Immortal, Eternal, God

“A low-level cosmic civilization, like an ant before the Yunmo Star Master?”

Luo Feng was startled by that statement.

The Silverblue Empire was a vast Cosmic Nation that governed eight major star systems, including the Milky Way Galaxy and the Beta Star System! The Milky Way Galaxy alone had over 210,000 planets inhabited by a large human population. How immense was that nation? Compared to it, Earth was merely a drop in the ocean, incredibly tiny!

Yet, such a powerful nation seemed to be nothing special in Babata's eyes.

“Don't doubt it.”

“You cannot possibly imagine how powerful my master was.” A hint of reverence flickered in Babata's eyes.

“As I just said, the Silverblue Empire, a low-level cosmic civilization nation, is composed of eight major star systems, including the Milky Way Galaxy and the Beta Star System!”

“According to the cosmic map, your Milky Way Galaxy is part of the ‘Heilong Mountain Starfield,’ which contains over 8,000 star systems! And the ruler of the ‘Heilong Mountain Starfield’… is a relatively decent mid-level cosmic civilization nation in the universe—the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.”

“The Black Dragon Mountain Empire directly controls over six thousand star systems and has more than five hundred vassal states that are ‘low-level cosmic civilizations.’ The Silverblue Empire is just one of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's vassal states.” Babata spoke fluently.

Luo Feng was somewhat bewildered.

Heilong Mountain Starfield? Encompassing over eight thousand star systems? With more than five hundred vassal states? And the Silverblue Empire was just one of them?

“Don't make that face.”

“Although the Black Dragon Mountain Empire is quite powerful, it still has to be respectful when facing my master!” Babata said. “As for powerful individuals, under normal development… generally, one ‘Realm Lord level’ expert is born among every 1,000 star systems.”

“Stop!” Luo Feng exclaimed.

“What's wrong?” Babata looked at Luo Feng.

“What is a Realm Lord level? From Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9, I only know that… Warriors are divided into Apprentice, Planetary level, Stellar level, Cosmic level, and experts above the Cosmic level.” Luo Feng asked quickly. Listening to Babata now, Luo Feng felt like he was looking up at a tall mountain, only to discover there was an even higher one beyond it!

The universe was vast, and experts were countless!

“Oh, let me enlighten you on some basic knowledge,” Babata said. “Regarding Warrior and Spirit Reader levels, don't even mention Apprentice. Apprentices aren't qualified to be called ‘Warriors’ or ‘Spirit Readers.’”

“They are mainly divided into five major levels: Planetary level, Stellar level, Cosmic level, Domain Lord, and Realm Lord. Beyond Realm Lord… is Immortal!”

“Planetary level, well, they can wander the universe, serving as thugs, servants, or cannon fodder. That's about it.” Babata said with disdain.

“Stellar level, staying on a frontier planet in the universe, they can be considered a big shot. But on some important planets, it's better to keep a low profile.”

“Cosmic level, hmm, an expert, indeed an expert! After all, under normal circumstances, only one Cosmic level expert is born in an entire star system. Joining a Cosmic Nation can easily grant you dozens of planets as your territory.”

“Domain Lord, that's equivalent to a regional overlord! Low-level cosmic civilization nations wouldn't dare provoke them easily, and they can establish their own forces. In the vast universe, Domain Lord level experts are desperately sought after by every Cosmic Nation!”

“Realm Lord, tsk tsk, a local emperor! It's easy for them to claim an entire star system as their territory! A Realm Lord level expert… must have reached the realm of an ‘inner world,’ controlling a world of their own… Luo Feng, if you can become a Realm Lord level expert, and have no ambition, you can live a carefree life in the universe.” Babata looked at Luo Feng with a half-smile.

Luo Feng listened carefully.

According to Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9, a Cosmic level expert was born only after countless planets, making Luo Feng's hopes seem slim. Now, it sounded like above Cosmic level was… Domain Lord! And above Domain Lord was Realm Lord! One could imagine how high the difficulty was!

“Only above Realm Lord is Immortal!”

Babata's expression turned serious.

“Regardless of whether they are Planetary level, Stellar level, Cosmic level, Domain Lord, or Realm Lord, they all have lifespan limitations. A Stellar level expert can live for a maximum of 1 epoch, a Cosmic level expert for up to 10 epochs, a Domain Lord for 100 epochs, and a Realm Lord for 1,000 epochs! Of course, according to your Earth's time, a Realm Lord can live for a little over 10 million years.”

“Even Realm Lords will decay under the passage of time!”

“Only by surpassing Realm Lord can one become Immortal! Immortal experts are also known as ‘Eternal experts,’ and also as ‘Gods.’” Babata's eyes shone brightly. “Once you become an Immortal expert, you gain infinite lifespan! My master… he was an Immortal expert!”

Luo Feng was completely breathless.

An Immortal expert?

Planetary, Stellar, Cosmic, Domain Lord, Realm Lord, Immortal!

“Immortal experts possess countless special abilities.”

“Even a star-system-destroying orbital cannon, capable of instantly annihilating a star system, cannot harm an Immortal expert!” Babata smiled faintly. “You should understand now why I said… a low-level cosmic civilization nation is like an ant before my master.”

Luo Feng's blood was boiling.

An attack that could instantly annihilate a star system? Unable to harm an Immortal expert?

“Don't think too far ahead.”

