Nine Revolutions Heaven-Treading Steps

"Zhuqing, can you give me a chance to explain?"

After both tables had finished eating, Xia Tianling sent the others back to sleep, then led Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Zhi Qiu toward the outskirts of the town.

"Get lost. Stop following me. You disgust me!" Zhu Zhuqing's face was frosty, and she did not even turn around to look at him.

In her heart, Dai Mubai's score had long since fallen below zero.

Their two encounters, along with everything Dai Mubai had done, had already made her abandon even that last shred of fantasy about this hopeless man.

She was utterly disappointed.

He was a full five years older than her and the other companions. Even Oscar, a Food System Spirit Master only one year younger than him, was nearly catching up to him in level, with only a two-level gap remaining.

And Oscar was a Food System Spirit Master, whose cultivation was notoriously difficult! By the time Oscar turned fifteen, he would probably be close to becoming a Spirit King, wouldn't he?

Even Ma Hongjun, who often slacked off in cultivation, had reached Level Thirty-Two. Not to mention Xia Tianling, who had already broken through Level Forty.

He had completely wasted his talent over the years. She despised from the bottom of her heart someone who willingly sank into depravity.

Dai Mubai stood there blankly, wanting to follow her. But having just been humiliated, a strange sense of restraint and pride rose within him, refusing to let him simply chase after her.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Big tiger, you're no good at all. Your own woman ran off with someone else." Ning Rongrong had long found Dai Mubai unpleasant. With no one else around now, her devilish nature was fully on display.

As for how she knew about Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai's relationship, that was simple. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was one of the Upper Three Sects, after all. Since childhood, she had naturally been exposed to the public affairs of the major powers across the land.

"Get lost! Stop bothering me!" Dai Mubai might have looked like a spineless weakling in front of Zhu Zhuqing, but toward others, he was still that arrogant and overbearing Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Young Master Dai.

"Hah, you're nothing but trash who willingly fell into depravity and can only rage helplessly here. Who do you think you are, daring to speak to this young lady like that?" Ning Rongrong turned and left, not forgetting to mock Dai Mubai a few more times. "If your brother Dai Weisi were here, he might have a little capital to act arrogant. But you? You think you can show off before this young lady? Are you worthy?"

Without Oscar and Ma Hongjun to serve as contrast, Flender had no leverage that could make Ning Rongrong try to lower her head. As a little princess spoiled since childhood by two Titled Douluo and Ning Fengzhi, how could she put up with this crap? She fired back on the spot.

The Zuan Princess, flaming people online.

As for Ning Rongrong's current view of Shrek, it was nothing more than some shabby village she had come to play around in. Before they arrived, this academy had only one student left, and he was this sort of person. How high could its teaching standards possibly be?

In terms of support abilities, could Shao Xin's Tang Dou Martial Soul be stronger than her father's?

In terms of strength, could Flender and Zhao Wuji, two mere Soul Saints, compare with Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo?

In terms of theoretical knowledge, aside from the Spirit Hall with its enormous accumulation, could anyone surpass the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

In terms of cultivation grounds... oh, sorry, Shrek did not have any cultivation grounds at all.

As for the friend Flender had mentioned before their departure, the supposedly soon-arriving Grand Master with his considerable "reputation" in the Spirit Master World, he was even more laughable.

That so-called Ten Core Competitivenesses of Martial Souls of his were either things that major powers had studied thoroughly long ago, or utter nonsense that did not make any sense at all.

And that was supposed to count as his research theory?

Did that shabby school seriously expect Ning Rongrong to feel any sense of belonging? What a joke.

"You!"

Dai Mubai was so enraged that smoke practically came out of all seven orifices. He even wanted to attack Ning Rongrong directly, but forcibly held himself back.

Zhao Wuji was upstairs right now, and judging from Ning Rongrong's tone, she was most likely the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

That was why he restrained himself. If he truly dared to attack Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo Chen Xin would most likely not let him off.

Forget that he was merely an unsuccessful heir. Even if he were the Star Luo Great Emperor, it would be difficult to settle this peacefully.

