Chapter 165: Q&A | Challenge

Hearing what Shuang Lan said, Ning Feiliu raised an eyebrow, having to admit that this woman named Shuang Lan was very clever.

She was able to guess from clues that the goal behind him was to pursue an extreme winning streak, but limited by the era and her lack of exposure to transmigration system novels, she naturally could not guess that the reason Ning Feiliu was pursuing a winning streak was because of a mission.

She could only guess that this was some kind of bet or promise, for example, perhaps guessing that he had a bet with Dugu Bo, requiring him to complete a hundred-win streak at the Great Spirit Arena.

This was also unavoidable; it is very difficult for anyone to guess or imagine things they have never seen or heard of before.

Just like a joke from Ning Feiliu's past life—the emperor using a golden hoe to till the fields and eating endless white steamed buns every day.

This is how limited knowledge restricts imagination.

If Shuang Lan had really guessed that Ning Feiliu was pursuing a winning streak because he needed to complete a certain mission, then Ning Feiliu would really have to suspect that she was also a transmigrator.

But it must be said, Shuang Lan's proposal moved Ning Feiliu.

In fact, after learning about the bug in the Presence of Mind mission, he had also thought about participating in Team Battle Spirit Fights, and simultaneously completing a hundred-win streak at the Great Spirit Arena through the three types of Spirit Fighting: One-on-One Soul Fighting, Two-on-Two Soul Fighting, and Team Battle Spirit Fight.

Averaged out this way, he would only need to complete thirty-four wins in each type of Spirit Fighting battle to easily complete the Presence of Mind mission.

However, he did not have suitable candidates to form a seven-person team from the start to participate in Team Battle Spirit Fights.

Because whether it is Two-on-Two Soul Fighting or Team Battle Spirit Fight, the team's cultivation level tier is determined by the strongest person in the team.

If in a seven-person spirit fighting team, one person breaks through to become a Soul Ancestor, even if the other six are still Soul Elders, their team will be matched against a Soul Ancestor-level spirit fighting team.

The worst-case scenario, of course, is being matched against a Soul Ancestor-level spirit fighting team where all seven are Soul Ancestors.

Such a situation is naturally the most disadvantageous.

So Ning Feiliu could not form a spirit fighting team with Dugu Yan, and the only other Soul Elder he knew was Ye Lingling.

Besides that, due to his own identity, it was also very difficult for him to form a spirit fighting team with people he did not know.

Because spirit fighting teams require tacit understanding, and of course, it is best to know each other inside and out.

It was very difficult for Ning Feiliu to expose his true identity to form a spirit fighting team with others.

Moreover, he still had some requirements for his teammates, especially for Team Battle Spirit Fights; was he supposed to carry five dead weights by himself?

That would instead slow down his progress and might even break his winning streak.

And Shuang Lan's proposal... Ning Feiliu could roughly guess that if it wasn't to participate in a Team Battle Spirit Fight with her, it would be to introduce those Tiandou Grade students from the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to him.

That way, the problem would be very easy to solve.

However...

"Let's talk about your question first," Ning Feiliu said. "After all, I can't just agree to whatever you ask me."

Like if Shuang Lan asked him for the Mysterious Water Pill prescription, was he supposed to just agree to that too?

"Rest assured, I won't ask questions that are too excessive... I just want to ask two questions," Shuang Lan said, a flash of fervor in her beautiful eyes. "The first question is... that move you released that day, the summoning of the God of Ice and Snow, what was that phantom above the sky?"

After she saw Ning Feiliu release the summoning of the God of Ice and Snow that day, she had vaguely seen that huge bird phantom in the sky that was powerful beyond description.

From that phantom, she felt the Extreme Ice power that she yearned for and wanted to worship from the depths of her bloodline and soul.

She even had a vague feeling that perhaps high above in the sky, there really was a God of Ice and Snow who mastered all the extreme ice and snow in the world!

And if she could obtain the favor of the God of Ice and Snow, her Ice Dragon Shuang Clan would definitely be able to take a step further and evolve her martial soul into a true top-tier ice-type martial soul!

That was why she wanted to ask Ning Feiliu, wanting to get a definitive answer from Ning Feiliu's mouth as to whether that majestic phantom in the sky was indeed the legendary God of Ice and Snow!

Facing this question, Ning Feiliu hesitated for a moment.

His two major Blessing Skills were described very clearly in the mission details: they came from the Ornn, the Demigod of the Forge, and the Anivia, the Ice and Snow Demigod.

