Chapter 444: Chapter 314: The Benefits of a Celestial Immortal’s Sermon and Another Moment of Enlightenment (6K)

PS: Here’s a quick patch, the master’s lectures are now once every three months instead of every month; once a month was too frequent.

One morning, a month after entering the sect, Su Yu suddenly received a message from his fourth senior brother, Li Yingxin:

"Junior brother, the master is lecturing today, make sure not to be late."

"Just heading out now."

He had noted this matter in his heart long ago and was preparing early in the morning.

Upon arriving at Dragon Turtle Peak, he saw his other senior brothers had already arrived outside the Dragon Turtle Hall.

This was Su Yu’s first time meeting the senior brothers and sisters after joining; two were Celestial Eye People, one was from the Thunder God lineage, one from the Stone Heart Race, and the fourth brother and fifth sister were both Human Race.

The senior and third senior’s appearance was identical to the Celestial Eye person Su Yu had seen at the Wind God Tower, though the celestial eyes on their foreheads were closed. They were chatting leisurely in the square, but their expressions seemed insincere and not at all friendly.

Seeing Su Yu arrive, one of the Celestial Eye People, who was the highest-level present at 295, remarked with a smile:

"Little junior brother has arrived!"

Everyone’s eyes turned, their scrutinizing gazes collectively landing on him, and he also heard the voice of the fifth senior sister:

"Our brotherhood may not be harmonious, but we must not show it. When outside, it’s important to maintain the appearance of unity on the surface."

"Thank you for the guidance, senior sister."

Su Yu smiled slightly, cupping his fists in salute:

"Su Yu greets all senior brothers and sisters."

"No need to be so polite, little junior brother."

The second brother from the Thunder God lineage asked cordially:

"If little junior brother has any questions as you begin your training, feel free to come to me. I will surely clear your doubts."

"Thank you, second senior brother."

The Thunder God lineage resembles humans almost exactly, with the exception of a lightning-shaped scar on the forehead. Apart from this, there is hardly any difference from humans, but the Thunder God lineage has another combat form—once unleashed, they are surrounded by thunder and grow thunder wings, having an innate control over the power of thunder and lightning.

This gift is not particularly strong initially, as it starts by merely reducing Thunder Skill cooldowns and enhancing Thunder Skill power. At the Foundation Establishment stage, one automatically acquires the Thunder God physique or Thunder God true form, and later on they can transform directly into the Thunder God, with exceedingly powerful combat capabilities of pure destruction techniques.

However, as the saying goes, a natural talent can be both an advantage and a drawback. Due to their talent, the Thunder God lineage’s power system is extremely monotonous, with over ninety percent of the race following this path.

This results in the Thunder God lineage being exceptionally strong in one-on-one battles, but their lack of diverse capabilities puts them at a disadvantage in group battles, falling short compared to the Human Race with its wide array of abilities.

The sixth senior sister is from the Stone Heart Race, a lineage born with a strong physique and skilled in the path of body refining. The Stone Heart talent makes them immune to many unique negative traits, but overall, their potential is not particularly strong among the various races.

Su Yu has so far encountered the Horned Demon People, Fire Race, Six-Eared Race, Celestial Eye People, Thunder God lineage, Stone Heart Race, Merfolk, and Snake-man Race.

In his view, the strongest in terms of overall strength and potential are the Celestial Eye People and the Human Race. The Celestial Eye People, like humans, have humanoid intelligence and learning capability; they also have the innate celestial eye talent, which logically gives them a slight edge over humans.

However, the reproduction ability of the Celestial Eye People cannot match that of humans, and humans, having been a destiny protagonist once and created by the Nuwa Saint herself, have bloodlines containing genes of many ancient primordial powers. With some luck or upon reaching a certain realm, they can unearth these bloodlines within, instantly elevating their strength and potential.

Of course, the creation of the Celestial Eye People was probably not a simple task either, but it surely doesn’t surpass the humans created by Nuwa Saint herself.

In Su Yu’s opinion, the Celestial Eye People have the advantage in the early and middle stages, while the latter stages level the playing field with humans coming out on top in the end.

Thus, overall, they are equals, both taking the top tier, T0, category.

The Six-Eared Race essentially mimics the Human Race entirely. The only difference is that the Six-Eared Race has six ears, with enhanced six senses compared to humans, but this difference is not significant, and they lack in bloodline potential.

Consequently, overall, humans have the edge, placing the Six-Eared Race in a slightly lower tier, T0.5.

The Horned Demon People, Fire Race, Thunder God lineage, Stone Heart Race, Snake-man Race, and Merfolk each have their advantages, and their disparities are not large, all belonging to the T2 tier.

In the contest of fated civilizations, ultimate victory is never determined by early to mid-stage strength. A strong racial talent can ensure an early advantage, but this era’s contest for the protagonist’s position spans tens of thousands to millions of years; only those who smile until the end are victors.

Hence, the key to victory lies in racial potential and reproduction rate.

With potential, a large population is necessary to smile until the end.

The seven people, despite belonging to different clans, chatted idly at the hall entrance for a while until a young servant emerged and greeted them one by one, exclaiming loudly:

"The master’s lecture is about to begin, please, little sirs, enter the hall!"

Only then did everyone end their dry small talk, reciprocate the servant’s greeting, and enter the hall in order of seniority.

Su Yu was the last to enter the hall; the master had not yet arrived. A jade seat was empty at the head, with seven jade meditation cushions below, four on the left and three on the right. Senior brother Huai Meng sat on the leftmost, the second brother on the rightmost, the third brother sat on the left beside the senior brother.

Su Yu took the lowest position, with the fifth senior sister beside him.

Nobody spoke, everyone sat cross-legged without moving, the hall was quiet.

After a brief wait, the hall suddenly began to brighten. Su Yu looked up, seeing golden light appearing on the hall ceiling, formed by innumerable intricate golden runes; he felt an epiphany, knowing the master had arrived.

His gaze shifted from the ceiling, seeing the master appearing at the head jade seat. Everyone promptly bowed in salute: