Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 272 Chaos City Lord, I'm afraid even I can't withstand it.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for the human race, but it also carries enormous risks."

If this is discovered by other powerful clans, it could very likely spark a major inter-clan war. Therefore, we need to be cautious about this matter.

After a moment of contemplation, the Lord of Darkness spoke.

Hunting down enemies and extracting their bloodline and soul essence to strengthen oneself is a great help to both the relatively weak humans of the Divine Kingdom and cosmic venerables like the Lord of the Qianwu Kingdom!
Moreover, this ability can condense the souls of kings and cosmic venerables, enhancing the potential and foundation of the Qianwu Kingdom ruler and increasing the possibility of breakthroughs.

What about hunting down the ruler of the universe?
Different levels of powerful beings think about problems differently, and the Lord of Darkness would naturally think of this as well.

There are countless cosmic rulers who have fallen from the primordial universe.

With his strength, he could easily hunt down weaker races of universe lords, but there's no need for him to do so on a regular basis.

If it is the essence of the soul of the Lord of the Universe, it can also strengthen his soul.

That would be great fun.

He is already a top-tier fifth-order universe master; if he advances any further, he will reach the level of the strongest being in the universe!
A fifth-order universe master is already at the very top of the universe masters, with their life gene level, supreme treasures, and secret techniques all reaching the pinnacle.

Furthermore, one must create the strongest fusion technique or obtain rare items to be considered a top-tier fifth-order cultivator.

Even fighting a true god can save your life.

As for the sixth-order universe master?

Strictly speaking, this is no longer a realm, but a combat power. It generally refers to a heaven-defying universe lord who possesses the most powerful treasures and whose combat power is comparable to a true god who does not have the most powerful treasures.

Of course, it might be too much of a stretch for Qin Ming, a Realm Lord, to condense the soul of a Universe Lord, given the vast difference in their strength.

He suspected that even Qin Ming would find it extremely difficult to refine the soul of a Universe Venerable.

But with Qin Ming's talent, his strength will eventually rise to the level of Immortal, Universe Venerable, or even Universe Lord. It's not impossible for him to do so in the future.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed in the original universe to protect Qin Ming.

Let's leave the future aside for now.

If Qin Ming's plan succeeds, the human race will experience a qualitative leap in both its high-level combat power and its grassroots foundation.

Other races, however, will suffer a significant decline in their foundation due to the large number of kings and cosmic venerables who have perished and cannot be resurrected.

Other ethnic groups would never allow this to happen and would inevitably suppress it.

They would do everything in their power to kill the instigator like Qin Ming.

This is no longer a matter of genius.

Instead, it will make the entire race stronger as a whole.

Like the demon race back then.

Because of their overwhelming strength, the other five top races felt threatened. The human race, the insect race, and the machine race secretly joined forces, causing the demon race to split twice.

It's important to know that in ancient times, the initial rulers of the demon race were not Zhen Yaozu Zhenjiao or Meng Yaozu Mengcha, the two strongest beings in the universe.

It was the progenitor of all monsters!

During the reign of the Demon Beast Ancestor, the current Starry Sky Beast Alliance was also a member of the Demon Race. However, both the Starry Sky Beast Alliance and the Demon Race later broke free from the control of the Demon Beast Ancestor.

If the demon race had not split, then it would have four of the strongest beings in the universe! The number of universe lords would exceed forty!
Its overall strength is terrifying.

How could there not be the covert instigation of other top-tier clans in this?
All the elite groups are maintaining a balance.

When a certain ethnic group becomes too powerful, or has the potential to rise, it will be suppressed by other ethnic groups working together.

For example, Qin Ming was targeted after rising to prominence in the Genius Battle and was feared by the other three major clans.

If a top genius emerges among the demon race, insect race, or mechanical race, the human race will join forces with other races to secretly plot, assassinate, and so on.

"I'll have your Uncle Master Chaos City Lord come over for a discussion as well."

The Lord of Darkness suppressed his shock and looked at Qin Ming.

He had overestimated Qin Ming time and time again, but he had found that he had underestimated him. He was only a World Lord level man, but he already had the ability to influence the entire original universe.

call--

Inside the Dark Temple, a towering figure draped in a golden robe slowly appeared.

"Junior brother! What do you want with me?"

The Lord of Chaos looked at the Lord of Darkness. The Lord of Darkness rarely spoke to him in such a solemn tone, letting him know that something big must have happened.

"Let Qin Ming tell you. This whole thing started because of him."

The Lord of Darkness shook his head.

He remains hidden in the shadows, a concealed force within the human race, while the Lord of Chaos City, who controls the Virtual Universe Company and leads the Hong Alliance, is practically the de facto leader of the human race.

The Lord of Chaos City must know about this.

"Senior Uncle, this is what happened..."

Qin Ming immediately repeated the matter again, and even the Chaos City Lord, whose eyes were as calm as the endless starry sky, couldn't help but show a trace of shock.

"I see! This is truly a tremendous opportunity for our human race."

The Lord of Chaos City looked solemn.

He naturally considered the things the Lord of Darkness had thought of, and as the leader of the human race, he had even more to consider!
If handled properly, the human race will soar to new heights.

It's not impossible that there could be dozens, or even hundreds, more universe masters.

If not handled properly, the human race will be attacked by other top races in a joint attack, and it may not end until Qin Ming, the instigator, dies.

Human populations will also suffer severe damage.

