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Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Junting's residence.
The rare leisure time allowed Chen Junting to bask comfortably in the sunlight. However, the scroll coiled around his body immediately revealed that his rest wasn't entirely idle.
As the pinnacle masterpiece of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, every word and sentence in this martial soul combination skill deserved deep contemplation. Only through true understanding could one achieve mastery.
"Bang—"
The slightly ajar door was violently kicked open. Just as Chen Junting was about to rise, a red figure stumbled in due to unchecked momentum and force.
Seeing this person about to fall, to protect the scroll in his hands, Chen Junting extended his right foot and gently propped it against Wu Feng's shoulder. With a light push, he helped her regain her balance.
"Ah—damn Sword man! You actually used your foot!"
"Who told you to be so careless?"
Slowly rolling up the scroll, Chen Junting then made eye contact with the disgruntled Wu Feng. "So, why are you here?"
"Of course Ning Tian sent me to get you for dinner." Brushing dust from her shoulder, Wu Feng noticed a fresh footprint on her newly changed clothes, her tone inevitably carrying a hint of complaint. "Don't you know everyone's already gathered?"
"That's quite late notice." Chen Junting shook his head. "I was about to just grab something simple to eat."
"So are you coming or not!?"
"Coming, of course I'm coming."
With that, the two headed toward Nine Treasures City.
But before they could leave the sect grounds, figures began emerging from the earth near the sect's corners. Black cloths covered their faces, yet utterly failed to conceal their strange physical features.
These guys were completely deluding themselves.
"Body Sect!?"
With a glance, Chen Junting instantly summoned his soul spirit "Mad King." A ferocious roar echoed through the skies, alerting all patrolling disciples and the few elders guarding the sect.
As for himself..."Swish—"
The Seven Kill Sword appeared beneath his feet. Chen Junting grabbed Wu Feng and raced toward the sect's interior at top speed!
Because all the Body Sect members appearing before them possessed Soul Saint cultivation or higher. If they stayed there, whether they'd live or die was uncertain, but they'd definitely become hostages.
Flying while being dragged, Wu Feng quickly reacted, taking out a soul guide signal flare. Red light shot into the sky, instantly imprinting Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's crimson emblem across the heavens.
"Damn it! They spotted us so quickly!"
Seeing Chen Junting and the other attempting to escape, the first Soul Saint to emerge immediately activated his martial soul true body. His right arm, suddenly ten times larger, shot toward the fleeing pair.
However, a spatial gate silently opened, causing both to vanish within.
Additionally, Mad King's Dark Gold Terror Claw intercepted the attack. The terrifying sharpness sliced through the air—even before making contact, the Soul Saint sensed immense danger.
Hurriedly retracting his right arm to preserve his martial soul, he could only watch helplessly as the two youngsters slipped from his grasp.
"A spatial gate?"
Those who could manipulate spatial power either possessed spatial attributes in their martial souls or were peerless experts.
Seeing no further action from him, the Body Sect Soul Saint gradually regained composure, turning his attention to the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.
"So this is the soul spirit?"
"Wow, truly impressive."
His words had barely faded when his expression turned serious.
Because Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's reinforcements had already arrived, numerous soul masters and soul guides seemingly intent on surrounding this small area completely.
However, the underground tunnel he guarded also saw many Body Sect experts arrive, forming a standoff with Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
It wasn't until the final five figures emerged from the tunnel that this standoff was completely broken.
"What are you spacing out for!? Do you think robbery is child's play!? Spread out! Then loot!"
Accompanied by this roar, five terrifying soul power pressures radiated outward, pressing down on the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect members!
The leader even flipped his hand, sending a palm strike toward Mad King.
This simple palm strike seemed to return to primal simplicity. No soul power—just pure physical strength compressing the air in its path. Wherever it passed, it created a vacuum zone.
Facing such a terrifying attack, Mad King showed no fear. As the strike was about to reach him, his phantom soul spirit body dissolved like a dream bubble, vanishing without a trace.
"This soul spirit is interesting."
Seeing his attack fail, the leader wasn't angry. Instead, he curiously examined where Mad King had vanished, then locked onto a direction following his fluctuation.
"This soul spirit is better than soul guides..."
A thought flickered in his mind before his unrestrained nature made him shout:
"Everyone! Today we're not just taking that hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo—we're also taking the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's soul spirit method for the Sun Moon Empire's Mingde Hall!"
At this point, the leader no longer held back. Flying the Mingde Hall's banner, his dark green soul power overflowed, transforming into dark green mist that rushed toward the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect members ahead.
Perhaps holding back, this toxic mist wasn't lethal to experts at Soul Saint level and above.
"Du Busi! What do you think you're doing!"
The voice came before the person. But preceding this furious shout was a layer of light purple radiance. Like mist, it spread out just in time to block the dark green mist before it could reach the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect members.
This was precisely the effect of the Aromatic Silk Beauty—it could subdue all poisons. Combined with soul guide devices, its effective range was even greater.
"Du Busi! How dare you poison people!"
