In a virtual world.
"Coach Liu."
"Hello, Coach Liu."
"Coach Liu." The group of Lv. 8 cosmic lifeforms smiled and greeted Liu Hai.
Liu Hai also smiled and greeted them. He then walked to the side of the field and held a cup of tea from Earth as he watched the Lv. 8 cosmic lifeforms train with a smile.
Liu Hai had cultivated Ferocious Tiger Evolution for a long time, but when he smiled, he was like a big cat. There was no ferocious aura at all, only gentleness.
I never expected that someone like me—who has just reached Lv. 8—would be invited to be the coach of Team Luke. Liu Hai sighed with emotion. Team Luke is a professional team ranked in the top five of the Oohook Star Alliance after all, and the main players are all at the limit of Lv. 8. The requirements for team coaches are also extremely high… Although I'm not the head coach and am only one of the nine auxiliary coaches, these team members—even the members of Team B—are Lv. 8 cosmic lifeforms.
On the one hand, I have an advantage in terms of technique. On the other hand, it's probably mainly because I'm Xu Jingming's master! Liu Hai felt the immense help brought about by his identity as Xu Jingming's master.
For example, Mr. Xu and Dai Tongda could only be considered as putting Xu Jingming on the right track. After Mr. Xu and Dai Tongda became cosmic, their achievements on the evolutionary path were average.
Liu Hai was different.
He was once a long-term head coach of the national team. Even though they had entered the virtual era, his techniques had suppressed Xu Jingming for a period of time! Even hundreds of years later, he was second only to Xu Jingming on Earth when it came to the evolutionary path!
Although Earth's territory had expanded significantly, it hadn't had much time to grow. Excluding migration, the only native Earthling who had reached Lv. 8 was Liu Hai.
A top faction, the Galaxy Group, made an exception and invited Liu Hai to become a peripheral member of the Galaxy Group after he reached Lv. 8.
The Galaxy Group had once failed to recruit Xu Jingming, so they took the initiative to recruit Liu Hai.
There's a high chance that I became a peripheral member of a top faction because I'm Xu Jingming's master. Liu Hai knew himself. After all, a Lv. 8 cosmic lifeform at his age wasn't qualified to enter a top faction.
I'm unwilling to accept much help from the Pearwood Group, but this disciple of mine has unknowingly helped me a lot, Liu Hai thought.
"Coach Liu." A staff member walked over and was quite polite. "It's your class soon."
"Alright." Liu Hai got up and put away his teacup.
All the team members gathered, and even the other coaches watched from the side. All of them were very friendly.
Competition existed wherever there were people.
Of the many powerful figures in Team Luke, Coach Liu Hai had the most extraordinary status! None of them dared to provoke him.
Even the boss behind Team Luke—an Origin lifeform—respected Coach Liu Hai very much. After all, this was Xu Jingming's master!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Liu Hai only taught saber and shield techniques. He used the essence of Taiji to draw upon the mysteries of all kinds of weapon techniques in the universe and constantly enriched himself.
After nearly 500 years of growth and some resources provided by the Galaxy Group, Liu Hai could be considered one of the top Lv. 8 cosmic lifeforms in terms of technique. He was indeed a peerless genius in terms of technique.
After his class ended, Liu Hai smiled and sat to the side with his teacup, watching the other coaches teach.
Huh? Liu Hai suddenly received an invitation.
Jingming is contacting me? Liu Hai was surprised and delighted. He immediately accepted the invitation with a light tap.
…
In Xu Jingming's personal space.
Liu Hai's expression changed slightly as he looked at his disciple.
"Master, have a seat." Xu Jingming had long gotten up to welcome him and had prepared some wine and food.
Liu Hai stared at his disciple.
He was focused on the technique path, and he could sense that the current Xu Jingming was like a ball of terrifying darkness that contained coldness, wantonness, and other emotions.
Liu Hai thought to himself and sat down with a smile. "Jingming, have you been in seclusion for more than 100 years? I haven't been able to contact you."
"There has been something." Xu Jingming sat down and poured his master wine. "I haven't seen you in so many years. How have you been in the past 100 years?"
"Me?" Liu Hai smiled and said, "My days are still the same. I draw on all kinds of techniques in the universe to perfect my Taiji lineage. Why don't we spar?"
"Spar?" Xu Jingming was surprised.
"Our physical strength shall be limited to the level of an ordinary planetary lifeform," Liu Hai explained. "We won't rely on cosmic energy or mental strength. How about just a competition of techniques?"
"Alright." Xu Jingming was also quite curious about his master's improvement over the years.
Soon, they arrived at their personal martial arts arena. In a canyon bursting with nature, Xu Jingming and Liu Hai each held a weapon.
One held a spear, and the other held a saber and shield.
After so many years, the two competed again!
Jingming seems to have changed a lot compared to the past 100 years. I should be able to tell more from his moves, Liu Hai thought to himself before saying, "Jingming, be careful."
Boom!
Liu Hai instantly charged out.
Xu Jingming smiled and went forward.
The two afterimages clashed, and the spear and shield clashed!
Clang! Clang! Clang!!
Xu Jingming was secretly surprised.
I've been in the Combat Generals World for so many years and have fought so many experts. In terms of weaponry and techniques, Master can be ranked among the Combat Generals World's top ten. Xu Jingming was secretly surprised. Master has fused many techniques into his Taiji Yin-Yang theory and interpreted the techniques separately with Yin and Yang. He has even combined them…
The moment Xu Jingming fought, he sensed how terrifying Liu Hai's saber and shield techniques were.
