Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 174 Ning Rongrong's Changes

"Who's worried? Everyone knows our Moon Emperor Team is invincible," Osro said confidently. "This twenty-game winning streak won't be the end of our victories, and even the next thirty-game winning streak won't be the end. Even if the champion team from the Spirit Hall of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament came, they wouldn't be a match for us!"

His words revealed absolute confidence, which of course came from Ning Feiliu.

Ning Feiliu, using the alias "Yafei," has achieved a terrifying 44-game winning streak, and the "Lingyue" duo with Ye Lingling has also completed a 36-game winning streak.

In fact, seven of his individual Soul Battles were victories against Soul Masters who were much stronger than him. Although his cultivation level has not yet reached that of a Soul Master, there is no doubt that he is now equivalent to one!

A team that possesses the combat power of a Soul Master, yet whose own level is equivalent to that of a Soul Venerable, is clearly an overpowered existence among Soul Venerable-level Soul Battle Teams.

Of course, the other members of their team are also strong and talented. The Moon Emperor team, which has gathered members such as the Blue Dragon Twins, the Black Tortoise Stone Family Twins, and the current successor of the Nine Heart Begonia, is simply too strong in terms of both strength and talent.

Therefore, Oslo is naturally very confident.

He even felt that if they could bring Asia and Africa into their Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the championship of the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament would definitely belong to them.

During this period of time spent with "Asia and Africa," although they have always seemed lukewarm, but...

How so?

Compared to Ye Lingling, a truly aloof goddess, "Asia-Africa" ​​seems more approachable.

After all, Ning Feiliu wasn't really aloof or socially anxious; he just didn't want to get too close to people who didn't know his true identity and avoided unnecessary social interactions.

This gave Oslo, Yu Feng, and even Yu Tianheng some expectations.

"Asia and Africa" ​​aren't hard to talk to either. What if we can persuade him to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?

However, Asia and Africa have not made any statement.

This left Oslo and the others somewhat helpless.

"You seem a bit too arrogant," Ning Feiliu said. "If the Spirit Hall's champion team comes, with our current lineup that doesn't even have a single Soul Master, we'll definitely suffer a crushing defeat."

Although the Spirit Hall's champion team this year may not have members at the Soul King level like the Golden Generation in the original story, it definitely has high-level Soul Masters with a Soul Power level of at least 46.

With the other team members, all of whom have Soul Master cultivation, even if Ning Feiliu unleashed her full potential and used both the [Summoning of the God of Forging] and the [Summoning of the God of Ice and Snow], they might not be a match for her.

Those who have read the original storyline of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament know that these genius soul masters from all over the Douluo Continent can often unleash strength far greater than their own cultivation level.

The Soul Fusion Skill "Falling Snow" unleashed by Shui Bing'er, captain of the Tianshui Academy team, and Xue Wu, vice-captain, is so powerful that even the original work stated that Soul Masters below level 60 cannot break through the lock and escape the attack range at its peak.

The power of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill unleashed by two Soul Masters of level 40 or above is comparable to that of a Soul King.

Feng Xiaotian of Shenfeng Academy possesses a self-created soul skill, Gale Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, whose power is comparable to that of a Soul King.

Not to mention Tang San and the Golden Generation's Hu Liena and Xie Yue, who are even more unconventional Soul Masters.

Although the original storyline's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament was undoubtedly the strongest tournament in history, the truly outstanding players were Tang San, Feng Xiaotian, and the Golden Generation trio. The strength of these six individuals far surpassed that of the strongest contestants in the other tournaments.

However, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu from Tianshui Academy should only be considered "ordinary" top contestants in the past All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

They might not even be able to defeat the three seeded teams from the past few years: the Spirit Hall team, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, and the Star Luo Royal Academy team.

This is enough to prove that the top players from the seeded teams participating in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament can often unleash strength far greater than their own cultivation level.

A Soul Master can unleash the combat power of a Soul Grandmaster, and a Soul Grandmaster can unleash the combat power of a Soul King...

After all, he is a top genius Soul Master in the Douluo Continent for the past five or even ten years, so this is understandable.

