Chapter 266 The Reason Why Tang Hao is So Strong
However, just because he didn't lack them didn't mean Xiao Wu and the other two didn't need Spirit Bones.
Ning Rongrong's situation was still manageable; for her seventh, eighth, and ninth spirit rings, she could seek out Sea Soul Beasts over 100,000 years old in the ocean.
Aside from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw external Spirit Bone, with the existing Illusion Wisdom Skull and the three Spirit Bones guaranteed from three future 100,000-year Sea Soul Beasts, she would only be missing two of the six Spirit Bone slots.
As for Zhu Zhuqing, besides her Hell Civet tail external Spirit Bone, among the six Spirit Bone slots, she only had a left leg bone, still lacking five Spirit Bones.
Moreover, Zhu Zhuqing's situation was different from Ning Rongrong's; Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit could attach spirit rings from Sea Soul Beasts, but Zhu Zhuqing's Nether Cat Spirit Spirit would not find compatible Sea Soul Beasts.
Xiao Wu's situation was even more severe; before acquiring her own 100,000-year destined spirit ring, her spirit rings could be self-produced and self-consumed, which saved her the trouble of searching for spirit rings, but this also meant Xiao Wu couldn't obtain Spirit Bones by hunting 100,000-year Spirit Beasts.
Therefore, Xiao Wu had the largest deficit in Spirit Bones, needing a complete set of six.
"Oh? What type of Spirit Bones do you need? The Sect's treasury happens to have many Spirit Bones collected; I'll help you look."
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School firmly held its place as one of the Upper Three Sects, with a long history of inheritance, so its treasury naturally contained many collected Spirit Bones. If there were any Ye Chen needed, it would save a large sum of gold coins.
"Xiao Wu needs a set of ice-attribute Spirit Bones, Zhuqing needs a set of Hell Civet Spirit Bones excluding the left leg bone, and Rongrong needs Spirit Bones for any two parts other than the torso and head.
You can sell them to me at market price. If I don't have enough gold coins, I will make up the difference."
Originally, Ye Chen wanted to say that the age wasn't important, after all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School certainly wouldn't have 100,000-year Spirit Bones.
In that case, 90,000-year Spirit Bones and low-level 100-year or 1,000-year Spirit Bones made little difference to Ye Chen.
Even lower-aged Spirit Bones were cheaper, and the gold coins required to upgrade them to 100,000 years would be less than directly purchasing high-aged Spirit Bones.
However, if he said that, wouldn't it expose his ability to increase the age of Spirit Bones?
After all, every Spirit Master knew that Spirit Bones, like spirit rings, were better the older they were.
For genius Spirit Masters, they disdained absorbing low-level Spirit Bones; otherwise, wouldn't they be depressed if they obtained high-aged Spirit Bones later?
"Huh? Rongrong, you have four Spirit Bones on you already?"
Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Rongrong in surprise.
"No, just one Illusion Wisdom Skull and one external Spirit Bone."
Ning Rongrong shook her head.
"Uncle Ning, Rongrong can be like me; when she advances to a Level 70 quasi-Spirit Saint, she can absorb a 100,000-year spirit ring."
Ye Chen explained.
"Is that so?"
Ning Fengzhi raised his eyebrows. His original plan was for Ning Rongrong to attach a 100,000-year spirit ring when she cultivated to Level 80 in the future, but he didn't expect Level 70 to be enough? Would she be able to withstand the pressure from a 100,000-year spirit ring?
However, with Ye Chen's successful example right in front of him, Ning Fengzhi believed that Ye Chen wouldn't joke about such a matter. Others might not know the difficulty of absorbing a 100,000-year spirit ring, but Ye Chen, who had personally experienced it, definitely knew.
"Since Rongrong can attach a 100,000-year spirit ring at Level 70, why can't Xiao Wu and Zhuqing?"
Suddenly, Ning Fengzhi thought of a question.
His own precious daughter could, but why couldn't Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing?
After all, from Ye Chen's appearance, he was preparing to gather a set of Spirit Bones for the two of them in advance, but how could purchased Spirit Bones compare to 100,000-year Spirit Bones dropped by 100,000-year Spirit Beasts? Could his brain be rusted through?
"Uncle Ning, Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit's spirit ring absorption range is not limited to land Spirit Beasts; Sea Soul Beasts are also acceptable. However, among Sea Soul Beasts, there are no cat-type or rabbit-type Spirit Beasts."
Ye Chen also wanted to get original 100,000-year spirit rings and Spirit Bones for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, but there was no way, was there? Where would he find 100,000-year cat-type or rabbit-type Spirit Beasts?
Let alone 100,000-year ones, even those over 90,000 years, close to 100,000 years, were extremely rare.
Xiao Wu and her mother were able to become 100,000-year Spirit Beasts because of special opportunities; otherwise, how could a mere Soft Bones Rabbit advance to 100,000 years?
