Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 211: About to Begin (3rd Update)

Chapter 211: Chapter 211: About to Begin (3rd Update)

Returning to his room, Ling Chen sat on the chair, his gaze somewhat distant.

Thank goodness that when Vice Palace Master Wei kicked in the door earlier, he was only engaged in regular cultivation and not in a breakthrough state; otherwise, he might have very well been driven into cultivation deviation, or even worse, it could have been life-threatening.

It was for this reason that he had struck out in anger, not hesitating to reveal the might of his transformation!

In the end, he desperately suppressed the rage in his heart and did not slay Vice Palace Master Wei with a single sword strike.

"Piano Girl has Granny Hua to protect her, while I am alone. It seems I must learn the art of the Spirit Array."

Ling Chen thought to himself.

Had he set up an Illusion Array in his room, even if Vice Palace Master Wei breached in, he would have had a moment to react.

Moreover, if he were a Spirit Array Master, he could completely set up an Early Warning Spirit Array at the door, or even establish a Defensive Spirit Array to guard himself.

This was also the reason for his eager desire to become the Dark Night Son.

If he also had a Protector, nobody would be able to barge in so easily.

"There should still be quite some time before the struggle for the title of Dark Night Son; I shall spend it learning the Spirit Array!"

Ling Chen made up his mind.

Although the Spirit Array couldn’t immediately enhance his combat power, it could protect him and assist in his cultivation.

In the following more than ten days, Ling Chen remained indoors the whole time, studying the Spirit Array in his room.

Now he is a high-grade Divine Thought Master, with his Divine Soul reaching the initial phase of transformation; his comprehension abilities for Spirit Arrays were reaching a terrifying level.

With the inheritance memories providing meticulous guidance, Ling Chen quickly mastered the method of setting up Spirit Arrays.

"Spirit Gathering Array!"

Ling Chen stood in the middle of the room, fingers flicking consecutively, and twenty-four top-grade Spirit Stones transformed into streaks of flowing light shooting out, landing in twenty-four locations to form a peculiar pattern.

These Spirit Stones served as the base of the Spirit Array.

"Condense!"

Streams of Divine Soul Telekinesis burst forth from the Heavenly Spirit and flew towards the twenty-four Spirit Stones, subsequently linking them up.

As the connections were completed, a light bloomed from the twenty-four Spirit Stones and quickly vanished.

Then, a surge of suction erupted from the Spirit Array, drawing in the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy and channeling it into the array.

"Spirit Array, complete!"

Ling Chen felt the Spiritual Energy in the room grow increasingly dense and a satisfied smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"That’s right!"

With a thought, a lower-grade Primordial Spirit Stone appeared in Ling Chen’s hand.

"Crack!"

He applied slight pressure with his right hand, crushing the Primordial Spirit Stone to pieces.

In an instant, countless streams of Spiritual Energy burst forth from the shattered Primordial Spirit Stone.

However, thanks to the Spirit Gathering Array, this Spiritual Energy didn’t dissipate but instead pooled within the array, forming a mist of Spiritual Energy.

"Hum!"

The Spirit Gathering Array emitted a low hum, lightly vibrating.

"It seems that using top-grade Spirit Stones as the array’s foundation, this amount of Spiritual Energy is almost at the limit of what the Spirit Gathering Array can handle."

Ling Chen understood in his heart.

Immediately, he activated the Night Moon Saint Body, drawing the Spiritual Energy into his body, refining it into Spiritual Power.

"Alright, these Primordial Spirit Stones are useful. In the future, I can completely absorb the Spiritual Energy from the Primordial Spirit Stones using this method!"

A proud smile appeared on Ling Chen’s face.

Previously, he could only rely on ingesting Elixirs for cultivation.

However, the Spiritual Energy in Elixirs was somewhat uneven and not as pure as that from Spirit Stones.

Moreover, Elixirs contain a small amount of toxin, and with his way of consumption, the accumulated toxins in his body would form a terrifying amount.

