Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 178 The Disciples of the Dark Lord, A Generous Gift
There was only one city in the entire primordial universe, namely Chaos City.

Qin Ming was going to pay his respects to the Lord of Darkness, so he naturally went to the City Lord's Mansion in Chaos City. After all, as disciples of the Primordial Ancestor, the Lord of Darkness also had extremely high authority in the Initial Universe.

The Lord of Chaos City is called the Lord of Chaos City because he has an avatar stationed in Chaos City year-round.

Following the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, the three of them soon saw a magnificent and imposing palace in the distance, which was more than 300 meters high.

From afar, one can see the three dazzling universal language characters of the City Lord's Mansion—'City Lord's Mansion'.

When Qin Ming saw the handwriting, he felt as if his soul was being drawn in, as if the handwriting itself formed its own space and universe.

There is a feeling that one's spirit is being constantly absorbed.

After just one glance, Qin Ming became completely dazed.

Luo Feng, who was standing to the side, also glanced at it and then quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any longer, clearly having also felt that sensation.

"Haha, even an ordinary immortal wouldn't dare to stare at the words 'City Lord's Mansion' for too long."

Seeing the two of them, the King of Qianwu laughed.

Almost everyone who enters Chaos City goes through this experience.

Qin Ming and Luo Feng exchanged a glance, secretly admiring that Chaos City truly lived up to its reputation as a sacred place for human cultivation.

Just three words, yet they are so powerful.

As they walked, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom explained some of the taboo rules within the city to the two of them.

For example, in the initial universe, killing each other was forbidden.

If you make a move, you will surely die!

This is the ironclad law of the primordial universe.

Qin Ming naturally nodded and remembered; he would have been out of his mind to fight with others in Chaos City.

Soon, the three arrived at the entrance of the city lord's mansion.

The city lord's mansion was bustling with activity; the gates were always wide open, and people frequently came and went.

Many of them were messengers dressed in black robes, and immortal beings and realm lords could also be seen entering and leaving the city lord's mansion from time to time.

Upon seeing the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, all of these people bowed respectfully.

Even after entering Chaos City, a powerful being like the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom still holds an extremely high status.

"Chaos City has three treasures, the second of which is the 52 Chaos Steles within the city."

"Qin Ming, you go and pay your respects to your teacher first. I'll take Luo Feng to select the Chaos Stele."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom nodded slightly to the people around him, then looked at Qin Ming and Luo Feng and said.

Qin Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly nodded.

One of the biggest opportunities these geniuses had for coming to Chaos City was the 52 Chaos Steles!

Although there were countless manifest laws governing the operation of the universe in the initial universe.

But how strong are they?

Even if the rules governing the universe were revealed to them, they would still find it difficult to understand.

Over countless years, countless powerful beings have visited Chaos City.

When these powerful individuals comprehend the laws within, they occasionally have a flash of inspiration and discover their own paths, secret techniques, etc., which they then record.

Some recordings are just random and follow no pattern.

However, some of these inscriptions are extremely powerful and possess value for systematic cultivation.

The 52 Chaos Steles are the most precious among them.

These 52 Chaos Steles are the great paths left behind by 52 top experts, leading to the ultimate peak!
Even the most powerful human beings, such as the founder of the giant axe and the Lord of Chaos City, left behind their own Chaos Monuments.

As long as you understand any one of them.

They are at least cosmic venerables, or even cosmic overlords.

Qin Ming naturally had high expectations for the Chaos Stele.

"Greetings, King of Qianwu Kingdom. We have been ordered to come and welcome Your Highness Qin Ming."

As soon as they entered the city lord's mansion, two immortal god guards came to greet them.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you two."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was very polite to the two of them. He naturally didn't care about ordinary immortal gods, but this was the Lord's Mansion of Chaos City!
"Please come with me."

One of the guards bowed slightly to Qin Ming, clearly showing that these two were also very perceptive.

"it is good!"

Qin Ming didn't dare to delay. After bowing to the King of Qianwu, he quickly followed.

They headed towards the most heavily guarded 'inner quarters' of the city lord's mansion.

The city lord's mansion is divided into an outer mansion and an inner mansion. The outer gate is always kept open, with people coming and going.

However, the inner palace was heavily guarded.

Upon entering the inner palace and arriving at a courtyard, Qin Ming felt as if the surrounding space and time had suddenly changed.

Boom~~~~
When Qin Ming came to his senses again, he was already in a magnificent palace. The main hall was extremely majestic, not as dark and deep as he had imagined, but rather grand and imposing.

Inside the main hall, several figures were chatting casually.

Seated in the main seat was none other than the Lord of Darkness!
"Qin Ming greets his teacher!"

Qin Ming immediately bowed and knelt down. This was the first time he had seen the Lord of Darkness in the real world, so he should naturally perform the apprenticeship ceremony.

"Oh well."

Seeing Qin Ming bow respectfully, the Lord of Darkness did not stop him, but watched with a smile.

The Lord of Darkness spoke only after Qin Ming had completed the ritual.

"Get up."

"I told you before, I don't have many disciples. Before you, I only had six personal disciples. Two of them have already died, and the rest are all here."

"Also, pay your respects to your senior brothers. My true form may not be in the original universe. If I encounter a crisis, I can ask my senior brothers for help."

The Lord of Darkness spoke gently.

"This is your senior brother, Lord Youhou. He is also the only universe lord under our teacher's command."

Because the teacher doesn't want to reveal his true identity, he'll spread the word that you're his student.

Qin Ming followed the Dark Lord's gaze and saw a tall, thin man with two ears, each with a curved horn pointing upwards like a scythe, and an eye between his brows.

He was wearing a set of dark blue scale-like armor, and he looked extremely menacing.

