Astonishing Rate of Progress, Glimpsing the Essence of Laws

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Virtual Universe.

This was a desolate continent, with only two people standing upon it. One was a black-haired young man clad in black combat attire—Lu Ming. The other was a silver-haired man over two meters tall, broad and powerfully built. At this moment, the silver-haired man was staring at Lu Ming in astonishment.

"Lu Ming, I originally expected that it would already be quite good if you mastered Dragon's Roar Form within three years. Yet not even three months have passed, and you're already saying you want to learn the fifth form, Ape Cry Form, from me?" Marquis Zhenlei's gaze held obvious shock and scrutiny as he looked at Lu Ming.

"Teacher, just assume I suddenly had an epiphany." Lu Ming smiled faintly and did not explain much.

He had considered gradually revealing the fact that his talent had grown stronger once again, but after giving it some thought, he realized there was no real point to it.

Ever since childhood, he had displayed this trait of becoming increasingly talented. Even if this transformation was more astonishing than before, it was not that big a deal. Besides, less than three years remained before the Genius Battle began. He did not have spare time to waste.

"An epiphany? Fine, then let me see whether you've truly mastered Dragon's Roar Form." Though Marquis Zhenlei still had some doubts, he also understood that Lu Ming would not deliberately try to deceive him.

Above the barren land, Lu Ming hovered in the air as straight as a spear. In his right hand, he held a blue spear engraved with exquisite secret patterns. Then, he suddenly gripped the spear with both hands and thrust it through the air toward a small mountain below!

"Roar—" As Lu Ming thrust out his spear, deafening dragon cries faintly echoed through the void. Before him, the phantom of a draconic beast with two azure horns appeared.

"Whoosh—" The spear tore through the air, lightning power gathering at its tip as it pointed directly at the target below. From close by, Marquis Zhenlei could clearly see that the enormous azure draconic beast phantom followed the direction of Lu Ming's spear thrust, crashing downward like a falling meteor, as though it would shatter everything on the continent!

"Boom!" The seemingly indestructible mountain was smashed apart, while a massive crater split open in the surrounding earth! It was hard to imagine that such a terrifying attack had been unleashed by a Stellar level warrior!

If Tiger Roar Form required one to cross the threshold of the Lightning Law, then Dragon's Roar Form required one's comprehension of the Lightning Law to reach a truly substantial depth! Furthermore, one had to comprehend the profound and elusive Dragon Beast Intent. Neither could be lacking.

It was precisely because this was so difficult that, when Lu Ming truly displayed an authentic Dragon's Roar Form, it brought an enormous shock to Marquis Zhenlei's heart!

"Three months... he really did it..." Marquis Zhenlei fell silent for several breaths. After looking deeply at Lu Ming, he gave a serious assessment. "This move of yours has gone beyond barely learning it. It is nearly perfect. You truly should try learning the fifth form now."

Facing his teacher's praise, Lu Ming merely smiled faintly.

"Next, I'll carefully demonstrate Ape Cry Form for you three times. Just like the previous four forms, while your Law comprehension must keep up, you also need to grasp that special Ape Beast Intent..." Very soon, Marquis Zhenlei began demonstrating the secret technique above the land.

Since this was instruction, the basic power Marquis Zhenlei used was also the ninth rank of the Stellar level, the same as Lu Ming's.

"Boom!" The secret technique Eight Forms of the Thunder Beast was extremely unique. It was not limited to attacking with fists or weapons, and its combat moves could be described as utterly free-form. When Marquis Zhenlei demonstrated Ape Cry Form this time, he used a fist technique.

As he swung his arm and threw his punch, Lu Ming clearly sensed the presence of a gigantic demonic ape beast with six arms. Lu Ming knew that one of Ape Cry Form's core mysteries lay in the special intent contained within that Six-armed Demon Ape.

"When ordinary people use Eight Forms of the Thunder Beast, they gain its form but not its spirit. Using this secret technique in battle is then less effective than using other secret techniques. But once one can comprehend that Thunder Beast Intent in one's heart, this secret technique becomes quite formidable and offers an extremely high degree of freedom..." After finishing the demonstration, Marquis Zhenlei continued explaining every key point and little trick in detail.

Those who had truly mastered Eight Forms of the Thunder Beast understood that this secret technique emphasized intent rather than form. As long as one could comprehend that Thunder Beast Intent, they could launch attacks with any part of their body. Whether they used a saber, a sword, or even a Psychic Weapon, it was all the same.

In Lu Ming's view, Eight Forms of the Thunder Beast could basically be regarded as a junior version of the Path of the Beast God. That was why he had initially become interested in this secret technique.

However, after obtaining the Heart of the Wild talent, cultivating this secret technique was like a fish taking to water for him. The profound and elusive Thunder Beast Intent, incomparably difficult for ordinary cultivators, was something he could easily comprehend.

Before this, the factor truly restricting his progress in learning this secret technique had instead been that his foundational comprehension of the Lightning Law could not keep up.

"Continuously recreate the ape cry I made just now. It will be of great help in mastering this move..." Marquis Zhenlei's guidance continued.

The reason every move of Eight Forms of the Thunder Beast was named after a beast's roar was that the roar served as a prompt to help cultivators grasp the Thunder Beast Intent more quickly. However, for Lu Ming, who possessed the Heart of the Wild, there was no need to go through so much trouble.

Very soon, this round of instruction ended. Lu Ming learning Dragon's Roar Form in three months had indeed greatly startled Marquis Zhenlei. However, Eight Forms of the Thunder Beast became more difficult the further one went. This fifth form should be enough for Lu Ming to settle into for a while.

Inside an independent cultivation room in the spacious yet simply designed Jinlan Dojo, Lu Ming's consciousness sank inward as he entered a deep state of cultivation.

In fact, he had already learned the fifth form, Ape Cry Form. However, due to a sudden special insight, he did not leave this cultivation state.

"Lightning may be restless and surging, but there are also times when it gathers its strength and endures..." In this special cultivation state, Lu Ming found that his understanding of the Lightning Origin Law had become deeper and more thorough.

If he had to make an analogy, his previous comprehension of the Lightning Origin Law had been limited to knowing how to use it—the level of knowing what it was but not why it worked. Now, however, he faintly glimpsed a trace of its root.

A moment later, Lu Ming opened his eyes again. Two dazzling clusters of lightning seemed to gather within his black pupils.

"Could this be the so-called essence of Laws?" Even though Lu Ming had already experienced the immense power brought by the Son of Light talent, his heart could not help but tremble.

Comprehending the Lightning Law and touching the essence of the Lightning Law were fundamentally different concepts, with a difference in difficulty as vast as heaven and earth. Even among the greatest geniuses in the history of the Human Race, not every one of them could embark on this path of cultivation.

Although the Lightning Origin Law was merely a lower Law, and comprehending its essence was far easier than comprehending the essences of the two great Origin Laws of Time and Space, the Lu Ming of the past would have been utterly incapable of doing this.