Ika's Versailles? Void Behemoth Clone, Born!

"Master, from this journey onward, Ika shall accompany you. Never betraying you is my promise."

Ika raised its gaze, its voice soft yet firm, its eyes reflecting only the purest sincerity.

For an intelligent lifeform, the initiation of the master-binding protocol meant that it had permanently tethered its core code to the destiny of the person before it.

To share honor and disgrace, to follow through life and death.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

"Ika, there is no need to call me Master from now on." Lin Yuan waved his hand, his tone casual. "And don't be so reserved. We are partners, not master and servant. Just call me by my name—Lin Yuan."

"Is that allowed?" Ika tilted its head, a trace of human-like confusion flashing in its eyes.

It was not some dull machine that only executed rigid programs; its emotional modules were highly developed, capable of even simulating human micro-expressions.

"Of course."

Lin Yuan smiled and reached out to gently pat its tech-infused shoulder. "But no rush. You've just been activated, so being cautious is natural. Take your time; there is a long road ahead."

"Oh, oh~" Ika nodded, seemingly understanding yet still processing this equal mode of interaction, though the previously tense data streams clearly relaxed.

It blinked its large eyes and finally asked, "Then... Lin Yuan, is there anything you need me to do now?"

Lin Yuan did not answer immediately, instead surveying the desolate landscape surrounding them.

"There is indeed one thing."

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he raised his right hand, snapping his fingers crisply in the void.

"Snap!"

Following that sharp sound, space seemed to be torn apart by some force. Without any warning, a massive, pitch-black spaceship with incredibly fluid lines appeared out of thin air above the wilderness.

It was about a hundred meters long, triangular in shape, and its surface lacked any visible seams, as if cast from a single piece of unknown black metal.

As it landed steadily on the gravel-strewn wilderness, the technological pressure emanating from a higher civilization instantly caused the surrounding air to freeze.

It was like a sleeping steel beast, completely out of place with the existing civilization of Earth, yet filled with a breathtaking, suffocating beauty.

"This is..."

Ika's data streams accelerated instantly, scanning the behemoth before it.

The spaceship's hatch slid open silently. Lin Yuan walked in with his hands behind his back, Ika following closely behind, the shock in its eyes growing even more intense.

"C9-grade... It's actually a spaceship forged from C9-grade alloy!" Ika couldn't help but exclaim, its tone filled with disbelief.

"Lin Yuan, it seems you have quite a bit of wealth! A spaceship of this level, even in the hands of a Star-level powerhouse in the universe, is a luxury item that would make anyone green with envy!"

No exaggeration, Ika felt at this moment that Lin Yuan's future was blindingly bright.

A lifeform from an indigenous planet that hadn't even truly stepped into the universe could casually pull out a C9-grade spaceship?

It was as absurd as a beggar pulling a Swiss black gold card out of his pocket.

Lin Yuan smiled calmly, offering no further explanation.

Entering the cockpit, the interior luxury and technological sophistication made Earth's existing spaceships look pale in comparison.

The holographic projection console, the anti-gravity seats that automatically adjusted to body size, and the intelligent system that felt almost entirely devoid of latency.

"Take control of it, Ika." Lin Yuan sat in the captain's chair and issued the command. "Target: break through the atmosphere."

"Understood! Leave it to me!"

Ika responded excitedly.

As an intelligent lifeform, piloting a ship was its instinct and one of the things it enjoyed most.

In an instant, countless data streams flooded into the ship's control hub.

This long-dormant C9-grade spaceship seemed to have been injected with a soul, its previously dim control panels instantly lighting up with a deep blue glow.

"Hum—"

The sound of the engines starting was low and powerful, with almost no noise.

Without the earth-shattering roar and thick smoke of an Earth rocket launch, the ship simply gave a gentle tremor and, like a bolt of black lightning, instantly tore through the air.

The gravitational acceleration was perfectly offset by the ship's internal gravity regulation system; sitting in the chair, Lin Yuan didn't feel a single bump.

A dozen seconds later.