They came from two of the three original demigods of the Freljord on the Rune Continent: Ornn, the Demigod of the Forge who governs fire and the craft of forging, and Anivia, the Ice and Snow Demigod who masters frost and blizzards.

And the summoning of the God of the Forge, that horn sound that summons lava elements, came from Ornn, the Demigod of the Forge.

Then, for the summoning of the God of Ice and Snow, the answer regarding that majestic figure in the sky that summoned a blizzard to cover the sun and sky was naturally self-evident.

It was just that he didn't know how to tell Shuang Lan, or whether he should tell Shuang Lan the truth.

That this majestic figure was the Ice and Snow Demigod from another world?

Or should he speak ambiguously, saying the ice bird was the God of Ice and Snow, and as for whether Shuang Lan misunderstood it as the God of Ice and Snow of this world, he would completely ignore it.

After thinking about it, Ning Feiliu still chose to answer Shuang Lan ambiguously, half-truthfully.

"His divine name is the Ice and Snow Demigod, an original demigod who governs frost and blizzards," Ning Feiliu said immediately.

"A demigod? Is he not a complete god?" Shuang Lan asked curiously.

The demigods of the Rune Continent were only incomplete relative to those true gods.

However, who were the complete gods of the Rune Continent?

Aurelion Sol, the Star Forger, and Bard, the Astral Traveler.

If these two true gods came to the Douluo Continent, they would be terrifying existences at least at the level of God Kings of Good and Evil; it would be hard to say if the Good God King and the Evil God King combined could defeat Bard.

So these three original natural demigods—the ice bird, the bear, and Ornn—although named demigods, were in reality true gods in terms of power.

These three original demigods of the Freljord were also the top three among demigod-level combatants.

If they really descended upon a fantasy sewer like the Douluo Continent, Ning Feiliu felt that their minimum combat power would be at the level of a Law Enforcement God to a God King.

But although he had the answer...

Ning Feiliu looked at her with his eyes under the mask and said, "Is this your second question?"

He confirmed it first before answering Shuang Lan.

Although he believed Shuang Lan wouldn't renege on the debt, after all, Ning Feiliu had Dugu Bo behind him.

If Shuang Lan really reneged, even if there were ten Shuang Clans standing behind her, it wouldn't be enough for Dugu Bo to wipe out.

But Ning Feiliu still confirmed it with Shuang Lan first.

"No," Shuang Lan said hurriedly, "this is not my second question."

She felt a bit helpless inside; it seemed Ning Feiliu was also on guard.

But if Ning Feiliu had really answered this question directly and then said this was the second question she asked, her number of questions would have been completely exhausted.

Then there would be nothing she could do.

After all, no matter how one looked at it, it was impossible for her to argue with Ning Feiliu about this matter.

Was she really worried that her family had too many people?

Instead, she felt somewhat grateful for Ning Feiliu's reminder because of this.

"My second question is actually... asked on behalf of an elder," Shuang Lan asked, "I would like to ask you, did you learn your self-created spirit skill from a man of about forty or fifty years old?"

???

Ning Feiliu didn't quite understand; what exactly did this question mean?

However, he still chose to answer directly at the first opportunity, saying, "No, my self-created spirit skill... well, the self-created spirit skill comes from the favor of two venerable gods, which allows me to borrow their powerful strength."

"Is it really not?" Shuang Lan asked again, curious.

"Why? Do I look like someone who wouldn't keep a promise?" Ning Feiliu raised an eyebrow and said with some dissatisfaction.

If nothing else, he was definitely a person who kept his promises.

He had his bottom line; at the very least, he did not slaughter the innocent, and he had to uphold the most basic principles of being a person, such as keeping one's word.

"It's not that..." Shuang Lan took a deep breath and said, "But my elder will likely be disappointed."

Although she didn't know why Tang Yuehua asked this, it was clear that Tang Yuehua very much hoped to get an affirmative answer from Ning Feiliu.

Yet, Ning Feiliu had now denied it directly.

Tang Yuehua would definitely be very disappointed after knowing this.

"Then you can fulfill your promise next. First, tell me, how will you help me steadily complete one hundred consecutive victories?" Ning Feiliu asked.

"Of course, through team battle spirit fights. I can introduce you to a group of very powerful teammates who are almost invincible among those of your same level," Shuang Lan said, "And you know them too: Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, Yufeng, Oslo, and Shi Mo and Shi Mo."

Ning Feiliu raised an eyebrow and said, "That's fine, but I have one requirement: tell them not to overthink things. What I need from them is the pursuit of victory, not other unnecessary things."

