Chapter 406: Like Teacher, Like Student (3)
Chen Yong nodded, "I have been guessing the same. He wouldn't have been able to handle Zheng Yuming so easily otherwise. Looks like the principal is no longer trying to hide his cultivation. I wonder what his exact level of cultivation is."
"He is at least a third-stage Sunmoon." Hong Tan said, "I won't even be surprised if he's at the fourth or the fifth stage. Great Xia does not lack Sunmoons. Without being a Sunmoon himself, he wouldn't have been able to keep his position for long."
Su Yu got curious and asked, "Grandteacher, are there a lot of Sunmoons in Great Xia?"
"I guess we have a healthy number of them." Hong Tan smiled, "Hu Dehao, Zhao Rui, Ji Hong, Wan Tiansheng...all of them are Sunmoons. That old fart called Zheng Ping is near that realm as well. The general of the Devil Subduing Army who is currently away at the Allheaven Battlefield is also a Sunmoon. That fatty from the Xia Family, that old lady from the Wu Family...all of them are Sunmoons."
The Great Xia really had a decent number of Sunmoon experts.
After listing out several names, Hong Tan said, "We probably have a few more at the Allheaven Battlefield. All those are the retainers of the Xia Family so I don't know them well. But they are all Sunmoons."
Su Yu nodded. That was not a small number. But it also wasn't that big a number. Great Xia was one of the three strongest human prefectures. But even a prefecture so powerful only had this many Sunmoons.
Hong Tan then looked at Bai Feng and asked, "Do you have something to say?"
"Yeah." Clearly, Bai Feng had intentionally sent Wu Jia away because he had something important to say. He explained, "Senior Brother, I think there is no need for Jia to get involved in this. Knowing too much will only bring her more trouble."
Chen Yong nodded in agreement. Meanwhile, Hong Tan looked at Su Yu before looking at Bai Feng. He smiled. It would seem like this student of his placed a lot of importance on the kid.
Bai Feng wasted no time and said, "You see, I can actually still recover. Of course, I'm still not 100 percent sure..."
He gave a simple explanation about his character technique disassembly method, including his theory about adding foundational characters at the Skysoar Realm and beyond.
Hong Tan had a look of shock as he asked, "Are you sure? Can you really replace your lost characters?"
"I think so. That was why I had decided to test this out on myself."
Beside them, Su Yu also grew somewhat excited as he asked, "Teacher, can we really disassemble the character technique?"
"Yeah." Bai Feng nodded, "You must have ignored the data I left you. There is a simple explanation there. I'll tell you more later. In short, our character techniques can be disassembled. Hadn't I told you this previously?"
Hong Tan's eyes were bright. He said, "In that case, anyone can be a member of the multiple character faction. The multiple character faction can no longer be destroyed. I know what those bastards have been thinking. They have merely been jealous of us. But the moment they found a way to cultivate their own character techniques as well...heh. I guarantee you they will do it without a second thought."
Bai Feng understood what his teacher was trying to say. He asked, "Teacher, you intend to spread this?"
"Of course." Hong Tan said, "The more they hate us in the past, the more awkward they will feel after this. Let's see how they're going to keep suppressing us after this. Kid, the moment this research is made public, the multiple character faction will become the mainstay of humanity's cultural research community."
"But I'm afraid of death."
"Hmm?"
It almost seemed like cultural researchers were capable of everything.
Bai Feng grumbled, "But one needs to have those characters to have all those abilities. Not everyone will have that many characters."
"You're right. But there is no denying that cultural researchers are much better at staying alive than warriors." Hong Tan said, "What do you mean when you say that the path of multiple characters is the sole path to the Invincible Realm?"
Bai Feng thought for a bit and said, "Racial ability character."
"Hmm?"
Bai Feng gave a simple explanation before saying, "I have yet to prove my theory. Thus, I am going to use Martial Uncle as my first test subject. Martial Uncle Xia Yunji and the others will also be my test subjects."
Bai Feng had a joyful look as he said, "In truth, I have a lot of test subjects. I will test my theory on them first. We can think about our next step after verifying my theory. After all, I need to keep researching if my tests on them end up failing. Also, there's this Su Yu kid..."
He looked at Su Yu and said, "He will also be a test subject. He will focus on forming only human characters."
"You..."
Hong Tan was shocked by what Bai Feng was saying, but he also felt somewhat helpless. This fellow was too rash.
He looked at Su Yu and was faced with a simple and honest face. With a smile, Su Yu said, "I will listen to Teacher. I have no objections."
But inwardly, he was overjoyed. Very good. In the future, he no longer needed to form non-human characters anymore. It was getting tiring pretending that he could actually form one.
Hong Tan's emotions turned complicated upon hearing that. What a good student. What an obedient student!
"Su Yu, you need to think carefully before making this decision. This is only a theory. There is no proof that this is the correct path. You are very talented. If you walk the wrong path, your future will be ruined..."
Hong Tan sighed. In truth, a lot of people from their faction had ruined themselves for the sake of testing some theories. So many geniuses had been ruined this way. Even his senior brother had been ruined this way. Without that experiment, his senior brother would have probably reached the Sunmoon Realm by now.
Su Yu maintained the honest look on his face as he said, "I'm not afraid, Grandteacher. Since Teacher says that it's fine, I'll listen to him!"
"..."
Bai Feng rolled his eyes. Bullshit! That brat was most certainly hiding something. Wait, it was possible that this little bastard could only form human characters. The brat had claimed that he was in the process of completing a non-human character previously. How long had it been? Where was that character? Where was it? What a big liar!
Bai Feng vowed to one day dissect Su Yu's sea of willpower and take a look at it. Was this kid not ashamed of acting all simple and honest in front of his grandteacher when he could only form human characters in the first place?
After thinking about it, Hong Tan nodded, "We can give this a try. But your senior brother and I can't try this yet. We still need our strength for any unexpected situations that might arise."
"Bai Feng's worry makes sense. Little Yong, Su Yu, forget everything you hear today. Do not let anyone else know about this." He looked at Bai Feng and said, "Use your martial uncle as the test subject first. As for Xia Yunji and the others, don't touch them for now. They are still able to unleash a certain level of combat strength for now so there is no rush. It would be even more troublesome if your tests end up ruining their characters. As for your martial uncle, he is already half a cripple. It is fine to perform your tests on him."
Su Yu resisted the urge to roll his eyes. He finally understood why Bai Feng had the obsession with dissecting others. So this fellow had learned from his own teacher! Were they even listening to themselves? His martial uncle was already half a cripple so they could freely perform tests on him? That sounded like something only a villain would say!
