Zerg Lord of the Devouring Stars

The Foundations of Spiritual Practice

Jiang Chen has a high talent in mental manipulation, but that's to be expected. He is an avatar of the Zerg Queen, a soul master who is famous throughout the universe and feared by countless people. How could his mental talent not be high?

However, Jiang Chen was very embarrassed.

He doesn't possess illusion-based soul attack techniques; he can only attack people directly with his mental power or manipulate weapons to attack them, just like an ordinary mentalist.

There's absolutely no skill involved; it's like a wealthy person with a lot of money who, instead of buying suitable equipment and weapons, just throws piles of cash at people.

"Fundamentals of Spiritual Mastery" is currently the only manual on spiritual mastery attack techniques and training skills that humans possess.

This secret manual has always been with "Hong". No matter how much money you have, you can't buy it if you don't please Hong.

"Have you finished reading?" A hoarse voice rang out as Inspector Wang looked at Jiang Chen across the tea table.

"I've finished reading it." Jiang Chen nodded.

Inspector Wang nodded and said, "Alright."

"Let me remind you, the final 'Fundamentals of Spiritual Mastery' is extremely precious, much more precious than Dragon Blood. If Master Hong hadn't spoken up, you might never have come into contact with such a secret manual in your entire life."

"This kind of precious secret manual is something you can't buy even if you have money."

Jiang Chen nodded, pretending not to know anything, and listened carefully.

Inspector Wang picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and said, "That's all I have to say. If you have no further questions, please sign this contract."

Jiang Chen thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Your Excellency Inspector, I have a condition."

"Speak," Inspector Wang said calmly.

"I'm already quite strong, and with the dragon blood, I should be even stronger. I can't learn anything in the training camp anymore, so I want to go and experience life and death." Jiang Chen took a deep breath and finished speaking in one breath, watching Inspector Wang's reaction.

"Life and death training?" Inspector Wang looked at Jiang Chen with surprise and doubt. "Every year in August, our elite training camp holds life and death training sessions. You can just wait until August."

"No." Jiang Chen shook his head and said seriously, "I want to become strong as soon as possible."

"Interesting, a life-or-death experience for one person?" Inspector Wang rarely smiled and said, "Sure, but since you are a student of the elite training camp, you only have one chance to experience life-or-death trials each year."

"If you use this opportunity, there won't be a second chance next August."

"In addition, there is a month of training every year, and you are included in that time. During this month, there will be no outside assistance. Even if you die, it will be your own business."

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded firmly. "I hope to go to the Australian continent."

"Australia?" Inspector Wang nodded. "Yes, a passenger plane will be passing over Australia in December. You can go with it. I hope you can come back alive."

An ordinary genius would definitely be rejected outright, but Jiang Chen is valued by the head of the training camp and is even hailed as the strongest genius since the camp's inception, so he naturally enjoys certain privileges.

Of course, it was just a matter of giving Jiang Chen a ride along the way. If Jiang Chen asked for any valuable items, the inspector would not have the authority to agree directly.

"Yes." Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"So, are you willing to sign this contract now?" Inspector Wang smiled.

What an interesting little guy! Other trainees take the life-or-death trials very seriously, even though these elite training camp trainees might suffer casualties even when they team up. Yet he still wants to go alone.

Jiang Chen nodded and immediately signed the contract.

"Sign this one too." Inspector Wang handed over another identical contract. "Keep one for yourself, and keep one for my martial arts school."

…………

With the contract signed, Jiang Chen became a core member of the martial arts school, with an initial annual operating budget of 100 billion.

When Jiang Chen first arrived at the elite training camp, his greatest desire was to obtain the dragon blood and become a war god, and now that dream was finally about to come.

Dragon blood can double a person's strength and make their cultivation speed faster in the future. Jiang Chen's most important task now is to improve his physical fitness. The stronger his physical fitness, the stronger his mental power will naturally be. Becoming a high-level war god-level mental master is just a small step for Jiang Chen.

That day, at noon, someone dialed Jiang Chen's contact number.

"Hello," a deep voice said.

"Hello, I'm Jiang Chen from the Elite Training Camp," Jiang Chen said.

"Hello, student Jiang Chen, congratulations on officially joining the Extreme Martial Arts Academy family." The deep voice rose slightly.

"As per the contract, please tell me the complete details of the combat suit and weapons you require, as well as the name of the manual you mentioned you need," the deep voice continued.

