Chapter 274: Tea Talk

"Father, Jian Yeye, Bone Yeye." Ning Feiliu was slightly more polite as he greeted Ning Fengzhi and the two Title Douluo Supreme Elders, Sword and Bone.

"Uncle Ning, Jian Yeye, Bone Yeye... Hello to you all~ And hello to you too, Big Brother." Dugu Yan was much more shy and polite when facing Ning Fengzhi and the others.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo laughed, and said to Dugu Yan, "Yanyan, you don't need to be so reserved; just treat us as your elders."

"Yes," Dugu Yan replied with a shy smile.

Only then did Ning Fengzhi look back at Ning Feiliu, smile slightly, and say, "Feiliu, you have gained much from your training journey this time."

Clearly, he had already learned of Ning Feiliu's current approximate strength from Ning Mingrui and Ning Rongrong, but they did not yet know exactly what Ning Feiliu had experienced.

However, Ning Feiliu had not asked Ning Mingrui to keep his display of strength at Shrek Academy a secret, so naturally, upon returning to the sect, Ning Mingrui had told Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo everything in detail.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi and the others were naturally ecstatic.

Ning Feiliu had actually broken through to become a Soul Emperor in less than three years, and his strength was far more formidable than his cultivation level suggested.

He was actually able to suppress the two great Soul Saints of Shrek Academy; Ning Fengzhi had known for a long time that Shrek Academy possessed two high-level Soul Saints, Flender and Zhao Wuji.

Flender and Zhao Wuji were no simple figures; one was a flying member of the Golden Iron Triangle, a group once famous in the Spirit Master world, and the other was the Immovable Bright King, who had been able to fight off several Bishops of the Spirit Hall simultaneously and escape with his life.

Ning Feiliu's current strength could suppress them, and even when Zhao Wuji intended to use his Martial Soul True Body, he was directly countered and Ice Sealed by Ning Feiliu.

Such strength, suppressing a Soul Saint at the Soul Emperor level—as mentioned before, the existence of the Martial Soul True Body allowed a Soul Saint to achieve a stable, crushing advantage when facing a Spirit Master without one.

This soul skill is equivalent to a certain famous professional player who is excellent at bullying novices and can slaughter anyone at will in a lower-tier local league.

But once they reach the world championship, one can only say it has no effect; they are perfectly invisible.

In battles between Spirit Masters above the Soul Saint level, everyone has a Martial Soul True Body, and the effects are more or less the same, at most just like that, so for battles between Spirit Masters above the Soul Saint level, the Martial Soul True Body is roughly equivalent to having no major effect.

But in battles where low-level Spirit Masters face Soul Saints, it is an insurmountable gap.

Now, however, Ning Feiliu's combat power was strong enough to cross this insurmountable gap; how could this not be shocking to the extreme?

Ning Fengzhi and the others were even more delighted, because such combat power from Ning Feiliu was enough to make them fantasize that he could be mentioned in the same breath as Tang Hao, Tang Chen, and the current Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, who possessed Twin Spirits! Perhaps even stronger! Because the Explosive Ring Soul Skill that Ning Feiliu created himself was not only as formidable as the ultimate mystery of the Great Sumeru Hammer, but also possessed the advantage of a Twin Spirits user: absorbing higher-level Soul Rings!

Wouldn't that make him equivalent to a Twin Spirits user who knows the Great Sumeru Hammer?

Thinking about it this way, Ning Feiliu's future was even more powerful.

The most critical point was that Ning Feiliu's martial soul could be inherited, and if it couldn't be inherited, there were Immortal Herbs, and the methods and techniques for recasting a martial soul were also right there.

As for that Explosive Ring Soul Skill, in their view, it was also created by Ning Feiliu, and it was absolutely like the Great Sumeru Hammer, something that could be passed down as a peerless technique.

In other words, in the future, their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have a lineage of direct disciples with strength powerful to the extreme.

Ning Fengzhi and the others immediately held Ning Feiliu in even higher regard.

"Yes, Father, going out for training is indeed very helpful," Ning Feiliu nodded and said.

"Haha, since Yanyan is here tonight, why don't we have a family banquet later?" Ning Fengzhi said to Dugu Yan with a smile again.

"No need, we actually just finished eating with Sister Yan's teammates from the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy," Ning Feiliu shook his head and said, "Just a simple cup of tea will do, Father."

"Alright then," Ning Fengzhi frowned, but still said with a smile.

