In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Ning Rongrong said with a bitter face, "Yes, and he was utterly defeated. That guy is simply a monster. He could handle the simultaneous attacks of three Soul Masters—Dai Mubai, Third Brother, and Xiao Wu—with ease. Dai Mubai, whose Soul Power is as high as level 38 and who possesses the top-tier offensive White Tiger Martial Soul, couldn't even last three moves against him. He was practically utterly crushed, and he even lost his wife. In the end, Third Brother even used his external Soul Bone, but it still ended in a miserable defeat."

"Hearing you say that, I'm quite interested in meeting this Lan Si. To be able to defeat a team like yours at the Soul Master stage, and at such a young age, is something I know that even the youngest Title Douluo back then couldn't do." Ning Fengzhi said thoughtfully, a look of interest in his eyes.

"Dad, do you know him?" Ning Rongrong asked, somewhat surprised.

Ning Fengzhi nodded: "Not only do I know him, but your Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone also know him."

As he spoke, Ning Fengzhi gave Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo a knowing look. The two instantly understood and began their usual charade with Ning Fengzhi... oh no, a trio.

Sword Douluo added, "Recently, there have been rumors in Heaven Dou City that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe has met a very young genius Soul Master named Lan Si. At the age of twelve, he has reached the Soul Master level. He has outstanding talent and a promising future. In a year and a half, he will represent the Heaven Dou Empire in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

Bone Douluo said with a smile, "How about it, Rongrong? How about considering making that kid my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's grandson-in-law? Tsk tsk... such a genius is hard to come by."

"Oh dear, Grandpa Gu, what nonsense are you talking about? Lan Si already has a girlfriend." Upon hearing the words "grandson-in-law," Ning Rongrong instantly blushed like a cat with its fur standing on end. For some reason, Tang Ritian's image suddenly flashed into her mind, and her cheeks turned bright red.

"So what? Your father had more than one woman, otherwise where would you get so many brothers? Besides, that kid ran off with the fiancée of the second in line to the Star Luo Empire, which caused quite a bit of trouble. Once the truth comes out, he'll be in deep trouble. He might be looking for a force that isn't afraid of the Star Luo royal family to protect him right now," Bone Douluo teased.

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It's true that they love Ning Rongrong and don't want her to marry a married man, but the interests of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School always come first.

Lan Si possesses such talent that he is worthy of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's investment.

At worst, after Lan Si marries into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong will become the head of the household, and that little girl from the Zhu family will be the concubine. With these old guys around, I don't believe Lan Si would dare to disobey.

"Grandpa Bone, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll really get angry." Ning Rongrong pouted.

Ning Fengzhi's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared intently at Ning Rongrong. "Could it be that you're still thinking about that Tang Ritian?"

"Huh—Dad, how did you know?" The words almost slipped out unconsciously, but Ning Rongrong quickly regretted them, because it was tantamount to admitting that she missed Tang Ritian.

"You still ask me how I know? You used the resources of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to set up some kind of 'Sun God Friendship Association' in Heaven Dou City. It's hard not to know." Ning Fengzhi sighed softly and said earnestly, "Alas, Rongrong, people naturally like beautiful things. But you are different. You were born into a Soul Master family, born into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. You must know the rules of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for finding a partner. They must be Battle Soul Masters with sufficient talent, not pretty boys."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong, not knowing where she got the courage, loudly retorted, "Nonsense! Brother Tang Ritian is not a pretty boy. He is the only one in the Soul Venerable realm who can fight Lan Si to a draw, and at just fourteen years old, his soul power has already reached level thirty-nine. He is not a pretty boy."

"Oh?" Ning Fengzhi was clearly intrigued, a strange light flashing in his eyes. He had only been teasing Ning Rongrong, but he hadn't expected his daughter to confess so quickly.

"If that's the case, then he's a good match for you. Does he like you?"

Ning Rongrong fell silent, then stammered, "We've only met once."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi felt somewhat exhausted and continued, "Then tell me the specific details of your meeting."

