Inside the Ultimate Headquarters in Jiangnan Base City.
President Zhou Zhengyong had just finished a call with Supervisor Liu in one of the rooms. He was muttering to himself:
"I wonder who the new Inspector will be."
Just then, someone knocked. After Zhou Zhengyong gave permission, the three senior managers of the Ultimate Headquarters, including Zhuge Tao, walked in.
"President, we just received notice that Supervisor Liu has been transferred, but we don't know who the new Inspector is yet."
One of the three senior managers, a lean man in a white shirt, frowned.
"I don't know either. The notice hasn't arrived yet." Zhou Zhengyong shook his head. "I hope the new Inspector will be easier to get along with. Sigh..."
Supervisor Liu had focused on cultivation and rarely interfered in affairs, so everyone had gotten along well. Now that he was being transferred, their spirits rose and fell with the news.
After all, everyone still remembered the Inspector from back then, Iron-Face Bao Zheng. During his tenure, he had dismissed six senior managers and even impeached a president! The thought still made those who came after him tremble with fear.
"Ding~"
Just then, a notification appeared on the laptop nearby. Zhou Zhengyong and the three managers hurried over.
Zhou Zhengyong's heart sank a little as he clicked the notification!
"Luo Feng?"
"His hometown is Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City?"
"His strength rating is Invincible War God?"
Zhou Zhengyong and the others couldn't believe it, especially Zhuge Tao. But after repeatedly checking the information, they were finally convinced.
At Zhou Ze's home.
After reuniting with his family, Luo Feng went straight to Zhou Ze's room. He thanked him for his earlier advice, then told him about his experiences and gains on the Australian Continent.
"Teacher, I redeemed this Dragon Blood for you. I also saved a Spirit of Plants for you. Oh, right, I originally wanted to redeem a Water of Life for you, but the Hall Master said that stuff was just a scam from America, and nowhere near worth the price..."
Luo Feng brought out all the good things at once. He hadn't even realized how nervous he was, afraid that his teacher might refuse.
"I won't bother with pleasantries. I really do need these." Zhou Ze knew Luo Feng's personality, and this was what he had hoped for in the first place. Too much politeness would only put distance between them.
Seeing Zhou Ze accept his gifts, Luo Feng was as happy as a child. His teacher had guided him for so many years without asking for anything in return. Even after becoming stronger than his teacher, he still hadn't been able to help him at all, and that had left him feeling frustrated.
But now he could finally help his teacher. It felt wonderful.
"Oh, right, Teacher. I bought Basic Spiritual Psychic Theory from the Hall Master, and it's in the War God Palace. I'll ask the Hall Master if you can read it sometime. It should be fine..." Luo Feng suddenly remembered something.
Over the past six months or so, Zhou Ze had naturally guided Luo Feng in his Spiritual Psychic cultivation. Luo Feng knew Zhou Ze was also a Spiritual Psychic, but didn't know why he had never revealed it.
He had always felt that his teacher had much greater insight than he did, and was only held back by his physical talent.
"Mm." Zhou Ze replied calmly, "Luo Feng, your Psychic Power has reached the War God peak, and your overall strength has reached the Invincible War God level. But that's all thanks to your Spiritual Psychic abilities. You can't neglect your cultivation as a warrior, either."
"Your body and soul must advance together. You need to value both!"
Luo Feng gave a bitter smile. "Teacher, of course I know that. You used to tell me all the time. But without your guidance, aside from improving my physical fitness, I still haven't managed to master the seventh level of the Ninefold Thunderblade after all this time!"
Without Zhou Ze's guidance, he had realized that his talent wasn't all that exceptional after all. That brought Luo Feng, who had broken multiple records at the Elite Training Camp and grown a little overconfident, back down to earth.
Zhou Ze smiled slightly. "You've grown a little too dependent on me. I can't guide you for the rest of your life. You'll have to find your own path from now on..."
"I'm a little unsure whether I should guide you to the next level of Force Emission..."
Zhou Ze remembered that even after becoming an immortal, one still needed a teacher's guidance, so he decided to keep going.
"Teacher, did you buy the seventh level of the Ninefold Thunderblade?" Luo Feng had been thinking about hunting a few monster lords to earn some money and buy the remaining levels of the Ninefold Thunderblade for his teacher.
"I'm not as loaded as you are..." Zhou Ze rolled his eyes at Luo Feng. "I was thinking that both the Ninefold Thunderblade and World Annihilation were created by people. Why couldn't I create my own Force Emission technique..."
"And then?" Luo Feng's eyes widened. He was eagerly anticipating what came next, like someone listening to a story that had reached its climax, only for the storyteller to suddenly stop.
"Then, before I knew it, I'd surpassed World Annihilation and the Ninefold Thunderblade..." Zhou Ze grinned.
"Ah!" Luo Feng was dumbfounded. He simply couldn't believe it!
"Are you serious?"
It wasn't that Luo Feng didn't believe Zhou Ze. It was just that this was beyond anything he could imagine. His teacher was only a mid-level War General, yet he had created a Force Emission technique that surpassed those of the two strongest people on Earth. Who would believe that?
He'd sooner believe that he wasn't his parents' biological son...
"Come to the Training Hall!" Without another word, Zhou Ze headed upstairs. Luo Feng hurried after him.
Once they entered the Training Hall, Zhou Ze faced the testing machine and threw a punch, without even taking a moment to prepare.
"271214 kg."
Luo Feng froze as he stared at the number on the Punch Force Tester.
"Teacher, are you sure your basic punch strength hasn't increased? Could you have reached the Senior War General or War God Level?"
"..." Zhou Ze punched the tester again. This time, it showed a force of around thirty thousand kilograms.
"Uh, three times nine is twenty-seven... Whew..." Luo Feng sucked in a breath, almost enough to contribute to global warming.
"Teacher... You..." Luo Feng was so shocked that he couldn't find the words.
If his teacher's physical fitness talent hadn't been a little lacking, his future would have been limitless. Having spent time at the Elite Training Camp, Luo Feng naturally understood that what the Hall Master and the others valued most was Force Emission, movement techniques, and understanding—not physical fitness.
"Teacher, with talent like this, you could tell the higher-ups at the Martial Hall..." Luo Feng said in astonishment.
Zhou Ze fell silent for a moment and didn't explain further. What could he say? That he wanted to cling to his own disciple's coattails, or that he'd only awakened his cheat last year?
Zhou Ze said nothing, and Luo Feng tactfully didn't ask.
"Teacher, I can get your guidance again!" Luo Feng said happily.
Ninefold Force Emission! He was only at 4.9 right now. If he mastered ninefold Force Emission, combined with his physical fitness, which was close to Senior War God level, then even as a warrior alone, he wouldn't be any weaker than he was as a Spiritual Psychic.
With both abilities combined, even Councilor Faer, who had chased him down the street, wouldn't be able to stop him. Given a little more time, Luo Feng was confident he could face him head-on.
"You ran into plenty of dangers on the Australian Continent this time. On top of that, your physical fitness and Psychic Power have improved, so you can control more throwing knives now. You need to practice all of that. Don't keep thinking about killing monsters to hone your skills. That's something you do when you hit a bottleneck or can't sit still anymore..."
After chatting with Luo Feng for a bit and giving him a few reminders, Zhou Ze sent him on his way.
Only then did Zhou Ze go downstairs and look at the Dragon Blood and Spirit of Plants Luo Feng had brought him.
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