Swallowing the Stars: Only in my later years did I come to the life-spending panel.

Babata held his breath and prayed with his hands clasped together.

After a while, the golden-horned behemoth opened its eyes. Its dark golden vertical pupils were no longer cold, but instead shone with the wisdom of humanity.

It tried to lift its head, but its neck was as stiff as a log, and its head wobbled several times before it finally regained its balance.

It tried to stand up, but its four legs moved independently, and it struggled on the sea for a while, splashing up large waves, but it still couldn't lift itself up.

Babata chuckled. "Sorry, I just couldn't help it."

He then burst into loud laughter, "Hahahaha!"

The golden-horned behemoth opened its mouth and let out a low roar, its voice tinged with grievance.

Babata rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright, I know you just possessed this body and aren't familiar with it yet, so I won't make fun of you."

Zhou Mu hovered before the giant head of the golden-horned beast, staring directly into its vertical pupils. "How does it feel?"

The golden-horned behemoth blinked, its vertical pupils reflecting Zhou Mu's image. It clumsily raised one of its front paws, waved it in the air, and then lowered it, as if gesturing something.

Babata flew in front of him and tapped the golden-horned behemoth's head: "Use your consciousness to transmit your voice, you idiot Luo Feng."

The golden-horned behemoth slapped its forehead and replied through its consciousness, "As expected of you, Babata."

"Controlling this body feels like playing a game with extremely high network latency..."

Zhou Mu comforted him, "Luo Feng, you've only just taken over its sea of ​​consciousness. The compatibility between your soul and this body is still very low. You need to take it slowly."

"When possession first begins, people usually can't even walk properly. Your current situation is normal."

"Master, when will I be able to learn the secret technique of creating clones and regain my human body?" Luo Feng asked.

"You, are you really that attached to people's bodies?"

Babata interrupted Zhou Mu, saying, "When you're 100% compatible with this body, the bloodline inheritance memories will be completely integrated into your soul! You'll then be able to learn the innate secret technique—the clone!"

Luo Feng's spirits lifted, and he began to work harder to control his body, gradually increasing the harmony between his soul and body.

......

Luo Feng spent several days figuring out the Golden Horned Beast's body thoroughly, from initially not being able to lift its neck, to being able to swim clumsily on the seabed, to being able to control every muscle freely.

"This kid adapted way too fast!" Babata floated beside Zhou Mu and muttered softly, "Normally, it takes at least a month or two to get used to a new body after possession, but he got it right in just over ten days."

Zhou Mu didn't speak, but stood on the reef, looking at the distant sea. A dark shadow slowly rose from the deep sea, the azure water began to surge, and a huge creature broke out of the water, creating waves several meters high.

The golden-horned behemoth hovered on the sea surface, its dark golden vertical pupils staring at Zhou Mu.

"Master!"

Luo Feng's voice rang out, "The inherited memories... I have received them all!"

Babata's eyes lit up. "So fast?"

"Too many."

Luo Feng's voice was somewhat dazed, "The history of the Golden Horned Beast, from its birth to its death, from the planetary level to the realm lord level, the cultivation methods of each stage, and every secret technique, are all in my mind."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Indeed, it contains the secret technique Master mentioned, 'Doppelganger'."

"Babata, release my body."

Babata understood, took out a human body from his storage space, and gently placed it on a flat reef.

That was Luo Feng's original body. His eyes were closed, he wasn't breathing, he had no heartbeat, and his skin was pale, like a wax figure.

Babata sighed, "After you possessed the body, the original body lost its life."

Her voice was very soft, "I preserved it very well for you, it's not damaged at all."

Luo Feng remained silent. The golden-horned beast lowered its head and gently touched the cheek of the body with its forehead.

Those dark golden vertical pupils stared at the pale body. The golden-horned behemoth opened its huge mouth and used a devouring technique to swallow the body into its inner world.

The golden-horned behemoth closed its eyes, and only opened them again after a long time; its eyes were slightly dim.

"Master, it takes two years to develop an avatar."

"For the next two years, I have to stay here; I can't move or get distracted."

Zhou Mu nodded, "Focus on your cultivation, I'll take care of things here."

"My family..."

Luo Feng hesitated for a moment.

"I'll talk to Brother Hong and the others," Zhou Mu interrupted him. "I'll tell them you're going on a special mission and won't be back for two years."

The golden-horned behemoth was silent for a moment, then let out a low whimper, "Master, thank you."

Zhou Mu patted the giant head of the golden-horned beast, "Focus on your cultivation, don't think too much."

The golden-horned behemoth nodded, and its massive body began to sink into the deep sea.

The jet-black scales became increasingly blurred in the azure sea, gradually disappearing into the darkness. The sea returned to calm, leaving only undulating waves that spread out in circles and slowly dissipated.

Babata floated in front of Zhou Mu and stared at him.

"So, what are your plans next?"

Zhou Mu looked up at the sky; it was cloudless. "I want to go out and see the world."

"go out?"

Babata was taken aback.

"The universe is so vast, I can't just stay on Earth forever, like a frog in a well."

Zhou Mu withdrew his gaze. "There must be a star map in the Meteorite Star inheritance."

Babata stared at him for a while, then suddenly laughed, "You had this planned all along? No wonder you sent Luo Feng to the No. 12 ancient civilization ruins before you went into seclusion!"

Then she took out a smart computer from her storage space and tossed it to Zhou Mu.

"This intelligent computer contains my sub-intelligent entity. Although it is far inferior to the great intelligent life form, the demon Babata, it is sufficient for your use. It contains star maps, translations of the universal language, and commonly used databases."

Babata rummaged through the storage space for a while, "The owner left some coins behind, let me see how many are left..."

She took out a small cloth bag and handed it to Zhou Mu.

"Here you go, 500 Qianwu coins as your start-up capital. That should be enough for you to get through the initial stages in the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield."

Zhou Mu reached out and took it.

"I've also repaired the Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship that Luo Feng discovered in the No. 12 ancient civilization site. You can take it out and explore when the time comes."

Babata continued rambling, "Be careful when returning to the Milky Way. The master has used a spatial magic in the Milky Way to conceal the coordinates of the dark universe. Only by following a specific trajectory can the coordinates of the dark universe be discovered. Otherwise, you can only travel at sub-light speed at a distance of nearly a thousand light-years from Earth, which would take nearly a thousand years to reach Earth. The specific trajectory is also recorded in the sub-intelligent entity."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Babata."

Zhou Mu nodded and gently rubbed her head.

Babata slapped his hand away, "Don't touch my head!"

"Remember... come back alive."

Zhou Mu smiled slightly, "Don't worry."

Then he turned and walked toward the Black Dragon X81 spaceship. The black, saucer-shaped spaceship was quietly resting on the sea, and the giant dragon on its hull looked as if it was about to take flight in the sunlight.