Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 167 The Trial Tower Opens, Attracting the Attention of Immortal Powerhouses
While Qin Ming and Luo Feng were resting inside the building due to their immense fame, the discussions about them did not cease.

Even many immortal powerhouses are like this.

The central plaza, surrounded by 1008 buildings, features a series of large restaurants.

These restaurants are open to geniuses from various cosmic nations, except for Restaurant No. 1, which is a gathering place for immortals.

For example, after Qin Ming and the others disbanded, the giant 'Thirteen' in the scale armor battle robe streaked across the sky and entered Restaurant No. 1.

Thirteen entered the restaurant as the waiters bowed respectfully at the entrance. The restaurant had over a thousand seats on the first floor, and there were already over a hundred immortals there.

"Thirteen!"

"Thirteen has arrived."

One by one, the immortals exuding powerful auras all looked at 'Thirteen'. These people were either filled with murderous intent or had a chilling coldness that could freeze one's soul. Clearly, they were not ordinary immortals.

The Scaled Giant Immortal 'Thirteen' also seemed particularly pleased; he was about to steal the spotlight this time.

"Thirteen, this time your Qianwu Universe Kingdom actually has two disciples of the king, their strength is quite extraordinary."

"Haha, that's for sure! Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the first and second place winners of this Genius Battle will both be from my Qianwu Universe Kingdom."

The giant in the scale armor robe didn't mince words and immediately burst into laughter.

"First, second? So arrogant? 'Bolan' of the Noah Universe Kingdom has quite an amazing understanding of the fundamental laws of space."

“That’s right, that young man from the Noah Universe Kingdom is very strong. Many world lords are not as good as him in their understanding of spatial laws.”

A group of immortals were talking about it.

These beings were all sent by the rulers of their respective cosmic kingdoms, and their strength was at least that of a marquis, so their judgment was naturally extremely sharp.

However, when he heard others discussing Berlan, the Scaled Armor Giant 'Thirteen' revealed a mocking smile.

Spatial laws?

Naberan's understanding of spatial laws during the qualifiers was indeed impressive; he was able to create hundreds of illusory bodies, and perhaps with a burst of power, he could create a thousand.

However, he is far inferior to Qin Ming!
Over the years, although 'Thirteen' did not follow Alex as closely as he did, he still suppressed his strength and fought Qin Ming many times under the orders of the Qianwu Kingdom Lord.

Because Qin Ming couldn't find an opponent among those of the same level, even among those at the universe or domain lord level, the Qianwu Kingdom Lord could only have many world lords and immortal powerhouses suppress their strength and compete.

Several years ago, Qin Ming was already able to unleash tens of thousands of illusionary bodies!
Moreover, it wasn't just a simple burst of speed like Berlan's.

Instead, after comprehending the first 36 of the essential laws of space, one can combine tens of thousands of illusory bodies, making one's movements extremely swift and fierce.

The two are not even on the same level.

During the preliminary rounds, Qin Ming only revealed one illusion technique, which the others had no way of knowing.

"Being accepted as a disciple by the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom must be no simple matter. Otherwise, being only skilled in soul magic and illusion magic would be a significant disadvantage in the Trial Tower."

"That's natural. If someone is chosen by the ruler of the universe to be his personal disciple, then he most likely has a chance to become a cosmic venerable."

Otherwise, there would be no need to take him as a disciple.

"Cosmic Venerable? That's not easy. Countless immortal beings have cultivated for billions of years and still can't become Cosmic Venerable."

"too difficult."

"Let's see how he performs in the Trial Tower and what he's hiding."

"Haha, that's right! No matter how much you hide, it will all show up in the Trial Tower."

"Our 1008 Universe Kingdom hasn't produced a new Venerable One for many years."

Even for disciples of a cosmic venerable, becoming a venerable is still extremely difficult.

From the perspective of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler, it wouldn't be difficult for Qin Ming to become an immortal, but a Universe Venerable is simply too..."

