Chapter 63: Babata (Important Chapter, Please Follow!)

Clad in a black robe, standing one meter forty-five centimeters tall, with two single horns protruding from her forehead and blood-red eyes, her face possessed a delicate and adorable appearance tinged with a hint of wickedness. At a glance, it was impossible to tell whether this uniquely featured child was male or female.

Babata, an advanced artificial intelligence that had accompanied Huyan Bo, the master of the Black Cloud faction, for tens of millions of years, had evolved into a true digital lifeform over that immensely long span of time.

Huyan Bo had originally expended a vast fortune to procure a physical body for her, but that body was ultimately destroyed five thousand years ago during a terrifying battle against enemies, forcing her back into her primordial virtual state.

Presently, Babata could only manifest in a special energy form relying on the energy supply system of the Fallen Star spacecraft, possessing zero offensive capability.

"I had originally intended to use flora spirits and wood-substance crystals to lure Earth's powerhouses here, and then screen out a genius who met the requirements to inherit my master's legacy. Now, however, there's no need to go through all that trouble." Babata's gaze was fixed intently on the virtual screen, watching Luo Feng, who was suspended in mid-air and clad in a black battle suit.

Although she currently lacked combat capabilities, once anchored to the Fallen Star, she could utilize all the functions of the spaceship, which naturally included scanning and detection.

As an F-grade pure metal cosmic warship forged by a Marquis-level undying god powerhouse at the cost of unimaginable wealth, the functions of the Fallen Star were formidable indeed.

Had it not been for insufficient energy and the damage sustained by the spacecraft, the Fallen Star operating at full capacity could have easily pierced straight through the planet Earth with a single flight.

"Spiritual telekinesis energy intensity has reached the planet-level tier one, and genetic primordial energy intensity has also reached the planet-level tier one, yet his bone age is only nineteen years old?" After scanning Luo Feng's body, Babata burst into laughter, feeling even more satisfied in her heart.

During the peak of the Black Cloud faction, this level of talent and strength would have been nothing more than grassroots personnel or expendable cannon fodder; Babata wouldn't even have spared them a glance.

But things were different now. Following that battle that spanned countless star systems, she and the Fallen Star had been stranded on Earth for five full millennia!

For the vast majority of the past fifty thousand years, Earth remained in an era where intelligence had yet to be awakened, followed by an era of civil development. But those were all ordinary humans who didn't even know what cultivation was, let alone possess any notable talent—considered absolute trash when compared to the standards of the wider universe.

Having finally waited for the arrival of the Nirvana Period, where cosmic energy unlocked the evolutionary path for humanity, human talent had gradually improved along with the universal evolution of the populace... To reach this moment, Babata had waited with eager anticipation that nearly pierced the heavens!

"A brain domain breadth of twenty-two can be considered a minor genius in remote corners of the universe. Though still essentially trash, with the help of my demonic self, Babata, and my master's immense wealth, spending one hundred thousand years to reach the World Master level is entirely feasible," Babata thought to herself.

Although this was still far from enough to exact revenge for her master's death, at least it was a starting point.

"Initiate the 'telekinesis wave' to infiltrate the target's sea of consciousness, influence his judgment, and subconsciously guide him to approach this location." Babata manipulated the spacecraft, her mood quite exhilarated at the moment.

Outside.

High in the air, Luo Feng hovered in flight, looking down at the lake and the island within it shrouded in dense white mist. Just as he was about to use his soaring shuttle to rapidly carve out a channel leading fifteen thousand meters deep underground, the voice of Bai Chen suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Don't rush. The other party has already detected you. Just land on the Fog Island now and wait for their next move."

"The other party? What does that mean? Could it be the same kind of entity as the bald crystal-man intelligence in the No. 9 ancient civilization ruin?" Following Bai Chen's guidance, Luo Feng slowly descended onto Fog Island while asking with curiosity in his heart.

"Correct, it is an intelligence, but the other party is an intelligent lifeform of a tier higher than the advanced intelligence in the No. 9 ruin," Bai Chen said with a smile, taking the opportunity to briefly introduce the classification of intelligence levels in the universe to Luo Feng.

"Simple programs on Earth that process basic logical problems cannot be called intelligence at all. To be worthy of being called an intelligence, it must at least possess thinking capabilities comparable to humans. The intelligences within ordinary spaceships are of this type, and the No. 1 fighter jet intelligence I manufactured for you also falls into this category. Then, a grade higher than that are those that have given birth to emotions; this class is referred to as advanced intelligence or high-level intelligence—the exact level of that bald crystal man you encountered.

Going further up, you reach intelligent lifeforms. Intelligent lifeforms are virtually indistinguishable from humans and other intelligent races. Not only do they possess complex emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and delight, but they also possess the comprehension ability required for cultivation and evolution. As long as they acquire a body fused with an evolutionary heart, they can cultivate and grow stronger just like any other lifeform, with no distinction whatsoever."

At this point, Bai Chen paused for a moment before continuing in a mysterious tone,

"Inside the spaceship hidden fifteen thousand meters beneath your feet, there resides an intelligent lifeform—an intelligent lifeform that has lived for tens of millions of years."

"Tens of millions of years?" Luo Feng was somewhat tongue-tied upon hearing this; that was an awfully long time to live, wasn't it?

In a moment, he was going to meet an 'old fogey' whose existence predated the history of human civilization on Earth by a vast margin?

And then, under the watchful gaze of this old fogey, he was expected to win their approval and inherit the legacy of the Black Cloud?

Would the difficulty level be a bit too high, Bai...

Luo Feng could not help but mentally complain.

In response, Bai Chen rolled his eyes, too lazy to explain just how 'starved' Babata currently was. As long as a human with 'barely passable' talent approached this place, there was an extremely high probability they would obtain the Black Cloud legacy.

"Hark, Bai, is this the flora spirit you mentioned earlier?"

Having landed on the island, Luo Feng had not walked far before he stumbled upon a sword-grass emitting a powerful wave of energy throughout its body. Moreover, the moment he drew near, the sword-grass took the initiative to attack him.

Unfortunately, it was thoroughly blocked by the Black God set covering Luo Feng's body. The leaves of the sword-grass—sharp enough to slice through the flesh of a God of War-level powerhouse—felt like a dull blade, sweeping across uselessly without leaving even the slightest trace.

"Indeed. The effect of this sword-grass 'flora spirit' is that consuming it can enhance one's physical strength to a certain extent," Bai Chen replied, taking the opportunity to scan and analyze the sword-grass. Armed with this 'information material,' he would be able to mass-produce sword-grass at a low cost in the future.

As for whether this particular sword-grass was too low-tier?

Bai Chen routinely analyzed even soldier-grade monsters simply to acquire more 'information materials.' No matter how low-tier an item or organism might be, if one collected enough of them, they might prove useful somewhere down the line.

Hypothetically, the day he became capable of acquiring all 'information materials' in the primordial universe, he could recreate an entire primordial universe with a single thought, provided he had sufficient energy.

One of the crucial prerequisites for omniscience and omnipotence was knowing all information.

"Then I'll look around to see if there are any other flora spirits." Although Luo Feng could glean from Bai Chen's tone that this gadget didn't have much utility, adhering to the mindset of "since I'm already here, leaving without taking anything is a waste," he still decided to scour Fog Island.