"I succeeded!"
Ning Rongrong's light, cheerful voice was filled with joy.
She looked at the Spirit Rings on her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—yellow, yellow, purple, purple—a perfect configuration that represented her strength as a Soul Ancestor.
She then sensed the Soul Power within her body, and her heart swelled with even greater excitement.
"I've reached level 42!"
"That's the effect of the Splendid Tulip integrating into your body in advance, boosting your Soul Power!" Dugu Feng explained.
Ning Rongrong stood up and suddenly threw herself at Dugu Feng, wrapping her arms around his neck and planting a firm kiss on his lips.
Words were meaningless now.
Ning Rongrong wanted to express her gratitude through action.
After a long moment, their lips parted.
Ning Rongrong's eyes were slightly dazed, her only thoughts being how firm Dugu Feng's muscles were and how warm his embrace felt.
"Little troublemaker, the surprises aren't over yet!" Dugu Feng chuckled.
"There's more?" Ning Rongrong was stunned. Today had already been full of too many pleasant surprises.
Following Dugu Feng's gaze, she looked at the corpse of the Nightmare Beast.
Then, she froze once again.
"A Soul Bone!"
Ning Rongrong was nearly speechless.
"Dugu Feng, I swear I'll win the Soul Master Competition and take back a Soul Bone for you to absorb!" Her tone was resolute—her heart now completely belonged to Dugu Feng.
"Go ahead and absorb it. This Soul Bone will definitely synergize well with your Spirit Ring!"
Ning Rongrong didn't hesitate. She picked up the Soul Bone and began absorbing it.
The process of absorbing a Soul Bone was far easier than absorbing a Spirit Ring.
In no time, the Soul Bone had fully merged into Ning Rongrong's head.
This time, however, her Soul Power Level didn't increase.
This skull bone mainly enhanced mental power, and its age was relatively low—not enough to push her Soul Power Level up again.
"Rongrong, how are the Soul Skill and the Spirit Bone Ability?" Dugu Feng asked.
Ning Rongrong held up her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and her fourth Spirit Ring shimmered.
"Nine Treasures shine with glazed light, the fourth is: Divinity!"
A Void-like radiance fell upon Dugu Feng, making his eyes gleam.
A mental power boost.
It seemed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was still formidable—even the Nightmare Beast couldn't alter its inherent amplification pattern.
Her fourth Spirit Ring had still manifested as a support-type Soul Skill.
"As for the Spirit Bone Ability... it's Illusion Control." Ning Rongrong giggled.
This was incredible—the Spirit Bone Ability was identical to the fourth Spirit Ring Ability of other gem-type Soul Masters.
And since it also came from the Nightmare Beast, she could definitely unleash the Seven Shura Illusion Realm.
Dugu Feng finally smiled. "Rongrong, well done!"
Ning Rongrong beamed. "It's a shame we can't compete together in the Soul Master Competition. If we could—me supporting you while you fight—we'd make every Soul Master in the world green with envy!"
Just imagining it felt romantic to her.
"My strength isn't something I should reveal too much, and the Soul Master Competition no longer holds any significance to me," Dugu Feng said indifferently.
Standing atop the mountain, Ning Rongrong leaned closer to Dugu Feng.
Dugu Feng wrapped an arm around her slender waist, savoring the warmth and softness in his grasp.
Without hesitation, he kissed her.
Ning Rongrong responded in kind.
Feeling the delicate body in his arms grow increasingly heated, Dugu Feng lifted Ning Rongrong onto the back of the Emerald Dragon Snake and soared straight toward the Sunset Forest.
A short while later, the two arrived at an underground cavern.
The cavern was quite spacious, with visible marks indicating it had been dug out using various sharp tools.
At the top of the cavern, luminous glass lamps illuminated the training area below, along with various living facilities.
"This is where I usually train!" Dugu Feng said.
"Mhm!"
Ning Rongrong seemed to understand what was about to happen.
Her body felt weak, clinging to Dugu Feng as if she were hanging off him.
Dugu Feng could almost feel the warmth of her entire body.
"Don't be nervous!"
"I'm not nervous at all!"
At Dugu Feng's words, Ning Rongrong's eyes sparkled mischievously, and she perked up again.
She glanced around the surroundings and remarked, "What a hidden place!"
"There's only the two of us here!"
Dugu Feng carried her delicate figure in his arms to the bed.
This was the bed he used for resting between training sessions—not particularly luxurious, but spacious enough for two.
"Come on, I'm not afraid of you!"
Ning Rongrong gave a delicate huff, her porcelain-like face flushing red, betraying her true emotions.
Her hands clenched tightly, her heart fluttering with nervousness.
She suddenly remembered how Dugu Feng had won her Whale Oil in a bet back during their days at the Elementary Soul Master Academy.
Her face burned even hotter.
Dugu Feng thought to himself, Not afraid?
Does your expression look like you're not afraid?
Their eyes met, sparks flying between them.
Then, Ning Rongrong buried her face in Dugu Feng's chest, feeling nothing but overwhelming happiness.
The atmosphere in the cavern became dreamy and intimate.
Everything unfolded naturally.
Accompanied by rhythmic sounds like rain pattering on banana leaves.
But in the end, the vastness of the earth concealed everything.
After a long while...
Dugu Feng entered a state of post-clarity, his mind brimming with exhilaration.
His spiritual power was in a state of extreme bliss, his thoughts expanding limitlessly in a profound moment.
Ning Rongrong, her entire body flushed pink, leaned against Dugu Feng, her right hand drawing circles on his chest.
"Dugu Feng, I won't have the strength to go to the academy for the next few days—it's all your fault!"
Aside from her fingers stubbornly proving she was fine,
the rest of her body refused to move an inch.
"Five days. You'll go back in five days!"
Dugu Feng made the decision outright.
Having obtained an additional Soul Bone, Dugu Feng felt much more confident and in no hurry.
"Ah, five days?!"
Ning Rongrong was shocked.
She seriously doubted whether she'd even be able to leave this cavern by then.
"It'll give you time to adjust to your fourth Spirit Ring and Soul Bone!"
Dugu Feng said seriously.
Ning Rongrong relaxed slightly—at least Dugu Feng still had cultivation on his mind.
"In five days, you'll accompany me to Blue Tyrant Academy. I'll introduce you to my friends, and I'll also inform Dean Flender that I'll be competing at Gem Academy."
"Don't underestimate my friends, you know. Each of them has something special!" Ning Rongrong said in a coquettish tone.
"Oh? What's so special about them?"
Dugu Feng feigned ignorance.
Ning Rongrong immediately grew excited—by now, she had regained some of her energy.
She snuggled deeper into Dugu Feng's embrace and said, "Take Ma Hongjun, for example—the most ordinary in status among them. His Martial Soul has flaws, and it's pretty disgusting."
"But you can't deny the power of the flames within his Martial Soul. You saw it yourself during the last Soul Duel—it even broke your cousin's Azure Phosphorus Violet Venom. Ordinary flames couldn't do that."
"The phoenix is said to be a powerful divine beast. If his Martial Soul can resolve its Martial Soul Defect, it would absolutely be a top-tier Beast Martial Soul comparable to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!"
Ning Rongrong assessed rationally.
"Indeed, there's something to it."
Dugu Feng remarked indifferently.
Encouraged by his agreement, Rongrong grew even more enthusiastic.
"And then there's Xiao Wu—Xiao Wu is the most mysterious one in our team!
Do you know, last time when we went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Spirit Beasts, something truly bizarre happened."
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