Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 185 Opening the Path of the Soul!
Inside the study of the virtual universe manor.

Qin Ming was engrossed in a thick metal book, occasionally letting out exclamations of surprise.

"No wonder it's a book written by the teacher himself!"

"It analyzes the fundamental laws of space, the essence of the soul, and illusion in the simplest way."

As Qin Ming closed the first volume of "The Dark Codex," he sighed inwardly.

Both the laws of space and the path of the soul are profound and complex, and it is extremely difficult to fully understand them.

Humanity has existed for countless epochs.

It has 1008 vast cosmic kingdoms, where countless people are born, grow up, and die every moment. They fight and struggle, rising from the ashes.

Yet it still has to go through countless cycles, spanning millions and billions of years.

In an infinitely vast territory, a cosmic sovereign was finally born.

This shows how difficult it is to fully understand something.

The Dark Chaos Stele, however, is a supreme cultivation path that can enable one to reach the level of a Universe Venerable or even the Lord of the Universe!
Unlike other cosmic monuments.

The Dark Cosmic Monument also emphasizes how to strengthen the soul, thereby enhancing willpower and the essence of the soul, making one's comprehension, thinking speed, and other abilities stronger!
The soul is the origin.

The physical body can be possessed or replaced, but what truly confirms one's lineage is the soul!

The growth of the soul can fundamentally elevate a person.

It is no exaggeration to say that the power of the soul is no less than that of bloodline or even the improvement of life level, but it is too difficult to improve the soul.

That's why this path is rarely traveled in the universe.

Qin Ming was well aware of how difficult this path was, but he also knew how powerful it was.

Once you succeed, you'll be a "superior person"!
Moreover, it gets stronger as you progress!
In the early stages, there weren't many ways to deal with soulless beings like the Demon Slayers because the methods of soul attack were not yet sufficient in the primitive universe!

The Dark Codex is an extremely rare and secret text that deciphers the essence of the soul.

Only by grasping the essence can one truly understand!

Everyone understands this principle, but truly comprehending it is extremely difficult!
In order to help later generations better comprehend and understand the laws of space and the path of the soul, the Dark Codex also created more than a dozen secret techniques.

Not a dozen or so, but a dozen or so sets.

Most of these secret techniques are not used for combat, but rather to gradually lead people to a fundamental understanding and analysis of the soul's most essential nature.

"Incredible! Incredible! So this is another way to understand it!"

Qin Ming was completely absorbed in it.

He learned the essence of the nine spatial laws contained in the first volume of "Dark Codex" and the corresponding soul secrets very quickly, mastering them completely in just half a month.

After all, he had already grasped the essence of it, and his soul techniques were based on the "Wilderness Mystic Codex." His soul was also extremely powerful, so he naturally learned quickly.

Then comes the second book!

Qin Ming's progress in the second volume was slightly slower, but he still made great strides and mastered it completely in just over a month.

It wasn't until the third volume that Qin Ming encountered difficulties.

The third volume corresponds to the third image of the Dark Chaos Stele.

It dissects 108 spatial essences, as well as the extremely profound essence of the soul.

There are 108 sets of spatial secret techniques and 108 sets of soul secret techniques, which are hundreds or even thousands of times more difficult than those in the second volume.

Despite the difficulties, Qin Ming found joy in it.

His understanding of spatial laws and the powerful enhancement of his soul have led to an astonishing increase in the amplitude of his soul's vibration.

"How interesting. It seems I am indeed suited to the path of the soul."

"It is extremely difficult for others to improve their soul strength, but for me, it is a constant process."

Feeling the continuous flow of the soul's essence emanating from within the Myriad Soul Banner, which strengthened his own soul, Qin Ming thought to himself.

The soul strength here is not the same as the soul amplitude.

It refers simply to the strength of the soul itself, similar to the level of life's genes.

There are 10081 levels of life gene hierarchy, and the strength of the soul is naturally divided in a similar way, but it is less clear than the division of life gene hierarchy.

For example.

