Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 210 Ning Tian: I'm sorry, Shrek Academy, and the three great empires, we can't go back.
Hearing the crucial part but being kept in suspense, Ning Tian felt an urge to strangle Xu Tianxi, and his composure almost crumbled.

However, her upbringing helped her suppress her anger and calm down. She stared intently at Xu Tianxi and gritted her teeth, saying:
"But what? Do you want money, rare metals, or something else? There's no condition we can't discuss, as long as you're not lying."

"For the sake of the tens of millions of gold soul coins we've done business with, don't treat me like a fool, or how can you live with yourself?"

Xu Tianxi frowned slightly and corrected, "We only did a purchase deal worth five or six million gold soul coins. The other six million is your foolish companion's freedom fee and your privacy protection fee."

Ning Tian scoffed, unconcerned, and said, "To put it bluntly, it's just a kidnapping fee, it's about the same."

As she spoke, she took out a Gold Soul Card and said seriously, "This card contains the initial payment for that batch of Gold Soul Coins, three million Gold Soul Coins. The final payment will be given to you after the goods are handed over."

Xiao Hongchen and Xu Sanshi's eyelids twitched. Both of them were proud of their extraordinary family backgrounds, but if they had to come up with so much money all at once... it wasn't that they couldn't afford it, but the money wasn't under their control.

Having just met a younger generation even more arrogant than themselves, aren't the older generation of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School afraid that their young lady will be kidnapped?
Xu Tianxi felt that Ning Tian was more confident than any female soul master he had ever seen at this moment, as if she was surrounded by a dazzling halo.

"Rest assured, I, Kong, am a respectable person. I highly regard the character of Young Master Ning and your sect, and I would never do anything to hurt our friendship."

"However, what I am about to say is also top secret. I hope that Young Sect Master Ning will also have an absolute sense of confidentiality. Otherwise, we will have no choice but to restrict your freedom."

After carefully putting away the Golden Soul Card, Xu Tianxi stopped keeping everyone in suspense and began to explain the matters concerning the soul spirit.

"I have met many top experts in the world of spirit beasts. Under the guidance of my seniors, I have discovered that the cultivation system in this world should not have only one path; there are other possibilities for obtaining spirit rings..."

"...After a Soul Master and a Soul Beast form an equal contract, a Soul Beast that is over a hundred years old can provide a Soul Master with more than one Soul Ring. Young Master Ning can imagine the significance behind this."

Ning Tian heard half of it and then realized it was over. Just as he was about to protest, he saw a hint of reminder in Xu Tianxi's eyes.

Ning Tian understood, pointed one finger to the sky, and said solemnly, "I swear in the name of my martial spirit that I will not divulge a single word of what I have heard today, except to my closest relatives."

Xu Tianxi smiled and nodded, then continued, "After the contract is successfully concluded, the soul beast will exist in the form of a soul spirit and will still be able to fight."

However, their strength will generally decrease, but as the Soul Master's cultivation level increases, their strength will recover or even increase.

"The reason is simple: the soul power needed for spirit battles comes from the soul master. The more soul power the soul master can provide, the stronger their combat power will be."

"so……"

"Therefore, as long as we Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Masters can forge powerful Soul Beasts, we can change our huge disadvantage of having no combat power! It's much more reliable than finding a combat-type Soul Master partner!"

Ning Tian couldn't wait to shout out the conclusion.

“Yes.” Xu Tianxi nodded, then added:

"However, how to get the soul beasts to recognize you and be willing to form an equal contract with you is another problem. You will need to work on that yourself."

"Don't worry about that, we definitely have a way." Ning Tian was overjoyed, already thinking about what kind of soul beast his father and the others should go to the Star Dou Great Forest to find.

Although the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School is no longer one of the three upper sects it once was, it still has several sect-protecting Douluo. With their help, most ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are no problem.

Well, the communication soul tool isn't reliable. Let's discuss it properly with them when they arrive in Mingdu.

Just then, Ning Tian heard Xu Tianxi's calm yet amused voice again.

"Young Master Ning, this technology is currently still in the top secret stage. I am only making an exception to tell you in advance because of our strong friendship as business partners."

We've been working on this technology in a closed space until last night before we finally went out to stretch our legs. You should know what that means, right?

