Chapter 134: Confession

At this moment, even Ning Rongrong's eyes were filled with a sense of bewilderment; why?

Why was it that even after she apologized, Ning Feiliu still would not accept it?

As the little princess doted upon by Jian Yeye, Gu Yeye, her father, and everyone else, she had clearly apologized to him, yet he still refused to accept it?

Ning Rongrong suddenly began to grit her teeth.

"Hmph! If you won't accept it, then don't! Do you think I care?" Ning Rongrong turned and left.

Ning Mingrui, however, paid her no mind and instead went to intercept Ning Feiliu, who was already about to leave.

After all... Ning Rongrong had already apologized, so at this point, it was no longer Ning Rongrong's problem.

On the contrary, the fact that Ning Feiliu would not accept it... had now become his problem.

And the reason Ning Feiliu would not accept it was, of course, because...

The one killed by Ning Rongrong was the original owner of this body.

And since he was not the original owner, he had no right to accept Ning Rongrong's apology on the original owner's behalf.

Ning Rongrong should not have been apologizing to him, but rather to the original owner she had killed.

What Ning Feiliu actually meant was not "I do not accept," but "I cannot accept, because the person you should be apologizing to is not me."

It was just that he obviously could not say it like that, which was why he said, "I do not accept."

This, of course, caused Ning Mingrui to misunderstand, thinking that Ning Feiliu was still in a fit of anger and refused to accept Ning Rongrong's apology.

Several hundred meters away from the cemetery.

"Feiliu! Feiliu!" Ning Mingrui chased after him again, stood in front of Ning Feiliu, sighed, and asked, "Rongrong has already apologized to you; can you still not forgive Rongrong?"

"Hmm, perhaps so," Ning Feiliu said indifferently, "It's not just that I cannot forgive her; Big Brother... Ning Feiliu is already dead."

Ning Mingrui was stunned for a moment; he pursed his lips and said with a complex look in his eyes, "Yes, Feiliu, compared to before, you have truly changed a lot."

"No, I am being serious, Ning Feiliu is already dead..." Ning Feiliu said, his eyes revealing a trace of sorrow, "The Ning Feiliu of the past... is already dead!"

No one knew that a once-vibrant life had ended in sorrow within the water.

The reason was simply that he had gone into the lake to retrieve a paper boat for his beloved younger sister, only to be kicked into the lake by her as if it were a prank.

Only Ning Feiliu, this Spirit Soul from another world, knew of all this.

Therefore, no matter what, he could not forgive Ning Rongrong on behalf of the original owner.

He himself could not forgive Ning Rongrong either.

"Feiliu..." Ning Mingrui felt a bit of pity; he naturally did not understand the true meaning behind Ning Feiliu's words, as Ning Feiliu was still standing perfectly well before him, so he simply persuaded him patiently, "You know, Rongrong is your own sister after all, and she will be the next successor to the Sect Master of the sect..."

Now that Ning Rongrong had consumed the Mysterious Water Pill, she was already a peerless genius with Innate Full Spirit Power.

Having already possessed the latent qualifications to be the next successor to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Sect Master, her position was now undoubtedly even more secure.

After all, a Mysterious Water Pill worth one million Gold Soul Coins had been given to Ning Rongrong.

Was there any objection to the position of Sect Master now?

And what Ning Mingrui meant was that Ning Feiliu should consider his future life in the sect.

Being at odds with the next Sect Master successor was clearly not a wise thing to do.

"Big Brother." At this moment, Ning Feiliu looked at him calmly and said, "If I told you I could help you ascend to the position of Sect Master, would you believe me?"

Ning Mingrui was stunned for a moment, then said with a bitter smile, "My talent is far inferior to Rongrong's... Father has never intended for me to be the successor to the Sect Master, and to tell you the truth, I have no intention of fighting Rongrong for the position of Sect Master."

"If it is not meant to be mine, I have never had the thought of overstepping."

"No, in my view... why shouldn't you, Big Brother, possess the position of Sect Master?" Ning Feiliu said earnestly, "To Father... Ning Rongrong's position as successor is only because her talent is sufficient; if... Big Brother, you had talent exceeding Ning Rongrong's, then Father would give you this position."

"Talent exceeding Rongrong's?" Ning Mingrui shook his head helplessly and said, "No matter what, I will not fight for the position of Sect Master, because... we are all brothers and sisters, we are all one family."

He said in a low voice, "Feiliu... we are all one family, and Rongrong's nature is not too bad; she was just spoiled too much... Big Brother might be a bit long-winded, and Big Brother also knows that even Big Brother cannot force you to do things you are unwilling to do."

"However..." Ning Mingrui looked at Ning Feiliu sincerely and said, "Feiliu, you must remember that we are always one family. We can have disagreements and conflicts internally, but externally... we must help our family; we must absolutely not let outsiders make a joke of us..."

