Insignificant-Grade Martial Tyrant Body Art (Phase-less)
-Usage 1: Allows the user to transform his Martial Body to Martial Tyrant Body. Activation of the Transformation Art cost a large amount of Qi within the user's body. The higher is the quality of Qi, the faster is the conversion rate. The Martial Tyrant Body is capable of withstanding and cancel other Martial Body except for Emperor and Saint Class.
-Usage 2: The moment the user attains the Martial Tyrant Body, the natural energy source available in the atmosphere can be used to replenish the exhausted Qi inside his body.
-Durability: 7/7
-Special 1: During activation, the user will suffer a backlash from overconsumption of High-Quality Strands of Qi, the possibility of entering [Berserk] Status is extremely high.
-Special 2: Current Conversion Rate: 1% equals to 10,000 Strands of Inner Qi.
-Status: 0%
"This is a very difficult choice..." Zhang Wu Ji wanted to start the transformation of this ability, but as he knows, the activation of this transformation art will cause him to goes into a berserk condition, which is equivalent to being bitten by the Devils Bite. The moment he entered this condition, the blood circulation and Qi circulation will run wild. If this situation continues frequently or went on for too long, it will cause more damage than benefit to the body in long run.
He considered his situation and weight the pro and cost before he finalized his decision. At the end of the day, Zhang Wu Ji selected the option to proceed. Holding the book in hand, Zhang Wu Ji pops a Yin Essence Pill into his body before he begins the activation. With the order is executed in his mind, the forced the Strands of Inner Qi within his body to escape from his core (Dantian) before they formed into a ball of needles that continuously pierced into his skin to activates his meridian all over his body.
The activation withdraws a thousand Strands of Inner Qi out each attempt, and one after another, Zhang Wu Ji is suffering extreme pain caused by the attack of thousand needles of Qi. It may be an intangible source of energy, but when they entered his body and drilled into his vein, the pain that it caused reaches the situation where you accidentally knocked your pinkie toe on the cupboard.
In the first three attempts, the pain was extremely unbearable, but when it entered the fourth until seventh attempts, the pain that entered his body is multiplied, until it reaches the moment Zhang Wu Ji may lose his conscience. But that moment as well allows him to understand, what does it mean by entering the [Berserk] status. Within his sight, everything turned into blood red, with only lighter red and darker red can be seen in his sight.
Although he only entered the condition for a mere five seconds, that was enough to give him a mental trauma that extremely deep into his mental condition. Other than the blood red vision, he smelled the stench of blood which was so thick it made a person feel nauseous by sensing it. The wooden floor right before his eyes turned into a pile of bones soaked with blood flowing all over him, and the feeling of despair is extremely heavy.
He believes that if he entered the real for another five more seconds, he might lose control of his own sanity, and begin to run amok killing people and destroying houses. With his ability to executes any martial arts without learning them, what can stop him from a massacre? Perhaps only his master, headmistress, and a few elders could. But it won't be until he kills a large number of people.
This time, he continued. By popping two Yin Essence Pill instead of the one like his previous trial. At this moment, he was hungry for the high-quality Scarlet Dissection Pill that works much more miraculous than the Violet Calming Pill. With his preparation is done, he entered the condition once again and went through another three attempts to complete the 1st % of his transformation.
With only 124 strands of Fighter Qi, Zhang Wu Ji only possess enough Strands of inner qi for 12 attempts, until he rests for a few hours. The three more attempts went successfully without any hitch, but the moment he obtained the 1% of his Martial Tyrant Body, his body begins to release a thick layer of dirt as smelly as a pile of feces that was collected for over a week old. Immediately, he rushes to take a quick bath from his personal bathtub and cleaned the water before it was noticeable by anyone inside the courtyard.
As he dried his hair, Zhang Wu Ji saw paid his attention to the surrounding Natural Energy again. Although their existence was nothing surprising to him, the moment he noticed that the Natural Energy were slowly absorbed into his body, it indicates that his body is returning to how a cultivator should have.
"This! This is impossible!" of course, Zhang Wu Ji was surprised with the fact his body is able to process the Natural Energy in the air now! Before this, he would have to heavily dependent on the Qi Sensing Pills to increase the possibility of his body woven the strand of Inner Qi, but now, it entered to his body without any effort is needed. Wasn't this surprising, especially to him who unable to cultivates properly for over five months inside of this world?
Although the hint of increment in his energy is slower than expected, what was better than finding the fact your body is able to begin absorbing the Natural Energy in the air like the other cultivator does? But in his mind, one question remained.
"Did nobody noticed the existence of Natural Energy all over our surrounding?" Zhang Wu Ji was puzzled with this fact as he failed to find any related book and records related to the Natural Energy all over their surroundings. While he was puzzled with the unknown fact, another morning comes. Outside of his courtyard, footsteps of disciples rushing to the kitchen to prepare the breakfast started to become a norm for each of them. And without a complaint at all, the Kitchen Department utilized all the manpower Zhang Wu Ji distributes to them.
