times!"

If a mere planetary-level being can generate such a high multiplier, then the multiplier of mental power must be even higher.

He is probably even stronger than some realm lords.

Where did this freak come from?

Even the immortal scaled giants who were secretly watching the battle were astonished.

A fifth-level domain is not necessarily stronger than a third-level domain.

A domain, to some extent, can be seen as a special kind of buff. The stronger the domain, the stronger the buff it provides to oneself, while also suppressing enemies.

With the support of the domain, each strike can unleash even greater power.

Therefore, it's not to say that having five levels of domain skill guarantees a win.

Other aspects are equally important.

For example, the multiplier of force, soul strength, secret techniques, psychic weapons, etc.

Why is the Golden Horned Beast, a peak-bloodline star behemoth, far stronger than humans at the same level?
Their life level, which is 10 times higher than that of the Golden Horned Beasts, and their unique body structure allow them to exert their power more effectively.

The Golden Horned Beast can typically achieve a power multiplier of over 60 times.

Qin Ming is like a small-scale cosmic behemoth.

It was with this in mind that the Immortal Scaled Giant chose this six-armed warrior as his opponent to defeat Qin Ming.

This top-tier six-armed martial arts genius has already reached a power multiplier of 32 at the stellar level!

Even at the ordinary cosmic level, this is about the level of power exerted.

The multiplier of your effort becomes increasingly difficult to increase as you progress.

Furthermore, each of its six arms wields a different weapon, including a sword and shield, making it extremely powerful in close combat.

As a top genius, Luo Feng reached the cosmic level after the Genius Battle and left Chaos City. He then tried hundreds of times at the Immortal Altar.

The best result I could achieve was 32 times the effort!
Of course, this is related to Luo Feng's focus on spiritual cultivation and neglect of martial arts.

However, before leaving Chaos City, he defeated the guardian of the second level of the Bridge to Heaven using martial arts sword techniques!
But what about Qin Ming?

A full 68 times the body's strength.

The amplitude of mental energy was even higher! It reached a terrifying 80!

One force can overcome ten techniques; with great force, even a brick can fly!
Overwhelmed by numerical superiority.

Regardless of your field, just throw it at us.

The attack of the Myriad Souls Sword Seal caused his soul to be torn apart, rendering him unable to unleash his full power.

Then, with sheer force, he killed him.

"Looks like I've really struck gold."

When the Scaled Giant became serious, he realized that such a genius, if properly nurtured and not perished, had a very high probability of becoming immortal.

"Then let me see if you really are a polymath!"

With a single thought, another genius appears on the arena.

……

On the same metal arena, a hazy figure descended.

The figure wore a thin, light gauze dress, stood on a pink halo, had long purple hair, purple eyes, a purple fluffy tail, and a graceful figure.

Upon seeing that figure, Qin Ming couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Demons and monsters!
It seems the opponent is an illusionist.

This race is relatively weak physically and has an extremely high talent for illusion magic.

For example, the famous Phantom King comes from this race.

Illusionists' methods are often extremely bizarre.

They may be slightly weaker in direct combat or in their understanding of the laws, but they can often defeat stronger opponents by using their illusionary abilities.

Qin Ming is the bane of all illusionists!

His soul was too strong, and his will was extremely firm.

Enduring the onslaught of the malevolent energy within the Ten Thousand Soul Banner day and night, ordinary illusions had no effect on him whatsoever.

This is what happens in a virtual network.

In reality, to attack his soul and trap him in an illusion, one would not only have to breach the Void Tower but also the soul defenses of the Myriad Soul Banner.

"Little brother, you're the one who defeated 'Golden Flame'? That's quite something. Once I defeat you, I'll give him a good laugh."

A soft voice came from the mouth of the demon girl.

"Remember this, my sister's name is 'Purple Fox,' hehehe."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Ming felt a faint spiritual force surging into his sea of ​​consciousness from all directions, touching the body of the Void Tower.

As she unleashed her mental illusion, the purple fox waved her hand, and the pink halo beneath her feet instantly transformed into an arc of light, slashing directly at Qin Ming's head in the distance.

Clearly, Qin Ming's defeat of the genius named 'Golden Flame' had made her nervous as well.

"A purple fox?"

Qin Ming smiled slightly, a strange light shining in his eyes.

The Sword Seal of Ten Thousand Souls!

