pdf-ebookys Chapter 1 explains the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade to Luo Feng.
Chapter 1 explains the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade to Luo Feng.
"Luo Feng, tomorrow is the martial arts combat assessment. Are you confident?"
"Haha, teacher, of course I'm confident!"
"Well, with your strength, there's nothing to worry about, but even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. This is your first time facing monsters, and even if they are the weakest H-class monsters, you can't underestimate them..."
Zhou Ze gave a few instructions, then hung up the phone with a smile.
"Time flies..."
On the rooftop of the villa, Zhou Ze stood in the open space, gazing up at the endless starry sky. He touched his empty left arm with his right hand, feeling a mix of excitement and hope, which ultimately turned into a sigh.
Even if he waited decades, until Luo Feng was born and began to rise, so what? This world, this starry sky, ultimately belongs to geniuses and prodigies. What does it matter if an ordinary person like him becomes immortal in the future, even with the help of his cheap disciple Luo Feng? In the end, he is still just an ordinary person.
Having been born in the 90s in both his past and present lives, he was able to earn a large sum of money and achieve financial freedom and enjoy life by relying on his foresight, even without any cheat codes or systems, after he had just transmigrated.
Just as he was preparing to get things done, a piece of information about the R-type influenza virus disrupted all his plans.
As a seasoned bookworm who has read and watched the anime adaptation of "Swallowed Star" multiple times, I am very familiar with the R-type virus; such a virus did not exist in my previous life.
Zhou Ze frantically searched online, and after several days of confirmation, he realized that he had probably transmigrated into the world of a novel.
He was initially dazed, but then his heart was filled with excitement. He thought he had transmigrated to a parallel, ordinary world, but he never expected it to be such an extraordinary world, a fantasy and science fiction world where he possessed great power. This was simply too wonderful!
However, misfortune soon struck.
In the two years leading up to the arrival of the RR virus, he devoted himself to physical training while learning martial arts and even mental discipline, successfully overcoming the RR virus and becoming a martial artist!
He dreamed of becoming the ruler of Earth alongside Hong and Thor, establishing his own martial arts school, and using that as a stepping stone to the cosmos. However, while his idea was good, reality was harsh.
As a martial artist, he was a genius figure who was unattainable in the eyes of ordinary people. He was also an extraordinary warrior-level martial artist. However, when he reached the intermediate warrior level, he found that no matter how cruelly he trained himself, he could not improve at all, and he would even regress.
Of course, he was unwilling to accept this, and therefore wanted to accelerate his physical evolution through life-and-death trials, just like in the novel!
Life and death, one is death, the other is life, and after experiencing the trials of life and death and being on the verge of death, he lost an arm and seemed to have lost his spirit as well.
Rather than losing his spirit, it was more accurate to say he came to terms with himself and accepted his fate. Since that was the case, he decided to latch onto Luo Feng's coattails. If the path of martial arts was unattainable, a different way of life wouldn't be so bad.
As a post-90s generation, he is no stranger to virtual online games. And in the future, when we enter the space age, what kind of games can't we experience in the virtual universe? It sounds pretty wonderful.
After making his choice, Zhou Ze began to play it safe. He arrived at the Yi'an District Extreme Martial Arts Academy ahead of time to work as an ordinary martial arts instructor. Then, to be on the safe side, he also took on a martial arts class at the Third High School of Yi'an District and tricked Luo Feng into becoming his apprentice.
He had little talent in martial arts, but he seemed to have some talent as a teacher. Over the years, under his tutelage, Luo Feng's physical attributes were not much different from those in the original work, but his basic swordsmanship and movement techniques were far superior to those at this point in the original work. His swordsmanship had reached the realm of intent, and his movement techniques had reached a level of subtlety through his own abilities, rather than relying on mental power.
"A virtual universe... just thinking about it is exciting. If I had the money, I could probably customize those Japanese anime, Chinese animation, and even web novels..."
"Tsunade, lighter, Queen Medusa... all of these are mine..."
"And some hentai anime that's hard to describe... *slurp*..."
Before the virtual universe even appeared on Earth, Zhou Ze seemed to be already addicted to virtual universe games. As a post-90s generation, he completely understood Luo Feng's parents.
As for the path of a martial artist, without any cheat codes or external advantages, he sees no hope.
……
Jiangnan City North Military Region.
"Huff, huff." Luo Feng took a few deep breaths. The scene of the monster spitting blood after he cut off its neck was still somewhat unsettling for him.
Killing a monster for the first time was truly awe-inspiring.
"No wonder the teacher said that many aspiring martial artists can't even unleash one-tenth of their full strength when they first see blood. Luckily, I was mentally prepared. All I have to do is overcome and adapt!"
As time passed, Luo Feng, having fully adapted to the blood and carnage, began to hone his movement techniques.
"My teacher said that although my movement techniques are already quite refined, I haven't experienced real life-or-death battles, so I'm still lacking something. There's definitely a difference between just practicing and actual combat..."
Luo Feng, who was using the monster to hone his skills, was completely unaware that his swordsmanship, which initially displayed a hint of artistic conception, had already attracted many people. Now, he was demonstrating a movement technique at the microscopic level, which shocked those watching the monitors!