During this period, the group of loitering disciples outside of his courtyard completely engrossed into the art of culinary and even applied to become one of the kitchen helpers without a question about their salary. With a simple direction from Zhang Wu Ji, the bleak and dull future of the Kitchen Department suddenly rise in their number of manpower, and started to came out with some plan to cultivates their own high-quality fish products.
Some even started with their plan to open some Small Culinary Stall as competition to satisfy the competitive heart deep inside them. This way, the Kitchen Department will not only able to attract more disciples to join them, but also to become one of the important department within the Seven Star Sect.
Unknown to himself, Zhang Wu Ji's fame is now spread not only throughout the Medicine Department, Blacksmithing Department, but even the Kitchen Department is unconsciously under his control at this moment. With only the Knowledge Pagoda, Hunting Department, Art Department, Security Department, and Headmaster's Management is still not convinced to his strength, Zhang Wu Ji's position within the sect is almost as firm as the grand elders and Pagoda Elders.
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Of course, this soon taken as an act of trying to affect the distribution of power within each faction, but for the meantime, nobody within the sect are willing to bring this matter up in discussion because as the day passes, the Upper South State County's Gathering is expected to be starting in another 30 days.
Meanwhile, Zhang Wu Ji is still void of any of all this issue spreading all around the sect, and busy strengthening himself. It was lucky that the Yin Essence Pill was not an item that he gave to others often, thus it helps him in quickly completing the transformation. Being more safe than sorry, Zhang Wu Ji proceeds with a Yin Essence Pill each time he activates the transformation art for two attempts. Following this sequence, Zhang Wu Ji's Martial Tyrant Body soon increase by leap and bounds, from 1% initially to 10% in this two days.
"Master Senior Ninth!" an inner disciple came to his courtyard to deliver the summon from the Headmaster. It seems that this call isn't related to any of the classes he conducted, but from the appearance of the Inner Disciple, he seems to come here in a hurry. Because the summon came directly from his master personally, Zhang Wu Ji did not waste his time to wait for one of his attendants to return from their garden and inform them about his leave.
Following the Inner Disciple, Zhang Wu Ji reaches the Reflection Pagoda in a mere ten minutes and went up the stairs to his master's personal room. When he saw his master's appearance, an ache came into his heart. In his mind, how can his master, who was a cultivator in his Inner Qi Lord that went through the Sheng Tian Process, can look this weak!
"Master!" Without waiting for his master to answer his call, Zhang Wu Ji went up to his master's side and grab his hand tightly. The Small Nourishment Art is activated on his master, but it provides no recovering effect at all. Afraid that his master is under the effect of poison, Zhang Wu Ji took the Crystal Surgeon Knife to check his master's health, but similar to his initial trial, his tool did not work!
"Hateful! How Hateful!!! Why would you both don't work now!" Zhang Wu Ji blamed his tool and himself for not able to do anything for his master. Staying in this world for so long, this was the first time he can't do anything at all for the sake of his master. Zhang Wu Ji wishes to ask how can he help, but it seems even talking is difficult for his master.
"Master, did anyone know about your condition?" Zhang Wu Ji asked. There wasn't a commotion at this few days before, and even if he causes trouble in the Wen Wu City, the fact it will be overlooked by the City Lord is expected. But still, who can cause such a trouble for his master? Zhang Wu Ji went through everything in his memory until a whisper entered his ears.
"Let me explain this." a silhouette came out from the back of his master's seat, hidden thoroughly by a curtain. She was the headmistress and also the beloved wife of his master.
"Master Mother please enlighten his disciple. Please tell me what can I do for my master!" Zhang Wu Ji kneeled on the ground as he faced his master and Master Mother.
She stares at the youth for a moment before she transfers some Cultivation Qi into her husband. After receiving the supply of Cultivation Qi, his situation turns better, but his master is still too weak to talks. Still standing right behind her husband, she started to narrate everything that happened a few days ago.
It seems that during the time he was enjoying the breakfast behind the Kitchen Department's open area, his master is entertaining some guest that comes from somewhere outside of the Seven Star County. They're a total of four guests, an elder from the Upper South Merchant Corporation, the State Minister of the Left, the Jie Clan's Second Elder, and a youth that looks like he belonged to the royalties.
Their discussion was heading to a very positive path before the person from the youth added a word that angered his master. Of course, his master still maintains his calmness and did not throw his tantrum during the discussion. But his calmness was unable to subdue any longer the moment the youth mentioned that they have a prior appointment with the Jie's Clan to help build up the strength of their clan, thus the Seven Star Sect are required to step down to the ninth's spot this year, and allows the Jie Clan to take the 6th position.
