The Magic Lamp Ability: Starting with One Person in the Republic of China Era

“Yes! Tonight.” Wang Wen’s eyes lit up as well.

"Kamo Shinroku!" Zhou Ming called out, and Kamo Shinroku quickly walked over from inside the trench, bending down.

"Owner!"

"You lead all the Blood Demon Soldiers and Blood Ghost Soldiers, hold off the Japanese devils at all costs, and hold out until nightfall," Zhou Ming ordered.

"Yes!" Kamo Shinroku replied softly.

Zhou Ming waved his hand, signaling the other party to step back.

"Brother Wen, let's focus on our cultivation and wait until tonight!" Zhou Ming said.

“With guns and cannons going on, who’s in the mood for cultivation? I’ll stay on guard. You should be careful too,” Wang Wen said, shaking his head.

"Okay!" Zhou Ming responded and then sat down cross-legged against the trench.

His spirit penetrated deep into the Qiankun Bag and arrived at a space the size of a small room.

His gaze fell on the mechanical birds, and some basic blueprints for weapon crafting appeared in his hand as he used his mind to teleport.

"The one wielding the bow and arrow doesn't have strong area-of-effect attacks; the only thing to be careful of is its single-target attacks." Zhou Ming's gaze was fixed on the two unfinished mechanical birds.

Once these mechanical birds are completed, as long as they possess a certain level of strength, flexibility, and defensive capabilities, and are not too costly or difficult to manufacture, they will be of great strategic value.

"Let me see how talented I am in this area," Zhou Ming said, taking a breath before beginning his studies.

"Hmm? This thing? Why does it look so familiar?" Zhou Ming's expression changed slightly.

The craft of weapon crafting is described in a single sentence in the original work: using Qi to cultivate independent supernatural abilities in other objects. That is weapon crafting.

However, the method of training was not explained at the beginning, but it was revealed later.

The most crucial point is a statement made by Ma Ben, one of the founders of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, when he was drunk.

“The current methods of martial arts training are too mentally taxing. I, Ma, want to establish a new school and create a new method of weapon training.”

This statement clearly shows that the core of weapon crafting is the mind and spirit.

Cultivating superpowers through mental focus and intention is naturally extremely difficult, which explains why a weapon refiner in the original work might only be able to refine one magical artifact in their entire life.

Because some people's minds are not so easily changed, they simply cannot create a second superpower, and naturally they cannot forge a second magic weapon.

"The Divine Machine Refined Puppet seems to be able to simulate other people's superpowers, it seems to use Qi." Zhou Ming reached out and pinched his chin.

If the process of consuming a lot of mental energy is replaced by consuming a lot of Qi, then the difficulty of refining weapons will indeed decrease significantly.

However, judging from the various aspects of the original work, it is not just that.

"So, the true power of the Divine Refinement Technique is actually the mind and supernatural abilities, the ability to arbitrarily simulate supernatural abilities? If that's the case, it's truly terrifying." Zhou Ming sighed and looked at the weapon-refining manual left behind by the team leader.

No matter how powerful those things are, they are useless to Zhou Ming now, and they may not even be as powerful as the flawless Blood Demon Curse, especially in terms of martial arts.

Chapter 68 Qi Transformation and Simple, Useful Strategies

After watching for a while, Zhou Ming couldn't bear to look anymore. It wasn't that he couldn't understand it; on the contrary, Zhou Ming understood it at a glance and could even apply it to other situations.

But it is precisely because of this that we clearly know that this thing is useless now.

"It's too mentally taxing, there are no materials, and no room to maneuver," Zhou Ming sighed.

There are no conditions for research on this battlefield, so we can only cultivate other aspects.

Calming himself down, Zhou Ming began cultivating the Reverse Rebirth Triple Stage.

Time passed, and the sound of gunfire continued to rang out.

Although there were only 200 men, they were all armed with light and heavy machine guns, making their firepower extremely fierce, coupled with the Blood Demon soldiers' reckless counter-charge.

They repelled wave after wave of the Japanese invaders, and thus the entire day was spent in this stalemate.

The sun was setting, and the sky was getting dark.

Zhou Ming had finished his cultivation and was looking at his left hand, where wisps of subtle Qi were emanating from his skin.

"The first step of the first stage of skin Qi transformation is complete," Zhou Ming said softly.

The first level of the Reverse Life Triad involves the abundance of true qi, which transforms into the skin and flesh. Once mastered, every movement possesses the power of a dragon and a tiger.

This sentence has two parts: the first part is the cultivation process, and the second part is the result of cultivation.

Zhou Ming had already reached the standard of having abundant true qi in his early years. After becoming familiar with the method of the Threefold Reversal of Life, he could move on to the next step.

Qi transforms skin and flesh.

"The skin is relatively easy to make, but the meat will probably take a while." As Zhou Ming was thinking, he suddenly smelled a delicious aroma.

Turning my head, I saw Wang Wenzheng lighting a fire to heat up the cans and cook rice.

“Perfect timing, my can of food is almost ready. Let’s eat first, and then we can get moving tonight,” Wang Wenye said, waving his hand as he saw Zhou Ming finish his cultivation.

Zhou Ming walked closer, smelled the aroma, and looked at the lump of minced meat.

"beef?"

"Yeah! Damn it, the Japanese food is really good. It looks a bit disgusting, but I didn't expect it to be beef." As Wang Wen spoke, he took out three packets of candy from a box next to him.

"Look, it even comes with sugar."

