Chapter 187: King Wen's Guidance, the Warning Bell!

The gentle voice, like a spring breeze brushing the face, gently blew.

Su Yu actually felt extraordinarily comfortable.

He stared blankly at the middle-aged man before him, who resembled an immortal from a noble lineage, hesitated a moment, and said.

"King Wen? Senior Brother?"

Su Yu felt somewhat uncertain in his heart.

Although Su Yu knew he had a senior brother called King Wen, he had never met him, and even that King's essence blood had been sent by the Heaven Sword King.

Regarding his unknown senior brother, Su Yu's heart was filled with bewilderment.

Yet this middle-aged man who suddenly appeared and called himself King Wen left Su Yu somewhat at a loss.

King Wen gave a slight smile.

"In Daxia, who else would dare to call themselves King Wen?"

Su Yu's nervousness finally eased.

After all, in this era, the sudden appearance of an existence more terrifying than himself would make anyone nervous.

Especially when one does not know the other's purpose.

That feeling of nervousness became even stronger.

However, after clarifying the other's identity, Su Yu let out a sigh of relief.

King Wen!

King Wen! He is the first disciple of the Slay Dragon King, although among the kings of Daxia, his strength is not considered top-tier.

However, when it comes to strategy, King Wen is absolutely the foremost in the Myriad Races Continent.

No one dares to claim their mind can match King Wen's.

Moreover, in front of everyone, King Wen always seems flawless in his calculations, leaving no opening.

If one says, facing the Slay Dragon King, it is merely a suppression from strength.

Then, facing King Wen, it is purely a suppression from intellect.

Even a Half-Emperor expert, when facing King Wen, must be careful whether he has set a trap somewhere.

It is said that when the Slay Dragon King exterminated the Dragon Clan, King Wen's shadow was also present.

As for the actual facts, only King Wen and the Slay Dragon King know them.

Even so, this is enough to show King Wen's terror.

Among the Human Race's kings, aside from the Slay Dragon King, the Martial King and King Wen together, one civil and one martial, suppressed the myriad races for decades.

Looking at the middle-aged man before him with a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth, Su Yu inexplicably felt completely at ease, as if with this person nearby, there would be no difficulty at all.

Su Yu looked at King Wen without speaking; instead, King Wen gave a slight smile and said.

"Junior brother, do you have any worries?"

Su Yu stared blankly at King Wen, pondered for a while, and said.

"I... seem to have become lost."

Su Yu said, somewhat bewildered.

Upon saying this, Su Yu completely felt his heart become utterly empty.

As if something had fallen away.

But no matter how Su Yu tried to recall, he could not remember.

King Wen gazed deeply at Su Yu and spoke gently.

"Why are you lost?"

Su Yu froze, not knowing how to answer.

He carefully recalled.

Yes, why am I lost?

Is it because the college entrance exam ended?

Or has my goal been achieved?

One question after another lingered in Su Yu's mind.

King Wen's voice sounded again.

"Or rather, what is your goal?"

Su Yu answered truthfully.

"If before, my goal was the college entrance exam, to enter the Martial Arts Academy."

"Then what is your purpose in entering the Martial Arts Academy?"

"To become stronger, to turn things around!"

Su Yu answered earnestly.

"Then have you become stronger now?"

King Wen's voice caused Su Yu's mind to tremble slightly.

Yes, have I become stronger?

If placed in Jiangnan Province, my strength has definitely increased.

After all, the Arhat Golden Body Five Revolutions, placed in all of Jiangnan Province, would absolutely be the number one below the Flying Heaven Realm.

Even becoming an instructor of the Heavenly Pride Battalion would be more than sufficient.

But Su Yu knows his goal is certainly not just a small Jiangnan Province.

Above Jiangnan Province lies the Southern Region.

Above the southern region, there is still the whole Daxia.

Above Daxia, there is still the whole Myriad Races Continent.

As for what is above the Myriad Races Continent, that is not something Su Yu can know.

Su Yu fell silent.

