Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 247 Strength Surges, Leaving Chaos City

The recognition of the Ten Fundamental Laws is Qin Ming's greatest achievement in the field of laws over the years!

This means that even if Qin Ming breaks through to become an immortal, there will be no law rejection, and he can cultivate normally.

Even after achieving immortality, consciousness cannot enter the origin of the universe.

But it's far better than ordinary immortality.

"My understanding of spatial laws has been thoroughly grasped, including spatial blockade and several lower-level classifications of spatial strangulation. Only teleportation remains."

My strength has reached a relatively high level; it's about time I left to gain some experience in the outer battlefields.

Qin Ming looked up, gazing at the laws governing the universe manifested within the spatial rifts high above.
Over a period of 400 years, he visited the Dark Chaos Stele a total of 12 times, thoroughly comprehending the sixth diagram and also gaining considerable insights from the seventh.

As for the Cosmic Chaos Stele, it was studied and comprehended a total of 17 times.

I have thoroughly understood the first five illustrations.

This was because he was distracted by comprehending several other lower-level laws.

With the World Tree clone's talent for controlling space and time, the speed at which he comprehended the laws was too fast.

The 400 years of Chaos City have brought about a qualitative change in Qin Ming's overall strength!
Take, for example, the Mountain Giant's clone.

By constantly consuming precious metals and minerals, the mountain giant's divine body has grown to its limit, reaching a height of one million kilometers, and its gene multiplication has reached 3600 times.

Its body amplitude also reached an astonishing 52 times!
In its unequipped state, even its most basic power reaches 187200 times the peak power of a World Lord.

The peak of the King-level realm generally only possesses about 10 times the power of the peak Realm Lord.

In terms of understanding the laws, he comprehended two profound mysteries.

The mountain giant's basic strength far exceeds that of even those at the peak of the King-level realm, making it a very powerful existence.

If you also bring the top-tier treasure, the Rock Armor, the top-tier treasure set, the Bloodrage Battle Axe, and the Mountain Giant's innate abilities, even a typical peak-level King cannot break through its defenses, even by burning divine power!
The absolute defense talent has been weakened a thousandfold, and the defense of the top-tier treasure armor is terrifying.

The mountain giant possesses an extremely dense and massive body, and after cultivating the "Black Hole Battle Body," it gains energy defense and other abilities.

Definitely the ultimate combat power for a king.

As for the Soul River clone, it's even stronger!

The gene multiplication rate alone reached 4200 times!
The amplitude of the soul vibration reached 63 times.

With 264600 times the peak power of a Realm Lord, plus the Soul Treasure Thousand Illusion Mirage Pearl and the Soul Domain of the Myriad Soul Banner, his strength in the Soul Dao is already close to the level of an invincible King!

Although the World Tree was the last to be formed, it possessed the pure energy from the Netherworld Blood Sea, allowing it to grow at an almost terrifying speed.

In just three hundred years, its gene count has increased 3900 times!
Its body reached a height of 6200 kilometers, even taller than Xiao Qi on Tree Island. Its massive size alone made it unafraid of attacks from peak-level Kings.

Not to mention, the World Tree also has a top-tier secret technique called "Time-Space Tree Realm".

This comes from an incredibly powerful secret technique of the strongest World Tree, making the World Tree ridiculously strong in controlling the realm of space and time.

Including the human form itself, its strength is also considerable.

Once the Soul Domain of the Myriad Soul Banner is unleashed, it is combined with the talent for controlling space and time.

With the help of supreme treasures and other powerful items, the combined forces of these multiple clones create an invincible fighting force worthy of a king.

Of course, Qin Ming could continue to stay in Chaos City, since a few hundred years was really nothing.

but!

His resources are being used up too quickly!

Both the growth of the Mountain Giant and the World Tree clone require the consumption of massive amounts of precious resources.

Over the past 400 years, he has repeatedly purchased precious mineral resources, even G-grade metals were purchased from individual veins, or used as special resources to refine heavy treasures and even supreme treasures.

