Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 152 The Essence of Space! The Shock of the Qianwu Kingdom's Ruler
Qianwu Secret Realm, Heavenly-level Manor, Void Continent

"Welcome, Your Highness."

Alex, accompanied by a group of guards, watched as people disembarked from the spaceship and called out loudly.

"Ah."

Qin Ming nodded slightly, greeted everyone, and then returned to the manor.

After a good day of relaxation, allowing his tense mind to unwind, Qin Ming resumed his cultivation.

This time, it lasted a full nine months!
The Heavenly Void Continent is rich in primordial energy, making it an excellent place for comprehending laws and improving cultivation. Naturally, Qin Ming's strength has greatly improved.

It has reached the peak of the ninth rank of the Stellar level.

Of course, this is only the most insignificant improvement in his strength.

The real improvement lies in the understanding of laws, the strength of the soul and corresponding soul attacks, the control of the divine weapon, and so on.

"A competition inside the Qianwu Secret Realm?"

Qin Ming was somewhat stunned when he saw the message sent from the virtual universe that all geniuses had to participate in an internal competition within three days to re-determine their rankings.

He hasn't gone out much during this period.

He spends most of his time cultivating, and when he encounters problems in his cultivation, he is helped to answer them by the guard captain Alex and the Marquis-level expert 'Thirteen'.

Therefore, I rarely even attend courses within the virtual universe.

After attending several lectures, Qin Ming realized that the immortal's lectures were not as good as 'Alex's', while he could ask 'Alex' questions at any time.

After all, Alex was originally an immortal who broke through the Law of Earth.

Furthermore, the fact that he was able to compete for the position of bodyguard of the personal disciple of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler among all the immortals in the Qianwu Secret Realm already demonstrates his considerable strength.

If Qin Ming encounters any doubts about the fundamental laws of space, he can directly seek help from the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom.

When Qin Ming returned from the Crimson Flame Wasteland and found the Qianwu Kingdom Lord for the first time, even the Qianwu Kingdom Lord, with his composure and mental fortitude, was taken aback.

How long has it been?

Qin Ming's soul amplitude reached an astonishing five times!
Keep in mind, Qin Ming is at the stellar level!
He taught Qin Ming the "Undying Holy Soul" in just a few months.

The strength of his soul allowed Qin Ming to make astonishing progress in his understanding of the laws.

The Qianwu Kingdom's ruler, deeply shocked, naturally paid even more attention to Qin Ming, telling him to come to him anytime if he had any questions.

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom is a powerful being who has become a cosmic sovereign through the origin of space.

In order to help Qin Ming to more clearly comprehend the fundamental laws.

During the guidance, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom even manipulated 108 planets in the vast starry sky to demonstrate to Qin Ming the 108 most essential and basic units of the fundamental laws of the universe!
This allowed Qin Ming to perceive the vastness of the fundamental laws of space in the most intuitive way!
Under this uncompromising nurturing, Qin Ming's understanding of the fundamental laws is improving at an almost terrifying rate.

Although Qin Ming couldn't understand these 108 most basic units for the time being.

However, under the guidance of the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom, Qin Ming has begun to comprehend the nine most basic ones.

"Let's go take a look. We can take this opportunity to see Master Qianwu. I have already comprehended some of the secret technique 'Nine Transformations of Emptiness' that Master bestowed upon me."

"If the teacher demonstrates it again, maybe I'll understand it."

Qin Ming looked up at the starry sky.

Although the Qianwu Secret Realm does not have the Chaos Inscriptions for him to comprehend, the Qianwu Master bestows upon him secret methods and demonstrates them specifically for him. The effect will probably not be much worse than comprehending the Chaos Inscriptions.

Especially when it comes to comprehending certain principles.

As for the other geniuses in the Qianwu Secret Realm?

When he arrived at the Qianwu Secret Realm, he didn't take the other geniuses there seriously, and he still does now.

……

Virtual universe, the secret realm of the Qianwu.

"The Trial Tower set up by Master Qianwu is just too..."

Qin Ming left the trial space with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

With his current strength, he could easily crush the mechanical puppets on the fifth floor of the Trial Tower, and even the ten giant star beasts on the sixth floor were easily dealt with by him using illusion magic.

It can be the seventh floor.

That's a bit shameless.

The seventh level was actually occupied by a Zerg Queen. The key issue was that this Zerg Queen was inside a special protective shield that could not be broken through by conventional means.

After that, the trial participants could only face batches of Zerg warriors hatched by the Zerg Queen.

As time went on, the Zerg warriors grew stronger and stronger until they eventually eliminated the Trial Tower.

"No wonder Master Thirteen said that this Trial Tower was impossible to pass. So that's what he meant."

Looking at the Trial Tower points section, which showed a whopping 7.2 billion points, Qin Ming couldn't help but shake his head.

This trial tower was never designed for anyone to pass through.

"Let's go, let's go crush some newbies."

Feeling utterly bored, Qin Ming stretched and stepped out of the trial space.

For him, dealing with the other geniuses in the Qianwu Secret Realm was just bullying them. There wasn't a single one who had mastered the laws of space; they were all opponents he could defeat with a single glance. It was really not very interesting.

……

The vast starry sky, the Qianwu Temple.

"teacher."

Qin Ming stepped into the main hall and respectfully addressed the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler on the throne.

"Hmm, not bad. I've seen your performance in the Trial Tower. Your understanding of the laws of space is quite good; you can already conjure thousands of clones."

The paths of soul manipulation and illusion are also quite good; even Zerg warriors can control them.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom looked at Qin Ming with satisfaction.

That's more than just good.

