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

Chapter 90: Sprouting Soldiers (Seeking Subscriptions)

"Speaking of which, when did I, a tiger, learn Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower and Ignorant Heart Sword Art... Huh?!"

With this thought, Zhong Cang's consciousness instantly cleared, and he remembered that he was a human, not a tiger.

As his cognition returned, Zhong Cang's dream shattered immediately, and he woke up from his sleep.

Opening his eyes and looking around, the first thing Zhong Cang noticed was that it was already bright outside, and he had slept through the night.

Next, as he stretched and stood up, he heard a series of cracking sounds coming from his bones.

Accompanying the cracking sounds were the pleasant feeling of stretching his bones and the sensation of strength.

"My strength has increased again. Currently, my physical cultivation has surpassed my spiritual cultivation and reached the mid-level of the Qi Refining sixth layer."

Clenching his fist and feeling the strength in his bones, the tension in his muscles, and the toughness of his skin, Zhong Cang felt that his power had increased by at least thirty percent.

Besides the changes in his physical body, what Zhong Cang paid the most attention to was the awakening of his innate spells.

From the Rock Turtle, Zhong Cang obtained the innate spell - Gravity Art.

And from the White Tiger, Zhong Cang comprehended a variant spell of the Ghost Summoning Art called Sprouting Soldiers.

When a person dies at the hands of a tiger, their ghost becomes a "vengeful ghost" under the control of the tiger.

As a human, Zhong Cang naturally didn't possess such innate abilities.

However, the mutated Sprouting Soldiers spell was also quite good. It was a spell that could summon soldiers.

Since it wasn't a Divine Ability, Sprouting Soldiers couldn't turn a handful of beans into heavenly soldiers with a breath.

Zhong Cang's Sprouting Soldiers were closely related to his bones, his body, and himself.

The golden attribute Spirit Beast of the tiger was connected to Zhong Cang's lungs and bones.

The awakening of the tiger's spiritual resonance caused a significant transformation in Zhong Cang's bones. Currently, his bones were not only tough, but their recovery speed had also greatly increased.

Even if his bones were broken or a piece was pulled out, it wouldn't take much time for Zhong Cang's bones to recover.

And Sprouting Soldiers allowed Zhong Cang to extract some bones from his own body.

These bones could be combined with some gold and jade to refine them into golden spirit pearls.

Because they were connected to his body, the golden spirit pearls could be nurtured within Zhong Cang's body during normal times, growing together with his cultivation.

When it came to battle, Zhong Cang could summon the golden spirit pearls, blow on them, and turn them into golden-armored heavenly soldiers to fight for him.

"It's more accurate to call it Sprouting Bones as Soldiers. Also, this act of refining a part of one's body into a Law Weapon seems to be something that Monster Cultivators love to do, right?"

"From what I've heard, there's a Golden-winged Great Peng that refines its feathers into flying swords. And there's also a Turtle Demon that refines its shell into shield-like Law Weapons."

This kind of thing indeed puzzled Zhong Cang.

But soon, he thought of the fact that Spirit Beasts and Demonic Beasts were of the same origin.

They were both intelligent beings outside of humans.

Among them, those who were close to humans and didn't harm humans were called spirits.

Those who devoured humans and fed on humans were called demons.

And Zhong Cang's Sprouting Soldiers were derived from the innate abilities of Spirit Beasts, carrying a trace of Spirit Beast (Demonic Beast) characteristics, which was only natural.

"So, should I extract some bones, mix them with golden and jade materials, and refine them into golden spirit pearls?"

Without thinking too much, Zhong Cang prepared to do so.

What pleased him was that because Yan Lingwei needed favors instead of materials, Zhong Cang had a lot of high-quality spirit jade and spirit gold in his hands.

If he wanted to, he could start refining the golden spirit pearls that day.

However, in the end, he didn't do it.

He didn't even have time to take the Flameheart Elixir.

The second round of assessment had begun, and he needed to hurry over.

However, thinking about the news he had heard about the second round of assessment, Zhong Cang pondered for a moment and did not go empty-handed. Instead, he wrapped the Flameheart Elixir and the required Lingjin and Lingyu together and put them in his arms. With his uncle and cousin accompanying him, he hurried towards the outer square of the Cloud Firmament Sect.

Due to some delay, Zhong Cang arrived at this place a bit late.

Of course, he was not late; he actually arrived half an hour early.

However, even so, he found that the outer square was already filled with people, with only a few who hadn't arrived yet.

After greeting his uncle and aunt, Zhong Cang hurriedly went to the center of the square.

This time, Zhong Cang and the others were no longer randomly standing, but according to their rankings.

As a result, Zhong Cang, who was ranked fifteenth, stood in the front row.

The people in front, behind, and around this position were all geniuses at the seventh level of Qi Refining, with few at the sixth level.

Therefore, Zhong Cang, at the fifth level of Qi Refining, stood out prominently here.

The people next to him and around him kept looking at him.

Those who were less confident would feel uncomfortable under such scrutiny, but Zhong Cang remained indifferent.

This calmness made people dare not say anything.

The disdain in some people's eyes quietly dissipated.

...

In this way, time slowly passed while Zhong Cang and the others waited.

Soon, half an hour passed, and it was time to assemble.

Without any delay, as soon as the time arrived, dozens of airships and palaces descended from the sky and hovered above the heads of the crowd. The figure of the sect master also appeared before everyone.

"The second round of assessment begins."

"Later, I will send each of you into the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven according to your rankings."

"The Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven is the place where my Cloud Firmament Sect's cultivation heritage is passed down. There are countless stone tablets of techniques inside. When you enter the Grotto-Heaven, you can choose one stone tablet to cultivate for thirty days."

"Remember, you can only choose techniques you haven't learned before, and the assessment results will be based on your cultivation achievements after thirty days."

"Don't think about cheating, unless you think you can hide it from me, the sect master. If so, even if you pass, it doesn't matter."

None of Zhong Cang and the others dared to respond to these words.

It was impossible for them, Qi Refining Stage cultivators, to hide their cultivation level from the sect master who was at the Nascent Soul stage. If they really could, they wouldn't need anything else; just based on their talent, they could enter the inner sect.

At this point, the explanation of the rules for this assessment was not yet over.

"Most techniques in the world are divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The techniques in the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven are also divided in this way. Except for the Heaven Level techniques, which are sealed, you can learn any other techniques. The higher the grade, the more points you will earn after mastering them. But remember, if you don't master them within thirty days, you will get zero points."

"Also, besides techniques, there are cultivation chambers in the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven, which are also divided according to the grades."

"There is only one Heavenly Chamber, which will be occupied by the first place from the first round of assessment."

"The second and third places will stay in the Earth Chambers."

"The fourth to tenth places will stay in the Profound Chambers."

"The tenth to thirtieth places will stay in the Yellow Grade Chambers."

"As for the thirtieth to fiftieth places..."

With the allocation of chambers and the explanation of the rules, everything was finally completed.

At this moment, Zhong Cang also understood why everyone was desperately trying to be selected for the first Wheel Sea.

Many people said that even if they didn't pass the assessment and become inner sect disciples, as long as they entered the second round, they would still benefit.

This time, they truly gained a lot.

"We can learn any technique below the Heaven Level. This is indeed a great opportunity for ordinary cultivators."

Thinking of this, a glimmer of light appeared in Zhong Cang's eyes.

"This is also my opportunity... I can finally find a higher-level technique to replace my Qi Consumption Technique!"

(End of this chapter)