Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 85 The Hunt! Replenishing the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls!

"Australia?"

Lu Haochuan was startled.

Because the Australian continent is surrounded by the sea and has a vast land area with a sparse population, it was known for its diverse and abundant animal species before the Great Nirvana.

After the Great Nirvana erupted, it immediately became a paradise for monsters.

Decades of reproduction have made the Australian continent the most amazing and densest area of ​​monsters in the world.

Compared to it, City 003 is far inferior.

Because of the massive gathering of monsters, there are a large number of lord-level monsters and even king-level monsters on the Australian continent!

With the Dark Blade Legion's limited strength, wouldn't throwing them over there be like throwing a meat bun to a dog?
On the entire planet, only the elite training camp of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy dares to use the Australian continent as a real battlefield.

"That's right! Jade is not a gem until it is carved. As long as there is blood and flesh essence, as long as the person does not die on the spot, they can be saved."

Their strength has increased very rapidly.

City 003 is too close to the base; it can receive support at any time, making it difficult to feel a sense of urgency.

Qin Ming said with a smile.

Once he defeats Thor, many of China's actions will no longer need to be kept secret.

You can do it openly and honestly.

"Not everyone will go. Let's select a group of elites. We'll consider it again when their strength has grown further and they're close to the level of a war god."

Based on the current progress, it should only take one or two months.

"The level of a war god? That's impressive. They've caught a good era."

Lu Haochuan pondered for a moment, then smiled.

Mars?

It's really just an improvement in physical fitness.

Having a continuous supply of essential blood and flesh is not a difficult thing.

Moreover, the military doesn't tolerate lone wolves.

When they set out, it was a collective operation, a hunting expedition conducted in the form of an army.

Imagine, thousands of fully armed war god-level powerhouses appearing in the same city to hunt. Even a monster city like City 003 could be wiped out in no time.

The entire War God Palace only has a little over 3000 War Gods.

"Then it's settled. I'll talk to Jia Yi and the others, and arrange for someone beyond the God of War to be stationed there to ensure safety."

After discussing and arranging some development matters for the Dark Blade Legion with Lu Haochuan, Qin Ming did not stay long and took a fighter jet directly to the Northeast Base City.

In order to better defend against the monsters, in addition to the six major base cities, the military has war bases near some monster gathering areas.

The Changbai Mountain war base is one of them.

……

At the Changbai Mountain war base airfield, the fighter jet's cabin door is open.

"Chief!"

A group of high-ranking military officers who came to greet them saluted in unison.

"Okay, I'll go deal with the monster's flesh first. Then send me the map showing the distribution of monsters in the area, especially the information on King-level monsters."

Qin Ming nodded slightly and gave the order.

Because of the matter of the flesh and blood essence, the six major base cities, as well as the surrounding garrison cities and front-line bases, have stored a batch of monster flesh and blood, just waiting for Qin Ming to deal with it.

Although their numbers are not as large as during the first-level beast tide, their quality is definitely not inferior.

"Yes!"

Soon, a high-ranking military officer led Qin Ming to a cold storage room filled with the flesh and blood of various monsters.

brush!
The banner of ten thousand souls fluttered, covering an area of ​​3000 meters.

Countless crimson mists surged forth, gathering around Qin Ming to form thumb-sized shards of flesh and blood essence.

"Unfortunately, there are no monster souls."

Having harvested over 400 million essences of flesh and blood, Qin Ming glanced regretfully at the monster flesh and blood that was constantly dissolving, and thought to himself.

Monsters' souls dissipate quickly after death, and the stronger they are, the slower they dissipate. Ordinary beast soldiers and beast generals usually disappear completely within 24 hours.

The monster's flesh and blood were quickly processed, and information on the king-level monsters around the base was also sent over.

"King-level monster - Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Dragon. Its strength is at the third level of the planetary level, and its body length exceeds 280 meters."

Extremely hostile to humans, it launched several catastrophic beast tides during the Great Nirvana, causing significant casualties in the area surrounding the Northeast Base City.

After making an agreement with Hong, in order to avoid being hunted by laser cannons, they prefer to stay in the underground river system connected at the bottom of Tianchi.

Even so, the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Flood Dragon often kills human warriors while hunting.

In 2055 alone, he killed hundreds of martial artists.

Qin Ming opened the document and his eyes narrowed.

The Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Flood Dragon is no less powerful than the Azure Dragon of the East Sea. In the past, even the Chinese military was unwilling to provoke it and would avoid it if possible.

"Extremely hostile to humans? This Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Flood Dragon cannot be allowed to live!"

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"King-level monster - Frostwing Dragon King, an ice crystal pterosaur with a wingspan of over 200 meters, with strength at the second level of the planetary level."

"Was this outbreak of a level-two beast tide initiated by a high-ranking lord-level monster under the command of the Frostwing Dragon King?"

"King-level monster - Snow Shadow Lynx..."

After carefully reviewing the intelligence that had been delivered, Qin Ming fell into deep thought.

King-level monsters usually have their own fixed territory.

With the absolute suppressive power of Hong and Lei Shen, they could completely wipe out all the land king-level monsters one by one.

