Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 271 Lord of Darkness: I Might Not Be Able to Cover This Up

Virtual universe, dark temple.

"teacher!"

Qin Ming's figure slowly emerged outside the temple, and he respectfully addressed the great being on the throne above the temple.

"Hmm, Prince Yuanyue came to see me?"

The Lord of Darkness looked at Qin Ming with a playful expression.

It is extremely rare among humans to be able to obtain the title of King during the Realm Lord period, and it is even more unprecedented to be able to obtain a title that is almost invincible!
However, Qin Ming achieved this in just a few years after entering the extraterrestrial battlefield, using his human body.

Even the Lord of Darkness was astonished.

"Teacher, you are too kind. I have a few things I would like to tell you and ask for your help with."

Qin Ming smiled too.

The title of King Yuanyue is quite fitting for him. The real Marquis Yuanyue is skilled in earth-based laws, and his fighting style is like a towering mountain, combining offense and defense, using absolute weight to suppress the enemy.

He was the same way, and he was most adept at using his power to intimidate others.

Chongyu Peak fell like an ancient divine mountain, and the Heavenly Dragon Star-Breaking Halberd in his hand was unstoppable.

"What's the matter? Tell me?"

The Lord of Darkness put away his joking thoughts and said seriously.

"This matter is a disciple's private affair, related to Master Qianwu, but it may also be related to other senior brothers, or even the entire human race."

Qin Ming also became serious. Before coming, he communicated with the Lord of Qianwu Kingdom and obtained his permission before going to Teacher Hei.

"Oh? The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, and the entire human race?"

Seeing the solemnity in Qin Ming's words, the Lord of Darkness couldn't help but become curious. Qin Ming was not someone who didn't know his place, and he had never made such a boast before.

How dare a mere Realm Lord claim that this concerns the human race?

"Yes, that's right! Teacher Qianwu may be about to break through."

Qin Ming made a startling statement.

The Lord of Darkness raised an eyebrow. In fact, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom and he were both old men from the same era, having accumulated over millions of years to become high-level Venerables, but their potential had long been exhausted.

If one can truly break through and become the master of the universe, it would indeed be a major event for the human race.

The human race has 15 openly recognized universe masters, and even including those hidden in secret, there are only 18. Adding one more universe master is like adding another pillar!
As the pinnacle race, all human beings who break through to become universe masters receive gifts from the race, such as supreme treasures and precious resources to enhance their genetic potential.

In a short period of time, one can elevate their strength to the level of a second-tier universe master.

This is the foundation of the elite clans!

"The reason why Teacher Qianwu broke through was somewhat related to the soul essence I provided. He was stuck at the peak of the High Venerable level for billions of epochs, and he was only one step away from the finish line."

After the foundation of my soul was enhanced, I finally touched that glimmer of inspiration…

Qin Ming slowly recounted the events, explaining how he had hunted down a high-ranking King and refined his soul essence, as well as how the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler planned to hunt down a Universe Venerable.

The Lord of Darkness remained calm, but the shock in his heart grew ever stronger.

He naturally knew about Qin Ming's Soul River clone devouring souls to grow.

However, he hadn't expected that the Soul River clone could condense the souls of deceased powerful beings into soul essence.

what does this mean?
This means that the rarest and most precious soul treasures among the cosmic races can be obtained by slaying enemies!
The soul essence condensed from the soul of a king is more effective than the soul essence refined from the dead soul jade, so effective that it can even enhance the abilities of high-level Venerables.

What kind of heaven-defying treasure is this?

What about killing a Universe Venerable?

How powerful will the effect be? Can it significantly enhance the soul of a Cosmic Venerable, strengthening their soul's foundation and enabling them to break through to the level of Cosmic Lord?
If this can really be achieved, it would be a groundbreaking event for the entire human race!

It is highly likely that this will lead to a large number of new universe masters among the human race.

Qin Ming himself will rise to become one of the most important figures in the human race.

This means that mass-producing universe masters will become possible!

This is an absolutely earth-shattering event for the human race.

There are thousands of cosmic venerables among the human race, and many of them, like the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, are stuck at the final step.

For example, the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master and White Phoenix Venerable of the Dark lineage, or the Returning One Venerable and Golden Axe Venerable of the Chaos City Lord lineage, are all cosmic overlords!

He could take that final step at any moment and become the master of the universe.

But it was this final step that stopped the vast majority of the cosmic venerables.

Qin Ming's claim about hunting down Universe Venerables to condense their soul essence, even if it only allows one-tenth of them to break through to the Universe Lord level, is still considered insane for the entire human race.

Among the six dominant races of the primordial universe, humanity is actually not considered particularly powerful.

For example, the Demon Clan, one of the six top races, has more than 20 Universe Lords and 21 top Universe Overlords.

Furthermore, it possesses two of the strongest beings in the universe, and both of them possess supreme treasures.

Humanity has only one strongest being, the Giant Axe, and doesn't possess a single supreme treasure.

The difference is significant.

Not to mention the middle and lower levels of power, because with a large number of royal families and the eighteen royal families, the demon race is far stronger than humans at the Immortal and Universe Venerable stages.

