Chapter 866: Dialogue with the Universe Master

Very soon, the black-robed Universe Master arrived and looked toward Zhang Huizhi:

"Why the sudden thought to cultivate speed?"

Zhang Huizhi spoke calmly:

"I encountered some matters on the main body's side."

Beneath the pitch-black hood, two red glimmers flickered, vaguely allowing one to glimpse a face with the luster of pure metallic construction; the Universe Master nodded:

"It seems to be a very urgent matter, otherwise you would not have let Zhang Huizhi recover his memories."

The Universe Master chuckled.

Zhang Huizhi has his own personality, and his purpose is to obtain all the benefits.

Dealing with Zhang Huizhi, the Universe Master finds it quite a headache.

"You created a newborn entity with a brand-new personality, likely considering that there are many things in the world that even you yourself cannot accomplish."

Zhang Huizhi nodded.

The reason he bestowed his own personality upon Li Zhiyi and the other two was that Chen Yan could not create a perfect breakthrough on his own.

If all three newborn entities possessed his own personality.

Then for everything they wanted to do, they would adopt the same method.

Facts have proven that Chen Yan's choice was correct.

Li Zhiyi successfully created the most perfect breakthrough.

Zhang Huizhi also extracted opportunities from the Universe Clan to a great extent.

And Zhao Zhugui has completely gained the trust of the Ji Master.

These three newborn entities are all parts of Chen Yan, and are also things that already existed within Chen Yan's personality, only that Chen Yan usually suppressed these personalities too tightly.

"Speaking of speed," the Universe Master's eyes flashed with a sharp light, as if recalling ancient memories:

"Actually, what our Universe Province's technological martial arts initially pursued was to make the human body reach its strongest in every aspect.

Our ancestors pursued super speed, super strength, and super combat capability.

For this, they pursued the highest strength and most lightweight materials, and transmission structures with the highest precision and highest load-bearing capacity.

We believed that as long as technology developed to a certain point, the existence of pure mechanical construction could completely surpass martial arts."

Zhang Huizhi remained silent, listening quietly to the Universe Master's words.

In fact, regarding the level of technological development in Universe Province, Zhang Huizhi was extremely amazed.

"But later on, the ancestors discovered one thing."

The Universe Master looked at Zhang Huizhi and smiled:

"Actually, martial arts is also a type of technology."

Zhang Huizhi raised his eyebrows slightly.

The Universe Master, however, slowly walked out of the cultivation room, taking Zhang Huizhi to walk among the clouds.

Below.

Layer upon layer of traffic networks crisscrossed, and high-rise buildings of various shapes stood in great numbers.

There were flight paths designed specifically for drone delivery, and in the void, capsule trains flew past one another.

Zhang Huizhi took one look, taking in the living beings of Universe Province who were either entertaining themselves or working.

This is the world of the future.

Yet, once the Ancient Gods awaken, all of this will disappear.

"Martial arts is science, the physical body is science; the human body's structure is a crystal born from nature's billions of years of evolution.

No matter how obsessed the Universe Clan is with technological martial arts, when it comes to truly designing a martial artist's simulation core, one must still use the eighth-rank life-and-death aura and the ninth-rank status."

The Universe Master stepped on the layered clouds, his voice drifting.

"And what technology truly needs to do is to penetrate the underlying logic and coordinate all laws!"

The Universe Master's voice was mellow, yet it faintly carried the friction sound of mechanical operation as he slowly looked toward Li Zhiyi:

"So, standing before you, I am actually a person who has unified technology and martial arts.

But martial arts and technology, in my eyes, are both science, both methods.

If you want to pursue absolute speed, you also need to coordinate everything you can currently grasp to reach the strongest speed."

Zhang Huizhi's eyes gleamed:

"I understand."

The Universe Master shook his head:

"No, you don't understand."

"I understand," Zhang Huizhi continued, preparing to leave.

It must be said that the Universe Master's words brought him enlightenment.

"Ahem."

