56: Not ashamed to ask questions

"Very good! This child has an extraordinary bearing; he has the potential of a God of War!" Zhuge Tao praised inwardly.

"Are you really planning to choose the first path? Won't you consider listening to the second option?" Thunder God said, clutching his forehead helplessly.

"That's right!" Qiao Yu nodded earnestly, his eyes filled with hope.

"Good! Since that's the case, let me see your strength! Follow me to the training room in the instructor area!" Thunder God stood up, flicked his robe, spoke indifferently, and walked toward the door.

"You two don't need to follow. Go do whatever you need to do. Is it fun to follow behind me like tagalongs every single day?" Thunder God, who had just opened the office door, said impatiently when he saw Zhuge Tao and Wang Heng still trying to follow.

He was used to being a loner, and letting Zhuge Tao and Wang Heng follow him for this long was already an act of great benevolence.

"Yes, Director-General." Seeing that Thunder God had issued an order to leave, Wang Heng found it inappropriate to continue following.

Since Qiao Yu had chosen that more dangerous path himself, it wasn't their place to say anything more; everyone has their own aspirations.

Zhuge Tao thought about it and agreed. He wanted to report this matter to Hong as soon as possible. If he could persuade Qiao Yu to stay, it would add another great general to the Dojo of Limits.

The two bid farewell to Thunder God and Qiao Yu and left together.

Seeing that the two tagalongs had finally left, Thunder God rolled his eyes.

He then brought Qiao Yu to the training room in the instructor area on the fourth floor.

"Qiao Yu, since you have agreed to become my Personal Disciple, as your Master, I naturally cannot hold anything back."

Thunder God placed his hands behind his back, and his entire demeanor changed in an instant, appearing cold and sharp.

Only now did Qiao Yu truly feel the might of a Planetary Level powerhouse.

As Qiao Yu swallowed, Thunder God spoke again.

"I have checked your records. What you Cultivate is exactly the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade that I created. Since we have such fate, I will demonstrate it for you in reality. You must watch clearly!"

Thunder God walked to the weapon rack and drew a very ordinary, unsharpened display blade.

The moment his hand gripped the blade, Thunder God's aura suddenly rose once more.

On top of his previous cold and sharp demeanor, he even exuded waves of Saber Intent pressure, which actually made Qiao Yu feel like he couldn't breathe.

"In the world of martial arts, nothing is unbreakable; only speed cannot be countered."

"When your blade is faster, fast to the limit, then you are invincible! The fundamental Profound Truth of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade I created is one word—Speed!"

What Thunder God said was the first sentence he had written in his Secret Manual. Thunder God, who had loved reading Wuxia novels since he was a child, thought this sentence was exceptionally cool, so he copied it.

"Since being fast to the limit makes one invincible, why are you still only the worlds second strongest person?"

Qiao Yu blurted out this sentence at an inappropriate time. Thunder God's body suddenly swayed, and after coughing twice to hide his embarrassment, he immediately straightened up.

"What kind of Disciple undermines their Master? Less nonsense."

"Speed can allow you to attack the opponent's weak points! Speed can make your blade's power astonishing! Speed can make it too late for the opponent to defend! Speed can make your blade unbreakable!"

"Everyone understands this principle, but very few Martial Artists can actually apply it in real combat, and those who can successfully apply it are even rarer!"

"Watch closely! This strike!"

Thunder God stepped back half a step with his right foot, slightly bent over, with the tip of the blade pointing to the ground, facing a test stone made of granite.

"Hum!" With an ethereal vibration of the blade, Thunder God had already stood up and finished his move.

Everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

But as Thunder God walked up to the test stone and tapped it lightly, the entire granite test stone instantly disintegrated and turned into powder.

"How is it? Could you see the speed of my strike just now?" Thunder God asked indifferently.

"I couldn't see it." Qiao Yu shook his head honestly. Since he was in front of Thunder God, he dared not openly spread his spore perception, and given his current strength, he really couldn't see it clearly.

"That strike just now already exceeded the speed of sound, so in your eyes, it might have looked like I didn't even move..."

Immediately after, Thunder God taught Qiao Yu some key points to pay attention to regarding the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, while also giving him a promise.

Qiao Yu could purchase the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade for free, and he could also ask Thunder God about any questions he had during his daily Cultivate.

He also offered many benefits and perks, but since Qiao Yu's strength was still low, he was not yet eligible to participate.

"Alright Qiao Yu, I think you also know that I have never taken Disciples, and you are my first Disciple. You must be very curious about what exactly I want to get from you, right?"

Thunder God spoke openly and honestly, not intending to play any more tricks on Qiao Yu.

"Your strength could be said to have been in a slump, but in the last few months, you suddenly rose to prominence, and the growth was astonishing, even surpassing some Geniuses with extraordinary talent since childhood."

"I am very curious about this. Of course, the world is large and full of wonders, and such Geniuses who rise to prominence are not rare."

"But the most crucial thing is that I once saw the shadow of a Domain on you while you were killing monsters."

"I wonder if you could demonstrate it to me again?" Thunder God's tone sounded very sincere and earnest.

As the worlds second strongest person, asking without shame was already showing a lack of arrogance. But when it came to further improving his strength, Thunder God could be considered obsessed.

Seeing that Thunder God had finally revealed his purpose, Qiao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had previously thought that Thunder God had discovered the secret of his fungal swarm, which was why there had been a series of abnormal behaviors. Now it seemed he had been too cautious.

Qiao Yu estimated that Thunder God must have seen him fighting against multi-headed monsters, where the opponent was constantly having their life force absorbed by the fungal swarm, causing their attack and defense capabilities to decline in all aspects, while he himself was in a near-invincible state within a certain range, leading Thunder God to mistakenly believe that it was the shadow of a Domain he had comprehended.

"Director-General, although I don't know what the Domain you are talking about is, I can roughly understand what you mean." Qiao Yu said softly.

Thunder God looked at Qiao Yu with an expectant expression. Qiao Yu sighed softly and said.

"Then I will demonstrate it again."

Qiao Yu didn't know if Thunder God would discover the existence of the fungal swarm, so he only dared to release a small amount of fungal swarm spores into the air.

The spores were constantly being ejected through the pores on the surface of Qiao Yu's skin. Although it was said to be a small amount, the number of spores contained was at least one hundred million.

And as soon as these spores diffused into the air, Thunder God discovered the anomaly.

Thunder God frowned. Although he didn't know what method Qiao Yu had used, his body could tell him that the surrounding environment had already changed.

This feeling was very similar to the sensation he felt under Hong's Domain, only much weaker.

Although he detected the anomaly, Thunder God's eyes became brighter and brighter.