Chapter 306: Golden Crow Holding Pill, Source of Vitality, the "Living" Battle Armor!
This is not just an honor, but also the affirmation of Northern United University for the one being crowned.
They swear to treat him as the future of the university and cultivate him.
Thinking of this, her voice became softer, different from her usual distant demeanor when interacting with others.
"Xiaomeng, Principal Sui is practicing his skills, it will be done soon."
"Understood."
Meng Chuan stood up from the sofa, sinking his waist and sitting back, a faint aura spread out as he stood in stance waiting.
Over an hour passed, and he was still immersed in the cultivation of widening his meridians.
Secretary Wang, watching this scene from the side, had a hint of appreciation in her eyes.
Faced with meeting the Martial Arts Celestial King, having such willpower and patience is truly rare.
As with today, she had led many young talents to meet the principal in the past.
Not discussing talent and roots, just in terms of calm disposition, Meng Chuan was the first.
Moments later, hearing sounds from inside, Secretary Wang knocked on the door.
"Principal Sui, Xiaomeng has been waiting for a long time."
"Sorry, I just had a small breakthrough, let him in."
After bidding farewell to Secretary Wang, Meng Chuan took a deep breath, twisted the door handle, and went inside.
In the office, Sui Chunqiu was casually wearing a gray vest, revealing explosive muscles on his arms.
Meng Chuan was seeing Principal Sui in such a relaxed state for the first time, he thought to himself:
"With those muscles, Principal Sui should also be a master in hard skills."
But it was uncertain, as long as one broke through the fourth limit, they possessed the cultivation of having the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.
Under the enhancement of Qi Blood and physical alteration, their physical essence had long surpassed ordinary people.
Even if they didn't practice hard skills, achieving this would still be simple, let alone for a Martial Arts Celestial King.
Perhaps because Principal Sui had just finished his practice, there was still a unique aura lingering around him.
When Meng Chuan looked at him, he faintly had a feeling of... facing the sun.
Scorching and vast.
This sense of oppression wasn't intentionally released, but was a natural radiation from the life level of a Martial Arts Celestial King.
Just like an ordinary person standing at a volcano's mouth, their body would instinctively tremble.
And as a Peak Celestial King, Sui Chunqiu should have been able to perfectly control his aura.
But since he had just finished practicing in the Martial Arts Chamber equipped with an artificial sun.
The qualities of "Golden Crow Holding Pill" hadn't completely settled down, and there was still a remnant aura that lingered.
Meng Chuan pressed down the discomfort in his heart and cupped his hands in salute:
"Student greets Principal Sui."
Sui Chunqiu slightly smiled, nodded, but didn't speak.
He noticed Meng Chuan's attention to his aura earlier, thought for a moment, and held his palm up.
A streak of golden-red stream surged from his palm, condensing in the air into the shape of a three-legged divine bird.
The intense yet non-scorching halo enveloped the entire room, his voice resonated like a great bell:
"Observe the divine bird in my hand; it is the embodiment of the ultimate meaning of the fire element, comprehend it yourself."
The Golden Crow suddenly flapped its wings, and every feather burst into a rustling stream of fire.
Flapping as it flew around Meng Chuan, yet upon touching his skin, it swirled into a warm current.
Sui Chunqiu's fingers clenched, and the Golden Crow let out a long cry from within.
Under Meng Chuan's introspection, the life force circulating on its surface resonated with the Five Elements cycle within his own body.
"Fire is not merely an explosive force, but also the source of vitality."
With a flick of the principal's fingertips, the Golden Crow exploded into a sky full of sparks, each performing different fire aspects, demonstrating for Meng Chuan.
Wildfire, Inextinguishable Heart Fire, Flame of Life...
Meng Chuan's eyes were tightly locked inside, the Dragon Demon in the Middle Dantian seemed to sense something, writhing uneasily.
Ignoring it, Meng Chuan watched the birth and extinction of the sparks, gaining some insights in the depths of his mind.
The fire element is not simply scorching burning, destroying and destructing, but also the "furnace" that refines Qi Blood.
He thought of what Grandmaster Shen's teacher, Shen Gong Yue of Hanhai Company, had said—
Kidneys are the cauldron, heart fire is the furnace, and True Qi adds fuel.
His Five Elements Mutual Generation theory gradually became fuller and more complete, with many ideas in his mind waiting to be tested.
As for what Principal Sui said about the source of vitality, Meng Chuan did not quite understand yet.
The Martial Arts Celestial King explained martial principles, but he had not yet comprehended them fully.
Otherwise... he would have broken the limit and achieved proof a decade ago.
Finally, all the sparks disappeared, and the principal nodded, saying:
"Remember this feeling; what you lack is not the power of the fire element, but the concept of turning 'burn' into 'nurture'.
Go back down and comprehend on your own, and first, choose your Martial Extreme True Inheritance reward."
This was his personal sponsorship, intending to help every Martial Extreme True Inheritance reach the next level.
Since he took office, he had sponsored eighteen true inheritances.
Soon to break through the Great Saint, at that time, there would be greater responsibilities waiting for him, and it's unknown how many can still receive this reward...
"Student understands."
Meng Chuan heard others say that his principal was currently at a critical stage of breaking through to the Great Saint, so he wouldn't pursue martial principles further.
Quickly receiving his reward, picking up as much as possible, finishing early, so as not to delay the principal's practice time.
"Secret Technique or Armor, which do you want?"
Sui Chunqiu knew Meng Chuan didn't lack True Martial, so he didn't mention it.
"Student wants to first take a look at 'Ferocious' before deciding."
The Ferocious Armor was what Principal Yang had instructed, saying it was a very suitable Third Grade armor for him.
