The Cheat Has Arrived!

"So amazing! My cheat has arrived?"

Zhou Ze could clearly feel himself multitasking. One part was his main consciousness, while another kept receiving insights into the first layer of the Ninefold Thunderblade, automatically analyzing, categorizing, summarizing, and even innovating!

When his main consciousness joined with the secondary consciousness, his soul tingled, and his mind felt clearer and more elevated than ever. His comprehension had improved beyond anything he'd experienced before!

It was just like a sudden epiphany!

In this state of fusion, he could follow the secondary consciousness as it received insights into the first layer of the Ninefold Thunderblade, analyzing, categorizing, summarizing, and innovating along with it.

He could also draw on this heightened comprehension to do whatever he wanted.

That wasn't all. With a thought, Zhou Ze made his phone float into the air. He had awakened Psychic Power!

But compared to Psychic Power, he was more interested in the secondary consciousness that had appeared in his mind.

"This must be Luo Feng's insights into the Ninefold Thunderblade. I can't believe my cheat is a teaching-type ability. The harder my students work, the stronger their comprehension gets, and the stronger I get... Whew..."

The faint light in Zhou Ze's eyes returned, bright and clear!

Without a cheat, he could have resigned himself to doing nothing. After all, he couldn't see what lay ahead. But now, his future was limitless.

"I wonder what limitations this ability has. If there aren't any, then the more students I have, the faster I'll improve, and the more knowledge I'll have to teach them. It's a perfect cycle!"

Zhou Ze was exhilarated. He hurried to the Training Hall on the second floor and let his main consciousness merge with the secondary consciousness receiving Luo Feng's insights. His mind was crystal clear, free of distractions, as if he'd reached a state of sudden enlightenment and forgotten the distinction between himself and the world.

"Ninefold Thunderblade!"

Zhou Ze performed the first three layers of the Ninefold Thunderblade, one move at a time. With every passing moment, fresh insights and understanding welled up in his mind.

"Whoosh!"

Zhou Ze felt his blade work growing more fluid, and his movements meshing ever more smoothly with it. Even the approach he'd been explaining to Luo Feng—integrating blade techniques, footwork, and the Guidance Technique—was becoming clearer. Inspiration surged through him, and he even felt he might be able to incorporate the Five Hearts Toward Heaven Cultivation Method.

"The martial arts of this world are really about constant integration, about bringing everything into one: offensive techniques, footwork, the Guidance Technique, Genetic Energy cultivation methods, and even the body, Origin Energy, Psychic Power, domains, laws, Secret Arts, and consciousness!"

"Use will to command everything, to unite everything..."

Zhou Ze's mind was astonishingly clear, his concentration at its peak. Ideas about domains from the original story fused rapidly with his own martial arts insights, and his thoughts expanded without limit.

"Babata said that a domain expert truly combines Genetic Energy, physical strength, spiritual power, and consciousness, resonating with the universe itself..."

"And the root of combining all that is will. Hong said that will is the mind, and willpower is Mind Force..."

"My special ability seems to be multitasking. The two consciousnesses don't interfere with each other at all, yet they can merge into one!"

Zhou Ze sat cross-legged on the floor as inspiration and insight continued to surface in his mind. A new force seemed to be welling up inside him, but it was as fragile as a spark. In the end, it failed to catch flame.

A slight smile crossed Zhou Ze's lips. "So this is what a domain is. Too bad my body, Origin Energy, consciousness, and spiritual power are all too weak. Hmm, if I could raise my will by another level, perhaps I could possess a domain even as a student-level fighter."

"No wonder Giant Axe took an interest in Hong. A strong will is what truly makes someone strong! Everything else can be improved through conventional means, but will can't. It can only be strengthened through tremendous pressure and trials of life and death..."

"And the methods for strengthening will throughout the universe are far too crude. They rely solely on extreme external pressure and life-and-death trials to force improvement. Such methods are primitive and rough!"

"The Mind Realm Cultivation Method passed down by Earth's sages may be the only systematic method for cultivating the mind in this entire dimensional Universe Sea. Hong and Thunder God are undoubtedly masters of mind cultivation!"

Yi'an District Limit Martial Hall.

Zhou Ze walked into the Training Hall on the third floor. In this era, martial arts were the mainstream, and the third-floor Training Hall for senior students was packed that evening. If the Limit Martial Arts Hall hadn't been so wealthy, it couldn't have accommodated so many people.

That was because everyone knew Zhou Ze would be coming that evening. On an ordinary day, there wouldn't have been nearly so many people.

"Good evening, Teacher Zhou!"

"Teacher Zhou, I have a question..."

"Hello, Teacher Zhou!"

Several students nearby greeted him, and those with questions hurried over to ask. Zhou Ze had long since grown accustomed to being a teacher. He patiently explained things to them one by one.

