Chapter 86: Both Acting and Standing
Even her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was the same.
After all, she was just the eldest young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, not its Sect Master, and would eventually marry.
As the saying goes, a married daughter is like spilled water; from now on, her elbow cannot bend outwards.
He just didn't know what kind of thoughts Ning Fengzhi, this old father, would have after learning that the little cotton-padded jacket he had raised for over a decade was leaking.
Subsequently, Ye Chen personally taught Ning Rongrong the Creation Meditation Method, Creation Body Tempering Art, and Creation Soul Forging Art.
That night, Ye Chen struck while the iron was hot, stealthily snuck into Ning Rongrong's room, and bullied her to death.
Of course, given her young age, Ye Chen acted worse than a beast that one time.
...
Three days later, on the academy's training ground, all Shrek teachers and students were fully prepared, ready to follow Flender to Blue Tyrant Academy to live off a woman.
Standing at the entrance of the academy, Flender looked at the plaque that had only been replaced last year, and for a moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Twenty years, how many twenty years are there in a person's life? Every little bit he once had here flowed continuously in Flender's heart, and a sour feeling appeared at the tip of his nose.
"Dean, don't be so reluctant. We're going to Blue Tyrant Academy to live off a woman. Who are you showing that expression to?!"
Ye Chen, who was beside him, saw Flender looking a bit sad and immediately spoke.
This Flender truly wants to have his cake and eat it too! Is there a need to be so sentimental?
"Go, go, go! If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute! What do you mean by living off a woman? I'm doing this for your sakes!"
Having his true purpose exposed, and enduring the strange looks from others, Flender almost became furious out of shame.
"Yes, yes, yes, you are thinking of us, and definitely not going to live off a woman."
Ye Chen nodded, saying with an expression of agreement.
"Damn it, are you itching for a beating, kid?"
Flender glared fiercely at Ye Chen.
"Flender, don't stoop to a child's level. If you're living off a woman, then you're living off a woman. We brothers won't laugh at you."
Zhao Wuji put his arm around Flender's shoulder and said with a playful look.
"Exactly, exactly, Flender, we're old brothers. We promise we won't look at you with colored glasses."
Shao Xin also chimed in from the side.
"Teacher Shao, Dean Flender at least still has a place to live off a woman. All of you are bachelors, you want to but have nowhere to go!"
At this moment, Ye Chen unleashed his sharp tongue.
'This brat, he's definitely asking for a beating!'
Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, and the others stared intently at Ye Chen, thinking to themselves.
"Haha, little Ye is right. Old Zhao, you guys should also hurry up and find wives!"
Hearing Ye Chen say this, Flender's heart bloomed with joy. At least he still had a place to live off a woman, right? Unlike some people who are destined to be alone.
Thinking this, Flender looked at Zhao Wuji and the others with disdain.
"..."
Looking at the self-satisfied Flender, Zhao Wuji and the others were all speechless.
...
Soto City is located within the Balak Kingdom, not close to Heaven Dou City, a full two thousand li away.
The stingy Flender didn't spend money to hire carriages, so all the Shrek teachers and students relied on their own two legs, traveling for more than ten days before arriving at the Heaven Dou City territory.
"Tsk tsk, is this Heaven Dou City? So prosperous!"
As soon as he entered Heaven Dou City, looking at the wide streets paved with blue bricks and the bustling crowds, Ma Hongjun said dazedly.
Instantly, the Shrek Everyone immediately distanced themselves from Ma Hongjun, looking as if they didn't know him and weren't familiar with him.
"Where did this bumpkin come from?"
"Exactly, exactly, he clearly hasn't seen the world, making such a fuss."
"Could this be someone who came to Heaven Dou City to beg for food?"
Listening to Ma Hongjun's exclamations, the passersby immediately began to discuss amongst themselves.
"Beggar?"
Ma Hongjun's eyes widened. How did he become a beggar?
Come to think of it, Ma Hongjun's clothing was ordinary, and coupled with the fact that he had been traveling for days, looking dusty and travel-worn, he really did somewhat resemble a beggar.
No, many beggars on the streets of Heaven Dou City were dressed better than Ma Hongjun, and they were everywhere.
"Little Fatty, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak! You're just embarrassing me!"
Flender glared at Ma Hongjun in dissatisfaction, feeling that Ma Hongjun had affected his glorious image.
