The Path of Slaughter!

The Cangshu Pavilion. This was Su Yu's first time visiting. It was a towering ancient structure with several centuries of history. Back when the Civilization Academy was first founded, the Cangshu Pavilion had been among the first batch of vital buildings erected. It was remarkably tall! Su Yu tilted his head back to look. It stood at least fifty meters high, yet held only ten stories in total. Ancient, elegant, and profound. Such was Su Yu's first impression. Bai Feng did not rush him. Only after Su Yu had taken it in for a moment did he begin to introduce it. "The Cangshu Pavilion is one of the academy's most critical locations, on par with the Secret Realm Area and the Heart Cultivation Pavilion. It houses a vast collection of original texts of the myriad races. "From the Qianjun Realm to the Shanhai Realm, they have them all—and even... stronger!" "Stronger?" Su Yu nodded slightly. *They really are valuable!* *Ahem, they really are important.* Looking up at the Cangshu Pavilion, Bai Feng went quiet for a brief moment before speaking again. "Back in the day, the master of this pavilion was my teacher—your grandmaster. Later, your martial uncle became the pavilion master. In truth, this place used to be our faction's private garden. Most of the ancient texts inside were collected by the experts of our Multiple Divine Characters Faction." He paused, then added, "Fifty years ago, the academy confiscated a batch of ancient tomes and sent them all here too! Many of those items... were left behind by my martial uncle and the others..." "Teacher Liu?" Su Yu blinked, slightly startled. Bai Feng said in a quiet voice, "Yes. Back then, the Fifth Head—my grandmaster—left behind a great deal of things. Yet in the end, when martial uncle left, he took nothing with him, leaving the academy completely alone with just the clothes on his back." It wasn't that he had taken nothing at all—he had taken only that single divine character. Nowadays, hardly anyone still knew that the majority of the ancient texts in the Cangshu Pavilion had originated from their Multiple Divine Characters Faction. People were forgetful! Even if they remembered, they chose to selectively forget. Bai Feng walked forward as he continued, "Later on, your martial uncle became the pavilion master and held the post for twenty years. "Ninth layer of the Lingyun Realm..." Letting out a sigh, Bai Feng added, "Your martial uncle has been stuck at the ninth layer of Lingyun for seven or eight years now, unable to step into the Shanhai Realm. Actually... he had originally planned to take up a permanent post on the All-Heavens Battlefield. But in the end, there was no other choice. My teacher and I were both tied up with research center matters, so he was the only one left to shoulder the Cangshu Pavilion. "Our faction simply has too few people. He couldn't leave. Had he gone to the All-Heavens Battlefield, perhaps... he would already be in the Shanhai Realm!" Bai Feng felt a wave of helplessness. Too few people! The entire faction, counting Su Yu, had only five members. If Chen Yong left the academy as well, their troubles would mount exponentially. If the Cangshu Pavilion was lost, the Multiple Divine Characters Faction would hardly be able to survive. As they spoke, the two reached the main entrance. The gates of the Cangshu Pavilion were immense. At the moment, they stood wide open, with an access turnstile inside and several Academy Guards standing beside it. Bai Feng swiped his researcher card, and the gate unlocked. The Academy Guards glanced at Bai Feng, then at Su Yu, their voices deep. "Assistant Bai, do you intend to go up to the tenth floor?" "Yes." "You may proceed, but he cannot!" The guard pointed at Su Yu. Bai Feng's brow furrowed slightly. "Why? He isn't entering any restricted zones. He's just going up to visit my senior brother and pay his respects. Is there an issue with that?" The guard captain bowed slightly. "Assistant Bai, please don't make this difficult for us! We are only following orders. Su Yu is still a student, and floors above the sixth are not open to students." "I know that!" Bai Feng frowned. "However, it was established long ago that anyone from my Multiple Divine Characters Faction may access the sixth floor and above!" "Assistant Bai..." The guard captain looked troubled, struggling for words. After a long pause, he muttered, "The academy... no longer has an official faction called the Multiple Divine Characters Faction!" "..." Bai Feng's body went rigid! After a long while, his cheek twitched. "No Multiple Divine Characters Faction... Who... said that?" "I don't know if you've seen this year's enrollment prospectus, but the academy has dissolved the Multi-Divine Character Fusion faction. Because this branch has too few members—fewer than ten new students for ten consecutive years—in accordance with