Every time he taught a student, it was like a pop-up window appeared in his mind, opening a secondary consciousness that continuously received the student's insights, thoughts, and questions.

The senior students' questions were so simple and obvious that he could spot their problems at a glance. And compared to before, he now seemed able to read their minds, resolving their difficulties with perfect precision.

"Teacher Zhou is incredible! One sentence solved something that's been troubling me for days!"

"Exactly! I've always felt awkward about that movement, but he fixed it with just one sentence!"

"Teacher Zhou's teaching keeps getting better. Good thing he's at our martial hall. I feel like I'll pass the Quasi-Warrior Assessment before long! Haha!"

After the lesson, the students secretly praised Zhou Ze among themselves. He smiled. Whenever he taught, a secondary consciousness window opened automatically, laying bare the students' thoughts. Combined with his years of experience, he could point out these young students' problems without even having to think.

"Everyone, hold on a moment. We're starting class now..."

The lesson soon ended. Zhou Ze's mind hadn't been on it at all. After sending the students off to train on their own, he merged his thoughts with the secondary consciousness receiving Luo Feng's insights, and his thoughts rapidly expanded.

"There are only two secondary consciousnesses: Luo Feng's and one belonging to another senior student. That just happens to match my Psychic Amplification, so there must be a connection. The higher my Psychic Amplification—in other words, my consciousness amplification—the more secondary consciousnesses I can open!"

"The secondary consciousness receiving Luo Feng's insights seems very stable, while the one from the senior student feels like it's barely there, as if it could vanish at any moment..."

After spending the night at the Limit Martial Arts Hall, Zhou Ze reached a tentative conclusion: for now, he could open only two secondary consciousness pop-up windows, probably because of his consciousness amplification.

He could close either window at any time. Even if he closed Luo Feng's, he could reopen it with a single thought. But for the other senior students, he would have to teach them again to open their windows.

"The difference between Luo Feng and the others is that Luo Feng is my disciple, while the senior students are just my students..."

More importantly, when he merged his main consciousness with the secondary consciousnesses of other senior students, he felt as if he were drunk. His comprehension, ability to learn, and speed of thought all dropped considerably compared to when he merged with Luo Feng's secondary consciousness.

Around ten the next morning.

In the private garden at Bright Moon District, a stranger approached Zhou Ze.

"Mr. Zhou Ze, here's the manual you ordered."

After his fingerprint was verified, a book about a centimeter thick was revealed inside the alloy case, along with two discs.

He took the manual back to the Training Hall at home. Then Zhou Ze began studying the fourth and fifth layers of the Ninefold Thunderblade. With his cheat and newly awakened Psychic Power, even this lazybones had started making plans again.

His physical fitness was a limiting factor. Without rare treasures, it would be difficult for him to improve further, but he could still increase his force emission. Besides, he needed to be able to teach Luo Feng in the future.

It was something to be proud of when a disciple surpassed his teacher. But if Luo Feng came to him with a question and he couldn't answer, Zhou Ze would feel awkward, even if nobody else knew.

After that, he resigned from his teaching position at Yi'an No.3 High School. Aside from spending one evening a week guiding students at the Limit Martial Arts Hall, he devoted the rest of his time to practicing the fourth layer of the Ninefold Thunderblade.

Merging with the secondary consciousness that received Luo Feng's insights, Zhou Ze discovered his comprehension had improved far more than he'd imagined. It was practically like having a cheat. He learned the fourth layer of the Ninefold Thunderblade without encountering any obstacles.

After mastering the fourth layer, he didn't immediately move on to the fifth. Instead, he worked it into his footwork and tried combining the fourth-layer blade techniques with his movements and the Guidance Technique.

He didn't neglect training his control over Psychic Power, either. Every day, he set aside some time to improve his Psychic Amplification. Before long, he'd be able to control three flying knives at their maximum power.

"What a shame. My Psychic Power is just like my physical fitness—it's only at the intermediate War General level. If I had a Psychic Power sphere in my sea of consciousness, I'd already be at the Junior War God level!"

"But my force emission is now 3.5 times my strength, giving me punching power that surpasses even a Senior War General's. Combined with Artistic Conception Level blade techniques and footwork, as well as a speed burst enhanced by 3.5 times my strength, I could take on an ordinary Junior Lord-level Monster!"

Zhou Ze thought of the monster that had nearly killed him before. If he fought it again now, it would be the one running away.

"Sigh, physical fitness is what really matters. Force emission and the like can greatly increase your combat power within the same level, but so what if your combat power is stronger than others at your level? Even if I truly comprehended a domain, or even caught a glimpse of a law, I still couldn't possibly defeat a Planetary-level warrior, could I?"

When he'd read novels, he'd always loved seeing the protagonist become invincible among those of the same level—or even kill enemies above his level. Now that he was the one in that position, he realized it was all just wishful thinking. Only life level and realm truly mattered!