Martial research master - Chapter 383: Meeting the thunder child-2

“We have a very interesting opponent here. He didn’t even flinch when I berated him in front of his entire group. This kind of restraint is rare in people, and it scares me. If he can restrain his thoughts to this level, his patience is commendable. That is a virtue which scares me the most.” Li Meng said.

“You shouldn’t judge someone from the get-go. What if he is a good person at heart?” The Keeper said.

“There are no eternal friendships in this world, only eternal profit. Do you know what this means? It means there is no real good guy in the world. The only difference in the character of the two people is what profits motivate their actions. In this case, I am pretty sure the guy will show his cards soon enough.”

“What if he can restrain himself even further?” The Keeper asked.

“Patience is the virtue of three kinds of people. The wise, the sinister, and the wimps. It would be fun if he is one of the first two categories. If the third persist in this case, I will eliminate this scourge even if it enlists the rage of his master and clan and I have to go into hiding.” Li Meng said.

“What do you think about this guy?” Li Meng asked the Keeper to give an initial impression of his opponent.

“The boy carries a defensive treasure of monarch grade. I think you understand the significance of his background.” The keeper said. Even Li Meng didn’t have many Monarch-level artifacts with him. “The artifact is capable enough of masking a lot of things about him.”

“So you need a physical connection with him to verify?” Li Meng asked.

” That would be the best means to identify.” The Keeper said.

“Wouldn’t the artifact notice it? All artifacts above the monarch grade have some sort of consciousness in them.” Li Meng asked.

“Although I am currently at the peak of Monarch grade, the actual level of this artifact is not something you could imagine as of now. I go on to say that the consciousness of this artifact greatly surpasses a monarch-grade artifact. It is one of the reasons why you are still able to converse with me even after being in the presence of Qi Monarchs. They are not qualified enough to even sense our presence when we are static.”

“Good. Because I think we will eventually make quite some contact in this conversation.”

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” What resulted in me gaining the attention of the mighty Thunder Child?” Li Meng asked in a sarcastic tone.

“No need to be on guard. We are still within the limits of the institute and hence I am incapable of doing anything for you, if I wanted to that is. This is just a courteous meeting between two genius students of the same academy. I would like to converse with my future opponent. It helps me pry into their ability. I hope you don’t mind having a small talk with your senior brother.”

“I have to say, I am impressed with your attitude towards me. There isn’t a single shred of hostility coming out of you that I can detect. That is quite an accomplishment.” Li Meng said.

“Why would I be hostile towards someone whom I have met for the first time?” Thunder child said.

“Well, we all have our reasons and abilities. Yours is an unnatural ability to mask your true nature. It will be fun to confront an enemy who could almost match my level of intelligence and restrain.” Li Meng said.

” I suppose the initial conversations led this whole meeting into disarray. I hope we can restart from the beginning. I am Meng Shi.” Thunder child lifted arms to hand over a small glass of wine to LI Meng.

“I am Li Meng.” Li Meng followed his suit to carefully grab the glass while touching his hands and allowing the Keeper to scan the target. Meng Shi felt something different about the situation but decided to ignore his paranoia.

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” The boy is quite perceptive. he could sense something different about the situation. You need to be careful around him.” The Keeper said.

“I assume you have some results for me.” Li Meng said.

“I do have something for you. The boy is extremely talented. I have to say that he is one of the best candidates I have come across since your little sister a while back. You would be impressed to know that he had managed to connect with Three heavenly laws.”

“So the news about him was fake.”

“Being able to deceive so many eyes is quite a feat. The Three Heavenly laws also seem to be quite versatile. His first heavenly law was thunder. The second one is Gold-barbarian law, a body type. The last one is something I didn’t expect to see. It is the law of life. It is a very powerful compound law, and even better than Yin-yang.”

“His law body is refined with extremely powerful treasures of all attributes, and he seems to be involved in body cultivation too. He has managed to open up all his meridians and is currently in the acupoint stage. He has also come across some sort of powerful inheritance. There is immense power locked within his body. The lock is quite deceptive, and one might think it is some kind of faulty leeching formation, but it seems to be slowly providing his body with energy.”

“If it is completely absorbed, he should be able to promote himself to the intermediate stages of Qi Monarch.”

“His body is above King grade and is constantly being tempered by the hidden power. It seems they are of the same bloodline. His bloodline is also being refined by energy and is way stronger than the other two.”

“What is his cultivation level?” Li Meng asked.

“Advanced stage Qi Emperor. He might be able to reach the 8th level before the Royal Road competition.”  The Keeper said.

“That is concerning. I guess I will have to tread lightly until I am officially a Qi Emperor.” Li Meng decided to be cautious.

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” I have invited my brother to ask for your assistance.” Meng Shi spoke.

“Why would someone as powerful as you require my assistance?” Li Meng said.

“I know of your mystery and have managed to dig up some information about your background. I know about Jiao country and your martial brothers. I am also aware of their potential and their current locations. I would like to become friends with someone of your means. To have six geniuses like you, the force you originated from must be a powerful one.”

“I don’t want us to be enemies. I would like your cooperation in making me the next headmaster of this institute.” Thunder child spoke.

“You spoke with such confidence as if my senior brothers are not even worthy to be your competitions.”

“And I am correct. The only one I am worried about is you. You are someone with incredible talent who wouldn’t be bound by Thunder Academy in the future. Why not give the academy to me.” Meng Shi’sw words made Li meng smile.

“What is in it for me?” Li Meng asked.

“A future where you would be alive.” Meng Shi spoke in a clam tone.” And a portion of treasure from the academy in case you can live up to your talents.”

“Your ability to transition from smooth talk to threats is quite commendable. I expect you have learned from someone capable. Also, I am not the opponent you should be worried about. Worry about my older brothers for now.” Li Meng said.

“Does that mean you are out of my way?” Meng Shi said.

“It means I am not interested in you anymore. As long as you don’t stand in my path, I won’t hinder yours. ” Li Meng said.

” What if our paths coincide in the future?” Meng Shi asked.

“We will see at that point if your power can live up to your confidence.” Li Meng Drained the entire cup in one gulp and got up to leave. To his surprise though, Meng Shi didn’t stop him.

Li Meng returned to his mansion.

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“What is your impression of him?” A voice asked Meng Shi.

“He is quite a dangerous character. He is sure to become a threat on our side in the future.” Meng Shi said.

“Why did we let him go?” The voice said.

“This is within the limits of Thunder Academy. His master is far more powerful than mine, and he was watching the entire conversation between us. Not to mention there is an even stronger entity resting within these borders. How exactly do you expect to kill him?” Meng Shi asked.

“Well, we have to do something. We can’t let this boy hinder our future plans. You do know what is expected of you right?” The voice said.

“I have already done it. We just need to wait for the right time.” Meng Shi said with a sinister smile. he had played his card well. It was only a matter of time before the results would show themselves.