Ning Feiliu shook his head, sighed, and said, "I know, Big Brother. Rest assured, I will not speak of this matter."

"However..." He flipped his wrist and took a small treasure box out of his Soul Guidance Device.

Inside this was naturally the Mysterious Water Pill.

"This is..." Ning Mingrui was a bit confused and asked.

"I won't hide it from you, Big Brother, this is the Mysterious Water Pill that is very popular recently," Ning Feiliu said with a smile in a low voice.

"Mysterious Water... Pill?" Ning Mingrui was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly and said, "Feiliu, you really know how to joke. Even Poison Douluo has only refined one of these Mysterious Water Pills, and only one per year at that; where would you get a Mysterious Water Pill?"

However, Ning Feiliu smiled slightly and said, "That is all a lie, and besides..."

"Black Night Silent Illumination, Moonlight Fills the Sky."

As his soul power surged, two unique martial souls appeared in Ning Feiliu's hands: the Folding Mirror and the Soul Breaker.

"This... this is..." Seeing the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon, Ning Mingrui suddenly began to stutter, saying in disbelief.

Ning Feiliu first retracted the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon and said with a chuckle, "Big Brother, do you believe me now? This treasure of mine was obtained from my teacher; it is genuine and fairly priced."

He was also done pretending in front of his big brother; he was laying his cards on the table.

I am the recently famous disciple of Poison Douluo in Heaven Dou City, the peerless genius Spirit Master—Yafei!

Ning Mingrui's eyes suddenly turned sharp as he said, "No... then you are Yafei, not my third brother!?"

After all, a person can change, but a martial soul can absolutely never change. Since Ning Feiliu's martial soul was different, he was absolutely not the original Ning Feiliu.

Ning Feiliu sighed; although he was indeed no longer the Spirit Soul of the original Ning Feiliu, the body was indeed that of Ning Mingrui's third brother, Ning Feiliu.

He summoned his martial soul again, but this time it was...

"Nine Treasures turn out the Glazed Tile." In Ning Feiliu's hand, a pagoda radiating nine layers of treasure light slowly appeared.

His Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had not completely disappeared after he recast his martial soul, but instead existed as a weapon storage similar to where the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon was kept.

It was just that he could usually hide it within his body and not manifest it externally.

"I am still the same me, it is just that I have encountered quite a few fortuitous events over this past year," he said helplessly to Ning Mingrui.

Then he told Ning Mingrui about the Crescent Moon Martial Soul Group Forging Method and how he subsequently got to know Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo.

It was just that the version he told was, of course, a different one.

The origin of the Crescent Moon Martial Soul Group Forging Method... was also pinned on Dugu Bo, claiming that Dugu Bo saw his good comprehension and extraordinary innate talent, so he taught him the Crescent Moon Martial Soul Group Forging Method and helped him upgrade and recast his martial soul.

Ning Feiliu also brought up things from the original owner's memories that only they brothers knew about from when they were children together with Ning Mingrui.

Immediately, Ning Mingrui finally believed the things Ning Feiliu had said.

It was just that he was still very bewildered, saying, "I never expected... that a martial soul could be recast into another martial soul, and that it could even allow an Auxiliary System Soul Master to transform into a Battle Soul Master..."

This whole thing truly broke too many conventions.

If any Spirit Master hadn't seen it with their own eyes, I'm afraid they absolutely wouldn't be able to believe such a thing.

But just at this moment...

"Feiliu!" Ning Mingrui's eyes were filled with fervor as he shouted.

"What's wrong? Big Brother?" Ning Feiliu asked curiously, "Is there something?"

"This Crescent Moon Martial Soul Group Forging Method of yours... for us Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Masters, can be called a supreme technique for transformation, and you have now been reborn, becoming a genius youth known to everyone in Heaven Dou City... If Father finds out about this, he will definitely be very happy!" Ning Mingrui said excitedly.

What is the greatest flaw of a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master?

Without a doubt, it is the limitation of being unable to break through to a realm above Soul Douluo, as they can only absorb seven Soul Rings.

This greatly restricts Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Masters; even if their talent and resources are sufficient, they cannot advance to higher cultivation levels.

However...

Because the cultivation speed of all Auxiliary System Spirit Masters is relatively slow, it results in a situation where, let alone Title Douluo, even a Soul Douluo is hard to produce among the auxiliary system.

Whether a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master can break through to a realm above Soul Douluo doesn't seem that important anymore.

Especially with the Seven Treasure True Body, a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master can still assist companions at the Title Douluo realm without pressure.

So this greatest flaw can be considered acceptable.

But the fact that a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master can only be an Auxiliary System Spirit Master—this flaw, which doesn't count as a flaw—has led to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect having to rely on external Battle Soul Masters to protect the sect.

