"Something like that. The Star Luo Empire asked me to give them some Face, so I did. This way, you guys won't lose too miserably."
The Great Devil King Feng Zaixing replied with a smile to the questions from his Junior Sister and Disciple, looking like a tiger sizing up two little lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Yuanen Yehui lowered her head and chest, asking softly, "Can I surrender? This Disciple has really been Cultivating hard during this time."
Naer nodded like a chick pecking at grain, echoing repeatedly, "Right, right, right, Senior Martial Brother, I really haven't been lazy during this time. If you don't believe me, ask Eldest Senior Brother."
Feng Zaixing showed an even more cruel smile: "Have you forgotten the rules of our Body Sect? Eldest Senior Brother can't save you. If he has trouble Cultivating, I'll throw him into the Sea Eye later."
*Thud.* The watermelon A Ruheng was buried in eating fell to the ground. Usually fearless, he suddenly shuddered and complained to Feng Zaixing, "Junior Brother, you can't do this! Why are you messing with me while teaching your Junior Sister and Disciple? Have you forgotten the times I taught you to Cultivate when we were young?"
Feng Zaixing took out a Ten-thousand-year Spirit Melon sent by the Spirit Pagoda from his storage ring and tossed it to A Ruheng. Then, with a solemn expression, he said firmly, "Of course I haven't forgotten. That's why I always remember you, Senior Brother, whenever there are benefits. I think that Ocean Sea Eye is a good place for Cultivation. I originally wanted to throw Teacher down there to suppress it once my cultivation was successful, but he's not here right now."
A Ruheng looked sorrowful: "So you've set your sights on me? You know I never slack off in my Cultivation; I'll be able to become a Super Douluo within a year."
Feng Zaixing shook his head, his expression and voice becoming more sincere: "It's not that your Junior Brother is heartless, but I truly believe that Ocean Sea Eye is a good place for Cultivation. Cultivating there makes it very easy to deeply fuse mental force, blood qi, and spirit power. That immense pressure is of great benefit to achieving the Flawless Golden Body."
"Senior Brother, don't forget that the Seagod Nine Trials include the Tidal Body Refining. You and I bear the Legacy and the great responsibility of the Body Sect's revival..."
"...and we should leave something behind for future generations."
He remembered that after Tang Wulin broke through to become a Demi-god, he automatically achieved the Flawless Golden Body. Later, when he accepted the Seagod Nine Trials, he could still improve his physique through Tidal Body Refining. This proved that the Flawless Golden Body was not the endpoint of physical cultivation.
During his seclusion, Feng Zaixing tried to deeply fuse his Holy Evil Domain with the Golden Dragon King's Monstrous Strength. Unknowingly, he gained many more insights; the human Physical Body has infinite potential.
The Flawless Golden Body was something summarized through the experiments of the Body Sect's ancestors. As the Acting Sect Master of the Body Sect, he should naturally innovate and create new techniques.
Seeing Feng Zaixing so solemn, A Ruheng's blood couldn't help but boil. Any thoughts of fearing hardship or exhaustion were thrown to the winds. He said resonantly, "Fine! Your Eldest Senior Brother is thick-skinned and durable; do whatever you want!"
Feng Zaixing chuckled and nodded, then shared his insights from seclusion with everyone, from the Origin perception of elements...
...to Reincarnation transformation, the flow and circulation of blood qi, and the adaptive application during combat. Every word was a gem, penetrating and profound.
Everyone quickly compared Feng Zaixing's words with their own Cultivation. For a moment, they understood many application methods that had puzzled them in the past, or realized some combat secrets, each gaining something.
Leng Yaozhu had originally come to discuss the major matter of joining the Federation to wipe out the Green Skeleton and, incidentally, to investigate news of her sister. However, she didn't want to spoil everyone's mood now.
What caught her even more off guard was that during Feng Zaixing's seclusion, he used his supreme mental force to comprehend the use of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, which led to some visionary insights on the application of Beast Spirits.
"Beast Spirits reign supreme with Bloodline and elements. Ultimate attributes mostly appear in Beast Spirits; this is their greatest advantage. Enhancing the Spirit's Bloodline is a shortcut to power, but Spirit Masters are not Spirit Beasts after all. We still need to focus on developing our own potential. Advancing all three together is the best path to heaven—"
Born into the Body Sect, Feng Zaixing had been familiar with the mysteries of the human body since childhood. Using the refined Golden Dragon King Bloodline as nourishment, he discovered similarities between the human body and the Golden Dragon King's body while practicing the Innate Secret Method and quickly summarized them.
Furthermore, the Spirit Pagoda's collection of research on humans and Spirit Beasts was the best on the continent. The Star Luo branch had countless records, which were even more conducive to his research.
