Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 248 Heading to the Extraterritorial Battlefield
Original universe, virtual universe company headquarters.

"Boom~~"

At the core of the headquarters continent, two tall gates opened automatically, revealing a gorgeous passage.

A spaceship slowly emerged from the passage connecting the 'primordial universe' and the 'initial universe', and after flying for several minutes, landed at a distribution center.

Whoosh! The hatch opened.

A line of immortal gods, realm lords, and others emerged one by one.

Qin Ming, disguised as an envoy of Chaos City, followed the crowd out and then quickly left towards a spatial passage gathering group.

As the headquarters of the virtual universe company, this place has a large number of spatial passages, through which one can travel to most of the human race's territory.

Guided by the staff, Qin Ming quickly passed through one of the spatial passages that rippled like water.

After making three consecutive transfers, he was not far from his destination, 'Star Bird'.

Star Bird is one of the eight major logistics bases within human territory and also a fixed transport point for the space army.

Its diameter reaches 102.8 million kilometers, comparable to that of a star.

As an artificially created planet, it is also a star fortress.

A large number of space troops are continuously being transported from this base to the 'extraterritorial battlefield'. Qin Ming plans to use this base to travel to the extraterritorial battlefield.

Qin Ming had even chosen his battlefield.

That's the seventh battlefield!
This is the most special of the eleven battlefields in the outer battlefield because it contains the Star Tower!
The Star Tower is nine light-years high.

Since the creation of the extraterrestrial battlefield billions of years ago, this Star Tower has existed in this space-time, constantly devouring the endless energy of the universe.

The surging energy it devoured formed the 'Nine-Spinning Nebula'.

Its power is so terrifying that even a cosmic sage would be torn apart and annihilated.

When the Star Tower was first discovered, the four major races even fought a great war over it, attempting to seize the Star Tower.

Unfortunately, later, many cosmic lords and the strongest beings in the universe intervened, only to find that the Star Tower could not recognize its master.

It can't even be moved, let alone destroyed!
It survived the massive war between the four dominant races without suffering any damage.

Furthermore, the Star Tower contains countless 'sealable stars'.

Each of the original 'Sealed Stars' is the size of an ordinary planet, and its power is comparable to that of an ordinary treasure. Moreover, Sealed Stars will be born every once in a while.

Therefore, the Star Tower naturally attracted a large number of powerful individuals.

In the entire outer battlefield, the Star Tower gathers the most King-level Immortals!

After all, those who can become marquises or kings are all exceptionally talented individuals.

Who doesn't yearn to become the master of the Star Tower?
Opportunities are something that cannot be explained or described.

In addition, there are occasional appearances of sealed stars.

That's enough to drive the kings crazy.

The terrain there is unique, and there are countless spaces inside. Even the strongest beings in the universe cannot destroy it, so it naturally became a battleground for king-level powerhouses.

Qin Ming didn't actually have any particular thoughts about the Star Tower.

Because Qin Ming knew very well that the prerequisite for obtaining the Star Tower was the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual"!
Otherwise, they wouldn't even be qualified to acknowledge a Lord.

When the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual" was not found on Earth, Qin Ming had already given up on the idea.

Qin Ming coveted the countless immortal powerhouses who had been granted titles of Marquis and King in the Star Tower!
Those titles and honors bestowed upon Qin Ming were the best resources.

Their souls can nourish the growth of the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls and the River of Souls.

Their flesh and blood essence is the nourishment for the growth of both the human beings themselves and the World Tree.

Even their divine kingdom will become the foundation of the Netherworld.

Qin Ming already knew the conditions for advancing the Myriad Soul Banner to the seventh rank after it broke through to the sixth rank.

There are still two conditions.

One is to expand the diameter of the underworld to 1 light-year.

Secondly, it possesses a supreme cosmic soul that oversees it!
Both conditions are indispensable.

While Qin Ming doesn't yet have the strength to hunt down a Universe Venerable, he can still hunt down an Immortal, devour their divine kingdom, and strengthen the Netherworld.