This problem is relatively larger.

It is precisely for this reason that every generation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect must cultivate non-lineal external Battle Soul Masters to serve as Supreme Elders.

Otherwise, if foreign enemies invade, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can only sit and watch the sect be destroyed and its people killed.

Fortunately, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has always had a top-tier battle martial soul inheritance, which is the Seven Kill Sword martial soul of the Sword Douluo.

It is very clear that the Sword Douluo and his father were both cultivated by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

So, barring any accidents, every generation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will have a Title Douluo whose martial soul is the Seven Kill Sword serving as a Supreme Elder.

And after the previous generation's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master once again managed to pick up Gu Rong, this "SSR" card, from among civilian Spirit Masters and cultivated him into a new Supreme Elder, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also ushered in its most prosperous period. (In the manga, the Bone Douluo is set as a civilian Spirit Master; since his background cannot be found in the original novel's plot, the manga's setting is borrowed.)

The combination of two Title Douluo above the ninety-fifth level, paired with Ning Fengzhi, the strongest Auxiliary System Spirit Master on the continent, is almost invincible on the Douluo Continent.

In a situation where Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and the Offering Hall of the Spirit Hall do not appear, even if the previous generation's Sect Master and Great Elder of the Clear Sky Sect were together, I'm afraid they would only be slightly better than the Sword-Bone-Tower Combination.

However, don't look at how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is currently unrivaled in the limelight; but... their problems in the future are not small.

Because... the Sword Douluo and the Bone Douluo have no descendants.

Regardless of how many sons or nephews the Sword Douluo has in fan fiction, in the original plot, the Sword Douluo explicitly stated that he had no descendants.

Therefore, the inheritance of the Seven Kill Sword martial soul was also cut off with the death of the Sword Douluo in the original plot.

The Bone Douluo is the same; he also does not have any descendants.

It is precisely because of this that they treat Ning Rongrong as their own, regarding her as their own granddaughter.

So... the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has no successors at the Title Douluo level for the future; once the Sword Douluo and the Bone Douluo pass away after a hundred years, they must find a Title Douluo to serve as the pillar of the sect.

Otherwise... a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect without a Title Douluo to hold the fort is just a big piece of fat that anyone can take a few bites out of.

This is all caused by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul being unable to reach the Title Douluo realm and having no combat power.

If their martial soul were a combat-type martial soul and could break through to the Title Douluo realm, would they still need to rely on outsiders to protect the sect?

And Ning Feiliu's Crescent Moon Martial Soul Forging Method... perfectly solves these two major flawed problems!

By then, a portion of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's lineal disciples who have a heart for battle can use the Crescent Moon Martial Soul Group Forging Method to switch professions to become Battle Soul Masters.

A portion of the more "Buddhist" (laid-back) lineal disciples can continue to use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.

When the time comes, they will cooperate with each other; where would they still need outsiders to protect the sect!

Their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can protect itself!

Therefore, Ning Mingrui is very excited; with the Crescent Moon Martial Soul Group Forging Method, who can stop the future rise of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

Moreover, Ning Feiliu has also been reborn and become a genius Battle Soul Master.

This is even more joy upon joy; if Father Ning Fengzhi were to know, he would definitely be very happy.

"Big Brother..." However, Ning Feiliu shook his head, pouring a bucket of cold water on Ning Mingrui, and said, "I don't want to tell Father about this."

"Why?" Ning Mingrui was stunned on the spot, somewhat uncomprehendingly saying, "Feiliu! Tell Father about this, and then promote the Crescent Moon Martial Soul Group Forging Method; our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Ning family will have no more shackles! We might even have a chance at the throne of the number one sect in the world."

"The Crescent Moon Martial Soul Group Forging Method... to tell the truth, Big Brother, this method can be called a nine-deaths-and-one-life gamble, and the three Immortal Herbs required—the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the Blazing Apricot Delicate, and the Qiluo Tulip—are all Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that truly seize the creation of heaven and earth." Ning Feiliu first explained how dangerous it was to use the Crescent Moon Martial Soul Group Forging Method, then stated the conditions, saying, "Now that the Immortal Herbs have been consumed by me, it is difficult to obtain these three Immortal Herbs at the same time again, so it is already very difficult for anyone else to replicate my path to success."

Ning Mingrui was stunned for a moment and said, "Then... Feiliu, your martial soul can also be passed down to descendants; if Father knows, he will definitely make your lineage a lineage of Supreme Elders in the future. This is also something worth being happy about."

"And these Immortal Herbs... with our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's financial resources and manpower, what if we find another batch in the future?" he said, full of hope.

Ning Feiliu shook his head helplessly and said softly, "Big Brother, actually it's mainly me... I don't want to tell Father and let Father know about this."

(End of chapter)