As for Hell Civet Spirit Beasts, there might be some close to 100,000 years, but the probability was still not high.
"This~, even if the Spirit Beast isn't perfectly compatible with the Spirit, a 100,000-year spirit ring should still be better than an ordinary spirit ring, right?"
Ning Fengzhi was somewhat puzzled. The enhancement brought by a 100,000-year spirit ring should be enough to outweigh the compatibility between the spirit ring and the Spirit, shouldn't it?
For example, Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao's 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor spirit ring was very incompatible with his power-route Clear Sky Hammer Spirit, yet as soon as he advanced to Titled Douluo, his strength still crushed Titled Douluo without 100,000-year spirit rings, didn't it?
Compatibility and such were all illusory; real, tangible combat power, that was what truly mattered.
Hearing this, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged glances. For them, a 100,000-year spirit ring? Wasn't having Ye Chen enough?
"Uncle Ning, the 100,000-year spirit ring you mentioned, even if its compatibility with the Spirit isn't high, still provides a far greater increase in strength than ordinary spirit rings. You must be referring to Haotian Douluo Tang Hao, right?"
Ye Chen felt that what Ning Fengzhi said was correct, but not entirely.
Tang Hao's situation was rather unique; his strength wasn't due to the power of the ninth Spirit Ability produced by the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor spirit ring.
Ye Chen could confirm that Tang Hao's two 100,000-year ninth Spirit Abilities were essentially useless.
The reason Tang Hao's strength far surpassed Titled Douluo of the same rank was because of the Clear Sky Sect's inherited secret techniques, and most importantly, Tang Hao could also use Ring Explosion.
The strength boost after Ring Explosion had nothing to do with the power of Spirit Ability effects; it only depended on the age of the spirit ring. If the age was sufficient, the power of Ring Explosion would be strong, which led to Ning Fengzhi's mistaken perception.
Of course, Ye Chen admitted that even if the compatibility between the spirit ring and the Spirit wasn't high, the enhancement brought by a 100,000-year spirit ring was indeed greater than that of an ordinary spirit ring.
But he, Ye Chen, could also upgrade ordinary spirit rings to 100,000 years! In this way, there was no need to deliberately pursue original 100,000-year spirit rings.
"Uh, isn't that the case?"
Ning Fengzhi was a little confused. Tang Hao was so strong; wasn't it because he had a 100,000-year spirit ring?
"Uncle Ning, Grandpa Gu, have you ever seen Tang Hao use his 100,000-year ninth Spirit Ability?
The Clear Sky Sect's Ring Explosion is powerful, but its side effects are also very significant; one could easily be crippled. Logically speaking, the power of a 100,000-year Spirit Ability shouldn't be weak, right? Why doesn't he use it?"
Ye Chen asked the two of them.
"This~, I really hadn't thought of that."
After thinking for a moment, Ning Fengzhi realized that he had indeed never heard of Tang Hao using his 100,000-year ninth Spirit Ability. Whenever Tang Hao fought, he would just keep using Ring Explosion, then wield his hammer and fight fiercely.Chapter 267 Ning Rongrong: Congratulations on getting the soul bone, very happy!
Tang Hao's ninth spirit ring came from a 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor, which is an upgraded version of the Blue Silver Grass. This type of spirit ring is very suitable for healing system Spirit Masters or control system Spirit Masters who specialize in vine Binding.
For an attack system Spirit Master, it's a very poor match, especially for a Spirit like the Clear Sky Hammer, which follows a fierce and powerful path, it's even more mismatched.
I can confidently say that while Tang Hao's two 100,000-year ninth Spirit Abilities are very old, their effects are absolutely ordinary, perhaps even weaker than his eighth Spirit Ability.
Tang Hao's strength, far surpassing other Titled Douluo of the same rank, is because he knows Ring Explosion.
Xiao Wu and Zhuqing, however, don't know Ring Explosion. So for them, a high-year ordinary spirit ring that perfectly matches their Spirit won't be much worse than a 100,000-year spirit ring with low compatibility.
Ye Chen said to Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong.
Uncle Ning, you should know about the former Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji, right? He didn't have a 100,000-year spirit ring.
Qian Xunji was Qian Daoliu's only son, and Qian Daoliu is a 99th level Titled Douluo. Could it be that he lacked the power to find a 100,000-year spirit ring for his son?
100,000-year Spirit Beasts are hard to find in the Star Dou Great Forest, but Qian Daoliu surely knew that there were quite a few 100,000-year Sea Soul Beasts in the ocean. Why didn't he get a 100,000-year spirit ring for his son?
This is absolutely because the Seraphim Spirit has a very low compatibility with Sea Soul Beast spirit rings. If one were to forcefully absorb it, the spirit ring would only have the age of 100,000 years, but not the power of a 100,000-year Spirit Ability. It would be better to have a high-year ordinary spirit ring.
