Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 274 Divine Power Flow and Secret Rune System (3.8K)

"Unfortunately, it's still too early to bring out the bloodline potion now."

Qin Ming reached out and put away all the bloodline potions.

It's not that the bloodline potion is bad; on the contrary, it's too good, so good that Qin Ming dares not take it out casually, as that could easily cause serious problems.

Compared to the soul, the enhancement of bloodline is more direct!

When he became an apprentice of Master Qianwu, one of the most important treasures Master Qianwu gave him was the bloodline potion of the Wild God Clan!
This greatly enhanced Qin Ming's abilities in areas such as understanding laws, affinity, and manipulation of illusions.

This is the power of bloodline!

And that was merely a bloodline potion at the Domain Lord level.

Through the River of Souls' extraordinary learning ability, Qin Ming has mastered all the secret techniques of human alchemists, and with the help of his abilities in flesh and blood transformation and soul control, he can apply what he has learned to other situations.

The bloodline potion refined from the essence of flesh and blood extracted by the Myriad Soul Banner can be called a World Lord's bloodline potion.

Even those with the bloodline of a realm lord are like this.

Bloodline potions at the Domain Lord level, Universe level, and lower levels are even easier to obtain.

The Zerg Queen's method of gestation allows for large-scale, low-cost refining.

If this were to be made public, it would certainly cause a sensation.

This will not only give the human race a bloodline similar to that of the demon royal family, but will also improve the overall bloodline of the entire human race.

Once the sale begins, a massive number of Realm Lords and Immortals will emerge from humanity in a short period of time, and Qin Ming will also be able to reap astonishing resources.

In the long run, this will greatly enhance the potential of the entire human race.

And this is merely a small byproduct of Qin Ming's adoption of the Divine Power style.

What is Divine Power Flow?
That would require breaking through the bottleneck of perfect life genes, which is the 10081 level.

Once this limitation is broken, for example, reaching 11000 times the life gene... at that point, with just a thought, the divine kingdom can be transformed into a miniature universe.

Even with the ability to generate flesh and blood and control souls from the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Qin Ming is still just a toddler learning to walk on this path.

But even this small step forward caused a turmoil no less intense than that caused by the Spirit Nourishing Potion, and perhaps even more intense.

Because, in the world of Devouring, the true name of a martial artist should be—Gene Martial Artist!
An improvement in the underlying foundation will inevitably lead to a change in the entire superstructure.

Unfortunately, despite having so many benefits, Qin Ming dared not openly reveal them.

Because with his current achievements in genetics, he is unable to truly break the Zerg genetic lock.

He didn't want to reveal the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Without the main materials to mass-produce, it's impossible to sell too many; a few doses of the Realm Lord-level Bloodline Potion won't be very effective.

"I'll seal the potion away for now! I'll consider these things once I'm stronger."

Qin Ming shook his head; ultimately, he was still not strong enough.

If this potion were to be taken out now, it would expose the method of using the Zerg Queen to mass-produce Zerg warriors in order to refine bloodline potions.

Leaving aside the internal workings of humanity.

He couldn't even imagine how crazy that Zerg queen would be.

That's a top-tier eighth-order True God who also possesses palace treasures!
Without the supreme treasure of the Giant Axe Creator, his maximum strength is probably limited to this. Being targeted by such an existence would be too risky.

Researching pharmaceuticals is partly for the purpose of collecting resources.

The bigger reason, however, is that this is the foundation of the Divine Power Flow.

In terms of resource gathering, the Spirit Nourishing Potion is sufficient, so there's no need to immediately take out the Bloodline Potion.

"There's no rush for the Spirit Nourishing Potion. I'll wait until Teacher Qianwu successfully hunts down the Universe Venerable and my strength increases further before I take out the Spirit Nourishing Potion."

……

Time passed, year after year.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and there was still no news of the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom, but the mountain giants made a discovery first.

"Have they discovered the base of the native inhabitants of the Yanji Continent?"

Qin Ming raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Deep beneath the Yanji Continent.

The mountain giant, in the form of an earth monarch, covered an area of ​​hundreds of millions of kilometers, taking everything into its senses, and finally discovered the anomaly.

Qin Ming's human form appeared silently through the Gate of the Underworld.

This is a colossal object buried deep within the soil and rocks.

