Swallowing the Stars: Shocking! The Giant Axe Wants to Become My Apprentice

Chapter 75: The name "Holy Master" resounds throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire!

Chapter 75: The name of the "Holy Master" resounds throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire! (2/4)

"Teacher, didn't you say you only had Domain Lord-level bloodline potions and E-level nutrient capsules?" Luo Feng asked, puzzled.

"Yes, Teacher Zhou, what kind of secret technique is this? It actually sends you directly in the virtual universe?" Thor asked curiously.

Zhou Ze smiled slightly and said, "I mentioned it at the end, but I didn't expect Senior Manluo to actually give it to me, and with such high efficiency."

"As for what kind of secret technique it is, I don't know either, so don't be so curious," Zhou Ze said with a chilling laugh.

Luo Feng felt a chill run down his spine, while Thor smiled and patted his bald head, and Hong remained indifferent.

"Alright, I've had enough of talking with you guys—" Zhou Ze glanced at Hong and Thor, then looked at Luo Feng and said:

"Xiaofeng, learn more about cultivating your mind from your older brothers. When you reach the first level of mind cultivation and achieve enlightenment, come find me again."

"Also, Babata's advice is quite good and suits you well. This is something I can't do. Don't be so fickle. Mindset and willpower are the foundation."

After a moment's thought, Zhou Ze looked at Thor and said, "Thor, you can try to comprehend the laws. If you have any questions, you can contact me through 'Master Teacher.' I will log on as soon as I see your message. I will be in seclusion for the time being."

"As for Hong—" Zhou Ze looked at Hong, "Don't you think you're falling into a kind of intellectual stagnation?"

"In other words, Hong, you're too arrogant and stubborn!"

"The world is vast and full of wonders. It's good to stay true to yourself, but is what you're right about?"

"Or rather, will your convictions remain unchanged? This world, this universe, is constantly evolving and changing?"

As Zhou Ze spoke, his eyes became unfocused, and he seemed to be experiencing a sudden realization, murmuring softly:

"Respond to all changes with constancy, and respond to constancy with change; respond to all changes with change."

After a long while, when everyone had come to their senses, Thor exclaimed excitedly, "I've got it!"

Hong looked utterly dejected, her heart breaking. She sighed, "Was I wrong?"

"No!" Zhou Ze shook his head: "The state of mind you summarized is correct. You have indeed touched the threshold of the third level of infinite size, but the higher the state of mind, the easier it is to get lost."

"When you look at a mountain, it is a mountain; when you look at water, it is water. When you look at a mountain, it is not a mountain; when you look at water, it is not water. When you look at a mountain, it is still a mountain; when you look at water, it is still water."

"These are the words you told me. The true meaning of an infinitely vast heart transcends all levels of understanding. These three steps don't actually end when you reach the last step; rather, they are an infinite cycle."

"What we need to do is face everything with a calm mind and constantly discover and understand with a diligent spirit."

Let's summarize and reflect on this world!

"The world is infinitely large, and your heart is also infinitely large; this is the true meaning of an infinitely large heart."

"And your heart is the beginning of everything, and also the end of everything —"

Without saying a word, Zhou Ze went straight back to the study in his villa, opened the briefcase, and immediately saw a gold metal book with four characters engraved on it:

【Space Odyssey!】

"A secret technique of time and space! Just the word 'universe' indicates that this is definitely a secret technique that combines the laws of time and space!"

Zhou Ze was slightly agitated, but then calmed down and thought, "I owe this person a huge favor! But it's okay, no matter how big the favor is..."

It's not that I can't repay it; the fact that they went to such great lengths to help me shows they think highly of me!

"What I need to do is live up to everyone's expectations."

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Ze opened the metal book and began to read.

At this moment, Babata jumped out and said, "Zhou Ze, Manluo has invited me to video chat."

Zhou Ze smiled slightly: "Connect me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a projection interface appeared in front of Zhou Ze, showing Manluo's extremely aged face.

"Senior Manluo!" Zhou Ze greeted respectfully.

"Hmm." Manlu smiled kindly, "Zhou Ze, did you receive the secret technique? You little rascal, I really paid a hefty price this time!"

