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

Chapter 75: Demonic Beast Siege

"The inner sect is stable now."

"His cultivation is not high enough to maintain his current achievements. It will be difficult for him to even maintain a top hundred position when he reaches the Late Stage."

"He can only join the sect of a Foundation Building Stage cultivator and cannot catch the attention of a Gold Core Perfected Being."

These are the thoughts deduced by the onlookers when they witnessed Zhong Cang's battle, based on rationality.

Such speculations... are not completely wrong.

At least, there are indeed a few people in the palace and pavilions in the sky who are interested in Zhong Cang.

Like that person named Bai Jian, his eyes lit up when he saw Zhong Cang's swordsmanship.

However, when he saw those fellow cultivators who were crying poverty, his expression turned cold and he sighed, saying, "This kid's swordsmanship is good, but unfortunately, his cultivation is too low. At seventeen years old, he's only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. If we want to raise his cultivation, it will require too many resources."

Upon hearing this, the people beside him were initially stunned, but soon they understood what he meant and nodded seriously, saying, "Indeed, a seventeen-year-old at the fifth level of Qi Refining might have consumed a large amount of medicinal pills to reach this level. With such mediocre talent, it is indeed a bit low."

"Cultivation is everything for us cultivators. Swordsmanship and the like are just embellishments."

Hearing this, Bai Jian's expression remained indifferent, but his fists clenched.

However, before he could hide his excitement, the person who sighed earlier spoke again.

"Although this child's talent is indeed lacking, it's because I am kind-hearted that I am willing to give him a chance."

"Cough, I can too."

These words widened Bai Jian's eyes.

"Bai Fang, Lu Hong, why aren't you following the usual rules?"

"Hahaha, Bai Jian, do you think you can hide your little thoughts from anyone?"

"...I have no other choice. Bai Sword Peak is in a pitiful state. We have ranked last in the grand competition for two consecutive assessments. This will be the third time. Master passed Bai Sword Peak to me, and I can't let his lifelong efforts go to waste."

Bai Jian's pitiful appearance left many speechless.

However, this approach was effective, as many people who heard his plea were already preparing to withdraw.

"Alright, since you like him, you can have him. But let's make it clear, this can only happen once."

"...Okay."

"Then I'll withdraw as well."

Receiving the response from his fellow cultivators, Bai Jian breathed a sigh of relief and secretly celebrated the success of his plan.

When he initially belittled Zhong Cang, he knew that his poor acting skills would be exposed.

...The eyes of other Perfected Beings were not blind either; they could see Zhong Cang's outstanding qualities.

Knowing this, he still said what he did, preparing for his act of poverty later on.

By doing so, he obtained what he wanted.

However, from another perspective, it also indicated that although Zhong Cang caught the attention of the senior cultivators and Perfected Beings, he did not captivate them too much.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have "let" him go so easily.

Such occurrences were not due to Zhong Cang's poor performance, but rather because Cloud Firmament Sect, as a prestigious sect in the Northern Abyss Region, controlled a quarter of the region and protected billions of people.

With so many people, even if the probability of cultivators was only one in ten thousand, the number of exceptional cultivators was still scarce. However, every few years, there were still a large number of exceptional talents who were accepted into Cloud Firmament Sect.

Therefore, Gold Core Perfected Beings and other peak Foundation Building cultivators had better choices.

They could choose individuals with good cultivation and comprehension talents, rather than someone like Zhong Cang, who excelled only in swordsmanship.

Moreover, there were even some special Spirit Bodies for them to choose from. Therefore, Zhong Cang, who only showed a little talent in swordsmanship, was not valued by them.

At least, there was no need for them to fight over him.

...

Zhong Cang was unaware of the discussions and commotion outside the Illusory Void Realm.

At this moment, he was advancing and killing all the way.

Because he often wielded his sword and sometimes had to chase after others, it took Zhong Cang half an hour to reach the edge of the ruined city.

As he moved forward, Zhong Cang also noticed that the ruins of this broken city had been filled with three thousand cultivators by the sect master.

"They didn't throw everyone down, did they? I wonder if the Dao Sect master threw the rest of them into the forest or built several more ruined cities..."

This doubt didn't occupy Zhong Cang's thoughts for too long.

After taking a glance back at the city ruins, Zhong Cang prepared to continue forward and rush into the forest beyond the ruins.

...Although there were still some stragglers in the ruins, the number of demons and monsters was too few compared to the cultivators, which made the cultivators feel unsatisfied with the killing.

What Zhong Cang didn't know was that he was fortunate because he was the big fish here. After the others couldn't find any more targets, they immediately rushed towards the forest, and he didn't have the intention to kill other cultivators. This allowed the cultivators on his side to survive for the most part.

In the other ruined cities, there were more cultivators and fewer demons and monsters.

Some powerful and domineering cultivators killed both cultivators and demons together.

This was not without purpose.

Firstly, it prevented the demons from being killed by "people" and allowed those powerful individuals to kill more monsters.

Secondly, it was a way to reduce their competition in advance.

If the situation continued with fewer demons and more humans, this wouldn't be a big deal.

But what happened next was beyond everyone's expectations.

...

As Zhong Cang arrived at the edge of the city, preparing to step into the forest, his expression suddenly froze.

There were cultivators who had rushed out of the forest in a panic, running towards the city ruins.

"What happened..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhong Cang realized that there was no need to ask anymore.

"Boom..."

Behind those cultivators, there was the sound of a stampede of beasts suddenly erupting.

This sound was as loud as thunder, and it made Zhong Cang understand that there were at least tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts charging towards the city ruins. Only with such a massive stampede could such a grand sound be produced.

At the same time, the thundering horde of beasts made Zhong Cang understand one thing.

"This assessment is not about hunting in the jungle, but about Demonic Beasts attacking the city!"

"Squawk..."

"Help!"

As Zhong Cang contemplated with a cold gaze, the cultivators had already arrived not far in front of him, crying for help. At the same time, flying Demonic Beasts rushed ahead of the horde and attacked the fleeing cultivators.

"Chant!"

Zhong Cang didn't turn a blind eye to this.

Firstly, he understood that he couldn't survive alone against the Demonic Beasts attacking the city. The more people he saved, the longer he could survive, and survival time counted as points.

The other reason was, of course, to kill the Demonic Beasts and earn points.

"Swish..."

Compared to land-based Demonic Beasts, flying Demonic Beasts were faster and more agile.

However, no matter how fast they were, they couldn't match the Sword Art.

"Whoosh!"

With a flash of his sword, Maple Flower arrived beside the flying demonic bird. Then, with several consecutive changes, Maple Flower evaded the attacks of the flying demonic bird and swiftly accelerated, slashing across the neck of the flying demonic bird.

"Chi!"

As the sword light flashed, the head of the large demonic bird fell to the ground, and its demonic blood splattered everywhere.

(End of this chapter)