Yeah, I clearly haven't become stronger yet.

But why do I feel like my goal has been lost?

Su Yu was somewhat confused.

Wen Wang smiled slightly, speaking softly, his voice like a gentle breeze gently blowing.

"Just as you said, you took the college entrance exam to join the Martial Arts Academy, joining the Martial Arts Academy is to become stronger, so what is the purpose of your becoming stronger?"

"The purpose of becoming stronger..." Su Yu murmured softly, "The purpose of becoming stronger is to live a stable life, so that no one can bully me!"

Su Yu's plain and honest answer left Wen Wang unable to help but be startled, then he gave a light smile.

"That's a good goal, but Su Yu, do you know that in Daxia, even within the Human Race, there is scheming and rivalry; no matter where you live, there will always be someone stronger than you, just like me—although I am a King-Conferred Strong One, among King-Conferred Strong Ones there are many stronger than me."

"They wanting to bully me is easy, so life is like a river—only by continuing to flow can one not stay in place."

"A river that stays in place is ultimately just a pool of dead water."

Wen Wang looked deeply at Su Yu, the smile at the corner of his mouth extremely rich.

"You are still young, you have countless hopes, you are the disciple most recognized by the teacher, even more of a monster than me and your second senior brother."

"Your future should be like a river flowing into the sea, not like dead water."

"If you want to avoid being bullied, your greatest goal is the Myriad Races."

"The Human Race is weak, the Myriad Races are savage, the Myriad Races are constantly bullying us; as a member of the Human Race, this is an unavoidable fate for you."

"Just as you said, you don't want anyone to bully you, you want to completely turn things around, but the whole Human Race is not as you imagine."

"Constantly wanting to turn things around, wanting not to be bullied by the Myriad Races."

"So, Su Yu, your goal should now be clear."

Listening to Wen Wang's words, Su Yu fell silent.

I don't know why, Wen Wang's words were like planting seeds in Su Yu's heart.

With the passage of time, these seeds will gradually sprout and gradually grow.

Finally they grew into a Cen Tian giant tree.

Su Yu slowly lifted his head, the confusion on his face gone, replaced by a clear and enlightened expression.

He revealed his snow-white teeth, smiling as he spoke.

"Thank you, senior brother, junior understands."

Looking at Su Yu, Wen Wang also smiled.

"Alright, the advising has been done, now it's time to talk about the matter at hand."

Wen Wang smiled, then his expression turned serious.

Noticing the change in Wen Wang's expression, Su Yu also stopped being frivolous and became solemn.

"Senior brother, please speak."

Wen Wang spoke softly.

"Actually it's not a big deal; I came to see you for two things—this first thing is, entrusted by the teacher, to give you the token."

With a flip of his hand, a token of the Slay Dragon King appeared in Su Yu's field of vision.

"During the college entrance exam, you used the token left by the teacher; the teacher asked me to give you another one—honestly, I'm a bit envious. From when I began cultivating to being promoted to King-Conferred Strong One, the teacher gave me only three tokens in total, yet you, merely at the Golden Body Realm, already possess a second."

Wen Wang spoke with a smile, a look of envy appearing on his face.

"You should know, the teacher's token can even block one or two attacks from a King-Conferred Strong One; below a King-Conferred Strong One, it is an instant-kill existence."

Su Yu's face showed ecstatic joy.

Originally Su Yu was thinking that after using the token, his trump card would be reduced by one, and facing high-level strong ones, he would not have many trump cards left.

As a result, now another one has been given to him.

One has to say, his own teacher is not bad either.

Su Yu thought this in his heart.

"Thank you, teacher, thank you, senior brother."

Su Yu unceremoniously took the token Wen Wang handed over, then asked.

"Senior brother, what is the other matter?"

Su Yu was somewhat curious.

Wen Wang pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Have you heard of the existence of remains?"

"Remains?"

Su Yu was somewhat bewildered.

Wen Wang immediately explained.

