, Sword Douluo truly deserves the title, not only for his ethereal appearance but also for his far broader mind than ordinary people.
Sword Douluo is undoubtedly a qualified elder.
Of course, so are Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi.
They all have beloved descendants, and they are willing to give to them.
Among the three's descendants, Bone Douluo's most outstanding grandson is Gu Tianlong, who not only perfectly inherited his Bone Dragon Martial Soul but also possesses considerable cultivation talent. Among
Ning Fengzhi's children, apart from Ning Rongrong, only Ning Huahua can be considered somewhat outstanding.
The most troubled is Sword Douluo, because he only has one grandson, but he failed to become a Soul Master.
Sword Douluo's grandson is named Chen Cheng.
Generally speaking, one cannot become a Soul Master because of the lack of innate Soul Power.
But Chen Cheng's
reason is that he has no Martial Soul. Yes, that's right. It's a miracle, in the Douluo Continent, everyone can awaken a Martial Soul at the age of six, regardless of what they awaken, they can always awaken one.
Chen Cheng, however, hadn't awakened anything, a complete miracle. Compared to Ma Hongjun, Chen Cheng seemed even less like someone from this world.
Chen Cheng was currently twenty-seven years old. Although he hadn't become a Soul Master, he still cultivated, but he truly didn't fit into this world. Without a Martial Soul, how could he possibly achieve any cultivation level ?
Chen Cheng was completely unsuited to this world's cultivation system.
In this world, not becoming a Soul Master meant being destined to be a mortal.
However, Chen Cheng wasn't content to be an ordinary person. He practiced swordsmanship from a young age with a mortal body. The reason Sword Douluo thought of his junior
after obtaining a Celestial Grade weapon was because of Chen Cheng.
Although Chen Cheng lacked Soul Master talent, he possessed talent in swordsmanship. After hearing everyone's stories about Chen Cheng, Ma Hongjun felt that Chen Cheng was more like another master. However, masters changed their destiny through knowledge, while Chen Cheng changed his destiny through swordsmanship. He began practicing swordsmanship at three, and although he hadn't awakened his Martial Soul at six, he wasn't discouraged and continued practicing swordsmanship. And at the age of six, he comprehended sword intent. From then on, he began to delve into swordsmanship, progressing so rapidly and demonstrating such high comprehension that even the Sword Douluo was astonished. According to the Sword Douluo, if sword intent was divided into ten levels, Chen Cheng had already comprehended and cultivated to the sixth level. Sword practice is difficult, no less so than cultivating soul power. Six levels of sword intent are even more difficult than a soul master cultivating to the Soul Emperor level. In other words, if Chen Cheng's sword intent were compared to a martial soul, he would now be at least a Soul Emperor of level sixty. This was nothing short of a miracle. Ma Hongjun could understand it more easily because he was a transmigrator; Chen Cheng's situation was more like the sword geniuses in other fantasy novels he had read before. This was a genius born in the wrong world. Just like some people with special physiques on Earth who were buried there, they became the chosen ones in other worlds. It can only be said that he was born into the wrong body. No matter how high one's swordsmanship is, it is still just a skill. Without the fundamental power of soul power, no amount of technique is of any use. Just like Chen Cheng and Gu Tianlong, before Gu Tianlong reached level 20, Chen Cheng was no match for him. Although Gu Tianlong was strong in terms of power, Chen Cheng's swordsmanship was superior. Once Gu Tianlong reached level 20, Chen Cheng was no longer his opponent. It's like a person with extremely high swordsmanship but only ten jin of strength fighting a person who knows nothing but has a hundred jin of strength. No matter how much skill one has, it's all in vain; one will be completely suppressed by absolute power. While everyone was discussing Chen Cheng, someone had already been sent to summon him. Now that the discussion was over, a young man walked in at the entrance of the main hall. He was dressed neatly in white, like a scholar, with a smiling, sunny, and confident demeanor. "Grandpa, were you looking for me?" "Cheng'er, we have a treasure for you." Sword Douluo introduced Ma Hongjun to Chen Cheng and also introduced the Three-Leaf Sword Grass. Chen Cheng took the Three-Leaf Sword Grass, and the green, sharp leaves actually moved closer to him, becoming intimate with him. Immortal items possess spirits and will seek out their masters. At this moment, Ning Huahua also arrived. Gu Tianlong had just gone back to call her, and it was unclear how he had managed to wake her. It was likely that Gu Tianlong had already told Ning Huahua about the immortal herbs on the way here, so when she saw Ma Hongjun, Ning Huahua didn't react negatively or hold a grudge about him being knocked unconscious. Neither of them dared to recount their duel with Ma Hongjun at the city gate in front of their elders. Ning Fengzhi gave the jade-petaled lotus orchid to Ning Huahua and asked Ning Rongrong to guide him in absorbing it. Although the three immortal herbs were chosen for Sword Douluo and his companions, they were equally suitable for their descendants. The Ninth-Grade Dragon Fungus needed to be boiled before consumption, so the impatient Bone Douluo took Gu Tianlong back first. As for the Three-Leaf Sword Grass, its use was still unknown, so Chen Cheng was allowed to keep it with him. Even if nothing else, having this immortal herb would at least help Chen Cheng comprehend sword techniques.