The Universe Master coughed, even though, given his current realm, the possibility of coughing did not exist at all.

He raised his hand, and from beneath his pitch-black sleeve, a long, slender finger made of pure metal extended, pointing at Zhang Huizhi:

"Listen to me finish."

Seeing that Zhang Huizhi stopped speaking and waited quietly, the Universe Master snorted coldly:

"Go brew me a cup of tea."

Zhang Huizhi pursed his lips, and with a flash of his figure, he arrived in front of a research institute still under construction, where Yu Ming was looking at blueprints with several construction workers.

"Go brew me a cup of tea," Zhang Huizhi said.

"Yes!" Yu Ming vanished in a hurry.

After a while, Zhang Huizhi brought a cup of steaming clear tea before the Universe Master.

"Hahaha, you, Chen Yan, are a Heavenly God General; the Master of Martial Dao is actually brewing tea for me."

The Universe Master let out a loud laugh and took the cup of tea, saying:

"Since you wish to pursue speed, then we must start from every aspect. My Universe Clan can forge divine armor for you—never mind, you already possess divine armor yourself.

In terms of Martial Dao, the advancement of the three physical Martial Dao realms can naturally bring about an increase in speed, and when combined with martial techniques, it can bring about super-strong speed.

But what I want to say is that you need to make your three physical Martial Dao powers unite as one, and then execute World Blink, only then can you maximize your speed."

Zhang Huizhi nodded:

"Mm."

He knew this point, and he had long since united his Qi-blood and Horizontal Tempering into the True Martial Dao; if he wanted to further increase his speed, he would need to have the power of will bolster the True Martial power.

"This is just the simplest part of what I want to say." The Universe Master glanced at Zhang Huizhi:

"What you must also pay attention to are the three auxiliary Martial Daos.

In terms of True Intent Martial Dao, your Extreme Piercing Spear Soul pursues the ultimate strike, and its speed is extremely fast, so you can have the Extreme Piercing Spear Soul attached to your own body."

Zhang Huizhi's eyes flashed.

Indeed, if he could have the Spear Soul superimposed onto his physical body, his own speed could be increased by another fraction.

"Don't be impatient."

The Universe Master smiled:

"Elemental Martial Dao can also increase speed; there are eight great elements between heaven and earth: wind, thunder, ice, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Wind is formless and flowing, capable of spreading and also aiding momentum.

Thunder is a fleeting instant, its speed breathtaking.

Fire burns intensely and can be used for propulsion."

Zhang Huizhi calmed down, his eyelids half-lowered, his breathing slowing.

What the Universe Master said was precisely the thing he had overlooked.

The Universe Master watched Zhang Huizhi like this and smiled:

"The most critical thing is arrays; the power of spatial arrays, I presume, needs no further explanation from me.

You are a Divine Venerable of Arrays, and executing spatial arrays is a simple matter for you; what you need to do is simply figure out how to execute spatial arrays without delaying your own combat.

When you were weak, you once used Extreme Satin to carve protective patterns.

Now, have you ever thought about carving spatial array patterns with your physical strength, so that you only need to trigger them during battle?"

Zhang Huizhi fell silent.

For a long time, Chen Yan had learned much and used much.

And precisely because of this, later on, he became broad but not refined.

As the Universe Master said, Chen Yan had actually long mastered methods that could make him stronger, yet he had foolishly ignored them.

The Universe Master chuckled softly:

"Your natural talent is peerless and rare in the world; Xia Hanzhou felt inferior and dared not be your master.

Although Lu Xunyang was willing to pass on what he learned to you, he was unable to do so due to Dao wounds that were difficult to heal.

You have always used the weak to overcome the strong, winning against superiors, with outstanding wit and strategy; those around you all respect and trust you, never daring to interfere with your plans."

The Universe Master's aura calmed down:

"And precisely because of this, the path you walk is sometimes too absolute, too careless.

But have you never been wrong?

The you of the past lost to the Universe Lord, and the you of today is still not his match."