Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 357 Earth's Opportunity, The Myriad Soul Banner Branch System
"You want to send your family's disciples to Earth for nurturing?"

Qin Ming raised an eyebrow slightly.

In the first year after he returned to Earth, the Lord of the Universe came to him in the virtual universe, hoping to send some of his outstanding disciples and descendants to Earth for nurturing.

When he deliberately reveals the special nature of Earth, the other cosmic rulers will naturally pay attention to the geniuses born on Earth.

After all, with the Yan God Clan in front of them, who wouldn't be tempted?

Qin Ming was not actually opposed to opening up Earth.

If we lack strength, other races will take the initiative on Earth, and even, as in the original timeline, Earthlings will be oppressed, which will naturally make people disgusted.

But he is the master of the universe!

The scenario of another race forcibly occupying Earth, as it was originally thought, would never have happened.

Even if other universe rulers want their offspring to enter Earth, they must abide by their rules.

So, that's a good thing.

With his protection, the Earth is naturally not lacking in resources.

However, Qin Ming couldn't support the Earth lineage indefinitely; Earth itself was a valuable bargaining chip.

This would allow Jia Yi and the others who are in actual control to negotiate with other forces, whether it be real gold and silver resources, special rare treasures, or trials in special secret realms in the universe.

All of them can be used for trading.

This is a matter of mutual benefit.

With him around, the Earth lineage will not suffer any losses; in fact, they may even gain some advantages.

The development of the Chinese nation will once again usher in new opportunities.

It is closely connected with more than a dozen universe-master races in the primordial universe, and its future development is limitless.

Most cosmic rulers have their own large races.

Most of the domain lord-level bloodline groups among humans also originated from them; this is an inevitable consequence of great power returning to the individual world.

This also applies to the founder of the giant axe.

Rong Jun was a genius of the Giant Axe Clan.

When Qin Ming first saw the giant axe, he noticed that the two had too many similarities: the same boldness, even their appearance and temperament...

Just as there are overall differences in temperament between Chinese and Europeans, the founder of the giant axe and the savage Rong Jun clearly share the same temperament, and are even similar in appearance and looks.

It is clear that the two are from the same ethnic group.

This is one of the reasons why Rong Jun is treated differently by many Universe Venerables. Although there is no Universe Lord in the Giant Axe Clan, there are quite a few Universe Venerables.

These people also have descendants, and they want their descendants to be even more talented.

This is human nature.

The treasures of the Giant Axe Clan are not lacking in the Strange Lands.

This is also an excellent opportunity for the Chinese people.

The same applies to other races that are the rulers of the universe.

In return, a floating city will be opened on Earth, allowing those from outer space to spend a fortune to enter and raise offspring.

Qin Ming naturally wouldn't refuse.

After Qin Ming informed Jia Yi and a group of other elderly people from the Earth era about the special nature of Earth, they readily agreed.

With the Spirit Nourishing Elixir, the innate advantage of Earth's humans—their powerful souls—will not be erased, but rather amplified.

Nearly ten thousand years have passed, and some of the old people of Earth's era, such as Jia Yi, as well as the strong individuals who emerged later, have begun to break through to immortality.

After all, they don't need to reach a gene multiplier of 10081 like Qin Ming and Luo Feng before breaking through; they only need to reach the required level of understanding of the laws.

With the support and supply of various resources, some people will naturally become immortal.

This is also why the Huaxia Universe Kingdom has become a medium-sized universe kingdom.

After settling things on Earth, Qin Ming finally settled down to cultivate in peace.

……

"Soul Domain! Open!"

Within the Netherworld God Realm, a low shout echoed above the River of Souls.

Rumble~~~~~

Instantly, boundless divine power burned and transformed into boundless energy, directly creating a soul domain with a diameter of 10 billion kilometers above the River of Souls.

Just like a mirror, the entire area was incredibly calm.

With Qin Ming's control over the will of the strongest being in the universe, even a master of the universe would be subjected to an extremely strong impact of will and soul attack if he entered.

Even a cosmic ruler like the Lord of Sirius would be lucky to unleash half of his power if he entered the realm.

Without a powerful soul treasure to suppress it, he might have been taken away by Qin Ming in one fell swoop.

This was not the first time Qin Ming had used this technique. He had used it once during the three-race surprise attack, and the effect was indeed quite good.

The Soul Domain and the Soul Domain of the Myriad Soul Banner can be perfectly integrated, unleashing a power greater than the sum of its parts.

The Myriad Soul Banner has advanced to the eighth tier, comparable to a top-grade peak domain treasure. The combined power of the two makes it even more terrifying.

Qin Ming was confident that he could directly annihilate the soul of a cosmic ruler like the Lord of Sirius!

However, the rate at which this innate secret technique consumes divine power is terrifying; even a human with a divine body spanning 90,000 kilometers can only use it a few times.

Fortunately, the river of the soul is wide enough.

Qin Ming's use of this technique at this moment was not for killing enemies, but for a deeper analysis of the soul.

"How mysterious."

"Absolute control over the soul. It's somewhat similar to the River of Souls' talent 'Soul Control,' but even more powerful."

Qin Ming carefully comprehended this ability.

When the Soul Domain is unleashed, countless energies within the edge of the domain, connected by strands of soul energy, form a massive secret pattern.

This is the secret rune diagram of the Soul Domain.

The secret rune pattern is incredibly complex, composed of billions of interwoven and intersecting soul threads, making it extremely intricate.

This set of secret runes is related to the birth of souls and the emergence of consciousness that Qin Ming saw in his memories of the primordial universe, and it is extremely complex.

