Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 87 Raising Gu! The Battle Within the Ten Thousand Soul Banner
The more detailed your observation of the body, the stronger your control over it will be.

In the past, although Qin Ming's observation of the body had reached the cellular level, there were still some things he couldn't see, and his own soul power was not enough for him to observe all the cells in his body at the same time.

This requires a huge amount of computing power.

However, with the transformation of life level, both the ability to see inward and the computing power are greatly improved.

With cultivation, the human brain's processing speed becomes increasingly powerful, surpassing even supercomputers and intelligent life forms.

Qin Ming has a very deep understanding of this.

For example, now he can read a book quickly and meticulously, fully understanding its meaning.

He read through and thoroughly absorbed the dozen or so thick books on biology, including those about cells, the human body, and even genetic engineering, that were laid out on the table in just two or three days.

This undoubtedly gave him a deeper understanding of himself.

Through repeated adjustments and comparisons, Qin Ming finally made further progress based on his original foundation.

"Broken Army Halberd" was originally only 8.1 times stronger.

But at this moment, it was as if it had been given a cheat code, increasing at an almost insane rate.

9 times! 10 times! 11 times! ...

Based on his control over himself, he no longer needed to hold back any strength when exerting force, but could unleash his full power!

Because with each burst of energy, subtle control over the body can unleash a new surge of power.

Furthermore, it is no longer about unleashing hidden energy through multiple layers of accumulation.

Instead, it directly and deeply explores the power of the body's cells.

Each exertion is no longer simply the muscle strength of the arms, waist, and thighs, but rather the coordinated effort of all the cells in the body to achieve an instantaneous burst of power.

Perhaps, this is the way the universe exerts its power.

Otherwise, Qin Ming would find it hard to imagine how he could exert 100 times the force.

How to unleash hidden force a hundred times in succession?

Leaving aside whether it's possible to do it, even if it were, the time required to accumulate power would be too long, making it unsuitable for actual combat against opponents of the same level.

"I've found it! The right direction!"

Qin Ming's eyes burned with fervor, and the feeling of his power rapidly increasing was intoxicating.

As long as the direction is right, everything will fall into place naturally.

……

As Qin Ming's own body continued to transform, the battle within the Myriad Soul Banner also began.

While hunting numerous king-level monsters, Qin Ming was also secretly manipulating various races to carry out massacres, bringing the number of souls in the Myriad Soul Banner to nearly 3000 million!
Among them, there are six king-level monsters guarding the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, including Atkin.

There are even more Lord-level monsters, exceeding 200.

"Kill! Only the souls of the strongest 10 monsters will survive; the rest will be used as nourishment for evolution!"

Qin Ming's icy voice echoed from within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Roar!Roar!Roar!
Instantly, all the monsters roared in fury.

Monsters are inherently extremely violent beings.

In the pursuit of life's evolution, countless monsters constantly battle each other in the wilderness, cities, and oceans.

In the midst of the battle, more and stronger monsters are constantly born.

The weak eat the strong.

The weak die, the strong live on, and then give birth to even stronger offspring.

The cycle repeats.

Evolving through slaughter.

This is simply the instinct and gift of life.

In the past, under the control of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, these monsters lived peacefully together.

Especially with the suppression of the main soul, it rarely roars anymore; most of the time it sleeps within it, growing stronger under the nurturing of the Myriad Soul Banner.

But at the moment.

With Qin Ming's order, the restrictions were lifted.

Almost all the monsters' eyes instantly turned crimson, and they pounced on the other monsters around them.

The entire Ten Thousand Souls Banner was transformed into a battleground.

Roar--

A tiger-like hound frantically tore at the shadow cat's soul, swallowing it whole.

As it devoured, its soul clearly grew stronger.

Before it could fully digest it, it was surrounded by a group of one-horned wild boars and torn apart and devoured.

After devouring the tiger-dog, the group of one-horned boar spirits quickly clashed with another pack of lion mastiffs.

Even after being swallowed by the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, they retained their intelligence and their combat patterns remained the same as before.

In the sky, the six main souls, including Atkin, the Azure Dragon of the East Sea, and the Frostwing Dragon King, went into a frenzy of killing.

Roar! ! !
The Azure Dragon of the East Sea, with its 300-meter-long divine dragon body, opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the soul of a high-level lord-level snake monster.

Just like a real dragon, it soars high in the heavens, hunting at will.

The Frostwing Dragon King spread its wings.

Each attack kills a large number of monsters.

Atkin, the weakest of the three, roared like a banshee from mythology, as endless black energy surged from his body, slaughtering and devouring the souls of the monsters.

However, even a King-level monster can only consume a limited number of souls at a time.

When they were full and digesting their food, they gave other monsters an opportunity.

An opportunity for growth!
In order to survive, the numerous lord-level monsters spontaneously formed groups and fought against the king-level monsters while hunting each other.

Cooperation or confrontation!
Devour, evolve!
Within the battlefield space of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, events continued to unfold.

The slaughter never ends, the battle never ceases!

