Ancient Tears BloodLine

United City (Tier-3 Main Post)

In the essence chamber, I looked at the switches before turning them on. The energy began to flow from the inlet. It began to fill the room.

I came to the middle of the room and sat cross-legged on the ground. I didn’t do anything and continued to observe the natural energy in the room.

Like the ancient spirit had said, the concentration of the special energy was high. Not only that, but I noticed changes happening inside my body.

I decided to start practicing the method. I started, as usual, with the purple lightning method. The purple lightning bolt rune in my mind began to flicker.

As time passed, the purple lightning force drifted from the energy in the room. The purple lightning force drifted toward my body.

When the purple lightning force entered my body, it had a higher concentration of the special energy.

The force flowed through the pathways. The pathways were getting strengthened.

Time passed.

After circulation, the newly concentrated force containing the special energy settled down inside my dantian.

At the same time, a few of the strands were absorbed by the dark purple lightning sprout. Seeing that, I raised my eyebrows in surprise.

Since the dark purple lightning sprout was digesting the new energy, I continued to repeat the process.

...

Meanwhile,

The council hall was busy with elders attending the meeting. Since Zack Lockwood had come to the post, they were discussing what to do if the enemy side were to flood their battlefield with more elite creatures.

They had all seen the reports from the Sub-Post. If Zack Lockwood made an appearance, the enemies wouldn’t miss the opportunity.

"What do we do if the enemies make an attack like they did on the Sub-Post?" one of the elders asked.

Since they had seen the reports, they knew about the slaughter on the battlefield.

Silence!

There was silence in the room.

"Let’s not overthink this. We can decide after the first battle," a senior elder said.

As time passed, one after another, the elders voiced their opinions. Elder Freya had been listening to the problem as well.

Like the others, she too agreed to wait until the first battle was over. It didn’t take long for the meeting to end.

Shortly afterward,

The media houses got the news that Zack Lockwood had come to the main post from the sub-post. This news spread like wildfire.

They had already heard rumors before that Zack Lockwood was coming, but they hadn’t expected it to happen so soon.

There were mixed reactions. Not everyone was welcoming. They felt challenged by a newcomer. In particular, the Giant Tower and Dark Shadow University took it seriously.

If possible, they could challenge Zack Lockwood later.

...

Several hours later,

I walked out of the essence chamber. My dark purple force strength had fully adapted to the new environment.

I would have continued to stay inside, but I was expecting a kit from the administration office. Right then, my gaze fell on the device.

I took the device and checked the unread messages. There was indeed a new message from the administration office of the main post.

I opened the message and read it. I understood that they were going to send someone to hand over the new kit.

Still, there were two hours left before evening. So, I went to take a shower. The shower lasted for 20 minutes.

After coming out, I put on comfortable clothes. Next, I sat down on the sofa and waited for the staff to arrive.

In the meantime, I chatted with the ancient spirit. When evening arrived, I heard a knock on the door. I went to open it.

Creak!

I opened the door and saw someone standing outside. It was a female staff member. She was a Red Mark Warrior.

"Hello, Zack Lockwood. The administration office has sent a few things." After saying that, she handed over a new storage ring.

Seeing that, I raised my eyebrows. I was going to end up with a collection of storage rings. I accepted the ring from her and thanked her.

The female staff member had fine beads of sweat on her forehead.

She had felt a sense of crisis just now. She felt threatened by Zack Lockwood. She saw through his Half-Step Red Mark strength as well.

She then took a look at the young man before leaving. She hadn’t expected the rumors to be true. The young man was truly a strong warrior.

Meanwhile,

I shut the door, went inside, and began to check the storage ring. I took the items out and placed them on the floor. I saw lightning essence stones, herbal resources, and a few other familiar items.

Notably, there was a booklet along with a map on the desk.

Next, I put the rest of the things inside my own storage ring. Then I kept the new storage ring as a spare.

My gaze then fell on the booklet. I picked it up and began to read it. It was an informational booklet about the United City.

As time passed, I realized that the size of the main post was huge. Then I saw that the training facilities were located in a different area.

They were outside the borders of the city. Similarly, the battlefields here were located further away from populated areas.

Like the Sub-Post, they took place inside the secret land battlefields as well. Unlike the sub-post where the spatial cracks appeared under the sea, here, the spatial cracks appeared above the ground.

They randomly opened in midair. That was why the area had been evacuated. No one lived there, and no one went there outside of battle hours.

20 minutes later,

I finished reading the booklet. Basically, the main post was the same as the outer post, but the rules were stricter here and the battlefields were tougher.

Elite creatures appeared often in battle. They all had strength close to the Quasi-Gods. Next, I placed the booklet back on the table.

"There are no surprises here. Are you going to check out the training facility?" the ancient spirit asked.

"There’s no hurry. I’m going to check it out tomorrow," I replied.

Next, I went back to the essence chamber to practice again. I started using the shock force method.

Time passed.

After adapting to the shock force, I switched to the blood energy force method.

...

Outside,

The Peak Red Mark Warriors were ready for the battlefield. The news of Zack Lockwood had reached their ears, but they didn’t pay much attention to it.

The secret land battlefield was a do-or-die situation for them. They didn’t have time to pay attention to other matters.

The administration office was tracking updates on Zack Lockwood. They learned that he had never left the flat.

He had been staying inside the room since morning. They reported this to the council elders. Elder Freya was paying close attention.

She was not only connected to Star University, but she was also from the same clan as Zack Lockwood. She was ready to help if he needed any assistance-including help with his bloodline power.

Knowing that Zack Lockwood was inside the room, she assumed he might be resting.

...

The following day,

I walked out of the essence chamber. I had practiced both the bloodline method and the blood energy force method.

Still, there were two more methods to adapt, so I decided to re-enter the essence chamber after taking some rest.

2 hours later,

I entered the essence chamber again. I activated the sealing force. The ancient spirit was keeping watch. It knew that once Zack Lockwood focused on a task, he wouldn’t stop until it was complete. The same was true today.

Time passed.

The sealing force didn’t take long to adapt. This time, it held a high concentration of the special energy.

Then I switched to the incomplete ancient healing technique. I spent a few hours practicing it. The healing force adapted to the special energy as well.

When I walked out of the essence chamber, I noticed that it was already evening. I thought about going to the training facilities now.

It was my second day here, but so far no secret land battle alarm had sounded. Yet, that didn’t mean one wouldn’t go off. I needed to be ready.

Alarm!

Just then, the battle alarm sounded. My expression shifted dramatically. I had just been thinking about the battle, but I hadn’t expected to hear it right now.

"Your situation is different. The elders planned a separate battlefield for you. Why don’t you ask them?" the ancient spirit asked.

Hearing that, I recalled the meeting. I picked up my device and sent a message to the administration office, asking for the location of the battlefield.

I couldn’t enter through the space barrier like the others. It didn’t take long for a reply to arrive. I opened the message and read it. My eyes gleamed.

"I haven’t been given permission to enter the battlefield right now," I muttered.