Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 765: Chapter 574: Alice’s Secret Skill

Out of 37 mentors, 36 have already made their appearance.

Apart from a few who were excessively ”arrogant”, the performances of the other mentors stunned and amazed the students.

The mentors’ secret skills are rare and powerful, some unheard of, broadening everyone’s horizons.

Were it not for the inappropriate occasion, the students present would have wanted to scream out loud and release their excitement.

Regarding their choice of mentors, the students already have targets in mind. Now they need to consider what kind of assessment the mentors might present.

And how they would pass the mentor’s evaluation themselves.

Some students engaged in conversation, seeking cooperation.

By passing the mentor’s assessment, they could become the mentor’s student.

A student can bring an assistant. Different mentors have different assessment criteria, and if students work together, it significantly increases the success rate of becoming a disciple.

While they chit-chatted, Alice, making her grand entrance, captured the attention of everyone in the room.

As the grand finale, she naturally attracted attention, not to mention she was stunningly beautiful.

”I didn’t expect Alice to come!”

”Alice is a Middle Rank Spirit King; shouldn’t she be unqualified to be a mentor?”

”Is it because of her looks that she’s the finale?”

”Setting aside strength and secret skills, I’d be willing to become her disciple just for her appearance!”

”Zip it, Alice can be a mentor because she surely has some special secret skills.”

”Yeah, shut your mouths, you’re not showing respect to my mentor.”

”Since when did Alice become your mentor?”

The students whispered among themselves, and the atmosphere was a bit anxious.

Although Alice is not an Emperor, she is a former Glory Professional Player with talent, strength, and even outstanding looks, giving her high worldwide popularity.

Out of 37 mentors, the majority were male, with only eight females, less than a quarter of the total number of mentors.

The seven female mentors, though with remarkable temperament, all had quite average appearances.

In the mentor lineup, Alice’s outstanding looks made her seem somewhat out of place.

Clearly nervous under the spotlight, Alice stood there.

As a former Glory Player with hundreds of millions of fans worldwide, she certainly wouldn’t be nervous just because of a few stares.

No matter how talented the students are, they couldn’t possibly be her opponents at this stage. The previous mentors were simply too powerful, their secret skills too bizarre, making her feel uncertain about herself.

This battle for mentors is not only critical to the students but also very important to her.

She needed to recruit high-quality students.

This was the reason she came here to become a mentor.

”Haha, Alice is nervous.”

Someone laughed, their tone slightly teasing.

Students hold a sense of reverence towards Emperor mentors.

For King mentors, although the students respect them, there is not much fear.

In their daily lives, they could interact with Kings, and their elders are stronger than these mentors.

With their talent and strength, they too could soon become Kings.

Some students who are already Kings are not much weaker than the mentors in terms of strength.

”My name is Alice, Middle Rank Spirit King strength, Secret Skill: Second Incarnation!”

Alice introduced herself.

Given Alice’s notoriety, her information and strength were well-known.

Yet when Alice mentioned ”Second Incarnation,” there was still an uproar.

Not just the students, but the other mentors were filled with doubt and surprise.

Even Emperors could not remain exceptions.

Second Incarnation?

External Incarnation?

Isn’t this the capability and hallmark of the Extraordinary?

Could it be another abnormal one like Clark and Taoist Muyun?

”Second Incarnation?”

Lin Feng fixed his gaze on Alice, eyes shining with unprecedented anticipation.

Alice isn’t an Emperor, and her strength is among the weakest of the mentors.

Lin Feng knew of Alice but had no expectations for her, much less the idea of apprenticing under her.

Who could’ve imagined there’d be such a pleasant surprise.

External Incarnation!

That is the ability of an Extraordinary!

Extraordinary and Martial Emperor are collectively referred to as Emperors.

Martial Artists temper their bodies, open one hundred and eight meridians in the body, thus creating a Pocket World.

This realm is known as Martial King.

Having a Pocket World allows direct absorption of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power and nurturing of Spirit Soldiers within.

