I Shall Stand in the Heavens!

"Then I'll speak plainly."

"Brother Tang, would you be interested in joining us and serving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? And the Heaven Dou Empire as well, of course."

"As long as you agree to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I can meet any condition you name."

"Once you join, I'll even marry my daughter Ning Rongrong to you. She's the same age as you, with innate level 9 Soul Power, and she has the best chance in the sect of evolving her Martial Soul into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. I'll groom you to be the next sect master!"

"Moreover, you'll be free to allocate all the sect's resources as you see fit!"

To recruit Tang Feng, Ning Fengzhi was going all out.

Originally, Ning Rongrong had been his chosen successor as sect master, but Tang Feng's talent now forced him to make some hard choices.

So what if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's master didn't have the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as his Martial Soul? As long as it made the sect stronger, nothing else mattered.

Tsk~

He's going that far!

Ning Fengzhi really is willing to stake everything.

Dugu Bo marveled inwardly, but when he thought of Tang Feng's talent, he felt the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's offer was nothing special.

Seeing Ning Fengzhi make such an enormous investment, putting even his daughter and sect on the line, Qian Renxue kept considering what cards she still had to play to recruit Tang Feng.

Spirit Hall would surely unify the continent in the future. If Tang Feng joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and later chose to submit to Spirit Hall, it would be fine as long as he didn't become an enemy.

Once he became an enemy, he would be a very troublesome opponent.

Innate level 20 Soul Power. Geniuses recognized one another, and Qian Renxue didn't want to become Tang Feng's enemy.

"Sect Master Ning's terms are very tempting, but I'd still like to hear what Brother Xue has to offer first."

Tang Feng looked at Qian Renxue, who was still thinking.

"No problem." Ning Fengzhi was still supremely confident in the terms he had offered.

You want to hear Brother Xue's terms?

Go ahead, then.

What can a country without even a single Titled Douluo offer you?

If Xue Qinghe were a woman, he might sell his body and promise to help you ascend the throne as emperor in the future. But Xue Qinghe obviously isn't a woman.

In the Heaven Dou Empire, you could only be second to one person, but in my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, you would be the sole master!

Qian Renxue thought for a long time, but at present she couldn't think of any terms better than Ning Fengzhi's that she could offer Tang Feng without exposing herself.

But asking her to give up competing for Tang Feng was simply worse than killing her.

After some thought, Qian Renxue said:

"Teacher, some things involve secrets of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, so..."

Her meaning was obvious: she wanted to speak with Tang Feng in private, so could he please stop listening?

Ning Fengzhi froze for a moment.

He had never expected the honest-looking Xue Qinghe to resort to such underhanded tactics.

Could the Heaven Dou Empire really have something valuable I haven't accounted for?

A national treasure or something?

"Oh dear, I've had a little too much tea. Qinghe, I'll step out for a moment. You and Brother Tang can talk."

Ning Fengzhi got up and left. Qian Renxue looked at Dugu Bo, who was sitting behind Tang Feng.

"Dugu Bo, you go out too. It's all right," Tang Feng said.

"Be careful. I'll be right outside the door."

With those words, Dugu Bo left the room.

Once Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo had left, only Qian Renxue and Tang Feng remained in the room.

Tang Feng asked:

"I wonder what terms Sister Xue can offer me?"

"Sect Master Ning intends to marry his precious daughter to me, you know."

Xue Qinghe, or rather Qian Renxue, lounged lazily on the sofa and said with a smile:

"Little Brother Xiao Feng, you're really impressive. You actually saw through a disguise that even a Titled Douluo couldn't see through."

"You flatter me. It's just a petty trick, nothing worth mentioning."

"Hahaha~"

Qian Renxue smiled.

"You really are amusing, Little Brother Xiao Feng. Because of the limitations of my disguise ability, once I remove it, it takes a long time to disguise myself again. So please forgive me."

"It's all right. Whether you remove it or not, I can see you clearly."

"Then, Little Brother Xiao Feng, how do you think I compare to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess?"

"I've never met the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess, but I don't think she could compare to you, Sister Xue."

"What a little smooth talker. Then, Little Brother Xiao Feng, if I said I'd give myself to you if you served me, would you choose me?"

As she spoke, Qian Renxue even tried to lift Tang Feng's chin with her hand.

Tang Feng really couldn't keep it together. Who could stand being touched by someone wearing a man's face?

Tang Feng promptly leaned back and dodged Qian Renxue's "charm offensive."

"That's a little hard to choose, but I think Sect Master Ning's terms are more generous."

Qian Renxue was somewhat displeased to see Tang Feng actually dodge her advances.

He just said his sister was beautiful, and this is how he treats her?

"Hmph!"

After giving a soft, disgruntled snort, Qian Renxue continued:

"What if I add this: from now on, across the entire continent, I'll be first and you'll be second. I'll make you second only to one and above ten thousand?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I'll rule the entire continent and become its sole emperor, while you, my Little Brother Xiao Feng, will be second only to one and above ten thousand!"

"Oh~ I see. But... what use is that?"

"Huh?" Qian Renxue was dumbfounded. What did he mean, what use was that?

"Don't you want to be second only to one and above ten thousand?"

Tang Feng slowly shook his head.

"If all you want is to unify this mortal continent, Sister Xue, aren't your ambitions a little too small?"

"What do you mean!?" Qian Renxue had a vague idea of what Tang Feng meant, but she didn't quite understand.

"I mean I'm going to cultivate, bit by bit, step by step, until I reach Titled Douluo, Limit Douluo, and level 100!"

"It's been twenty thousand years since a Soul Master last became a god. The unbearable vacancy on heaven's throne is about to end, and when it does, I shall stand in the heavens! I shall become the supreme god!!!"

"Sister Xue, tell me, when that time comes, whatever I want, who would dare deny me? Who would dare disobey?"

Qian Renxue stared blankly at him. Looking at Tang Feng's confident eyes and the kingly bearing on his face, she felt that perhaps he really could become the supreme god, just as he had said.

Tang Feng rose and walked toward Qian Renxue, one step at a time.

"Sister Xue, you've fallen. I can tell you have innate level 20 Soul Power. Talent like that has never been seen before and will never be seen again."

"But what have you done?"

"At fifteen, your Soul Power is only a little over level 40. You might not even be a match for me."

"Have you done justice to your talent?"

Soul Power over level 40 at fifteen—how great was that talent? Naturally, there was nothing to fault; it was among the very best.

But for her, with innate level 20 Soul Power, it was undoubtedly an insult to her talent.

If not for the so-called infiltration plan, her Soul Power would be at least level 50 by now, and becoming the youngest Titled Douluo in the future would be no trouble at all.

Just as Tang Feng had said, even becoming a god at level 100 was not impossible!

Tang Feng's words were like anointing her with divine nectar, thoroughly awakening Qian Renxue, who had been immersed in the so-called Nation-Stealing Plan.