novelraw Chapter 2: The cheat has arrived!
Chapter 2: The cheat has arrived!
"Wow! My cheat program has arrived?"
Zhou Ze could clearly feel that he was multitasking at the moment. One was his main consciousness, and the other was constantly receiving insights about the first level of the Ninefold Thunder Blade, and automatically analyzing, summarizing, and even innovating!
When his main consciousness merged with the secondary consciousness, he felt a tingling sensation in his soul, and his mind became clearer and more elevated than ever before, with his comprehension enhanced like never before!
This feeling is like a sudden enlightenment!
In this state of fusion, he can follow his subconscious to receive the insights from the first level of the Ninefold Thunder Blade, and then analyze, summarize, and innovate upon them.
With this enhanced understanding, one can also do what one wants to do.
Not only that, Zhou Ze's thoughts moved and his phone floated into the air, he had actually awakened his mental powers!
He is more interested in the subconsciousness that arises within him than in mental power.
"This must be Luo Feng's understanding of the Ninefold Thunder Blade. I never expected my cheat code to be a teaching tool. The harder the students work and the stronger their comprehension, the stronger I become... Phew..."
Zhou Ze's eyes, which had been somewhat dim, regained their bright color!
He could just give up without any cheat codes, since he can't see the present, but right now he has an unlimited future.
"I wonder if there are any limitations to this ability. If there are no limitations, the more students I have, the faster I improve myself, and the more resources I have to teach my students—a perfect cycle!"
Zhou Ze was filled with excitement. He quickly went to the training hall on the second floor. His main consciousness merged into Luo Feng's secondary consciousness, and his mind became clear and free of distractions. He was in a state of enlightenment, forgetting himself and the world.
"Ninefold Thunder Sword!"
Zhou Ze executed the first three levels of the Ninefold Thunder Blade move by move, and every moment brought new insights and understandings to his mind.
"Hiss!"
Zhou Ze felt his swordsmanship becoming more and more fluid, and its integration with his movement techniques becoming more and more harmonious. Even the direction he was explaining to Luo Feng about integrating swordsmanship, movement techniques, and guiding techniques was becoming clearer and clearer. He even had a constant stream of inspiration in his mind, and he felt as if he could even integrate the Five Hearts Towards Heaven cultivation method into it.
"The martial arts of this world are actually a continuous process of integration and unification: attack methods, movement techniques, guiding techniques, gene energy cultivation methods, and even the body, energy, mental power, domains, various laws, secret techniques, consciousness, and so on!"
"To govern and unite all things with will..."
Zhou Ze's mind was incredibly clear, and his concentration was at its peak. The inspiration about the domain from the original work quickly merged with his own martial arts insights, and his thoughts expanded infinitely.
"Babata said that a true master of a domain is one who truly combines genetic energy, physical strength, spiritual power, and consciousness to resonate with the universe..."
"And the root of all this is willpower. Hong once said that willpower is the heart, and willpower is mental strength..."
"My special ability seems to be multitasking; the two tasks don't interfere with each other at all, yet they can be combined into one!"
Zhou Ze sat cross-legged on the ground, his mind filled with inspiration and insights. A new power seemed to be emerging within him, but this power was as fragile as a spark and ultimately failed to ignite.
Zhou Ze smiled slightly: "So this is what they call a domain. It's a pity that my body, primal energy, consciousness, and mental strength are too weak. Hmm, if my willpower could be raised to another level, maybe I could have a domain even during my apprenticeship."
"No wonder Hong was chosen by the giant axe; true strength lies in willpower! Everything else can be improved through conventional means, but willpower cannot. It can only be improved through immense pressure and life-or-death trials..."
"The methods used throughout the universe to enhance willpower are too crude, relying solely on immense external pressure and life-or-death trials for passive improvement. This method is too primitive and too crude!"
"The mental cultivation methods passed down by Earth's ancient sages may be the only systematic approach to cultivating one's mental state in this dimensional universe, and Hong and the Thunder God are undoubtedly the masters of this art!"
……
Yian District Extreme Martial Arts School
Zhou Ze walked into the third-floor martial arts hall. In this era, martial arts training was the mainstream. The third-floor martial arts hall of the advanced student teaching building was already packed with people at night. If it weren't for the fact that the Extreme Martial Arts Academy was rich and powerful, it wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people.
This is also why they knew Zhou Ze would be coming tonight; otherwise, there wouldn't be this many people on ordinary days.
"Good evening, Teacher Zhou!"
"Teacher Zhou, I have a question..."
"Hello, Teacher Zhou!"
Some students who were nearby greeted him, while others with questions came over to ask. Zhou Ze was already used to being a teacher and patiently explained things to them one by one.
Every time he teaches a student, it's like a pop-up window appearing in his mind, constantly receiving the student's insights, thoughts, and questions.