academy rules, it was dissolved this year!" The guard captain kept his head lowered and explained, "You can check the regulations from the founding era of the academy. Rule 62 states that if any department has fewer than ten new students for ten consecutive years, it shall be dissolved. This is meant to prevent the academy from becoming bloated, promoting survival of the fittest and cutting redundant departments." "Redundant..." Bai Feng let out a scoffing laugh, murmuring, "When did our multiple divine character faction ever become a redundant department? No, now we don't even qualify as an official department!" There was no rage, only a wistful melancholy. Ten consecutive years! Not once had the new students exceeded ten! Suddenly, an indescribable wave of emotion washed over him—resignation, sorrow, regret... People passed by and entered the Cangshu Pavilion, nodding slightly upon seeing Bai Feng and his student, but none spoke up. Bai Feng stood frozen at the entrance, motionless. Standing beside him, Su Yu could clearly feel Bai Feng's dejection and daze. "Teacher..." Bai Feng snapped back to his senses! He smiled bitterly, shaking his head. "Impressive. To cut off our last path, they won't even permit students above the sixth floor." Bai Feng looked back at the guard captain, speaking slowly, "However, if I remember correctly, just two days ago I saw several students on the ninth floor. Weren't they students too?" "They held special permits personally approved by the Dean of the Divine Character College, classified as exceptional talents..." "Is that so?" Bai Feng sneered. "Does my student not count as an exceptional talent?" "..." The guard captain said nothing. Bai Feng smiled faintly. "Besides, the master of this Cangshu Pavilion is my senior brother. This place... should fall under his authority!" With that, Bai Feng dialed his communicator. The moment it connected, he said, "We're blocked. First floor. Come get us!" ... A short while later, Chen Yong walked down. His complexion was somewhat sallow. Su Yu's first impression of him was very good. He looked scholarly and possessed an approachable, gentle demeanor. Appearing to be in his forties, he was refined and easygoing. "Pavilion Master!" the Academy Guards greeted him in unison. Chen Yong offered a warm smile, neither reprimanding them nor saying much else. He said softly, "Let Su Yu come up. I will issue a written permit shortly. I had forgotten earlier that the multiple divine character faction had been dissolved..." The guards said no more and allowed them through. Chen Yong smiled and looked at Su Yu, nodding slightly. "Su Yu... well done. Bai Feng mentions you often. Come on up together." Su Yu hurried to say, "Greetings, Martial Uncle!" "Mm, no need to be so formal. Let's go up and talk." Behind them, Bai Feng suddenly chimed in, "Senior Brother, when was our faction dissolved? How come I didn't know?" "You..." Chen Yong sighed helplessly. "How could your mind be on such things? It was dissolved a while ago. Fewer than ten people for ten years in a row—if it's dissolved, so be it." "Senior Brother!" Bai Feng felt indignant. "On what grounds?! Are they trying to wipe out our final trace? Have they forgotten that the First Head who founded this academy was from the Multiple Divine Characters Faction? And that the Third and Fifth Heads were also from our faction?! "Have they gone mad? They dare dissolve a faction that produced three Heads of the academy?! Why don't they just shut down the entire academy while they're at it?!" Chen Yong said calmly, "Why get so agitated? Once our numbers grow and we recruit more than ten students for three consecutive years, the faction can be reinstated. It's no different than before; previously, it was merely an empty title anyway." Bai Feng remained resentful! Still, upon further reflection, he dropped the matter. Losing his temper now would accomplish nothing. As they were walking, another man walked out from inside. He appeared somewhat older than Chen Yong. Spotting Chen Yong and the others, he nodded with a smile. "Pavilion Master Chen, Assistant Bai." After greeting them, the man turned his eyes to Su Yu and smiled. "Pavilion Master, is this Assistant Bai's student?" "Indeed," Chen Yong said with a faint smile. "Is Deputy Pavilion Master Zhou heading out?" "Yes, I have an errand to run." Deputy Pavilion Master Zhou smiled affably, engaging in light chatter before casually mentioning, "Pavilion Master, the Cangshu Pavilion has incurred heavy expenses over the past few years with little revenue coming in. The Initial Fusion Pavilion you previously sealed—I opened it a few days ago, and people are inside right now. The other study pavilions are running short on space, so I had no choice but to open the Initial Fusion Pavilion..." Chen Yong stared at him for a moment, the smile gradually fading from his face. No