Of course, this will be Qin Ming's final journey on the seventh battlefield.

Before heading to the Star Tower, he also needed to familiarize himself with the extraterrestrial realm and do some other things.

……

Whoosh!
A blood-red triangular spaceship sailed from the distant starry sky and flew into the planet of the bird.

The spaceship parking platform on the planet of the bird.

"Wow, it's an F-class spaceship, made entirely of Azure Crystal Mother Stone. Such a spaceship is worth at least several million Chaos Units."

A man wearing silver standard combat armor, whose head resembled a transparent jellyfish, exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the spaceship.

Spaceships of this caliber are not common even on the planet of the Birds.

Under the gaze of the uniformed man, Qin Ming flew out of the spaceship and casually put it away.

This was an F-class spaceship that Qin Ming bought for transportation in the extraterritorial battlefield. It was somewhat inadequate when it came to the E-class mechanical race spaceships in the extraterritorial battlefield.

It is far from sufficient in terms of speed, defense, and other aspects.

In fact, even an F-class spaceship is not worthy of Qin Ming's status and strength, but as a realm lord, being able to pilot an F-class spaceship is already quite remarkable.

If it's too strong, it's easy to attract unnecessary attention.

"Hello, I am a staff member here."

As the man in the standard battle armor walked up, he was secretly surprised. For a realm lord to be able to pilot such a high-level spaceship, his background must be extraordinary.

However, they did not recognize Qin Ming.

As the strongest genius in countless eons of human history, Qin Ming's appearance is no secret.

Before setting off, Qin Ming had already altered his appearance and soul aura using the special treasure 'Thousand Faces' bestowed upon him by his teacher, the Lord of Darkness.

At this moment, he still has the face of an Earthling, but he has a pair of pure white wings on his back and a mark made of silver secret patterns on his forehead.

The appearance of Earthlings is the mainstream among human races in the universe.

The winged people are also a large ethnic group.

Disguising oneself as a winged person is quite simple, as long as the Flowing Cloud Wings are slightly altered.

"I'm here to apply for entry into the extraterritorial battlefield."

Qin Ming said directly.

"If you continue along this passage for about 3000 kilometers, the end of the passage will be the gathering place for solo travelers."

The man in the standard combat armor pointed to one of the passages.

Meanwhile, a massive spaceship landed on the landing platform, and a legion of tens of thousands of people quickly appeared, led by an immortal god.

It flew towards another passage.

That was clearly the assembly point for the space army.

Without wasting any time, Qin Ming immediately started walking, each step covering more than ten kilometers, and soon he reached the end.

This is a beautiful square.

There were tens of thousands of people scattered throughout the square, waiting to gather enough people to travel together to the outer battlefield via the teleportation channel. Qin Ming also casually found a place to sit down.

That's what a lone wolf is like.

Qin Ming didn't want to attract too much attention, so he acted just like any other realm master.

……

One day later.

"The teleportation channel is about to open! All Realm Lord level experts, assemble here!"

An immortal deity, exuding a murderous aura and resembling a burning flame, roared.

Meanwhile, on the other side, powerful realm lords were gathering domain lords and universe-level cultivators.

To venture into extraterrestrial battlefields, the minimum requirement is cosmic level!

Qin Ming and the other one hundred realm lords quickly gathered as required, and the immortal flame looked at the realm lord powerhouses in front of him with satisfaction.

"You are about to embark on the most glorious battlefield beyond the realm!"

"The battlefield has its own rules."

"After joining the army, you won't be as free as you were when you were traveling alone!"

Qin Ming and over a hundred other realm lords listened attentively.

"Before we set off!"

“You need to undergo a traditional authority-granting ceremony,” the immortal god of fire said solemnly.

"Permission granting ceremony?"

"What do you mean?"

"Permissions?"

Many realm lords around were whispering among themselves, while the vast majority of the lone travelers were unaware of the details of participating in the 'extraterritorial battlefield'.

