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

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

The next day, Jiang Ning solemnly took out the Tiger Pup Transformation Body Pill. After a day of hard work, he finally managed to completely refine the first Tiger Pup Transformation Body Pill.

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

Firstly, this was to enhance Jiang Yiming's root bone and strengthen his foundation.

In the future, when he began his martial arts training, Jiang Ning's progress would naturally be extremely rapid.

Secondly, Jiang Ning discovered that the fish meat's effect on him had become extremely weak.

After consuming numerous heavenly treasures and refining another Tiger Pup Transformation Body Pill, his acquired foundation had reached its limit.

At this point, not to mention the White Dragon Fish meat, even the Tiger Pup Transformation Body Pill's effect on Jiang Ning was far less potent than before.

Now, it was only about two to three times as effective as before.

Jiang Ning could understand this situation.

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

To take one step further after reaching a high level 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 let Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan distribute the remaining ten jin of fish meat themselves, allowing them to properly nurture Jiang Yiming.

As for the other ten jin of White Dragon Fish meat, Jiang Ning prepared to take it to the martial arts academy today and give it to Wang Jin.

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

Since the White Dragon Fish meat's effect on him had weakened, Jiang Ning decided to offer it to Wang Jin as a gesture of respect.

The next moment, Jiang Ning swallowed the Tiger Pup Transformation Body Pill.

Then, he didn't perform any more actions, as he was about to set off for the martial arts academy.

As a disciple of Canglang Martial Academy, he was qualified to participate in the Inspection Bureau's test.

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

In this world, the Great Xia Dynasty ultimately ruled.

Among the various sects and powers, the greatest power, without a doubt, was the Great Xia's official authority.

After all, the Great Xia Dynasty had ruled over this land for more than eight hundred years, and its foundation was extraordinary.

Within the Great Xia, the Martial Saint was the Great Xia's greatest reliance.

Therefore, the Inspection Bureau, where the Martial Saint resided, was naturally an excellent place to be.

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

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 the muscles in his arms had already been tempered to their limit, the tempering of his entire body's muscles would still enhance his strength.

【Name】: Jiang Ning

【Origin Energy】: 177.8

【Skills】:

Literary Proficiency (Secondary Limit Break 1887/3000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses)



Five Beasts Fist (Primary Limit Break 345/2000) (Characteristics: Essence Stored in Five Organs)



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



Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique (Mastery 1644/2000)



River Wave Blade Technique (Great Success 48/1000)



Invincible Body (Minor Success 453/5000)



Water Proficiency (Fourth Limit Break 387/5000) (Characteristics: Underwater Breathing, Water Manipulation, Water Affinity, Cloud and Rain Summoning)



He glanced at the panel once more and then closed it.

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

For the entire previous day, he had been refining the Tiger Pup Transformation Body Pill within his body and tempering the toughness of his muscles throughout his body.

The enhancement of his martial arts foundation was the greatest help to his short-term strength.

Three thousand nine hundred jin of strength.

With just this strength, Jiang Ning had the confidence to sweep away all powerful enemies at the Eighth Stage.

Not to mention, he also had numerous other means.

At this point, Jiang Ning felt that he was not far from reaching the limit of the Eighth Rank Divine Strength Realm.

The muscles in 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 indirectly indicated that he was close to the limit of the Eighth Rank Divine Strength Realm.

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

And he, at this moment, had already reached three thousand nine hundred jin of strength.

Subsequently, Jiang Ning, carrying ten jin of White Dragon Fish, headed towards the martial arts academy.

Canglang Martial Academy.

The backyard.

"Master!" Jiang Ning cupped his hands towards Wang Jin, who was sitting with his back to him.

Wang Jin was seated on the ground, wearing a loose robe, resembling a Daoist cultivator in meditation.

Jiang Ning understood that Wang Jin was absorbing the Great Sun Essence Energy, tempering his internal organs, and practicing the Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique.

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

"You're a little early!" Wang Jin stood up and exclaimed.

Jiang Ning lifted the fish meat in his hand.

"I just wanted to bring some things for Master!"

"White Dragon Fish meat?" Wang Jin's attention was instantly drawn to the item in Jiang Ning's hand, and his gaze suddenly intensified.