With the five members of the original Imperial Fighting Team plus the captain of the Thunder Academy Team, he naturally trusted in their strength.

This was equivalent to the original Imperial Fighting Team minus Dugu Yan, plus a Ning Feiliu and a Yu Tianxin; the strength was undoubtedly powerful.

But some might say, this team already has eight members, shouldn't it be seven?

However, in fact, the team battle spirit fights in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament only limit the participation to seven members.

But the spirit fights at the Great Spirit Arena are different; the number of people on both sides of a group battle can be determined through negotiation. According to the rules of the Great Spirit Arena, it is generally within the limit of seven to ten people.

That is to say, it is not impossible to field ten people, but the opponent must also field ten people to show fairness.

As long as both sides of the team battle spirit fight reach a balance in numbers, it is fine.

And the reason most team battle spirit fights are limited to around seven members is due to the influence of the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

In reality, for civilian team battle spirit fights, the main focus is indeed on a team size of up to ten people, so ten people form a spirit fighting team together.

The remaining three people are equivalent to the substitutes in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, who can step in when some of the strongest members of the team are absent or busy.

Or... when the opponent has a key Spirit Master who can be clearly countered, a slightly weaker member who can counter them is sent in.

For example, when encountering a Spirit Master with a natural-type martial soul, one can choose to send in a fire-type martial soul Spirit Master from their own team, focusing on elemental suppression.

Ning Feiliu also felt there was no problem with this; being able to replace team members when necessary is just like the side deck in Yu-Gi-Oh.

Having an extra possibility for victory is also very good.

"Hmm, no problem, I believe they will understand too," Shuang Lan said with a light laugh, "But next... I want to have a fight with you first. But don't worry, no matter what, the final victory of this fight will be yours."

Ning Feiliu raised an eyebrow. Although he now had the confidence to win even when facing a Soul Ancestor, that was based on having the two great Blessing Skills as a final safeguard.

Facing a Soul Ancestor like Shuang Lan, whose martial soul quality, talent, and spirit ring combination were all top-tier, he was also slightly wary.

And he had just exploded his third spirit ring and finished absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring not long ago. He didn't really want to explode a ring again right now; as the saying goes, he had his own limits.

He wouldn't be like a certain bald man who could ignore limits and continuously improve his strength in a short period of time.

Using Exploding Ring too much in a short time would also cause great damage to himself.

It was best to use it twice a month, and the re-absorbed spirit ring should not exceed the age of the previously absorbed spirit ring by too much.

After absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring this time, Ning Feiliu felt it would be best to wait a month before exploding a spirit ring to re-absorb a new one.

So, of course, it was best to defeat his opponent without using the two great Blessing Skills right now.

And Shuang Lan... for an opponent of this level, he might eventually be forced to use the two great Blessing Skills to defeat her.

Yet now, she indicated that no matter what, the final victory would be Ning Feiliu's.

Ning Feiliu didn't need to worry about being forced to use the two great Blessing Skills for a second time in a short period.

She could be said to have grasped Ning Feiliu's psychology.

"Alright then! Come on!" Ning Feiliu said confidently.

"But I won't go easy on you from the start, you know," Shuang Lan said with a light smile.

Although she promised that the final victory of this spirit fighting battle would still belong to Ning Feiliu, she wouldn't just admit defeat from the start... she wanted to see just how strong Ning Feiliu was!

"Don't worry, it might end up with you admitting defeat, or being beaten by me," Ning Feiliu said with a chuckle.

He didn't intend to make Shuang Lan admit defeat directly either. His current confidence and dignity did not allow him to win in such a way, and even if it weren't for the fact that the Presence of Mind mission could not fail, he wouldn't have bothered to agree to Shuang Lan's condition that she would admit defeat at the end of this spirit fighting battle.

The two went directly to the backstage of the Great Spirit Arena and, under the notarization of the staff, registered this cross-level challenge spirit fighting battle.

The two came to the Douhun Platform and waited for the battle above to end, after the host announced the winner.

The host standing on the platform suddenly received news, and this glamorous host immediately used a sweet voice to announce into the Amplification Soul Guidance Device, "Everyone! Next, we will welcome a special spirit fighting battle..."

"Everyone will definitely be quite looking forward to it. This spirit fighting battle is a cross-level challenge spirit fighting battle, a Soul Elder level Spirit Master challenging a Soul Ancestor!"

(End of this chapter)