longer smiling, Chen Yong said in a flat tone, "For hundreds of years, only our Multiple Divine Characters Faction has been permitted to enter the Initial Fusion Pavilion. Has Deputy Pavilion Master Zhou forgotten that?" Deputy Pavilion Master Zhou smiled. "I haven't forgotten, but... doesn't the Multi-Divine Character Fusion faction no longer exist?" Chen Yong grew increasingly calm, his voice soft. "Take those people out right now and restore it to its original state! In half an hour, I will be bringing Su Yu over. If anyone is still inside, or if anything is missing... Zhou Pingsheng, I will execute you with my own hands right here in the Cangshu Pavilion under the charge of stealing vital texts!" Zhou Pingsheng's expression instantly changed! Just as he was about to speak, Chen Yong's smile returned. He turned to Su Yu and said, "Let's head up and chat with your martial uncle. I've never met you before, and your teacher never bothered to bring you to see me..." Still smiling, Chen Yong didn't spare Zhou Pingsheng another glance as he stepped forward. Su Yu was thoroughly intimidated. Not daring to say a word, he followed quietly. Beside him, Bai Feng sneered. The mockery in his laugh was unmistakable! In a playful tone, he said, "Daring to seize even the Initial Fusion Pavilion? Tsk, tsk, quite something! My teacher isn't dead yet, and my senior brother is still the pavilion master... Let's hope everything is restored within half an hour, hahahaha!" Bai Feng was mocking him openly! Utterly disdainful! He strode forward to follow, his laughter echoing down the hall. Once they were gone, Zhou Pingsheng's expression shifted erratically. After a long moment, he gave a cold snort, turned around, and headed upstairs! He had to deal with the matter of the Initial Fusion Pavilion! Within half an hour! Restored to its original state! ... On the stairs, seeing Su Yu keep quiet, Chen Yong smiled. "Su Yu, don't be frightened. Your martial uncle was just joking with him. That was Zhou Pingsheng, the deputy master of the Cangshu Pavilion, seventh layer of the Lingyun Realm. Whenever you see him in the future, you must still greet him courteously. We scholars must observe proper decorum." "Understood, Martial Uncle." Su Yu's curiosity was piqued. *Joking?* *Really?* *It sure didn't feel like a joke!* The moment his martial uncle had stopped smiling and spoken those words, a chill had run down Su Yu's spine. It felt as though... if Zhou Pingsheng dared utter a single word of defiance, that man might truly be executed on the spot half an hour later! ... Ascending all the way, Su Yu and the others soon arrived at the top floor. The tenth floor. There was only a single, massive office! This was the pavilion master's office. In truth, it was also Chen Yong's home; he ate and slept here, rarely ever leaving the Cangshu Pavilion. The moment they arrived on the floor, Su Yu caught the sound of coughing. Seeing Su Yu glance around, Chen Yong's expression shifted slightly, though he quickly regained his smile. "Your senior sister isn't feeling well and is resting. You can get to know each other next time; we won't disturb her today." Su Yu understood, but Bai Feng's expression changed. "Wasn't she recovering? Why does she sound worse?" Hearing that hacking, wrenching cough, Bai Feng grew nervous. "It's nothing. That silly girl..." Chen Yong sighed with a mix of helplessness and self-reproach. "I wasn't paying attention two days ago. She was injured, yet insisted on continuing her cultivation, which damaged her foundation. These past few days, I brought her here to recuperate so I can keep an eye on her and stop her from doing anything reckless!" "Reckless!" Bai Feng snapped angrily, "Doesn't that brat know she needs rest right now?" "Jiajia... sigh, it's my fault too." Chen Yong sighed quietly. "The girl knew she lost her spot in the Top 100 and that I would face a secondary review at the end of the year, so..." Bai Feng understood. To keep Chen Yong from being dragged down, Wu Jia had wanted to fight her way back onto the Top 100 Rankings, so she had pushed herself through cultivation despite her condition. As a result, her injuries had worsened! Bai Feng felt a surge of fury and said in a low voice, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have gone to pick a fight with Hu Wensheng. Leave Jiajia to me—I'll find a way to get her some good supplements to nurse her back to health as fast as possible so this doesn't ruin her foundation!" Listening from the side, Su Yu felt an indescribable frustration. It was stifling! Ever since entering the Cangshu Pavilion, he had sensed the difference. Before, this feeling hadn't been obvious. Hardly anyone seemed to target Bai Feng—or rather, there was nothing to target Bai Feng for. He held no administrative positions, holed himself up in the Research Center all day, and rarely