Chapter 17: Breakthrough Warrior
Ever since Yang Xie developed an obsession with motorcycles that were infused with 20 times the aura, he no longer looked down on the school's bicycles, which only had 10 times the aura.
Staying at Nangong's house had its perks. Every day, there was exotic meat to enjoy, and there was also a spiritual energy room for him to practice in.
Yang Xie began to suspect that his stomach and intestines were a bit weak, as he could only eat soft foods now.
He found immense joy in practicing and sparring with Nangong Ya every day.
After a week of this, things had progressed to the following point.
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"It's been 1080 days. I can't push it any further," Yang Xie said, after reaching his limit.
The Shadow Soldiers had been training day and night, and Yang Xie had also trained for 93 days.
After stabilizing his energy for a while and carefully thinking about the details of his breakthrough, Yang Xie began to make his move.
The surrounding spiritual energy began to stir, converging around him. Nangong Ya, who had been practicing nearby, sensed the unusual movement and paused her training.
As she saw the spiritual energy gathering towards Yang Xie, Nangong Ya immediately realized he was making a breakthrough. Her expression grew tense with worry.
Though breaking through to the Warrior realm wasn't extremely difficult, there were always potential surprises. This was especially true considering that Yang Xie's abilities far surpassed that of a normal Perfect Zhou Tian.
Perhaps it was because Yang Xie had so many Zhou Tians, but even Nangong Batian could feel the fluctuations in energy.
Without hesitation, he moved and appeared in the training room.
"This is quite a significant fluctuation. Most warriors making a breakthrough don't experience such intense spiritual energy surges," Nangong Batian said, slightly astonished. However, given Yang Xie's terrifying Zhou Tian data, it wasn't entirely unexpected.
Realizing the situation, Nangong Batian added more spiritual stones to the magic circle in the training room to ensure Yang Xie had the energy needed for his breakthrough.
Meanwhile, Yang Xie was deeply focused on condensing his spiritual seed and remained unaware of the changes occurring around him.
In his consciousness, only the constant surge of spiritual energy rushing into his sea of Qi filled his mind. He was pushing the Eternal Night Magic Code, the Shadow Killing Secret Code, and the Futu Mysterious Technique to their limits, aided by the shadow soldiers.
A massive amount of dark attribute spiritual energy began to form, initially starting as a single thread, and gradually transformed into a dark attribute seed within Yang Xie's sea of Qi.
As the spiritual energy settled, it stopped surging, and Yang Xie's warrior-level spiritual seed was finally formed.
He had done it. He was officially a Warrior!
Yang Xie suppressed his excitement and slowly opened his eyes.
He saw Nangong Ya, who was still looking anxious, and Nangong Batian, who appeared calm as ever.
"How did it go? Is it done?" Nangong Ya asked nervously.
"It's a success. I'm a Warrior now," Yang Xie replied, his voice full of excitement.
"Great! Now, let's go test your strength. I'm curious to see how powerful your punch is now that you've reached the Warrior level," Nangong Batian suggested.
Yang Xie was eager to see the results himself.
He quickly moved to the testing equipment and threw a punch at it.
"5100kg!" the machine displayed.
Seeing the number, Yang Xie felt elated. It was worth mentioning that his physical strength at the first level of Warrior was already comparable to the peak strength of a ninth-level Zhou Tian warrior.
Nangong Batian's pupils contracted when he saw the result. He couldn't help but think, Is this guy a monster?
At this stage, it could be said that Yang Xie would have no equal physically in the Warrior realm.
Nangong Ya, looking at the data, felt incredibly proud of Yang Xie and couldn't help but smile. "That's amazing, Yang Xie!"
"Now, let's test your spiritual energy. Come over to this device. After forming a spiritual seed and becoming a Warrior, that seed becomes the source of your spiritual energy. Different spiritual seeds have varying levels of power."
Nangong Batian then explained, "Zhou Tian warriors typically have an ordinary spiritual seed. However, some can have a small spiritual seed, a large spiritual seed, or even a perfect one. Your spiritual seed was born from a Perfect Zhou Tian state. Let's see what the test shows."
Yang Xie nodded and followed the instructions. He pricked his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the instrument.
"Blood testing is used to assess your spiritual energy because once your spiritual seed is formed, the energy is internalized and cannot be released outside the body. The blood drop is the only way to test it," Nangong Batian explained.
As the Bagua-like instrument absorbed the drop of blood, it ran a scan. A moment later, the machine displayed several lines of data.
"Attribute: Dark attribute aura Aura intensity: 1.1 Aura strength: 1.2"
Nangong Batian studied the results thoughtfully. "These numbers reflect just how much spiritual energy your spiritual seed has. Usually, a perfect Zhou Tian's energy intensity would only be around 0.1 when they first reach the Warrior realm. But yours is 1.1, which is much higher."
He continued, "Your spiritual energy's intensity also measures the quality of your power, and this strength shows that you've reached the level of a perfect Zhou Tian warrior. With your stats, you could easily be certified as a martial artist in the Warriors Association."
Nangong Batian added, "However, since your spiritual energy is contained within you, it can't be released outside yet."
He then sighed, adding, "In the future, unless absolutely necessary, try not to let others test your blood. Your data is extraordinary, and there are many who would love to experiment on you. You must remain cautious."
Yang Xie felt a bit anxious hearing this. "Thank you for the warning, Uncle Batian! I'll be careful."
Nangong Batian smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Geniuses are admired for being normal, but monsters like you attract jealousy for surpassing the norms. You'll need to hide your true strength."
Yang Xie nodded earnestly. "I understand, Uncle."
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Later, Nangong Ya returned with a gift. "Now that you've become a Warrior, I have something for you."
She handed Yang Xie a gift box.
Yang Xie looked at the gift, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Ya, I've been eating and living in your house, and you've already given me so much. I don't know how to thank you properly."
Inside the gift box was a second-level combat sword—an expensive item worth at least 100,000 Zhou coins.
This was on top of the Ice Spirit Sword she had previously given him. Even Yang Xie, with his thick skin, couldn't help but blush at how generous she was.
"It's nothing, just a small gift," Nangong Ya replied with a smile.
Yang Xie shook his head. "I can't accept it like this. A kindness must be repaid."
He made a playful gesture of taking off his clothes.
"Go away, you little rogue. Are you trying to take advantage of me again?" Nangong Ya said, punching him lightly with her fist.
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