Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 242 Shock! The Dark Lord's Decision
"boom!"

It was still a star that fell, transforming into a masked man wearing star armor. He had black hair, held a halberd, had an ancient star tower on his head, and rode a strange long shuttle.

A pair of golden eyes looked at Qin Ming.

"A Domain Lord level expert actually dares to attempt the 18th level of the Heavenly Bridge? Never before in history has anyone done so." The man in the Starry Sky Armor looked at Qin Ming, his voice booming and resounding.

His eyes held disbelief and incomprehensible confusion.

What kind of freak would reach the eighteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven in terms of understanding the laws, yet still not break through to the Domain Lord level?
After all, there's nothing special about the Domain Lord level.

Rather than staying at the Domain Lord level, it's better to break through to the World Lord level, allowing your consciousness to enter the origin of the universe and increase your comprehension speed a hundredfold.

"The 18th floor is much more difficult than the 17th floor."

Many powerful beings who have reached the rank of King have only this level of understanding of the laws.

Little one... I hope you can hold on.

The Star Armored Man smiled as he looked at Qin Ming.

"bring it on!"

Qin Ming shook his head. He was already a World Lord level cultivator; it was just that his human form hadn't broken through yet.

If you successfully conquer the Domain Lord-level 'Primordial Heavenly Mountain', you will directly receive 30 billion points when you become a Realm Lord.

It still smells delicious.

Although he made a fortune by refining the Death Soul Jade in cooperation with his senior brothers and the Lord of Chaos City.

Even though they purchased a massive amount of resources to boost the gene multiplier for the mountain giant, and also bought a large amount of resources and treasures.

His current treasure points also exceed 100.

Even the smallest mosquito leg is still meat!
It's just a matter of making one trip, how can I not take it?
Moreover, passing through one level of the Heavenly Bridge will grant him an additional opportunity to comprehend the Chaos Stele, and he will remain in Chaos City for a considerable period of time.

You can never have too much of this.

"boom!"

The Star Pagoda in the hands of the Star Armored Warrior suddenly shone brightly, and endless pressure emanated from the ancient platform, suppressing the space within tens of thousands of miles.

Spatial suppression!

Of course, this is still not spatial blocking, but rather the application of lower-level node branches of spatial blocking.

Spatial blockade is not simply static teleportation.

It also possesses numerous capabilities for suppression, restriction, and repression.

Spatial laws can be divided into three main categories: teleportation, spatial strangulation, and spatial blockade.

Teleportation can be further divided into many subcategories such as 'inanimate object teleportation', 'spatial resonance', and 'body merging with the void'... Only by solving all of these can one possess the ability to teleport.

The method of teleporting is the most unpredictable and mysterious.

Spatial strangulation is most adept at killing!
Spatial blockade is naturally the best at suppression! Many of its subcategories are used for blocking, restricting, and suppressing, giving oneself an advantage in battle.

Therefore, when two powerful kings who are equally skilled in spatial sealing clash, it often turns into a spatial conflict, or even a global conflict!
When the Star Armored Man made his move, Qin Ming also unleashed his power.

"go with!"

A mountain-shaped treasure appeared in Qin Ming's hand; this was actually the Heavy Prison Peak.

However, in order to avoid being recognized when entering the extraterritorial battlefield in the future, Qin Ming disguised himself in some ways.

Boom——

The Heavy Prison Peak suddenly expanded, radiating boundless spatial pressure, as if a world itself was crashing down on the Star Armored Man.

"Soul Amplification! Burst!"

Qin Ming let out a low growl.

Nourished by the soul essence of the Myriad Soul Banner for over a hundred years, undergoing six consecutive transformations, even breaking the limitations of the original universe, and with countless resources, his soul amplitude has reached an astonishing 45 times!
A 45-fold increase in soul amplitude surpasses that of many cosmic venerables!
With unstoppable force, Chongyu Peak collided with the Star Tower.

boom!
It was as if two worlds collided; the space within tens of thousands of miles around exploded with a deafening roar, revealing a huge, visible black hole.

The universe shattered, and countless spatial fragments swept past like a storm.

The black cave was just born, and then quickly disappeared.

The Star Tower was blasted tens of thousands of kilometers into the sky, tearing a chasm in the high sky before finally stabilizing.

"Such a powerful soul amplitude!"

The man in the Star Armor had shock in his eyes. As the Heavy Prison Peak crashed down, an astonishing soul impact assaulted his consciousness.

If his understanding of the laws hadn't been so profound, this attack would have shaken his soul and caused him to fall into a coma.

Although he managed to withstand the attack, his strength was still affected.

"The Eighteen Hells!"

As the Heavy Prison Peak crashed down again, Qin Ming's eyes blazed with a surge of spiritual light. An invisible spiritual force eroded and attached itself to the Star Armor Man's sea of ​​consciousness in an extremely domineering and bizarre manner.