"This matter must not be leaked in the slightest, otherwise even I and Darkness will have a hard time protecting you." "You did the right thing regarding the Soul Clan. Keeping it around three thousand is fine. Just treat this ability as a Soul Clan talent, and it will also be a good cover for you."

I'll arrange it and give them racial/group identification.

"As for Qianwu, let's wait until he hunts down the alien universe venerables and then see how effective it is."

Even the Lord of Chaos City hadn't expected to encounter such a major event during his visit.

"Yes!"

Qin Ming said respectfully.

This is a double-edged sword, because it is so hateful.

When you are young, no one will care how many you hunt, but as you make a name for yourself on the battlefields beyond the borders, you will be exposed sooner or later.

Who knows if one of the kings he killed might be a disciple of the Lord of the Universe?
If I were to be killed, and the Lord of the Universe were to immediately revive and, upon realizing something was amiss, directly attack me, then I would truly die unjustly.

Once this matter is exposed, these are things that powerful figures like the Lord of Darkness and the Lord of Chaos City will have to consider, and they will also make corresponding contingency plans.

It's unlikely that if something really happens, our own strongmen won't even know.

"Whether it's your talent or your abilities, they are extremely important to our human race. However, your own strength is still too weak."

Don't get too involved in these things for now.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom should treat the hunting of alien venerables as an experiment. If you can truly break through, don't rush to kill more. Wait until you are stronger.

You should focus on your cultivation and break through to immortality or become a cosmic venerable one as soon as possible.

After a moment of contemplation, the Lord of Chaos City spoke again.

It wasn't that he didn't want the human race to produce more universe masters; on the contrary, it was precisely because he wanted the human race to become stronger that he dared not let Qin Ming take the risk.

He took in 32 disciples. Excluding the 5 who perished, only one of the remaining disciples was granted the title of King, while the rest all reached the Venerable realm!
If the essence of the Cosmic Venerable's soul were truly effective, I'm afraid all the disciples and even the Cosmic Venerables of the entire human race would go crazy!
“Your senior uncle is right!”

The Lord of Darkness also spoke up, saying that it was indeed too risky to let Qin Ming participate in such matters now. It sounds good to say that a Realm Lord is comparable to an invincible King, but that is only invincible King!
Even when faced with a supreme being of the universe, they were still crushed.

"Yes!"

Qin Ming said respectfully that he hadn't planned to do much anyway, but since Teacher Qianwu was about to break through, he wanted to lend a hand and then take advantage of the situation.

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls is his foundation!
Upon advancing to the seventh rank, both strength and survival ability will inevitably improve once again.

"Well, let's leave this matter here."

"is teacher."

Qin Ming bowed deeply, turned and walked out of the Dark Temple, his figure slowly disappearing from sight.

Watching Qin Ming's figure disappear.

The Dark Lord and the Chaos City Lord, who had initially maintained a serious demeanor, exchanged a glance and then burst into wild laughter.

"Hahaha, I never expected such a pleasant surprise. It seems that the prosperity of our human race is just around the corner."

The Lord of Chaos City laughed loudly, his expression no longer showing any sign of tension or seriousness.

"You've probably scared him."

The Dark Lord's eyes, which were like those of a venomous snake in the night, were no longer solemn, but filled with joy.

“If we don’t make things sound serious, how will he concentrate on his cultivation? His abilities are truly too heaven-defying. Let him improve his strength first.”

The Lord of Chaos City laughed, "It seems his opportunity is even greater than we imagined. Perhaps it's a mysterious treasure born from the universe, or a special inheritance or treasure from before the Great Cataclysm."

"Well, whatever the opportunity, as long as it benefits my human race, that's fine," the Lord of Darkness chuckled.

Qin Ming had an incredible opportunity; how could they not have guessed it?

Even the Primordial Ancestor noticed Qin Ming's unusual behavior and secretly observed him. Other top-tier clans also listed Qin Ming as their number one assassination target, wanting to kill him.

How could the higher-ups of humanity not notice?

Qin Ming's repeated purchases of massive amounts of corpses in the garbage star field and his unusual behavior in the mission world were all well known to the Lord of Darkness and the Lord of Chaos City!
Putting aside everything else, just consider buying corpses in the garbage star system.

Normally, any purchase exceeding one million Hunyuan requires joint approval from the administrators of the five major powers in the Garbage Starfield.

But Qin Ming bought it again and again.

Its value even starts at trillions of yuan!
Without their secret instructions, you couldn't buy it even if you had the money!

Do they really think the Lord of Chaos and the Lord of Darkness are fools?

"Yes, his growth rate is astonishing. It shouldn't be long before he breaks through to immortality, at which point he will have some ability to protect himself."

Ugh.

I'm increasingly regretting giving this disciple to you.

The Lord of Chaos sighed, showing no concern whatsoever about the potential inter-clan war that might ensue.

war?

Humanity has risen from humble beginnings and has already experienced countless wars.

Could it be any more dangerous than the original ancestor being suppressed back then?
They have overcome such crises, so why would they fear an attack from other groups?
With the giant axe present, the human race cannot experience a true ethnic crisis.

Moreover, if a major war were to break out, they might be able to hunt down a large number of alien races and take the opportunity to reap the rewards.

"Haha, you've missed your chance. But if you beg my disciple later, you might be able to get a few more Universe Lords under your command!"

"Let's see how it goes first. If Qin Ming can really refine the soul of a Universe Venerable and help Qian Wu break through, then we'll have to discuss it with Giant Axe."

"The Giant Axe? Is he still adventuring in the cosmic sea?"

(End of this chapter)