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

Chapter 31: Sword Heart Overlay, Whirlwind Slash

To know one thing.

Previously, when Zhong Cang cultivated low-level Body Tempering techniques like the Five Beasts Infusion Technique, he could slightly feel his body being strengthened and speculate on the principles behind it.

But when cultivating the [Ignorant Heart Sword Art] and the [Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower], which were incomprehensible and unable to be conveyed in words, Zhong Cang simply focused on practicing, leaving everything else to Heaven Rewards Diligence.

How can the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower convey meaning through sound? I don't understand.

What should I comprehend? I don't know.

What will I gain after cultivating this technique? I don't understand.

At that time, Zhong Cang relied entirely on Heaven Rewards Diligence to guide him.

But when Sword Heart possessed him, everything changed.

Every time he lightly flicked his long sword and closed his eyes to comprehend, Zhong Cang would have some realizations.

He learned how to convey meaning through sound, understood what he would gain after cultivating the technique, and grasped the meaning behind practicing in this way.

Each cultivation session brought him different insights.

This was reflected in the attribute panel as Zhong Cang's proficiency in the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower rapidly increased, reaching three to five times higher than usual.

With such rapid progress, Zhong Cang was able to cultivate the relatively high-level Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower to the second realm of proficiency in just twelve days.

At the same time, through this experience, Zhong Cang confirmed one thing... With Sword Heart, even if he lost his attribute panel, he could still be considered a small genius in the way of the sword.

Hmm... a very small kind of genius.

Without the attribute panel, Water Lord's evaluation of Zhong Cang would be completely accurate.

He had some talent, but he was not a match for the direct descendants of immortal cultivation families. Becoming an inner disciple was just a fantasy.

However, although he was not as good, Zhong Cang was not disappointed.

He didn't forget that his Sword Heart was still at a (weak) level. If he possessed a complete Sword Heart, even if he completely lost his attribute panel, he would still be a sword prodigy.

...

While lightly flicking Maple Flower, Zhong Cang had many thoughts, but the time in his mind did not match the time in reality. In reality, only an instant had passed.

At this moment, after the light flick, the activated effect of the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower had just taken effect.

And its effect was... a layer of Sword Heart attached to Zhong Cang.

Yes, it was still Sword Heart.

Entering the second realm, the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower only had one characteristic: conveying meaning through sound.

[Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, 2nd realm proficiency (13/3200), characteristic: conveying meaning through sound]

This conveying of meaning through sound could be transmitted to the hearts of enemies, severing their souls, or it could be transmitted to one's own heart, dispelling any evil spirits that disturbed one's mind.

However, what made Zhong Cang helpless was that he had not yet cultivated an offensive Sword Intent. He only had a transparent layer of Sword Heart that could be transmitted.

Could Zhong Cang transmit this Sword Heart to Yan Lingdie's heart?

Naturally, he couldn't. After transmission, it would become a weapon against him.

Helpless, Zhong Cang could only let the Sword Heart be transmitted to himself.

Fortunately, this was not a futile effort.

As Zhong Cang had expected, the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower was a technique that could stack and transmit meaning.

Currently, Zhong Cang had a layer of Sword Heart in his heart, which was transmitted through sound, adding another layer to Zhong Cang.

Although the two layers of overlay were not a simple 1+1=2, it still enhanced the effect of Zhong Cang's Sword Heart by 1.5 times.

The enhanced Sword Heart made Zhong Cang's intent more fierce and deepened his resonance with Maple Flower.

This deep resonance allowed Zhong Cang to do more.

"Boom!"

Facing Yan Lingdie's incoming heavy sword, Zhong Cang no longer needed to gather power from the ground.

With a slight wave, a strong wind roared, deflecting the flaming heavy sword to the side.

Then, Zhong Cang pointed Maple Flower at the ground, spun on his feet, and his entire body suddenly rotated 360 degrees.

While spinning, the sword he drew on the ground also rotated.

As Zhong Cang spun, a sense of extreme danger entered Yan Lingdie's heart, causing her to adopt a defensive posture for the first time.

However, everything was futile.

Hassake!

Maple Flower stirred the natural wind, combining it with the meaning of Sword Heart, causing the wind to become stronger and fiercer.

Finally, with the rotation and accumulation of energy in his body, Zhong Cang unleashed a fierce and swirling cyclone.

"Boom..."

The cyclone was six meters high, with a momentum that swept away and destroyed everything, rushing towards Yan Lingdie and the flame giant she had summoned.

"No, Flame Spirit Slash!"

At the last moment, Yan Lingdie did not give up. She commanded the Flame Spirit, unleashing a powerful strike.

"Boom!!!"

The swiftly rotating cyclone collided with Yan Lingdie's powerful slash.

But this time, the fierce wind did not disperse.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..."

The violently spinning wind stripped away Yan Lingdie's sword and the flames surrounding her, leaving her defenseless.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The flames and the raging wind formed a huge fire tornado.

Soon, the wind swept away the flames, leaving Yan Lingdie behind, raging behind her.

Without the protection of the flame giant, Yan Lingdie, now stripped of her flames, was like a girl stripped of her clothes, a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, at the mercy of Zhong Cang.

However, he did not make a move... there was no longer a need.

Yan Lingdie was indeed a Flame Spirit Body, but that did not mean she was immune to burns from flames.

When the raging flames formed the flame giant, she did have control over it.

However, when the fierce wind tore apart the flame giant, turning it into an exploding fire tornado, the flames were no longer under Yan Lingdie's control.

And she, within the fire tornado, stood still for a few moments.

Undoubtedly, during those few moments, she endured a continuous onslaught.

Zhong Cang could not stop the attack of the fire tornado, and Yan Lingdie was powerless as well.

Of course, she was not injured... when the rotating wind destroyed the flame giant and the fire tornado raged around her, a reddish-golden light shield appeared around her, blocking all attacks.

However, the appearance of this shield that did not belong to her undoubtedly represented her failure.

Having barely won, Zhong Cang breathed a sigh of relief, and the sharp light in his eyes disappeared without a trace.

On the other side, Yan Lingdie stood dumbfounded in place, not believing that she had failed.

And she was not the only one who couldn't believe what was happening.

Beside her, Shui Bo also stood up in astonishment, staring with wide eyes at Zhong Cang for a long time, unable to believe it.

He had always had high hopes for Zhong Cang, otherwise he would not have invited him to be Yan Lingdie's bodyguard.

However, his high hopes were based on Zhong Cang's talent among ordinary cultivators.

As for the direct lineages that the cultivation families focused on, Shui Bo never believed that Zhong Cang could compete with those geniuses.

But what he was witnessing now dealt a heavy blow to his face.

"How is this possible?"

He couldn't believe it.

And at the scene, the most dramatic reaction came from You Tao, who had been watching here all along.

The only ones watching Zhong Cang and Yan Lingdie's battle were Shui Bo and You Tao... Cloud Firmament Sect's training grounds were large and divided into many areas.

There were large training grounds for ordinary cultivators to share, as well as private training grounds.

Yan Lingdie was not lacking in money. In order to avoid being disturbed by others during her battle with Zhong Cang, she brought him to a secluded training ground.

After witnessing Zhong Cang and Yan Lingdie's sparring from beginning to end, an incredible thought arose in You Tao's mind.

"Could it be that Zhong Cang has the qualifications to become an inner disciple?"

Thinking this, astonishment no longer sufficed to describe the look on You Tao's face. It was pure shock.

"No, it can't be..."

(End of this chapter)