"You are a disciple of Minister He?" An Ming looked at the girl extending her hand and softly asked. The girl spread out her hand, striking a starting pose, "Come on, don’t hold back." An Ming gazed at the girl before him. Elfia didn’t give him the impression of being a Transcendent at all. The stone lock that she had just picked up, although it seemed to be heavy, could be lifted by himself or any other Transcendent quite easily. Years of martial arts experience told him that there are people in this world born with superhuman strength, but even so, when facing a Transcendent, they remained human. "An Ming, I am an E-level strength-type Transcendent and have practiced martial arts since my childhood," He took a deep breath, looked at the girl before him, and clasped his hands in respect, "If I utilize too much strength and cause offense, please forgive me." Elfia lifted her hand, pausing for a moment, "If I can’t beat you, I will call for a halt." "Then I shall make a fool of myself." Seeing how amicable the girl was, An Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He was truly afraid of accidentally injuring the girl and not being able to explain himself to Minister He. "This is the unique skill passed down in my family, please enlighten me." He raised his hand, stepping forward, and threw a fierce punch as if he were a tiger descending from the mountain, with a momentum like a rainbow. "Nice fist technique." Elfia glanced at the oncoming fist, met it head-on, and raised her hand, naturally deflecting it. An Ming’s body shook, his forward momentum seemed to have its direction altered, naturally retreating backward, and he staggered several steps. He stared dumbfounded at the girl before him. It seemed that Elfia hadn’t used any special technique just now, merely grasping his fist and then naturally redirecting his body, neutralizing his punch and turning the force back on him. "Such impressive skills." He retracted his hand, somewhat dazed. He had absolutely no clue how she had done that. "Was that some kind of extraordinary power just now?" He looked at Elfia, asking somewhat perplexedly. "No, I am not a Transcendent." Elfia raised her hand, calmly replying, "Although sir doesn’t oppose us being in touch with the Transcendent, I currently don’t have that intention." An Ming looked at Elfia, took a deep breath, and raised his hand, "This is my strongest move, Miss Elfia, please enlighten me." Elfia once again assumed a starting pose. An Ming slightly increased his distance from Elfia, then tensed his muscles, abruptly launching forward. A surge of imposing momentum accompanied his motion as if images of tigers, leopards, snakes, apes, and bears coiled around him, and he threw a punch towards Elfia. "Nice fist technique." Elfia’s beautiful eyelashes lifted slightly, a glint of light passing through her crimson pupils. She looked at the punch An Ming was smashing towards her, hands stacked together, body rotating slightly, meeting An Ming head-on. The fist with wild ferocity struck against the girl’s fair palm and then suddenly stopped. An Ming’s body trembled, and he stumbled half a step back, staring dumbfounded at the woman before him. He clenched his teeth, "Again!" ···Ten minutes later··· "Stop, stop, stop fighting, stop fighting," An Ming with a bruised nose and swollen face collapsed on the ground, looking up at the ponytailed girl standing in front of him. The fist wind, about to hit his cheek, suddenly stopped, then the girl straightened up, dusted off her clothes, retreated a few steps, and clasped her hands towards him, "I’m flattered." "Miss Elfia is joking," An Ming staggered to his feet, looking at the girl in front of him with floating clothes, untainted by dust, and rubbed his cheeks with some embarrassment, "I was presumptuous." In fact, after failing to win with his second move, he should have conceded decisively. That way, he could have saved some face. The opponent had clearly shown mercy in the first two moves, and both parties could have stepped down gracefully. It was his own arrogance that he couldn’t accept being easily defeated by his strongest move, and as a result, he was beaten to a pulp. He had never been beaten so miserably in his life. If he couldn’t defeat Minister He because he’s so strong, why couldn’t he win this time when the opponent wasn’t even a Transcendent? The opponent hit not only his body and cheeks but also his talent that he had been proud of all his life. "Indeed, you did show restraint," Elfia nodded slightly, "Your moves are indeed splendid, almost blending into nature, "Under the same conditions, I couldn’t break through your moves. I could only dodge or take them head-on, but your control over your bodily strength is so poor that I could easily find flaws and break your moves." He couldn’t tell if she was praising or scolding him. In the end, with his head down, he said slowly, "Minister He guided me a bit on these few moves, although it was just a bit." "Was it the Minister who guided you?" Elfia was slightly startled, then said with realization, "That