What is strong is not the 100,000-year spirit ring, but the person.
Of course, this was also because Qian Xunji had the inherited Spirit Bone set of the Angel Family and didn't need to worry about Spirit Bones. Plus, the Angel God Test could increase the age of spirit rings, so he wouldn't lack 100,000-year spirit rings in the future.
Rather than attaching a 100,000-year spirit ring that doesn't suit him, it's better to attach a high-year ordinary spirit ring. At the very least, his ninth Spirit Ability wouldn't be useless.
It's just a pity, who would have thought that Qian Xunji would meet his end so early?
Fortunately, although his son was not great, his granddaughter Qian Renxue was excellent, her talent completely outclassing her father, which gave him something to look forward to.
In fact, while 100,000-year spirit rings are strong, compared to ordinary high-year spirit rings, the increase in power isn't ridiculously large.
For example, Gold Crocodile Douluo, whose spirit power level reached 98, also had a 100,000-year spirit ring. In the original work, wasn't he still beaten by the 97th-level Tang Hao?
Of course, if Gold Crocodile Douluo didn't have a 100,000-year spirit ring, he would have been beaten even more miserably by Tang Hao, possibly even meeting his end with a single hammer blow.
After a moment of thought, Ning Fengzhi nodded. What Ye Chen said was not without reason.
For example, Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong also had a 100,000-year ninth spirit ring, but she gave the impression that she couldn't defeat Tang Hao, who also had a 100,000-year spirit ring.
After all, after the Soul Master Competition, Bibi Dong, leading a group of Titled Douluo, couldn't stop Tang Hao alone. It was only after Qian Daoliu intervened that Tang Hao hastily fled.
Hmm, this was because Ning Fengzhi was unaware that Bibi Dong was unable to unleash her full power due to the restrictions of the Rakshasa God Test.
Afterward, Ning Fengzhi said to Ye Chen and the three girls: "You all will return with me later. There should be Spirit Bones suitable for Xiao Wu and Zhuqing in the Sect's treasury. As for Rongrong's Spirit Bones, I've already prepared them."
As for Ye Chen, this son-in-law was even wilder than him. He could even wholesale precious Immortal Herbs and had extras to feed Spirit Beasts. He didn't need to worry about Spirit Bones at all.
When Ye Chen and the others arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it was already noon. As it was mealtime, Ning Fengzhi, as the host, naturally treated them well.
After the meal, everyone went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's treasury.
"Greetings, Sect Master, Elder Gu."
As soon as the group arrived at the treasury entrance, a Spirit Douluo immediately came forward to salute.
"Uncle Li, open the treasury door. I need to retrieve some things."
Ning Fengzhi said to the Spirit Douluo named Li.
Looking at the Spirit Douluo, two Spirit Saints, and ten Spirit Emperors guarding the entrance, Ye Chen couldn't help but click his tongue. It seemed that there must be many good things in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's treasury.
Otherwise, if there weren't many good things, they would just lock the door; there would be no need for experts to guard it.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Soon, the heavy treasury door, made entirely of fine iron, slowly opened.
What greeted Ye Chen's eyes was a large expanse of shimmering golden light. Several small mountains of gold coins were radiating an alluring glow.
Of course, Ye Chen also knew that the most precious items in the treasury were probably not the mountains of gold coins.
At the very least, the various special metals piled up around them were more valuable than these gold coins.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School primarily focused on mining, and the amount of special metals they unearthed was definitely not small. It was just that the current Douluo Continent had not yet developed spirit tool technology; otherwise, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's financial resources would definitely be even greater.
Ye Chen knew that the spirit tool technology of the later generations in the Douluo Continent was very powerful. spirit tools greatly enhanced the strength of Spirit Masters, which led to special metals for manufacturing high-grade spirit tools being extremely expensive.
Often, a basketball-sized piece of high-grade special metal could sell for several millions, even tens of millions of gold coins. Even ordinary low-grade Spirit Bones weren't that exaggerated in price.
However, the Douluo Continent of this era was still a spirit tool desert, so it couldn't sell for sky-high prices, and Ye Chen wasn't a spirit tool master, so he simply ignored it.
In the center of the treasury, there were several rows of shelves, on which numerous exquisite wooden boxes were placed. There were quite a few of them.
Even without opening these wooden boxes, Ye Chen could sense the spirit power fluctuations within. Needless to say, what was inside was definitely Spirit Bones.
And it seemed that these Spirit Bones were already neatly categorized by attribute. For example, the row of shelves closest to Ye Chen likely contained fire-attribute Spirit Bones.
Although there were many of these Spirit Bones, exceeding a hundred in number, most of them were under 10,000 years old. Those that reached 10,000 years were few, and as for 100,000-year Spirit Bones, that was out of the question.