"Mhm!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"You still have so much fish meat?" Wang Jin was a bit surprised. "You must have around eighty to ninety jin here?"

"About ten jin," Jiang Ning replied.

"Why bring so much?" Wang Jin frowned. "This fish meat is precious. Take it back; it will greatly aid your martial arts training."

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

Then he said, "Master, don't worry. 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 slightly taken aback.

"Mhm!" Jiang Ning nodded slightly. "This fish originally weighed a hundred jin."

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

Then he muttered, "No wonder I felt the effect of this White Dragon Fish meat so prominently the other day. It was a hundred jin White Dragon Fish, almost turning into a demon!"

"Demon transformation?" Jiang Ning was curious upon hearing these words.

"Yes, demon transformation!" Wang Jin nodded slightly and then pointed to the stone bench beside the pavilion. "Sit down and talk!"

A moment later, the two sat in the pavilion.

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

"Not exactly," Jiang Ning shook his head.

"A normal White Dragon Fish, being a spiritual creature, usually weighs between ten to twenty jin. The one in your hand, according to what you said, is five to ten times heavier and larger than an ordinary White Dragon Fish."

"This difference in size must be due to a metamorphosis in its essential nature."

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

"This White Dragon Fish in your hand probably consumed some kind of heavenly treasure."

After saying this, Wang Jin tore off a piece of fish meat that Jiang Ning had placed on the stone table and put it into his mouth, lightly chewing it.

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

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

After just a few moments, Wang Jin opened his eyes.

"This fish meat is indeed precious and greatly beneficial to me at this moment."

"Truly extraordinary!" Wang Jin sighed softly.

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

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

A few days ago, after consuming about one jin of White Dragon Fish meat, he felt his strength subtly increase, and the power of his blood and energy, which had previously declined, began to rise again.

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

Once he crossed the threshold of the sixth rank, he would eventually be able to reach the peak of the sixth rank through his own efforts.

"Master, take it! As I said earlier, I've already consumed a lot of White Dragon Fish meat. It's not of much help to me now."

"It seems your current strength is far beyond what it used to be!" Wang Jin exclaimed, his gaze falling on Jiang Ning, as if searching for some clues.

But at this moment, Jiang Ning's aura was calm and steady, like a deep, still well, without any special feeling.

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

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

He knew that the Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique involved both internal and external cultivation. Even with constant tempering of the body, it wouldn't lead to changes in physique or limbs becoming as robust as an ox.

Nor would it cause the power of blood and energy to become as scorching as fire, where one could feel its intensity with just a slight proximity.

During this period, as he progressed in the Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique, he also noticed that he had become more restrained, just like Jiang Ning at this moment.

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

"Yes!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"Above the ordinary patrol guards, there's also the competition for the squad leader position. Will you be participating in that contest?" Wang Jin asked the question that had been on his mind.

Above the patrol guards was the squad leader, also known as the squad commander.

One squad leader commanded ten patrol guards.

This was the basic structure of the Inspection Bureau.

Within the Inspection Bureau's system, patrol guards were merely ordinary ninth-rank military personnel.

However, squad leaders were ninth-rank officials.

This difference in status represented a gap in official positions and power.

As the owner of the Cang Lang Martial Academy, Wang Jin also wanted one of his disciples to win the squad leader position, which would bring him prestige.

But he also knew that this possibility was not high.

Among all his disciples, only Zhou Xing had this potential.

A year ago, Zhou Xing had already reached the Ninth Stage Great Success, with a body as tough as copper.

In the past year, with Zhou Xing's Martial Dao talent, it was possible for him to take another step forward and enter the threshold of an Eighth Stage Warrior.

The position of Squad Leader could only be contended for after achieving the Ninth Stage Great Success. Only with sufficient training and achieving the Eighth Stage would one have enough confidence.

However, Wang Jin wasn't sure if Zhou Xing had broken through to the Eighth Stage, so he didn't have much confidence that one of his disciples could become a Squad Leader in the Inspection Bureau.

But at this moment, when he looked at Jiang Ning, he felt that there was hope.

Because just now, Jiang Ning had said something that left a deep impression on him.

