Stubborn Intelligence?

Whoosh!

The dark blue, universe-grade Smart Fighter was flying at an astonishing speed toward the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins.

Inside the cabin, Hong's personal guard, Yaorao, stood before nine War Gods, including Zhou Ze.

"You may address me as Councilor," Yaorao said, her voice sending a pleasant tingle down the spine.

She was a mysterious woman clad in a black robe, wearing a golden mask, with long black hair flowing loose. The mask covered her face, leaving only her eyes, nose, and mouth visible. Just from those captivating eyes alone, one could judge her to be an absolute beauty.

"I wonder what she really looks like. When the anime first came out, people criticized her design," Zhou Ze thought to himself.

Yaorao was of mixed heritage, with a large frame and a very voluptuous figure. Most people couldn't handle it—it gave the impression of a small horse trying to pull a big cart.

"Our destination this time is the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins, deep in the Amazon jungle of South America..."

After a brief introduction, Yaorao answered some questions from the War Gods present and installed translation software on everyone's communication watches.

"What kind of man is this?"

Having done all that, Yaorao cast a slightly curious glance at Zhou Ze.

As one of Hong's personal guards, she usually acted more like a secretary, interacting with Hong far more than anyone else. Lately, she had often noticed Hong talking to Zhou Ze, and sometimes Thunder God was there too. Most importantly, she felt that Zhou Ze seemed to play the role of a teacher???

Yaorao didn't dare dwell on it.

In the Amazon jungle of South America, the universe-grade Smart Fighter rapidly dove from high altitude before slowly descending.

"Hiss~"

The cabin door opened, and Zhou Ze, along with the eight other War Gods and Yaorao, stepped out.

"Teacher, this place is actually a wasteland," Luo Feng said, slightly surprised.

In his impression, the Amazon was naturally a jungle; he hadn't expected such a vast stretch of barren land here.

"Mm," Zhou Ze nodded.

The next moment, the ground trembled, the earth split open, revealing a passage five meters wide, and a silver-gray elevator rose directly to the surface. The elevator doors opened, and an old man in a red robe stepped out, bowing slightly to Yaorao: "Councilor Yaorao."

"Mm." Yaorao gave a few instructions to the group, then flew into the Smart Fighter and left.

Led by the old man in the red robe, Zhou Ze, Luo Feng, and the other eight entered a spacious hall covering several hundred square meters.

"Welcome, nine War Gods!"

"War Gods, we wish you a safe return!"

The base personnel were very excited. The old man in the red robe explained, "Don't mind these guys. They've been stuck here too long, rarely seeing outsiders, so they're all a bit worked up."

"Alright, War Gods, are you all ready?"

Zhou Ze and the others said nothing, just stared at him.

"Good, open the entrance passage!" the old man in the red robe shouted loudly.

Clank, clank, clank~~

The curved alloy wall at the front of the hall split open, revealing a circular passage ahead. The first two or three meters of the passage were still alloy, but further in, it became strange—dark brown, as if woven from tangled tree roots, eerie and unsettling...

Except for Zhou Ze, everyone else showed varying degrees of shock on their faces.

"Follow the passage all the way forward, into the glowing mirror—that's the entrance to the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins..."

The nine entered the passage one after another. After the last person passed through, the alloy wall behind them closed shut.

Treading on the bizarre passage formed by twisted dark brown old tree roots, everyone could clearly smell a strange odor permeating the air.

"Teacher, everyone, I'll go in first." Luo Feng turned to look at Zhou Ze and the other War Gods.

"Brother Luo Feng, good luck," Tuoba Yan called out from beside him.

"You too, good luck!" Luo Feng smiled.

"Mm, go ahead," Zhou Ze nodded.

Luo Feng nodded back, and without any hesitation, stepped directly into the mirror.

"Teacher Zhou, I really envy you—being able to teach an invincible War God!" Tuoba Yan said with a laugh.

"It's his own effort." Amid the banter, Zhou Ze stepped into the glowing circular mirror.

A blur passed, and Zhou Ze found himself standing in a black hall of several hundred square meters. Beams of dreamlike light shone down from the ceiling, making the entire hall feel like a fantasy.

"Somewhat fascinating," Zhou Ze remarked, looking around.

Although they entered through the same entrance, they did not end up in the same place.

Soon, a complex string of sounds rang out in the hall. Zhou Ze looked down at the communication watch on his wrist.

The watch transmitted a translated voice: "Please enter Type A Passage."

At the same time, translated text appeared on the communication watch.

"Universal language... somewhat similar to Sanskrit..." Zhou Ze muttered to himself.

The black hall trembled faintly. After about half a minute, a black passage appeared, with universal language characters inscribed beside it.

Zhou Ze walked straight toward the passage. As soon as he entered, the entire black hall's passage blurred and vanished.

Inside the black passage, Zhou Ze immediately activated his domain power, his running speed exceeding one kilometer per second.

Before long, he spotted three forks ahead.

"Three forks—much easier than Luo Feng's elite assessment."

Zhou Ze chose the middle passage and entered. Soon, another three forks appeared.

When the new three forks emerged, Zhou Ze suddenly stopped and waited patiently.

Soon, Zhou Ze saw six Black Robes rushing over.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Zhou Ze decided to test the strength of these Black Robes.

"Boom!"

Zhou Ze instantly charged at one Black Robe, kicking it flying, then punched another nearby Black Robe into the air.

Then, as if teleporting, he appeared behind another Black Robe, grabbed its head, and slammed it into the ground, smashing a large crater.

"Roar!!"

At that moment, the three Black Robes behind him let out low growls, leaping to attack Zhou Ze's back, their eyes filled with killing intent.

Hum!

Yet a strange sound rang out, and the three Black Robes found themselves completely unable to move, suspended in midair.

"Each Black Robe's strength matches my physical fitness, with about three to four times the force output..." Zhou Ze shook his head.

"In the universe, this assessment difficulty is too low. It seems the Intelligent Core isn't as rigid as I imagined..." A faint smile appeared on Zhou Ze's lips.

Boom!

With a slight shift of his will, Zhou Ze's domain power suddenly erupted, and the three Black Robes were instantly crushed!

After waiting a moment, Zhou Ze's expression shifted slightly, and he charged straight toward the middle fork.

Each time, there were three forks, all identical, but Zhou Ze still hadn't seen the crystal human appear.

"Intelligence is just intelligence. Even if it can think like a person, it's still rigid..." Zhou Ze complained inwardly.

To comprehend the domain at the apprentice level—in the universe, he would absolutely be fought over, and even the five major powers might take notice.

Yet in this backwater place, he was being dismissed for not meeting the brain domain breadth standard...

"Forget it. Earning a Black God Suit is good enough..."

Just as Zhou Ze was thinking this, a large amount of colorful light gathered in the sky ahead.