186: Chapter 186 Civilization Assessment: Three Warriors

Takeuchi Reina: That's great. By the way... Jiang Chen, when will your Life Level break through Rank 59?

The group chat fell silent for a moment.

Jiang Chen: Yeah, we can chat about our cultivation progress in this group from now on. For me... it'll probably take another two months.

Wang Jinhua: That fellow Fang Zhuo, his Martial Aspect talent is truly unreasonable. His Life Level cultivation is simply too fast. However, it won't be that simple for him to catch up in terms of combat power amplification.

As soon as this message was sent, the other two immediately agreed.

Takeuchi Reina: Exactly, his Body Control is still only at the Tongtian Minor Achievement.

Jiang Chen: Improving Mental Energy is not something that happens overnight. Over the next year, cultivating his Secret Manual and Body Control will keep him busy for a while.

The messages in the small group chat continued on and off until two in the morning before finally stopping.

...

The next day.

Completely unaware that he had been 'isolated,' Fang Zhuo played with his two babies for a moment before heading straight to the cultivation room equipped in the villa.

“For now, I'll first break through my Body Control to the Tongtian Major Achievement.”

Fang Zhuo straightened the cultivation mat in the center. His subsequent cultivation plan was very clear:

1. Body Control.

2. Secret technique: Jade Shatter Divine Annihilation.

3. Thunder Fire Blade Secret Manual, eighth and ninth stages.

For these three items, he would cultivate them all the way until he hit a clear Bottleneck before stopping. Then, depending on the situation, he would either grind through them or raise his Mental Energy Rank.

As for cultivating his Body Control and the Thunder Fire Blade Secret Manual, he still had 150 thunder-fire source crystals on hand. With his current Rank 55 Mental Energy, breaking through once in each of them shouldn't Face much of an obstacle.

Wearing only his boxers, Fang Zhuo sat on the cultivation mat, still holding a purplish-red crystal in his hand.

Behind him, his Martial Aspect, Chi Yan, emerged. The fiery red planetary phantom emitted waves of scorching breath that merged into his body. Fang Zhuo used his Martial Aspect to guide his Physical Body in absorbing the thunder-fire source crystal.

*Sizzle—!*

As the violent thunder-fire source power entered his body, it occasionally made crisp, crackling sounds.

Yet Fang Zhuo remained completely motionless. His Flying Sky-level Physical Body was entirely unaffected, feeling only a slight numbness and heat.

Leveraging the special perception brought by the entering thunder-fire source power, Fang Zhuo closed his eyes and sat like an old monk in meditation, carefully sensing the changes in every muscle of his Physical Body.

After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes, rushed into the wooden dummy area, and began training his control.

...

Meanwhile.

Red Water Empire.

In a vast manor, in front of the central castle.

Director Lan Feng of the Civilization Management Office, followed by three Martial Artists dressed in the combat uniforms of the Red Water Empire, was speaking respectfully to a man dressed as a butler:

“I am Director Lan Feng from the Civilization Management Office. I have urgent business and wish to see Marquis Wuxiang. Please pass on the message that it concerns the Blue Moon Federation's Civilization Assessment.”

“Please wait a moment, Director Lan Feng.”

The butler replied with a polite, measured smile and then walked into the castle.

Once the sound of footsteps had completely faded from their ears,

one of the three Martial Artists behind Director Lan Feng, a relatively young one, said, “Director Lan Feng, is it really necessary for us to bow and scrape like this?”

In his view, no matter how strong Marquis Wuxiang was, within the territory of the Red Water Empire, he still had to follow the Empire's laws and give Face to the King of the Red Water Empire.

For their leader, Director Lan Feng, an official of a core Imperial organization, to come and request an audience so subserviently was a loss of Imperial dignity.

“A-Shui, your talent is quite good. Once this Blue Moon Federation Civilization Assessment we are in charge of is over, you should break through to become a Cosmic Martial Artist.”

Director Lan Feng first made an unrelated remark before explaining, “You might think I have lost Face for the Empire, but that is actually not the case.”

All three of them showed puzzled expressions upon hearing this.

Among them, the man in the black training uniform, who looked the oldest, had the most robust build, and possessed the strongest life fluctuations, asked directly:

“Has Marquis Wuxiang's Buxu Wind reached the next level?”

