Teacher's Gift

Zhenyan King sat cross-legged on the grass, pondered for a moment, and nodded. “Very well. The highest-scoring mission is complete. The remaining Domain Lord-level tasks are all scattered, and even combined, they won't amount to many points. It's good that you wish to focus on secluded cultivation in Chaos City. Since you plan to cultivate until the Realm Lord level... then, I shall give you all the gifts I've prepared for you.”

“Gifts?” Luo Feng was startled.

Zhenyan King laughed heartily. “You are my personal disciple, Zhenyan King's own! And the Realm Lord level is the most crucial stage in your entire cultivation journey. If I don't step in to help you now, what kind of teacher would I be? Enter the Virtual Universe now, and I will give you the secret technique manuals.”

“Yes!” Luo Feng nodded excitedly.

...

In the Virtual Universe's Primal Region, inside Luo Feng's manor.

Luo Feng stood in his manor, looking up at the sky, when a figure flew through the air—it was Zhenyan King. Zhenyan King carried a large iron crate, two meters in length, width, and height, with one hand. It felt like a shipping container.

“What's this?” Luo Feng was astonished. Secret technique manuals were usually carried in briefcases. For his teacher, Zhenyan King, to bring such a massive crate, how many secret technique manuals could it possibly hold?

“Come in,” Zhenyan King said, carrying the large crate directly into the living room.

With a casual toss, *boom*, the large crate landed flat in the center of the living room's open space.

“Realm Lords need to create their own secret techniques, and the Realm Lord stage is also when comprehension is fastest. Therefore, you need Elite Tier secret technique manuals! So, your teacher has exchanged a batch of secret technique manuals for you.” Zhenyan King laughed, pointing at the large crate, a hint of cheerful pride in his eyebrows.

“Teacher, I can exchange for these secret technique manuals myself,” Luo Feng began.

Zhenyan King reprimanded him, “What good are your meager points? You can only exchange for some very ordinary secret technique manuals. The powerful methods of true cosmic super-beings are completely beyond your reach. 'Space-Time Essays' is merely a research aid, yet it's worth 100 billion points. As for truly top-tier secret technique manuals that combine research and combat, possessing immense power... what good are your mere one million-plus points?”

Luo Feng immediately fell silent.

“What good are your mere one million-plus points?” When spoken by Zhenyan King, a powerful being closest to a Universe Master, it naturally sounded perfectly reasonable.

“Take a good look,” Zhenyan King stepped forward and abruptly pulled open the crate's latch.

“Boom!”

The iron door of the large crate was pulled open, revealing thick books neatly arranged inside. Even the thinner books were 20 centimeters thick. The thickest book was a full meter long, a meter wide, and half a meter thick, entirely cast from dark golden metal. There were three such thick books made of dark golden metal!

These three books alone occupied a significant amount of space, with numerous other books packed tightly around them.

“Here are a total of 106 ordinary secret technique manuals and one set of precious manuals,” Zhenyan King smiled. “Those 106 sets of ordinary secret technique manuals are quite cheap, only a few million points combined. They are mainly for your assistance and reference, covering various categories like research, weapon manufacturing, and self-created secret techniques.”

Luo Feng's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly.

It seemed these 106 sets of secret techniques covered all aspects.

“As for this set!” Zhenyan King pointed to the three thick, dark golden books neatly arranged. “This one is expensive.”

One set, comprising three volumes.

Each volume was a meter long and wide, and half a meter thick.

“How expensive?” Luo Feng pressed.

“Eight billion points,” Zhenyan King smiled, looking at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng's eyes instantly widened.

Heavens!

Eight billion points!

This fortune was enough to bankrupt a King-level Undying. Of course, for Zhenyan King, who was at the pinnacle of King-level beings and even comparable to the most ordinary Universe Master, it was still manageable. Even so, it was a very, very significant expenditure for Zhenyan King. Luo Feng was utterly stunned by this amount of wealth.

Undying beings could exchange money for points, with 1 mixed-element unit exchanging for 1 point. For an Undying, this was 8 billion mixed-element units—truly enormous!

Because of Earth, Luo Feng had signed a contract with the Virtual Universe.

But that money was received in three installments.

Before becoming an Undying, Luo Feng had received less than 100 million mixed-element units. Only upon becoming an Undying would he receive the subsequent massive fortune of nearly 50 billion mixed-element units. However, for the Golden Horned Beast, breaking through to an Undying was incredibly difficult; who knew when that day would come.

“Haha, for these 8 billion points, your teacher has spent more than half of his own points,” Zhenyan King laughed, not hiding anything from Luo Feng. “In the future, if your teacher wants to exchange for something himself, he'll probably have to use cash to get points.”

“Teacher,” Luo Feng quickly said, “I can't accept this, this...”

Back when his teacher recommended he buy 'Space-Time Essays,' he had mentioned that he couldn't even afford a full set himself, and one set of 'Space-Time Essays' was 100 billion points. This clearly showed that 8 billion points was also a huge investment for his teacher.

In reality.

Zhenyan King naturally didn't have that many points, but just like Luo Feng's assets were primarily in treasures like 'Locke Divine Water' and 'nearly ten thousand Blood-Red Crystals,' Zhenyan King, as a super-powerful being, also possessed many treasures. His true net worth was far greater than that of an ordinary King-level Undying. If he was willing to sell his treasures, he could still raise a substantial amount of cash.

