Chapter 64

Jing Hao was somewhat surprised. Although he was just a newcomer, he was a newcomer to the Bright Martial Association. How could he not know about the awakening of a martial soul?

"The martial soul of a secret treasure, once it begins to awaken, will possess its own consciousness. It will spontaneously cultivate like a person. An awakened martial soul will continuously grow until it reaches its limit."

"That sounds really powerful," Tang Tian’s eyes sparkled. "How can one make a martial soul awaken?"

"I don’t know," Jing Hao shook his head.

"If such a good thing could be achieved, it would be amazing," Tang Tian’s face was full of regret. It sounded so high-end. Just thinking about his boxing gloves and the Flying Boots of Little Horse being able to cultivate and strengthen their martial souls on their own made Tang Tian drool.

Jing Hao glanced at him and said coolly, "Stop daydreaming."

Tang Tian said carelessly, "We should be full of dreams." After saying this, he looked around, searching for other things.

"Don’t look, there’s nothing," Jing Hao said coolly. "You should know that when a soul general is summoned, there is a time limit. Senior Nong’s martial soul, protecting this place, naturally requires a significant cost."

"That’s true," Tang Tian scratched his head.

Unless it was a special soul general, generally speaking, the soul generals summoned by soul general cards had different durations based on their ranks. A Bronze soul general could last for a month, a Silver soul general for a year, and a Gold soul general for ten years.

"If it weren’t for the long time that has passed, greatly weakening Senior Nong’s soul general, with your strength, you wouldn’t be enough to inherit Senior Nong’s legacy," Jing Hao said expressionlessly.

"You know a lot," Tang Tian was surprised. "Why do you know so much?"

Jing Hao said coolly, "Senior Nong and my elders have some connections."

Tang Tian finally understood.

"However, it seems I underestimated Senior Nong," Jing Hao stared at the Peacock Blue on Tang Tian’s body and said coolly, "Call out the martial soul of Peacock Blue."

Tang Tian closed his eyes, as if savoring and pondering. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and a strange expression appeared on his face. Then, Tang Tian suddenly shouted, "Peacock Blue!"

The Peacock Blue on his body suddenly glowed with a faint blue light, and a blue peacock quietly and slowly floated out of the armor, silently perching on Tang Tian’s shoulder.

The peacock’s feathers were like blue gold, cascading down gracefully. A few red, fine feathers on its forehead trembled like silk, and its expression was exceptionally lively. It stood quietly on Tang Tian’s shoulder, elegant and composed, with a cold and noble demeanor.

"Indeed, as I expected," Jing Hao examined the peacock and said coolly, "Before Senior Nong died, he probably divided his martial soul into two parts. One part was infused into Peacock Blue, and the other part transformed into a soul general to protect this place. If you want to practice the claw technique, you just need to communicate with the peacock. Peacock Blue must have already attracted Senior Nong’s martial soul, which is why it awakened."

"You mean the peacock knows Senior Nong’s claw technique?" Tang Tian’s eyes widened, full of surprise.

"Senior Nong suffered so much, probably unwilling for his ultimate skills to be lost," Jing Hao was somewhat moved but quickly returned to normal. "Senior Nong’s most famous skill is his [Fire Scythe Demon Claw], which you have already experienced. However, the soul general you fought was far less than one-tenth of Senior Nong’s strength. [Fire Scythe Demon Claw] ranks third among the fifth-rank claw techniques in the Martial Association. Before Senior Nong was exiled here, he had already begun to enhance the rank of [Fire Scythe Demon Claw], but it is unknown whether he succeeded."

"Fifth-rank claw technique?" Tang Tian scratched his head, looking troubled. "But I only know a third-rank claw technique."

"Third-rank claw technique..." Jing Hao’s expression was extremely strange. When Tang Tian and the bald guy had a conflict, he had been secretly observing. Tang Tian was peculiar; despite only having third-rank strength, he could easily defeat the bald guy and the soul general, who had fourth-rank strength.

Especially when Tang Tian defeated Senior Nong’s soul general.

Although Senior Nong’s soul general had been weakened over time to only fourth-rank strength, the master-level [Fire Scythe Demon Claw] still made it incredibly powerful. Even if Jing Hao himself were to fight, it would require considerable effort.

Tang Tian, however, seemed to win effortlessly.

Especially in the final stage, Tang Tian’s Eagle Claw Technique had clearly reached a new level.

Such a powerful Eagle Claw Technique was the first time Jing Hao had seen it. Now, hearing Tang Tian say he only knew a third-rank claw technique, it was no wonder he felt a sense of absurdity.

What a mysterious guy!

However, since he was exiled here...

Thinking of this, Jing Hao sighed lightly, feeling a sense of shared suffering: "I still have a few cards. See if any of them are useful."

"Wow, that’s great!" Tang Tian raised his arms in celebration. "You’re a good person!"

"Good person?" Jing Hao sneered. "I just don’t want Senior Nong’s [Fire Scythe Demon Claw], which he created with great effort, to be lost."

With that, Jing Hao turned and left.