Can the soul strength of an ordinary human be the same as that of a top-tier race like the Golden Horned Beast?
Is it comparable to the soul strength of the Zerg Queen, who is born with 10000 soul essences?
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they're worlds apart.

The Zerg Queen's soul amplitude reaches 100 times, which is vastly different from the soul amplitude of an ordinary life form reaching 100 times.

The Zerg Queen could probably kill the latter with a single glance!

This is due to the difference in soul strength!
Qin Ming's soul strength has been forged and transformed four times by the Myriad Soul Banner, and he has been devouring the soul essence for more than ten years. His soul strength far exceeds that of others!

Why can the Soul Splitting Talent only generate 300 times the life level on the first level, but can generate at least a thousand times the soul river clone on the second level?

It's because his soul strength has also greatly improved!

“The strength of the soul is not clearly divided like the levels of life, even the Dark Scripture created by the Dark Teacher is like this.”

Why can't we establish a standard?

With the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls and the top-tier soul-secret technique, the Dark Codex, there is something for everyone.

Perhaps I can do it.

The more Qin Ming thought about it, the more excited he became.

Groping in the dark and having a clear path to advancement are completely different concepts.

Perhaps the road he created was muddy and impassable.

But as long as it's a road.

Then it can grow stronger as it continues to expand.

The most direct benefit is that Qin Ming can see his progress and know which direction he should strive towards.

Perhaps, this will be the prototype of a great path for the soul!
"Since the levels of life are divided into 10081 levels, let's also divide the strength of the soul into 10081 levels!"
Next, it's time to determine the strength of my own soul!

Thinking of this, Qin Ming became excited, his eyes gleaming.

Determining the strength of a soul is not just a simple matter of confirmation.

It is, rather, a study of the most essential aspects of the soul!

Just do it.

Qin Ming's consciousness sank into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

call--

After more than a decade of development, the space inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner has expanded to a diameter of nearly 2 million kilometers, and the interior is no longer a desolate place.

Within the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, there are two core areas.

One is the bright moon formed from the condensation of soul power in the sky, and the other is a pool of blood formed from the condensation of flesh and blood essence!
At this moment, under the bright moon of the soul.

Billions of souls live within it, while a large number of flesh and blood puppets are busy around it.

In the center of the entire Ten Thousand Soul Banner, there is already an incredibly large city, built around the Blood Pool.

A complete ecosystem has been initially established.

“For others, studying the soul is very difficult, but for me, it is possible to observe it in the most intuitive way.”

It can even freely strengthen, enhance, or weaken the soul.

Upon entering the city, Qin Ming immediately summoned a group of soul entities. Planetary, stellar, cosmic, and world lord levels were all present, including the soul entity of the golden-horned behemoth.

After more than a decade of continuously devouring soul essence, the golden-horned behemoth's soul has been elevated to the ninth level of the Domain Lord level, only one step away from becoming a World Lord.

For Qin Ming, this would be a very good reference material.

Because, although there are many souls inside the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, only this one has a life level that is 10 times higher!
And of course, there's Irina, the Zerg Queen!
She is also an important source of material.

"Although these life forms are at different levels of strength, most of them are just ordinary life forms. So what about their souls?"

Are they also at the same level?

Qin Ming's eyes were filled with intense curiosity.

Does the strength of a person's soul correspond to their level of life?

Qin Ming could not confirm this answer.

Because the Zerg Queen is clearly not like that; their bodies are incredibly weak, but their souls are astonishingly powerful.

Normally.

Only a strong physical body can nurture a strong soul.

on the contrary.

A strong soul will also make the physical body stronger.

But Qin Ming needed to determine whether this was just a special case.
If the soul also has strength, then is there a limit of 100 times?

Under the limitations of the primordial universe, the highest level of life, except for special life forms under the universe master, cannot exceed 100 times!
What about the soul?
Are there such restrictions as well?
Or is it that it's just difficult to improve, but there's no such thing as a 100x limit?

If it does not exist.

