#113 - There is great terror in the court!

Chapter 115: Great Terror in the Imperial Court!

“Haitang, my personal suggestion to you is that you'd better fill up your team for this Spirit Realm instance!”

Teacher Shen said, “Find two more teammates with high base attributes who will be responsible for assisting and protecting you. Although Zhao Zheng's base attributes are relatively high, relying on him alone is definitely not enough. I think you should understand the principle that there is strength in numbers.”

Song Haitang didn't speak, still frowning and pondering.

Teacher Shen continued, “Or, you could just endure it this time. After entering the Spirit Realm, just find a place to hide with Zhao Zheng. Don't think about getting a perfect mission rating anymore. As long as you can save your life and come back alive, that will be a success.”

“This is also the principal's idea. The principal said that you don't need to worry about temporary gains and losses…”

“If you don't want to endure it, then listen to me and add two more teammates to help you.”

It must be said.

Teacher Shen's suggestion was very pertinent.

However…

“It shouldn't be easy for me to add teammates now, right?” Song Haitang declined, “Knowing that foreign freshmen will target me in the fourth layer of the Spirit Realm, who would dare to team up with me?”

Hearing this, Teacher Shen immediately smiled and said, “As long as you reveal that you are willing to add two permanent fixed teammates, I believe countless freshmen will be willing to take a risk and rush to become your new teammates.”

Permanent fixed teammates.

This means that everyone will be together in subsequent Spirit Realm instances.

Hearing this, Song Haitang frowned slightly.

She didn't decline implicitly anymore, directly shaking her head and refusing, “Forget it, teacher. Adding teammates now might harm others. I'll just listen to the principal!”

Adding teammates is definitely not an option.

If it weren't the Amnesia Spirit Realm, adding teammates would expose Zhao Zheng's secret.

Teacher Shen seemed to have expected this result, and only smiled wryly upon hearing this, not saying anything more.

Actually, if the principal hadn't instructed her, she wouldn't have suggested this to Song Haitang.

Because she had suggested it several times before, and Song Haitang had refused each time.

…

Leaving Teacher Shen's office.

Song Haitang received a call from her father.

“Haitang, have you had lunch yet?”

“I'm just about to go back to the dormitory to eat.”

“Oh, then I'll keep it short… I'm calling to tell you that the General Assembly has issued my new appointment. Once I've completed the handover of my work, I'll go to the provincial capital to take office, probably next month.”

“Okay, I understand. Congratulations, Dad.”

“Haha, what's with the congratulations between us father and daughter? Speaking of which, this appointment was so smooth this time because Xiao Chen helped me a lot… When I get to the provincial capital, can you help me make an appointment with him? I want to treat him to a meal to thank him, and also give him the bonus from the Lu'an City spacetime rift incident last time.”

“Can't you make an appointment with him yourself?”

“I've tried several times, but I don't know where Xiao Chen has gone. His phone is always turned off, and I can't contact him.”

“Okay… I'll try to talk to Senior Brother later, but I don't know if Senior Brother will accept the invitation.”

Hanging up her father's phone.

Song Haitang felt a bit of a headache.

She thought about it and told Zhao Zheng about it, letting Zhao Zheng decide.

Zhao Zheng hesitated for a moment and chose to decline.

Because meeting with Chairman Song too often and letting Chairman Song say too many things he shouldn't, it would be even more awkward when the truth is revealed in the future.

Song Haitang agreed with Zhao Zheng's attitude and concerns, planning to say that Chen Ye had gone on a long trip when her father asked again in a while.

…

“In the fourth layer of the Spirit Realm, martial arts have a clear division of realms. The early stage mainly involves body training, divided into three realms: Sinew, Bone, and Skin.”

“The mid-stage three realms are Force, namely Obvious Force, Hidden Force, and Transforming Force.”

“Once you reach Transforming Force, you'll be very powerful, with strength equivalent to our third-order transcendents.”

“And the later stage of martial arts also has three realms, namely Blood Exchange, Innate, and Spirit Refinement.”

“Blood Exchange experts don't mean that the blood of the whole body has been exchanged, but that the qi and blood have undergone a qualitative transformation! Once you become a Blood Exchange expert, whether it's stamina, strength, or speed, there will be a great improvement, almost equivalent to our fourth-order experts.”

