Elementary Intelligence (Two-in-One)

After Chen Mo was sucked into the silver vortex, he arrived in an empty space, where there was a ball of light in front of him.

Gladiator Arena?

Gradually, the ball of light in front of Chen Mo transformed into a human figure.

The humanoid ball of light emitted a mechanical voice. "Chen Da, Life Origin Energy: Apprentice ~ Planet?? Brain Domain Width: 82. Calibration now..."

"Life Origin Energy calibration in progress at 1%... Calibration complete. Current strength is Planetary Level Three."

Then, the humanoid ball of light in front of Chen Mo revealed life fluctuations at the Planetary Level Three.

However, the voice of the humanoid mechanical orb did not stop, but continued to mechanically announce, "Brain Domain Width 82, initiating strength level calibration: Normal Grade, Elite Grade, King Grade."

Final calibration confirmed: King Grade.

Beep... The program did not include information on King Grade strength; final ruling: Elite Grade!

At the same time, the aura and presence of the humanoid light cluster surged dramatically.

"Kill me and you can enter the secret realm; fail and you die!"

Test begins!

Without further ado, the humanoid ball of light began its attack on Chen Mo after uttering those words.

Chen Mo simply dodged the attacks from the humanoid light orb; Chen Mo just wanted to see what this so-called Elite Grade was all about.

Chen Mo quickly figured out his strengths and weaknesses. He was slightly stronger than Lin Yaodong at the current level, but he definitely couldn't beat Lin Yaodong at the Planetary Level Three.

Chen Mo was completely relieved by this, knowing that Lin Yaodong was capable of handling the test ahead.

Then this test should come to an end.

Chen Mo randomly selected a magic-grade flying sword from his spatial storage and twirled it a few times with his right hand.

Then...

The sword flew from the hand, aimed directly at the vital point of the humanoid ball of light, but the humanoid ball of light simply shifted its position and dodged the sword.

However, just as the sword and the humanoid ball of light separated, the sword suddenly changed direction. The humanoid ball of light was unable to dodge in time and was slashed by the sword, causing its internal energy to be released wildly.

If a normal human is injured by a magical artifact, the artifact will transmit its Spiritual Power to the wound at the same time, directly targeting the heart meridian.

This is also a major reason why Immortal Cultivator so powerful; they can use magical artifacts to inject their magical power into their opponents' bodies.

No matter how strong your body is, your internal organs are definitely not that strong. So for Immortal Cultivator, as long as they can break through your defenses, they can basically kill you, no matter how strong your vitality is, because Immortal Cultivator can inject their magic power into your body through wounds and break through from the inside.

Just as the humanoid energy of the ball of light was being released, Chen Mo pressed his advantage and beheaded it with a single sword strike.

After the humanoid ball of light died, it reformed into a ball.

"Congratulations, Chen Da, you have passed this test. You will now be teleported to the secret realm."

Within this secret realm lie many treasures, but also many dangers. Four great tokens reside with four guardians; if you can obtain even one, you will have a chance to win the ultimate prize.

"Good luck. We are now preparing to teleport you to the secret realm. Please don't worry."

Chen Mo felt a force enveloping him, but Chen Mo did not let this energy teleport him away. Instead, he used his spatial abilities to resist it.

Soon, the energy and his spatial abilities reached a stalemate. Seeing that the energy could not forcibly teleport him away, Chen Mo began to focus his attention on observing this space.

After a while, Chen Mo regained his composure and said loudly, "Come out. This stalemate won't benefit anyone."

However, the other party did not show up.

Upon seeing this, Chen Mo voiced his guess.

"So far, you have set three tests. The first test is luck and strength. The first question is those nine forks in the road. You can pass if you have either luck or strength."

The second test assesses your aptitude; only those with Brain Domain Width exceeding ten can pass.

The third test takes place in this space. Here, you are tested on your relative combat strength. The test will be conducted by selecting a humanoid light orb that corresponds to your strength, taking into account both your strength and Brain Domain Width.

If I'm not mistaken, you have a fourth test, which takes place in a secret realm and assesses a person's comprehensive abilities, luck, strength, aptitude, background, and wisdom.

