Black Dragon Mountain X81!

After a long while.

Hong finally spoke again. "You wanted to see me?"

Having already stepped into the Domain realm, Hong knew all too well the effect a Domain could have. Especially at the Planetary level, the difference between possessing a Domain and not possessing one was truly worlds apart!

This gap was simply not something minor realms like a few Planetary-level ranks could make up for. Therefore, for a Plant Life to make even her feel outmatched, it had to be at least Star level.

Hong could not guarantee whether such a Plant Life existed on Earth, but at the very least, under the perception of his Domain, there definitely was not one on Mist Island before them.

The vine that matched her description had indeed been found through his Domain's search.

But that thing was only around Planetary level fourth rank. How could it possibly make Vinina feel she was no match for it?

Clearly, she had said it deliberately.

All to

see him?

"That's right, though that isn't all."

Vinina replied with a radiant smile, then turned her gaze toward where the Cloud-Piercing Vine lay beneath Mist Island. "There's something there that you need."

"Mm."

Hong nodded slightly.

Then he took a step forward. A black Domain instantly spread out, enveloping the entire island in the lake. He stomped hard. "Come out!"

Splash!

A blackish-purple vine, twenty centimeters in diameter, abruptly burst from the ground. Carrying terrifying force, it lashed out, attempting to cleave the two of them apart.

But—

Pfft!

Hong's fair right hand gripped it as casually as if he were holding a pair of chopsticks. The thick vine, a full twenty centimeters across, twisted frantically, but it was utterly useless.

"Blackish-purple, and this strong?"

Hong murmured softly. Yet as Mist Island began to shake violently, one blackish-purple vine after another extended from the mist. Each was over two thousand meters long. Only when there were a full sixteen did ripples finally appear on his face. "Cloud-Piercing Vine?"

"That's right. It's a Cloud-Piercing Vine."

"What do you want?"

Hong asked softly.

Of course he wanted it. According to the records in the Ancient Civilization Ruins, a Cloud-Piercing Vine was immensely valuable—even a spaceship capable of exploring the Vast Universe was worth less than it. After all, it could not only directly increase one's strength, but also continue growing.

Naturally, this was tremendously tempting to Hong.

But there was no such thing as a free lunch. Why would Vinina give him something this precious?

"What do you have?"

"Come with me."

As Hong spoke, the blood-red triangular fighter immediately flew before them. The two entered it, and a three-dimensional Virtual Projection appeared inside. It displayed all manner of treasures he had accumulated over the years.

Vinina did not stand on ceremony either. She had given away the Cloud-Piercing Vine, so what was wrong with taking some compensation?

She swiftly picked out several items.

They were mainly Force Weapons and Mental Power Weapons. As for the rest—

Vinina thought they took up too much space even sitting in her storage ring.

After settling that portion, Hong looked toward Mist Island again and asked,

"What about those?"

"Handle them as you see fit."

"Fine."

Neither of them cared much about those so-called grass-and-wood spirits. After all, they were only somewhat useful to Apprentice Level beings. At the two of their level, they had no real significance.

The final arrangement was slightly more generous than Limit Martial Hall's internal distribution rules. Vinina's share as the discoverer was increased by 20%, then Hong gave his own 20% to Vinina. Overall, it became an even fifty-fifty split.

However, that share was not given to Vinina directly. Instead, it was exchanged through Limit Martial Hall for other resources and distributed to the Polenas Family.

Meanwhile, Vinina became Limit Martial Hall's sixth Inspector!

Vinina participated in the entire process, even actively requesting the more performative parts.

She had no choice. Tempering her battle intent required recognition.

Time passed.

Vinina's journey of tempering her battle intent came to an end amid Babata's constant urging.

It was not because she felt she had enough. Rather, she wanted more!

How could these people on Earth, who did not even have Planetary-level strength, compare to the battle intent provided by those above the Planetary level?

"Heading into the universe?"

"What are you going to use to leave Earth?"

Babata looked at the excited Vinina, its face full of helplessness. Vinina responded directly, "There's an Ancient Civilization Ruins on Earth. It's a Universe Spaceship. It doesn't look seriously damaged, so it should be able to fly after some repairs."

"Your eyeballs are useless."

Babata rolled its eyes. "Long-distance travel through the universe places extremely high demands on a spaceship. It isn't some simple mechanical construction like you imagine. A Universe Spaceship can only be formed from countless precise components combined together."

"What can you tell from just the exterior?"

"Still, since the exterior doesn't seem badly damaged, even if there's internal damage, it should be repairable. Come on, take me to see it."

At this point, Babata was becoming somewhat impatient as well.

At the end of the day, they had to leave Earth eventually. Yet there were no spacecraft on Earth capable of supporting Dark Universe travel. Babata had even been considering making Vinina gather Earth's spaceship wreckage to see whether they could assemble a Universe Spaceship. Who would have thought that there was apparently a Universe Spaceship on Earth whose exterior did not look seriously damaged?

How could they not go take a look?

As long as it was not the trash transport ship they had seen previously at Limit Martial Hall headquarters, even serious internal damage would not matter. There had to be something usable inside.

And besides—

What if it really was not badly damaged?

"Sure!"

Vinina nodded with a smile, then immediately summoned the intelligent fighter Hong had given her and rapidly flew toward Ruins No. 12 on the navigation display.

"This piece of junk can only putter around inside a life planet."

Inside the cabin, Babata looked around the fighter with utter disdain.

"It was free. What more do you want?"

"True. It'll do as temporary transportation."

Babata nodded slightly. "I'll modify this intelligent fighter's smart system for you first."

"Do whatever you want."

Vinina replied casually.

She would not be using this thing for long anyway, and she did not care who held the highest authority. But since Babata was willing to do it, she let it. If it had something to occupy itself with, her ears could have some peace and quiet for a while.

Mm, only for a while.

There was no helping it. To Babata, dealing with the intelligent fighter's smart system was absurdly simple. Only ten seconds passed before Babata spoke, and the countless buttons that had been flashing continuously instantly fell still. "Done."

"The first-level authority over this intelligent fighter's system has now been transferred to you."

Things returned once more to Vinina and Babata's intermittent chatter. Amid their conversation, the dark fighter successfully arrived at its destination.

Directly above Ruins No. 12!