His greatest strength is not in close combat as a martial artist, nor even in the Sky-Piercing Shuttle attack technique.

It is a method of soul attack!

brush!
Strands of light flew out from the Sky Shuttle and began to spin rapidly around it.

The third level of the Sky-Piercing Shuttle – Sky-Piercing Blade Domain!
The speed of a mental attack is far greater than that of a mental weapon!
Before the Sky Shuttle and the pink halo even collided, their illusionary attacks had already entered each other's sea of ​​consciousness.

The Void Tower within Qin Ming's sea of ​​consciousness trembled slightly. After the subtle spiritual power touched it, it did not choose to launch a forceful attack.

Instead, it spread out rapidly, slowly adhering to the Void Tower and gradually making contact.

The Void Tower is essentially constructed with mental energy in a special and intricate sequence, but it is still fundamentally a product of mental energy.

Spiritual power, on the other hand, contains a trace of consciousness.

The soul is the collection of countless spiritual forces.

When that subtle spiritual power touched the Void Tower, Qin Ming's surroundings instantly changed, as if he had appeared inside a palace, where countless beautiful young women emitted all sorts of seductive sounds.

They wanted to make Qin Ming fall for them.

Upon seeing this scene, Qin Ming sighed.

The reason it is described as "seemingly" is because Qin Ming found the illusion to be far too crude.

It's like being used to 4K high-definition images and then suddenly watching a low-quality 480p movie—it's utterly boring. "I'm not playing with you anymore."

Within the Purple Fox's sea of ​​consciousness, immense spiritual power condensed into countless sharp swords, instantly piercing towards the pale blue sphere within its sea of ​​consciousness.

This is clearly some kind of soul defense technique.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The Myriad Souls Sword Seal crashed violently against the pale blue sphere, producing a deafening explosion.

In an instant.

Countless cracks appeared on the pale blue sphere, and then it shattered instantly, along with the soul inside, which was completely destroyed by the Myriad Souls Sword Seal.

Purple Fox, die!

As soon as the purple fox disappeared, another figure appeared on the arena just three minutes later.

This figure was somewhat similar to Qin Ming, except that it was three meters tall, had two antennae on its forehead, and stood on a wheel-shaped psychic weapon that shimmered with lightning.

"Longko tribe?"

Qin Ming narrowed his eyes. After entering the universe, he had learned about many races in the universe, and he knew more about the Longko race.

Huyanbo possessed the body of the Longke tribe.

This is a powerful bloodline that ranks among the top thirty out of billions of human bloodlines, capable of reaching cosmic level upon adulthood.

"I acknowledge your strength for defeating 'Golden Flame' and 'Purple Fox'. You can call me 'Thunder Radiance'. I will give it my all from now on!"

The Longko youth looked at Qin Ming with an extremely solemn expression.

You can call me 'Overlord'!

Qin Ming smiled.

hum!
As soon as he finished speaking, the two wheels under Lei Yao's feet spun rapidly, turning into bolts of lightning and hurtling towards Qin Ming.

"Dang!" "Dang!" "Dang!"

The lightning wheel collided with the two swordfish formed in the Sky-Piercing Blade Domain in mid-air.

Qin Ming stood facing each other, riding the Sky Shuttle and Lei Yao, riding the Lightning Wheel.

"Your Earth Domain is only at the third level, yet it managed to block my Lightning Wheel?"

Lei Yao is also a genius among mentalists. He has been cultivating for over 1000 years, waiting for the Genius Battle, which is why he has been reluctant to break through to the Universe level.

Its lightning domain has reached the sixth level, and it has even stepped into the threshold of the laws.

The electric wheel is also a fifth-order telekinetic weapon.

Although his strength was suppressed to the ninth level of the planetary level, he was still blocked by the 'Overlord' who was at the third level of the domain, which made him extremely vigilant.

Even the strongest defenses of the Earth Domain shouldn't be able to stop it!

There aren't many star-level beings in the Qianwu Secret Realm, and he knew Jin Yan and Zi Hu.

Under the arrangement of the great immortal powerhouse 'Thirteen', the three of them received a mission to thwart the arrogance of a genius.

Without a second thought, they accepted the mission.

They went through the same thing back then.

He was tortured to the point of near death by his senior.

A mere planetary-level expert at the third level of a field is nothing to him.