But they didn't do that.

Because once the lives of King-level monsters are threatened, in order to retaliate and survive, all King-level monsters will unite in a very short time to launch a large-scale monster tide.

Even ocean monsters will respond.

Therefore, unless humanity's overall strength increases to a certain level, Hong and Thor would never dare to do this. The only result would be the premature extinction of humanity.

The Flood and the Thunder God can only be used as strategic weapons for deterrence.

But Qin Ming is different!
"With my current strength, I can kill it instantly and refine it into a flesh and blood puppet."

A glint of light flashed in Qin Ming's eyes.

As a flesh and blood puppet, the other king-level monsters couldn't tell the difference at all.

The monsters are not on friendly terms; they fight each other just as often.

This also applies to King-level monsters.

They only unite briefly when faced with a common threat from humanity.

This is the opportunity!
A chance to hunt King-level monsters on a large scale.

After these days of testing and practice, I have gained a deeper understanding of the advanced Myriad Soul Banner.

For example, the number of Azure Dragons in the East Sea that can simultaneously command and unleash perfect soul power is not large, only around 1000.

Unleashing tens of thousands of monsters at once was a last resort.

Because the monsters inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner are of very poor quality.

Apart from the Azure Dragon of the East Sea and Atkin, who just bought a house inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, there are only a hundred or so lord-level monsters in total; the rest are all beast soldiers and beast generals.

2000 million sounds like a lot, but in reality, there are only a hundred or so lord-level monsters that can actually be brought out to fight.

The rest could only use a swarm of beasts, spreading them throughout the Myriad Soul Banner's domain to hinder enemies attempting to breach it to some extent.

For example, the resistance Thor encountered when rushing into the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls was the souls of these beast soldiers and generals, which were basically monsters.

"Once this is over, let the monsters inside the Myriad Soul Banner undergo a self-selection process. In the Gu-raising mode, we can always raise a few planetary-level monsters."

With good luck, you might even be able to cultivate a star-sized one.

However, the sheer number of monsters clashing will unleash an astonishing amount of malevolent energy, so thorough preparation is essential.

Having made up his mind, Qin Ming didn't delay any longer and rode the Sky-Piercing Shuttle straight towards the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Flood Dragon.

"Atkin, get to work!"

Upon reaching the vicinity of the destination, with a thought, Atkin's cool, black-smoke-filled soul flew out from the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

"Owner!"

Atkin bowed respectfully to Qin Ming.

He was the first human to be included in Qin Ming's Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Qin Ming was actually quite curious as well.

After testing, Qin Ming discovered that even after being enslaved by the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Atkin still retained his intelligence and was not much different from when he was alive.

For example, he still remembers some confidential information within the HR Alliance clearly.

The insights gained during cultivation, such as how to break through from the God of War level to the Planetary level, can be described in detail.

Qin Ming even directly observed his memories.

Memories of cultivation and breakthroughs.

This is a completely different experience from enslaving the soul of a monster.

Moreover, Atkin, perhaps due to his intelligence and other factors, was more adept at leading the monster army than the Azure Dragon of the East Sea.

"Find the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Dragon!"

Qin Ming said lightly.

"Yes!"

Atkin replied respectfully.

As soul entities, they can easily pass through ordinary objects and are extremely sensitive to soul fluctuations.

Even the king of monsters has a hard time escaping their detection.

The underground river system connecting the bottom of Tianchi Lake has become extremely large and complex after being expanded by the Nine-Headed Tianchi Dragon.

But it wasn't difficult for the soul legion within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Besides the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Flood Dragon, there are many other monsters living in this underground river. Once you find some of the native monsters, you can quickly find the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Flood Dragon by following the clues.

Half a day later.

Qin Ming's eyes lit up as he looked at the giant underground cavern excavated from the underground river.

This underground cave is extremely large.

Besides the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Flood Dragon, there is a large number of snake-like monsters, including more than twenty lord-level creatures, most of which are high-ranking lords.

Snakes are inherently promiscuous.

When a large group of snake-like monsters gathers together, one can only imagine what might happen.

Looking at the chaotic scene, Qin Ming revealed a sinister smile.

call!call!call!
Atkin and the Azure Dragon of the East Sea each led a legion of monster souls that surged into the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Dragon's sea of ​​consciousness.

The massive body of the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Flood Dragon instantly stiffened.

The light in the nine enormous heads and eighteen eyes dimmed simultaneously, filling the air with deathly stillness.

Instant kill!

Almost simultaneously, the other serpentine lord-level monsters in the cave also fell down in unison, making a series of dull thuds.

"The environment here is just too harsh."

With a hint of disgust, Qin Ming collected all the monster souls and corpses into the Myriad Souls Banner, then decisively and quickly retreated. He secretly found a relatively clean place underground and began refining the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Dragon.

Inside the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, the corpse of the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Dragon fell into a blood pool formed by the flesh and blood of countless monsters.

The pool of blood churned.

After a while.

The enormous body of the Nine-Headed Heavenly Pool Flood Dragon opened its eyes again, its pupils blood-red.

"Next up is the Frostwing Dragon King."

(End of this chapter)