Zhou Ze smiled slightly and said, "Senior, you won't be disappointed."

"By the way, Senior Manluo, there's something I'd like to ask you." Zhou Ze said directly, "With your authority, could you please have the company's spaceship that delivers the package give me a ride to the Black Dragon Mountain Company's branch headquarters?"

"I'm being cautious! You should be in the capital of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, right?"

"Okay, my main purpose this time was to call you here. With your talent, it's not safe for you to be wandering around." Manluo revealed a hint of surprise and nodded with great satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad. Even with such talent, you are still not arrogant and conceited, and you calmly reflect on the present situation."

"Do you know what kind of secret technique I gave you?" Manluo smiled slightly and continued, "Its greatest feature is..."

Its primary function is survival; its offensive capabilities are secondary. You'll see for yourself in a moment.

Manlu sighed, "Martial artists should have the will to go against the tide and disregard everything, but there is hope as long as one is alive. Of my old friends from the same period, how many are still alive today?"

"I'm not advising you to live a life of mediocrity, but rather to act within your means and to be careful not to do anything that's too risky, like many people who give things away for nothing."

"Alright, it will take another month for the spaceship to reach you. You should stay at the company's branch office on Dragon Star for the next month."

"Yes, thank you, senior!" Zhou Ze bowed respectfully.

"Okay, good luck, let's see how far you can go in the Genius Battle!"

Manlu nodded in satisfaction and then hung up the video call.

"Great terrors contain great opportunities. Martial artists who are too extreme, who only pursue rapid improvement in strength, often only focus on great opportunities, but forget that great terrors can easily lead to death. Once you die, it's all over." Zhou Ze's eyes remained calm.

He always maintained a good balance. During the Great Nirvana period, the only real life-or-death crisis was the last one.

It was purely accidental.

There's nothing that can be done about it. After all, even when you're at home, trouble can still fall from the sky. There's not much to say about it. There are just too many unexpected things. All he can do is try his best to control what he can.

"Do your best and leave the rest to fate. My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens' hands—hehe—." Zhou Ze increasingly felt the greatness of China on Earth.

"I don't know where he got this inheritance from."

■

The underground base of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, located on a very ordinary life-bearing planet called "Varo Planet" about tens of thousands of light-years away from Qiongyu Star.

"Team leader, we have some new intelligence from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. A strange super genius has suddenly appeared in the Black Dragon Mountain branch's killing field. He has comprehended the laws of space at only the second level of the planetary stage."

"What's most surprising is that he was just staying on an ordinary tourist planet, and in a hotel villa. We only need to send out an ordinary cosmic-level assassin to easily assassinate him."

A bald, three-eyed man in a silver uniform said respectfully.

"Oh? Then let's move out. Send out the nearest assassin. A super genius who comprehended the laws of space at the second level of the planetary stage, and the price is only one cosmic-level assassin. It's a reward from heaven for us."

Another bald, three-eyed man in a black uniform smiled.

As a Zerg infiltrator organization specializing in assassinating human geniuses, they spend most of their time and energy keeping an eye on the human prodigies on the leaderboard.

However, this does not mean that they are not interested in other geniuses who are not on the list. For their organization, anyone who comprehends the laws at the planetary or celestial level is a target for assassination, depending on the cost.

Geniuses of this caliber almost always join powerful factions and receive unified protection and training. The cost of assassinating them is too high, and the effort is completely disproportionate to the reward.

If they can gain something from doing something casually, they are still very happy to do so.

After some time.

The underground organization's intelligence agent reported again: "Team leader, information has come from Black Dragon Mountain that the super genius has joined the Virtual Universe Company and is currently staying at the Dragon Star Virtual Universe Company branch. He has never come out."

"Let him stay put and wait for an opportunity; if he doesn't get one, then forget it."

The assassination team leader didn't think much of it. Now that they had joined the Virtual Universe Company, the difficulty of the assassination had increased dramatically, and the cost was inversely proportional to the reward.

A super genius who hasn't fully developed might die one day, so he's not worth paying attention to. He mainly focuses his time and energy on the super geniuses on the leaderboard.

