Chapter 42

Everything is arranged, we should go.

Yang Hongyue acted swiftly and without wasting a moment, while Shen Tianxing said with a carefree smile:

Before we leave, there's still something to take care of—wasn't it said that if I guard the North City Gate I'd be made Vice Commander? This appointment ought to be carried out, at least give me the Vice Commander's token.

Yang Hongyue couldn't help but roll her eyes.

What time is this, asking me for the Vice Commander's token? Are you crazy for promotion? What's the situation? Even if you really became Vice Commander, what good would it do? You can't report to the imperial court, and you won't get any troops.

I don't need to report to the imperial court, nor do I need troops—just give me this position, and I'll bring you a huge surprise: 500 soldiers of Third-Rank strength.

Shen Tianxing was of course thinking about his Main Quest, just one step away; as long as he obtains this Vice Commander position, there will also be a token for summoning Intermediate Fourth-Tier soldiers.

You should know that below Fourth-Tier no Killing Value is needed, and their strength isn't much different; they can serve as the main force for this trip to Jingcheng, and if he really can't hold out, he can still summon the Hubaqi.

"500 soldiers equal to a commander of a thousand? Knowing you're from a Hidden World Family, I never expected you to have so many Third-Rank soldiers."

"General Yang, you don't see much oddity—there are Fourth-Rank troops too, but I can't just call them all at a moment's notice; after all, the Shen Family isn't solely my decision."

"No time to chat—this is the Vice Commander's token; from now on you're my direct subordinate Vice Commander, that should work. Hurry and gather your people; we'll set off immediately."

Yang Hongyue tossed a Vice Commander's token to Shen Tianxing, then issued the appointment, and a wonderful System Prompt sounded.

"Congratulations, Host, for completing the Second Stage Main Quest; reward: 100,000 Killing Value points, one Random Ultimate Martial Arts Fragment, an Intermediate Fourth-Tier summoning token, the Superior Grade Arrow Technique 'Hundred Steps Piercing Yang', one Advanced Lottery draw, three Intermediate Lottery draws, six Beginner Lottery draws."

The reward for the Second Stage Main Quest seemed a bit meager to Shen Tianxing now, but relatively speaking it was still not bad.

"Open the Random Ultimate Martial Arts Fragment now?"

"Open!"

"Congratulations, Host, you've obtained the Upper Half of the Ultimate Martial Art Lingbo Weibu fragment; comprehend it now?"

Shen Tianxing realized he was mistaken—the Main Quest reward was fantastic; the Upper Half of the Lingbo Weibu fragment means that with just the other half he could fully master Lingbo Weibu, which is an ultimate lightness skill and body technique.

"Comprehend!"

"Congratulations, Host, you have successfully comprehended the Entry level of the Upper Half of the Ultimate Martial Art Lingbo Weibu; Lingbo Weibu is fragmentary, a mysterious step that leaves only elusive afterimages when used, impossible to catch; each use raises Suodu by 30%, no cooldown, consumes 100 Internal Force per hour, cannot be used if Internal Force insufficient."

"If you master complete Lingbo Weibu, each use doubles Suodu, and raising the level can increase Suodu; spend 1,000 Killing Value points to upgrade the Upper Half of Lingbo Weibu to Skilled?"

"Of course it should be upgraded, but can it be raised straight to Great Success? And how many Killing Value points would that cost?"

"Upgrading the Upper Half of Lingbo Weibu to Great Success requires spending some Killing Value points. Upgrade?"

"Upgrade"

"Congratulations, Host, you have successfully upgraded the Upper Half of Lingbo Weibu to Great Success. Spend 250,000 Killing Value points to raise it to Peak?"

"Forget that—I need to save the remaining Killing Value for emergencies!"

"Lingbo Weibu Upper Half at Great Success raises Suodu by 70% per use, no cooldown, consumes 100 Internal Force per hour, cannot be used if Internal Force insufficient."

Shen Tianxing's eyes lit up—he now has 1,710 Internal Force points, meaning Lingbo Weibu can be sustained for 17 hours.

Most importantly, Shen Tianxing's first layer of Nine Yang Divine Skill automatically recovers 10 Internal Force per hour, plus a 10% Internal Force boost, effectively giving him 1,881 Internal Force.

Previously, Shen Tianxing's Internal Force wasn't actually consumed, as his strength hadn't reached external projection, so the Internal Force cost of using any martial art is negligible.

After all, Internal Force circulates within the body, providing support, but it doesn't drain much.

Lingbo Weibu is relatively special, because when used, Internal Force clings to the feet to boost speed, and as Shen Tianxing moves, the Internal Force gradually dissipates.

Just like Shen Tianxing now, although he knows the first three palms of the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms and can exert some power, he cannot project Internal Force outward, so the Internal Force consumption is not large.

"The Intermediate Fourth-Tier summoning token allows you to summon any 500 Fourth-Tier soldiers; death can be reversed by spending 1,000 Killing Value points for Resurrection."

"The Superior Grade Arrow Technique 'Hundred Steps Piercing Yang' has 100% accuracy, adding damage based on personal martial power; Entry raises damage by 10%, Skilled by 20%, and so on, with Perfection raising it by 100%; cooldown is fifteen minutes, and leveling up reduces cooldown."

Just having 100% accuracy already makes Hundred Steps Piercing Yang comparable to some Ultimate Martial Arts; especially at Perfection it can reach 100% damage increase, equaling double Shen Tianxing's martial power.

As for cooldown, leveling up can reduce it, and Shen Tianxing became interested.

"System, comprehend Hundred Steps Piercing Yang, and how many Killing Value points are needed to raise it to Small Success?"

"Congratulations, Host, you have successfully comprehended Hundred Steps Piercing Yang; current level is Entry, raising to Small Success requires Killing Value points. Upgrade now?"

"Upgrade"

"Congratulations, Host, you have successfully raised Hundred Steps Piercing Yang to Small Success; spend 50,000 Killing Value points to raise it to Great Success?"

"No need!"

Shen Tianxing naturally wouldn't raise Hundred Steps Piercing Yang to Great Success, as that would leave insufficient Killing Value to summon the Hubaqi at any time; besides, the Small Success version already adds 40% extra damage, and the key is its cooldown is only two minutes.

Yang Hongyue saw Shen Tianxing take the token and just stand there smiling foolishly, and she couldn't help but frown.

"It's just a Vice Commander position—do you need to be this happy? If we manage to rescue my grandfather and my Yang family members this time, and join with several Imperial Family members to quell the chaos, you could at least become a Third-Rank general."

Hearing Yang Hongyue's words, Shen Tianxing then turned and smiled at her.

"You don't understand—only by becoming Vice Commander can I transfer those 500 Third-Rank This One; this is a test from my family, I'm laughing because getting them over will let me better help General Yang rescue his family and quell the chaos."