There Is a Destiny in the Dark

Looking at the Wood Bud Crystal, Lin Fan narrowed his eyes.

Since the Wood Bud Crystal had appeared, then what followed...

Life is like a play, and it all depends on your acting.

He had to behave like a naive kid who had never seen the world and had been knocked senseless by the Goddess of Luck, rather than someone who knew everything.

Thus, his expression shifted in an instant.

Lin Fan's pupils dilated violently, his breathing grew rapid, and his entire face was written with the ecstasy of someone who had "never seen the world."

He stepped forward quickly, his outstretched hands even trembling slightly, as if he were truly so excited he was on the verge of a brain hemorrhage.

As he picked up the Wood Bud Crystal, that scent of rice drilled frantically into his nasal cavity.

Lin Fan felt every cell in his body boil at this moment; they let out roars like starving wolves, frantically transmitting a single craving—

Eat it!

This feeling was not an act, but the instinctive desire of an Apprentice Level life form.

A single Wood Bud Crystal contained enough energy to cause an Apprentice Level life form to undergo an essential evolution; it was considered a very potent cultivation material in the universe.

Just after putting this one away, Lin Fan caught sight of something out of the corner of his eye, deep in the grass not far away.

A white crystal flickered in and out of view, like a mischievous little sprite, deliberately exposing a bit of its backside to lure him closer.

Lin Fan saw it clearly in his mind.

He had passed the test; Babata had started fishing!

"Since you're willing to give, then I won't be polite."

Lin Fan knew exactly what was going on, yet his face still maintained that greedy look of someone knocked silly by a windfall.

He immediately rushed toward the second one, then the third...

He followed that "breadcrumb trail" meticulously laid out by Babata, like a greedy scavenger, tucking every single Wood Bud Crystal he could find in this outer circle into his pocket.

With every one he picked up, the "red light" in his eyes grew more intense, looking every bit like a desperate man blinded by profit.

Following the sensing of his spiritual energy, Lin Fan began to head deep underground.

As he went deeper, a deep, dark underground lake appeared before him.

The lake water was as black as ink, radiating a bone-chilling cold.

Those Wood Bud Crystals, each emitting an alluring scent of rice, extended all the way into the depths of the pitch-black water.

Splash!

Lin Fan did not hesitate in the slightest and dove into the water.

The icy lake water instantly enveloped his entire body, but his spiritual energy immediately formed a thin film on his skin, sealing the cold out.

After descending for who knew how many meters, the surrounding water pressure had become terrifying enough to crush a tank.

Suddenly.

A massive blood-colored spaceship appeared abruptly before him.

Although most of the hull was buried in thick rock layers, the part that was exposed still gave off an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Yunmo Starship..."

Lin Fan muttered to himself.

And in front of the massive hatch of the Yunmo Starship, dozens of Wood Bud Crystals were embedded here and there.

They emitted a charming halo, extending all the way into the deep, dark passage, as if silently inviting the visitor: come in, there is more inside...

If it were any other War God Level on Earth, they would likely have lost their sanity under Babata's mental interference and rushed into the ship regardless of the consequences.

But Lin Fan knew very well what was inside.

It was an opportunity, but also a shackle.

Once he went in, although he could obtain the inheritance, it also meant his future path would be invisibly mapped out.

Fate was something that had a destiny in the dark.

If you took something you weren't supposed to take, you would definitely have to pay it back later.

If he snatched the inheritance of Yunmo Planet, then whether Luo Feng could enter the universe would become an unknown.

This meant that he, a transmigrator, would almost certainly become the strongest person on Earth in this cycle of reincarnation.

Even with the system's support, his potential would become increasingly terrifying.

So what awaited him afterward?

Did he want to take, or rather, could he take on the subsequent karma for Luo Feng?

Facing the pressure from the human race, could he do better than Luo Feng?

Could he control himself not to study the Nine Calamity Secret Manual and give up this secret technique that could transform his very essence?

If he learned it, could he control himself not to go to the Star Tower, or even stop thinking about this supreme treasure?

If he went, could he guarantee that with his own willpower, he could survive and make the Star Tower acknowledge him as its master?

He couldn't exactly take it home as a memento...

So, he couldn't guarantee any of it.

No, or rather, he could guarantee that he couldn't refuse any of it.

Then what was he after?

Right now, he held the system in his hands and had the beginner's gift pack provided by the system to build his foundation.

The upper limits of Calamity and Sky Splitter were not necessarily lower than the Star Tower, and the future functions of the True Self clone were not necessarily just for idling.

Therefore, he had absolutely no need to get involved with these things; he could completely walk a path that was entirely different, yet even more brilliant.

Since that was the case.

"Then I will only take the benefits and not touch the karma."

"Free-loading is the way to go."

Lin Fan stopped his movement abruptly, hovering at the hatch, and then his spiritual energy transformed into an invisible giant hand that swept out instantly.

That mental hand swept precisely across the hatch, scooping up all those dozens of Wood Bud Crystals that were used as "welcoming gifts" in one go.

"Hand it over!"

The next second, all those Wood Bud Crystals were stored away into his space ring.

After doing all this, Lin Fan didn't even look at the interior of the ship.

"Retreat!"

His figure was like a heavy torpedo fired from a tube; he swung Sky Splitter with all his might and rushed toward the surface of the water like a madman.

Grab and run!

Boom!

The calm lake surface exploded instantly, and almost at the same time.

The X-101, which had been hovering high in the sky in stealth mode, instantly disengaged its cloak and dove down from the clouds, hovering steadily over the lake with its hatch wide open.

Lin Fan turned into a streak of flowing light and rushed directly into the cabin.

"101, full-speed retreat!!"

"Understood! Anti-gravity engine output at overload!"

A blinding blue light erupted from the tail of the X-101, and the surrounding air was instantly distorted by the high temperature.

A massive thrust pushed him back, and the ship turned into a black bolt of lightning, instantly tearing through the sky and rushing into the night, distancing itself from this place of trouble without looking back.

Deep underground, inside the Yunmo Starship.

A phantom of a child, only the size of a fist with two sharp horns and blood-red eyes, stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

He stared blankly at the shameless human who had taken the goods and run, his movements practiced.

The whole person... no, the whole intelligent life form was not okay.

Fifty thousand years!

Fifty whole thousand years!!

He had finally waited for a little guy with such astonishing brain domain width and such monstrous talent.

He had even prepared his entrance, prepared how to trick the other party into becoming his apprentice, and even prepared a welcoming gift.

And the result?

This guy actually only picked up the "trash" at the door, didn't even enter the door, and just ran away?!

Ran away???!!

"Bastard!!!!"

"How dare you deceive the great demon Babata!!"

"Insidious Earthling!! Shameless!!!"

Ten thousand meters above the sky.

The X-101 had already entered a stable cruising mode, speeding toward the direction of the Huaxia Kingdom.

Inside the command cabin, soft light spilled down.

Lin Fan slumped into the comfortable command chair.

"Phew..."

He let out a long breath, his tense nerves finally relaxing completely.

The plan had succeeded!

This trip had yielded forty-three Wood Bud Crystals; these were resources sufficient to create dozens of Planetary Level powerhouses.

As for those few portions of Spirit of Vegetation and the mountains of monster materials, they could only be considered a bonus at this point.

Lin Fan casually picked up a Wood Bud Crystal and examined it carefully before his eyes.

"Fate, it really is magical."