The advanced students' questions were too simple and obvious; he could see them at a glance. Moreover, compared to before, he seemed to know the students inside their stomachs, solving their problems perfectly.
"Teacher Zhou is amazing! He solved my problems of several days with just one sentence!"
"Absolutely! That movement always felt awkward to me, but he solved my problem with just one sentence!"
"Teacher Zhou's teaching skills are getting better and better. It's a good thing he's at our martial arts school. I feel like I'll be able to pass the preliminary martial arts practitioner exam soon, haha!"
After a round of instruction, the students secretly praised Zhou Ze. Zhou Ze smiled. Whenever he taught students, a secondary consciousness window would automatically open, revealing the students' inner thoughts. Combined with his years of experience, he could point out the problems of these young students without even thinking.
"Alright everyone, pause for a moment, class will begin tonight..."
The course ended quickly, but Zhou Ze's mind was not on the lesson at all. After sending the students to cultivate on their own, he merged his thoughts into his subconscious, which was receiving Luo Feng's insights, and his thoughts spread rapidly.
"There are only two secondary consciousnesses, one is Luo Feng's secondary consciousness, and the other is another advanced student, which corresponds exactly to my mental power amplitude. There must be some connection between them. It's probably because the higher my mental power amplitude, that is, the higher my consciousness amplitude, the more secondary consciousnesses I can activate!"
"The subconscious that receives Luo Feng's insights seems very stable, while this advanced student gives me a feeling that he is barely functioning, as if he might disappear at any moment..."
Zhou Ze spent the night at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and came to a preliminary conclusion: he could only open two secondary consciousness pop-ups, which was most likely related to the amplitude of consciousness.
He can close these two secondary consciousness pop-ups at any time. Even if Luo Feng's secondary consciousness pop-ups are closed, he can reopen them in an instant, while these advanced students need to be re-instructed to reopen them.
"The difference between Luo Feng and the others is that Luo Feng is my disciple, while these senior students are just my students..."
Another important point is that his main consciousness merged into the secondary consciousness of other advanced students. Compared to Luo Feng's secondary consciousness, it was as if he was drunk, with his comprehension, understanding, and brain thinking speed all decreasing significantly.
……
Around 10 a.m. the next day.
In Zhou Ze's private garden in Mingyue Residential Area, a stranger walked over.
"Mr. Zhou Ze, this is the secret manual you purchased."
After fingerprint verification, a book about one centimeter thick was revealed inside the alloy box, with two CDs on it.
After returning to the training hall with the secret realm, Zhou Ze began to learn the fourth and fifth levels of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade. With his cheat ability and awakened mental power, this lazy bum started having some ideas again.
Limited by his physical abilities, he could hardly improve further without rare and precious materials, but he could continue to improve his power generation, which would also be useful for teaching Luo Feng in the future.
It's good to be happy that your disciple is better than you, but if Luo Feng asks you questions in the future and you can't answer them, as a teacher, others may not know, but he will still feel a little embarrassed.
In the following period, he resigned from his teaching job at Yian No. 3 Middle School and spent the rest of his time immersed in the training of the fourth level of the Nine-fold Thunder Blade, except for one night a week when he went to the Extreme Martial Arts Academy to guide the students.
As Zhou Ze merged into the subconscious that received Luo Feng's insights, he discovered that his comprehension had improved far more than he had imagined. It was as if he had a cheat code; he learned the fourth level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade without encountering any obstacles.
After learning the fourth level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, he did not immediately learn the fifth level. Instead, he chose to integrate it into his movement technique and try to combine the fourth level of the blade technique, movement technique, and guiding technique.
Not only that, he also did not neglect his training in controlling his mental power. He would set aside time every day to train the amplitude of his mental power, and it wouldn't be long before he was able to control the three throwing knives to unleash their maximum power.
"What a pity, my mental strength, like my physical abilities, is only at the intermediate level of a warrior. If I had a mental energy sphere in my sea of consciousness, I would be equivalent to a beginner-level war god right now!"
"However, my current physical exertion is 3.5 times stronger. My punching power alone surpasses that of a high-level warrior. Combined with my mastery of swordsmanship and movement techniques, as well as the burst of speed I've unleashed, even a low-level lord-class monster is no match for me!"
Zhou Ze recalled the monster that had almost killed him back then; if he were to face it again now, it would be the monster that ran away first.
"Sigh, physical fitness is fundamental. Exerting strength can only greatly enhance combat power among those of the same level. But what good is strong combat power among those of the same level? Even if I truly comprehend a domain, or even sense a trace of a law, I still wouldn't be a match for a planetary-level martial artist!"
When he used to read novels, he always felt incredibly excited when the protagonist was invincible among his peers or even killed enemies of higher levels. Now that it's his turn, he realizes that all of that is just fluff. Only the level of life and realm are the real things!