Chapter 14: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

A few days later, on the streets of Tiandou City, a carriage was traveling at a steady speed toward the imperial palace.

Qian Renxue pulled back the curtain to peer outside, then suddenly let out a giggle as if she had discovered something amusing, and turned her head to say to Zhou Yi inside the carriage.

"Xiao Yi, look quickly, even in Tiandou City, people have started imitating you~"

Zhou Yi also looked outside following Qian Renxue's gaze; sure enough, quite a few young people were dressed in white and carrying a bird, a scene that was clearly on the verge of becoming a trend.

"Uh... looking at the bright side, at least everyone is dressed the same now, so I won't be recognized when I'm out." Zhou Yi felt helpless.

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"Xue Dage, after I finish buying supplies later, I plan to go obtain my Third Soul Ring. I reached level 29 yesterday, so I should be able to break through just as I arrive at the Bingfeng Forest."

"Eh~ don't be in such a hurry, let me introduce you to someone first."

"Who is it?"

"My teacher, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—Ning Fengzhi."

……

After Qian Renxue returned to the Crown Prince Palace and tidied up briefly, she took Zhou Yi to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Inside the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stood a refined middle-aged man, with an old man with white hair standing behind him with his hands behind his back.

"Teacher, I have returned from hunting for a soul ring." Qian Renxue gave a simple bow to Ning Fengzhi.

"It is good that Your Highness has returned safely," Ning Fengzhi replied. The teacher-student relationship between Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue was more of a political connection; Ning Fengzhi mostly taught him things like cultural etiquette, so naturally, he would not ask too much about her soul skills.

After some brief pleasantries, Ning Fengzhi steered the conversation toward the handsome youth before him.

"I wonder who this is?"

"Teacher, let me introduce you; this is my newly sworn brother, Zhou Yi, a level 29 Battle Spirit Master." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhou Yi.

"Xiao Yi, this is my teacher, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi.

This is His Excellency Jian Chenxin, with the title of Sword."

"Zhou Yi greets Senior Ning and His Excellency Sword Douluo." He said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Truly a hero among youths; to be able to cultivate to this realm at such a young age, sigh~ if only my little witch at home could be this hardworking~"

Ning Fengzhi sighed as he looked at the composed youth, and Sword Douluo also nodded in response.

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

"Fine, Dad, you're actually bad-mouthing me behind my back, hmph! I'm ignoring you." It turned out that Ning Rongrong had been hiding in the corner of the hall beforehand, wanting to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Hearing Ning Rongrong's voice, Ning Fengzhi and Jian Chenxin exchanged a smile. In fact, they had discovered Ning Rongrong long ago, but thinking that the youth brought by Xue Qinghe was the same age as her, they wanted to let Ning Rongrong have more contact with peers from the outside world, so they didn't mind her clumsy hiding. They just didn't expect her to lose her patience so quickly.

Looking at Ning Rongrong again, she tilted her head and pouted, practically having "I am unhappy, hurry and coax me" written on her face. In truth, she had come to eavesdrop because she saw the Crown Prince brother bringing a youth about her age to visit, and out of curiosity, she had come straight over.

"Rongrong, stop making a scene, hurry and greet the two of them."

"Crown Prince brother, long time no see~" After speaking, she turned toward Zhou Yi and revealed a sweet, elegant smile.

"Hello there~ my name is Ning Rongrong~"

"Haha, Rongrong, it has been a long time."

"Hello, my name is Zhou Yi." Although he knew this elegant appearance was something Ning Rongrong was putting on, Zhou Yi didn't mind.

……

"Teacher, Xiao Yi is more than just that; his second soul ring is a thousand-year one, and when I first met him, he was able to fight a twenty-thousand-year Taotie Savage Bull all by himself."

"What, that's impossible." Ning Rongrong was extremely shocked and couldn't help but blurt it out.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo also had their expressions change drastically, their faces full of disbelief.

But this time, Zhou Yi didn't wait for Qian Renxue to reply and spoke first.

"If Senior Ning does not believe me, you may have Sword Douluo test my strength." Zhou Yi understood that if he could establish a connection this time, he might have two Title Douluo-level sparring partners in the future.

"Hmph! You actually dare to challenge Sword Grandpa, where did you get the courage? Let me tell you, Sword Grandpa is super amazing!" Seeing this youth being so arrogant, Ning Rongrong felt some dislike.

Sword Douluo didn't mind; seeing the boy before him so confident, his own curiosity was piqued.

