Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 197 Soul Crystal Mine! Massacre!

Blood Soul City covers an area of ​​tens of millions of square kilometers.

The city was built around the sacred mountain, and all the young Blood Soul Tigers of the Blood Soul Tiger clan stayed on the sacred mountain. Only after they reached adulthood could they leave and control a territory.

Some members of the tribe, while traveling abroad, have reached a bottleneck in their strength.

Or a Blood Soul Tiger at the Realm Lord level might also remain on the Holy Mountain.

As for the city at the foot of the mountain, it was actually built to supply the Blood Soul Tiger clan. Countless slave groups cultivated there while also serving the Blood Soul Tiger clan.

Therefore, the Blood Soul Tiger clan holds a very high position in Blood Soul City, and their defenses are relatively lax.

When the Blood Soul Tiger puppet entered the city, a large number of demons around immediately knelt down, their bodies trembling slightly.

This is royalty!
The demon race reveres bloodlines.

As royalty, they can plunder everything they have at will, even if it means using them as food.

Looking at the kneeling demons around him and the bloodstains everywhere, Qin Ming frowned slightly. Even though the demon race possessed intelligence, they were still in a very primitive social structure.

Along the streets built of animal bones and boulders, many monster corpses were hanging from the rafters, with scarlet blood dripping from their fur.

Some of the monsters had bits of flesh inside their gaping maws.

Even just walking through it, a fishy, ​​stench hits you in the face.

"As expected, even with intelligence, they are still just a bunch of beasts who eat raw meat and drink blood."

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, Qin Ming frowned inside the world ring.

Most of these monsters are actually stellar-level, and many are cosmic-level.

For them, there is no longer any need to survive by devouring other demonic beasts, but this ingrained habit obviously will not change even as their strength increases.
Perhaps the true territory of the demon race is slightly more civilized, but these demon beast tribes living on Viska are no different from the monsters on Earth.

They're just a bit stronger.

"The Blood Soul Tiger clan's experts are all on the Holy Mountain. Let's go and investigate the experts inside first."

Qin Ming controlled the Blood Soul Tiger to take flight, heading straight for the Holy Mountain.

In his eyes, these monsters were already dead.

They're just a bunch of raw materials.

Once the Soul Domain of the Fifth-Order Myriad Soul Banner is activated, the souls of demonic beasts below the Domain Lord level will be directly devoured without any need for them to actively attack.

With just a few flying through, everyone in Blood Soul City except for a few World Lords will enter the Myriad Soul Banner.

Ignoring the other demonic beasts, Qin Ming flew through the gate built of giant beast bones and stepped onto the holy mountain.

Compared to the primitive and bloody Blood Soul City, the scenery inside the Holy Mountain is even more bizarre.

The reflection of the bone bells hanging from the cave ceiling on the brown rock walls is visible, with the skulls of other powerful demons suspended from each pendulum.

"Regarding the situation of the powerful figures within the Holy Mountain, this Domain Lord-level being only knows that there are hundreds of World Lord-level 'elders' and three immortal gods, but is unclear about their specific strengths."

Therefore, let's find an elder at the realm lord level first!

Relying on his identity as a Blood Soul Tiger puppet, Qin Ming charged straight up from the foot of the mountain. Even when he encountered other Blood Soul Tigers along the way, they only glanced at him and then paid no more attention to him.

Which fool would dare to act recklessly on the sacred mountain?

The trial participants who accepted the mission were all at the ninth level of the cosmic level. Who would want to rush into a royal family's holy land for no reason?

This is no different from courting death.

"The place where Elder 'Demon Eye' lives is just ahead. He's only at the sixth level of the Realm Lord level, so he'll be the one." Qin Ming controlled the flesh puppet and headed straight for a cave halfway up the mountain.

……

A cave halfway up the mountain.

A Blood Soul Tiger, nearly 10,000 meters long and covered in dark red scales, lay quietly inside the cave. With the aid of some strange runes around it, a strange power seemed to be surging from the depths of the earth.

