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

Chapter 63: Your Sister is Much Stronger Than You

The scene she had imagined did not happen, which left Yan Lingwei stunned.

At the same time, as she looked at Zhong Cang, who was getting closer, for the first time, Yan Lingwei felt that things might have gone beyond her control.

However, this thought was quickly dismissed by Yan Lingwei.

"No, I haven't lost yet!"

"No, I can't lose. The Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit is invincible for ordinary cultivators."

Although she didn't admit defeat, Yan Lingwei also noticed something unusual about Zhong Cang, thinking that letting him get close would be disadvantageous for her, as she specialized in spells.

Subconsciously, she activated the spell engraved on the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit: Fire Resistance Ring.

"Boom!"

As the runes on the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit shattered, a 360-degree ring of fire was ignited, centered around it.

"Boom!"

The ring of fire was scorching hot and had a strong impact.

This impact could shatter and blow away everything around Yan Lingwei.

However, just like the previous fireball, this ring of fire couldn't do anything to Zhong Cang.

—Zhong Cang had sensed something before the ring of fire was ignited.

His transcendent realm and the laws of all things made Zhong Cang's senses extremely sharp, giving him the ability to sense things before they happened, like a cicada sensing the coming of autumn winds.

Of course, normally, Yan Lingwei, protected by the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit, could shield most of the detection.

Zhong Cang's abilities were useless against her.

However, in addition to his transcendent realm and the laws of all things, Zhong Cang also activated his Dual Sword Heart.

The combined Sword Heart elevated Zhong Cang's spiritual consciousness and realm, allowing his spiritual consciousness to reach the level of the seventh layer of Qi Refining.

This extremely high realm made him ignore Yan Lingwei's shielding.

Therefore, even before the runes on the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit shattered and the fire resistance ring was activated, Zhong Cang sensed a surge of impending movement from it.

Moreover, his high realm allowed Zhong Cang to perceive the disharmony within this surge of impact in a short instant.

Having sensed it in advance, the rest was easy.

While the fire resistance ring was being activated, Zhong Cang swung his long sword towards the disharmony.

"Chi!" With a sharp sound, the sharp long sword directly cut open a gap in the 360-degree ring of fire.

Then, following the movement of his body, Zhong Cang rushed in through the gap and arrived beside Yan Lingwei, truly close to her.

"?!?!"

"Impossible!"

The instantly activated ring of fire didn't blow Zhong Cang away, which widened Yan Lingwei's eyes in disbelief.

But at this moment, she was only surprised, not panicked or flustered.

The Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit had given her too much sense of security.

Seeing Zhong Cang approaching and swinging his sword, she didn't even bother to defend herself. Instead, she pondered on what method to use to defeat Zhong Cang next.

...But she hadn't come up with a method.

Indeed, the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit was powerful. When cultivated to the highest realm, this spell was like the manifestation of the laws of the world, summoning a divine illusion and unleashing a devastating strike.

Unfortunately, Yan Lingwei, who used this technique, was only at the fifth layer of Qi Refining.

Her understanding of the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit was only at the beginner level.

Therefore, the majestic and magnificent Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit, although not full of flaws in Zhong Cang's perception, had several disharmonious aspects.

Once Zhong Cang sensed the flaws, everything came to an end.

"Swish!"

As Zhong Cang swung his sword, the sharp Maple Flower mercilessly cut through the disharmony within the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit's movement.

"Hiss..."

Like cutting through wood, although the process was a bit difficult, in the end, Maple Flower successfully cut through the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit.

With no protection, Yan Lingwei's figure was exposed under Zhong Cang's sword.

There was no need for a second strike. After cutting through the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit, the sword edge of Maple Flower naturally swung towards Yan Lingdie's body.

"Zi zi zi..."

Naturally, Yan Lingwei was not injured. Just as Zhong Cang's sword was about to touch her, a shield appeared out of thin air, protecting her in the center.

However, although she was unharmed, Yan Lingwei's heart was greatly shaken as she looked at the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit that had been cut open and the sword in front of her.

"???"

"Why was my shield triggered?"

"I am being protected by the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit, so I shouldn't be in danger."

Because the situation completely exceeded her expectations, Yan Lingwei's mind went blank for a moment and she couldn't accept the current situation.

It wasn't until a shout came from a distance that her consciousness returned.

"Miss, sob sob, Miss, are you alright?"

This shout made Yan Lingwei tremble, and her consciousness was restored.

But because of this, she knew that she had lost.

She was defeated by a commoner cultivator whom she looked down upon.

She couldn't accept this situation at all.

Moreover, she didn't understand why a commoner could cut open her Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit.

She also didn't understand why the fireball from earlier didn't explode.

With these questions in her mind, she ignored the maid Xiaochan who came running and crying, and her gaze immediately turned to Zhong Cang.

"How did you cut open the Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit?!"

"And why didn't the fireball explode earlier?"

Zhong Cang completely ignored these questions.

After drawing out Maple Flower, Zhong Cang casually plucked a sword flower, sheathed Maple Flower, and calmly said, "It seems that you are not as strong as you claim to be, and the pressure your sister Yan Lingdie gave me is much stronger than yours."

The last sentence spoken by Zhong Cang carried no emotions.

However, this calm statement broke through Yan Lingwei's defenses even more.

"You...bastard!"

Being defeated by a commoner cultivator had already made Yan Lingwei feel embarrassed and angry.

Now, this commoner cultivator was mocking her for being inferior to Yan Lingdie, which made her even more furious.

Because of her extreme anger, her still-developing chest visibly heaved.

Then, in her extreme anger, she defiantly said, "That didn't count, let's fight again!"

She wanted to fight Zhong Cang again.

"Not interested. You are too weak now and cannot provide me with any training effect. If you want to fight me again, release the seal," Zhong Cang replied indifferently.

"Bastard, don't be so arrogant. I already said that earlier, it was just my carelessness!"

Annoyed and humiliated, Yan Lingwei launched an attack, reigniting the battle between the two.

Undoubtedly, Zhong Cang emerged victorious once again.

Although at the beginning of the battle, Yan Lingdie had learned from her previous failure and didn't show any carelessness. Instead, she unleashed her full power from the start.

"Boom boom boom..."

As a cultivator specializing in fire spells, Yan Lingwei, with her full power unleashed, posed a considerable threat.

She was like a turret, instantly unleashing countless fireballs, bombarding Zhong Cang.

But all of this was in vain.

"Swish..."

Protected by the swift wind, Zhong Cang's figure moved like lightning.

Ordinary fireballs couldn't catch up to him at all.

What made Yan Lingwei grit her teeth in frustration was that Zhong Cang's strikes had a special ability.

—Any fireball launched by Yan Lingdie that was struck by his long sword would turn into a dud, unable to explode.

And because of this, a large portion of Yan Lingwei's attacks were rendered useless.

(End of this chapter)