“Innate experts refer to the force in the body that has undergone a transformation, forming Gang Force. Gang Force can protect the body and also injure people from the outside, with infinite wonderful uses. Innate experts have almost reached the fifth-order standard.”

“Spirit Refinement experts are just a legend in the fourth layer of the Spirit Realm, and have never appeared. It seems that the end of martial arts is Innate! So I don't have any information about Spirit Refinement experts here.”

“The number of Innate experts is very small, generally some well-known grandmasters or hidden old monsters. The probability of you encountering Innate martial artists in the Spirit Realm is not high.”

“What you really need to be careful about are Transforming Force and Blood Exchange.”

“Although Transforming Force experts only have the strength of the third order, they have all come from many life-and-death battles to cultivate their skills to such a realm. Such people often have extremely rich combat experience, so you must not be careless.”

“If you encounter a Blood Exchange expert, just run! With your current attributes, even if your talent abilities are not disabled, you are not a match for Blood Exchange experts.”

“Under normal circumstances, the martial artists who open martial arts gyms should be in the Obvious Force realm. Only the owners of those famous martial arts gyms may have reached the Hidden Force realm.”

“After you enter the Spirit Realm, choosing to challenge some ordinary martial arts gyms is a very good way to make a name for yourselves.”

Old Chu said a lot in one breath.

The students were also listening attentively.

After Old Chu finished saying these things.

A student asked, “Teacher, you said yesterday that there are also monsters in the fourth layer of the Spirit Realm? May I ask, what do the monsters in the fourth layer of the Spirit Realm look like?”

Hearing this question, Old Chu's face suddenly became serious.

“There are indeed monsters in the fourth layer of the Spirit Realm, but no one knows what the monsters look like. Because the people who have seen the true face of the monsters are already dead.”

“Once, a very powerful new transcendent chose to assassinate corrupt officials in the fourth layer of the Spirit Realm as a way to make a name for himself! However, he almost died when he assassinated an imperial envoy.”

“His knife could only cut through the skin of the imperial envoy, but he couldn't cut through the inside no matter what. Moreover, after the skin was broken, there was no blood flowing out of the imperial envoy's body. Instead, there were faint scales revealed inside.”

“At that time, the new transcendent was almost killed by a casual blow from the imperial envoy… Fortunately, his speed was very fast, and he eventually escaped the imperial envoy's pursuit, found a place to hide, and hid until the mission time ended before returning to Blue Star.”

After that new Transcendent brought back the news, it attracted the attention of the higher-ups. Experts analyzed that in the fourth level of the Spirit Realm, those mysterious monsters usually wear human skin, disguise themselves as humans, and may be hidden within the imperial court, perhaps even occupying high-level positions..."

Also, according to historical records in the fourth level of the Spirit Realm, the martial arts world was even more prosperous more than two hundred years ago, with experts who practiced the spirit realm frequently appearing. Later, a meteorite fell from the sky, and since then, experts who practiced the spirit realm have disappeared, and the Innate Realm has become the end of martial arts."

Many experts speculate that the monsters hidden in the imperial court were brought by the meteorite from the sky, including the disappearance of martial artists who practiced the spirit realm, which may also be related to the monsters."

Perhaps it is because the experts who practiced the spirit realm have strong spirits and can sense their existence. Therefore, they are afraid that the experts who practiced the spirit realm will threaten them and have been secretly eliminating the experts who practiced the spirit realm."

Of course, all of this is speculation, and no one knows the specific truth."

In short, after entering the Spirit Realm, you'd better not provoke the imperial court, otherwise, there is a high probability that you will die silently..."

These words made many students show a look of awe.

They also kept Old Chu's warning in mind.

Zhao Zheng was very interested in these secrets.

He raised his hand to ask: "Teacher, yesterday you said that we will enter the same world again in the subsequent Spirit Realms. Is it still the case that no one can find out the information about the monsters the second time we enter?"

Old Chu nodded and said: "Yes, in the eighth level of the Spirit Realm, you will enter that world again to perform another task. Many Transcendent used to think that their strength had improved a lot and could investigate the secrets of the imperial court. However, those people did not end well in the end, and no one was able to find out the true face of the monsters. The monsters hidden in the imperial court are more terrifying than you think."

Zhao Zheng suddenly understood.

So it was the eighth level of the Spirit Realm that he would enter again.

With only three levels of the Spirit Realm in between, most Transcendent have not improved their strength much, so they are definitely not the opponents of the monsters.