"Cough cough, I couldn't help it, couldn't help it ~"
Ma Hongjun scratched his head awkwardly.
After a small interlude, Flender pulled a few passersby, asked for directions, and led everyone to Blue Tyrant Academy.
Weaving through streets and alleys, everyone quickly found their destination.
"Dean, is this Blue Tyrant Academy? It really is much more advanced than our Shrek Academy."
Looking at the magnificent gate tower in front of them, over ten meters high, with the eight gilded characters 'Blue Tyrant Advanced Spirit Master Academy' emblazoned on it, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but say to Flender.
"Hmm? Little Fatty, are you looking down on Shrek Academy?"
Flender gave Ma Hongjun a death stare.
"Uh, no, no."
Meeting Flender's gaze, Ma Hongjun felt his scalp tingle, knowing that if he couldn't fool him, he would definitely be in for a bad time, and immediately denied it.
"Then what do you mean?"
Flender felt that ever since they arrived in Heaven Dou City, this Ma Hongjun had become increasingly unlikable.
His bumpkin appearance before was one thing, but now he was even showing disdain. Flender, having made up his mind, felt that it was necessary to properly educate Ma Hongjun in the future.
"This ~, this ~"
Ma Hongjun stammered, unable to speak.
"Dean, Fatty definitely doesn't mean to look down on it. He means that this Blue Tyrant Academy will belong to you from now on!"
Ye Chen, seeing the situation, spoke up to help Ma Hongjun out of his predicament.
"Cough cough, don't talk nonsense, kid. That's not true!"
Hearing Ye Chen say this, Flender felt a bit flustered.
Even if he, Flender, was living off a woman, it couldn't be this obvious, could it? He wanted the person and the academy too. Wouldn't that make him, Flender, seem too greedy?
Well, even though Flender himself was very greedy.
"Hello, are you from Shrek Academy?"
Just then, a middle-aged man dressed like a teacher came over.
"Yes, I am Flender, the Dean of Shrek Academy. May I ask who you are?"
Flender pushed up his glasses and said indifferently.
With Flender's 78th-rank spirit power, he naturally saw that although the teacher in front of him was not young, his spirit power rank was still Five-Ring Soul King.
"My name is Yin Shu Teacher. Our Dean instructed me a few days ago to wait at the academy entrance to welcome you all. Please follow me."
Yin Shu Teacher said respectfully to everyone.
As soon as Liu Erlong learned that Flender was bringing the Shrek Academy teachers and students to Heaven Dou City to seek refuge with her, she instructed Yin Shu Teacher to prepare to welcome them at the academy entrance, ensuring that all courtesies were observed.Chapter 87 It smells so good!
Yin Shu Teacher also knew that Shrek Academy would bring three Spirit Saints, and since Flender was a good friend of his dean, he naturally didn't dare to neglect them.
"Hmm, thank you, Teacher Yin Shu Teacher!"
Hearing that Yin Shu Teacher had been waiting for them for several days, Flender felt delighted.
'It seems Erlong really welcomes me~!'
At this moment, Flender felt he had a greater chance of winning over Liu Erlong and taking the beauty home.
Afterward, everyone followed Yin Shu Teacher into Blue Tyrant Academy.
Upon entering the academy, Yin Shu Teacher led everyone along a small path towards the back of the academy, and soon they entered the forest on the outskirts of the main campus.
"Oh? Teacher Yin Shu Teacher, doesn't your dean live on campus?"
Flender asked with some curiosity.
"The dean is usually not in the academy. She prefers peace and quiet, living alone in the forest.
The daily affairs of the academy are handled by the teachers, and only major matters require the dean's consultation."
When mentioning the dean, Yin Shu Teacher's eyes showed genuine respect.
"Is that so?"
Flender raised his eyebrows, a guess forming in his mind.
After walking for a few minutes, the trees thinned out, and on a particularly thick tree hung a sign with a line of words carved on it.
— "Academy Important Area, Do Not Enter Without Permission."
Passing this large tree, the scenery before them suddenly changed.
What appeared before their eyes was a small lake, with a diameter of only about fifty meters. A small stream, about three meters wide, quietly flowed into it from the other side of the forest and then flowed back out, keeping this place, which should be considered a pond, constantly refreshed with living water.
Beside the pond was a simple thatched hut, built with wooden planks and thatch, completely blending with the surrounding environment.