When the mention of the Cosmic Venerable was made, a group of immortals immediately became excited.

This was only out of consideration for the face of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler; otherwise, he would have spoken even more directly. Based on the strength Qin Ming had displayed, he was far from being able to become a Venerable.

Soul and illusion—their power is indeed formidable.

But if you can't comprehend the laws, it's just as useless.

The rules are the foundation!
……

at dusk.

Qin Ming, who was cultivating in his room, was suddenly invaded by a voice.

"All participants in the 1008 Space Nation, gather in the central square."

Above the plaza, inside the building.

1008000 geniuses, some flying in from the sky, others converging from all corners of the central square, all with a bewildered look in their eyes.

This applies to millions of geniuses!

After a while,

A large, orderly formation of 1008000 geniuses stood in the central square.

"what happened?"

"what happened?"

"Huh, how did I get here? I was just in the building!"

Millions of geniuses were jolted awake from their dazed state, each one deeply shocked.

Even Qin Ming's expression showed a hint of abnormality, as he had actually sensed the manipulation with his soul strength.

But they were powerless to resist.

At this moment, standing in front of the formation were 1008 immortals, each emanating a powerful aura.

The powerful pressure silenced everyone; not a single person uttered a sound.

"Welcome to join the peak genius competition held by our Virtual Universe Company."

A gentle voice reached everyone's ears.

Everyone looked up into the air, where a man wearing a blue battle robe and with purple scales on his head had appeared in the previously empty space.

The man had a smile on his face, but the aura he exuded was like that of an ancient god-king, making people involuntarily submit to him.

and!

Although they could see the man in the green robe in the distance, all the geniuses present felt as if this great being was not in the same space as them.

That feeling of distorted and disordered time and space is very uncomfortable.

The Nine Swords Master!
A glint of light appeared in Qin Ming's eyes as he looked at the man in the green robe.

"There are 1008 cosmic countries. Each cosmic country selects a thousand talents, and there are more than one million geniuses in total."

The man in the green robe stood in the void, looking down at the million geniuses below.

"Our Virtual Universe Company will select the one thousand strongest individuals from among you and recruit them into the core of the Virtual Universe Company."

"Millions of you are vying for these one thousand spots."

"Here are the rules."

"Tomorrow, each of you will enter a 'trial space'. Our Virtual Universe Company has prepared more than a million trial spaces for you, one for each person."

"There are seven trial towers in the trial space! Each trial tower has seven floors!"

"Start with the first trial tower, conquer all seven levels of the first trial tower, then proceed to the second trial tower... until you die and are kicked out of the trial space!"

"Based on your performance in the trial space, we will calculate your points." "Those ranked 1st to 100th will be directly recruited as core members of our Virtual Universe Company without further screening, and will receive one of the 100 available spots."

"The 7200 people ranked 101st to 7300th will compete in a ring showdown to vie for the remaining 900 spots."

"As for the ones after 7300...all will be eliminated!"

The man in the green robe spoke with an incredibly gentle voice, yet the contents of his voice sent chills down the spines of millions of geniuses.

A total of 1008000 people participated in the final competition.

In other words, more than one million people were eliminated in just one trial space!
……

The next morning.

"Everyone, please get ready. We will soon be teleporting all participants to their respective trial spaces."

A clear and melodious sound echoed in everyone's ears.

boom!
An invisible force descended upon the entire dimensional space, instantly teleporting all 1008000 geniuses within it.

brush!
Qin Ming's figure appeared on a meteorite that was suspended in the vast starry sky. The meteorite was nearly 100 kilometers long and rectangular in shape.

All around was an endless starry sky.

There are seven trial towers on the meteorite, each tower as majestic as a mountain, with a height of more than ten kilometers.

Seven trial towers are situated in different locations on the meteorite.

Qin Ming looked down at his wrist, where a screen was displayed.

