Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 233 Death Judgment! The Advancement of the Myriad Soul Banner (6.4k long chapter)

The Nebula Secret Realm has a maximum diameter of 18 light-years, which is considered small among cosmic secret realms.

The danger of many cosmic secret realms is considered average, and even immortal gods can enter and explore them.

However, almost no one in the entire human population would go there.

Because there is a dangerous area in the Nebula Secret Realm, once you fall into it, it is extremely difficult to get out. You cannot teleport or use the Divine Kingdom teleportation method in it; it is a natural prison.

Later, it was transformed into the Eighteen-Star Prison by powerful figures at the highest levels of humanity!

Who would come here for no reason?

……

Within the Nebula Secret Realm, on the outermost edge of the Eighteen Star Prisons, a black triangular spaceship appeared out of thin air amidst the pervasive void.

"We've arrived at the Eighteen Star Prisons."

Qin Ming stood in the control room, gazing at the empty space ahead.

They were teleported directly to the outer edge of the Nebula Secret Realm, and then piloted their spaceships to travel over.

This is the most secure prison in human history.

Although Qin Ming was there to carry out a mission and they had accurate coordinates, the Eighteen Star Prisons were the core of the Nebula Secret Realm. Even a Universe Venerable wouldn't dare to be arrogant there, so naturally Qin Ming wouldn't either.

"According to the intelligence report, the Eighteen Star Prisons are eighteen special continents in the secret realm."

Every continent is a prison.

Depending on the crime and trial, they were imprisoned in different areas.

The further you go, the more dangerous it becomes.

Especially the final Eighteen Star Prisons; even an immortal king thrown into the Eighteenth Star Domain prison couldn't survive.

Qin Ming thought to himself.

This place holds the most vicious and ruthless group of people in the entire human race.

It's not just criminals from human groups.

Many of them, including some captured foreign tribes, were imprisoned there.

The one who oversees the Eighteen Star Prisons is the Star Prison Demon Lord, one of the three top cosmic overlords of the human race!
This is a super strong expert on par with the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

"I have sent a communication request to the Virtual Universe Company branch stationed at the Eighteen Star Prisons. We can proceed."

Quaid, standing behind him, looked towards the distant void and spoke.

Even he had to proceed with extreme caution in this area.

As Qin Ming ventured deeper, he discovered one unique scene after another outside the Eighteen Star Prison.

The corpses and remains of powerful individuals floated aimlessly along the way, including many from other races.

"These are said to be the remains of people who attempted to escape or break into prison over hundreds of millions of years. After they were killed, some of their bodies were dumped on the outskirts of the prison."

Used for deterrence.

Quaid looked at the corpses of all sizes fixed in the asteroid belt in the void.

Around the corpse, countless tiny crystals floated, causing the space to tremble and fluctuate irregularly.

With Qin Ming's mastery of spatial laws, he could sense the pervasive spatial cracks.

If one were to fly over there recklessly, one would likely be sliced ​​into countless pieces by the spatial rift, and even an immortal powerhouse would perish.

Through those countless fine crystals, Qin Ming could see continents floating in the starry sky, a total of 18 continents.

These continents are not very large.

It's less than one ten-thousandth of the Blood Luo Continent.

Every continent was shrouded in a thick, blood-red mist, obscuring its interior.

The eighteen continents are the legendary Eighteen Star Prisons!

These eighteen continents were inherently dangerous, but after being transformed by the super-strong humans, they became like a super-sized, special treasure.

It can directly imprison and suppress powerful individuals within it.

Above the eighteen continents, a temple spanning tens of millions of kilometers lies horizontally, suppressing everything.

Star Prison Demon Palace!

With the strength of the Star Prison Demon Lord, combined with the modified super-large special treasure.

Even the ruler of an alien universe would not be able to break through its defenses in a short time.

The territory where the Eighteen Star Prisons are located is in the heartland of humanity.

Therefore, throughout countless millennia, apart from those who have served their sentences and been released voluntarily or received a pardon, no one has ever been able to escape from it.

"We must first submit the mission to the Star Prison Palace, and then be accompanied by designated personnel before we can carry out the trial mission."

Qin Ming nodded slightly. In the meteorite belt he passed through, he not only saw countless corpses, but also a large number of technological products hidden among them, and even secret pattern arrays all over the place.

Clearly, it contains a deadly intent.

Following the predetermined route, the spaceship moved slowly forward until it arrived at a spaceship docking port outside the enormous palace three days later.