So what happens when this limit is broken?
One question after another surfaced in Qin Ming's mind, making his curiosity grow stronger.

"Let me see, let's start with the most basic planetary level."

Qin Ming casually grabbed the souls of two monsters.

One of them was a Hydra dragon that was collected on Earth, and the other was collected from a slaughterhouse in China.

"By the way, there's another very interesting question: why are monsters divided into demonic beasts and ferocious beasts?"

"From their physical structure, they seem to be no different, but ferocious beasts have no intelligence, while demonic beasts do!"
Could the problem lie in the soul?

Looking at the two monster souls in front of him, Qin Ming began to explore.

This allowed him to focus his attention like never before, to dissect the essence of the monster's soul.

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls is an extremely magical treasure.

During his time on Earth, Qin Ming's extremely powerful soul allowed him to easily see through the cellular structure of his body.

Even as the soul grows stronger, the finest DNA structures can be observed.

After using the bloodline of the Wild God Clan, one can clearly see a set of strange secret patterns appearing within the body.

When applied to the soul, this can also be clearly seen.

See the various structures within, see the most basic particles of the soul.

But before that, Qin Ming hadn't focused his attention on these things.

Because he focused his main energy on improving his strength and comprehending the laws.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to possess his current strength and become the master of the Lord of Darkness.

It's different now.

He has enough time and energy to study these things.

With his soul strength, he could have long ago multitasked and had two clones, each cultivating in a different direction.

At this moment, he was having the human being study the Great Dao of the Soul.

Meanwhile, the mountain giant's avatar continued its cultivation, seeking to comprehend the fundamental principles of earth and space, and to analyze the essence of the spatial Dao.

"It seems there's no difference? Whether it's the hydra dragon or this ferocious beast, their souls are both composed of the most basic soul particles."

Within the soul, there is a core.

They differ only in form and structure.

It turns out that the soul also has a special structure.

The mystery of the soul, in different structures?

Qin Ming's eyes seemed to shimmer with light, and with the power of the Myriad Soul Banner, he saw the most basic components of the soul.

In the past, the essence of the souls he devoured came from the basic particles of the shattered souls of monsters.

"Look at other life!"

No abnormalities were found immediately, but Qin Ming was not discouraged and continued to study other things.

"Planetary level, stellar level, and cosmic level are all major leaps, which cause the essence of life to evolve and the energy of the soul to increase as a result."

Qin Ming looked at them carefully one by one.

He analyzed the souls of the Golden Horned Beast and the Zerg Queen Irina in detail, and even had Irina herself participate in the research.

The Zerg Queen Irina was a master of the soul arts, possessing many secret soul techniques.

Moreover, his strength far surpasses Qin Ming's; he is already a peak Realm Lord.

Now that I am in a soul state, I am equally adept at studying souls.

As for the soul of the Golden Horned Beast?
Although it has grown to the ninth level of the Domain Lord after more than ten years, it is obviously clueless about the way of the soul, and there is almost no soul secret technique inheritance in its bloodline.

After all, the Golden Horned Beast is a melee combat type of creature.

Therefore, it can only be used as research material.

"The Zerg Queen's soul structure is extremely unique. While other life forms have only one core, the Zerg Queen has 10000 soul origins."

They are connected by a very special structure.

This unique method allows them to easily multitask, even controlling millions of Zerg warriors simultaneously to launch precise coordinated attacks.

Qin Ming seemed to have discovered something, but he couldn't see it clearly, like looking at flowers through a fog.

To open up a new path.

The path of the soul is extremely difficult.

Even with the Myriad Soul Banner, a supreme treasure, Qin Ming still faces difficulties.

……

Time flows slowly by, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Qin Ming was completely immersed in his research on the path of the soul, sitting motionless on the rooftop with his eyes lowered.

I didn't even log into the virtual universe.

He didn't even bother to study the Dark Chaos Stele anymore.

This situation is clearly abnormal.

"What's wrong with this little guy?"

Inside Chaos City, the Lord of Darkness looked at Qin Ming, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)