Chapter 160: Can He Claim the Captain's Position?

Chapter 160: Can He Claim the Captain's Position?

The next day, Jiang Ning solemnly took out the Panther Embryo Transformation Body Pill.

After a day's effort, he finally managed to completely refine the first Panther Embryo Transformation Body Pill.

In addition, he also consumed ten jin of the remaining thirty jin of White Dragon Fish meat from yesterday, and gave the other ten jin to Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan's family.

Firstly, it was to enhance Jiang Yiming's foundation and strengthen his body.

With this, Jiang Yiming's progress in martial arts would naturally be swift once he started training.

Secondly, Jiang Ning discovered that the effect of the White Dragon Fish meat on him had become extremely weak.

After consuming numerous heavenly treasures and refining another Panther Embryo Transformation Body Pill, his innate constitution had already been strengthened to its limit.

Under such circumstances, not to mention the White Dragon Fish meat, even the Panther Embryo Transformation Body Pill had a much weaker effect on Jiang Ning compared to before.

Now, it only had about two to three times the previous effect.

Jiang Ning understood this situation.

The closer one gets to the limit, the harder it is to make progress.

Taking that extra step forward from the hundred-foot pole is naturally several times more challenging than before.

Therefore, Jiang Ning also consumed ten jin of the remaining thirty jin of White Dragon Fish meat.

He left the other ten jin of fish meat for Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan to distribute as they saw fit, allowing them to nurture Jiang Yiming well.

As for the remaining ten jin of White Dragon Fish meat, Jiang Ning planned to take it to the Canglang Martial Arts Hall today to give to Wang Jin.

Over the past few months, Wang Jin's help had been significant.

Since the White Dragon Fish meat had a weakened effect on Jiang Ning, he decided to use it to show his respect to Wang Jin.

The next moment, Jiang Ning swallowed the Panther Embryo Transformation Body Pill.

Then, he didn't make any further moves as he was about to set off for the martial arts hall.

As a disciple of the Canglang Martial Arts Hall, he was eligible to participate in the trials of the Inspection Office.

Joining the Inspection Office was extremely important for his future plans.

In this world, the Great Daxia reigned supreme.

Among the various sects and powers, the most influential was undoubtedly the official Daxia.

After all, Daxia's ability to dominate this world for over eight hundred years showed its extraordinary foundation.

Within Daxia, the Martial Saint was their greatest reliance.

Therefore, the Inspection Office, with a Martial Saint presiding over it, was an excellent choice.

Soon after, Jiang Ning tidied up and clenched his fist.

His strength had increased again compared to the previous day, reaching three thousand nine hundred jin.

Since the human body is an integrated whole, even though his arm muscles had already been tempered to their limit, the tempering of his entire body's muscles would still enhance his strength.

[Name]: Jiang Ning

[Essence Energy]: 177.8

[Skills]:

Literacy and Comprehension (2nd Limit Break 1887/3000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses)



Five Beasts Fist (1st Limit Break 350/2000) (Characteristics: Five Viscera Essence Storage)



Firewood Splitting Blade Technique (4th Limit Break 5000/5000) (Characteristics: Lateral Thinking, Swift Blade, Divine Blade Control, Man-Blade Unity)



Inner Core Nourishing Technique (Proficiency 1644/2000)



Canglang Sword Art (Mastery 48/1000)



Vajra Indestructible Body (Minor Mastery 483/5000)



Water Proficiency (4th Limit Break 3873/5000) (Characteristics: Underwater Breathing, Water Manipulation, Water Spirit Affinity, Sky and Rain Summoning Technique)



Jiang Ning glanced at his status panel once more before closing it.

The panel hadn't changed much compared to the previous day.

He had spent the entire previous day refining the Panther Embryo Transformation Body Pill within his body and tempering the resilience of his muscles.

The enhancement of his martial foundation was the most significant boost to his current strength.

With three thousand nine hundred jin of strength, Jiang Ning was confident in sweeping away all strong enemies at the eighth rank.

Moreover, he possessed numerous other means.

At this stage, Jiang Ning felt that he was not far from reaching the Eighth Stage Divine Strength Realm.

The muscles of his arms had already been tempered to their limit.

Now, the muscle groups throughout his body were also approaching their limit.

The three thousand nine hundred jin of strength also indicated that he was close to the Eighth Stage Divine Strength Realm.

According to records, even those with innate divine strength only possessed four thousand jin of strength at this stage.

Jiang Ning now had three thousand nine hundred jin of strength.

Subsequently, Jiang Ning carried the ten-jin White Dragon Fish and headed towards the martial arts hall.