"In the history of the Human Race, it has been divided into three eras: the first is the Ancient Era, the second the Primeval Era, and the third is the Modern Era we now inhabit."

"The so-called remains are secret realms left over from the Ancient or Primeval Era, similar to places like the Grand Master Secret Realm."

"When the Modern Era just began to develop, the Human Race was extremely weak; facing the invasion of the Myriad Races, they could only continually shrink their territory. Later, strong ones obtained inheritance from the remains, achieving supreme strength, which allowed the Human Race in the Myriad Races Continent to have some self-defense capability."

"With the appearance of the remains, the number of strong ones in the Human Race increased, and finally the Three Emperors were born, becoming the guardians of the entire Human Race."

Listening to Wen Wang's words, Su Yu's heart was filled with curiosity about these so-called remains.

"You should know, the existence of the Three Emperors is comparable to strong ones of the Half-Emperor Realm such as God Emperors, Immortal Emperors, and Demon Emperors."

Even a being like this can create a relic; what kind of circumstance could that be?

King Wen continued speaking.

"Not long ago, a relic was unearthed in the northern region. According to the Flower Emperor's detection, it should be a Grand Master realm relic, and it's not really a very large relic."

"However, that relic is somewhat strange; only a strong one below the Flying Heaven Realm can enter, which caused some Flying Heaven Realm strongmen who wanted to ascend to Grand Master to return empty‑handed."

"I'm not just looking at you because you just finished the college entrance exam; I think you might have some thoughts about this relic."

Listening to King Wen, Su Yu's eyes lit up.

The Grand Master realm relic.

Although it's not a very large relic, for Su Yu, the Grand Master realm is already immensely powerful.

Su Yu asked urgently.

"Senior brother, when are we going?"

Seeing Su Yu's expression, King Wen gave a muted smile.

"There's no rush; the relic won't open for another month. By then, all the Golden Body Realm strongmen of Daxia will probably enter, so your chance of obtaining its inheritance inside is slim!"

King Wen said truthfully.

Su Yu was stunned.

One should know that I am a five‑turn Arhat Golden Body, comparable to an ordinary strongman just entering the Flying Heaven Realm.

King Wen seemed to see through Su Yu's thoughts, smiled faintly, and said,

"Little junior brother, I'm not speaking nonsense. Don't think that just because you slew a Flying Heaven Realm strongman on the battlefield, you should forget that that Flying Heaven Realm opponent had already been fighting for a while before confronting you."

"In that state, he never unleashed his full strength."

"Don't think the gap between the Flying Heaven Realm and the Golden Body Realm is just one level; the combat power a Flying Heaven Realm can unleash is definitely ten times that of a Golden Body Perfection."

"To put it bluntly, little junior brother, you were merely lucky."

Su Yu scratched his head awkwardly.

It was all just my luck, after all.

Nevertheless, Su Yu was aware of this point.

The situation then truly was that my luck accounted for most of it.

Yet, hearing King Wen speak that way, Su Yu felt a bit indignant.

One should know that a five‑turn Arhat Golden Body, even against a nine‑turn supreme Golden Body strongman, might not be my opponent.

Even an immaculate Golden Body without power beyond seven turns is not my opponent.

Moreover, in all of Daxia, how many can forge an immaculate Golden Body?

With such strength, how could they still fail to obtain the relic's inheritance?

King Wen's gaze examined Su Yu deeply, then he let out a light laugh.

"Little junior brother, do you think that now you have become invincible with the Golden Body?"

Su Yu wanted to be modest, but thinking of his own strength, he smiled and nodded.

King Wen smiled faintly, but the smile seemed a little odd.

"Since that's the case, I will suppress my cultivation to the level of an ordinary Golden Body Perfection and spar with you, little junior brother, for a few moves—how about it?"

Su Yu's eyebrows lifted slightly.

Suppressing cultivation to an ordinary Golden Body Perfection?

Looking at the King Wen before him, Su Yu suddenly became eager.

"Then please, senior brother, give me your instruction?"