went outside. With no money to his name, he didn't even enter secret realms. In that state, Bai Feng was practically untouchable. Yet on Chen Yong's side, things looked very messy. Many covetous eyes were on the position of Cangshu Pavilion Master. Chen Yong seemed to be struggling to keep things under control, and even the pavilion itself was plagued with issues. Su Yu took a deep breath and spoke up hastily. "Martial Uncle, I still have plenty of merit points. If Senior Sister's injuries require medicine, I can buy it..." "You silly kid..." Chen Yong chuckled. "It hasn't come to that. Your teacher and I haven't fallen that low. I appreciate the thought, but right now is precisely when you need merit points the most. Since you joined Bai Feng's tutelage... sigh, the timing is just unfortunate. Our hands are tied, and the resource support we can offer you is likely very limited." Chen Yong looked apologetic, his voice soft. "With your talent, had you gone to another faction, you would likely have received far more support. It's a shame... I'm sorry." "Martial Uncle!" Su Yu said urgently, "You're being far too serious! I consider it my good fortune. Having fewer people has its perks; at least there aren't all those exhausting political schemes. From what I've seen of the Single Divine Character Faction, their own people sabotage one another." Chen Yong gave a slight smile. "It's normal when there are many people. Everyone has their troubles. With more people, resources run short, and uneven distribution inevitably causes such friction." Bai Feng coughed lightly. "Senior Brother, why bring all that up? We haven't mistreated this kid either. He hasn't been enrolled for long, yet we've already spent several thousand merit points on him. What does he have to be dissatisfied with?" Su Yu nodded with an honest grin! He agreed readily, giving his teacher some face. Then again, he truly had received quite a bit. Cultivation techniques, Mountain-Breaking Ox blood essence, unrestricted access to the fragment chamber and filtration chamber, plus an Annihilation Beast skull—tallying it all up, the value was staggering. In another faction, that would have been impossible. Too many people, too many geniuses—there simply wouldn't be enough to go around. Chen Yong smiled and let the topic drop, gesturing for the two of them to sit on the sofa. He stood to pour Su Yu a cup of tea. Su Yu hastily took the cup, poured tea for himself, and poured a cup for Chen Yong while he was at it. Beside them... Bai Feng's face went stiff. *Where's mine?* Su Yu hadn't done it on purpose, he swore! Bai Feng had already poured himself a cup just a moment ago. Seeing that he already had tea, Su Yu hadn't poured him another. Glancing at Su Yu, Bai Feng couldn't be bothered to scold him. *At the Research Center, I've never seen you act this attentive toward me!* "Senior Brother..." Chen Yong waved a hand to interrupt him, then looked at Su Yu. "Has your teacher explained the Multiple Divine Characters Faction to you in detail?" Su Yu answered quickly, "I know. Our Multiple Divine Characters Faction is a lineage that requires fusing ten or more divine characters before advancing to the Tengkong Realm..." After Su Yu finished rambling for a bit, Chen Yong suddenly glared at Bai Feng! "Utterly ignorant!" "..." Bai Feng blinked, looking wronged. *What did I do?* "Don't listen to your teacher's nonsense; he's only skimming the surface!" Chen Yong explained, "The Multiple Divine Characters Faction isn't defined by having more than ten characters. In truth, our lineage is similar to cultivating different cultivation methods—divine characters are like apertures. "Fusing and combining different divine characters to form a complete combat art—a divine character battle technique—that is the true essence of the Multiple Divine Characters Faction! "No matter how many divine characters you have, if they don't form a coherent system, you are not truly part of the Multiple Divine Characters Faction. "Our full name is the Multi-Divine Character Fusion faction. Multiple characters are the prerequisite, but fusion is the key. That is where our core lies!" Realization dawned on Su Yu! *So that was it!* Looking back at Bai Feng, Su Yu suddenly felt that this teacher of his... wasn't all that impressive. He had talked about it so many times, yet never once hit the nail on the head. Bai Feng's face turned green, and he argued defensively, "Senior Brother, I was planning to explain the details once he reached the Yangxing Realm! Who knew this kid..." He wanted to say that this punk reached Yangxing way too fast! He hadn't even had the chance to explain! "Yangxing..." Only then did Chen Yong seem to register the word. He looked at Su Yu, stunned. "You've reached Yangxing?" "Yes, Martial Uncle." "..." Chen Yong froze in place, staring at Bai Feng. "Just a few days ago, you told me it would still be a while before he reached Yangxing. How is he this fast?" Bai Feng: "..." *You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?!