Joining Yunmo Star

"I lost, Second Brother."

Even though he had defeated Shen Mu, Thunder God still felt immense pressure.

"I only won because my realm is higher. If you were Planet-Level Stage Three now, it would be hard to say who would win."

Thunder God was also envious of Shen Mu's ability to possess a domain.

"A'mu, tell Second Brother how you figured out your domain?"

Thunder God put his arm around Shen Mu's neck, switching back to his playful demeanor.

"When I first started comprehending the Artistic Conception of Water, I was touched by the waves and tides, so I focused on understanding the flow of water. Second Brother, you could try comprehending a specific characteristic of lightning. With a clear goal, your chances might be greater."

"Comprehending a specific characteristic of lightning... that makes sense."

Thunder God pondered. Just as Hong comprehended the shadow of light, and Shen Mu the flow of water, they both had clear targets.

However, for all these years, his comprehension of lightning had been natural, without deliberately focusing on any specific characteristic.

Thunder God had initially thought his approach might be more in line with the "naturalness without action" described in Huaxia's ancient texts. But now, he realized it might have been a bit too ambitious.

While Shen Mu and Thunder God were sparring, Luo Feng, far away in Jiangnan Base City, was greatly surprised after receiving a stack of documents.

"Brother Shen... is the fiancé of my paternal grand-aunt's granddaughter, which means he's my... cousin-in-law?"

After Luo Feng emerged from Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9, he had learned from the relevant departments that his relatives were still alive.

However, at the time, Luo Feng's father was ill, making it impossible to visit. Shortly after, he received Babata's inheritance and had been in seclusion, temporarily setting aside the matter of reconnecting with his family.

"Babata, Babata, I've found an opportunity. Perhaps I can use this to recruit Brother Shen into Yunmo Star's sect."

In the virtual space, Babata, who had been slacking off, suddenly perked up and said excitedly, "Tell me, tell me, what's going on!"

After Luo Feng explained the situation to Babata in detail, Babata nodded in agreement, "Not bad, this is a good opportunity."

"You can hint to Shen Mu first that you've received an ancient civilization's inheritance, and then I'll handle it."

"Okay, I'll first tell my parents about Aunt Luo Hongqin's situation. We'll depart today."

A moment later, a surprised exclamation came from Luo Feng's father in the Luo family villa.

"What, Little Aunt is still alive!?"

"Xiao Feng, do you know where your grand-aunt is? I want to see her now," Luo Hongguo urged.

Luo Feng replied, "No problem, we can leave now. Dad, don't worry, Aunt and her family have been doing better than us these past few years."

At 4 PM that day, in Kyoto Base City.

On the rooftop, Shen Mu sat cross-legged on a cushion, his eyes half-closed. A faint, illusory water surface could be seen around him.

Although it seemed like he was comprehending the mysteries of his domain, the vast majority of Shen Mu's consciousness and attention were focused on his Azure Dragon Avatar.

Within the calm waters of Bohai Bay, tens of meters below the surface, a faint silhouette of an Azure Dragon could be seen coiling.

Mighty psychic energy fluctuations boiled within the Azure Dragon's sea of consciousness. Six brilliant psychic energy stars were emitting dazzling starlight and rapidly shrinking.

The starlight, formed from boundless psychic energy, intertwined, and in just a few breaths, the seventh psychic energy star condensed.

"Finally broken through to Planet-Level Stage Seven. Much faster than I imagined."

On the rooftop, Shen Mu's consciousness returned, and he opened his eyes.

Previously, Shen Mu had only considered the substantial energy foundation of Planet-Level Stage Seven, but he had forgotten that as the realm increased, the efficiency of energy absorption also accelerated.

Shen Mu had originally estimated it would take half a year to advance from Planet-Level Stage Five to Stage Seven, but he had accomplished it in just over four months.

"It's still early May. The Golden Horned Beast will be born in at most half a year, and it's impossible for it to break through to Star-Level. Even if it's Planet-Level Stage Nine, plus the gene multiplier of its peak bloodline, its energy foundation will be about 40 times mine."

Unlike Thunder God, the Golden Horned Beast's combat skills were terrible, and there was basically no need to consider amplification of force. At most, the reinforcement from its innate secret technique would only double its power.

Even if the Azure Dragon Avatar couldn't defeat it then, with the advantage of his domain and the sea, he should be able to stall it. Then, he could team up with Hong to attack it, and there would still be hope of defeating it.

"To be even safer, after discovering the Golden Horned Beast's whereabouts, I'll use technological weapons to heavily injure it first, just like in the original story, and then join forces with Hong to surround and attack it."

Buzz, buzz!

As Shen Mu was deep in thought, his communication watch on his right wrist suddenly vibrated.

"Hello, Sister Yongqing."

Tang Yongqing's voice came from the watch: "A'mu, you might not believe this when I tell you..."

Then Tang Yongqing explained the situation of Luo Feng bringing his family to visit Luo Hongqin.

