"Dad, Grandpa Sword, Rongrong missed you so much!"
As soon as Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived, Ning Rongrong threw herself into their arms. Anyone who didn't know would think they hadn't seen each other for ages, but in reality, it had only been less than a week.
Chen Xin, with a doting expression, rubbed her head: "Grandpa Sword missed you too."
"Hehe!"
Ning Rongrong giggled foolishly.
After they separated, Chen Xin looked at Li Qing and asked: "How's your self-created Spirit Ability research coming along?"
After Li Qing conducted a series of experiments on Yu Xiaogang, he immediately sought out Chen Xin to consult him on his experience with self-created Spirit Abilities.
After Chen Xin understood his situation, he also offered many effective suggestions based on his own circumstances.
His self-created Spirit Ability uses sword intent as the blade and spirit power as the source. To put it simply, it drives sword intent through spirit power to achieve a synergistic effect where one plus one is greater than two.
He suggested that Li Qing deeply explore Death Qi.
In his opinion, Li Qing's Death Qi and his sword intent shared a similar essence and might not be as simple as they appeared, perhaps possessing undiscovered abilities.
If that didn't work, perhaps he could try to fuse Death Qi and spirit power to strengthen the Death Qi's intensity.
These were just two suggestions Chen Xin offered based on his own experience. Whether they would be effective and how far Li Qing could go depended on Li Qing's comprehension.
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Or rather, what kind of existence Death Qi truly was.
Li Qing shook his head and said: "Fusing spirit power and Death Qi is simple enough, and Death Qi has indeed been strengthened to some extent, but its power is roughly equivalent to a hundred-year Spirit Ability."
"It might have a surprising effect if used unexpectedly, but it hasn't met my expectations; it's just a prototype."
"As for deeply exploring the other mysteries of Death Qi, the time is too short. There haven't been any breakthroughs yet, and it might still require some time for research."
Chen Xin nodded: "Self-created Spirit Abilities are inherently difficult; take your time."
How long had Li Qing been trying to create his own Spirit Ability? To have reached this stage was already quite good. This kind of thing couldn't be rushed; one could only research it slowly and steadily.
Li Qing nodded.
In fact, he already had some ideas. The best place to deeply research Death Qi was naturally Death Canyon, but the current situation didn't allow him to travel freely.
But there was no rush; he would wait until this period of intense scrutiny passed.
After their casual chat, Ning Fengzhi got to the main point: "Ju Gui has fled overseas, and the four great Hall of Offerings of Spirit Hall have also pursued them overseas.
So, their defection should be real."
"Of course, it's not impossible that they're putting on a show for us, but the possibility is low."
"After all, with the four great Hall of Offerings plus Ju Gui, and then Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard, such a lineup would be more than enough to annihilate our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, let alone kill Li Qing."
"To put it bluntly, Li Qing isn't important enough for Spirit Hall to make such a big fuss."
"If their defection is fake, then I suspect Spirit Hall has a larger scheme, and making such a big fuss is just to divert our attention."
"As for the purpose of Demon Bear's trip—
"I can only say that we might have underestimated Yu Xiaogang's importance in Bibi Dong's heart. That woman's mind is truly problematic; she cannot be judged by normal standards."
"It's a bit outrageous that she still won't let go of Li Qing even after forcing Ju Gui away."
Dugu Bo shook his head: "Spirit Hall is stuck with such a crazy Supreme Pontiff; this lifetime is truly something. I think Spirit Hall's centuries of legacy will eventually be lost in her hands."
Chen Xin shook his head: "It's not that easy. Spirit Hall is far stronger than we imagine."
Dugu Bo quickly asked: "Elaborate."
Chen Xin explained: "My father once lost to a level ninety-nine Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall. I didn't know if he was still alive before..."
"Level ninety-nine?"
Chen Xin's words were cut short by Dugu Bo's exclamation.
Chen Xin nodded: "That's right, he has reached the pinnacle of a Title Douluo. As long as he lives, no one can shake Spirit Hall, and beneath him, there is also a level ninety-eight."
"Hiss—....."
Upon hearing this, whether it was Dugu Bo or Ye Lengleng and the others, they all couldn't help but gasp.
Li Qing, however, was a bit puzzled.
Judging from Chen Xin's performance in the original work, he only knew that a level ninety-nine Title Douluo had existed in Spirit Hall, but he didn't know if the person was still alive.
He had just said the same thing, but how did he suddenly know information about Gold Crocodile Douluo?
Ning Fengzhi explained: "This information was all revealed to us by Clear Sky Sect. According to them, in addition to these two top-tier Title Douluo."
"Spirit Hall also has five great Hall of Offerings, each of whom is a peak Douluo above level ninety-five."
"Adding Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, Snake Lance, and Bibi Dong, that makes eleven. Forget individual strength; just this number alone makes them unshakeable."
"Even if our Upper Three Sects combined, it wouldn't be enough."
"With such strength, if Spirit Hall wanted to unify the continent, it wouldn't be difficult at all. So, we might have misunderstood Spirit Hall before."
"At least the Hall of Offerings doesn't have such ambitions."
"Everything that's happening now is Bibi Dong's doing, and it hasn't received the support of the Hall of Offerings, which is why Demon Bear and his companion brought the Wu Hun Dian Academy Team."
"Because they don't dare to act aggressively; they can only play tricks in duels."
Dugu Bo couldn't help but look at Gu Rong: "You old fellow, your brain works pretty well. You guessed it right away. It seems they really want the Golden Generation to kill Li Qing in the arena."
Dugu Yan said disdainfully: "Just them?"
Dugu Bo rolled his eyes at her: "They don't know Li Qing's strength, and what if they also have a Spirit fusion ability? There's still a certain risk if caught off guard."
Ning Fengzhi said: "In any case, as long as we don't accept their challenge, there shouldn't be any big problems."
Li Qing nodded: "I didn't plan to accept either. After all, I'm already hated enough. If my strength and spirit ring configuration are exposed again, the Hall of Offerings might also develop murderous intent."
Chen Xin said with a smile: "That shouldn't be the case."
"Whether from what I learned from my father or from the information provided by Clear Sky Sect, Spirit Hall's High Priest is not a narrow-minded person."
"Of course, human nature is unpredictable, so it's always right to be cautious."
"In short, during this period, you should honestly stay in the castle and cultivate. With us three Title Douluo protecting you, even if they resort to desperate measures, it will be useless."
Li Qing stood up and bowed: "Then I'll trouble the three grandpas."
Gu Rong said with a smile: "Wherever we rest, we rest. And since you call us grandpas, what's there to trouble us about?"
Li Qing nodded.
He thought this crisis was basically resolved, but he didn't expect a sudden turn of events in the afternoon.