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

Chapter 21: Flame Giant

There is no doubt that Yan Lingdie is a genius, not only in terms of cultivation, but also in her progress in swordsmanship.

In theory, her rapid progress allows her to adapt to Zhong Cang's fighting rhythm.

And her strength surpassing Zhong Cang's by a margin allows her to be on par with him, or even surpass him, once she adapts to his fighting rhythm.

This is why Yan Lingdie confidently declared her victory before the battle.

However, what she didn't know was that no matter how fast her swordsmanship improved, it still couldn't match the speed of Zhong Cang's Sword Heart.

For a sword cultivator, Sword Heart is simply a cheat code.

With the comprehension brought by Sword Heart, Zhong Cang defeated her in just a few dozen moves an hour and a half ago.

(Three moves to defeat the enemy, it was when she was in a rage that Zhong Cang found an opportunity)

Now, with just a few exchanges of the Three-Five Sword technique, Zhong Cang can expose her flaws and defeat her with a single strike.

After putting in an hour and a half of effort without any progress, she went from being able to exchange a few dozen moves to being defeated with just a few exchanges of the Three-Five Sword technique. The disparity is too great.

Yan Lingdie, who prides herself as a genius, has never experienced such frustration.

In addition, she is still young and not mentally tough enough. After consecutive defeats, she couldn't help but shed tears.

It was only when she was on the verge of tears that Zhong Cang noticed that the little girl in front of him, although powerful, was still a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl.

It was a bit embarrassing for Zhong Cang to make such a young girl cry.

"Cough cough, how about we stop here today and continue tomorrow?"

"No... sniff... I have to defeat you today... I will definitely take ten moves from you!"

Yan Lingdie, with a teary voice, originally wanted to say that she would definitely defeat Zhong Cang. However, the previous battle completely shattered her confidence.

Now, she doesn't even dare to say that she can tie with him, she just wants to take ten moves from Zhong Cang and restore her state before the battle.

But then, she was defeated by Zhong Cang on the fifth move.

Followed by the seventh move, the ninth move, the eleventh move... He didn't immediately let up, which was too obvious.

Zhong Cang guided her little by little, allowing her to fully display her strength.

During the battle, Zhong Cang also took the opportunity to point out some flaws in Yan Lingdie's swordsmanship.

- She is too generous. Just by being her sparring partner, Zhong Cang can continuously purchase elixirs for cultivation. Therefore, he doesn't want to lose this customer.

"You practice heavy swordsmanship, which is blunt and not delicate. As a heavy sword user, you don't need to pay too much attention to fine details..."

While practicing, Zhong Cang continued to instruct.

Although Yan Lingdie didn't say a word during this process, her swordsmanship did gradually change under Zhong Cang's guidance.

In this way, with the battle and guidance, relying on the Three Yang Pill, Zhong Cang fought against Yan Lingdie for over half an hour.

Finally, Yan Lingdie was exhausted and gasping for breath, and the sparring session came to an end.

It took two hours for Yan Lingdie's spiritual energy and physical strength to be completely depleted, which once again made Zhong Cang realize the power of her techniques.

"Not only in terms of strength, but her Heavenly Flame Spirit Scripture also overwhelms me in terms of endurance..."

...

Zhong Cang sighed, while on the other side, after the battle ended, Yan Lingdie immediately rushed back home.

What Zhong Cang didn't know was that when she returned home, Yan Lingdie didn't rest. After taking some restorative elixirs, she continued training with Shui Bo.

And this training session lasted for six hours.

Clearly, being defeated by Zhong Cang made her very dissatisfied.

Her relentless training also alarmed her mother.

Without immediately asking, after Yan Lingdie trained until she was exhausted and fell asleep, the beautiful young woman called for Shui Bo.

"What's going on? Did Xiaodie suddenly train so hard because of some stimulation?"

"Yes, we encountered Zhong Cang today. Miss originally wanted to put a perfect end to this experience, so she fought Zhong Cang again, but she lost. After that, she fought dozens of battles and lost every one."

"Lost to Zhong Cang?"

These words made the young woman pause, then she coldly said, "In the past few days, that sparring partner intentionally lost to Xiaodie?"

It can only be said that they are indeed mother and daughter, as their thoughts after losing are exactly the same.

At the same time, from this sentence, it can also be inferred that whether it is the young woman in palace attire, Yan Lingdie, or You Tao, they all do not believe that Zhong Cang, who has surpassed them, can surpass them again.

Now that they have won, the first thought of these people is that Zhong Cang had hidden his strength before and deceived the young lady.

Fortunately, Shui Bo is powerful and can still see the changes in Zhong Cang's strength.

"There was no deception. Zhong Cang's strength has only recently become stronger..."

Speaking up to this point, he hesitated a bit. Seeing this, the young woman in palace attire spoke directly, "Is there anything else? Don't hide it, just say it all."

"Yes."

Nodding in response, Shui Bo awkwardly said, "I have investigated. Zhong Cang's strength has improved rapidly recently... He used elixirs in his cultivation during this period, and the spirit stones he used to purchase the elixirs... were given by the young lady."

"..."

This time, the young woman in palace attire was also speechless.

The opponent used the elixirs she gave him to make progress and then defeated her. No matter how you think about it, this matter is somewhat speechless.

While the young woman in palace attire was silent, Shui Bo took the opportunity to ask, "Madam, how should we deal with Zhong Cang? Should we reduce the amount of spirit stones we give him or cut off his connection with the young lady?"

"No need."

When answering this question, the young woman in palace attire did not hesitate at all.

In fact, she even wanted to give Zhong Cang more spirit stones.

The reason for this is:

"Although Xiaodie's previous training can be considered diligent, it was not as desperate as this... Having an opponent is a good thing for her growth."

Shui Bo also admitted this point, but he was worried, "But what if the young lady develops feelings for Zhong Cang after spending a long time practicing together?"

"A long time, heh..."

The words of Shui Bo made the young woman in palace attire laugh coldly, and her tone was somewhat displeased.

"You said it before, mystery also needs strong support."

"Xiaodie will soon reach the fourth level of Qi Refining. When she reaches the mid-stage of Qi Refining, her strength will make a huge leap, and she will be far superior to Zhong Cang. At that time, how could Zhong Cang possibly catch Xiaodie's eye?"

"Or should I say, do you think that so-called Zhong Cang can win against Xiaodie in the mid-stage of Qi Refining?"

The annoyed questioning made Shui Bo fall silent.

According to common sense, he also thought that Zhong Cang couldn't win.

However, after being in contact with Zhong Cang for a while, he always felt that Zhong Cang was somewhat extraordinary.

But even so, despite feeling something was amiss, he looked at the cold face of the young woman in palace attire and thought for a moment, but he didn't voice his doubts.

The young woman in palace attire is extremely proud of her daughter's talent. Even if Xiaodie is not as good as Zhong Cang, in the eyes of the young woman, saying that Xiaodie cannot defeat Zhong Cang in a short period of time is an insult to her daughter.

Therefore, Shui Bo is unwilling to touch this sensitive topic.

What's more, Shui Bo only has a slight suspicion in his heart, without any evidence.

"Ah... It should be fine. After the Heavenly Flame Spirit Scripture reaches the fourth level of Qi Refining, the young lady will be able to condense the Flame Giant Spirit, which is a powerful attack that ordinary cultivators cannot resist. No matter how outstanding Zhong Cang's swordsmanship is, he should not be able to win."

(End of this chapter)