Swallowing the Stars: Sacrifice to Become Stronger, Fiancée is Alluring

Chapter 98 My name is Babata

Jiang Lan stood there, motionless, in front of the enormous corpse.

But the system was as if it were dead, and not a sound came out at all.

After waiting for a while, Jiang Lan became increasingly anxious and asked in his mind:

"This corpse can't be used as a sacrifice?"

As soon as Jiang Lan finished asking the question, he heard that familiar mechanical voice in his ear.

[The difference in strength between the target and the host is too great; a sacrifice is not possible.]

Jiang Lan: "?"

What do you mean the difference in strength is too great?

He was full of anticipation just now, but he never expected the system to pull this stunt on him.

Is the power gap too great to allow for a sacrifice?

Is this a joke?

He had considered countless scenarios, but this was the one he had never thought of.

"Come on, explain to me what you mean by 'too much difference in strength'? What the hell do you mean by 'too much difference in strength'?"

Jiang Lan angrily addressed the system in his mind.

But the system completely ignored his anger, not even changing its tone, and replied in its unique mechanical voice:

"The host may sacrifice targets within three major realms of himself."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lan fell silent.

There are three major realms. This corpse is immortal, and he is now a planet.

There are more than three major realms separating these two realms.

Above the planets are the stars, then the universe, the domain lords, and the realm lords.

Only after breaking through to the realm master level can one become immortal.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan felt much better.

According to the system, as long as he raises his strength to the cosmic level, he will be able to sacrifice the corpse of this immortal powerhouse.

Although it seems quite far away, Jiang Lan believes that as long as he can explore the universe, becoming a cosmic-level being is only a matter of time.

Of course, it doesn't matter if he's in a bad mood.

Jiang Lan couldn't change the system's rules.

Besides, the system has already given him quite a few benefits, so what more could he ask for?

In that case, Jiang Lan's second plan has completely failed.

However, it's all for the best, because if Jiang Lan remembers correctly, among these corpses are enemies of Hu Yanbo, the lord of Meteorite Star, as well as his disciples and servants.

If he really makes the sacrifice, he can forget about becoming Huyanbo's apprentice, and Babata won't go with him either.

From this perspective, not being able to sacrifice these corpses is not necessarily a bad thing for Jiang Lan at present.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Lan turned sideways and walked past the huge corpse.

After walking about 300 meters forward, the passage began to turn.

After turning the corner, a large silver door appeared in front of Jiang Lan.

The gate is over ten meters wide and over ten meters high, and like the outer hatch, it was only half open.

He stepped through the gate and was greeted by a huge, luxuriously decorated circular hall.

Inside the hall, several corpses lay scattered about.

Jiang Lan's eyes lit up when he saw the corpses, but they quickly dimmed.

It's pointless to bother with these corpses now, forget it.

Jiang Lan stood at the entrance of the hall, glancing at the corpses one last time with lingering reluctance.

There were six corpses in total. The other five bodies were intact, but the flesh of one body had disappeared, leaving only a pale golden skeleton lying on the floor of the hall.

This person did not achieve immortality during his lifetime; he was probably just a realm lord-level being.

Jiang Lan glanced to the side and spotted another rather unusual corpse.

There was a huge hole running through the chest of the corpse.

Strangely, there were no internal organs around the opening; instead, it looked like some kind of damaged mechanical tissue.

Mech race, huh...?

"How about it, is it impressive?"

A slightly childish voice rang in Jiang Lan's ears.

Jiang Lan, who had been completely focused, was startled by the sound and subconsciously looked up in the direction from which it came.

"Who?"

Just then, the lights in the previously dimly lit hall suddenly came on.

In the center of the hall stood a child about 1.5 meters tall, dressed in a black robe, with blood-red eyes and two sharp horns on his forehead.

"My name is Babata." The child clenched his small fists, as if suppressing something. "Jiang Lan, you've finally arrived!"

Jiang Lan was only startled by the sudden sound. After she came to her senses, she naturally realized that the sound was made by Babata.

Jiang Lan wasn't surprised that Babata knew her name so easily.

Babata is an intelligent life form, after all. To him, the internet on Earth is no different from his own backyard. Finding the information he needs from it is just a matter of minutes.

Jiang Lan's identity is not a secret; on the contrary, the entire global internet is filled with numerous reports about him.

The youngest ever inspector of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy, an unparalleled genius.

Jiang Lan's current fame on Earth is such that, while not everyone knows him, there are very few people who don't.

Although not surprised, Jiang Lan still frowned slightly and looked at Babata.

"How do you know my name? Who are you? And where am I?"

If you're going to put on a show, you have to go all the way.

"I am an intelligent life form, capable of connecting to your Earth's network, so I know your name." Babata suppressed his urgency and explained to Jiang Lan, "As for this place, it's inside the Meteorite Starship."

He dared not appear too hasty, for fear of scaring away Jiang Lan, whom he had finally managed to lure over.

If Jiang Lan is really scared away by him, then Babata will regret it so much he'll want to bang his head against the wall!

Before Jiang Lan could ask any further questions, Babata continued:

"I have been waiting here for a full fifty thousand years. In those fifty thousand years, you are the most talented and gifted human I have ever seen on Earth."

"Uh... so what?"

Jiang Lan wore a puzzled expression.

"I will take you as my disciple on behalf of my master, so that you may inherit the legacy of the Meteorite Star left by my master."

Jiang Lan was taken aback.

Is it really that direct?

He was only puzzled for a moment before he understood.

After all, Babata is just an intelligent life form, not a real human. Although it has its own emotions and thoughts, it is not like a human, with so many twists and turns. Instead, it says what it means.

Since Babata wasn't going to waste time, Jiang Lan decided to stop pretending and said directly:

"What can I gain, and what do I need to give up in return?"

Jiang Lan knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

But as long as he can get enough benefits from Babata, it's understandable that he'll reward him later.

Since the matter of sacrificing corpses is no longer on our minds at this stage, why don't the two sides cooperate?

Babata gave Jiang Lan benefits, and Jiang Lan fulfilled Babata's requests.

Fair and reasonable!

(End of this chapter)