Personal Disciple

"Luo Feng, Xiao Yu, you've finally arrived." Demon Babata spoke in Chinese.

"You are?" Luo Feng cautiously watched Demon Babata before him.

"I've waited fifty thousand years." Demon Babata shook his head. "You Earth Humans have such poor aptitude. It took fifty thousand years for me to find suitable candidates."

"You said suitable candidates?" Xiao Yu asked.

"For fifty thousand years, I've been searching for a suitable heir for my master. Now one has finally appeared—you, Luo Feng." Demon Babata said excitedly.

"Me?" Luo Feng pointed at himself.

"That's right. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Babata! You may call me 'Demon Babata,' of course, that is the Earth language term." Demon Babata said, "Essentially, I am a form of intelligence."

"Then why did you bring me here?" Xiao Yu asked, confused.

"You may not become my master's heir, but you can still become my master's personal disciple," Demon Babata said.

"Oh." Xiao Yu fell silent.

"Intelligence?" Luo Feng was puzzled.

"Intelligence cores are divided into levels! Only those whose thinking is no worse than that of humans can be called intelligence. The intelligence core of Civilization Relic No. 9 that you know of barely counts as true intelligence." Demon Babata said, "As for me, I am called a Sentient Life, a lifeform just like you humans."

"In other words, you are like a human and possess emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness," Xiao Yu said.

"That's right. All right, Luo Feng, Xiao Yu, come pay respects to my master," Demon Babata said.

Inside the magnificent semicircular hall, Demon Babata's pale little finger pointed toward the center of the floor. A hissing sound immediately rang out as the metal floor suddenly split apart, revealing a passageway.

"Follow me."

"Let's go," Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Yu did not object to paying respects to such a powerful expert. Becoming his personal disciple was not a problem either. Anyway, the whole—

The two followed Demon Babata and leaped down together. When they landed below, lights came on in the dim hall beneath them.

The hall was empty, its walls forming an octagon. There was not a single object inside.

"Open!" Demon Babata pointed at the floor.

"Crack, crack, crack~~~"

The ground trembled slightly and slowly began to split apart. A crystal coffin gradually rose up, and the corpse within still looked lifelike.

The corpse was roughly three meters tall, with two flexible antennae on his forehead. Aside from the antennae and his larger build, he looked exactly like an Earth Human.

His features were exceptionally handsome. His narrow eyes carried an unusual charm that could stir one's soul.

Under Demon Babata's guidance, the two quickly completed the rites.

Afterward, Demon Babata taught the two some knowledge about the universe.

The Milky Way Galaxy alone had more than 210,000 planets inhabited by large numbers of humans. The eight neighboring galaxies, including the Milky Way Galaxy and Beta Galaxy, formed the Silver Blue Empire.

The Silver Blue Empire was merely a Universe Elementary Civilization. Above it stood the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. The Black Dragon Mountain Empire directly controlled more than six thousand galaxies and also had more than five hundred subordinate Universe Elementary Civilizations. The Silver Blue Empire was merely an insignificant member among them.

The Black Dragon Mountain Empire was a Medium Civilization.

Above that were higher civilizations. The Qianwu Universe Country occupied an entire Qianwu Great Star Zone.

In the universe, starfields and star zones were both map units. Generally, one starfield contained roughly 1,000 to 20,000 galaxies. One star zone, at the average level, contained roughly 10,000 starfields, equivalent to about 100 million galaxies.

The Qianwu Great Star Zone had more than thirteen thousand starfields under its jurisdiction, with over a hundred million galaxies.

"Earth belongs to the Qianwu Great Star Zone, the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, and the Milky Way Galaxy," Babata said.

"Luo Feng's brain width is 22, the highest among all Earth Humans. Moreover, he is a controller among Mind Controllers, so he can be trained as my master's heir." Babata continued, "And Xiao Yu, you actually cultivated to the Planetary level ninth stage in such a short time and even comprehended a domain. Even in the universe, that makes you a genius. I can accept you as my master's personal disciple on his behalf!"

"Will you agree? Decide now! This universe is vast. Only with my assistance can you go farther," Babata continued.

"I agree." Xiao Yu had nothing to hesitate over. In his previous life, he had no teacher and walked the path alone. The journey had been difficult.

Luo Feng hesitated for a moment before agreeing as well and nodding.

"The apprenticeship procedure is simple. You only need to kowtow eight times before my master's crystal coffin."

Following Babata's instructions, Xiao Yu and Luo Feng completed the apprenticeship ceremony.

After they became disciples, Demon Babata gave Luo Feng a black wristguard. Inside the left wristguard was a crystal core, where Babata now resided. The crystal core also possessed some storage space and contained a large quantity of treasures such as Wood Essence Crystals and the Arc Saber Disc. It was also Babata's purse.

Babata gave Luo Feng a storage ring measuring 612 meters long, 521 meters wide, and 108 meters high. The space within this storage ring was created by a powerful expert cutting out a piece of universal space and merging it into an item. It was extremely difficult to make.

"Xiao Yu, most of the items my master left behind were meant to cultivate controllers. As for Warriors, I have some secret methods. I will leave a clone inside the Auxiliary Optical Computer on your left hand, along with knowledge of Warrior-related secret methods."

"Fine, that is already good enough," Xiao Yu said.

"My master also left behind a large fortune stored in the Universe River Bank. Once Luo Feng's strength reaches the required standard and he withdraws it, I'll have him give you a portion," Babata reassured him.

