In the Late Night.
In Yu Xiaogang's room in the academic building, he returned early. Apart from Yu Luomian, no one else wanted to accompany him; compared to Master Ladio, he was utterly insignificant.
Ignored, Yu Xiaogang stood by the window and closed the door.
In the silent night, his heart was even more silent than the surroundings, deathly still.
Outside the window were countless stars, but not a single one caught his eye; he was lost in thought.
Tonight had dealt him too many blows.
He had thought he could showcase his knowledge, demonstrate his return,
and perhaps even compete with Ladio for the title of master.
But the events that had unfolded filled him with mixed emotions, like a rollercoaster ride—just as he was about to reach the top, he abruptly plummeted to the bottom.
"Can I really handle someone like that?"
Yu Xiaogang sighed, his thoughts of a passive competition resurfacing.
Outside the door, Yu Luomian knocked for a while, but receiving no response, he left a message and departed.
"Xiao Gang, don't think about comparing yourself to Master Latio. As long as you can deduce the theory we need based on his work, you'll still be a master! Your father will accept you again!"
Yu Luomian made a grand promise and then left.
Later that evening, the banquet guests began to return. They were like stars in the sky, in large groups, but Yu Xiaogang was excluded.
Even from hundreds of meters away, Yu Xiaogang could see the smiles on their faces.
His heart clenched again. Indeed, people's joys and sorrows are not shared!
"Yu Xiaogang, are you just going to admit defeat like this?"
A woman's voice suddenly rang out.
Yu Xiaogang hurriedly turned his head and looked at Bibi Dong at the door of the room.
Bibi Dong was still wearing a purple dress, which covered her body tightly. Her figure was curvaceous, with curves in all the right places.
Beneath the purple dress lay a woman with a thousand charms.
Her face held a faint arrogance, that of an empress surveying the world, a goddess high above.
Yu Xiaogang was instantly mesmerized!
"..." Bibi Dong frowned slightly. The Yu Xiaogang she knew would never show such infatuation when looking at her.
This was another discrepancy from her impression, and she felt even more frustrated.
"Why is it different? Xiaogang, how much have you changed?" Bibi Dong muttered to herself. She didn't even have the mood to talk to Yu Xiaogang anymore!
"Bi... Dong'er, I didn't expect that only you would stand by my side now."
Yu Xiaogang gave a bitter smile, gazing at Bibi Dong with a dazed look. "You are still so young, so beautiful. But I'm different now, I'm a decrepit old man..."
"..." Only after he said that did Bibi Dong realize that Yu Xiaogang had truly aged!
This was completely different from the image of Yu Xiaogang in her memory!
In her mind, Yu Xiaogang should be as handsome as Ladio.
"Yu Xiaogang, don't forget, you're a master too. What Ladio can do, you might be able to do as well. Even if you can't, he might not be able to create your theory!"
"Whatever you need, I'll help you decipher Ladio's theory as soon as possible."
"Also, I'll take you with me to tomorrow's experiment. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."
After Bibi Dong finished speaking, her figure flashed and disappeared.
Yu Xiaogang raised his arm, about to call out "Dong'er," but the words caught in his throat.
He shook his head and smiled, saying, "Yes, I still have Dong'er. So what if I can't beat Ladio now? I'll defeat him sooner or later! And as long as I derive the formula…"
Thinking of something, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly sat down at his desk and began to write furiously.
…
Seven Treasures Hotel.
In the presidential suite, Ning Fengzhi was showing off his new soul ring to Sword Douluo and other high-ranking members of the sect.
The semi-transparent soul ring, although its presence was very low, could unleash genuine soul skills.
And the effect was definitely not as simple as an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul skill!
As the spirit rings pulsed, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda flew from Ning Fengzhi's hand, hovering above Sword Douluo. It then emitted a radiant light, seemingly attempting to absorb Sword Douluo.
Sword Douluo chuckled, "Interesting. If it were an ordinary Soul Douluo, caught off guard, they might actually be instantly swallowed."
The other high-ranking members looked at Ning Fengzhi with envy.
"As expected of Master Radio, Sect Master, could we use money to bribe Master Radio and get him to hand over this theoretical achievement to us?"
"Yes, even if we had to give up all our treasures, it would be worth it!"
"Sect Master, don't be stingy with your wealth!"
The high-ranking members were in an uproar. They were extremely eager to learn the secret of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's ability to upgrade Soul Douluo.
This was the chain that had restricted the potential of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Soul Masters.
Now that Master Radio had easily abolished it, how could they not want to get their hands on it?
Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "No, how could money, fame, or power sway Master Radio's attitude? If they could, he wouldn't be a master!"
"Master Radio explained to me that our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has a limitation in its ability to accommodate original spirit rings. Generally, by the seventh spirit ring, we've reached our limit in terms of integration."
"No matter how we cultivate, although our spirit power continues to accumulate, the negative impact of the original spirit ring prevents us from leveling up further."
"But now, as long as we study Master Radio's theory of self-generated spirit rings, we might be able to achieve the same effect!"
Ning Fengzhi smiled gently, calming the crowd's agitated emotions.
Everyone nodded, knowing that this wasn't something they could solve by being anxious!
Ning Fengzhi continued, "Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has been allocated one hundred slots. Besides me and Uncle Jian, all the elders can also register."
"I guess Master Radio is going to conduct an experiment on self-generated spirit rings. If he can also help us improve our spirit ring limits, that would be a huge win!"
Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly, his words immediately igniting the enthusiasm of everyone present.
One hundred slots! That's quite a lot!
Of course, the Spirit Hall, as the host, has a full one thousand slots!
...
Meanwhile, in the laboratory, Radio, through Ning Fengzhi's spirit's flaws, obtained the theory of self-generated spirit rings.
After all, sometimes solving a problem is easier than discovering one.
Through his research on Ning Fengzhi, he achieved self-generated spirit rings, saving some time.
Now, he needed to figure out how to pass on these spirit rings.
The principle wasn't difficult: he would "encapsulate" the spirit ring, like a spirit beast's self-generated spirit ring, then extract it and pass it on to someone else.
And a spirit ring created from a self-generated spirit ring should be very easy to pass on!
At this moment, Ling Yuan Douluo suddenly whispered at the door,
"Master Radio, Demon Bear Douluo and the others are waiting for you outside..."
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