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

Chapter 242 Changes Over the Years

Because there was no map in this forest of unknown location.

So Ning Feiliu and Xue Di could only walk aimlessly in one direction, but fortunately they could see the sun in the sky.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so Ning Feiliu and Xue Di followed the direction of the sun and kept walking westward.

until……

"Surround it! Surround it! This beast is trying to escape!" A noisy and chaotic sound came from not far away.

There were loud voices, the sound of trees falling, and a strange howl like a wolf.

Ning Feiliu breathed a sigh of relief; finally... she had met someone.

While encountering humans outside isn't necessarily a good thing, if you happen to run into a group of people with malicious intentions, you'll have to be more careful and it will be more troublesome.

Sometimes, humans are indeed more terrifying than spirit beasts.

But Ning Feiliu's strength is undeniable, and with the Snow Emperor's protection, she's not afraid of these things.

It would be better if he encountered a Soul Master who had designs on him.

Then he would have a legitimate reason to press them for answers.

You could even... kill them and harvest their souls!

A bloodthirsty glint flashed in Ning Feiliu's eyes, making him appear unusually fierce.

But soon he seemed to wake up from a dream, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

"I underestimated the power of runes," Ning Feiliu muttered to herself, frowning.

"Are you alright?" At this moment, Xue Di also sensed that Ning Feiliu was not right and immediately asked.

"I'm still adjusting from being in the City of Slaughter," Ning Feiliu said casually, making up an excuse.

"Hmm... I'm glad you're alright." Xue Di was immediately relieved.

Ning Feiliu was still in shock. Dark Harvest... This foundation rune was very powerful, but it also had a corrosive quality that the previous runes had never shown before.

It tempted Ning Feiliu at all times, as long as Ning Feiliu's mind relaxed even slightly.

Without a doubt, he will become a puppet of the Dark Harvest, turning into a truly wicked evil spirit master!

That won't work...

Ning Feiliu immediately made up her mind to resist the temptation of the Dark Harvest at all times.

He can no longer afford to take any life lightly.

Because if he were to take an innocent life as a result, he would be constantly lured by the darkness and fall into an abyss!

He will only kill those who stand in his way and those who deserve to die!

After making up her mind, Ning Feiliu followed the direction from which the sound came and walked over.

There was indeed a group of Soul Masters hunting Soul Beasts there, but they were just some civilian Soul Hunting Groups.

They make a living by accepting commissions to help their employers hunt and obtain soul beasts.

Their strength is generally not very high; they are usually around the level of a Great Soul Master to a Soul King.

Their employers are usually ordinary soul masters who did not attend soul master academies and cultivated on their own.

In the Douluo Continent, there are so many Soul Masters, but not all ordinary Soul Masters are qualified to attend Soul Master Academy.

Even if the local Soul Master Academy gives special consideration to Soul Masters from commoner backgrounds, such as each village having one so-called work-study student qualification every year.

Sometimes, a village may have multiple Soul Master candidates in a year, so the one with the higher talent can only enroll in the local Soul Master Academy.

There are various other reasons why many soul masters need to hire other soul masters to accompany and help hunt soul beasts.

They would use the money they saved from their Soul Master subsidies to hire Soul Hunter teams to help them acquire Soul Rings.

Ning Feiliu encountered a group of Soul Masters who were helping a young man in his twenties hunt down a thousand-year-old Purple-Gold Wolf.

They were all somewhat surprised to see Ning Feiliu appear.

Then... seeing this, Ning Feiliu casually asked Xue Di to take out the Zhuiming from his body, which directly immobilized the purple-gold jackal.

He then gave these Soul Masters some advance payment before asking them where they were.

"This is the Star Dou Great Forest, sir," the burly man at the head of the group said respectfully.

He could tell that Ning Feiliu was extremely powerful. Although she looked very young, the chilling killing intent and overwhelming aura emanating from her were undeniable.

In particular, Ning Feiliu subdued the thousand-year-old purple-gold jackal with just her first soul skill, and didn't seem to care at all.

Needless to say, he must be a powerful Soul Master at the Soul King level or above!

As for looking a bit younger... who knows how old he actually is?

In any case, it is only right to respect the strong.

"Star Dou Great Forest? Then where do you come from?" Ning Feiliu asked helplessly.

The Star Dou Great Forest spans most of the Douluo Continent, and both empires have parts of it. How would he know where it is if you say that?

However, he patiently continued to ask questions.

"We come from the royal city of Barak," the burly man said, as if he knew everything.

