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Chapter 587: A Surprising Explosion
Chapter 587: A Surprising Explosion
~Boom~
The intense explosion shook the entire Dead Realm, tearing apart the Decomposition Zone. Countless corpses began to collapse in the darkness, transforming into undead monsters that continued to form, split, and swell, becoming extremely terrifying creatures.
Clearly, the explosion had directly caused chaos in the Dead Realm. The main issue was that the Dead Realm's own rules were flawed. Adding to this, the explosion area, which was the Decomposition Zone, was akin to the heart of the Dead Realm. Hence, such a significant reaction was inevitable.
Of course, this was not the main point. The key issue was that the transformation process had been disrupted, and these monsters, which should have been at the 8th Rank, were now only at the 7th Rank. The reason was the Decomposition Zone. Although it appeared to be solely for decomposition, it was actually a data conversion process.
After the data conversion, the original life forms would be altered and granted sufficient power, forcibly elevating them to the 8th Rank. However, with the Decomposition Zone destroyed, the enhancement was limited, leaving them at the 7th Rank. This was a mistake in the entire production line.
"Black Hand, have someone try to kill a few of these monsters and see if they count towards the kill count," Qin Muye said calmly.
These undead monsters were densely packed, continuously assaulting the anti-essence force field, but they were unable to break through the prison formed by the force field.
It seemed like the Dead Realm's last instinct was continuously challenging its own chaotic rules.
Qin Muye's thoughts were straightforward. The Dead Realm was indeed reacting to the stimulus, and it was far beyond his expectations. However, this was not a bad thing; rather, it was a great opportunity.
With these endless undead monsters, if their kills counted, Qin Muye could use this chance to complete the one million enemy kills required for the territory advancement mission.
"Understood. I have already arranged for Mo Xue to lead a team to test this," Black Hand quickly responded.
Soon, through hyper-spatial transmission, Mo Xue led tens of thousands of Bloodthirsty Goblins into the fray. These undead monsters were massive, designed to match the Celestial Gods.
A Celestial God is a planet, naturally not small. Therefore, even with Mo Xue and the Bloodthirsty Goblins operating mecha-level machines, they were extremely small in comparison to the enormous undead monsters.
However, size was never the issue; overwhelming power was enough.
If these undead monsters were still at the 8th Rank, Mo Xue and the Bloodthirsty Goblins would have been no match for them. Unfortunately, due to the chaos in the Dead Realm, they had been reduced to the 7th Rank.
Even the originally 8th Rank undead monsters had been forcibly demoted due to the chaos in the Decomposition Zone.
All undead monsters were controlled and supported by the entire Dead Realm. Originally, gradual decomposition and growth, along with external expansion, ensured that all undead monsters remained at the 8th Rank. However, the embodiment caused the already flawed rules to misjudge, leading to a comprehensive average distribution.
This averaging resulted in a drop to the 7th Rank, given the billion-level quantity. After the expansion, the congestion centered around the Decomposition Zone spread out, as a billion undead monsters crowding together inevitably caused congestion.
"Master, good news. The kills count, but they no longer count once they are resurrected by the Dead Realm," Mo Xue reported after clearing a large batch of undead monsters and conducting further experiments.
Upon receiving the confirmed kill count, Qin Muye was pleasantly surprised. He had not expected this.
In his view, the undead monsters were essentially part of the Dead Realm, not separate entities.
However, the judgment in Lord of the Ages differed from his own. Although it prevented the exploitation of killing and resurrecting the same monsters for kill counts and experience, this was not the main point. The key was that he finally had a way to complete the one million enemy kills mission, which he had thought would require solving in a dungeon world.
It seemed that advancing his territory to the 8th Rank was now a certainty. For him, most of the difficulties were not significant. Swallowing an 8th Rank server was within reach, and other requirements like prestige and miracle-level buildings were all completed.
"Black Hand, arrange for the completion of the kill count as soon as possible and prepare for the 8th Rank advancement."
After confirming the situation, Qin Muye decisively ordered Black Hand to handle it.
It was highly unlikely that Qin Muye would deal with it himself. "Yes, Master. I will arrange it immediately. However, will this affect your plans?" Black Hand hesitated and asked.
Qin Muye estimated the situation and then said, "It won't. This time, the main focus is on me, not the territory, so the sprites basically don't need to cooperate."
The plan to usurp and the plan to devour the Shining Universe server were two separate plans, so the sprites didn't need to be involved in the process.
So, it was better to let the sprites handle the monster grinding. This time, grinding wasn't just for kill counts; there were also points, and these points seemed to be double. One set was for the Cosmic Pioneer event, and the other was from the will within the stars. However, just like the kill counts, points would only be awarded for the first kill. Subsequent kills after the Dead Realm resurrected the monsters would yield no benefits.
Additionally, there were treasure chests, but only one, and it was only a Silver level. The rewards were based on the level of the kill, not the previous level of the Dead Realm's monsters. This was rather unfortunate, as even a Gold treasure chest without the Hero suffix was better than a Silver one.
"I will arrange it immediately." After hearing Qin Muye's explanation, Black Hand did not question it. In management and politics, Qin Muye was indeed inferior, but in research, he was definitely superior. Therefore, Black Hand did not interfere.
As for the massive resources that would be consumed in the process, these were minor issues. Resources were meant to be used as costs in critical moments, not just for accumulation. The value of resources lay in facilitating Qin Muye's goals, not just in gathering wealth.
"8th Rank, I wonder what bizarre conditions I will face when I need to advance to 9th Rank. I hope it doesn't require me to devour a 9th Rank server."
If that were the case, he would have a headache.
An 8th Rank server was already terrifying; how much stronger would a 9th Rank server be?
The only 9th Rank world he had truly encountered was the Insectoid Grand World. The insectoids, formed by various desires and emotions into human-like structures, were completely different from what he had imagined.
But precisely because of this, they were even more terrifying. A horde of mindless eating insects was not scary, no matter how numerous they were. Emotions and desires usually accompany intelligence. Without emotions and desires, they were merely puppets.
If the insectoids only knew destruction and reproduction, they would have been eradicated by other 9th Rank worlds. If they were truly invincible, why would they evolve into a human-like social structure? Because they had strong enemies, they adapted and evolved to form such a structure, engaging in compromise, cooperation, and trade, which are normal civilizational behaviors.
As for those mindless insectoids that only knew destruction and reproduction, they were either pawns or insignificant.
If the insectoids were truly invincible and only knew destruction and reproduction, there would be no other worlds left; all would have been devoured by the insectoids long ago.
Therefore, Qin Muye concluded that the Insectoid Grand World might have been mindless and only knew consumption, destruction, and reproduction in its early stages, but after encountering severe challenges, they adapted and evolved. After all, adaptation and evolution were their strengths.
Adaptation and evolution were not just in biological form but also in civilizational structure. Otherwise, how could they have grown and thrived? After being severely challenged, if they didn't become more flexible, they would have been wiped out.
"We'll see about the future. Who knows, I might not even reach 9th Rank and successfully leave Lord of the Ages."
Although Qin Muye had plans for reaching 9th Rank with his territory, he didn't think too far ahead. After all, achieving that wasn't easy.
Advancing his 8th Rank territory was already difficult, let alone 9th Rank.
It was better to focus on the present and become 9th Rank himself before making plans for the territory. With his own support, the territory's advancement tasks would be much easier.
After all, at his level, individual power could change many things. Having sufficient strength was necessary to change what he wanted, not just relying on plans.
(End of Chapter)
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