Chapter 32

"He's awake."

Luping, who was lying in bed in a daze, suddenly heard voices from outside the window.

Who is it?

Luping turned his body and looked out the window.

Two people were leaning comfortably on his windowsill, which was impossible under normal circumstances. Because Luping knew the height of the windowsill; only someone very tall and robust could even show their head. But the two people leaning at his window were definitely not that tall.

It was Guo Youdao, the principal of Zhaofeng Academy.

The other one was Wen Gesheng, whom he had just met outside the city lord's residence yesterday.

Luping got up and heard the two chatting outside his window.

"This is the spring water from the mountain, genuine living water. The tea is also of high quality, the high mountain tea from the mountain, which you can't buy anywhere else." Principal Guo Youdao said, lifting a pot of mountain spring water with his right hand, tilting it slightly, and letting the boiling water flow out of the spout in a thin stream, creating a mist. The tea fragrance soon filled the mist and wafted into the room.

"Good tea." Wen Gesheng praised, turning to look at Luping inside the window and smiling slightly.

"Why is it you?" Luping said as he walked to the window. Looking outside, he saw the two of them sitting on folding ladders leaning against the windowsill of the small house. Between them, a tea table was set up high, and they were actually sipping tea outside his window early in the morning.

"Why can't it be me?" Wen Gesheng picked up his teacup, took a sip, and asked in return.

"Just a casual greeting." Luping said.

"Ha ha ha, what a straightforward child." Wen Gesheng laughed heartily.

"Ha ha." Guo Youdao also smiled, picked up his teacup, and drank it in one gulp. His drinking style was improper, and sitting on the folding ladder did not look good, especially for a principal, which was somewhat unseemly.

"While you were sleeping, we studied you carefully. Do you mind?" Wen Gesheng said.

"I don't mind, I'm used to it." Luping said.

Wen Gesheng fell silent, seemingly sensing the pain behind the word "used to." After a moment, he said, "You like being straightforward, so I'll be direct."

"Okay." Luping said.

"I can't see your lineage." Wen Gesheng said.

"Oh." Luping was very calm.

He didn't know his own background; his name was self-given, and his age was defined by a record he had seen. He was a bit curious about his origins but didn't have high expectations. To him, he was Luping, who had escaped from an organization and lived at Zhaofeng Academy for three years. Even if he found out his past, he didn't plan to change anything.

So, whether he had a background or not, he didn't care.

"It seems you're not too concerned about this." Wen Gesheng said.

"I don't care about my background." Luping said.

"But that's not what I'm talking about." Wen Gesheng said.

"Then what are you talking about?"

"Without understanding your lineage, it's impossible to fully unlock the Soul Lock." Wen Gesheng said.

"Is that so?" Luping's reaction was still calm, as if he didn't care about this either.

Wen Gesheng smiled, picked up his teacup, and took another sip of tea. "Indeed, my judgment was correct."

"Oh?"

"In fact, you don't want to unlock the 'Soul Lock.' You want to control it, right?" Wen Gesheng said.

Luping didn't answer.

"The Soul Lock is a restriction on the soul force, which can completely suppress it. In a way, it's also the strongest concealment of the soul force. You're quite satisfied with this state, aren't you?" Wen Gesheng said.

Luping remained silent, neither confirming nor denying.

"A very talented and bold idea." Wen Gesheng said, then slowly took another sip of tea and continued, "But there's a flaw."

"Oh?" Luping said.

"Finally, you're reacting a bit?" Wen Gesheng smiled, looking as if he had expected this. He was satisfied with the effect of his suspense and didn't continue to play it up. He then said to Luping, "Because this is fundamentally contradictory. The 'Soul Lock' achieves concealment through suppression. This method of concealment is indeed perfect, but it's also quite dangerous. When actively engaging an enemy, you can release the suppression and unleash your power, but what if you're ambushed? Without lifting the suppression, you can't use your soul force to sense danger."

"I'm not really using suppression to hide; I'm just utilizing this suppressed state." Luping said.

"Utilize? How?"

"By using this suppression to compress the soul force to a very small degree." Luping said.

"Isn't that still suppression?"

"It's compression, not suppression. Suppression prevents the soul force from being used, while compression concentrates the soul force to an extremely high degree." Luping said.

"Then what... does this have to do with the 'Soul Lock'?" Wen Gesheng asked.

"Because to achieve this level of compression, only the pressure of the 'Soul Lock' is sufficient." Luping said.

"Your point is that under the restriction of the 'Soul Lock,' you can still perceive the existence of the soul force, and its complete existence. This way, the 'Soul Lock' is not a restriction but a compression of the soul force." Wen Gesheng said.

"You finally understand." Luping looked relieved.

Wen Gesheng nodded but suddenly felt something was off. Wasn't he the one setting up the suspense to guide this young man? How did it end up with the young man guiding him? No, not guiding, just explaining. It was an explanation.

"Hey, that's not right!" Wen Gesheng suddenly remembered something. "If that's the case, you haven't mastered the 'Soul Lock' at all! You're just using the soul force under the 'Soul Lock.'"

"Right!" Luping nodded.

"Then why did you say you intended to master it?" Wen Gesheng exclaimed.

"Didn't you say that?" Luping was puzzled.

Wen Gesheng was taken aback. After careful thought, he realized that he had indeed said it himself, and Luping had not confirmed or denied it. He had been so pleased with his "judgment being correct," but it was clearly off the mark.

"Then how far have you progressed?" Wen Gesheng asked.

"Can't you see with your 'Micro Interval'?" Luping asked.

"How can you be so annoying?" Wen Gesheng was angry.

"Ha ha ha." Guo Youdao laughed heartily, drinking another cup of tea.

"If even 'Micro Interval' can't see it, does that mean no one can?" Luping asked seriously.

"This..." Wen Gesheng wanted to confidently tell Luping that it was definitely so, but in the end, he said very seriously and solemnly, "You can't think that way. The world is always bigger than we imagine."

(Slightly sick, slept during the day, updates are all in the evening! One more chapter!)

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