The Cicada Molting Dragon Transformation Divine Ability is not simply a power that allows one to shed the mortal body and exchange the essence, improve Root Bone, and continuously transform into a dragon.
Or rather, after this Divine Ability mutated within Lu Ye, its manifestation became vastly different from that of the account Fish Dragon Diagram in the game.
First, it allows him to continuously shed the mortal body and exchange the essence whenever his vitality is sufficient; Lu Ye has already undergone the Cicada Molting Dragon Transformation five times to date.
However, although his current Cultivation Level as a Minor Martial Disciple possesses majestic vitality, in the evaluation of the Fish Dragon Diagram, he is still within the range of an ordinary person, so he can only linger within the circle of ordinary Root Bone.
Of course, even among ordinary people, Root Bone varies; Lu Ye chose strong and sturdy individuals as templates for all five of his metamorphoses, and his Lifespan has also increased, rising from the original 49 years to 62 years now.
Secondly, the Cultivation Method recorded by this Divine Ability can be manifested through data values, and it directly provides the time required to master a Cultivation Method.
In other words, as long as Lu Ye puts in the effort to record a Cultivation Method, he will surely make daily progress, gathering sand into a tower, and eventually reach Great Accomplishment.
For instance, the time for him to break through to the next stage as a Minor Martial Disciple is 5 years, mastering Fierce Wind True Qi takes 4 years, and a set of Gale Blade and fist techniques takes 3 years to master.
Of course, the prerequisite is that Lu Ye must practice with hardship and persist every day.
Is wasting time the thing one fears most in Cultivation?
Certainly not; what one fears most in Cultivation is wasting time only to fail to learn anything.
Lu Ye does not have this concern; by cutting out idle thoughts and focusing solely on hard cultivation, heaven rewards diligence.
The Cicada Molting Dragon Transformation is also a Divine Ability for invisibility and Life Preservation.
Think back to when he first entered the Battlefield and was pierced through by a Spear; when Wang Hu carried him back to the camp, he only had half a breath left, and his vitality value had dropped directly to a single digit.
The Miss was kind-hearted and found him a physician and gifted him medicinal herbs, but at the time, the physician thought he would not survive, and Wang Hu even cried while preparing a straw mat, having already dug a pit.
Yet, he survived.
Lu Ye treated a dead horse as a living one at the time and used the Cicada Molting Dragon Transformation Divine Ability; after the metamorphosis, the fatal piercing wound became a superficial flesh wound, and he had to lie there feigning death, fearing he would be treated as a monster by others.
Fortunately, he was wrapped tightly in medicinal bandages, and the physician, having only come once out of respect for the Miss, never returned.
In the eyes of others, he was merely a life as insignificant as common grass, and whether he lived or died did not matter, which is how he avoided being exposed.
During several subsequent battles, Lu Ye was hit by an Arrow or suffered a broken leg or arm, but he was able to recover every time, relying on the principle that as long as I am not killed, I will not die.
Finally, this Divine Ability can also retain the various Cultivation Method skills of his "previous body."
Ever since he suffered a fatal wound for the first time and feigned illness, he had Wang Hu teach him Cultivation Methods, and when he was forced to actively undergo metamorphosis after the next serious injury, he unexpectedly discovered that the Cultivation Methods and skills he had just reached entry level in were all retained.
For example, his Fierce Wind Cultivation Method and blade techniques had already reached entry level; after shedding the mortal body and exchanging the essence, his True Qi remained, and his blade techniques remained. Although the Cultivation Method values dropped wildly along with his vitality, as long as the vitality was supplemented, the True Qi and blade techniques would soon be practiced back.
Lu Ye walked between life and death several times and finally figured out the marvelous use of the so-called Cicada Molting Dragon Transformation Divine Ability.
Shedding the mortal body and exchanging the essence!
Heaven rewards diligence!
Surviving serious injury!
Once gained, always kept!
And to metamorphose into a "High-level" Root Bone, he must accumulate enough vitality, and in terms of Martial Dao, vitality requires crossing a major Realm.
The maximum vitality for a Minor Martial Disciple is 200, and he is currently at 150; once he breaks through as a Minor Martial Disciple, he can metamorphose into a rarer, high-level Root Bone.
The time given by the panel is five years of unceasing hard study!
However, in this Chaotic World, where would he find five years?
