Meteorite Star

Just as Lin Qingyu was considering whether to dig straight down and try to unearth the Meteorite Star, the entire Mist Island suddenly began to shake.

A purple-black vine twenty centimeters in diameter and over a thousand meters long burst from the ground, lashing directly at Lin Qingyu at three times the speed of sound.

"Moyun Vine? Why did it emerge so quickly? I haven't even taken any Spirit of Plants and Trees yet." Lin Qingyu was somewhat surprised.

But surprise was surprise; his movements were not slow. His Domain instantly unfolded, and Origin Force and Mental Force erupted.

The long spear in his hand seemed to tear through space as it directly collided with a branch of the Moyun Vine.

The sonic boom and shockwave produced by the collision between vine and spear swept across the entire Mist Island. Even War God-level Spirits of Plants and Trees were like blades of grass in a hurricane before such a collision.

The thousand-meter-long vine was sent flying backward by Lin Qingyu's spear, though Lin Qingyu himself was forced back several steps by its force.

"Impressive. As expected of the Moyun Vine," Lin Qingyu said.

Both he and Hong in the Plot possessed Domain 2nd layer, but his current foundation was far weaker than Hong's. After all, Lin Qingyu had not even broken through to the Planetary level yet.

Of course, he truly was not afraid of the Moyun Vine now.

Yet before he could attack again, the previously aggressive Moyun Vine abruptly stopped moving. Not only did it cease attacking Lin Qingyu, it began to contract.

At the same time, Lin Qingyu sensed a peculiar vitality emanating from the Moyun Vine. Its aura was slowly growing stronger!

Underground, Bata watched the Moyun Vine absorb Wood Crystals and undergo transformation. A trace of pain appeared on his face, but when he recalled the power Lin Qingyu had displayed—a power of control that could even interfere with space—he felt that it had all been worth it!

"He actually—actually comprehended a Domain! His Gene Level is high, and his comprehension is absurdly high as well! If I can successfully bring Lin Qingyu into Yunmo Star, then throwing out five Wood Crystals will have been worth it. No, I'll have made a huge profit!" Bata said.

Five Wood Crystals were not much, but Bata had only thrown three Wood Crystals onto Mist Island in total back then.

Moreover, this was a gamble. If Lin Qingyu had failed to notice the Moyun Vine's transformation, or if he had been too cautious and left immediately, then the investment of five Wood Crystals would have gone down the drain.

To Bata, Wood Crystals were not particularly precious treasures. But he was now trapped on Earth with no source of income. Every bit of resource was valuable and could not be wasted carelessly.

"If Lin Qingyu leaves, then I can only increase the investment and use Wood Crystals to lure Earth's experts into the selection, then have them call Lin Qingyu over. Hmm, let me think... this Jia Yi may be a suitable candidate."

Fortunately, Lin Qingyu did not retreat. Instead, he charged directly toward where the Moyun Vine had emerged, as though he had long known the source of its evolution and transformation.

"It seems Lin Qingyu's perception is quite strong. He noticed the Moyun Vine's changes, and every expert has ambition. As expected, he has come to investigate the Moyun Vine's secret." After detecting Lin Qingyu's movements, Bata smiled and nodded. However, he soon revealed a worried expression.

"Still, he is a little too reckless. There are countless dangers in the universe. If he barges around relying on his strength, he might not even know when he gets himself killed. Once he becomes Master's disciple, I must give him a proper lesson."

Bata had already begun designing a training plan for Lin Qingyu.

On the surface, Lin Qingyu immediately followed after the Moyun Vine as it contracted.

Elsewhere in the universe, he might have been more cautious. But Mist Island was Bata's territory, and the Moyun Vine's abnormal transformation was most likely part of Bata's Plot. Bata presumably wanted Lin Qingyu to follow his script, while Lin Qingyu wanted to obtain the Meteorite Star and its inheritance, so naturally, he would cooperate.

Before long, Lin Qingyu discovered three Wood Crystals at the Moyun Vine's roots. The vine kept digging downward, and then it unearthed another Wood Crystal.

Having obtained the Wood Crystals, the Moyun Vine began to evolve and transform continuously.

"Wood Crystals? Did they come from underground?" Lin Qingyu said. Without hesitation, he controlled his Mental Power Weapon and sent it drilling underground.

"Excellent, he finally came down." Bata sighed in relief, then began his "seduction" plan.

In truth, Bata's plan was very simple. He would first toss out several Wood Crystals to have the Moyun Vine emerge and draw Lin Qingyu's attention. Once Lin Qingyu noticed the Moyun Vine evolving, he would naturally notice the Wood Crystals it was absorbing.

Even if Lin Qingyu did not know what Wood Crystals were, anything that could evolve the Moyun Vine was naturally a treasure. Combined with the Moyun Vine's repeated digging underground, it would lead Lin Qingyu to investigate below.

Then, throughout the process, Bata would continuously toss out Wood Crystals, directing Lin Qingyu's route toward the Meteorite Star.

Lin Qingyu also understood that these Wood Crystals had likely been deliberately thrown out by Bata to "lure" him in. Thus, he cooperatively picked up each Wood Crystal Bata tossed out without even showing any confusion. After all, he had nothing to lose from it.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. His vigilance is still far too low. He needs tempering—he definitely needs to be tempered harshly!" Inside the underground spaceship, Bata watched Lin Qingyu act as though he had no defenses at all and felt somewhat helpless.

With both harboring their own thoughts, this "script," written by Bata and performed by Lin Qingyu, finally reached its conclusion.

Lin Qingyu's spread-out Mental Power suddenly sensed a huge mass of metal!

Lin Qingyu knew that he had arrived.

He controlled his Mental Power and directly forced apart the entire rock layer, creating a sizable cavity.

A dust-covered metal door appeared before him.

"This is... a Ruins?" Lin Qingyu controlled his Mental Power Weapon with Mental Force, clearing away all the stones around the Meteorite Star. Without much hesitation, he stepped inside.

Walking to the end of the passage at the Meteorite Star's entrance, Lin Qingyu saw a corpse.

The corpse was roughly eight meters tall, clad in battle armor and emanating immense pressure, as though it were merely sleeping there.

Is this the pressure of an Undying? It feels... like nothing much. Lin Qingyu shook his head. All right, that was a little too arrogant. This Undying is already dead. If he were alive, he could probably slap the current me to death with one hand.

Lin Qingyu did not linger before the corpse. Instead, like in the Original work, he followed the widest passage straight ahead.

He also picked up quite a few Wood Crystals along the way. Bata truly seemed afraid that he would fail to find Meteorite Star's inheritance.

Soon, after passing through a massive door over ten meters in both length and width, Lin Qingyu arrived in a magnificent, enormous semicircular hall with a radius of over a hundred meters.

There were six corpses in the hall. Five of them were lifelike, as though merely asleep. The remaining one had only golden bones left; its other tissues and organs had already turned to ash.

Beep—

A sound rang out.

Lights suddenly came on in the dim hall, and the dazzling radiance illuminated the entire hall brilliantly.

At the same time, countless strange rays of light converged before Lin Qingyu, forming a translucent virtual figure.

With the height of a child at around one point four or one point five meters, dressed in a black robe, with two small horns atop his head and blood-red eyes, it was none other than Demon Bata.

"Lin Qingyu, you finally came." Bata looked at Lin Qingyu with a calm expression, but inwardly, he let out a long sigh of relief.

This heaven-defying genius could finally enter the Yunmo Star lineage.