Free Web NovelChapter 795: Chapter 598: An Unfathomable Mind-Bender
The auction concluded swiftly, wrapping up in less than half an hour.
The auction price for the three assistant roles was beyond everyone’s expectations, including Lin Feng.
He didn’t anticipate that an assistant position could fetch three and a half months of Origin Power.
If he had known this, his initial plan shouldn’t have been so cautious.
If the goal had been to seek multiple mentors, the Avengers Alliance could have had 12 apprentices.
Regretful as it was, Lin Feng did not dwell on the matter.
After the successful bidding, Xu Chen and the other two left their names with Lin Feng, but the decision of who their future mentor would be was not theirs to make.
Knowing their names, Lin Feng also learned their basic information. These three came from different countries: Hua Country, the United States, and France.
It was certain that they had support from some royal big shots behind them, but Lin Feng didn’t care about that.
Nine out of Alice’s fifteen students had royal support behind them.
Among these fifteen students’ assistants, three also had royal backers.
Descendants of big shots are no different from regular students and are even more modest and humble.
Of course, this was just Lin Feng’s impression.
As fellow students of Alice, Chen Dali and others were indeed very polite to him and showed great respect; Lin Feng wasn’t sure about the others.
Regarding the Origin Power gained from the auction, Lin Feng knew he couldn’t get it immediately, but he wasn’t worried about anyone reneging on the deal.
As the assistant list was confirmed, the eliminated students began to withdraw in batches at midnight, making quite a commotion.
Some students were seen off by their former companions, but most pretended not to know anything.
The next day, only 1110 students remained in the camp.
Many sighed at the harshness of the King Becoming plan, where a single failure resulted in elimination, causing all previous efforts to go to waste.
After expressing their dismay, at eight in the morning, the students started their classes.
The mentoring lasted three months, with full schedules and no rest days.
With 37 instructors, each one had two public lectures, each lasting two hours.
The courses varied by instructor, and the specific schedule hadn’t been released yet. For the first week, students followed their own mentors to study.
In a classroom, thirty people were attending a lecture, with Lin Feng and He Jun sitting in the third row.
Alice stood at the podium, seemingly calm but somewhat nervous.
This was Alice’s first time being a teacher, and it was her first lesson.
Her thirty students were mostly in it due to connections, with different combat professions and attributes, so Alice didn’t impart her cultivation experiences but shared her Secret Skill.
This Secret Skill was also the reason she became an instructor this time.
"The cultivation of a Martial Artist is the process of Opening Veins, unblocking the 108 meridians of the body to allow Spiritual Power to flow effortlessly. When all 108 meridians are clear, Spiritual Power and Qi and Blood accumulate daily in the body, compressing steadily until it reaches a limit, eventually forming a unique Pocket World internally. This realm is also called the ’Pocket World Realm’, but everyone commonly refers to it as the ’Martial King’."
"A Martial King can nurture Spirit Soldiers within their Pocket World. These Spirit Soldiers are critical for a Martial King, not merely as combat strength but also for advancing to the Martial Emperor."
"This knowledge is taught at the university level, so I won’t elaborate further."
"The reason I mention this is that cultivating the ’Second Incarnation’ is related to the Pocket World."
Alice paused here, scanning the students seated below the podium.
As expected, many students furrowed their brows.
One student even stood up, somewhat angrily asking, "Master Alice, are you implying that to learn this Secret Skill, one must first become a Martial King?"
Not everyone practiced Soul and Martial Dual Cultivation, even if they did, it was mainly at the early stage.
After reaching the King Realm, some plan only to pursue the path of a Soul Cultivator and have no intention of creating a Pocket World.
In the students’ eyes, this Secret Technique seemed a bit of a chicken rib.
While it could refine the Life Soul into a Second Clone, this clone lacked intelligence and had to be controlled by the owner, not much different from the effects of the Life Soul.
Though it seemed useless yet hard to discard, given its miraculous effects in special environments, having already apprenticed, many students were still interested.
However, none expected that learning this Secret Skill would come with such stringent conditions.
Many students were unhappy, but Lin Feng remained calm.
He practiced Soul and Martial Dual Cultivation and planned to create a Pocket World, so these conditions weren’t a major obstacle.
It’s normal for such precious Secret Techniques to have stringent requirements.
"Yes, you need to form a Pocket World to learn this Secret Skill. For safety, the Demon Spirit must also evolve into a Life Soul before practicing, reaching the Spirit King Realm to practice this Secret Skill, which requires reaching the Double King Realm."
Alice nodded and continued without minding the students’ dissatisfaction, "Martial Artists use the Pocket World to nurture Spirit Soldiers, while cultivating the ’Second Incarnation’ uses the Pocket World to nurture the Life Soul."
Her words brought an immediate hush over the room.
Students who wanted to complain forgot to do so.
"What?"
"Did I hear that right?"
"Can a Pocket World nurture a Life Soul? This is unheard of."
"It seems like courting death. The Life Soul is so fragile; is it something to be trifled with?"
Everyone’s expressions were fascinating; after a moment of shock, whispers filled the room.
They had never heard that a Pocket World could nurture a Life Soul.
No wonder, during her self-introduction, Alice mentioned that practicing this Secret Skill would cut off the road to the Martial Emperor.
