Douluo Continent: Starting with controlling Ning Rongrong and establishing the Holy Cult

"Huh?" Ning Rongrong exclaimed in surprise as she noticed something at the dormitory entrance.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a note.

She picked up the note, then paused, stunned.

The note read, "After Ning Rongrong wakes up, please comfort her for me."

It was Flanders' handwriting; she recognized it because she had seen Flanders write by chance.

But that's not the most important thing.

She felt like she'd seen this note somewhere before, not inside the academy, but outside.

Where exactly is it...?

Ning Rongrong's eyes suddenly widened as she took out the note she had taken from Zhao Asi's clone during the Great Soul Arena incident from her spatial soul tool. The two were identical!

"how so……"

Ning Rongrong murmured, recalling the moment when the Holy God controlled her, discovering the note and having it checked by several people. Everyone concluded that the note was genuine.

Is there really no problem? If so, why is this thing still inside its own spatial soul tool?

But is it too hasty to conclude that Flander and the Seventh Elder's clone have any relationship based solely on the note?

Should we ask about it?

Do not!

Ning Rongrong's gaze hardened. If there was no connection, it would be fine, but if there was, then this might be alerting the enemy. Although she was the new Seventh Elder, she knew very well that this title was just that—a title. She didn't have the same audacity or power as the Holy God, and she couldn't use this title to profit everywhere. Once exposed, she would be doomed.

Therefore, these two notes should be placed in the most conspicuous place, and we will wait for His Holiness to return and review them before making a decision.

Ning Rongrong silently put the note away.

As for the next step, let's start training until we fall asleep or until the Holy Spirit returns.

-

10 PM.

36 hours have passed since the stones were moved.

Ning Rongrong continued her monotonous indoor physical training, and was already a little tired.

"Aren't you coming back?"

She asked, annoyed.

"Rongrong, what are you talking about? Didn't I just get back?"

Zhu Zhuqing had just closed the door when she looked at Ning Rongrong with a puzzled expression.

"No, no, I wasn't talking about you."

Ning Rongrong waved her hand and said. This was just a complaint. She knew the Holy God was very capricious, and this time he might still only return to control her every few days. However, she felt something was off. This time, it seemed the Holy God had suddenly left midway through something.

Could it be that the Holy God has other targets to manipulate?

Ning Rongrong shook her head, rejecting the possibility, because she wouldn't accept it.

Zhu Zhuqing didn't dwell on it any longer and began cultivating.

-

It was another morning when Ning Rongrong woke up inside her body and skillfully got out of bed.

It was still raining outside.

However, she had given up hope that "the Holy One will return today."

Today is likely another day of freedom for her.

However, she has something to do today.

The night before, she thought a lot about what would happen if the Holy God really left her one day, and the sect was unable to protect her. Under such conditions, what would she do if she encountered an invincible enemy who would make things difficult for her or even try to kill her?

Finally, two methods were devised. The first was to ensure that the sect members could protect her.

But just as the Holy Spirit said when they parted in Soto City, there were many things to do within the sect. If she wanted the sect members to be able to protect her, then she would have to stay within the sect, and that—perhaps was not what the Holy Spirit desired.

Secondly, she must become stronger so that all enemies are "defeated." Therefore, she must possess the ability to think independently and no longer rely on the Holy Spirit.

Ning Rongrong took out a pen and some stationery, and slowly wrote down a passage—

Tang Twelve is a bit strange; she shouldn't have seen this. Investigate her.

In addition, I need you to investigate the backgrounds of Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

-

Lu Ma was sleeping soundly.

The alarm clock didn't wake him. After ringing three times, he still didn't wake up.

It wasn't until after 10 a.m. in the real world that he got out of bed and realized he had slept for a long time without realizing it.

Then I went to the computer and reopened the game.

[Day 0, you have completed the "punishment," and your physical fitness and mental strength have improved.]

[Day 1: The academy is on holiday. You engage in "training," and your physical fitness has improved.]

On the second day, due to the rain, the teachers gathered you all in the cafeteria to teach you martial spirit application techniques and arranged one-on-one sparring training indoors. As the winner of the 1v6 battle, you easily crushed your opponents. That day, you learned from Flander that Grandmaster had left Shrek Academy. All six of you were very happy.

"The master has already left Shrek Academy?" Lu Ma frowned.

He never imagined that the Master's departure from Shrek Academy was the result of the five working together to kick him out. He knew that even if the five worked together, they couldn't overthrow the Master, because the Master and Flander were two of the Golden Triangle. Given their relationship, Flander wouldn't stand idly by.

