"Mas... Master!"
The sudden appearance of the silver-haired girl startled Bi Ji, who instinctively used the honorific.
Master?
Xue Ke, whose attention had been focused on Bi Ji, noticed the girl beside Bi Ji was precisely Gu Yuena, who had previously participated in the Soul Master Tournament with Blazing Wind Academy.
However, compared to the previous Gu Yuena.
The current her gave off an unapproachable, imposing, and coldly majestic feeling.
Suddenly, Xue Ke felt short of breath.
An overwhelming pressure made her hair stand on end. Under that terrifying oppressive force, she couldn't help but look over.
The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan's pillars of support, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, simultaneously released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings. Ning Fengzhi also brought out his Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, vigilant.
The only ones unchanged were Ning Rongrong, who stood quietly, and Tokisaki Kurumi, who had her arms crossed, her eyes slowly opening to reveal wine-red pupils and golden clock pupils.
"Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena." Ning Fengzhi's lips trembled.
Unlike their last encounter.
The pressure Gu Yuena brought now was terrifying enough to suffocate.
Even Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, who were protecting Ning Fengzhi, had cold sweat beading on their foreheads.
Last time, they didn't know the other party's identity. Now, who wouldn't be facing a great enemy?
Moreover, the Silver Dragon King was from the soul beast faction.
"I thought you weren't planning to come out." A sudden voice broke the tense atmosphere; it was Ning Rongrong who spoke.
"So, you did notice me after all." Gu Yuena's voice was extremely pleasant, clear like a copper bell,
"You and that little tiger are both very impressive, more perceptive than so-called Titled Douluos."
"Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, what do you plan to do? Enemy, or friend?
"Who knows!" Ning Rongrong shrugged nonchalantly, "However, with just this clone, trying to eliminate the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan probably isn't enough, right?"
"I'm not Bo Saixi or Tang Chen, who you scared off over at Giant Sword Mountain."
"Our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan doesn't have the same deep底蕴 as the Spirit Hall, but we do have some trump cards. Would you like to try them?"
At Ning Rongrong's casual words, Ning Fengzhi's back was soaked with cold sweat.
Trump cards? What trump cards do you have?
How come I don't know about them?
And damn, this Gu Yuena is actually just a clone?
"Our Star Dou Great Forest has no intention of making an enemy of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, including that side sharing the same intention."
"Personally, I would prefer to cooperate with you?"
As she spoke, Gu Yuena's voice paused slightly, her gaze sweeping over Tokisaki Kurumi and Ning Rongrong before she continued,
"Especially you, Ning Rongrong."
"The risk and reward are not equivalent." Ning Rongrong showed no particular flattery at being singled out by Gu Yuena, her tone calm,
"I hold no particular ill will towards the soul beast faction, but I don't hold much goodwill either."
"Rumors say the original purpose of the Spirit Hall's establishment was primarily to give humans the power to resist soul beasts."
"And now, they are cooperating with soul beasts. How ironic!"
"Do you care?" Gu Yuena retorted, "Humans, soul beasts, in your view, there should be no difference, right?"
The Star Dou Great Forest had analyzed Ning Rongrong's character.
She was completely different from old-fashioned people like Qian Daoliu.
Especially regarding the people who died in the City of Slaughter and the previous Heaven Dou prison. Others might not be sure.
But Gu Yuena was one hundred percent certain it was related to Ning Rongrong.
"Don't make it sound like I'm a race traitor or something." Several black lines appeared on Ning Rongrong's forehead.
She was a kind person, definitely on the side of order and good.
At the very least, chaotic good.
"Soul bones, 100,000-year soul rings, whatever you want, as long as you are willing to cooperate with us."
"These things are yours for the asking." Gu Yuena directly played her ace.
"No need." Ning Rongrong said resolutely, "Our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan will not cooperate with you."
Ning Rongrong's voice was so firm that the hearts of Ning Fengzhi and the two others behind her pounded.
100,000-year soul rings, 100,000-year soul bones.
Which of these wasn't something soul masters dreamed of? Why did it feel like these two looked at them like garbage, full of disdain?
"Firm conviction. You truly are different from the soul masters on the continent." Gu Yuena sighed softly.
Standing before Ning Rongrong, Gu Yuena had noticed that the other party was definitely not a soul master.
Her cultivation method was completely different from that of soul masters.
If she could obtain this cultivation method, perhaps she could fully recover.
But even so, she had no confidence in taking action against Ning Rongrong.
Gu Yuena didn't believe that the power used on Giant Sword Mountain was Ning Rongrong's true strength; it definitely went beyond that.
Two and a half years ago.
Tokisaki Kurumi overpowered Qian Daoliu and took the Angel Sacred Sword. She didn't know how she did it, but she clearly felt the disparity in aura. The current Tokisaki Kurumi still had some gap compared to Qian Daoliu.
And...
Most importantly, her true body could not appear now.
Once it appeared, it would be detected by the God Realm.
This was also the reason for her caution.
"Aren't you afraid we will launch a beast tide? I think you also know my identity. I have the ability to launch the largest beast tide in history."
"Do you dare?" Ning Rongrong laughed scornfully, "I won't state the reason; you know it better than I do."
"Moreover, even if the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan is destroyed, I am confident I can take the Star Dou Great Forest down with us."
"At most, it would be inflicting a thousand losses on the enemy at the cost of eight hundred of our own."
"Huu—" Gu Yuena let out a long breath, "Just as Qian Renxue said, you are indeed unyielding."
"Tell me, what do you want?" Gu Yuena spoke, "What is the bottom line of what you can do? Since I am here, it means I can represent the soul beast side."
"Including that whale in the sea?"
"Deep Sea Demonic Whale King?" Gu Yuena's tone was indifferent, "Correct. Whether it's the sea or the land, if I wish, I can gain control."
The Beast Lord was not just a title.
Even the soul beasts of the ocean, Gu Yuena had ways to make them obey her.
"Our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan maintaining neutrality is the foundation of our sect, which consists of auxiliary soul masters with little combat ability."
Gu Yuena: "..."
Do you hear what you're saying?
Don't think I don't know you have combat-type soul tools.
Ning Tian used one before.
To be honest, Gu Yuena was still somewhat worried about the issue of soul tools.
But, thinking about it now was meaningless. If they failed, where would soul beasts have a place to stand?
The matter of soul tools was for the future.
If they failed, she might not even be around.
If I'm dead, why care about the floods after?
"We have three conditions. First, help my father advance to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Second, the cultivation method for the Yin-Yang Twin Soul Cores. Third... the so-called divine power, or rather, the Dragon Tomb."
As Ning Rongrong's words fell, Gu Yuena's pupils constricted sharply.
"You carry the scent of lightning, a special kind of lightning scent that only exists in the forbidden ground of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
Ning Rongrong continued.
Silence, a long silence.
Gu Yuena, who had been lowering her head in thought, slowly raised her head:
"Ning Rongrong, has no one told you that those who know too much often don't live long?"