……

Roar!Roar!Roar!
The shouts and roars of battle echoed through the Myriad Souls Banner, resounding in Qin Ming's mind. They sounded like the furious cries of monsters locked in combat.

Or the joy of growth and breakthroughs when devouring other monsters.

Or it could be a desperate, unwilling cry before death.

Countless chaotic, violent, and ferocious thoughts frantically assaulted Qin Ming's will, surging in wave after wave as if to tear his brain apart and devour his reason.

He was transformed into a monster who only knew how to kill.

But amidst this chaotic onslaught, Qin Ming remained clear-headed.

He is no longer the person he used to be.

Breaking through to the planetary level, the transformation of his life made his soul incredibly powerful.

His unwavering will made him like a rock in the sea, resisting wave after wave of malevolent energy.

There was a hint of blood red in Qin Ming's eyes.

But as time went by, he gradually got used to the shock, and his will continued to grow stronger.

Stay true to your beliefs!

That unwavering will grew, gradually transforming into a towering mountain.

It keeps all impacts at bay.

"As I expected, the battles in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner's Gu-raising mode, which use the souls of most monsters as nourishment, can cultivate a group of elite units."

But the sheer force of their battles can create an incredibly powerful and terrifying impact!

"This is a good test for me. As long as I can persevere, my will will continue to grow."

Qin Ming, whose eyes were still bloodshot, exuded a terrifying aura, but he still maintained a clear mind and rationality.

Even in this state, Qin Ming continued to study how to generate power.

Whether it's willpower, mental strength, or the multiplier of effort, everything is growing rapidly.

……

time flies.

In the midst of the near-frenzied battle, within just half a month, the number of monster souls within the Ten Thousand Soul Banner plummeted to 10, less than one percent of its initial value.

The reason why 10 were still able to remain, besides Qin Ming's orders, was mainly because they consumed time digesting the soul essence that had been devoured.

Those who survived had almost all devoured the souls of dozens of monsters, increasing their strength several times over.

For example, the Azure Dragon of the East Sea directly advanced to the fifth level of the Planetary level, completing a two-stage leap.

Furthermore, dozens of new planetary-level monsters were born.

Although most of these planetary-level beings were consumed, there are still 9 planetary-level beings inside the Myriad Soul Banner at this moment.

As for the lord-level, the number is in the tens of thousands.

But at this moment, looking at the monster souls still fighting endlessly within the Myriad Soul Banner, Qin Ming's eyes held a strange and helpless expression.

Because, under the Gu-raising model, he discovered an unexpected situation.

"Atkin, has he completely become an idiot?"

Summon the soul of Atkin, which has just devoured the soul of a monster.

Atkin, his body shrouded in ever-thickening black smoke, his eyes bloodshot, and uttering meaningless roars, had completely transformed into a monster that knew only how to kill.

Even his soul form began to resemble someone who wasn't human.

Originally only a little over one meter tall, it suddenly grew to nearly three meters, becoming incredibly muscular and growing sharp teeth and claws, its face becoming distorted.

Just like the demons in legends.

The other monsters weren't much better off.

For example, the Azure Dragon from the East Sea, which ate the most, was in a more serious condition than Atkin.

As a king-level monster, the Azure Dragon of the East Sea is no less intelligent than humans; in the past, the light of wisdom could be clearly seen in its eyes.

Through the Myriad Soul Banner, Qin Ming was also able to communicate with it.

Its ability to command numerous monsters is not only due to the authority granted to it by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, but also related to its intelligence.

but!

At this moment, the Azure Dragon of the East Sea, whose size had expanded to nearly 500 meters, with horns growing on its head and its scales turning blood red, had already lost all reason.

It was simply instinctively devouring the souls of other monsters.

"Without intelligence, I can't even command the souls of other monsters to launch a combined attack; I have to actively control them to cooperate with each other."

Even the most basic commands are difficult to understand.

Qin Ming sighed helplessly, feeling a bit of a headache.

But if you think about it carefully, this situation was almost inevitable.

Although he also devours monster souls, they are all refined by the Myriad Soul Banner.

The monster inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was devoured directly!
It swallowed the other party's soul, memories, and everything else!

It's fine to swallow one or two, but how can it not fall into chaos when it swallows hundreds or even more in succession?
Moreover, he was enduring the impact of malevolent energy.

The monsters inside are actually the same, or even more so.

At least he was separated from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, while these monsters were directly attacked.

Spending half a month in such a battlefield, it would be strange if people didn't go crazy.

"It's still a matter of insufficient aptitude! If we could find a few top-tier monsters with strong willpower, maybe we could withstand it! That's definitely it."

Looking at the chaotic situation inside the Myriad Soul Banner with some disdain, Qin Ming had a thought and stopped them from continuing their slaughter.

Perhaps, with time, they will be able to regain their senses?

I guess so!
Qin Ming was also unsure at this moment.

"After a month of seclusion at home, it's time to get out and about. The first batch of elites from the Dark Blade Legion, including Luo Feng, will depart for the Australian continent tomorrow."

And Hong, he wants to spar with me?

(End of this chapter)