Suddenly, the dimly lit spaceship hall burst into light. Brilliant beams shone down from high above, illuminating the entire hall.
At the same time, strange lights converged in the center of the hall, forming a black, holographic figure. It stood barely four and a half feet tall, like a child, with two single horns growing from its forehead, blood-red eyes, and a black robe.
"Luo Feng, you're finally here."
The black-robed child looked at Luo Feng, barely able to hide the joy in his blood-red eyes.
"Who are you?"
Luo Feng pretended to be curious.
"I'm the demon Babata. I've been waiting here for fifty thousand years. The people of Earth are so untalented that it took fifty thousand years for me to find someone who's 'barely suitable.'"
Babata shook his head, pretending not to care about Luo Feng. He didn't point out that Luo Feng was a Spiritual Telekinetic prodigy, afraid it would make him arrogant.
"You've been waiting for me?"
Luo Feng continued to play along.
After that, Babata told Luo Feng a great deal about the universe, and sang the praises of his master, Hu Yanbo, at length.
At last, he stated his purpose: he wanted Luo Feng to become Hu Yanbo's disciple.
Naturally, Luo Feng had no reason to refuse.
Becoming a disciple was just a formality, with no strings attached, and he'd receive a pile of resources afterward. Only an idiot would turn that down.
So Luo Feng followed Babata and paid his respects to Hu Yanbo, his new master.
Everything had gone so smoothly that Babata couldn't help feeling something was off.
But he was still delighted that the Falling Ink Star lineage had gained a super-genius like Luo Feng.
"Ha ha, good! Luo Feng, from now on, you're a successor of the Falling