Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 46 Apprenticeship and Inheritance

"Zhou Yang, I'm asking you this again, very seriously!"

"Are you willing to become my master, the great Lord of Meteorite Star, and become the new master of the Meteorite Star lineage?"

Inside the massive spaceship, 15,000 meters underground.

Babata, dressed as a child in black robes, stared at Zhou Yang with a serious expression, his dark red pupils flashing with an eerie light.

"Agree, or...death?"

Zhou Yang, who was being stared at, remained silent.

Dude, since you've put it that way, what choice do I have?

However, he had come with this purpose in mind, so he had no reason to refuse and immediately agreed solemnly.

"I do!"

"very good!"

Babata grinned, revealing two sharp teeth, after receiving the correct reply.

"You'll be proud of your choice!"

"Now, come with me to meet your teacher."

Babata gently pointed her fair little finger to the center of the semi-circular hall.

With a cracking sound, the metal floor suddenly split open to the sides, revealing a downward-extending passage.

Zhou Yang followed Babata down the passage and soon arrived at another dark hall.

With Babata's control, the lights in the hall suddenly turned on.

Immediately afterwards, the floor of the hall split open on both sides, and a huge transparent crystal coffin slowly rose from the ground.

The instant the crystal coffin rose, an extreme chill spread outwards.

Zhou Yang's physical fitness has now reached the level of a war god, and he is still wearing the Black God Suit. Even so, he couldn't help but tremble when stimulated by this cold air.

"This is Huyanbo."

Zhou Yang peered into the crystal coffin.

A huge corpse, about three meters long, was lying quietly at the bottom of the crystal coffin.

The corpse looked remarkably similar to an Earthling, except for two flexible antennae on its forehead.

He was wearing a black robe that shimmered with a faint light, his long hair was loose, and he lay peacefully in the crystal coffin, as if he were asleep.

Babata, who looked like a child in black robes, seemed to be getting agitated. He gripped the crystal coffin with both hands, and his shoulders trembled slightly.

After a moment, he calmed down slightly and spoke to Zhou Yang:

"Zhou Yang, kneel down and become my disciple!"

"Now that the master is dead and the entire lineage of Meteorite Star has been wiped out, let's keep things simple. You only need to respectfully kowtow to the master eight times."

Zhou Yang nodded.

I came here to learn from others' traditions, so it is only right that I perform the duties of a disciple.

He stepped forward, knelt down, and respectfully kowtowed eight times.

After he finished bowing, the black-robed Babata nodded in satisfaction.

"Zhou Yang, now that our master is dead and unable to personally instruct you, I will temporarily take over this responsibility!"

As Babata spoke, he led Zhou Yang back up the passage.

The enormous crystal coffin, however, sank back into the ground.

"Before his death, the master had already made arrangements for his future disciples."

"However, we are too weak right now. If we were to take a large amount of wealth out, it would be suicide."

"Therefore, the master deposited most of his wealth into the Cosmic Galaxy Bank and set up three accounts for you. When you cultivate to the Eternal Star level, the Cosmic level, and the Domain Lord level, you can withdraw the wealth from these three accounts respectively."

Listening to Babata's words, Zhou Yang nodded slightly, quite agreeing with the matter.

If one were to hand over the entire wealth of an immortal being to a novice who is not even at the planetary level, it would be like a child carrying gold in a bustling marketplace, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

"But don't worry, your teacher has also prepared some items that you can use at the planetary level."

As Babata spoke, he raised his hand and flicked it, sending a silver streak of light flying toward Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang grabbed at the air, and the silver light receded, revealing a simple and antique-looking silver ring.

"This is a spatial ring that can store materials. You can unlock it by connecting it to your mind and spirit."

Babata continued his explanation:

"There are three hundred Wood Crystals here. You can absorb their energy to aid your cultivation. It's at least a thousand times faster than absorbing energy directly from the universe."

"There's also a planetary-level psychic weapon called the 'Arc Blade Disc' and a protective suit called the 'Black God Suit,' but you already have the Black God Suit, so you don't need it."

"In addition, there is a seedling of a peculiar plant life form from outer space called 'Moyun Vine' stored on the spaceship. Once this plant life form recognizes its owner, it can grow stronger along with its owner. If nurtured properly, it will be a great help to you in the future!"

Babata led Zhou Yang along, talking as they walked, and soon they arrived at the entrance of the enormous Meteorite Starship.

He casually tossed a black wristband to Zhou Yang and explained:

"I am currently only a virtual existence, and can only temporarily rely on this smart wristband to take refuge. You can contact me at any time by wearing it."

Including the most important inheritances your teacher left you, I will also pass them on to you in the virtual space!

After Babata finished speaking, he smiled slightly at Zhou Yang, and the next second, his figure vanished like a burst bubble.

Also disappearing was the enormous meteorite starship that had been buried underground for who knows how many years.

"Rumble~~~"

Without the support of the Meteorite Starship, a large number of rocks began to fall and collapse in this space.

Zhou Yang quickly used his mental power to push away all the falling rocks and soil, preventing them from getting close.

"Zhou Yang, look to your left front. That vine-like plant is a seedling of the Moyun Vine. Go and collect it."