But he is different.

In these three or four months, his strength will more than double.

When the time comes, he may be able to find out the truth.

Old Chu added: "In the Spirit Realm, in addition to being careful of the imperial court, try not to go to those foreign concessions. Foreigners have very powerful firearms in their hands. With your strength, once you are surrounded by the firearms troops, I am afraid you will also die."

Indeed.

In the absence of defensive talent abilities, even third- and fourth-level Transcendent may not be able to withstand the attacks of firearms.

And Zhao Zheng couldn't help but frown when he heard the words "foreign concession".

He was about to speak when a student asked before him: "Teacher, what does foreign concession mean?"

Old Chu replied: "According to the literal meaning, a concession refers to a legitimate foreign residence established by another country that has administrative autonomy and extraterritoriality (consular jurisdiction) on the territory of one country."

"To put it simply, the so-called concession is a territory forcibly obtained through unequal treaties, usually located in port cities."

"In the fourth level of the Spirit Realm, the eastern country you are in is called the Great Yan Empire. Because it is backward, it has been invaded by many foreign countries. Those foreigners have established many concession areas on the territory of the Eastern Great Country through unequal treaties. Locals collectively call them foreign concessions."

Hearing these words.

Zhao Zheng's heart fluctuated greatly, and he couldn't help but close his eyes.

Because what Old Chu said was also the memory of another world.

Old Chu added: "Among them, the enemy country with the strongest invasion consciousness and the most occupied territory is called the Izumo Kingdom. Speaking of this Izumo Kingdom, it is very interesting. Whether it is on the map or in terms of national culture, they are similar to our country's pirates, and can even be said to be completely the same."

These words made Zhao Zheng's fists clench instantly!

"Pirate Kingdom?"

A student asked incredulously: "Can this country also invade others? Our pirates are just fence-sitters."

Old Chu said: "Never underestimate the Pirate Kingdom. The Pirate nation has a strong ambition. When we are strong, what we can see is naturally only their flattery, but when we are weak, they will definitely pounce on us like mad dogs and bite us."

"In our history, there have been several periods of weakness, and during those periods, there were almost always sea disasters caused by pirates."

"Otherwise, why do you think the name Pirate Kingdom came from?"

The student who felt unbelievable before carefully recalled the history, and then nodded in agreement.

Zhao Zheng knew that the history of the two sides was different.

Here, the Xia Kingdom has always been very strong, and the Pirate Kingdom has no chance or ability to invade the Xia Kingdom.

He continued to listen to Old Chu's explanation.

At first, Zhao Zheng even almost thought that the Yan Kingdom in the fourth level of the Spirit Realm might be the historical period of the Earth.

Later, after listening carefully to Old Chu's explanation, he found that it was not the case.

Because in Old Chu's mouth, some famous figures did not appear in the history of the Xia Kingdom on Earth.

In addition, there was no such powerful martial arts in the Republic of China on Earth...

Perhaps.

The fourth level of the Spirit Realm is another parallel world!

"By the way, there is one more piece of information that is very important!"

Old Chu said: "After you enter the Spirit Realm, your consciousness will basically be attached to the nationals of the Eastern Yan Kingdom, and those foreign freshmen may become different enemy countries depending on their skin color!"

"Anyway, as long as you see some foreign devils leave their concessions and challenge Yan Kingdom martial artists everywhere, it is almost certain that they are your peers!"

"Be careful of these people. When you become famous, they may come to your door and want to step on you to get to the top."

The students nodded one after another, keeping this important information in mind.

At this time.

The class bell rang.

Old Chu packed up his things and left the classroom.

The students were very curious about the content of the fourth level of the Spirit Realm, and gathered together with their teammates to discuss it.

Only Zhao Zheng was in a low mood and returned to his apartment alone.

As for why Old Chu didn't tell all the information about the first ten levels of the Spirit Realm at once?

Zhao Zheng knew the reason.

This is actually required by the higher-ups. You must wait until the students complete a Spirit Realm adventure before you can learn the content information of the next level of the Spirit Realm.

In addition, telling too much at once may not be a good thing.

Because some Spirit Realms are very terrifying, telling them in advance will affect the students' hearts, make the students feel fear, and thus affect their usual training.

Telling them one by one gives the students enough time to grow. When they see more things, they will naturally have the courage to face more dangerous Spirit Realms calmly.