Even though he possessed a Sacred Body and the toxins seemed to have no effect on him,

not even Detoxification Pills could clear the toxins from his body.

But he was unsure how this might affect his cultivation potential in the future.

Now that he has this simple method, he would naturally want to gradually reduce the use of ingesting Elixirs, which can potentially leave drawbacks.

After mastering how to set up the Spirit Gathering Array, Ling Chen began learning how to establish other Spirit Arrays.

Like the Illusion Spirit Array.

Like the Early Warning Spirit Array.

With Ling Chen’s talent, it didn’t take him long to master them.

Three days later.

"Young Master Ling."

The voice of Piano Girl came from outside the door.

"Enter."

Ling Chen spoke.

"Creak!"

Piano Girl pushed the door open but saw an empty room.

She frowned, certain that she hadn’t experienced an auditory hallucination just now.

"Young Master Ling, are you here?"

As soon as her voice faded, she saw a figure seemingly walking out from nothingness.

Piano Girl’s eyes widened in disbelief as she exclaimed, "Young Master Ling, could it be that you possess the Shadow Spirit Body?"

The Shadow Spirit Body is also a type of Super Spiritual Body.

It is known as the most suitable Spiritual Body for assassins.

Assassins usually operate at night, and with a Shadow Spirit Body, they would be nearly invisible after dark.

Such assassins are unquestionably terrifying.

"It’s not that."

Ling Chen shook his head.

He had just walked out of the Illusion Spirit Array, which was why it seemed to have that effect.

"Immortal Qin, what brings you here?"

Ling Chen asked.

Piano Girl then remembered her purpose and said with a smile, "Young Master Ling, get ready. We depart tomorrow for the site of the assessment."

"The selection battle for the Dark Night Son has begun?"

Ling Chen asked excitedly.

"Yes."

Piano Girl nodded. "However, I cannot accompany you there."

She handed a storage ring to him, saying, "Everything you need for the assessment is in here. A map, clothing, and a mask. As the figures of Dark Night are wanted across the Great Xia Dynasty, you must not show your true faces. You can only wear masks."

"I know your strength is formidable, Young Master, but I must still remind you that the fight for the position of Dark Night Son is extremely brutal and has a very high death rate. So, I hope you will be prepared and not take it lightly."

Piano Girl earnestly cautioned.

"Hmm. Thank you for the reminder, Immortal!"

Ling Chen gave a slight bow to Piano Girl.

"Take care, Young Master. I hope the next time we meet will be in that place."

Piano Girl said earnestly.

"That place?"

Ling Chen’s eyes focused.

Piano Girl nodded, "Once Young Master becomes a Dark Night Son, naturally, you will go to that place. I’ll be waiting there for you!"

"Hmm."

Ling Chen responded.

The place mentioned by Immortal Qin is probably the headquarters of Dark Night, right?

He was quite curious, what kind of miraculous place could it be that even King You, Xia Jiuyou, cannot find?

"Young Master, I shall take my leave."

Piano Girl bowed gracefully, then returned to her room.

"I’ve already reported to Lord Star Shura. With Ling Chen’s talent, he should be entirely qualified to become a Dark Night Son without the assessment. I wonder why the Lord still insists on having Ling Chen participate in the assessment?"

Piano Girl’s beautiful eyes carried a hint of confusion.

Being an upper-grade Divine Thought Master should have been more than enough for Ling Chen to become a Dark Night Son.

After Piano Girl left, Ling Chen took out the items from the storage ring.

He spread out the map and focused on the red dot on it.

"Observation Tower."

This was the place of their upcoming battle for the position of Dark Night Son.

Ling Chen looked at the location of the Observation Tower, which was also to the north of Xiongwu Prefecture City, about a few hundred miles away from Flowers Valley.

"It seems to be an abandoned place, right?"

Ling Chen smiled, "It seems the assessment for becoming a Dark Night Son is indeed secretive!"