Cheat Activated!

"How incredible! My cheat has arrived?"

Zhou Ze could clearly sense himself multitasking—one stream was his main consciousness, while the other continuously received insights on the first layer of the Ninefold Thunderblade, automatically analyzing, categorizing, summarizing, and even innovating!

And when his main consciousness merged with this secondary consciousness, he felt his soul tingle with a numbing sensation, his mind becoming unprecedentedly clear and elevated, his comprehension ability enhanced like never before!

This feeling was akin to an epiphany!

In this fused state, he could follow the secondary consciousness to absorb the insights of the Ninefold Thunderblade's first layer, analyzing, categorizing, summarizing, and innovating alongside it.

He could also leverage this elevated comprehension to do whatever he wanted.

Not only that, but with a thought from Zhou Ze, his phone floated up out of nowhere—he had awakened telekinesis!

Yet compared to telekinesis, he was more intrigued by the secondary consciousness that had appeared in his mind.

"This should be Luo Feng's insights on the Ninefold Thunderblade. I didn't expect my cheat to be teaching-based—the harder the student works, the stronger their comprehension, and the stronger I become... Hah..."

Zhou Ze's eyes, which had been somewhat dim, reignited with a bright luster!

If he had no cheat, he'd just coast along, since he couldn't see the present anyway. But now, he had an infinite future ahead.

"I wonder what limits this ability has. If there are none, the more students I have, the faster I improve, and the richer my capital for teaching them—a perfect cycle!"

Zhou Ze's heart surged with excitement. He quickly strode to the training hall on the second floor, merging his main consciousness into the secondary consciousness of Luo Feng's insights. His mind became clear, free of distractions, as if in a state of epiphany, forgetting both self and surroundings.

"Ninefold Thunderblade!"

Zhou Ze executed the first three layers of the Ninefold Thunderblade move by move, with fresh realizations and insights flooding his mind every moment.

"Ssshh!"

Zhou Ze felt his blade technique growing more and more fluid, its integration with his footwork increasingly seamless. Even the direction he was explaining to Luo Feng—merging blade technique, footwork, and guiding arts—became clearer. Inspiration surged in his mind, to the point where he felt he could even incorporate the Five Hearts Facing Heaven cultivation method.

"The martial arts of this world are essentially about constant fusion and unification—attack methods, footwork, guiding arts, genetic energy cultivation, even the body, energy, telekinesis, domains, various laws, secret techniques, consciousness, and so on!"

"Using will to govern everything, to merge everything..."

Zhou Ze's mind was incredibly clear, his focus razor-sharp. Insights about domains from the original story rapidly fused with his own martial understanding, his thoughts expanding boundlessly.

"Babata said that a domain-level expert truly combines genetic energy, physical strength, spiritual power, and consciousness, resonating with the cosmic space..."

"And the root of this fusion is will. Hong said will is the heart, and willpower is heart power..."

"My special ability seems to be multitasking—two streams with no interference between them, yet they can merge into one!"

Zhou Ze sat cross-legged on the ground, inspiration and insights surging in his mind. A new power seemed to stir within his body, but it was as fragile as a spark, ultimately failing to ignite a flame.

A faint smile curled at the corner of Zhou Ze's mouth: "So this is what a domain is. Too bad my body, energy, consciousness, and spiritual power are too weak. Hmm, if I could elevate my will by another level, I might be able to possess a domain even at the apprentice stage."

"No wonder Hong caught Giant Axe's eye—strong will is true strength! Everything else can be improved through conventional means, but not will. It can only be honed through immense pressure and life-and-death trials..."

"And the methods across the universe for elevating will are too crude—just passively forcing growth through external pressure and life-or-death trials. Too primitive, too rough!"

"But the heart-cultivation methods passed down by Earth's ancient sages might be the only systematic way to train the heart in this dimensional universe sea. And Hong and Thunder God are definitely the masters of heart cultivation!"

Yi'an District Limit Martial Hall.

Zhou Ze walked into the third-floor training hall. In this era, martial arts training was the mainstream, and the third-floor training hall for advanced students was packed to the brim. If the Limit Martial Hall weren't so wealthy, it couldn't have accommodated so many people.

This was also because they knew Zhou Ze would be coming tonight; otherwise, there wouldn't be this many people on a normal day.

"Good evening, Teacher Zhou!"

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

"Hello, Teacher Zhou!"

Some nearby students greeted him, while others with questions came over to ask. Zhou Ze had long adapted to his role as a teacher and patiently explained things to them one by one.

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

The advanced students' questions were too simple and obvious; he could see through them at a glance. And compared to before, it was as if he were a worm in their stomachs, perfectly resolving their issues.

