The Key to 'Devour'

"Golden Horned Beast, use 'Devour' on the metal in front of you again."

Hen Ren pointed at the several hundred tons of metal before her and shouted to the Golden Horned Beast.

The secret patterns on the Golden Horned Beast's body lit up, and a pitch-black hole collapsed within its mouth, sweeping up the metal in front of it and swallowing it into the void.

"So that's how it is. The 'Devour' secret pattern works like this. If I modify it, it should be able to absorb other types of matter as well..."

Hen Ren muttered to herself, gaining more ideas for the Devouring Heaven Demon Art.

This Golden Horned Beast was naturally not the one Luo Feng had possessed; that particular Golden Horned Beast had not yet arrived on Earth.

This was the Trial space of the 'Trial' function from her cheat, and this Golden Horned Beast was a simulation created by the 'Trial' specifically for Hen Ren to observe.

In addition to the Golden Horned Beast, there were other Star Behemoths like the Flame Star Behemoth, as well as black holes and wormholes, all provided for Hen Ren to study.

"Devouring Heaven Demon Art—"

Hen Ren formed a secret pattern with her hands, and a black hole collapsed at the center of her brow, sucking in the metal that the Golden Horned Beast had not yet finished consuming.

BOOM!!!

Hen Ren self-destructed on the spot, and the moment she turned to dust, she condensed into a new Hen Ren once more.

"It failed... What is the reason? Is it because I am not a Star Behemoth?"

Right! I am missing an Origin Core and an Internal World!

"Hypothesis one: the Golden Horned Beast's devouring secret technique is released by the Origin Core, likely to absorb metal to strengthen the Internal World, and the Internal World derives... World Energy? Thereby causing the Golden Horned Beast to evolve?"

Hen Ren pondered for a moment, then had the Flame Star Behemoth on the side demonstrate its own devouring secret technique on a distant star.

It was also a black hole, but the Flame Star Behemoth flew toward the star itself.

"The secret patterns are slightly different. This must be why the Golden Horned Beast grows by devouring metal, while the Flame Star Behemoth grows by devouring stars..."

Hen Ren recorded this, then had the other Star Behemoths demonstrate their devouring secret techniques one by one.

Devouring metal, devouring plants, devouring liquids, devouring flames, devouring soil, devouring gases, devouring electromagnetism, and devouring light.

These were the eight most well-known peak bloodlines of the Star Behemoths, the darlings of the laws of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and light, respectively.

Beyond these, there were four other peak bloodlines, though they were quite special...

They were time, space, body, and soul.

The devouring secret technique of the time-type Star Behemoth could consume wind, thunder, and light substances, while the space-type Star Behemoth's technique could consume metal, wood, water, fire, and earth substances.

The body-type Star Behemoth could consume flesh-and-blood lifeforms, and the soul-type Star Behemoth could consume souls.

On top of that, there were a whole bunch of inferior Star Behemoths; the variety of devouring secret techniques was simply too vast!!!

Hen Ren first recorded their secret patterns, then had them display their Origin Cores so she could study them...

The Devouring Heaven Demon Art was progressing methodically...

While Hen Ren was still hard at work deducing the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, Luo Feng had already arrived at HF Base City.

"Babata, call Hen Ren first. Let her know in advance that I'm coming to visit her tomorrow."

After all, he knew Hen Ren, but they weren't exactly close; it was more that Hen Ren had looked after him out of consideration for Xu Xin.

He couldn't be an uninvited guest; that would easily provoke Hen Ren's resentment, and the difficulty of marrying a wealthy beauty would only increase...

Babata nodded and then dialed Hen Ren's number.

After the phone rang for a while, it hung up automatically.

"The call didn't go through. She's probably in seclusion."

Babata wouldn't mention that he had tried to peek earlier; through the phone's camera, he had only seen the tightly shut Gravity Chamber.

Well, this Gravity Chamber was one Hen Ren had gotten from Hong, and eventually provided by Thor...

"Then let's wait. Send an email first, and we'll stay at a hotel for a while..."

This wait lasted for three days...

