As the two Thousand-Year spirit rings appeared, Ning Tian's expression immediately changed.
Although Wu Feng had previously advanced two spirit power Levels thanks to the diary book's rewards, her current Soul Power Level had reached twenty-six. However, she only possessed two Hundred-Year spirit rings, putting her at no advantage compared to her opponent's two Thousand-Year spirit rings!
She almost forgot, Wang Dong'er, just like her, had also received the reward of increasing her spirit ring's age by a thousand years!
If she hadn't helped, Wu Feng might have suffered a loss!
Wu Feng's pupils also contracted slightly, but she showed no intention of retreating. Her Spirit instantly manifested, accompanied by the appearance of massive Dragon Scales, and two yellow spirit rings emerged.
Two yellow rings against two purple ones, with a gap in spirit power, and the Spirits couldn't achieve absolute suppression—Wu Feng's defeat was naturally inevitable.
Seeing that Wu Feng was about to be injured, the anxious Ning Tian could no longer restrain herself. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda instantly appeared in her palm, and the three spirit rings behind her lit up in succession.
"Seven Treasures transform into Glazed Tile, one for strength, two for speed, three for offense!"
The three purple spirit rings looked exceptionally dazzling.
The smile on Ao Yao's face gradually froze. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and gasped.
Ning Tian's spirit ring configuration was also this outrageous?
When he helped Ning Tian hunt for spirit rings in the Star Dou Great Forest a few days ago, perhaps it was because Ao Yao hadn't paid close attention, or maybe the Star Dou Great Forest was dim at the time; in any case, Ao Yao hadn't noticed anything amiss.
But now, these three purple spirit rings were shining brightly right before his eyes!
Ao Yao immediately realized something was wrong.
When Wang Dong'er's spirit rings changed just now, he could still find an excuse to say that some unforeseen event caused Wang Dong'er's spirit ring age to increase, as Wang Dong'er was a part of Tang San's daughter. Such an anomaly, while strange, was somewhat understandable.
But Ning Tian... there was no way to explain this!
Even if it was a butterfly effect caused by his appearance, it shouldn't be this ridiculously extreme, right?
Just his presence as a variable could cause Ning Tian to absorb spirit rings that surpassed her level for her first two, directly resulting in two purple spirit rings?
Don't tell me that Ning Rongrong got tired of being a Heavenly God and decided to pass the Nine Colored Goddess's God Position to Ning Tian, and Ning Tian improved her spirit ring age by passing a God Trial.
If he said that out loud, even a dog wouldn't believe it!
Then what was the reason that caused Ning Tian's spirit ring configuration to be so outrageous...
It couldn't be that my diary System not only gives me rewards but can also give rewards to Ning Tian, could it?
Ao Yao's expression immediately stiffened.
Because he realized that this might be the most reasonable explanation.
When you eliminate all possibilities, this... is the truth!
Then the question arose: if Ning Tian's spirit rings were truly obtained through his diary, in what manner were they acquired?
He writes in the diary to gain rewards... so correspondingly, Ning Tian gains rewards by reading the diary?
That would be too Heaven-Defying... It couldn't be that Ning Tian also linked some kind of one-click follow System, right?
Regardless of the path or method, the fact was that Ning Tian could gain rewards from him!
If he wanted to verify it, it was very simple.
[Ning Tian is an idiot!]
Ning Tian, who was currently augmenting Wu Feng, stiffened and looked at Ao Yao with some bewilderment.
Okay, confirmed, everyone!
Ao Yao finally understood why Ning Tian had been so enthusiastic when they first met: it turned out that she was connected to his diary book!
That being the case, could Ning Tian actually see all my previous diary entries?
Ao Yao suddenly recalled the only diary entry he wrote in his previous life, and that entry caused him to permanently lose his gentle and considerate landlady...
I knew I shouldn't write in the diary!
Oh, wait.
That's not entirely true.
If he hadn't written in the diary, he would still be a Rank Ten Spirit Scholar with an Innate spirit power of two and a half, and his Spirit would be a useless glass bead.
It seems this diary still needs to be written... It just gives a strange sense of shame knowing that others can see the contents of his diary.
Ao Yao couldn't help but take a deep breath, and a trace of complexity entered his eyes as he looked at Ning Tian.
At this moment, Ao Yao was still agonizing over his diary being seen, unaware that a huge wave was already stirring in Ning Tian's heart.
[diary instance Owner Ning Tian discovered by diary Host Ao Yao for being able to read the diary, triggering the punishment mechanism. Since Ning Tian did not voluntarily disclose the existence of the diary instance, the punishment is reduced...]
[Ning Tian receives punishment: Spirit Regression.]
[Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda regresses to Six Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, cultivation limit set to Rank Sixty-nine.]
Ning Tian was instantly struck as if by lightning, and a look of terror appeared on her face.
She looked at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her palm with alarm. She saw that the light emanating from the topmost layer of the originally exquisite, treasure-shining seven-layered pagoda suddenly vanished, replaced by a shade of gray, as if covered by a layer of gray mist.
Wang Dong'er and Wu Feng, who were previously locked in fierce combat, stopped simultaneously, both pairs of eyes revealing a look of shock.
Of course, their reactions were slightly different. Wu Feng immediately deactivated her Spirit Possession state and rushed to Ning Tian's side. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but didn't know what to say, so she could only hold Ning Tian's tender hand. While Wang Dong'er sympathized with Ning Tian's plight, she became vigilant.
It seemed Ning Tian was discovered by Ao Yao because of the change in her spirit ring color.
And after Ao Yao suddenly wrote that sentence, 'Ning Tian is an idiot,' Ning Tian's reaction confirmed Ao Yao's suspicion in his heart, which is why Ao Yao discovered Ning Tian's secret.
The punishment of Spirit Regression was severe.
This meant... she needed to be much more careful in the future.
As for why she didn't arouse Ao Yao's suspicion, Wang Dong'er thought it might be related to her identity.
Although Wang Dong'er was very unwilling to admit that she was a part of Tang San's daughter, applying this identity to her spirit rings could barely explain the situation.
She would pay more attention later so as not to be discovered by Ao Yao, avoiding a fate like Ning Tian's.
Ning Tian felt an icy chill in her hands; even under the warmth provided by Wu Feng, who possessed a Fire Attribute Spirit, her hands couldn't warm up at all.
She truly felt like crying but had no tears now.
Her initial interaction with Ao Yao was because she felt Ao Yao could help her evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, to recreate the former glory of her ancestor Ning Rongrong and restore the former splendor of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School!
But now, before the Spirit could even evolve, it had regressed first.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda already had a restriction, only allowing cultivation up to Rank Seventy-nine. Now they were telling her she could only Cultivate up to Rank Sixty-nine, unable to even possess the Spirit True Body?
Could this be the punishment for my dropping the disguise?