Chapter 152: Surprise (Network Cable Broken, Apologies)

As the master of the Tower of Enlightenment, although Kobei was not yet capable of unleashing its full power at this moment, it was effortless for him to bring Luo Ling along with him to ascend it.

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Holding Luo Ling’s delicate little hand, Kobei stepped straight through the pillar of golden light. Seeing the confusion written all over her pretty face, Kobei smiled slightly and pulled her up to the second floor.

Luo Ling had set foot on the second floor before, so she wasn't surprised when she walked up with ease this time. However, when Kobei led her straight onto the third floor without any obstruction, the confusion on her face turned into utter astonishment.

Kobei looked at the startled Luo Ling, the corners of his mouth curling up into a slight smile. He offered no explanation, but simply grasped her small hand tightly and continued to walk upward.

The third floor, the fourth floor, the fifth floor... all the way to the ninth floor!

Holding Luo Ling's hand, Kobei walked effortlessly to the very top of the Tower of Enlightenment.

"Kobei, how... how did this happen?"

Luo Ling looked at Kobei with a smiling face, her clear, watery eyes filled with disbelief. Her red, parted lips slightly agape, she asked in shock.

Kobei smiled faintly without answering immediately. With a wave of his hand, the pitch-black Tower of Enlightenment instantly became transparent. Looking from the inside out, the view was completely unobstructed, taking in the entire City of Enlightenment at a single glance.

"Kobei, how did you do this?"

Luo Ling asked with her mouth agape in surprise, looking down at the entire city through the transparent walls of the tower while her heart pounded wildly. She had already vaguely guessed the truth, especially considering Kobei's insistence on establishing a base city here. This made her suspicion even more certain, yet she still found it hard to believe until Kobei confirmed it himself.

"Hehe, well, it's quite simple... Because I am the master of the Tower of Enlightenment."

Kobei wrapped his arm around Luo Ling’s willow-like waist, pinched her cute nose, and spoke in a calm tone.

"Really?"

Although Luo Ling already had a premonition, hearing Kobei say he was the master of the Tower of Enlightenment still sent an irrepressible wave of excitement through her heart. Her bright eyes stared straight at Kobei, her clear voice carrying a hint of a tremble.

"Of course!"

With a faint smile on his lips, Kobei looked down at the vast city and nodded slowly.

"Linger, how many people are in the city right now?"

Kobei was quite puzzled. Logically speaking, the tower should have attracted a large number of ordinary people. He estimated there should be around five million, but when passing through the city earlier, he hadn't noticed many people at all.

"One million two hundred and seventy thousand. The West District is still under construction, so everyone is concentrated there," Luo Ling said, linking her arm through Kobei's and offering a sweet, gentle smile.

"The West District? I plan to make it the commercial zone, the North District will be the residential area, the South District will house the military camp, and I haven't decided on the East District yet," Luo Ling said, cheerfully pointing out the different sectors of the city while holding his arm.

"One million two hundred and seventy thousand? That's a bit low."

Following the direction of Luo Ling's finger, Kobei let out a slight sigh.

Logically speaking, a newly established city having one million two hundred and seventy thousand residents was already quite impressive. Yet Kobei still felt a slight sense of disappointment. He had spent two months running around, expecting at least five million, only to end up with a little over one million. The result fell far short of his expectations.

"It's not low at all! Aside from the base cities established by God of War realm powerhouses, ours currently has the largest population," Luo Ling said. To her, one million two hundred and seventy thousand was already an extraordinary number.

"It's just that all of these people are ordinary people..."

At this thought, Luo Ling's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. She had watched this base city being built piece by piece, and she cherished it as if it were her own child. Naturally, she hoped the city could be as powerful as possible. In three years, inspectors from the Jiujiang Base would come to review the base cities, grading them into three tiers based on their overall strength. Although the rank was merely nominal and served no practical purpose, Luo Ling still wanted her base city to be strong.

No matter how powerful Kobei was, he was still only at the Mortal-Shedding realm. His influence naturally could not compare to those veteran God of War realm powerhouses, making it extremely difficult to attract genetic evolvers. As for Luo Ling's family, since Luo Heng had also established a base city, the family's resources were mostly channeled toward helping him. After all, Luo Ling was just a young woman, and the support her family could spare was very limited. Being able to help her establish the base city in the first place was already quite generous.

"Haha, it doesn't matter if they are ordinary people. I have a way to make these ordinary people powerful!"

Seeing Luo Ling's furrowed brows, Kobei smiled calmly, his words brimming with absolute confidence.

"Make ordinary people powerful?"

Luo Ling looked at him in bewilderment. She had barely managed to accept the fact that the Tower of Enlightenment had recognized Kobei as its master—after all, if his talent was high enough, such a feat was possible. But making ordinary people strong? That was something she simply could not believe. Ordinary people were ordinary people; if they could become strong, what need was there for genetic evolvers? This notion was deeply rooted in her mind. Like Du Fu, she fundamentally could not believe that ordinary people could ever become powerful.

No matter how hard an ordinary person trained, it was simply impossible for them to defeat a tier-one evolver, let alone a tier-two, tier-three, or Mortal-Shedding realm powerhouse.

