"Instructor, I heard that the Luo family's Fearless Body can transform into a giant. It can multiply the body's power. Can you tell us more about it?" The young man in the passenger seat turned around and smiled.
Tuoba Ye took out another bottle of beer and drank as he said, "Fearless Body is a powerful shapeshifting skill. Normally, the body will be in a tense state, like a spring. Once you start to exert strength, you will release more power. The angrier you are, the stronger you will be. The more serious your injuries, the stronger your recovery will be. You will not be able to feel pain, so it is called Fearless Body. It is a gene body art, and you will not be able to learn it."
"Ah, okay." The young man sighed and did not say anything else.
A gene body art, as the name suggested, was a powerful skill that could change one's genes. There were only two ways to practice it. One was to combine with the genes of a beast, and the other was to pass it on. When a body art reached a certain level, it would gradually change one's genes and pass it on to the next generation. That way, the next generation could practice the gene body art. From the beginning, they would be different from ordinary people. The four big families were still thriving because of this.
Of course, there were some people who did not use a body art to change their genes. Instead, they had a genetic mutation that made them different from ordinary people. The Three-Eyed people and the Sea Race were like that.
The car drove for a while, and suddenly, black smoke appeared in front of them. There was a fire in the wilderness, and it was spreading like a wildfire.
"Oh, no! The weather is too hot, and it's starting a wildfire!"
The car stopped, and Tuoba Ye quietly said, "Little Tiger, go and take care of this."
The young man in the driver's seat, who wore glasses, nodded. He opened the door and ran into the heat of the fire. He took out something that looked like a big lighter and raised it high. All the flames gathered around him and went into the lighter. The flames around him formed a giant firestorm, and he was the center of the fire.
After ten minutes, the wildfire that spread across the wilderness was extinguished. The man in glasses looked down at his blackened clothes. He looked sad and went back to the car.
The young man in the passenger seat was jealous. He complimented, "Fire elementalists are so cool."
The man in glasses named Little Tiger sighed and said, "No, there is too little combustible in the air. It is far less than a water elementalist."
Tuoba Ye thought of something and said, "Xiao Hu, are you interested in learning physical skills?"
Xiaohu smiled bitterly. "Instructor, please don't make things difficult for me. Every day, other than sleeping, I spend most of my time condensing Elemental Essence. Where would I find the time to cultivate Body Arts?"
"Sigh, forget it. I'm biting off more than I can chew."
The car started moving slowly. Tuoba Ye looked out of the window with a strange expression on his face. He seemed to be thinking about something.
Xiao Hu looked at him through the rearview mirror and asked, "Instructor, where are we going next?"
Tuoba Ye came back to his senses and said lazily, "Let's go back to Dragon Ocean City. I think Su Chengbo is going to make a move on the Southern Ocean pirates. The cultists we want to catch must be hiding in the Scattered Stars Islands. We'll go take a look then."
"Instructor, I heard that you have a good relationship with the Three-Eyed City Lord?"
"He's alright. He's been fighting since he was young. That old man is so mysterious now. I don't think I can beat him."
After entering Dragon Ocean City, the car drove directly to the Su Family's manor. Su Chengbo seemed to know that he was coming and waited for him in the manor's pavilion.
Tuoba Ye wiped the sweat off his body and walked into the pavilion. He drank a glass of ice water and said with emotion, "Old Su, it's still more comfortable here."
Su Chengbo smiled and said, "Brother Tuoba, did you see that young man today?"
"I saw him. Looks like you didn't lie to me. Damn, that kid is really something. He used a Body Art that I've never seen before. It's called something like 'Surging Wave Force'. The force is endless, and it can attract wind and thunder. Old Su, you're experienced and knowledgeable. Have you seen this kind of Body Art before?"
Tuoba Ye described the battle between him and Luo Kai.
Su Chengbo furrowed his brows deeply and muttered to himself, "It seems to be a method of using strength to boost one's strength. This is a body technique that can draw in external energy. Normally, only Physical Masters can do this. With the amplification of the Fearless Body, it seems like this person has the battle prowess of a Physical Master even though he isn't one yet."
"Yes, if I continued to fight, I would have to risk my life. That's why I came back."
Su Chengbo murmured, "If this person is really a disciple of the Luo Family, why would he come to Seongma Province?"
Tuoba Ye was also puzzled, "I don't know. The Luo Family is in the extreme north. It's tens of thousands of miles away from here. Even if there is a disciple training outside, he wouldn't come to Seongma Province. Forget it, I'll go back and ask second sister-in-law. She's from the Luo Family, so she might know a bit."
After a while, Tuoba Ye looked around and asked, "Where's your little sister?"
Su Chengbo took a sip of herbal tea and said, "She went to Shang Jing to study."
Tuoba Ye laughed, "Good, she's in the same class as my son. If they get along well, you can't stop them."
Su Chengbo said helplessly, "Brother Tuoba, my Three-Eyed Family is different from your Four Great Families. You can marry each other, and it doesn't matter whose family you live in. My Three-Eyed Family wants to ensure the purity of the bloodline, so the male must marry into the family. This is the foundation of our family, and I can't change it."
"Okay, okay, the young people can make their own decisions. You don't have to be so old-fashioned. Let me ask you again, are you going to fight the Southern Sea pirates?"
Su Chengbo nodded, "Yes, the Southern Sea pirates have been threatening the trade routes. It's time to get rid of them."
Tuoba Ye changed the topic and said casually, "I heard that your Fourth Brother is also here. It seems that the Three-Eyed Family wants to establish themselves in Seongma Province?"
Su Chengbo hesitated and sighed, "Alas, there's nothing we can do about it. You know how difficult our situation is."
A cold glint flashed in Tuoba Ye's eyes as he said coldly, "This Great Emperor Dong Yuan wants to be the greatest Emperor of all time. Not only does he want to attack your Three-Eyed Clan, but he also strongly rejects our Four Great Clans. If anything happens in the future, your Three-Eyed Clan can't stay out of it."
"Of course."
Su Chengbo nodded with a serious face. His plan couldn't be hidden from the eyes of those who wanted to. Now that the human race's forces were surging in the dark, no one would be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
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Luo Kai came to a small county called Ningye County. He used the gold he had to exchange for some money. He bought a few sets of clothes and an oak barrel, and then bought a sturdy leather bag from a leathersmith shop. He put everything he had into it. He was preparing for a long journey. If he wanted to find a way to reach the moon, he had to go to the center of human civilization, Higashimogami Province, to see the level of technology. In addition, he had to complete Shui Sou's request. Now that he had nothing to worry about, he could finally leave with peace of mind.