Just as Lin Guang had guessed, Kong Guofeng said lightly, "This Bronze Bell is engraved with a one-time use skill of Teleportation. As long as you inject Spiritual Power, it will activate and can save your life at a critical moment by transporting you to a safe place. It can even penetrate weaker Secret Realm barriers for an escape, and it's extremely concealed, making it difficult for an average Six-Star to locate you."

"Don't worry about the difficulty or conditions of using it. I have infused my True Intent into it. Aside from active use, it will also trigger directly before you face a deadly crisis, as long as the straight-line distance is within 800 kilometers. I will sense it immediately and try to come to your aid."

Simply put, it is a one-time life-saving Spiritual Artifact at the True Master level, as well as an emergency signal beacon to summon a True Master.

"Of course, you don't need to make any promises in exchange for this."

Kong Guofeng continued, "Consider it an encouragement for outstanding talents, or you could view it as an investment."

No one ever finds life-saving items too many, and since Director Kong is a True Man, Lin Guang generously accepted the small bell: "Thank you, Director Kong."

"Good."

Kong Guofeng smiled again and switched the topic, "Your score has set a new record for the entrance examinations in Zhen Sheng City for many years. The families never expected it, and they've brought out a lot of good things. You can take a look now, and if you're unsure, I can help you with the choices."

"I looked on the way here but still feel unable to decide. I need to go back to discuss some things before I can decide what to exchange for."

"Hmm, you have a month to redeem it. You can ask your teacher and take time to choose slowly."

Kong Guofeng nodded.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and looked towards the entrance.

"Are you interested in honing your skills in our military?"

A voice came from the doorway. Lin Guang turned his head and saw a big man in military uniform.

Although he didn't recognize the man, being able to intrude into the barracks in such a manner meant his status was undoubtedly high.

"Tianmu, this isn't what we agreed upon just now."

Kong Guofeng's voice carried a hint of helplessness.

"Nagging."

Tianmu rolled his eyes and picked his ear with his pinky finger.

"I promised to invite you only after the state competition ended, but it doesn't prevent me from contacting him in advance, right? If he really intends to enlist, at worst, I can wait for two years."

"..."

Seeing Kong Guofeng's pacified expression, Tianmu grinned and looked at Lin Guang: "Kid, I'm the Deputy Commander of the Eleventh Legion, Tianmu."

"Are you interested in joining the army?"

"A good man should battle in the Outer Realm and fight against the Demon Race to earn merits and strengthen himself. On the Merits List of our Great Xia, you can find everything, including Tier Eight and Tier Nine Spiritual Materials."

"You should also know that our Great Xia's Celestial King, Jiang Hengyu, the Chief Commander, rose through the ranks by fighting the Demon Race in the military. If your merits are sufficient, you might even invite the Chief Commander to personally guide you in mastering killing moves and Mystical Techniques."

"The most crucial point is that you have so many scattered True Intents. Although strong at this stage, the difficulty and risk of advancing to True Man are several times that of ordinary people. If you fail, the lightest outcome is the shattering of your Sea of Spirit and a complete loss of cultivation. The worst is the scattering of your soul. However, the Great Xia military holds the inheritance of the Furnace of War Intent, which is the greatest path for you to advance to True Man. As long as you're willing to come to the military, I can directly give you a spot!"

"..."

Tianmu's tiger-like eyes fixed on Lin Guang, waiting for his response.

After considering for a moment, Lin Guang still declined Tianmu.

"I'm sorry, Senior Tian You, at least before I graduate from university, I have no intention of joining the army."

"Alright, but you should think it through. The earlier you practice with the Furnace of War Intent, the better. Otherwise, jumping in halfway will significantly reduce its effectiveness."

"Or does your master also have a corresponding Secret Technique?"

Lin Guang was slightly stunned, then smiled without speaking.

As a master in the gaming field, Lin Guang naturally knew what Tianmu said was true.

In fact, in the game, there indeed is such a mechanism that blocks player progress.

The success rate for breaking through the Six-Star Realm decreases as more diverse True Intent inheritances are acquired. More preparation, arduous practice, fortuitous encounters, and a "bit" of luck are needed.

But likewise, being a "player" with rich experience, he isn't worried about losing himself.

Because, in essence…

The System's talent…

Is truly a "Talent."

"Old Tian, stop prying into people's secrets."

Kong Guofeng came to mediate.

"Hmm, there's really a way?!"

Tianmu noticed the confidence in Lin Guang's eyes, muttered a few words under his breath, then raised his thick eyebrows: "Kid, take this."

With that, he pulled out a thumb-sized glass pearl from his chest, crystal clear, like the kind children play with, except inside it sealed a bundle of crimson flame, dancing within as if alive; no one could tell it held the terrifying power capable of burning the whole military camp to ashes.