explains it. I thought your power control and moves were a mismatch. I was saying, between those few moves, there’s the Minister’s Martial Arts style." An Ming always felt that the girl in front of him was saying his own strength and the moves guided by Minister He were like a fresh flower stuck on cow dung. Although what she said was entirely true. In the recent ’sparring,’ he had gained a profound self-awareness of his own strength. Unconsciously, a bit of reverence for this ancient and secluded courtyard also slowly emerged. This reverence was not like the respect for power, strength, and wisdom he had for Minister He. But rather, a reverence for the ’Martial Arts’ itself, taught by this courtyard, which allowed mortals to easily defeat Transcendents. He took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and asked softly, "Miss Elfia, what you said about controlling bodily strength?" "It’s that you are completely unfamiliar with your body and even unable to perfectly summon your own body’s strength," "Then, how should one...." An Ming instinctively started to ask. Then he paused mid-sentence, realizing that such important knowledge wouldn’t be easily shared by anyone. Elfia didn’t mind his pause and said quickly, "The Minister intended for me to teach it to you." "This kind of secret technique, can it be taught just like that?" An Ming’s eyes widened in shock. "In our place, this isn’t considered rare. It’s something you practice before beginning your training," Elfia said calmly, "The Minister said, to enter the Martial Arts, one must first be sufficiently familiar with one’s own body." "This is just a pre-entry training method?" An Ming’s mouth slowly opened in surprise. Elfia calmly patted her sleeve, "Martial Arts are about ’wu’ (military or martial) but also about ’dao’ (the way)." "Just now, when I stood at the door, you knew I had arrived," An Ming seemed to suddenly realize something and asked with a bit of shock, "Is that also Martial Arts?" "Oh, no, that isn’t," Elfia shook her head, glanced at the wire on the courtyard gate, "That’s the surveillance at the door." An Ming was slightly stunned, he turned his head to look towards the courtyard gate, and saw the wire on the gate and the surveillance attached to the wire. He chuckled somewhat awkwardly, "I didn’t notice." Elfia said calmly, "Even without surveillance, sir can know who’s outside the door." An Ming’s eyes widened instantly as he turned to look at Elfia. Elfia clapped her hands and looked at An Ming, saying offhandedly, "So, do you still want to learn today?" "I’ll learn! I’ll learn!" An Ming shouted almost without hesitation. The glow of the setting sun shone beyond the open courtyard gate, lightly brushing over the thick characters of the signboard, coating the distant ancient aura with spilling rays of dusky light. The fiery sun slowly sank at the edge of the city. Lin Chichi glanced at her phone, checked the announcement in the group chat, then looked up at the towering luxury hotel. "Guest dining room on the basement level of Hest Hotel," The girl looked down at her phone again and muttered, "Having a gathering in a five-star hotel, do they have that much money?" Then she pocketed her phone, and step by step, she ascended the stairs, walking into the grand lobby of the opulent hotel. At the hotel entrance, there was an arrow sign saying ’Please proceed inside to the guest dining room.’ A hotel staff member in uniform stood by the sign, with some people who seemed to be first-time visitors currently asking questions in front of the staff member. Lin Chichi walked over, catching snippets of the staff talking with those inquiring about the ’lecture’ and ’guest dining room’ and ’proceed inside.’ So it really is here. Lin Chichi glanced at the arrow sign and, stepping into the bright crystal light, slowly made her way deep into the hotel. The hotel’s first-floor lobby wasn’t actually that big, but the passage to the guest dining room seemed quite remote, invisible from the entrance. However, every few steps there was a directional arrow sign, pointing out the direction, making sure no one would be completely lost. In front of Lin Chichi, there was also a scattered crowd, following the arrows forward. Lin Chichi blended into the crowd and quickly followed a beautifully decorated staircase down, through a spacious corridor, to arrive in front of an opulent gilded door. A pretty woman in a hotel uniform stood at the door, checking each arriving guest one by one. She seemed to be asking them to open a certain interface on their mobile phones. The person in front of Lin Chichi had their mobile phone opened and was allowed through quickly. Lin Chichi wanted to catch up to see exactly what was being checked, but they moved too fast, and she let them go ahead. So she pretended to play with her phone, slowing down her pace, getting ready to let the people behind her go first to see what was being checked. "You there, young lady, are you here to attend the lecture?" At this moment, the woman guarding the door looked at Lin Chichi and asked