1. Selfless—tell Ning Fengzhi about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pearl in front of you.
Reward: Level One Spirit Power Boost Card
2. Keep it for yourself—the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pearl is formed from condensed mental force. Swallowing and refining it can greatly enhance mental force, with a chance to comprehend a mental-force-based Spirit Ability!
Reward: Level One Spirit Power Boost Card
3. Give up—pretend not to notice it and let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pearl continue gathering dust in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's treasury.
"So this is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pearl?"
Yin Zhang stared at the plain-looking glass bead in his hand, momentarily dazed.
Ning Fengzhi also found it strange to see Yin Zhang holding that bead. It had been stored in the treasury for who knew how many years—perhaps since the founding of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School itself.
Yet it had always seemed useless. Or rather, none of the previous Sect Masters had ever discovered its true function, which was why it had been left there to gather dust.
For Yin Zhang, however, this bead was genuinely valuable.
The treasure that could steadily increase mental force could be given to Hu Liena. As for this one, Yin Zhang planned to keep it for himself and swallow it to refine its power.
That other treasure was indeed perfectly suited for Hu Liena, but Yin Zhang himself lacked offensive methods based on mental force. If refining this Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pearl allowed him to obtain a mental-force Spirit Ability, that would be more than worth it.
Yin Zhang silently spoke in his heart.
"System, I choose option two!"
[Congratulations to the host for a successful selection. The Level One Spirit Power Boost Card has been stored in the System Warehouse. You may view it via Personal Attributes.]
[Warehouse]: Spirit Bone Age Enhancement Card (13,500 years), Level One Spirit Power Boost Card.
Yin Zhang finally let out a quiet sigh of relief and tightly grasped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pearl in his hand.
Seeing that Yin Zhang truly intended to choose this bead, Ning Fengzhi felt a complicated emotion stir within him, but it was not appropriate to say anything more.
Yin Zhang nodded and said,
"Sect Master Ning, I feel a certain affinity with this bead. For my final treasure selection, I choose this one."
Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly and smiled.
"Very well. That is no problem at all."
After finishing the selection, Yin Zhang, Ning Fengzhi, and Gu Rong left the treasury and returned to the guest hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
When Qiangu Yunying saw Yin Zhang emerge with a relaxed smile, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xiao Zhang, you're finally out!"
Yin Zhang walked over and said softly,
"I brought you something good this time."
Qiangu Yunying's eyes lit up, though she did not say anything further.
Just as Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong were preparing to see the guests off, Yin Zhang suddenly stopped and looked at Gu Rong.
"Sect Master Ning, Your Excellency," he said, "I have a request. It's not excessive, but I don't know whether His Excellency Bone Douluo would be willing to agree."
Gu Rong paused, clearly surprised, and pointed at himself.
"Kid, me?"
Yin Zhang nodded. Under the astonished gazes of everyone present, he said calmly,
"I would like to spar with His Excellency Bone Douluo. Only as a learning exchange. I want to see whether I can last for the time it takes an incense stick to burn."
Dugu Bo's expression froze. You didn't say anything about this before bringing me here!
Qiangu Yunying also grew anxious. The one standing opposite them was a Titled Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. If he took this opportunity seriously, even an accident would be disastrous.
Ning Fengzhi's gaze turned subtle as he asked,
"Xiao Zhang, are you certain?"
Yin Zhang nodded firmly.
"I hope Your Excellency will agree. I want to personally experience the gap between myself and a Titled Douluo."
Dugu Bo was speechless. If you wanted to understand that gap, you could have come to me! Why choose Gu Rong, who is nearly level ninety-five?
Did you really think Gu Rong would fight like the Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall, politely holding back?
If something went wrong, how was he supposed to explain it to Tang Zhen and the others afterward?
Just as Dugu Bo was worrying, Gu Rong readily agreed.
He looked at Yin Zhang with keen interest and nodded.
"Very well. Since you've said so much, if I refuse, it would indeed seem heartless. One incense stick's time. Let's have a friendly spar."
Yin Zhang smiled and nodded, showing no fear at all.
The five of them soon arrived at a wide square within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Ning Fengzhi explained,
"This square is where the disciples are gathered for major occasions. There's no one here right now. It's the most suitable place for Xiao Zhang and Uncle Bone to spar."
Dugu Bo nodded slightly. Watching Yin Zhang, who looked calm and confident, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Sparring with Gu Rong… I really don't know what you're thinking.
Qiangu Yunying could only encourage Yin Zhang silently. In her view, lasting an incense stick against a Titled Douluo wasn't completely impossible. After all, Yin Zhang had created far too many miracles already.
Still, Gu Rong was no ordinary Titled Douluo. Whether Yin Zhang could endure depended largely on how much Gu Rong chose to hold back.
Yin Zhang and Gu Rong stood on opposite sides of the square. Dugu Bo and Qiangu Yunying watched from the side as spectators. Ning Fengzhi inserted an incense stick into a crack in the stone floor and let it ignite.
"The challenge begins now!"
Both Yin Zhang and Gu Rong summoned their Spirits simultaneously.
Seeing the three purple and one black Spirit Rings beneath Yin Zhang's feet, Gu Rong was visibly shaken, his caution deepening.
A Soul King with such a Spirit Ring configuration was anything but ordinary.
Yin Zhang, meanwhile, looked at the massive Bone Dragon behind Gu Rong and the nine Spirit Rings beneath him—two yellow, two purple, and five black—and felt his heart sink slightly.
"Hmph. Kid, you attack first," Gu Rong said lightly.
Yin Zhang nodded.
"Then I won't hold back!"
"First Spirit Ability—Azure Flame Shield!"
Blazing, dense flames erupted from Yin Zhang's body, wrapping around him to form a circular barrier of searing fire. The sight was both dazzling and oppressive.
At the same time, Yin Zhang clearly felt the all-around enhancement granted by his First Spirit Ability.
"Sunny Day!"
Without pausing, Yin Zhang spat a blazing fireball into the sky. It exploded high above the square.
The originally clear sky instantly grew scorching, as waves of heat poured down from above.
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