Canglang Martial Arts Hall.

Back Hall.

"Master!" Jiang Ning greeted Wang Jin, who was facing away from him, with a respectful bow.

At this moment, Wang Jin was seated in a cross-legged position on the ground, wearing a loose robe, resembling a cultivator.

Jiang Ning understood that Wang Jin was practicing the Inner Core Nourishing Technique, swallowing and exhaling energy.

So, Jiang Ning waited until Wang Jin finished his breathing exercise before speaking.

"You're a little early!" Wang Jin said, rising from his seat.

Jiang Ning lifted the fish meat in his hand.

"I brought some things for Master!"

"White Dragon Fish meat?" Wang Jin was instantly captivated by the item in Jiang Ning's hand, his eyes suddenly fixed on it.

"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"You actually have so much fish meat?" Wang Jin was surprised. "You should have around eighty to ninety pounds here, right?"

"About ten pounds," Jiang Ning replied.

"Why bring so much?" Wang Jin furrowed his brows. "This fish meat is precious. Taking it back will greatly aid your martial arts training."

Sensing the concern in Wang Jin's tone, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

"Master, don't worry," he said. "I've already consumed a lot of this. It doesn't have much effect on my body anymore."

"You've eaten a lot?" Wang Jin was taken aback.

"Yes," Jiang Ning nodded slightly. "This fish originally weighed a hundred pounds."

"A hundred pounds?" Wang Jin's mouth hung open.

Then he muttered, "No wonder I felt the effects of the White Dragon Fish meat so clearly the other day. It was a hundred-pound fish, almost on the verge of transforming into a demon!"

"Transforming into a demon?" Jiang Ning was curious upon hearing those words.

"Yes, transforming into a demon!" Wang Jin nodded slightly, then pointed to the stone bench beside the pavilion. "Sit down and let's talk!"

A moment later, the two sat in the pavilion.

"Do you know how much a typical White Dragon Fish weighs?" he asked.

"Not very clear," Jiang Ning shook his head.

"A normal White Dragon Fish, being a spiritual fish, usually weighs between ten to twenty pounds. The one you have, according to what you said, is five to ten times the weight and size of an ordinary White Dragon Fish."

"Such a difference in size indicates a transformation in the essence of life."

"It's highly likely that it has developed spiritual intelligence, reaching the level of a demon transformation."

"This White Dragon Fish of yours probably consumed some kind of heavenly material to undergo such a change."

After saying this, Wang Jin tore the fish meat on the stone table with his hands, easily ripping off a strip of white fish meat.

Then he directly put it into his mouth and chewed gently.

After thoroughly grinding it, Wang Jin swallowed the fish meat.

The next moment, he closed his eyes, and his entire body was filled with surging qi and blood.

In just a few breaths, Wang Jin opened his eyes.

"This fish meat is indeed precious. It's of great help to me now."

"Indeed!" Wang Jin sighed softly.

"Since it's so helpful, Master, please take it!" Jiang Ning said.

"I won't be polite!" Wang Jin looked at the ten pounds of fish meat on the table, his heart filled with anticipation.

A few days ago, after eating about a pound of White Dragon Fish meat, he felt his strength subtly increasing, and his qi and blood power, which had previously been declining, began to rise again.

With the aid of these ten pounds of fish meat, he believed he was not far from reaching the sixth rank.

Once he entered the sixth rank, he would eventually reach the peak of the sixth rank through persistent practice.

"Master, take it!" Jiang Ning said. "As I mentioned earlier, I've already consumed a lot of White Dragon Fish meat. It doesn't have much effect on me now."

"It seems your strength has improved significantly!" Wang Jin exclaimed, his gaze falling on Jiang Ning, searching for any clues.

But at this moment, Jiang Ning's aura was stable, like a calm and peaceful well, without any special sensation.

Even the subtle sense of threat he had initially felt from Jiang Ning had disappeared.

"It seems this young man's progress in the Inner Core Nourishing Technique has surpassed mine!" Wang Jin thought to himself.

He knew that the Inner Core Nourishing Technique was an internal cultivation method within the Medicine King Valley.

By cultivating both internally and externally, even if one tempered their physique, their body wouldn't undergo drastic changes, and their limbs wouldn't become as thick as an ox's.

Nor would their qi and blood power become scorching hot, allowing others to sense its strength just by getting close.

A few days ago, as he advanced in the Inner Core Nourishing Technique, he also noticed that he had become more inwardly restrained, just like Jiang Ning at this moment.

"Do you have confidence for today's trip?" Wang Jin asked suddenly.

