Chapter 213: Unexpected Guest

After obtaining their fifth Soul Ring and a new first Soul Ring, Ning Feiliu and the others naturally returned to Heaven Dou City very quickly.

However, what they did not expect was that not long after they had set foot back in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, an unexpected guest arrived.

At least... to Ning Feiliu, it was very unexpected.

"Teacher, Senior Sword, Senior Bone, Qinghe pays his respects here."

Ning Feiliu looked at the young man before him, his expression calm on the surface, but his heart had already begun to frown.

Before him stood a young man who appeared to be only about twenty-one or twenty-two years old; although his features were not exceptionally handsome, his nose was straight and his mouth square, and his clean, cyan cloth robe gave off a very refreshing feeling.

A long, slender head of golden hair was tied with a cyan cloth ribbon, hanging neatly behind his head.

The current Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire—Xue Qinghe.

However, his true identity was actually a spy sent by the Spirit Hall to the Heaven Dou Empire, wanting to control the Heaven Dou Empire without anyone noticing.

And she had another identity, which was the biological daughter of the previous Pope of the Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji, and the current Pope, Bibi Dong; her real name was Qian Renxue.

But Ning Feiliu simply did not want to concern himself with the messy affairs of this Spirit Hall family.

Moreover, Qian Renxue's matters would be ruined by Tang San in due time; he did not doubt this for a moment.

Even though Ning Feiliu had intercepted the Immortal Herbs ahead of time and had even gained the trust of Dugu Bo to become his student, severely disrupting the original plot.

But Tang San was, after all, backed by the Asura God, and he was also a genius by nature.

Without the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate, he could still break through to become a Soul Ancestor on his own.

Although his companions, with the exception of Xiao Wu, would be greatly held back because of this.

But Ning Feiliu felt that Xiao Wu would eventually be exposed anyway, and perhaps because the Lovesick Heartbroken Red was in his hands right now, Xiao Wu was even more likely to be exposed at any moment.

Therefore, it was still highly likely that Tang San would obtain the Soul Ring and soul bone of his late wife, and as for the awakening of the Blue Silver Emperor, it went without saying that it would definitely still happen.

So it was very possible that Tang San would still break Qian Renxue's conspiracy later on and thus obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud once again—provided that Ning Feiliu did not intervene.

The key was that Ning Feiliu really did not want to intervene in this matter; first of all, even if the God Position of the Sea God were given to him, he would not look twice at it.

It was not a good fit.

However, that old lamp of a Sea God let Tang San pass even though neither of his two martial souls had anything to do with the sea or water, and he even ignored Tang San's later use of the Eight Spider Lances to absorb people's life force, which was clearly the behavior of an Evil Soul Master.

It could only be said that... if Ning Feiliu were to have a full set of Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings later on, and combined with the even deeper spiritual power he possessed from practicing the Moonlight Breathing Method, which had fused with the original owner's deep soul, he could go and take the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for himself.

Perhaps that old lamp of a Sea God would just pass him directly.

But... Ning Feiliu stood by his previous statement: he really did not look up to the God Position of the Sea God.

It was not even as good as the God Position of the Moon God; the Moon God could even control the tides and gravity of the ocean, so theoretically, the Sea God was a subordinate of the Moon God.

Since he did not look up to it, Ning Feiliu naturally had no intention of ruining the good things for that brat.

Again, he was not intentionally targeting the brat; he just needed the Immortal Herbs, so he intercepted them ahead of time.

It was not that he wanted everything that belonged to the brat, and he would not use improper means to obtain things.

Therefore, he did not intend to have any intersection with Qian Renxue, the other protagonist involved in the later palace incident.

The only thing to be wary of was that Qian Renxue definitely provided the Spirit Hall with quite a bit of intelligence on the two great sects during the Soul Hunting Operation...

Ning Feiliu certainly did not want the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to be severely damaged by the Spirit Hall as it was in the original plot.

Although it was not wiped out, losing eighty percent of the sect's disciples and Elders was an unbearable thing.

So... he had to tell Ning Fengzhi to be a bit more guarded against this Qian Renxue, so that she wouldn't find out everything.

At the same time, he also had to craft more special "Soul Guidance Devices."

During the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, the Tang Sect, which relied on Hidden Weapons, was completely phased out by the Soul Guidance Devices of the Sun Moon Empire.

And the Soul Guidance Devices that Ning Feiliu crafted using the "divine artifact" techniques of Ornn were definitely comparable in power to the Soul Guidance Devices of the Sun Moon Empire.

As for power, it was currently limited by the materials; for instance, the Steel Sun Box on his person should currently have reached the power of a Level 6 Soul Guidance Device.

The Sun Box on Ye Lingling's person was weaker because the energy used to charge it was only at the level of solar power, so it could only exert the power of a Level 4 Soul Guidance Device, but if infused with the Sun Destruction Power within Ning Feiliu's body, its power could reach Level 5.