Around the hut was a fence, and inside the fence, various flowers bloomed in profusion, colorful and very beautiful.
Among those flowers, a beautiful woman stood, watering them with a kettle. Perhaps hearing footsteps, her gaze unconsciously turned towards the direction from which the Shrek Academy One line people were approaching.
"Old Flender, you're finally here."
The beautiful woman put down the kettle, revealing a joyful smile, and said to Flender.
"Haha, Erlong, I've come to seek refuge with you."
At this moment, Flender had lost his usual shrewdness, seemingly as happy as a child.
"Old Flender, after so many years, you're still the same."
Reunited with an old friend, Liu Erlong was very happy.
"I'm old now, but Erlong, you still possess the same charm."
Looking at Liu Erlong's face, which seemed almost the same as twenty years ago, Flender involuntarily stroked his beard, sighing with emotion.
"Old Flender, aren't you going to introduce me?"
Liu Erlong walked over, looked at the group of people, and said to Flender.
"Look at me, let me introduce you. This is Liu Erlong. When we were young, we made a name for ourselves as the Golden Triangle on the continent."
With that, Flender introduced Zhao Wuji, Ye Chen, and the others to Liu Erlong one by one.
After exchanging greetings, a trace of sorrow appeared on Liu Erlong's face.
"Old Flender, have you seen Xiaogang these past years?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of sadness flashed across Flender's face.
"Alas, ever since we parted that time, I haven't seen him."
Flender shook his head.
This was true; Flender didn't know that Yu Xiaogang was still idling away at Notting Elementary Soul Master Academy. Ye Chen and Xiao Wu knew, but they wouldn't say anything.
"Alas~"
Liu Erlong sighed.
"Erlong, aren't you going to invite us in to sit?"
Seeing Liu Erlong looking a bit sad, Flender changed the subject.
"Old Flender, my thatched hut can't accommodate so many people. When you wrote to me before, I had already arranged everything on the main campus side."
"Haha, Erlong, this time I've brought a group of old brothers to seek refuge with you. You can't treat us poorly."
Flender said playfully.
"Old Flender, you're the leader of the Golden Triangle, what's this about treating you poorly?
How about this, since I don't usually manage the academy's trivial matters, from now on, this academy is yours. Tomorrow, I will hold a meeting for all teachers and students to announce this decision.
Let's change the academy's name to Shrek, so I can also bask in the glory of your Shrek Academy."
During the previous introductions, Liu Erlong had learned the spirit power levels of everyone. Teachers like Zhao Wuji were all experts, starting from Spirit Emperor.
Among the students, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong could be considered geniuses, but compared to the remaining four, they seemed to be a step behind.
Oscar was a Food-type Soul Master with innate full spirit power, Zhu Zhuqing was a 12-year-old Three-Ring Spirit Elder, Ye Chen was a Four-Ring Spirit Ancestor, and Xiao Wu was even a Five-Ring Soul King.
With Liu Erlong's many years of experience, if she hadn't heard it from Flender herself, she wouldn't have believed that such powerful geniuses existed.
"This~, Erlong, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
Although he had long known that soft rice was delicious, Flender never expected that as soon as he arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong would start giving away dowry.
So delicious!
"Old Flender, given our relationship, what's inappropriate about it? Just accept it! Oh, and Teacher Yin Shu Teacher, please have the cafeteria prepare a lavish banquet in the private rooms on the second floor. I want to entertain them."
Liu Erlong turned and instructed Yin Shu Teacher.
"Yes, Dean."
Although Yin Shu Teacher was a bit confused as to why his academy was so generous, directly giving away the academy, he knew it wasn't his place to ask.
After all, Blue Tyrant Academy was Liu Erlong's private property, and all matters, big or small, were decided by Liu Erlong. He immediately hurried back along the original path.
"Since you're all new here, let me introduce you to Blue Tyrant Academy—oh, no, it should be called Shrek Academy now.
This forest is the largest in Heaven Dou City and all its resources belong to the academy. Although our facilities are not the best among the many advanced Soul Master academies within the Heaven Dou Empire, they are not far off.
The academy has been established for ten years now. Because we only accept commoner Spirit Masters, the quality of their Spirits is inferior to other advanced Soul Master academies.
But precisely because our students come from common backgrounds, they train much harder than those from large families or nobles.
