thefictionvixens Chapter 48 Luo Hua Becomes a Disciple!
Chapter 48 Luo Hua Becomes a Disciple!
Watching the departing figure of a councilor named Vino, Luo Hua stood at the window, his eyes narrowed.
"Hmph, now that my brother's gone, they're all like hungry wolves, eyeing what he left behind, using both soft and hard tactics..."
A hint of worry flashed in Luo Hua's eyes. With the help of the treasures left by his brother, he had now become a War God-level martial artist, but this strength was still far from enough to deal with the councilor.
Moreover, as his understanding of martial artists deepened, he knew that his robot could threaten the senator, but if a psychic used his family as leverage, he would be powerless to stop it.
"It's still because I'm not strong enough. If I had my brother's strength, even if he weren't here, they wouldn't dare to do anything to my family!"
With his hands clasped together and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, Luo Hua didn't look like a martial artist at all; instead, he resembled a frail scholar.
"I need to become stronger as soon as possible, and besides physical fitness, the most important thing for me to become stronger is how I generate power..."
At that moment, Luo Hua thought of Zhou Ze.
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Meanwhile, Councilor Vino was inwardly cursing as he flew through the air, thinking about how to threaten Luo Hua into handing over what Luo Feng had left behind once the hype died down.
The thought of the treasures left behind by Luo Feng filled Vino with intense longing.
That was left behind by Luo Feng, a powerhouse second only to Hong and Lei Shen; it must contain many valuable items.
There's an old Chinese saying: "Treasures have always belonged to the capable." Even if you don't take them yourself, someone else will.
This Luo Hua is ungrateful and doesn't understand the principle that possessing a treasure can be a crime; he actually dared to threaten him with an inanimate object...
Thinking of this, he felt a surge of anger.
Suddenly, a gray figure appeared in the distance ahead. The newcomer had no aura and appeared extremely abruptly.
"Who is it?" Vino felt a sudden sense of unease.
A councilor-level martial artist can run at speeds exceeding one thousand meters per second on the ground and around five hundred meters per second in the air. Soon, Vino could clearly see the appearance of the person who had come.
"This is Luo Feng's teacher, Zhou Ze!"
When Vino saw the person clearly, he immediately realized that there was nothing supporting him under his feet, and he had a bad feeling.
He broke through the planetary level!
The image of him knocking Yan Hai's cane away with a single blow is still vivid in my mind. Back then, he was only at the War God level; now that he has broken through to the Planetary level, then...
Vino swallowed hard, and the next moment, he felt his whole body freeze, as if he were sinking into a quagmire, unable to move, and he came to a sudden, stiff stop from the speed of sound.
"Dominate... territory?"
Vino managed to utter a sound, and then nothing more. His entire body was instantly crushed by the terrifying power of the domain, turning into a rain of blood that fell from the sky...
Zhou Ze glanced at it coldly, then flew towards Yangzhou City without looking back.
He quietly returned home, and a short while later, the doorbell rang. He released his spiritual energy and discovered that the person who came in was Luo Hua.
"What's Luo Hua doing here?" Zhou Ze thought for a moment, then used his telepathy to open the door and transmitted his voice, "Come in, come to the rooftop."
Outside the villa, Luo Hua took a deep breath, carried an exquisitely packaged bag, and strode into the house, then walked up the curved staircase to the rooftop.
"Luo Hua, what's the matter?" Zhou Ze smiled slightly, appearing very amiable.
The fake stock market guru, Buffett, is nothing compared to the real stock market guru, Luo Hua. He even plans to throw all his money at Luo Hua's place when he has it all in the future.
"Teacher Zhou, I want to become your student. This is the gift I've prepared for the formal apprenticeship ceremony!"
Luo Hua immediately tried to kneel down, but Zhou Ze stopped him.
"Luo Hua, you were doing so well with your stock investments, why did you suddenly decide to practice martial arts?" Zhou Ze said with a smile.
Luo Hua said sincerely, "I started practicing martial arts when my brother was away last time, but now that my brother is really gone, the treasures he left me are coveted by various forces and people."
"This made me realize the importance of strength. If I had my brother's strength... even if I weren't as strong, I would have the confidence to protect these things and my family..."
Luo Hua was about to say something nice about Zhou Ze when Zhou Ze interrupted him, saying, "Alright, now you and your brother are both my disciples."
"You are also my second disciple, but don't stop investing in stocks. Don't waste such a good talent. Of course, you should still focus your main attention on martial arts training, after all, martial arts is the foundation."
"With increased strength, your mind also becomes more effective."
Zhou Ze joked, "I'm even thinking about making money with you in the future..."
