Chapter 1616: Martial King's Descendant (2)

Ji Hong seriously said, "He is really talented, especially in physical cultivation. He has opened 270 acupoints, and he is already a Skysoar. He has also completed twenty-one forgings. But I know this isn't his limit. He is only stuck at 270 acupoints because he doesn't know the location of the other acupoints. Mayor Su, you are the human with the highest number of acupoints opened. I believe with your guidance, he will be able to grow rapidly."

Su Yu chuckled and said, "Me? Taking a student? I'm only twenty..."

Ji Hong said, "You are incredibly strong. I believe the time has arrived for you to start creating your own legacy."

Su Yu sank into thought. Accepting a student? He had never considered that matter. He was familiar with Zhou Hao. That was a wild man, but strictly speaking, he was quite principled and straightforward. He was also crazy in combat. In fact, he was the first person to have ever heavily injure Su Yu.

With 270 acupoints and 21 body forgings...Su Yu was certain that this was due to Xia Family's support. After all, it wouldn't be cheap to open so many acupoints and complete so many forgings. It was clear he had received the support of the Xia Family.

"What about the Xia Family?"

Ji Hong laughed and said, "Prefect Xia wanted to take him as a student, but Prefect Xia has not opened too many acupoints himself. He had also stopped at thirty-six body forgings. In truth, he won't be able to provide Zhou Hao with much guidance either. Thus, the prefect wishes to get your help in guiding Zhou Hao instead, Mayor Su."

Su Yu sank into contemplation. Zhou Hao. That was likely one of the most talented humans in physical cultivation Su Yu had ever met. Su Yu believed that in terms of acupoint opening, he believed Zhou Hao would surpass him if both were given the same amount of resources.

There was a limit to everyone's talent. A normal person would probably kill themselves opening 270 acupoints. Meanwhile, Zhou Hao was still perfectly fine. He had merely stopped because he didn't know the method to properly utilize the remaining acupoints.

"With his incredible talent, does he have the bloodline of an ancient king? Or is he a regular person?"

It wouldn't be too surprising even if he merely had a regular bloodline. Every now and then, nature would produce a monstrously talented freak.

After some thought, Su Yu said, "I'll take a look when I have the time. Or you can get him to visit me. What did he say about Xia Yuwen's punishment?"

"Nothing. He merely sent Xia Yuwen all the way to the Allheaven Prefecture. Xia Yuwen said nothing either, but he ended their status as official teacher and student. Xia Yuwen is not a good person, but he is still a principled man. By ending the official relationship between them, Zhou Hao was given the freedom to look for a new teacher."

That was Xia Yuwen's choice in regards to Zhou Hao. Xia Yuwen was a talented man. That didn't change even after his defeat in Bai Feng's hands. He had also not participated in the rebellion during the chaos.

Su Yu did not have a good impression of Xia Yuwen. As for actual dislike, he did dislike Xia Yuwen back then. But as he grew strong, he no longer cared since Xia Yuwen was as good as a nobody for him now.

Su Yu said nothing. He would decide what to do after seeing Zhou Hao.

Accepting a student?

Su Yu laughed with amusement. He had nearly forgotten that officially, he was still a senior researcher. He was also an elder of Great Ming. That gave him the qualification to officially accept a student.

After all, Bai Feng was still a research assistant back when he first became Bai Feng's student. At the time, Bai Feng was merely a...Skysoar.

At that thought, Su Yu laughed again. Finally, his Teacher Bai had reached the Cloudbreach Realm. The blood essence he had given his teacher previously had probably helped a lot as well. Perhaps his teacher had even reached the ninth stage.

Su Yu had not seen his teacher after returning. He heard that Bai Feng had followed Liu Wenyan and the rest to Great Ming. Su Yu wasn't too worried about them as things were mostly safe for them in the Human Realm for now.

The myriad races wouldn't even bother making a move against them since he was the actual priority target. They wouldn't want to trigger his wariness in advance by making a move against the others before him.

"Zhou Hao!"

Su Yu muttered to himself and vanished with a flicker.

***

A short while later.

Jade Green Lake.

A lake near the White Dragon Mountain.

As the name implied, the White Dragon Mountain was where a white dragon resided. The moment Su Yu arrived, a white dragon appeared. He looked at Su Yu with a complicated gaze and bowed, "Greetings, Mayor Su."

"You're too polite, Senior White." Su Yu laughed and said, "Looks like you have grown stronger again. You're near the ninth-stage Sunmoon Realm now."

The white dragon said, "I'm nothing compared to you."

"Well, your cultivation realm is indeed higher than mine." Su Yu said, "Senior White, I didn't get the chance to visit you before. I still need to thank you for the assistance you rendered to the multiple character faction previously. Thank you, Senior White!"

The white dragon said, "I was only doing what I should. There is no need to thank me."

"It's only natural that I thank you." Su Yu said, "Senior White, there is no need for you to bow before me. You are a senior. As for my quarrel with the dragon race, it has nothing to do with you. Just look at the young golden dragon in Great Ming. That is the descendant of an Invincible yet he never cared when Prefect Zhu fought the dragons. Of course, I understand the awkward position you're in since you're still a dragon..."

The white dragon sighed and said, "Perhaps you're right. I shouldn't have cared. I am merely a mount of the second principal. My name has long been struck off from the registry of my ancestral home. They no longer consider me one of them. But I still can't help but wonder if...a battle between the dragons and humans will arrive one day. At that time, what should I do?"

