Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 500 Broken East River: Why doesn't the Lord of the Underworld come to accept the inheritance?
The sound of the Broken East River echoed in the hall.

What he wanted was to choose an outstanding successor, a top genius capable of inheriting the legacy of Duan Donghe.

They are definitely not the 'weak' who try to take shortcuts or cheat in some way!
As he finished speaking, all the candidates corresponding to the tens of thousands of stone pillars in the Corridor of Life and Death of the Tomb Ship looked over.

Some people felt a glimmer of hope: if humanity used some kind of cheating method and was discovered by Duan Donghe, thus eliminating them, then they might have a chance.

Just like in the original timeline.

When it was discovered that people of different strengths could obtain inheritances, many clans sent out a large number of top geniuses and strongmen.

At this moment, among those receiving the inheritance, from the strongest beings in the universe to immortal gods, all nearly 100,000 candidates looked around.

"Lord Duan Donghe, I do not understand your meaning."

Luo Feng, sitting cross-legged in front of a stone pillar, remained calm and showed no signs of tension.

Others feared the Broken East River.

This is because Duan Donghe possesses the power to control their lives and deaths. Even the strongest beings in the universe who anger Duan Donghe will only face death.

They yearn even more for the legacy of the Broken East River, so that their people may achieve transcendence.

But Luo Feng?

With the Ten Thousand Souls Banner branch given to him by Qin Ming, even if Duan Donghe is strong, he cannot kill him. At worst, he will just be reincarnated.

When you have no fear in your heart, you naturally have confidence.

As for the inheritance, although he wanted it, Qin Ming had something better!
That's the legacy of the Spaceship!
A super inheritance that allows one to master the entire spaceship!

Although the legacy of Duan Donghe is strong, it is insignificant compared to the Cosmic Ship.

These are not even on the same level.

What they are fighting for now is merely adding icing on the cake.

No one doubts whether Qin Ming can obtain the inheritance, no matter how difficult it is!

In just tens of thousands of years, he was able to master the flow of divine power, reaching a level of 90,000 times, and there were also the miracles he created after his rise to power.

All of this gave them absolute confidence in Qin Ming.

Even Luo Feng himself didn't know when he had come to have absolute trust in Qin Ming, and even to admire him.

"Your comprehension speed is abnormal!"

Duan Donghe looked at Luo Feng.

When Luo Feng appeared and comprehended the Rhinoceros Emperor Formation at an astonishing speed, he felt a surge of joy.

Judging from Luo Feng's displayed talent, he is definitely a top-tier individual.

There is even a high chance that they can directly pass the assessment and inherit the skills.

However, when the powerful members of the human races such as Giant Axe, Chaos, and Darkness displayed their extraordinary talents, he became uneasy.

A genius is just lucky.

But a group?
There is definitely something wrong with this!

His gaze swept over the human powerhouses such as Giant Axe, Chaos, and Darkness. Apart from Luo Feng, these three were the fastest progressing, followed by the other human powerhouses.

Overall, the gap between them and geniuses from other ethnic groups is precipitous.

"Why is it abnormal?"

Luo Feng spoke calmly.

Is he fast?
Compared to others, he is indeed very fast.

In just 5 years, he solved the 1000th game, and in the 10th year, he broke through the first bottleneck of the Lord of the Universe, 1500 games!

But what about Qin Ming?
Solved 1000 puzzles in just one month!

When they were studying the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation together, Qin Ming naturally didn't hide the fact that he was being assessed, and the others found out as well.

This is one of the reasons why so many powerful people have absolute confidence in Qin Ming.

They were all trying to comprehend the Rhinoceros Emperor Formation, and they were very clear about its difficulty. They also had a more direct understanding of Qin Ming's terrifying talent.

"Have you ever comprehended the Rhinoceros Emperor's Technique? Or rather, has the human race ever comprehended the Rhinoceros Emperor's Technique, or does it have a lineage of the Rhinoceros Emperor's Technique?"

Duan Donghe frowned.

If you have participated in the meditation and are familiar with the rules, your speed will naturally be much faster.

"No, this is our first time contacting the Rhinoceros Bureau."

Luo Feng shook his head.

"The reason why the strong among our human race can comprehend things relatively quickly is probably because most of the geniuses in our race have cultivated a set of secret techniques called the 'Secret Pattern Record'."

This is a diagram jointly compiled by our race's strongest genius, the Lord of the Underworld, and many other cosmic lords. It can analyze all secret techniques in the form of rune diagrams.

"The Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation is very profound, but it has similarities with the 'Secret Pattern Record,' so it is naturally faster to comprehend it."

Secret pattern?
Duan Donghe understood perfectly; he naturally knew what Luo Feng was talking about.