However, this ruin is indeed an exploration-oriented ruin rather than a test-oriented ruin. Whether it is the nine branching paths at the beginning or the various traps and relics outside the ruin, it all indicates that this was once a battlefield, where a very fierce battle took place. Those things are all left behind after the battle.

Furthermore, I discovered obvious signs of human alteration here, as many traces were destroyed, but new traces were created.

If I'm not mistaken, someone must have modified this site to some extent.

The purpose, as for the objective, is to select a suitable person.

A candidate who possesses luck, ability, and talent.

Am I right?

A Elementary Intelligence has been lurking in the shadows, observing us all along!

After a while, the ball of light reappeared.

It coalesced into a human form.

Guangren: "Yes, mysterious expert, although what you said is somewhat inaccurate, the general content is correct."

Chen Mo: "These things must have been made by your original owner, right? You still don't know what to call them?"

Guangren shook his head. "I don't have a name. I was originally just my master's housekeeper. My master didn't give me a name and always called me 'housekeeper'."

Moreover, these were not ordered by my master; I did them myself.

Chen Mo: "Oh, really? It seems a lot has happened since the battle at the ruins."

Guangren continued, "Yes, you guessed correctly, the mysterious powerhouse Chen Da."

Although the master won the battle, he was also seriously injured and died soon afterward, without even making any arrangements for his funeral.

After my master's death, I received no orders and simply mechanically continued to keep the spaceship running according to his instructions.

However, three thousand years later, I awakened my thinking ability and became a Elementary Intelligence.

Having developed a certain level of thinking ability, I shut down most of the spaceship's functions in order to conserve resources, but I knew that the resources would eventually run out.

Furthermore, having acquired a certain level of intelligence, I desire to achieve even greater evolution. However, I am well aware that relying solely on myself is impossible. Based on my current database, further evolution requires the assistance of a powerful being.

But this planet is too remote, and there are no truly powerful beings. I have nowhere to rely on, so I have no choice but to choose a human with decent luck, strength, potential, and character as my new master.

Only in this way can I have the possibility of continuing to evolve.

That's why I used some of the spaceship's licenses and functions to modify this battlefield to a certain extent, so that I could choose a suitable new master.

Chen Mo nodded. "I see. I think no one is more suitable than me now, right? We don't need to go through those procedures."

What do you think of me? How about you just acknowledge me as your master? Follow me, and I will help you continue to evolve and become Intelligent Life.

how?"

At this moment, Chen Mo's eyes were filled with longing for the 'butler'.

Guangren did not immediately agree, but said, "As things stand, you are indeed the most suitable candidate, but please allow me to wait three more days. If there is no more suitable candidate after three days, I will serve you as my master."

There's a saying on Earth: "A ruler chooses his ministers, and a minister chooses his ruler."

Right now, I'm choosing you, but three days from now, it'll be you choosing me. At that point, my feelings for you will be completely different, so you'd better think it through."

At this moment, Chen Mo's eyes and tone were so aggressive, but the 'butler' couldn't afford to offend Chen Mo.

The man of light had no choice but to explain, "Respected powerful one, please do not misunderstand. The reason I asked you to wait three more days is because the secret realm can only be maintained for three days. If I were to serve you as my master now, I would lose some of the permission to operate the spaceship."

When I set the highest permission to you, the spaceship will recognize that I have changed owners and will automatically lock most of my functions, which was set by my original owner.

The spaceship originally possessed intelligence, but its main engine was damaged in that battle, rendering it unable to function. Therefore, the master allowed me to take over the spaceship, granting me partial authorization so that I could control most of its functions.

Once I lose the authorization, I can no longer control the secret realm. Not only can I not control the treasures and programs within it, but I also cannot interfere with the examinees who enter it; I have no control over their life or death.

Chen Mo didn't think the 'butler' would dare to lie to him, but the reasons might not be just those.

Moreover, this does not prevent it from serving itself as its master. It can serve itself as its master now, and then change the supreme authority after it has taken everything.

As things stand, Chen Mo doesn't think anyone is more suitable to be its master than itself, and wisdom is inherently a rational being, yet it hesitates.

