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

Chapter 42: All Present Are Trash

Cai Guang, who was thinking about seizing opportunities, genuinely believed that what he was doing was not wrong. He believed that this was the survival law of the cultivation world.

Weakling Zhong Cang does not deserve to survive in the cultivation world.

However, Cai Guang, who was fantasizing about a bright future, did not consider one thing - the person challenging him might not want to give up the opportunity, but rather, he believed that everyone present was trash and that no one could pose a threat to him.

...

On the arena, the thoughts of the two individuals were unknown.

However, some people speculated and guessed something.

Regarding this, those who guessed had some people who watched coldly.

And there were also those with a conscience who gave a reminder.

The latter was naturally Yan Hongyu, who claimed to be the big sister.

Looking at Zhong Yingying, who no one approached, she snorted arrogantly and said, "Although I don't know what your cousin is thinking, generously giving up your resources is the most foolish thing to do."

"By doing so, no one will truly be grateful, they will only take advantage... If you can't hold onto your qualification as a sparring partner, you won't be able to hold onto the spirit stones you've obtained."

Although her tone was not good, Zhong Yingying heard the warning in Yan Hongyu's words, which made her grateful.

As for the reminder, Zhong Yingying did not take it to heart.

Such an attitude made Yan Hongyu raise an eyebrow.

"You are so confident in your cousin's strength?"

"It's not about strength. Brother Cang might lose, but that young lady will never abandon him. And as long as Brother Cang is by that young lady's side, no matter what they think in their hearts, they will appear friendly on the surface."

This statement instantly made Yan Hongyu understand something.

"It's not based on strength, but rather, the fourth miss has noticed some other talent in him. That makes sense..."

Leading Yan Hongyu to make such a deduction, Zhong Yingying was not deliberately misleading her.

... She had never witnessed Zhong Cang using his full strength, only experiencing the beauty of Sword Heart.

Therefore, she had always believed that Sword Heart was Zhong Cang's reliance and the foundation for him to stand by Yan Lingdie's side.

Soon, she discovered that she was wrong, completely wrong.

...

"Buzz!"

Zhong Cang couldn't know what others were thinking, but he knew that the person challenging him wanted to defeat him and take his resources for themselves.

This was already considered a grudge on the path of cultivation.

He had no intention of holding back against such a person.

After all, how can one repay kindness with revenge?

Embracing this belief, as soon as he stepped onto the arena, he focused his mind and lightly flicked the long sword in his hand twice.

Doing so was not to advance his Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower. The first flick was to convey meaning through sound and add a layer of Sword Heart to himself.

The second flick was related to the Five Beasts Infusion Technique.

Having reached the 2nd realm of proficiency, the Five Beasts Infusion Technique gained the characteristic of the Spirit Beast's shadow. To activate this characteristic, Zhong Cang needed to perform specific postures, such as the tiger stretching or the ape pounding its chest.

However, as he gradually deepened his understanding of this technique, Zhong Cang discovered that these movements were not necessary.

They were similar to subconscious guidance... Performing these movements made it easier to activate the Spirit Beast's shadow, but it could also be activated without them.

Of course, there was a difference between having guidance and not having it, just like starting an open-book exam compared to a closed-book exam. The latter required the cultivator to have a deep understanding of the technique and strong self-control.

Fortunately, with the Heaven Rewards Diligence, Zhong Cang never worried about understanding the technique.

And with Sword Heart possessing his body, Zhong Cang could perfectly control himself.

The combination of the two allowed Zhong Cang to activate the Spirit Beast's shadow by simply focusing his mind and brewing it for a while.

As for the light flick of the long sword, it is because the Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower, although a sword technique, also involves sound cultivation.

Most sound wave techniques can simulate the roar of beasts and the roar of dragons.

This is a small trick. Zhong Cang tried it out and succeeded.

By using the sword sound to simulate the roar of a Spirit Beast, Zhong Cang can activate the characteristics of the Spirit Beast without even needing to prepare.

And doing it this way has a better effect.

For example, now, when Zhong Cang strikes the long sword for the second time, he is not visualizing Sword Heart, but the roaring ape.

"Roar!"

As his finger lightly flicks, a sound resembling a sword chant and a beast's roar suddenly resounds on the arena.

The sudden and extremely violent roar startles Cai Guang, who was fantasizing about a bright future.

When he looks up at Zhong Cang, his gaze shrinks.

In his eyes, the weak and foolish Zhong Cang has transformed into a completely different person, exuding a fierce and violent aura.

The excessively ferocious momentum makes Cai Guang, who is looking directly at Zhong Cang, feel as if a sword is held against his neck, causing him to shudder.

Even though he is not very smart, he understands that something is wrong with Zhong Cang's sudden strength.

But: "Something's not right. I've investigated Zhong Cang before, and he didn't have anything special..."

He can't figure out why Zhong Cang is so powerful.

There is no time for him to ponder, as Sword Heart is activated, the Spirit Beast's shadow is enhanced, and Zhong Cang enters a state of extreme power. He lightly taps his right foot on the ground.

"Boom!"

With the sound of the bluestone ground shattering, Zhong Cang, like a speeding crossbow arrow, rushes towards Cai Guang.

"Spirit Breaking Sword, rise!"

Facing the fierce and sharp Zhong Cang, all the thoughts Cai Guang had before, such as "defeating the enemy in three moves" and "winning beautifully," have disappeared from his mind.

At this moment, all he wants is to defeat Zhong Cang.

However, soon Zhong Cang makes him understand that this is also a kind of wishful thinking.

Not all cultivators practice Body Tempering. Cai Guang is a orthodox cultivator who only cultivates spiritual energy and uses Law Weapons and spells to fight.

The Supreme Grade Low-Level Law Weapon, the Spirit Breaking Flying Sword, is manipulated by him and flies towards Zhong Cang.

And he also has some tricks up his sleeve to challenge Zhong Cang on the arena. With a hand seal and the surge of his spiritual energy, the flying sword that shoots out makes a buzzing sound and, after a flicker, directly transforms into nine pieces.

This is not an ability obtained by practicing swordsmanship to a certain level—Dividing Light Sword Shadows.

That kind of legendary ability is equivalent to a spell's Divine Ability and cannot be comprehended by someone in the Qi Refining realm.

Eight of Cai Guang's flying swords are illusions created by illusions and have no attacking power.

However, although they have no attacking power, the eight illusory images disrupt the line of sight, allowing the Spirit Breaking Flying Sword to take advantage of the situation. This kind of attack is still very deadly for ordinary cultivators.

With this ability, Cai Guang has defeated many people.

Unfortunately, this time he encountered Zhong Cang.

Having Sword Heart allows Zhong Cang to glance and distinguish between the nine flying swords, what is real and what is fake.

And once he distinguishes them, the battle is over.

—Indeed, Qi Refining cultivators at the Low Level can remotely manipulate Law Weapons, but due to the limitations of spiritual power and divine sense, at this stage, the force they can exert when manipulating Law Weapons is far inferior to wielding a sword.

Although cultivators are aware of their own shortcomings and have their own ways to deal with them.

For example, Cai Guang's Spirit Breaking Flying Sword is more like a dagger than a sword. Controlling such a small flying sword requires less spiritual power and divine sense, and the speed of the flying sword can be faster.

But no matter how fast it is, the Spirit Breaking Flying Sword cannot compare to Zhong Cang, who is empowered by the force of the wind, and its strength is far inferior.

"Whoosh!"

(End of this chapter)