……

"Your Highness Qin Ming, welcome to Star Prison Palace."

An old man in black robes with a single horn walked towards Qin Ming.

"Black Blade King, I'll have to trouble you from now on."

Qin Ming smiled and said that this Black Blade King was a peak King-level expert from the Virtual Universe Company, and also a disciple of a disciple of the 'Lord of the Netherworld,' belonging to the Dark faction as well.

The Eighteen Star Prisons are prisons for the human race.

Although its controller, the Star Prison Demon Lord, is not a member of the Virtual Universe Company, it is jointly managed by the five major forces.

Virtual Universe Company naturally has powerful figures in charge.

"Please come with me. A batch of cases have just been sent over, and you will make the final judgment. The rest are already imprisoned."

Because further evidence has been discovered, a second trial is necessary.

Black Blade King stepped forward and spoke.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you to lead the way."

Qin Ming nodded slightly.

Generally speaking, those who are sent to the Eighteen Star Prison have committed extremely serious crimes, and the main penalties are imprisonment for a certain number of years or direct death sentence.

The five major powers jointly established a restricted-level bottom line.

For a typical realm lord, killing hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of ordinary people would be largely ignored, and the five major powers would not care either.

However, if it harms dozens or hundreds of star systems, it will face judgment.

But the same crime was committed by a powerful king, so it was nothing.

For example, when Luo Feng was carrying out the trial mission in the original timeline, the Blood Demon King controlled the entire Dutuo Starfield and held Blood Demon Trials regularly in the Dutuo Starfield.

The high-end Blood Demon Trial, held in tens of thousands of star systems, directly captured 100 million star-level humans and brought them to a mineral planet, forcing them to kill each other until only 10 survived.

The low-end Blood Demon Trial involves capturing 100 billion planetary-level humans and placing them on a mineral planet, where they are forced to fight each other until only 100 survive.

And the fate of those who survived will not change because of this.

Instead, they are enslaved by their own souls!
Become a slave to the Blood Demon King, or a slave controlled by these immortal servants.

In the entire Dutuo Starfield, apart from the Blood Demon King and a few immortal gods who had submitted to him, almost everyone else was a slave!

This is a star field devoid of hope.

However, this is still legal.

Because the Blood Demon King is a King-level Immortal, this does not exceed the limits set by the five major powers, so he does not even need to be imprisoned in the Eighteen Star Prison.

Even if Luo Feng were to conduct the trial.

It wasn't the Blood Demon King who was being judged, but rather an immortal or a subordinate of the Realm Lord.

……

After declining the Black Blade King's invitation, Qin Ming went straight to the Trial Hall.

The missions released by the Virtual Universe Company are said to be four, but in reality they are to judge a group of Realm Lords, Immortal Military Lords, Marquises, and Kings respectively!
At this point, Qin Ming had no interest in attending any banquets. His priority was to quickly complete the trial and ensure the Myriad Soul Banner's advancement.

Contrary to expectations, the courtroom did not feel gloomy; instead, it was grand and imposing, with a rather simple interior.

Besides the head seat in the center of the main hall, there are rows of seats on both sides.

When Qin Ming arrived, many people had already arrived. At a glance, it was clear that all the members of the five major forces were present.

Led by Black Blade King, Qin Ming took the first seat.

Soon, a series of intelligence reports were placed in front of Qin Ming.

Ers: The Realm Lord, who slaughtered his home planet to the last man, creating a sea of ​​blood to nourish the "Demon-Eating Tree," and then went on to kill trillions of ordinary citizens in different star systems...

Qin Ming frowned when he saw the first one.

The Demon-Eating Ancient Tree is a plant-like life form that needs to devour large amounts of flesh and blood to grow.

There's nothing wrong with that in itself; the flesh and blood required for the Myriad Soul Banner to advance is far more than this.

However, Qin Ming chose to go to the garbage star field to buy corpses or hunt monsters and alien races.

Erlus, however, directly slaughtered his own homeland and, during his subsequent wanderings, went on to annihilate planet after planet.

In addition to the crimes committed, the document also contains the sentencing judgment.

For example, the First Star Prison could impose a ten-thousand-year prison sentence, a million-year prison sentence, or even a death sentence. All Qin Ming had to do was determine the sentence based on his own judgment.

Turn to the second document.

Nelson: Realm Lord (core member of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance), who discovered a treasure with his teammates in an extraterrestrial battlefield, killed two of his teammates in order to possess the treasure for himself...

