Chapter 390 Become My Disciple
What is Su Ming's talent?
To put it bluntly, it is definitely a monster.
Not only had he already become a senior professional at the age of eighteen, he was not just a four-star professional who had just been promoted to the senior level. Instead, he had already gone some distance on the road to becoming a senior professional and possessed extremely impressive strength and achievements.
Originally, it was shocking for an eighteen-year-old boy to become a senior professional.
Su Ming is even more extraordinary. At this age, he has caught up with many veteran strong men. Not only is he a dual-professional, but the star levels of both professions are also not low.
An eighteen-year-old six-star hunter?
An eighteen-year-old five-star sorcerer?
If any one of these were spread out, it would be an achievement that would be regarded as a legend or even a myth by people in later generations, but Su Ming achieved both.
This talent and potential made even Mr. Ling, who was regarded as a true legend by the world, feel extremely incredible, even unbelievable.
So much so that when he first learned about Su Ming's identity and investigated all of Su Ming's deeds, with his many years of experience, Ling Lao almost doubted whether he was crazy.
What were you doing when you were eighteen?
It seems like he's been struggling to practice low-level spiritual arts in the Demon Hunting Academy, and hasn't even come into contact with intermediate spiritual arts?
Because he embarked on the extraordinary path after awakening his spiritual physique, Mr. Ling's life was very conventional at the beginning. After his spiritual physique was detected at the age of seventeen, he entered the Demon Hunting Academy. At the age of eighteen, he was just an ordinary sophomore and did not show any extraordinary talent at all.
As for warlocks, Ling Lao's talent was indeed nothing special. Although he was much better than those ordinary warlocks, he was just a student with some talent. He was promoted to elite students only in the third year, and he could only become a top student in the fourth year. When he graduated, he achieved the result of a two-star warlock. Not to mention compared with Su Ming, even compared with Xu Xiayan, who debuted with three stars and graduated at the age of 18, he seemed very unremarkable.
It is precisely because of this that, after so many years, Elder Ling is only a top-level six-star warlock and has yet to enter the ranks of seven-star warlocks. This is enough to prove that his talent in warlock is not that extraordinary.
On the contrary, as a hunter, after enduring the shockingly low success rate, successfully becoming a dual-professional, and possessing the blood of a phantom demon, Elder Ling showed extraordinary talent. At the age of forty, he became a seven-star hunter, with much higher strength and potential than a warlock.
Therefore, this patron saint of mankind only began to truly rise after he became a dual-professional and became a hunter. When he was young, he was just an inconspicuous little genius.
And what about Su Ming?
This kid's achievements are much higher than what he had before.
He is still so young, but he is already a six-star hunter and a five-star warlock, which proves that his talent and potential have not been exhausted and he has enough time and space to grow.
Elder Ling had no doubt that in the future, this kid would be able to accomplish what even he himself had not been able to do, advance both professions into the seven-star ranks, and become a human powerhouse superior to himself.
In addition, through investigation, Elder Ling also found out that Su Ming's right hand had mutated and possessed extremely amazing power, causing artifacts like the Demon Emperor Sword to resonate with his right hand and actually drill into his right hand and become one with it.
All of this was telling Elder Ling how extraordinary this little fellow named Su Ming was.
Mr. Ling had a feeling.
"If this kid can really grow up, he will become the strongest human being in history."
Therefore, almost as soon as Mr. Ling came to his senses, he immediately decided to train Su Ming as his successor.
“This is a treasure bestowed by God on mankind.”
Mr. Ling was excited about this for a long time.
Otherwise, Elder Ling would not have detained Su Ming here for two days and would have asked the people from "Azure Mercury" to take their leader back.
Originally, the reason why Mr. Ling brought Su Ming out of the Midnight Maze was, firstly, because of the Demon Emperor Sword, and secondly, because of Hai'er.
A dangerous artifact that can corrode a person's spirit and make them lose control is in Su Ming's hands. For the sake of Tianfeng City, Mr. Ling naturally cannot ignore its existence.