He also felt that he had been somewhat biased. The Xiao Yu before him possessed extraordinary talent. Not only had he reached the Planetary level ninth stage at such a young age, but he had even comprehended a domain. Even in the universe, this qualified him as a genius. Unfortunately, Xiao Yu was not a Mind Controller.

"Luo Feng, Xiao Yu, let's go. This Yunmo Starship is already too damaged to fly. Even the Yinlan Universe Country cannot repair it. We can only store it away for now and deal with it later," Babata sighed.

After the two humans and one intelligence left the spacecraft, Babata stored the enormous Yunmo Starship inside the crystal core.

The disappearance of the spacecraft created a huge empty space, causing massive amounts of rock to collapse.

"Xiao Yu." A crisp child's voice rang out in Xiao Yu's mind.

"Babata, this is your clone, right?" Xiao Yu thought.

"That's right. From now on, I'll guide your cultivation," Babata said. "I saw earlier that you already have a Cloud-Soaring Vine, so I did not give you one. Later, I'll have Luo Feng give you some more Wood Essence Crystals."

"Mm, sure." Xiao Yu nodded.

He could not have acknowledged this teacher for nothing.

"Our Yunmo Star not only possesses secret methods for Spiritual Controllers, but also numerous Warrior secret methods. Under my guidance, you will soon break through to the Star level." Babata said confidently. "Unfortunately, you are an Earth Human and still an unregistered citizen in the universe. Otherwise, you could connect to the Virtual Universe Network. To connect to the Virtual Universe Network, you first need to open an account in reality."

"Babata, as a Sentient Life, you should be able to easily crack a spacecraft's defense system, right?" Xiao Yu asked.

"I can, but I am not the main body, so my capabilities are much weaker," the Babata clone said.

Xiao Yu nodded without saying more. He had already made his calculations.

"Let's go."

Xiao Yu and Luo Feng flew toward the surface.

The two had stayed underground for three days and three nights. When Hong had distributed the Wood Essence Crystals earlier, neither of them had been present.

When the two reached the surface, they found that Hong was still there.

Xiao Yu directly handed the two Wood Essence Crystals he had found earlier to Hong.

"According to this operation's rules, Xiao Yu, you receive a 60% share, which comes to 1.2 Wood Essence Crystals."

"Luo Feng, you personally obtained 6 Wood Essence Crystals, which comes to 3.6 after calculating the 60% share. You also participated in four group battles, earning 2.1 based on differing contributions. Your total is therefore 5.7," Hong said.

"For every Wood Essence Crystal, I can offer you a price of 20 Stars! Do you want the Wood Essence Crystals, or will you sell them to me?" Hong continued.

"Sell them to you," Xiao Yu said. Including the Wood Essence Crystals Babata had given him, he had obtained more than three hundred in total this time.

Luo Feng shook his head, indicating that he no longer needed Wood Essence Crystals either.

"Good. Then this operation can be considered a perfect conclusion." Hong said happily. He had gained another eight Wood Essence Crystals just like that.

"Brother Hong, in a couple of days, I've decided to kill the Thunder Dragon Emperor and Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor in the ocean. Please help locate them," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Now, aside from that Zerg Mother Nest, there was nothing on Earth that worried him. Even if the Golden Horned Beast beneath the sea had hatched, it would be no exception.

"Fine." Hong pondered for a while before speaking.

"Xiao Yu, if you kill those two Beast Emperors, won't it drive the King-level Monsters mad?" Luo Feng asked worriedly.

"Perhaps some King-level Monsters will organize retaliation against humanity, but the vast majority of King-level Monsters will not dare come ashore." Hong said calmly. "We humans possess many Laser Cannons capable of threatening King-level Monsters. Without the Beast Emperors, they will only become more obedient. By then, even some King-level Monsters on land will likely flee into the ocean."

"Good, then it's settled. I'll begin the operation in one week," Xiao Yu said.

After saying that, Xiao Yu flew toward his Qiankun Intelligent Fighter.

"Qiankun, take me home," Xiao Yu ordered.

Inside the fighter, Xiao Yu sat in his seat.

Babata's voice continuously rang through his mind.

"Xiao Yu, I did not ask you earlier. As a pure-blooded Earth Human, how did you raise your Gene Level?" Babata asked.

Based on Xiao Yu's previous combat performance and flying speed, Babata had determined that Xiao Yu's Gene Level was far beyond that of ordinary Earth Humans.

"I happened to obtain an ancient relic. There was a fruit full of vitality inside. After I ate it, I became like this," Xiao Yu lied.

"What fruit? Why have I never heard of it?" Babata asked suspiciously.

"There. The storage ring on my right hand was one of the things I obtained that time, but there was only one such fruit." Xiao Yu pointed to the Space Ring on his right hand.

With a wave of his right hand, a jade box covered in secret engravings appeared in his palm.

"This was one of the things I obtained that time." As Xiao Yu spoke, he opened a small crack in it.

In an instant, the entire cabin was filled with abundant vitality.

"Th-that is a Life Fruit. Quick, close the lid!" Babata said anxiously.

The jade box had only been opened for an instant before being closed again.

"Xiao Yu, you've truly struck it rich this time! I was worried before that the aptitude of the Cloud-Soaring Vine you obtained was inferior to the one I gave Luo Feng. Now that you have this Life Fruit, the Cloud-Soaring Vine's aptitude can rise several levels."

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