Vito: The Immortal Army Lord, bewitched by the demon race, willingly became their spy, gathering intelligence for them and participating in 103 sabotage operations against the race's internal forces, leading to the fall of two immortals...

After reviewing more than ten documents, Qin Ming shook his head repeatedly.

Human groups are very tolerant of the strong.

To be honest, Qin Ming didn't consider himself a good person either.

However, compared to those imprisoned in the Eighteen Star Prison, they are much better off.

As they watched, hundreds of powerful figures outside the main hall were being dragged up one by one, bound by chains, many of whom exuded an aura of law.

Some of the chains also have intricate runes, which are clearly sealing runes.

Once sealed, even immortals will lose the power to resist.

"Your Highness, the prisoners have been brought in, and the trial can begin."

Black Blade King bowed slightly.

The powerful figures from the five major forces inside the hall all looked at Qin Ming.

Their only curiosity was to see Qin Ming, who was hailed as the number one genius of humanity across countless eras, and to observe his personality.

Some, however, harbor other thoughts.

"Well, let's get started!"

Qin Ming nodded slightly, and a one-horned man with blood-red hair, who had been brought in from outside the main hall, was dragged inside.

"Ers!"

Qin Ming spoke, his voice echoing throughout the hall.

The kneeling, blood-haired, one-horned man looked up at Qin Ming with pleading eyes.

"I sentence you to death!" Qin Ming said coldly.

How could he possibly respect someone who would annihilate their own race in order to become stronger?

They immediately imposed the maximum penalty.

"Spare your life! Sir..."

Earls struggled desperately, opening his mouth as if to beg for mercy.

boom!
Following behind Qin Ming, Irina waved her hand lightly, and a powerful soul force struck Ers, instantly annihilating his soul.

Suddenly, a large number of broken items were scattered all over the ground, obviously a large number of items left over after the collapse of the inner world.

Earls, dead!

Those watching silently observed everything. He was just a realm lord; he deserved to die for slaughtering his own people.

call--

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls trembled, and with Irina's soul power, it collected the soul of the Realm Lord.

“Next.” Qin Ming’s gaze fell on another Realm Lord, “Nelson!”

The lean, scaled man trembled slightly, looking at Qin Ming pleadingly.

"I sentence you..." Qin Ming said coldly, "to death!"

"Peng!"

Realm Lord Nelson showed despair as he was killed by Irina.

Even if their strength wasn't sealed by chains, let alone the fact that it was, they wouldn't have the slightest power to resist Irina.

The powerful members of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance also shook their heads slightly. No one would like someone who kills their own teammates for treasure, even if they are a core genius.

However, the ensuing trial caused some people to frown.

"Death penalty!" "Death penalty!" "Death penalty!"...

One verdict after another was pronounced.

Of the hundreds of realm lords, only two survived. One was sentenced to ten thousand years in prison, while the other was declared innocent by Qin Ming on the spot!

The realm lord who was found not guilty had not committed any serious crime.

Instead, he intervened and saved some people when he saw a prince of the Ancient Peak Universe Kingdom slaughtering a weak race on a planet, and was then hunted down.

In a fit of rage, the prince was also killed.

In Qin Ming's view, this was not a crime at all, and the prince deserved to die.

And then immortality!
All 38 immortal military lords were executed!

The atmosphere in the entire hall began to become heavy; those below the level of Realm Lord were simply dead.

Even the immortals were all killed.

The third phase of the trial involved far fewer people, only nine.

But they were all granted the title of Marquis and immortality!

One of them was none other than the former Minister of Commerce of the Virtual Universe Company, 'Purple Lightning Marquis'!
"Your Highness, spare your life!"

The ape-like Lord Zidian, dressed in a purple robe, immediately knelt down, his expression pleading.

For more than a decade, he was imprisoned and sent to the Eighteen Star Prison. He was filled with anger and resentment. All he had done was slaughter some ordinary people and use his power to gain benefits.

Who would take on such a lucrative position as Minister of Commerce without seeking personal gain?
But as soon as Qin Ming arrived, he used his authority to take him down.

This enraged him, and he wished he could kill Qin Ming to vent his anger.

After calming down, he accepted reality.

As an immortal marquis and a high-ranking executive of the Virtual Universe Company, although he was imprisoned in the Eighteen Star Prison, at most he would be imprisoned for tens of millions or hundreds of millions of years.

Although it is still extremely dangerous, it is not without a chance to get through it.

