Douluo: I, the Sun God

Chapter 21 Initial Change of Mindset
As Ning Fengzhi's only daughter, Ning Rongrong is very much loved. Everyone is afraid that she will get hurt, and even a little scratch on her skin will make them feel distressed for a while.

This is also what makes Xu Yang helpless. If Ning Rongrong gets hurt by accident, Ning Fengzhi and his wife won't say anything, but Jian Gu and the others are different. They directly give Xu Yang a practical lesson. It can be said that he is just getting beaten, and they call it giving Xu Yang some experience in fighting against high-level soul masters.

Although these two are very careful about their behavior, it still hurts!
But Ning Rongrong, who was only nine months old, could already walk and was very lively. She would often crawl from one end of the bed to the other when people were not paying attention. Once, she almost fell off the bed.

Fortunately, he reacted in time and caught her.

Ning Rongrong, who was not hurt from the fall, did not feel scared. Instead, she found it fun and kept walking around, wanting to jump off the bed.

There was no other way, Xu Yang could only stay by the bed, using distraction to control himself while cultivating his soul power and playing with Ning Rongrong to prevent her from getting hurt or falling.

That day, Ning Rongrong, who had played for two hours, was probably tired and fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Yang breathed a sigh of relief and covered him with the blanket. He then sat down beside him, resting his hands on his chin, wondering whether to choose the Slime or the Light Scarab for his second spirit ring. After reaching the rank of Great Spirit Master, he would attend classes at the Tiandou Royal Academy, so he was hesitant about whether to choose the Light Scarab first, a spirit ring that would boost his combat power.

However, this conflicted with his original plan. His original idea was to choose Slime as the second soul skill to obtain the split soul skill, allowing his own martial soul to split, thus achieving the effect of one becoming two, two becoming four, and four becoming eight.

It was also because of the effect of the soul skill that as long as the core essence of the martial soul was not separated, the subsequent explosions of those separated would not affect itself. However, his current cultivation level was not enough to control the martial soul. Even if he added the second ring, he could not make the martial soul self-destruct.

Therefore, after adding this soul skill, his actual combat ability will not be improved much. And without combat power, it is very difficult to gain a foothold in the Noble Academy.

That's why he thought of downgrading his original third soul ring, the Scarab of Light, to the second soul ring, which could increase his combat power in the Great Soul Master stage, and choose Slime as the third soul ring.

"Yang'er, Rongrong is asleep!" At this moment, Mrs. Ning walked in from outside. She saw Ning Rongrong sleeping soundly on the bed with drooling, and said with a smile.

"Yes, Master's wife! I just fell asleep!" Xu Yang responded with a smile and continued to daydream.

Seeing Xu Yang like this, Mrs. Ning was stunned and a little curious. She had never seen Xu Yang like this before. In her impression, Xu Yang had always been an extremely mature child with strong independent thinking.

"Why are you worried?!" Mrs. Ning sat next to Xu Yang and asked with a smile.

"Yeah! I'm thinking about the choice of the second soul ring!" Xu Yang nodded.

"Oh?! Didn't you already plan your second and third spirit rings? You've even chosen your fourth!" Madam Ning asked curiously. Family matters are family matters. Xu Yang's plans for his martial spirits had never been hidden from Ning Fengzhi and the others. Initially, Ning Fengzhi and the others had thought Xu Yang's spirit rings were too heavily based on functional spirit skills, like splitting and shaping. These didn't directly contribute to combat power. Without combat spirit skills to back them up, how could he be considered a strong attacking spirit master?

But after listening to Xu Yang's explanation, several people immediately agreed, because Xu Yang's soul skill choice is not a traditional direct attack soul skill, but a combination of soul skills. The effect of a single soul skill is not strong, but when combined with each other, it is not as simple as one plus one is greater than two.

The simplest example is the combination of Xu Yang's second and third soul skills, which is a powerful weapon. Imagine that once Xu Yang's two soul skills are activated, the sun martial soul splits into dozens of suns, some of which turn into weapons and armor and are held in Xu Yang's hands and worn on his body. This can ensure both defense and attack, which is equivalent to having multiple soul guides.

But don't forget, the Sun Spirit is a weapon spirit. It can't possess a spirit like a beast spirit, allowing it to gain the spirit's abilities. It can only release spirit skills through the spirit. But once he wears the spirit, he can directly release flames through his hands, feet, and other parts of his body. Using the spirit in this way is much more maneuverable than simply using the spirit to release spirit skills, which can greatly enrich his means of fighting the enemy.

The remaining part of the martial soul hanging above his head can be used for harassment and to cooperate with Xu Yang in battle. If necessary, the split martial soul can be thrown out directly and used to attack directly.

You have to know that Xu Yang’s martial soul is the sun, which is close to the ultimate fire, so you can imagine its attack power.

"Master's Wife, after I finish hunting the second ring, shouldn't I go to Tiandou Royal Academy to study?! But the original second ring can't provide much attack power. I will be ostracized in school, and I won't have much ability to resist. It may even tarnish the reputation of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect!" Xu Yang scratched his head and expressed his worries.

After accompanying Ning Fengzhi to various gatherings for nearly a year, he was very clear about the nature of the Tiandou nobles. These people were extremely exclusive to non-nobles and even bullied their classmates. Although he was Ning Fengzhi's disciple, he himself was not a noble.

Besides, Ning Fengzhi, who was behind him, supported Xue Qinghe. It was inevitable that other princes would arrange for the aristocratic forces behind them to cause trouble for him, or even force him to drop out of school. This kind of thing was very frequent in the power struggle.

As an adult, he didn't care about the nobles' exclusion, but these people would definitely cause trouble for him for various reasons, even during training. If he didn't hurt him at once, it would be difficult for him to practice normally in school.

"It turns out that our little genius also has his own troubles!" Madam Ning covered her mouth and laughed. She didn't expect Xu Yang to think so much. It seemed that Feng Zhi's teaching during this period was not in vain. She rubbed Xu Yang's head and then said: "You don't have to worry too much about this. You think too much. Most of the students in Tiandou Royal Academy are good-for-nothings. Even if your first two soul skills don't have much combat power, they can't be your opponent with their strength.

As for the rest, they are basically descendants of great nobles. Their family heads are all very shrewd and will never let their children participate in the royal struggle.

Besides, our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is not here to sit around and do nothing. Before they take action, they should consider whether they can withstand our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's retaliation."

"It seems that in his previous life, he was used to being a slave, and he still hasn't changed his habit of thinking twice before doing anything!"

Hearing Madam Ning's words, Xu Yang was stunned for a moment, then a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. In this life, he was no longer a low-level beast of burden, but a direct disciple of the leader of the top power in the continent. He had enough cost to make mistakes, and he didn't need to hesitate before doing anything.

(End of this chapter)