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

Chapter 62: Are my words funny?

During the pre-competition training, Zhong Cang was intrigued by this proposal.

Although he was confident in his own strength, he had never truly fought before, so he didn't know his own level.

If he could fight in advance, it would allow Zhong Cang to confirm his position.

Moreover, for cultivators, fighting was equivalent to a debate. Engaging in debates with others was always beneficial for cultivators.

However, while there were no downsides to sparring, Zhong Cang didn't believe that Yan Lingwei's visit this time was to give him benefits.

"This person definitely doesn't have good intentions."

"But why?"

"Could it be to test my trump cards during the sparring?"

"But that's unnecessary. The internal assessment doesn't only recruit one person. The probability of me facing her is actually quite low."

Zhong Cang couldn't figure it out, and this... was the result of insufficient information.

Because he had never been in contact, Zhong Cang wouldn't know that for the direct descendants of the Gold Core family, there were no barriers to becoming an inner disciple.

Of course, this didn't mean that they could relax just because they were almost guaranteed admission.

Becoming an inner disciple was not a problem for them, but choosing which sect to join required their own efforts.

Almost all direct descendants of the Gold Core family wanted to join other Gold Core sects, but it wasn't easy.

Because it required effort to cultivate, most Gold Core elders wouldn't easily accept disciples.

To join their sects, ordinary cultivators could only demonstrate exceptional potential, while the direct descendants of the Gold Core family had another option... In addition to showing potential and talent, they could also become disciples of other Gold Core sects through personal relationships and exchanges of interests between families.

For the direct descendants of the Gold Core family, this was a good thing.

However, in recent years, the Yan Family had produced outstanding direct descendants every twenty or thirty years.

Having so many outstanding family members made the Yan Family happy, but it also gave them a headache... The Gold Core family didn't have extra resources.

This also meant that the direct descendants of the Yan Family had to compete with each other.

At this moment, Yan Lingwei wanted to tarnish the reputation of her biggest rival, Yan Lingdie, through Zhong Cang, so that the elders in the family would think that Yan Lingdie didn't understand the big picture and wasn't worth cultivating. Then they would concentrate their resources on her.

Now, by proposing a fight, Yan Lingwei wanted Zhong Cang to realize... that he didn't have the qualifications to be on equal footing with us.

"If Zhong Cang insists that he can become an inner disciple on his own, he won't cooperate with me and disturb Yan Lingdie's state of mind."

"Only by breaking his ridiculous delusions will he listen to me."

In order to better achieve her goals and make Zhong Cang accept the fight, Yan Lingwei spoke up while he was contemplating.

"If you haven't agreed because you think my cultivation level is higher than yours and you're afraid to fight, that's not a problem. I can seal my strength..."

"No need, I'll accept your challenge."

After all, Zhong Cang, who possessed Sword Heart, gradually began to act more like a swordsman. Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided not to think about it—no matter what conspiracy or trick the other party had, he would deal with it first.

On this side, Zhong Cang agreed, and in order to strike him better, Yan Lingwei still sealed her strength and lowered her cultivation level to the fourth layer of Qi Refining.

This scene made Zhong Cang furrow his brows, and he couldn't help but say, "I already said there's no need for that."

Zhong Cang was well aware that during the outer competition, he would inevitably face a group of Qi Refining fifth and sixth layer family members who would not show any mercy in order to seize the opportunity to enter the inner sect.

Therefore, sealing his strength for the fight now was of no use to him.

However, he didn't expect that his words would cause the two people on the opposite side to burst into laughter.

"Snort..."

"Hahaha..."

Seeing the two of them laughing uncontrollably because of his words, Zhong Cang narrowed his eyes.

"Are my words funny?"

Yan Lingwei coughed and said, "No, I just thought of something happy."

Noticing Zhong Cang's gaze shifting towards her, the maid Xiaochan quickly covered her mouth and sat up straight, saying, "I also thought of something happy."

Although she said so in her mouth, Xiao Chan's eyes were full of strangeness as she looked at Zhong Cang.

At the same time, a sentence kept echoing in her heart.

"To actually use the strength of the fourth level of Qi Refining to fight against the fifth level of Qi Refining, and to do so as a commoner against the direct line of the Gold Core family. Indeed, this guy is just as arrogant as Miss said!"

Staring at Yan Lingwei for a while, Zhong Cang noticed that she was just smiling and had no intention of unlocking the seal. Seeing this, Zhong Cang stopped persuading her.

"Since you insist, then come."

Leaving behind these words, Zhong Cang took the lead and stepped onto the stage.

