Heading to Australia

Swallowed Star world.

Qi Fei exited the Shared Space and opened his eyes.

After taking a stroll inside, the fourth miniature planet in his Dantian had also taken shape.

"As expected of the clone path."

Qi Fei couldn't help but exclaim.

It was only because the human forces here were so outrageous that they could provide geniuses with nutrient solutions to help them grow rapidly.

If this were any other world, especially those classical cultivation worlds where it takes an eternity to level up, people would be driven mad with joy at such a situation.

After sighing, Qi Fei began to check his other powers.

Perhaps due to the nature of the Swallowed Star universe.

The Essence Boundary Breaker physical body from Shen San Qi Fei and the legendary dragon bloodline from Witch Qi Fei had transformed into an effect similar to the bloodline potions from the original work after being shared.

However, the activation process was much gentler than that of a bloodline potion.

Qi Fei could feel every cell in his body undergoing a metamorphosis.

In just this short while, he felt his cells were clearly more active, and their capacity to hold energy had increased slightly.

However, this transformation was not the main point.

The point was that, during this process, Qi Fei vaguely felt that his perception of water seemed to be improving.

Following the example of the other Qi Fei in his memories, he channeled his insights into the Ice aspect of the Water Law, derived from the Bone Chilling Flame.

The next moment, a cold current formed in Qi Fei's hand.

"A bit awkward, but it shouldn't take long to resolve."

He compared it with his own senses, adjusted his insights into the Water Law, and used this process to check the changes in his own perception.

As this insight into the law gradually became more intuitive, Qi Fei finally confirmed that his feeling was not wrong.

Although it wasn't much, the bloodline of Witch Qi Fei had indeed increased his water-related perception by a tiny bit.

This was far more important than a metamorphosis in bloodline rank.

In the world of Swallowed Star, comprehension of laws is everything; only by fully comprehending the corresponding laws can one become a top-tier powerhouse.

Furthermore, Qi Fei wanted to pull off some tricks after joining the Virtual Universe Company.

To do so, he had to surpass Bolan, the number one genius of the genius competition in the original work, and even the number one geniuses of all previous generations.

Only by reaching this level would the human upper echelons tolerate his reckless behavior.

In such a situation, even the slightest advantage in comprehending laws was incredibly precious.

Of course, if Qi Fei were willing to create a clone ahead of time, this problem could be solved directly.

But Qi Fei had plans for his own clones and was not prepared to waste a precious slot on an ordinary race.

"If nothing goes wrong, there should also be wind, though it probably won't compare to water."

The bloodline of Witch Qi Fei was Storm.

Although it leaned toward the water domain, there was still some wind element within it, but he couldn't verify it for the time being.

Qi Fei's mind stirred, and the cold current in his hand changed instantly, turning into a stream of water that surrounded him.

It was the Domain of Water.

As the adjustment of his law insights was completed, he had officially stepped into the gateway of the Origin Law of Water in the Swallowed Star world, naturally possessing the lower-level manifestation of the law: a domain.

Through the domain, his perception of water was further enhanced.

"Not bad, let's try this next."

Two strings of Life Beads appeared on Qi Fei's wrists, and a magnificent aura spread out along with them.

Having been strengthened by the Supreme God of Destruction and the laws of the universe, the appearance of these two strings of beads hadn't changed much from the beginning, but their essence was far stronger than before.

Qi Fei channeled the water attribute of the Will Jewel, and the Genetic Origin Energy within his body transformed, flowing through him like a stream of water.

At the same time, the outside world began to resonate with him, and the Origin Law of Water appeared in his perception with incomparable clarity.

During this process, Qi Fei's insights began to expand from a single focus on ice to the more complete Three Phases.

"Layer upon layer, marvelous."

Qi Fei couldn't help but praise.

His own perception, the domain, and the Will Jewel—these three were mutually reinforcing, which was a huge help.

After experiencing it with excitement, Qi Fei dispersed the domain and switched the Will Jewel's attribute to space.

Without the support of his own aptitude and domain, the Origin Law of Space felt much blurrier than the water system; if one had to describe it, it was the difference between 360p and 4k.

Qi Fei then switched the attribute to time and found the effect was about the same as space.

"As expected."

Qi Fei did not have many regrets.

At least there was still a 360p resolution, rather than the screen being wiped out entirely, leaving him with only audio.