"A microscopic level movement technique! Absolutely a microscopic level movement technique!" The burly man in front of the monitor gasped. "He's only 18 years old. It's one thing for his swordsmanship to have reached the threshold of the Intent level, but he's also comprehended a microscopic level movement technique, and he hasn't even experienced actual combat yet. This is too outrageous!"
"How do you know he's 18?" The officer next to the burly man was startled. "You know him?"
"His name is Luo Feng. Damn it, he got recruited by the Limitless Martial Arts Academy ahead of schedule." The burly man said fiercely, "The Limitless Martial Arts Academy got incredibly lucky. This Luo Feng is only 18 years old, and not only is his physical fitness excellent, but his comprehension is also so high!"
"Having mastered a sword technique at the realm of intent and a movement technique at the level of subtlety before even becoming a martial artist, he will definitely be able to join the elite training camp in the future!"
"No!"
The burly man slammed his hand on the table: "Such a genius can't be snatched away by the Extreme Martial Arts Academy! Luckily, I was fortunate enough to come here for a drink with you and see him."
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"Teacher, I passed the practical assessment." Luo Feng smiled, then muttered a complaint in a low voice, "Teacher, why didn't you tell me that Intent-level and Subtle-level sword techniques are so rare? I was almost scared to death by the manager of that Thunder Martial Arts School..."
"If I told you that, you'd be strutting around like crazy," Zhou Ze laughed.
"Haha, this is nothing, teacher. You know I'm a mentalist, my strength is even stronger than a typical beginner warrior. It won't be long before I surpass you, teacher..."
Luo Feng paused, then didn't continue.
Zhou Ze, who had already planned to curry favor with someone powerful, laughed indifferently: "The student surpasses the master, and the disciple doesn't have to be inferior to the master. Haha, if you are worse than your teacher, the teacher will only be happy. What's there to be embarrassed about?"
"Looks like you've forgotten the classics I showed you. Go back and review them more; remember, reviewing the old helps you learn the new!"
Luo Feng said slightly awkwardly, "Teacher, it's such a happy day today, can I relax a bit? By the way, do you have time tonight? I'd like to invite you to dinner to thank you for your guidance these past few days."
"Alright, it's a rare happy day..."
Zhou Ze hung up the phone with a smile. It was inevitable that Luo Feng would pass. Even without him, Luo Feng could pass easily. However, Luo Feng, who now possessed both the Intent-level sword technique and the Subtle-level movement technique, had obviously made the manager of the Thunder Martial Arts Academy lose his composure. He was very likely to lose face and almost directly rob him.
After having dinner with Luo Feng's family that evening, Zhou Ze received many thanks from them. The next day, before noon, Luo Feng called again.
"Teacher, this Nine-Fold Thunder Blade... You had me practice 'Speed' before, just so that I could cultivate the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade now?" Luo Feng revealed a hint of surprise.
Zhou Ze smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right. The fundamental essence of the Ninefold Thunder Blade is speed. Do you remember when I told you to practice it, you had to clear your mind of everything and imagine the instant lightning flashes?"
Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise, "Yes, you've reminded me countless times. I used to think you were a bit long-winded, but I never imagined it was all to lay the groundwork for cultivating the Ninefold Thunder Blade in the future."
Zhou Ze rolled his eyes. He had completely led Luo Feng astray, making him somewhat unruly. He didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing. Although he was Luo Feng's nominal master, they acted like close friends despite their age difference.
This isn't his fault; he can only blame himself for not paying attention to the teacher's authority.
"You're asking for it! Stop grinning like that..." Zhou Ze adopted the authority of a teacher and said, "You should be able to pick up the Ninefold Thunder Blade technique quickly, but to master it, you need to understand its meaning. This is a technique created by the Thunder God himself. To learn someone else's swordsmanship, you need to understand the background of its creator..."
As they were talking, Zhou Ze suddenly stopped and remained silent for a long time, which surprised Luo Feng. He thought Zhou Ze had hung up the phone or that the signal was bad.
"Hello, teacher, can you hear me?" Luo Feng asked a few times, and soon received a reply from Zhou Ze:
"I can hear you." On the other end, Zhou Ze looked a little confused, but upon hearing Luo Feng's voice, he immediately resumed his explanation:
"...The hidden power of the Ninefold Thunder Blade can be used not only in your swordsmanship, but also in your speed..."
"...The combination of swordsmanship, movement techniques, and guiding skills is the true Nine-Fold Thunder Blade..."
Zhou Ze explained many important points, and Luo Feng listened attentively. As he listened, Luo Feng was somewhat surprised. These details were not found in the manual. This was known as the most difficult ultimate sword technique in the world to master, and many martial artists had not even mastered the first level. Yet, the teacher was able to explain it in such detail. It seemed that his mentor was no ordinary person.
Moreover, he had a misconception that the teacher was like a mind reader, able to directly point out any problems or areas where he didn't understand something.
"Alright, that's all for now. Talking is no substitute for hands-on practice. Practice on your own, and if you have any questions, you can call me or come to my house." Zhou Ze said and hung up the phone.