There's a reason why the Holy Mountain is called a Holy Mountain!

As members of the royal family, they wouldn't choose an ordinary mountain range as their sacred site without a reason.

However, this kind of benefit can only be enjoyed by Blood Soul Tigers of the Elder level.

"Hmm? It's that brat from the 'Wrathful Soul' family. How did he get into my cave? The guards didn't even notify me and just let him in?"

The 'Demon Eye' elder, who was in the middle of his cultivation, revealed a hint of dissatisfaction in his large tiger eyes.

Outside its cave, there are two Blood Soul Tigers at the Domain Lord level acting as guards. It seems it's time to teach them a lesson.

"Elder Demon Eye!"

A deep voice rang out.

The elder with the demonic eye felt a surge of anger and looked down. He saw a semi-transparent humanoid phantom on the head of the Blood Soul Tiger.

hum!
River of Souls Talent - Soul Control!
An immense and vast spiritual power surged into its sea of ​​consciousness with an almost unstoppable ferocity.

then--

The surrounding environment suddenly changed!

The Illusionary World – The Eighteen Hells!
The River of Souls, having devoured a massive amount of soul essence within the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, broke through to the Domain Lord level in an extremely short time, and continued to soar to the seventh rank of the Domain Lord level!
A soul life a thousand times stronger than life itself, coupled with soul talent, instantly pulled this sixth-tier World Lord Blood Soul Tiger into an illusion, leaving it no chance to resist.

"Owner!"

The Demon Eye Elder knelt down, his massive body filled with fanaticism.

"Hmm," Qin Ming said calmly, choosing not to kill it directly.

It's normal for a Domain Lord-level Blood Soul Tiger to die in the wilderness, but it's quite unusual for a Realm Lord to suddenly perish in their lair.

It is very likely that this will alert the other Blood Soul Tigers.

Therefore, at this moment he was only controlling its soul. Similar secret techniques can be found in the Dark Codex and the Wilderness Codex.

"Are the three immortal gods atop the sacred mountain?" Qin Ming asked.

“Master, great immortals are usually in the royal court, and the royal court does not allow immortals to participate in tribal wars.”

Elder Demon Eye immediately said.

Qin Ming nodded slightly. Ordinary people might not know the situation on Planet Visca, but those immortals certainly did; they were all prisoners in a cage!
This is good news for Qin Ming.

As long as there are no immortal beings, the entire Blood Soul Tiger clan is like fish on a chopping board, at his mercy. "Do you know about the Death Soul Jade?"

Qin Ming looked at it.

“I know! The Death Soul Jade is a special treasure possessed only by the Royal Court, and it is only occasionally distributed to the realm lords of various clans.” Elder Demon Eye immediately revealed everything he knew.

The Death Soul Jade is an extremely special treasure.

It can merge with the soul, making the soul more powerful. Not only will it gain a clearer understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe, but its thinking speed will also be greatly improved.

However, only the lofty and supreme demon royal court would occasionally distribute a Soul Jade to powerful clans.

This is also one of the methods they use to attract and control many immortal gods.

Because such a treasure is extremely precious even to immortal gods.
Aside from the lofty and supreme demon royal court!
No race can create the Soul Jade, and they don't even know where it comes from or how it is produced.

"So precious? Even a Realm Lord might not have one?"

Qin Ming frowned slightly. The Demon Eye had once obtained a 'Death Soul Jade', but it merged into its own soul the moment it was obtained.

This greatly strengthens its soul.

That's why he understood it so clearly.

“Master, I don’t have any, but the other elders should have some. A hundred years ago, the royal court bestowed 100 pieces of Death Soul Jade upon our clan.”

Some of them definitely didn't successfully integrate.

Elder Demon Eye spoke.

The entire Blood Soul Tiger clan has a total of 825 Realm Lord-level elders. Each bestowal can only be allocated to a small number of the strongest among them, and the fusion of the Death Soul Jade is also extremely difficult.

