Douluo Continent: So What If I Reincarnate as Ning Rongrong?

Chapter 197 Soul Beasts and Soul Rings

"Uncle Ci Xue, Uncle She Long, do you have any suggestions regarding what Ning Fengzhi said?"

After Ci Xue and She Long returned, Xue Qinghe told them the details of what had happened.

One is level 99, the other is level 98, and they may even both be level 99 Limit Douluo-level spirit beasts.

Xue Qinghe was completely helpless.

"The Starry Sky Forest is indeed unfathomable!" Ci Xue exclaimed.

"Indeed, if they are all level 99, we..." She Long sighed, "Young Master, you mentioned to us before that the Grand Elder was injured in the battle with Tang Chen, and the Spirit Hall really has no way to handle this matter."

Qian Daoliu wasn't injured and could manage to hold his own, but he had fought with Tang Chen and was still licking his wounds. Even if he came, it was uncertain whether he would have a chance of winning, let alone two against one.

"Young Master, if all else fails, you should abandon the Heaven Dou Empire and return to the Spirit Hall." She Long was worried about Qian Renxue's safety.

"That makes sense. A wise man doesn't stand under a dangerous wall." Ci Xue nodded in agreement.

"I can't do it." Xue Qinghe sighed. "I've spent more than a decade of my life working on this. I can't just go back like this, slinking away. I can't make that decision."

How many decades does one have in a lifetime? And things here are about to succeed.

Giving up halfway now would be handing the battle to an avalanche, wouldn't it?

She, Qian Renxue, could not swallow this insult.

"I've made up my mind. I'll send the letter back to the Spirit Hall to hear Grandpa's opinion and also ask about that woman's situation."

Given her personality, Bibi Dong would almost certainly use the Love-Sickness Red to test her true feelings for Yu Xiaogang after obtaining it.

If that woman truly cannot let go of Yu Xiaogang, and has gained the approval of someone suffering from unrequited love, then she will have no choice but to resort to the last resort.

She, Qian Renxue, is the young master of the Angel Clan, bearing the weight of everything from the Spirit Hall.

If that woman is determined to destroy the Spirit Hall and there's no way to make her give up, then the only thing to do is shut her up.

However, all of this will have to wait until Grandpa recovers before we can discuss it further.

"Mother, I hope we won't end up like that."

……

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo returned from the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace in the evening.

A black-haired girl dressed in a red and black patterned Gothic Lolita outfit leaned against the wall of the hotel floor, her arms crossed, waiting quietly.

"Oh, you guys are back. Was it fun lying to Qian Renxue?"

"Uh..." The girl's teasing words left Ning Fengzhi momentarily speechless. "Where's Rongrong?"

"In the most luxurious suite of this hotel—since the hotel is the property of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School anyway—wouldn't it be better for her, the young lady, to cultivate in a better place?"

"I see." Ning Fengzhi nodded.

Beside him, Sword Douluo sensed something extremely amiss with the Dark Demon God named Tokisaki Kurumi. He frowned and asked:

"Didn't you become the spirit of Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? Why can you appear so easily?"

"Still on guard against me, huh!" Kurumi Tokisaki chuckled.

"There's no need to be overly wary of me. I have no interest in you," Kurumi Tokisaki said with a smile.

"Alright, let me put it another way. Why do you think Ning Rongrong needs the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as her martial soul?"

"What do you mean?" Ning Fengzhi frowned.

"The martial spirits that you all covet are completely dispensable to her."

"Kurumi Tokisaki said, turning her head to look at Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo's still puzzled expressions.

Kurumi Tokisaki straightened up, a black pistol appearing in her hand.

Sword Douluo's expression changed, and he quickly shielded Ning Fengzhi behind him: "What do you want to do?"

"Don't worry, you are my master's closest relatives, I can't bring myself to lay a hand on you!"

Kurumi Tokisaki fiddled with the gun in her hand, seemingly ignoring Sword Douluo's warning.

"Hey, what do you think Martial Souls are?" Tokisaki Kurumi laughed, and before Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo could reply, she continued.

"The so-called Martial Soul, in my inherited memories, is a fragment of the rules that fell on the Douluo Continent after the fall of the Dragon God. It only appears after being absorbed by humans or soul beasts."

"Of course, this is just a memory I obtained from the Evil God Pearl; I'm not sure if it is true or not."

"However, there is one thing I am very clear about."

"That is..."

"The existence of a martial spirit will only be a form of suppression for its master."

"Suppress?" Ning Fengzhi asked, puzzled.

"Hey, don't you guys understand what I'm saying?"

Kurumi Tokisaki's weapon vanished, and she leaned against the wall once more, gazing at the pale, round moon in the sky.

"For the master, the only function of the spirit ring is to allow her to use her original power."

"You may not know, but I, who have fought against her, know her very well."

"The resilience of the master's soul has long since reached the level of a Title Douluo."

"If she breaks through this time, her soul will probably be even stronger than Di Tiandu's."

"Master, shouldn't we have mentioned to you her cultivation level?" Tokisaki Kurumi turned to look at Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment and nodded: "She said that her current strength is slightly stronger than that of a peak acquired master, equivalent to a half-step grandmaster."

"Ah, that's right."

"Acquired, innate, ultimate, and immortality."

"Master, you're already equivalent to a level 70 Soul Emperor at the Acquired Realm. What about reaching the Innate Grandmaster level?"

"And what kind of strength does he possess?"

"In addition to these, there are two more levels."

Tokisaki Kurumi's words left Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo exchanging bewildered glances.

That's right, being half a step into the Innate Realm is equivalent to a level 70 Soul Emperor without acquiring a Soul Ring, so...

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo gasped in shock.

Being at the half-step Innate Realm is already at the Soul Emperor level, so how powerful would a true Innate Grandmaster be?

Is it far superior to a Soul Saint empowered by a Martial Soul True Body?

"Speaking of which, with such a cultivation method, there's no problem for you to cooperate with the Soul Beast Realm. It seems you're also interested in doing so."

"Although I don't know much about it, Brigitte's power might be able to turn your Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda."

"This..." Ning Fengzhi fell silent.

It's perfectly normal for a level 99 Brigitte, the strongest healing-type soul beast, to possess some extraordinary qualities.

"However, when you are talking to those two, if you don't want humanity to be destroyed, don't reveal that the master is cultivating."

"Perhaps it sounds harsh, but if the God Realm didn't exist, given the current state of humanity, we wouldn't be a match for soul beasts."

"Cooperation is only possible when both sides are of equal strength; otherwise, they will only be devoured."

"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. If you don't understand, there's nothing I can do. You can leave now; you don't need to block my way anymore."

"I can protect my master all by myself, and I don't need to sleep."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo exchanged glances and left to return to their own rooms.

Kurumi Tokisaki stared at the tightly closed door.

"Master, you are not a Soul Master at all."

"A mere Soul Master couldn't possibly have defeated me so many times and forced me to sign a contract."

"You seem unaffected by the will of the plane. I'm really curious what level you will reach in the future."

"Anyway, let's wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)