As the most powerful support-type martial spirit, the heavens are fair. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial spirit has an undeniable role on the battlefield, but it also has its flaws.
The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda is named as such not just because it has seven levels, but also because it can only accommodate seven soul rings, two less than other martial spirits. This limitation is why Ning Fengzhi, despite being the sect master, has only reached a soul power of level 79 and has been unable to break through to the next stage.
To become a Soul Douluo, one needs the Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
As for becoming a Titled Douluo, one must have the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, his eyes showing a hint of seriousness. "I really want to know more about this Zuzong. Do you remember the revolver I gave you last time? He's the one who auctioned it."
"Wow! Dad, I almost forgot about that. He seems to have many different types of guns. Before I came back today, I saw an even more impressive one," Ning Rongrong excitedly said.
Changing the subject, Ning Fengzhi exchanged a glance with Sword Douluo.
Sword Douluo nodded in agreement, "Thirteen years old and already at the Soul Ancestor level, plus he gave Rongrong a divine treasure. He's definitely worthy of becoming our granddaughter's husband."
Due to the butterfly effect caused by Zuzong, the Shrek Seven Devils did not experience life-and-death situations together in the Star Dou Forest, so Ning Rongrong never developed feelings for Oscar.
Ning Rongrong blushed. "Grandpa Jian, don't say such things. Zuzong already has someone he loves. There's no way it could happen between us..." At this moment, memories of her interactions with Zuzong began flooding Ning Rongrong's mind.
From the first time they met at the mask stall, where she had struck up a conversation because of his outstanding appearance and a sense of familiarity.
In Suotuo City, when Zhu Zhuqing told her about how she met Zuzong, Ning Rongrong was reminded of a time when she was around seven or eight years old. She had gotten lost while playing and was rescued by a young boy who helped her find her bodyguards. However, she couldn't clearly remember his face.
It wasn't until yesterday, when Zuzong recounted his experiences at Liu Erlong's questioning, that he mentioned helping a little girl who had gotten separated from her family and showing her some goldfish. Ning Rongrong had been ecstatic at the time but restrained herself when she saw Zhu Zhuqing nearby.
Ning Rongrong finally realized why she felt a sense of familiarity with Zuzong—it was because she was that little girl who had been taken to see the goldfish. Back then, she had short hair, but after Zuzong had made a passing comment that long hair would look better on her, she grew her hair long.
Whenever Ning Rongrong thought about Zuzong taking her to see the goldfish and how he had jokingly told her to call him "husband," she couldn't help but feel a flutter in her heart.
That morning, Zuzong had brought out the "Yearning Heartbroken Red" flower. Although Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing had successfully made the flower fall from the stone, it seemed as though the flower already had a master and returned to its place on the stone.
Even Ning Rongrong didn't know where she got the courage from, but after hearing Zuzong's beautiful but tragic love story, memories of their interactions and the scene with the goldfish surged in her mind. She unconsciously spat a mouthful of blood on the flower. Although the process wasn't as smooth as Zhu Zhuqing's or Xiao Wu's, she still succeeded.
This proved that her feelings for Zuzong were genuine.
Ning Fengzhi, watching Ning Rongrong's reaction, couldn't help but smile subtly. As someone adept at reading emotions, he could easily tell that his precious daughter's heart was swayed.
Ning Fengzhi said, "Since you're saying this, I'll have to find a time to meet this Zuzong. After you acquire your third soul ring, I'll make the trip. After all, he gave you such a valuable celestial herb. If we don't show our gratitude, it would be inappropriate. I'll also ask if he's willing—"
"Dad, please don't! Zuzong already has a girlfriend, and they're deeply in love. There's no way it could happen between us," Ning Rongrong interrupted anxiously.
Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly. His daughter was clearly head over heels, but she was trying to hide it. Zuzong's girlfriend was likely the girl they had seen at the auction. Her talent was indeed impressive, even surpassing his daughter's. If Zuzong could be brought into the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, that girl would naturally join as well—two for the price of one, a great deal.
As for Zuzong marrying more than one woman, Ning Fengzhi didn't mind. It was quite normal for men to have multiple wives, after all. He himself had more than one. As long as Zuzong was sincere with his daughter and could assist her in leading the clan, that would be enough.
Ning Fengzhi added, "What I actually wanted to ask was if he has more firearms and if he's willing to sell them to our clan in bulk, or better yet, sell us the manufacturing process. I've had our craftsmen examine the gun; its construction isn't too complex, but we can't replicate the bullets."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong's face turned red again, realizing she had fallen into his trap.
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In the blink of an eye, a week had passed since Zuzong distributed the celestial herbs.
During this time, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu had both obtained suitable soul rings.
Even though Xiao Wu had consumed the Transformation Pill, completely erasing her soul beast aura, her innate abilities as a transformed soul beast remained. Under Zuzong's guidance, he took Xiao Wu to a secluded spot in Sunset Forest, away from Liu Erlong, to help her condense her soul ring.
Just like in the original story, Xiao Wu gained her fourth soul skill—Invincible Golden Body, granting her absolute defense for three seconds against any non-divine opponent, with strength doubling. For every ten levels she gained, the duration of the invincibility and strength boost would increase by one second.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu's level had soared to 42, meaning the immortal herb Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum had boosted her soul power by nearly six levels.
Zhu Zhuqing's third soul ring was slightly different from the original "Hell Slash." Zuzong had used his Blue Silver Domain to search, supplemented by system information, to find a mutated two-headed wolf that was over 1,700 years old.
Perhaps because this soul beast was highly compatible with Zhu Zhuqing, she gained a third soul skill—Hell Dual Blades, allowing her to fuse sharp claws into one-foot-long blades on each hand. The blades were powerful enough to easily cut through Zuzong's enhanced Blue Silver Emperor vines. If she fused both blades into one, the power would increase even more.
It's worth noting that Zhu Zhuqing's level had jumped from 30 to 38 due to the influence of the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone herb, meaning she gained seven levels of soul power beyond the usual increase from a soul ring.
As for Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong, they had returned to their families and hadn't come back yet.
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