The group moved together to the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Sunlight shone through the exquisitely carved window lattices, spilling onto the living room paved with luxurious carpets, the golden frames shimmering with dazzling light under the reflection of the sun.

In a corner of the living room, a set of exquisite porcelain tea sets was placed on a tea table made of high-quality mahogany, and one could almost see wisps of gold thread and jade on the delicate patterns.

Steam rose in curls, accompanied by a faint tea fragrance, gently circling the room and intertwining with the scent of the indoor aromatherapy, forming an intoxicating aroma.

It truly described what "drunken on paper and gold" meant.

Ning Feiliu brought Dugu Yan to sit below, waiting for the servants to brew tea for them.

Ning Fengzhi and the others also sat down according to their status, and Ning Feiliu's brothers were all there as well.

"This is top-quality tea leaves, Yanyan, you should have a good taste," Ning Fengzhi greeted with a smile.

"Thank you, Uncle Ning." Dugu Yan took a light sip of the tea, and sure enough, it was fragrant.

"Feiliu, now that you are back, you shouldn't be going out again, right? Do you have any plans?" Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Feiliu with a smile again.

"Actually, I still want to continue my training journey. There are some places I mentioned before that I haven't been to yet," Ning Feiliu shook his head and said.

"This... you still want to continue going out for training?" Bone Douluo couldn't help but say, "Actually, Feiliu, you have been out training for these four years, that should be enough, right? You can rest in Heaven Dou City for a while before considering further training."

Indeed, in the eyes of others, Ning Feiliu's constant high-intensity training, traveling outside for four years...

It was indeed a bit hard to understand.

Although Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo were not the kind of old fools who would only raise their own geniuses in a greenhouse—they were even willing to send Ning Rongrong out for training.

So, for Ning Feiliu, a Battle Soul Master who was not originally considered very favored, it went without saying.

It was just that his importance to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had risen, and to keep going out for training without coming home... it was quite frightening.

To tell the truth, in the original plot, Ning Rongrong followed the Shrek Academy group to study for only about two or three years.

Not to mention that later, when Shrek Academy came to Heaven Dou City, she could be considered to have returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Later, when Shrek Academy "borrowed a corpse to resurrect the soul" in Heaven Dou City, it was almost no different from Ning Rongrong staying at home to go to school.

So, all in all, she only left home for a little over a year.

In these four years, Ning Feiliu had only stayed in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a short time.

This... was a bit outrageous.

"Yes, you have trained enough outside, you can stop for a while, Feiliu... there is no need to be too impatient, you will have many opportunities in the future," Ning Fengzhi also began to persuade him.

"I will actually stay in Heaven Dou City for a while during this period," Ning Feiliu shook his head and said, "But afterwards, I still have to go out for training, because there are still some things that have not been completed." "Feiliu..." Ning Fengzhi still frowned, intending to persuade him again.

"Alright, Father, my mind is made up. Staying in Heaven Dou City, I will only practice by following the rules, and it will not improve my strength much," Ning Feiliu said, "Only by training outside can I improve my strength faster."

With the bonus of the training mission increasing his cultivation speed, he would definitely improve faster by training outside.

In the eyes of others, his cultivation speed might already be fast to the point of being outrageous.

As mentioned before, in the eyes of others, he might even match Tang Hao's record of breaking through to Title Douluo.

After all, Ning Feiliu broke through to Soul Ancestor at thirteen and Soul King at fifteen, but his cultivation speed should slow down later; it would be impossible to break through a major realm in just two or three years again, right?

Many people speculate that when Ning Feiliu breaks through to Soul Emperor, he will be around twenty to twenty-two years old.

Breaking through to the Soul Saint realm takes at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight, and after that, the Soul Douluo realm is around thirty-five or thirty-six; anything beyond that depends on one's fortune.

However, it is still possible to break Tang Hao's record of achieving Title Douluo at forty-four.

In short, in the eyes of outsiders, it is possible for Ning Feiliu to rival or even surpass Tang Hao.

Such speed is already very fast.

But in Ning Feiliu's eyes, what kind of achievement is surpassing Tang Hao? In the original plot, the Shrek Seven Devils all broke through to Title Douluo in their twenties.

Of course, the main reason was that the Sea God Divine Examination provided them with too rapid an overall improvement.

However, Ning Feiliu is not bad either; he has this Valoran Continent series cheat.