His understanding of spatial laws alone is already stronger than that of some realm lords.

As for his achievements on the path of the soul, they are even more astonishing, with a soul amplitude of 8 times, which is far beyond what many immortals can achieve!

Secret techniques cannot be mastered simply by having resources.

Especially the Soul Amplification Secret Technique, which even ordinary geniuses can't master at the beginner level! And the further you go, the more difficult the cultivation becomes, with higher requirements for soul talent and willpower. Just like in the Golden Horned Beast inheritance, although there is a Body Amplification Secret Technique like "Original World," most Golden Horned Beasts only reach the first level in their entire lives.

But Qin Ming seems to have no concept of bottlenecks at all.

It has been steadily improving!
With Qin Ming's current strength, he could easily defeat any genius in tens of thousands of eras and win first place!
And this is merely the result of Qin Ming's year of apprenticeship.

"It was all thanks to the teacher's guidance."

Qin Ming grinned.

Even with exceptional talent, he couldn't have improved so quickly without the teacher's personal guidance.

"Stop flattering me. How's your comprehension of the Nine Transformations of Emptiness coming along?"

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom laughed and scolded.

What he taught Qin Ming was not simply to comprehend the laws of space and how to use them.

Rather, it was a secret method he created when he deeply analyzed its essence in his youth.

For normal cultivators, there's no need to make it this complicated.

All you need to do is learn how to use it.

By comprehending the fundamental laws of the universe, through that vague understanding, the attacks unleashed contain these fundamental laws, and that is sufficient.

This is what is known as stepping into the threshold of the rules.

Even many immortal beings have never truly grasped the essence of things!
However, the Qianwu Kingdom's requirements for Qin Ming were clearly not limited to this. Qin Ming had to comprehend the essence in order to go further on the path of cultivation.

Even if the human body cannot clearly perceive the fluctuations of the universe at present, it doesn't matter if the perception is a little slow.

In a few years, once Qin Ming's special life form is born, he will surely be able to embark on this path by relying on his top-tier special life form talent, or by entering Chaos City and using the Chaos Stele.

Right now, he's just laying the foundation for Qin Ming.

"I have some insights, but I'm still missing something; I can't quite grasp it completely. There are a few questions I still don't understand..."

Qin Ming shook his head and explained the problems he had encountered.

"Yes, no need to rush. This road is not easy, so take it slow."

The fact that you can ask these questions shows that you have successfully embarked on the path of analyzing the essence of the laws of space.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom nodded slightly. The path to comprehending the essence of the laws was not so easy.

Furthermore, how long has Qin Ming been cultivating?
Even if he were to demonstrate the mysteries of the laws of space, it wouldn't be so easy.

"I will demonstrate it to you again. If you study it carefully, you may gain some insights."

After answering Qin Ming's questions one by one, the Qianwu Kingdom Lord waved his hand, and the surrounding environment suddenly changed.

In the void, nine yellowish-brown planets, each several hundred kilometers in diameter, flew out and hovered in mid-air.

An invisible gravitational force emanated from the yellowish-brown planet, distorting and cracking space. However, the spatial turbulence that appeared after the cracks was immediately suppressed by the yellowish-brown planet.

Qin Ming dared not be careless, his gaze fixed on the nine earthen-yellow planets in the void.

The nine yellowish-brown fiery planets began to move.

In an extremely mysterious way, it directly invoked the fundamental laws of the universe, and space was completely under its control.

In this most intuitive way, the nine most fundamental mysteries of spatial laws are demonstrated.

After practicing the nine mysteries, the nine earthen-yellow planets continued their practice, but with even greater mysteries...

Qin Ming was completely absorbed in it, and many insights came to mind.

His brain was working at high speed, his soul was extremely active, and countless profound trajectories echoed in his mind.

One hour, two hours...

One day, two days...

a month...

Furthermore, under the watchful gaze of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler, Qin Ming became completely absorbed in it for over a month.

"boom!"

In Qin Ming's mind, it seemed as if images of the creation of the world were flowing through his mind.

"I seem to understand!"

Wow!
As he murmured, the Universe Suppressing Tower flew out from Qin Ming's body.

An earthy yellow aura emanated from his body, and pieces of Zhenxing Stone rapidly formed nine peaks in the void.

These nine peaks, like the foundation, echo each other, causing countless air currents to flow between the mountains, completely sealing off the space within a radius of 500 meters.

The third level of the Divine Weapon – Earth Domain!
Then, the nine peaks of Jiuyue began to rotate rapidly, as if they were a huge, perfect whole.

"Ok?"

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom exclaimed in surprise, "Qin Ming has actually gained a profound understanding of nine of the 108 essential aspects of the laws of space!"

Although it's just the nine simplest types, I've already grasped the basics.

But this is the essence of the laws of space!
If this were placed at the headquarters of a virtual universe company, and it were to navigate the Tongtian Bridge, this level would already be enough to pass through the third level!

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher!"

Qin Ming opened his eyes, his gaze filled with gratitude.

Who else could have such a luxurious cultivation environment as him?
"Haha, Qin Ming, you've given me quite a surprise."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom burst into laughter.

What's a little guidance?
This disciple's talent has truly surprised and astonished him one after another.

Even he was filled with anticipation.

How far can Qin Ming ultimately go?
"Is there anything else you need from me this time?"
If not, then step back, seize the opportunity, and continue to deduce and reflect; perhaps you will gain even more insight.

The King of Qianwu was overjoyed and couldn't wait to brag to his friend.

"Teacher, there is indeed something."

Qin Ming hesitated slightly before speaking.

(End of this chapter)