Chapter 204: Steel Sun Box

Dugu Bo naturally had no reason to refuse, and after Ning Feiliu explained, Dugu Bo agreed.

As for Ning Feiliu, he spent the next few days busy at the Extreme Heat Yang Spring of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before he went to find... Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling was one of the few friends he had after transmigrating, and before leaving, he had to bid her a proper farewell.

At the same time, he also wanted to leave some things for Ye Lingling.

The Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family mansion.

"Young Miss, that friend of yours, Young Master Ning, is outside to see you."

Ye Lingling was currently working hard to study the medical books and drugs Ning Feiliu had given her; she had been studying diligently for the past half-month.

Because... this was the only topic she could talk about with Ning Feiliu at length.

Hearing what the attendant said to her, she stood up immediately, but she still grabbed the medical book and ran out quickly.

This time, she didn't even wear her veil.

Not until she ran outside the mansion did she see Ning Feiliu standing there with a smile on his face, just as expected.

"Fei... liu." Ye Lingling was so excited her voice almost cracked, but she quickly regained her composure.

"You were reading?" Ning Feiliu was a bit surprised, but he chuckled and said, "Actually, you didn't have to run out; I could have gone in."

Now that his identity had been completely exposed, there was no need to hide from others, so he could naturally visit Ye Lingling's home openly.

Ye Lingling suddenly felt she had been a bit uncomposed, but she feigned calmness and said, "I'm used to you not coming in. Since that's the case, come in and have a cup of tea."

"Alright." Ning Feiliu walked up immediately and said, "Then I'll follow you inside to have a cup of tea."

Feeling the faint fragrance wafting from Ning Feiliu, Ye Lingling couldn't help but feel her pretty face heating up.

So she quickly turned around to lead the way as if nothing were wrong, and Ning Feiliu followed closely behind her, as he didn't know the way around the Ye Family estate.

However, Ye Lingling soon led him into the main hall, though she said to Ning Feiliu, "You sit here first, I'll go down and brew some tea for you."

Then she hurried off.

Leaving Ning Feiliu somewhat bewildered, "Eh? Wouldn't it be enough to just tell the servants to do it?"

As a well-known major family in Heaven Dou City, Ye Lingling's home should have plenty of servants and attendants, right?

Was it really necessary for Ye Lingling to go brew tea herself? Ning Feiliu was just a bit confused by this, and then he sat in the main hall and waited for a few minutes.

Only then did he see Ye Lingling return, truly carrying a pot of hot tea.

By now, Ye Lingling had recovered her previous indifference; she poured tea for Ning Feiliu and then sat down opposite him at the table.

"You haven't appeared for a long time. Did you... break through?" Ye Lingling asked, pretending to be distracted.

"Mm, after breaking through, I went to obtain my Fourth Soul Ring, and also resolved some matters..." Ning Feiliu let out a long sigh and then said with a smile, "So it is indeed time for me to go out and gain experience."

"Are you leaving already?" A deep sense of reluctance immediately welled up in Ye Lingling's heart.

"Mm, I want to go out and see the world, but before that, I plan to give you something before I leave." Ning Feiliu smiled and took out... a special soul guidance device.

It was a... golden pendant, a horned ring shaped like a small sun, emitting a warm, faint glimmer.

"This is..." Ye Lingling was curious, and at the same time, her heart began to race again.

"This is a special soul guidance device; I named it... Sun Box," Ning Feiliu said with a slight smile.

This was the first soul guidance device he had forged using the "Ornn Craftsmanship" bestowed upon him by the 【Blessing of the Demigod of the Forge】, primarily to resolve the Sun Destruction Power within his body that could not be absorbed during daytime cultivation via the Moonlight Breathing Method.

And Ornn's skill in forging divine artifacts was truly no joke; combined with the soul guidance device system of this world, he created a special, powerful soul guidance device—the Steel Sun Box. Because he had extra materials, he made two.

One was the complete version of the Steel Sun Box, and the other was... the castrated version in Ye Lingling's hand—the Sun Box.

"Besides being a storage soul guidance device with ten cubic meters of storage space, the most important thing is..." Ning Feiliu handed it to Ye Lingling and said with a smile, "It can activate a flame shield. You only need to inject soul power into it and concentrate on whispering 'Flame Protection' to activate it and protect the user."

As for the Steel Sun Box in his own hand, the attached skill was not just a shield.

He could also, just like when he dealt with Hu Da, fire a beam of Destructive Power with considerable force at the enemy!

"However, once used, it will exhaust the energy injected into it and needs to be recharged... well, just leave it under the sun, but the charging time is a bit long, taking about three days."