For high-level Spirit Masters, Spirit Bones under 10,000 years were like chicken ribs; they couldn't break through bottlenecks by refining low-level Spirit Bones.
Moreover, the Spirit Bone Skills obtained after refining low-level Spirit Bones provided very limited improvement to the strength of high-level Spirit Masters.
Then, Ye Chen saw Ning Fengzhi take two wooden boxes from the metal and water attribute shelves and hand them to Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, I had originally prepared a set of 10,000-year Spirit Bones for you in advance, to give you after you came of age.
But I didn't expect your strength to improve so quickly, and now, only these two Spirit Bones from my previous preparations are useful."
Ning Fengzhi said with a sigh.
"Thank you, Father. What Spirit Beasts do these two Spirit Bones come from?"
Opening the two wooden boxes, Ning Rongrong found that they were a Right Arm Bone and a Right Leg Bone.
Ning Rongrong was very happy to receive two Spirit Bones!Chapter 268 A Return Gift to My Father-in-Law
No matter the age of these two Spirit Bones, with her Brother Chen around, wouldn't they eventually become 100,000-year Spirit Bones?
"Haha~, this Right Arm Bone comes from a 30,000-year-old Golden Crocodile and comes with a powerful offensive Soul Bone Skill: Golden Crocodile Claw.
Combined with your external Spirit Bone: Dark Gold Fear Claw, it should be quite good.
And that Right Leg Bone comes from a 20,000-year-old Azure Seahorse, and its Soul Bone Skill is Azure Blessing, which can quickly restore a large amount of spirit power."
Ning Fengzhi introduced the information about the Soul Bone Skills attached to these two Spirit Bones.
Listening to the effects of these two Soul Bone Skills, Ye Chen nodded secretly.
Ning Rongrong's various Spirit Ability amplification effects far surpassed those of ordinary Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit Masters, but this was not without a price; strong amplification effects naturally meant faster spirit power consumption.
With the Soul Bone Skill, Azure Blessing, attached to the Azure Seahorse Right Leg Bone, Ning Rongrong's auxiliary endurance could be greatly enhanced, and she wouldn't have to worry about excessive spirit power consumption.
And with the Soul Bone Skill, Golden Crocodile Claw, attached to the Golden Crocodile Right Arm Bone, Ning Rongrong, the combat-type support, would gradually take shape.
It could be said that these two Spirit Bones, excluding the issue of their age, were both very suitable for Ning Rongrong.
Of course, in Ye Chen's eyes, Spirit Bones of twenty to thirty thousand years might not seem old, but for ordinary Spirit Masters, just having a Spirit Bone was good enough; who would dare to wish for anything more?
Afterward, after a tour of the treasury, Ye Chen also took a liking to five more Spirit Bones.
A 20,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion Right Arm Bone, an 8,000-year-old Ice Rabbit Left Arm Bone, a 10,000-year-old Frost Wolf Left Leg Bone, a 30,000-year-old Extreme Frost Bird Right Leg Bone, and a 7,000-year-old Hell Civet Right Leg Bone.
Four of the ice-attribute Spirit Bones were for Xiao Wu, and the Hell Civet Right Leg Bone was for Zhu Zhuqing.
It wasn't that Ye Chen didn't want to gather a complete set of Spirit Bones for Xiao Wu, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's treasury did not have ice-attribute torso or head Spirit Bones.
Relatively speaking, the probability of torso and head Spirit Bones dropping is much lower than that of limb bones, so it was normal for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School not to have them.
As for Hell Civet Spirit Bones, if a Spirit Hunting team accidentally obtained one and intended to sell it, they would usually sell it to the Hell Zhu family of the Star Luo Empire.
To find one in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's treasury was already considered good luck.
In fact, most of the Spirit Bones in the treasury were bought by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School on the market.
Since they were all for sale, they would naturally be sold to whichever family offered the highest purchase price.
And the Hell Zhu family's inherited Spirit is the Hell Civet, so their purchase price for Hell Civet Spirit Bones was naturally higher.
Perhaps these Spirit Bones had changed hands at least once, as the Soul Bone Skills attached to all five Spirit Bones had clear records.
The Soul Bone Skill of the Ice Jade Scorpion Right Arm Bone was Ice Sting, a single-target offensive Spirit Ability.
After activating the Soul Bone Skill, it could condense an illusory Ice Jade Scorpion, whose tail would sting the target.
Hmm, being stung should be quite painful.
The Soul Bone Skill of the Ice Rabbit Left Arm Bone was Ice Cone, and like Ice Sting, it was also an ice-attribute single-target offensive Spirit Ability, but the scene was not as grand, and its effect was to fire a sharp ice cone.
The Soul Bone Skill of the Frost Wolf Left Leg Bone was Extreme Cold Storm; when the Soul Bone Skill was activated, a storm composed of countless sharp snowflakes would appear, belonging to a large-scale area-of-effect Spirit Ability.
