Profound Truth of Vocal Music

At this moment, Moke, returning to Ernst Institute, had no idea that Beirut had already taken notice of him. Even the appearance of Prust, the Saint Realm magical beast Blood-Eyed Mane Lion, had been orchestrated by Beirut.

"A Ninth-Level Ascetic of the Radiant Church shouldn't normally appear during ordinary times, should he?"

Moke was pondering how he could find this Ninth-Level Ascetic.

Prust had already passed the other man's soul aura to Moke. As long as he got close enough, Moke would be able to directly confirm his identity.

"Moke, where did you go again? You're always appearing and disappearing without a trace."

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, Dixie's voice came from next door.

Moke turned and saw Dixie nimbly vault over the wall separating their courtyards.

"Dixie, you didn't go cultivate in the back mountain?" Moke was somewhat surprised.

Ever since Linley had provoked him, Dixie had gone to the back mountain almost every day for intensive cultivation.

Dixie shook his head. "The last two days of every month are the vacation days I set aside for myself."

"Oh, right. There'll be a huge auction in Fenlai City tomorrow. I heard they'll have high-level magical beast cubs. Want to take a look?"

"High-level magical beast cubs?" Moke raised an eyebrow. "A Saint Realm magical beast cub?"

He instinctively thought of the Blood-Eyed Mane Lion's offspring.

A Saint Realm magical beast cub had a chance of growing into a Saint Realm magical beast.

However, if a Saint Realm magical beast and a Ninth-Level Magical Beast produced offspring, the purity of that offspring's bloodline would inevitably decline.

Such offspring would most likely be unable to become a Saint Realm magical beast.

"A Saint Realm magical beast cub?"

Dixie's eyes widened. "How could a cub of that level possibly appear at an auction? Even if someone wanted to sell one, the auction house would have privately bought it at a high price. There's no way they'd put it out in the open for auction."

"Yale said it's a cub of an Eighth-Level Magical Beast, an Azure-Eyed Tiger Mastiff."

"An Azure-Eyed Tiger Mastiff?"

Upon hearing that, Moke immediately shook his head, instinctively about to decline their invitation to go to the auction house.

But then he thought about it. He needed to go to Fenlai City anyway to search for that Ninth-Level Ascetic, and an auction house was the kind of place where crowds gathered and rumors spread. He might find something useful there.

After thinking it over, Moke smiled. "Alright, Dixie. I'll go take a look with you tomorrow."

"Huh?"

Dixie was somewhat startled. "You're actually willing to give up cultivation time to come have fun with us? Don't tell me you've really taken a liking to that Azure-Eyed Tiger Mastiff cub?"

An Eighth-Level Magical Beast cub was indeed worth raising.

After all, although they were geniuses, it would still take them a long time to become Ninth-Level Magi. They might not even reach the Ninth Level at all.

"I can't afford to buy one. But cultivation is too exhausting. You have to relax once in a while."

Moke laughed heartily.

"Alright, then we'll meet at the academy dining hall tomorrow." Dixie smiled and nodded as well.

Late at night in the back mountain of Ernst Academy, Moke held the Iron Leaf Sword and occasionally swung it.

Each time he swung his sword, strange sounds echoed through the surroundings. The sound caused no harm to the body, yet it could penetrate directly into one's soul.

But it was the middle of the night, and he had cast Darkness Element soundproofing magic here, so there was no need to worry about accidentally harming anyone.

"Sword Cry. With one sword strike, it causes the air to produce low-frequency sound wave vibrations. The repeated vibrations penetrate the mind and can inflict soul damage upon an enemy."

Moke swung his sword again and again, murmuring, "Back when I listened to Thunder Sound, I wanted to comprehend the higher-level soul attack mysteries within the Laws of Thunder and Lightning. I never expected that by accident, I would create a technique based on the Mysteries of Vocal Music within the Laws of Wind!"

Although the move "Sword Cry" was still far from the complete Laws of Vocal Music, Moke had already determined that if this move were cultivated to its peak, it would become the complete Laws of Vocal Music within the Laws of Wind!