"I need a 9-series combat suit, size according to..." Jiang Chen quickly reported his combat suit, Blood Cloud Gun, shield size and style, and also mentioned some auxiliary tools such as communication watch, binoculars, backpack, and of course, the flying needles he needed.

"I also need the complete 'World Destruction' manual."

"Oh right, there's also Dragon Blood and a set of 'Basic Techniques for Spiritual Masters'."

Jiang Chen suppressed his excitement and quickly recited the contents of the contract and listed the items he needed.

"The elite training camp is located within the headquarters city. This reward should be delivered to the main entrance of the training camp within an hour. You can go there to receive the reward," the deep voice said.

"Okay," Jiang Chen said happily.

In one hour, I will be able to obtain dragon blood and become a war god!

"Finally, congratulations to student Jiang Chen on receiving this reward. Also, student Jiang Chen, keep up the good work and strive to reach a combat power amplitude of 16 as soon as possible to receive another reward." After saying this in a deep voice, he hung up the phone.

Communication ended.

A set of secret manuals and a piece of dragon blood, even at half price, would cost well over 1000 billion, not to mention the even more precious "Fundamentals of Spiritual Mastery".

Jiang Chen sat in the room for a while, and when there were still 10 minutes to an hour left, he rushed out of the elite training camp and waited at the gate.

It's lunch break time now, and there are no students at the main gate, only the person in charge of guarding it.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen, a popular figure in the training camp, he greeted him with a smile, and Jiang Chen smiled and nodded in response, excitedly waiting for his belongings.

Jiang Chen watched anxiously as cars drove by, but none of them were the right ones.

finally--

"drop!"

A loudspeaker blared, and a large truck drove toward the entrance of the training camp.

"Beep—Granted!" An electronic voice came from the main gate guard room, and the base's intelligent system granted permission directly.

"That should be it." Jiang Chen's eyes lit up as he watched the car drive towards the entrance of the elite training camp.

The truck's rear door opened, and a voice said, "Jiang Chen, please get in."

Jiang Chen jogged to the back door of the truck, but before he could get on, a blue light shone on him, and an electronic voice announced: "Jiang Chen, student, identity confirmed, please get on the truck."

The truck's interior was quite luxurious, and there were three people inside, all looking at Jiang Chen in surprise.

"You're Jiang Chen?"

"Headquarters didn't know what to send, so they sent the three of us together."

"Student Jiang Chen, please come this way."

A white man, a black man, and a Chinese man watched him with great interest.

After Jiang Chen jumped onto the car, he immediately noticed a long combination lock box on the carriage. Judging from its size, the box likely contained a long gun and other items.

At that moment, a beam of blue light, identical to the one before, shone onto the combination lock box.

"Reward items confirmed, correct." An electronic voice announced, "Student Jiang Chen, please accept your reward items."

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, finally obtaining the dragon blood.

Carrying the briefcase, Jiang Chen quickly returned to his residence.

……

In the underground secret chamber of Jiangnan Pavilion.

"Click." Jiang Chen closed the basement door to prevent anyone from disturbing him when he was using the dragon blood.

Jiang Chen placed the combination lock box in the corner. It was a fingerprint combination lock box. As soon as Jiang Chen's finger swiped across it, the combination lock box opened with a click.

The combination lock box was large and had two compartments, one above the other.

On the upper level were neatly stacked combat uniforms, Blood Cloud Spears, flying needles, and a series of other items. Jiang Chen took them out, stroked and looked at them for a while, and then put them aside.

On the lower level, there were only two wooden boxes and a piece of paper.

The paper states that the basics of mental cultivation are classified. To learn them, one can directly enter the Nine-Story Tower, apply for entry into the virtual space, and study within the virtual space.

There were two wooden boxes, one containing the "World Destruction" manual, and the other containing dragon blood.

"Hey, I don't need to spend money on secret manuals anymore. And with the dragon blood, my physical abilities will be able to break through to the level of a War God, and my mental power should also be able to reach the level of a High-Level War God." Jiang Chen smiled, having achieved his goal of coming to the elite training camp.

With a snap, Jiang Chen opened a wooden box. Inside was a test tube secured with foam and sealed with a stopper. Inside the test tube was golden blood.

This is dragon blood worth 800 billion!