Ning Tian glanced back at Xu Tianxi, blinked her beautiful eyes, and tentatively said, "How about you give me a Mingdu citizen's ID card now? From now on, I'll be a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire." She knew there was no such thing as a free lunch, and such a high-class meal would definitely come at a deeper price.

In comparison, the intelligence I provided was of little significance.

Xu Tianxi was clearly not so easily fooled: "Eating, taking, and immigrating? You're dreaming!"

Ning Tian smiled sheepishly: "I'm just a young sect leader, the most outstanding young disciple of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School in this generation. I don't have much say in the sect."

“Those major decisions concerning the relocation of the sect can only be made by my father and his colleagues; of course, I will definitely do my part in them.”

"Alright, I'll trust you, the young sect leader, this once."

Xu Tianxi sighed, stood up, and said:
“You young sect leaders all have more and more ideas than the next one. How can you compare to me, Kong, who is pure of heart and wholeheartedly dedicated to contributing to the future of our academy and our country? I have even brought out my own research.”

"Sigh...the world is going to the dogs these days, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be."

Ning Tian thought about it carefully and concluded that, considering the other party's selfless actions during the Star Luo Empire's ordeal, he truly deserved to be called a Great Sage.

Now, in many places in the Star Luo Empire, the touching stories of this man who blasted away evil spirit masters and collapsed from exhaustion multiple times during seven days of disaster relief are being told. His fame is almost on par with the royal family's stories of Emperor Xu Jiawei personally fighting on the front lines, the glorious sacrifice of the Temple Master, and Princess Xu Jiujiu leading a rescue effort.

This is exactly the demeanor of an internationally renowned friend, and the Star Luo government has not suppressed this popular trend. Ning Tian doesn't know whether to say that the Xu family's royal family has an extraordinary demeanor or is too thick-skinned.

Based on the standard of judging by deeds rather than intentions, the other party's act of providing the latest research to help with disaster relief in Xingluo City can be described as a great deed, almost securing him the position of the greatest philanthropist in the Douluo Continent for a thousand years.

The other party had no reason to lie to me; the soul was real, and they had revealed it beforehand. The other party was so selfless and even risky, so it seemed that I was indeed overthinking things.

But she was only considering the sect's interests. She was fully aware of the other party's intention to lure the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to the Sun Moon Empire, but this was indeed not something she could decide...

Watching Xu Tianxi's departing figure, accompanied by Xiao Hongchen and Xu Sanshi, Ning Tian couldn't help but let his imagination run wild:
"When that foolish toad Xiao Hongchen misspoke earlier, Xu Sanshi looked at Xiao Hongchen with great excitement. Moreover, these guys were playing cards together before. Could it be that this guy has also been bought off by the Sun Moon Empire?"

"If only he was bribed, that would be fine, but if the entire Xuanming Sect was bribed, then this is a huge problem..."

After listening to Xu Tianxi's concept of soul spirits, Ning Tian had to admit that this new approach was fatally attractive to any soul master.

The Xuanming Sect may not need to compensate for their deficiencies through soul spirits, but they certainly don't mind becoming stronger through them.

Even if we take a step back and assume that the Sun Moon Empire cultivates Xu Sanshi into a top-tier Title Douluo or even a Super Douluo... and the Xuanming Sect doesn't surrender to the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Sanshi can still establish a new Xuanming family within the Sun Moon Empire. He and Jiang Nannan just need to work hard together.

Thinking this, Ning Tian's eyes became incredibly determined.

"Sigh... I'm sorry Shrek Academy, and the three great empires, we can't go back. It's not that our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School is opportunistic, it's just that the Sun Moon Empire has given us too much."

Unlike the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which only appeared briefly ten thousand years ago, Kong Tianxi's research on soul spirits aims to be passed down through generations. This means that the history of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's soul masters having no combat power will be completely changed.

They lack combat power, while the Sun Moon Empire has advanced soul tools and soul spirits. Ning Tian couldn't think of any reason for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to go against the Sun Moon Empire.

They lost their life savings ten thousand years ago; they can't possibly stand on the side of the losers ten thousand years later. Kong Tianxi is a man of high character; he shouldn't do something like betraying his benefactors after using them…

Xu Tianxi was unaware that his casual remark had caused a great upheaval in Ning Tian's mind, and even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared too much.

He had only been gone a short while with Xiao Hongchen and the other two when Meng Hongchen caught them red-handed.

"Tianxi, when are we leaving for the far north?"

(End of this chapter)