Hen Ren walked out of the Gravity Chamber. Although she hadn't bathed in three days, her body was not dirty.

"Both the devouring secret technique and the Clone Technique involve the Origin Core and the Internal World. The Origin Core is a type of Life Core that only Domain Lords and above possess, and the Internal World is something only World Lords have..."

If she could have an Origin Core and an Internal World, Hen Ren would already be a World Lord...

"How can I bypass this point and complete the devouring secret technique and the Clone Technique?"

Hen Ren continued to think as she walked.

It wasn't just Hen Ren; Xu Ai had also set aside the matter of cuddling with Xu Xin, and Cai Yi was frantically flipping through the knowledge in the Zerg Inheritance Treasury.

"If I simulate an Origin Core and an Internal World, and imitate an organ specifically designed to execute the devouring secret technique and the Clone Technique... something like... a Vision from Genshin? An external magical organ?"

With this inspiration, Hen Ren stopped in her tracks and wanted to head back to the Gravity Chamber, but ultimately decided to check her phone first.

"Hmm?"

Hen Ren looked at her phone in confusion. There were several emails, one per day—were these visiting requests from Luo Feng?

Thinking this, Hen Ren dialed the number back.

The call was answered instantly, and Luo Feng's image was projected from the screen.

"Luo Feng, what do you need from me?"

"I was hoping to visit you tomorrow. Do you have any free time, Hen Ren?"

Luo Feng said with a smile.

Hen Ren nodded, then shook her head.

"I am about to go into seclusion. If you have something to discuss, come over now."

"Alright, I'm on my way."

Having waited for many days for Hen Ren to finish her seclusion, Luo Feng couldn't wait to head over, settle the matter regarding Babata, and return to his cultivation.

Luo Feng stepped out, and with the Soaring Sky Shuttle, his flight speed was incredibly fast; he arrived at Hen Ren's doorstep in no time.

"Just come in."

Hearing Hen Ren's voice, Luo Feng opened the door and walked inside.

The living room was empty, so Luo Feng, familiar with the layout, headed straight to the basement.

Sure enough, Hen Ren was still in the Martial Arts Hall.

"What did you want to see me about?"

"It's like this..."

Luo Feng explained the situation regarding Babata and the inheritance of Hu Yanbo, and incidentally let Babata come out to meet Hen Ren.

Babata looked at Hen Ren and asked the question he had been pondering for a long time.

"Hen Ren, I want to know, how did you manage to radiate your spiritual energy across the entire Pacific Ocean?"

"Planetary Level nine, 40 times spiritual force amplitude, plus the ninth level of the Water Domain, the threshold of the Law of Water, and the threshold of the Law of Space—that's how..."

Hen Ren omitted the contribution of her "strengthening" secret technique.

"Planetary Level nine, and you can actually achieve all this!?"

This, this, this... this is absolutely the top-tier talent in the universe!

If she is this exaggerated at the Planetary Level, by the time she reaches the Stellar Level, she might have already researched one or two essences of the Law of Space!

Babata's eyes shone as he looked at Hen Ren.

"How about it? Do you want to take my master, the great Immortal Hu Yanbo, as your teacher? Let me tell you, with my master's inheritance, as long as you don't die, you are guaranteed to grow into an Immortal!"

Luo Feng was a bit surprised to hear this. In Babata's assessment of him, with Hu Yanbo's help, becoming a World Lord was possible if he didn't die, but becoming an Immortal was a matter of luck.

Yet for Hen Ren, she was guaranteed to grow into an Immortal; this talent was simply too strong!

Luo Feng gained a profound realization of Hen Ren's talent!

Hen Ren looked at Babata.

If she didn't take him as her master, it wouldn't really matter; at most, Babata would just be annoyed with her.

But if she did, she could also receive a share of Babata's resources, allowing her to quickly grow to the ninth stage of the Stellar Level.

"Fine, then I will take Hu Yanbo as my master."

"Hahaha, this is absolutely the most correct choice you have ever made!"

Babata laughed heartily. There was no need for any grand kowtowing ceremony; a verbal acceptance was enough to make it official.