The Eighteen Star Prison is not just a simple place of confinement.

Cutting off the virtual universe network is just the most basic thing.

While escaping the dangers of prison, the prisoners also hunt each other relentlessly.

However, as a person granted the title of Marquis and immortality, he was still quite confident that he would survive.

Unexpectedly, the judge was Qin Ming!

And they were all sentenced to death!

He was afraid; his heart was filled with terror.

"death penalty!"

Qin Ming spoke.

"No! Spare me! I'm willing to repent! I'm a Marquis of Immortality! I've rendered meritorious service to humanity! You can't treat me like this!"

The Purple Lightning Marquis wailed in despair.

However, the soul power in Irina's eyes surged and instantly rushed into her body.

Under normal circumstances, killing a Marquis-level Immortal is extremely difficult, but this is obviously not the case when one is sealed.

Marquis Zidian has fallen!

The atmosphere seemed to freeze completely. Even a Marquis-level expert was directly killed, and this was a Marquis-level expert from the Virtual Universe Company itself!

"This is not good. Could Qin Ming have killed all the marquises as well? Venerable Baixia has issued a decree, instructing us to take care of his disciple, 'Golden Sword Marquis'."

If he dies…

A King-level Immortal from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank transmitted a message to his companion.

"Difficult! This Prince Qin Ming is a ruthless person. More than half of the immortals who were killed were from the five major forces, and some of them were members of the royal family of the Universe Kingdom."

They were all sentenced to death.

"Although Venerable Baixia is a Venerable of my Universe Star River Bank, she has not been a Venerable for long."

"His Highness Qin Ming's two teachers are the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom and the 'Lord of Youhou,' so they probably wouldn't care at all."

"Being granted a marquisate? The most troublesome one is being granted a kingship! This is the disciple of the Burning Heaven Venerable of the Giant Axe Arena. If he dies..."

As he spoke, he looked at a powerful warrior who had been granted the title of King in the Giant Axe Arena.

Those who can become kings usually have all sorts of extraordinary encounters and have a considerable background.

The Burning Heaven Venerable is a high-level Venerable in the Giant Axe Arena!
In fact, his strength was no less than that of the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, an ancient being!
The King of the Giant Axe Arena also looked troubled and quickly logged into the virtual universe to inform the Venerable Burning Heaven about the matter.

"Lord Jin Jian, death penalty!"

Qin Ming spoke.

"Your Highness, isn't this a bit too hasty? Although Marquis Jin Jian has committed a grave crime, he is still a powerful Marquis of our human race, and his crime does not warrant death."

It would be better to imprison him; the longer he's detained, the better he can be reformed.

Seeing that Qin Ming was still sentenced to death, the powerful figure from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank sighed inwardly, but still stood up and spoke.

Although unwilling to offend Qin Ming.

However, Venerable Baixia had once done him a great favor, and now that she was asking him for help, it would be unreasonable for him to remain silent.

"I only accidentally killed a few immortals; I did not intend to commit such a grave mistake! I am willing to reform and accept punishment in prison!"

When Jin Jianhou learned that he had been sentenced to death, his face turned pale. When he saw someone pleading for him, he immediately knelt down.

"His crimes don't warrant death? He colluded with the Zerg to seize treasures on the extraterrestrial battlefield, killed more than ten immortals of the human race, and even secretly passed on intelligence to the Zerg in exchange for benefits."

This resulted in heavy casualties among human populations.

This is not a crime punishable by death?

Do it! "

Qin Ming's gaze turned icy; this was a heinous crime of treason!
Why keep him alive if he's not sentenced to death?
"You have no right to kill me! What right do you have to kill me? My teacher is Venerable Baixia. I only accidentally leaked some information; it wasn't intentional!"

Jin Jianhou stood up and roared madly, his eyes filled with madness.

However, bound by the sealing chains, unable to use his immortal divine power or resist, he had no power to fight back against Irina's soul attack.

In a matter of moments, all the soul imprints shattered.

“Venerable Baixia? I will report this to my teacher and have him investigate thoroughly.”

Qin Ming's gaze was icy.

silence.

Everyone fell silent.

They could disregard Qin Ming's strength.

However, the person behind Qin Ming is someone they absolutely cannot afford to offend.

Even a cosmic supreme being wouldn't be able to do it!

"Death penalty!" "Death penalty!" "Death penalty!"

A series of trials followed.

