49: Chapter 49 A Flash of Inspiration

"What a waste of such a big build!"

Looking at the chicken standing dully on the ground, Nie Ning's eyes were filled with disdain.

He had previously thought he would get a powerful helper.

Now it seemed that it was not at all on the same level as the Human-Faced Balloon.

When the Human-Faced Balloon was killed by him back then, its possession could still modify the corpses of rats.

Yet the Frenzied Giant Bear was like an idiot, possessing no special abilities at all, not even changing the chicken's strength.

"Assisting Evil..."

Thinking about it now, it was probably because the tiger was too strong and didn't need the help of the ghost, so the derived skill lacked practicality for him.

With disdain, he recalled the Frenzied Giant Bear, and then Nie Ning stewed the chicken.

Fortunately, the chicken meat was not infected like the Human-Faced Balloon, otherwise, he would have wasted a silver coin for nothing.

...

After eating and drinking his fill, Nie Ning came to the training ground to stretch a bit.

But just as he walked near the courtyard wall, he heard the sounds of exercise.

Nie Ning walked in curiously and immediately saw Norma practicing swordsmanship.

Compared to before, Norma's swordsmanship level had improved significantly, and her Swift Swordsmanship had reached the state of great accomplishment.

Especially after her strength increased to Mid-level, her overall power rose accordingly, and her swordsmanship was both fierce and swift.

Nie Ning pondered slightly and decided to go in and show his face.

But just at this moment, a soft silvery-white light radiated from Norma's sword, and her speed became faster and faster.

As the longsword danced, it was like scattered fluorescent light, creating a ribbon of silver, which looked strangely beautiful.

Nie Ning was shocked by this scene.

How did he not know that Swift Swordsmanship had such special effects?

At this moment, the longsword in Norma's hand flicked upward, and immediately a silver sword aura flew out, splitting the rockery in the distance in half, and then striking the wall behind it.

Nie Ning raised his eyebrows.

‘Is holy water really this powerful?’

Norma's rate of strength growth was far beyond his imagination; if he didn't activate his Strange Beast Body, he might not necessarily be able to defeat Norma.

Watching Norma in the training ground, Nie Ning's eyes rolled slightly, and a different kind of thought arose in his heart.

If he obtained Norma's blood, could he also gain that kind of strange bonus?

The more Nie Ning thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

But holy water was related to gods, so whether to try it became a problem.

Moreover, obtaining Norma's blood was equally difficult, because there were no fights in daily life, and sparring was just for show.

He couldn't just...

Nie Ning shivered all over; just thinking about it made him feel disgusted.

‘Forget it, forget it, it's better without it.’

...

Nie Ning did not disturb Norma, turned around and left the training ground, and came to Lilith's garden.

As a diligent gardener, Nie Ning did not have much to do every day, and sometimes there was even nothing to do.

He only occasionally accompanied Lilith and the others when they went out for a stroll.

Moreover, due to his illness last time, Nie Ning was labeled as sickly and disabled, so the daily management was much more relaxed.

Of course, this was inseparable from Lilith's help.

After all, she was Matt's only daughter, and perhaps in the future, the entire family business would be inherited by Lilith.

So as long as Lilith didn't say anything, almost no one would come to trouble him.

...

After spending half an hour watering the flowers, Nie Ning's work for the day was finished.

Lilith had gone to school accompanied by Norma, so no one would come to find him today.

After returning to his room, Nie Ning locked the doors and windows and pulled the curtains, then began to study the crystal core of the Frenzied Giant Bear.

This concerned his magic storage problem; perhaps breaking through to a First-Ring Wizard would improve things, but for now, he still needed the crystal core to maintain his magic power.

Nie Ning first soaked the crystal core in the spirit fusing liquid, then took off his top.

In the center of his chest, there was a clear protrusion, and there were many tiny red meridians around it.

Looking at his chest, Nie Ning was in a dilemma for a moment.

Because he hadn't decided whether to swallow the crystal core directly or dig out the Crimson Fire Ape crystal core and exchange it.

Moreover, the last time he fused a crystal core, it almost cost him his life.

He might be able to endure it if he did it again, but the lost cultivation was a big problem.

If he did this every time his magic was insufficient, it would be equivalent to him constantly needing to re-cultivate to ensure his strength.

The key was that he seemed to be putting the cart before the horse.

Because for now, magic could only amplify fire control and the Strange Beast Body.

And the spells in the cave were all First-Ring spells, which he couldn't use at all, so magic didn't have as high an impact on strength improvement as he had imagined.

Changing the crystal core required re-cultivation, and he didn't know how strong a crystal core was needed to reach the peak of an apprentice.

It seemed better to improve his knight cultivation first, and wait until he had hunted a strong enough strange beast before changing the crystal core.

Looking at the yellow light spots emerging on the spirit fusing liquid, Nie Ning's eyes slowly became firm.

"Try it once; if the secret spirit pill works, at least I can preserve my knight cultivation!"

Nie Ning gritted his teeth and decided to try it again.

If he changed the crystal core, magic power would certainly not be preserved, but if he could preserve his knight cultivation, then he could continue doing it.

...

About two hours later, yellow light spots no longer appeared above the spirit fusing liquid.

Seeing that the time had come, Nie Ning took out the crystal core that had turned translucent, and then took out a small knife to sterilize it.

After all preparations were made, Nie Ning took the small knife, carefully avoided the meridians on his chest, gritted his teeth, and cut open the skin on his chest.

At this moment, the crystal core was fire-red, with a touch of green light mixed in.

And next to the crystal core, dozens of tiny red meridians were connected to it.

Nie Ning hadn't expected it to look like this; if he wanted to remove the crystal core, he would need to sever the meridians, which was a considerable challenge for Nie Ning.

"What is there to be afraid of! It won't kill anyone!"

Nie Ning took a deep breath and slowly approached the crystal core with the knife.

But suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Nie Ning, and a strange thought appeared in his mind.

"Why do I have to change the crystal core? What would happen if I fused two crystal cores?"

Thinking about it carefully, this method seemed really feasible!

And in this way, his magic power could also be preserved... right?

Er...

It should be able to...

Thinking of the scene where he burned blood and battle qi back then, Nie Ning couldn't help but shudder, not sure if he could preserve his magic power.

But regardless, if he could embed two crystal cores, at least his beast source capacity would definitely be larger.

Looking at the slowly healing wound on his chest, Nie Ning decisively cut open the skin under the crystal core.

Anyway, it was all an attempt; since he could succeed the first time, there was no reason he would fail the second time!

Nie Ning took the Frenzied Giant Bear's crystal core back to the bed, and several bottles of secret spirit pill were placed by the pillow.

Everything was ready, Nie Ning stuffed the crystal core into his chest, and then quietly waited for his Supernatural Adaptability to take effect.