Chapter 147: Ning Rongrong's Fourth Soul Ring
Ning Bei sighed inwardly. His age was a factor, causing his presence to lack a certain deterrence.
Seeing that the opponent still dared to act arrogant, Ning Bei decided not to play along any longer.
A unique pressure, one only a Title Douluo could exert, descended upon Shi Nian.
It directly crushed his Residual Dream Martial Soul, causing it to retract back into his body.
"You... you... you are..."
Seeing that Shi Nian stuttered, unable to finish his sentence, Ning Bei sneered and spoke mockingly:
"You can address me as the Medicine God Your Majesty."
"Y-your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding! I am a teacher from Canghui Academy. I was just out here hunting souls with my students and accidentally ended up here. Please spare me!"
"You think I'm as stupid as you? Accidentally came here and yet released an illusion?"
"That... that's because..."
Shi Nian nervously tried to explain, but Ning Bei wasn't interested in listening to him. The Eternal Freezing Domain was unleashed, freezing him into an ice sculpture.
Ning Bei walked up to the ice sculpture, flicked his finger, and Shi Nian's body shattered into pieces.
The little ones stood there, dumbfounded, staring at the scattered ice chunks, unable to speak for a while.
The one who had been playing with them, manipulating them so easily, was effortlessly dealt with by Ning Bei with a simple wave.
Ning Bei ignored their astonishment and began searching through the broken ice for the soul bone.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Ning Rongrong curiously looked at her brother, who was rummaging through the ice pieces.
It didn't take long for Ning Bei to find his target.
He picked up the head soul bone and weighed it in his hand.
"Got it, this is it!"
"This is a soul bone?"
Seeing the eager expressions of the little ones, Ning Bei impatiently placed the soul bone into the soul guide.
"With how you're acting, do you really think you deserve a soul bone? You're just dreaming. This is a reward for the Soul Master Competition champion, I'll keep it for now!"
After hearing Ning Bei's scolding, the group initially felt disappointed, but upon hearing the second half of his sentence, they immediately perked up.
"Brother, don't worry, we'll definitely win the championship in the Soul Master Competition!"
Ning Rongrong patted her not-so-big chest with great determination and assured Ning Bei.
Ning Bei chuckled and lightly tapped her head, making her pout in pain.
"First, focus on solving your fourth soul ring before thinking that far ahead!"
After saying that, he didn't linger, flying off into the sky.
The little ones looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
"Let's go, find a place to rest for the night, and continue tomorrow!"
"Alright."
The group found an open space, set up two tents using their soul guides, then made a campfire and sprinkled insect repellent powder.
"Night watch duty goes to the three of you, is that okay?"
After dinner, Xiao Wu cleverly assigned the night watch to the three men, and quickly grabbed Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's hands, heading into one of the tents.
Ah Du and the others smiled and didn't mind. After organizing the night shifts, Long Nian Bing and Ye Yin Zhu went into the other tent.
The night passed without incident, and the group didn't encounter any troublesome soul beasts. The three girls slept soundly, feeling refreshed when they emerged from the tents the next morning.
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Ye."
Ye Yin Zhu, who had done the final shift, waved his hand, signaling it was something he should do.
After briefly cleaning up the tools, the group set off again on their soul hunting journey.
"By the way, Zhuqing, we didn't ask you yesterday, what level is your soul power now?"
Due to Shi Nian's interruption, the group had forgotten to ask Zhu Zhuqing about her soul power the previous day.
Zhu Zhuqing smiled. She was quite satisfied with her progress.
"I'm at level 38 now. Before the competition, I'll definitely reach Soul Sovereign."
The others nodded, not thinking she was boasting. Given Zhu Zhuqing's competitive nature, even Soul Sovereign seemed like a conservative estimate.
It was unclear whether it was due to bad luck yesterday, but today, after a whole day of searching, they didn't encounter any suitable soul beasts for Rongrong and Ye Yin Zhu. Either the years were too low, or the attributes didn't match.
Helpless, the group decided to rest another night in the forest.
Not far away, Da Ming leaned against a large tree, watching the group set up camp, and sighed softly.
"Such a tiring life!"
As for why Da Ming was watching them, it was naturally because the couple was about to go see the Nightlight Soul Bone!
The next morning, Ning Rongrong walked out of the tent with a face of disgust. The harsh environment and lack of proper hygiene left her feeling sticky all over.
"Ah! We need to find a suitable soul ring today. I don't want to stay in this wretched place for another day."
Zhu Zhuqing smiled at her friend's complaint. "This is nothing. When I was chased to the Star Luo Empire, the environment was far worse."
Perhaps Ning Rongrong's prayers were answered. Shortly after they began their search, they came across a Spirit Turtle soul beast by a pond. Its age was just over ten thousand years, making it perfect for Ning Rongrong's fourth soul ring.
"Finally, I've found it! Brothers and sisters, let's do this."
After a moment of excitement, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda started up again, and after receiving the buffs, the group mercilessly surrounded and beat the Spirit Turtle. After about fifteen minutes, the turtle lay weakly before Ning Rongrong.
Apologizing silently, Ning Rongrong took the exquisite dagger her brother had given her and, with her eyes closed, stabbed it towards the turtle's eyes, knowing that most soul beasts' weak spots were in their eyes.
A metallic clang sounded as Ning Rongrong slowly opened her eyes.
"Eh?"
To her surprise, the dagger hadn't pierced the turtle's eyelid; she hadn't used enough force.
Ning Rongrong stomped her foot angrily.
"Why are the eyelids so thick? It's almost as thick as my brother's skin!"
Ning Bei: "Ah, who's thinking about me?"
The little ones couldn't help but laugh at Ning Rongrong's frustration, unsure of what to say.
Seeing her failed strike, Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth and put more force into her next attempt.
This time, the dagger succeeded, and a black soul ring emerged from the turtle's body.
Ning Rongrong quickly took the protective pulse pill her brother gave her, then sat down in front of the Spirit Turtle to absorb the soul ring, just as the others had done before.
Xiao Wu anxiously watched her friend, concerned because Ning Rongrong wasn't a battle soul master like Ah Du and her physique was much weaker.
But the proud Ning Rongrong wasn't willing to settle for a thousand-year soul ring while her friends absorbed ten thousand-year rings. She had to try for one herself.
Although Ning Bei had already tested her body's limits before and confirmed she could handle a ten thousand-year soul ring, Xiao Wu was still worried. She tightly held the return-life pill in her hand, ready to feed it to Rongrong if anything went wrong.
Fortunately, the worst didn't happen. Ning Rongrong's face looked a little pale, but there were no major issues.
A few hours later, Ning Rongrong opened her eyes excitedly after successfully absorbing the soul ring.
"Ha ha, Soul Sovereign Ning Rongrong has arrived!"
The others laughed at her show-off and didn't stop her.
Ning Rongrong summoned the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and her four soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and black—rose in order.
"My fourth soul skill increases everyone's defense by fifty percent. Since our team is all fragile, this soul skill will definitely come in handy."
The others were happy for her. After all, her soul skill would benefit the group.
"Rongrong, what's your soul power now?"
Xiao Wu asked, smiling at her friend.
Ning Rongrong's face lit up with pride.
"I'm already level 45. With a little more effort, I'll become a Soul King before the Soul Master Competition!"
(END CHAPTER)
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