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Chapter 119 Sacred Heart Begonia, Sacred Heart Domain

After listening to Ning Rongrong's account, Ning Fengzhi felt even more exhausted, because he couldn't hear a single word from her that Tang Ritian was interested in his daughter. On the contrary, it seemed that his daughter was in a one-sided love affair with him.

He sighed and skipped the previous topic: "Let's continue talking about what you experienced at Shrek Academy."

Ning Rongrong said "Oh," and then continued, "After that, we went to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy... Blue Tyrant Academy... Third Brother was captured by the Old Poisoner... Immortal Herb..."

After Ning Rongrong's long narration, which lasted for half an incense stick's time, Ning Fengzhi finally grasped the key point. His eyes gleamed with excitement as he exclaimed, "Rongrong, is what you're saying true? The Qiluo Tulip can really cause the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to evolve?"

Ning Rongrong said, "That's what Third Brother said. And I've also taken the immortal herb, and it really does have great benefits for Soul Masters. I can feel that when I meditate, the speed at which my Soul Power circulates is a little faster than before."

Upon hearing this, Sword Douluo grasped Ning Rongrong's hand. After a moment, his originally gloomy expression softened considerably, and he excitedly said, "Feng Zhi, Rongrong is right. Her soul power has not shown any signs of weakness. It seems that the so-called immortal herb is indeed effective."

Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi finally felt relieved. "Rongrong, give me the characteristics of the immortal herbs you recorded. I will mobilize the entire intelligence network of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to search for them. The same goes for Tang Ritian. If the immortal herbs in Dugu Bo's herb garden were indeed stolen by him..."

"Dad, please don't make things difficult for them," Ning Rongrong said anxiously.

Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I can't bear to make my precious daughter sad."

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Heavenly Dou Royal Academy

Nearly half a month later, Ye Lingling returned to school.

Instead of going to find the members of the Royal Fighting Team, she went to Lan Si's residence, skillfully took out the spare key from her soul tool, opened the door, and carefully walked up to the second floor. Today, she was going to give Lan Si a surprise.

Meanwhile, on the second floor, Lan Si and Zhu Zhuqing, who had just finished a day's cultivation mission, were having a water fight in the bathroom and taking a bath together.

In the huge bathtub, Zhu Zhuqing was already blushing and her cheeks were flushed red from Lan Si's actions.

"Ah Si, don't touch it. It's just been washed."

"It's okay, I'll help you wash it later."

"No, I don't believe it, or you'll do something naughty again." As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing broke free from Lan Si's embrace, got up, grabbed a bath towel, wrapped it around herself, and ran out of the bathroom.

How could Lan Si possibly let her go? He abandoned his bath towel and chased after her, tearing the towel off her body.

Just as Lan Si was carrying Zhu Zhuqing, preparing to go up to the room to perform, the door creaked open and Ye Lingling's familiar figure came into view.

Lan Si, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling exchanged awkward glances, their eyes downcast and their minds blank. An uncomfortable atmosphere immediately arose, and Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling even let out a startled scream, "Ah..."

After a while, Lan Si dressed neatly and came downstairs, while Zhu Zhuqing stayed upstairs because she was shy. At this moment, in the lobby on the first floor, Ye Lingling had already brewed tea and was sipping it lightly, seemingly indifferent to the awkward scene that had just occurred.

But from his flustered eyes, Lan Si could tell that his heart was not as calm as he had imagined.

Lan Si sat down opposite Ye Lingling, poured himself a cup of fragrant tea, and changed the subject, saying, "Lingling, you're back. Have you figured out the situation of your martial soul?"

"Hmm." Ye Lingling put down her teacup and said softly, "Just like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Nine Heart Begonia also has its own superior martial soul, called Sacred Heart Begonia. It is said that ten thousand years ago, an ancestor had a second awakening of his martial soul by chance."

"During that period, the flaw of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul being passed down to only one person in each generation was temporarily resolved. His two children awakened the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul at the same time. It's just a pity that his children were born before his Martial Soul awakened for the second time. They did not inherit his Martial Soul. After that ancestor passed away, the flaw reappeared."