Even without the Golden Generation, the Spirit Hall's champion team this year, with its seven Soul Master-level geniuses, can definitely unleash combat power comparable to Soul Kings.

The Moon Emperor team only has Ning Feiliu, how could they possibly be a match for the current champion team of the Spirit Hall?

However, he also knew that Oslo was joking, and... he was hinting to him to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and participate in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament with them.

really.

"That's just now, who knows what will happen in the future," Oslo said with a hearty laugh.

Ning Feiliu was somewhat helpless. He was truly impressed by Oslo; he felt that this man had a very big heart.

According to the original storyline, the Tian Dou Royal Academy team usually participates in the competition in two teams. The second team is basically the substitute members of the first team. When some members of the first team are unable to participate, the second team will fill in for them.

So... to be precise, the first team of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team doesn't actually have any substitutes; all the substitutes are sent to the second team.

As a result, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team will only have seven members.

Ning Feiliu's joining will inevitably squeeze out one of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team members from the original storyline. After all, although Dugu Yan participated in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament ahead of schedule this year, it doesn't mean she can't participate in the next one.

The original text stipulated that any Soul Master over the age of 25 could participate in the All-Continent Soul Master Advanced Tournament, but it did not say that they could only participate in one All-Continent Soul Master Advanced Tournament.

After Ning Feiliu transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, she met Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and others. She heard them talk about the rules of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament, and there was no rule that she could only participate in one All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

However, it's actually quite similar, because the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament is held once every five years, and the members of the weakest team participating in the tournament must at least have a Soul Master cultivation level of at least 100. At the same time, they compete with students of different age groups within the academy to ensure that they are the strongest one.

Perhaps in a very weak Soul Master academy, a Soul Master can hold the title of the strongest in the academy.

However, those who can participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament are generally quite strong; they must have at least level 35 or higher Soul Power to compete for a place on the academy's team for the tournament.

In addition to the age restrictions mentioned above, only Soul Masters aged 25 and above can participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

That would require reaching at least level 35 soul power by the age of nineteen. Although this would be considered a first-rate genius soul master in the Douluo Continent, you should know that in the Four Elements Academy, apart from top genius soul masters like Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Yu Tianxin, Lei Tian, ​​and Feng Xiaotian, most of the other Soul Master members are over twenty years old.

But it's still not difficult.

But this is the standard for weak teams.

With such talent, it's impossible for you to stay in an obscure, weak academy and become a school bully.

But once you arrive at a prestigious academy, you'll face even greater competition.

For a top-tier academy like the Four Elements Academy to participate in two Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournaments, one must reach at least level 37 in soul power cultivation before the age of nineteen in order to secure a place as a formal team member.

This is like a school sports meet with no age limit. As a seventh grader, you not only have to be 1.8 meters tall, but you also have to race against senior high school students who are much older than you, and be at least one of the top ten fastest runners in the school—including substitutes.

This is a disadvantage in terms of age.

People like Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing from the original Shrek Seven Devils would have had a hard time reaching this standard if they hadn't eaten the immortal herb.

Fortunately, they encountered Tang San, who gave them all a boost, increasing their soul power by at least five or six levels, allowing them to easily reach the required level.

The key is that the immortal herbs not only directly boost their soul power, but also significantly enhance their talents.

Therefore, when Dugu Yan simultaneously consumed the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, along with the Moon Essence Breathing Technique and the soul power feedback from the pre-treatment of toxins, she easily reached the standard.

There is no restriction on participating multiple times, so Dugu Yan can still participate in the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

If Ning Feiliu joins, she will definitely take away someone's place.

So whose position will be squeezed out?

Needless to say, in terms of strength and cultivation, the only candidates who can be eliminated are Ye Lingling, the Shi brothers, Yu Feng, and Oslo.

However, in terms of functionality, Ye Lingling, as a support-type Soul Master, is definitely irreplaceable, and the Shi brothers, as defensive-type Soul Masters, are also irreplaceable.

So, among the two agility-type battle spirit masters, Yu Feng and Oslo, who will be squeezed out of the position?

The answer is self-evident.

Ning Feiliu was speechless. This Oslo couldn't see the situation clearly and even took the initiative to invite him to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team.