"Good lad! I shall test you!" As he spoke, he grabbed Zhou Yi by the shoulder and brought him to the trial grounds.

Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, and Ning Rongrong also hurried over, and upon entering, they saw that they had already begun.

"Use your strongest attack and come at me directly."

"Very well! Please enlighten me!" Zhou Yi's two soul rings lit up, and in an instant, the one yellow and one purple soul ring attracted everyone's gaze.

"To actually be able to absorb a soul ring beyond the age limit..." Ning Fengzhi's eyes were profound.

……

Looking at the arena, Zhou Yi, having unleashed his lightning-fast speed, was wrapped in wind and thunder, launching attacks from the air and various positions on the ground.

Only Sword Douluo understood how astonishing Zhou Yi's power and speed were; they had already caught up to an average Soul Emperor.

And outside the arena, even without experiencing it personally, Ning Fengzhi could see that Zhou Yi's strength was absolutely not something a Great Soul Master could possess; even a Soul King or Soul Ancestor could not fight as intensely as he was.

Although Ning Rongrong didn't quite understand, she was also dumbfounded. This was the first time she had seen such a powerful peer, and he was also very handsome.

……

At this moment, Zhou Yi also knew that this kind of attack could not cause any damage to Sword Douluo, so he planned to use something ruthless.

"Hmm? What is he doing?"

Sword Douluo looked at Zhou Yi, who had suddenly stopped in the distance, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi were also a bit confused. Ning Rongrong didn't care; she just thought Zhou Yi was tired and was going to admit defeat.

Zhou Yi reached out his hands and held them in a void grip; very quickly, a high-speed rotating energy sphere condensed in each hand.

Following that, he injected lightning elements into his left hand, forming a Lightning Slurry Ball that made the surrounding air crackle with electricity.

He injected wind elements into his right hand, forming a sphere containing Wind Blades; the high-speed rotating wind blades cut through the air, emitting a buzzing, ear-piercing sound.

Looking at the energy spheres with destructive auras in Zhou Yi's two hands, Sword Douluo could no longer remain calm, his expression changing drastically.

"Not good!"

After Zhou Yi finished the infusion, he took one in each hand and threw two high-density energy spheres, each 50 centimeters in diameter, toward Sword Douluo.

Watching the energy draw closer, Sword Douluo feared they might fly elsewhere and chose to take them head-on.

"Avatar of the Martial Soul! My body is the sword!"

In an instant, an ancient, massive sword two meters long and half a foot wide hovered in mid-air. Two yellow, three purple, and four black—a full nine Soul Rings coiled around it. This was the true sword of Sword Douluo. A top-tier tool martial soul.

Immediately after, the giant sword collided with the Spiral Shuriken; it wasn't over yet, as the Lightning Slurry Rasengan then struck the Spiral Shuriken, and the two unstable energy spheres erupted violently against the Seven Kill Sword.

"Boom——!!!!"

The massive shockwave sent Rongrong flying, but fortunately, Ning Fengzhi was quick-witted and grabbed Rongrong, simultaneously summoning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Avatar to protect Rongrong and Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue was also surprised; she had never seen Zhou Yi use this move before, though upon reflection, she understood that this move would be ineffective against her since she could fly.

Oh Zhou Yi, just how many more surprises are waiting for me to discover? She looked at Zhou Yi, her eyes burning with fervor and pride; this was the lifelong rival she had chosen.

Amidst the massive explosion, the entire sect sounded the alarm, and before long, Bone Douluo arrived with a group of guards.

Ning Fengzhi hurriedly explained, which finally put them at ease.

When the explosion ended and they looked at the scene, only the ground beneath Sword Douluo's feet remained intact, but a circular crater over ten meters wide had formed around him. The surface of the crater was scorched black and hot, densely covered with scratches from Wind Blades. Looking further away, Zhou Yi's face was pale, his hands on his knees as he gasped for air.

In truth, Sword Douluo was not having an easy time either; since the incident was sudden, he had suffered a minor concussion and light injuries, his white robes were covered in dust, and he looked quite disheveled.

After the guards withdrew, Ning Fengzhi used his martial soul to heal Jian Chenxin and Zhou Yi.

At this moment, everyone present looked at Zhou Yi as if looking at a monster.

Rongrong couldn't help but blurt out.

"You, you, you... are you really human!?"

Although Bone Douluo had not seen the specific situation, he understood that all of this before him had been caused by this youth, but that did not stop him from mocking Jian Chenxin.

"Hehe~ Old Sword-man, how did you get so disheveled by a little kid~"

"Bullshit! You try blocking one and see!"