Of the hundreds of Refugees who rushed toward the village perimeter, those who are still alive today are likely fewer than one palm strike!
The rest have long since turned into dry bones!
If one speaks of a lucky general, Wang Hu is the true lucky general!
Since entering the Battlefield, this sworn brother, the husband he can truly trust, has not even suffered a single flesh wound! It is truly marvelous!
However, in this world where Martial Dao is supreme, who can guarantee that such luck will last?
Therefore, even though he is full now, the sense of urgency in Lu Ye's heart has not relaxed in the slightest; he has merely moved a few steps further away from the Gate of Ghosts.
Besides...
Lu Ye turned around melancholically to look at the camp behind him; even within this Bandit camp, his and Wang Hu's situation is not very good.
In the future, the hidden arrows in the camp will be even more terrifying than the spears on the Battlefield...
Lu Ye shook his head, not wanting to think about it anymore.
He and Wang Hu turned over onto their Horses and began practicing Horsemanship in this Wilderness.
As a Bandit, the most important skill besides fighting is excellent Horsemanship, which is essential for escaping.
Ever since Wang Hu ate his fill and recovered his strength, he had long been qualified to be a Cavalry, so why had he not become one yet?
Because his Master had not yet taught him how to ride a Horse.
How can one be a qualified Cavalry if one cannot ride a Horse?
It is a pity that King Chuang has had his ups and downs this year, and there have never been enough Horses; because of the shortage of Horses, some Cavalry have become infantry.
A while ago, after merging camps with several other Great Kings and defeating the Government Soldiers who came to suppress them, they captured many Horses, and only then did things stabilize.
For a month, Lu Ye used his duty as a Groom in the Female Camp to come out and ride Horses with Wang Hu; now, they can finally ride decently, though they are still lacking in speed.
Lu Ye rode on the Horse, his legs clamping the horse's belly tightly, his body seemingly becoming one body with the Horse, rising and falling with the horse's gallop.
Suddenly.
A thought stirred in his heart.
A line of text finally appeared on the Fish Dragon Diagram.
Skill—Horsemanship, 1/100, ten miles a day, can be mastered in one year!
"Hahahaha!" Lu Ye laughed out loud; he had gained another skill for Life Preservation!
He and Wang Hu had their fill of fun in the Wilderness before leading the Horses and Mules back to the camp.
They passed through the winding path between the Shacks and nodded to the guards watching the camp gate.
Inside the camp, over a thousand infantry were queuing to practice Martial Arts; most of them were wearing half-old cotton armor, and although the Spears in their hands varied in length, they were at least equipped with proper Iron Spearheads.
Walking further ahead, there were hundreds of Cavalry training and galloping on the field; they rode Horses and Mules, and squadrons of Cavalry rotated the sabers in their hands, hacking at the Wooden Stakes until Wood Splinters flew everywhere.
Wang Hu could not help but look a few more times; in a few more days, he would also be assigned a Horse or Mule.
Bypassing the training Cavalry, behind them was a large cowhide Tent, with a dozen elite infantry standing guard outside, their blades unsheathed, their eyes watching the surroundings vigilantly.
A large flag hung high above the Tent with the character "Chuang" on it; this was where the "Esteemed Master" of this team, the head leader Chuang Potian, was located.
Dozens of Horses were tied to the hitching post outside the large Tent, and dozens of Cavalry were chatting; judging by the color of their Armor, they were not Chuang Potian's soldiers, so it was likely that other Great Kings had arrived to discuss the siege.
The heroic laughter of King Chuang and several others could be heard faintly from inside the Tent.
Lu Ye and Wang Hu avoided them from afar.
Bypassing the cowhide Tent and walking further back, after winding left and right, they arrived outside a wooden fence.
They saw two burly women guarding the gate with sabers at their waists; most of the people walking inside the fence were women, and the murderous atmosphere of the army was diluted significantly.
"Oh my, Brother Lu, Hu Zi, did you go out to walk the Horses again?" A woman looked at the two with fiery eyes, "Look at that, Brother Lu, this Horse is fed really well; look at these muscle lines, tsk tsk tsk..."
While praising the Horse, her hand reached toward Wang Hu's chest and gave it a hard pinch.
Wang Hu, a tower-like strong man, was so frightened that he retreated to dodge, calling out.
"Auntie Liu, you touched the wrong place, you touched the wrong place..."
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