However, Xu Jingming's spearmanship had exceeded the limits of technique. He had taken the spearmanship path of the mental lineage! He had long established a foundation.
He used his spear to temper his mind! Every strike naturally resonated with Abyssal Void.
Huh? Liu Hai realized how terrifying his disciple was from their clash. Jingming's moves aren't just moves, nor do they have any mental attacks. However… they're even more shocking.
It was like seeing a meteor shower and finding it beautiful.
The vast lake didn't stir at all, like the shock brought about by a huge piece of jade.
It was surreal, like seeing a rainbow after the rain.
His moves are too agile. That spear is like a living being. Liu Hai also sensed the gap. In the same period of time, he could only switch moves five times, but Xu Jingming could do it ten times! He could easily crack his moves.
After exchanging dozens of blows, Xu Jingming left a mark on his master's chest.
"Haha, I lost." Liu Hai smiled happily. "Jingming, oh Jingming. When I saw you today, I felt that your aura was completely different from before. I thought that something had gone wrong, but the moment we fought… I realized that your aura was the manifestation of your spearmanship's will."
"Didn't you say that weapon techniques are useless at the Origin lifeform stage? That it's all about studying all kinds of science and Force composition?" Liu Hai asked in confusion. "But I sense that your spearmanship… has completely exceeded the scope of technique."
"Be sincere to the spear and temper the mind with spearmanship," Xu Jingming replied.
Tempering the mind with the Dao of Weaponry? Liu Hai fell into thought. "I've heard of this saying. The Combat Generals World in the virtual world uses this method. Is it really useful?"
"Master, you can give it a try," Xu Jingming said with a smile.
Without being corrupted by high-dimensional space, there was no danger in purely tempering one's mind with the Dao of Weaponry. After all, he wanted his mind to be purer and more condensed.
"I don't seek to release my mind and will; I just want my mind to be more condensed," Xu Jingming said. "After thousands of temperings, the purer and more condensed, the better."
"Of course, if you want to become an Origin lifeform, the best way to grow your mental strength is still through visualization, followed by weapon tempering," Xu Jingming said.
Visualization and mental tempering weren't contradictory.
He had to give up on visualizing the Primordial Star and instead visualize Abyssal Void because of the high-dimensional corruption. Mental tempering with weapons was also a visualization of Abyssal Void.
"Jingming, your spearmanship may temper the mind, but why has your aura turned toward darkness?" Liu Hai asked. He had just reached Lv. 8 after all, so he didn't know much.
"It's a problem with visualization," Xu Jingming explained. "Visualizing darkness naturally leans toward darkness."
He wasn't willing to give the true reason. It was meaningless to worry his master.
"Oh." Liu Hai came to a realization and smiled, feeling much more relaxed.
"Oh right, I've prepared a gift for you, Master," Xu Jingming said. "Master, have you heard of Ice Flower Spirit Liquid?"
Liu Hai was stunned as he waved his hand repeatedly. "No need, there's no need."
"What's wrong?" Xu Jingming was stunned.
Liu Hai smiled. "I have that."
"You have?" Xu Jingming immediately guessed. "Master, you've been recruited into a top faction?"
"I was recruited; that's how I obtained Ice Flower Spirit Liquid," Liu Hai said.
Xu Jingming immediately felt happy for his master. The help he could provide was piecemeal, and the grooming of top factions was systematic. His master should've received a legacy and could continue his growth more smoothly.
"Congratulations, Master," Xu Jingming said.
"It's all thanks to you. Hahaha… I know my limits very well." Liu Hai smiled brightly.
Liu Hai continued, "Jingming, I've heard the discussions among the peripheral members of the top factions. Everyone believes that you should become a cosmic legend faster than Redmond and the others! I heard that you've long reached the limit of Lv. 10. Are you confident in becoming a cosmic legend?"
"It's quite difficult," Xu Jingming said.
"Kid, you're just humble." Liu Hai shook his head. "I've seen you rise step by step, so I know your character very well. You're always humble until you break through."
Xu Jingming smiled.
It was really difficult this time!
"Our Earth's civilization is lucky to have someone like you." Liu Hai sighed. "Our generation used to be under a lot of pressure, but now that you've become an Origin lifeform, all of us have it easy. Haha… Oh, this wine is really not bad."
Xu Jingming immediately poured more wine for his master.
…
Xu Jingming chatted with his master for a long time before his master left happily.
I've met all the people from my time on Earth who have more entangled karma with me; I've sorted out the karma. Xu Jingming came to a realization. As for those outside Earth, there's no need to meet people like Qu Fang and Qiu Qingke. After all, I was the one who helped them previously. How far they can grow in the future is up to fate.
Qu Fang was once his number one fan and was focused on helping weak native planetary lifeforms.
Xu Jingming was very impressed with Qu Fang and had helped him a lot. Although he had a small portion of the shares, he didn't receive any dividends.
Qiu Qingke was a young man Xu Jingming had groomed while stationed at the border. In the days he was stationed at the border, Xu Jingming had also groomed several young geniuses.
But after helping them to a certain extent, all that was left depended on their personal ability.
Other than Earth, Tejano is the one who has truly helped me the most. Xu Jingming knew this very well. Without Tejano, the fate of Earth's civilization would probably have changed drastically.