On the other side, Yan Lingwei, who covered the corners of her mouth with a folding fan, also stepped onto the stage and stood opposite Zhong Cang.

The referee for the match was Yan Lingwei's protector.

As the two stood in position, the referee immediately raised his hand high.

Seeing this scene, Zhong Cang immediately calmed down and prepared for the battle.

On the other hand, Yan Lingwei was not like that.

As the battle was about to begin, what she was thinking about was not how to defeat Zhong Cang, but how to give him the greatest shock and make him understand that the direct line of the family was unbeatable.

Or perhaps, with just your own abilities, it is impossible to become an inner disciple.

"Do I need to let him attack recklessly and then counterattack?"

Your strongest attack couldn't even break through my defense, indeed, this is a method that strikes at a person's confidence.

However, looking at Zhong Cang's calm and profound eyes, Yan Lingwei inexplicably felt a chill in her heart.

Although she quickly dispelled this chill, this glance made her give up the idea of letting Zhong Cang attack freely.

"Forget it, let's not play fancy. I can crush and defeat him with equal strength, and that will break his arrogance and conceit!"

"The match... begins!"

After she made up her mind, the protector, who had been observing their expressions, immediately lowered his arm, signaling the start of the match.

"Hum..."

"Boom!"

At the very beginning of the battle, both of them activated their powers.

Zhong Cang lightly flicked his long sword, causing a crisp and melodious sword hum to resound continuously in the private training ground, echoing in his heart.

On the other side, Yan Lingwei, just like Yan Lingdie before, emitted countless flames all over her body.

The flames revolved and condensed around her, eventually forming a tall 'Heavenly Spirit' figure.

However, unlike Yan Lingdie, who wielded a giant sword and wore heavy armor, Yan Lingwei's Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit had less armor and more mysterious runes and ribbons.

The weapon held by this Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit was not a heavy sword, but a giant banana fan transformed from Yan Lingwei's folding fan.

"Hum..."

With the Sword Heart stacking, Zhong Cang's eyes became extremely indifferent. His five senses were very keen, even more so with the opening of the Transcendent Realm.

With this transcendent level of perception, Zhong Cang easily sensed the movements of the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit.

"Boom!"

Sensing the movements of the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit for the first time, Zhong Cang did not find any flaws or weaknesses. All he felt was the scorching heat and constant flow of the flames.

The flowing flames made the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit appear as one entity.

It can only be said that the grade of the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit was indeed high enough.

Not finding any flaws, Zhong Cang remained still. However, on the other side, there was no courtesy just because Zhong Cang stopped.

With a flick of her wrist, the fiery red banana fan was held horizontally by Yan Lingwei.

"Hoo..."

"Boom!!!"

As the opponent exerted force and a scorching flame flashed, it rolled towards Zhong Cang like waves.

Under the blessing of the Guardian Heavenly Soldier, Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit, and the Law Weapon, Fire Banana Fan, the flames stirred up by Yan Lingwei reached several meters high, and the width covered the entire arena.

This range of flame attack obscured Zhong Cang's vision, leaving him with no escape.

"Hoo..."

After unleashing this powerful strike, Yan Lingwei also felt a bit breathless and needed to catch her breath.

While catching her breath, she was already contemplating whether this strike could make Zhong Cang's mentality explode.

"It should be enough. My foolish sister couldn't bear to hit him, so he probably hasn't seen the full power of our family's descendants... Huh!"

Yan Lingwei thought that the flames that covered everything just now would pose a threat to Zhong Cang, but what she didn't expect was that before she could catch her breath, a sharp sword aura flashed through the flames.

"Chi..."

Under this sharp sword aura, the overwhelming flames, like paper, were easily separated.

From the separated flames, Yan Lingwei could clearly see Zhong Cang's proud figure and his sharp gaze.

Looking directly into that gaze sent a chill down Yan Lingwei's heart.

However, at this moment, she still didn't understand the seriousness of the situation.

"He actually blocked my attack. Although my sister is a bit foolish, she hasn't completely lost her sight."

"But it's all useless. You are not my opponent..."

"Boom..."

While she was speaking, the sword aura flashed and the flames continued forward.

However, Zhong Cang cut through the weak points of the flames, preventing them from closing, and instead, they rushed out from both sides of Zhong Cang.

"Boom!"

The flames that rushed past Zhong Cang's side caused a series of explosions behind him.

The waves caused by the explosions made Zhong Cang's clothes rustle.

And in the midst of the gusty wind, Zhong Cang's already sharp gaze suddenly burst with a cold light.

"I found you!"

"???"

"What did you find?"

