Chapter 198: Instructor: Divine Might Heavenly King

【S-Rank Training Room: Summoning Mastery LV. , Summoning Art Mastery LV. , Command Mastery LV. , Cultivation Mastery LV. , Harmonization Mastery LV. , Spirit Control Mastery LV. 】

【Permanent Summon: Brutal Beast · Son of the Cave (Wu Dabao), Xiangliu White Snake · Household Spirit (Liu Changying)】

【Temporary Personnel: Shanhe Covenant · No. , Shanhe Covenant · No. 】

【Knowledge Item: Cultivation Precepts】

【This Training Session: 15 Days, Actual Consumption: 1 Day, 1st-Rank Adept's Remaining Rest Time Not Exceeded, Generating S-Rank Dingxiang Summoning Instructor】

【Generation Complete: S-Rank Dingxiang Summoning Instructor: Divine Might Heavenly King (Avatar)】

Chu Danqing selected only the Mastery skills, rejecting all others, primarily for the highest cost-effectiveness.

"Back to work again," came a slightly lazy voice as a figure slowly stepped forward.

This time, it was an avatar—not a projection—and even the manner of arrival had changed.

A projection coalesced; an avatar walked into the training room.

"Huh~" The Divine Might Heavenly King's avatar, upon seeing him, blurted: "You're a 1st-Rank Adept—where did you find so many summons and allies?"

"Whatever, guess I'm just destined to be the hardworking one." Without waiting for Chu Danqing to explain, the Divine Might Heavenly King immediately used his Avatar Technique.

Avatar within avatar—he split into four more Divine Might Heavenly Kings in an instant.

The Divine Might Heavenly King recognized the Flying Bear Iron Cavalry as a professional offshoot of Xiong Zhigang, so he saw no need to pay it any attention.

What followed was simple: just learn.

Chu Danqing first explained his goal to the Divine Might Heavenly King: using Petal Essence to activate Dabao's bloodline.

The rest was about boosting attributes and skills.

"Dabao's origins are unusual—he carries the bloodline of a certain demonic deity."

"With this Petal Essence, activation isn't hard—the difficulty lies in controlling this bloodline."

"Fortunately, this ties directly into your Mastery skills' training." The Divine Might Heavenly King wouldn't act on Chu Danqing's behalf—he would only impart knowledge.

At most, he'd offer guidance within his authorized knowledge when Chu Danqing took action.

Success or failure rested entirely on Chu Danqing himself.

The Divine Might Heavenly King began explaining and guiding Chu Danqing in practice, helping him deeply understand his six Mastery skills.

At this moment, Chu Danqing understood one thing.

Mastery skills were truly difficult.

Basic skills had no threshold—if the instructor taught earnestly and the student learned earnestly, it was merely a matter of efficiency.

But Mastery skills were different—they began filtering.

Fortunately, the Divine Might Heavenly King's teaching ability was astonishingly strong, and Chu Danqing had six Mastery skills to cross-validate and reinforce each other.

Difficult as it was, Chu Danqing learned smoothly, and he formulated the Petal Essence into a potion for Dabao to consume, further boosting his strength.

The fifteen days passed in a flash; the Divine Might Heavenly King smiled and said: "Next time you get an S-Rank rating, remember to request me."

"I'm not a projection—I remember you. When the time comes, we can continue progressing together."

"If you switch to someone else, they'll have to re-assess you from scratch—that's wasted time."

After speaking, the Divine Might Heavenly King glanced at the time, turned, and left without waiting for Chu Danqing's reply.

As he walked away, he added: "No time for idle chat—I've got another session to rush to. See you."

Seeing this, Chu Danqing considered that next time, he might well make this Divine Might Heavenly King his fixed 1st-Rank instructor.

As for 2nd-Rank? At his current snowballing pace, he'd likely need an SS-Rank instructor—this Divine Might Heavenly King, being S-Rank, simply wouldn't suffice.

This session's progress was decent: all six Mastery skills rose to LV. .

No surprise—S-Rank instructors were unmatched; had it been an A-Rank, Chu Danqing would've been lucky to reach LV. .

As for jumping up three or four levels like his basic skills, that was pure fantasy.

The latter halves of the six Mastery skills remained unchanged, but their front digits rose from 2 to 6.

Unlike basic skills, which increased by 1 point per level, Mastery skills doubled that—each level granted 2 points.

Yet for Chu Danqing, the true gain wasn't just these numerical boosts—it was the growth in knowledge.

"The Dao is long and obstructed," Chu Danqing murmured.

Mastery skill MAX level wasn't 10—it was 20.

He doubted he could reach full level even within 1st-Rank; 2nd-Rank was uncertain.

The higher the level, the slower the progression.

There was a way to accelerate—Mastery Skill Crystals.

But those were hard to obtain.

The problem was Xiong Zhigang was a loyal minister—this made things complicated.

Chu Danqing could only temporarily set it aside and opened Dabao's panel to check.

