More than two thousand meters underground, along one stretch of a surging, wide subterranean river.
After receiving the message, Luo Feng hurried here. Once Hong had finished distributing the Muya Crystals, Babata's hints had left Luo Feng with the persistent feeling that there was something else valuable beneath Fog Island.
After stepping on a fragment of the Fallen Ink Star Ship and obtaining it, Luo Feng saw Babata change his hints again, guiding him step by step to the Fallen Ink Star Ship's hatch.
"What's this?" Luo Feng jolted.
He spread his Psychic Power inside to take a look, then rushed in, overcome with excitement, and began collecting a "vast quantity" of Muya Crystals.
"289!"
"Holy crap, I'm rich!"
Luo Feng's grin nearly stretched from ear to ear.
Filled with anticipation, Luo Feng continued down the passage. After marveling at everything along the way, he soon arrived in an empty hall.
"Beep!"
A sound rang out. The great Demon Babata—whose starry-sky backside could make women's hearts flutter and leave men drooling—made a dazzling entrance!
"I used to have a very good temper..."
Babata offered an explanation for losing his composure after seeing his master's remains.
After saying a few words, Luo Feng, as a member of Fallen Ink Star, paid his respects to Hu Yanbo.
Actually, Luo Feng had never bowed in worship to anyone in his life. But he had studied history and knew that before the Great Nirvana, people paid their respects to their ancestors on Tomb-Sweeping Day.
Ever since he began cultivating Escape Heaven, he had always admired the senior who had created this Secret Art! Paying his respects didn't bother him much.
"Luo Feng."
Babata looked at Luo Feng. "Let me ask you: are you willing to take my master as your teacher, become his direct disciple, and be the future master of Fallen Ink Star?"
"Of course, Fallen Ink Star has already been destroyed, and this power has been wiped out, too."
"Become his disciple?" Luo Feng was taken aback, and felt somewhat reluctant.
Seeing his reluctance, Babata grew anxious. He started singing his master's praises, and finally bared his little tiger teeth and "viciously" threatened him:
"Luo Feng, make your decision. Will you take my master as your teacher? If you do, you'll receive all the gifts my master prepared for his direct disciples."
"Of course, you can choose not to. In that case, to keep my master's secrets, I'll have no choice but to kill you."
Babata moved closer to Luo Feng, tilted his eyes, and made an extremely frightening face. If only the Galaxy Lord understood XP, then this would surely have made him happy...
Luo Feng hesitated. "But I already have a teacher. This so-called 'teacher' of yours probably means the same thing as a teacher on Earth, right...?"
"Mm, probably not quite." Babata analyzed the matter rationally, then flew into a rage. "Luo Feng, do you know that my master was an Immortal God? Even among Immortal Gods, he was considered a mighty powerhouse!"
"How many people have dreamed of becoming my master's disciple but never got the chance? Do you understand?"
Babata tapped Luo Feng's combat uniform and lifted his little head. "If I weren't stuck on this low-level planet with no other choice, I'd never have picked you, hmph."
"Besides, if my master hadn't required his direct disciples to be Spiritual Psychics, I would've chosen your teacher Zhou Ze instead."
"He was someone who possessed a domain at the Apprentice-level!" Babata exclaimed, looking astonished and incredulous.
"A domain?" Luo Feng blinked. "Is that the same special power Hall Master Hong has?"
Warriors who possessed a domain felt different from other warriors. Even that godlike sense of oppression was something you could never forget once you had experienced it.
He hadn't known that his teacher possessed a domain, too. So that special power was called a domain!
"Yes, that's the power of a domain. Once you possess one, you're practically invincible among those at the same level. As long as your cultivation level catches up a little, you can even become invincible among those of the same rank!"
"That powerful? Can you make me gain a domain, too?" Luo Feng asked, his eyes wide.
"That depends on you. Comprehension, luck, strength, opportunities—all of them are indispensable!" Babata counted them off on his fingers.
"Uh, domains don't seem that difficult." Luo Feng looked puzzled. "Hall Master Hong, Thunder God, and my teacher all have domains. I think I can get one, too!"
Luo Feng was full of confidence!
Babata's eyes widened. "Do you even know what you're saying? Do you know what a domain is?"
"Do you know that normally, an entire galaxy might produce just one Cosmic-level powerhouse? And for a Cosmic-level powerhouse to break through to Domain Lord-level, the first requirement is to possess a domain!"
"How many Cosmic-level powerhouses are stuck at that point? Aah, Luo Feng, you ignorant fool—you're going to drive me crazy!"
Babata was beside himself with frustration.
"Uh, is it that hard?" Luo Feng scratched the back of his head and quietly said, "I think my teacher should be able to teach me how to master a domain, and Thunder God..."
Before Luo Feng could finish, Babata glared at him, puffed out his little mouth, and huffed, "Aah, what do you know?"
"That's a domain!"
"Ahem... you've already emphasized that, Babata." Luo Feng gave an awkward smile.
Babata snorted. "I can't be bothered to argue with you."
"Just understand that whether you can comprehend a domain depends mainly on you. Everything else is just assistance. Even when my master was alive, he couldn't simply make someone gain a domain just because he wanted them to!"
"But I, the great Demon Babata, once traveled the universe alongside my master for more than six thousand eras! With my guidance and assistance, you have a very good chance of comprehending a domain!"
Even so, Luo Feng still trusted his teacher. But he didn't argue with Babata. After all, when you're under someone else's roof, you have to keep your head down.
"Mm-hmm." Luo Feng nodded.
Babata continued, "As for what's making you hesitate, it's really no big deal!"
"Powerhouses in the universe have incredibly long lifespans. You might take one teacher at the Apprentice-level, then another at the Planetary-level. When you reach Stellar-level or Cosmic-level, you might take another one."
"Some even take teachers at Domain Lord-level or Realm Lord-level. It's perfectly normal for a powerhouse to have dozens of teachers."
Luo Feng nodded slowly. "All right."
Babata said confidently, "Don't worry. Taking another teacher doesn't mean you have to reject your original one. You've simply grown up and completed your training, and you need a more powerful teacher to guide you!"
"I'm sure your teacher would agree with you, too!"
"After all, aside from perhaps giving you a little inspiration about domains, there are many other areas where he can't guide you anymore..."
"You're already Planetary-level, and given his special circumstances, breaking through to Planetary-level will be somewhat difficult for him."
"But I, the great Demon Babata, am different. I've traveled the universe for countless years alongside my master, Hu Yanbo! I recorded everything when my master taught his disciples."
"Later on, I often helped guide my master's disciples. With my assistance, you'll definitely reach Realm Lord-level within a hundred thousand years. Breaking through to Immortal-level won't be a dream, either!"
For some reason, Luo Feng felt uncomfortable after hearing that, though he could tell Babata wasn't deliberately putting down his teacher.
He didn't know how to argue back.
His teacher was only War God Level, and he had only just broken through to Planetary-level...
Apprentice-level, Planetary-level, Stellar-level, Cosmic-level, Domain Lord-level, Realm Lord-level, Immortal God!
Seven levels in all. He had only just entered the second, while his teacher stood at the peak of the first.
But Babata and his master stood at the very top.
Thinking about it, even Luo Feng started to lose confidence!
The gap was too great! He couldn't see the end of it!
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