At this moment, the Tideblade King couldn't be more proud.
Because he constantly fought on the Outer Battlefield in pursuit of breaking through to Invincible King, he almost never accepted disciples.
And now, the first disciple he accepted in a very long time turned out to be someone like Luo Fan.
Not only that, thanks to Luo Fan, he himself now possessed the power of an Immortal King.
With a gene level increased to tenfold, his chances of breaking through to the Venerable level had skyrocketed.
How could he possibly be unhappy with such a disciple?
The Tideblade King looked at Luo Fan with an unusually gentle gaze.
"Disciple, come find me in a bit. I'll take you to meet someone."
Luo Fan was surprised, but responded immediately.
"No problem, Teacher."
The Tideblade King nodded and exited the Virtual Universe.
Luo Fan surveyed the area and had no desire to stay. He certainly wasn't going to remain here watching people challenge the second layer of the Sky-Piercing Bridge.
He also ignored the growing number of emails in his inbox and simply blocked all of them, then logged out.
What he didn't notice was that after he left, the number of unread emails began to drop rapidly.
…
Back in the real world, Luo Fan immediately flew toward the Tideblade King's residence.
He had visited over a thousand times throughout the years, so the place was perfectly familiar.
When he arrived at the small building, the doors opened automatically.
He stepped inside and was just about to walk toward the living room when the Tideblade King came out.
Before Luo Fan could react, his teacher hooked an arm around his shoulder.
"Let's go. I'm taking you to meet someone."
The next moment, the two of them vanished.
Luo Fan's vision blurred, and he found himself standing before a massive manor.
Yes, a manor.
The Tideblade King, someone near Invincible King level, lived in a modest three-story building with only a small courtyard.
Yet the place before them was an entire manor estate.
Once they arrived, the gates opened by themselves.
As they walked inside, the Tideblade King lectured Luo Fan in a serious tone.
"When you meet this person, you must be respectful."
"The one I'm taking you to meet… is my teacher. Which makes him your grandmaster."
Luo Fan's expression tightened in shock.
Grandmaster?
He hadn't expected that the Tideblade King was taking him to meet his grandmaster.
He had heard his teacher mention that his grandmaster was a Universe Overlord, one strong enough to rank among the top fifty within the entire human race.
The Tideblade King's pseudo-supreme treasure was given to him by this grandmaster.
And the Tideblade Blade Luo Fan used was forged by that same grandmaster based on the pseudo-supreme treasure.
The Tideblade King ignored Luo Fan's reaction and continued.
"Your grandmaster is a good man, don't worry."
"He's been in seclusion for a very long time."
"He just came out recently, and after hearing your achievements, he wanted to meet you."
As he spoke, a sly grin appeared on his face.
"Heh, I'll definitely ask your grandmaster for a generous meeting gift. He's very wealthy."
Hearing that, Luo Fan silently gave his teacher a thumbs-up in his heart.
This was truly a case of a caring master and a filial disciple.
Before long, they entered the manor's villa.
Inside was far larger than it appeared from the outside, it was essentially a small world.
The Tideblade King, clearly familiar with the place, led Luo Fan into a reception hall.
As soon as Luo Fan entered, he saw two people:
A burly man carrying a warblade.
And a cold-tempered young man with white hair, dressed in white, a sword strapped to his back.
The Tideblade King froze slightly upon seeing the second man, then immediately reacted.
He released Luo Fan's shoulder and respectfully bowed.
"Teacher. Revered Xuan Ice."
Luo Fan followed quickly, bowing as well.
"Greetings, Grandmaster. Greetings, Revered Xuan Ice."
He didn't know which of the two was his grandmaster, so he simply followed his teacher's lead.
But he was confused, the Tideblade King told him they would only meet his grandmaster.
Yet here stood another person.
Judging by what his teacher said, the other man must be Xuan Ice.
Luo Fan recalled the two figures he saw upon entering.
One used a blade. The other a sword.
From previous descriptions, the one carrying the warblade should be his grandmaster.
At that moment, the burly man laughed loudly.
"Hahahaha! Xuan Ice, what do you think of my disciple and my disciple's disciple?"
With that single sentence, Luo Fan immediately confirmed that this man was his grandmaster, the Heavencleaver Overlord.
The Heavencleaver Overlord's most famous weapon was the Heavencleaver Blade.
Among Universe Overlords, he was an extremely powerful existence.
Xuan Ice spoke coldly.
"They are both promising."
"…Hm. Your disciple broke through?"
The moment Xuan Ice spoke, the surrounding space seemed to freeze.
The Heavencleaver Overlord blinked, then also noticed what was different.
He hadn't noticed in the Virtual Universe earlier, but here, he could clearly feel that the Tideblade King's aura had strengthened.
His expression brightened with excitement.
"Disciple, your amplification secret technique improved again?"
Although the Tideblade King's power increase came from his gene level rising, since he had already stepped into Immortal King, even if he fought his grandmaster, the changes in his divine body could barely be detected unless he fully revealed everything.
And with Xuan Ice present, the Tideblade King simply scratched his head and said vaguely:
"I received a bit of good fortune recently."
The Heavencleaver Overlord didn't press further and simply laughed.
"Hahaha! Good! After all these years, you finally reached the Invincible King level!"
"Xuan Ice, well? Jealous yet?"
"My disciple is now Invincible King, and my disciple's disciple is a genius that only appears once in tens of millions of epochs."
Listening to their conversation, Luo Fan finally understood why the Tideblade King said his grandmaster was a good person.
Their personalities were identical.
If not for the fact that the Heavencleaver Overlord was pure human, Luo Fan would have suspected the two were father and son.
Xuan Ice ignored the bragging. After all, he had known this man for ages and was fully aware of his personality.
He instead said calmly:
"I came here because my teacher wishes to meet Luo Fan."
The hall immediately fell silent.
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