Martial Artist: Stronger by Coasting Along-Chapter 333 - 83: Gaseous Armor, Mental Breakdown

Zheng Ningbo’s expression was gloomy.

"Yes."

The woman replied.

"Is it possible that even if our Jiangnan Province produced a Realm Traveler, we still can’t become a third-tier province?"

Lin Zhenliang asked.

"To be promoted to a third-tier province, there must be enough potential and value, and it must pass the rigorous review of the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance.

Being a Realm Traveler is just one of the criteria.

In general, the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance will compare various data from the major fourth-tier provinces.

If Jiangbei Province’s data is not far off from Jiangnan Province, even if Jiangnan Province has a Realm Traveler, the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance will not easily upgrade Jiangnan Province to a third-tier province; instead, they would tilt resources towards Jiangbei Province to see how high Jiangbei Province’s potential is.

Only when Jiangnan Province’s various data far surpasses other provinces will it qualify to be upgraded to a third-tier province, and you will be able to receive more cultivation resource subsidies."

Zheng Ningbo said.

"This... what if Zhang Lingfeng advances to the fourth round?"

Lin Zhenliang said anxiously.

Now Zhang Lingfeng’s Combat Power has already surpassed his, and by advancing to the third round, the resource subsidies he receives would be more than his; if he advances to the fourth round, the gap between him and Zhang Lingfeng will only widen.

Perhaps even Jiangnan Province’s promotion will be seriously affected.

After all, the strength of a Martial Dao student plays a major role in considering a province’s status and strength.

"He absolutely must not advance to the fourth round."

Zheng Ningbo said.

"I’ve already contacted Old Yang, he said he can arrange everything, provided we give out three bottles of Spiritual Potion."

A middle-aged man said.

"Give it to him."

Zheng Ningbo said without hesitation.

"Mr. Zheng."

Lin Zhenliang was anxious.

The value of Spiritual Potion is immeasurable; originally, if he advanced to the third round, Spiritual Potion would be his resource subsidy. Now that he has to give them all away, it won’t be easy for him to obtain this resource again.

"It’s just your misfortune; for the sake of Jiangnan Province, we’ll have to temporarily wrong you."

Zheng Ningbo said helplessly.

He knew that with Lin Zhenliang’s strength and talent, if he could consume a bottle of Spiritual Potion, he might quickly gain a Spiritual Domain.

But to prevent Zhang Lingfeng’s rise and avoid Jiangbei Province stealing all of Jiangnan Province’s thunder, Zheng Ningbo had to do this.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhenliang couldn’t help but clench his fists. If it weren’t for Zhang Lingfeng suddenly emerging, ruining Jiangnan Province’s plans, he wouldn’t be in such a situation.

Not only was he eliminated in the second round,

he also lost a bottle of invaluable Spiritual Potion.

It should be noted that Guo Wei guiding Zhang Lingfeng’s cultivation, helping him find the source of Spear Intent, letting Zhang Lingfeng comprehend the Three-Line Spear Intent in less than a month to earn a bottle of Spiritual Potion.

Moreover, this kind of Spiritual Potion is priceless and can only be exchanged through merit and the Seven Great Star Systems Alliance.

It shows how precious the Spiritual Potion is.

Upon thinking this, Lin Zhenliang was really burning with anger, and unconsciously, his physical body once again resonated with Heaven and Earth, with the Power of Heaven and Earth madly surging into his body.

A crisp crack sound.

As if his body was reborn, with flesh shedding a layer of shell, Lin Zhenliang surprisingly at this moment, successfully opened the Seventh Layer of Dharma Aspect, becoming a genuine Qi Realm expert.

His Combat Power also at this moment, suddenly exceeded 2500.0.

"This..."

Everyone looked shocked, looking at Lin Zhenliang incredulously.

Even Zheng Ningbo hadn’t foreseen this; it was both surprising and delightful, but on second thought, his expression turned gloomy, and he became extremely angry.

"I finally broke through."

"Mr. Zheng, I’ve opened the Seventh Layer of Dharma Aspect, I’ve become a Qi Phase Martial Artist, Mr. Zheng..."

Lin Zhenliang was overjoyed, tears of joy streaming down.

Suddenly seeing Zheng Ningbo’s change in expression, realizing the same problem, he couldn’t help but feel sorrow, unable to control himself, he pounded the floor with a fist in anger: "If it weren’t for Zhang Lingfeng, with my current strength, I would surely advance Jiangnan Province to the fourth round!"