Reaching out to take the box, Zhou Ming was surprised to find a pack of chewing gum with the same packaging as Wrigley's, but a different brand.

"They must have been prepared for this for a long time! But their logistics will collapse after a few years of fighting," Zhou Ming said softly.

Wang Wen couldn't help but feel a strange mix of surprise and admiration. Every time they faced the Japanese army's formidable military strength, Zhou Ming remained calm and confident. His relaxed yet firm words revealed his unwavering belief in victory.

"Xiaoming, I'm not as good as you!"

Just as Zhou Ming was about to eat a box of rice, he suddenly heard this nonsensical remark and glanced at Wang Wen with some surprise.

"It's nothing, just eat, eat, eat well so we can do something big tonight." Seeing Zhou Ming's surprised look, Wang Wen smiled and waved his hand, then picked up a box of rice and started eating.

As darkness fell, all the Blood Ghost soldiers, except for Zhou Ming, began to eat, while the Blood Demon soldiers continued to fight.

After everyone had finished eating, it was completely dark.

Zhou Ming stood in a trench, his gaze fixed on the Japanese positions in the darkness in the distance.

"102 are dead. It seems the other side is quite insane," Zhou Ming said, sensing the 102 Blood Fiend Talismans returning to his body.

There are only 52 Blood Demon Soldiers left, plus 44 Blood Ghost Soldiers, for a total of 96.

"Xiaoming, what's our next move?" Wang Wen asked, standing beside him.

“Simple, feint to the east while attacking in the west!” Zhou Ming said, glancing at the eight men.

"Founding in the east and attacking in the west?"

"Yes, let the Blood Ghost Soldiers lead the Blood Demon Soldiers in a direct assault, regardless of the damage, the more frantic the better, to tie down the enemy's front-line troops," Zhou Ming said softly.

"Let's launch another surprise attack, a raid on their command post, to draw the attention of all their top fighters and increase Blood Eagle's chances of success."

It's a very simple plan, but if it works, it will have excellent results.

"So when do we make our move?"

"No rush." ​​After saying that, Zhou Ming looked at Kamo Shinroku, Koji Koga, and the others.

The seven members of the Eight-Man Clan and the two Blood Demon Soldiers were all highly skilled individuals.

"From now on, you go and capture people alive." Zhou Ming pointed to the Japanese positions opposite.

"Yes!" The nine nodded and immediately took action.

The real action is taken in the middle of the night when we're most tired. Before that, we harass the enemy while capturing some live Japanese soldiers to replenish our Blood Fiend Talismans.

In any case, Zhou Ming didn't treat his subordinates like human beings, using them ruthlessly and not caring whether they slept or not.

"Brother Wen, you've had a long day, take a rest. We won't be moving until at least midnight, so don't make a mistake if you're not energetic enough." Zhou Ming said, looking at Wang Wen.

Wang Wen nodded, found a spot to lean against, and closed his eyes to rest.

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire rang out in the distance, then stopped a moment later.

Not long after, He Maozhen and nine others returned, bringing five prisoners to Zhou Ming.

"Master, we've captured five people," He Mao Zhenlu said, kneeling on one knee.

“Good, keep going.” As Zhou Ming spoke, he waved his hand, and crimson blood energy enveloped the five people.

"What is this? What are you going to do to me?" one of the Japanese soldiers, who was not seriously injured, struggled and shouted.

But under the influence of the bloodthirsty power, he quickly lost his voice and collapsed to the ground in agony.

"Yes!" said Kamo Shinjiro and the others, and then they moved again.

Seven minutes and forty or fifty seconds later, the bodies of the five Japanese soldiers lying on the ground were shriveled, and their souls were shattered and condensed into five blood-fiend talismans, which flew back into Zhou Ming's body.

"One Blood Fiend Talisman can reduce the refining time by about one second. If I have four or five hundred more Blood Fiend Talismans, wouldn't I be able to refine them instantly?" Zhou Ming thought to himself.

But he immediately shook his head. No matter how fast it is, there is still a process. With his current strength, it would probably be difficult to do it instantly, but he should be able to shorten it to a few seconds.

A few minutes later, Kamo Shinroku brought back seven prisoners this time, and Zhou Ming once again chose to refine them into Blood Fiend Talismans.

Transforming Blood Demon Soldiers is not like refining Blood Fiend Talismans, which takes several minutes. It can be done in a few seconds, or even instantly to transform multiple people.

Once they stormed into the enemy camp, those ordinary Japanese soldiers could be easily converted.

So let's refine the Blood Fiend Talisman first, and then rush into the enemy's territory to quickly transform into Blood Demon Soldiers.

Late at night, Zhou Ming refined six more people, then looked at He Maozhen and the other nine and said, "I'll give you an hour to rest, then we'll launch a full-scale attack together."

"Yes!" Kamo Shinroku and the others breathed a sigh of relief and sat down to rest, exhausted.

"Looks like they've had a tough time." Zhou Ming smiled, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the Japanese position.

With Zhou Mingkai's transparent map under his command, Kamo Shinroku always chose the opponent's weak points to attack, avoiding ambushes and traps.

That's why they succeeded every time, without any casualties.

"After all that commotion, you should be sleeping soundly once things calm down, right?" Zhou Ming grinned menacingly.

Chapter 69 The Differences in the Five Thunder God Technique

The strategy Zhou Ming is currently employing is actually very simple and can be summarized in one sentence: maximizing one's own strengths.