69novels Chapter 66: Sworn Brotherhood
Chapter 66: Sworn Brotherhood
After the initial euphoria and emotion, the three gradually regained their composure.
However, deep within Luo Feng's sea of consciousness, a certain intelligent life form that had been holding back for a long time finally couldn't sit still any longer.
Babata's shrill shouts nearly overturned Luo Feng's sea of consciousness.
"Luo Feng! Quickly grant me access to the mental link! I need to speak directly with those two! Now! Immediately!"
A virtual image of a demonic child with two bright red horns on its head and fair skin was projected directly into the consciousness communication channel between Hong and Thor.
Babata, with his hands behind his back and his chin slightly raised, tried to appear profound and unfathomable. His bright red eyes swept over Hong's consciousness without any politeness.
"Hey! You Earthling named Hong!" Babata said in an interrogative tone, "You're very strange, extremely strange! Not only do you know about the existence of our Meteorite Star, but even the fact that your soul was reshaped is completely beyond the scope of my database! Tell me honestly, what else do you know? Is there some immortal being standing behind you?"
Hong's consciousness remained calm and undisturbed, but he feigned provocation.
The universe is vast and full of wonders. Your database ultimately comes from your master, Huyan Bo. Just because he hasn't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. More than my affairs, I'm curious about how much of an inheritance your master left to Luo Feng. Don't tell me it was just those wooden crystals and a curved blade disc.
"You...you're talking nonsense!"
Hong's words seemed to have stepped on Babata's tail, causing this intelligent life form, which had lived for tens of thousands of years, to jump up and down in shock, its virtual image becoming somewhat blurry with excitement.
"The legacy left to Luo Feng by our great master is something you, a native of a remote planet, could never imagine. Let me tell you, even a fraction of our master's legacy would be enough to..."
Just as Babata was about to start showing off, Luo Feng quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
"Ahem! Alright, alright, Babata, stop talking."
Hong's tone shifted, becoming serious. "Luo Feng, you, Thor, and I have been through this battle together, sharing life and death. I propose that we formally become sworn brothers right here at this depth of ten thousand meters in the ocean. What do you say?"
Luo Feng's consciousness jolted, and he hesitated.
"Master, I..."
"What, you're disgusted by me and Thor?"
Thor's consciousness even shouted out loud.
"What are you hesitating for, Luo Feng? I find you quite pleasing to the eye. I, Thor, have never submitted to anyone in my life except my eldest brother! Now, I have another third brother!"
"Alright!" Seeing this, Luo Feng no longer hesitated.
The three most powerful beings in the history of Earth's civilization, ten thousand meters underwater, forged a brotherhood that would last a lifetime, with their will as witness and their souls as the bond.
After the sworn brotherhood ceremony was completed, Luo Feng's mind raced. He looked at Babata and formally proposed, "Babata, could my eldest and second brothers... perhaps become sworn brothers of our Meteorite Star?"
Upon hearing this, Babata, who had just quieted down, immediately let out a heavy, cold snort.
"Luo Feng! Do you think the Meteorite Star lineage is a roadside general store where just anyone can walk in? I'll say it again, the core inheritance of our great master is spiritual mastery! Those two follow a pure martial arts style, which doesn't meet the selection criteria of my Meteorite Star at all!"
Thor's consciousness immediately retorted.
"Hey! You little bean sprout with two pointy horns! Can't you talk properly? We haven't even said a word yet! And you dare to look down on us?"
"Little bean?!" Babata's virtual image was furious, baring its teeth and revealing two rows of sharp fangs as it brandished its claws in the air. "You muscle-bound, simple-minded brute! How dare you call the great demon Babata 'little bean'? I've existed on Earth for over 50,000 years! You're not even a fraction of the age of a single hair on my leg! If it weren't for... if it weren't for the fact that you two possess domains and are barely considered geniuses in the universe, I wouldn't even bother to glance at you!"
At this point, Babata, as if trying to hide something, crossed his arms and turned his head away angrily.
"Fine, fine! Since my future master Luo Feng has spoken, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll do a good deed and, on behalf of my great master, accept you two as nominal disciples! Hmph! As for martial arts lineages, I certainly have... plenty here! Any one of them is a hundred times better than anything on your Earth!"
Thor burst into laughter, showing it no respect whatsoever.
"Hahaha, little bean, see? You admit it now! You were just jealous of our talent, but you wouldn't admit it!"
"Shut up! You brute! Don't call me 'little bean' anymore!"
For a moment, the cold, silent seabed echoed with the bickering between Thor and Babata. Yet, the atmosphere was strangely harmonious. Having survived a life-or-death ordeal, this unrestrained banter became an excellent way to relax. Hong and Luo Feng listened to their argument, both secretly smiling.
After the fun and games ended, everyone quickly got down to business.
Although Babata was sharp-tongued, it was extremely efficient when it came to getting things done. It directly opened a corner of its vast storage space, took out a few Wood Crystals, and delivered them to Hong and Thor through the gaps in the Silver Guardian.
"This Wood Crystal contains an extremely large amount of pure life energy. Use it to reshape your damaged physical bodies first. I have packaged and sent the martial arts-exclusive secret techniques collected by my Meteorite Star lineage to your communication auxiliary computers. Take your time to look at them; don't try to do too much at once!"
Hong and Lei Shen immediately held their breath and focused all their attention on recovery and cultivation.
A rich life energy, like sweet rain, washed over their battered bodies. The broken bones cracked and began to reconnect under the stimulation of the energy, and the torn muscle fibers grew rapidly, becoming even stronger.
During this time, Hong separated a portion of his consciousness and immersed himself in the secret techniques provided by Babata. He did not blindly copy them, but used them as nourishment to carefully verify his already consummate "human-body unity" martial arts realm. He meticulously analyzed the energy circulation circuits in those secret techniques, removing the dross and retaining the essence, and tried to integrate them into himself.
Thor, like a dried-up sponge, frantically absorbed all sorts of methods for applying the "Lightning Domain." He was already an unparalleled genius, and now his horizons were broadened. He compared the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade with many sword and axe techniques from the universe, making his sword intent even more violent and fierce.
Luo Feng, at this moment, is facing a tremendous test.
The inherited memories from the Golden Horned Beast's bloodline surged wildly into his newly stabilized sea of consciousness.
"Absolute Space," "Original World," "Enhancement"... he is gradually digesting and absorbing countless profound secret techniques and knowledge inherited from giant star beasts.
After an unknown amount of time, the dark golden hooves tentatively moved on the rocks of the seabed.
"Sizzle—"
The claw tip easily sliced open a bottomless crack in the hard seabed rock.
The three of them, in this secluded deep sea at a depth of 10,000 meters, were frantically absorbing nutrients from the universe, and their life levels were rapidly transforming.
……
The vast and boundless depths of the universe.
In the distant edge of the solar system, in this eternally dark void, a faint spatial ripple suddenly appeared without warning.
"Buzz—"
The next moment, a huge, silver-gray, saucer-shaped spaceship appeared out of thin air in the starry sky. They shut down all their engines and silently glided into the starry sky of the solar system like ghosts.
The light inside the spacecraft's main control cabin was rather dim.
Several human-like, tall, handsome space explorers with pointed ears and wearing uniform combat suits stood in front of a large control console.
On the large screen, the spaceship is automatically scanning this unfamiliar star field.
"Phew, thank goodness we escaped. Atuka, report our coordinates." The spaceship's captain breathed a sigh of relief and shouted.
"Captain." A child's image appeared on the console screen.
"The navigation coordinates have been compared, and this area is not listed in the spacecraft's star map. We are currently in the 'nothingness region' of the Milky Way!"