167: Chapter 167 Promotion: Earth Knight!

Wizard Tower, cultivation room.

Nie Ning drank the Knight promotion potion, and the blood energy in his body began to stir.

At this time, Nie Ning's state of mind was calm. He used his Spiritual Power to begin adjusting his physical state and directed the pressure caused by the surging blood energy toward the Seed of Dou Qi.

Driven by the power of blood energy, the pure white crystal-like Seed of Dou Qi slowly rotated.

Then it drove the surrounding blood energy, converting it into pure dou qi power, thereby further refining the Seed of Dou Qi and making it even purer.

The surface of the Seed of Dou Qi began to become transparent, and this transparency began to extend toward the interior.

Just as it was about to reach the center, the innermost part was unable to complete the transformation, seemingly because the external pressure was insufficient.

Nie Ning had long been prepared for this.

Under the control of his Spiritual Power, a medicine bottle beside him flew up into the air, and several pills for enhancing blood energy flew into Nie Ning's mouth.

As his blood began to boil, the medicinal power began to be continuously converted into dou qi.

Relying on the pressure brought by his powerful Spiritual Power, the color inside the Seed of Dou Qi slowly faded, eventually turning into a transparent water drop resembling transparent crystal.

At the moment the Seed of Dou Qi completed its transformation, Nie Ning's skin began to grow hot, and in a moment, his skin turned red as if it had been burned.

The restless blood energy turned into flames around Nie Ning's body, and even the air distorted under this power.

At this moment, Nie Ning's physique began to continuously strengthen, and the dou qi in his body also began to become purer.

...

Two hours passed. Nie Ning's body suddenly shook, and the airwave it kicked up shattered all the surrounding objects.

Nie Ning took a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.

“It seems the advancement was successful.”

As Nie Ning stretched out his palm, a translucent, glass-like layer of dou qi clung to the surface of his hand.

[Class: Earth Knight (Initial Stage), Second Ring Wizard (Middle Stage)]

[Talent: Supernatural Adaptability]

[Bloodline: ??? (Not activated)]

[Derived Traits: Strange Beast Body, Elemental Spring, Intermediate Self-Healing (Corruption), Power of a Hundred Beasts, Intermediate Mental Strength Amplification, Malice Perception, Intermediate Primordial Affinity]

[Derived Skills: Assisting Evil, Intermediate Primordial Manipulation (Corruption), Void-Rending Blade, Lightning Edge Blade, Lava Burst]

[Cultivation Methods: ..., Blood Flame Body Condensation Technique, Heavenly Pillar Guidance Technique, Stairway to Godhood]

[Imprinted Spells: Eight-Fold Element Fusion Technique]

[Skills: ... Breath Condensation Technique (Great Success), Shadow Gliding Steps (Great Success), Blood Burst Technique (Initial), Ice Blue Wing Technique (Great Success), Earth Spirit Puppet (Great Success), Vine Entanglement (Great Success)]

At this time, a steady stream of power was transmitted from the ground into Nie Ning's body, and this was exactly the origin of the name Earth Knight.

Obtaining the Power of the Earth!

Reaching the Earth Knight level is the beginning of a qualitative change for a knight.

At this stage, all aspects of physical data will increase significantly, and the defensive power of dou qi will rise even more sharply.

It even unlocks a new ability: as long as one stands on the earth, their dou qi recovery speed and attributes will be enhanced.

However, wanting to be on par with a wizard is still a bit lacking.

After becoming a wizard, Nie Ning had a deep understanding of this.

It's not that knights are weak; after all, they have developed for so many years, and no matter how weak they are, they couldn't possibly be that weak.

But the difference in power between the two is very large.

The power of a wizard actually comes from runes, and runes are an external manifestation of the materialized power of heaven and earth.

Relying solely on a tyrannical physique simply cannot compare with the power of heaven and earth.

The Power of the Earth is more like a passive characteristic and cannot be directly controlled like a wizard's powers.

Therefore, the further one goes, the more complicated a knight's cultivation becomes, requiring the comprehension of the power of heaven and earth to bless oneself, similar to the concept of obtaining the Power of the Earth by standing on the ground.

Reaching the Sky Knight level, one can even break free from the shackles of blood energy and directly convert Elemental Power into dou qi; only then is it an epic-level enhancement.

In this regard, Psionicists clearly have a greater advantage.

The essence of power ultimately leads to the same destination, but the premise is that you must be able to reach that level; otherwise, knights will always be a step below wizards.

Throughout the history of the Wilbes Republic, very few people have been able to reach the Earth Knight level.

Sky Knights are even more rare, not necessarily appearing once in a hundred years.

...

Nie Ning stood up and stretched, feeling refreshed all over, as comfortable as having soaked in a hot spring.

Especially the Power of the Earth coming from beneath his feet made him feel very steady and powerful, as if the entire earth was supporting him.

It can only be said that there is a reason why knights have been able to develop to this day.

Given the history of wizards, a slightly weaker profession would probably have disappeared long ago with the tide of the times.

Nie Ning left the Wizard Tower and saw Ivy standing outside the door.

Ivy looked at Nie Ning with a complex expression: “You've broken through to Earth Knight?”

Just now she had felt a strong fluctuation of dou qi, and she knew everyone in the City Lord's Mansion, but no one could reach this level of intensity.

“By luck, haven't you also reached the middle stage of Great Knight?”

Nie Ning smiled and said modestly.

Ivy rolled her eyes without concealment.

‘How can that be the same?’

After all, she specialized in the path of the knight and only had her current strength thanks to the support of her family.

But Nie Ning was a genuine Second Ring Wizard, and now even his knight cultivation had reached the Earth Knight level; the two were simply not in the same league.

Ivy doubted her life for a moment and looked at Nie Ning suspiciously: ‘Could this guy be some kind of Transformed Strange Beast?’

Suddenly, Ivy's eyes darted around, and she smiled sweetly.

“Since you've broken through and are so happy today, let me treat you to a drink, just to celebrate for you.”

Looking at Ivy's sly smile, a chill ran straight to the top of Nie Ning's head.

Nie Ning inexplicably thought of Tracy, and his body shook involuntarily twice.

“Forget it, I'm very busy. Next time I have time, I'll treat you instead.”

Nie Ning chuckled and politely declined.

Ivy did not give up and couldn't help but take a step forward, pressing close to Nie Ning's body, revealing the milky white cleavage at her collar, looking at Nie Ning with deep affection.

“How about we go inside and sit down? You can share some experience of promoting to Earth Knight with me, and we can discuss life while we're at it.”

But at this time, Nie Ning suddenly covered Ivy's mouth: “Did you eat garlic today?”

Ivy was stunned upon hearing this, and then a flash of anger crossed her eyes. She seriously doubted if there was something wrong with Nie Ning's sexual orientation.

Of course, she hadn't eaten garlic; it must have been the seasoning in the food...

“I've been so blunt, and you're still playing dumb here! You have to do it today whether you like it or not!”

The more Ivy thought about it, the angrier she became. She shouted and put her arms around Nie Ning's neck, about to kiss him.

Nie Ning was startled by Ivy's appearance, and the dou qi in his body unconsciously circulated at high speed. The resulting dou qi shock directly sent the defenseless Ivy flying.

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