With this, he felt confident in achieving his original goal before the arrival of the Genius Tournament.

Afterward, Qi Fei continued to work on adjusting the insights regarding the Law of Fire Origin that he had obtained from other versions of himself.

Not long after, he officially gained an entry-level understanding of the Law of Fire Origin.

With the two sets of law insights converted, Qi Fei ended his seclusion and left the training room.

He prepared to retrieve the first opportunity belonging to Luo Feng from the original work: the inheritance left behind by the master of Black Ink Star.

Although the master of Black Ink Star could not be considered a top-tier powerhouse among the Immortals, he was an Immortal nonetheless—a supreme existence rarely seen even across thousands of galaxies.

Whether it was the various secret techniques or the cultivation resources left behind, they were crucial for both Qi Fei and Luo Feng at this moment.

Obtaining them a day earlier would allow for better preparation for the Genius Tournament.

As soon as Qi Fei stepped out, he saw Luo Feng, who was still a green youth.

After Luo Feng's spirit energy had awakened previously, Qi Fei had given him a few days off.

On one hand, this was to let his disciple rest and decide on his future direction; on the other, it was to give himself some space to research his cheat.

He hadn't expected Luo Feng to show up on only the second day.

"Master."

Luo Feng bowed respectfully to Qi Fei.

"Have you decided?"

Qi Fei asked.

"Yes, I have decided to participate in the Quasi-Martial Artist examination and officially become a martial artist."

Luo Feng said with a serious expression.

"A correct choice. With your aptitude, spending those years in university would be a waste."

As Qi Fei spoke, he released his spirit energy to retrieve a metal box from his training room.

"This is a gift I prepared for you. I originally intended to give it to you after you passed the exam or finished your college entrance exams, but I have matters to attend to now and might not be able to make it to your Quasi-Martial Artist exam, so I am giving it to you early."

With a casual flick of his spirit energy, the metal box opened, revealing its only contents.

It was a seemingly unremarkable test tube.

Inside the tube was a golden, viscous liquid, occupying about a third of the space.

"Master, what is this?"

Luo Feng asked curiously.

In the past, Qi Fei had given him items like equipment or secret manuals, but this was the first time he had received something like a potion.

"Dragon Blood. It can improve your physical fitness without affecting your potential. Go to the training room and use it now."

Qi Fei casually took out the test tube and the instruction manual, tossing them directly to Luo Feng.

This was something he had been preparing for a long time.

To scrape together enough money to buy this, Qi Fei had nearly vomited from killing so many monsters, and his flying daggers had even been worn down by a fraction.

Even now, thinking back on it made him feel a bit of disgust.

"Oh."

Luo Feng easily caught the two items Qi Fei tossed over.

After glancing through the instructions, he opened the test tube and applied the Dragon Blood to his body.

The Dragon Blood permeated Luo Feng's body at a speed visible to the naked eye and began to take effect.

Luo Feng's body underwent a rapid transformation, and at the same time, the solid spirit energy within his sea of consciousness began to decompose rapidly, raising his level as a Spirit Reader.

This caused his body temperature to rise sharply.

Within a few minutes, Luo Feng lost consciousness.

After summoning a butler with the strength of a high-level warrior to look after Luo Feng, Qi Fei departed immediately.

When Luo Feng finally woke up, he realized that the item his master had tossed to him so casually had an effect that far exceeded his imagination.

Testing on the target, his strength had jumped from a high-level warrior to a high-level warlord, and his spirit energy had even reached the level of a mid-level war god.

Even if Luo Feng were slow-witted, he would know that what he had just used was no ordinary item.

Consequently, he hurriedly used Qi Fei's Home of Extremes account to search for Dragon Blood.

Then, Luo Feng fell silent.

He wanted to contact Qi Fei, but Qi Fei had not brought any communication devices this time, making him completely unreachable.

In the end, Luo Feng could only train desperately in Qi Fei's training room, determined not to let down Qi Fei's expectations.

And while Luo Feng was training hard, Qi Fei had already arrived in Australia.

Based on his memory, the location of the Black Ink Star inheritance was near mountains, rivers, and a large lake that contained islands.

Using these criteria, Qi Fei identified several potential locations from the map.

He then traveled to these places, channeling the Origin Law of Water to form Ice needles, killing monsters and collecting their materials.

