Babata Gets Shut Down! Into the Universe, Bound for Qiu Long Planet!

A high-energy chapter! Chapter 34: Babata Gets Shut Down! Into the Universe, Bound for Qiu Long Planet! Updated! Read now:

The training room was completely silent.

The air seemed frozen, even the dust no longer drifting.

"Phew..."

Lin Yuan let out a soft breath, and the faint silver patterns on his body faded away.

A month.

In just one month, aided by the Void Behemoth's naturally exceptional bloodline, he had actually managed to touch the threshold of one of the most profound laws ever known—the Time Law!

Though he had only grasped the barest trace of it, not even enough to count as an introduction, it was already an unimaginable miracle for a Star Level powerhouse.

Lin Yuan raised his hand. The ancient-looking Sun God Weapon in his palm trembled faintly.

Before this, he could only wield the divine weapon through brute force or basic Spiritual Force. Its power had been considerable, but it had ultimately been like a child swinging a sledgehammer.

Now, with that trace of the Time Law's essence flowing into it, the Sun God Weapon seemed to have awakened its soul.

When unleashed, its power would grow exponentially!

"Invincible at the Star Level..."

Lin Yuan clenched his fist, feeling the vast power surging through him. "Now that description finally fits."

"With the support of the Void Behemoth's clone, comprehending the laws really is twice as effective for half the effort."

Lin Yuan rose, stretching his stiff limbs. His bones cracked loudly.

His strength had settled into place. Now it was time to plan for what came next.

Earth was simply too small, and its resources too scarce. If he wanted to truly reach the peak, the universe was the only stage.

He walked over to the control panel, about to check the news from the outside world over the past month, when the communicator on his wrist suddenly vibrated.

Two characters flashed on the screen—Luo Feng.

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and answered the call.

"Brother Lin!"

In the holographic projection, Luo Feng was still dressed in his combat suit and looked full of energy, though excitement was hard to hide from his expression. "I'm not interrupting your seclusion, am I?"

"I just came out." Lin Yuan smiled and picked up a glass of water from the table. "What's up?"

"I've got good news."

Luo Feng grinned. "I finished organizing the Golden Horned Beast's inherited memories you asked me to keep an eye on.

"I've bundled up the special secret techniques that can be replicated and sent them to your encrypted email."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

Luo Feng had always remembered Lin Yuan's kindness in giving him the Golden Horned Beast.

"I'd have invited you for a drink, but ever since those two Beast Emperors fell, you've either been in seclusion or vanished without a trace. You're harder to find than a dragon!"

Curious, Luo Feng asked, "Brother Lin, what have you been busy with this past month? With your strength, there shouldn't be anything on Earth that would make you go to such lengths, right?"

Lin Yuan set down his glass and looked through the porthole at the vast sky. His tone was calm, yet carried an unsettling certainty.

"Nothing much. I've just been making preparations."

"Preparations?" Luo Feng was taken aback.

"Mm."

Lin Yuan turned to look at Luo Feng and casually dropped a bombshell. "I'm planning to take a trip into the universe."

"What?!"

Luo Feng's pupils contracted, and he froze.

The universe!

For the people of Earth, those two words represented both boundless mystery and fear of the unknown.

They had learned of the universe from the ancient civilization ruins, but Lin Yuan was surely the first person to actually say, "I'm going there!"

"You're leaving Earth?" Luo Feng asked instinctively.

"I've got some things to take care of, and I might as well broaden my horizons while I'm at it." Lin Yuan smiled. "Surprised?"

Luo Feng gave a wry smile. "Definitely. Actually... I've been thinking about it too."

He paused, sounding a little regretful. "Some time ago, I got a Black Dragon Mountain X81 spacecraft from Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 12. I planned to head into the universe once it was repaired.

"But the ship was pretty badly damaged. Babata said it would take some more time to get it ready for takeoff."

Just then, a shrill, noisy voice suddenly exploded in Luo Feng's mind.

"Luo Feng! You idiot! Say yes! Hurry up and ask him to take you along!"

The demon Babata leaped about inside Luo Feng's mind, flushed with excitement. "That's Lin Yuan! If this freak says he's going into the universe, he must have a way to do it."

"There are so many benefits to going into the universe! You need to open an account at the Cosmic Galaxy Bank. You need to buy rare metals that can help the Cloud-Touching Vine evolve quickly, and all kinds of resources for the Golden Horned Beast to grow...

"Earth doesn't have any of those! You have to buy them in the universe!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! You'd be a fool not to catch a ride!"

Babata was giving Luo Feng a headache, but he knew Babata was right.

Earth's resources had already seriously limited his growth. Getting into contact with the interstellar civilization ahead of time would greatly improve his strength.

He scratched his head and looked at Lin Yuan a little awkwardly. "Um... Brother Lin, since you're going into the universe, could you take me with you?"

Then he quickly added, "I'd like to see it for myself, and maybe buy some materials for cultivation. Of course, as for travel expenses..."

"Enough with the hemming and hawing."

Lin Yuan cut him off with a hearty laugh. "I'd be bored traveling alone anyway. It'll be nice to have some company. Get ready, and meet me above Jiangnan Base City in half an hour."

"Great!" Luo Feng was overjoyed.

