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"Remember this well," the professor said seriously, "he is a Lich, the only remaining Lich of the Eternal Sphere that I know of. He has visited me multiple times to study Strategy and has been searching for crows everywhere. Indeed, his son is Strategy, and he has pinned all his hopes on him. You are unfortunate because if he knew you had broken through and survived until now, he would certainly abduct you and drain you of everything you know."
"Oh? I know he is not a good person; he is a bit insane."
"Obsession leads to such madness; he is extremely dedicated in his pursuits," the professor continued. "The power of a Lich is inherited; the greater the power of the son, the weaker the Lich becomes, until death. By age calculation, his son should be around eleven years old this year. Given his temperament, his son must have started practicing the Six Elements. Once his son makes any progress in the Six Elements, he will immediately weaken. I conducted in-depth research on Liches when I was younger, so I am quite familiar with them. If my guess is correct, meeting you a year ago was his last hope; he wanted to determine the direction for his son's training. Ha ha, what a mess he made." The professor seemed somewhat gleeful about it. However, it was uncertain whether he would seek Cui Ming again.
"Oh."
"But you are right; this matter cannot be spoken of," the professor said earnestly.
"Why? He can't defeat me anyway."
"When he becomes desperate and believes Strategy is useless, he will kill his own son and start over with another child to train."
Cui Ming was taken aback. "So ruthless?"
"Therefore, your assessment of him being a bit insane is correct; he is very obsessed and wants a perfect replacement for himself," the professor explained. "He does not care about the Alliance, and the Alliance will not provoke him either. You are a successful experiment; he will not allow any experiment that holds no value to survive in this world. At the same time, he is also a peculiar individual; perhaps even if you stood right in front of him, he might not remember who you are because he has deemed you dead or worthless. In his mind, there is no need for your existence. But if you do not keep this secret, and he learns about it, he will definitely remember."
Cui Ming asked, "How strong is he?"
The professor pondered for a moment before replying, "He is the strongest practitioner I know. I have thought countless times about eliminating him, but due to my vow to remain a neutral researcher, I have refrained from taking action against him."
"Is he really that powerful?"
The professor explained, "It's like this: although he is incredibly strong, he gained his power by dedicating himself to Death and becoming a Lich. At the same time, there is a contract that binds him to live only on Arctic Shadow Island. If he leaves Shadow Island, he must use annihilation. If he uses Force outside of Shadow Island, he will die instantly."
Cui Ming couldn't understand, "If that's the case, how can he eliminate me?"
"Because there are many villains out there, and powerful villains seek even greater strength. He possesses a very dark treasure called the Soul Stealing Scroll. When a villain holds the Soul Stealing Scroll, they can absorb souls by killing others. The Soul Stealing Scroll can be rented out to Henchmen for a year. The Henchmen go around killing and absorbing soul power to enhance their own Force and bodies. He doesn't need to lift a finger; as long as he's willing to rent out the Soul Stealing Scroll, there are plenty of Henchmen to do his bidding." The professor continued, "So you must keep this secret. Even if he is weak, he can still hire others to eliminate you. Conversely, as long as you don't speak of it, he won't remember you exist."
It turned out that his first mentor was such a formidable lunatic.
The professor said, "Regardless, I believe your potential is limitless."
"Just because the experiment was successful doesn't mean I will succeed."
"That's true." The professor nodded, "I hope you can find the Crow; he may be willing to share his insights with you."
"Do you have any leads?"
The professor shook his head, "None at all. Alright, you can go now. I can't record this; I can only keep it in my mind. Have Ding Ze come back in half an hour; I need to organize my thoughts."
"Okay, thank you, Professor."
...
Cui Ming came out, and as an optimist, he didn't take the matter to heart. Beiyue and Li Qing were watching television, and Li Qing's way of watching was somewhat amusing; he could see the screen from any angle, but he couldn't be more than one meter away. Currently, Li Qing was sitting sideways in a chair, even without needing to face the TV.
The atmosphere was somewhat serious. Cui Ming sat on the sofa watching a special news report. The Western Continent had suddenly released a report confirming through filming and recording that there were practitioners living in the Eternal Sphere, and that many national leaders were aware of this fact. The Eastern Continent had only recently received this news, and both the Western and Eastern Continents had acknowledged the existence of the Force Alliance. When discussing this matter, they used the term Psychic Ability. Over the past century, many territorial disputes had been resolved through competitions organized by the Force Alliance.
Cui Ming asked, "What's the difference between making it public and keeping it secret?"
Beiyue replied, "There have been many deaths; why keep the secret of practitioners? It's not for any other reason but to prevent the public from knowing too much about the world of practitioners. Once people understand what Force is, they might try to sense it themselves, which is dangerous. After all, everyone has the presence of Force. Take you for example, Cui Ming; you haven't learned Six Elements, yet you've already mastered enhancing playing cards. You're lucky not to have sensed Force and become a wild person, but not everyone has that luck. Now the rulers are uniformly using Psychic Ability to explain things."
As the news continued, Cui Ming understood and couldn't help but mutter, "Shameless."
This news was actually leaked by a city-state lord from the Western Continent, violating a confidentiality agreement signed with the Force Alliance. The reason was that the city-state had encountered a territorial dispute with a neighboring country and reported it to the Force Alliance for arbitration. However, during the competition, the city-state lost, leading to widespread dissatisfaction among its citizens who couldn't understand why this island had become part of their neighbor's territory. The pressure on the city-state's leaders was immense; facing national distrust, they decided to reveal the truth to maintain their party's support.
The city-state leader stated that they had communicated with the Psychic Ability Association and would hold another competition regarding this territorial dispute in a few months, aiming for a transparent contest. To preserve their position of power, they shifted the pressure onto five participating practitioners from their city-state. These five practitioners were about to face public outrage.
Li Qing said, "If that's the case, who would want to participate? I think what's more troublesome is that if the losing citizens are dissatisfied and tear up agreements, war could break out. The Eternal Sphere will be in chaos."
Beiyue responded, "It won't lead to chaos; after all, there are very few countries with territorial disputes now. The alliance will first look for evidence; only if both sides have valid claims will arbitration competitions take place."
"Practitioners will start gaining value," Cui Ming asked. "Li Qing, among so many city-states, which city's practitioners are of the highest quality?"
"It's hard to say; all Four Great Families are strong. The Ding Family and Ye Family are at the top, but their bloodlines belong to many different city-states. The family heads have absolute authority. Excluding family factors, there are four strong city-states: York Clan at the border of Eastern Continent and Western Continent; Twilight City from Eastern Continent; Dawn Empire from Western Continent; and Nordo City from Eastern Continent. Each of these four city-states has its own characteristics. For instance, York Clan is community-oriented living. In Twilight City and Iron Empire, warriors and heroes hold high status; all past lords have been recognized as warriors and heroes. Dawn Empire belongs to a militaristic faction and is currently the largest imperial nation with concentrated power; they cultivate practitioners through state systems where almost all practitioners possess treasures made from Force Stones or Magic Stones. Nordo City is one of the most technologically advanced city-states known as the land of books."
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