* Chen Yong shook his head. "No, the moment you brought him here, I should have realized he had reached Yangxing! My mind was so preoccupied that you two nearly threw me off." He didn't know whether to laugh or cry! His reaction speed was truly slipping. Since Bai Feng had brought Su Yu here, didn't that alone signify that Su Yu had reached Yangxing? He had been slow on the uptake! It seemed staying cooped up in the Cangshu Pavilion for too long had left him out of touch. "Very good, excellent!" Chen Yong nodded, smiling with immense satisfaction! He wasted no further time on banter and said swiftly, "Your teacher probably hasn't had time to tell you much about this. He's been busy with all sorts of things lately, which I understand. In the future, if there's anything you don't understand, you can come ask me directly. I have more free time than he does. "Back when he enrolled, I was the one teaching him too. Your grandmaster... was hands-off, just like him." Chen Yong added, "Though your teacher lacks the time to teach you the basics, when it comes to profound matters within his field of expertise, he is far better than me. In the path of divine character fusion, he is superior to Grandmaster, and superior to me as well!" Bai Feng said modestly, "Senior Brother flatters me!" Chen Yong chuckled, continuing, "Bai Feng excels in the path of slaughter! I know young people like you are drawn to that style. You should have witnessed his offensive arts—Hu Wensheng was by no means an ordinary ninth-layer Tengkong; he was a monstrous genius back in his day, yet he couldn't even withstand a single move from your teacher. He truly is very strong!" "Senior Brother flatters me!" Bai Feng maintained his modest tone once more. Singing his own praises was unseemly, after all. Senior Brother truly knew how to phrase things! Chen Yong ignored him and continued, "Your teacher brought you here today to determine your future path. Our faction primarily walks three paths: the path of slaughter, the path of defense, and the path of balance!" "Don't assume balance is inherently superior. If your offense isn't outstanding and your defense isn't impregnable, you end up mediocre instead. "Bai Feng walks the path of slaughter. His combat prowess is ferocious, but his endurance is lacking. It emphasizes killing in a single strike; otherwise, it gets troublesome, and he easily falls prey to counterattacks. "As for me, I walk the path of defense." Chen Yong was blunt, speaking without false modesty. "Though I am only at the ninth layer of Lingyun, if I encounter anyone in the first three layers of Shanhai—so long as their offensive lethality isn't overwhelming—killing me... is exceptionally difficult! But if you ask me to attack, lacking powerful divine character offensive arts, killing them is just as hard. I can only stall them." Su Yu paused, then spoke up. "Martial Uncle, what you just said... why does it sound like something I heard from Teacher Zhao?" "Who?" "Zhao Li!" Bai Feng chimed in. "He's taking a minor in the Forging faction as Zhao Li's student." "Zhao Li!" Chen Yong was taken aback. He suddenly asked, "Su Yu, you're Zhao Li's student?" "Yes." Su Yu nodded. Chen Yong turned to Bai Feng again. "At your instruction?" Bai Feng said exasperatedly, "What does that have to do with me? He went looking on his own. Zhao Li even wanted to poach him from me." Chen Yong fell silent. Bai Feng watched him, puzzled. After a long silence, Chen Yong said slowly, "Su Yu, walk the path of slaughter! Don't bother with defense, and don't bother with balance! Of course, there is a prerequisite... you... you had better... ideally..." "Senior Brother, what are you trying to say?" Bai Feng was baffled. What was his senior brother getting at? Chen Yong took a deep breath and said, "Zhao Li... you brat truly are ignorant! You only know the surface, not the substance! Do you know who the Fourth Head was?" "Of course I know!" Bai Feng said in exasperation, "Head Zhao Yunchuan fell in battle and left behind the 'Yuan' Character Secret Realm—how could I not know? He fell a hundred and fifteen years ago; how could I not know that?" "Zhao Li... is the son of the Fourth Head!" "..." Bai Feng froze. "Impossible. Zhao Li... isn't that old, is he?" "He's nearly a hundred and twenty." "..." Su Yu stared blankly, and Bai Feng was equally dazed. "A hundred and twenty years old, and only at the seventh layer of Lingyun?" Chen Yong glared at him, snapping, "He never cared much for focusing solely on divine characters; he walks the Forging path, which is why his cultivation pace has been slower." "Then why... have I never heard about this?" "That's why I called you ignorant! If you cared even a little, you would