226: Chapter 226 A Difficult Journey

Nie Ning looked at the Power of the Tribe, which was obtained from the Deep Sea Shrimp Emperor's egg.

However, as a pure human, Nie Ning truly didn't know how to use it.

He had tried catching some shrimp-like creatures for experiments, but there was no effect at all, as if it were just for show.

Or perhaps it was because he wasn't a natural-born racial monarch that he couldn't utilize the corresponding abilities.

Regardless, it wasn't of much use to Nie Ning.

Compared to managing a race, Nie Ning preferred to be free and easy on his own; a life without constraints was what he truly desired.

"My wizard cultivation is also nearing a breakthrough to the late stage; it's time to start thinking about advancing to the fourth rank."

Nie Ning closed the panel and looked outside the cave, unable to help but mutter to himself.

Although the peak of the third rank seemed far off—requiring at least another half a year or so—one must not forget he still had a three-colored fluorescent stamen.

Once he reached the late stage, he could use the three-colored fluorescent stamen to step onto the true pinnacle of this world!

At least according to the information from Augustine, Transcendents above the fifth rank from the outside world should not be able to enter this world easily.

After all, during his decades as Chairman, Augustine had never seen a powerhouse above the fifth rank appear.

As for those who had reached the fourth rank, Nie Ning had only seen followers of the Nales Church.

The reason it wasn't the fifth rank was that against such a powerhouse, he would be annihilated in a single encounter; a small Elemental Pool alone would be insufficient to deal heavy damage.

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Nie Ning stood up and stretched, his body floating out of the cave entrance as if unaffected by gravity.

Upon reaching the third rank, both Knights and Wizards gain the ability to fly.

However, without the support of specific skills, their movement speed would be extremely slow.

Arriving at the cave entrance, Nie Ning looked out toward the distant ocean.

At this moment, Heloise was playing in the sea with Sensen, while the Crimson Feather Fire Demon, who disliked water, lay sleeping on the edge of the isolated island.

Sensen had woken up a few days ago, and its strength had reached the terrifying early third rank.

The combined potential of a Human Spirit, a Plant Body, and the Power of Corruption was simply far beyond Nie Ning's imagination.

Given Sensen's rate of improvement, it would likely surpass him soon.

Nie Ning felt quite helpless about this, but there was nothing he could do.

Sensen might possess some kind of uniqueness, similar to Supernatural Adaptability, making it impossible to extract genetic material directly from it.

Once anything from within its hair left its body, it would quickly wither.

However, based on Nie Ning's understanding of Supernatural Adaptability, even if he obtained Sensen's genetic information, he would only acquire a portion of its abilities.

It might improve his corruption adaptation, or he might gain abilities related to plant manipulation; none of it was certain.

This was because Supernatural Adaptability was more like a way to complete oneself rather than simply pasting everything onto him.

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"Teacher, is your advancement over? Can we leave now?"

Seeing Nie Ning appear, Heloise, holding Sensen, rode the Crimson Feather Fire Demon over to him.

Nie Ning smiled. "What's wrong? Are you not used to staying here?"

"It's alright, but everything around here looks the same. Looking at it for too long makes my eyes uncomfortable."

Heloise said with a shrug.

Mainly because, aside from this island, there was nothing else around.

Although they could briefly play in the deep sea, it was pitch black nearby, and she always felt like something might suddenly burst out from the seabed, which was very unsettling.

"It's about time. We've been out for quite a while; the sooner we find it, the sooner we can head back."

Nie Ning nodded upon hearing this.

For the sake of something unconfirmed, they had been away for a long time, even delaying their cultivation.

The two then packed up, deactivated the island's barrier, and left Tiesen Island.

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Two months later.

In the sky, a streak of light cut through the vast expanse.

"Finally, land!"

Looking at the land not far away, even the naturally cold Heloise couldn't help but be moved to tears.

They had crossed nearly three thousand kilometers, sleeping in the open; she was sick to death of eating nothing but seafood.

Not to mention there were many mutated beasts in the sea, including powerful ones.

They had once been chased by a fourth-rank mutated beast for over five hundred kilometers, only narrowly escaping thanks to the recovered Crimson Feather Fire Demon.

Encountering mutated sea beasts was a minor issue; the most important thing was that every day she opened her eyes to an endless ocean. No matter how beautiful the scenery, one couldn't stand seeing it every single day.

She wasn't like Sensen, who could sleep whenever it was bored and didn't need to eat fish every day—in fact, it wouldn't starve even if it ate nothing at all.

The absolute most annoying thing was Nie Ning.

She didn't know who the teacher was supposed to be; he spent all day asking about this and that.

She couldn't beat him in a fight, she couldn't scold him, and he'd even pull her up if she tried to pretend to be asleep.

The mental torture she endured along the way made her feel like she was dying, even giving her the fleeting thought of sleeping forever at the bottom of the sea.

Of course, provided she took Nie Ning down with her.

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At this time, Nie Ning wasn't doing much better; seeing land gave him a joyful feeling of finding life in a desperate situation.

The journey had been too arduous and boring; looking at the sea every day had nearly made him farsighted.

He had come up with a few games from his past life, but he lost to Sensen and Heloise every time.

If it weren't for his firm mind, he probably would have become depressed.

The most annoying one was Heloise.

She was clearly very beautiful, but she kept a stiff face every day, ruining his appetite as if he owed her millions of mana crystals.

He wondered if she had stayed at sea for too long, as Heloise's mental state had recently become unstable.

She would try to kill her teacher at the drop of a hat, attacking him while he was resting.

If Sensen hadn't remained unresponsive, he would have suspected Heloise was being eroded by corruption; otherwise, how could she do something so rebellious?

When they got back, he would definitely find a psychiatrist for Heloise, or maybe just lock her in a mental asylum.

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Seeing the land, the Crimson Feather Fire Demon was also moved to tears.

Recently, Nie Ning and Heloise had gone a bit mad.

The two of them fought on its back every day, and the fights grew more intense, nearly injuring it by mistake a few days ago.

It seemed like they were just bored and looking for fun, but it knew clearly why they were fighting.

Because they had been at sea for so long, the way they looked at it became increasingly strange, and they often muttered about wanting to eat roast chicken.

It seemed like a near-miss a few days ago, but that was only because it dodged quickly; otherwise, Nie Ning would have stabbed it to death with a spear.

And then there was Heloise, who claimed to be giving it water but poisoned it instead, lying that she had grabbed the wrong thing.

If its sense of smell hadn't been good, there probably wouldn't even be bones left of it by now.

Unfortunately, it was bound by a contract; otherwise, it would have definitely fought them to the death!

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Only Sensen was still sleeping...

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