Participant: Qin Ming (Qianwu Universe Kingdom)

Points: 0
Rank: None
The trial space where it is located: No. 0250516.

There are a total of seven trial towers in the trial space, and each trial tower has seven floors.

For the first trial tower, you can get up to 10,000 points per floor. If you succeed on all seven levels, you can get up to 70,000 points.

For the second trial tower, you can get up to 100,000 points per floor. If you succeed on all seven levels, you can get up to 700,000 points.

……

For the fourth trial tower, you can get up to 10 million points per floor. If you succeed on all seven levels, you can get up to 70 million points.

……

The seventh trial tower can earn up to 10 billion points per floor. If all seven levels are successful, you can get up to 70 billion points.

Note: Upon death, the trial ends.

There are two ways to pass each layer:

Killing all targets in this level will grant you the highest score and allow you to be teleported directly to the next level.

2. If you fail to kill all the targets, after 10 days, if you are still alive, you will be directly teleported to the next level to continue the trial.

When all participants die, the trial ends. Determine the final ranking.

Below is a ranking list.

……

"All dead. Trial over!"

Clearly, the Trial Tower is very difficult.

Virtual Universe Corporation is confident that it will cause all participants to perish!
"It is said that geniuses like Kodi and Venerable Fiery Erosion, who emerge only once every tens of millions or hundreds of millions of epochs, all fell on the last trial tower. Let's see how far I can go!"

A smile appeared on Qin Ming's lips.

He had waited too long for this day!

boom!
Qin Ming's body transformed into a stream of light and flew into the first trial tower.

Just entered the tower.

The text on Qin Ming's wrist screen changed.

"The first level of the first building: 1 ferocious beasts, the 'Blood-haired Mammoths'."

Each time you kill a ferocious beast, you will get one point. If you kill them all, you will get 10,000 points, and you will be sent directly to the second level.

If you haven't finished killing them, just survive for ten days and be teleported directly to the second level.

Death. Trial over.

There is a time countdown on the edge of the arm screen. Obviously, once the 10 days are up, it will be transferred directly.

"Roar--"

The scene before him changed in an instant. As soon as Qin Ming appeared, an overwhelming horde of blood-haired mammoths roared and charged forward.

They look like small hills.

Standing on the Shattered Star Shuttle, watching the Blood-Haired Mammoth charging towards him, Qin Ming chuckled lightly.

An invisible force of thought spread out.

'Pfft' 'Pfft'...

These 1 blood-haired mammoths instantly began to kill each other, and in a short time they turned into a pile of corpses.

Subsequently, the space changed.

Qin Ming then stepped into the second floor.

Clearly, he had no intention of conserving his strength; instead, he began with overwhelming power to slaughter his opponents and reach the top as quickly as possible.

Over the years, his accumulated knowledge and skills have almost reached the limit of a stellar level.

Further delay won't make much difference.

……

In the virtual universe, the 1008 immortal beings in the central square sit casually in various places.

The Trial Space Competition is not broadcast publicly to the entire universe.

It's just a change in the publicly disclosed rankings.

The final battle in the arena will be broadcast live!

Of course, the immortal beings of the various cosmic nations all have the authority to observe the trial progress of each participant.

"Qin Ming is indeed strong. He took first place with an absolute advantage from the very beginning."

"Finally, we see him use another move. The Universe Suppressing Tower? He's actually skilled in the Suppressing Divine Weapon, one of the nine great controllers' divine weapons."

"I wonder which level he can unleash?"

While focusing on their own geniuses, almost all the immortals also turned on the screens of several championship favorites such as Qin Ming, Luo Feng, and Bo Lan.

Especially Qin Ming, everyone was watching.

When Qin Ming finally encountered the metallic lifeform 'Thoraga Warrior' on the third level, he used methods other than illusion magic.

Because the metallic lifeform 'Thor warriors' have no soul!
"The level of his expertise will probably exceed your expectations."

Thirteen laughed loudly.

(End of this chapter)