Su Yu gave King Wen a slight bow and said with a smile,

King Wen also smiled, then suppressed his cultivation to the ordinary Golden Body Perfection realm, and a faint Spiritual Qi spread over him.

"Little junior brother, you go first."

King Wen said with a smile.

Su Yu chuckled, hesitated not, and launched a punch straight out.

Even though King Wen had suppressed his cultivation to an ordinary Golden Body Perfection, Su Yu did not in his heart look down on his senior brother.

After all, this senior brother is the famed sealed king known for his conspiratorial and bizarre expertise!

The Arhat Golden Body materialized behind Su Yu in an instant, mimicking Su Yu's movement, and hurled a fierce punch toward King Wen's position.

The white‑jade light, mixed with terrifying might, in an instant annihilated the air halfway.

The surrounding tiny space briefly formed a vacuum zone.

King Wen's eyes brightened.

"Indeed, the legendary Arhat Golden Body, even its mere power fluctuation already surpasses an ordinary Golden Body Perfection."

King Wen said admiringly.

Yet King Wen made no move, as if he were frozen in place.

Although Su Yu hesitated a bit, he still launched a punch directly.

Just as the fist was about to land beside King Wen, King Wen finally moved.

King Wen's body tilted slightly, raised his hand, and slashed a palm‑knife toward Su Yu's neck.

Thud!

Su Yu instantly felt throbbing pain in his neck, and the scene before him blurred.

The sensation lasted for half a incense stick's length of time before Su Yu regained a little clarity.

Su Yu stared at King Wen in horror.

One should know that the ordinary Golden Body Perfection realm is definitely weaker than mine in cultivation.

But such a realm, King Wen actually managed to defeat me with a single strike.

Just thinking about this, Su Yu felt waves of defeat.

King Wen patted Su Yu's shoulder and said.

"Junior brother, do you know why?"

Su Yu shook his head and said.

"I don't know."

Su Yu was also utterly astonished.

Clearly my fist was about to land on King Wen's body, but at that extremely critical moment, King Wen actually dodged my attack.

Instead, he defeated me with a single move.

Such swift tactics, even Su Yu was greatly surprised.

King Wen smiled and said.

"I checked your record; from age eighteen you only just became a Martial Artist, and in just three or four months you reached the Five Revolutions Arhat Golden Body."

"Such speed, placed in the whole Daxia, is absolutely top-tier talent, but you seem too focused on raising your realm, and you have instead forgotten one thing."

"What thing?"

Su Yu looked at King Wen, somewhat bewildered.

"Isn't raising the realm a good thing?"

"How come with King Wen it feels different?"

King Wen chuckled and said.

"While raising the realm is certainly useful, rapid raising will cause an unstable foundation; although on the surface your foundation appears extraordinarily solid, in the eyes of us enfeoffed kings it is actually just duckweed."

King Wen gazed at Su Yu.

"Do you know where a person's combat power manifests?"

"Realm, cultivation method, martial technique, skill, experience, and... foundation!"

"Your realm, cultivation method, and martial technique are all top-notch, so among peers of the same realm you can remain invincible."

"But your skill, experience, and foundation are truly terrible."

King Wen bluntly said.

"Even when you defeated Nan Shou Ren in the mock exam, you won only by relying on martial technique and spiritual artifact; otherwise you would have been the one defeated!"

King Wen's words were like sharp needles, constantly piercing Su Yu's weak heart.

Listening to King Wen's words, Su Yu's mood gradually calmed down.

He deeply recalled his state after obtaining the synthesis slot.

It seemed that most of his time was spent on cultivation, with no practice at all on foundation and skill.

"Then senior brother... do you have any way?"

Su Yu looked at King Wen.

Su Yu clearly understood that since King Wen said so much to him, he naturally had some arrangements.

King Wen smiled faintly.

"There is definitely a way, but the coming month may require you to work hard!"

King Wen's smile entered Su Yu's field of vision.

For some reason, Su Yu felt that King Wen's smile at this moment was like a devil's smile, full of a sinister taste.