It was that the meat of the White Dragon Fish was no longer effective.

Wang Jin had personally experienced the effects of the White Dragon Fish's meat, and naturally knew how powerful the meat of this soon-to-be-demonized White Dragon Fish was.

It had a great promoting effect on his strength.

Not to mention someone like Jiang Ning, who had only trained for a few months.

But he heard from Jiang Ning's mouth that the White Dragon Fish's meat was ineffective.

Wang Jin immediately understood something—Jiang Ning's strength might have surged forward again.

At the same time, Jiang Ning heard Wang Jin's question and nodded slightly.

"Of course, I want to try for the position of Squad Leader."

Seizing the position of Squad Leader was already in Jiang Ning's plan.

Because to compete for the position of Deputy Commander, one must first win the position of Squad Leader.

Only the Squad Leader was qualified to participate in the competition for the Deputy Commander position.

As for going further, Jiang Ning didn't have any ideas for the time being.

Not only was his strength insufficient, but he also didn't have the qualifications.

As far as he knew, the position of Division Commander and above was originally affiliated with the court, and officials from various institutions were appointed to these positions.

Like the officers in the military camp.

When Wang Jin heard Jiang Ning's answer, he immediately clapped and exclaimed, "Excellent! Excellent!"

At this moment, hearing Jiang Ning's response, Wang Jin knew that his guess was correct.

The strength of this disciple of his might not be inferior to Zhou Xing, and might even surpass him.

Without sufficient strength, how could he say that he wanted to compete for the position of Squad Leader?

Thinking of this, Wang Jin's expression immediately brightened.

Then he suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh right, you came to the Martial Academy so early, did you eat breakfast?"

"I didn't have time to eat!" Jiang Ning shook his head.

He had left home at dawn, and it was only now the first hour, so naturally, he hadn't had time to eat breakfast.

"Then let's have breakfast together and chat," Wang Jin said as he stood up.

"Yes, Master!" Jiang Ning smiled.

Thinking carefully, since moving out of the Martial Academy, he hadn't eaten breakfast with Wang Jin again.

It had been a long time since the last time.

As the sun gradually rose, the entire Martial Academy also gradually became bustling.

"Brother Jiang!" Cheng Ran saw Jiang Ning and immediately became excited.

"Why is Brother Cheng here?" Jiang Ning saw Cheng Ran, whom he hadn't seen for many days, and couldn't help but smile.

In this world, he didn't have many friends, and Cheng Ran was one of them.

Seeing a friend, he naturally felt good.

Cheng Ran smiled and said, "Of course, I'm here to cheer for Brother Jiang! Today is a crucial day for Brother Jiang."

Then Cheng Ran continued, "I wonder if Brother Jiang is confident about the assessment later?"

"Of course!" Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

"It's evident that Junior Brother Jiang is very confident!" At the entrance, Li Qing moved her legs and walked over.

Today, she wore a blue martial suit, and her long shoes were tightly bound with cloth strips to prevent them from falling off when she started moving later.

"Hello, Sister Li!" Hearing Li Qing's voice, Cheng Ran immediately turned around and greeted her.

"Sister Li!" Jiang Ning nodded in acknowledgment.

"Brother Jiang came so early!" Li Qing looked at Jiang Ning in his black martial suit, her eyes shining.

"I couldn't sleep, so I came to greet Master early!" Jiang Ning said casually.

"No wonder Brother Jiang is so favored by Master!" Li Qing sighed.

After a while, Zhao Hu arrived.

Soon after, Zhou Xing and Zhang Tiesheng also appeared in the front courtyard of the Martial Academy.

"Everyone's here!" Wang Jin glanced at the five of them and nodded slightly.

Then he said, "The assessment will begin at the fourth quarter of the snake hour, let's go now!"

"Yes, Master!"

"Yes, Master!"

"Yes, Master!"

The group responded in unison.

Then, led by Wang Jin, the group stepped out of the Martial Academy's main gate.

Behind them, a group of Martial Academy disciples followed closely.

On such an important day, as disciples of the Martial Academy, they naturally wanted to see the performance of Jiang Ning and the others.

(End of Chapter)

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