Lan Si nodded and shared his guess: "Perhaps it's because this martial soul is quite special. Just like the Blue Silver Emperor, the king of Blue Silver Grass that I mentioned to you before, only when the previous generation dies can the next generation appear. But your Sacred Heart Begonia martial soul is the opposite. Only when the owner of the Sacred Heart Begonia martial soul exists can the flaws of the Nine Heart Begonia be eliminated."

“That must be it. That’s what my dad said too.” Ye Lingling nodded slightly in agreement.

The room fell silent again, and the two were once again caught in an awkward atmosphere.

"Ah Si, just now..." Ye Lingling's pretty face flushed red, and her gaze was somewhat evasive.

Lan Si interrupted her, "By the way, I still don't know what your Sacred Heart Begonia's ability is!"

Ye Lingling quickly said, "Its healing ability has doubled, and it also has the effect of removing all negative statuses of Soul Masters, including poisoning, burning, paralysis, dizziness, weakness, and so on. Moreover, like you, it has awakened a talent domain, which I call the Sacred Heart Domain."

"The effect of the domain is to increase the attack power of our own Soul Masters by 10% and decrease the attack power of the enemy Soul Masters by 10%. The range of the domain will increase as my strength increases."

"I have just acquired my fourth spirit ring, and my spirit power has reached level 42. My domain can cover a radius of 20 meters. If I release it towards a specific location, it should be able to reach 50 meters, but in that case, the domain range will be greatly reduced, to less than 100 square meters."

Lan Si nodded and said, "You're already very strong. In less than ten years, Ning Fengzhi's title as the number one support-type Soul Master in the world should be handed over to someone else. However, before we grow up, don't tell anyone about the secret of your Martial Soul except for me and Zhu Qing, otherwise, it's hard to guarantee that Ning Fengzhi won't do something to you in secret."

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“I’ve met Sect Leader Ning before, he shouldn’t be that kind of person, right?” Ye Lingling said with some surprise.

Lan Si shook his head. "You can know a person's face but not their heart. Someone who has been in a high position for so long is not simple. He is gentle and always gives people a good impression, but that's only if you pose no threat to him. Believe me, if he knew about your martial soul's abilities right now, he would immediately send someone to assassinate you."

"Because you have threatened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's position as the leading support-type Soul Master. People like Ning Fengzhi value the so-called title of the number one support-type Soul Master in the world more than anything else. I think your father must have given you similar advice."

Ye Lingling suddenly realized, "Dad did tell me not to tell anyone other than you about the evolution of my martial soul."

At the same time, he looked at Lan Si again with some surprise. He found that he could no longer understand this handsome, talented, and somewhat lustful cousin who was also attracted to his older cousin's body. He had never met Ning Fengzhi, yet he could analyze human nature so thoroughly.

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Chapter 120 Breaking Through Level 40

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another two months have passed.

On this day, at the natural mimicry training ground on the back mountain of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

Suddenly, flames shot into the sky, and the temperature soared. Strangely, a thin layer of ice condensed on the ground. The ice spread and, upon contact with the water flowing below the waterfall, instantly froze wherever it passed. This created a stark contrast with the high temperature in the air.

After a while, the temperature in the valley gradually returned to normal, the ice disappeared, and Lan Si slowly walked out from it.

The kitten and Ye Lingling rushed forward, asking, "How is A-Si?"

Lan Si smiled and nodded. "Yes, I have successfully broken through to level 40."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing excitedly rushed into Lan Si's arms. "A Si, you are amazing! You have broken the record of the entire Soul Master world and become a Soul Master before the age of thirteen." Zhu Zhuqing's age is similar to Lan Si's, who is half a month older than her. In a few days, Lan Si will turn thirteen.

"Ah Si, how about we go to Tian Dou City to celebrate for you today, and then head to Sunset Forest tomorrow to hunt for your fourth spirit ring?" Ye Lingling suggested with a smile, equally delighted. If Lan Si didn't have Zhu Zhuqing in her arms, she would have pounced on her.

