The old man who was watering flowers looked at the disheveled man with his hair all over the place with disbelief, truly unable to believe that this was the creator he served.
How long had it been inside the room?
"Master, are you alright?" the old man asked Mu Bai cautiously, swallowing hard.
"I'm fine... I was just too engrossed in my research and lost track of time," Mu Bai smiled, then looked at Ye Ling, "How long did I take?"
"A billion years," Ye Ling said, stating the explosive number with an unfazed tone.
"A billion years?" Mu Bai's pupils shrank slightly, "It took me that long? I thought it was only a few months."
"Then your sense of time is quite something," Ye Ling quipped, taking Mu Bai's USB drive to review the data within.
"Then... I didn't delay your business, did I?" Mu Bai asked Ye Ling cautiously. After years of research, even with his supreme cultivator's power, his mind was muddled, and his personality had become somewhat gloomy and introverted.
"No delay... I separated the time inside and outside the room. Only about ten minutes have passed for us outside," Ye Ling replied to Mu Bai while reviewing the data on the USB drive.
"I have to say, you are truly a genius."
What was contained in this USB drive had completely exceeded Ye Ling's expectations.
It was no longer just an artificial intelligence... Mu Bai had used a billion years to create a formidable monster!
"Heh heh... I figured it was my first time designing an artificial intelligence, so I wanted to make it perfect, robust in all aspects. I accidentally made it like this," Mu Bai chuckled, scratching his head. His mind gradually cleared, and his eyes regained their light.
"You're really quite careless..."
Ye Ling pursed his lips, unsure how to comment on Mu Bai's artificial intelligence.
Ye Ling could sense that the artificial intelligence within the USB drive had gained life and possessed terrifying power.
If this data life form from the USB drive were released into the outside world, its strength would likely reach fifty percent of the Original Underworld King's power!
If it were within the virtual world, the artificial intelligence's displayed strength would likely rival a peak Original King!
Having artificially created a top-tier life form comparable to an Original King, Ye Ling realized he had underestimated Mu Bai's talent.
Holding the USB drive, Ye Ling looked at the somewhat dispirited yet smiling Mu Bai, narrowing his eyes, his thoughts becoming active.
"This fellow, if I can recruit him, he will surely be a great help to me in confronting the Overseers... He might even be able to kill a Seven Pillar in the future!"
Sensing Ye Ling's gaze, Mu Bai looked at Ye Ling, "Does the intelligence I created not meet your requirements?"
"It's more than enough. I'm thinking about other things now." Ye Ling transmitted the USB drive into the factory he had built, uploading the data. The entire factory began to operate.
One by one, different Godhead cores were produced from the factory without interruption.
Seeing the factory successfully running, Mu Bai breathed a sigh of relief, then asked Ye Ling again, "What are you thinking about? Do you have the next research plan? What do I need to do?"
He had a great passion for researching special characters, and after a billion years of diligent study, he had no intention of resting, already preparing for his next research.
"The matter of special characters isn't urgent. You should rest first. Even though your divine soul is powerful, after being tense for so many years, you need to rest appropriately."
Seeing that Mu Bai didn't treat himself like a person at all, Ye Ling shook his head and smiled, then said, "With your talent, being a creator in this universe and helping the Original Wisdom King manage this virtual world is a bit of a waste. Are you interested in joining me?"
"Join you?" Mu Bai was stunned.
"That's right... The Primordial Chaos is incredibly vast, containing countless universes, with infinite truths waiting for you to explore. With your talent, staying in this place is a bit beneath you."
"But... the Original Wisdom King won't let me go."
Mu Bai was somewhat moved by Ye Ling's words, but he still feared the Original Wisdom King.
Ye Ling was accompanied by Nuo Ying and Nuo Ye, his only two kin at the moment.
Although Nuo Ying and Nuo Ye didn't know Mu Bai, Mu Bai already considered them as close as blood relatives. If he could become companions with Nuo Ying and Nuo Ye, he wouldn't feel lonely anymore.
This point was crucial for him.
However, he knew well the power of the Original Wisdom King. Once the Original Wisdom King discovered the existence of Nuo Ying and Nuo Ye, his only two kin would also perish!
Ye Ling saw Mu Bai's concern and chuckled, "You don't need to worry about the Original Wisdom King. My main purpose for coming here is to deal with him."
"You... want to deal with the Original Wisdom King?" Mu Bai looked at Ye Ling with shock, as if he had heard something incredibly unbelievable!
The Original Wisdom King was one of the seven oldest Kings, the highest form of life in the Primordial Chaos. Such an existence was immortal and indestructible. How could Ye Ling utter such arrogant words?
"You fool, my Ye Ling's power is far beyond your imagination!" Nuo Ye said proudly to Mu Bai, "Let alone dealing with that so-called Original Wisdom King, even the Original Underworld King, who is of the same level as the Original Wisdom King, is now Ye Ling's subordinate, and the Original Flame King has scattered his soul and lost his life."
"The Original Underworld King became a subordinate, and the Original Flame King perished?" Mu Bai's eyes widened, as if he had heard a ghost story!
"That's right!"
Nuo Ye raised her chin proudly like a white swan, nudging Ye Ling with her elbow, "Show him your White Emperor Flame and the Qi of Life and Death!"
"You little girl..."
Ye Ling looked at Nuo Ye's proud demeanor and shook his head, smiling. However, he also intended to recruit Mu Bai, so he released the White Emperor Flame and the Qi of Life and Death, sending them towards Mu Bai.
"These two powers..."
Mu Bai looked at the White Emperor Flame and the Qi of Life and Death before him, his body trembling slightly.
He had interacted with the Original Wisdom King and knew how powerful the Original Kings were!
They were absolute forbidden existences that could not be surpassed!
Yet now, he felt the same aura from Ye Ling's power!
No... Ye Ling's power was even stronger than the Original Wisdom King's!
What Nuo Ye said was true!
Realizing this, Mu Bai's pupils trembled, and his mind went blank.
"To think... there are actually beings who can kill the Original Seven Kings... It's too incredible... I feel like I'm dreaming!"
"You are certainly not dreaming."
Ye Ling smiled at Mu Bai, then extended his hand to him, "So... do you want to join us?"