"Teacher Zhou is amazing! One sentence solved days of my frustration!"

"Right? That one move of mine always felt awkward, but he fixed it with just one sentence!"

"Teacher Zhou's teaching skills keep getting better. Good thing he's at our hall. I feel like I'll pass the prospective martial artist exam soon, haha!"

After a round, the students secretly praised Zhou Ze. He smiled faintly—every time he taught, a secondary consciousness window would automatically open, giving him a full view of the students' inner thoughts. Combined with his years of experience, he could point out these sprouts' problems without even thinking.

"Alright, everyone pause. Tonight's lesson begins..."

The class ended quickly. Zhou Ze's mind was completely off the lesson. After sending the students off to train on their own, he merged his thoughts into the secondary consciousness receiving Luo Feng's insights, his mind rapidly expanding.

"Only two secondary consciousnesses—one is Luo Feng's, the other is from another advanced student. That matches my telekinesis amplitude. There must be a connection. Probably, the higher my telekinesis amplitude—or consciousness amplitude—the more secondary consciousnesses I can open."

"The secondary consciousness receiving Luo Feng's insights seems very stable, while this advanced student's gives me a feeling of being faint and on the verge of vanishing..."

Zhou Ze spent the whole night at the Limit Martial Hall and tentatively concluded that he could only open two secondary consciousness windows, likely tied to his consciousness amplitude.

He could close these two windows at will. Luo Feng's secondary consciousness window could be reopened with a single thought even after closing, while the advanced students' required him to guide them again to reopen.

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

More importantly, when his main consciousness merged into the secondary consciousness of other advanced students, compared to Luo Feng's secondary consciousness, it felt like being drunk—his comprehension, insight ability, and brain processing speed all dropped significantly.

Around ten o'clock the next morning.

In Zhou Ze's private garden in Bright Moon District, a stranger approached.

"Mr. Zhou Ze, this is the secret manual you purchased."

After verifying his fingerprint, the alloy case revealed a book roughly one centimeter thick, with two discs resting on top of it.

Carrying the secret manual back to the training hall inside the house, Zhou Ze began studying the fourth and fifth layers of the Ninefold Thunderblade. With his golden finger awakened and his telekinetic power ignited, this salted fish of his had started to stir with new ideas.

Limited by his physical constitution and lacking any heavenly treasures or earthly rarities, it was difficult for him to improve further. But things like force output could still be pushed higher, and besides, this was also to prepare for teaching Luo Feng in the future.

Having a disciple surpass the master was something to be happy about, but if Luo Feng came to him with questions he couldn't answer, as a teacher—though others might not know—he would still feel somewhat embarrassed.

In the days that followed, he resigned from his teaching position at Yi'an No.3 High School. Apart from spending one night each week instructing students at the Limit Martial Arts Hall, he devoted all his remaining time to cultivating the fourth layer of the Ninefold Thunderblade.

Immersing himself in the secondary consciousness that had absorbed Luo Feng's insights, Zhou Ze discovered that his comprehension had improved far more than he had imagined. It was as if he had cheats enabled—he mastered the fourth layer of the Ninefold Thunderblade without encountering any obstacles.

After learning the fourth layer, he didn't immediately move on to the fifth. Instead, he chose to integrate it into his footwork, attempting to combine the fourth-layer blade technique, movement technique, and guiding art all at once.

Not only that, but he also didn't neglect his training in controlling telekinetic power. Every day, he set aside time to exercise his mental amplitude, and it wouldn't be long before he could control three flying daggers to unleash their full power.

"What a pity. My telekinetic power and physical constitution are both at the mid-level warlord rank. If I had a telekinetic power orb in my sea of consciousness, I'd be equivalent to a low-level war god right now!"

"But with my current body's force output at 3.5 times, my bare fist strength alone already surpasses a high-level warlord. Combined with my artistic conception-level blade technique, artistic conception-level footwork, and the explosive 3.5 times speed burst, even an ordinary low-level lord-ranked monster is no match for me!"

Zhou Ze recalled the monster that had nearly cost him his life back then. If he faced it now, it would be the one running for its life.

"Sigh. Physical constitution is the foundation. Force output and the like only greatly enhance combat power within the same rank. But no matter how strong you are within your rank, even if I truly comprehend a domain or even grasp a sliver of the laws, I still wouldn't be a match for a planetary-level martial artist now!"

Back when he read novels, he always felt exhilarated when the protagonist was invincible within their rank or even killed enemies above their level. Now that it was his turn, he realized it was all just floating clouds. Only life level and realm were the true foundation!