Chapter 1232: Successful Possession!

It was the Book of Heaven, which contained the ruthless man he had subdued.

This ruthless man had once told him that he was the brain and eyes, holding control, and as the body, it was impossible to possess him; the only way was to confuse his consciousness so he had no time for other concerns.

The ruthless man from the Jibei Swamp had lived for tens of thousands of years, making it nearly impossible to confuse his consciousness... but knowing that the entire island was a Heavenly Artifact, and that the other party intended to use it as a head, the rest became simple.

By awakening the island's spirit in advance and then luring him into the trap... a head with two conflicting wills would naturally fall into chaos.

Although, given the ruthless man's strength, fully assimilating these wills would not take much time, how could he be given that time and opportunity?

He tapped his palm, and the book in his hand slowly opened, whereupon the heart and finger depicted within flew straight into the sky.

Boom!

Once in the air, they emitted an extremely strong killing aura, enveloping the entire island.

"You, you... have other parts of me, but why didn't I sense them..."

The ruthless man from the Jibei Swamp spoke with panic and disbelief, his previous composure gone.

Under normal circumstances, other parts of the body should be sensed before they even approach, due to the connection of bloodline... how had they entered his lair without him noticing?

"Sense?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

He had used the Book of Heaven to suppress the heart and finger... Heaven concealed them; if the other party could still sense them, wouldn't that mean he surpassed Heaven?

What a joke!

"Whoosh!"

Ignoring his terror, the wills within the heart and finger flew out and plunged straight into the giant head.

Rustle!

The head wobbled in the air, on the verge of falling at any moment.

"Let's leave here first; their struggle is likely to cause a huge commotion..."

Zhang Xuan turned and instructed.

The two ruthless men fighting for control of the body would surely clash fiercely; they could not help here and might even be in danger, so it was better to leave and wait somewhere farther away.

"Alright!"

Wu Shi and the others nodded.

Although they did not fully understand what was happening, the pressure around them had vanished, and the danger was resolved.

They hurriedly flew into the distance, stopping after more than ten minutes at a place a hundred kilometers away from the Ghost Cave.

Though the island was huge, it now appeared only the size of a broad bean in their eyes, hanging in the sky and shaking incessantly, as if engaged in a fierce battle.

"Teacher Zhang, what... exactly is going on?"

Unable to contain himself, Wu Shi looked over.

Why did the book Zhang Xuan produced contain the will of an Otherworldly Clan member?

What was the relationship between this will and Qingtian Emperor's teacher...

All of this was a mystery to them, beyond comprehension.

"Qingtian Emperor's teacher is an ultra-powerful being who fought against Teacher Kong and has reached the stage of blood rebirth. I happened to subdue another part of his body..."

Zhang Xuan explained briefly.

"An existence that fought against Teacher Kong?"

"So he has survived since ancient times?"

"Blood rebirth?"

...

They exchanged glances, their throats dry.

Everything before them was too incredible; even with their vast experience, they could hardly believe it.

An ancient monster who survived from antiquity... subdued by Teacher Zhang, and now possessing this one...

How was it done?

"Please do not spread today's events..."

Knowing that this would be their reaction, Zhang Xuan instructed.

After all, the ruthless man was an Otherworldly Clan member; subduing such a creature to serve him, if leaked, would inevitably greatly affect his reputation as a master teacher.

"Rest assured!"

Wu Shi and the others quickly nodded.

To be honest, even if they told others about today's events, they would need to be believed.

A human head two or three kilometers in size... a super powerhouse who had fought against Teacher Kong and reached the blood rebirth stage...

The mere thought was terrifying.

"Teacher Zhang... are you really... a Heaven's Will Master Teacher?"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Jiuxiao couldn't help asking.

The others also looked over.

Earlier, when the Otherworldly Clan member had said it, they hadn't had time to ask; now that Teacher Zhang was right in front of them, they could no longer hold back.

Knowing that if he didn't reveal it, they would not let it go, Zhang Xuan didn't explain but simply shook his body.

Rumble!

A special aura emanated from him.

Zhang Jiuxiao and the others' faces turned pale simultaneously.

Under this aura, they could not resist at all; it was like a low-level master teacher encountering a high-level one, instinctively feeling a desire to prostrate themselves and become disciples.

"So it is..."

They clenched their fists, no longer doubting.

They had only encountered such an aura before when seeing the statue of Teacher Kong—it directly oppressed the mind, giving a sense of insurmountability, impossible to fake!

"To live in the same era as a Heaven's Will Master Teacher..."

"A Heaven's Will Master Teacher like Teacher Kong, and we have experienced so much together..."

All the other master teachers except Wu were trembling with excitement, unable to contain themselves.