Not only are there requirements for the soul's inherent qualities, but the fusion process also involves an extremely strong impact on the soul, will, and malevolent energy!
“Very good, one last question! What secrets does this sacred mountain hold? I can sense a strange power surging forth.”

A hint of satisfaction appeared on Qin Ming's face.

The Death Soul Jade—even without using your brain, you can guess that it's a top-tier treasure, and most likely related to the soul.

Qin Ming was able to confirm this further from Elder 'Demon Eye'.

"This is a small soul crystal mine. Cultivating on the mine has a very good nourishing effect on our souls."

"Besides our naturally powerful souls, another reason why our Blood Soul Tiger clan is so strong is because of this Soul Crystal mine!"

"A Soul Crystal Mine?"

Qin Ming was startled, but then overjoyed.

It's a Soul Crystal mine!
This is an extremely rare G-grade metal ore vein in the universe, and wearing it on the body has a certain nourishing effect on the soul.

This is also an extremely rare material for crafting soul-type treasures.

Just a little bit can enhance soul attack and defense effects.

"We're going to get rich!"

Qin Ming was ecstatic.

This is a special mineral that is even more precious than Star Tear Crystal!

After absorbing the Star Tear Crystal given to it by Master Qianwu, the Mountain Giant's life level was directly elevated.

The life level of the Mountain Giant's clone can reach 400 times, mainly due to the Star Tear Crystal, in addition to the Guiyan Stone Mother Mine.

It seems that not only must we wipe out the Blood Soul Tigers, but we also cannot let go of the underground mines!
The Mountain Giant's Earth King talent allows it to merge with the earth and absorb it slowly, or it can violently extract it, directly extracting the entire vein of ore!

However, this would have a serious impact on the earth itself.

"Then let's just start killing!"

Qin Ming chuckled, tore the Demon Eye Elder's soul to shreds, and then refined it in an instant.

"Demon Eye, you lead the way! Kill as many as possible in secret first, so they don't cause too much of a commotion when they escape."

"Yes, Master!"

The massive body of the refined 'Demon Eye' stood up and headed straight for another elder's cave not far away.

……

"Demon Eye, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

Inside the cave, Elder Blood Soul Tiger, whose strength was at the eighth level of the Realm Lord, looked at 'Demon Eye' with some curiosity. Their relationship was only so-so on ordinary days.

"Of course you asked me to come and pay homage to our great master!"

A strange light flashed in the eyes of the Demon Eye Elder. The Soul Tiger reacted and the River of Souls launched a soul attack, instantly killing it.

And then, the next one!
Repeatedly.

In less than half a day, 73 Blood Soul Tigers of the Realm Lord level had fallen to Qin Ming!
Not a single one had time to react or send a signal.

The power of soul attacks is too strong!

If you can't stop them, you die!
However, if you do this kind of thing too often in a short period of time, exposure is still inevitable.

Outside the cave, Qin Ming controlled a Blood Soul Tiger Elder, a ninth-level World Lord, and led it inside.

……

"I noticed something was wrong a long time ago, how dare you attack me!"

A Blood Soul Tiger elder at the peak Realm Lord level roared angrily. It felt an extremely strong tearing sensation in its soul. If it hadn't fused with three Death Soul Jade and possessed a special soul treasure, it would have been a formidable opponent.

They were almost instantly killed.

"We've been exposed, Irina! Make your move!"

Qin Ming let out a low growl.

The next instant, Irina, a peak Realm Lord level being from within the Myriad Souls Banner, appeared beside him, her stunning figure radiating an astonishing aura.

boom! boom! boom!
The Soul Banner's Soul Domain was activated, unleashing a deluge of monster souls.

"Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

Qin Ming let out a low roar, and the Soul Domain of the Myriad Soul Banner almost enveloped the entire mountain peak.

(End of this chapter)