"Barak Royal City? So this is the Star Dou Great Forest within the Barak Kingdom?!" Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment before saying.

Although it wasn't exactly a coincidence, they managed to bring him to the Kingdom of Barak...

You should know that there is a second largest city in the Kingdom of Barak called Soto!

He really meant it; he could definitely go to Soto City to meet Tang San and the others.

However, Ning Feiliu did not have such thoughts.

After asking for directions, he planned to head directly to Barak Royal City to resupply and rest before returning to Tiandou City.

He was actually still a little short of completing his mission to travel the Northern Territory. After meeting Shui Bing'er and the others last time, he started his journey from Tianshui City towards the Far North City.

However, there are actually two towns below Tianshui City that I haven't visited yet.

So he went back to Tiandou City to let Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo know he was safe, and then continued to travel through those two towns before returning.

As for what to do next?

He wasn't quite sure either, so he could only take it one step at a time. Maybe he could silently think about how to continue improving his cultivation, and then a brand new mission would appear?

……

Barak Royal City.

On this day, it seemed that a group of very important people had arrived in the royal city.

Even King Kundera of the Barak Kingdom, the cousin of Emperor Xueye of the Tiandou Empire, secretly paid a visit.

However, the other party seemed to be keeping a low profile and did not make any public announcement.

It's fair to say that if it weren't for the visit of King Kundera of the Barak Kingdom, no one would have known that this group of people who entered the royal city normally were of such noble status.

Inside a luxury hotel.

"...Young Master Ning, Miss Ning, please feel free to ask if you have any instructions." King Kundera said with a kind smile, just like an ordinary old man, as he chuckled at the people in front of him.

Before him stood a man and a woman, both of whom were quite good-looking, elegant, and clearly of noble birth, and they looked quite similar.

If nothing unexpected happens, they should be siblings.

The man at the head, clearly the elder brother, looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. He was tall and slender, dressed in a moon-white robe, and was gentle, handsome, and had a very easygoing demeanor.

Beside him was a little girl who looked only eleven or twelve years old, with short pink hair that reached her ears and an extremely fair and delicate face. She gave off an otherworldly feeling.

Her beautiful eyes were lowered, making her look particularly aloof.

If Ning Feiliu were here, she probably wouldn't recognize her... This is actually Ning Rongrong?

That spoiled and willful young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?

"Not at all, Your Majesty, you are too kind. We will be leaving the capital soon," Ning Mingrui chuckled, replying with the same tact and sophistication as his father, Ning Fengzhi.

"Is that so? Actually, you can stay a few more days. I can even arrange for Young Master Ning and Miss Ning to stay in the palace," Kundera said with a smile.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but how can I possibly stay in the palace?" Ning Mingrui continued to respond politely.

After some pleasantries, Kundera left, but before he left, he specifically instructed the hotel staff to take good care of Ning Mingrui and Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong remained silent throughout, like a delicate porcelain doll, simply watching Ning Mingrui and Kundera exchange pleasantries.

After Kundera left, she said to Ning Mingrui, "Brother... why don't you go back first? Soto City isn't far from here."

Ning Mingrui shook his head and said, "Father entrusted me to take care of you all the way to Shrek Academy, how can I just leave you here and go back?"

"..." Ning Rongrong, contrary to Ning Feiliu's impression of her as a spoiled little princess, fell silent.

"Sigh... Rongrong, why did you have to come all this way to study here?" Ning Mingrui sighed and said.

Over the years, perhaps because Ning Feiliu was not around, and most importantly, Ning Rongrong's personality had indeed changed a lot.

Therefore, Ning Mingrui and Ning Rongrong's relationship has been restored to a considerable extent.

He could tell that Ning Rongrong genuinely regretted her actions and wanted to change.

It's just a pity... given Fei Liu's personality, he probably still won't forgive Ning Rongrong.

This is the last thing he, as the eldest brother, wanted to see.

However, whether or not to forgive is Ning Feiliu's business. If he tries to force Ning Feiliu to forgive Ning Rongrong, or even thinks that Ning Feiliu should not forgive Ning Rongrong, then that is Ning Feiliu's fault.

That would be his fault.

Therefore, Ning Mingrui can't change anything; he can only do his duty as Ning Rongrong's older brother.

To his surprise, three months ago, Ning Rongrong suddenly proposed to go away to study.

The key point is that Ning Fengzhi actually allowed it, but he asked Ning Mingrui to bring some sect disciples to protect Ning Rongrong along the way.

Ning Rongrong has always wanted to become stronger, and it's not just about becoming stronger in terms of cultivation.