“Yes.”

Director Lan Feng sighed with emotion. “Now, within our Red Water Empire, I'm afraid only the King can firmly suppress Marquis Wuxiang. Even the commander of the Red Armor Legion is no match for Marquis Wuxiang.”

“Even Marquis Hongjia is no match?”

The young A-Shui's eyes widened.

After his guess was confirmed, the man in the black training uniform was also incredibly shocked, and his posture involuntarily straightened even more, like a spear.

The other youth with double pupils also took on a solemn expression.

At this moment, Marquis Wuxiang's manor butler walked back, smiled at Director Lan Feng and the others, and said, “Marquis Wuxiang requests your presence.”

“Thank you.”

Director Lan Feng led his three subordinates behind the butler and entered the castle.

“Marquis Wuxiang.”

Director Lan Feng and the others greeted him respectfully one after another.

“No need to be formal.”

Marquis Wuxiang, Ling Nuo, had a faint smile on his Face. His gaze swept over the three people behind Director Lan Feng, and he nodded inwardly, asking despite already knowing the answer:

“There is still a year left before the Blue Moon Federation's Civilization Assessment. What brings you here this time, Director Lan Feng?”

“In reply to Marquis Wuxiang, it is like this. Our Civilization Management Office has already finalized the list of Martial Artists who will assess the Blue Moon Federation.”

“These two will be in charge of the Flying Sky-level assessment, and he will be in charge of the Cosmic-level assessment.”

“Are you satisfied with this? Do we need to make any adjustments?”

Director Lan Feng had a flattering smile on his Face. To satisfy Marquis Wuxiang, he had mobilized the most outstanding Flying Martial Artists and Cosmic Martial Artists from the Civilization Management Office.

Generally speaking, when determining the assessing Martial Artists for a Civilization Assessment, the list is decided by drawing lots. Additionally, they are divided into pools based on the Martial Artists' combat power to ensure that the intensity of the three assessments does not exceed the standards across the board, thereby guaranteeing fairness.

“Not bad, I can see you've put thought into this.”

Marquis Wuxiang nodded and first looked at the youth A-Shui. “Your Body Control has reached the Unity of Heaven and Man, and the Secret Manual you cultivate is the Nine Blades of Wind Catching, right?”

“Marquis Wuxiang's Wisdom Eye is indeed like a torch!”

The young A-Shui was shocked in his heart. A powerhouse of this level could see right through him at a single glance, even though he was just standing there without displaying anything?

The double-pupiled youth beside him was equally astonished.

“No need to be surprised. It just so happens that I cultivate wind-attribute traits, so I am relatively sensitive to the changes brought about by wind-attribute Secret Manuals.”

Marquis Wuxiang waved his hand and smiled. “The Secret Manual Nine Blades of Wind Catching from the Red Water Army, when practiced to the Flying Sky Peak level, makes the body exceptionally light compared to ordinary people.”

“This can be seen just from the slight drop of your shoulders.”

Director Lan Feng chimed in at the right moment, “As expected of Marquis Wuxiang, I am full of admiration! A-Shui has been transferred to the Civilization Management Office for quite some time, yet I have never noticed this.”

“He has now mastered the Flying Sky Peak ultimate move of the Nine Blades of Wind Catching, yielding an 8-fold increase in combat power. Combined with the 54-fold amplification from just entering the Unity of Heaven and Man in Body Control, his total combat power amplification is 432-fold.”

After Marquis Wuxiang, Ling Nuo, nodded, he looked at the double-pupiled youth again. “Your Body Control is at the Tongtian Peak, just a little bit away from the Unity of Heaven and Man. What Secret Manual do you practice?”

“In reply to Marquis Wuxiang, the Blazing Fire Blade.”

“A secret inheritance Secret Manual of the Red Water Empire. No wonder Director Lan Feng chose you.” Marquis Wuxiang took a few more looks at the double-pupiled youth.

Director Lan Feng also hurriedly explained, “Marquis Wuxiang, although Ji Yan's combat power amplification is only 403.2-fold, his Martial Aspect is close to the transcendent rank, and his Divine Ability traits are extremely strong! He is definitely not someone the geniuses of the Blue Moon Federation can compare to.”