In the last Soul Master Competition, we overcame many strong opponents and ultimately reached the top eight. Our performance was only slightly inferior to the first team of Tian Dou Royal Academy; their second team was eliminated by us."
After Yin Shu Teacher left, Liu Erlong introduced the academy to everyone.
Speaking of the results of the previous Soul Master Competition, Liu Erlong showed a hint of pride.
After all, Blue Tyrant Academy only accepted commoner students, so their talent and Spirit aspects were definitely not comparable to the geniuses from powerful Spirit Master families. Achieving a top-eight finish was already very impressive.Chapter 88 Flanders' Realm
As for how to teach in the future, that's Flender's problem. I, as the head of the academy, was never qualified, so now I can finally be free.
But I believe, with so many Little freaks joining our academy, we will definitely win the next Soul Master Competition!
Saying that, Liu Erlong looked at Xiao Wu and Ye Chen with a radiant expression.
There is still a lot of time before the next Soul Master Competition.
Ye Chen's spirit power level is not far from Spirit King, and he will definitely be able to advance to Spirit King by then.
With at least two Spirit King level students in the academy, winning the Soul Master Competition would be easy, wouldn't it?
Afterward, Liu Erlong introduced the detailed situation of the entire Blue Tyrant Academy to everyone.
Although the entire Blue Tyrant Academy only has over two hundred students, it has an excellent reputation in the Heaven Dou Empire's Spirit Master's world.
Even Spirit Masters from noble families had to admit Blue Tyrant Academy's contribution to the Spirit Master's world.
It can be said to be a cradle for commoner Spirit Masters. Although it has only been established for ten years, it has produced many commoner Spirit Masters with considerable strength.
"Alright, it's getting late. Let's go eat and chat."
Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Erlong treated the Shrek Academy group to lunch in the academy's cafeteria, answering all their questions one by one.
Then, she took everyone on a tour of Blue Tyrant Academy, and finally arranged accommodation for everyone in the academy's dormitory building.
However, Ye Chen and Xiao Wu did not stay in the academy's dormitory building. Instead, they found an empty space behind the academy's forest, not far from Liu Erlong's residence, and set up their Soul Guidance Small Villa.
For no other reason than that it was quiet here, and besides, staying in the dormitory building would not be convenient.
Because the dormitory building in Blue Tyrant Academy had separate accommodations for males and females.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong also followed suit and did not choose to stay in the dormitory building.
However, due to their shyness, and Ning Rongrong also having a Soul Guidance Small Villa, she didn't stay with Ye Chen, but rather next to him, which made it convenient for Ye Chen's 'sneak attacks' at night.
The next day, the Blue Tyrant Academy plaque was gone, replaced by a huge golden plaque with five brilliant golden characters: 'Shrek Academy', personally inscribed by Flender.
It could be said that Flender almost reached the pinnacle of living off a woman.
Whether he gets the beauty or not is still uncertain, but the 'dowry' is already in hand!
However, in Ye Chen's opinion, Flender still had a great chance.
After all, there was no annoying Yu Xiaogang in the academy now, and he believed that under Flender's shameless offensive, Liu Erlong would soon fall.
...
Time flew by, and two months later.
That night, Ye Chen didn't play games with Xiao Wu, nor did he play games with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing next door. Instead, he honestly cultivated the Creation Meditation Method in his room.
Suddenly, Ye Chen's spirit power surged, successfully breaking through his spirit power level and advancing to level 50, a quasi-Spirit King.
"It's not easy! Finally reached level 50!"
Opening his eyes, Ye Chen sighed.
"Brother, don't you think that's implying something about others?"
Listening to Ye Chen's sigh, Xiao Wu, who was guarding him, retorted.
If it's not easy for you, then who is it easy for?
"No way, no matter how hard I usually cultivate, I still can't compare to you?"
Ye Chen rolled his eyes at Xiao Wu.
Even though his cultivation speed was fast, compared to Xiao Wu, it seemed to be just so-so.
And the main point was that Xiao Wu's effort in cultivation was far less than Ye Chen's. She usually just ate, drank, played, and messed around, not cultivating seriously, yet her spirit power level increased incredibly fast, which made Ye Chen a bit envious.
However, this was Xiao Wu's unique 'talent', and Ye Chen couldn't envy it.
"Hehe, of course, Sister Xiao Wu is the most amazing!"