A Heaven-recognized master teacher existed only in legends; they had never dared to imagine it before. Now, they had not only witnessed it with their own eyes but also shared danger with him, risking life and limb...

"No wonder he could make tens of thousands of master teachers submit and willingly call him 'teacher' through the Heaven-granted words..."

An elder of the Master Teacher Hall sighed.

Earlier, they had wondered why this Zhang Xuan possessed such an ability that so many acknowledged him as a half-teacher...

It turned out that, like Confucius, he was a master teacher recognized by Heaven!

Such a person—even if he made all the races of the entire continent and all master teachers call him 'teacher,' it would not be too much!

In other words...

If allowed to grow, he could truly become the teacher of all ages!

"Now I know why I can't surpass him... How can one surpass such a person?"

Staggering, Zhang Jiuxiao felt a tightness in his chest, as if he wanted to vomit blood.

He had always regarded the man before him as his imaginary rival, the target of his competition, hoping to surpass him one day. Now it seemed... it was impossible!

No wonder he had lost so miserably...

Losing to a Heaven-recognized master teacher was not unjust, nor shameful.

"That super genius from my clan... is definitely no match for him either. But with the clan's resources, he progresses faster and is stronger... If the two met, what would happen?"

A thought stirred in his mind.

Though he had never met the super genius with the purest bloodline in the clan, from rumors, he too was unparalleled through the ages, a once-in-ten-thousand-years encounter... How would he compare to this Heaven-recognized master teacher?

Would he also be so crushed that he couldn't go on?

"I'll find a chance to let them meet..."

Clenching his fist, Zhang Jiuxiao made a mental note.

"I hope you all will keep the matter of my being a Heaven-recognized master teacher quiet!"

Ignoring the crowd's shock, Zhang Xuan looked over again.

After the incident in the Qingyuan Empire, he knew there were spies of the Otherworldly Demons among the master teachers. Once news of a Heaven-recognized master teacher leaked, the danger would greatly increase.

Even though he now had combat power at the mid-stage of the Out-of-Body realm, he was still vulnerable before true experts.

Without absolute strength, as before, it was better to keep a low profile.

"For a Heaven-recognized master teacher, any master teacher would keep silent. Rest assured, Teacher Zhang, we will never leak it!"

Hall Master Xing and others said.

"I now swear by my identity as a master teacher: if I leak it, may I be utterly destroyed!"

An elder of the Master Teacher Hall said.

Seeing him swear, the others also spoke up.

"I trouble you all..."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, said no more, and continued to look ahead.

The others could not see beyond a hundred li in the darkness, but with his Insight Eye activated, he could clearly see the faces of people in the distance.

The two sides were locked in a mental struggle, fighting fiercely.

Although the savage he had tamed was far inferior in strength to the one from the Jibei Swamp, the latter's mind was in chaos under the spiritual attack. Moreover, controlling such a large head consumed too much energy, greatly reducing its strength... They ended up evenly matched, locked in a deadlock.

"Looks like there's nothing to worry about..."

Sighing in relief, Zhang Xuan smiled.

The savage he had tamed possessed a heart, which meant a source of power, making it increasingly stronger. The other, though a head with controlling power, was much weaker in energy supply.

At first, they could fight to a draw, but it would gradually weaken and eventually be devoured by the former.

Indeed, as he had guessed, after half an hour, the struggle gradually subsided.

The previously fierce face began to change.

"Wait here; I'll go over and take a look!"

Saying this to the crowd, Zhang Xuan walked forward.

"Teacher Zhang, let me go with you. If there's danger, we can look out for each other..."

Teacher Wu quickly spoke.

"No need. You'd just be a burden..."

Waving his hand, Zhang Xuan moved swiftly.

"..." Teacher Wu.

"Master... I have not failed my mission; I have erased him..."

As soon as he arrived before the island, a thought entered his mind—it was the Otherworldly Demon he had tamed.

"Good, good!"

Relieved, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Though I erased him, I am severely injured and may need to sleep for a while..."

The savage's voice continued.

Last time, after devouring a finger, it had slept for a long time. This time, devouring one stronger than itself, it would surely be even harder to bear.

"Alright... but you're so big, how am I supposed to take you away?"

Zhang Xuan blinked.

The face before him was two or three kilometers in diameter. His storage ring couldn't hold it, and even the Thousand Ant Beehive, which had grown differently from before, couldn't accommodate something so large.

"Master, rest assured. I can continue to hide within the Book of Heaven's Path..."

As the words ended, the massive island shook and directly entered a book.

"This..."

Zhang Xuan's eyebrows twitched.

The Book of Heaven's Path had such an ability?

He hadn't even known himself!

Whoosh!

The book fell into his palm. He gently opened it and saw a human head, a heart, and a finger floating inside, like a three-dimensional painting, perfectly still.