So even if the array spirit had the same amount of knowledge and processing power as the formation breaker, it wouldn't be able to match the formation breaker in terms of intelligence and the ability to break, infiltrate, and create formations.
But it was undeniable that the array spirit possessed a lot of important information about the operation of formations that would greatly improve the intelligence of the formation breaker. After all, it did have a lot of experience in that aspect.
As for intelligence, Arthur was already certain that the formation breaker was close to surpassing the array formation in that aspect. This is despite the fact that the formation breaker had been alive for only a month.
So if the formation breaker is given five thousand years and a lot of knowledge to learn, its processing capabilities will leave this array formation in the dust.
The more Arthur thought, the more he felt proud of the formation breaker.
He patted the white circular disc with care and said, "Don't you worry. Daddy will give you all the energy and knowledge that you want."
The formation breaker purred and said, "And the cores. I wants more processing cores."
Arthur corrected it, "It is 'I want more processing cores.' But yes, I will give as much processing power as you want."
The formation breaker hummed in satisfaction and said in a childish and immature tone, "Good."
Arthur thought to himself in satisfaction, "So cute. Once you reach the fifth mortal coil and gain a spirit, you will become even more powerful."
With that goal in mind, he returned to his floating island. The flying ship had shrunk and was kept in his space ring. It behaved well, unlike his own artifacts, which can't bear to stay in space rings.
He made his final preparations over the next few days. After six days went by, he then left his floating island for the exchange program.
He was equipped with all of his weapons. There was a large bow slung over his shoulders, a white disc floating beside his head, a hammer in his hand, and a black ball of knives attached to his robe.
He first went to the outer sect. That's where the teleportation formations that send people in and out of the sect are.
When he was on his way to the formation hall, he saw Storm Hawk. The two of them were both in the first transformation of the fourth mortal coil, and both of them cultivated lightning, but he was faster than her and was able to catch up to her.
This made her sigh and say, "It seems your unreasonable talent is still present at this stage."
Arthur looked down and saw the lecture hall where he used to go for lessons from Storm Hawk. This sight reminded him of the first fight that he had with her.
He pointed out the lecture hall to her and said, "I had such good memories there. You were unstable mentally and scared me many times, but you were mostly a good teacher."
What he said made her eyes twitch. She said, "You know what, you were not a bad student either. I don't regret taking time out of my busy schedule to train you."
Arthur said, "You're welcome."
She said, "I'm not done. Wait until I finish before you thank me."
Then she said, "The best lesson I taught you was that time I fought you and defeated you. I remember that I beat you up. The memory of that fight fills me with joy."
Arthur chuckled and said, "I can reciprocate by giving you a lesson in how to get beaten. Let it not be said that Daoist Lightning Tyrant is selfish."
Storm Hawk's eyes flared with bright blue light as she said, "That would be lovely. Unfortunately, we can't have it now because we have work to do."
If it were in the past and we were just as the second mortal coil, a single flare of her internal energy would send him into a state of panic. But now, he only felt as if she were a cat pretending to be a tiger.
Arthur nodded and said, "That's both good and bad for you."
Before she could ask what he meant, he explained with a teasing smile, "It is good for you that we are too busy to fight now because you will avoid being beaten by me. But it's bad for you because by the time we are free, I will be much stronger than you, so the beating you will receive then will be worse."
Her face became cold and stern as she said, "You think that I will lose?"
Arthur shook his head and corrected her. "No. I know that I will win. I am that confident because I have never been defeated by my peer. In fact, those who should be stronger than me have been defeated by me many times."
"So as long as you are my peer, your defeat is certain. And you are my peer, so the outcome of our fight is certain."
She too is someone that had never experienced defeat at the hands of her peers. This is because of her special talent that allows her to enhance the power of her internal energy briefly by consuming her vitality.
Lightning is already powerful and domineering. But she has the ability to improve its destructive power, which grants her an edge over her peers and even other users of lightning.
It was because of this talent and her good understanding of lightning that she was picked to be the one to teach Arthur. So she wasn't willing to accept defeat in this trash talk just yet.
She said coldly to him, "I guess this will be the first time for you to lose to a peer. I guess it is your lucky day. After all, you get to experience something new and probably learn some humility. That way, no one can call you ignorant and proud."