Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 288 Feedback on the Spirit-Nourishing Potion: The Calm Before the Storm

virtual universe.

Looking at the reports that were being returned, Qin Ming nodded to himself. The effects of the specially adjusted Spirit Nourishing Potion were better than he had imagined.

Ten million doses of World Lord-level Spirit Nourishing Potions, with a breakthrough probability of 72.36%, is quite terrifying.

Of these, approximately 30,000 directly possessed the combat power to be granted the rank of Marquis!
Among them, nearly 200 people possessed the combat strength to be crowned king.

It was expected that three doses of the World Lord's Divine Essence Potion would be needed for them to reach the level of normal humans in the universe, but they broke through after using only one dose, which shows their talent.

The 9900 doses of the Immortal Spirit Elixir also resulted in a new batch of marquises and kings being ennobled among the human race.

These geniuses were immediately absorbed by the five major powers, with the majority joining the Virtual Universe Company.

There's no other reason than that 'Bian Que' is a member of the Virtual Universe Company.

Having such data isn't actually that surprising, since this round of allocation wasn't really a fair competition in the true sense.

Instead, the Virtual Universe Company selected a group of individuals based on their performance and killings in extraterrestrial battlefields, among other factors.

If that weren't the case, how could it be that only those with superior strength managed to snatch the Spirit Nourishing Potion?
This made Qin Ming marvel once again at the power of the virtual universe.

Including himself, almost all powerful individuals choose to train, fight, and even create secret techniques in the virtual universe.

After all, in the virtual universe, it is exactly the same as reality, and injuries during drills can be recovered instantly without any loss.

This is a cheat code that all of humanity has created together!

Regardless of whether they break through to the next level after taking the Spirit Nourishing Elixir, these human realm lords will immediately enter the virtual universe to try and master their enhanced strength.

This also allowed Qin Ming to accurately grasp the follow-up feedback of this batch of medicines, and to improve and optimize the second-generation medicines.

Qin Ming even learned of the news that Zhenyan King had broken through and become a Venerable immediately.

The human elites also sent word that they hoped the second batch of potions would include more King-level Spirit Nourishing Potions.

Among the first batch of 30 individuals who were granted the title of King, three, including the True King, achieved a breakthrough in a short period of time.

The remaining twenty-odd people are also in seclusion, and it is highly likely that they will break through again.

The further one progresses in cultivation, the greater the difficulty of breakthroughs becomes, and the longer the time required.

Just like the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, although he may have a breakthrough after having inspiration, he is still in seclusion.

For the human leadership, this was an absolute windfall.

Although they gave Qin Ming a treasure that could boost his gene multiplier with 300 Treasure Points, the Lord of Darkness and the Lord of Chaos City also bestowed upon him some top-tier special life corpses.

The first wave alone yielded three powerful Venerables and over seven million Immortals. It is foreseeable that such concentrated bursts will occur several more times in the future!

There is also the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, who could break through at any time.

The power of the middle and upper echelons of humanity will be strengthened in a very short period of time.

Of course, there's also the formula for the Spirit Nourishing Potion!

A century ago, the higher-ups of humanity had already collected all the Soul Fruits and were attempting to cultivate them artificially.

Other top-tier pharmacists have also attempted to refine the Spirit Nourishing Potion and have successfully done so.

The only problem is that the output and success rate are extremely low.

Qin Ming was completely overwhelmed by the win.

His human form and his three special life forms all experienced a crazy surge in gene multiplication due to this transaction.

Furthermore, Qin Ming did not charge for the first batch of Spirit Nourishing Potions.

After all, the higher-ups in humanity had already given them a treasure worth 300 Treasure Points, as well as more than twenty top-tier special life forms. Asking for money again would really be a bit unreasonable.

But starting with the second batch, there will be a charge!

After all, refining potions requires a lot of resources and effort.

