Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 158 Black Hole Evolution and Star Tear Gold
The vast starry sky, the Qianwu Temple.

"Your clone has already been formed? So fast? How many times higher is the life level of the Mountain Giant?"

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom looked at Qin Ming with some surprise.

"About 300 times. I have to thank the teacher for helping me find such a suitable clone."

Qin Ming grinned, and with a thought, he summoned the mountain giant clone from the original core to appear inside the Starry Sky Temple.

The Starry Sky Temple is extremely magnificent; even a mountain giant 1000 kilometers high would not appear crowded inside it.

"The Mountain Giant has three talents: Earth Monarch, Spatial Black Hole, and Absolute Defense..."

The six-armed giant, resembling a black crystal, roared.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom listened with a hint of envy in his eyes.

He knew the mountain giant's talent must be extremely powerful, but when he actually found out, he was still shocked.

Each of these talents is a divine skill, and when combined with the massive divine body of the Mountain Giant, it's no wonder that the Black Sky Lord was able to become a top-tier cosmic overlord.

With this divine body and talent, he could easily defeat him!

"Truly astonishing! How could you develop such a powerful and unique life form so quickly? Your soul..."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom asked with some doubt.

The more powerful the clone, the slower it takes to develop. According to Qin Ming, it's normal for it to take hundreds of years to develop.

But it was conceived in just over five years, and something just doesn't seem right.

"Hehe, it wasn't supposed to be this fast. In the past few years, my soul strength has also improved, and my soul amplitude has increased to 15 times, while my body amplitude has increased to 3 times."

So the pregnancy progressed faster.

Qin Ming grinned.

His talent is soul splitting, and the ability to create clones is closely related to the strength of his soul.

When the Fifth-Order Myriad Soul Banner advanced, his soul strength increased tenfold. His subsequent cultivation speed remained astonishingly fast, almost doubling every year.

"15 times!"

Even the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom had a toothache.

The speed of this improvement truly astonished him.

I need to prepare cultivation resources for Qin Ming again!
If Qin Ming hadn't been right under his nose, he would have wanted to dismantle Qin Ming to see how he cultivated!
His extraordinary soul talent also made Qin Ming's understanding of the laws incredibly strong.

I have fully comprehended the first nine of the 108 essential aspects of space.

With its nine layers combined and cyclical, combined with the fourth layer of the Divine Weapon, 'Mountain Colossus', it can crush opponents on the fifth layer of the Heavenly Bridge simply by comprehending the laws.

If the opponent is an illusionist, it would be even more astonishing; they could probably easily pass the sixth level.

But then he felt a secret thrill.

With such an incredible soul amplitude, coupled with his understanding of the laws, he was eager to see how extraordinary Qin Ming's performance would be in the Genius Battle.

Even the supreme ruler of the universe would be astonished!

As a high-ranking being who rose to prominence in the ancient times of humankind, he was all too aware of just how outrageous a genius this level of talent was.

And this is under the condition that Qin Ming does not have a special life clone and relies solely on his own talent.

With the mountain giant's heaven-defying talent, Qin Ming's affinity for the laws of earth and space has increased by at least several hundred, or even a thousand times!
When the Earth King merges with the earth, his understanding of the laws will surely rise rapidly.
"It's all thanks to the teacher's guidance."

Qin Ming grinned.

"You came to me because you want to choose a suitable place for the Mountain Giant to merge with the earth, right?"

Qianwu also laughed, saying that he had indeed put a lot of effort into this disciple and deserved this praise.

"In a mountain range within the Qianwu Secret Realm, there lies a vein of Guiyan Stone Mother, which should be of considerable benefit to your mountain giant avatar."

Just leave the clone there.

"Thank you teacher!"

Qin Ming chuckled!
The Guiyan Stone Mother Mine! This is an F6 grade metal, usually used to build F-grade spaceships for immortal powerhouses, and its value is astonishing.

This would naturally be of great benefit to the mountain giants.

"At this rate, you'll eat me out of house and home sooner or later."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom pursed his lips, but after thinking for a moment, he flipped his hand, and a metal block with a diameter of about one kilometer appeared in his hand.

"This is G-level metal called 'Star Tear Gold,' which is a metal produced when a supermassive star finally collapses into a black hole and is known as the 'tears of a star.'"

Although it's not as good as the Golden Horn Boundary Stone I gave Luo Feng, the [Star Tear Gold] is similar to your mountain giant's extremely dense body; swallowing it should be somewhat useful.

Qin Ming's eyes widened as he stared at the Star Tear Gold.

This is G-grade metal!

Moreover, it is Star Tear Gold, which is extremely suitable for mountain giants. With the stellar-level strength of mountain giants, their life level might be improved after consuming it.

The earlier one's level of spiritual development is elevated, the better.

The stronger you are, the more terrifying the resources you need to upgrade.

If we were to advance further during the era of the Lord of the Universe, the precious treasures consumed would be a painful loss for the entire human race.

Master Qianwu, he really has a treasure to give away!
"Don't worry, teacher. With the Mountain Giant clone, I've already made some progress on the 10th type of spatial essence. I'll definitely give you a satisfactory result in the Genius Battle!"

Qin Ming's expression hardened, and he stopped joking around.

"There's no need to say all that. Your mountain giant clone is extremely heavy and skilled in close combat. It also has the innate secret technique of spatial black holes, making it very suitable for a secret technique called 'Black Hole Evolution'."