Babata's voice rang directly in Zhou Yang's mind.

Following his guidance, Zhou Yang quickly projected his mental energy and indeed found a gourd-vine-like plant about a hundred meters to the left.

The plant was only about two meters long, and its vines, trunk, and leaves were all pale purple.

Zhou Yang used his mental power to roll the Moyun Vine seedling over, and the Black God Suit transformed into a backpack, directly wrapping the Moyun Vine seedling inside.

"Unfortunately, in order to attract the strong from your Earth to come and test their aptitude, I threw out another Cloud Vine two years ago and used Wood Crystal to catalyze it to the planetary level. Now it seems that it was all wasted."

Babata's regretful voice echoed in Zhou Yang's mind.

However, he quickly cheered up again.

"Alright, Zhou Yang, there's nothing else here. Let's get out. I haven't been out in far too long!"

"it is good."

Zhou Yang responded, and then he directly controlled the throwing knife to clear a path above his head, while his mental power was applied to his feet, propelling him into the sky in an instant!

"Hiss hiss hiss~~~"

The mentalist was also very fast at drilling underground. Before long, he broke through the rock layer and came to the surface.

He looked up to check his direction and confirmed that he was still on Fog Island, surrounded by a thick fog.

This misty island region was once infiltrated by Babata with two powdered pieces of Wood Crystal, which gave rise to many plant spirits.

There is even a Cloud Vine that has evolved to the planetary level in the center of this misty island.

However, Zhou Yang's spatial ring alone contains a full three hundred Wood Crystals, and Babata has even more in stock, so there's no need for him to covet these things anymore.

"Let's leave it to those who come after us. As for that Cloud Vine that was forced to grow by Babata, it will probably end up in Hong's hands in the end."

Without pausing, Zhou Yang propelled himself into the sky with his mental power, flying rapidly towards the location agreed upon with the spaceship.

However, on the way, he took the opportunity to discuss another matter with Babata.

"By the way, Babata, I have a brother."

He quickly recounted Luo Feng's situation, and concluded solemnly:

"I want him to join our Meteorite Star lineage. Think about it, our lineage has suffered a calamity, and now there are only the two of us left. If we want to grow and thrive, talented people are indispensable!"

I can guarantee that Luo Feng's talent is absolutely top-notch on Earth.

In his mind, he had intercepted the Meteorite Star inheritance that should have belonged to Luo Feng ahead of time, so he naturally tried his best to make up for it.

Furthermore, whether he sees Luo Feng as his friend in this life or as the perfect protagonist he once endlessly longed for when he was reading the novel in his past life, Zhou Yang also hopes to make everything better for Luo Feng.

He remembered that in the original story, Luo Feng had once persuaded Babata to bring Hong and Lei Shen into the Meteorite Star lineage, so he should be able to persuade Babata as well.

"Oh, that's all? No problem, I agree."

However, before he could finish speaking, Babata's crisp reply echoed in his mind.

"what?"

Zhou Yang was taken aback.

Wait a minute, this isn't your style, Babata?

I remember you were quite rigid in the original story.

Luo Feng persuaded you for a long time before you agreed to let Hong and Lei Shen join the Meteorite Star lineage, and even then, they could only be considered outer disciples.

I haven't even started trying to persuade them yet...

"Um, Babata, I mean..."

Luo Feng is also a mentalist, and I wanted him to join the inner sect directly so we could learn all the core secret techniques of Meteorite Star together…”

Zhou Yang emphasized it again.

"Oh, I see..."

This time, Babata paused for a moment, but quickly replied:

"You are the future master of Meteorite Star. If you agree, then it's up to you!"

"However, there is only one inherited soul imprint left by your teacher, and only you can use that one."

Hearing Babata's reply in his mind, Zhou Yang felt slightly confused.

In the original story, Babata was described as extremely arrogant and stubborn, so why does he seem so easy to talk to now?

Is there some kind of trap here?

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he casually asked a question, pretending it was unintentional.

"By the way, Babata, you mentioned something about brain area width before. I wonder what my brain area width is?"

"Huh? Oh, you mean the size of your brain?"

Babata's voice seemed to be suppressing something.

"Your brain capacity is barely around 88, which is only average in this vast universe. You still need to work harder."

He spoke in a deliberately relaxed tone.

However, Zhou Yang couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly at his nonchalant words.

You think I don't know what's going on with your thick eyebrows and big eyes?

In the original work, you mentioned that even on the core planets of some cosmic kingdoms, an apprentice-level brain span of 40 or more is considered extremely outstanding.

Achieving a brain width of 88 at the apprentice level would definitely qualify someone as a genius even in the vast universe!

No wonder Babata treated me so well; it turns out that's why.

He even readily agreed when Luo Feng suggested joining the Meteorite Star lineage.

It seems that he feels he has enough potential to grow and truly regards himself as the future master of the Meteorite Star lineage.

"My brain capacity is so high, it must be thanks to the Meteor Tear."

Zhou Yang pondered silently, his eyes gradually brightening.

"With the inheritance and resources of this Meteorite Star, I should be able to break through to the Planetary level soon. I wonder if the Meteor Tear will undergo any wondrous changes then."

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