After all, the "Steel Sun Box" itself was meant to resolve the Sun Destruction Power within Ning Feiliu's body, so the charging method was for Ning Feiliu to release the Sun Destruction Power from his body into the "Steel Sun Box."

There was not even a way to charge it with solar energy.

But for this castrated version of the "Sun Box," Ning Feiliu made slight modifications. After all, it was for Ye Lingling to use, and Ye Lingling could not, like him, absorb sunlight to store that scorching, violent Sun Destruction Power within her body.

Therefore, he made a solar-rechargeable version for Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling looked at the Sun Box in her hand, feeling an irrepressible joy in her heart.

"There's more," Ning Feiliu said with a smile, "There are other things in here for you; take them out."

Ye Lingling curiously channeled her soul power and took two things out of the soul guidance device.

A key and a scroll? "The key to the medical clinic, and that is the cultivation technique that Sister Yan and I practice—the Moonlight Breathing Method," Ning Feiliu said with a smile, "I'll leave the clinic to you from now on."

To him, the Moonlight Breathing Method was no longer anything special; after all, he could even give it to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

So giving a copy to Ye Lingling was no problem at all.

However...

"Also..." Ning Feiliu took out from his Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch... a strange, white, crystalline flower, looking as spotless as a green lotus or white lotus root.

"This is the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone for you. Eating it can significantly increase your talent and immediately raise your soul power quite a bit."

He had too many Immortal Herbs in his hands, and it was useless for him to eat more, while his brothers needed the Qiluo Tulip, an Immortal Herb that could upgrade a martial soul to a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, so he could afford to give away the remaining ones.

Of course, he wasn't blindly generous; among all the people he knew, only Ye Lingling was worth him gifting an Immortal Herb.

The remaining Immortal Herbs in his hand included the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and Lovesick Heartbroken Red; the only one suitable for Ye Lingling was the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.

After all, regarding the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, Ye Lingling "This..." Ye Lingling also sensed that this Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone was a very precious treasure and was very hesitant.

But Ning Feiliu smiled and said, "Accept it. I can't eat this Immortal Herb even if I keep it, and it would just be given to someone else... but if you eat it, you can improve your talent and strength. In the future, if I'm ever in mortal danger, you can help me."

"After all, it's hard for a doctor to heal themselves. Lingling, if you can become a Title Douluo in the future, I'll have to rely on you to save my life if I'm in danger."

Hearing these words from Ning Feiliu, Ye Lingling's hand, which was about to decline, stopped there. Ye Lingling gritted her teeth, took the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and whispered, "Feiliu, as long as I am alive, I will not watch anything happen to you."

Her words were so soft, yet they sounded like some kind of vow.

Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled, as if he hadn't heard anything, and said, "Alright, then I'll keep that in mind."

Looking at Ning Feiliu's smiling, handsome face, ripples stirred in Ye Lingling's heart once again.

Ning Feiliu, meanwhile, sighed inwardly.

It seemed he had... accidentally plucked at Lingling's heartstrings.

This was something he hadn't expected... did it seem he shouldn't have been so good to Lingling? After all, he and Dugu Yan were already...

How was he supposed to treat Lingling... but as he looked at Ye Lingling's pretty face, now without her veil, his heart also seemed to have some... fluctuations.

However, he didn't point out this feeling that was separated by a thin veil; perhaps after a few years, there would naturally be an answer.

And three days later.

Inside Heaven Dou City.

"Going out for training?!" Ning Fengzhi was stunned, his eyes widening as he said, "Why didn't Feiliu tell me? This child, he needs someone to accompany him when going out for training... He is only a Soul Ancestor, after all. Dugu, do you know where Feiliu has gone?"

Dugu Bo shook his head helplessly and said against his conscience, "Feiliu didn't say, but he said not to worry, as he had long since made preparations."

But Ning Fengzhi still couldn't rest easy; Ning Feiliu represented the future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Although he wouldn't completely forbid Ning Feiliu from going out for training, he should at least have a few Soul Kings or Soul Emperors accompanying and protecting him, like Ning Rongrong heading to Shrek Academy in the original story, right? Even though Ning Feiliu was already a Battle Soul Master and not like the ordinary direct disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect who had no combat ability at all... one could even say his combat power was extremely strong.

Yet Ning Fengzhi still couldn't rest easy.

For no other reason than that Ning Feiliu was tied to the future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! He also regretted not keeping an eye on Ning Feiliu at all times; although Ning Feiliu hadn't been at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a while, he had assumed he was just at Dugu Bo's place.

