Su Zhe stood in the spaceship's control room, feeling the surge of power inside him. He silently called out.
"Panel!"
[Name]: Su Zhe
[Warrior Level]: Stellar Level One
[Psychic Level]: Stellar Level One
[Bloodline]: Blacklight Virus
[Abilities]: Devouring, Camouflage, Thermal Sensing, Psychic Power, Acidic Substance, Void Devouring Flame...
[Laws]: Conception of Fire (Perfection), Conception of Thunder (Great Accomplishment), Conception of Water (Great Accomplishment), Conception of Earth (Minor Accomplishment)...
[Items]: Communication Watch...
[Devour Points]: 123498 (1,000,000)
The form entry that had appeared on the panel when he was at Apprentice Level and Planetary Level was gone. Now, Su Zhe could change his form however he pleased.
As for the Laws section...
Before devouring those slaves, his talent for the Origin Law of Fire, which he'd gained from the Void Devouring Flame, combined with the superior comprehension of Earthling souls, had already brought his Conception of Fire to perfection.
After devouring that batch of slaves...
He had mastered the conceptions of all Eight Lower Origin Laws, not just the Conception of Fire!
However...
Aside from fire, thunder, water, and earth, all the other conceptions were still only at the entry level.
After all, those slaves had only average talent. Even they struggled to grasp the conceptions. Su Zhe had pieced together what little insight he could from their many memories.
Now that Su Zhe had reached Star Level, the Void Devouring Flame had risen to Star Level as well.
Su Zhe summoned the Void Devouring Flame. It had always possessed a consciousness, but before, it had been extremely faint, like an embryo still developing. It hadn't been capable of communication.
Now, as Su Zhe's strength had grown, the Void Devouring Flame had grown with him, and its consciousness had finally awakened.
"Meow?"
A confused little cry came from the flame seed in Su Zhe's palm.
The Spirit of Nihility Devouring Flame took the form of a small cat. The black kitten curled docilely in Su Zhe's hand, rubbed against it, then settled down and fell asleep.
"What is that?" Babata asked, puzzled.
During the year on Earth, Babata had seen Su Zhe use the Void Devouring Flame, but had never seen its spirit.
"Think of it as something like an auxiliary intelligence," Su Zhe replied casually, putting the flame away.
Babata gave a soft snort. He wasn't very satisfied with Su Zhe's answer, but there wasn't much he could do about it.
The spaceship passed through the atmosphere and reentered Earth's blue skies.
This time, the trip away from Earth had taken only a little over twenty days.
"You two. I don't care what your names were before. From now on, you're Number One and Number Two."
Su Zhe addressed the two Star Level warriors.
The two slaves nodded fearfully, huddling in a corner like quails and not daring to make a sound.
The spaceship landed on the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Su Zhe put it away in his Space Ring. Until Luo Feng could enter the universe, the ship would stay with him for now. Once Luo Feng had raised a clone, Su Zhe would return it to him.
"Roar!"
Su Zhe had just put away the spaceship when a colossal beast burst out of the sea.
It was Luo Feng, the Golden Horned Beast.
"Su Zhe, your aura..."
Luo Feng swept him with his Psychic Power and was immediately stunned.
In less than a month, Su Zhe had reached Star Level!
"I got lucky."
As he spoke, Su Zhe handed Luo Feng a Consciousness Induction Helmet. With it, Luo Feng could enter the Virtual Universe.
He hadn't registered a Virtual Universe account, so he wouldn't be able to use many of its functions. Still, he could get a glimpse of the universe.
"I'm heading off."
After handing it over, Su Zhe flew toward Yangzhou City.
"What have you two been doing?"
Luo Feng asked Babata, who had stayed behind. Babata began to explain. "He..."
Yangzhou City.
When Su Zhe returned to the Su Family villa, Su Yongyi was reclining leisurely in a garden chair, sipping tea. An open ancient book lay beside him.
Before Su Zhe had left Earth, Su Yongyi had already reached Planetary Level. Thanks to the plant spirits and Wood Bud Crystals on Earth, he was now at Planetary Level One.
This time, though, Su Zhe hadn't brought anything back for him. He had spent all his money buying slaves and couldn't afford any cultivation resources.
Feeling the powerful aura descending from the sky, Su Yongyi first jolted in surprise. Then he saw Su Zhe and broke into a broad smile.
"Little Zhe! You're back?" Su Yongyi stood up and studied his son carefully.
He couldn't sense Su Zhe's exact level, but even though the aura was restrained, it was still overwhelmingly powerful—more than ten times stronger than when Su Zhe had left!
"You must have gained a lot from your trip through the universe!"
"Yeah, Dad." Su Zhe smiled faintly as he landed in the garden. "Everything all right on Earth?"
"Couldn't be better!" Su Yongyi laughed. "With you backing us up, and Atkin running around like a rabid dog, biting anyone who refuses to obey, everyone on Earth has been keeping their heads down."
"Iceberg from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall has contacted me a few times too. He was very polite, and kept hinting that he wanted to confirm your attitude and strength. The Thunder Martial Arts Hall is leaderless and a little chaotic, but they can't cause much trouble for now," Su Yongyi said.
The various factions on Earth had been thoroughly subdued. There was no need to worry about them anymore.
Su Zhe nodded and handed his father a helmet.
"Dad, this is a Consciousness Induction Helmet for the Virtual Universe."
"You can use it to enter the Virtual Universe. Remember what I told you before?"
Su Zhe showed Su Yongyi how to use it. Curious, Su Yongyi examined the helmet and soon became immersed in the Virtual Universe.
"Number One, Number Two, from now on, stay by my father's side and protect him. His orders are my orders," Su Zhe instructed the two warriors who had followed him.
"Yes, Master!"
They bowed respectfully. They had witnessed their comrades being devoured, and with the Control Chips in their bodies, they had no thought of resisting.
With Su Yongyi's affairs taken care of for now, and nothing else on Earth requiring his attention, Su Zhe planned to get organized and spend some time sorting through his insights.
He had accumulated quite a few useless memories after devouring so many slaves.
He also needed to digest the slaves' cultivation manuals and gather the parts that suited him, so he could improve his strength as much as possible.
As for Su Yongyi...
Su Zhe planned to help him improve his strength again after some time.
Planetary Level cultivators could live for a thousand years anyway, so he would leave things as they were for now.
He was still undecided about whether he should take part in the Genius Tournament.
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