"This seals my full-strength strike. After injecting your spiritual power, just throw it, and my true intent will manipulate everything, ensuring it won't harm those you don't wish to harm."

"Kid, I know you're not one to stay out of trouble, but you don't seem like one to stir up chaos either."

Tianmu gave a domineering smile: "If any blind fool near Zhen Sheng City dares to bully the weak or kill a genius, don't hesitate, throw this, and I'll help you kill him."

Lin Guang accepted the glass pearl, thanked Tianmu, and wanted to say more but saw the other decisively leave. The army was about to depart back to Zhen Sheng City, he must be quite busy too.

"There's one more thing," Kong Guofeng suddenly asked, "Has your 'momentum' been fully accumulated? If necessary, I can help you build momentum."

"Also, is there a possibility for your talent to advance on its own?"

"…"

Indeed, part of the system's abilities had been detected.

Lin Guang wasn't surprised.

In fact, he had long prepared for this kind of sudden, noticeable increase in strength, ready with all sorts of excuses. Actually, the best method was to use those talents that can permanently enhance, even advance, as a pretext.

He had already mentally prepared himself to use some trivial excuses to prevaricate in front of Kaiwen, but for some reason, whenever Kaiwen saw him using some odd abilities, she never asked or pressed him, making his mental preparations of no use.

Lin Guang pondered for a moment, then began to artfully spin his words: "My talent growth hasn't reached its limit yet, there's still room for improvement, but the accumulation conditions are rather vague, unrelated to fame, but rather it accumulates bit by bit in daily life."

"As for the advancement of talent, my teacher did mention that there's something to it; the blue is just an apparent facade, the reality isn't that simple."

"But for now, concerning talent advancement, I have no clue."

These two sentences were both truths, one referring to the system, the other to his Heart of Terra, after all, Lin Guang knew that lying in front of a True Man wouldn't conceal anything, it would only annoy them.

But he could choose which truth to tell, allowing the listener to choose the truth they wanted to see.

"Indeed, it hasn't reached an end... there's still room for advancement."

Kong Guofeng got the answer he wanted and nodded with extreme satisfaction.

He didn't ask more and adeptly moved on from the topic.

"By the way, Director Kong."

Lin Guang suddenly spoke, a bit embarrassed as he asked, "Since you have been monitoring the competition, when you have the time, could you use your spiritual power to imprint the battle between me and Huai Shouren? Mainly the part where my friend's White Phoenix Parrot evolved."

"After all, it is the evolution of a new species, and the White Phoenix Parrot is a very common spirit beast in Fenghai Province. I hope in the future that Great Xia can explore a new purple spirit beast evolutionary path that as many people as possible can access, giving commoners a new path."

"A purple, widely accessible evolutionary path?"

Kong Guofeng's expression became serious again — this was no small matter.

After a pause, Lin Guang briefly explained the collaboration between Professor Hu and him in nurturing the White Phoenix Parrot, now the White Illusion Phoenix.

Of course, he held certain parts back, merely mentioning that there was a research notebook at home documenting the White Illusion Phoenix (written by himself, of course at home), which perfectly filled the gap where Hu Tuzhi's Fire Immortal Phoenix path was a one-step ascent, unable to be replicated.

"Oh, indeed so?"

"It does seem very likely to add a new purple evolutionary path for Great Xia."

"I will assist you with this matter."

Kong Guofeng said with some emotion: "The evolved form of the White Phoenix Parrot, the White Illusion Phoenix, and further evolving from the White Illusion Phoenix, allowing an ordinary bird to evolve into a Phoenix. No matter how many times you see it, evolution is always so miraculous..."

"However, I didn't expect Lin Zian was privately researching avian spirit beasts."

This made Lin Guang pause, then he quickly understood. Kong Guofeng had been the director of Zhen Sheng City's education bureau long ago; perhaps it would be strange if he didn't know his father.

After all, every senior researcher is someone a True Man regards highly, and his father, being so young, even had the potential to become a Spirit Beast Doctor in his lifetime.

"About your father... I am also very saddened; his passing wasn't just a loss for Zhen Sheng City, but for all of Great Xia, and all of humanity."

"Ten years ago, at the downturn of his career, his published papers and viewpoints stirred quite a stir across Fenghai Province."

Kong Guofeng sighed, "No one anticipated the Demon Race would act in concert with the beast tide, even opening a rift so nearby. By the time I received the news, it was too late."

"Had I known earlier, I would've ensured his safety in the city's Spirit Beast Research Institute, even if it meant offending everyone, not allowing him to start his own enterprise."

"It's not your fault."

Lin Guang shook his head, slightly lowering his gaze.

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