Because it is covered by soil and rocks, only a few hundred meters can be seen. This is a circular passageway door on a huge building. The passageway door is completely closed, and even after hundreds of millions of years, the tower itself remains completely undamaged.

"Even the highest-level detectors showed no reaction, and even the divine power of the cosmic venerables could not detect it."

Qin Ming gave a thumbs-up, a smile playing on his lips.

Divine power cannot detect it, but if it is enveloped by the body of the mountain giant, such a huge creature cannot be sensed, anyone would know that something is wrong.

This is the magic of the sacrificial tower!

The escape tools and survival base of a race are something even the cosmic sages cannot find.

"So many corpses!"

Qin Ming walked to the rock in front and saw six corpses lying haphazardly. The corpses were about 2.6 meters tall, with bodies as white as jade and six arms.

Judging from the fact that its body has remained incorrupt for millions of years, and the subtle pressure it exudes.

Qin Ming could then determine that these were all immortal gods at the King level.

Stepping forward, Qin Ming observed carefully.

The corpse had an anxious expression and wide-open eyes, as if it had died suddenly.

Soul Annihilation!

Only a soul-annihilating being, and most likely a being at the Venerable level, can directly unleash a soul attack.

When the four top races opened up the battlefield, they mobilized a large number of cosmic venerables.

How could they possibly have time to search slowly?

They all unleashed wide-range soul attacks, sweeping across the entire Yanji Continent, wiping out all life on the Yanji Continent, and killing the six kings instantly.

"That's a good deal for me."

Qin Ming waved his hand and collected all six corpses of the Kings, sending them into the Netherworld for refinement. Soon, he discovered six triangular, translucent stones covered with complex patterns.

"Can I only enter after refining the token?"

Qin Ming chuckled lightly; there wasn't just one sacrificial tower.

Over the long years, some lucky individuals have encountered the method of obtaining the treasures within, which requires six powerful individuals to enter through six separate passages.

After overcoming numerous obstacles, the talismans must be embedded in the recessed area. Only when all six talismans are embedded can the passage be opened to enter the core area, where the treasure is located.

The danger it contains is that even powerful figures who have reached the rank of King could perish.

Moreover, there is also the possibility of being plotted against by the indigenous people.

For example, in the original timeline, the altar Luo Feng discovered contained mechanical puppets inside, monitoring everything within and awaiting intruders. The six leaders all died outside the altar while arranging for their clansmen.

Without the six great tokens... they cannot open the treasures within the sacrificial tower. Without the heritage and treasures left by their clans, although there are strong individuals within the divine realm, they cannot cultivate more powerful ones.

Without the signal talisman and with the core area passage sealed off, even if their divine kingdom teleported into the core area, they would be unable to leave.

And they dared not return to the Yanji Continent.

Because if they are discovered, the four top clans might wipe them out.

That is why the sacrificial tower has been preserved.

To be honest, Qin Ming wasn't interested in the treasures in the sacrificial tower. How many treasures could a weak clan possibly have while on the run?
Qin Ming had no interest in even the so-called Void-Locking Arm.

After activation, it only has a spatial sealing effect, which it already possesses.

What he needs is knowledge, to be passed on!

It is about the inheritance of the 'sacrifice' rune system by the natives of the Yanji Continent!

"Instead of wasting time on this, we might as well just put the entire sacrificial tower away."

Looking at the sacrificial tower, which was only tens of thousands of miles high, Qin Ming chuckled.

The area controlled by the mountain giant suddenly shrank, enveloping the entire altar.

The gates of the underworld opened, and then the mountain giant, along with the sacrificial tower, vanished.

He chose to take it all with him!

In essence, the Sacred Tower is just a super-large spaceship engraved with special runes, just like the Star Fortress.

……

Within the Netherworld, the colossal body of the mountain giant suddenly appeared.

In its hands it also carried a sacrificial tower tens of thousands of miles high, but in the hands of the mountain giant, that sacrificial tower seemed like a toy.

Within the Netherworld, everything was under Qin Ming's control.

Once inside the Netherworld, let alone a King-level expert, even a Universe Venerable would be doomed if he tried to enter under the suppression of the Netherworld!

"Go and fetch me what's inside the sacrificial tower!"