His eyes shone brightly as his transcendent and powerful mental force was released, transforming around him into vivid, tangible light diagrams. These diagrams reflected the human body's atlas and the points of compatibility with Spirit Beast bodies, evolving the key points within.
The tangible light diagrams included the Titan Giant Ape, the Light Holy Dragon, the Dark Holy Dragon, the Heavenly Phoenix, and even the Mountain Dragon that Long Yue had fought not long ago—it seemed to encompass everything.
For a time, many Beast Spirit Masters watched in fascination, as if drawn by that powerful mental force, or as if by a sudden flash of insight, fleeting inspirations and ideas emerged in their minds.
Before long, Long Chen shouted, "I understand!" and immediately sat down to meditate. His body remained motionless as he entered the most precious state for a Spirit Master: deep meditation.
Yuanen Yehui, being the closest, felt it most deeply. She was quickly inspired by the Spirit images evolved by Feng Zaixing and impatiently closed her eyes to Cultivate, trying to capture the key points.
Gu Yue was lost in thought, while Yu Xin focused her gaze to memorize all the images Feng Zaixing had conjured, and they one after another entered deep meditation.
Leng Yaozhu watched for a moment, a bitter smile appearing on her beautiful and elegant Face. "After nearly a hundred years of Cultivation, my insights are actually somewhat inferior to a young person's—"
She also gained some insights. Her intuition as a Quasi-God allowed her to quickly judge that Feng Zaixing had found a path with infinite possibilities, which was both surprising and delightful, as well as a bit shameful and embarrassing.
But her pursuit of Cultivation and strength soon overrode these small emotions. She released her four-word battle armor and activated her Origin Phoenix Flame to protect her body, then calmly sat down cross-legged to meditate and Cultivate, turning that flicker of spiritual resonance into practical cultivation.
Yuan En Tiandang flew down and sat in another spot. With a solemn expression, he cupped his fists in a salute to Feng Zaixing and then entered meditation.
As the Outer Sect Master of the Body Sect, he knew that what Feng Zaixing was doing was another "groundbreaking feat," pointing out a new bright path for Beast Spirit cultivators from the perspective of the Body Sect's cultivation methods, preaching to the world.
Any Genius with high Comprehension Ability could gain something from this session and find what they were looking for.
The startling Cultivation fluctuations soon attracted a large number of gazes. Many bored spectators remaining in the stadium and the various academy teams staying to watch the excitement were all moved.
At Shrek Academy, Yan Ling's expression was indignant, his tone sharp and filled with undisguised hatred: "That man is winning people's hearts again! Such a practice is simply—"
"Shut up!" Turbid World flew over with lightning speed and slapped Yan Ling away, scolding him harshly: "Look at your own cultivation level! How dare you speak such arrogant words against a powerhouse who challenged the Netherworld Douluo with a spear!"
Turbid World was very angry. His cold, blade-like gaze swept across the indignant yet terrified Faces. Long Yeshen, Xu Lizhi, and the others all lowered their heads, their fists clenching tighter and tighter until their knuckles turned white.
"I know you're not convinced, but don't show it here! Losers have no right to shout."
Turbid World said coldly, "Six years ago, you could still fight him. Today, he has already entered the ranks of the continent's top powerhouses. If we follow the rules of the Spirit Master's world, even I would have to address him as Senior."
Wu Changkong said nothing. Watching his mentor scold this group of students who couldn't grasp the situation, his sigh grew even longer.
"Relying on these useless people, Shrek is truly beyond saving. They're not even as good as the Monster Academy's eight heavenly kings."
Wu Changkong lamented in his heart. The strongest students of this generation in the Sun Moon Federation were not at Shrek but in the Bright Capital. They proved with facts that Shrek's dominance for twenty thousand years was rooted in having the best student sources on the continent, not because the academy's own educational strength was unrivaled.
"Haha, I've come to join the fun too."
Yuan En Zhentian let out a long laugh and flew over to discuss Cultivation with Feng Zaixing. In their question-and-answer session, Yuan En Zhentian quickly received a satisfactory answer and also sat down to Cultivate.
En Ci couldn't sit still anymore. With a flash of bright light, he appeared among the Monster Academy team and led Long Yue's group of eight toward Feng Zaixing.
"You don't mind us taking up some space, do you?"
En Ci smiled at Feng Zaixing. Since the other party was preaching publicly, he likely didn't mind them watching, but the protocol had to be followed.
Asking was a sign of respect; it was basic etiquette.
As expected, Feng Zaixing was not resistant to the arrival of the Monster Academy group, as if there were no national boundaries in his eyes. He raised his hand and smiled, "Feel free. However, if you have questions for me, you must also share some of your insights regarding your own Spirits."