The Soul Bone Skill of the Extreme Frost Bird Right Leg Bone was Ice Seal, and its effect was the same as Shui Binger's first Spirit Ability from Tianshui Academy, a single-target control-type Spirit Ability.
As for the Hell Civet Right Leg Bone, its attached Soul Bone Skill was Hell Bodyguard, which, when used, could increase evasion chance and resistance by 20%.
To be honest, this percentage was quite low, but fortunately, this was only a thousand-year Spirit Bone.
Once its age increased to ten thousand years, or even one hundred thousand years, this percentage would surely increase significantly.
"Uncle Ning, what is the market price of these Spirit Bones? I want them all!"
Ye Chen said to Ning Fengzhi.
"What money? Just take them."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
Although these Spirit Bones were precious, they were not much to the vast Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
From a father's perspective, giving his daughter Ning Rongrong Spirit Bones was only right.
As for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, given their current displayed talents, their future potential was limitless, and this investment would definitely not be a loss.
"Uncle Ning, what should be counted still needs to be counted, we can't let people gossip."
Ye Chen's will was firm; he wasn't short on money and didn't need to take advantage.
Ning Rongrong's Golden Crocodile Right Arm Bone and Azure Seahorse Right Leg Bone were fine; Ning Fengzhi giving his daughter Spirit Bones was understandable.
But Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing had little to do with Ning Fengzhi; it made no sense for a future father-in-law to pay for his future son-in-law's other wives, right?
Moreover, although Ning Fengzhi was the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, these Spirit Bones were the collective assets of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, not Ning Fengzhi's private property.
Giving them away for free like this, if word got out, someone might gossip!
It just so happened that he had previously taken advantage of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and although two hundred million gold coins might not be enough for these Spirit Bones, it shouldn't be too far off.
"Haha, why are you being so polite with me, kid?"
Ning Fengzhi had no intention of accepting this money.
gold coins, unless they were an astronomical amount, were not something Ning Fengzhi cared about.
On the Douluo Continent, where extraordinary powers existed, gold coins were just the most ordinary things.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was not short of gold coins, and it would be better to let Ye Chen owe a favor and sell some good things to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in the future.
Just like this time's weapons, which only cost 100,000 gold coins.
If the two parties had no relationship, could the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School buy weapons that could threaten a Soul Sage?
Impossible!
According to the subsidies issued by the Spirit Hall to low-level Spirit Masters, a three-ring Spirit Elder could receive 1,200 gold coins annually just by doing nothing.
How long would 100,000 gold coins pay the salary of a Soul Sage?
Just 100,000 gold coins could give a low-level Spirit Master, or even an ordinary person, the strength to threaten a Soul Sage; this was a huge profit!
"In that case, I won't be polite then! These two Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma are for you."
After a moment of thought, Ye Chen bought two Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma from the System Shop as a return gift for Ning Fengzhi.
Having previously earned huge profits from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and now receiving seven Spirit Bones for free, even Ye Chen, whose face was as thick as the Heaven Dou City walls, felt a bit embarrassed.
Immortal Herbs cost one hundred million gold coins per stalk, and although he had money in his pocket, the subsequent expenses for increasing spirit ring age were considerable, so Ye Chen did not intend to buy them.
However, Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma was not considered an Immortal Herb, and its selling price was much cheaper, with a unit price of ten million gold coins being sufficient.
Ye Chen was not sure if Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma could help an 89th-level peak Spirit Douluo break through to the 90th level.
But as long as there were no Spirit restrictions, breaking through from 79th-level peak to 80th-level was not a problem, and Flender was a typical example.Chapter 269 Ning Fengzhi's Ambition
"Oh? What are the effects of these two Ganoderma Lucidum?"
Looking at the two Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma in his hand, Ning Fengzhi was a little surprised. Could it be that these were treasures similar to Immortal Herbs?
"Uncle Ning, Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma is one of the best Ganoderma Lucidum. It has the effects of strengthening the foundation, nourishing vital energy, and increasing spirit power. Although it cannot be considered an Immortal Herb, it is very helpful for Spirit Masters who are stuck at a bottleneck.
If there are no accidents, one Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma should be enough to allow a Level 79 Spirit Saint stuck at a bottleneck to advance to Level 80. As for an 89-Level Spirit Douluo, I'm not sure if it will be effective; I haven't tested it before.
Oh, and Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma can only be used to break through bottlenecks; it cannot break the limitations of a Spirit."
If Ning Fengzhi were to give the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma to a Level 79 Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Saint, it would basically be a waste.
What limits a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master from breaking through to an Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo is only the Spirit, not an issue with their own talent.
Speaking of which, are there any Level 79 Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Saints in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School right now?
