11: Night Tiger

This cultivation art is very special.

Its power lies in the fact that after nightfall, all of one's abilities will be greatly enhanced beyond their original foundation!

It can be said that as long as one cultivates this art…

Night will be the Night Watch's strongest period!

“No wonder it’s the mandatory cultivation art for the Night Watch…”

Xiao Shi continued to read.

This cultivation art has two cultivation conditions.

Firstly, one must first cultivate the Crimson Tiger Art.

This cultivation art was created based on the Crimson Tiger Art.

If one has not cultivated the Crimson Tiger Art, they cannot cultivate this art.

Secondly, the cultivation of this art must be carried out at night.

If it is daytime, cultivation will have no effect.

Xiao Shi looked at the sky outside the window.

At this time, the sky had already darkened, which met the second cultivation condition.

After a careful study.

He discovered that this cultivation art, like the Crimson Tiger Art, is divided into nine layers, corresponding to the Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level.

The cultivation of each layer requires the formation of a special Heavenly Cycle circulation within the body.

This Heavenly Cycle circulation is not the same as the Heavenly Cycle circulation of the Crimson Tiger Art.

The Heavenly Cycle circulation of the Crimson Tiger Art can only operate during cultivation, and each time it completes a cycle, it brings a permanent improvement.

However, the Heavenly Cycle circulation of the Night Tiger automatically operates within the body at night, and the improvements it brings are only effective at night; once it stops operating during the day, these improvements disappear.

Xiao Shi did not hesitate. After carefully memorizing the specific Heavenly Cycle circulation method, he closed his eyes and began to attempt this Heavenly Cycle circulation.

Although the Night Tiger cultivation art was created based on the Crimson Tiger Art, there are significant differences in their Heavenly Cycle circulations.

Even with Xiao Shi’s current aptitude.

During the first Heavenly Cycle circulation, there were many errors, leading to failure.

He summarized the reasons for the failure and continued with the second circulation.

The second circulation was significantly better than the first.

But it still didn't succeed.

The third, fourth… all failed.

Each failure allowed Xiao Shi to find a problem.

During the fifth attempt.

All problems were easily solved by him, and he successfully achieved the first Heavenly Cycle circulation!

This directly completed the first layer of Night Tiger cultivation.

At this moment, he could clearly feel that the meridians in his body had begun to automatically perform the unique Heavenly Cycle circulation of the Night Tiger.

Under this circulation.

Not only did he feel no fatigue or sleepiness, but he also felt an inexhaustible energy at night.

His mind also became clearer and more agile.

His body gained comprehensive enhancements.

Not just increases in strength and speed, but also endurance, explosive power, and even recovery ability, all of which were much stronger than his daytime self.

“Is this the exclusive cultivation art of the Night Watch?!”

Xiao Shi felt the enhancements under the night, like a fish returning to water, feeling completely relaxed and incredibly agile.

This state lasted for about an hour.

As the morning sun rose, the circulation within his body paused, all his enhancements disappeared, and he returned to his previous state.

At the same time.

Those Night Watch members who were cultivating the Night Tiger were also forced to stop their cultivation.

They all walked out of their rooms, gathered together, and discussed among themselves.

After a night of cultivation, no one except Xiao Shi had managed to cultivate this art.

Everyone had a bitter expression, feeling that this cultivation art was simply too difficult.

“This cultivation art is much harder than the Crimson Tiger Art; it’s simply impossible to cultivate it in a short period.”

“The most troublesome thing is that it can only be cultivated at night; it can’t be cultivated during the day.”

“If we can’t cultivate it within three days, then we’ll be in trouble.”

Just as everyone was feeling anxious about this.

A laugh suddenly came from a distance.

“You guys wouldn’t actually think that as long as you cultivate the Night Tiger within three days, you’ll definitely survive your first mission, would you?”

Everyone turned their heads to look.

In the distance, three Night Watch members were walking over, laughing.

These three were clearly not part of their batch of newly joined Night Watch members, but rather veterans with some experience. The leader was a short-haired young man, who was smiling and sighing.

“I was as naive as you back then… I really miss those days.”

Everyone’s expressions turned ugly.

Xiao Shi also frowned, looking at these three Night Watch members.

“Don’t make that face. I’m not here to mock you, but to warn you newcomers, to give you some psychological preparation.”

The short-haired young man smiled and said.

“I can tell you clearly that whether you can survive in three days, your luck will be more important than your strength.”

“Even if you manage to cultivate the Night Tiger, the enhancements brought by the first layer of Night Tiger are only about thirty percent of your daytime strength. If the mission you receive is of the highest difficulty, then this thirty percent increase in strength will not be enough to solve the problem.”

“The Night Tiger can indeed make it easier for you to survive, but it also depends on what kind of mission you receive.”

Everyone’s hearts sank.

Someone frowned and asked.

“You mean we can’t freely choose missions?”

“That’s right.”

The short-haired young man nodded.

“Missions are randomly assigned. What kind of mission you receive is entirely up to luck.”

“If you get the simplest patrol mission, it will naturally be easy to complete. But if you get the most difficult mission…”

“Heh, let alone you guys, even us Night Watch members with some experience might not be able to do it.”

The short-haired young man’s words made the atmosphere around them particularly heavy.

Missions were actually random!

Then everyone had a chance to receive the most difficult mission.

At this moment, not only did many who hadn't cultivated the Night Tiger feel pressure, but even Xiao Shi’s expression became serious.

He could tell that the short-haired young man wasn't deliberately trying to scare them with alarmist talk.

What the other party said was the truth.

Although Xiao Shi didn't know what the most difficult mission entailed, if it was a mission that even these veteran Night Watch members might not be able to complete, then with his current strength, his chances were probably very slim!

This made a sense of urgency rise within him.

With his personality, he couldn't pin his hopes on luck, couldn't gamble that he wouldn't receive the most difficult mission.

As long as there was even a slight chance of receiving the most difficult mission, he had to ensure that he had sufficient countermeasures if that situation occurred.

And he clearly realized… even if he had cultivated the Night Tiger now, facing the most difficult mission, it still wouldn't be enough.

He needed more means, stronger strength.

But now there were only two days left… Even with cultivating the Night Tiger at night, Xiao Shi wasn't confident that he could cultivate the Night Tiger to the second layer in the remaining two nights.

After all, the Night Tiger itself had a certain level of cultivation difficulty.

The further one progressed, the greater the cultivation difficulty.

Moreover, even if he cultivated the Night Tiger to the second layer… the enhancements brought by the Night Tiger alone might not be enough to cope with the most difficult mission.

Xiao Shi thought rapidly.

After much deliberation, he realized that there was only one way to improve his strength in the remaining two days… kill Entering Martial Realm creatures!