The Tragic Xu Ai

The first day ended. Hen Ren had defeated over a dozen "nine-star" opponents and dozens of "seven-star" and "eight-star" opponents, causing her star rating to jump directly to "three stars."

The reason for this was the system's anti-proxy mechanism. Regardless, Hen Ren was using an anonymous account. With no real-name authentication, who could truly know the strength of the account's actual holder?

Man Luo did not come knocking. After all, he was an Immortal. Although Hen Ren was a genius, she had only displayed the threshold of the Law of Water Origin, which was far from the level that required him to personally visit and recruit her.

Moreover, her identity had not yet been verified. It would likely take a few more days before someone was sent to invite her.

Hen Ren logged out of the Virtual Universe and continued to the Trial Space to create her Devouring Heaven Demon Art.

On the other side, Xu Ai and Xu Xin had also received the anonymous accounts and Smart Optical Computers provided by Luo Feng. They were currently eating specialty food at a restaurant in the Virtual Universe.

"Here, Xiao Ai."

Xu Xin used a spoon to scoop out a gooey substance from an octopus head and fed it to Xu Ai.

Xu Ai was somewhat resistant, but she reasoned that since this was the human race, the taste shouldn't be too bizarre. Plus, since it was her sister feeding her, she took a bite with an "ah-woo."

Should she be glad they were all humans? Although the food looked strange, everyone's palate was similar, and there were no weird flavors.

Xu Ai breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Xin sat with her, while Luo Feng sat across from them.

Another date interrupted by a lightbulb...

Luo Feng stared at Xu Ai with a blank expression.

Being interrupted on a date by a lightbulb was nothing new for Luo Feng. At first, he could still smile and say it didn't matter, but after it happened so many times, now, whenever Xu Xin wasn't looking at him, he would stare at Xu Ai with this exact expression.

Sometimes Xu Ai would even look at him provocatively, which almost made him die of anger!

This sister-in-law, whoever wants her can have her!

Wait... Xu Xin didn't seem to have any other sisters. Forget it, she might as well be my sister-in-law...

Luo Feng was grief-stricken!

What else could he do? He couldn't just tell Xu Ai to leave in front of Xu Xin. Not to mention whether Xu Ai would actually leave, if Xu Xin perceived him as unwelcoming to her family, his favorability rating would definitely plummet!

In reality, it wasn't as if Xu Xin hadn't noticed...

Turning to look at Luo Feng, she saw his blank expression instantly replaced by a beaming smile. Xu Xin couldn't help but chuckle and whispered a few words into Xu Ai's ear.

"Xiao Ai, why don't you go out for a stroll?"

My own little cabbage wants to be arched by a pig!!!

Xu Ai almost lost her temper, but seeing the "please" look in Xu Xin's eyes, she finally held it in.

She glared fiercely at Luo Feng, then stood up and left.

Ahhh! Is this lightbulb finally leaving!!?

"Luo Feng, give Xiao Ai some money. I told her to go out and do some shopping."

"Mm-hmm!"

A very reasonable request! After all, Xu Xin and Xu Ai had no money in the Virtual Universe.

Without money, what kind of shopping could Xu Ai do? She would definitely run back and be a lightbulb again!

Luo Feng nodded repeatedly. Watching Xu Ai walk out of the restaurant, he excitedly asked Babata to transfer a sum of money to her, hoping she would stay out longer!

Although she received the transfer from Luo Feng, Xu Ai was still extremely unhappy. This was the cabbage she had raised for so many years!

"My own little cabbage chose the pig instead of me..."

A gray-toned Xu Ai walked stiffly down the street...

This dejection only lasted for about an hour. The time Xu Ai and Xu Xin had agreed upon was one hour! As soon as the time was up, Xu Ai was no longer gray; she stormed back to the restaurant with aggressive momentum!

But, after an hour, how could Xu Xin and Luo Feng still be there?

"Wait, don't tell me..."

Xu Ai checked her friends list. Seeing the gray avatars of Xu Xin and Luo Feng, she realized they had actually logged off!!!

God! She, Xu Ai, was clever for a lifetime, only to be tricked by her own little cabbage in this one moment!

Damn pig!!! Damn Luo Feng!!!

Far away in HF Base City, Hen Ren paused, then continued her cultivation.

Xu Ai was obsessed with her sister, but Hen Ren was not. Although they shared the same consciousness, Xu Ai's sister-obsession did not replicate over to Hen Ren.

Unless Xu Ai took direct control, she would not have any emotional fluctuations regarding Xu Xin's affairs.

"Devouring Heaven Demon Art..."

In the Trial Space, a black hole manifested from the center of Hen Ren's brow, swallowing the metal in front of her.

After the metal was decomposed, the raw World Energy was absorbed by Hen Ren. The quantity was far greater and faster than simply absorbing ambient World Energy.

"Everything in the primal universe originates from the primal universe and is created from its energy. I don't need to convert the absorbed matter into World Energy; after all, World Energy requires an Internal World, which I am still far from achieving."

Hen Ren had already experimented with an "external magic organ," which was essentially a small external world. With the help of Cai Yi, she had used a precious material called World Stone to create one. The conversion effect was excellent, and the boost to her World Energy was quite significant.

But that was as far as it went...

After all, Cai Yi does not require energy, as the Zerg provide it directly for free! It makes no difference whether she has the Devouring Heaven Demon Art or not.

However, it is a different story for Hen Ren; the existing resources on Earth do not allow Hen Ren to create her external world!

Therefore, she had to change her line of thinking. After spending some time, she came up with the current Devouring Heaven Demon Art!

Instead of converting it into World Energy, she directly reduces matter back to its origin, turning it into the purest cosmic energy!

This cosmic energy is generated directly within Hen Ren's body, so there is no need to absorb it. Coupled with the conversion ability modified by the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, it all becomes Hen Ren's own energy before long!

However, it currently only supports the conversion of metal; other materials are not yet possible and require further research!

"My own talent leans more toward the Law of Water Origin, while the main body's talent leans more toward the Law of Fire Origin. Let's start by researching the material conversion of water and fire..."

For water, there is the support of the oceans, and for fire, there is the support of the sun. The two of them will be able to quickly reach the ninth rank of the Star Level!

Once at the ninth rank of the Star Level, Hen Ren can focus on researching the Hen Ren Technique with peace of mind!

Regarding material conversion, can other things be converted as well?

Hen Ren suddenly had a flash of inspiration and gained a new idea.

Of course, it has some connection to the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, but it involves another Hen Ren Technique even more!

"Perhaps I was wrong from the very beginning. Is the Myriad Transformation Sacred Art not about neutralization, but absorption?"

By using the Devouring Heaven Demon Art to absorb the divine power released by an opponent and convert it into one's own energy, isn't that effectively neutralizing the opponent's secret technique?

That is another excellent line of thought!

Black holes—study black holes to the death!

The essence of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art is a black hole. In the past, Hen Ren lacked the conditions and could only observe cosmic black holes with the naked eye through astronomical telescopes, but things are different now!

The Zerg knowledge treasury is open to her. As the top priority, Cai Yi can directly view most of the Zerg secret manuals; only for some of the more precious ones does Cai Yi need to pay a price to view them.

Cai Yi is absolutely the best candidate for Xu Ai's second clone!