Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 212: Wonderful Uses of the Astronomical Tower (4th Update)

Chapter 212: Chapter 212: Wonderful Uses of the Astronomical Tower (4th Update)

The next day.

Before dawn, Ling Chen left Xiongwu Prefecture in the cover of night.

Four hours later, a towering black tower emerged into Ling Chen’s sight.

It was the Star Watching Tower.

"Whoosh!"

Ling Chen lightly tapped his toes, his agile body swiftly rose into the sky, and then several streams of light shot from his hands into the surrounding wild grass.

These were Spirit Stones, used as the foundation for the array!

"Illusion Spirit Array!"

Ling Chen muttered internally, hundreds of Divine Soul Telekinesis surged out from his Heavenly Spirit, aiming towards where those lights had landed.

As the Divine Soul Telekinesis connected the Spirit Stones, the Illusion Spirit Array abruptly took shape.

Ling Chen plunged from the sky, landing into the Illusion Spirit Array and vanished.

Moments later, a young man in a black robe appeared with a white badge on his chest, bearing the characters ’397’.

This person was indeed Ling Chen, and ’Bai 397’ was his alias in the dark night.

However, the face of the black-robed youth differed greatly from that of Ling Chen; even Ling Wu might not recognize him if present.

Such was the magic of the Human Skin Mask.

All participants in the Dark Night Son contest are Silver Assassins of the dark night.

Being assassins, they naturally have other identities during peacetime.

Aside from their handler, no one else knows their true identities.

Thus, even in the contest for Dark Night Son, they use Human Skin Masks to conceal their identities.

"Departure!"

As Ling Chen spoke, his voice sounded hoarse, startling even himself.

This Human Skin Mask even had the special effect of altering the voice!

Half an hour later, Ling Chen appeared in front of the Star Watching Tower.

Beneath his feet lay broken rocks and remnants of walls.

Weeds grew wildly, devoid of any vitality.

"This dark night sure knows how to pick a location!"

Ling Chen grinned.

Clearly, this rarely visited place was suitable for those like the Dark Night Assassins who lived in the darkness.

Ling Chen turned his head, looking around, but saw no one.

Then, waves of Divine Soul Telekinesis swept out from him, still detecting no one.

"It seems I’ve arrived quite early!"

Ling Chen smiled and looked up at the Star Watching Tower.

The tower was hundreds of meters tall, its spire almost disappearing into the clouds.

"Let’s go up and take a look."

Ling Chen thought to himself.

Instead of waiting around here, he might as well climb up the Star Watching Tower.

It took him a quarter of an hour to reach the top.

Standing at the summit, he had a panoramic view of the lush forest sea surrounding him.

"Howl!"

Ling Chen couldn’t help but let out a long howl.

This scene inspired a spirited exuberance!

Night fell.

Ling Chen immediately sensed the thinness of the surrounding Spiritual Energy.

However, he didn’t care.

At his current state, how could the mere nature’s spiritual energy satisfy him?

"Early Warning Spirit Array."

Ling Chen set up an Early Warning Spirit Array at the entrance of the tower top.

Being the earliest arrival, and with the Dark Night Son contest yet to start, why not cultivate atop the tower?

"Illusion Spirit Array!"

Ling Chen placed an Illusion Array at the center of the tower top.

"Spirit Gathering Array!"

Then, he set up another Spirit Array.

This Spirit Gathering Array, fashioned with lower-quality Primordial Spirit Stones, had a strong ability to condense Spiritual Energy.

Of course, setting up a Spirit Gathering Array atop a tower where Spiritual Energy is so sparse was not for absorbing the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy.

It was mainly meant to retain the Spiritual Energy within the low-grade Primordial Spirit Stones!

"Bang Bang Bang!"

Ling Chen spread his hands, each revealing five low-grade Primordial Spirit Stones. Clenching his hands, the stones were crushed, and countless streams of Spiritual Energy burst out. Just as they tried to escape, they were forcefully pulled back by the strong attraction of the Spirit Gathering Array.

"Night Moon Saint Body!"

Ling Chen activated his Night Moon Saint Body, frantically absorbing the Spiritual Energy into his body, refining it into Spiritual Power stored within the Spirit Sea inside him.

After this period of cultivation, Ling Chen’s cultivation level had already reached the peak of the ninth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, only a step away from the Primordial Pill Realm.

However, taking this step was not easy.

"Hmm?"

Half an hour later, Ling Chen suddenly stopped.

He stood up, his eyes slightly closed, as if sensing something.

After a long time.

His eyes suddenly snapped open, bursting with a sharp light!

"Such dense power from the stars and moon!"

Astonishment shone in Ling Chen’s eyes.

This place was hundreds of feet above the ground, naturally closer to the stars and the bright moon in the sky.

Moreover, this was an observatory, built specifically to observe the stars of Zhou Tian, naturally allowing for the best view of the stars.

With a thought from Ling Chen, the telekinetic power maintaining the Spirit Gathering Array immediately dissipated, and with a wave of his hand, the Primordial Spirit Stones flew straight into his hand and then into his storage ring.

"It appears, this place is the best for harnessing the power of the stars and moon to temper the body!"

A look of delighted surprise emerged in Ling Chen’s eyes.

Then he removed his clothes and stood atop of the tower, bathing in the power of the stars and moon.

Being inside the Illusion Spirit Array, he didn’t need to worry about being seen by others, therefore, Ling Chen could completely let go of his inhibitions.

"The power of the stars and moon here indeed brings outstanding effects!"

After only half an hour of cultivation, Ling Chen felt his progress was significant.

Next, he concentrated on absorbing the power of the stars and moon to temper his body.

Previously, his physical body was comparable to the late third layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.

But after one night had passed, his body became much stronger, advancing by a whole tier, reaching the appearance of the late fourth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.

Taking advantage of the dawn before sunrise, Ling Chen desperately urged the power of the stars and moon, eventually advancing to match the early fifth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm!

The progress made in one night, breaking through two layers, would have been unimaginable before.

Initially, he felt the speed of tempering his body was slowing down.

But here, atop the observatory, the effects were even faster than before.

Looking at the newly risen sun, a smile appeared on Ling Chen’s lips: "Perhaps, the power of the Sunlight is also quite effective!"

After putting on his black robe again, Ling Chen activated the Sunlight Holy Body, absorbing the Sunlight Power to enhance his Divine Soul cultivation.

Indeed, as expected, his Divine Soul cultivation speed was much faster than before.

Though now, Ling Chen was already in the early stages of a transformation realm, this increase in cultivation speed was still not significant for him.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound echoed in Ling Chen’s mind.

"Realm Spirit Array?"

Ling Chen opened his eyes, and with a thought, the telekinetic power maintaining the Illusion Spirit Array immediately dispersed, and immediately after, dozens of Spirit Stones shot towards his right hand, entering the black storage ring.

After completing all this, he then looked towards the entrance to the tower top.

"Young man, you’re fairly early, huh!"

As the voice fell, a middle-aged man in a black robe, with a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, walked over.

"Are you also here for the assessment?"

The contest for the Dark Night Son, after all, was too sensitive.

Therefore, outside, it was generally referred to as an assessment.

His gaze shifted to the chest of the middle-aged man, and saw that unlike him, there was no badge.

The middle-aged man also looked towards Ling Chen’s chest, and when he saw the white badge with the words ’Bai 397’, he immediately understood.

"No."

The middle-aged man shook his head.

"Then you..."

Ling Chen’s eyes narrowed, bristling with wariness.

"You are Ling Chen, right?"

The middle-aged man looked at Ling Chen quite satisfied.