The Mountain Giants' genetic multiplier was entirely achieved through massive spending!

Even the Netherworld Blood Sea, which supplies the World Tree with its rapid growth, is almost dried up.

His accumulated resources are running out.

That's not the most important thing.

The mountain giant's clone and the world tree's clone, one devours precious mineral resources, and the other devours the endless energy and life force of the Netherworld Blood Sea.

If Qin Ming can figure out a way, these two can hold out for a while longer.

But the River of Souls grows by devouring the very essence of souls.

When its foundation is completely depleted, how can the River of Souls grow in Chaos City?

Therefore, even after 400 years, the body length of the Soul River clone is only over three million kilometers, and then it stopped growing.

He must go to the outer battlefields and make a killing to accumulate enough resources and plunder enough souls.

Qin Ming stood up and returned to the living room of his residence.

brush!
Beside him, amidst the spatial fluctuations, appeared a body identical to the original human.

On the surface, even their soul auras appear identical.

This was actually a soul sub-body that Qin Ming split off through the River of Souls and possessed a specially modified flesh and blood puppet.

In the 400 years of Chaos City, Qin Ming has made great progress not only in his understanding of the laws.

His achievements in the fields of pharmacist, bloodline, and life puppet are equally outstanding.

Using one's own flesh and blood, it is an easy thing to 'clone' one's own body, and then let the River of Souls split off a child body.

When the two are combined, you become another version of yourself!
Of course, they only look exactly the same, but their actual combat strength is far inferior.

However, unless they take action, it is almost impossible for anyone to distinguish them except for universe lords such as the Chaos City Lord and the Dark Lord who have certain authority over the initial universe.

Within Chaos City, who can get him to take action?
Qin Ming isn't stupid.

With his talent and strength, countless people will be eyeing him.

If they were to leave Chaos City so brazenly, it would be tantamount to telling all the alien races, "I'm going to the outer battlefield."

That's courting death!

Chaos City is absolutely safe.

However, this does not mean that there are no spies from other forces. For human powerhouses, entering Chaos City is not actually a very difficult thing.

Many human factions can enter Chaos City through auctions.

It's not surprising that there are spies from other ethnic groups here.

The Lord of Chaos City can distinguish between different races, but he cannot discern the hearts of others.

Qin Ming isn't that stupid.

His strength is indeed formidable, comparable to that of an invincible king.

However, based on his past talent and achievements in Chaos City over the years, he could still succeed.

If they were to appear openly and honestly on the battlefield outside the domain, then alien cosmic venerables, or even cosmic masters, would likely descend upon them immediately.

Is the strongest in the outer battlefield only the Immortal?

Qin Ming is not that naive.

Rules are always made for the weak. If the Demon Race's Universe Lord truly wanted to kill Qin Ming, what could the human elites do?
The two sides were originally enemies!
After putting away the clone he had prepared in advance, Qin Ming opened the door and went out.

"Go to the City Lord's Mansion again to comprehend the Chaos Stele, and then I can send my clone back. I can also visit my teacher, the Lord of Darkness."

……

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, in the secret chamber of the Dark Chaos Stele.

After Qin Ming came out, under the watchful eyes of some people, the flesh puppet returned to its residence and occupied the rooftop, observing the rules of the universe.

His true form, however, appeared at the Dark Lord's villa in Chaos City.

"teacher."

Qin Ming bowed respectfully.

"You're planning to leave Chaos City?"

The Lord of Darkness sat atop the temple, his gaze towards Qin Ming serene.

"Yes."

Qin Ming responded.

"Yes, it's time to go out and gain experience." The Lord of Darkness nodded slightly, having seen through Qin Ming's deceptive tactics.

This satisfied him.

Realm Lords must undergo life-and-death trials; this has been a tradition of the Virtual Universe Company for billions of years.

Qin Ming had already told him that he was going to the battlefield outside the region.