The sudden voice startled Yan Lingwei, and she instinctively asked.

However, Zhong Cang had no obligation to answer.

With a single foot touching the ground, "swish," Zhong Cang's figure, supported by the strong wind, rushed towards her like lightning.

At this moment, Yan Lingwei still didn't perceive the threat.

The protection of the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit made her feel invincible.

However, she had no intention of letting Zhong Cang get close.

In this battle, what she wanted was not just victory. In Yan Lingwei's eyes, victory was a matter of course for herself.

What she wanted was a resounding victory, only then could she shatter Zhong Cang's delusions and arrogance, and make him obey her.

Therefore, she didn't want to fight with Zhong Cang, nor did she want him to get close.

"With the ever-changing flames... let this strike completely defeat you."

With Yan Lingwei's shout, the Law Weapon, Banana Fan, in the hands of the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit, transformed into a red spherical magic bead amidst a flickering light.

As soon as the flame bead transformed, Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit raised it with one hand, and at the same time, a vast amount of fire spiritual energy was injected into the bead by Yan Lingdie.

"Boom!"

Under the injection of a massive amount of fire spiritual energy, the flame bead first bloomed with a circle of mysterious red runes. After absorbing the fire spiritual energy, these runes suddenly transformed into flames.

"Hoo..."

Qi infusion, flames surging, in the blink of an eye, Yan Lingwei used the flame beads as the core to construct a giant fireball with a diameter of three meters and six.

Looking at the fireball she held up, Yan Lingwei showed a satisfied expression. Then, facing the charging Zhong Cang, she revealed a dangerous smile.

"Zhong Cang, it's not too late to surrender now. Losing to me is nothing to be ashamed of."

"..."

The appearance of the giant fireball caused Zhong Cang's gaze to narrow slightly, but he never showed any signs of fear.

His charge continued without any hesitation in response to Yan Lingwei's words.

This scene displeased Yan Lingwei, who shook her head.

"Besides being arrogant, are you also stubborn? My sister looks good, but her judgment is really lacking."

"Be careful, don't die from this move. I don't intend to have a falling out with Xiaodie..."

Before she finished speaking, Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit raised his right hand and swung it forward.

"Hoo..."

With the swing of Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit's arm, the giant fireball came crashing towards Zhong Cang.

Zhong Cang's charging speed was fast. In the short time it took for Yan Lingwei to gather the fireball, Zhong Cang had already reached her, not far away.

But because of this, Zhong Cang couldn't completely dodge this attack.

In response, Zhong Cang's expression remained unchanged.

"Since I can't dodge, then I won't dodge!"

"Gale, slash!"

Facing the crashing fireball, Zhong Cang, with a glint of coldness in his eyes, held his sword with both hands and slashed towards it.

"Chi..."

The power of the gale combined with the sword energy, and Zhong Cang, who put all his strength into the slash, actually cut the fireball in half.

After cutting open the fireball, Zhong Cang suddenly shook his sword, Maple Flower, causing the gale attached to the sword to vibrate. This violent wind caused the fireball, which had been cut in half, to separate even further.

And thus, Zhong Cang's figure passed through the split fireball without hindrance, getting closer to Yan Lingwei.

However, in the face of Zhong Cang, who was getting closer after cutting open the fireball with a single sword strike, Yan Lingwei not only showed no fear, but shook her head and sighed, revealing a look of disdain and pity.

"Not only arrogant and stubborn, but also very foolish, aren't you?"

"Even if you didn't sense it, couldn't you use your brain to think? How could the fireball I summoned be easily cut open?"

"Ah, I don't know why my foolish sister is so interested in you."

While sighing, Yan Lingwei put her right hand to her ear and snapped her fingers.

At the same time, her cherry-like mouth slightly opened, forming a 'bang' shape.

Yes, the most powerful aspect of Yan Lingwei's fireball technique was not the impact, but the explosion. That was the truly terrifying part of this large fireball.

Moreover, the explosion range of the three-meter-six fireball was more than ten meters in diameter.

Therefore, in Yan Lingwei's eyes, Zhong Cang, who saw the large fireball but didn't immediately create distance, had already lost.

"You, who didn't run away, are truly foolish."

"Although, even if you did run, you wouldn't be able to escape..."

After snapping her fingers, Yan Lingwei detonated the fireball, waiting for it to explode and severely injure Zhong Cang.

However, after three breaths, her confident expression gradually turned into astonishment and disbelief.

She made the gesture, but the fireball that Zhong Cang had cut open... didn't explode!

"?!?!"

"Why?"

"Cutting it open shouldn't affect the explosion of the fireball!"

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