This thing was a secret in the primordial universe, but it was quite common on the Origin Continent, and it was circulated among many sects.

Having a foundation can indeed make the comprehension process faster.

However, it is impossible for a single secret technique to enable human geniuses to achieve a significant leap in talent compared to other races.

"And our human race has great talents and a powerful soul!"

Duan Donghe's gaze swept over all the human powerhouses. These people were called human, but each of them was a top-level special life form, and their souls were ridiculously powerful.

This is not normal!
However, Duan Donghe didn't care about this.

As long as they have a soul and meet the conditions for inheritance, he would love for these people to have the strongest souls possible.

"Still not enough! How much time has accelerated at your location?"

Duan Donghe looked at Luo Feng.

In the primordial universe, the most powerful means of time acceleration is generally the True God's microcosm, which can achieve a speedup of ten thousand times.

However, this does not rule out the possibility that humanity has obtained some special time-acceleration artifact.

"100 times!"

Luo Feng said calmly.

This is indeed the most important reason.

If the speed is increased by a million times, and he is in the same situation as other races, it will still take him 500 years to solve the 1000th game, and there will be a gap between him and other races.

But it won't be that big.

But so what?
With such a foundation, why wouldn't they use it?

"really!"

Duan Donghe looked as if he had just realized something.

This is the most crucial reason. Coupled with the fact that humans have inherited secret rune patterns and possess powerful souls, this results in a significant gap between them and others.

"This is not fair!"

"A million times the speed of time? We only have 10,000 times the speed of time, that's a hundredfold difference!"

"unfair!"

"We have three cycles of time to comprehend the truth, but they have the equivalent of three hundred cycles. This is cheating!"

Before Duan Donghe could speak, the other candidates who were comprehending the secrets began to speak angrily, not caring about secret techniques or souls.

Human beings have a rich heritage, and they also have their own traditions.

But the time difference is a hundredfold, which is hard to accept.

"Shut up!"

Duan Donghe's gaze turned cold as he looked at the others.

"The inheritance does not limit time acceleration. If you have the ability, you can also choose a faster time acceleration method."

"Continue to ponder!"

Luo Feng bowed slightly, completely ignoring the many powerful figures from various forces around him who were filled with envy and jealousy.

"Although you have met the first requirement, there is still a long time left in this assessment. I would be even happier if you could reach the fourth bottleneck within the time limit. The more you comprehend and unravel the mysteries, the greater the benefits for you, and the more benefits you will receive in the future when you receive the inheritance."

"Yes." Luo Feng responded.

Immediately, the crystal pillars surrounding Luo Feng suddenly emitted hazy hemispherical light and shadow, like a huge hazy palace, directly enveloping Luo Feng.

Luo Feng ignored everyone else.

Meanwhile, the other human universe masters who were comprehending the situation sneered at the group of people who were unwilling to accept defeat and wanted to interfere with Luo Feng, but they could only watch helplessly when they saw Giant Axe, Darkness, Chaos and the other two.

When they discovered that humans were comprehending things at an absurdly fast pace, they did consider interfering with them.

Among them was the strongest being in the universe during the first cycle, 'Gluttonous Demon Lord', who attempted to make a move.

On the verge of death, transcending tradition.

It had already pushed it to the brink of madness, and at this point, it didn't care about anything else.

But in an instant.

The giant axe was unleashed, revealing its terrifying power to everyone.

Just one axe blow.

This severely injured the Gluttonous Demon Lord, leaving him with no power to resist.

Then, his soul was directly harvested by the Dark God, and he perished on the spot.

The Gluttonous Cloth Demon Lord was a renowned figure in the first cycle of reincarnation, but who could have imagined that he would perish so easily?

Looking at the still noisy and indignant candidates, Luo Feng remained silent, but the Lord of the Desolate Mirror sneered and then mocked.

"What? Jealous?"

"If you're so capable, why don't you speed it up a million times too!"

"Who told you you guys were incompetent?"

"Haha, even our Netherworld Lord hasn't arrived yet. If he comes, you'll only be more desperate!"

"You don't stand a chance!"

Amidst the laughter, all the human universe masters laughed.

His eyes held absolute confidence, and he looked at other groups with disdain.

This era belongs to humanity!
So what if there's a crisis involving world beasts?

With the Lord of the Underworld around, they will surely be able to overcome even the crisis of the Beast Realm.

After the Lord of the Underworld accepts the inheritance, the entire spaceship will belong to the human race.

Even if such a massive spaceship were damaged, its power would still be absolutely terrifying!
These so-called true gods and lords of the universe in the first and second cycles of reincarnation are nothing but pitiful creatures with no future.

Some cosmic rulers even looked at them with the eyes of someone looking at the dead.