"What do you want me to do for you? Help you kill some cosmic venerables?"

The Lord of Darkness spoke in a deep voice, his gaze toward Qin Ming becoming profound.

Is the River of Souls really that powerful?

That's probably unlikely! If the River of Souls' talent were truly that powerful, it would probably have already broken through to become a Lord of the Universe and made a name for itself in the cosmic sea.

His disciple has a big secret!

However, he didn't care. Having secrets was a good thing, and he was even less likely to covet anything.

Not to mention his character and personality don't allow it.

As a top-tier fifth-order universe master, there's nothing else he covets besides becoming the strongest being in the universe.

"No, no need. Master Qianwu will hunt for himself. He has already found a target."

Qin Ming shook his head. The act of a Universe Lord killing a Universe Venerable was extremely heinous and could very likely escalate into a war between Universe Lords, or even between different races.

Only a cosmic lord like the Lord of Darkness, hidden in the shadows, can be so unrestrained.

This is also one of the reasons why the Lord of Darkness hides in the shadows.

He does some things that are inconvenient for the human universe's ruler to do.

However, this matter does not require the Dark Teacher to take action. The Lord of the Qianwu Kingdom is confident enough that his revenge would be perfectly justified.

"Oh, so what do you want me to do?"

The Lord of Darkness asked curiously. He was already mentally prepared, knowing that with his strength, secretly killing several alien venerables would be a piece of cake.

"I wanted the teacher to cover for me."

My teacher once said that once you are enslaved by your soul, even resurrection cannot save you. The process of me condensing and refining the origin of your soul is equivalent to being enslaved by your soul.

Once we make a move, the top experts of the alien race may realize that something is wrong.

This applies to all the enemies I've slain, including those on battlefields outside the region..."

Qin Ming chuckled.

"Those you killed were essentially enslaved by their souls?"

The Lord of Darkness was speechless; that was a ruthless move.

Why are the four top races in the extraterritorial battlefield able to continuously send powerful individuals into the extraterritorial battlefield?
Besides cultivating geniuses and strong individuals.

Furthermore, because those who reach the level of being crowned kings will be resurrected after a long period of time, even if they perish.

In this way, the number of titles and honors accumulated will increase.

But Qin Ming completely severed the root of the problem; none of those he killed could be resurrected.

Unlike the practice of conferring titles upon kings or accumulating power before a unified resurrection, the cosmic venerables are usually resurrected very quickly and their identities are exposed very soon.

"It's alright. You only killed a few Kings. So what if you killed them? It's nothing to other top-tier races. But killing a Universe Venerable might attract some attention."

"But it's just a few cosmic venerables, nothing serious."

The Lord of Darkness laughed, "Qin Ming is still too inexperienced."

"Hehe, teacher, this is another thing I want to tell you. Through my soul talent, I can also revive those slain souls. I call them the Soul Clan."

Those powerful individuals killed by the Soul Clan cannot be resurrected.

I currently have 3000 marquises and 62 kings under my command, and there may be more in the future. I plan to establish a force called the Soul Palace..."

Qin Ming chuckled. Since he was going to lay his cards on the table, he might as well say everything now.

Given the possibility of helping the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom break through, the strong members of the human race, unless they are fools, would not dare to touch him. This was also a thought he had carefully considered.

"The Soul Clan? The Soul Palace? You've really given me a big surprise!"

How powerful is the Lord of Darkness?
I instantly realized just how terrifying this ability was.

Since Qin Ming can condense soul essence to enhance the Qianwu Kingdom Lord, he can naturally enhance himself and his subordinates as well.

If Qin Ming were to break through to become the Lord of the Universe in the future...

This Soul Palace might just become the sixth major power among the human race!

"The Soul Palace is a force I plan to use to harvest souls. The River of Souls needs to devour a massive number of souls to grow, and I will do so through killing in the extraterritorial battlefield during this period."

My soul river clone has grown very quickly, reaching nearly eight million kilometers in length, with a gene multiplication factor of 4300 times.

However, there is still a long way to go before surpassing the World Tree and reaching the level of the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

Therefore, this disciple has some ideas on how to go to more battlefields and harvest souls.

Qin Ming took a deep breath and spoke his thoughts.

"I can extract the essence of the souls I collect on the battlefield. However, some weaker ones, such as those at the cosmic or domain lord levels, are of little use to me."

However, it is of great help to others on the battlefield outside the region.

Alternatively, I can share the harvested souls of realm lords and immortal souls with the slayers.

During this period, I have also been studying the humans of the divine kingdom and the humans of the secret realm. When they are conceived, their souls lack the original source, resulting in congenital deficiencies, making it difficult for them to break through to immortality or become cosmic venerables.

But this way, they can be replenished.

However, this means that powerful individuals from other races who perish on the outer battlefields cannot be resurrected.

Of course, these are just some of my thoughts, and they are not yet fully developed..."

The more the Lord of Darkness listened, the more shocked he became.

"This is a serious matter; I might not be able to handle it."

(End of this chapter)