However, this person was accompanied by a mysterious woman who did not look like a human, which made Old Ling even more curious and confused.
For this reason, Mr. Ling brought Su Ming out of the Polar Night Maze in order to investigate and deal with these two matters properly.
Who knew that this investigation would actually have such a big surprise waiting for me.
"I say, Su Ming boy."
Elder Ling looked directly at Su Ming and asked.
"Become my disciple."
This is why Mr. Ling deliberately waited for Su Ming for two days.
He wants to take Su Ming as his disciple.
He wants to train Su Ming into a talented person.
He wanted to make Su Ming his next patron saint, humanity's true trump card and ultimate weapon.
He believed that as long as Su Ming could grow up as expected, obtain all of his inheritance, upgrade both professions to seven stars, and add the power of the right hand mentioned in the rumors, even if the king of the Spirit Demon Prison, a truly terrifying species, appeared again, humans would no longer be powerless to fight back.
This is also Mr. Ling’s expectation and outlook for Su Ming.
The only problem is that this kid might not be willing.
no way.
If the information collected by the people below is correct, then according to Mr. Ling's prediction, this kid will most likely refuse.
As expected, "Isn't this too sudden?" Su Ming looked away, avoiding Ling Lao's gaze, and said, "We just met. I didn't even know you existed before. You suddenly want to take me in as your apprentice. I'm really scared."
At first glance, these words seem to make sense.
However, Mr. Ling gave a bitter smile.
Who am I?
The strongest professional, the invincible human being, is hailed by the world as the guardian god and the ultimate weapon. He is the top of the top in Tianfeng City, and no one can surpass him.
When one reaches his position, it is no longer the so-called second to none and above ten thousand people, but he is truly above billions of people. There is no such thing as “second to none” at all.
If it were placed in ancient times, a figure like Old Ling would be the King of Men.
If others didn't know his identity, it would be fine, but knowing his identity and knowing that he was going to take him as his apprentice, not only was he not surprised, but he kept saying "suddenly" and "fearful"? This was obviously a perfunctory attempt to change the subject.
"You are indeed a recluse."
That's right.
Old Ling has already seen that Su Ming has no awareness of risking his life for mankind, and he doesn't even have the slightest idea.
He didn't even want people to know his existence or to attract attention.
Otherwise, is it normal for an eighteen-year-old boy to hide his astonishing achievements and be unwilling to show his true strength to the outside world, making almost everyone in the world think that he is a one-star warlock who has just debuted?
It must be abnormal! If it was someone of the same age, with such talent, potential, strength and achievements, he would have been eager to let the whole world notice him and would have been eager to show his extraordinaryness, right? Su Ming, on the other hand, hid it so deeply. If he didn't have an ulterior motive, it was because he really didn't want to attract attention, didn't want to be treated specially, and didn't want to step onto the world stage.
It's not surprising that such a person would refuse my request to be his disciple.
This is also true.
Although what Mr. Ling said was very real and sincere, and full of concerns for the future of all mankind, these words did not have much force in Su Ming's ears.
It’s not that he doesn’t admire people like Mr. Ling.
People like Mr. Ling are undoubtedly heroes, great men, and great beings worthy of admiration.
However, admiration is admiration, which does not mean that Su Ming wants to be such a person.
"I am not a hero, nor do I have the interest or courage to be one."
This has always been Su Ming's clear self-awareness.
If he really had the ambition to sacrifice his life for the sake of all mankind, why would he want to stay in hiding and not want to be discovered by the human leaders and know his true strength? Isn't it because he is afraid of being pushed to the front as a hero, and being taken for granted that he should fight for the future of all mankind, and then being forcibly requisitioned by the human leaders, or even morally kidnapped? Coming from the era of information explosion, Su Ming is very clear that a true hero is someone who can only become a hero after sacrificing something.
If I show my own excellence, what will I sacrifice? It's very simple.
One is freedom.
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The second is life.