with a smile in Central Earth language. Lin Chichi was slightly startled, then looked up at the woman with a bit of ’confusion,’ pointing to herself as if to ask whether she was the one being called. Then she saw the hotel staff woman nodding at her slightly. At this point, Lin Chichi could only open her phone, approaching the woman with some embarrassment and reserve, showing her the group chat, "Is this where the lecture on ’K’ is held?" The woman nodded gently with a smile, looking at Lin Chichi and asked, "Is this your first time here?" The girl blushed slightly, scratching her head awkwardly, "I received a flyer, joined the group, wanted to see what the lecture was like, but I didn’t expect it to be here, this place looks quite expensive." "The location for this gathering is kindly provided by one of our Cult Members," The charming woman spoke gently with a smile, glanced at the girl’s group chat page, and presented a QR code, "This is our Church software; newcomers need to scan the code to register an account. Under the glory of ’Destroyer K’, we are all one big family, and everyone will welcome your joining." Then she paused, "If you, miss, do not wish to join, that is also fine, but our gatherings and lectures are only open to Cult Members." Lin Chichi asked with some curiosity. "The specifics of the lecture are confidential." The beautiful woman smiled. At this moment, the people who had originally been following behind Lin Chichi finally arrived at the door. They took out their cell phones, showed the beautiful woman some interface of an application, and then went straight in. "Will it be dangerous for me to go in?" Lin Chichi asked in a low voice. "Sister, what are you talking about," The beautiful woman was slightly taken aback, "We’re just having a small gathering and lecture among Cult Members." Then she slowly retracted the QR code, "If you have doubts about us, I still suggest you might not want to go in." Lin Chichi looked at the QR code being retracted, hesitated for a moment, and spoke softly, "Sorry, I’m on my own out here, I can’t help but be a little careful." "Of course, being alone in a foreign land, one must be more cautious, I understand," The beautiful woman nodded gently and displayed the QR code again, ", once you register, there will be security inside the venue. If you encounter any danger, you can call for their assistance," "All right, thank you," Lin Chichi lifted her phone to scan the code, downloaded the app, then linked an anonymous third-party email address, registered an account, and showed the login page to the beautiful woman, "Done." "Welcome to our big family, sister," The beautiful woman smiled as she watched Lin Chichi, "All the drinks and meals in the lobby are available for you to take." Then she pointed at the lockers by the door, "If you are carrying firearms or weapons, they need to be placed in a locker." "I don’t have those." Lin Chichi scratched her head, whispering. The beautiful woman raised her hand, smiling, "Please enjoy the baptism of the great Destroyer K." Lin Chichi nodded her head with her phone in a somewhat restrained manner. Then she slowly walked into the lobby. The beautiful woman lowered her head to glance at the metal detector in the corner of the door. After confirming that the metal detector had not set off any alarms, she lowered her head and pressed her earpiece, "Suspicious person, from Central Earth, female, around seventeen or eighteen years old, observe carefully." She raised her head, watching the girl’s figure walk deeper into the lobby. At this time, Lin Chichi was carefully observing this ’guest dining room.’ First to catch her eye was the dazzling golden light, as well as the magnificent lobby shining beneath the lights. At the deep end of the hall was a podium, with the center empty and various drinks and meals casually arranged around it. Groups of people gathered in twos and threes, chatting in the hall, many of whom were obviously not first-time visitors, naturally toasting and conversing and getting food, very adept. Lin Chichi lifted her hand and brushed over the micro alarm inside her sleeve. That was something from the Research Institute’s field team, which, once activated, would immediately send out a strong distress signal. Since He Ao’s governance over the Yika Republic, World Tree’s signal receivers were also able to pick up these signals. She had already placed signal amplifiers around the building, and as soon as there was a problem, she could immediately press the alarm, notifying the surrounding Transcendent organizations. Her pace slowly approached a self-service food table. At the same time, she looked down, towards the sleeve. Then her movement hesitated slightly. Green light flashing on the alarm meant connection was active, red light flashing meant disconnection. And now, it was red light. Her body suddenly stiffened. "These smoked sausages are good, Cult Member." At that moment, a familiar voice rang out behind her. She widened her eyes, quickly turned around, and looked behind her, "Hao Yi, big brother!"