She also often practiced combat skills like a battle spirit master, just like a beast spirit master, practicing her fist and foot combat skills.

However, this only gave her a little self-protection. Against a Soul Master of the same level, if the opponent used their Soul Skills seriously, Ning Rongrong would have no choice but to lose the contest.

After all, the difference in martial souls is inevitable. Even if Ning Rongrong uses the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to amplify herself, it only makes her physical attributes comparable to those of a battle soul master.

But this is equivalent to losing one martial soul and several soul skills.

She even used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as a weapon out of resentment, but when the fragile pagoda was broken by her opponent, she immediately felt immense pain and fainted.

But even after she recovered from her injuries, she was still unwilling to give up.

Ning Rongrong's actions showed her heartache for Death Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.

Everyone tried to persuade her not to do this, after all...

She was not her third brother, Ning Feiliu, and could not compare to Ning Feiliu's high level of comprehension.

But Ning Rongrong did not give up at all; what Ning Feiliu could do, she could do too.

However, her goal wasn't to become stronger and subdue Ning Feiliu; she did it to prove...

Ning Rongrong is definitely not as incompetent as her third brother said!

She is neither a weak support-type Soul Master without combat ability, nor the arrogant, heartless ingrate that Ning Feiliu described!

The most important part is the second half of the sentence, but she wants to prove to Ning Feiliu that she can also defy fate and become a battle spirit master through her own efforts!

Over the years, she has explored all over Heaven Dou City but has not found any way to compete with Soul Masters.

Until... she heard that there was a special soul master academy in Soto City called Shrek Academy, and that the students who came out of there were all monsters.

So, maybe there's a unique method there that can truly make her stronger.

So she came over.

"Heaven Dou City doesn't have a way to make me a Battle Soul Master, but maybe this place does," Ning Rongrong said in a low voice. "Big brother, that's why I want to give it a try."

"You don't need to be like Fei Liu. Fei Liu... is a rare genius." Ning Mingrui immediately misunderstood and said, "We are just ordinary people, so there is no need to force these things."

"If Third Brother can do it, I might be able to do it too..." Ning Rongrong continued, "I just want to follow in his footsteps, I want to... prove it to him."

"Sigh." Ning Mingrui knew he couldn't persuade Ning Rongrong anymore, so he said, "Then get some rest. Let's set off directly at noon tomorrow."

"Okay, big brother." Ning Rongrong went back to her room.

Ning Mingrui looked in the direction Ning Rongrong had left and shook his head.

The once proud little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has now become so humble.

This is undoubtedly thanks to Ning Feiliu.

However, Ning Feiliu's actions were undoubtedly a case of violence begetting violence, which has now gone too far.

However, Ning Mingrui felt that Ning Rongrong was actually...

Even more incomprehensible

Although Ning Rongrong used to be spoiled and willful, she would still be obedient if you persuaded her to follow her wishes.

However, Ning Rongrong now appears very humble and obedient, but she gives people the feeling that she is even more difficult to persuade.

It was as if once she made up her mind, it was impossible to change it.

So... I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Ning Mingrui sighed. Moreover, Ning Feiliu's whereabouts were unknown. It had been more than eight months since Ning Feiliu last sent a message back.

Ning Feiliu has been training for the past three years. Although he may only return once a year or so, his whereabouts and replies are still sent back every now and then.

More than eight months ago, Ning Feiliu seemed to have vanished into thin air without a trace.

However, Ning Feiliu had actually written two letters before entering the City of Slaughter, which she had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School disciples she encountered at the time send back to Tiandou City.

The letter said that there might be no news from him for one to two years, but that was normal and there was no need to worry about him getting into trouble.

But if he still hasn't contacted us after two years, then that means something is wrong with him.

When the letter fell into the hands of Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and others, they became even more worried.

Sure enough, Ning Feiliu disappeared without a trace for the next eight months, as if she had really met with some misfortune.

However, he had written a letter reminding them, so Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi were not really in a panic and sent people all over the mainland to look for him.

I just silently worry about him.

Dugu Yan, however, remained completely calm, because she was absolutely certain that Ning Feiliu would be alright!

Ning Mingrui felt the same way, but he was more inclined to believe that Ning Feiliu would eventually be safe and sound.

Because... that was his most powerful younger brother, Ning Feiliu, a peerless genius who might only appear once every ten thousand years!

Even after so long apart, I still can't help but miss you.

"Fei Liu, where are you now?" Ning Mingrui couldn't help but think to himself.

(End of this chapter)