A Martial King’s body is tempered to the extreme, utilizing Divine Weapons, allowing the body to become Elementalized.

This realm is also known as Martial Emperor.

Body Elementalization is the hallmark of a Martial Emperor.

Demon Spirit Masters, unlike Martial Artists, primarily rely on powerful demon spirits to absorb soul skills.

When a demon spirit breaks through to the Ninth Tier and evolves into a Life Soul, in addition to absorbing the tenth soul skill, the Demon Spirit Master can also perform an attack with Life Soul Possession.

This realm is called Spirit King.

A Spirit King can use Life Soul Possession to fight, but the Life Soul cannot leave the Demon Spirit Master’s body and lacks intelligence.

However, as the Life Soul continues to strengthen, using the Demon Spirit Master’s soul power, it ultimately gains intelligence, transforms into an ”External Incarnation,” becoming an independent entity, aiding in auxiliary attacks.

This realm is also referred to as Extraordinary.

Extraordinary Powerhouses, even if their bodies are destroyed, as long as the Life Soul, or rather the External Incarnation, still exists, they can continue living, even be reborn from it.

Martial Emperors can become Elementalized, Extrordinaries possess External Incarnation, both are non-human existences.

Therefore, among Emperors, defeating each other isn’t difficult, but completely killing one is very challenging.

Amidst various excited gazes, Alice remained still, and powerful energy flows surged from her body like a tide, flames crazily converging on her surface, morphing into a massive Flame Giant.

The Flame Giant stood five meters tall, wearing a golden crown, draped in a fiery robe, and holding a burning crimson staff.

The moment the Flame Giant appeared, a pressure spread out, causing the temperature of the entire area to become somewhat boiling.

”Isn’t this still the Life Soul?”

Many people muttered in confusion.

Amidst various surprised gazes, the Life Soul was seen detaching from Alice’s body, appearing behind her, pacing back and forth.

The exterior release of the Life Soul, separating from the Demon Spirit Master, is indeed the ability and mark of an Extraordinary.

Alice’s Secret Skill is truly unique!

But compared to the ”External Incarnation” of an Extraordinary, Alice’s Second Incarnation appeared very sluggish, lacking intelligence.

Without intelligence, it requires the Demon Spirit Master’s control and cannot attack autonomously.

How is this different from a Life Soul?

Facing the puzzled and mocking gazes, Alice wasn’t surprised, although her expression was slightly awkward as she said:

”My Second Incarnation was an unexpected creation, only suitable for Demon Spirit Masters because it requires having a Demon Spirit. It’s important to note that anyone aspiring to become a Martial Emperor should not learn this. The Second Incarnation can separate from the Demon Spirit Master’s body; while I control the Second Incarnation, I can also release Soul Skills for attacks, and both do not conflict. As you can see, the Second Incarnation lacks intelligence, requiring me to control it. Because it lacks intelligence, it can’t be used for rebirth, which are the two main differences between the Second Incarnation and the External Incarnation.”

Compared to other tutors, Alice’s introduction was very detailed, explaining both the advantages and disadvantages, leaving the trainees both enlightened and disappointed.

”Isn’t this so-called Second Incarnation still a Life Soul?”

”What does it mean that people who want to follow the path of Martial Emperor cannot learn this?”

”Yeah, it lacks intelligence, like a puppet, still requiring the Demon Spirit Master’s control.”

”I think this Secret Skill is pretty good, if going to a dangerous place, the Second Incarnation can be sent ahead. Moreover, Alice’s Secret Skill allows the Life Soul to leave the body and assists in attacks, while she can also release Soul Skills and isn’t confined to the Life Soul.”

”If you think it’s good, then you should take her as a mentor.”

”It’s not hard to multitask, but multitasking in battle isn’t that easy! The Life Soul lacks intelligence, requiring the Demon Spirit Master’s control — what if it gets caught or killed when detached?”

”Indeed, it feels like this Secret Skill doesn’t add much value, somewhat cumbersome.”

