Chapter 46: Two Years, Preparing for the Soul Emperor
Since getting the Phantom Dream Butterfly, Ning Bei's life had become much easier. The task of putting Ning Rongrong to bed every night was now entrusted to the little butterfly.
Every day, Ning Rongrong would smile and close her eyes in the illusionary world.
Two years passed in the blink of an eye.
The little girl had now reached six years old, and today was the day for her to awaken her martial soul.
"Brother, brother, do you think my martial soul will be the same as yours? I want to raise a lot of soul beasts as pets too."
After two years of growth, Rongrong had already developed the looks of a little beauty, with a mischievous and adorable personality.
Ning Bei helplessly looked at the little girl clinging to his leg.
"Rongrong, the most likely martial soul for you to awaken is the same as father's. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is quite powerful."
The little girl seemed unhappy after hearing her brother's words, pouting her lips.
"Hmph, although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is nice, many people already have it. But the Dan Tower, only you have it, and I want a martial soul like yours!"
While talking, the siblings had already arrived at the meeting hall.
Ning Fengzhi, Chenxin, and Gu Rong had been waiting inside.
When they saw the two enter, they smiled at them.
"Rongrong, today is the day you awaken your martial soul. Are you happy?"
The little girl shook her head.
"I'm not happy. Brother said I won't awaken the Dan Tower martial soul."
"Ah? This…"
Ning Bei's mutated martial soul was considered a rare occurrence, so it wasn't something that could happen again easily. However, saying that in front of the little princess could result in her sitting down and crying on the spot.
The three of them could only helplessly turn their eyes toward Ning Bei, as if saying, "You handle this, you've got a way with her."
Ning Bei shot them a glare, thinking to himself, these guys are useless.
"Rongrong, the Dan Tower martial soul that I have is yours as well, isn't it? And my soul beasts will need your assistance in the future, or else their strength will be greatly diminished. You wouldn't want your brother to be weaker than others, right?"
Upon hearing Ning Bei's persuasion, the little girl's face scrunched up in confusion. She really wanted the Dan Tower martial soul, but she also didn't want her brother to be weaker because no one was helping him.
So, she weakly asked, "Brother, can father assist you instead?"
Ning Bei shook his head, giving Ning Fengzhi a disdainful glance before looking back at the little girl.
"Father is so busy. You see, he doesn't even have time to play with you. How could he assist me in battle?"
Ning Fengzhi was left holding the bag, his face turning black, unsure of how to rebut.
After listening to Ning Bei's words, Ning Rongrong thought for a moment and realized it was true.
"Well, okay then. I'll take the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, and help brother in battle in the future."
"Good, Rongrong will be the best assistant in the world. You need to work hard too!"
Seeing that Rongrong no longer insisted on having the Dan Tower martial soul, the three of them looked at Ning Bei with relief. "You really have a way with her."
"Alright, Bei'er, it's getting late. Help Rongrong awaken her martial soul now."
"Alright!"
Ning Bei took out several black stones from his necklace and placed them on the floor, calling the little girl to stand in the center.
"Rongrong, extend your right hand and guide your martial soul to appear."
"Okay!"
The little girl obediently stretched out her right hand, and Ning Bei, seeing this, summoned the Dan Tower and sent soul power towards Ning Rongrong to help her awaken her martial soul.
After a while, a crystal tower appeared in her hand, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda that everyone had expected.
At that moment, the little girl opened her eyes, a hint of excitement in her gaze.
"Brother, look, it really is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!"
Everyone smiled and nodded.
"That's right, it is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Now, Rongrong, it's time to test your soul power."
Ning Bei took out a crystal ball from his necklace and handed it to Ning Rongrong.
"Place your hand on it and pour your soul power in."
The little girl did as instructed.
After a few seconds, the crystal ball was almost filled. Seeing Ning Bei's guidance, Ning Fengzhi and the others felt a little disappointed, though they didn't show it.
"Your innate soul power is level 9. Very good."
"In a few decades, you'll be known as Rongrong Douluo."
Their praise made the little girl's tail almost wagging up to the sky. She proudly said to Ning Bei:
"Brother, with Rongrong Douluo's help, you'll be invincible!"
"Good, good, I'll rely on Rongrong from now on. You should focus on training to get your first soul ring."
Rongrong was now just one level away from becoming a soul master, so her enthusiasm for training was strong. After all, the allure of the first soul ring was still great.
After two years of training, Ning Bei's level had reached level 60. He only needed one more soul ring to become a Soul Emperor.
A year ago, the Human-faced Demon Spider had already reached a ten thousand-year cultivation, successfully gaining the ability to hide. It had successfully transformed into a fast-attack warrior in their soul beast team, but it had yet to awaken the Spider God's possession ability. It seemed like it would need more training.
In the following year, the Demon Eye Magic Tree also successfully broke through to a ten-thousand-year cultivation, and its eyes could now release paralyzing beams. Additionally, its poison and the toughness of its branches had greatly improved. During this soul hunting trip, Ning Bei planned to meet with the King of All Demons to inquire about the medicinal herb it had consumed, hoping to find it in the Double Hot Pot and use the Dan Tower's ability to enhance the Demon Eye Magic Tree's bloodline to reach the same level as the King of All Demons.
Currently, only the Emerald Swan remained in the fifth floor of the Dan Tower, with a cultivation of 7,000 years. When Ning Bei acquired his sixth soul ring and stayed on the sixth floor for a while, it should be able to break through.
The Dark Golden Claw Bear, A'Bao, had been living alone on the third floor for the past two years to make room for the other soul beasts. It now had a cultivation of 13,000 years, with improvements across its attributes.
Lastly, the Phantom Dream Butterfly remained on the second floor, recently reaching a thousand-year cultivation. As Ning Bei had expected, upon reaching the thousand-year mark, Little Butterfly's illusionary ability had undergone a significant improvement. Soul masters below the rank of Soul King could be forever trapped in its illusions if it wished. Soul Kings could still be affected, but the higher their cultivation, the weaker the influence. However, in battle, this ability could easily decide the outcome.
As for the situation in the continent, last year, Xue Qinghe had become the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. In the same year, the Third Prince died in the same way as the Second Prince, within his own home.
This shocked the entire power class of the Heaven Dou Empire, and Ning Bei knew it was Qian Renxue's work.
It seemed that after the last banquet, the two had developed a rift. Over the past two years, the two had had little interaction. The only time they met was when Qian Renxue came to Ning Fengzhi for lessons, and even then, it was just a simple greeting.
What Ning Bei didn't know was that his life had already begun to be plotted against.
Three days after helping Rongrong awaken her martial soul, Ning Fengzhi, along with Sword and Bone Douluo, finished their business and took Ning Bei on the road to the Star Dou Forest.
They were planning to help him obtain his sixth soul ring, which required a soul beast with a cultivation of over 40,000 years.
(END CHAPTER)
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