In a sense, Dai Mubai's momentary return of reason had saved his life.

Naturally, Xia Tianling and the other two knew nothing about what happened after they left. They had already arrived at a forest outside the town.

"Teacher Ye, then I'll have to trouble you." Xia Tianling smiled lightly and released his Dawnbreaker Martial Soul. "My Martial Soul is rather special. It isn't a Twin Martial Soul."

"Level Forty Assault System Weapon Spirit Master. Please enlighten me."

"Level Thirty Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master. Please enlighten me."

Zhu Zhuqing also released her Hell Spirit Cat. However, compared to its original state, the Hell Spirit Cat now seemed to have undergone some indescribable change.

Ye Zhi Qiu was shocked. He had not expected this young-looking girl to have reached Level Thirty as well. Even more terrifying was that the boy from the Spirit Hall before him had become a prospective Soul Ancestor at such a young age!

It was truly hard to imagine.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare." As Ye Zhi Qiu spoke, he also released his Mysterious Turtle Martial Soul. "Mysterious Turtle, Martial Soul Possession."

"Level Fifty-Four Defense System Battle Spirit King, Ye Zhi Qiu. You two young friends, excuse my poor showing."

After Martial Soul Possession, Ye Zhi Qiu's limbs shrank by a third, while his back bulged outward to form an enormous shell. Black light flickered across his body as five soul rings—white, yellow, yellow, purple, purple—rose from beneath his feet and circled around him.

"Teacher Ye, let's try a one-on-one first." Xia Tianling made thorough preparations and tightly gripped the Hammer and Axe in both hands. Strictly speaking, this was his first real face-to-face fight against an unfamiliar Spirit King, even if this Spirit King was rather weak. The ones who had sparred with him before were all Soul Saints holding back, with Soul Emperors being the weakest among them.

Honestly, the Spirit Hall really could not find a teacher at the Spirit King level.

"Alright. Then be careful." "Buzz."

A strange sound appeared in the air as Xia Tianling charged toward Ye Zhi Qiu in an eerie posture, as though he were swimming through the air.

What kind of footwork was this? Ye Zhi Qiu did not dare underestimate him. With a low roar, he directly unleashed his first two soul skills.

The first two soul rings on his body lit up. He quickly spun half a circle, revealing the turtle shell on his back. At the same time, a stream-like black light carrying chilling cold spread outward.

One was a defensive soul skill, while the other was a control-type soul skill. The first was Mysterious Turtle Body Protection, and the second was Mysterious Water Ice Seal.

The effect of Mysterious Water Ice Seal was to release a band of freezing light that hindered and slowed the enemy's movement speed.

Nine Revolutions Heaven-Treading Steps, First Revolution, Roaming Heaven!

This was a movement technique that came with the Dao Scripture Xia Tianling cultivated, known as the Nine Revolutions Heaven-Treading Steps.

Though it was called Nine Revolutions, this movement technique actually had only four realms.

The First Revolution, Roaming Heaven, was Xia Tianling's current realm. It allowed him to move freely across the ground as though swimming, greatly increasing his speed of movement.

The second realm was Three Revolutions Traveling Heaven. Once one cultivated to this realm, one could break free from the restrictions of the ground and gain the ability to fly, as though walking through the air.

The third realm was Six Revolutions Dancing Heaven. Upon reaching the sixth revolution, one could move freely through the sky. The user's movements in the air would be as free as though dancing in the heavens.

The final realm was Nine Revolutions Treading Heaven. According to the Dao Scripture, upon cultivating to the ninth revolution, one could easily step through space. Even breaking through the barrier between the immortal and mortal realms would be effortless.

In the cultivation world, one would not even need guidance from the Immortal Realm and could directly smuggle one's Physical Body into the Immortal Realm.

Of course, without undergoing the complete baptism of the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation, after sneaking into the Immortal Realm, one's Physical Body and soul might directly explode from being unable to withstand such high-level energy as immortal qi.

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