Gambler's Tactic Proves Its Worth

Xia Jing was mute, but she could still move her body.

After recovering slightly, she wiped away her tears, stood up, and bowed to Zhao Xing in the sky.

Although he didn't say anything, his attitude was clear: I give up!

Xia Jing was truly driven to despair.

First came the Tier 3 Numbfish Fruit, then the Tier 4 Fire Radiance Azure Gold.

It's numbing, fishy, and spicy... this tangy and spicy flavor is unbearable.

Chen Fang, Hu Bing, and Zhang Jie are right. There are still 27 days of mandatory training left! If this continues, even if my body can withstand it, it will leave a psychological scar.

Even if no one said anything, Xia Jing didn't intend to keep being stubborn.

Seeing the arrogant Marquis Manor Heir lower his head, Zhao Xing finally felt relieved.

He cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Brothers, you flatter me. Zhao Xing's knowledge is limited, and the selection of seeds over the past three days has not been satisfactory. In the future, I will select seeds more carefully and do my best to contribute to your training in the Gluttony Art."

Saying this meant that he didn't intend to make things difficult for them anymore, and it was also a way of putting the matter of Xia Jing behind him.

It wasn't a big deal to begin with.

Zhang Jie, Chen Fang, Hu Bing, and the others beamed with joy and repeatedly clasped their hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Brother Zhao!"

How can one not practice the Gluttony Art?

If Zhao Xing, the Military Sima Nong, were to select them carefully, they could both hone their Gluttony Art and suffer less torment.

This Numbfish Fruit, with its stale fish smell, has absolutely no training effect and is purely unpleasant.

Zhao Xing could have chosen another type of supplement for them, which would have the same training effect.

Hearing this, Xia Jing felt relieved.

To be honest, he would rather have a life-or-death battle with Fu Ying than ever smell the stench of dead fish again.

As for yielding to Zhao Xing, the young master of the Marquis Manor Heir now thinks it's not shameful at all.

One of them is Agricultural Official, and the other is a martial artist. They are not even in the same profession, so what's the point of competing with each other?

Zhao Xing three kinds of crops every three days. Not only is the output amazing, but the quality is also high. Xia Jing really admires him.

Thinking about it this way, all my thoughts became clear.

"I won't disturb your training any longer, farewell."

After Zhao Xing left, Liu Yongli continued to arrange for people to train.

Zhou Ming watched for a while with a smile, then ran back.

High in the sky, on Cloud Rain Tower Ship.

Lu Bang watched this scene through the Earth Mirror and couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha, Xia Jing has finally given in."

"I thought he was going to keep being stubborn."

Zuo Zizhi put down the Earth Mirror and smiled, "If he continues to be stubborn, Zhao Xing will definitely not let him off the hook."

"Zhao Xing Discern Minute Details and has discovered that Xia Jing doesn't like strong flavors. If he keeps being picky, he'll eventually develop a psychological trauma from all this. It's better for him to submit sooner rather than later."

"It's still not early enough," Lu Bang said. "If you were smart, you should have taken it when you were eating the Numbfish Fruit. You don't have to compete in everything."

"He is the Marquis Manor Heir," Zuo Zizhi said with a slight smile. "With so many sons under the Xia Hou, how could he not be competitive and ambitious to be chosen as his Heir Apparent?"

"Hmm." Lu Bang nodded. "Considering that, he's quite capable of letting go, and his temperament is not bad."

"The Celestial Horse over. Have the rankings of the geniuses from the Four Academies of Agricultural Official been released yet?"

"We can see it pretty clearly now." Zuo Zizhi tapped the Earth Mirror. "Among the top twenty-one, seventeen seats are occupied by Grade A geniuses."

"Four people have been temporarily overtaken by those below them."

"Han Bing and Feng Qiu from the Divine Might Army, who were originally ranked in the Grade B, have joined the fray."

"The other two are your student Cai Jin and Li Feng, who is not from one of the four major departments."

The gap Grade B and the Grade A is not actually that big. In the past two months, some people in the branch academy have shown their talent, and some have come up with new methods, which may have allowed them to surpass those above.

"Cai Jin, he is genuinely learning the magic of the True Self Faction. The environment for the first three days was not very harsh, and the requirements for Heavenly Timing and Earthly Advantage Method were not high. It's not surprising that he attacked us," Lu Bang commented on his student.

"Li Feng has joined the Late Spring Academy. He has also found a good teacher Late Spring Academy. His strength was already quite good in the Tigron Army, and now it can be considered to have returned to a normal level."

"The gaps at the front are relatively small, with only the top three showing a slight difference," Zuo Zizhi. "Shi Yong's score remains firmly in first place, 220 points higher than Zhuang Ziqing in second place."

"Zhuang Ziqing scored 180 points higher than Zhao Xing scored 120 points higher than Feng Qiu, who ranked fourth," Zuo Zizhi. "The score differences for the rest are all within 100 points. Even if Shi Yong is very strong, he didn't surpass him by much. Right now, there's no obvious difference."

A few hundred points isn't a huge difference. A thousand pounds of Second Level Supplies would be worth a hundred points.

