Douluo Continent: Sword Named Star, Slaying Gods to Prove the Dao

Sword Douluo landed next to Ning Xingchen, flanking Bone Douluo on either side.

He didn't pursue Sirius Douluo, not because he didn't want to, but because his current state wasn't suitable. His soul power was too depleted, making it difficult to kill him if he chased after him, and it might even put him in danger.

Ning Xingchen knew that Sword Douluo had consumed the most energy, so he immediately took out two pills from his soul tool to accelerate the recovery of soul power and gave them to Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.

"Who exactly ordered you to attack us?"

"Nineteen years ago, was it you who attacked and killed the previous sect leader of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?" Ning Xingchen asked loudly.

Both Soul Douluos are quite strong, one is level 87 and the other is level 85.

They knew they could not escape, and the two seemed to have made some kind of decision.

He activated his soul power at full force, even attempting to self-destruct.

"Want to know our secrets? Absolutely not."

The two Soul Douluos self-destructed, and the explosive force was considerable, forcing Ning Xingchen, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo to dodge.

Two loud explosions rang out, and of the dozens of Soul Masters who attacked them, only Sirius Douluo escaped; the rest perished.

As the dust settled, Ning Xingchen enlarged the Nine Treasures Profound Yellow Pagoda and then deactivated his eighth soul skill to release Ning Dingling and the others.

"Star, is the battle over?"

The group looked at the scene of devastation, with corpses and debris everywhere, indicating the exceptionally fierce battle.

Actually, it wasn't particularly tragic at first; the main problem was that the self-destruction of two Contras severely damaged the battlefield.

The self-destruction blasted the bodies of the already dead Soul Masters into pieces of flesh and blood, creating a rather horrifying scene.

However, this was nothing new to Ning Xingchen, who had been in the Killing City for a year and a half.

Ning Dingling, A Yin, and Qin Ming were somewhat unaccustomed to it, while Liu Erlong and Qing Yu, having seen so much killing, were much better at it than Ning Dingling and the other two.

"Unfortunately, that Wolf Douluo still managed to escape," Sword Douluo said in a low voice.

Ning Xingchen said, "It's alright, we'll have other opportunities in the future. But Uncle Jian, it's already quite impressive that you killed a level 95 Title Douluo."

"It's a pity we still couldn't find out their identities and power. In the end, these two Soul Douluos even went so far as to self-destruct rather than tell us a single piece of information," Bone Douluo said with some regret.

“Uncle Gu, it’s alright if they don’t say anything. I’ve already found out that this Sirius Douluo is from the Spirit Hall. It’s impossible for them to be unrelated to the Spirit Hall. Besides, they left behind a lot of spatial soul tools after they died. Perhaps we can find some information from them,” Ning Xingchen analyzed.

“That’s right, then let’s hurry up and collect their spatial soul tools,” Bone Douluo said.

"Xingchen, they said they were going to attack the sects simultaneously, we need to go back quickly," Ning Dingling said. At this point, whether or not they went on the training was no longer important.

The survival of the sect is more important than training.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo exchanged a glance, and Sword Douluo said, "I'm faster, I'll go back to the sect first."

"Uncle Gu, you stay here and help my sister and the others clean up the battlefield. After that, protect them as they return to the sect. I'll go back with Uncle Jian," Ning Xingchen said.

Although Ning Xingchen guessed that the sect would be fine, Ning Dingling would not feel at ease unless she went back to check on it, and she would be preoccupied with her own worries even when she went on her training.

How can one properly cultivate on Poseidon Island if things continue like this?

Therefore, we need to carefully consider our options before going to Poseidon Island for training.

Chapter 94: Postponing the Seagod Island training, Ning Xingchen begins developing his sect.

Ning Xingchen and Sword Douluo flew on their swords while recovering their soul power, and during this time they also searched for the whereabouts of Sirius Douluo.

