Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 277 The Venerable One's Main Soul Reverses Time and Space
Inside the floating cloud boat, Venerable Beiming was completely bewildered.

What the hell is this?
It can easily withstand the self-destruction of a high-level Venerable without even moving. This must be at least another treasure.

Flying Palace Treasure!
You said we should all go through tough times together, so why are you suddenly acting all high and mighty?

He possessed a high-level attack treasure, a high-level realm treasure, and a treasure that appeared to be a high-level flying palace treasure, in addition to the ordinary armor he was wearing as a defensive treasure.

That's four treasures already!

Even the top cosmic overlords, or even some weaker cosmic lords, are not as wealthy as you!
The average top-tier cosmic overlord's net worth is around 100 treasure points, while the Lord of the Heavenly Wolf only possesses one high-level flying palace-type treasure!

This is absolutely outrageous!

Is it really necessary to make such a big fuss to kill a mere High Venerable?
It's like using a cannon to kill a mosquito!
"Hahaha, Beiming! These treasures are not mine yet; I'm just borrowing them temporarily."

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, in high spirits, laughed.

"Not yours? Wait, what do you mean by 'not yours for the time being'?"

The heart that had just been put at ease by Venerable Beiming suddenly jumped again. Did Qianwu have any friends who could lend him such a treasure?
If this is lost again, it could cost thousands of treasure points.

Even if you sold the dry witch, it wouldn't be worth this much.

And what was that strange black banner that the shaman was holding at the end?
Why did the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom carry that black banner around the battlefield?
"Hehe, this thing was lent to me by the higher-ups in humanity. As for why, I can't tell you right now, but don't worry, it's definitely a good thing."

Because it's still in the confidential stage, there are some things I can't tell you.

But this will definitely be good for you!

You will definitely be among the first to benefit.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom laughed heartily, but did not reveal everything.

The matter of hunting down alien venerables to strengthen one's own soul is currently kept absolutely secret; even the highest levels of humanity, including most of the universe lords, are unaware of it.

He naturally wouldn't tell Venerable Beiming now.

Furthermore, this also serves as a form of protection for Qin Ming.

With the Floating Cloud Boat, a supreme treasure of the high-level palace, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom could say he feared no one. At worst, he could hide inside the palace treasure, and no one could do anything to him.

If we delay even a little, high-ranking human figures like the Lord of Chaos City will arrive directly.

"benefit?……"

Bei Ming was completely bewildered, but when he heard that this was for the benefit of the higher-ups in humanity, he felt relieved.

But the first person she thought of was Qin Ming.

Qianwu has taken on a good disciple. Ever since he got involved with the 'Lord of Youhou', the life of the Qianwu King has become much better.

Chatting casually along the way, the Floating Cloud Boat charged wildly, directly breaking through one dangerous spot after another in the secret realm, and rushed out of the secret realm at top speed.

These crises, which they had to deal with carefully in the past, were no longer a concern in the face of the treasures of the high palace.

Soon the Floating Cloud Boat rushed out of the secret realm, and then the divine kingdom teleported back to the human heartland.

……

Within the underworld.

Qin Ming looked excitedly at the sky, where two soul entities being refined were constantly emitting mournful howls.

One of them was the 'Golden Serpent Venerable,' a giant serpent over ten kilometers long, and the other was a blue-haired giant ape about three centimeters tall.

During the refinement of the Myriad Soul Banner, the fragments of two Venerable-level soul bodies continuously condensed, becoming more solid and substantial from their illusory state.

Perhaps because these two souls were so severely shattered and their strength was so great, it took three whole days to refine them. Only the weaker one, the blue-haired giant ape of medium rank, 'Radiant Light Venerable', was finally completed.

"Owner!"

Venerable Xia Guang opened his enormous eyes and knelt down.

"Ah, very good."

Qin Ming nodded slightly, but he was quite pleased with himself!
A middling venerable one!
With the arrival of Venerable Xia Guang, the foundation of the Netherworld was strengthened, and its high-end combat power instantly surged to a new level.

His safety was naturally greatly improved.

"After this trip is completed, we can go to the Star Tower to harvest another batch and allow the Myriad Soul Banner to advance."

Qin Ming was full of vigor and high spirits.

During the hundred years that the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom had prepared, he did not go hunting in the Star Tower area.

There are two reasons for this.

Firstly, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom discussed with him the decision to hunt at least two Venerables at once, one of whom would be given to him as a gift.

Secondly, the secret patterns of the sacrificial ceremony!

After studying the sacrificial runes, Qin Ming gained many insights. The Soul-Summoning Banner was only one of them; more importantly, he had ideas about comprehending the laws and creating his own secret techniques.

Fortunately, Qin Ming settled down and focused on his cultivation for a while.

After all, hunting down an immortal being that could expand the Netherworld to a light-year size is no easy task.

No one can become immortal without being a fool.

If a super strong person appears in an area, and you can't beat them, can't you just run away?
Two more days passed.

The Golden Serpent Venerable has finally succeeded in refining!

Snapped!
The moment the Golden Serpent Venerable was completely refined, his soul body, which was over ten kilometers long, shattered with a snap, turning into countless starlight points that condensed in mid-air.

Finally, it transformed into a fist-sized, crystal-clear soul crystal.

Holding the soul crystal, Qin Ming felt a surge of excitement. This was the soul crystal of a high-level Venerable of the Demon Clan's royal family!

Its effects are so powerful that they will be astonishing.

"Teacher, the refining is complete!"

Within the Qianwu Secret Realm, Qin Ming transmitted his voice to the Qianwu King, who had already returned to his lair. He saw a fist-sized soul crystal fly out from the Soul Summoning Banner and land in his hand.

