Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 373 Earth's Sacred Land, the Soul-Summoning Banner!

Milky Way, Earth.

Ten thousand years have passed, and this place has long since become a sacred site of the Chinese Cosmic Kingdom. The entire Earth is covered with skyscrapers, and the humans who travel between them, apart from infants, are at least stellar-level beings.

Among them are many cosmic-level beings, and even domain lords and realm lords.

Located above the Pacific Ocean, there is a floating fortress with a diameter of over a thousand kilometers.

Those who can enter this floating fortress are either extremely wealthy or of high status, at least elites from major families across the universe, and those who are stationed there are even king-level powerhouses.

These people were quite honest; they simply stayed quietly inside the fortress and left immediately after completing the process of conceiving their offspring.

Because this is the homeland of the Lord of the Underworld!
Who dares to be presumptuous in the homeland of a cosmic ruler?
Even under the scorching sun, there are still shadows.

Walking through the city, feeling its prosperity, Qin Ming couldn't help but sigh slightly.

To prevent corruption and decadence within the Earth lineage, he implemented numerous strategies, such as stringent laws, specialized oversight departments, and even virtual universe surveillance.

However, no matter how strict the measures are, there will always be people who try to find loopholes, or simply don't take them seriously.

Qin Ming couldn't keep an eye on things all the time.

This is the nature of humans, and indeed all intelligent life.

Just like in the original timeline, when Luo Feng returned to his hometown Earth, he encountered his descendants acting arrogantly and recklessly.

If Luo Feng doesn't give the word, who would dare to arbitrarily dispose of his descendants?
Unlike Luo Feng, Qin Ming was focused on cultivation, pursuing the path of the strong, wanting to reach a higher level and see the scenery from above.

Why should an eternal being share glory with others?

Perhaps Qin Ming will have his own Daoist partner in the future, but it will never be because of love and affection, but because of the Dao!
However, he had no descendants, but he did have relatives and friends from the same era as him!
For example, his second uncle had a son and a daughter.

Over tens of thousands of years, hundreds of generations of descendants have multiplied. Among these hundreds of generations, there are always some who like to expand their families, making the entire clan incredibly large.

Since Qin Ming had no children, his only blood relative's offspring largely represented the 'royal family'.

It's perfectly normal for a few bad apples to appear among them.

Or perhaps it was the Luo Feng family, the Jia Yi family, and so on. The empire created by the Earth lineage rose to prominence when Qin Ming became the disciple of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler.

As the entire Huaxia Universe Kingdom continued to expand, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire had long been swallowed up and became a behemoth.

“Go and deal with it. Start with Earth, begin with the Huaxia Universe Kingdom to complete the reform and cleanup, and then expand to the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.”

Qin Ming spoke softly.

"Yes."

Irina's figure disappeared behind him.

Before taking action, they had already completed a thorough investigation and were just waiting for Qin Ming to give the order.

All that's needed is to strictly enforce the laws of the Chinese Universe Kingdom. In fact, the laws have always been there; it's just that in this era where great power resides within itself, enforcement has become extremely difficult.

Wow! Wow! Wow!
Suddenly, spatial gates appeared on Earth and even throughout the Milky Way galaxy, from which large numbers of Soul Clan warriors flew out, capturing those who were usually high and mighty and acted recklessly.

……

Earth, a high floor of a building.

A group of Soul Clan soldiers forced their way in and attempted to arrest a young man dressed in magnificent attire.

"You bastard! Do you know who I am? I am Qin Jiale, the ninth-generation descendant of Qin Yi of the Empire! How dare you lay a hand on me in the Holy Land? Kill him!"

The young man in fancy clothes had a sinister look on his face.

The two immortal guards behind him were about to make a move, but they were suppressed by a powerful force and unable to move.

A group of young people of noble status around them either frowned or were dissatisfied. This was a sacred place on Earth. Who among them was not rich or noble?

They were not afraid of the pair of Soul Clan warriors at all.

Even though this group of Soul Clan warriors was led by a King!
On Earth, being crowned a king in ordinary times is really not enough.

However, the leading Soul Clan soldier simply ignored the clamoring 'Qin Jiale' and used his Soul-Locking Chain to pierce through his body, binding him in an extremely fierce manner.

"By order of the Lord of the Underworld, arrest the criminal 'Qin Jiale'. You authorized your subordinates to participate in the slave trade, resulting in the destruction of 102 star systems."

Some of the beautiful young girls are for your own enjoyment, or they may be used as 'gifts' to win over other powerful and influential people.

Due to business conflicts, you assassinated a total of 92 imperial citizens.

You enjoy torturing and killing humans, from slaves to citizens; a total of 1945 people have been tortured to death by your own hands.