The artificial intelligence Babata, who guarded the Black Ink Star inheritance, had followed an undying powerhouse for countless years; as long as he could witness this scene, he would surely recognize Qi Fei's methods.

Anyone capable of grasping an Origin Law at the planetary level could be considered to have decent aptitude on a cosmic scale.

It was enough to make Babata want to recruit Qi Fei.

Just like that, after Qi Fei had filled two full backpacks with materials, the target of his journey finally made a move.

"What is that smell?"

Qi Fei said, feigning confusion.

Just a moment ago, a strange, rice-like fragrance had drifted into his nose.

Qi Fei understood instantly that Babata had already discovered him.

This rice-like fragrance was the scent of Wood Bud Crystals, which Babata used to lure potential inheritors.

Wood Bud Crystals were a universal planetary-level cultivation resource containing vast amounts of life energy, and their signature feature was this very aroma.

Following the scent, Qi Fei used his spiritual energy to drill into the ground, finally discovering a white crystal inside a hollow.

Around the crystal were the remains of several monsters and signs of a massive struggle. They must have swallowed the Wood Bud Crystal, failed to withstand its energy, and died on the spot.

Qi Fei neatly collected the Wood Bud Crystal, then continued to search deeper with his spiritual energy, acting as if he expected there to be more treasures nearby.

After some time, the familiar scent drifted over once again.

Qi Fei decisively followed the scent downward and successfully harvested another Wood Bud Crystal.

In this manner, he picked up the Wood Bud Crystals Babata had laid out, descending to a depth of about ten thousand meters underground.

Finally, an ancient hatch was unearthed by Qi Fei.

"An undiscovered ancient civilization ruin? I've struck it rich."

Qi Fei's tone was filled with excitement and surprise.

The surprise was fake, but the excitement was real; he had finally found it, and it hadn't been easy.

He acted excited yet cautious, testing the area multiple times before stepping through the hatch.

As soon as he entered, Qi Fei saw hundreds of Wood Bud Crystals laid out on the floor.

He almost lost his composure.

Anyone with a brain would think there was a trap here.

However, because Babata could influence human thought to a certain extent, the original Luo Feng had chosen to continue deeper instead of taking the loot and running.

But now, protected by his golden finger, Qi Fei was completely immune to Babata's influence.

If his original goal hadn't been to obtain the Black Ink Star inheritance, given his personality, Babata would have learned what it meant to throw a meat bun at a dog—it would never return.

Stowing the Wood Bud Crystals into a new backpack, Qi Fei began to head deeper into the spaceship.

Because he wasn't being guided, he got lost in the ship for a while, eventually relying on the scent of the Wood Bud Crystals to reach the hall containing the six corpses.

After putting on a show of lamenting the power these individuals possessed while they were alive, the previously dim hall lit up.

The light converged in the center of the hall, and the figure of a child in black robes appeared before Qi Fei.

Qi Fei was a little disappointed.

He had heard that the animated version of Babata was gender-bent into a succubus-like image, and he had actually been looking forward to that.

As it turned out, it was the original version.

What a pity.

"Hello, Qi Fei."

The child in black robes spoke.

"How do you know my name?"

At this moment, the acting experience of Coiling Dragon Qi Fei and Witch Qi Fei combined, allowing Qi Fei to display his surprise perfectly.

"I have been waiting for you for fifty thousand years."

Babata said, acting mysterious.

"Fifty thousand years?"

Qi Fei looked around in confusion.

"Yes, they have been dead for fifty thousand years. Come with me, and I will introduce them to you."

Perhaps because Qi Fei had not participated in the trials at other Black Ink Star ruins and was not yet a successor of the Black Ink Star, Babata did not immediately drag Qi Fei to pay respects to the Black Ink Star master, Hu Yanbo. Instead, he pulled Qi Fei along to introduce the great achievements of these people.

It seemed Babata had carefully prepared his speech. He described these undying beings, who had been enslaved by Hu Yanbo, as if they were omnipotent figures who could reach the heavens and traverse the earth.

"Then how did such powerful beings die?"

Qi Fei asked with a bit of mischief.

"Because their master, the Lord of Black Ink Star, Hu Yanbo, died in battle, so naturally, they had no choice but to be buried with my master."

Babata said with sadness.

"Qi Fei, I ask you, are you willing to become my master's disciple and continue the legacy of Black Ink Star?"