But the fact that Jin Yan and Zi Hu had both fallen made him nervous; it would be too embarrassing to lose.

"You're very strong, but is that all?"

Qin Ming chuckled lightly, but his heart was filled with deep sorrow.

Even with his mental energy amplitude reaching an astonishing 80, he still felt strained, and the swordfish trembled with each collision.

This is an immense suppression that comes after entering the fundamental laws.

Fortunately, he had already reached the highest level of the ninth level in controlling the Sky Shuttle, and the Earth Domain was most adept at defense, so he barely managed to withstand it.

"Insanity!"

Lei Yao's expression turned cold. Amidst the rapid sounds of impact, the two lightning wheels spun and intertwined, influencing each other.

During the impact, the lightning wheels accelerated rapidly, like two lightning snakes attacking wildly.

This made the two swordfish, which were already teetering on the brink of collapse, seem like they could break at any moment.

However, Qin Ming did not panic at all; instead, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Illusionary God Seal!
In an instant, Lei Yao, who was fully controlling the electric wheel to attack, was in a daze, as if he saw his family, his parents who had died in the battle between powerful people, looking at him with smiles.

He looked down and felt as if he had traveled back a thousand years, back to when he was a tiny planetary-level boy with a happy family.

Bang!
The illusion is shattered.

In a daze, he saw a streak of light pierce through his chest.

Lei Yao, defeated!

……

"Even I misjudged him. This kid's real strength lies not in martial arts, nor in telekinetic weapons, but in illusions!"

Or rather, a soul attack!

The Scaled Giant Immortal 'Thirteen' had a look of amazement on his face.

Even the illusionists of the demon race were powerless against him, and Lei Yao was defeated by the illusion attack.

"A genius of this caliber must be recruited into the Qianwu Secret Realm!"

They are just an ordinary race with a weak bloodline.

In a few years, the battle of geniuses will begin.

Once he breaks through, with this illusion technique, he will be able to secure a place for himself in the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

There's even a chance they could reach the finals.

While watching, the scaled giant Immortal 'Thirteen' was also investigating Qin Ming's information.

"Report to the great king, it is time to inform Your Majesty of a genius of this caliber."

Immediately, the Immortal Scaled Giant packed up all of Qin Ming's information, battle videos, etc., and sent them to the greatest being in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom—the Qianwu Kingdom Lord!
In any other cosmic nation, even the most talented planetary-level individual wouldn't attract the attention of a high-ranking cosmic ruler.

However, the Qianwu Universe Kingdom is different.

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom values ​​geniuses far more than any other cosmic kingdom.

The Cosmic Genius Battle is held once every five thousand years.

For immortals, a single seclusion can last for tens of thousands of years, equivalent to dozens of genius battles in the past.

Many immortals don't even pay attention to the battle of geniuses.

Not to mention the supreme being of the universe.

But the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom is different.

He would personally appear at almost every genius battle to cheer on and encourage his geniuses.

For this reason, the number of geniuses emerging in the Qianwu Universe is far greater than that in other universes.

If even the king is personally paying attention, how dare the immortals below be careless?
Once upon a time, a genius boy displayed unparalleled talent but went unnoticed. He was eventually taken away by a powerful figure from the Golden Peak Universe Kingdom and won a place in the Genius Battle, much to the fury of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler.

……

In a vast starry sky, a giant whose face was obscured opened his eyes. The space around him was faintly distorted, and the heavens and earth trembled.

Countless images flashed before his eyes—scenes of Qin Ming in battle.

The giant froze several scenes of the battle, carefully observing and studying them.

"Interesting, the physical exertion multiplier at the planetary level reaches 68 times."

The amplitude of the telekinetic energy was even more astonishing, a full 80!

This is already stronger than many realm lords.

The secret techniques used were rather crude, and the mental energy weapons were also too poor.

Escape from Tissot?
It seems to be a third-tier psychic weapon created by an immortal named Huyanbo, but Huyanbo should have already perished.

"Hehe, with such talent, you must join my Qianwu Secret Realm."

The giant smiled. His purpose in ruling the Qianwu Universe Kingdom was to cultivate more geniuses for the human race and pay off the debt as soon as possible.

The emergence of a peerless genius can save at least tens of thousands of epochs of time.

"Thirteen, go and lead this little fellow 'Qin Ming' into my Qianwu Secret Realm."

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