Meanwhile, Ning Dingling was also collecting spatial soul tools and obtaining a fire-attribute soul bone from Yan Hu Douluo.

Ning Dingling took it upon herself to give the obtained soul bone to Liu Erlong, since she had already regarded Liu Erlong as one of her own. However, due to the urgency of the situation, she did not absorb it immediately.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the group quickly headed towards the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Seven days later, Ning Xingchen and Sword Douluo were the first to return to the sect.

At this time, the sect was as peaceful as ever, with nothing unusual or under attack.

"Xingchen, are we going back to the sect?" Sword Douluo asked Ning Xingchen. They were only a few hundred meters away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Ning Xingchen said, "Uncle Jian, since we've already said we're going out to train, let's not go back for now and wait for my sister to come back first."

He knew Ning Dingling's personality; she wouldn't be completely at ease until she saw the sect was safe and sound with her own eyes.

"Should we just wait here?" Sword Douluo asked, puzzled.

“However, Xingchen, your Uncle Bone and I have both reached level ninety-six. Whether we go to Seagod Island or not is no longer important. Even if we were to go, only one of us needs to go. Wouldn't it be better to leave one of us to guard the sect?”

Sword Douluo's words were not without reason, but the generous rewards of the Sea God's test were irresistible, such as being able to increase one's soul power by one level after completing the test.

Considering this, Ning Xingchen was still willing to bring Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to participate.

Before Ning Xingchen could speak, Sword Douluo continued, "Xingchen, even if it weren't for my opinion, your sister might have thought the same way, or even given up on this training trip."

For Ning Dingling, the most important things she must protect are Ning Xingchen and the sect.

"Uncle Jian, I understand," Ning Xingchen said. He didn't mention any other thoughts, deciding to wait for Ning Dingling to return before discussing anything further.

Just a few hundred meters away from the sect, Ning Xingchen and Sword Douluo waited for about eight days before Ning Dingling and the others rushed back without stopping.

After spotting the group, Ning Dingling and Sword Douluo immediately came out to join them.

"Sister!" Ning Xingchen and Sword Douluo suddenly appeared in front of Ning Dingling and the others.

"Xingchen, Brother Chenxin, is the sect alright?" Ning Dingling asked.

"The sect is fine. We should have already killed most of the forces under Tianlang Douluo. It's impossible for him to gather such a strong force again to attack our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in such a short time," Ning Xingchen said.

Given the current strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, if they were to launch an attack, not counting the few people present, it would be absolutely impossible to destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School without several thousand elite soul masters and three or four powerful titled individuals.

With such a large-scale operation, the Spirit Hall has more than the capability to handle it.

However, in this timeline, it is absolutely impossible for the Spirit Hall to attack a sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in this way.

Therefore, Ning Xingchen was very confident in the safety of the sect, but it was the soul masters who left the sect to run their own businesses that were in danger.

Ning Xingchen also shared her thoughts with Ning Dingling, who agreed. However, she still decided to return to the sect to make further arrangements.

So the group returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

A few days later, Ning Dingling took the initiative to discuss with Ning Xingchen that she wanted to postpone the departure for the Seagod Island training trip, or that she should not take Ning Dingling with her.

Ning Xingchen still wanted to wait for Ning Dingling to join her, respecting her sister's opinion and waiting a little longer. Anyway, it wouldn't matter if they went a few years later in this timeline.

Ning Xingchen can ignore everyone's opinions, but sometimes she can't ignore her sister's, even if they are unreasonable.

Because in Ning Xingchen's view, he hadn't done enough and hadn't completely put his sister at ease.

Spoil your own sister!

As I said before, only when she is completely at ease can Ning Dingling focus on training and improvement; otherwise, this may become the biggest obstacle to her divine examination.

After returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the group resumed their usual cultivation routine.

Ning Xingchen cultivates his soul power during the day and continues to absorb the power of the stars to condense his sword body at night.

And so Ning Xingchen passed nineteen and turned twenty.