It is even more outrageous than the Sea God Divine Examination, so breaking through to Title Douluo in his twenties? What he wants is... to break through to the Title Douluo realm at around twenty! As for the subsequent path to becoming a god, that will depend on how powerful his cheat is.

In any case, he would rather achieve a God Position himself than follow in others' footsteps.

Therefore, Ning Feiliu will still not be satisfied; he wants to become stronger! Stronger!

"In that case... alright." Ning Fengzhi saw that Ning Feiliu was determined, and added to the fact that Ning Feiliu had indeed improved quite rapidly while out training.

"But before that, I will develop some new things for the sect," Ning Feiliu said with a smile, "Mainly to enhance the sect's strength and for the direct disciples of the sect to use for self-protection; they are Soul Guidance Devices similar to my Steel Sun Box."

Ning Fengzhi's eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "Then if you need the sect to provide any help at that time, just ask. As the Pavilion Master of Wuliu Pavilion, you can also mobilize all resources within the Wuliu Pavilion at will!"

"Mm, I will do that," Ning Feiliu nodded, and then said, "Besides this, I actually don't intend to go out training alone this time; I will also be with Sister Dugu Yan and... possibly another friend of mine."

He had also made up his mind; since there were no worries about going to Slaughter City this time, he would take Dugu Yan with him.

And there is Ye Lingling; if she agrees to Ning Feiliu and also becomes Ning Feiliu's woman, then they shall go together.

At that time, they will go together to let them meet and get to know Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

"I see... that can be considered a good thing," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile immediately.

In fact, he could tell that Ning Feiliu seemed to have officially confirmed his relationship with Dugu Yan upon returning this time.

Although before this, the matter between Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan was already known to everyone, and it was something Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi were satisfied with beyond measure.

But unfortunately, there was always a thin veil between Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan, and they hadn't completely broken through to be together.

But just now, they saw that Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan were intimately holding hands together.

Now that Ning Feiliu said he would go out training with Dugu Yan, cultivating their relationship in this way would allow their feelings to reach a new level.

Therefore, Ning Fengzhi was quite happy.

"By the way, there is one more thing," Ning Feiliu said softly with a smile, "Xue Di, come out."

Then, a snow-white light was seen circulating from within Ning Feiliu's body, and finally, Xue Di appeared before Ning Fengzhi and the others.

"This is..." Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo were all somewhat surprised.

Ning Mingrui and Ning Rongrong widened their eyes; they had always known of Xue Di's existence.

Ning Mingrui even thought that this was a new lover Ning Feiliu had found outside; when they were at the Soto City hotel, Ning Feiliu and Xue Di had even openly checked into the same room in front of them.

That misunderstanding was even greater.

After returning, Ning Mingrui also told Ning Fengzhi about this and expressed his concerns.

Because when Xue Di was with them, she had never appeared like this, nor had she ever returned to Ning Feiliu's body.

Ning Feiliu had also never explained Xue Di's origin or background to them.

So they had been misunderstanding all along.

After Ning Fengzhi learned of this, he was slightly flustered, but he had always thought about waiting for Ning Feiliu to return to ask him properly what was going on.

But he didn't expect that Dugu Yan was also with Ning Feiliu at this moment, so they temporarily ignored this matter.

But now... this woman named Xue Di actually appeared from within Ning Feiliu's body? What was the situation? "This is my Soul Spirit, Xue Di," Ning Feiliu said, "Her original form is a 600,000-year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, the ruler of the Soul Beasts in the Extreme North."

A 600,000-year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, the ruler of the Soul Beasts in the Extreme North?! "Mm, yes, she is a Soul Beast, but now through a special contract, she has become my Soul Spirit... You can treat her as a Soul Ring that retains its spirit," Ning Feiliu said as he summoned his martial soul, "Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, emerge!"

The nine-story pagoda appeared before everyone with precious light, and following it were Ning Feiliu's six Soul Rings.

But with a thought, the six Soul Rings that originally looked very normal—two yellow, two purple, and two black—immediately tore off their disguise.

They turned into one black, two black, three black... five black, and... that final blood-red Soul Ring.

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring! And there were six golden circular patterns within the ring; as long as one looked carefully, one could see them.

This represented that this was a 600,000-year Soul Ring.

If this Soul Ring were to have ten golden circular patterns appear and all connect together, this Soul Ring would turn completely golden, which would be a god-level Soul Ring.

"This is..." Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo were shocked to the extreme.

(End of chapter)