"Do you want a crystal?"
Yun Chuyang held a bloodstained crystal out to Chen Luo, leaving him utterly dumbfounded.
You're such a badass. I can't believe you actually did that.
Yun Chuyang had cracked his own head open, but he didn't seem to care. His expression was sincere.
To say he had done this because he shared a deep master-disciple bond with Chen Luo would have been bullshit.
First, Chen Luo's temporary truce with the Two Great Empires meant he wasn't all that confident yet. As Chen Luo's nominal master, Yun Chuyang had previously screwed over the now-dead Reisad.
If Chen Luo failed, he would definitely face a reckoning too.
Second, this counted as an investment. Chen Luo was the God of Spacetime. Other people wouldn't get this opportunity even if they wanted it.
Third, and most importantly, Yun Chuyang had always harbored a burning ambition to strengthen the space branch.
He was unquestionably a genius among those of the space branch, but he felt he still couldn't compare to Chen Luo.
Once Chen Luo became powerful, the space branch would truly rise.
That third point had been his biggest reason for helping Chen Luo before. What else could it have been? Chen Luo's good character and respect for his master?
A crystal was a source of power as well as a crystallization of thought. This crystal contained Yun Chuyang's understanding of space.
Absorbing it would indeed benefit Chen Luo considerably.
However, even after absorbing the crystal, he would still need time to comprehend its contents. Nor could he possibly comprehend all of it. Understanding fifty percent would already be incredible.
What Chen Luo needed was to demonstrate spatial abilities to the space origin. Learning them himself wouldn't help.
So while this crystal was useful to Chen Luo, it was