【Brutal Beast · Son of the Cave】

【Attributes】

【.】

【Bloodline】

【Ancient Glow (Bloodline Concentration: 1%)】

【Effect 1: +1 to all five attributes】

【Effect 2: Immune to all mental, spiritual, and related negative states】

【Effect 3: When both Fearless and Berserk states are active, gain Kill Form】

【Talent】

【.】

【Deep Cavern Blood Beast】

【Effect 1: Claws treated as Superior-class weapons】

【Effect 2: All Blood Fury skill effects increased by 10%】

【Effect 3: Life recovery efficiency +10% when severely wounded or near death】

【Effect 4: Berserk and Fearless state effects increased by 10%】

【Effect 5: Perception efficiency increased by 10%】

【Skills】

【.】

After bloodline awakening, Dabao gained a new talent.

This talent could evolve with his bloodline—its current weak effect was due to his bloodline concentration being only 1%.

As bloodline concentration increased, not only would the bloodline effects grow stronger, but the Deep Cavern Blood Beast talent would also improve.

Unfortunately, Dabao's skills remained at LV. 0—this upgrade focused primarily on bloodline.

Even bloodline couldn't fix Dabao's intelligence—his mental attribute remained locked at 1, but his Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Perception all rose to 18.

Another drawback: after awakening, Dabao grew even more monstrous and terrifying.

Previously, one could explain his appearance as gigantism, excessive hair, and atavism—but now he was simply too beastly.

As for Daibai's progress, it was slower—his Mental and Perception rose to 14, as he spent most of his time cultivating the Nine-Headed Spirit Form Scripture.

Under the Divine Might Heavenly King's instruction and the boost from his Spiritual attribute, Daibai's Nine-Headed Spirit Form Scripture rose from LV. 0 to LV. 8 in just fifteen days.

The cost: Chu Danqing's mana was severely depleted—only the passive ability Mental Contagion, which doubled mana recovery when stacked to 10 layers, allowed him to endure it.

【Nine-Headed Spirit Form Scripture (Legacy) LV. 8】

【+1000 Spirit Power per level, +100 Spirit Power recovery per level】

【Legacy Skills】

【Spirit Art · Spirit Healing (Active) LV. 8: Consume 18 Spirit Power, instantly restore 180 HP and purge one negative state】

【Spirit Art · Spirit Recovery (Active) LV. 8: Consume 28 Spirit Power, restore 280 HP over 30 seconds within range, gain 80 Shield】

【Spirit Art · Evil Curse (Active) LV. 8: Consume 18 Spirit Power, reduce all attributes of targets in range by 1. , reduce life recovery by 1. % for 28 seconds, stackable up to 2 layers】

【Spirit Art · Evil Words (Active) LV. 8: Consume 28 Spirit Power, inflict Weakness and Poison on target for 28 seconds, stackable up to 2 layers】

Chu Danqing had asked the Divine Might Heavenly King how to awaken Daibai's bloodline.

The Divine Might Heavenly King glanced at Daibai, then said to Chu Danqing: "How do you awaken something that doesn't exist?"

This confirmed Chu Danqing's suspicion: Daibai was a freak—a fusion of Xiangliu bloodline and Household Spirit, making her a new species.

Dabao had bloodline—from the Cave God.

Technically, Dabao was now half-human, half-deity.

The Cave God's divine status had been verified by the Divine Might Heavenly King.

Fortunately, Chu Danqing hadn't delved too deeply into the Petal Cave back then—otherwise, he'd have died instantly.

From Dabao's bloodline name alone, the Cave God was likely an ancient remnant or a sealed primordial deity.

That's why he'd fallen from grace and been mocked—otherwise, from the name "Ancient Glow" and its effects, one could see how terrifying he truly was.

Even at 1% concentration, Dabao was immune to all mental and spiritual negative states.

He could outright ignore any non-physical control effects.

Just that one trait was worth it—let alone the potential for further growth.

The Divine Might Heavenly King also pointed Daibai toward a path to obtain bloodline.

If she lacked innate bloodline, she could adopt a powerful serpent deity as parent—then inherit its bloodline legacy.

But there was a severe problem: such a powerful deity might not even deign to notice Daibai.

After all, parents aren't something you casually choose, for what is passed down is not merely bloodline, but also the lineage and Daoist tradition.

When Chu Danqing gains sufficient strength, Da Bai may not even value this bloodline.

In the Paradise, races can be swapped and bloodlines transplanted; it is not impossible for great cultivators to bestow bloodline legacies.

By the later stages of cultivation, great cultivators have largely severed ties with their original race and bloodline, becoming self-contained entities.

Chu Danqing had also considered transplanting bloodlines produced in the Paradise into Da Bai, but ultimately rejected the idea.

He currently cannot obtain a suitable bloodline with high potential; transplanting one would require constant replacements to expand its limits.

Da Bai himself is the product of conflict between the monstrous deity Xiangliu and the household guardian spirit; transplanting multiple bloodlines carries immense risk.

Moreover, the more bloodlines combined, the more they pile up like a Shishan codebase, growing bloated and unwieldy.

Not only would the final viable paths narrow further, but Da Bai's innate potential would also be damaged.

Until a suitable bloodline is found, not transplanting at all is the optimal solution.

(End of Chapter)