"Senior Brother!" Qin Ming immediately bowed and knelt down.

Qin Ming already knew about the Lord of Youhou, so he wasn't too surprised.

"Qin Ming? You're quite good, having passed seven trial towers! You're on the path of the soul, so here's a little something for you. I hope you become a strong person soon!"

Lord Youhou laughed loudly, his voice booming, and at the same time, a beam of light flew out from his hand.

Qin Ming quickly caught it; it was a completely transparent pearl, emitting a soft glow, clearly extraordinary.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

"This is your second senior brother, the 'Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.' He is one of the three top cosmic overlords of our human race, and like you, he also possesses the talent of creating clones."

The Lord of Darkness then looked at a man with long, brownish-red hair wearing a silver robe standing to the side.

His skin was translucent, and his appearance was extremely similar to that of humans on Earth, except for the vertical lines between his eyebrows.

Although he wasn't particularly tall, when Qin Ming saw him, it was as if he were seeing an endless universe.

Its aura was only slightly inferior to that of Lord Youhou.

"Greetings, Second Senior Brother."

Qin Ming still bowed respectfully, but inwardly he was shocked to discover that the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace was actually a disciple of the Lord of Darkness!
The entire human race, namely the three top cosmic overlords!

In the primordial universe, the role of the top cosmic overlords is absolutely no less than that of ordinary cosmic lords, and sometimes they can even play an extremely crucial role.

Because top-tier cosmic overlords possess divine power that is a hundred times purer and more powerful than that of ordinary cosmic overlords, coupled with supreme treasures and immense divine bodies, they can even fight against cosmic lords and persist for a long time.

Furthermore, even top-tier cosmic overlords can be resurrected if they die in battle!
This makes its status extremely special.

"Hmm. It's been a long time since your teacher has accepted any new disciples, so I'm giving you a small gift in the hope that you'll have a smoother journey on your cultivation path."

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace chuckled, and a stream of light flew from his hand and landed in Qin Ming's hand.

This is a set of six battle axes!
The battle axe gleamed menacingly, and a frenzied aura rushed towards us.

This was clearly prepared for his own mountain giant clone.

"This is your fourth senior brother, Venerable Bai Feng. He is also a cosmic overlord."

The Lord of Darkness looked to his right at a man wearing a wide robe.

His silver-white robe was embroidered with thousands of white phoenixes with outstretched wings, causing the surrounding space to distort slightly, and making his appearance extremely handsome, with a pair of wings extending from his back.

"Greetings, Fourth Senior Brother."

"Work hard, and I look forward to the day you become a true strong person."

Venerable Baifeng nodded slightly and waved his hand, sending out a stream of light.

These were, in fact, a pair of silver-white metallic wings.

Its wings trembled slightly, as if it were alive.

“The last one is your sixth senior brother, Venerable Kandri. I was able to find you because he informed me in time, otherwise you would have had to become my senior brother’s disciple.”

A hint of a smile appeared in the Lord of Darkness's eyes.

He may not pay much attention to things in the primordial universe, but that doesn't mean he's unaware of the big and small things there.

"Greetings, Sixth Senior Brother."

Qin Ming immediately bowed again, his surprise no less than before.

Don't underestimate Sixth Brother 'Kandri', he is just a Cosmic Venerable!
He is the guardian of the 52 Chaos Monuments in Chaos City!
Being able to guard a treasure like the Chaos Stele, one must possess extraordinary abilities.

"Hehe, let me give you a small gift too,"

A smile graced Kandrina's kind face as a black suit of armor appeared in his hand.

The armor has an ancient and heavy appearance.

It is clearly not an ordinary object.

"Thank you, Sixth Senior Brother."

Qin Ming took the armor and couldn't help but marvel at how he had become rich overnight.

He could sense that these four treasures were probably at least at the level of major treasures, or even supreme treasures.

He had been struggling to choose a weapon for the mountain giant and was planning to buy a set of divine weapons.

There's no need to think about it now; just go straight for the battle axe set bestowed by the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

The teacher's disciples are truly all incredibly powerful.

"The treasures bestowed upon you by your four senior brothers are extremely valuable to you now. Even a King-level Invincible or a Venerable would be envious of them."

However, if one becomes arrogant and domineering because of the treasure, one may still perish!

You should have had six senior brothers, but there are only four here.

Those two who perished possessed top-tier talent and treasures, yet they still fell.

Seeing that Qin Ming had accepted all the treasures, the Lord of Darkness spoke slowly.

"Yes! Disciple understands!"

The Lord of Darkness nodded slightly, and then a ray of light appeared in his hand, presenting Qin Ming with an ancient and understated palace.

"You have exceptional talent, but remember this! Only a living genius is a genius! If you perish, you are nothing!"

"You are walking the path of the soul, so you should know that the most tragic end is not death, but being controlled by a soul!"

"Therefore, most of the treasures your senior brothers gave you were for saving your life."

Especially your senior brother, who gave you a soul defense treasure that can prevent you from being controlled by other people's souls.

"If you ever encounter a life-or-death crisis while traveling, even self-destruction will not be controlled by your soul."

As the master of the universe, Qin Ming perished.

He also has the ability to reverse time and space and revive them.

However, if one is controlled by a soul, it means utter destruction, and even the Lord of the Universe cannot prevent it.

"Yes, teacher, I will remember this."

Qin Ming expressed his gratitude.

"Well, I won't go into too much detail about that. You've already broken through to the cosmic level and can create a second avatar. I have some special life materials that I collected in the past."

Many of them are related to the soul; see which one suits you.

The Lord of Darkness nodded slightly, and dozens of beams of light immediately appeared within the palace.

A special life form clone of the soul type!
Qin Ming's eyes lit up instantly.

(End of this chapter)