After unexpectedly acquiring a mount, Huang Wuye's life returned to normal.
Huang Wuye focused on studying Fire Truth Interpretation and the Drifting Blood secret manual. Every day, he could feel himself making progress.
His progress in the Fire Origin Law and Space Origin Law was visible to the naked eye. He could also clearly feel that he was deciphering the laws faster and faster.
Huang Wuye understood that this was because his life genes were constantly evolving. Every day, he enjoyed the pleasant sensation that came with this evolution.
Things that others could only dream of happened to him every day.
From time to time, Huang Wuye would also take a break from cultivating and get together with Huang Hu, Huang Xue, and the others.
Sometimes, he would take General Mighty to find powerful opponents on Giant Wood Planet, stretch his muscles, and take on some training camp missions along the way.
To Huang Wuye now, there were beings on Giant Wood Planet that he couldn't defeat, but so far, he hadn't found any that could threaten his life.
That was all because Instant Roar and Void Shadow: Close as the Horizon had grown even more terrifying as his understanding of space law advanced.
And so, time flew by. Before he knew it, three years had passed.
One day, a visitor from beyond the stars interrupted Huang Wuye's routine.
Huang Wuye was already waiting in the main hall inside the Giant Wood Planet base. Seated on the throne, he had his ears slightly pricked, as if listening for something.
But the faint smile at the corners of his mouth showed how good his mood was.
Before long, ripples spread across the sky. A moment later, the sound of a spacecraft landing reached him.
Hearing it, Huang Wuye flashed into the air above the base.
The base's shield opened automatically, and a black spacecraft descended through the gap.
The spacecraft soon landed at the docking point, and Huang Wuye slowly flew toward it.
"Clang!"
The spacecraft's hatch slid open with a noise.
"Thud! Thud! Thud!"
Unhurried footsteps rang out, and a figure slowly came into view.
A head of crimson hair fluttered freely. He wore armor shaped like a fearsome beast's head, its surface covered in spikes that glinted with a chilling light.
Looking higher, Huang Wuye saw a handsome face. A strange pattern marked the man's forehead, its two colors shimmering with faint fluctuations of law.
The laws around him seemed to grow more active. Looking closer, his face bore a strong resemblance to Huang Wuye's.
But his features were more rugged, as if they had been weathered by time.
At that moment, though, the broad grin on his face ruined his imposing air.
His starry eyes, which should have held the sun and moon, were now brimming with amusement. This was Huang Tian.
"Wuye, miss me that much? I'm so flattered! I can't believe that little runt from back then has grown so big."
Seeing Huang Wuye stare at him, Huang Tian's lips curled with amusement. He looked at the lad, who had nearly caught up to him in height, and teased him.
Huang Wuye stopped sizing him up. Seeing Huang Tian look at him with a mischievous grin, he felt a little speechless.
Then he remembered how hard Huang Tian had worked for his sake and let it go. He led him toward the hall.
"Enough clowning around. Let's go inside first."
As they walked, father and son asked each other about the past few years. Their teasing helped ease the longing that had built up during their long separation.
Inside the hall, the two sat around a table. Huang Tian rambled on about his adventures across the universe over the past few years, including his romantic escapades with beautiful women from various regions and races. He looked ready to keep talking for three days and three nights.
At last, Huang Wuye couldn't take it anymore. He was interested in those stories too, but right now, his first clone mattered more.
After all, once he had a clone, he could go and experience everything himself. Wouldn't that be more fun than listening to Huang Tian talk about it?
So, seeing that Huang Tian showed no sign of stopping, he had no choice but to interrupt him.
"All right, old man, save that for later. The most important thing right now is my first clone. How did it turn out?"
Interrupted mid-story, Huang Tian looked disappointed. He'd been planning to talk for a whole day and night!
But when he heard Huang Wuye's question, his eyes lit up and he perked up.
Pounding his chest, he said, "Who do you think you're dealing with? Of course I got it!"
"Ah, right, right, right! You are the mighty Gold-Space World Lord, after all! But why don't you bring it out?"
Huang Wuye brightened at the news, first flattering him before changing the subject.
Huang Tian gave him a strange look and asked, puzzled, "Bring it out? Are you sure?"
"I'm sure."
Before Huang Wuye could think it over, a dark shape rapidly swelled before his eyes.
Huang Wuye finally sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly cried out, "You damn old man, you—"
But Huang Wuye was clearly too slow.
Space compressed in an instant, and a colossal shadow appeared out of nowhere.
"Boom!" In the blink of an eye, the main hall burst apart with a deafening crash.
Dust from the collapsing hall shrouded the area.
High above, two figures stood suspended in the air.
"Not bad, Wuye. Your Space Secret Technique is pretty good."
Huang Tian was a little surprised to see Huang Wuye appear beside him.
"You bastard! You did that on purpose, didn't you?"
Huang Wuye was speechless. He really shouldn't have expected better. Huang Tian was still just as unreliable as ever.
Good thing he was capable enough to avoid making a fool of himself.
"Haha, don't take it to heart! Look down there!"
Huang Tian laughed heartily, then pointed at the colossal creature emerging below as the dust settled.
Huang Wuye followed his finger. Even though he was prepared, he was still startled.
Where the main hall had stood, a gigantic creature now lay exposed.
It was lying on its side on the ground, and it stood nearly eighty or ninety kilometers tall. It was called tall because it was a gigantic ape-like creature.
At first glance, it looked like an enlarged Dasheng. Golden scales, like fur, covered its body. Its muscles gleamed like precious stones, and one arm alone was dozens of kilometers long.
A single horn rose from its head, as if ready to pierce the heavens, space itself, and even cut off the river of time.
"This is a unique Special Lifeform, the Gluttonous Golden Ape. It's favored by the Gold-Space Law and is naturally close to the laws of metal and space.
"It was born at Universe Level. By pure luck, I found it while exploring the Meteor Universe Kingdom.
"Unfortunately, its life gene level is too high—8,100 times that of an ordinary human. Its requirements for being nurtured are too demanding, and I can't produce a clone of it."
Seeing Huang Wuye stare in a daze, Huang Tian coughed and spoke with a regretful expression.
"The Gold-Space Law? That's perfect. And it's favored by the laws, on top of being a unique Special Lifeform. Old man, did you cheat or something?" Huang Wuye stared at Huang Tian. He swore he had never thought so highly of him before.
Compared to this, that little mishap just now didn't matter at all.
Seeing how pleased his son was, Huang Tian couldn't help feeling happy too. His efforts to pull strings and enlist countless people to help find it had paid off.
"All right, I've suppressed this little fellow's soul. You can possess it now," Huang Tian said, having basked in his son's admiration for a moment before remembering what mattered and reminding him.
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