Xiao Wu puffed out her chest proudly.
"Yes, yes, yes, my Xiao Wu is the best! It's getting late now, let's go to bed quickly~!"
Saying that, Ye Chen winked at Xiao Wu.
"Hmph~, if you want to do bad things, go find Zhuqing and Rongrong next door!"
Seeing Ye Chen wink at her, Xiao Wu immediately remembered something, and her face flushed.
"Xiao Wu, we're just resting normally, where did your mind go?"
"Damn it, I'm going to fight you!"
Seeing Ye Chen's pure and innocent look, Xiao Wu gritted her teeth in anger, immediately pounced on him, and the two started wrestling.
...
Early the next morning, Ye Chen found Ning Rongrong and, with Flender, headed to Sunset Forest, not far from Heaven Dou City, to acquire a spirit ring.
Two days prior, Ning Rongrong's spirit power level had already broken through to level 28 Spirit Grandmaster.
Ye Chen purchased nine yellow hundred-year spirit ring year enhancement cards from the System Shop, raising Ning Rongrong's first and second spirit rings to purple thousand-year.
After enhancing Ning Rongrong's spirit ring years, her spirit power level, as Ye Chen expected, directly reached level 30, a quasi-Spirit Elder.
Incidentally, Ye Chen also bought her a seven-color rainbow-shaped disguise necklace to avoid attracting unnecessary attention.
After all, if she didn't have the disguise necklace, Ning Rongrong's use of Spirit Ability in the future would definitely reveal an unusual spirit ring configuration.
Originally, after Ning Rongrong advanced two days ago, she was preparing to go to Sunset Forest to add her third spirit ring, but after learning that Ye Chen was also about to break through, she decided to wait for him.
Now that both of them had broken through, they were naturally eager to add their spirit rings.
This time, to ensure safety when going to Sunset Forest to acquire spirit rings, Ye Chen also called upon Flender.
After Ning Rongrong cultivated the Creation Body Tempering Art, the age limit for her third spirit ring could be around three thousand years.
As for Ye Chen's current endurance, the target for his fifth spirit ring needed to be around twenty thousand years.
If it was just to add Ning Rongrong's third spirit ring, Flender wouldn't be necessary, but since Ye Chen also needed a fifth spirit ring, it was essential to bring Flender along.
Although a twenty-thousand-year plant-type Spirit Beast, being inconvenient to move, could still be dealt with by Ye Chen using external items.
However, in the area where a twenty-thousand-year plant-type Spirit Beast grows, other ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts would definitely also appear nearby, and Ye Chen would not take such a big risk with Ning Rongrong.
However, Ye Chen did not hold much hope for finding a suitable target for himself on this trip to Sunset Forest.
Spirit Beasts below ten thousand years were fine and could generally be found in Sunset Forest, but after exceeding ten thousand years, few Spirit Masters came to Sunset Forest to search for Spirit Beasts.
After all, the scale of Sunset Forest was far inferior to Star Dou Great Forest, and there were not many Spirit Beasts above ten thousand years.
Whether there was a suitable target for Ye Chen in the entire forest was a question, let alone finding it accurately.
Ye Chen thought of trying his luck in Sunset Forest first, and if he really couldn't find one, then he would only be able to go to Star Dou Great Forest.Chapter 89 Bright White Deer
Sunset Forest is different from Star Dou Great Forest; there is no Hunting Soul Town outside the forest.
Given that Heaven Dou City is quite close to Sunset Forest, and it wasn't late, Ye Chen and his group of three directly entered Sunset Forest.
"Ye Chen, Rongrong, what type of Spirit Beast do you need?"
After entering Sunset Forest, Flender asked the two.
"Dean, Rongrong needs a third spirit ring, around three thousand years old, and a Spirit Beast good at defense, attack, or spirit power would be fine.
As for me, my target is not fixed, but it needs to be around twenty thousand years old."
Ye Chen had already considered the age of the spirit rings he and Ning Rongrong needed.
"What? Are you tired of living? One of you is only a three-ring Spirit Master and wants a three-thousand-year Spirit Beast, and the other is a five-ring Spirit Master and wants a twenty-thousand-year Spirit Beast?"
Flender's eyes widened, looking at the two with an incredulous expression.
"Dean, don't worry, we are confident."
"No, as your Dean, I must be responsible for your safety! According to the limit of the optimal spirit ring matching, you can only attach a spirit ring just over ten thousand years old."