He quickly sheathed his sword, then moved his lips and began chanting a magic spell.

As the Thunder Element Moke had refined within his middle dantian resonated with the Thunder Element between heaven and earth, a thick bolt of lightning suddenly crashed down ahead of him!

Moke's eyes widened, and his spiritual force spread outward as he sensed the creation and dissipation of this Seventh-Level Thunder-Type Magic amid the lightning's "cry."

He had already cast thunder-type magic and carefully contemplated it more times than he could count.

"Lightning appears because electric charges separate, creating a voltage difference between positive and negative charges. When the voltage difference exceeds the insulating capacity of the air, lightning instantly breaks through the air, forming a high-temperature plasma channel."

"This high-temperature plasma channel then instantly heats the surrounding air, causing it to expand at extreme speed and form a powerful shockwave that spreads in every direction!"

"When the shockwave spreads outward and reaches human ears, it becomes thunder."

Moke's knowledge of physics from his previous life was quite solid. Combined with his repeated contemplation of lightning's creation and dissipation, he had already figured out the underlying principles.

"So thunder is, at its root, the sound produced by air vibrations. It belongs to the Profound Truth of Sound within the Laws of Wind! More precisely, it is the Profound Truth of Vocal Music within the Profound Truth of Sound. The Profound Truth of Vocal Music and the Profound Truth of Sound Waves combine to form the Profound Truth of Sound."

Moke finally understood it all. His furrowed brows had just relaxed before tightening again. "But the Laws of Thunder and Lightning really do contain higher-level soul attack mysteries!"

Having read the original work countless times, Moke could not possibly have remembered that incorrectly.

"Just how are the soul attack mysteries of the Laws of Thunder and Lightning used?"

He thought bitterly. "Lightning magnetism? Or lightning's paralyzing effect? But lightning's paralyzing effect targets the body, doesn't it?"

"I can't figure it out. I just can't figure it out!" Moke shook his head in frustration.

"Forget it. Since I can't figure it out, I'll focus on comprehending the Profound Truth of Sound for now!"

Moke's gaze quickly became firm. "By creating Sword Cry, I should have made initial contact with the Profound Truth of Vocal Music within the Profound Truth of Sound. Unfortunately, this move is still too weak. Even against an ordinary Saint Realm Peak magical beast like the Blood-Eyed Mane Lion, it isn't very effective if it is on guard."

"Then next, I'll keep strengthening it and turn this move into one of my trump cards!"

The next day, Fenlai City was bright and sunny, with a gentle breeze. By the time Moke and the others arrived, the city was already bustling with people and filled with noise everywhere.

"Radiant Auction House!"

Holding a VIP card, Yale led Moke, Dixie, George, Reynolds, and the others into a VIP private room at the Radiant Auction House.

Beautiful maidservants soon brought over wine, pastries, and other refreshments. Yale, Reynolds, and the others quickly began chatting freely.

Yale laughed loudly. "Moke, I really never expected you to give up cultivation and come out to have fun with us. This is too surprising!"

"Yeah, Moke. You hardly ever came to Fenlai City to have fun before."

Fifteen-year-old Reynolds grinned slyly. "How about I treat you to Azure Water Heaven tonight? I'll find you a pretty young girl?"

"I'll pass."

Moke shook his head. "I think this auction house is pretty nice already."

He looked around. The small private room was larger than a classroom, lavishly furnished, and stocked with wine and pastries.

They were on the second floor, and from above, they could take in the entire auction hall at a glance.

Yale truly was the young master of the Dawson Trading Company. The VIP card in his hand was probably among the highest rank.

"Tsk, tsk!"

Reynolds clicked his tongue twice. "Why are you and Linley, you two brothers, so uninterested in women? George too. You're not even men!"

"And Dixie, you're a genius of Ernst Academy. Haven't you hooked up with a girlfriend? Having a girlfriend from Ernst Academy would give you some face when you talked about it, wouldn't it?" Reynolds launched an indiscriminate attack.

While Dixie and George attacked Reynolds, Moke pulled Yale into a corner to talk.

"Yale, do you know much about the Radiant Church?" Moke asked as if casually.