Chapter 330 - 187: Level 4 Warrior Advancement
Chapter 330: Chapter 187: Level 4 Warrior Advancement
Since he was going to get his promotion, there was no reason to delay. After all, there were no benefits to putting it off. Unless there was a genuine reason preventing it, it was always better to advance sooner rather than later.
However, this promotion was certainly different from the previous ones and required a little preparation.
「The next morning.」
Lu Cang arrived at the Promotion Hall.
This time, the Promotion Hall was bustling with activity.
As he reached the entrance, he saw Chum waving at him from inside the hall.
"Little Lu Cang! You’re here!"
Lu Cang replied with a bright smile, "Good morning, Chum."
’Chum and I seem to be on pretty good terms now, probably because I saved her.’
Yesterday, Lu Cang had made up an excuse. He claimed that while going through the Storage Bags of the people he’d killed, he’d found something containing a hidden secret.
He told them that by decrypting it, he had located a stronghold belonging to the Rose of Shedding Skin.
After his promotion was over, they would all discuss how to deal with the group.
Of course, the decryption part was a lie.
The items those people carried on them truly held no secrets about any stronghold.
However, by following the clues on the items they carried, it was possible to find information about the "Creator," the "Owner," and the "Lost One."
Using these items to pinpoint locations, he had managed to uncover quite a few marked places, as well as some clearly identified individuals.
But Lu Cang wasn’t the type to go it alone.
Especially when it came to overthrowing an entire faction, he had to be cautious.
Iz and the others had nearly met with disaster while staking out the Death Church, encountering the phantom of Bai summoned by some former Sect Leader.
Who knew what would happen if he went in alone and pushed them too far? They might summon some black phantom, or a red one.
He couldn’t risk it.
Lu Cang followed Chum to the rear chamber of the Promotion Hall.
The rear chamber was reserved for the promotions of higher-Level Reincarnators. The space was much larger, about the size of four or five football fields combined.
The rear chamber was located underground; otherwise, it would take up too much of the Capital’s prime real estate.
The entire rear chamber of the Promotion Hall was laid out somewhat like an arena, with spectator stands above and a circular promotion area below.
Lu Cang strongly suspected the place had been converted from an arena.
By now, many scholars from the White Tower were already seated on the high platform of the rear chamber.
Among them were Yuna’s parents, and Yuna herself was there as well.
Leng Qingying was also there, leaning coldly against a pillar with her back to most of the crowd, tossing a Dagger in the air.
’She’s trying to look cool.’
’Kids this age really do love to act cool.’
Lu Cang scanned the crowd and noticed Iz was also present.
"Lu Cang." Kumironi approached him.
"That information you mentioned to me about the contamination was a great help."
"Iz helped improve the array for this promotion Ritual, too. Your promotion might just become a beacon of hope for others wishing to advance early in the future."
In the Promotion Hall, scholars in white uniforms were all eagerly watching him.
After completing his promotion to Decryption Scholar, Lu Cang had also written up his research report on the "Spiritual Contamination Worm" and submitted it to the White Tower.
The White Tower’s reaction was surprisingly swift.
After all, the Prophet’s research project had failed previously. The report Lu Cang now submitted analyzed part of the contamination’s fundamental nature.
If his findings could be proven, it would represent a completely new breakthrough—no... it would be more accurate to call it a milestone in the fight against the contamination.
If he could prove that ’contamination can be blocked by a substance with the same origin as the Filth Source Nest,’ future research could shift toward discovering, finding, or even creating substances with the same properties.
That would mean it’s possible to shield against Spiritual Contamination.
Lu Cang certainly hoped this line of research would develop quickly.
After all, Kumironi was already starting to struggle.
If the contamination problem wasn’t solved, his own promotion from Level 4 to Level 5, and even from Level 5 to 6, would become exceedingly difficult.
At that point, he might really have to use ’Primordial Origin,’ the Magic Meiser had given him, just to get promoted.
Iz had already finished analyzing the Magic, ’Primordial Origin.’
The result of the analysis was that it shared the exact same source as the contaminating Spirituality.
’Heh. No wonder it could block the contamination.’
...
Lu Cang walked to the very center of the promotion grounds.
Everyone else was in the surrounding stands, watching him with solemn, serious expressions.
This was still, first and foremost, his promotion. Lu Cang wasn’t here to be their guinea pig.
These scholars were only here to observe.
They were not to interfere.
"Are you ready, Little Lu Cang?"
"The promotion to Warrior."
Kumironi stood a short distance away, officiating the promotion Ritual.
Lu Cang nodded slightly.
HUMMM!
The light of the promotion Ritual flared to life!
The Array on the ground this time was completely different from the last.
He hadn’t understood Rituals during his last promotion, but now that he was proficient in both Rituals and Magic, Lu Cang examined the Array on the ground once more.
He could tell at a glance that this Array was over a hundred times more complex than the previous one...
Iz had modified the Array drastically—to the point that even he couldn’t fully comprehend it—and had woven in numerous Restrictions.
Lu Cang could, however, feel the purpose of these Restrictions.
Magic Element-based Restrictions to prevent the contamination from entering.
A Restriction combining Rituals and Magic to prevent the contamination from altering its properties.
And a Restriction to give the Contamination Worm physical form.
’It really is complex.’
HUMMM!
The instant the Ritual flared to life, the entire space began to thunderously roar!