The former is easy to understand. Once you are noticed by the human high-level officials, then for the future of "all mankind", difficult tasks and commissions will be pushed upon you one after another. There will even be many ambitious people and superiors who will target you. You will definitely not be able to live a peaceful life.
The latter is easier to understand. Once you really step onto the world stage, you will have to deal with numerous phantom demons, ambitious people, and superiors. How many dangers will you encounter?
Even his family and friends, the only people he cares about, might be exploited, targeted, or even blackmailed. This is something Su Ming absolutely does not want to see.
He is actually a very realistic and genuine person. It's not that he is unaware of being a member of the human race, nor does he want to sit idly by and watch the people of this world suffer. Rather, he is not willing to treat all people equally.
"For all mankind"——this slogan sounds very domineering, powerful, and nice to the ear, and it is also very high-sounding, but Su Ming really does not think that all human beings are worthy of his help or even protection.
I have been low-key enough along the way, but I don’t know how many people I have made enemies with and had conflicts with.
I have also seen many people who are disgusting and many people who do not deserve sympathy.
Not all people are kind. Su Ming knows very well that most people in this world are not worth saving and protecting.
Human nature cannot stand the test.
Su Ming understood this and was clear about this matter from the beginning.
So, you want to use a righteous statement to ask him to be a hero and do his best for all mankind?
Sorry, he really can't do it.
Perhaps this is the price of knowing too much and understanding too much.
In view of this, Su Ming can fight for his family and for his friends, but if you want to use a general concept to ask him to fight for someone he doesn't know at all, or even someone he doesn't like, then Su Ming can only say sorry.
Su Ming did not tell these words to Mr. Ling.
After all, the other party is a true hero, a great man who has devoted himself to all mankind. Even if I don't want to be such a person, I won't attack him.
We have to admit that it is a fact that human beings have survived to this day because of people like Mr. Ling.
In a nutshell, Su Ming did not comment on Mr. Ling's ideas, but he did not disagree with them, or even deny them.
But “I’m really not that cut out for it.”
Su Ming said it very tactfully.
Seeing this, Mr. Ling was silent for a long time.
After a long time, Mr. Ling suddenly said something.
"What if I don't ask you to do your best for humanity, but only ask you to do your part when necessary?"
Mr. Ling actually said such words.
"Do your part when necessary?"
Su Ming frowned.
"That's right." Elder Ling nodded and said, "I can understand your idea."
"There are indeed many people in this world who are not worth saving."
"But you can't deny that if all humans were to perish, then the people you truly care about would also disappear."
"Just like you once stopped the 'evil' as the Ming King and prevented the 'evil' from attacking Longyao City."
Hearing this, Su Ming fell silent instead.
Of course he understood this principle.
At the beginning, he considered that his relatives and friends could not live without the protection of Longyao City, the base city, so he took action as the King of Ming to stop the "evil" people.
Mr. Ling had obviously also investigated the matter and guessed Su Ming's principles of action.
He is right.
If all human beings perish, what’s the point even if he can survive?
"I don't ask you to do your best for all mankind, but I ask you to help Tianfeng City and the human world in times of crisis."
That’s what Mr. Ling said.
"If you agree, I will announce to the public that you will be my legitimate successor and heir."
"I can give you my inheritance, my authority and my status."
"With this status and power, I believe you will be able to make better arrangements for your family, and even have Tianfeng City focus on protecting your family so that they can live a stable life."
That’s what Mr. Ling said.
It's no wonder that compared to the previous righteous reasons, Su Ming prefers what Mr. Ling mentioned now.
After all, he has been exposed now. If he really has the power and status of Mr. Ling to protect him, and can arrange for his relatives and friends, then this job is not impossible to do.
"Oh, right." Elder Ling seemed to have remembered something and suddenly said, "Recently, when I was investigating your affairs, I also learned something that is very important to you."
As he spoke, Elder Ling told Su Ming a piece of news.
Su Ming was stunned at first, then he was shocked, then he was speechless, and finally he fell into deep silence, unable to speak for a long time.
(End of this chapter)