He felt lost. Would a major war between the dragon race and the human race happen? He still remembered that not long ago, Great Zhou King had attacked the Dragon Realm with a group of Invincibles, killing two dragon kings. In the Luminous Domain Mansion, two dragon kings had been killed as well. Not long after, another dragon king was eaten by the Iron Devourer Pseudo Emperor.

Five dragon kings had perished in a short time. The dragons weren't as powerful as the divines, devils, and immortals. Thus, losing five Invincibles at once was a heavy blow to them.

Su Yu nodded, "True. A war might really erupt between the human race and the dragon race. I did invite Long Wuyou to my father's birthday celebration. Perhaps you can have a talk with him then. He is the grandson of the grand elder of the golden dragons. He might know more."

"Thank you, Mayor Su."

"You're too polite."

Then, Su Yu stepped forth and descended into the lake.

As he approached, the water split apart, revealing a hidden building at the bottom of the lake. This was a location provided by the academy for those wishing to enter long-term seclusion.

Su Yu's eyes glowed, allowing him to see right through the walls of the building.

Inside, a frail old man could be seen. Long, dry hair reaching the floor, unkempt clothing, and a weak aura. It felt as though he was going to die soon.

This was none other than Elder Zhao, Liu Hong's teacher. He emanated the faint aura of a peak Mountainsea. From his aura, it was clear the Sunmoon Realm wasn't that far from him. However, he had still been stuck for many years.

With one look, Su Yu was able to see that Elder Zhao had formed too many characters than he could handle. Many of these characters were non-human characters. That was why Elder Zhao was stuck for so long.

His characters were repelling each other, stopping him from completing his advancement.

From what Su Yu had learned recently, he concluded that this was most likely due to the incompatibility between human laws and myriad race laws. And since these characters were the manifestation of the laws, it was only natural for these characters to reject each other as well.

During the early years, humanity was still able to advance with the characters of other races. Su Yu guessed that at the time, the Human Realm had just reconnected with the Allheaven Battlefield. The power of the laws had yet to penetrate too deeply into the Human Realm.

Subsequently, the influence of the heavenly laws in the Human Realm reached a certain point, intensifying the conflict between the laws of the various races.

This hypothesis was a lot more reasonable than any of the other hypotheses humanity had made in the past.

Su Yu observed in silence as he sank into thought. A conflict between laws.

A conflict between characters.

As a result, Elder Zhao was stuck, unable to advance. He had a decent number of human characters, but he also had a lot of myriad race characters. Naturally, advancement was still possible for him.

In fact, he had many choices.

Firstly, he could suppress the laws of humans in his body. Secondly, he could suppress the laws of myriad races in his body. Thirdly, he could maintain a balance between the two.

The little furball could help with this task. Su Yu could do it himself as well.

After a while, Su Yu sent Elder Zhao a voice transmission, "Elder Zhao, this junior is Su Yu, here to help you with your advancement on Liu Hong's request."

Splurt!

Inside the room, the old man coughed a mouthful of blood before opening his eyes weakly.

A figure appeared with a flicker before him.

He couldn't sense the aura or even the presence of this newcomer. But his very instinct was telling him that this was a powerful individual. An unimaginably powerful individual.

The newcomer had a calm disposition, his aura barely detectable. A gentle smile hung on his face.

Elder Zhao was greatly shocked by what he saw. He asked, "Who...are you?"

"Su Yu." Su Yu said, "The successor of the multiple character faction..."

"Multiple character faction...Ye Batian..."

Elder Zhao stared at Su Yu. In truth, Su Yu wasn't physically inside the room. The walls of the room weren't transparent either. But for some reason, he had appeared in Elder Zhao's vision, allowing Elder Zhao to get a clear look at him.

"Ye Batian...That's my great grandteacher. I am a student of Bai Feng. Do you know Bai Feng, elder?"

"Yes."

Elder Zhao was so weak that he had to gasp for breath with every few words he spoke. Bai Feng was already in the academy back when he accepted Liu Hong as his student. But in his memories, Bai Feng was still a boy.

Had Bai Feng grown old enough to accept students?

What year...was it now?

"Has everything...changed?"

Elder Zhao felt lost. Even Bai Feng's student had grown to such an incredible height.

What about Bai Feng himself?

How about Hong Tan?

"What year...is it?"

"Year 352 of the Anping Calendar."

"Year 352?"

Elder Zhao blanked out. It had only been ten years.

Would things change so much in only...ten years?

"Liu Hong...sent you?"

Su Yu said, "Yes. He went to the Allheaven Battlefield to handle some business. He's probably gone elsewhere by now. Before leaving, he told me to lend you a hand. I can see that despite your condition, you're only a step away from the Sunmoon Realm. I have three options for you.

"Firstly, we can remove all your non-human characters. Secondly, we can remove all your human characters. Thirdly, you can keep all the characters and I'll help create a balance between the two, but further growth might not be possible anymore unless you can keep maintaining the balance. You can reach the Sunmoon Realm with either of the three."

Elder Zhao's heart thumped. Three options. Each was capable of helping him reach the Sunmoon Realm. Just...how strong was this man?

This was all too sudden for him. He was both shocked and confused. He panted and asked, "What...is your strength?"

Su Yu smiled, "Mountainsea."

"Mountainsea?"

Impossible!

That enigmatic yet fear-inducing presence of his...was not something a mere Mountainsea could have!