Ning Feiliu could subsequently mass-produce Soul Guidance Devices like the Sun Box to provide to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, because the material requirements were not that high.

He even had many "divine artifact" forging methods, such as the "Abyssal Mask," "Immortal Shieldbow," and "Zhonya's Hourglass"...

However, these "Soul Guidance Devices"... because they were from another world, the material requirements were different, but the techniques of the master craftsman Ornn were not the rigid methods of second-rate craftsmen who were confined to formulas.

Ning Feiliu began to think that these Soul Guidance Devices could be powered by the strength of Soul Beasts instead.

For example, the "Zhonya's Hourglass"... one only needed to seal the source of a Soft Bone Rabbit's power, and then it could be repeatedly charged and used! Just as he was letting his thoughts wander and pondering these matters...

"... Feiliu..."

"Feiliu... Feiliu?!"

The familiar voice of Ning Fengzhi came from the side; Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.

However, he did not panic, but calmly raised his head to look at Ning Fengzhi, the Sword Douluo, the Bone Douluo, and... Qian Renxue, who were all looking at him with curiosity.

"Apologies, Father, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I was lost in thought," he said indifferently.

"Please forgive him, Your Highness," Ning Fengzhi also hurriedly pleaded on behalf of Ning Feiliu.

Yet, at this moment, Qian Renxue was, of course... forgiving him.

She gave a carefree smile, looked at Ning Feiliu, and said, "It doesn't matter; I was just curious that Feiliu has hidden himself so deeply and possesses such great talent."

Ning Feiliu smiled slightly and said, "It is just that Father has always been strict with his upbringing, hoping that we would keep a low profile."

But he knew clearly that Qian Renxue... even if she had not noticed him before.

She could still look up the records they had on Ning Feiliu in the past and would definitely know that he had broken through from a Spirit Master to his current realm in just three or four years.

However, Qian Renxue did not intend to expose this matter, because wouldn't that just expose the fact that she had been collecting intelligence on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect all along? As expected.

"Hehehehe, so that's how it is. For Teacher to have Feiliu, it must be a matter of great joy for Teacher," Qian Renxue said with a smile. "I came here today to get to know Feiliu, and having met you now, you are indeed a talented young man."

"Your Highness, would it be convenient to have a banquet at my humble abode? The feast has already been prepared, waiting for Your Highness's approval at any time," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile at this moment.

"Good, I haven't tasted the craftsmanship of that master chef of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a long time, and I am a bit hungry for it," Qian Renxue said with a chuckle...

A solemn banquet thus came to an end, during which Ning Feiliu simply let things take their natural course.

If he wanted to eat, he ate; if he wanted to answer, he answered, and the questions he answered were all trivial matters of no importance.

Therefore, he did not care.

And after this banquet ended, Qian Renxue also left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi and the others did not find it strange, thinking only that this was a routine liaison between Qian Renxue and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Incidentally, because Ning Feiliu had become famous, they were curious to come and take a look.

This was also because they were, in fact, completely on the same boat as the Crown Prince "Xue Qinghe"; with the emergence of a future genius like Ning Feiliu, how could this not increase the strength of the Crown Prince's faction? However, whether it was strengthened or not did not really matter.

The current Emperor has only two sons and one daughter; Princess Xue Ke obviously could not ascend the throne to inherit the empire, so of the remaining two sons, one was the long-renowned, benevolent, and virtuous Crown Prince "Xue Qinghe".

The other, however, was the extremely dissolute Fourth Prince Xue Beng, who did nothing but cause trouble.

Anyone could tell how Emperor Xue Ye would choose.

Ning Fengzhi naturally felt at this time that he had already won.

But he could never have imagined that the Crown Prince "Xue Qinghe" was an enemy spy in disguise, and later, after being exposed, Xue Ye could only let Xue Beng, who loathed Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, inherit the throne.

Then, instead, the Tang Sect rose to power; all the things done for the Heaven Dou Empire over so many years had become a wedding dress for the Tang Sect.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo did not care.

Ning Feiliu only paid a little attention before turning around and going back.

It was just that after Qian Renxue left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and returned to her own Crown Prince's palace...

"Withdraw. I wish to be alone and have some quiet." She held her forehead and waved her hand, saying with a hint of exhaustion.

"Yes... Your Highness."

Then, in an instant, only Qian Renxue remained in the palace.

But the next moment... an invisible, powerful wave of soul power spread out, sealing off all sound from traveling outward and all probing from looking in.

"Uncle She." Qian Renxue looked at the tall, middle-aged man who had appeared before her and said with a smile.

"Young Master, how was it... did you see that precious son of Ning Fengzhi?" Snake Spear Douluo She Long asked with a smile.

"I saw him, but I couldn't tell much; he was quite handsome, though." Qian Renxue chuckled and said, "The people of the Seven Treasure Ning family have always been good-looking, but he is even more outstanding."