“Your teacher is now just one step away from becoming a 'Universe Master,' so external items are no longer useful,” Zhenyan King shook his head. “For billions of years, I've had no significant expenditures. Nurturing you and your many senior and junior brothers has been quite easy for your teacher. However, for your senior brothers, I never spent more than 1 billion points. Yours is the most.”

Luo Feng looked at Zhenyan King in confusion. “Why?”

“I've observed your blade techniques, your Duntiansuo control, and your claw techniques,” Zhenyan King said solemnly. “I've noticed... that consciously or unconsciously, you've very skillfully combined the 'Origin Law of Metal' and 'Space Law.' That's why I know there's a set of precious secret technique manuals that is perfectly suited for you.”

Luo Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Skillfully combined?

It was because he had been continuously studying the 'Beast God's Intent'! The Beast God was a being that combined and utilized the Origin Law of Space and the Law of Metal to their peak. After grasping a trace of the Beast God's Intent, when he practiced or sought guidance from his teacher, his techniques naturally carried that unique flavor.

“This set of secret technique manuals is absolutely perfect for you. Once you achieve something in the future, your strength will be able to catch up to your teacher's,” Zhenyan King said, a hint of expectation in his eyes. “If you can catch up to your teacher, you'll be able to survive against ordinary Universe Masters.”

“Work hard,” Zhenyan King patted Luo Feng's head, laughed heartily, and vanished instantly.

Luo Feng looked at the 106 sets of ordinary secret technique manuals and the 1 set of precious manuals in the nearby crate, totaling several hundred books, and felt immensely grateful.

“Teacher!”

“This kindness, your disciple will always remember.” Luo Feng resolved that he must achieve something significant in the future to repay his teacher.

Having lived for a long time, Zhenyan King's relatives had long since grown old and died one by one. Therefore, Zhenyan King treated his valued disciples like his own children. A teacher is like a father... and now he was directly gifting these precious secret technique manuals. One must know that if a disciple were to fall in the future, everything would be for naught, yet Zhenyan King still did it.

This was also one of the reasons why Zhenyan King's disciples were so united; none wished to upset their teacher.

...

With 107 sets of manuals, totaling 582 books, Luo Feng quickly moved the numerous secret technique manuals to his study.

“106 sets of ordinary manuals, purchased through the treasure vault, actually cost nearly 6 million points,” Luo Feng exclaimed. These manuals, which Zhenyan King called ordinary, were in fact almost all stronger than the 'Shadow Secret Manual.'

“This set of precious manuals.”

Luo Feng looked at the three dark golden metal books placed before him. The covers of all three books had only one character each—“One,” “Two,” “Three”—evidently representing the first to third volumes, with no other words.

Luo Feng gently opened the cover of the first volume.

The content on the first page was—

“The primal universe evolved, giving birth to billions of races and numerous wondrous lifeforms. Among these wondrous lifeforms, there is a powerful Beast God. This powerful Beast God is a naturally born super-being, emerging from the evolution of the cosmos. Its body is the fused incarnation of 'Space Law and Law of Metal.' Every casual claw strike, tail whip, or charge it makes contains the profound truths of the universe. I, Xiluoduo, comprehended an ultimate technique based on the Beast God, 'Beast God's Seven Kills,' also known as 'Duntiansuo's Seven Transformations.'”

“Beast God's Seven Kills” (“Duntiansuo's Seven Transformations”).

Master the first three layers, and you will be invincible below a 'Universe Master.'

Master the first six layers, and you will be invincible below a 'Universe Overlord.'

Master the seventh layer, and you can transform into a true Beast God, like the Beast God reborn, comparable to a true Universe Overlord, standing at the pinnacle of the cosmos.

“I created 'Beast God's Seven Kills' ('Duntiansuo's Seven Transformations'), yet I only mastered the first six layers. The seventh layer is merely my imagination and has not been truly perfected. To transform into a true Beast God... to be like the Beast God reborn, unrivaled. Difficult, difficult, difficult! I hope a future successor of my Golden Horn Clan can perfect and master the seventh layer.”

Luo Feng was utterly shocked by this content.

Xiluoduo?

The ultimate technique of the Golden Horn Clan's greatest existence?

“Master the first six layers, and you're invincible below a Universe Overlord? The seventh layer, comparable to a Universe Overlord? Such a terrifying secret technique manual... could it be less expensive than 'Space-Time Essays'? No, that's not right.” Luo Feng was greatly alarmed, quickly flipping through the second and third volumes. Upon seeing them, a hint of regret arose in Luo Feng's heart.

His prediction was indeed correct.

These three secret technique manuals were merely the first three layers of “Beast God's Seven Kills” (“Duntiansuo's Seven Transformations”), belonging to the upper volume.

“So it's just the upper volume. Mastering the first three layers makes one invincible below a Universe Master, reaching a level like my teacher. This upper volume is indeed worth 8 billion points.” Luo Feng sighed, finally understanding just how powerful the great Xiluoduo truly was.

No wonder—

No wonder Xiluoduo could single-handedly guard the Golden Horn Clan, making no one dare to provoke them. It turned out he had already reached the level of being invincible below a 'Universe Overlord.'

“Universe Overlord? Are Void Gold Master, Chaos City Lord, and the Beast God all at that level?” Luo Feng mused inwardly.