At Qin Ming's command, several Soul Clan King-level experts who had been waiting for a while quickly flew in, holding tokens.

Soon, a roaring sound came.

The six Soul Clan King-level experts who had gone to scout ahead reported that they had found the treasure and that everything inside was under control, which allowed Qin Ming to step inside.

The gentleman does not stand under the wall.

If you have subordinates but still do everything yourself, wouldn't it be a waste of training them?

"There are three treasure rooms: one is a heritage room, and the other two contain treasures."

Qin Ming walked to a large door that shimmered with golden light. The law patterns on the door were profound, and an aura emanated from it.

The gate, made of G-grade metal, is worth at least hundreds of millions of Hunyuan, and even an invincible king cannot break it!
The signal was inserted, but there was no response.

The native inhabitants of the Yanji Continent are not stupid; they naturally set up a system where only natives holding a token can enter. This is the most basic security measure.

In the Netherworld, Qin Ming has no intention of abiding by these rules!

Outside, the mountain giant had already entered its Earth King form, unleashing its devouring power, and the seemingly indestructible sacrificial tower was swallowed up like flowing water.

Without its master's control, the sacrificial tower is nothing more than a large mine made of special materials!

For the mountain giants, they were food.

The mountain giants have consumed countless amounts of G-grade metals, and even more valuable materials used for forging treasures and supreme artifacts have been devoured in considerable quantities.

Otherwise, where did the mountain giants get their nearly 4000 times genetic multiple?

Just a few days later, the sacrificial towers, stretching tens of thousands of kilometers, disappeared, causing the gene multiplier of the mountain giants to increase significantly once again.

And the treasures and inheritances within naturally fell into Qin Ming's hands.

Holding one of the world rings, Qin Ming probed into it with his world power.

The world hidden within this ring is vast and boundless, with towering metal mountains, lakes formed from countless rare liquids, and E-class spaceships... densely packed like countless locusts.

There are four such world rings.

One is for use below the Immortal level, and the other is a treasure for use by those at the Immortal level.

The other item is the clan's treasure—a weapon with secret runes.

And the final transmission of knowledge!

Qin Ming's eyes lit up; it seemed this was not the sacrificial tower that Luo Feng had encountered.

"Chains? Not the Arm of Locking the Sky?"

He took out the clan's treasure, which turned out to be a chain treasure with a hook and lock.

Secret patterns were faintly visible on the chain, and the hook at the front end gleamed coldly.

As Qin Ming easily made the secret-rune weapon recognize him as its master, a piece of information was directly integrated into Qin Ming's consciousness.

This information describes the secret rune weapon in detail.

It is called the 'Chain of Stillness', one of the less than one hundred secret weapon in existence in the universe, and it exists in the form of a chain.

Its function is—to freeze time!
There are two types of sacrificial runes.

One type is the solid rune, which requires a carrier, such as the sacrificial tower itself, which is an application of solid runes. However, this type has great limitations and cannot be effectively used in combat.

The indigenous ancestors of the Yanji Continent eventually created an even stronger 'Void Rune'.

Each secret weapon contains illusory secret runes with complex structures. Once an energy source is provided, these illusory secret runes can be dispersed in the void.

The spread is entirely within the control range.

The 'Chain of Stillness' functions to completely lock the flow of time within the 'Virtual Rune' diffusion area, and the combined effect of multiple chains can be even stronger.

"It's a bit interesting."

Qin Ming placed an energy crystal inside, and an invisible force spread out, stopping time in the surrounding area.

This treasure was somewhat useful to him, making him more versatile.

However, given the World Tree's talent for controlling spacetime, its effect is actually not that significant.

"What's even more important is the inheritance! It includes all the inheritances of the natives of the Yanji Continent, including both real and virtual secret rune systems!"

Knowledge is the most valuable thing!

Qin Ming probed into the ring and found a vast amount of heritage within it, including the forging methods for weapons such as the Chain of Stillness and the Arm of Locking the Void.

And these are only some applications of the sacrificial rune system.

"I need to spend some time properly learning this sacrificial rune system. Hmm, others in the Soul Palace can also learn it, and it would be best to cultivate a few weapon-refining masters."

The Soul Clan's weapons and equipment are also capable of being upgraded and self-sufficient!

(End of this chapter)