When his gaze swept over the group from the Purple Moon Holy Land, his expression turned icy.

They are dead!

Each of the human race's universe lords has an avatar. One of their avatars entered the Tomb Ship to participate in the assessment, while the other avatars remained hidden outside the Tomb Ship.

When the time is right, we'll reap the rewards!
Their souls are excellent materials for cultivation!
"The Lord of the Underworld? So what if he comes? This inheritance can only be obtained by one person. If he obtains the inheritance, you will all die!"

One of the universe lords of the Purple Moon Holy Land couldn't help but speak up.

"Hmph, if all of you humans participate in the assessment, and only Luo Feng is left dead, what good will it do you even if you manage to obtain the inheritance?"

Although the Purple Moon Holy Land had many powerful figures, it only dispatched 20 elite Universe Lords and a large number of Universe Venerables and Immortals.

Other ethnic groups are similar.

For example, the Divine Eye Clan dispatched two True Lords, instead of sending out all their powerful warriors.

That would be too risky.

After all, eight million years from now, the great opportunity of the primordial cosmic will will also appear.

That's the fourth most dangerous place!
It is comparable to the entire spaceship, and it is a powerful inheritance that the original cosmic will specially brought over to solve the crisis of the world beasts. It must be extraordinary.

Who would be foolish enough to play all their cards?

But humans are different.

Three of the universe's strongest beings, along with nearly a hundred universe lords, all mobilized to participate in the inheritance of Duan Donghe.

This is what Duan Donghe said.

When the final successor appears, all the rest will be annihilated as a celebration!

"How could you frogs in a well possibly imagine the methods of humankind? Scream all you want, this legacy will surely be ours!"

The Lord of Dragons spoke in a cold voice.

Fall?

Human powerhouses will not perish within this legacy!
At worst, we'll just lose one clone and a few treasures.

Even the treasures won't be lost.

Even if they perish, the treasures will be brought back by others.

Looking at the group of noisy universe lords, Duan Donghe frowned, but he was too lazy to bother with them.

Once the first hurdle is overcome, he will grant you his protection.

He didn't have that much leisure or refined taste for the rest.

But when I heard everyone talking about one name...

Duan Donghe also felt some regret.

Lord of the Underworld!

He had heard of that name before.

The Thunder-Clad Demon God had been with him all along, bringing the Tomb Ship out of the Land of Inheritance, even though the Thunder-Clad Demon God himself could not come into contact with the outside world.

However, his people, as well as the cosmic lord living in his microcosm, are gathering information from the outside world.

Therefore, Duan Donghe also learned that the Beast of the Realm would be born in this cycle of reincarnation.

They entered the Cosmic Sea in their spaceship to enslave the Beasts of the Realm!
They also learned of the peerless genius known as the Lord of the Underworld, who, in less than 100,000 years, had deduced the divine power flow to a terrifying 89999 times its original value.

Even the original will of the universe yielded to it.

If possible, Duan Donghe would definitely list him as the first successor and directly select the successor.

Without him.

The 89999 times higher value of the Divine Power Flow is far beyond what his meager assessment could compare to.

Reaching 89999 times in such a short time makes possessing an infinite divine body inevitable, and the difficulty of obtaining an infinite divine body is far greater than becoming an eternal true god.

With Qin Ming's talent, becoming an eternal true god is inevitable.

The probability of becoming the ruler of chaos is extremely high.

There's even a considerable chance that he could become the God King!
How could he not want such an outstanding successor?

Throughout the entire Duan Donghe lineage, only the third generation patriarch was a God King, and a few others were Chaos Rulers. The vast majority of the inheritors, including himself, were Eternal True Gods!

"Unfortunately, the Lord of the Underworld did not come! According to the information from the Thunder-Clad Demon God, this Lord of the Underworld walks the path of the soul and even possesses some extremely heaven-defying ability that can help others reincarnate."

These human cosmic rulers are all reincarnations.

That's why they all have clones!

Duan Donghe's gaze swept over all the humans, and endless doubts arose in his heart. He was curious about how Qin Ming knew.

As the 192nd Duan Donghe, he naturally knew what reincarnation was.

That is a heaven-defying secret technique that can only be initially mastered by becoming a ruler of chaos, and only a god-king can fully utilize it. Even when encountering an unparalleled being, one can rely on reincarnation to evade it.

Moreover, after reincarnation, all karma is erased!

It is the number one life-saving secret technique in the Origin Continent, and it is also a method that all Chaos Realm cultivators must learn.

Yet such heaven-defying abilities are possessed by a mere universe master; there must be a great secret behind this!
"What a pity, why doesn't the Lord of the Underworld come?"

(End of this chapter)