Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 269 - 38: Hou Transformation Technique, Pig Transformation? Feng Qiu Battles Zhao Xing!

Chapter 269: Chapter 38: Hou Transformation Technique, Pig Transformation? Feng Qiu Battles Zhao Xing!

"It’s Feng Qiu," Yang Yang said, "This is also Feng Qiu’s second ranking battle. If he wins, he can advance. If he loses, he has to start from scratch again."

"Him?" Yu Chunwu replied, "Feng Qiu was ranked fifth last time. With so many points taken by Zhao Xing, it’s not much to watch."

"Feng Qiu initially only had Alpha treatment at the Heavenly Time Institute. It wasn’t until last time that he got promoted."

"You are underestimating Feng Qiu," Peng Ran shook his head, "Supplemental training is ultimately not the same as battle, this is different."

"When Feng Qiu reported, he was ranked third, just after Shi Yong and Zhuang Ziqing. In the internal selection of the Tiger Flood Dragon Army, he only lost to Shi Yong and Zhuang Ziqing."

"I heard from a friend in the Tiger Flood Dragon Army that the reason Feng Qiu got Alpha in the branch evaluation was because his performance in the Thunder Skill Test was mediocre."

"But his achievements in Wind Skill are astonishing!"

"He is obsessed with the Wind Path. Before coming to the Ten Suns Cave Heaven, he had already reached the tenth transformation in one Wind Skill!"

"Hiss, the tenth transformation?" Yu Chunwu, He Yu, and Yang Yang all gasped.

A tenth transformation spell means it has already broken through the limit. Feng Qiu’s achievement in this mid-tier spell is unmatched even by its creator.

Of course, the creators of mid-tier spells vary in strength.

Some mid-tier spells are created by first-grade individuals and are particularly strong, for example, the Swallowing Cloud Skill, which was created by an ancient sage. To this day, no one has perfected it beyond the ninth transition.

Some mid-tier spells are created by ninth-grade individuals and are comparatively weaker.

However, spells promoted by the court are generally strong and further improvement is challenging.

"After the branch evaluation, Feng Qiu remained obsessed with the Wind Path. Other spells he only practiced up to the seventh transition before focusing back on Wind Skill."

"Specializing in one spell, made his Wind Skill extremely formidable. Teachers at the Heavenly Time Institute say that among the current reserve soldiers, Feng Qiu is the foremost in Wind Technique!" Peng Ran said, "In this round, Feng Qiu has a greater chance of winning."

"No, I think Feng Qiu is too focused on one spell. The Eighth Grade Spirit Bridge Realm is to broaden rather than deepen one’s spell repertoire. A mix of multiple spells is more powerful. Focusing on just Wind Walk, even if reaching the tenth transformation, so what?" He Yu sided with Zhao Xing.

"I said Feng Qiu’s Wind Walk is strong, but didn’t say he is one-dimensional. I heard from a friend that most of his spells are above the seventh transition. Other spells reaching the seventh transition aren’t weak either," Peng Ran argued, "With no weaknesses and one standout ability, that’s the key to winning or losing."

"Stop arguing." Yu Chunwu interrupted as he saw signs of a heated dispute, "We will see the truth soon. Let’s watch the battle quickly."

...

In the dojo, on the preparation platform.

"My accumulated insights have reached a critical point. I don’t know how to break through this barrier," Zhao Xing opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

The progress of the Seasonal Order now stood at [Start of Spring] and [Beginning of Summer], both at the third transition of the Knowledge Realm.

He was only 1 point away from breaking through to the maximum value.

But this 1 point involved two levels.

The first three transitions of the Seasonal Order only enhanced spell power and gave a home-field advantage.

But the fourth transition of the Seasonal Order itself had great power as it involved phenological changes, reaching the ’Marquis Transformation Skill.’

"The Seasonal Order reaching the Fourth Transition of the Knowledge Realm means grasping the mysteries of human, material, and animal transformations, allowing the use of the Marquis Transformation Skill."

"Although it can’t achieve complete transformations like those in nature, even partial mastery is extraordinary."

How formidable was the Marquis Transformation Skill?

The tale from the Grand Ancestor’s period featuring Grand Minister of Agriculture Wu Cheng said it all. When campaigning with the army, they encountered a country named ’Ancient Han.’

When Wu Cheng arrived, the monarch of Ancient Han opened the gates and surrendered, but after Wu Cheng left, he broke his word and commanded an army of one hundred thousand Forbidden Army soldiers to attack Emperor Taizu of Zhou’s territory.

Emperor Taizu, benevolent, ordered Wu Cheng to suppress the rebellion but gave the Ancient Han monarch a second chance, who surrendered again.

Three years later, they rebelled once more.

This time, Wu Cheng was furious and didn’t wait for Taizu’s orders.

He went alone to the capital of Ancient Han, using the Marquis Transformation Skill.

The Ancient Han King and one hundred thousand Forbidden Army soldiers, along with the aristocrats and wealthy, all turned into pigs within a day!

Originally, Wu Cheng planned not to kill anyone to avoid tarnishing Taizu’s name, only intending to give a lesson and transform them back in seven days.

However, the people, long oppressed by the monarch’s tyranny, immediately stormed the Imperial Palace, slaughtered the transformed pigs, and divided them among themselves.

Such was the terror of the Marquis Transformation Skill.

Thinking of this story, Zhao Xing felt a surge of emotion.

After Wu Cheng used the Marquis Transformation Skill, it was nicknamed: Pig Transformation Skill.

"Keep talking? Keep talking, and I’ll turn you into a pig and eat you!"

"The Marquis Transformation Skill could be used for both internal and external training, either for oneself or against enemies."

"The seventy-two transformations of the lunar calendar corresponded to the twenty-four solar terms, with each term having three stages. Internal cultivation of the Marquis Transformation Skill was also known as the 72 Transformations."

"However, the 72 Transformation Methods carried risks. If uncontrollable, the transformation could become permanent."

"In the ’Creation Dao College’ among the Seventy-two Daoist Academies, using death row prisoners as test subjects had once produced terrifying results, leading to a ban on research by fourth-rank or lower cultivators during Emperor Wen’s period."

"Nowadays, under Emperor Wu’s reign, such taboos no longer exist."