Soon, Ning Huahua absorbed the Jade Petal Lotus Orchid, and his soul power rose from level 43 to level 47, an increase of four levels.
Furthermore, the Linglong Pagoda gained another level, becoming a genuine Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
While the effect wasn't as good as Ning Rongrong's, it was still very satisfying for Ning Fengzhi.
With these four immortal herbs as a foundation, Ma Hongjun's visit became incredibly warm.
Next was the verification of Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong's martial soul fusion skill.
Although Sword Douluo had already confirmed it, Ning Fengzhi and the others still wanted to see it for themselves.
They arrived at a secluded training ground, where only the few people from the main hall were watching.
The test subject this time was still Sword Douluo.
Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong summoned their martial souls; this time, the martial soul fusion skill was no longer the Seven Treasure Linglong Spear,
but the Nine Treasure Linglong Spear .
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was fitted onto the spearhead.
Sword Douluo had already summoned his Seven Kill Sword, which hovered in front of him.
The Nine Treasure Linglong Spear locked on and thrust out.
"Clang!"
The spear tip struck the sword smoothly, and an energy wave rippled outwards once more.
A wound appeared on the Seven Kill Sword, the spearhead of which had been damaged.
Sword Douluo gave another assessment:
capable of killing a Soul Emperor.
Witnessing the power of the Nine Treasures Exquisite Spear firsthand astonished Ning Fengzhi and the others.
With all conditions met, Ma Hongjun was accepted as their son-in-law.
However, they were still young, so they wouldn't marry for now, at least not until after graduating from the academy.
Ma Hongjun suddenly realized how slowly time was passing. He had done so many things adults did, yet he was only thirteen.
Thinking back to his previous life, eighteen was considered adulthood. Before eighteen, what had he been doing? Attending classes, attending classes, attending classes…
But in Douluo, he was… attending… attending… attending… attending…
The difference between the lives of teenagers in these two worlds was too great. He
couldn't help but think of a line from a song from his previous life: "
Exotic charm, swaying to the extreme."
Ning Fengzhi set a date for the two of them to get engaged after the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament ended.
In Douluo Continent, people typically marry at fourteen. This world progresses faster, and people mature earlier.
That evening, Gu Tianlong successfully absorbed the Ninth-Grade Dragon Fungus. His
soul power broke through to level fifty, acquiring a soul ring and becoming a Soul King.
However, his martial soul didn't change much. The Bone Dragon Martial Soul was already very powerful, and not every immortal-grade herb could bring about such a change.
The greatest effect of immortal-grade herbs was improving physical constitution.
Later that evening, he had a family dinner with Ning Rongrong's family.
He also met Ning Rongrong's mother, who looked rather young, appearing to be in her thirties but probably around forty. She was Ning Fengzhi's last concubine, and while her status in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wasn't high, her status was largely due to her daughter's influence. Ning Fengzhi was
also a womanizer; his handsome looks weren't for nothing, as he had at least twenty wives and concubines.
This made Ma Hongjun admire him and take him as a role model, preparing to emulate his father-in-law in the future.
After the dinner, Ma Hongjun was arranged to stay in the same building as Ning Huahua.
Just like in his previous life, once he arrived at his wife's house, that's how it was. It was impossible for him to sleep with his wife; if he had a brother-in-law, he'd live with him; if not, he'd live with his father-in-law. They had to be separate.
Fortunately, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was large and powerful, so Ning Huahua lived in a whole building by herself.
Ma Hongjun's place was also quite spacious, even accommodating Gu Tianlong and Chen Cheng.
Usually, Ning Huahua, Gu Tianlong, and Chen Cheng would live together in this building.
The three of them were like a weakened version of Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi.
But now, with the improvement from the immortal items provided by Ma Hongjun, things were different.
Gu Tianlong and Ning Huahua had already caught up with their elders in terms of martial soul quality.
Now only Chen Cheng was missing.
The next morning,
good news arrived regarding Chen Cheng.
The Three-Leaf Sword Grass had truly brought about new changes in Chen Cheng.
So fast!
(End of Chapter)