Luo Hua and Luo Feng, true to their brotherly bond, scratched the back of their heads upon hearing Zhou Ze's teasing, momentarily at a loss for words.
However, when it comes to making money, he's confident that no one is better at it than him...
"Teacher, this is my gift for becoming your disciple!" Luo Hua picked up the box, intending to give it to Zhou Ze.
"No need, I don't need it..." Zhou Ze shook his head. There were plenty of these things at Babata.
"But that was given to you by my brother, this is for you..." Luo Hua said, somewhat conflicted.
In Luo Hua's view, it must have been his brother who gave the gift to Mu Yajing and then to Zhou Ze, but he claimed that he had prepared the apprenticeship gift himself.
"Keep it for yourself," Zhou Ze said calmly. "I appreciate your kindness."
"Alright..." Luo Hua had no choice but to put the wooden box into the packaging bag and carry it with one hand.
Zhou Ze looked Luo Hua up and down and said, "Luo Hua, your physical abilities have reached the level of a war god, right?"
Luo Hua nodded: "My brother left me some treasures, which is how I reached the intermediate War God level, but my true strength is still inferior to most beginner War Gods!"
Zhou Ze tapped rhythmically on the wooden chair with his right index finger, then said to Luo Hua, "Your brother should have left you a technique to break through to the planetary level, right?"
"Yes," Luo Hua replied.
"Alright, now I'll give you your first task: absorb Wood Crystals to break through to the Planetary level!" Zhou Ze said calmly. "Keep absorbing Wood Crystals. As long as you don't encounter a bottleneck, keep breaking through."
"Huh?" Luo Hua was stunned for a moment, scratched the back of his head, wanting to ask why, but he was too embarrassed to ask.
Zhou Ze smiled slightly and said, "I don't have any rules here. Just ask me any questions you may have."
"Your brother was much more lively than you were back then."
Luo Hua cautiously asked, "Master, my brother..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Ze interrupted, "Just call me teacher. Calling me master feels weird to us modern people. Just keep it in your heart."
"Okay, teacher." Luo Hua breathed a slight sigh of relief. He was also a little uncomfortable with this title, as it felt a bit awkward to say.
Luo Hua organized his thoughts and said, "Teacher, my brother doesn't want me to improve too quickly; he says I need to build a solid foundation!"
Zhou Ze nodded and said, "What he said isn't wrong, but it's somewhat one-sided..."
Luo Hua looked at Zhou Ze with a questioning gaze.
Zhou Ze spoke eloquently: "When I first taught him to practice swordsmanship, his swordsmanship had just reached the level of expertise, so I skipped the level of perfection and taught him the essence of swordsmanship."
"Without the essence of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade technique, he couldn't have mastered it so quickly!"
"The concept of 'foundation' is always relative, Luo Hua. Remember this: don't make hasty conclusions about anything in your mind."
Luo Hua listened and nodded. As a powerful figure who had reached the top of the lord hierarchy, he possessed all the advantages that strong people had. He felt that Zhou Ze's words made a lot of sense, just like his stock investment.
"Physical fitness and level are naturally the foundation. A solid foundation is essential for breakthroughs and to avoid encountering bottlenecks in the future. But there are countless treasures in the universe for leveling up!"
"Therefore, the true foundation is always related to one's own understanding, such as the amplitude of physical movement, the amplitude of mental power, domains, laws, secret techniques, and so on..."
Luo Hua remained silent for a moment, then asked, "But shouldn't we focus more on mastering our strength and building a solid foundation when we're weaker?"
Zhou Ze pondered for a moment and asked, "As I said before, what is the purpose of building a solid foundation?"
"There is some truth to the saying that a tall building starts from the ground up, because without a solid foundation, it will collapse. But for martial artists, laying a solid foundation is for better breakthroughs to higher levels, especially in terms of physical fitness."
"But the facts tell me that breakthroughs in physical abilities mainly depend on talent and treasures. Even if you don't have very precise control over your own power, it won't affect your breakthrough."
"As for the so-called amplitude, that is, the force exerted, there is no need to pursue particularly precise control."
Luo Hua fell silent again, his mind racing as he analyzed what Zhou Ze had told him.
"A martial artist with good talent can improve their physical abilities very quickly, even every day or every moment. You can't possibly spend a lot of time and energy trying to control those improved powers, can you?"
"Only those who encounter a bottleneck and cannot improve will start by mastering every bit of power in their body to enhance their strength!"
"Alright, don't think about it too much for now, go back and think about it."
After seeing Luo Hua off, Zhou Ze found it quite amusing: "I didn't expect Luo Hua to want to practice martial arts. Heh, I wonder how far he can go?"