The human is devouring, a new talent every month.

Chapter 2 Thunder Marquis

"Master, there is an email from Marquis Zhenlei." The clear voice of the AI ​​computer 'Alice' rang in Lu Ming's ears.

"Open!"

Lu Ming quickly closed his eyes, connecting his consciousness to the virtual universe network, and instructed Alice to open the email. It was a notification from Zhen Lei Hou's private account—

The email content was very simple.

"Lu Ming, in just one and a half years, you have mastered the first three forms of the Thunder Beast Eight Styles. I was right about you. You are qualified to become my personal disciple."

……

"After becoming a direct disciple, I should be qualified to learn some more precious secret techniques. Moreover, Marquis Zhenlei will surely be more attentive in teaching me from now on." Lu Ming was in a good mood after receiving the email notification.

Although some of the "seed elites," including him, had previously received instruction from Zhen Lei Hou and other immortal powerhouses, that was at best a "standardized lecture." After all, these immortal powerhouses were only willing to teach these youngsters because they were following the orders of the King of Jinlan Kingdom, doing it as a routine matter.

Now, however, he is about to become the personal disciple of Marquis Zhenlei, and the situation is naturally very different. Putting aside everything else, he will at least receive personalized, one-on-one instruction from the other party, and may even have the opportunity to learn the other party's true signature techniques.

Furthermore, Marquis Zhenlei is, after all, a "Marquis-level Immortal" backed by the King of Jinlan Kingdom, and his wealth far exceeds that of an ordinary wild Immortal powerhouse. Even a small amount of cultivation resources he might casually give to his disciple would likely surpass his entire current fortune.

In conclusion, at this stage, becoming an apprentice of this Zhenlei Marquis is absolutely beneficial and without any drawbacks.

As for his future rise after joining the Virtual Universe Company, he might seek out an even more powerful master. Marquis Zhenlei certainly wouldn't mind too much; in fact, he would welcome it.

……

Half a month later, the seven Eternal Star-level 'Seed Elites', including Lu Ming, along with some cosmic-level and domain-lord-level geniuses, once again came to the 'Hall of Immortality' at the headquarters of the Golden Mist Dojo to attend classes.

The Hall of Immortals, as the name suggests, is a place where immortal powerhouses serve as teachers. Among the eternal-star geniuses of the Golden Mist Dojo, only these seven 'seed elites' have the opportunity to attend such classes; most of the other attendees are geniuses at the cosmic or even domain lord level.

"Lu Ming, you've become more and more freakish these past two years!" When Lu Ming arrived outside the Immortal Hall, he was greeted by a young man with blue hair and green eyebrows.

"Saga, you've made great progress lately, haven't you?" Lu Ming greeted the green-browed youth with a smile.

Saga, a genius from the 'Rayer Clan,' has also reached the threshold of the Lightning Origin Law, and is nicknamed 'Lightning Blade.' Without him, Saga would likely be the most outstanding star-level genius of the Golden Orchid Dojo at this time.

Unlike the Black-Eyed Clan, whose members only reach the Planetary level upon adulthood, the Rayer Clan can automatically grow to the Constant level upon reaching adulthood. This is determined by their bloodline level, something others cannot envy.

However, a higher bloodline level only means a higher minimum standard. Even races with lower bloodline levels can sometimes produce incredible geniuses, like Lu Ming.

"Heh, you bastard..." Saga glanced sharply at Lu Ming, still regarding him as his number one enemy.

However, he might understand after today. He and Lu Ming are no longer on the same level.

Saga's vision remained solely focused on the Golden Mist Dojo, while Lu Ming had long since ceased to consider his fellow students from the Golden Mist Dojo as rivals. His only opponents were the top geniuses from other cosmic nations!

After Lu Ming and his companion entered the Hall of Immortality, other geniuses followed suit, entering the hall in twos and threes.

"Today, Zhen Leihou is giving a lecture. I heard he will be explaining the first four forms of the Eight Forms of the Thunder Beast."

"Yes, although I have already mastered this fourth move, I still gain new insights every time I listen to Lord Zhenlei Hou's basic explanations," a domain lord-level genius praised.

"Me too."

"An immortal powerhouse is, after all, an existence who has comprehended the entire law." Zhen Lei Hou is such an immortal powerhouse who has comprehended the entire fundamental law of lightning. When he explains the relevant secrets of the fundamental law of lightning, his explanations are naturally insightful and penetrating, captivating many people.

Inside the Hall of Immortality.

Below, in a plaza tens of kilometers long and wide, hundreds of geniuses had already gathered to listen to the lecture.

