Hong and Thunder God's Combined Comprehension!

"Oh?"

Thunder God was quite intrigued. When it came to exerting force, blade techniques, and movement, he considered himself number one in the world—only Hong, with his domain, could keep him in check.

Hong was equally interested. He had always believed that a true strong must forge their own path; others' methods were ultimately just that—others'. In the end, one had to comprehend their own insights.

"This exertion technique of mine is derived from Thunder God Speaker's Ninefold Thunderblade, but with a difference: each layer of hidden force brings an explosion infinitely close to a full multiplier..."

Zhou Ze paused here, then added, "Hall Master, Thunder God Speaker, please follow me to the Training Hall. I'll demonstrate for you."

Hong and Thunder God followed Zhou Ze out of the meeting room.

"Teacher, Hall Master, Thunder God Speaker." Luo Feng, who had been sitting on the living room sofa, shot up like a spring.

Hong and Thunder God nodded with slight smiles.

"Xiao Feng, you come to the Training Hall too..." Zhou Ze glanced at Luo Feng.

"Yes, Teacher." Luo Feng quickly followed.

His heart stirred with excitement. The moment Zhou Ze spoke, he understood what his teacher was about to do.

He never expected that even the globally acknowledged number one and number two would ask his teacher for guidance on exertion!

This feeling was just so satisfying, so pride-inducing.

The four arrived at the Training Hall on the second floor.

Zhou Ze first demonstrated for Hong and Thunder God, showing everything from single multiplier exertion to ninefold exertion, and compared each with the Punch Force Tester.

"Ninefold exertion! It really is ninefold exertion—this is unbelievable!"

Thunder God smiled bitterly: "All these years, I've been wasting my time."

Zhou Ze smiled gently: "Thunder God Speaker, don't sell yourself short. I only comprehended ninefold exertion by standing on your shoulders!"

"Don't call me Speaker anymore, just call me Thunder God. Hearing 'Speaker' over and over makes me uncomfortable." Thunder God laughed heartily.

"If your physical talent matched your mind, your strength would definitely surpass mine now."

Hong pondered for a moment, then sighed: "This exertion of yours is not easy to train. It's like breaking all conventions."

"Theoretically, we martial artists train by practicing techniques created by our predecessors, day and night, to improve our abilities."

"But your exertion seems to glimpse the essence of force application. It doesn't rely on any other techniques. Passing it on to others would be very difficult."

Hong rarely spoke so much, and even the usually "rowdy" Thunder God quieted down:

"Indeed, you haven't created any techniques or blade forms. There seems to be no guiding method. I've trained in my Ninefold Thunderblade too."

"You should know that the essence of the Ninefold Thunderblade is to improve one's exertion through those blade forms—improving exertion is the fundamental goal!"

Luo Feng said excitedly: "Teacher, the Hall Master and Thunder God Speaker are absolutely right. I have the most say here—I can't learn your exertion, and I can't understand it when you explain it!"

Zhou Ze heard this and said calmly:

"I already expected you'd have a hard time learning it."

"Uh..." Luo Feng was stunned, thinking to himself, Then why did you teach me?

He naturally didn't dare say this out loud, only grumbling inwardly.

Zhou Ze glanced at Hong and Thunder God and said: "However, while it's hard for others to learn, the Hall Master and Thunder God will pick it up quickly."

At these words, Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng were taken aback, momentarily unsure why.

Zhou Ze didn't keep them in suspense: "Will, Mind Force, state of mind..."

He listed three terms in succession. Hong and Thunder God's eyes lit up—this exertion of Zhou Ze's was hard to grasp, but this? This was familiar territory. Their old specialty.

"Luo Feng, have you been reading the classics handed down from ancient times every day lately?" Zhou Ze glanced at Luo Feng.

"Uh, I've been too busy lately. The military dragged me off to work a while back." Luo Feng said sheepishly.

"Mm, no matter how busy you are, squeeze out some time to read the classics. Calm your heart."

Zhou Ze admonished Luo Feng, then continued:

"Many classics mention that our bodies are just shells; the soul is the foundation! So the question is, what is the foundation of our soul?"

"Is it the soul controlling the body? And what controls the soul?"

"Actually, some texts touch on this too, but ordinary people can't understand..."

Thunder God's expression stiffened: "It's the heart, the will!"

Hong had already closed his eyes at some point.

Meanwhile, inside Zhou Ze's mind, two sub-consciousness windows appeared.

"It's done!" A faint smile curled at the corner of Zhou Ze's mouth.

"The Hall Master's domain is actually an application of will!" Zhou Ze looked at Hong, who suddenly opened his eyes, his expression startled, murmuring to himself: "Indeed... that's exactly it..."

"Your understanding of state of mind, your cultivation in it, far surpasses ours." Hong didn't know how many times he had sighed today.

"Don't call me Hall Master. I can't bear it. Just call me by my name."

Hong and Thunder God felt that the shocks of today had used up all the shocks of the past few decades.

Thunder God walked over and patted Zhou Ze on the shoulder, teasing him. "Good one, kid. You're putting us to shame here. Your cultivation in the mental realm is so profound, and yet you still ask us for our insights on mental cultivation."

"When three walk together, one of them can be my teacher." Zhou Ze smiled slightly. He knew Thunder God naturally understood this principle too—he was just joking around.

"But."

"My mental cultivation is definitely far inferior to yours." Zhou Ze didn't flatter himself. "To be precise, I've simply realized some of the essence..."

"For example, Thunder God's force output reaches seven times, but when I first grasped the essence of force output, I had to start over from scratch. At that time, my force output was less than one times."

Zhou Ze's words were simple and easy to understand. Including Luo Feng, all three nodded.

"Hurry up, hurry up, Brother Zhou Ze. Tell us the specific method." Thunder God always had the eager look of a young man, but if anyone truly believed that was all there was to him, they'd have fallen for the trick.

"...Alright. Let's start with what the mind and will are..."

"...Earth is truly miraculous. It's hard to believe we have methods for mental cultivation but no techniques for cultivating genetic energy. Or perhaps that history was deliberately erased by someone..."

"...Mind Force is also Willpower. When you let go of everything inside and focus on a single point, you can clearly feel this power..."

"...Everything we think and do in our daily lives is a passive manifestation of our Mind Force and Willpower. What we need to do is actively mobilize and wield this power..."

Teaching was also a process of self-summarization and reflection.

After activating the secondary consciousness window to receive Hong and Thunder God's insights, Zhou Ze multitasked and immersed himself in each one. He instantly felt his comprehension reach an utterly terrifying level!!!

In this state, his comprehension was equivalent to the sum of Luo Feng's, Hong's, and Thunder God's comprehension combined!

As he explained, his own understanding of the mental realm deepened, and he would then voice these insights for Hong and Thunder God to hear.

Although Hong and Thunder God's identification with themselves as disciples was far from reaching Luo Feng's level, they still gained a boost in comprehension to some degree.

They were already extremely profound in their mental cultivation. As they listened to Zhou Ze's words, they deeply reflected on their past experiences with the mental realm, verifying each one.

And all of these insights were received by Zhou Ze...