It is precisely because of this that the Soul Domain Secret Technique possesses a unique will-based attack capability.

It directly attacks the very core of life.

Even powerful beings without souls, such as mechanical or metallic life forms, will be affected when trapped within the Soul Domain. If they are flesh-and-blood beings with souls, their souls will be reduced to basic soul particles under this power and annihilated.

It is impossible to defend against using ordinary methods.

Of course, the Soul Realm cannot compare to the true operating rules of the original universe, and cannot perfectly simulate the process of the soul and life's gestation.

This is just a very simplified initial rune pattern.

Even so, this was already a tremendous opportunity for Qin Ming.

Looking at those intricate patterns, Qin Ming sighed slightly.

He tried to understand and decipher these secret patterns.

However, without the secret rune system, the secret rune seemed too complex and too mysterious, and he had no idea where to begin.

If we were to deduce this from scratch, it would take countless billions of years to arrive at a result.

Fortunately, with the intervention of my senior uncle, the Lord of Chaos City, I should have a chance to enter the Beast God Realm, see the most basic 64 secret rune diagrams, and then break them down and analyze them.

Therefore, at this moment, Qin Ming's gaze was directed at the demon souls floating inside the River of Souls.

From apprentice level to immortal, everything is available.

With the triple blessing of the Soul Domain, the Soul Domain of the Myriad Soul Banner, and the Soul River's own talent, those seemingly clustered souls continued to penetrate deeper into Qin Ming's eyes, transforming into the most basic particles.

An extremely complex soul structure appeared in his eyes. Through the layered structure, Qin Ming saw the glimmer of light in the deepest part of the soul.

"This is the very core of the soul, the true spirit?"

Qin Ming looked at the core of the soul, and a great joy rose in his heart.

Just by seeing it, you can have an impact.

If you can influence, you can control!

Without hesitation, Qin Ming began to act.

The Soul River's talent, 'Soul Control,' inherently grants it an extremely strong ability to control the soul.

But when he actually started trying, Qin Ming realized just how difficult it was.

click-

With just a slight movement, the soul structure of a demon collapsed, its true spirit and the fragments of its soul becoming entangled.

But something unexpected happened to Qin Ming.

Under the refinement of the Myriad Soul Banner, the true spirit of this soul shone brightly, and then in his eyes, the shattered soul gradually recovered according to some strange rule, with the true spirit as the core.

"So this is the core rule of the Myriad Soul Banner in refining souls, and it all started from that wisp of true spirit!"

Qin Ming understood immediately.

Whether it self-destructs or is destroyed by the soul, the soul can be restored by the Myriad Soul Banner even if it is reduced to countless fragments. The key is this wisp of true spirit.

I just didn't know that before.

"Come again!"

One failure did not dampen Qin Ming's desire to explore; on the contrary, it made him even more excited and curious.

A deeper grasp on the soul also greatly enhances his strength.

Based on this, he could even create a secret technique that directly attacks the core of the soul's true spirit, truly unleashing the power of the Great Dao of the Soul.

Failure after failure, starting over again and again.

This allowed Qin Ming to gradually become more familiar with the subtle manipulation of his soul. However, the Soul Domain state consumed too much divine power, and Qin Ming could not maintain it for long.

"To complete the reincarnation system of the Netherworld, the key is to extract this wisp of true spirit."

But it's impossible for me to handle them one by one; I couldn't possibly exhaust billions of souls like that.

A special process is necessary, such as a fixed system like the six realms of reincarnation.

A thought arose in Qin Ming's mind.

Once the most basic problems are solved, the next step is to scale up and systematize.

"A complete system is also needed for things like accessing and judging soul memories."

A person's memory is incredibly vast, especially for an immortal being, whose memories can span tens of thousands or even hundreds of millions of years.

This also requires a preliminary screening process, such as for special systems like virtual universes.

Then, the Ten Kings of Hell system is reviewed to ensure no errors occur.

"Yes, and the collection of souls."

Although the eighth-tier Myriad Soul Banner is becoming increasingly clear about the death fluctuations after a life has fallen, it is unrealistic to simply rely on Soul Reapers to collect the souls of each deceased life.

The Myriad Souls Banner branch system also needs to be activated.

The best method is to have the souls absorbed directly by the branches of the Myriad Souls Banner, with the Soul-Hooking Messenger serving as a supplement.

But there are still many problems here.

The range of coverage and absorption of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner's branches makes it easy to collect souls on Earth.

However, it would be troublesome to cover the Qianwu Universe Kingdom and even the entire Primordial Universe.

This also involves weapon crafting!

Thinking about all the problems involved, Qin Ming couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

The best approach would be to allow the power of the Netherworld God Kingdom to directly cover the entire primordial universe, just like the virtual universe.

But it will only be more difficult to do that.

The original cosmic will probably explode.

"Take your time, I have plenty of time to solve problems one by one."

Irina and the others, along with the Soul Palace and the Heavenly Palace, can also assist me in building the system.

The Lord of Sirius, this hard laborer, should not be wasted.

The core of the virtual universe's operation is the mechanical race's universe master, enslaved by the Primordial Ancestor; I can also find a way to create one.

After sighing, Qin Ming began to give orders and assign tasks.

The entire Netherworld Kingdom was mobilized.

It wasn't until a hundred years later, when the Lord of Chaos City sent word, that Qin Ming temporarily interrupted his secluded cultivation.

"So soon, we can enter the Beast God Realm?"

(End of this chapter)