When his master no longer able to calm his fury, he decided to send the four guest away without even allowing the kitchen's preparation to be served to the guest. But what was unexpected by everyone is that the youth, in fact, was a 69th Stage Inner Qi Lord cultivator, and without a warning, he executes three strikes at his master. Suffering such a sneak attack without any prior warning, he has fallen into an unconscious situation until yesterday morning.
"Master Mother, do you know the name of this youth?" Zhang Wu Ji tightened his fingers against his palm, and the pressure he extorted caused his nails to smeared by blood flowing from his own palm. This was an unforgivable act! How can the four people act as they wish right inside of the Seven Star County!
"What is the uses of knowing the youth's name if you can't even stand against the youth's sneeze?" the headmistress dismissed the question and did not bother to answer him. But no matter how she will need to let Zhang Wu Ji knows the reason his master summoned him over to the tower. Under the watchful eyes of her husband, her heart turns softer along with her tone.
"I've discussed with your master about our decision, but before I proceed with what your master wants me to speaks, let me ask you first. How can I trust you on the loyalty you show? Won't you become like one of those ingrates that left the sect the moment they obtained what they want? We've seen this too much from the moment your master took the position of Sect Leader." his Master Mother questioned.
"Master Mother, Wu Ji never did anything without considering the name of the Seven Star Sect. From the day I entered the Sect, I've promised master that from the favor master gives me, I will return it with all my loyalty! In this word, a Fledgling will have to fly the moment they have to leave the nest. Wu Ji was the same. He will have to fly when he grows up, but before this, Wu Ji will not do anything that shame master's name, nor do something without considering my master's reputation!" Zhang Wu Ji speaks out his mind, with the same word as he promised to his master before he enrolls into the sect.
In fact, what he has done is seen by everyone within the sect.
From rewriting a new version of Fist of Destruction Qi to a new Bone Strengthening Art, Improving the Blacksmithing Department and also the recent Kitchen Department, Establishing the Seven Star Apprentice Hall, assisting the Wen Wu City in defending against the attack from the bandits from Orchid Mountain, and now, restructuring the mindset of the all the slave disciples within the sect for better good.
Furthermore, all the deed that was done under his name was for the sake of strengthening his master's faction and help him to obtain a stronger position within the sect. If all this action weren't for the sake of his master, then what would that be? Based on his ability until now, It was not ridiculous to say that if Zhang Wu Ji wanted to make his own faction, it wasn't impossible to achieve!
Only looking from the wealth generated from the Apprentice Hall alone, their number of profit are reaching 1 Million Gold Coins every single day, only from selling various product and services that was achievable by the slave disciples. If in the future, even Inner Disciples were included, will their profit remain in one million gold coins daily?
"Your master wants you to create your own faction. Instead of being restricted by the rules and laws of the Sect, your faction will be built according to your own accords, and compete with the Seven Star Sect evenly for the fight to power!" the word spoken by his Master Mother was so shocking it stunned the kneeling Zhang Wu Ji.
"Master Mother, this act is indirectly usurping my master's power within the sect! If this news is made known to the people in the whole county, my master's reputation will not only be affected, I will be breaking the promises I made to master as well!" Zhang Wu Ji begged for his master and master mother to reconsider their options.
"No! We've discussed. If you're worried about your reputation, then go ahead and protect it instead and not your master, and not this Seven Star Sect!" his master mother scolded him for being immature in this situation. Do he treats his master and master mother as a fool? Will they sacrifice so much just for the sake of making something out?
"Master! Master Mother! Wu Ji did not have a single thought about his reputation, but it's all about master's reputation! How can this disciple destroys the reputation my master built for so many years?" Zhang Wu Ji bowed at his master.
"With the situation now, the Seven Star Sect and the Seven Star County is already under the watchful eyes of the outsider from the Crystalline River County and the Jie's County. If we do not unite the whole Seven Star Sect under one single banner, It will be impossible for us to counter their approach when it happens."
"This means, even if our opponent forces were a mixture of sands, they can still easily buried the stone that already laid in this county for so long! Plus, calling ourselves as a stone is an overstatement! We're more likely to be a few pieces of gravels in front of them!" his Master Mother's word enlighten his puzzled mind, and opened his conservative way of considerating the issue.
"I am not usurping my master's faction, but instead, my faction will purge the others to combine the Seven Star into one big family. Only in this way we can fight against the incoming attack from the Crystalline River County and Jie's County!" Zhang Wu Ji finally understands the motives behind his master and master mother's word.
"Wu Ji will follow my master and master mother's instruction!" Zhang Wu Ji cupped his fist together facing the two and showing a resolute expression towards the two elder. Knowing that his task ain't going to be as easy it may become, Zhang Wu Ji decided to ask for one last question.
"May Wu Ji ask master mother to give this faction a name?" Zhang Wu Ji speaks. Looking at this youth and his decisive mentality, they smiled. Then, his master mother answered his question with a name that was already been considered for a long time.
"WUJI FACTION!"