Meanwhile, at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. After some treatment, Chen Xin was basically fine.
Since Ning Fengzhi wasn't a dedicated healing-type Soul Master, and the sect didn't have any dedicated healers, he could only slowly recover.
Ning Fengzhi remembered the Soul Emperor-level Soul Power Restoration Potion that Xue Xing had given him in that unremarkable little shop.
"Uncle Jian, go find a Soul Emperor-level disciple, have him use up his Soul Power, and then bring him over."
"Okay."
Chen Xin knew that Ning Fengzhi was going to test the effects of the restoration potion. Gu Rong, however, was a little puzzled and was about to ask when Ning Fengzhi spoke up.
"Uncle Gu, we'll talk about it later."
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Gu Rong held back what he was about to say. Soon, Chen Xin entered with a disciple whose face was slightly pale.
"Greetings, Sect Master, Bone Douluo."
"Here is a restoration potion. Drink it and see how it works."
Soon, the restoration potion was taken. Instantly, the disciple felt his previously depleted soul power rapidly recovering. Within seconds, his soul power had returned to half of its peak.
"How's the effect?"
"Sect Master, half of my soul power has been restored."
"Hiss!"
Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin were both shocked by the effect. Although it was said to quickly restore half of one's soul power, this was too fast! Half of his soul power was restored in just a few seconds?
"Fengzhi, where did this come from?"
Gu Rong, standing nearby, was curious. This recovery potion seemed to have a very good effect.
"Uncle Gu, I got this from a shop called 'Ordinary Little Shop' in Tiandou City, the shop opened by that War Spirit Douluo." "
Oh? This recovery potion seems very effective! I just wonder if it will work on Title Douluo level cultivators?"
Clearly, Gu Rong was daydreaming.
"Old bones, you're overthinking it. Even if you use your toes, can the soul power of a Soul Emperor be compared to that of a Title Douluo? Even if it were useful, the effect would probably be negligible!"
Chen Xin wasn't wrong; the soul power of a Soul Emperor was incomparable to that of a Title Douluo.
"That's right, it's probably useless. But that War Spirit Douluo probably has higher-grade recovery potions. After all, good things are kept to themselves; they're unlikely to sell them directly."
After thinking for a moment, Ning Fengzhi felt that Natya must have higher-grade ones.
"Hmm, Fengzhi is right."
Chen Xin nodded as well.
"These recovery potions are quite effective; we should stock up on some for emergencies."
After thinking it over, although the recovery potions weren't cheap, Ning Fengzhi still decided to have the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School stock up on some, since they weren't short of money.
...
Time passed quickly, and a little over a month later. After leaving the dungeon, Wang Teng found Natya.
At this moment, Wang Teng had accumulated enough Lord's Essence to transform Natya's nine spirit rings from two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red to seven black and two red.
"Natya, are you ready?"
Wang Teng estimated that if Natya's nine spirit rings were transformed into seven black and two red, Natya's spirit power level might be able to reach the level of a 92-level Title Douluo.
Actually, Wang Teng was somewhat confused about Natya's spirit power level.
After all, Natya possessed a 100,000-year-old red spirit ring, so why was his spirit power level still at 91-level Title Douluo? After all, the energy contained in a 100,000-year-old spirit ring was enormous; a level 90 spirit master absorbing it should be able to directly reach level 92, right?
However, Wang Teng was helpless, as this was not something he could decide.
"Young Master, come on!"
Natya puffed out his chest and looked directly at Wang Teng, as if he were about to bravely sacrifice himself.
"..."
Then, Wang Teng opened the subordinate section of his attribute panel. First, Wang Teng used Lord's Origin to upgrade Natya's first four spirit rings to the black, ten-thousand-year age.
As Natya's first four spirit rings advanced and became ten-thousand-year black spirit rings, Wang Teng could feel Natya's aura slowly increasing.
However, the increase was not significant, as ten-thousand-year spirit rings were clearly insufficient for a Title Douluo.
After upgrading the four spirit rings to ten-thousand-year age, the next crucial step came.
Soon, as Lord's Origin was consumed, when Natya's eighth spirit ring gradually turned from black to red, the increase in Natya's aura was significantly greater than before.
Wang Teng was somewhat puzzled, since both upgrades consumed Lord's Origin, so why was the difference so large?
As the age of the eighth spirit ring was increased to one hundred thousand years, turning completely into a vibrant red, Natya's aura surged, breaking through the bottleneck and advancing to a level 92 Title Douluo.
Fortunately, this surge in aura was fleeting and did not cause much of an impact. Looking at Natya's nine spirit rings—seven black and two red—Wang Teng nodded in satisfaction. Putting everything else aside, the spirit ring configuration alone was terrifying; he was clearly a super expert.
The only regret was that Natya was only a level 92 Title Douluo at this time, roughly equivalent to a level 95 Super Douluo. Of course, a level 95 Super Douluo was rare even in the entire Douluo Continent.
"Natya, how are you?"
"Feeling pretty good. I've gained an extra eighth spirit skill. If I were to encounter Chen Xin again, I shouldn't be weaker than him."
From the previous battle, Natya knew she wasn't Chen Xin's true opponent. Although he had managed a draw thanks to the power of his two ninth spirit skills and Chen Xin's initial underestimation of him, Natya was exhausted at the time.
The Martial Soul True Body and the 100,000-year spirit skill were incredibly powerful, but also consumed a great deal of energy. Even with two spirit cores, he couldn't keep up with the drain.
However, now that his soul power level has increased by one level, coupled with his extremely high-level soul ring configuration, he should be able to truly fight Chen Xin, who is at level 95, to a standstill.
If he could wear a full set of tenth-tier equipment from the system shop, he would definitely be able to defeat him. Opening Natya's attribute panel, Wang Teng indeed found that it had changed.
Previously, Natya's eighth soul skill only had Meteor Strike, but now it had an additional Aura Suppression. This pleased Wang Teng. After all, Natya's eighth spirit ring could gain an extra spirit skill after advancing 100,000 years, so he could too.
Every support character harbors a desire to deal damage, and Wang Teng was no exception. Following the Paladin's class template, he also possessed offensive skills. Even with the Arbiter's Rifle, Wang Teng's attacks were merely basic attacks, far inferior in power compared to a powerful spirit skill. The low damage output was only compensated for by the high frequency of spirit power bullets.