"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"Apart from the ordinary inspection officers, there's also the competition for the captain's position. Will you participate in that?" Wang Jin asked the question he had been longing to ask.

Above the ordinary inspection officers was the captain, also known as the team leader.

A team leader commanded ten inspection officers.

This was the basic structure of the Inspection Office.

In the system of the Inspection Office, the inspection officers were merely ordinary ninth-rank military personnel.

However, the team leader was an official of the ninth rank.

This difference in rank represented a gap in authority and power.

As the owner of the Canglang Martial Academy, Wang Jin also wanted one of his disciples to win the position of team leader.

If he were to say this out loud, it would be a great honor for him. However, he also knew that the possibility of this happening was not high. Among all his disciples, only Zhou Xing had a chance of achieving this. A year ago, Zhou Xing had already reached the Ninth Stage Mastery, with a Copper-Like Skin. With his exceptional Martial Talent, it was possible for him to further improve and become an Eighth Rank Martial Artist within a year.

To become the Squad Leader, one had to be at least a Ninth Stage Mastery, and only those with sufficient strength could compete for the position. Wang Jin wasn't sure if Zhou Xing had broken through to the Eighth Rank, so he didn't have much confidence that one of his disciples could become the Squad Leader. However, looking at Jiang Ning, he felt a glimmer of hope.

Jiang Ning had just said something that caught his attention - the White Dragon Fish's meat had no effect on him. Wang Jin had personally experienced the effects of the White Dragon Fish's meat and knew how powerful it was. It had a significant impact on his strength, and he couldn't imagine what it would do to someone like Jiang Ning, who had only been practicing martial arts for a few months. Yet, Jiang Ning said it had no effect on him.

Wang Jin immediately understood the implications - Jiang Ning's strength had likely surged forward again. At the same time, Jiang Ning heard Wang Jin's question and nodded slightly. "As a disciple, I naturally want to try for the Squad Leader position." Obtaining the Squad Leader position was already part of Jiang Ning's plan, as it was a necessary step to become the Deputy Commander.

Only those with the Squad Leader position had the qualifications to compete for the Deputy Commander position. As for further advancement, Jiang Ning didn't have any thoughts on the matter, as he lacked the strength and qualifications. According to his knowledge, positions above Commander were typically held by officials from the imperial court, such as military officers.

Wang Jin heard Jiang Ning's response and was overjoyed, clapping his hands in excitement. "Excellent! Excellent!" He knew his guess was correct - his disciple's strength might be on par with, or even surpass, Zhou Xing's. If he didn't have sufficient strength, he wouldn't dare to say he wanted to compete for the Squad Leader position.

Thinking about this, Wang Jin's face lit up with joy. Then, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, you came to the Martial Academy so early, did you have breakfast?" Jiang Ning shook his head, "I didn't have time to eat."

He had left his place at the fourth watch and arrived at the Martial Academy at the sixth watch, so he didn't have time for breakfast. Wang Jin said, "Well, let's have breakfast together then." Jiang Ning smiled and agreed.

It had been a long time since he last had breakfast with Wang Jin, not since he moved out of the Martial Academy. As the sun rose higher, the Martial Academy became more lively.

"Jiang brother!" Cheng Ran saw Jiang Ning and excitedly came over. "Cheng brother, what brings you here?" Jiang Ning asked, smiling.

In this world, he didn't have many friends, and Cheng Ran was one of them. Seeing his friend, he felt happy. Cheng Ran said, "I came to cheer you on, Jiang brother! Today is a crucial day for you."

Then Cheng Ran asked, "Do you have confidence in today's assessment?" Jiang Ning nodded slightly, "Of course, I do." Li Qing walked over, wearing a blue martial arts outfit and shoes tightly bound with cloth to prevent them from coming off during the assessment.

"Looks like Jiang brother is very confident!" she said. "Li sister, good morning!" Cheng Ran turned to Li Qing and greeted her. Jiang Ning also nodded in greeting.

"Jiang brother came so early today!" Li Qing said, looking at Jiang Ning's black martial arts outfit. "I couldn't sleep, so I came to pay my respects to Master Wang," Jiang Ning replied casually.

"No wonder Jiang brother is so favored by Master Wang!" Li Qing exclaimed. After a while, Zhao Hu arrived, followed by Zhou Xing and Zhang Tie Sheng.

"We're all here!" Wang Jin looked at the five of them and nodded. "The assessment starts at 4 o'clock, let's head out now!" The disciples responded in unison, "Yes, Master!"

As they left the Martial Academy, a group of disciples followed behind them. This was an important day, and as fellow disciples, they wanted to see how Jiang Ning and the others would perform.

(End of Chapter)

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