The Deal

Fifteen thousand meters beneath Mist Island—

Crack!

The concealed cabin door opened, and Luo Feng stepped out. As soon as he did, he spotted Wang Cheng standing not far away and waving at him.

Luo Feng took a deep breath, then walked over to Wang Cheng.

"You look so nervous!" Wang Cheng said with a laugh. "Do I look like the kind of person who'd kill someone and take their treasure?"

"Brother Wang, do you know about Teacher Hu Yanbo?" Luo Feng asked seriously.

"Senior Hu Yanbo was a very powerful Immortal. He was just a little unlucky!" Wang Cheng said with a smile.

"With Earth's resources, it would have been difficult for you to achieve much. But now that you've inherited Senior Hu Yanbo's legacy, you're already different from the other Earthlings!"

"So you really did know, Brother Wang!" Luo Feng understood. At the same time, he wondered, "Why did you ask me to come?"

"Because I didn't want to take him as my master, but I did want one of the manuals Senior Hu Yanbo left behind. You and I get along, so I decided to give you this opportunity. I didn't tell you before because I was afraid you'd give yourself away if you knew, and then you wouldn't have gotten the inheritance!" Wang Cheng offered an explanation that was half true and half false.

"A manual?" Luo Feng wondered. Just then, Babata started yelling in his mind.

"This guy's really full of himself! If he'd come here himself, I wouldn't have accepted him. And he says he doesn't want to take me as his master! He wants a manual? I'm telling you, Luo Feng, he can keep dreaming. The manuals of the Yunmo Star Lineage were painstakingly collected by my master. They're absolutely not for outsiders! Not for outsiders!"

"Babata, why don't you think it over?"

Luo Feng tried to persuade him in his mind. Wang Cheng's explanation had dispelled his nervousness. His worst suspicion had been that Wang Cheng had been using him all along to obtain the inheritance of his current teacher, Hu Yanbo.

But now it seemed he'd misunderstood. If Wang Cheng had really wanted to kill him and take his treasure, there'd be no reason for him to explain himself now!

It was fair to say that he owed this incredible opportunity entirely to Wang Cheng. That was an enormous debt. By Luo Feng's reckoning, repaying it with a manual would have been nothing.

But unfortunately, the decision wasn't his to make. Babata had to agree!

"No way! No way!" Babata was adamant.

"Uh, Brother Wang..." Luo Feng was trying to figure out what to say when Wang Cheng suddenly spoke.

"Senior Hu Yanbo left behind an intelligent life, right? Tell him I want the manuals Ten Thousand Lines Flow and Control Space!"

"Ten Thousand Lines Flow? Control Space? Those are two of the most precious manuals my master left behind!" Babata rattled on, making one thing clear: the manuals were incredibly valuable, and wanting to learn them was pure fantasy.

"Babata, don't be so absolute. There's always a way, right?" Luo Feng asked in his mind.

"Unless he trades manuals of equal value!" Babata knew Wang Cheng wouldn't be easy to deal with. Not only had he guided Luo Feng step by step to his master's inheritance, but he also clearly had an extremely advanced detector. The man was utterly mysterious, and it was impossible to gauge his strength.

For now, Babata was just putting on a tough front. Luo Feng had given him an opening, and he'd seized it at once!

"Manuals of equal value?" Luo Feng didn't hesitate. He repeated Babata's demand to Wang Cheng.

"I don't have any manuals of equal value." Wang Cheng shook his head. Manuals like Ten Thousand Lines Flow and Control Space contained the laws of space. The only one he had that could compare was Eternal Void. But he had memorized Eternal Void from an Inheritance Crystal, and he couldn't recite it in full until he reached a certain level.

Still, Wang Cheng had another option. He said directly, "But I have a way to make Luo Feng's Evolution Path millions of times easier than it is now!"

"What do you mean, Brother Wang?" Luo Feng was only a High-level War God, and his Mental Energy had carried him all the way up thanks to his talent. He had no idea how difficult evolution was for Earthlings.

"You're only at the Apprentice level now. Once you reach Planet level, you'll understand how difficult it is for the body to evolve. Ask him what he means!" Babata hurriedly urged.

But before Luo Feng could ask, Wang Cheng said, "I can trade a Golden Horned Beast egg for those two manuals!"

"A Golden Horned Beast egg!!!" Babata exploded.

"What's that?" Luo Feng was about to ask.

At last, Babata couldn't hold back. Under Wang Cheng's gaze, the phantom of a child appeared on Luo Feng's shoulder. Its eyes were bloodred, and two sharp horns grew from its forehead.

"So you finally couldn't resist coming out?" Wang Cheng said with a smile. "Let's introduce ourselves first. I'm Wang Cheng!"