Kobei smiled faintly and offered no explanation. Some things were impossible to articulate clearly, and letting Luo Ling experience it firsthand would be the best way for her to understand. Ever since he discovered he could pass down martial arts inheritances, Kobei had already made up his mind.

Luo Ling's strength was far too weak, and Kobei couldn't stay by her side every single moment. Therefore, he had decided to forge Luo Ling into another invincible existence in the Mortal-Shedding realm!

"Close your eyes, I'll give you a surprise!"

With a faint smile on his face, Kobei spoke softly to Luo Ling.

"Okay."

Although Luo Ling didn't know what Kobei was up to, she trusted him completely and obediently closed her eyes. Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly; she seemed a bit nervous yet harbored a faint sense of anticipation. Her heart fluttered like a frightened little deer, beating wildly as she wondered if he was about to pull some mischievous prank.

However, the scenario Luo Ling imagined did not happen. She only felt a coolness between her eyebrows as Kobei's finger pressed against her glabella.

*Boom!*

A flash of golden light swept past, and a wondrous set of memories was deeply imprinted in the depths of Luo Ling's mind. At the same time, a robust surge of internal energy materialized within her Dantian!

The first martial art Kobei passed down to Luo Ling was the Nine Yang Divine Skill! A version at one-tenth of its full mastery!

*Boom!*

Another flash of golden light flowed through Kobei's finger into Luo Ling's glabella. This time, it was the Indestructible Vajra Body, also at one-tenth mastery.

Kobei had not yet passed the Indestructible Vajra Body on to anyone else; Luo Ling was the first! Although he could only impart one-tenth of his cultivation, relying on the formidable defense of the Indestructible Vajra Body, practically no one beneath the God of War realm would be able to harm her anymore.

*Boom! Boom!*

Two more streams of memories poured into the depths of Luo Ling's mind—the Lingbo Weibu (Stepping on Fragrant Waves) and the Six Meridians Divine Sword. Kobei imparted these two martial arts to her as well.

With the Nine Yang Divine Skill and the Six Meridians Divine Sword, Luo Ling would have the power to fight even if she faced opponents in the top three of the Azure Dragon Ranking. Coupled with the protective barrier of the Indestructible Vajra Body, even those top three powerhouses wouldn't be able to injure her. And if she truly couldn't defeat an opponent, she still had the Lingbo Weibu to make her escape.

Having received the inheritance of Kobei's four martial arts, Luo Ling would no longer face any danger as long as she didn't encounter a God of War realm powerhouse.

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An invisible wave of internal energy abruptly surged out from within her body. Luo Ling's long eyelashes trembled, and she suddenly opened her eyes, two piercing beams of light, as tangible as reality, shooting out from the depths of her pupils.

"How does it feel?"

Kobei slowly withdrew his finger from between her eyebrows, a faint smile playing on his face as he softly asked the astonished young woman.

"Kobei... how... how did you do this?"

Luo Ling stared at him with wide, watery eyes filled with disbelief, her voice trembling as she asked.

"Now, do you believe that I can make ordinary people powerful?"

Kobei smiled, bypassing her question. Since it involved the system, he didn't know how to explain it, nor would it be clear even if he tried, so he simply chose not to.

"Yes!"

Luo Ling nodded heavily. Though she couldn't understand how Kobei had pulled off such a miracle, she knew that she had fundamentally changed—she had become immeasurably stronger!

"Since you haven't decided what to do with the East District, leave it to me," Kobei smiled gently, noticing the lingering bewilderment on her face, and smoothly changed the subject.

"Alright, what are you planning to build there?"

Luo Ling had already arranged the South, North, and West Districts, but she was completely at a loss for the East District. According to standard city layouts, the East District should house a massive martial arts arena for genetic evolvers to temper their bodies.

However, nearly all one million two hundred and seventy thousand residents currently in the city were ordinary people, with very few genetic evolvers, making such a colossal martial arts arena completely unnecessary.

"A Martial Arts Pavilion, a Scripture Depository, and an Alchemy Chamber!"

Kobei looked at Luo Ling, took a slight breath, and spoke in a deep voice.

All three of these structures were provided by the system. Kobei had no idea how massive they would turn out to be, but relying on himself alone was clearly not enough if he wanted to elevate the entire city's population.

He had to build a complete system!

Using the people who had received his inheritance as the core, he would have them pass on what they had learned to others. After about three months, a person's talent would become apparent. Those with superior talent would naturally earn the qualification to cultivate in the Martial Arts Pavilion and select more suitable martial arts from the Scripture Depository. These individuals would become the key targets of Kobei's cultivation!

Cultivating internal energy was not something achieved overnight. If someone possessed exceptional talent, Kobei would naturally bestow pills upon them to help them grow strong rapidly.

You eat a meal one bite at a time, and walk a road one step at a time! Such matters could not be rushed and had to be done step by step.

Kobei's ultimate goal was martial arts for all! To make every ordinary person powerful, but everything required a process, and not every ordinary person was suited for cultivating internal energy.

Determining whether someone was truly suited for cultivating internal energy required time to reveal itself!