“Uh…” Lan Si’s lips twitched. He wanted to do that, but before leaving the Crown Prince’s residence last time, he had promised Qian Renxue that he would go hunting for spirit rings with her. He then politely declined, “No, maybe next time. The fourth spirit ring I obtained this time is a bit special. It requires going to the Star Dou Great Forest, which is a long way. It’s inconvenient for me to take you there.”

"Ah Si, Sunset Forest is full of thousand-year-old soul beasts, and even quite a few ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Why go all the way to Star Dou Great Forest? That place is very dangerous," Zhu Zhuqing said with some worry. Ever since the last attack by the Titan Giant Ape in Star Dou Great Forest, she had developed a psychological aversion to it.

Lan Si said, "As you all know, my third soul ring is a Soul Devouring Demon Spider with an age of 2,500 years. This has far exceeded the limit of the third soul ring that you are aware of. Later, I also refined two immortal herbs, the Blazing Apricot and the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass."

"Now my physique is no less than that of a Soul King or even a Soul Emperor, so I plan to find a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, specifically a Gold-Eating Rat that only appears in the Star Dou Great Forest. It can give me a weapon-type Soul Skill."

"My first three soul skills are mostly focused on control and developing martial soul abilities, lacking absolute lethality. The Gold-Eating Rat can make up for this shortcoming for me."

In fact, it was Qian Renxue who recommended this soul beast to him. When she learned that Lan Si wanted a weapon-type soul skill similar to the Divine Sword for his fourth soul ring, Qian Renxue immediately recommended the Gold-Eating Rat to him. However, this kind of soul beast is extremely rare, and it only has a very high probability of giving birth to a weapon-type soul skill after ten thousand years.

Therefore, more than two months ago, Qian Renxue had already arranged for people to search for it, but it is unknown whether they have found it or not.

“But, Ah Si, it’s too dangerous for you to go alone. I’ve heard of the Gold-Eating Rat, that kind of soul beast. It has sharp fangs and is said to be able to crush anything. It increases its cultivation by devouring rare metals. In terms of danger, it’s no less than the Human-Faced Demon Spider of the same level,” Ye Lingling said worriedly.

Lan Si said, "I know my own limitations. This level of ten-thousand-year-old soul beast is still too early for me. Crown Prince Xue Qinghe promised me that as long as I represent the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the new All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, he will fulfill all my conditions. I mentioned this to him more than two months ago, and he said he would send two Soul Saints to accompany me."

Hearing this, the two beauties finally felt relieved. With two Soul Saints accompanying them, their safety along the way would be greatly guaranteed.

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Meanwhile, in Tiandou City, two distinguished guests arrived at the gates of the Crown Prince's residence: Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the current teacher of the Crown Prince of the Tiandou Empire; and Jian Daochenxin, the sect protector of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Your Highness, I hope Uncle Jian and I haven't bothered you." Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo stepped down from the carriage and smiled faintly at Xue Qinghe, who was standing at the door to greet them.

"Teacher, you're too kind. Just call me Qinghe. Your presence and that of Senior Sword Douluo are a great honor to my humble abode." Qian Renxue's current identity is Xue Qinghe, a very talkative person who exudes a calm and magnanimous aura.

As the saying goes, an actor has to go all the way; her demeanor was respectful yet regal, making it hard for anyone to feel any ill will towards her.

Ning Fengzhi was very satisfied with this disciple. He was neither arrogant nor impatient, and had the demeanor of a benevolent ruler. If he were to inherit the throne in the future, then with his status as the Crown Prince's tutor, the status of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in the Heaven Dou Empire would surely rise accordingly.

Soon, led by Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived at the quiet and peaceful pavilion in the Crown Prince's manor.

Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi sat facing each other. Servants poured tea for them and then withdrew. Sword Douluo stood outside the pavilion to prevent anyone from eavesdropping on their conversation.

"The Yunwu tea, specially supplied to the royal family, is indeed a fine tea. It has a wonderful aroma and an excellent taste." Ning Fengzhi took a symbolic sip, put down his teacup, and praised it.

Qian Renxue also took a small sip, put down her teacup, and said, "Teacher, you are too kind. It is far inferior to the Sky Shuttle of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."