The immortal deity clearly knew this and quickly explained.

"Granting authority means determining your status in the military."

The military is a hierarchical system where subordinates must obey their superiors.

Therefore, before departure, your strength will be assessed and your permissions confirmed through a virtual universe.

Although Qin Ming already knew, he still listened quietly.

The ranking of Realm Lords is divided into three levels.

The three categories are: 'Ordinary Realm Lord Warriors', 'Elite Realm Lord Warriors', and 'Realm Lord Generals'.

Most realm masters are ordinary realm master warriors.

Those who are recognized by the fundamental laws are mostly elite realm lord warriors.

Among hundreds of elite realm lord warriors, one can usually become a realm lord general, whose strength is comparable to that of a weak immortal army lord.

After some explanation, the 100 realm lords lined up neatly and walked towards the immortal god one by one.

A beam of blue light shot out from the screen of the immortal flame god's arm guard, enveloping the approaching realm lord.

"Elite Realm Master Warrior!"

"Ordinary realm lord warrior!"

"Elite Realm Master Warrior!"

The arm guards of the immortal flame deity emitted a series of voices, granting it permissions in the virtual universe.

Qin Ming watched quietly.

Among lone wolves, those realm lords who dare to venture into the outer battlefields are naturally not weak; it is normal for them to reach the level of being acknowledged by the fundamental laws.

Even so, the mortality rate of realm lords in the extraterritorial battlefield is terrifyingly high!
Because this is not unique to humankind.

The same applies to other ethnic groups!

Those who dare to enter the extraterritorial battlefield are all strong individuals with sufficient self-confidence.

The realm lords lined up, one by one receiving the authorization, and soon it was Qin Ming's turn.

The blue light enveloped Qin Ming and emitted a sound.

"Lord of the Realm Warrior".

Wow!
Immediately, a large number of realm lords around looked over, and even the personnel inside the Wandering Bird Star who were granting permissions to domain lords and cosmic-level beings in the distance looked over in surprise.

World Lord Generals are quite rare.

He can be evaluated as a World Lord General. If he breaks through to become an Immortal, his strength will be much stronger than that of an ordinary Immortal.

"Not bad." The immortal god of flames glanced at Qin Ming and nodded in approval.

Qin Ming calmly walked to the side.

The next realm lords continued to receive the granted permissions.

"Elite Realm Lord Warrior".

"Ordinary Realm Lord Warrior".

……

The permission granting process was completed quickly.

The immortal god of fire soared into the sky, his voice booming.

"Everyone, follow me. We will teleport you all to the outer battlefield shortly."

There are eleven battlefields in total, all of which are outside the territory of humankind, hence the name "Extraterritorial Battlefields".

You are going to the seventh battlefield.

"The Seventh Battlefield?"

"All outside human territory?"

Various voices of discussion arose from the crowd.

However, Qin Ming remained silent, because with him present during this teleportation, he would inevitably head to the Seventh Battlefield!

In the seventh battlefield, the average mortality rate for realm lords is 96.8%.

It ranks third among the eleven battlefields outside the domain, and it also has the Star Tower, an extremely high-risk battlefield!
"Let's go!" the immortal god commanded.

Qin Ming and the other one hundred realm lords walked at the front and entered a huge hall.

This great hall is thousands of miles in diameter, and within this enormous hall are 11 huge spatial water curtain-like passageways.

Clearly, that is a teleportation channel leading to different extraterrestrial battlefields.

Wow!
One by one, the realm lords entered the spatial passage, and Qin Ming followed suit.

……

Using the Divine Kingdom as a transit point, Qin Ming and his tens of thousands of followers re-entered the spatial passage and were then directly teleported to the front-line military base in the Seventh Battlefield, outside of human territory.

As time and space change, everything eventually settles down.

Qin Ming has truly stepped onto the battlefield beyond the domain!
"Haha, the new recruits are here."

(End of this chapter)