"Furious Babata"

"A lot..." Wang Yi's nostrils flared, his face flushed, and his eyes burned with excitement.

He looked like a man who had been single for decades, suddenly laying eyes on a peerless beauty.

After instinctively glancing around, Wang Yi realized he was alone underground—except for Babata, who was likely hiding somewhere, quietly watching.

"It's all mine," Wang Yi grinned. Without a second thought, he leapt into the entrance of the spaceship, completely unbothered by any potential danger.

The entire spacecraft was under Babata's surveillance, and since Babata had lured him with so many valuable wooden crystals, it was unlikely he'd harm Wang Yi.

Hurting him would serve no purpose for Babata.

As an intelligent lifeform, Babata had logic, unaffected by emotions, and wouldn't do meaningless things.

"One hundred and twenty-five... one hundred and seventy-one..." Wang Yi moved swiftly, like a tiger pouncing on prey. He collected the white transparent crystals near the entrance with the speed of a whirlwind, and before long, all the crystals were gathered. "Three hundred and fifteen..."

Including those he had already found outside, that made 348!

Each wooden crystal could help an eighth or ninth-level apprentice break through to a planetary star within just one month!

How many planetary stars were there on Earth right now?

This was a fortune so massive that even "Hong" and "Thunder God" would be envious.

Before Wang Yi became powerful enough, he would never reveal he possessed any wooden crystals.

If anyone found out, the consequences would be dire.

Wang Yi wasn't afraid for himself, but what about those close to him?

As soon as one crystal was exposed, people would suspect he had more, and the endless trouble that would follow was inevitable. Human nature is like that—explanations wouldn't matter.

Wang Yi had no desire to invite trouble.

He looked around the now-empty passage. All the wooden crystals had been taken. He knew Babata had more, but unfortunately, he couldn't get to them.

Before Luo Feng obtained the Golden Horned Beast clone, Wang Yi had decided not to alter history too much.

Of course, in a few years, after the arrival of the Golden Horned Beast, Wang Yi would have gained many opportunities and grown immensely.

By then, dealing with the Golden Horned Beast might just take a single slap.

It would be even better if he could find the Golden Horned Beast before it was born. Wang Yi was quite interested in the secret cloning techniques of the Golden Horned Beast.

Wang Yi glanced once more at the passage of the spacecraft.

"Check-in."

The sweet voice of his sign-in panel rang in his ears.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in. You have been rewarded with an advanced space ring.]

[The space ring has been placed in the panel's space.]

[Available check-ins for this location: 0.]

Upon hearing this, Wang Yi felt a bit disappointed.

He preferred items that could immediately enhance his strength over auxiliary tools like the space ring.

Something like ten thousand wooden crystals or even the Meteor Star spacecraft would have been more ideal… even another Babata would have been nice.

Unfortunately, the rewards from the sign-in panel were random, and a location could only be signed into once. If luck wasn't on his side, there was nothing he could do.

Wang Yi noticed a new ring in the panel's space grid. The panel space could only hold items obtained from sign-ins, and once removed, they couldn't be placed back. It couldn't be used as a regular storage space.

"Well... this ring should be the one Babata gives to Luo Feng later. It seems to have a vast internal space and is quite a treasure in the universe." Though Wang Yi was slightly disappointed, he accepted it.

If he had only signed in to receive a wooden crystal, his patience would have truly been tested.

"Now that I've taken all the wooden crystals and completed the sign-in..." Wang Yi raised his head slowly.

He could almost sense a little devilish figure hidden in the shadows, eagerly awaiting him to take the next step into the trap.

But Wang Yi had his own plans and wasn't about to follow Babata's expectations.

Meanwhile, in the Meteor Star spaceship's central control room, Babata stared at the black-haired boy on the 3D projection, wondering why he hadn't moved for a while.

"Why hasn't he come in yet?"

"Come on, there are no traps here!"

"There are even more treasures inside. I won't eat you!" Babata urged impatiently.

As if he heard Babata's thoughts, the black-haired boy on the screen lifted his foot... then, without any hesitation, turned around and sprinted out of the spaceship's entrance, disappearing in a flash.

"?????"

Babata, with his blood-red eyes wide open, watched in disbelief as his carefully selected "future disciple of Meteor Star" bolted away as though a hundred starry sky behemoths were chasing him, vanishing from sight.

Babata was left baffled.

"You!"

"****!"

"Did he really just run away!?"

Babata, not being a fool, quickly realized he had been tricked. His furious roar echoed throughout the spaceship, switching between hundreds of dialects from different regions of the universe.

The great Lord Babata, who once traversed countless star systems and left behind a terrifying reputation as the "Demon Babata," had just been outwitted by a mere Earthling!

It was an utter humiliation!

"Argh!"

"That brat! One day, I'll make you understand how powerful I am!"

Babata's angry roars echoed in the spaceship for a long time.

Meanwhile, Wang Yi, like a swift swordfish, sped through the solid rock, traveling tens of kilometers in mere moments, putting even more distance between himself and the spaceship.

"This was a great haul!" Wang Yi hummed with satisfaction.

As for Babata, who was now seething with anger... well, he couldn't leave the spaceship anyway, and Wang Yi had no worries about him causing any immediate trouble.

Plus, Wang Yi was friends with Luo Feng. Even when Babata did emerge, Luo Feng wouldn't let him do anything to Wang Yi.

Everything had gone perfectly!

Wang Yi felt a sense of victory and elation.

This trip to Mist Island had been incredibly fruitful. His physical abilities were now at the peak of God of War, he had signed in for the 'Cloud Vine,' obtained a space ring, and gathered many wooden crystals along with some spiritual essences of plants and trees.

Once he used the wooden crystals, he would break through to the planetary star level in no time, and continue to grow even stronger!

"There's no point in staying at the training camp any longer," Wang Yi thought deeply.

"But I can't reveal anything just yet."

Back in April, he hadn't even passed the quasi-warrior test. By August, he had surpassed the God of War level... If word got out, the whole world would go crazy.

The mere thought of that scene made Wang Yi's scalp tingle.