"This Luo Feng is also a Councilor. Would you like to come and meet him?"

"Okay, I'll be right there."

A short while later, Shen Mu's King-Class fighter slowly landed in the plaza in front of the Tang family villa. Next to it was an identical King-Class fighter in the style of the Limit Martial Hall.

As soon as Shen Mu got off the plane, he saw Sister and Brother Tang Yongqing waiting for him. Standing beside them were brothers Luo Feng and Luo Hua.

"A'mu!"

"Brother-in-law!"

After Shen Mu nodded with a smile, he looked at Luo Feng. "Luo Feng... No, should I call you cousin?"

Luo Feng said with a wry smile, "Let's stick with Shen Ge. You're a powerhouse with a domain, just like the Head of the Pavilion. Let's just keep our own terms."

"Alright." Shen Mu nodded slightly, then looked at Luo Hua beside him. "This is your brother, right?"

"Hello, Shen Ge. I'm Luo Hua."

After a few pleasantries, Shen Mu and the others entered the Tang family villa together.

In the living room, under Luo Feng's introduction, Shen Mu also met Luo Feng's parents, who he should call uncle and aunt according to seniority.

During the conversation, Luo Feng specifically mentioned that Shen Mu had personally killed the Li Yao couple, thus avenging the Luo family.

Immediately, Luo Hongguo and his wife were very grateful to Shen Mu. If Shen Mu hadn't personally killed the Li Yao couple, their son might have faced accountability from the War God Palace.

After the pleasantries were mostly concluded, Luo Feng suddenly said, "Shen Ge, I have some questions about martial arts. Shall we find a place to chat?"

Seeing that the two Councilor-level powerhouses were going to discuss martial arts cultivation, the others naturally didn't pry.

"Sure, let's go to my fighter jet."

Then, Shen Mu and Luo Feng left the villa and boarded Shen Mu's King-Class fighter jet.

"Go ahead, what are your doubts? Are they about mentalists or martial artists?"

Facing Shen Mu's question, Luo Feng first communicated with Babata. After confirming they wouldn't be eavesdropped on, he spoke.

"Shen Ge, you know about my situation when I was trapped in the ancient civilization ruin. Actually, I received a mentalist inheritance."

"Oh, a mentalist inheritance? What level? Star-Level or Cosmic-Level?"

At this moment, Shen Mu had already guessed that Luo Feng wanted to come clean with him. After all, a Planet-Level mentalist with a domain, he couldn't believe Babata wouldn't be tempted.

"Much stronger than Cosmic-Level. For the specific details, let my intelligent life form tell you."

As Luo Feng finished speaking, Shen Mu's fighter jet's holographic projection function automatically activated, then condensed into Babata's phantom.

"Hello, Shen Mu. My name is Babata..."

Next, Babata spoke for more than twenty minutes about the forces in the universe.

From the Silverblue Empire to the higher-level Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and then to the Qianwu High-Level Universe Country.

Before Shen Mu agreed to join Yunmo Star, Babata didn't reveal everything, only saying that his master was a fallen undying powerhouse.

As long as Shen Mu was willing to become a disciple of this undying powerhouse, he could directly become a personal disciple and share all the inheritance and legacy with Luo Feng.

"So, Shen Mu, have you made your decision?"

Babata finally looked at Shen Mu.

Shen Mu naturally wouldn't refuse. "I agree. Can you tell me the true identity of my teacher now?"

"Of course, no problem. Shen Mu, your and Luo Feng's teacher is the master of Yunmo Star, a super-existence among undying powerhouses..."

Babata immediately gestured excitedly and then informed Shen Mu about Yunmo Star's situation, finally warning him, "Remember, you must never mention Yunmo Star in the outside world. Once your identities are exposed, you may face unavoidable pursuit."

"Don't worry, I remember. Before getting your consent, Babata, I won't tell anyone about Yunmo Star."

Babata was immediately satisfied and then looked at Luo Feng.

Seeing this, Luo Feng took out a spatial ring.

"Inside this spatial ring is an intelligent optical computer that can log into the same virtual space as Luo Feng's optical computer. From now on, I will teach you through the virtual space."

"Besides the intelligent optical computer, there is also a mental weapon, the 'Arc Blade Disc,' which is no weaker than Luo Feng's 'Sky Shuttle.' As for other various secret manuals, you can learn them in the virtual space."

"However, before that, you must first cultivate the 'Fallen God' secret technique."

Shen Mu was a little surprised. He didn't remember Luo Feng in the original work learning any Fallen God secret technique.

"The Fallen God secret technique is a method to modify mental energy. Once cultivated, your mental energy will transform into the unique mental energy of the Yunmo Star lineage, which can improve your mental energy talent to a certain extent. Moreover, without the unique mental energy of the Yunmo Star lineage, you won't be able to cultivate your teacher's various powerful exclusive secret techniques."