Even in pursuit of thrills, you ate...

The calm voice came, but it made the shouting 'Qin Jiale' turn pale instantly, his face filled with terror.

Lord of the Underworld?

How could he possibly be the Lord of the Underworld?
That is the greatest being of the Earth lineage, and all descendants of the Earth lineage grow up amidst its legendary stories.

The most supreme existence in the entire primordial universe!

What merit do I possess to deserve the attention of such a great being?

Upon hearing the name "Lord of the Underworld," the group of young people around immediately moved away, fearing they would be implicated.

Meanwhile, similar things were happening almost throughout the entire Milky Way galaxy, and even in all the star systems under the rule of the Chinese Empire.

Teams of well-prepared Soul Clan soldiers accurately completed the capture.

Some panicked, while others fought like cornered beasts.

But it's obviously meaningless.

Then the scope of the attack continued to expand until it reached the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

The official government of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom also directly announced a ban on the sale of slaves, and that all persons below the planetary level would be included in the scope of imperial citizens.

Furthermore, it fully synchronized with all the large and small empires within the country, completely sinking the virtual universe.

The lowest-grade Dawn series of potions became the most common 'vaccine' and was made available to all citizens of the Qianwu Universe, giving them a chance to rise.

The entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom was in an uproar!
In any world, the underclass always makes up the vast majority.

This is especially true for a world where great power resides within itself.

How many people on Manka Star have a bloodline of the tenth rank, compared to the first rank?
The entire clan of boys numbered no more than a thousand!
The stronger the bloodline, the more difficult it is to reproduce.

The number of clansmen naturally becomes smaller.

But this very group is the royal family of a high-level cosmic nation, possessing over 99% of its resources.

The number of people in lower-bloodline races is already staggering; there are tens of billions on an ordinary planet, not to mention a star system or a star field, which would be an astronomical figure.

In the past, however, the vast majority of strong individuals among the human race came from powerful bloodline groups!
Such as the thousands of cosmic venerables of the human race.

However, Qin Ming's Spirit Nourishing Potion, Dawn Series Potion, and War God Potion broke this rule.

Especially the God of War Potion!
The more we fight, the more we evolve!
These individuals, who emerged from the millions of lives at the bottom, have surpassed the once-advanced bloodline groups in almost every aspect, including willpower, experience, and even understanding of the laws.

How many of the Manka aliens are there?

To kill and fight like lower races?
Can they afford to die?

The lower races may indeed lack talent, but they are numerous enough.

Even though the probability of producing geniuses and strong individuals is extremely low, the sheer number of them still results in a far greater number of powerful individuals than those from powerful clans.

Even the lowest probability is insignificant in the face of absolute numbers.

The largest number of those were undoubtedly the ninth and tenth class bloodlines who were enslaved.

Not talented?

Did you come from a poor background?

It doesn't matter!

As long as you still have a fighting spirit, you will receive a basic cultivation method upon entering the virtual universe, allowing you to embark on the path of cultivation. Although it will still be difficult, there will always be a day when you succeed.

It is no exaggeration to say that the vast majority of the strongest people in the future human race will come from lower bloodline groups.

The power dynamics among all humankind will undergo a dramatic transformation.

With the promulgation of various reform strategies, the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom was in an uproar!
Countless people were overjoyed and wept bitterly.

Whether they were of lower bloodlines or humans from the secret realm, they were all venting their frustrations almost frantically.

Beings like the Blood Demon King within the universe were brought under control immediately.

They keep hundreds of millions of humans in an entire star field for their own amusement, and killing is an absolute taboo; they don't even have the qualifications to enter the Eighteen Star Prisons.

Immunity?
For Qin Ming, that simply doesn't exist.

His first strike was aimed at the entire Earth!
And the cuts were the most severe!
Everything is based on this principle.

The entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom was handed over to Qin Ming by the Lord of Qianwu, and everything revolved around his will, making everything even more unrestrained.

Qin Ming had disliked people like the Blood Demon King for a long time.

A mere titled king has wreaked havoc on an entire star field. With the aid of the three great potions, who knows how many powerful beings could be born from such a vast number of humans!
Qin Ming never objected to fighting and killing.

This is a necessary process to become a strong person.

Ten billion planetary-level humans were captured and taken to a mineral-rich planet to undergo the so-called Blood Demon Trial, where they were forced to kill each other until only 100 survived.

If these 100 billion humans could be selected and given the treatment of geniuses and strong individuals, Qin Ming wouldn't be so unhappy.

At the very least, there's still a sliver of a chance.

But the Blood Demon King didn't even give him that slightest chance.

The 100 winners ultimately became slaves, controlled by their souls.