He looked at En Ci and smiled, "That includes you, Your Excellency Holy Dragon. However, I hope your country can report today's events truthfully, without exaggerating or demonizing them."
En Ci gave a bitter smile and said, "My Star Luo Empire is not so small-minded. Master Feng, you worry too much."
Feng Zaixing smiled without speaking. En Ci knew his inner thoughts had been seen through by this sharp young man. He gave a yielding smile and let Long Yue and the others step forward.
Long Yue's expression was still a bit awkward and restrained, but Dai Yuner among them was very relaxed. She manifested her Spirit and asked for advice on Cultivation.
Feng Zaixing's Face was as calm as a lake as he explained several key points for Cultivating the Spirit Eyes Spirit and also gave a tip regarding the Hell Civet.
"Hearing you say that, the Spirit Eyes are much stronger than the Hell Civet. That Spirit is too old."
Dai Yuner happily accepted the advice, shaking her little head as she entered meditation. Her mental force, close to the Spirit Abyss Realm, was released and swirled around her.
With this start, the Monster Academy group soon relaxed. The eight heavenly kings stepped forward one after another, and even Long Yue actually saw many aspects of Cultivation he had never noticed before.
"He really is so much stronger than all of us—"
Long Yue didn't know that Feng Zaixing had personally seen the Mountain Dragon King, but hearing the other's words, which were all profound insights, solved many of his own cultivation mysteries and even taught him how to control his Spirit Bloodline. He couldn't help but be greatly impressed, and not a single thought of competing with him remained in his mind.
Before his sturdy body sat down, Long Yue gave a deep ninety-degree bow to Feng Zaixing, which Feng Zaixing accepted calmly.
The leading role played by Monster Academy was of great significance. The various academies of the Star Luo Empire all cast aside their awkward thoughts and gathered around.
Seeing this, En Ci sighed in his heart. Looking at Feng Zaixing, who was full of divine charm as he shared his cultivation insights, the thought "This is the magnanimity of a king" actually emerged.
Afternoon arrived.
Naer was the only Genius among them who hadn't entered deep meditation. Feng Zaixing smiled and pulled her onto the stage.
"Come on, Junior Sister. Your Senior Brother will teach you personally how to fight."
Naer made a bitter Face, looking at Yuanen Yehui, who hadn't gone up, with extreme envy.
"Senior Martial Brother—" she drawled, looking pitiful.
"Hmm?" Feng Zaixing looked up.
"Can you be a bit gentler?" Naer hugged her shoulders with her small hands, looking like a virtuous woman about to Face a storm.
"I'll try." Feng Zaixing put his right hand behind his back.
A moment later, the match ended. Feng Zaixing walked off the stage carrying the silver-haired girl, who looked despairing and was curled up in his arms like a kitten.
At that time, the sunlight was warm, and the youth was like the dawn. With an invincible posture of strolling leisurely, he won the championship of the individual competition.
"It seems we can't discuss major matters for the time being. Let's wait." Feng Zaixing gently set Naer down and said with a smile to Dai Tianling.
Dai Tianling nodded silently; his teacher and several of the girls were currently in meditation.
Three nights later, Dai Tianling stayed by En Ci, who had awakened from meditation. His lips twitched slightly.
"I know what you want to ask." En Ci stood up, brushing his robes, and let out a long breath of turbid air.
He looked at the spot where Feng Zaixing had sat, gave a self-mocking smile, and spoke in a low voice, seemingly to Dai Tianling but also to himself.
"He doesn't care whether we become strong because of this, so he is willing to cast aside national boundaries and teach us cultivation."
"His approach is not meant to kill people, but to destroy hearts—to destroy the heart of the Star Luo Empire's citizens to go down in a blaze of glory.
"
En Ci's voice was ethereal. He looked at the eight heavenly kings who were still meditating, especially his Personal Disciple Long Yue, and his smile became increasingly ironic: "And we are powerless. This is an unsolvable open scheme. If we don't keep up, we will just watch the Federation grow stronger and stronger."
Dai Tianling's Face darkened. "Has the Star Luo Empire really reached its end?"
En Ci said faintly, "Perhaps. But at least he is kinder than those war maniacs. He wants to win over the hearts of the Star Luo Empire, proving that there will be no bloody massacres."
Grinding the heart with a dull knife is even more terrifying. Feng Zaixing first had his Disciple defeat the number one Prodigy of the Star Luo Empire, and then, as a master, pointed out the cultivation of the Star Luo prodigies. The influence was immeasurable.
Even his own resistance as the State Preceptor was no longer that strong—
He was even a bit unsure whether Feng Zaixing wanted to achieve these goals, or if his state of mind was more transcendent than he imagined and he was just acting on a whim.
If it were the latter, En Ci dared not even think about it.