There should still be some. Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit has Spirit limitations, the quality of the Spirit is, after all, top-tier. As long as a Spirit Master awakens the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, their innate spirit power will generally not be too low, and their average level far exceeds that of ordinary people.
Coupled with the considerable number of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Masters and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's abundance of resources, Ning Fengzhi is definitely not the only one who has advanced to Spirit Saint. It's just that Ning Fengzhi, as the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, has high visibility.
Similarly, what prevented Yu Xiaogang from breaking through his bottleneck and becoming a Three-Ring Spirit Elder was not Luo San Pao, but his extremely poor talent.
Just as he said, there are no useless Spirits in the world, only useless Spirit Masters!
Even with the Blue Silver Grass Spirit, even if it's not Tang San and lacks the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, as long as the Spirit Master is sufficiently extraordinary and obtains a special opportunity, they can still transform the Blue Silver Grass into the Blue Silver Emperor. If one Immortal Herb isn't enough, then two! There will always be a time for transformation.
Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi realized the value of these two Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma and immediately regarded them as treasures.
Let alone adding one or two more Titled Douluo, even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School gained two more Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo, that would be excellent.
After all, throughout the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, there are only a dozen or so experts at the Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo level, at most.
Among the Seven Great Sects of the continent, besides the Upper Three Sects, the Sect Masters of the Lower Four Sects are also still at the Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo realm.
Even Tuobaxi, the Sect Master of the Sacred Dragon Sect, who later advanced to Titled Douluo, is still an Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo at present.
...
In the evening, Ye Chen and the others took their leave.
Today, Ye Chen could be said to have reaped a full harvest. That batch of military supplies sold for a high price of 200 million gold coins, and later Ning Fengzhi gave him seven Spirit Bones.
What he paid was merely a cost of 24 million gold coins, plus a 10 million gold coin Soul Ring Storage Device. What a delight~!
Moreover, not only did Ye Chen make a huge profit, but even Ning Fengzhi didn't feel like he lost money.
After seeing Ye Chen and the others off, Ning Fengzhi returned to the Sect's main hall and instructed the disciple guarding outside the hall, "Go and find Elder Wang and Deacon Ning Tianhua."
Within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Chen Xin and Gu Rong are the Guardian Elders, Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo are ordinary Elders, and Soul Sage are Deacons.
The Elder Wang Ning Fengzhi spoke of, whose full name is Wang Xuanwu, with the Spirit: Profound Nether Turtle, had already broken through to Level 89 Spirit Douluo seven or eight years ago. Unfortunately, limited by his own insufficient talent, he was never able to break through the bottleneck.
Ning Tianhua is Ning Fengzhi's clan brother, with the Spirit: Dragon Soul Spear, a Level 79 Spirit Saint. With nearly Level 9 innate spirit power, he is also the one with the highest innate spirit power among the Ning clan members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, besides Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi has placed high hopes on him.
Originally, Ning Fengzhi wasn't considering Ning Tianhua. After all, Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma might be effective for an 89-Level Spirit Douluo, and a Spirit Douluo is certainly not comparable to a Titled Douluo.
Unfortunately, among the Sect, only Elder Wang Xuanwu was at the 89-level limit. The highest level among the other Elders was only an 88-Level Spirit Douluo, far from Level 90.
Ning Fengzhi also had no intention of keeping the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma as a treasure, as his good son-in-law might bring out more good things in the future!
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Immediately, the disciple took the order and left.
Not long after, a burly old man and a handsome middle-aged man entered the Sect's main hall.
"Greetings, Sect Master. May I ask why you summoned me?"
As soon as he entered, the exceptionally burly Wang Xuanwu asked Ning Fengzhi, who had a smile on his face. Ning Tianhua, standing beside him, also showed a curious look.
Since Ning Fengzhi had a smile on his face, it wasn't bad news.
"Haha, it's good news! Today, I obtained two precious medicinal herbs, which are said to be able to break through bottlenecks. I plan to give them to both of you. Tianhua, you should be able to break through, but for you, Uncle Wang, I can't guarantee it."
Saying that, Ning Fengzhi took out the two Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma.
"!!! Sect Master, are you not joking?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xuanwu immediately widened his eyes and said excitedly.
Ning Tianhua breaking through the bottleneck would only make him an Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo, but he was different. If he broke through the bottleneck, he would become a Level 90 quasi-Titled Douluo.
If he were to then add a ninth spirit ring, he would become a Titled Douluo, revered by tens of thousands across the continent. This would be a great joyous occasion for both himself and the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"Cough cough~, Uncle Wang, I only said it's possible; I can't guarantee an absolute breakthrough."
Ning Fengzhi dared not make a guarantee. It was just that Wang Xuanwu had already reached the limit of an 89-Level Spirit Douluo, only half a step away from Level 90, so the possibility of breaking through after consumption was not small. Otherwise, it would be better to give it to a Level 79 Spirit Saint, at least it wouldn't be wasted.
