Another Trump Card, Ganwu's Commanding Presence
While Li Jing was pondering, Latisi had already personally dragged some Zerg corpses into the Mother Nest to digest and absorb them, turning them into extremely pure energy, and then began to nurture Zerg Warriors.
One after another, the Zerg War Tens, with their ferocious and terrifying appearances and covered in hard armor, were spawned and immediately joined the work of moving Zerg corpses.
This cycle repeated itself, and soon, Latisi spawned a massive army of Zerg at the World Lord Level.
Then, following the method for training the king Zerg Warriors, these Zerg Warriors were allowed to fight each other to determine the strongest one.
Standing atop mountains of corpses and forests of countless like-minded beings, one becomes World Lord and king-level warrior.
With such a high cost of training, these king-level Zerg Warriors are far stronger than ordinary Zerg Warriors, and their individual combat strength is even comparable to that of human World Lords.
They don't seem like the Zerg at all, who need to win by sheer numbers.
The successful emergence of the first World Lord King Warrior is just the beginning.
Then came the second and third heads, their speed increasing rapidly.
Under this relentless, ruthless nurturing approach, Li Jing quickly built a terrifying legion with combined attack power comparable to the Peak King. Seeing that the gestation of Latisi was on track, Li Jing no longer needed to spare any attention.
After casually comforting the Cloud-Touching Vine, which was conveying emotions of dependence, longing, and reluctance, he withdrew from the World Ring.
"Go see the teacher!"
"When Teacher Lai picked me up the last time, I was in such a rush that I forgot to give him all the good tea I got from the Domain-level gacha pool. I'll give it to him now!"
"I should also tell the teacher about the Yanzhu King, so that the teacher won't be kept in the dark if his father Shi Huo Venerable, secretly causes some trouble!"
With a thought in his mind, Li Jing left his palace amidst the respectful farewells of Alice and the other stewards, heading straight for his teacher's temple located in the center of the Ganwu Continent.
Along the way, he did encounter some students who recognized him, but due to Li Jing's deliberate concealment and spiritual suggestion, these students from the Ganwu Secret Region only felt that the newcomer looked familiar, and then forgot about it as soon as they turned their heads.
It's best if only a few people know he's back; otherwise, he'll be surrounded by people like a rare animal wherever he goes, which would be a bit of a nuisance.
Your Highness!
Arriving at his teacher's temple with practiced ease, the guards at the gate immediately recognized Li Jing as the most favored disciple of the Ganwu Country Lord, a frequent visitor in the past. They bowed in response and then made way for him.
The Ganwu Country Lord had already given instructions that Li Jing could enter directly without needing to announce his arrival.
This is a treatment that even some of the other direct disciples have not received.
"Teacher, I'm here!"
Upon entering the teacher's temple, Li Jing instinctively called out.
The Ganwu Country Lord is currently in seclusion researching the Eternal Night Soul Codex, created by the Lord of Darkness.
With the willpower and vision of Universe Overlord, he successfully entered the basics and thoroughly studied the first level in just one or two days.
This pleased the Ganwu Country Lord greatly.
It seems that even though he doesn't have much talent in the Soul Path, with his strong foundation and many other advantages, it won't be long before he cultivates the secret technique to the Fourth Layer, comparable to an ordinary Universe Elementary Venerable.
It will happen faster than the previously estimated four or five thousand years; it may only take about three thousand years.
Then he can personally instruct his disciple Li Jing and help him quickly meet the requirements of the Lord of Darkness.
Just as the Ganwu Country Lord was preparing to study the second level of the secret technique, he suddenly paused, his expression brightening with joy.
"Your disciple came looking for him? Oh, right, there's something I also need to tell you!"
The Ganwu Country Lord immediately forgot about the Eternal Night Soul Codex.
Seeing my disciple is the most important thing!
After exchanging greetings and pleasantries, Li Jing master and disciple took out a World Ring.
"Teacher, last time at my residence in Chaos City, I noticed you seemed to enjoy drinking tea. I've since acquired some new spiritual tea, which should taste quite good, so I'm offering it to you as a token of my respect."
