"Searching for the Meteorite"

The night was deep, with a dazzling, enchanting galaxy flowing across the sky. A bright moon floated among the clouds, and its soft light cascaded over the vast and desolate land like a flowing river. Only the distant roars of beasts disrupted the quiet stillness.

Wearing a gray and black combat uniform, with a Cloud sapling recently bonded to him resting on his skin, Wang Yi stood atop a fiery, stream-like war blade. Sixteen flying knives hovered around him, ready to strike at a moment's notice.

Suspended high in the night sky, Wang Yi stood like a celestial being borne on the winds. His sharp gaze focused on a vast lake, a hundred miles away. His eyes seemed to pierce through the dense fog that enveloped the lake and the mysterious island within it.

"Huh!"

In the next instant, Wang Yi shot downwards like an afterimage, plummeting towards the earth. As he neared the ground, sixteen flying knives burst from his body, spinning and cutting into the earth below.

Shh-shh-shh!

The ground scattered as Wang Yi, guided by his mental power, drilled into the earth. His flying knives spun in a rapid assault, allowing him to burrow quickly through soil and stone.

"About 10,000 meters deep—this should be enough," Wang Yi calculated as he adjusted his trajectory, shifting from a vertical descent to a horizontal path, heading toward Kirishima.

"According to the original story, Babata's spaceship should be buried around 15,000 meters beneath Kirishima," he thought, guiding his knives with precision as he burrowed through the ground like a tireless mole. "Mo Yunteng is somewhere between one and three kilometers deep, but to play it safe, I'll maintain a depth of 10,000 meters."

Though Wang Yi's strength had greatly increased, he remained cautious. Without the protection of a Black God suit, facing the planet-star-level Mo Yunteng head-on would be impossible for him.

"It's better to avoid it altogether."

As he got closer, Wang Yi began to wonder, "Will Babata notice me? What will he do then?" He felt a flicker of excitement.

With mental powers equal to Luo Feng's, Wang Yi knew that Babata had chosen Luo Feng in the original story because he had the greatest mental talent on Earth—a brain width of 21—making him the ideal heir to Hu Yan Bo.

Wang Yi didn't intend to steal Luo Feng's destiny, but he could still seize an opportunity.

The dark soil around him was silent, but Wang Yi's heightened senses made it easy to see in the darkness. His mental power extended up to a hundred meters, making navigation effortless.

After some time, Wang Yi, having advanced quite a distance, checked his communication watch. "I'm under Kirishima now... time to begin the search." He glanced around at the rocky surroundings.

Six beams of light shot out from Wang Yi, spinning rapidly and drilling into the rock before him. He followed behind, but instead of rushing, he slowed down, carefully searching his surroundings as he moved forward.

He sniffed the air.

No scent of rice.

"Has Babata noticed me?" After a while, having found nothing, Wang Yi sat on a rock deep underground, feeling a bit helpless. "Is he asleep? As an AI, does he even sleep? Or maybe I'm not worthy of his attention?"

Wang Yi quickly regained his focus.

"No matter, even if he ignores me, as long as I can find the Meteorite spacecraft and sign in, this trip won't be wasted."

Wang Yi stood up.

Babata's spaceship was cloaked and camouflaged. Even with Earth's advanced ancient civilization monitoring, its presence remained undetectable.

Wang Yi believed that no matter how hard he tried, his mental powers would never be able to locate the ship.

But he had his sign-in panel.

As long as he was within 100 meters of the sign-in location, he could activate it. So even if he couldn't find the ship physically, signing in would confirm its proximity.

For Wang Yi, signing in on the Meteorite spacecraft was already a victory.

Excitedly, he wondered what reward awaited him for successfully signing in at the Meteorite ship.

"An immortal spaceship worth millions! Even though it's damaged and grounded, its overall value is still immense. The reward can't possibly be minor," Wang Yi thought, filled with anticipation. "Will I get another Meteorite spacecraft? That would be insane!"

"Or maybe... Babata?"

"Or a treasure from Meteor Moxing's inheritance?"

"Could it be one of the immortal corpses aboard the ship?"

Wang Yi's mind raced with excitement.

Earth itself was a treasure trove, containing the secrets of ancient civilizations, the Meteorite spacecraft, the Mechanic spacecraft, the Zerg Queen's Lair... each of these places was a prime location for him to sign in.

A single stroke of luck could turn him from an ordinary traveler into a cosmic force!

Wang Yi lovingly gazed at his golden sign-in panel, as if it were his own child...

The panel remained as silent as ever.

No matter how Wang Yi teased it, the panel never left his side.

"Son," Wang Yi said to the panel emotionally, "whether your father becomes a legend in this universe or not depends on you..." He continued his motivational talk. "You're a mature panel now. You've got to take responsibility for your job."

Sign-in panel: "..."

Time passed as Wang Yi continued to move through the dark rock. Suddenly, he sniffed the air again—a faint scent of rice reached his nose.

Rice?

Wang Yi's spirits lifted. "That's the smell of rice crystals!"

He quickly sped toward the source of the scent. Before long, a faint light appeared ahead of him.

Scanning the area with his mental powers, Wang Yi smiled. "As expected, it's a rice crystal."

"A rice crystal here means Babata really has noticed me."

Both Mo Yunteng and rice crystals were tests used by Babata to assess the talent of Earth's strongest warriors.

Rice crystals were incredibly precious on Earth, and Babata wouldn't have released them unless Wang Yi met his standards.

A transparent white crystal exuding a delicious rice fragrance floated toward Wang Yi, caught by his mental power, and fell into his hand.