He was fully aware of the almost limitless potential of the River of Souls' clones, which devoured the essence of souls.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the River of Souls is only a little over 300 million kilometers long, far smaller than the World Tree.

But the River of Souls has unlimited potential for growth.

In places like the outer battlefields, if it were to unleash its full power and devour everything in sight, it would surely grow larger than the World Tree over the long course of time.

Perhaps he could truly reach the level of the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

The battlefields beyond the borders are wars between ethnic groups.

Every moment, countless lives are lost within it.

It should be noted that even the weakest beings entering the extraterrestrial battlefield are at the cosmic level!

"Be extra careful on the battlefield! I know your strength is among the top in the King-level realm, but even the invincible King-level realm can perish in the extraterritorial battlefield."

Especially, you can't reveal your identity!

The Lord of Darkness looked at Qin Ming.

"The three most powerful races—the Mechanical Race, the Demon Race, and the Insect Race—are located on adjacent territories to our human race."

"If a top genius emerges from our human race, they will naturally destroy him at all costs."

Qin Ming nodded: "Yes, teacher."

This is a tribal war!

There is no right or wrong.

All groups desire survival, larger territories, and greater strength.

Suppressing the geniuses of rival groups is also a crucial task.

Humans do the same thing!
Among the human race, countless top geniuses from the mechanical race, demon race, and insect race have also perished!
Qin Ming is very clear about this principle.

"I know you have a way to conceal your aura, but I'll still give you this treasure. It's a special treasure called 'Thousand Faces'."

It can perfectly hide and simulate your breath.

Even if the Lord of the Universe were to descend in person, it would be difficult to discern without close inspection.

The Lord of Darkness waved his hand, and a treasure resembling a mask flew out of his hand, along with a token that was completely empty.

"If you encounter a life-or-death crisis, destroy this token immediately."

This token bears the teacher's spiritual imprint. If you crush it, the teacher will know immediately and arrive in a very short time!

Qin Ming nodded and accepted the 'Thousand Faces' and the token.

With the high-grade palace treasure bestowed by his teacher, and this token, his safety was naturally greatly enhanced.

"This is your last resort to save your life. But if you encounter a crisis and can't even crush the token, then you should rather self-destruct than be enslaved by your soul!"

Even if you self-destruct, I can still resurrect you by reversing time.

To be enslaved by one's soul is utter destruction.

The Lord of Darkness's gaze toward Qin Ming turned solemn. If Qin Ming had truly perished, resurrecting him would definitely not be an easy task.

"Disciple understands!"

Qin Ming nodded emphatically.

If he truly perishes, even if he is resurrected, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls will inevitably be lost.

He would never allow such a thing to happen.

"I know you have clones and strong self-preservation abilities. But never think that you are absolutely safe, no matter what. Even a teacher wouldn't dare to say that."

Even the strongest being in the universe can perish!

"Your disciple will remember this," Qin Ming said respectfully and gratefully.

"Go!"

"Go out and explore! Become a true powerhouse," the Lord of Darkness waved his hand and said.

Qin Ming knelt down respectfully and bid farewell solemnly.

……

The Chaos City of the Initial Universe and the headquarters of the 'Virtual Universe Company' in the Primordial Universe are frequently visited by spaceships through the 'Cosmic Channel'.

Disguised as a black-robed envoy from the Chaos City, Qin Ming boarded a spaceship.

It went unnoticed by anyone.

When the hatch closed.

Qin Ming looked down at the outside world and gazed at Chaos City. This was the place where he had lived for 400 years, the place where he cultivated and comprehended the Dao, and also a sacred place for the human race.

"Let's go."

Qin Ming closed his eyes, and his consciousness entered the virtual universe, the Qianwu Secret Realm.

Going to the battlefield outside the region for training naturally requires informing Teacher Qianwu.

"Boom~~~"

The spacecraft started to move and flew towards the depths of the chaotic airflow.

(End of this chapter)