"The environment for the first three days has reached its limit with Shi Yong." Lu Bang nodded. "This isn't his fault; it's the environmental limit. He's already condensed twenty-four Solar Terms Decree, but we don't know their level."

"Regardless of his level, the only time he can create a significant gap is within these ten days," Zuo Zizhi said with a smile. "After that, he can't create a gap; it's all the same."

"Hmm." Lu Bang nodded. "It's relatively simple to condense the twenty-four Solar Terms Decree. Normally, it should take about a year."

"Before entering the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven, most of them cultivated the 'Solar Terms Decree'. However, these little guys will later find out that the power of their 'Solar Terms Decree' is only useful outside, and it cannot shake the Heavenly Timing of the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven at all."

"For the next ten days, Ketu just have to watch helplessly, hahaha."

On the third day, near Rat Hour.

Liu Yongli and the middle-aged doctor, along with ten martial artists, boarded the airship, preparing to head to their next destination.

All ten martial artists entered the cabin.

As for Liu Yongli, the military doctor, he came out again after a while.

"Why don't you sit inside? It'll be a while," Zhou Ming.

"Why do you want to know?" the medic asked, covering his nose. "To cast a Wind Travel Art on me."

"Okay." Zhou Ming glanced at Zhao Xing, smiled, and used a gust of wind to Air Filter for the military doctor.

The military doctor let out a long sigh of relief.

As for Zhao Xing, long before the martial artists boarded the flying boat, he used Wind Art to create a whirlwind channel, drawing in fresh air from outside into a half-meter radius around himself.

It's like putting a protective shield on yourself.

There was nothing they could do; all ten martial artists reeked of dead fish.

I can't stand getting close to them.

"Hey Zhou, don't forget about me!" Liu Yongli said anxiously, having been holding his breath the whole way.

"Forget it, don't bother with that. I'll just seal the hatch." Zhou Ming simply cast a Wind Wall to block the hatch.

"I feel much better." Liu Yongli greedily inhaled the fresh air.

After Flowing Cloud Flying Boat for half an hour, Zhao Xing felt the air suddenly become cool.

He saw three bright moons hanging in the sky in the distance.

"I wonder where they've run off to," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

"We've arrived," Zhou Ming shouted, and began to maneuver the airship to descend.

"Crack~" Zhao Xing jumped off the flying boat, and heard a scraping sound under his feet. He looked down and saw that it was snow.

I took out the Chinese almanac and saw that it showed "Minor Cold".

The second training environment, however, was a frozen ground.

"Everyone get off the ship!" Liu Yongli shouted into the cabin.

Ten martial artists stepped forward.

"Ice and snow environment?"

It was windy outside, and a chill swept over them after they got off the boat. All ten martial artists instinctively rubbed their shoulders.

They were dressed very lightly, unlike Zhao Xing who had a raincoat for protection.

"This place is close to Pine Snow Lake," Zhou Ming explained. "The cold level is three, which will double your energy consumption and make training more tiring."

He then looked at Zhao Xing: "Your planting area is within a five-mile radius, but there are no Boundary Marker to the south. You can fetch water from the frozen Pine Snow Lake, as long as you can get it. You can check the specific environment yourself."

"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded and immediately flew into the sky to begin his investigation.

As they ascended into the sky, the wind and snow intensified, the surroundings became shrouded in mist, and the Bright Eyes Art was greatly diminished, resulting in extremely low visibility.

It took an hour just to survey the area within a five-mile radius.

"Phew~"

Zhao Xing flew back to the flying boat.

He wanted to examine the condition of the Earth Vein.

However, it is not advisable to Mystic Earth Art at this time.

Because of the ice layer, we have to remove the ice first.

"Whoosh~"

A tornado appeared, its Astral Wind drilling through the ice beneath their feet and swirling it away.

"You have to dig a foot into the ice to see the surface?"

"The training is getting more intense," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

"Mystic Earth Guard!"

Those Mystic Earth Guard reaches Seventh-Turn or above can stealthily traverse the seven types of Earth Vein: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder.

Zhao Xing's Divine Swift Guard has reached the Eighth-Turn, and his Mystic Earth Guard has also reached the Eighth-Turn.

"The speed of stealth is slower than normal because this is frozen ground, and the water element in the Earth Vein has become 'frost element'."

"If I'm below the Seventh-Turn, I won't even be able to escape," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

If one does not have Agricultural Official who has studied the Mystic Earth Art Earthly Advantage Method, it is very difficult to clearly see the condition of the Earth Vein in this situation.

After learning the Mystic Earth Art, one must also raise the level to the Seventh-Turn, so that one can escape the Five Elements Wind-Thunder, in order to resist the interference of abnormal environments.

After traveling through the Earth Vein for half an hour, Zhao Xing appeared on the surface.

"The fire element power within the Earth Vein is deeply hidden, while the water element power is greatly enhanced and has mutated."

"The levels of metal and earth are below normal, and the power of the wood element is significantly below normal."

"This is much harsher than the Gravel Slope," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

After determining the environment, we began selecting seeds for the Wen Bamboo Box.

"In areas where water is abundant, aquatic species are the first choice for breeding."