Beneath the wooden box where the dragon's blood was originally stored was an instruction manual. According to the manual, all you had to do was apply the dragon's blood to your body. It wasn't necessary to apply it all over your body; just apply it to a specific spot, and the dragon's blood would naturally permeate your entire body.

Do not drink this!

"I have now reached the level of a high-ranking warrior, although I have only been a high-ranking warrior for less than a month. I don't know how far I can go after using the dragon blood."

"Doubling the power would at least put you at the peak of a beginner-level War God; tripling it could potentially get you to a mid-level War God!"

In the underground chamber, Jiang Chen lay flat on the ground, then held a test tube containing dragon blood in his left hand, gently pulled out the stopper, and poured the dragon blood onto his chest.

"Spread it out, let the dragon blood take effect quickly."

Instantly, Jiang Chen felt his chest begin to heat up, and it grew hotter and hotter.

Streams of heat flowed along the dragon blood points on the skin, quickly merging into the body and coursing through every part of the body, including the legs, hands, back, chest, and head.

Moreover, as the heat flow intensifies, the dragon blood on the skin's surface visibly decreases rapidly, having already penetrated into the skin.

"It's so hot!"

"It's so hot!"

"It's so...uncomfortable!"

Jiang Chen gritted his teeth, his whole body trembling slightly, as if thousands of ants were biting every part of his body. His head was also throbbing slightly, and the pain made Jiang Chen's face turn pale.

Sweat rolled down his forehead, his muscles twitched all over his body, his heart was racing, and the blood flow in his body was constantly increasing.

Transforming one's body with dragon blood is an extremely painful process.

Accompanying this painful process, every cell in the body frantically devours the strange energy contained in the dragon blood, beginning a series of transformations.

Some waste cells, impurities and other dirt were directly eliminated, and Jiang Chen's tendons, bones, membranes, muscles, skin, internal organs and so on were undergoing amazing changes. The hardness of his bones continued to increase, and his toughness also underwent transformation after transformation.

Meanwhile, changes were also occurring within Jiang Chen's vast sea of ​​consciousness.

The crystal-clear, shrunk-to-spherical Zerg Queen-like object was enveloped in a vast cloud of smoke and spiritual energy, forming a sphere. At the same time, it began to frantically release large amounts of mist, starting to modify Jiang Chen's body.

With the combined support of both, Jiang Chen's physical abilities improved remarkably!

Gradually, after an unknown amount of time, Jiang Chen, who had been unconscious, woke up from his deep sleep. Looking at his bronze skin and feeling the surging power within his body, he felt a surge of excitement.

"However, my body is too dirty. I'll take a shower first, and then test my strength." Jiang Chen frowned as he looked at the foul-smelling black grime on his body.

A moment later.

On the fifth floor of the Nine-Story Building, there is a small martial arts training hall.

"Let me see what level my physical fitness has reached." Jiang Chen walked towards a large punching power testing machine placed in the corner of the training hall.

boom!

Without any special method of exertion, Jiang Chen simply unleashed all his brute force. His right fist, like a cannonball, struck the punching bag with a sonic boom.

Bang!

The punching bag vibrated violently, producing a deep, muffled sound.

Jiang Chen immediately looked at the display screen, where a line of numbers had appeared: "129102KG".

"My physical abilities can be considered that of a mid-level War God, then... my mental power must be considered that of a high-level War God-level peak mental master?" Jiang Chen felt a surge of joy and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

A high-level war god peak mentalist is currently the strongest existence on this planet, second only to planetary-level beings!

Invincible God of War!

"Very good. With this kind of strength, you'll have even more confidence going to the Australian continent. After all, there's a planetary-level vine on that island; one wrong move and you're done for." Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with lightning-like light.

Looking across the entire planet, below the planetary level, he is invincible!

Only strength can bring confidence.

Among the War Gods, none of them can defeat Jiang Chen now, even if they wear the Black God Set, they will be utterly defeated by him!

It's just that it can't be killed. It's still a very simple matter to make someone wearing the Black God Set flee in disarray.

"This is true power!"

Of course, as I said before, planetary level is just the beginning in the universe, where you can at least make a living. But now that Jiang Chen has gone to the universe, he can't even get a hot meal.

"Go to the Australian continent, obtain the spirit of plants and trees, and improve your body to the peak of the God of War level. After that, you can consider upgrading to the planetary level."

Jiang Chen's eyes shone brightly. The worst thing for a person is to lose hope. With hope and great strength at the same time, he was naturally full of passion.