"Teacher..."
Luo Feng felt extremely conflicted.
"What is it?" Zhou Ze asked, looking at Luo Feng with an amused smile.
Luo Feng managed to say, "I never imagined you'd be this powerful..."
He thought back to how Zhou Ze had guided Hong and Thunder God just as he had guided Luo Feng. My god! Those were Hong and Thunder God, the world's number one and number two!
Yet neither of them showed the slightest impatience or disdain. They'd listened like obedient students attending a lesson!
My god! It was simply unbelievable!! It all felt like a dream!!!
Just now, it really had felt like a dream.
Come to think of it, even people of their caliber could humbly learn from someone far weaker than themselves. Could he really surpass them?
"Teacher, you said surpassing the Hall Master was only a small goal. I'm starting to doubt myself..." Luo Feng sighed.
As Zhou Ze's only disciple, Luo Feng's thoughts and feelings were always clear to him. Even when they had nothing to do with the lesson, Zhou Ze could naturally tell what was on his mind.
"Learning has no end, so you must learn from Hong and Thunder God!"
"Humility helps you improve; arrogance makes you fall behind!"
"Your cultivation should be grounded in a calm and focused state of mind..."
Luo Feng pondered for a moment, then said with determination, "I understand, Teacher."
"Teacher, I was still unsure whether I should go to the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins. I thought it was too dangerous to risk my life just to get a Black God Suit."
"The risks I'd face and what I'd gain in the end... it didn't seem worth it."
"But now I think you were right. Even walking down the street, an ordinary person could get hit by a car or trip and fall. Nothing is completely safe."
"My chances of success are over eighty percent, but I'm still hesitating. And I want to surpass the Hall Master? How could that be possible!"
Zhou Ze said calmly, "That's right. The martial path is a demonic path to begin with; it's about pursuing the utmost. As a martial artist, if you want to succeed, you need the drive and spirit to believe that no one can stand in your way!"
"If you spend all day hesitating and shrinking back, you're not just unfit for the martial path—you're not even fit to be an ordinary person."
"Mm." Luo Feng nodded firmly. "Then, Teacher, I'll be going. I gained a lot just now, and I want to go back and think it over."
Luo Feng was about to leave when Zhou Ze called after him. "When you go to headquarters, remember to come get me. Take me with you."
"Uh..." Luo Feng scratched the back of his head. "Teacher, what are you going there for? I have no choice. If I don't go, the martial arts school will take back the Black God Suit."
"Why ask so many questions? Just remember to come get me. Go on back. I'm going into seclusion to cultivate for a while, so don't bother me unless it's important." Zhou Ze waved him off.
"Oh, okay." Luo Feng opened the door and gently closed it behind him.
Training Hall.
Zhou Ze sat cross-legged in the very center, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
Apart from his comprehension, this was the first time Zhou Ze had received tangible feedback! It couldn't be helped—Luo Feng's strength had been too low before to give him much in return.
As expected of Hong and Thunder God. Their comprehension was every bit as good as Luo Feng's. It was only later, when Luo Feng took over the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, that opportunity after opportunity came his way...
At the thought of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, a flicker of worry passed through Zhou Ze's eyes. But the next moment, he cut off that stray thought!
"First, I'll develop a domain... My force emission has improved quite a bit over the years... And as for my state of mind, I can use Hong and Thunder God's insights to verify my own, one by one, and make them my own."
"What belongs to others will always belong to others. Even if I know the process and the answer, they still won't be mine..."
Zhou Ze closed his eyes and immersed himself in his thoughts. Before long, he found the right feeling.
"Genetic energy, physical strength, spiritual power, consciousness..."
Focus, then focus even more...
Condense!
Buzz!
An intangible yet real resonance emerged, directly stirring the space around him!
Then a deep blue force flared from Zhou Ze's body, enveloping the entire Training Hall.
"A domain!"
"I did it!"
Zhou Ze smiled faintly.
"My physical strength, Origin Energy, telekinetic power, and essence, energy, and spirit are all burning at once... At this rate, I won't last even a few minutes. My telekinetic power is too weak..."
With a thought, Zhou Ze shrank the domain until it clung to the surface of his skin, greatly reducing the drain.
Zhou Ze glanced at the Punch Force Tester, then dismissed the idea. He didn't want to wreck his Training Hall.
"I'll go outside and try it out on some monsters. I can get certified as a War God Level fighter while I'm at it."
City 003.
A deep blue Smart Fighter appeared in the sky above the outskirts. Its hatch opened, and a young man in gray training clothes flew out on a diamond-shaped shield.
The young man had a resolute yet handsome face. Though he looked young, he gave off an air of age and composure. His eyes were as calm and still as a mirror.
"An Elementary Lord-level Mighty Demon Ape? I'm in luck—these monsters live in groups." Zhou Ze's lips curled.
Aside from his spar with Luo Feng last time, Zhou Ze hadn't visited the Wilderness Zone in years. But even after all this time, the feeling was familiar. Ever since the Great Nirvana began, he had spent most of his time in the wilderness, striving to grow stronger.
He had been through countless hardships and brushes with death there. Especially in the last few years—looking back, he felt he'd been recklessly courting death. It was a miracle he'd survived.
Whoosh!
Zhou Ze rode the Hexagonal Shield toward the Elementary Lord-level Mighty Demon Ape at a speed close to the sound barrier.
The Wilderness Zone ran on the law of the jungle: survival of the fittest!
For this Mighty Demon Ape to reach the Elementary Lord level, it must have survived countless life-and-death crises. Besides, ape-type monsters were naturally intelligent.
During the Great Nirvana Period, even some weaker ape-type monsters were small enough to pick up human firearms and shoot them.
"Ooo..."
The Mighty Demon Ape felt a deadly threat rise within it. Its fur stood on end, and it fled into the distance without looking back.
Ape-type monsters were no less intelligent than humans. It was on the verge of panic. The moment it emerged, a human Spiritual Psychic had set his sights on it.
Monsters that had been hunted by Spiritual Psychics knew the rule: once a human Spiritual Psychic targeted you, you were as good as dead unless you were confident you could beat them or could find a stronger monster to protect you. There was nowhere to run, since your opponent could fly.
"Ape-type monsters are clever. When they see an enemy far stronger than themselves, their first instinct is to run."
Zhou Ze didn't hurry to kill the monster. He followed behind at an unhurried pace. Even in City 003, high-level Lord-level monsters weren't easy to find.
As for a monster that lived in a group and was famed as the strongest among ape-type monsters, its lair was bound to have a high-level Lord-level monster.
Just as Zhou Ze expected, he hadn't followed for long before he spotted a gigantic ape, a full twenty-five meters tall, feeding in the distance below.
In its hand was a leopard-type monster at the Intermediate Lord Level. It looked like a Shadow Leopard.
"Roar!"
The Elementary Lord-level Mighty Demon Ape saw its clan's ancestor and roared with delight, calling for help.
"Roar, roar!"
The Mighty Demon Ape that had been feeding flew into a rage. It hated being disturbed while eating. It couldn't believe a human War God Level fighter in the area had dared to hunt one of its kind—and had even chased it right into its lair.
This was practically asking for death!
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