The trainees discussed in various tones, with few showing interest in the Secret Skill.

”Brother Feng, are you interested?”

Yun Kai curiously asked.

As soon as Alice mentioned the Secret Skill’s name, he noticed Lin Feng’s excitement and anticipation, and now that excitement was even more intense.

The others also looked at Lin Feng with puzzled faces.

”Yes, if there are no surprises, it will be Alice.” Lin Feng nodded without any hesitation.

”Brother Feng, why?”

Dong Yunan asked in confusion.

In her view, regardless of strength, choosing a mentor is about picking a backing and networking.

The fifteen Emperors are naturally the first choice.

Based on Lin Feng’s record, his talent, and strength, although it’s not possible to say he could pick someone at will, fifteen to one, there’s a 99% chance of success.

Perhaps the mentor’s invitation card might not even require an assessment.

Even in choosing a King’s Tutor, why not choose Clark and Taoist Muyun?

Aren’t these two better choices?

Alice is just a Middle Rank Spirit King, at the bottom of the mentor’s strength, without any background. There’s no reason to choose her.

Could it be because of her looks?

Alice is indeed beautiful, with a shapely figure. Although she’s a foreigner, her looks fit the aesthetic of Eastern people.

Plus, she possesses King’s strength, so Brother Feng’s affection and admiration for her is quite normal, but it’s worth noting that Alice is already in her forties or fifties, old enough to be Brother Feng’s mom.

She might even be older than Brother Feng’s mom!

Could Brother Feng be eyeing an international, intergenerational love affair?

Dong Yunan thought of many things.

If Lin Feng knew about this, he would definitely give her a hard lesson.

”Is it because of the dream?”

Yun Tianqi asked tentatively, though he didn’t finish his sentence, everyone understood what he meant.

Still puzzled, Dong Yunan suddenly came to a realization.

Nightmare.

It must be because of the Nightmare.

Lin Feng’s Lifebound Demon Spirit is Nightmare, an unprecedented, intelligent Demon Spirit.

That Demon Spirit wanted to take over Lin Feng’s body at all times.

That Nightmare, like the Demon Spirit within He Jun, cannot be expelled from the body.

Lin Feng was always looking for ways to resolve the Nightmare, and the previous blood exchange only slightly eased assimilation, not solving the fundamental problem.

Although the principle behind Alice’s Second Incarnation was unclear, being able to separate the Demon Spirit from the body might resolve the Nightmare issue.

To Lin Feng, solving the Nightmare was more important than any Secret Skill.

”Yes.” Lin Feng nodded.

The moment he first saw Alice’s Second Incarnation, Lin Feng had already made up his mind.

The Second Incarnation lacked intelligence, not much different from a Life Soul, which didn’t matter to Lin Feng.

What he truly cared about was the Secret Skill’s possibility of allowing the Nightmare to leave the body.

Even the slightest possibility was worth the attempt.

Alice’s Second Incarnation not having intelligence was normal.

Intelligence in a Life Soul only emerged upon reaching the Extraordinary Realm.

Learning this Secret Skill to make the Dragon Fish the Second Incarnation wouldn’t help in strength at all.

Because the Dragon Fish lacked intelligence and, like the Life Soul, required Lin Feng’s control.

But Nightmare is different.

Nightmare itself has intelligence and can move freely without Lin Feng’s control.

The key is whether it will obey.

By mastering Alice’s Secret Skill, Lin Feng might be able to refine Nightmare into a true External Incarnation, possessing the abilities of an Extraordinary.

This is also one of the reasons Lin Feng would unhesitatingly choose Alice as a mentor.

After the mentors’ self-introductions and demonstrations concluded — taking just an hour and a half — they rested for a night, starting the mentor assessment the next day.

As the mentors left, the trainees chatted in small groups and gradually dispersed.

The King Becoming program crew worked overtime to produce the show, with the first episode of Mentor Selections airing worldwide on time amidst global anticipation...