On this day, inside the ancestral hall of the direct lineage members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

All the direct descendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul are Soul Saints of level 70 or above, including six elders of level 79.

There are thirteen elders between levels seventy-one and seventy-eight.

After paying respects to their ancestors, the nineteen elders stood on both sides, with Ning Dingling at the top center, and Ning Xingchen and Ning Fengzhi to her left and right.

Ning Dingling said, "Everyone, you must already know about Feng Zhi's martial soul changes."

The evolution of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was kept secret from outsiders, but it was well known among the high-ranking direct disciples.

"Sect Master, we all know that the Vice Sect Master obtained a unique opportunity. It was only because of this opportunity that the Vice Sect Master married nine wives in order to pass on the martial soul. However, only one of the three children inherited the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul."

The speaker is Ning Tianxin, the oldest direct disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, who is over ninety years old this year.

Ning Xingchen knew that Ning Fengzhi's first three children were over six years old. Only the third child inherited the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, while the eldest and second eldest still had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.

Even though he inherited the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, he only awakened a seventh-level innate talent.

Innate soul power talent does not necessarily mean that if the parents have higher talent than the child, the child will also have higher talent. It just means that the probability of having high-level talent is high, but it is not 100% inherited talent.

As for the title of Vice Sect Master, Ning Dingling gave it to Ning Fengzhi so that he could manage the sect more easily when they went out.

"Sect Master, do you mean we should continue to look for suitable women for the Vice Sect Master?" Ning Tianxin and the others looked at Ning Dingling with doubt.

At this time, Ning Fengzhi already had nine wives and more than ten children.

Even if the probability of inheriting a martial soul is only one-third, that's still a considerable number.

Even if I were to marry nine, or even ninety, it would be worth it for the sake of the sect.

"No, no, this is enough for me." Ning Fengzhi quickly waved his hand and said that nine was already enough to keep him busy, and he didn't have the energy to add any more.

Seeing Ning Fengzhi's frightened expression, Ning Xingchen and Ning Dingling both laughed.

Ning Dingling said, "The reason I invited everyone here today is not to ask Feng Zhi to remarry, but because during the year or so that Xingchen and I went out together, we found a way to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul."

"There's a way to evolve a martial soul?" The dozen or so direct elders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School all showed joy. This was the long-held dream of the direct disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Don't be too happy. The resources we have so far can only allow twenty direct disciples to complete the evolution of their martial souls, so we must make good use of these twenty slots," Ning Dingling said.

"Twenty people? That's already quite good for the sect leader. At worst, he can marry a few more after his martial soul evolves," Ning Tianxin said.

Ning Dingling said, "The resources for the evolution of martial souls were obtained by Xingchen. It can be said that without Xingchen's efforts, no one in our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School might have been able to complete the evolution of their martial souls."

"Therefore, after discussion, we decided to allocate the slots for Martial Soul Evolution to sect disciples who are deserving of them."

"Sect Master, what kind of person is qualified?" The other elders in the arena all looked at Ning Dingling.

"Xingchen, you speak," Ning Dingling said, looking at Ning Xingchen.

Ning Xingchen nodded and said, "Elders of the sect, let me explain how to obtain the qualifications."

There are three ways to qualify for Martial Soul evolution, but no matter which way you choose, you must make sufficient contributions to the sect.

The sect elders all nodded in agreement, indicating that they could not enjoy the resources for martial soul evolution for nothing.

"The first way to obtain it is through innate soul power talent. As long as you awaken innate soul power level seven or above, you can increase your soul power at the Soul Master stage. At the same time, you cannot be older than twenty years old. You can first obtain martial soul evolution and then contribute to the sect."

This method serves as a selection process for direct disciples; those who don't work hard cannot reach the Soul Master level before the age of twenty. This is one reason.

Disciples who have reached the Soul Sect level have already developed a certain level of self-defense ability and their character should have matured. At this point, it is perfectly reasonable to give them a boost.