Half an hour later.

High above Jiangnan Base City, the clouds churned.

A sleek, pitch-black triangular spacecraft hovered silently at an altitude of ten thousand meters, like a ghost.

It made no engine noise, and didn't disturb the surrounding air currents in the slightest, as if it were part of space itself.

Dressed in the Black God Suit and riding the Sky-Escaping Shuttle, Luo Feng flew up to the hatch.

The hatch slid open without a sound. Lin Yuan stood at the entrance and waved to him.

"Come on in."

Luo Feng took a deep breath and stepped inside.

As soon as he entered the spacecraft, before he could even marvel at its luxurious interior, Babata in his mind was already going wild.

"My god! It's on the same level as a Black Dragon Mountain C9 spacecraft, maybe even better!"

Babata couldn't help exclaiming.

A beam of light shot out from Luo Feng's wrist guard.

Babata's eyes widened as he looked around, clicking his tongue in disbelief.

"This material... There's no way a native of Earth should have something like this."

Babata circled Lin Yuan several times, as if inspecting a monster. "Lin Yuan, tell me the truth! No wonder you flat-out refused to take my master, Hu Yanbo, as your teacher back then. You must have had some other fortuitous encounter!"

He flew right up under Lin Yuan's nose, hands on his hips like a prison interrogator. "Did you stumble upon some hidden ancient inheritance on Earth?

"Was it World Lord Level? Or... Immortal Level?!"

Lin Yuan looked at the noisy little demon before him and was about to make up some excuse.

Just then—

"Buzz!"

A brilliant blue light suddenly lit up at the core of the Optical Computer on the control panel.

The next second, a palm-sized little fairy appeared out of thin air. She wore exquisite silver battle armor and had a pair of transparent wings on her back.

She was Lin Yuan's Intelligent Life—Ika.

The moment Ika appeared, her normally lively eyes blazed with anger. She glared at Babata and shouted,

"Who gave you permission to speak to my master like that?!"

"Are you looking to die?!"

Streams of data surged wildly around Ika. The pressure of an advanced Intelligent Life locked onto Babata in an instant. "How dare you interrogate my master like he's a criminal? Believe me, I'll tear apart that pile of corrupted code you call a core!"

The unexpected turn of events startled Babata, and he shrank back. But then he quickly recovered. His pride as a "demon" flared up, and he bristled.

"You dare threaten me?"

Babata brandished the little pitchfork in his hand and glared back viciously.

"You little runt, how dare you threaten the great Lord Babata? I was roaming the universe with my former master before your core code had even been written!"

"You old relic! Can you even access a modern spacecraft's systems?"

"You brat! What do you know about the glory of Falling Ink Star?"

The two palm-sized Intelligent Life forms hovered in midair like a pair of fighting roosters, glaring at each other with sparks practically flying between them.

Lin Yuan and Luo Feng, standing beside them, were both at a loss for words.

Luo Feng awkwardly rubbed his nose and looked at Lin Yuan. "Brother Lin, this..."

Lin Yuan could only rub his forehead and wave a hand. "Ika, stop it. He's a guest... well, an accessory."

"Hmph. I'll let you off this time for my master's sake."

Ika raised her chin haughtily, then turned into a streak of light and returned to the control panel.

Babata, still fuming, ducked back into Luo Feng's wrist guard, muttering, "A gentleman doesn't fight with a lady."

The atmosphere inside the spacecraft finally returned to normal, though it was clear the journey would be quite lively.

At Lin Yuan's command, the spacecraft shuddered. In an instant, it transformed into a streak of light and shot through the atmosphere at an astonishing speed, vanishing into the boundless sea of stars.

The spacecraft entered Dark Universe navigation mode, and strange, shifting streams of light filled the view outside the windows.

The two sat on the sofas in the lounge. Luo Feng watched the view outside before finally voicing the question on his mind.

"Brother Lin, where are we headed?"

Lin Yuan lifted a cup of purplish-red drink, took a small sip, and slowly replied with three words.

"Qiu Long Planet."

"Qiu Long Planet?" Luo Feng searched through the star chart information Babata had given him. It was a bustling commercial planet in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

He nodded and asked, "So what exactly are you planning to do on Qiu Long Planet? Just shopping?"

Lin Yuan set down his cup.

He didn't answer directly, but raised a hand and tapped the air.

The holographic projection changed at once, and a blue planet appeared before them—Earth, shown in a full panoramic simulation.

As he gazed at the beautiful, fragile blue planet, Lin Yuan's eyes grew distant and profound.

"Luo Feng, look."

He pointed at Earth, his voice low and earnest.

"A beautiful planet like this is but a drop in the ocean of the vast universe."

"Although we're currently the strongest people on Earth, we're still as weak as ants in the face of true interstellar civilization.

"Earth is an unclaimed native planet. If it's discovered by slave traders or adventurers from the universe, we'll be facing total annihilation."

Lin Yuan turned to look at Luo Feng, his gaze burning.

"We can't know when disaster will strike. It could be tomorrow, or ten years from now."

"So this time, I'm going to Qiu Long Planet for one reason, and one reason only—"

"To prepare for the worst."

In simple terms, they needed to plan ahead.