The scenery outside the porthole changed.

The azure sky rapidly darkened, and deep black became the primary hue.

The ship activated its panoramic simulation mode. The previously enclosed metal walls seemed to vanish, and Lin Yuan and Ika appeared to be floating directly in the boundless void of space.

Looking back, that azure planet hung silently in the darkness, clouds swirling and oceans deep.

"Truly beautiful," Lin Yuan sighed softly.

As people often said, Earth was beautiful, but beneath the starry sky, it appeared exceptionally small, like a fragile glass marble that could be shattered by the storms of the universe at any moment.

Lin Yuan watched the starry sky, his gaze gradually growing profound.

He knew that deep within this seemingly calm starry sky, a massive crisis was brewing.

Before long, the exploration ship of the Nolan Mountain Family would discover the coordinates here. That would be the first cataclysmic disaster the humans of Earth were destined to face.

Fortunately... Lin Yuan gripped the armrest, thinking to himself, the butterfly effect of a transmigrator will strangle all of this in the cradle.

Ika, standing to the side, keenly captured the shift in Lin Yuan's emotions.

"What are you thinking about?" Ika flew to Lin Yuan's side, gazing at the endless sea of stars. "Do you find the starry sky too vast? Beauty often coexists with danger; that is the law of the universe."

"Indeed, it is vast enough to inspire awe."

Lin Yuan withdrew his gaze, turned to look at this petite intelligent life form, and suddenly asked, "Ika, how much do you know about the universe?"

This question was critical.

Although Lin Yuan was familiar with the original plot, that was, after all, from the perspective of a book. Now that he was here in person, an intelligent life form with a massive database could help him avoid many troublesome details.

"..."

Upon hearing this question, the light in Ika's eyes flickered, as if it had fallen into some sort of system hang, and it remained silent for a long time.

Lin Yuan's mouth twitched.

Could it be that this guy, like Babata, also needed time and experience to record information?

"It's alright, wait until later..."

Lin Yuan was just about to offer a word of comfort when, the next second, Ika's voice rang out faintly, carrying a sense of nonchalant casualness:

"The peak human clans, the eighteen royal clans of the Monster Race, the peak bloodlines of the twelve Void Behemoth species, the origins of the Machine Race... I know the general gist of the 108 secret realms of the primordial universe, I suppose?

I am sorry that I am not omnipotent."

"???"

Hearing this string of top-secret information rattled off like a menu, Lin Yuan was completely stunned.

He stared wide-eyed at the innocent-looking Ika, his head buzzing.

Are all intelligent life forms this pretentious?

This is what you call "knowing the general gist"?

This is what you call "not omnipotent"?

Do you realize that any one of the things you just mentioned, if thrown out there, would be enough to make a primary cosmic civilization like the Black Dragon Mountain Star Sector fight until they were bloodied just to snatch it!

Lin Yuan slapped his forehead, feeling a mix of laughter and tears.

It seemed he had struck gold this time. Ika's library wasn't just rich; it was a walking Cosmic Encyclopedia (Top Secret Edition).

"This is very good news."

Lin Yuan took a deep breath, his confidence growing.

At the very least, once he truly stepped into the universe, he would no longer be a greenhorn stumbling in the dark.

With Ika's assistance, coupled with his foresight of the plot, he could go anywhere in this cosmic river!

"Ika, let's head back."

"Received! Course plotted."

As the rear of the ship ejected a trail of deep blue flame, the black triangular vessel turned into a streak of light, instantly vanishing beyond Earth's orbit.

Everything was gradually falling into place.

Just waiting for the birth of the Void Behemoth clone!

Time flew by, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Earth was not peaceful; various countries and factions were mired in struggles against monsters, fighting for territory and resources, none willing to show weakness.

A few days ago, Luo Feng's human clone was born and returned to the public eye.

Meanwhile, on Mars.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes...

"Finally, has the gestation succeeded?"

"ROAR--!"

A roar, as if emanating from the netherworld, echoed through this quiet and dark starry sky.