Max's eyes lit up as he read the system notification. A triumphant smirk crossed his face.
"System register my three girls and other four I have recruited in the Academy," he said aloud, standing tall before the gates of Ghidorah Academy.
[System Update – Quest Complete]
Second Quest Completed: Recruit First Seven Students
Reward Received : An Alchemy building and a Teacher Summoning Card
[ Rewards have been sent into the inventory ]
[ New Quest ]
[ have three students with innate full spirit power ]
[ Completed ]
Reward Unlocked: Exclusive Cultivation and Martial Techniques for Ghidorah Academy
You have received the following rewards:
- Cultivation Manual: Art of Harmonization
A refined meditation method designed to align a Spirit Master's energy flow with the natural world. It increases cultivation efficiency by 40% for beginners and helps break through early bottlenecks. By synchronizing body, mind, and spirit, it stabilizes spirit ring integration and enhances inner balance.
Type: Foundational Cultivation Technique
Effect: Promotes passive energy absorption, stabilizes cultivation, and improves mental clarity. Suitable for all elemental affinities.
- Martial Skill Set: Universal Arms Codex
A comprehensive martial arts manual containing refined weapon techniques for a wide range of combat styles. The Codex adapts to the user's elemental affinity and spirit type, ensuring compatibility across all forms of martial cultivation.
This technique pack includes foundational and advanced techniques for various weapon types — such as swords, spears, bows, staves, daggers, and more. Whether a user prefers close-range combat or long-distance precision, the Codex provides a tailored path for mastery.
- Movement Technique: Dragon Soaring Steps
An elite footwork style that mimics the elusive movement of a soaring dragon. Allows the user to shift position with explosive bursts, seemingly vanishing and reappearing with unpredictable motion. Usable by all types of Spirit Masters.
Effect: Grants high-speed traversal, enhanced agility, and short-range energy bursts to evade or close distance.
- Breathing Art: Silent Echo Breathing
A supportive breathing rhythm that cultivates harmony during quiet hours. It taps into subtle atmospheric energy—moonlight, shadow, or silence itself—to strengthen energy circulation.
Type: Supplementary Technique
Effect: Boosts cultivation rate during nighttime or in still environments. Not restricted by element but enhanced for introverted or spiritual cultivators.
- Defensive Art: Iron Veil Pulse
A self-generated internal defense system. Spirit energy is compacted into flexible layers, forming a barrier that cushions attacks and mitigates backlash during battle or ring absorption.
Type: Defensive Technique
Effect: Enhances physical and spiritual durability. Automatically triggers under stress. Compatible with all elemental types.
- Spirit Technique: Starveil Vision
A mystical eye technique developed to refine perception and spiritual awareness. When cultivated to mastery, it allows the user to see through illusions, detect hidden energy fluctuations, and predict movement patterns in combat.
Originally a lost art used by ancient reconnaissance masters, Starveil Vision sharpens vision to supernatural levels while empowering the spiritual senses layered within the eyes.
Type: Sensory / Support Technique
Stage Unlocks:
Initial Stage: Enhances clarity, extends vision range, improves focus in darkness.
Intermediate Stage: Allows detection of spirit power flow, emotional fluctuations, and spiritual concealment.
Master Stage: Enables short-term foresight in battle, spiritual suppression through gaze, and breaking illusion-type techniques.
Max let out a low whistle, impressed.
"Now this," he muttered, eyes gleaming with ambition, "is an arsenal worthy of Ghidorah Academy."
"System, place these techniques into the Academy Library," Max ordered.
Inside the academy, the sealed library doors shimmered with spirit light as they opened. Shelves lined with empty scroll holders quickly filled with glowing techniques. The cultivation methods, martial skills, and supportive arts now neatly rested in their respective sections, including the newly added Art of Harmonization, Windsong Arsenal, Dragon Soaring Steps, Silent Echo Breathing, Iron Veil Pulse, and Starveil Vision.
A glowing plaque appeared at the entrance:
Ghidorah Academy — Universal Arsenal Pavilion
Cultivation. Weaponry. Defense. Perception. Harmony.
"Now… let's summon the last teacher," Max muttered as he activated one final Teacher Summon Card.
A pillar of light descended, and from it stepped a tall, imposing man. His presence was both calm and dangerous — clad in dark red robes with spirit patterns etched in black thread. His long hair, black with streaks of deep crimson, flowed behind him, and at his side was a massive ancient cauldron with nine dragon heads etched around its body, glowing faintly.
Max stepped forward. "Your name?"
The man bowed slightly. "I am Zhen Yao — master of the Nine Dragon Cauldron and Grand Alchemist."
His voice was deep and composed, laced with authority. A faint medicinal aroma lingered in the air around him.
Spirit: Nine-Origin Dragon Cauldron
Specialization: Alchemy, Poison Refinement, Spiritual Nourishment
Spirit Rings: Nine (all spirit-quality or higher, cultivated for medicinal resonance)
Title: Douluo
Role: Head of Alchemy and Supplementary Techniques Department
Traits: Calm, scholarly, strict with discipline, deeply knowledgeable in herbology and forging.
Max nodded, satisfied. "Welcome, Elder Zhen. From now on, you'll be in charge of our Alchemy Hall and supplement cultivation courses. This Academy must teach more than just battle."
Zhen Yao bowed respectfully. "Understood, Headmaster Max. I shall prepare the Alchemy Courtyard at once."
With that, he vanished into the halls, his massive cauldron floating behind him.
[New Task Alert]
Task Name: Academy Expansion Phase I
Objective:
Recruit 5 total teachers (Current: 3/5)
Recruit 100 students (Current: 7/100)
Reward:
Reward quality will be determined by the caliber of teachers and students recruited.
Higher-ranked Spirit Masters and rare Martial Spirits will yield superior bonuses.
Max narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, standing atop the Academy's central platform overlooking the grounds.
"So I'll need at least two more teachers and ninety-three more students," he muttered. "And the quality matters... which means I can't just pick anyone."
He looked around at the half-constructed training fields, spirit beast arenas, and the tall library shimmering with sealed techniques.
"Well, this one can't be rushed," Max thought as he began to leave the Academy grounds, heading back toward his residence in Soto City. The wind stirred around him, brushing his cloak lightly as he looked over his shoulder at the towering gates of Ghidorah Academy.
From now on, this would not just be his base—but a symbol.
On the way back, Max's thoughts sharpened as the stone streets of Soto City passed beneath his feet.
"If I want people to join fast, I need an offer no one can refuse," he muttered, eyes narrowing thoughtfully. "Right… since this is Ghidorah Academy's first official recruitment, I'll waive the regional registration fee."
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