"This Ning Feiliu is truly strange. Among that group of Auxiliary System Spirit Masters in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Ning family, how did he happen to become a Battle Soul Master?" She Long clicked his tongue in wonder. "And that Crescent Moon Divine Weapon isn't a Mutated Martial Soul, is it? It was separated from his Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul?"

"Uncle She, have you ever heard of such a way of using a martial soul?" Qian Renxue smiled immediately and then asked.

"Never heard of it." She Long shook his head and said.

His own martial soul and the way he used it were actually rare enough, because his martial soul, the Snake Spear, possessed a very rare characteristic, which was...

Tool Spirit True Body becoming a Beast Spirit! As everyone knows, the martial souls on the Douluo Continent are mostly divided into Beast Spirits and Tool Spirits, but there is another type of martial soul that lies between a Beast Spirit and a Tool Spirit; although they are defined as Tool Spirits, they can exert the strength of a Beast Spirit.

A Tool Spirit that can truly fuse the two is called "Tool Spirit Beastification." Generally, the Martial Soul True Body after a Tool Spirit undergoes beastification will change into the form of a Beast Spirit, rather than the form of a Tool Spirit.

And Snake Spear Douluo's martial soul was exactly such a special martial soul. His Snake Spear martial soul was originally a Tool Spirit, but because the martial soul mutated, the Snake Spear martial soul possessed the characteristics of a snake-type Beast Spirit. Snake Spear Douluo's Martial Soul True Body possessed both the beast-like enhancement of a Beast Spirit True Body and the toughness and power of a Tool Spirit True Body.

However, although Snake Spear Douluo's martial soul appeared to be a Tool Spirit undergoing beastification due to mutation, and the martial soul had become a top-tier martial soul, the Snake Spear could only be considered mid-tier in the situation of a Tool Spirit undergoing beastification.

In fact, in a sense, Gangzi's martial soul, Luo Sanpao, could also be considered to be in this category.

So, the Douluo Continent is quite magical, isn't it? Its Spirit Master civilization has developed to the extreme, and in the end, there are truly all kinds of unexpected situations regarding martial souls and soul skills.

There are even soul skills like time stasis, as well as invincibility, fusion soul skills, resurrection, and external incarnations.

As for martial souls, the upper limit is extremely high, and the lower limit is extremely low; the possibilities are infinite.

The strongest ones, like those Divine Beast and divine artifact martial souls—the Golden Sacred Dragon, Clear Sky Hammer, Six-Winged Angel, and the Sea God himself—these don't count for much; at most they are a bit stronger and not that surprising. Only Bo Saixi's martial soul, being the Sea God himself, is a bit absurd.

But then there are things like the half-beast, half-tool Snake Spear martial soul, the farting dog martial soul that has its own thoughts, one's own shadow being a martial soul, a part of one's own body being a martial soul, or even oneself being a martial soul, as well as other people or Soul Beasts becoming your martial soul.

In short, it is quite strange; all kinds of martial souls can appear.

Following this development.

Even if the original work were to write later in the tenth or ninth volume about Battle Armor martial souls or mecha martial souls, it probably wouldn't be anything surprising.

It's just that She Long and Qian Renxue clearly didn't know that the possibilities for martial souls were so vast, and so... bizarre.

In their view, Ning Feiliu being able to separate the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and change from an Auxiliary System Spirit Master into a Battle Soul Master was already outrageous.

But the facts were right before their eyes; they had previously seen Ning Feiliu's Spirit Fighting battles when he was still Yafei, so they had to believe it.

However, after hearing about it later, and with Salas saying so as well, they breathed a sigh of relief knowing that Ning Feiliu's martial soul was separated and used from his own "Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda" martial soul.

No matter how strong Ning Feiliu's talent was, the upper limit of a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master was set there.

No matter how strong he was, he was only a Soul Saint.

"However... if this kid is really allowed to pass it down in the future, perhaps this Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda of his that can separate sub-martial souls will give the direct descendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the ability to protect themselves." She Long said with a smile, "It's a pity, he won't have the chance to pass it on."

He naturally knew about the Spirit Hall's long-planned Spirit Hunting Plan, which was also the premise for Qian Renxue's and his infiltration plan.

That was to destroy the two great sects! By then, even if Xue Ye discovered Qian Renxue's true identity, without the reinforcements of the two great sects, the elite of the Spirit Hall, who had been completely swapped by Qian Renxue, would be able to help her seize the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Therefore, Ning Feiliu would also have to be buried along with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; he was destined not to be able to pass on his martial soul.

"Mm, but for now, let's not alert the enemy." Qian Renxue said with a smile.

"Yes, Young Master."

Angel sister is a pure enemy this time. Don't worry, I don't really want to write the same female lead and the same way of conquering.

I'll see if I can add another chapter tonight; I'm going to play some games on Saturday.

(End of this chapter)