Flender said with a serious expression.
He felt that Ye Chen was getting ahead of himself, a mere level 50 quasi-Spirit King actually wanting to attach a twenty-thousand-year spirit ring? Isn't that courting death?
According to the optimal spirit ring matching, only a level 60 quasi-Spirit Emperor could attach a spirit ring around twenty thousand years old.
"Dean, Spirit Masters cannot be generalized; Rongrong and I both have Spirit Bones, so absorbing spirit rings beyond the limit age is not an issue."
This was something Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong had agreed upon before coming, for her to claim she had refined a Spirit Bone.
With Flender by their side, he definitely wouldn't just watch them absorb spirit rings beyond the limit age, so they needed an explanation.
Anyway, Ye Chen was clear about Flender's character; even if he knew they possessed precious Spirit Bones, he wouldn't do anything like killing them to seize their bones.
"Really? Is that true?"
Flender said with a suspicious look.
However, if that was the case, he could understand it; Ning Rongrong, as the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, having a Spirit Bone was normal.
Spirit Bones are precious, ordinary Spirit Masters can't get them, but could they really stump the vast and wealthy Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?
As for Ye Chen, in Flender's opinion, his origin was mysterious, his talent strong, and it wasn't impossible for him to have a Spirit Bone bestowed by an elder.
"Dean Flender, why would we lie to you? I am still young, and I am a man with a family, so I wouldn't think of courting death!"
Ye Chen rolled his eyes.
"Hmm, true, you cunning boy, you should have full confidence. But I still need to remind you, high-year spirit rings are not that easy to absorb; you must act within your capabilities."
Flender nodded. Indeed, Ye Chen didn't seem like a simpleton, so he shouldn't be courting death.
However, regarding the phrase 'I am a man with a family,' Flender felt a critical hit.
At this moment, Flender wished he could grab Ye Chen by the collar and ask fiercely: 'Is having three girlfriends so great!'
Well, it actually was great.
Two months had passed, and although Liu Erlong was somewhat swayed by Flender's shameless advances, he still hadn't won her over. Flender was still a bachelor.
And Ning Rongrong, hearing Ye Chen say he had a family, her face was flushed, feeling a little flustered.
...
Two days later.
Flender, Ye Chen, and Ning Rongrong were searching for suitable Spirit Beasts in the inner region of Sunset Forest.
Suddenly, the sharp-eyed Ye Chen spotted an elegant, snow-white deer-like Spirit Beast in the distance, happily eating Blue Silver Grass on the ground.
"Rongrong, there's a Light White Deer ahead, about twenty-eight hundred years old, it should be very suitable for you."
Ye Chen pointed to the Light White Deer eating Blue Silver Grass in the distance and whispered to Ning Rongrong.
Ye Chen had some impression of this type of support system Spirit Beast, the Light White Deer. This Spirit Beast had no offensive capabilities; it belonged to the support system Spirit Beasts, and its innate Spirit Ability was healing and spirit power amplification.
If Ning Rongrong attached the spirit ring of this Light White Deer, a Spirit Ability that amplifies spirit power attributes should appear.
"Light White Deer? Not bad, it's indeed very suitable for me."
Looking at the Light White Deer in the distance, Ning Rongrong nodded.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has a long history, and their research on which Spirit Beast's spirit ring to attach to their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, and what kind of Spirit Ability it would form, was quite thorough.
Ning Rongrong naturally knew that attaching a Light White Deer spirit ring would produce a spirit power amplification Spirit Ability.
"Alright, then this one it is. Dean, you can stand by and provide backup; we'll handle it."
Ye Chen said to Flender.
"Alright then, I'll leave it to you two."
"Rongrong, after I control this Light White Deer, you can finish it off."
Ye Chen arranged the tactics.
"Mhm mhm."
Ning Rongrong immediately nodded excitedly, taking out a six-barreled Gatling gun with a loaded ammunition belt from her spirit tool.
After Ning Rongrong became Ye Chen's 'good' friend, Ye Chen gave her many good things.
After all, Ning Rongrong was just a weak support system Spirit Master with no combat power herself, so giving her some firearms was to give her the ability to defend herself.
Don't think that firearms are not very effective against large, well-defended Spirit Beasts, but if used to attack Spirit Masters, even a six-ring Spirit Emperor couldn't withstand a storm of bullets.