Therefore, it seems there are still candidates.

So, who is he?

Lin Yaodong?

No.

It's Hong!

Has Hong awakened his domain?

In Chen Mo's view, this was the only possibility; otherwise, this wisdom should not have hesitated but should have recognized him as its master now.

Chen Mo's gaze sharpened as he stared at the radiant figure and said, "Hong, just now, Hong comprehended a domain, right?"

The 'butler' was already terrified, but because he was only at the Junior Intelligence, he had intelligence, but his emotions were not as rich as those of a human.

Furthermore, since it is currently in the form of light, Chen Mo cannot see its expression, nor is it a living being, Chen Mo cannot sense its emotions.

Guangren: "Respected Chen Da, your guess is correct. Not long ago, Hong awakened his domain."

In my database, even among Universe Level powerhouses, very few have awakened a domain. And those who have awakened a domain at the Planetary Level are few and far between. In my database, spanning 324,627 star systems and spanning 100,000 years, only thirteen humans have achieved this.

Of these, two refused funding from other forces and failed to break through to the Universe Level due to their own aptitude, while three tragically perished in accidents. The remaining eight all became powerful beings above the Universe Level.

That's why I just kept something from you. I'm sorry, please forgive me for hiding it from you.

However, what I just said was not a lie. If I were to acknowledge you as my master now and change the supreme authority, I would indeed lose the authority over most of the ships.

Chen Mo: "I'll say it again: whether you choose me as your master now or in three days, the result is the same, but the treatment you receive afterward will be worlds apart, and the importance you hold in my heart will differ drastically."

Because intelligent calculations are extremely fast, answers that would be difficult for ordinary people to choose from can be obtained in less than a second after their calculations.

Guangren: "May I ask you a few questions, esteemed Chen Da?"

Chen Mo: "I'm all ears."

Light Man: "Your Life Origin Energy is strange, I can't calculate it precisely, and your fighting style is strange, somewhat like a combination of the Controller and the elementalist in the Spirit Reader System, but not entirely."

So my first question is: What is your spiritual practice all about? I don't have any similar information in my database."

After a moment's thought, Chen Mo said, "My cultivation system is called the Immortal Cultivation System, which is different from the two major cultivation systems in this world: the Warrior System and the Spirit Reader System."

However, in terms of both potential and strength, it is no weaker than the Warrior System and the Spirit Reader System.

My current cultivation level is at the Early Golden Core Stage realm, which is equivalent to the Planetary Level First Stage among martial artists and Spirit Reader.

Guangren: "You are far too modest. Judging from your performance in the previous battles, your true strength is already no weaker than that of a level seven or eight planetary expert."

"Second question: What are your views on this world and this universe?"

Chen Mo: "The place we are in now is called Earth, which belongs to the Milky Way Galaxy. There are currently about 210,000 life-bearing planets in the Milky Way Galaxy."

The Milky Way Galaxy belongs to the Silver Blue Empire, one of the earliest Silver Blue Empire in the universe, which comprises eight star systems, including the Milky Way Galaxy.

Above the primordial civilizations in the universe are the intermediate civilizations, and then the advanced civilizations.

The Blue Silver Empire is a vassal state of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, a mid-level civilization in the universe, while the Black Dragon Mountain Empire is a vassal state of the Ganwu Universe Country, a high-level civilization in the universe.

Within the human realm, there should be 1008 advanced civilizations in the universe.

Beyond the human realm lie other races. Currently, there are six dominant races in the universe, and the human race is one of them.

However, the situation outside the human race is not good. They border the three top races— the Zerg, the Machine Race, and the Demon Race —and the Outer Domain Battlefield are complex and intertwined, with constant back-and-forth between them...

This is roughly what our region of the universe is like.

Next comes the cultivation system. The two main systems in the universe are martial artists and Spirit Reader, and both martial artists and Spirit Reader are further divided into many branches...

In terms of realms, aside from the natives who haven't left their planets, the realms in the universe are divided into: Apprentice Level, Planetary Level, Star Level, Universe Level, Domain Lord Level World Lord Level, Immortal Level, Universe Venerable, Universe Master...