"Good, good, it's good to have hope!"
Although it wasn't 100%, Wang Xuanwu was satisfied. After all, his talent wasn't too strong; with innate Level 7 spirit power, if he relied solely on his own cultivation, he would have no hope of breaking through to the Titled Douluo realm.
He was able to break through to become an Eight-Ring Spirit Douluo back then because he refined a high-grade Spirit Bone awarded by the Sect. Otherwise, he might still be a Level 79 Spirit Saint today!
"Alright, take them and consume them now. If you successfully advance, there will be more surprises waiting for you."
Ning Fengzhi looked at the two with a smile.
If both of them could successfully break through, then Ning Fengzhi would take Chen Xin and Gu Rong together to the vast ocean to search for 100,000-year spirit rings for them.
Wang Xuanwu was one thing; although he could advance to Titled Douluo after breaking through and possess a 100,000-year spirit ring, making him considerably stronger than ordinary Titled Douluo of the same rank.
However, because Wang Xuanwu's own talent wasn't strong, and he was also not young, his future achievements should not be too high, and he had no hope of becoming a true top-tier powerhouse on the continent.
But Ning Tianhua was different. He was not old, still under fifty, and his talent was not bad. If both his eighth and ninth spirit rings were 100,000 years, he might very well become a peak powerhouse on the continent in the future.Chapter 270: All of my sisters have the potential to be gods!
Late at night, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School lost a Soul Sage and gained an 80th-level quasi-Titled Douluo.
The next morning, with the rising sun and a turtle's cry, Wang Xuanwu, who was already only a half-step away from breaking through, officially broke through his bottleneck and advanced to a 90th-level quasi-Titled Douluo after consuming the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was about to welcome its third Titled Douluo master.
Hmm, perhaps the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would have four Titled Douluo-level combat powers?
After all, if Ning Tianhua had a 100,000-year eighth spirit ring and a 100,000-year Spirit Bone, even if his level was still an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, he should still possess the strength of an initial Nine-Ring Titled Douluo.
At the very least, Sha Long and his ilk should not be Ning Tianhua's opponents.
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi's heart was extremely excited, as if he had already seen his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School shed its perennial second-place title, pull the Clear Sky Sect off its horse, and become the number one Sect on the continent.
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On the other side, after Ye Chen and the others left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, they immediately returned to Heaven Dou City.
Upon returning to the mansion, Xiao Wu and the other two went directly back to their rooms to refine their Spirit Bones.
As for Ye Chen, he looked at the small treasury in his System Shop and began to ponder.
Originally, there were over 300 million gold coins in the System Shop, plus the 200 million gold coins from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for military supplies. Now, Ye Chen's small treasury contained over 500 million gold coins, and he could gain another 100 million gold coins every month.
Seeing the considerable amount of gold coins in his small treasury, Ye Chen prepared to upgrade Da Mao Mi's Hell Civet Right Leg Bone, Ning Rongrong's Golden Crocodile Right Arm Bone, and the Azure Seahorse Right Leg Bone to 100,000 years.
These three Spirit Bones needed to be upgraded by 243,000 years, which would cost just under 250 million gold coins.
His current spirit power level was a 75th-level Spirit Saint, with a spirit ring configuration of six black and one red. The first to fourth spirit rings were all 10,000 years, the fifth spirit ring was 20,000 years, and the sixth spirit ring was 50,000 years.
He figured that once his fourth, fifth, and sixth spirit rings were upgraded to 100,000 years, it should be enough to elevate him to an 80th-level quasi-Spirit Douluo.
To transform all three of these spirit rings into 100,000-year spirit rings, a total of 220,000 years of upgrades would be needed, which should be enough to increase Ye Chen's spirit power by five levels.
Upgrading the Spirit Bone years for the two of them also didn't affect Ye Chen's own spending to upgrade his spirit ring years.
As for Xiao Wu, her spirit power level was already far higher than the other two, and since gold coins weren't very abundant, he wouldn't upgrade her for now; he'd wait until he had more money.
Zhu Zhuqing was the first to complete her refinement. Originally, Zhu Zhuqing's accumulated spirit power at level 56 was already more than half, and with a 7,000-year Hell Civet Right Leg Bone, her spirit power level increased by half a level, reaching a 57th-level Spirit King.
By this time, it was already dark. Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were still refining their Spirit Bones, so a bored Ye Chen sneaked into Zhu Zhuqing's room and started playing a little game of exploring Da Mao Mi's.
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The next morning, Ning Rongrong also completed the refinement of her two Spirit Bones, and her spirit power level likewise rose to a 57th-level Spirit King.
As for Xiao Wu, she wasn't as fast. This time, she obtained four Spirit Bones of varying years, and the time required for refinement was not short.