It was sold at the following prices: 1 Treasure Point for a King-level Spirit-Nourishing Potion, 1 Million Chaos Yuan for a Marquis-level Potion, 10 Chaos Yuan for an Ordinary Immortal Spirit-Nourishing Potion, and 1000 Chaos Yuan for a Realm Lord-level Potion.

Qin Ming was in charge of raw materials and refining, while Virtual Universe Company was in charge of sales, with the profits split 50/50.

When the goods are delivered, the funds are directly deposited into Qin Ming's account, and he can take as much as he wants.

Once the scale increases, the profits will be quite astonishing.

Qin Ming benefited from this deal.

Because the higher-ups in humanity, or rather the Lord of Chaos City, don't really want to make a lot of money from this potion, otherwise there wouldn't be a 'loan' business.

You can take the medicine with a 10% down payment.

Given the extremely high mortality rate in the extraterritorial battlefield, how many of these realm lords and immortals will perish on the battlefield?

The probability of bad debts is quite high.

Of course, the higher-ups in humanity won't suffer losses either.

Below the level of the Cosmic Venerable, the higher echelons of humanity have always adopted a cultivation strategy, which is essentially 'paying back' to cultivate talent.

The reason for the high price is to encourage them to work hard and strive for success.

In foreign battlefields, the most valuable thing is military merit.

You can also purchase Spirit-Nourishing Potions using military merits.

With hope of a breakthrough and the added pressure of debt, they naturally worked even harder.

Furthermore, according to the deductions of the human elite, due to the large-scale breakthroughs in the Spirit Nourishing Elixir, the human race is very likely to be targeted and suppressed by the other three top races!
The human situation in extraterritorial battlefields may become even more difficult.

Human beings also need to strengthen their capabilities in extraterritorial battlefields.

If necessary, a small amount of the Spirit Nourishing Potion should be made available to Hongmeng members to withstand this wave of pressure.

The money given to Qin Ming is actually not a big deal, because Qin Ming will eventually use it to buy top-tier treasures, which is also to cultivate a top-tier expert!
"The next batch of Spirit Nourishing Potions will release those at the Domain Lord level, Universe level, and even Planetary and Stellar level as well."

Although the price is low, the quantity is large enough that it is still a considerable resource.

"The problem is that there are too many of them, making the refining process troublesome." Qin Ming pondered to himself. This was a good thing for him, and also a good thing for the human race.

Compared to the human race, world lords and immortals are a very small minority.

The real big winners are the grassroots staff.

Hunting down an immortal grants access to all the life souls within their divine realm. While the quality of these souls is low, the total quantity is still enormous.

Any divine kingdom, even one ruled by an immortal military lord, would have a diameter of at least several million kilometers and a population in the trillions.

The divine kingdoms that granted titles of nobility and kingship became even larger.

While it's easy to extract the essence of so many souls from the Netherworld, it's quite troublesome to refine them into a Spirit Nourishing Potion.

Although he has a soul river clone, he can split into a large number of soul sub-bodies.

But if he focuses his energy on this, he'll be putting the cart before the horse.

"The refining of the Spirit Nourishing Potion is not difficult; the main problem is the raw materials. It seems necessary to expand the scale of the 'Palace of All Things' in the Netherworld."

Qin Ming stroked his chin, but his mind was already set on the pharmacists of other races.

In the Netherworld, in addition to the Soul Hall responsible for combat, he also established the 'Heavenly Craft Hall' responsible for weapon crafting and the 'Hall of All Things' for pharmacists, according to his needs.

These two organizations are now taking shape.

The Heavenly Palace has 782 official members, the weakest of whom are all Immortals and can forge ordinary divine weapons, while the strongest, Thunder Forging King, can forge pseudo-heavy treasures.

The standard weapons for the Soul Hall soldiers are being forged.

For example, the treasure named 'Soul Hook Lock' is modeled after the Chain of Stillness.

Being transformed into the Soul Race essentially means becoming a special kind of soul life.

They are naturally skilled at soul attacks.

This advantage should naturally be brought into play.

