I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 13: Starting in Three Years, the Highest Death Penalty

While Zhong Cang was lost in thought, Yan Lingdie had already jumped onto the stage and enveloped herself in flames, charging towards Zhong Cang.

With danger approaching, the illusory sword shadows in Zhong Cang's consciousness swayed. In an instant, all the distractions in Zhong Cang's mind were swept away, and he himself fell into a state of clarity, as if his entire being had merged with the Sword Heart.

"Boom!"

"Clang!"

The flames roared, and the wind howled.

In this state of clarity, Zhong Cang, free from distractions, wielded his long sword and engaged in a fierce battle with Yan Lingdie.

Three minutes later, the battle between the two came to an end, with Zhong Cang once again severely injured and Yan Lingdie satisfied.

The result of this battle still ended with Zhong Cang's victory.

However, victorious as he was, Zhong Cang did not show any signs of joy.

In this battle, Yan Lingdie had learned to defend herself while attacking, filling in her own shortcomings.

Facing Yan Lingdie's "perfection," it became extremely difficult for Zhong Cang to exploit any weaknesses and achieve victory.

This time, the reason he won was because Zhong Cang, who couldn't hold on any longer, resorted to a desperate move to take both of them down, forcing the hesitant Yan Lingdie to achieve victory.

But Zhong Cang knew that such a desperate move wouldn't always yield results.

"In the next battle, this move is likely to be useless. It will be difficult for me to win then."

Thinking of this, Zhong Cang clenched his fist involuntarily... He didn't want to fail!

...

As it turned out, Zhong Cang's speculation was extremely accurate.

At the same time, in the following days, Zhong Cang came to understand a truth.

Humans have limits, and no matter how anxious or angry they are, it is difficult for their strength to skyrocket.

The anger of an ordinary cultivator often leads to nothing but impotent rage.

Just like Zhong Cang.

In the next three days, Yan Lingdie challenged Zhong Cang to battle twice a day.

As her own shortcomings were gradually compensated for, her overwhelming strength advantage became more and more apparent.

On the first day, Zhong Cang could still seize Yan Lingdie's weaknesses in the duel with the help of the Sword Heart and deliver a fatal blow.

But in the following two days, even if Zhong Cang exerted all his strength, he couldn't find an opportunity to counterattack.

He could only watch in despair as Yan Lingdie struck him with one sword after another, gradually pushing him to a dead end, and then delivering a final blow that either knocked him off the stage or made him unable to hold his sword anymore.

In the next two days, Zhong Cang didn't achieve a single victory.

Yutao didn't say anything about this consecutive defeat, and his enthusiasm for Zhong Cang did not diminish.

The reason for this was that he never thought that Zhong Cang could catch up to Yan Lingdie, a direct descendant of a prestigious cultivation family.

In his eyes, Yan Lingdie was bound to reach the Foundation Building stage and even had the hope of becoming a Gold Core cultivator.

Such a person was even more worth cultivating.

However, Yutao was self-aware. He knew very well that even if he gave it his all, he couldn't establish a foothold by Yan Lingdie's side, and it was even difficult for Yan Lingdie to remember his name.

So, he cleverly invested his goodwill in Zhong Cang.

What Zhong Cang didn't know was that something concerning him had happened within the Cloud Firmament Sect's inner sect in these past few days.

...

Having found a good opponent, Yan Lingdie also experienced growth herself. This was an extremely happy event for her.

And as a young girl, she always liked to share happy things with her parents.

As a result, for several consecutive days, she kept mentioning Zhong Cang's name in front of her mother.

This immediately put her mother on high alert.

However, she never said anything in front of Yan Lingdie, but instead listened and agreed with her like a gentle older sister.

But when Yan Lingdie left, the expression of the palace-dressed fairy turned cold, and she immediately called for Shui Bo.

"Zhong Cang... why didn't you tell me about his situation?"

The icy and questioning tone made Shui Bo instantly understand what the young woman in front of him was worried about.

He didn't show any panic in response, just calmly said, "I didn't think it was necessary to say... Zhong Cang is very honest. He has never spoken to Miss on the training ground. After each battle, he just lies under a tree and meditates with his sword, ignoring everyone."

"He's just a sword fanatic without any ulterior motives."

This answer did not satisfy the palace-dressed young woman.

"That's not enough. Matters of the heart are unpredictable. Xiaodie is at the age of first love. What if she finds Zhong Cang mysterious? These days, all I hear in my ears is Zhong Cang, Zhong Cang..."

The cold voice still didn't change Shui Bo's expression, he just said lightly,

"Mystery also needs strength to support it."

At first, this sentence puzzled the palace-dressed young woman, but soon she understood what Shui Bo meant.

"Zhong Cang is no longer a match for Xiaodie?"

"Yes, in the past two days, Miss has been winning more than losing. Although Zhong Cang can still put pressure on her, continuous failures will make Miss no longer see Zhong Cang as mysterious."

"But this is the present. Miss is about to break through the fourth level of Qi Refining. Once she breaks through, Zhong Cang will be easily defeated by her..."

Shui Bo didn't say the rest, but the palace-dressed young woman already understood what he meant.

Women always admire the strong, and facing a weak opponent who can be easily defeated, not many people will be attracted.

...

Zhong Cang was unaware of the conversation in the Yan family's inner courtyard, and he had never had such thoughts about Yan Lingdie.

After all, he had transmigrated, which made Zhong Cang subconsciously follow the values of his previous life in some aspects.

As for Yan Lingdie, his thoughts had always been about earning blood for three years... No, it was about starting from three years and the highest punishment!

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl was off-limits.

However, Zhong Cang, who thought this way, forgot one thing. In feudal times, the age of adolescence referred to thirteen or fourteen years old.

...

Not thinking it through, Zhong Cang had never paid attention to this aspect.

Nowadays, what he cared more about was the frustration of losing to Yan Lingdie.

Although many people, especially You Tao, felt that it was not shameful for him to lose to the heir of the family.

But Zhong Cang still didn't want to lose.

And what made Zhong Cang slightly excited was that he had already grasped a corner of victory.

On the fourth day, Zhong Cang, who had failed twice in a row, did not return home with an extremely tired body as before.

Walking quickly, he finally arrived in front of a luxurious building.

Four Seas Pavilion.

This was the name of this building, and it was a well-known building in Cloud Firmament Sect and even the entire Northern Abyss Province.

This seven-story building sold Law Weapons and pills that could be used from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul.

The higher the floor, the better the quality of the Law Weapons and pills sold.

And today, Zhong Cang, who entered the building, went straight to the first-floor pill area.

Soon, he arrived at the area for Body Refining pills.

"It's really extravagant and powerful. The area on the first floor doesn't look like much from the outside, but once you enter, it's like entering a small city."

After sighing, he found a maid and quickly made his request.

"I want to buy Snow Jade Cream, Scarlet Blood Pill, and Bay Leaf Fragrance... Did the Scarlet Blood Pill arrive today?"

"It has arrived."

(End of this chapter)