“Only one Realm Lord is born for every 1,000 star systems under normal development!”

“Luo Feng, even with my master's legacy and my help, it might take you a hundred thousand years to barely become a Realm Lord! But to become Immortal… the possibility is practically zero!” Babata shook its head slightly. “Sigh, your Earth humans' aptitude is indeed too poor. You lose at the starting line compared to others. To achieve great things, it's difficult! Difficult! Difficult!”

Luo Feng couldn't help but say, “Babata, give me some face.”

“Hehe.”

Babata grinned, revealing two small fangs. “I only said practically zero! Actually, there's another way for you to cultivate ten, even a hundred times faster.”

“What way?” Luo Feng asked curiously.

“Body snatching!” Babata smiled mysteriously.

“Body snatching?”

Luo Feng naturally understood the meaning of that term.

Babata smiled faintly. “You must have noticed that among your Earth humans, when some of you become what you call ‘Warriors,’ the probability of your descendants also becoming Warriors significantly increases.”

“Right.” Luo Feng nodded.

The descendants of Warriors were more likely to be Warriors! Because the parents' genetic makeup was already perfect, their children's genes wouldn't be far off!

“This is a form of evolution,” Babata said. “If your Earth were given ten thousand, or a hundred thousand years, every Earth human would be able to become an ‘Apprentice level’ Warrior.”

“And in the vast universe, there are some human races that have evolved perfectly,” Babata sighed. “For example, the Manka Star natives, who possess one of the top ten bloodlines among human races. Although Manka Star natives are extremely rare, every Manka Star native is Planetary level at birth, Stellar level in childhood, Cosmic level in adolescence, and by adulthood! They are Domain Lord level! This is considered one of the peak bloodlines among human races.”

Luo Feng was dumbfounded.

Good heavens!

Comparing people to people, it's truly infuriating!

All of humanity on Earth struggled desperately to cultivate, enduring hardships, trying every method, encountering numerous fortuitous opportunities, and finding good teachers… Finally! One peerless genius managed to step into the Stellar level!

But what about them?

They just ate, drank, and grew up to adulthood, becoming ‘Domain Lord level’ experts, capable of destroying a planet with a flick of their hand.

“This, this is too unfair, isn't it?” Luo Feng was at a loss for words.

“Unfair? That's because the ancestors of Manka Star cultivated arduously, allowing their racial bloodline to continuously improve and perfect itself! Only then could their bloodline stabilize at that level!” Babata retorted, displeased. “Just like Earth, if a large number of powerful Warriors aren't born, your descendants can forget about rising on a large scale.”

Luo Feng nodded slightly, the indignation in his chest dissipating.

That's right, only if the ancestors are stronger, and their genetic makeup more advanced and perfect, can their descendants possess even more astonishing aptitudes!

“How many times faster does a Manka Star native cultivate compared to an Earth human? Can you imagine?” Babata scoffed. “The entire Milky Way Galaxy has over 210,000 inhabited planets, with countless populations, and it's already good to produce one Cosmic level expert. Manka Star natives, once they reach adulthood, are Domain Lords!”

“Therefore!”

“If you want to become an Immortal expert, there's a method… once you become stronger. Snatch the body of a race with a powerful bloodline!” Babata turned its head to look at the crystal coffin. “Do you see? My master's original body, though a bit better than your Earth humans, wasn't much stronger.”

“Later, by a stroke of luck, my master used a body snatching secret technique to take over the body of a young boy from the ‘Longke race’! The Longke race ranks among the top thirty of countless human bloodlines, and upon adulthood, they can reach the ‘Cosmic level’! With this body, my master's cultivation speed immediately soared, terrifyingly fast! Even so, my master still went through countless hardships before becoming an Immortal expert!”

“After all, even for Manka Star natives and Longke race members, becoming Immortal is difficult, difficult, difficult!”

Babata grinned at Luo Feng. “What, are you very bothered by body snatching? Can't bear to part with your own body?”

Luo Feng admitted that he indeed couldn't bear to part with his own body.

“You're so stupid!” Babata pouted helplessly, casting a disdainful look at Luo Feng with its blood-red eyes. “And you're a Spirit Reader? Don't you know… a person's true essence is actually their soul?”

“Never mind.”

“Anyway, body snatching isn't that easy. You can only snatch the body of someone whose soul is weaker than yours; if you encounter someone stronger, you'll be annihilated instead.” Babata shook its head. “It's a pity that your Earth humans' aptitude is too weak. It's rare to find someone with a brain domain width of 22, so I can't demand too much.”

“It should be 21, right?” Luo Feng said.

Babata patted its small head. “Good heavens, you're as pure as a blank sheet of paper! Do you think a Spirit Reader's brain domain width won't increase throughout their life of cultivation? When you were Apprentice Ninth-tier, your brain domain width was 21. But breaking through to the Planetary level is a leap in life's essence, so your brain domain width increased a bit, reaching 22.”

“But don't get too proud; that number is only worth mentioning in the Milky Way Galaxy.” Babata shook its head disdainfully. “On some powerful planets, or core planets of some Cosmic Nations, there are even Apprentices whose brain domain width reaches 30, or even 40!”

“No choice, I had no other options. To be precise, I could only choose from Earth.”

“Picking the tallest among the short ones.”

“So, I, the magnificent demon Babata, can only help a Planetary level kid like you.” Babata raised its head proudly.