"Babata!" he said, then hurriedly asked, "Are you sure it's a Golden Horned Beast egg?"

"Of course." Wang Cheng nodded slightly, then continued, "You know what a Golden Horned Beast egg means, right?"

"What does it mean?" Luo Feng couldn't help asking.

"It means you'll rise to the top in one leap!" Babata didn't explain in detail. Instead, he asked with some suspicion, "Are you really going to trade one to us?"

"The Golden Horned Beast egg isn't on Earth right now. It'll take some time to transport it here. In six months, I'll personally give it to Luo Feng!" Wang Cheng said without hesitation.

"Fine. We'll make the trade in six months." Babata figured that if Wang Cheng really delivered a Golden Horned Beast egg, giving up two manuals would be nothing.

"I need a deposit," Wang Cheng said calmly. "Control Space is a relatively rare manual, but Ten Thousand Lines Flow is common. Give me Ten Thousand Lines Flow first!"

"Fine." Babata nodded at once.

"..."

Wang Cheng looked at Babata in surprise. He'd thought the other party wouldn't agree so readily. Although he was sure the Golden Horned Beast egg would arrive on Earth in six months, he doubted anyone would believe him just because he said so!

Wang Cheng had prepared a whole speech to persuade Babata, but Babata had agreed right away!

"Then I look forward to a pleasant partnership!" Wang Cheng laughed. Babata really had traveled the universe with Hu Yanbo. His temper might be terrible, but he knew when to compromise.

"I'll put together the information on Ten Thousand Lines Flow and have it delivered to you tomorrow!" Babata didn't say anything else. He vanished from Luo Feng's shoulder.

"Babata, why did you agree so quickly?" Luo Feng was surprised too. He'd thought Babata wouldn't agree so easily and had been getting ready to talk him into it.

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Babata said in Luo Feng's mind.

"This Wang Cheng is unfathomable, and he seems to know about my master! My master has only one successor—you. What good would come of angering him? Giving him a copy of Ten Thousand Lines Flow and keeping you safe is already a good deal. As for that Golden Horned Beast egg... If it's real, then I can only say that Wang Cheng might be helping you!"

"Helping me?" Luo Feng was puzzled.

"You can't even imagine how valuable a Golden Horned Beast egg is. For a little fellow like you, who hasn't even reached Planet level, to get something like that would make countless Cosmic humans jealous!" Babata said.

"What exactly is a Golden Horned Beast egg good for?" Luo Feng asked again.

"There's no point telling you now. If he really does manage to get hold of one, I'll tell you then!" Babata couldn't be bothered to say more. No matter how much Luo Feng asked, he wouldn't reveal a single word.

Wang Cheng turned to look into the distance. He guessed that Luo Feng was talking with Babata, so he didn't rush to say anything.

Wang Cheng and Luo Feng had been talking for quite a while. In the meantime, Jiang Mingyue had already killed Yan Hai. Even Li Yao, who had come with Yan Hai, had gotten caught up in it and been casually killed by Jiang Mingyue.

Poor Li Yao had asked Yan Hai to help him get rid of Luo Feng, only to end up caught in the crossfire.

After killing Yan Hai and Li Yao, Jiang Mingyue had stood motionless in place. No one knew what she was thinking.

After a moment's thought, Wang Cheng flashed over to Jiang Mingyue.

"Brother Cheng!"

Jiang Mingyue raised her head and called out, her voice slightly hoarse.

"Your revenge is complete. Why don't you look happy?" Wang Cheng asked.

"Maybe because this revenge, which once seemed so far out of reach, was too easy. It happened so quickly that I haven't even processed it yet!" Jiang Mingyue answered honestly.

That was the truth!

A few months ago, Jiang Mingyue had still been pushing herself to the limit in the Wilderness Area, trying to grow stronger. But now, she'd "woken from a nap" with terrifying power and taken her revenge with ease.

It had all happened so simply that Jiang Mingyue could hardly take it in.

"Maybe you'll feel better after some time!" Wang Cheng wasn't Jiang Mingyue, so he couldn't truly understand how she felt. After thinking for a moment, he continued:

"Your parents passed away early, but you should still have relatives alive, right? You've already been asleep for so long. I might as well give you some more time off. Go visit your other relatives!"

Jiang Mingyue shook her head at Wang Cheng's words. "The only relative I have left is a cousin I haven't been in touch with for a long time. There's no point in seeing her!"

"Is that so?" Wang Cheng nodded slightly. Seeing that Jiang Mingyue felt that way, he didn't say anything more.

To be honest, his quality of life had taken a hit while Jiang Mingyue was away. It'd be best if she could come back to work right away!