Ye Chen felt that if Flender didn't activate his Martial Soul True Body, he wouldn't be able to withstand a full clip from the Gatling gun.
Although Ning Rongrong carrying a six-barreled Gatling gun looked a bit out of place, as long as it was effective, whether it was out of place or not didn't matter.
Fortunately, Ning Rongrong had practiced the Creation Body Tempering Art, her physical quality was good, and she was a Spirit Master herself, so holding this small-caliber Gatling gun was not an issue.
Subsequently, Ye Chen's Pure Nether Bamboo Staff appeared in his hand.
"First Spirit Ability, Imprisonment!"
The first spirit ring flickered slightly, and a phantom of a Bamboo Staff quickly flew out from Ye Chen, instantly descending above the head of the completely unprepared Light White Deer.
"Thud—" A dull sound was heard, and the Light White Deer, which was happily eating Blue Silver Grass, was directly Imprisoned by one move, unable to move its entire body.
Seeing Ye Chen succeed with one move, Ning Rongrong didn't hesitate.
She raised the six-barreled Gatling gun in her hand, aimed the muzzle at the Light White Deer in the distance, and pulled the trigger.
"Puff~ Puff~ Puff~"
The six barrels spun wildly, bullets burst out, forming a metallic torrent that instantly descended upon the Light White Deer.
Dense blood flowers bloomed, and in just a moment, the Light White Deer could not withstand the damage from the metallic torrent, falling to the ground dead.
Subsequently, countless golden light points emerged from the Light White Deer's body, gradually condensing into a purple thousand-year spirit ring.Chapter 90: Average, Third in the World
"Hiss~, what is this thing? Is it that powerful?"
Flender couldn't help but click his tongue.
This wasn't because Flender was surprised that Ning Rongrong so easily dealt with this 2,800-year-old Light White Deer, but rather because he was astonished by the power of the six-barreled Gatling machine gun in her hand.
Flender hadn't sensed any spirit power fluctuations from the Gatling machine gun, which indicated that this thing wasn't a spirit tool. It could only be considered an ordinary weapon, and its use didn't require the consumption of spirit power.
From Flender's perspective, each of those small iron pellets (bullets) fired by this thing was enough to pose a significant threat to a non-defense system Five-Ring Spirit King.
Perhaps the single-target damage wasn't very strong, but a change in quantity leads to a change in quality. If the numbers were high, it would be extraordinary.
After all, a Five-Ring Spirit King isn't common. On the Douluo Continent, the vast majority of Spirit Masters have spirit power levels between two, three, and four rings. A Five-Ring Spirit King, however, is considered an elite in any organization.
With just a flick of a finger, such immense power erupted. He had never heard of such a thing.
If their positions were reversed, Flender felt that unless he activated his Martial Soul True Body or dodged in time, the probability of him being in big trouble was very high.
With its impressive attack power and extremely high attack frequency, this thing could absolutely be the nightmare of low-level Spirit Masters.
"Hehe, Dean, this is a precious treasure Brother Chen gave me!"
Ning Rongrong didn't give Flender a chance to examine it closely and immediately put the Gatling machine gun into her storage spirit tool.
Because Ye Chen had already instructed her that her own treasures shouldn't be easily shown to others, and she wasn't allowed to spread word about them, even to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, for the time being.
The reason Ye Chen gave such instructions was that firearms, if one wanted to imitate them, weren't very difficult. Assembling craftsmen and spending some time would certainly allow them to be created.
The Douluo Continent had special metals that didn't exist in Ye Chen's previous life. Even if metal material technology wasn't advanced, these special metals could replace excellent steel, allowing for the imitation of firearm parts.
As for the gunpowder and primer in the bullets, even if the ingredients couldn't be figured out, special minerals with chemical properties similar to gunpowder could be used as substitutes.
For example, using 'Flame Stone,' which burns fiercely when exposed to high temperatures, as the bullet propellant, combined with 'Crimson Demon Essence Gold,' a special metal that naturally emits scorching high temperatures, to make the firing pin, along with various other parts, would allow for the creation of firearms.
In fact, because the material properties were even better, these special firearms would have greater lethality than those produced by the System Shop.
Ye Chen wasn't too worried about other forces developing firearm technology, but if Spirit Hall got their hands on it, the changes would be significant.