Principal Sui chuckled:
"Seems like Yang Huan has been telling you much, indeed, this armor is very well-suited for you. Here, have a look first."
Meng Chuan's eyes widened as he saw a pure black belt-like item appear out of thin air with a single hand gesture.
He admired:
"Principal, what is this storage treasure... True Martial?"
"No, it is the manifestation of the starry skies within, under the cosmos, a world in itself.
A technique of the venerable ones, don't overthink it."
"Understood."
Meng Chuan was envious indeed.
After taking the belt, he wasn't sure how to use it.
Previously, he had worn the military armor provided by the police station, its parts filled an entire large suitcase.
Each part needed to be worn step by step, somewhat cumbersome and completely different from this "Ferocious."
Seeing Meng Chuan's puzzlement, Principal Sui offered a hint:
"Tie it around your waist and make contact with it using your martial will.
The first use requires battling with the true spirit of Ferocious. If you can't subdue it, I won't be able to help either."
Meng Chuan did as instructed; as soon as his will touched the belt on his waist, a sharp shriek exploded beside his ear.
This sound was familiar, unsurprisingly the angry roar of the Celestial Demon.
Under his heart spirit's introspection.
In his sea of consciousness, "Ferocious" Celestial Demon manifested.
Entirely pitch black like an abyss, its body was covered in thorns, heavily muscled and protruding; joints revealed spiked bone blades, horns on either side of its head curved like swords, scarlet pupils bursting with madness, surrounded by boiling demonic qi.
Meng Chuan realized, the principles were akin to True Martial and Martial Arts Pill.
All required subduing the inner true spirit of the Celestial Demon before they could be controlled.
"Then let it come..."
To be the core of a third-grade armor, in its lifetime, it was at least strong enough to step into the threshold of titled Celestial Demon.
Comparable to martial strength, it was on the level of a Three-Limit Martial Arts Master.
Although its aura was fierce, at this moment, it was merely a true spirit imprint.
Calming the heart spirit, defeating it was not difficult!
As Ferocious spiraled and prepared to pounce, Meng Chuan suddenly remembered he had two small allies within...
He didn't know if the Thunder Seed could come, its obedience he hadn't tested yet.
Moreover... Principal Sui was nearby; he and his Dragon Demon ally were enough for action.
Meng Chuan took a deep breath, his martial will erupted simultaneously with the Dragon Demon, taking the initiative.
The Dragon Demon was a waste in reality, but in the spiritual sea of consciousness, it was exceedingly powerful.
The newly developed pair of young horns atop its head tilted backward as it roared, with a sweep of its dragon tail, demonic qi surged.
It rushed forward even faster than Meng Chuan, leading the charge ahead as was customary.
When the Dragon Demon and Ferocious clashed in an instant, bone blades slashed against Dragon scales, sparking blindingly.
"Roar—!"
Ferocious leaped angrily, demonic qi coalescing into thousands of spikes bombarded towards the Dragon Demon. But the Dragon Demon suddenly opened its blood-red maw, grinding the demonic qi into dust.
Meng Chuan seized the momentum to advance, his arms transformed into molten red-gold claws, firmly gripping the Celestial Demon's horns, spiral fire true qi disrupted the base of the horns until they cracked and broke!
Finally, a piercing hand struck the Celestial Demon's forehead, fingertips erupted with metallic gold true qi that flowed like a reversed galaxy, violently shattering its head.
In reality, the item around Meng Chuan's waist suddenly emitted a black mist.
Its thorns retracted as if alive and subdued, signaling the submission of the "Ferocious" armor.
Within the sea of consciousness, Meng Chuan's martial will, embodied in form, patted the Dragon Demon's head.
Its performance was excellent today, and he was content.
Through this, Meng Chuan discovered that the Dragon Demon wasn't just an auxiliary pet for feeding qi essence.
Having it protect his body, any malevolent or void-type Celestial Demon invading would be met with an immediate offense or protection of his heart spirit.
In other words, the Dragon Demon could act as a guardian-like good dog within him...
As the heart spirit circulated, the martial will slowly faded.
Meng Chuan opened his eyes, gazing downward at the transformed "Ferocious."
His will interacted with it, Ferocious donned itself.
The emitted black mist seemed to come alive with sentience, swirling around his body gradually solidifying.
Layer upon layer, the thorn-like armor plates interlocked, sounding with the metallic clinking of clasping.
The chest plate affixed itself, finally revealing a scarlet crack at the center of his chest, pulsing like breath.
The black mist extended to the sides, crescent black blades emerged at the shoulders, three-inch recurve spikes popped out at the elbow joints, the entire set of armor resonated with muscles, subtly trembling with his heartbeat.
Meng Chuan thought the transformation had ended, yet the black mist followed his neck and wrapped around his entire head.
"Don't worry, it's a precious full-cover armor, able to protect your head, much more valuable than a breastplate or partial armor."
Hearing Principal Sui's explanation, he felt reassured.
The head was indeed one of his weaknesses, even more lethal than the groin, reinforced by two major hard skills.
In an instant, as the final faceplate covered his visage, the helm's horns suddenly lit with dark red streams of light.
Meng Chuan raised his arm instantly, the seams of the arm armor bursting with lava-like patterns, excess black mist coalesced into elongated blocks, covering the vulnerable area beneath the abdomen, adding another layer of protection.
Meng Chuan used the office mirror to take a look; at this moment, he appeared like a demon god rising from the abyss.
Every inch of the armor was suffused with a violent aesthetic, with every wrist twist and leg lift, corresponding parts resonated with his heart spirit; no matter what actions he took, the armor fused seamlessly without the slightest impediment.
Meng Chuan understood; this was a "living" armor.
Principal Sui witnessed the scene and nodded appreciatively:
"Very impressive, treasure armor suits a hero, certainly fitting for you."