It was only after not seeing Ning Feiliu for nearly six days that he came to ask Dugu Bo, never expecting that what he would receive was...

The news that Ning Feiliu had already gone out for training.

"Rest assured, Fengzhi," Dugu Bo said with a smile. "Feiliu already has the ability to stand on his own, and this Douluo Continent has been peaceful for decades; very few Spirit Masters dare to cause trouble or kill."

This was all thanks to the Spirit Hall; once someone dared to kill in public, whether you were a Soul Saint or a Soul Douluo, you would be hunted to the ends of the earth by the Spirit Hall's arrest warrants.

(It was explicitly written in the original work that Tang San encountered a Soul Douluo-level Fallen One in Slaughter City, so during the time of Douluo I, even if you were a Soul Douluo who committed a crime, you would be hunted by the Spirit Hall.) Only upon reaching the Title Douluo level could one truly be carefree.

Dugu Bo was just like that; after becoming a Title Douluo, he could truly kill and exterminate clans as he pleased.

Everyone below Title Douluo was an ant, and even for a Title Douluo, if the Spirit Hall actually used its full strength, a low-level Title Douluo like Dugu Bo would also be in trouble.

However, the Spirit Hall was simply unwilling to do so.

Ning Fengzhi sighed, but still asked unwillingly, "How many days has it been since Feiliu set off?"

"He set off three days ago," Dugu Bo said helplessly.

"Many thanks, Dugu." Ning Fengzhi immediately indicated he was taking his leave.

And after returning to the sect, he issued an order to the sect's Elders and disciples.

"Pass down the order: Elders and disciples performing tasks outside are to inquire about the whereabouts of the Pavilion Master of Martial Glazed Pavilion. Once news is obtained, abandon the original task immediately and protect the Pavilion Master of Martial Glazed Pavilion."

"Yes! Sect Master!"

Soon, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect passed the order down. Elders and disciples scattered across the Douluo Continent performing sect tasks received the news one after another and began to search for traces of Ning Feiliu based on his portrait and description.

That is a story for another time.

As for Dugu Bo, he returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and, seeing Dugu Yan practicing hard, he asked with a light laugh, "Yanyan... actually, it is a good thing for you and Feiliu to go out for training together."

The relationship between Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan was something that he and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had almost tacitly approved of.

Therefore, when Dugu Bo heard Ning Feiliu say he was going out for training, he had suggested to Dugu Yan that she accompany him.

It was just that Dugu Yan did not follow Ning Feiliu out for training.

At this moment, she smiled at Dugu Bo and stated her reason, "Grandfather... Feiliu has his own ideas. If I follow him... I might become a burden to him."

Although she was now at level 46 soul power, after Ning Feiliu broke through to become a Soul Ancestor, her strength was no longer enough to look at.

Ning Feiliu's strength was not as simple as just level 41; Dugu Yan knew very well that Ning Feiliu's true strength was that of an existence invincible among his peers.

Even though he had just been promoted to Soul Ancestor, his combat power was invincible among his peers.

So Dugu Yan's strength was still not enough.

Moreover, Ning Feiliu must have had his own ideas for going out to train, and she wanted to respect Ning Feiliu's ideas.

In fact, this was indeed the case; Ning Feiliu chose to roam the Northern Territory of the continent, but he only needed to run a circle around the border of the Extreme North.

Fortunately, he didn't need to enter the Extreme North, so this was a good thing for him.

Otherwise, with his strength, encountering Bing Di or the Titan Snow Demon would definitely be serving himself up on a platter; as for Xue Di...

Did one think he could enter the core area of the Extreme North? Even if he had absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and had the 【Blessing of the Ice and Snow Demigod】, that wasn't something he could withstand.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate were so impressive, so why didn't one see Tang San able to withstand Qian Renxue's Sun Holy Fire in the original story?

Therefore, the gap in levels was too large; what Ning Feiliu couldn't withstand, he still couldn't withstand.

But as the saying goes, he didn't need to enter the core area of the Extreme North.

However, even on the outskirts of the Extreme North, it was quite dangerous, and Ning Feiliu was not very willing to let Dugu Yan take the risk.

After all, Dugu Yan had not absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, nor was she an ice-attribute martial soul user.

But Dugu Yan was also very sensible and did not propose going out for training with Ning Feiliu.

"What I need to do now is help you, Grandfather, plant one thousand Spirit Blossom Trees, and also practice hard..." Dugu Yan said in a low voice, "I don't want to be surpassed by Feiliu. He is already stronger than me, so I cannot fall behind in cultivation."

Dugu Bo sighed immediately, then said helplessly, "Alright."

(End of chapter)