"Talking out of both sides of his mouth," Tang Tian muttered, but he immediately smiled, fondly touching the Peacock Blue on his body, and walked down the corridor with a proud stride.

When the bald guy and his group saw Tang Tian’s extravagantly beautiful Peacock Blue, they were stunned for a long time.

Tang Tian generously untied everyone.

"Where is my room? I want to rest!"

The school bully, Tang Tian, without a doubt, occupied the best room.

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Tang Tian stared blankly at the soul general beside Bing. After a moment, he rubbed his eyes. Was he seeing things?

The soul general floating beside Bing was clearly the one he had encountered in the corridor, Senior Nong’s soul general.

"Bing... Uncle Bing, what... what’s going on?" Tang Tian stammered.

"Don’t call me Uncle!" A black line appeared on Bing’s forehead. He forced himself to remain calm and said, "The New Recruit Training Camp has a function called martial soul projection."

"Martial soul projection?" Tang Tian had never heard of this before.

"As long as there is a martial soul, the training camp can project it perfectly. Initially, we intended to use it to make up for the shortage of instructors. But later, we discovered that its function is not just that," Bing’s expressionless face showed no emotion, and his voice was as flat as a board.

Just as Tang Tian listened attentively, Bing changed the subject.

"However, it has nothing to do with you now," Bing said coolly. "Even [Fire Scythe Demon Claw], you can’t learn for the time being. I have already seen that it is a highly destructive claw technique."

Tang Tian, who had already prepared mentally, asked, "Then what are we going to cultivate now?"

"You need to pay attention to your Crane Body," Bing said stiffly. "Your Crane Body has absorbed several hundred strands of energy. If you don’t digest them within ten hours, they will completely explode. You will burst like a ripe pomegranate."

Tang Tian was shocked, "Such an important matter, and you didn’t remind me!"

"It’s common sense," Bing said stiffly. "I didn’t expect you to use such a dangerous method to apply the Crane Body’s energy."

"How can I digest them now?" Tang Tian asked hurriedly.

"Repeated strikes!" Bing said coldly.

Then, Tang Tian saw a sea of light balls rushing toward him.

Oh, no!

Tang Tian’s piercing scream was immediately drowned out by the dense "pom pom pom" sounds.

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Three hours later, Tang Tian, swollen like a bun, looked at Bing with a sorrowful gaze.

"The energy absorbed by the Crane Body has been completely dispersed," Bing’s tone was as if he was discussing the degree of doneness of a steak.

"What about Nan Hou?" Tang Tian asked, his speech slurred due to the swelling on his face.

"Then? It actually did you a great favor," Bing said stiffly. "The density of these energy strands far exceeds that of ordinary fourth-rank true energy. Generally, such energy is extremely difficult to absorb, and its destructive power is significant. But now, after over 700,000 strikes, they have been completely shattered."

When Tang Tian heard "700,000 strikes," his eyes turned green.

"Now, these shattered true energies are a great tonic for you," Bing said stiffly. "But the problem is, it’s too much of a good thing."

"Too much?" Tang Tian asked, his speech still slurred.

"Exactly. Too much!" Bing said seriously. "You now need to continuously use your Crane Body to absorb these pure true energies. This process may take ten days."

"How... how long?" Tang Tian’s pronunciation was awkward and unclear.

"Indeed, it will take that long," Bing explained. "Although your true energy is much purer and stronger than ordinary third-rank true energy, and the amount of true energy you absorbed is small, the rank is as high as seventh!"

"Seventh... seventh!" Tang Tian was completely dumbfounded. Defeating a seventh-rank soul general? That’s too ridiculous!

"Senior Nong’s strength in life was seventh-rank," Bing’s tone was firm and confident, clearly very confident in his judgment. "You were able to defeat the soul general because its strength was greatly weakened. But the core of each energy strand is a fine thread of seventh-rank true energy."

Seventh-rank...

For Tang Tian, who was still striving to reach the fourth rank, seventh-rank was like a towering mountain.

"Moreover, that guy was wrong. [Fire Scythe Demon Claw] is not fifth-rank, but seventh-rank. It is an excellent seventh-rank martial technique!"

Tang Tian was once again stunned, feeling both externally and internally charred.

If [Fire Scythe Demon Claw] was fifth-rank, he would have some hope, but seventh-rank... that was a matter for the distant future...

Finally obtaining a great skill, only to be told that it was even better than he imagined, but instead of being able to taste the meat right away, he was told he would have to wait until next year...

Tang Tian’s face, swollen like a bun, was filled with sorrow and anger.

"You won’t be able to train for these few days," Bing said stiffly. "You need to quickly digest and absorb these dispersed true energies. If you can’t digest them within ten days, these seventh-rank true energies will begin to destroy your dantian pool like toxins."

Tang Tian, filled with deep sorrow and anger, asked, "How can I speed up the digestion and absorption?"

"Consider high-intensity battles," Bing suggested.

"Understood," Tang Tian nodded heavily, saying fiercely, "It’s all about fighting!"

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