Spirit Hall itself possessed powerful high-end combat capabilities. The reason they hadn't unified the entire continent yet was simply that while Spirit Hall's Spirit Master legions were numerous, they couldn't overwhelm the Two Great Empires' millions of troops.
After all, the armies of the Two Great Empires weren't without Spirit Master legions; their numbers just couldn't compare to Spirit Hall's.
If Spirit Hall's army were each equipped with a firearm, shooting 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the battlefield, the soldiers of the Two Great Empires, fighting with cold weapons, no matter how numerous, would only be cannon fodder.
"You sly dog, you've been hiding your true abilities!"
Flender looked at Ye Chen in surprise. He had originally thought this thing was a self-defense item Ning Fengzhi had given Ning Rongrong, but he hadn't expected it to be from Ye Chen.
"Just average, third in the world."
Ye Chen waved his hand.
Well, Heaven is number one, Earth is number two, and Ye Chen considered himself number three.
Ye Chen had no intention of explaining further and turned to Ning Rongrong, saying, "Rongrong, hurry and absorb the spirit ring!"
"Mhm."
Ning Rongrong nodded. Her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit emerged, and she stepped forward to begin absorbing the spirit ring.
The Light White Deer itself belonged to the support system Spirit Beast. The difficulty of absorbing its spirit ring was relatively easy. Furthermore, it was still some way off from the maximum year limit Ning Rongrong could currently withstand, so the absorption wasn't difficult.
After about half a day, Ning Rongrong successfully absorbed the Light White Deer spirit ring, breaking through level 30 in spirit power and advancing to level 32 Spirit Elder.
"Rongrong, is your third Spirit Ability an amplification of spirit power attributes?"
Seeing Ning Rongrong wake up, Ye Chen stepped forward and asked.
"Mhm, mhm. Now that I'm a Three-Ring Spirit Elder, my three Spirit Abilities can amplify strength, speed, and spirit power by 40%."
The Spirit Abilities produced by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit are quite special, able to enhance their effects as the Spirit Master's level advances.
When Ning Rongrong was a One-Ring Spirit Master, her Spirit Ability amplification of attributes was 20%. For every major level she advanced, the amplification effect of her Spirit Ability would increase by 10%.
Now that Ning Rongrong is a Three-Ring Spirit Elder, the amplification range of her three Spirit Abilities can reach 40%.
Additionally, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, besides being able to enhance its Spirit Ability effects with level progression, also possesses the characteristic of being able to amplify high-level Spirit Masters, regardless of the level gap, without its Spirit Ability effects being reduced.
Of course, if the level gap is too large, her own spirit power might not be able to sustain the immense consumption.
In fact, it's not that there aren't support system Spirit Masters on the continent who have reached the Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo level. The reason Ning Fengzhi could become the strongest support system Spirit Master on the continent is related to these two characteristics of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong was extremely happy.
When she ran away from home, she was only a level 26 Spirit Grandmaster. Now, in only about half a year, she had advanced to a level 32 Spirit Elder. She thought that her father and two grandfathers would surely be astonished when they found out, right?
Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong was filled with anticipation.
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After Ning Rongrong obtained her third spirit ring, Flender continued onward with Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong, heading into the Sunset Forest to search for Ye Chen's fifth spirit ring target.
However, their luck wasn't great, or rather, it was as expected.
The three of them spent a day exploring the inner region of the Sunset Forest but didn't find a suitable target for Ye Chen.
It wasn't that they didn't encounter plant-type Spirit Beasts with good innate Spirit Abilities, but their years were too low, not even reaching ten thousand years, and Ye Chen wouldn't attach those.
Although he could increase the years through a spirit ring Year Enhancement Card, if the year gap was too large, a considerable amount of gold coins would be consumed. A ten-thousand-year gap is equivalent to a full ten million gold coins, and even someone as wealthy as Ye Chen couldn't ignore that.
"This Sunset Forest really can't compare to the Star Dou Great Forest. The ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts in the inner region are pitifully few.
In that case, I'll take you two to the core region to look.
If we can't find one in the core region, then we'll send Rongrong back to the academy first, and I'll take you to the Star Dou Great Forest."
Flender said to Ye Chen.
Flender, who had never been to the Sunset Forest before, wasn't very clear about its situation. Previously, for Ning Rongrong's safety, Flender hadn't taken the two of them into the core region of the Sunset Forest.