This secret technique is among the most advanced even within the human race.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom shook his head. When Qin Ming taught him the Mountain Giant Avatar talent, he was already considering which direction the Mountain Giant should take.

Unlike the bodies of humans on Earth, the mountain giants are clearly designed for close combat. "I'll buy the first three floors for you first. After you join the Virtual Universe Company, you can try to get the rest yourself."

The shaman spread his hands.

As one of humanity's most powerful secret techniques, the complete set of "Black Hole Evolution" is worth 1000 billion points even within the Virtual Universe Company.

Of course, this number of points is nothing to the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom.

However, he wouldn't buy them all; earning points would also be a good test for Qin Ming.

Virtual Universe Company treats geniuses with special privileges.

There are many ways to earn points.

Moreover, "Black Hole Evolution" is divided into nine layers. The first three layers correspond to the first 108 spatial essences of the laws of space, as well as insights into the laws of earth, which is sufficient for Qin Ming.

"Teacher, that's enough."

Qin Ming's six-armed giant body, which was thousands of kilometers tall, emitted a rumbling sound.

"Hmm, your Mountain Giant clone will soon break through to the cosmic level. Have you thought about your second clone yet?"

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom nodded slightly.

"Not yet, but my second clone is more inclined towards the soul, so there's no rush to conceive it."

Qin Ming shook his head. In the past few years, Teacher Qianwu had also helped collect some materials on special life forms of souls, but he was not very satisfied with any of them.

"Then let's wait a little longer, I'll think of something. You go and put down the Mountain Giant clone first."

Qianwu sighed; he was troubled by his disciple's extraordinary talent.

Qin Ming has difficulty even raising a human body, and the materials for a 15-fold increase in soul amplitude are not cheap.

This mountain giant is an enormous spender of money.

He's doing alright now; if his strength were any greater, he really wouldn't be able to handle it.

Compared to Luo Feng, Luo Feng is much less troublesome. The Golden Horned Beast only needs to devour some ordinary metals and comes with its own inherited talent.

He then gave him some human secret techniques and a Golden Horn Boundary Stone to help strengthen his inner world.

The Golden Horn Boundary Stone is a special treasure condensed from the true essence of gold within the Golden Horned Beast's inner world. It contains gold and spatial attributes, and each Golden Horned Beast can only condense one in its lifetime.

This is also the most important treasure of the Golden Horned Beast!
The one he gave to Luo Feng was condensed from a peak-level world lord golden-horned behemoth.

After Luo Feng absorbed it, he utilized the essence energy of the Golden Horn Boundary Stone, which affected the original core, making it stronger and able to support a larger inner world.

It has an immeasurable effect on enhancing potential.

……

Outside the Starry Sky Temple, the mechanical race's spaceships sped downwards towards the continent.

With the mine location provided by Master Qianwu, he naturally had to immediately release his Mountain Giant clone and devour the metal in the manner of an Earth King, comprehending the laws of nature.

As for the battle?

It's not needed for the time being, and there's no danger in the Qianwu Secret Realm.

Six hours later, the pyramid-shaped spaceship broke through the thick clouds and hovered above an extremely vast mountain range.

The mountain range is tens of thousands of kilometers high and is densely covered with forests. In one part of the range, there is a huge open-pit mine, and in the distance, the shadows of some cities can be seen.

This is where the Guiyan stone mother vein is mined.

However, the miners above have received a notification and are evacuating.

This area will become a restricted zone, specifically for Qin Ming's mountain giant clone to devour.

On the spaceship, Captain Alex immediately flew out, unleashing his divine power to sweep everyone into his divine realm.

Qin Ming then flew out of the mechanical race's spaceship, and a six-armed black crystal giant, thousands of kilometers tall, appeared, its feet planted on the ground, and secret patterns emerged from its black crystal body.

Earth King's talent activated!
hum!
The six-armed black crystal giant sank into the ground, transforming into countless black crystals that scattered and took control of the surrounding earth and space.

In an instant, Qin Ming sensed the pieces of Guiyan Stone Mother deep within the earth.

Under the influence of his innate talent, the Guiyan Stone Mother was devoured into his inner world and slowly digested.

"Phew, that feels great! As expected of F-grade metal, it improves much faster than absorbing ordinary metal veins. I'll be able to reach the cosmic level in just a few days at most."

I could even sense that my level of existence was slowly rising.

The earth rumbled and made a sound.

Qin Ming's foundation at the Stellar level was already capable of breaking through to the Cosmic level, but he deliberately suppressed it for the Genius Battle two years later.

The human being cannot be upgraded, but the mountain giant clone can naturally be upgraded.

Qin Ming's human form, still suspended in the sky, smiled. His world ring flashed, and a G-level metal, Star Tear Gold, thousands of meters in diameter, fell down.

It was like a meteorite falling, smashing through the earth and sinking deep into the ground.

Startear Gold is a metal produced when a supermassive star eventually collapses into a black hole; its density and weight are terrifying.

When the Star Tear Gold finally stopped, the Earth King's talent activated.

As the essence of power was absorbed by the black crystal, Qin Ming felt a tremor run through his body, accompanied by an extremely comfortable sensation, and even the world within his body was rumbling.

The life level of the newly conceived mountain giant avatar was already stirring, showing signs of wanting to be elevated.

"Devour it! Then begin to comprehend the fundamental laws of space and earth."

"In the form of the Earth Monarch, the rules of the universe have unveiled themselves to me, awaiting my favor."

"Now, we just wait for the battle of geniuses to begin."

　Woohoo, the battle of geniuses has begun!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)