Arthur felt that Wu Zhangkong was a bit of a pity.
In the original World, after Wu Zhangkong removed his heart's knot and let go, it didn't take many years for him to touch the Realm of a Limit Douluo.
This is the true definition of a cheat code!
Wu Zhangkong fell silent for a long time, so long that the playful noises in the private room gradually quieted down, before he slowly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of imperceptible hoarseness: "Some things are not simply let go of just because one says so."
"I know it's hard," Arthur said softly. "But are you content? Content to remain at the Peak of Spirit Emperor for a lifetime, watching your former Juniors surpass you one by one?"
He didn't approach it from the perspective of resolving a heart's knot or advising the other to let go of anything.
That was the White Moonlight he was in love with; no one can truly let go.
And whether one lets go of such things or not, it's hard to say which is right.
Since Wu Zhangkong couldn't let go, then he might as well not.
Arthur decided to use the Art of Painting a Pie and asked, "Do you want to see her again?"
Wu Zhangkong's body shook slightly, and he lifted his eyes to look at Arthur, his pupils quaking: "What do you mean?"
"You still have a chance to see her again," Arthur said. "As long as you can keep becoming stronger, becoming very, very strong."
"Strong enough that you can transmigrate through time and meet her in the past."
Arthur hadn't finished reading all the series of Douluo Continent, so he didn't know if there was a Realm that could resurrect people from the past.
However, just to have a look should be possible.
Wu Zhangkong's Bottleneck was due to having no goal; his lover's death made him feel that life had lost its meaning, so what was the use of Cultivate?
So Arthur would give him a goal: become strong, strong enough to transmigrate through time and meet someone from the past.
Although it sounded far-fetched, doing this in a Xuanhuan World was very effective.
Arthur had lost count of how many protagonists kept Cultivate because of a lover, eventually becoming so powerful they were invincible under heaven.
"Transmigrate through time..." Wu Zhangkong's voice carried an extreme tremor, like a drowning man grasping at a life-saving straw, "Is it... really possible?"
Ever since his lover died and he abandoned himself to despair, his Master, Junior Sister, relatives, and friends—everyone had been advising him to let go.
But how could he let go?
Wu Zhangkong was truly lost.
Arthur was the first person who not only didn't advise him to let go, but instead supported him in remembering and working toward it.
Who could understand the sense of redemption in this?
"In this World, nothing is absolutely impossible." Arthur's tone was calm, yet it carried a convincing power as he began serving up some chicken soup.
To be honest, Arthur didn't know either.
But what Wu Zhangkong needed right now was just a thought to cling to.
He needed someone to say to him: Yes, that's right, as long as you keep getting stronger, you can see her again.
"The path of a Soul Master is inherently a Heaven-Defying act. From Spirit Scholar to Douluo, from Douluo to Limit, every step is about breaking the rules. What of time? As long as you are strong enough, one day you will be able to stand above the rules and see her once more."
Wu Zhangkong clenched his fists tightly, the dead silence in the depths of his eyes replaced by a raging fire.
He knew that what Arthur said was too distant, too idealistic, but he chose to believe it.
Because he needed this hope.
His years of Cultivate, which had been like those of a walking corpse, finally had a new meaning.
It wasn't for the sake of becoming strong for strength's sake, but to be able to catch another glimpse of that long-departed figure.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his surging emotions, and his voice became steady again, but with a few more hints of an unprecedented determination: "I understand."
These simple words seemed to lift a heavy shackle from his body, and even the Soul Power fluctuations around him became much smoother.
He stood up and glanced at his students: "You guys eat first. I'm going out for a bit and will be back in a while."
In the next second, he vanished.
He was about to Breakthrough to Spirit Saint.
Just as Wu Zhangkong's figure vanished, the residual Soul Power fluctuations in the air were still vibrating slightly; it was Soul Power that could not be suppressed as he was about to Breakthrough to Spirit Saint.
The entire private room instantly erupted.
Xie Xie slammed the table, his eyes wide: "Holy crap! What is Teacher Wu Zhangkong doing? He was fine just now, why did he suddenly run off?"
Tang Wulin was also at a loss and looked at Arthur: "Arthur, what did you just say to the teacher? He seems... different."
Arthur picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks, chewed it slowly, and said nonchalantly: "Nothing much, I just gave him a goal for his Cultivate."
"A goal?" Xu Xiaoyan tossed her twin tails: "A student giving a teacher a goal?"
It was truly Turning things upside down.
Gu Yue put down her chopsticks and looked at Arthur: "What you just said... do you really believe that?"
"I'm guessing," Arthur shrugged.
He then curiously asked Gu Yue: "Then do you think it's possible to do it?"
Gu Yue lowered her eyes and raised her hand to brush a strand of hair past her ear: "Who knows..."
Just then, a strong Soul Power fluctuation suddenly came from outside the window.
"This is..." Tang Wulin stood up in shock, "It's the teacher's aura!"
Everyone ran to the window and saw Wu Zhangkong's figure suspended in mid-air in the distant sky.
A rift was torn through the clouds, and silver-white light poured down like a waterfall.
Above the six spirit rings surrounding him, a seventh spirit ring was slowly condensing, emitting a terrifying pressure.
"He's breaking through to Spirit Saint!" Xie Xie's mouth hung open, and he even forgot to gnaw on the chicken leg in his hand.
Xu Xiaoyan clasped her hands together and bowed to Arthur: "Arthur, Arthur, what on earth did you say to the teacher that made him Breakthrough?"
"I want it too, I want it too."
After finishing her prayer, she realized that at some point, Na'er, who was protecting her food, had appeared in front of her.
She immediately curled her lip: "Tsk."
Gu Yue gazed at the sky, a strange glint flashing in her eyes as she whispered: "So that's how it is."
"His heart's knot hasn't vanished, but he's found a new obsession. This kind of obsession is sometimes more powerful than letting go."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Zhangkong's figure turned into a streak of light and instantly appeared in the private room.
The Soul Power on his body had already been restrained, but a faint aura of frost still remained around him. He looked at Arthur with a complex and solemn gaze: "Thank you."
These two words had no extra embellishment, yet they carried the weight of a thousand pounds.
Arthur waved his hand: "Why thank me? It's your own skill. Sit down quickly, the food is getting cold."
He was in a very good mood now, not just because Wu Zhangkong was his friend.
He was even happier that he would have a great general under his command in the future.
Wu Zhangkong's Cultivate speed was truly monstrous.
After today's events, Wu Zhangkong would definitely stand firmly on his side.
What is Shrek? Not familiar... In the afternoon, Wu Zhangkong took Arthur directly to the top-floor private suite of the largest hotel in Skysea City.
Shen Yi was also here, and she and Wu Zhangkong waited outside the door.
Arthur stepped into the suite alone, where a woman in a long green dress was already waiting.
Her skin was as white as snow, and she was surrounded by a warm and pure aura, as if she had her own sacred glow; she was none other than Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li.
Oh, there was also an old lady next to her, but Arthur didn't pay much attention.
She looked plain and unremarkable, so she was probably just Ya Li's attendant or something.
Not important... probably.
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