All nine who were granted the title of marquis were sentenced to death!
Then, Qin Ming's gaze fell on the last one pressing forward, a three-meter-tall figure wearing heavy armor and bearing the head of a wolf—the Immortal King.

The eyes of the immortal wolf head, now crowned king, were bloodshot, filled with savagery and madness.

"Blood Wolf King, death penalty!"

Qin Ming looked at the Blood Wolf King, his voice icy.

"No!"

The Blood Wolf King suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with madness.

boom!
Immediately afterward, the Blood Wolf King transformed into a streak of light and charged towards Qin Ming, roaring, "You think you can judge me?"

clang!clang!clang!
The sealing chains erupted with dazzling light, completely sealing off the Blood Wolf King's divine power while continuously pulling it backward, preventing it from advancing an inch.

If the Eighteen Star Prisons could be easily breached by a high-ranking King, then it wouldn't be worthy of being ranked as the highest-level prison.

As the chains tightened, they forced the Blood Wolf King to his knees.

“Your Highness Qin Ming, although the Blood Wolf King is bloodthirsty, shouldn’t such a crime be punishable by death? Every king among our human race is extremely precious.”

A burly, scaled, immortal king exuding overwhelming murderous aura stood up in the Giant Axe Arena.

Among the five major forces, the Giant Axe Arena has the most aggressive training strategy.

As the largest arena for all races in the universe.

The strongest fighters enter the arena to fight to the death until one of them dies, and the death rate in each match is as high as 100%.

Win ten matches to earn the title of 'Warrior' in the Giant Axe Arena.

Win 100 matches and earn the title of 'Battle King' in the Giant Axe Arena.

Win a thousand matches to earn the title of 'Giant Axe Warrior' in the Giant Axe Arena.

This drove most of the strong fighters in the Giant Axe Arena to extreme madness, and their combat power became terrifyingly strong. Among them, there were many bloodthirsty and insane individuals.

"Fighting and killing are fine. But those who enjoy devouring their own kind, especially human geniuses, must be sentenced to death."

He destroyed more than a hundred tribes.

Tens of thousands of galaxies were turned into dead lands.

Countless human geniuses have died or been injured because of him; even three of my Virtual Universe Company's core geniuses were devoured by him.

Is this also a bit of bloodlust?

Moreover, he secretly contacted the Sirius clan, betrayed his people, and even attempted to split the human race. Such crimes, no matter how powerful his background, warrant death!

Qin Ming scoffed. If his sins weren't so great, how could his Venerable Master teacher have failed to protect him?
Being sent to the Eighteen Star Prison means that his sins have become too great to bear.

"I have rendered meritorious service on the battlefield outside the domain! My military achievements are enough to offset most of my sins! When did it become your place to judge a mere brat from a virtual universe company, a strongman from my Giant Axe Arena?"

What evidence do you have that I have betrayed my people?

The Blood Wolf King glared at Qin Ming with a ferocious look in his eyes. He felt a pang of regret in his heart. For the sake of a treasure promised by the Sky Wolf Clan, he had used various excuses to kill thousands of geniuses.

But this matter is extremely secretive, and there's no way anyone could know about it!
If he perseveres, there might be a glimmer of hope.

"evidence?"

Qin Ming was too lazy to say anything more. If Virtual Universe Company really wanted to investigate a King, there was no secret at all.

brush!
He produced a halberd and tossed it to Irina beside him.

Irina gripped the Heavenly Dragon Star-Breaking Halberd and brought it down heavily.

"You think you can kill me with just the strength of a Realm Lord?"

The Blood Wolf King grinned maliciously, his eyes filled with mockery. He had long seen that although Irina was strong, her soul attack was only at the initial level of the King-level.

It's still acceptable to deal with those who have been granted titles.

Killing a high-ranking king is far from enough.

Even if his power is sealed, Irina is still not someone he can kill.

However, just as the Heavenly Dragon Star-Breaking Halberd slashed through his neck, an incomparably terrifying destructive force emanated from the halberd's blade, causing his divine body to collapse instantly.

Caso Metal!

This metal has a strong destructive effect on immortal divine bodies. Even if it pierces the body of a King-level expert, the body of a King-level expert will instantly collapse and perish.

The moment the Blood Wolf King's soul imprint shattered, it was devoured by the Myriad Soul Banner.

Rumbling--

A violent explosion resounded within the space of the Myriad Soul Banner.

The conditions for the Myriad Soul Banner to advance to the sixth rank.

I'm finally satisfied!
(End of this chapter)