Within the soul sea of ​​this Star Armored Man, there was also a nine-tiered pagoda.

The pagoda shone brightly, with countless secret patterns appearing and disappearing, desperately trying to block Qin Ming's soul from invading.

However, even as he desperately resisted, blurry illusions continued to appear before his eyes from time to time.

It was as if two worlds were overlapping, as if we were in a sea of ​​fire and danger.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Accompanied by continuous soul attacks, the Prison Peak and the Star Pagoda in the starry sky clashed and fought time and time again.

The Star Tower is incredibly domineering, suppressing all directions.

Chongyu Peak is like a majestic mountain, its imposing presence unstoppable.

It was like two of the strongest warriors attacking in the most domineering way, with neither side giving an inch.

The clash between the two telekinetic weapons, seemingly crude and simple, is in fact a return to the essence of nature.

A heavy sword has no edge, and great skill has no workmanship!
If it were a powerful individual skilled in teleportation, who was adept at speed, and faced with this mountain crashing down while the space was suppressed, they would know what it meant to be troublesome!

In this most violent collision, Chongyu Peak clearly held an absolute advantage.

Although Qin Ming was still a bit behind in terms of understanding the laws, the boost from a 45-fold soul amplitude was simply too great.

The relentless soul attacks prevented the Star Armor Man from fully unleashing his power.

"Fall!"

Amidst the bombardment from Chongyu Peak, Qin Ming gripped the Heavenly Dragon Star-Breaking Halberd upside down. The jet-black energy armor formed by his "Black Hole Battle Body" clung tightly to his body, and he shot towards the Star Armor Man.

Illusion, mental power—the martial artist employs all his skills!
"brush!"

Qin Ming transformed into a streak of light, slashing his battle halberd at his opponent, the Star Armor Warrior.

Stepping on the strange flying shuttle, the Star Armored Man retreated repeatedly.

As a legitimate spiritualist, how could he dare to engage in close combat with Qin Ming?

With the Black Hole Battle Body's enhancement, Qin Ming's speed, strength, and defense were all greatly amplified, making him far beyond Qin Ming's ability to contend with.

Even so, he also had a weapon in his hand.

As the Star Armored Warrior retreated rapidly on the Dark Cloud Shuttle, he also manipulated the Star Ancient Tower to try and force Qin Ming, who was getting close, back.

how...

With Chongyufeng relentlessly pursuing him, he couldn't break free at all.

In previous confrontations, Qin Ming had already suppressed his opponent's Star Tower within a very small area around the Star Armored Man.

The continuous dodging made the space for the Star Armored Warriors to move around increasingly smaller.

This is, after all, the Tongtian Bridge, not a real battlefield; it's more of a fighting arena.

clang!
When there was no way to avoid it, the Star Armored Man erupted, smashing his halberd down wildly, but Qin Ming easily blocked it.

After exchanging blows for more than ten rounds.

"Pfft!"

The tip of the Heavenly Dragon Star-Breaking Halberd pierced through the head of the Star Armored Man, instantly causing his head to explode and his life core to shatter.

The eighteenth floor!

pass! ……

On the central island of the Skybridge plane, hundreds of immortal gods looked up at the screen.

When Qin Ming killed his opponent and successfully passed the 18th floor, all the immortal gods present, including many cosmic venerables, were shocked.

A Domain Lord-level expert has passed the 18th level?
This is just too outrageous!

Historically, even among realm lords, very few have managed to break through, and each one of them is a renowned figure. Even so, it still took them at least tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years, to achieve this.

"This...this has only been a few hundred years..."

"This Qin Ming..."

"We actually made it past the 18th floor!"

"From the 14th to the 18th floor, you cleared five floors in a row?"

The group of immortal gods, including the overseer Baffin, watched with bated breath.

Everyone was stunned.

Even those who had been granted titles of kings were terrified by this scene.

……

Qin Ming stood at the end of the 18th floor of the Tongtian Bridge, which continued to extend into the starry sky, eventually leading into a completely dark starry sky.

"We probably can't get past the next level."

Looking at the end of the starry sky, Qin Ming knew clearly.

He had already used all his methods on the eighteenth level, and the nineteenth level was a qualitative leap compared to the eighteenth.

However, Qin Ming still chose to take on the challenge.

Furthermore, he chose illusionist, a skill he excelled at.

In the dark starry sky, space shattered and condensed directly into a masked man in jet-black armor, revealing only a pair of golden eyes.

"If a Domain Lord can pass the 18th level, you will surely become a top existence in our human race in the future, if you don't perish along the way."

The man in the jet-black armor looked at Qin Ming with his golden eyes.

boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ming felt the world around him change instantly.