"Zhuqing, Rongrong, here are the cards to upgrade your Spirit Bone years."
With his small treasury's gold coins sharply reduced by 250 million, Ye Chen distributed the twenty-five black 10,000-year Spirit Bone year upgrade cards he had purchased, giving ten to Zhu Zhuqing and fifteen to Ning Rongrong.
Originally, Zhu Zhuqing only needed nine 10,000-year cards plus three 1,000-year cards, but Ye Chen didn't quibble this time and just gave her ten 10,000-year cards. Anyway, it was only a 7 million gold coin difference, which he'd earn back in a couple of days.
"Brother Chen, I love you so much! Mwah!"
Ning Rongrong happily accepted the fifteen Spirit Bone year upgrade cards and proactively offered a kiss.
"Zhuqing, don't you have any expression?"
After enjoying Ning Rongrong's softness, Ye Chen licked the corner of his mouth and, with a mischievous smile, winked at Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes, feeling a bit helpless. Last night, she had been bullied to death by Ye Chen, her lips almost swollen from his kissing, and they hadn't fully recovered yet!
However, such a small request still had to be fulfilled, so she immediately pecked Ye Chen on the cheek.
"Uh~, Zhuqing, that's not enough~!"
Ye Chen pointed to his lips.
"Go to hell~!"
Using her instinctively mastered two-finger Zen, Zhu Zhuqing pinched the soft flesh on Ye Chen's waist and gave it a 180° twist.
"Hiss~, ouch ouch ouch, Zhuqing, you're murdering your husband! Let go quickly!"
Although with Ye Chen's thick skin, a mere two-finger Zen wouldn't cause much pain, he still cried out for mercy.
"Hmph~, let's see if you dare to bully me next time."
Zhu Zhuqing snorted coldly and let go of Ye Chen.
"Huh? Zhuqing, don't you like me bullying you? Rongrong loves it so much!"
Shameless Ye Chen asked with a puzzled look.
Zhu Zhuqing: "..."
Ning Rongrong: "..."
Immediately, the two exchanged glances and quickly formed an alliance, pouncing on the foul-mouthed Ye Chen.
As the saying goes, 'sisters united, their strength can cut gold,' and Ye Chen was tragically suppressed.
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After a bout of playful roughhousing, the two began using the Spirit Bone year upgrade cards to increase the years of their newly acquired Spirit Bones.
As the Spirit Bone year upgrade cards were used, their spirit power levels began to surge.
After her Hell Civet Right Leg Bone was upgraded to 100,000 years, Zhu Zhuqing's spirit power level barely reached a 60th-level quasi-Spirit Emperor.
Originally, Zhu Zhuqing's spirit power level was a 56th-level Spirit King, more than halfway. Now, having reached level 60, it means that a 100,000-year Hell Civet Right Leg Bone increased Zhu Zhuqing's spirit power by 3.5 levels.
Soul Bone Skill: Hell Civet Possession. At 1,000 years, its effect was to increase dodge chance and resistance by 20%. Now at 100,000 years, the increased dodge chance and resistance reached 80%.
That Hell Civet Possession could increase dodge chance and resistance by 80% didn't surprise Ye Chen.
Because this was only a percentage increase based on Zhu Zhuqing's own foundation, it didn't mean there was an 80% chance for her to nullify attacks.
If it were to increase dodge chance to 80%, then this Soul Bone Skill would be incredibly powerful.
However, this effect would absolutely not appear on a 100,000-year Spirit Bone; even a million-year Spirit Bone might not have such a strong effect.
After the Golden Crocodile Right Arm Bone and the Azure Seahorse Right Leg Bone were upgraded to 100,000 years, the effects of their Soul Bone Skills greatly increased, and Ning Rongrong's spirit power level also directly reached a 60th-level quasi-Spirit Emperor.
However, unlike Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong's true spirit power level was not just level 60. It was only because she lacked a sixth spirit ring that a portion of her spirit power could not yet be displayed.
Ye Chen estimated that Ning Rongrong's current spirit power level should be around 62-63, as she refined two 100,000-year Spirit Bones on the foundation of a 55th-level Spirit King, so her spirit power increase was naturally greater than Zhu Zhuqing's.
"Alright, you two have experienced a significant surge in spirit power this time. Adapt for three days first. After three days, I'll take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to acquire your sixth spirit rings."
Looking at his two girls who had both advanced, Ye Chen nodded with satisfaction. My girls, each of them has the potential to become a Divinity!
"Mhm mhm."
The two nodded.
As evening approached, Xiao Wu finally completed the refinement of her four Spirit Bones, and her spirit power level increased from her original 65th-level Spirit Emperor to a 67th-level Spirit Emperor.
Although Xiao Wu refined quite a few Spirit Bones, their years weren't very high. The four Spirit Bones combined only amounted to 68,000 years, so the increase in spirit power wasn't very significant.