The Ganwu Country Lord did not refuse Li Jing's kindness, and happily put away the World Ring, planning to brew some more to try later.
He didn't care what Li Jing sent; it was all a token of Li Jing's goodwill. Even if it was just plain water, he could taste its sweetness.
Seeing that the teacher had accepted his gift, Li Jing's smile widened.
His current strength is still weak, and the only items produced from the card pool that are somewhat palatable are these spiritual teas that are barely worth mentioning.
As for other so-called cultivation resources and weapons, they are also inappropriate.
Once his strength and realm improve, the rank of the system's card pool will also increase, and then he should be able to create some useful items for his teacher Ganwu Country Lord.
At the very least, we should pay off the teacher's debts and provide them with a complete set of Supreme Treasure, right?
At that time, the teacher will possess combat power at the level of Universe Overlord.
They don't have to stay cooped up in the Ganwu Universe Country all day; instead, they can venture into secret realms and adventure without much worry, just like other Universe Venerables.
By the way, the teacher's luck isn't very good, so we need to prepare one or two life-saving trump cards for him, and also give him our own Divine Power Token.
If any danger arises, the teacher can quickly turn the student away.
By the way, who was the enemy who caused the teacher's repeated deaths?
It wasn't mentioned in the original storyline, and if you ask the teacher now, they definitely won't tell you.
Forget it, he'll find out the truth from the teacher when he's more capable, and then he'll definitely help the teacher get revenge.
Simply killing them off isn't enough to vent my anger; Soul Enslavement instead.
To prevent the opponent from even being able to revive is the true way to get revenge!
Suppressing his thoughts, Li Jing recounted to the Ganwu Country Lord the events surrounding the Yanzhu King's delivery of goods, the discord between them, and his speculation about the role played by Yanzhu King's father, the Shi Huo Venerable.
Upon hearing this, the Ganwu Country Lord nodded. "Disciple, you did the right thing. If you want to build a good relationship with me, you have to show the right attitude. That Yanzhu King has such an arrogant attitude, and he expects you to treat him with respect? He's dreaming."
"He's a piece of trash who can barely even reach the World Lord Level. He only managed to achieve the King-level Immortal by having a powerful father and wasting countless resources that would make even Venerables envious and heartbroken."
"What makes you think you deserve to be treated differently by your disciple?"
"In terms of individual talent, Yanzhu King isn't worthy to lick your shoes, disciple."
"Shi Huo Venerable has lost his mind, actually believing that his precious son could accomplish anything."
"He looks smart, but he's actually a fool, not even as good as Venerable Zi Yu."
"My disciple, you don't need to worry about this. If they resort to any other tricks, your teacher will handle it for you."
"Teacher may not have much else, but I do have some influence. In my eyes, even Zhu King's father Shi Huo Venerable, is just a little fellow."
"This Ganwu Country Lord said domineeringly."
He's right. Shi Huo Venerable only achieved the Venerable Level more than three million epochs ago.
Before Li Jing's birth, aside from the Venerable Nine Swords, who unexpectedly rose to the position of Universe Venerable due to a heaven-defying opportunity, this was the greatest achievement of the Human Race in cultivating geniuses over nearly a hundred million epochs.
In the eyes of the Ganwu Country Lord, a powerful figure of the same era as the Chaos City Lord, he was indeed a complete little fellow.
It was precisely because of his rapid and short rise to power that Shi Huo Venerable was able to use resources to elevate his only son Yanzhu King, to the King-level Immortal.
However, for the vast majority of powerful individuals, their parents, relatives, partners, and children will die of old age as their lifespans run out during their rise to power, unable to accompany them to the end.
This is why the relationship between a master and his apprentice can sometimes be closer than that between a father and son.
Compared to uncontrollable talent, even children influenced by their parents are not necessarily exceptionally strong.
Disciples carefully selected are more likely to accompany the strong to the end, achieving longevity and Immortal.
Moreover, relationships between people are built through interaction. Over the course of many years, the bond between teachers and students is no less strong than that between fathers and sons, and may even be deeper.