The hallmark of a Martial Emperor, and its strongest defense mechanism, is Elementalization, which requires the assistance of Spirit Soldiers.
"I see."
Lin Feng’s eyes twinkled. He appeared calm, but inside, he was deeply shocked by Alice’s madness.
Astounded by her incredible imagination.
Using the Pocket World to nurture the Life Soul?
The principle of using the Pocket World to nurture Spirit Soldiers is similar to blacksmithing.
The Spirit Soldiers undergo high-temperature tempering in the Pocket World’s forge, impurities are removed, and they are nourished repeatedly with Spiritual Power.
Spirit Soldiers are iron; no amount of refining will damage them. But the Life Soul is a Demon Spirit, and Demon Spirits have no substance, being a gathering of soul and energy, extremely fragile.
Not to mention placing it in the Pocket World for high-temperature tempering, even if a Demon Spirit is placed outside in the world and left alone, it will disintegrate and disappear after a certain period.
For a Demon Spirit Master, cultivating a Demon Spirit, how much Soul Power it absorbs daily, how many Pills it consumes, the type of Soul Skill absorbed, the attribute, and which number Soul Skill to absorb are all rules that must be followed.
If done carelessly, even slight negligence can cause the Demon Spirit to collapse.
Examples of this are not uncommon.
Every year, tens of thousands of Demon Spirit Masters collapse their Demon Spirits due to improper cultivation and have to start the refinement process over.
Natural talent alone does not allow one to ignore these rules.
This is also why the profession of Demon Spirit Planner exists.
A good cultivation method and route are crucial for a Demon Spirit Master.
Lin Feng’s Soul Skill combination is something others cannot learn, nor dare to learn.
In the eyes of many, Lin Feng is a madman; only a madman would dare to cultivate a Demon Spirit like this.
Lin Feng’s heart raced at this moment.
He was shocked by how Alice could come up with such a genius, yet bizarre idea?
And actually dare to try it!
And she really succeeded!
"Using Pocket World to nurture a Nightmare, can this solve the Nightmare?"
After the initial shock, Lin Feng immediately considered the possibility.
However, he could not be certain; it was unlikely to work because the Nightmare was still inside him, only moved from the Soul Sea to the Pocket World.
"This is the process and principle of cultivating the ’Second Incarnation’. This secret technique carries great risk, requiring extraordinary control ability. Otherwise, it is easy to kill the Life Soul. Those wishing to learn it should consider the consequences."
"Great risk, but also great benefit. Learning this secret technique and condensing a Second Incarnation is equivalent to an extraordinary External Incarnation, only without the birth of intelligence. In the future, when you promote from Spirit King Realm to Extraordinary, it will be much easier."
Alice said slowly.
The students looked at each other, speechless and helpless.
The secret technique already seemed unappealing, and now with such huge risks, they were even less willing to learn it.
As for breaking through to Extraordinary, it was not something they needed to consider now.
They were not Kings yet - why think so far ahead?
With their aptitudes, becoming Kings would already be satisfying.
Even out of ten Kings, it is difficult for one to become extraordinary.
Therefore, the benefits Alice described were just an unreachable promise to them, with no practical significance.
"Brother Feng, then I..."
He Jun whispered softly.
"The risk is too great. I’ll learn and see first; you don’t need to rush."
Before He Jun could finish, Lin Feng understood her implication.
"Oh."
He Jun responded, feeling a sigh of relief. The risk of cultivating this secret technique was too high; careless handling could kill the Demon Spirit, and that would be disastrous.
If she lost that Demon Spirit, she would have no value in the Alliance.
"Brother Feng, are you sure you want to learn it?"
He Jun asked worriedly.
Though she had great confidence in Lin Feng’s strength, this was a very risky venture.
"Do you think I should worry?" Lin Feng smiled.
He Jun was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized.
Yes, Brother Feng doesn’t need to worry at all.
For Brother Feng cultivating this secret technique, whether successful or not, it would be beneficial.
The Nightmare wanted to possess Brother Feng’s body; if it died, it would be best, allowing Brother Feng to be free, though his strength would greatly decrease, but it was better than losing his life.
Moreover, that Nightmare possesses wisdom, making it not so easy to kill.
Seeing no student interested, Alice shook her head slightly, smiling wryly.
But this was within her expectations, given the disproportional risk and reward.
No one wanting to learn her secret technique didn’t make her feel too disheartened but relieved instead.
Because it was too risky.
She didn’t want to see her students have accidents.
Besides, some students had Emperor figures behind them.
If something really happened, it would also bring her trouble.
If the roles were reversed, she also wouldn’t learn it.
In the past three days, the mentors gathered to exchange cultivation experiences; many were curious about her secret technique Second Incarnation.
Being able to have extraordinary abilities at the Spirit King Realm, the secret technique was indeed very special and rare.
Regarding this, Alice was generous with the information.
She wasn’t looking to sell the secret technique for money, so there was no need for secrecy.
Even knowing the principle of the Second Incarnation was meaningless; there were still some tricks and points of attention she didn’t reveal.
Knowing that nurturing the Life Soul required the Pocket World, mentors originally interested in the secret technique gave up.
If the mentors didn’t dare to try it, let alone the students in front of them.
Although Lin Feng was determined to obtain the secret technique, he didn’t exhibit this in class.
A powerful trump card is naturally better left unknown to fewer individuals.