The Soul-Hooking Lock is a treasure specifically designed for soul attacks, selected from the sacrificial runes. Its power is amplified when multiple people cooperate to form a battle formation.

The 'Hall of All Things' in the pharmacist category is somewhat inferior, but it still has 342 official members, all of whom are immortals.

If the requirements are relaxed to include alchemists from other races, the scale can naturally increase dramatically.

For refining spirit-nourishing potions, the realm lord level is sufficient.

Thinking of this, Qin Ming immediately appeared in the Netherworld and issued a mission to the Soul Palace, prioritizing the hunting of alien alchemists and weapon refiners, which would increase his hunting merit by one level.

Pharmacists are a scarce profession.

However, there are hundreds of millions of races in the extraterritorial battlefield, and you can still find many if you look around. If you are determined, you can collect 100,000 or 80,000.

"The Heavenly Craft Hall has King Lei Zhu in charge, and the Hall of All Things also needs a top-notch pharmacist in charge."

Qin Ming whispered.

Without a top-tier expert in charge, it's impossible to set up a framework.

"Master, we have received intelligence that we have discovered the whereabouts of the Demon Clan's royal family's Reincarnation Congyan Serpent 'King of Ten Thousand Poisons' in the Star Tower area. It should be able to serve as the Lord of the Hall of All Things."

I will go and convert it into a Soul Clan.

Irina appeared behind Qin Ming, her voice respectful.

"The King of Ten Thousand Poisons?"

Qin Ming nodded slightly. He was naturally familiar with the powerful figures from various clans within the Star Tower.

'King of Ten Thousand Poisons' is a pharmacist specializing in highly toxic substances. His strength is at the limit of the King level, and the Samsara Congyan Serpent is skilled in using poison. His level of danger is no less than that of an ordinary King-level invincible.

Humans possess a potion called "Feimo Venom," which can even kill a king of invincible power; other races naturally have similar things as well.

The venom developed by the Reincarnation Congyan Snake 'King of Ten Thousand Poisons' has a similar effect on the King of Kings.

"Go and bring it back."

It's true that it can threaten the invincible king, but it's just a threat. Against a top-tier soul master like Irina who possesses three great treasures, it basically has no chance of fighting back.

"Yes, Master!"

Irina respectfully stepped back, turned and stepped into the Netherworld Gate, a cold and murderous aura gracing her beautiful face.

Even within the Soul Palace, there is competition!
She was the first to follow her master, and after breaking through, she received a reward, instantly becoming the second strongest in the Netherworld.

However, during the time she possessed the treasure, newcomers like 'Nan Cheng' hunted her down.

As the Soul Palace's strength rapidly increases, its own combat power also rises, and it might even surpass hers.

During this period, the attention of other forces was almost entirely drawn to the Spirit Nourishing Potion, making it a perfect opportunity for a large-scale hunt.

Once other races realize the Soul Palace's special nature, they will inevitably target it specifically.

Hunting like that again won't be so easy.

Watching Irina's figure disappear, Qin Ming smiled slightly and casually sent a blood and flesh essence condensed from a special life form into his stomach.

The giant mountain avatar not far away was devouring and digesting the 'Star Core Iron Crystal Marrow' that had been exchanged for 3 Treasure Points from the human treasury.

The World Tree is also fusing the 'Star Tree Core', which is worth 62 Arcana Points.

The River of Souls is frantically devouring souls, and the gene multipliers of the main body and the three avatars are increasing wildly, so it is naturally not advisable to take action unless absolutely necessary.

Especially the Soul River clone!
Because of its multitasking talent, it needs to assist other clones in comprehending laws and creating secret techniques while improving itself. It also needs to multitask in researching bloodlines, soul potions, and divine body techniques, etc.

The special life form corpses sent by the Dark Lord's teacher and the Chaos City Lord were also analyzed by the River of Souls through the flesh and blood evolution of the Myriad Soul Banner, revealing their life structure.

This is the moment when the Soul Palace comes into play.

"The calm before the storm; it remains to be seen how other groups will respond."

(End of this chapter)