Killing Field.

In the Peak Space, the second-tier peak battle, Zhou Ze would come here for a period of time every day for the past month. Whenever there was a vacancy in the subconscious window, he would come to the Peak Space of the Slaughter Arena to maximize his benefits!

After all, simply defeating Nuolanshan only proves his strength.

In terms of teaching, he was virtually unknown in the killing field.

"Your abilities are quite good, and you're skilled in using your domain, but you're too focused on the domain itself and have neglected other aspects..."

Zhou Ze never kills his matched opponents; instead, he defeats them and then stops to give them guidance.

Given Zhou Ze's reputation for easily defeating Nuolanshan, any genius matched with him would humbly accept his guidance and almost all would follow his lead in understanding and acting accordingly.

As long as you follow Zhou Ze's guidance and put it into practice, you will reap incredible rewards!

For a time, all the planetary, celestial, and even cosmic level powerhouses in the entire killing field were hoping to match Zhou Ze.

"Thank you very much, 'Holy Master' senior!"

The man with two horns was overjoyed and knelt down with utmost respect, saying, "This junior has been waiting for this for a long time. I humbly request that you accept me as your disciple, senior!"

This scene had happened many times before, and Zhou Ze and even the audience sitting in the arena were used to it, but Zhou Ze had never accepted any disciples, and everyone was hoping that someone might be able to move Zhou Ze.

"Dream on. A while ago, a peak-level expert at the cosmic level begged the 'Saint Master' to take him as a disciple, but the 'Saint Master' refused."

"I'm so envious! He actually won the lottery and got to receive guidance from the 'Sacred Master'!"

"Truly worthy of the title 'Holy Teacher,' his teaching ability is simply phenomenal!"

"Isn't that obvious? You poor thing, you never got a chance to be matched with a 'Holy Master.' If you had, you'd go absolutely insane!"

"Look over there, those two cosmic-level powerhouses. As soon as the 'Saint Master' arrives in the Peak Space, they'll come to watch immediately."

The stands were packed with people, creating a lively atmosphere.

Because the videos are public and free, the arena is almost always full within seconds of Zhou Ze's peak duel!

Not only that, the killing arena hall outside the arena was also almost full of people, which forced Manluo to set an entrance fee whenever Zhou Ze came to the killing arena.

Even so, it couldn't dampen the enthusiasm and anticipation of the crowd.

"Everyone, after this, I will be heading to the headquarters of the Killing Arena on the Qianwu Continent—"

After announcing his decision, Zhou Ze logged off and returned to reality.

"Babata, what time will the company's transport ship arrive this afternoon?" Zhou Ze asked.

"I'll be there promptly at 2 PM!" Babata exclaimed excitedly. "I didn't expect Manluo to give you a Domain Lord-level bloodline potion so directly!"

And an E-grade nutrient capsule!

"This is a Domain Lord-level bloodline potion, priced in Mixed Yuan units. This is an incredible opportunity! If you possess a Domain Lord-level bloodline, your cultivation aptitude will increase exponentially!"

"The only drawback will become a huge advantage! And that nutrient tank will definitely accelerate your evolution speed significantly."

He can reach the Hengxing level in less than half a year, much faster than Luo Feng's human clone did back then!

Babata felt incredibly happy. As long as his disciples from Meteorite Star didn't perish, one would be guaranteed to be a World Lord and the other a Domain Lord, making the rise of Meteorite Star a real possibility!

"It's alright," Zhou Ze said indifferently.

He wasn't very excited. Even without Manluo's opportunity, he could still use Luo Feng's nutrient capsule to upgrade his body to the Hengxing level when Luo Feng returned. After that, by joining the Virtual Universe Company through the Genius Battle, the speed of cultivation wouldn't be of much significance.

What he's really looking forward to is the battlefield of the Qianwu Continent in the virtual universe!

The Black Dragon Mountain Killing Arena branch has already laid a solid foundation. When the time comes, many people will definitely follow and watch. It will quickly gain fame and attract some geniuses who are comprehending the laws, thus enhancing their comprehension!