During Babata's long slumber, it had never truly gone dormant.
A comprehensive monitoring system had been deployed around the Meteor Star. Within a radius of several thousand meters, any intrusion—no matter how subtle—would immediately trigger an alarm.
Inside the resplendent metal hall of the Meteor Star.
Babata sat cross‑legged on a sleek metallic sofa, scarlet eyes glowing faintly as countless streams of data flashed before it.
At the same time, it had already infiltrated Earth's global network.
To Babata, the so‑called planetary internet was little more than an unlocked toy. Government firewalls, military systems, even the Extreme Martial Arts Pavilion's global headquarters—none of them posed the slightest obstacle.
Hong's so‑called wisdom, placed before Babata, was like a child fumbling with a broken lock.
"Planetary Level Eight… brain‑domain width: twenty… bone age: twenty‑one years and eight months…"
Babata's brows slowly knit together.
"And he's already touched the Lightning Law?"
Its expression grew increasingly incredulous.
"When did such a monster appear on this indigenous planet?"
Babata had remained on Earth for tens of thousands of years. It knew this civilization too well.
Ninth‑tier bloodlines.
Talent ceilings that should never have been broken.
And yet—
This human before it shattered every expectation.
"…Forget it."
Babata snorted lightly.
"I've been waiting here far too long. Tall among the short—this one will do."
With a brain‑domain width of twenty, he already far surpassed Hong and that arrogant Thunder fellow.
Barely qualified… but qualified nonetheless.
Babata's fingers danced across invisible panels.
"Target locked."
"Psychological guidance initiated."
Subtle, invisible fluctuations rippled outward, passing through fifteen thousand meters of solid earth and rock—directly reaching Jiang Yan.
Deep underground.
Jiang Yan gripped his battle spear, thunder roaring as he continuously shattered layers of bedrock.
"So much noise… Babata should've noticed by now."
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"Unless I'm just a bit off."
Almost unconsciously, he shifted direction.
Step by step, he drew closer to the true location of the Meteor Star.
Inside the control hall, Babata watched intently.
"The trajectory is correct."
"The hatch concealment disengaged."
Yet even as it guided him forward, unease crept into Babata's mind.
"Strange…"
"Planetary Level Eight. Brain domain only twenty… yet the spiritual energy in his sea of consciousness is absurdly dense."
Too dense.
Far beyond what his brain‑domain width should allow.
Low bloodline. Average innate limits.
And yet—Planetary Level Eight at twenty‑one.
The more Babata observed, the more contradictory Jiang Yan became.
Outside the Meteor Star.
Jiang Yan's spear struck something unnaturally solid.
He halted instantly.
Click.
A crisp sound echoed through the darkness.
Before him, a concealed passage silently opened, large enough for a single person. At its end stood a silver‑white metal gate.
"…Found you."
Jiang Yan's heart lifted.
Outwardly, however, his expression turned cautious. His spiritual sense probed carefully, step by measured step.
After several breaths, he advanced.
A perfect performance.
As he reached the gate—
Boom.
The silver‑white hatch slid open on its own.
Jiang Yan's lips curved faintly.
"If Babata didn't want entry, this place wouldn't even exist to Earth."
He stepped inside.
"Babata… storage ring… cultivation techniques."
"I'm here."
The moment he entered the Meteor Star, a rich, unmistakable fragrance filled his senses.
Rice‑like. Pure. Vital.
"…Wooden Crystals."
Jiang Yan's eyes gleamed.
He hadn't encountered a single one during his descent through Kirishima's depths—but he knew the truth.
Babata had tossed these treasures aside like scrap.
And indeed—
Scattered casually along the metallic passageway were translucent green crystals, discarded without care.
"Then I'll take them."
With a thought, Jiang Yan swept them all into his combat backpack.
Nearly three hundred pieces.
Enough to forge hundreds of Planetary‑level warriors.
Enough to push his own cultivation toward terrifying heights.
Even Star Level… no longer felt distant.
Moving deeper, Jiang Yan soon reached a junction.
There, a colossal figure lay reclined.
Lifelike.
Silent.
Dead for tens of thousands of years.
"An Immortal…"
"…reduced to this."
Jiang Yan glanced once—then immediately looked away.
Even in death, the pressure of that existence made his soul tremble. The gap in life‑levels was so vast that mere proximity caused instinctive fear.
He steadied his breathing, stepped past the corpse in a single stride, and continued forward.
At the passage's end stood another gate.
Not silver.
But gold.
Jiang Yan crossed it.
A vast, magnificent metal hall unfolded before him.
And at that moment—
A voice, sharp with excitement, rang out.
"Jiang Yan."
"You're finally here."
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