"But it's extremely cold here, and there aren't many things that can be grown."

Zhao Xing looked around but couldn't find a suitable target.

It's quite difficult to grow level 3 or 4 supplies here.

"The environment must be changed."

"Otherwise, even if they survive, their numbers won't increase."

Zhao Xing's Contemplation of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Diagram.

At this moment, there were six illusory images of Solar Terms Decree in his dantian.

Before the second mandatory training, he spent four hours each day studying the Solar Terms Monument at the Celestial Timing Academy).

In just half a month, he condensed six Solar Terms Decree!

Normally, it takes about a year from the initial learning of the "Solar Terms Decree" to the completion of all twenty-four Solar Terms Decree.

Zhao Xing condensed six pills in half a month. This was due to two factors: firstly, the effect of the Dao Embryo Pill's transformation; secondly, his already good comprehension; and thirdly, his ability to comprehend the Solar Terms Monument at the Celestial Timing Academy. Naturally, his speed was much faster than normal.

The six illusory images of the Solar Terms Decree in my dantian now represent [Start of Spring], [Start of Summer], [Start of Autumn], [Beginning of Winter], [Rain Water], and [Qingming].

"Each Solar Terms Decree is based on 'First-Turn in the Knowing Realm'."

"The Start of Spring and the Start of Summer mark the second stage of the Knowing Realm."

"Given the current situation, it's too difficult to jump directly to 'Start of Summer'. Let's see if we can establish 'Spring Solstice' first."

"The Celestial Timing Edict has been issued!"

Zhao Xing pointed, and the [Start of Spring] Solar Terms Decree in his dantian trembled slightly. Golden Light emerged from his fingertip, forming a small, pointed, and narrow token.

Upon closer inspection, a blurry miniature pattern can be seen inside the token, with some tender green branches sprouting out, depicting an early spring scene.

The Golden Light edict rose into the high sky, then spread out and merged into the void.

But it only lasted for fifteen minutes before it started trembling.

Zhao Xing gritted his teeth and persevered, but after half an hour, the golden edict still collapsed.

"It can't stand up."

"The power of celestial phenomena is too great. It can be easily accomplished in the outside world, but this is in the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven Small World." Zhao Xing shook his head.

If the solar term "Lichun" (Beginning of Start of Spring) doesn't work, then the others will be even less likely to work, because the scope of the changes is much larger, and the difficulty is naturally greater.

Zhou Ming watched Zhao Xing shake his head and couldn't help but smile slightly. If the Agricultural Official could easily take advantage of the favorable Heavenly Timing, then the training would be ineffective.

"You still need to practice your Time Law more, kid." Zhou Ming lit the stove and started warming the wine.

Zhao Xing was not discouraged at this moment.

Since the Time Law doesn't work, let's try something else.

"We can only try the Earthly Advantage Method."

"Even if I use Earth Treasury Return to Origin now, the effect is not ideal, so I can only resort to the Gambler's Tactic."

After much deliberation, Zhao Xing decided on the spell he would cast next— the Five Elements Earth Splitting Art.

"Now the water element is dominant, the fire element is hidden, and the metal, earth, and wood elements are all unusable. So let's use the Gambler's Tactic to reshuffle the cards here first."

"Even if it gets more chaotic, it won't be worse than it is now. As long as it's a little better than it is now, I can use Earth Treasury Return to Origin to regulate the Earth Vein."

Zhao Xing rode the Astral Wind and ascended into the sky.

"Five Elements Earth Splitting! Open!"

Whoosh whoosh~

Golden Light disappeared into the ground.

Zhao Xing began bombarding the ground with a frenzy.

The Five Elements Earth Splitting Art has unknown and random effects. At this moment, he was like a gambler who had lost desperately, frantically smashing the gambling table.

"Crack, crack, crack~" Zhou Ming looked at the cracked ice in front of the flying boat and couldn't help but wonder, "Is this a water-based Earth Splitting Art?"

"Wait a minute... Wood element Earth Splitting Art?" Zhou Ming saw a tender sprout emerging from the ground and changed his mind.

"Boom boom boom~"

The airship began to shake, and a crack appeared in the Earth Rift.

Caught off guard, Zhou Ming almost lost his balance and spilled the wine pot that had just been warmed.

"Huh? This is the Five Elements Earth Splitting Art?!"

Seeing that the flying boat was about to fall into the crevice, Zhou Ming immediately pulled the flying boat upwards, swaying precariously.

"Click click click~"

The cracks in the ice started to spread outwards from this point, and soon the cracks grew larger and larger, even causing earthquakes in the surrounding area.

"Damn, how is this kid's Five Elements Earth Splitting Art so powerful?!" Zhou Ming, covered in the spray, stared wide-eyed at the ground.

I was woken up by a centipede bite at 5:30 a. m.

I posted a message at 6 o'clock. I was in pain for half an hour. I applied some medicated wine to treat it and then deleted it, thinking it was nothing serious.

As a result, I didn't sleep well during the day, my feet were constantly aching, and my head was foggy.

It's taken this long to get even one chapter out.

I'm sorry everyone.

There will still be no break in updates today, but the update will be a little late, so please don't wait.