It was as if an endless galaxy was bearing down on us.

Illusion! Soul attack!
Qin Ming let out a low roar, and the Eighteen Hells in his sea of ​​consciousness erupted with intense light, countless secret patterns flashing, trying to isolate this kind of attack.

However, it only lasted for a moment.

The soul defense formed by the eighteen hells then crumbled.

Without a single chance to struggle, they were utterly defeated.

"As expected, we were crushed."

The thought flashed through Qin Ming's mind, then vanished as he was kicked out of the Tongtian Bridge dimension.

Qin Ming is defeated!
This attempt to cross the sky bridge has officially ended; the attempt failed on the 19th floor.

……

When the hundreds of immortal gods on the central island of the Tongtian Bridge plane, as well as the cosmic venerables who were secretly observing, saw Qin Ming finally fail on the 19th floor on the screen, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It finally stopped."

"18 floors? That's already the King level."

"His understanding of the laws has far surpassed mine. He has lived for hundreds of millions of years, but he has wasted his life."

"Can't understand!"

The immortal gods who were watching on the spot had already been stunned into silence, and their faces were filled with strange expressions.

Qin Ming's performance this time was truly terrifying. How many floors does the entire Tongtian Bridge have in total?
There are some smaller skybridges, with a total of only 21 floors.

If Qin Ming were a realm lord who had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years, it would be understandable that such a genius would still exist among the human race, with some other extraordinary beings.

However, the domain lord, who had cultivated for hundreds of years, broke through to the 18th level in one go.

This is something that has already transcended logical imagination.

Once they realized what was happening, all the immortals present disappeared and went back to report.

Only the guardian, Baffin, remained on the island, his face still showing shock: "Qin Ming's performance was just too, too..."

Then, the watchman, Baffin, started sending out mass emails again.

Even though the higher-ups already knew about this unparalleled genius who surpassed historical records, he still had to report it.

……

"I understand." The Nine Swords Venerable sat high on the throne in the main hall, looking at King Longyu. His gaze was calm, but in his heart, a storm was raging.

He had also seen the footage of Qin Ming breaking through the Tongtian Bridge.

……

"Your Excellency, this is absolutely true. Qin Ming did indeed pass through the 18th floor in one go."

I know it's incredible that a Domain Lord can reach the eighteenth level.

This is a video; you can watch it yourself…

……

"After several hundred years, his comprehension of the laws has reached the King-level, which far surpasses the geniuses like Kodi back then. He is equivalent to the Universe Lord of the same era..."

……

The report from this group of immortal gods and the guardian Baffin made the news of this breach of the Sky Bridge spread instantly to almost everyone in the upper echelons of the Virtual Universe Company.

Things like this, which break the historical record of virtual universe companies, spread at an astonishing speed.

The immortal gods were almost all talking to their friends.

Therefore, within just over ten minutes, the news that Qin Ming, this monstrous genius who had cultivated for hundreds of years, had passed the 18th level of the Tongtian Bridge had already spread.

However, Qin Ming, the protagonist of this miracle, was completely unaware of what was happening and appeared on the Tongtian Mountain, a domain lord-level mountain.

With his understanding of the laws, challenging the Lord-level Tongtian Mountain would be a piece of cake.

Afterwards, Qin Ming sat cross-legged on the rooftop of his cultivation residence in Chaos City, reflecting on and summarizing the battle time and time again.

Little did they know, he had already stirred up a huge storm.

……

Virtual universe, Thunder Island, within the Chaos Temple.

The Lord of Chaos looked at the Lord of Darkness, feeling both joy and a headache.

He was naturally delighted that such a prodigious genius had been born into the human race.

Given Qin Ming's demonstrated talent and the fact that he has three top-tier special life forms, each of them is guaranteed to be a top-tier cosmic overlord, and he is highly likely to become the master of the universe.

There's even a good chance he could become the strongest being in the universe!
"That kid Qin Ming is making too much of a splash! The people who will be targeting him in the future will be terrifying, and he won't be able to go out for training at all."

The Lord of Chaos looked at the Lord of Darkness.

He had no doubt that, given the chance, the universe lords of other top powers would directly intervene to cut off Qin Ming's possibility of growth.

Could Qin Ming be kept in the secret realm?
Without experiencing life-and-death battles and trials, one cannot become a true strongman; that would only harm Qin Ming.

Only delicate flowers can be grown in a greenhouse.

It cannot nurture towering trees.

"Don't worry! I expected this."

The Lord of Darkness's eyes, which were like those of a venomous snake, were full of laughter.

"Hiding one's identity is difficult for others, but it is what I do best."

For the next few tens of thousands of years, I will remain in the primordial universe.

Once he breaks through to immortality and becomes a cosmic sovereign, he will no longer fear any power or danger.

(End of this chapter)