The Blood Demon King controls immortal servants and trains disciples. The immortal servants and disciples then control a group of servants. Among the servants, the most outstanding ones may be qualified to cultivate secret techniques to continue controlling the servants.

Those who are controlled are Blood Demon Warriors.

Who can bear this!
If all the strong humans do this, what future is there to speak of?

The mechanical race recognizes a master; it's an instinct of the race.

Humans aren't!
This is undoubtedly a huge trampling on human potential.

Even a genius like Luo Feng would have no chance to rise to prominence if he had been born under the rule of the Blood Demon King.

Sadly, such things are not uncommon among human populations.

Someone like the Blood Demon King wouldn't even qualify to enter the Eighteen Star Prison.

One can imagine the extent to which the human race was obsessed with immortality and becoming king, and how difficult it was for any human to rise to power.

In places like Earth, only a very small minority of people have geniuses who enter the core of the virtual universe company from the very beginning and receive protection.

More importantly, you have to climb up step by step.

Therefore, Qin Ming planned to eliminate all these messy things at once!
Then, the concept of the underworld was brought up.

Maximum deterrence.

Over thousands of years, the Soul Palace experts that Qin Ming had dispersed, in conjunction with his extremely high authority in the virtual universe, were able to investigate and find out the location of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner's wind pole while searching for a suitable place to put it.

In this massive purge, they were not directly killed.

Instead, they were tried one by one according to the normal legal process.

Including the Blood Demon King.

Qin Ming doesn't need to do anything special.

All that's needed is for the Soul Clan soldiers to strictly and conscientiously follow the existing laws.

Often, the Virtual Universe Company and the Qianwu Universe Kingdom turn a blind eye, but if things get really serious, someone like the Blood Demon King wouldn't be enough to warrant a hundred deaths.

The worst thing is to take things too seriously!
Of course, Qin Ming doesn't need to handle these things personally.

While a wave of reform swept across the entire Qianwu Universe, Qin Ming simply walked quietly through Earth's cities, gazing at those familiar yet unfamiliar places.

A soul banner, entirely black and emitting wisps of black mist, appeared in his hand.

The pitch-black soul banner flew out of Qin Ming's hand.

hum!
An invisible wave, centered on the Soul Banner, spread outwards to the entire Earth and even the entire solar system.

Just a moment.

Then, one after another, the souls of the dead drifted in from all directions.

Among them was 'Qin Jiale'.

He was arrested, the evidence was conclusive, and he deserved to die once the procedures were completed.

Throughout the entire solar system, countless souls drift by.

Just like water flowing downhill, it naturally 'flows' into the soul banner.

However, Qin Ming was not very happy to see this.

The soul banner he placed on Earth was named the Soul-Summoning Banner by him.

It has no offensive capabilities; its only function is to collect souls and serve as an entrance to the Netherworld God Kingdom.

"The scope of the collection is still too small."

Qin Ming shook his head slightly.

The soul-summoning banner in his hand is the highest-level soul-summoning banner that can be crafted, with a range of about 1 light-year for collecting souls.

One light-year is quite astonishing for a treasure of the realm, reaching the level of a supreme treasure.

But this is insignificant on a cosmic scale.

In the case of the Milky Way, the diameter of its visible matter disk is between 16 and 20 light-years.

If we include the entire area containing dark matter, it spans approximately 200 million light-years.

And this is just a tiny galaxy!
Compared to the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom, it is too insignificant, like a drop in the ocean.

If a soul-summoning banner of supreme treasure level were used to collect souls, even with Qin Ming's wealth, he would go bankrupt in no time.

brush!
After putting away the soul-summoning banner, the space in front of Qin Ming tore open, and he stepped into the dark universe, arriving at the core of the Milky Way.

A massive black hole appeared before him.

The entire Milky Way galaxy revolves around this black hole.

This is true for the vast majority of galaxies in the universe.

The black hole that devours the universe is located between the 'primordial universe space' and the 'space turbulence'. Because of its extremely high density, extremely high mass, and extremely high gravity, even the space turbulence cannot disturb it.

Similarly, it has a reflection in the dark universe.

In the primordial universe, matter could not exceed the speed of light. Once it reached the speed of light, it would directly travel through the universe and arrive in the dark universe.

Furthermore, the coordinates of the dark universe and the original universe correspond, with a ratio of 1:10081000.

If light travels at the speed of light in the dark universe for a year and returns to the original universe, it would be 1008.1 million light-years away.

So, is it possible to place the soul-summoning banner in the dark universe?
Using the power of black holes scattered throughout the primordial universe to activate the power of the Soul-Summoning Banner, it can collect a massive number of souls over a vast area.
A difference of 10081000 times that of 1 light-year is still barely acceptable to Qin Ming.

Manipulating black holes is a piece of cake for him.

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