However, he didn't want to concern himself with these trivial matters. He was about to signal to Yu Tianheng and the others to go into the Great Soul Arena to prepare for the Soul Battle.

But at this very moment...

"Africa and Asia." A gentle, warm laugh, which made people feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze, came from behind before the person even arrived.

Ning Feiliu paused for a moment, then turned around with a normal expression to look at Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, who were walking slowly towards him with Ning Rongrong and Ning Mingrui by their side.

"Sect Master Ning, Senior Sword Douluo." He bowed to Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo with considerable politeness but a distinct sense of distance.

"Sect Master Ning, Senior Sword Douluo." Dugu Yan also bowed to Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.

The others immediately followed suit and bowed as well.

"Oh! Yafei, Miss Dugu, especially you, Yafei, why are you being so polite? Mr. Dugu and we have a close personal relationship, and you are Mingrui's friend. There's no need to be so formal," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

"I wouldn't dare. With an elder in front of me, I should be more polite," Ning Feiliu said, still sounding quite awkward.

He may seem to be just polite and tactful, but in reality, he is intentionally distancing himself from Ning Fengzhi and the others.

During this period, Ning Fengzhi had been very attentive to him, and it seemed that Ning Feiliu had accepted it.

In reality, he only accepted those ancient books, copied down some of the less common prescriptions and medicinal materials, and then returned them.

Then he gave Ning Mingrui some more gold soul coins to return.

However, giving money to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School... the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School definitely doesn't need it.

Ning Feiliu didn't care whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wanted it or not; he would just give it back as payment.

Trying to win him over with small favors... he's not willing to do that.

"Alright, Sect Master Ning, Senior Sword Douluo, we are about to begin today's Soul Battle. I'll pay my respects to you all afterwards," Ning Feiliu quickly changed the subject.

Ning Fengzhi, who originally wanted to get closer to Ning Feiliu, could only give up at this point.

"Alright then... I wish you victory this time, Yafei!" Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

"Thank you for your blessings, senior," Ning Feiliu replied indifferently.

Then he turned to Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin and the others and said, "Let's go."

Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, and the others nodded, and then walked into the Heavenly Dou Great Soul Arena with Ning Feiliu.

Ning Fengzhi watched Ning Feiliu's retreating figure with a sense of helplessness. He didn't know why... but he always felt that Yafei was distancing herself from them.

Could it be that Yafei saw through his thoughts, but didn't want to let Dugu Bo down, so he intentionally distanced himself?

"Mingrui...you should get closer to Asia and Africa more often after this," Ning Fengzhi said to Ning Mingrui beside him.

"Yes... Dad." Ning Mingrui was also helpless. He knew that Yafei's true identity was Ning Feiliu, and he also knew why Ning Feiliu had such an attitude, but there was nothing he could do.

So he could only agree on the surface; in reality... there was nothing he could do.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong, who was standing to the side, suddenly felt a little irritated.

Since Asia and Africa appeared, her father has become increasingly indifferent to her.

It was as if "Africa and Asia" were his own sons.

Moreover, Ning Rongrong felt that her popularity within the sect had decreased significantly over the past year.

Although Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone still doted on her, Ning Fengzhi's attitude towards her had clearly declined.

Besides the reason of "Asia and Africa", there is also the reason of her useless third brother - Ning Feiliu.

Even because of Ning Feiliu, her brothers, including Ning Mingrui, who was always gentle and steady, all treated her with a sharp decline in attitude.

So...it's all because of that useless third brother, Ning Feiliu...

And this "African and Asian" is just as annoying as her third brother!

However, Ning Rongrong suddenly remembered the kindness Ning Feiliu had shown her in the past, and then thought about her increasingly unpopular situation, combined with the things Ning Feiliu had said before.

She couldn't help but have some doubts...

Could it be... that she was wrong?

Ning Rongrong was caught in a dilemma, but... Ning Feiliu was just a good-for-nothing. His talent was so poor that he would soon be overtaken by her cultivation level...

Is it necessary to take the words of a good-for-nothing seriously?

Ning Rongrong shook her head, suppressing the guilt and self-reflection that had finally surfaced in her heart.

(End of this chapter)