"Strange, wasn't this course supposed to be for Lord Gustav? How come it's Lord Zhenlei's turn so soon?" A white-haired winged human girl sitting not far from Lu Ming couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

As a 'seed elite' at the domain lord level, she has much higher authority in the Golden Mist Dojo than ordinary geniuses. She can even see the 'course schedule' of the Immortal Hall in advance and knows that today it shouldn't have been Marquis Zhenlei who personally gave the lecture.

However, she didn't take the sudden change in the course too seriously, assuming that Lord Gustav had something come up or that Lord Zhenlei suddenly had a whim to give a lecture.

After some time, the number of listeners gathered in the spacious hall had exceeded one thousand.

Boom~~~~

An invisible pressure instantly covered the entire square, and the thousands of cultivators gathered there all fell silent to show their respect for Zhen Lei Hou. A burly man wearing gold and blue armor walked towards the square. With his silver-white hair and beard, he had a very rugged appearance.

Behind him followed eight cultivators of varying strengths.

"Those following behind Marquis Zhenlei are all his personal disciples. If only we could also become his disciples."

"That depends on talent. If someone doesn't have enough talent, why would Marquis Zhenlei accept them?"

Although these listeners could be considered Zhen Lei Hou's "students" to some extent, the gap between them and the real "disciples" was obviously immeasurable.

In the distance, Marquis Zhenlei sat cross-legged, with eight disciples sitting on either side of him.

"Before I begin the formal lecture today, I have an announcement to make—" As soon as Zhen Lei Hou spoke, all the thousands of people fell silent and listened attentively.

"Previously, I set up a test within the Jinlan Dojo, promising that I would accept anyone who passed the test as my disciple." Upon hearing Zhenlei Hou's next words, the crowd below erupted in uproar.

Does Zhen Lei Hou mean that someone has recently passed the "abnormal test" he set?

How could this be? Who is it?!

The thousands of people below were all taken aback, and the green-browed youth Saga also looked around curiously, while Lu Ming remained completely calm.

"Lu Ming, congratulations on passing my test. Please come forward." Upon hearing Zhen Lei Hou's voice, Lu Ming immediately stood up from his seat and stepped forward from the crowd.

"It's him!" The other geniuses immediately recognized Lu Ming's identity.

There are only a handful of geniuses who are qualified to attend classes at the Hengxing level, and Lu Ming is one of them.

"How is this possible!" The green-browed youth, Saga, turned pale instantly. Once the other party became a disciple of Zhenlei Hou, it would be even more difficult for him to catch up. The gap between them would likely only widen!

"At the Hengxing level, to pass Zhenlei Hou's test, could it be that he has already mastered the first three forms of the 'Eight Forms of the Thunder Beast'?"

"This guy is really freakish! Theoretically speaking, once you reach the threshold of the Lightning Origin Law, you have a chance to master this third move. But in reality, it's not that simple!" One after another, the elite geniuses looked at the black-haired, black-eyed youth in the crowd in disbelief.

If I remember correctly, Lu Ming should only be around twenty years old. At twenty, to have already stepped into the threshold of the Origin Laws and mastered the first three forms of the Thunder Beast Eight Styles—that's just too monstrous!

Amidst the envious or jealous gazes of thousands of geniuses below, Lu Ming approached Zhen Lei Hou, knelt respectfully, and said, "Disciple Lu Ming greets Master."

Under the gaze of thousands of other geniuses, the rugged-looking Marquis Zhenlei had a slight smile on his lips. "Very good. From today onwards, you are my disciple, Marquis Zhenlei!"

Wow!

The crowd below erupted in uproar once again.

"You can sit next to your senior brother Yuan Mo." At Zhen Lei Hou's suggestion, Lu Ming sat down next to a young man of the cosmic-level ape race with golden down on his face.

From then on, Zhen Lei Hou had nine disciples active in the Jin Lan Dojo again.

"Now, let's officially begin today's lesson. Today, I will explain in detail the first four forms of the 'Eight Forms of Thunder Beasts.' The first two forms are the foundation. It's from the third form onwards that the qualitative change truly begins." Lord Zhenlei stretched out his finger, pointing it into the air. Instantly, a strange demonic beast with a purple unicorn horn, resembling a warhorse, appeared in mid-air. "The 'Eight Forms of Thunder Beasts' is a secret combat technique that simulates eight kinds of thunder-attribute demonic beasts and ferocious beasts..."

"In theory, to master the third form, one must at least step into the threshold of the fundamental laws of lightning, but this is only a prerequisite..." The Eight Forms of Thunder Beast, although it can be considered a cultivation secret technique that allows one to enter the fundamental laws of lightning, is also an extremely powerful combat secret technique.

To master this secret technique, one must first have a good understanding of the fundamental laws, but more importantly, one must be able to comprehend the 'characteristics' of the eight thunder beasts.

(End of this chapter)