"Damn it, why didn’t my Dharma Aspect awaken earlier, even just half a day earlier, and the eliminated one would be Zhang Lingfeng, not me!"

"Why?"

"Why!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Getting angrier and angrier, Lin Zhenliang’s fists kept pounding the ground, creating a pit.

Pan Keming, Jie Sha, Lin Yanping, Meng Dalai, the four of them looked at Lin Zhenliang with faces full of sympathy. Lin Zhenliang was the strongest among them, and also their role model. They always had high hopes for Lin Zhenliang to achieve good results in the third round of assessments.

Who knew, he encountered a character like Zhang Lingfeng in the second round.

Not only were they eliminated, but even Lin Zhenliang was taken down.

What’s even more unacceptable is that he actually successfully opened the Seventh Layer of Dharma Aspect and became a genuine Qi Phase Martial Artist with a Combat Power exceeding 2500.0 a few hours after being eliminated, something they thought could completely crush Zhang Lingfeng.

In the end, not only was he eliminated by Zhang Lingfeng, but he also stopped at the second round.

The blow is as strong as one might imagine.

Even Zheng Ningbo, who had already accepted reality, couldn’t help but curse out loud, "Damn!"

...

Inside the Jiangbei Province mansion.

Zhang Lingfeng and Ming Cheng each received a bottle of Spiritual Replenishing Liquid. Though not as potent as the Spiritual Potion, it can still effectively enhance Spiritual Power, at least compensating for the Spiritual exhaustion they suffered during the assessments.

The two of them advancing together into the third round took everyone in Jiangbei Province by surprise.

The King of North of the River specifically awarded each of them with a valuable resource subsidy.

And reminded them: "Tomorrow’s third-round assessment, you will compete against Martial Dao students from third-tier provinces, many of whom possess the Qi Realm, even Divine Phase Realm strength. Just do your best, persist as long as you can without stressing yourselves too much. Reaching the third round was already beyond everyone’s expectations, so do your best in the fourth round but don’t force it."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Zhao."

Zhang Lingfeng and Ming Cheng said in unison.

"Has the third-round assessment format been announced yet?"

Ming Cheng asked.

"If there are no surprises, it should be actual combat."

Ao Dagang said.

"Almost every national examination has the third-round as an actual combat assessment, so if you encounter opponents that you can’t beat, don’t push yourselves too hard. As Martial Dao students from a fourth-tier province, advancing to the third round to compete with Martial Dao students from third-tier provinces is already a miracle."

The King of North of the River agreed.

"Will there be life-threatening danger in actual combat?"

Zhang Lingfeng asked.

"Not really, but there are exceptions. In any case, be a little more cautious. You need to work together, go as far as you can, and if there is truly hope... then strive your best for it!"

The King of North of the River dared not force them but held a glimmer of hope for Zhang Lingfeng in his heart.

Zhang Lingfeng had successively eliminated Lin Zhenliang, Pan Keming, Jie Sha, Lin Yanping, and Meng Dalai. His strength was already comparable to some of the Martial Dao students from third-tier provinces,

Furthermore, he was a third-level Mental Telekinesis Master, and had a quite possible hope of entering the fourth round.

"Ling Feng, truthfully, to which layer is your Dharma Aspect?"

Ao Dagang asked.

Although they all possessed superior Spiritual Power compared to Zhang Lingfeng, given that Zhang Lingfeng also had Spiritual Power, it became difficult to easily discern the Dharma Level of Zhang Lingfeng.

However, the King of North of the River, being the only Destruction Mentalist in Jiangbei Province, could still sense Zhang Lingfeng’s Sea of Consciousness Value between 3.0 and 3.99.

"Sixth Layer."

Zhang Lingfeng answered honestly.

Though having been prepared for it, the group under the King of North of the River still felt somewhat desolate. If Zhang Lingfeng had managed to open the Seventh Layer of Dharma Aspect, becoming a genuine Qi Phase Martial Artist, advancing to the fourth round might have been possible.

Recalling the timing when Zhang Lingfeng opened the Dharma Aspect, they were already surprised he could reach the Sixth Layer during the national exams.

Wanting to open the Qi Phase as well was easier said than done.

All of them seemed to be dreaming, presumably to avoid putting undue pressure on Zhang Lingfeng; the King of North of the River and Ao Dagang quickly ended the conversation, asking Zhang Lingfeng and Ming Cheng to go rest.

Zhang Lingfeng entered his room, first consumed the Spiritual Replenishing Liquid, then looked at the panel information.

(I’ll continue writing, there’s more!)