A brilliant sword light seemed to slice through the starry river, transforming into countless star points that enveloped Du Busi.
"I'm not Du Busi! I'm Jing Hongchen!"
Facing Ye Xuanji's attack, Du Busi's face showed undeniable astonishment. From this strike, he could tell Ye Xuanji's strength seemed to have broken through again!
But facing Ye Xuanji's exposure, he stubbornly refused to admit it.
"Hehehe—"
Hearing Du Busi's excuse, Ye Xuanji's anger turned to laughter.
"Do you think I've never seen Jing Hongchen? One's a fat man, one's a short man; one uses soul guide devices, one uses poison. If you're going to pretend, at least pick a better name than Jing Hongchen!"
As he spoke, his aura began to gather.
Centered on him, surrounding space began to shatter inch by inch, transforming into a pitch-black night sky as if countless stars were shining behind him. When countless points of starlight poured into his body, his aura multiplied geometrically.
In an instant, brilliant starlight exploded!
An overwhelmingly powerful strike shot toward Du Busi!
Zhi Yong and Yang Zihan, who arrived with Ye Xuanji, also displayed formidable strength, blocking the remaining four Body Sect Titled Douluos. However, including Ye Xuanji, their soul rings shocked the entire Body Sect group.
Because all three had hundred-thousand-year ninth soul rings, and their seventh soul rings were also hundred-thousand-year level.
"No wonder your strength has increased so much."
In Du Busi's perception, aside from Ye Xuanji, Zhi Yong's strength had nearly reached Song Yunzhi's level, while that descendant of the Breaking Clan actually possessed Level 95 cultivation.
It turned out that during this period, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had finally found suitable elderly soul beasts for Ye Xuanji, Zhi Yong, and Yang Zihan's seventh soul rings. They underwent soul ring cleansing and contracted soul spirits. Then they returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Utilizing its rich natural energy, their own spiritual power, and the life force Chen Junting provided from the Life Gold, they forcibly elevated their soul spirits from fifty to sixty thousand years to one hundred thousand years. The lower-cultivation Yang Zihan even broke through again.
During this process of upgrading soul spirit ages at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Chen Junting also discovered a major benefit of the Fate Eye.
But at this very moment in the high sky.
"It's because of that soul spirit."
Du Busi's tone was more statement than question. And Ye Xuanji responded with action the next second.
"Tap tap tap..."
The seventh soul ring glowed red. In the next second, a unicorn with starry mane appeared out of nowhere. Brilliant starlight erupted from its horn, helping Ye Xuanji gain the upper hand over Du Busi.
Zhi Yong and Yang Zihan showed similar results.
Equally, a soul spirit emerged from their seventh soul rings. Zhi Yong even resonated with his seventh soul spirit, activating his martial soul true body to bind two Body Sect Titled Douluos, while helping Yang Zihan engage the other two. Together, the four Body Sect elders were nearly overwhelmed.
Meanwhile, unable to join this battle, Chen Junting and the other two safely reached the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's main hall thanks to Gu Tianchen's spatial abilities.
But there they saw Sect Master Ning Bowen sitting leisurely on the balcony beside the main hall, sipping fragrant tea and quietly observing the battle. Seeing Chen Junting and the others arrive...
"You've arrived."
"Uncle Ning."
"Sect Master." ×2
He waved his hand, gesturing for the three to relax, then picked up the teapot to pour each of them a cup of fragrant tea. He presented them and said:
"Come. Have some tea, catch your breath."
Chen Junting and the others exchanged glances, seeing confusion in each other's eyes. But compared to the impatient Wu Feng, Chen Junting remained calm, accepting the teacup and taking a light sip, completely ignoring Wu Feng's "you still have the heart to drink tea" look.
Gu Tianchen followed suit.
Seeing neither Chen Junting nor Gu Tianchen paying her attention, and with the Sect Master maintaining his enigmatic demeanor, Wu Feng angrily snatched the teacup and downed the hot tea in one gulp!
"See, you're so impatient again."
Ning Bowen chuckled lightly. "Xiao Feng, when will you finally temper your impulsive nature?"
"I'm not impatient."
Facing the Sect Master, Wu Feng at least attempted to argue back. But her tone betrayed her feelings completely.
Hearing this, Chen Junting shook his head, then turned serious. "Sect Master, I don't know your plan. But if this continues, our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect disciples will suffer considerable casualties."
"They won't."
Ning Bowen picked up a soul guide telescope from the table and handed it to Chen Junting, wanting him to see for himself.
"The Body Sect came to rob, not to kill. From the beginning, they've been restraining their methods. As Uncle Ye said, though Body Sect Master Du Busi is a complete bastard, he still understands the bigger picture. Unless it's for his sect's inheritance, he wouldn't recklessly risk everything."
Ye Xuanji (Level 98): Yellow Yellow Purple Purple Black Black Red Black Red
Zhi Yong (Level 97): Yellow Yellow Purple Purple Black Black Red Black Red
Yang Zihan (Level 95): Yellow Yellow Purple Purple Black Black Red Black Red
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