Before long, it began to contract.
The tip of the vine wrapped around and brought back a milky white crystal. That rice-like fragrance had come from it.
"Wood Essence Crystal!?"
Holding the milky white crystal in his hand and examining it closely, Luo Shen's expression suddenly turned somewhat strange.
As someone familiar with the Original Work's plot, he knew perfectly well that not only the Wood Essence Crystals on Mist Island, but every single one on Earth, had been deliberately scattered by Babata to draw the attention of Earth's powerful warriors.
He had thought that Luo Feng's long disappearance meant Babata had lured him away for some under-the-table deal.
But the appearance of this Wood Essence Crystal made Luo Shen doubt his own judgment. After all, if Luo Feng had truly found Babata, then this Wood Essence Crystal logically should not have appeared here.
"Could it be that Babata didn't take a liking to Luo Feng, but took a liking to me instead?"
Luo Shen's expression grew even stranger.
That shouldn't be right either. He was a pure martial artist, while Babata needed a Mind Controller to inherit Yunmo Star and Hu Yanbo's legacy. Their needs simply did not align.
Besides.
Luo Shen truly had no interest in the Yunmo Star inheritance.
First of all, among Luo Feng's many fortuitous encounters, the Yunmo Star inheritance was the most important. It was because of that inheritance that Luo Feng could undergo Soul Crystal modification and possess the Golden Horn Beast, setting foot on an entirely different path from then on.
Moreover, Luo Feng had a close relationship with him.
There was no need for him to steal an inheritance that was of little use to him but was crucial to Luo Feng's martial path enlightenment.
With his cheat in hand, he