"It's done so quickly?"

Holding the Soul Crystal, the Qianwu Kingdom Lord felt a tremor in his heart. Just by holding it in his hand, he could feel the extremely pure soul essence within.

"Thank you, Qin Ming. I will now begin my seclusion and will not leave until I break through!"

"Teacher, you're too kind. I should be thanking you. With the soul essence of Venerable Xia Guang, my strength has also been greatly improved," Qin Ming said with a smile.

If it weren't for the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, how could he possibly hunt down a Universe Venerable, let alone a mid-level Venerable!
The difference between a Realm Lord and a Middle-Level Venerable is like heaven and earth.

"Haha, you should go into seclusion first. I wish you a speedy breakthrough and to become the Lord of the Universe!"

"Lord of the Universe! Yes!"

The eyes of the Qianwu Kingdom ruler were also filled with anticipation. He had been looking forward to it for countless epochs. The realm that had once been out of reach was finally opening its doors to him.

When he killed the Golden Serpent Venerable, he burned some of his divine power, but it was less than one percent of his divine body's power. He would recover naturally after a while.

In order to break through faster, he also bought some treasures to restore his divine power, and he could reach his peak state in ten days to half a month!
……

Just as the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom had successfully hunted, Qin Ming was refining two demon clan venerables.

Deep in the territory of the demon clan.

When the Golden Serpent Venerable fell, the demon race's higher-ups had already received the news.

Although Venerable Golden Serpent and Venerable Radiant Light did not have clones, their strength was at a level where leaving a divine power clone in their lair would be very easy.

Through the divine power of creating a clone, one can also maintain constant contact with the strong members of the clan and seek timely assistance in times of crisis.

However, the Golden Serpent Venerable perished too quickly.

Even if the demon race's cosmic overlords wanted to come to their rescue, it would be too late.

Therefore, the only way to revive is to reverse time!

A high-ranking Venerable, and a high-ranking Venerable among the royal family, would not be easily abandoned by a force like the demon race.

Moreover, unlike the process of being crowned a king, which requires waiting in line, the lord of the universe will usually revive him very quickly.

A strange beast covered in blood-red scales and with spikes on its massive back opened its triangular pupils and spoke in a deep voice.

"The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom? Three supreme treasures? That's truly extraordinary."

The Lords of the Universe generally do not participate in battles between Cosmic Sovereigns, but rather let them fight as they see fit.

Unless there is a war between tribes, or the emergence of some powerful treasure.

The rulers of the universe rarely fight each other in the primordial universe.

It's like Earth's nuclear weapons.

If the rulers of the universe were to hunt down the Venerables of opposing races, they would only end up destroying each other.

"You all step back! I'm about to cast a time reversal spell, so stay out of my range," the enormous beast with triangular pupils declared.

"Yes."

The Venerable Ziqian Wanshe, who came to report, had his eyes light up. He transformed into a streak of light and flew to a distant place, while also looking over expectantly.

Although he is a supreme being of the universe.

However, he had never personally witnessed the Lord of the Universe performing 'reversal of time'.

The Supreme Beings of the Universe rarely perish in the primordial universe.

As for the ordinary resurrection of kings, although they will perish, it is a mass resurrection, and they are not allowed to be watched.

Because reversing time and space causes a tremendous disturbance, even the Lord of the Universe could be injured as a result.

Therefore, the lord of the universe usually performs this in secret.

Unless one has great trust in the technique, or the backlash from its use is minimal, one rarely allows other powerful individuals to observe.

To revive a high-level Venerable like the Golden Serpent Venerable, at least a top-tier Universe Lord would be able to do so with confidence. As for even stronger Universe Overlords, the strongest beings in the universe would have to step in.

It shouldn't be a problem for a third-order universe lord like the Lord of Sirius to be resurrected and crowned a king.

But what if it's a high-ranking Venerable One?
The backlash alone was enough to severely damage it.

And the one standing before them was one of the most powerful among the twenty-odd universe lords of the demon race—the Lord of Annihilation!
"Roar! Roar!—"

A series of low, hissing roars came from the mouth of the Lord of Annihilation.

call!call!call!
Within a certain radius around the device, time begins to rapidly reverse!

The scene changes, and the powerful figures who worshipped it two years ago all fly backwards and speak in reverse.

It was like a movie playing in reverse, playing backwards at an extremely fast speed.

Time quickly goes backwards.

Everything is like an illusion.

Whoosh!
The reversing time suddenly stopped, and in this reversed spacetime, there appeared a scene of the Golden Serpent Venerable kneeling and prostrating himself on the ground.

In the reversed spacetime, everything is an illusion.

Only the Lord of Annihilation, with his triangular pupils, is the real one.

"Golden Serpent Venerable, come back." The Lord of Annihilation's gaze fell on the Golden Serpent Venerable.

An invisible force swiftly protected the Golden Serpent Venerable.

"Return to time and space."

Boom~~
The surrounding spacetime, which had originally regressed to this moment, quickly began to return.

It's no different from the previous resurrection.

But the next moment, the Lord of Annihilation's expression suddenly changed drastically!

The resurrection failed!
There is an extremely powerful and terrifying force preventing his resurrection.

Not allowed!
Why did the resurrection fail? Was it cosmic rejection? What happened?

Watching the Golden Serpent Venerable being pulled back into reality, only to shatter instantly under the laws of the universe and vanish with a mournful wail, the Lord of Annihilation trembled, his heart filled with doubt.

This has never happened before!

"There's a problem! I need to go to the place where he fell and see what exactly happened."

(End of this chapter)