know!" Chen Yong explained slowly, "Zhao Li is the son of the Fourth Head. The Fourth Head was renowned for his vast yuanqi and boundless willpower! That was tied to his 'Yuan' divine character, as well as his cultivation method! "Building upon the foundation of the 'Yuan' character, the Fourth Head created a technique known as the *Expanding Will Art*." Chen Yong turned to Su Yu, his tone solemn. "The greatest flaw of the path of slaughter is that if your willpower isn't sufficiently boundless, a single burst expends too much, leaving you unable to sustain the assault and vulnerable to counterattacks! The only reason people cultivate the path of defense is to avoid this fatal drawback and prevent being slain. "However, once one cultivates the *Expanding Will Art*, that problem can be effectively solved!" Bai Feng was stunned yet again. "Really? Why did nobody tell me!" Why hadn't anyone mentioned something so crucial to him? Su Yu looked at Bai Feng, suddenly feeling a twinge of pity. *Turns out you don't know a thing!* *How pathetic!* As if feeling Su Yu's gaze, black lines covered Bai Feng's forehead. *Kid, who do you think you're looking at?* *Your teacher is still young!* *Not even thirty yet!* *I've only been at the academy for nine years. Isn't it completely normal that there are things I don't know?* Amused by the master-disciple pair, Chen Yong laughed. "Telling you would have been pointless anyway. Zhao Li has an eccentric temperament. After the Fourth Head fell, the *Expanding Will Art* was almost entirely lost; Zhao Li pieced it back together and completed it on his own. When his father died, he was still young, only a few years old..." Chen Yong explained, "The current *Expanding Will Art* is practically his own creation. Given his peculiar personality, even if he takes on students, if he deems them unqualified to cultivate the *Expanding Will Art*, he won't pass it down. People outside accuse him of hoarding his treasures, but he couldn't care less. "Teacher actually approached him years ago. In the end, he took one look at you... called you garbage, and said you were unqualified to cultivate his *Expanding Will Art*. Teacher had no choice but to give up..." "..." Bai Feng was utterly flabbergasted. *Me? Garbage?* *In my entire life, this is the first time anyone has called me garbage! Senior Brother, are you serious?* Ignoring him, Chen Yong looked at Su Yu and smiled. "Since Zhao Li regards you highly, there is hope that he will pass down the *Expanding Will Art* to you. Once that happens, your issue of insufficient willpower reserves will be completely resolved! At that point, you will become a true titan of the path of slaughter! With relentless offensive strikes, no matter how strong an opponent's defense may be, they might withstand one blow, but they won't withstand countless!" Chen Yong grew visibly excited. "I paid attention to these matters before, but I never imagined Zhao Li would actually take you as a student! When you mentioned it sounded familiar, it clicked—Zhao Li must have told you that after cultivating his *Expanding Will Art*, combat prowess can be sustained for an extraordinary duration, correct?" "Mm!" Su Yu nodded. "He didn't name the art, but he said he could hold out for a very long time, and that even those in the Shanhai Realm might not be able to outlast him." "That's it exactly!" Chen Yong smiled. "The fact that he told you even that proves he actually intends to impart the *Expanding Will Art* to you. It's just the matter of your minor... that makes him reluctant, feeling like it's a raw deal." Chen Yong's expression turned solemn. "Seize this opportunity! The fact that he values you means you possess the aptitude and meet the criteria to cultivate the *Expanding Will Art*. This technique certainly carries flaws and restrictions; it cannot be disseminated casually. Zhao Li is eccentric, but I don't believe he hoards his treasures out of malice! "He refuses to pass it on for good reason. Bai Feng wasn't favored back then, but you were—this is your fortune! "Su Yu, you must visit him often and grasp this opportunity. If you master it, you might become the most formidable offensive divine character master in the history of the Multiple Divine Characters Faction. The best defense... is offense! Relentless, unending offense!" Su Yu's blood boiled with excitement as he listened, while Bai Feng felt an urge to go sulk in a corner. *What does this mean?!* *Why does Senior Brother keep using me as a foil? I wasn't favored... I'm garbage... That old ghost Zhao Li really is a bastard!* "The path of slaughter!" "The *Expanding Will Art*!" At this moment, Su Yu felt a surge of excitement, though it was soon followed by a hint of gloom. Teacher Zhao had stated that unless Su Yu became his true disciple, he would not impart it. His martial uncle was probably overestimating his chances.