So, it must be for some other reason. But Lu Ma didn't want to get involved.

[On the third day, it was still raining, but you continued your indoor training. Your physical fitness and mental strength have improved.]

Please load the save file.

……

Lu Ma naturally chose the latest save file. He hadn't had much to do these past few days. If he could, he'd rather jump directly to the time of the Holy Spirit Cult's meeting, but that might mean encountering Tang Hao seeking revenge and having to reload the save.

Ning Rongrong, Class of '43

[Physical fitness level 34, mental strength level 40]

The screen gradually brightened, and Lu Ma quickly assessed his surroundings, realizing he was...

At the entrance of Shrek Academy, beside a bamboo basket, getting soaked in the rain?

"No, why am I here?" he asked. He remembered that Shrek Academy's special training did include this part, but the masters had all left, and it was raining. Given Flander's personality—at least Lu Ma thought Flander was neither particularly good nor bad—shouldn't he have let Ning Rongrong come to this place again?

Turning her perspective, she saw that there were no other people around her. Ning Rongrong was alone here.

Judging from the sun's position, it is currently morning.

Lu Ma was even more confused. What he didn't know was that Ning Rongrong thought carrying the stones would have a chance of attracting the Holy God.

This was originally nonsense, but by chance, Lu Ma once again controlled Ning Rongrong's body, which made Ning Rongrong believe in his theory a little more.

Chapter 72 Side Quest: The Secret of the Note, Completed

The sky cleared up.

The heavy rain that lasted for four days has finally stopped.

Inside the cafeteria, the rest of the students had gathered together, looking at the scene outside.

"Looks like I can finally give you some interesting training today."

Flander said, glancing at the students, then wiping his eyes and counting again.

"Where's Rongrong? Has anyone seen Rongrong?"

Only then did everyone realize that someone was missing. Recently, Ning Rongrong had rarely spoken, mostly focusing on her own cultivation. Moreover, during sparring, because Ning Rongrong could easily crush each of them, neither side learned anything. Therefore, in the end, Ning Rongrong was excluded from the sparring list. All these factors resulted in her having a very low profile. So much so that no one noticed when Ning Rongrong secretly slipped away.

"I'm here." A cool voice came from outside the door.

Rongrong? When did you arrive?

Flander frowned; he was completely unaware that Ning Rongrong was at the door.

However, Ning Rongrong seems to be in a strange state right now.

Ning Rongrong poked her head in with amusement, scanned the people in the room, and finally fixed her gaze on Tang San.

Tang San was completely bewildered. They were coming for him, but why?

Tang San believed that he had gotten along fairly well with Ning Rongrong over the past three days. Although they hadn't exchanged many words, Ning Rongrong hadn't shown any malice towards him, which meant that she probably didn't know about his assassination attempt.

But why is the other person staring straight at me like they want to kill me?

Before Tang San could think it through, Ning Rongrong's next move had already given him the answer.

Suddenly, the Eight Spider Lances appeared behind Ning Rongrong. Taking advantage of the moment when the deans and teachers were not paying attention, the silver-white spears pierced Tang San's body, pulling him to the doorway.

“现在我的精神污染值是19/40，杀了大师是从20升到42，那么杀了你应该是从19升到41，进入精神污染状态。”

Ning Rongrong squinted and mumbled something.

Tang San was horrified as he listened to Ning Rongrong's words. Although he couldn't understand most of what Ning Rongrong said, when he heard her say "kill the master," he thought of the master's departure. So it turned out that the master didn't leave voluntarily, but was killed by Ning Rongrong?

But before he could think any further, he lost his life.

Ning Rongrong's perspective returned to black and white, and noise filled her ears.

Before Flander and the others could attack her, she took the opportunity to pull out the note, hoping to read the words on it—

Rewinding to an earlier point, after Lu Ma accepted the situation and changed the weather to sunny, he noticed what Ning Rongrong was tightly clutching in her hand.

Two strips of wet paper of the same material.

The difference was that one had writing on it, and the other didn't. The one without writing looked familiar, and Lu Ma soon remembered the note from the Great Soul Arena incident. He opened his backpack and, sure enough, it was gone.

"So this is two quest items put together? But this note..."

Lu Ma examined it carefully for a long time and concluded that it must have been a note left by Flander, probably after the stone-moving was finished.

"So, this is a hidden quest. Because the quest was accepted during the simulation, that's why I'm getting this notification now. However, it seems I haven't fully accepted the quest yet; I need to complete the final step."