Questioning Ning Fengzhi

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi was in the reception hall, discussing something with the two consecrates, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, when a clear ding suddenly sounded by his ear.

Question...

The moment he heard that voice, Ning Fengzhi immediately realized that he had been selected by the Q&A and needed to answer a question.

Over the past six years.

The Random Q&A had already held dozens of sessions.

Everyone had gone from initial astonishment to being used to it. Since the questions in this Q&A Live Stream were completely random and anyone could be selected, Ning Fengzhi had long been prepared. After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly composed himself and began carefully examining the question.

But when he clearly saw the question, a sharp gleam burst from his eyes, and even his breathing grew somewhat heavy.

Question: Who broke the fate that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could never surpass Level 80 Soul Douluo and successfully evolved their Martial Soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda?

Option One: Ning Fengzhi.

Option Two: Ning Rongrong.

Option Three: Tang San.

Option Four: Ye Cheng.

Option Five: None of the above.

Correct answer: Martial Soul Evolution into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!

Wrong answer: Deprivation of Level 9 Soul Power!

"Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda... the legendary Martial Soul of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Did someone actually recreate it in the future?" After reading the question, Ning Fengzhi was utterly stunned and could not help muttering to himself.

At this time, the Live Stream Room was also flooded with numerous visitors.

Nearly every major faction was present: Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Family, the Star Luo Empire Royal Family, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and even the long-reclusive Clear Sky Sect. However, most simply watched without speaking.

Lines of comments could be seen scrolling through the Live Stream Room.

I never expected Sect Master Ning to be selected this time.

Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda... Could the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda inherited by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect evolve into this so-called Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda?

Of the first four options, I have never even heard of the third or fourth person. It seems the answer lies between the first two. The first is Sect Master Ning himself, while the second is his most talented daughter. Which should it be?

I think it is most likely Ning Rongrong. Her Innate Soul Power is as high as Level 9, an unquestionably top-tier level among Support-type Martial Souls! Her future achievements are boundless!

That makes sense...

None of the comments bore signatures, so it was impossible to tell who had sent them.

It should be mentioned that although everyone—whether Soul Masters, Soul Beasts, or ordinary people—had been pulled into the Live Stream Room, one needed at least some Soul Power to post comments. In other words, ordinary people had no right to speak. They could only watch as the Soul Masters spoke freely.

Of course, if it was an open question that everyone could race to answer, ordinary people could answer as well. There had once been an open question successfully answered by a lucky ordinary person.

Afterward, that lucky person, who had originally been an ordinary civilian, received a reward: his Useless Martial Soul evolved into a top-tier Martial Soul, and he gained Innate Full Soul Power!

He went from being a bottom-tier nobody to a sought-after rising star in the Soul Master World.

He ascended to the heavens in a single step.

Because of this, many ordinary people and low-level Soul Masters desperately hoped to be selected by the Q&A, or to successfully race to answer an open question and obtain generous rewards capable of changing their fates.

As for Soul Beasts, they needed intelligence at least equal to that of a normal person in order to speak. In other words, it did not matter if they were still in beast form, but their intellect had to be no different from an ordinary human's. They could not be mere wild beasts.

At this moment, Ning Fengzhi paid no attention to the comments in the Live Stream Room. Instead, he fell into deep thought, analyzing which of the five options was the correct answer.

After all, if he answered correctly, the reward would be evolving his Martial Soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!

The goal that countless predecessors of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had striven for now lay right before him. How could he not be excited?

Of course, the loss for a wrong answer would also be severe. Losing nine levels of Soul Power at once—who knew how many years of hard work it would take to recover?

So he had to answer with the utmost caution!

"Among the five answers, aside from the final one, there are the first four: myself, Rong Rong, and the two names I do not recognize, Tang San and Ye Cheng..." Ning Fengzhi frowned deeply, his mind racing. But there was too little information, and he could not reach any conclusion.

In the end, seeing that the allotted response time was nearly up.

With no other choice, Ning Fengzhi could only choose the answer that currently seemed most likely.

"I choose Option Two, Ning Rongrong!"

He took a deep breath and announced it loudly.

Not long after he gave his answer.

The Live Stream Room fell briefly silent.

Then that voice sounded again.

Wrong answer! Punishment: Deprivation of Level 9 Soul Power!

The moment the words fell, Ning Fengzhi staggered and nearly collapsed to the floor. Fortunately, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo promptly supported him from either side, sparing him the humiliation of making a spectacle of himself before everyone!

The Live Stream Room's punishment came silently and without warning.

Ning Fengzhi instantly felt his Soul Power drop by nine levels out of nowhere, falling from Level 79 to merely Level 70. Fortunately, he had not dropped below Soul Sage rank. That was at least a small blessing amid disaster.

But Ning Fengzhi had no mind to focus on the nine levels of Soul Power he had lost. He found it hard to believe that his chosen answer was wrong. Could the correct answer be Option One? Would he be the one to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in the future?

The people watching the Live Stream Room were equally baffled and began posting comments one after another.

What is going on? It was not Ning Rongrong? Then who was it? One of those two people we do not know? Or the final answer, none of the above?

Tsk tsk, losing nine levels of Soul Power in one go! Sect Master Ning suffered a huge loss this time!

So who exactly is the correct answer?

I cannot figure it out. I really cannot...

No need to rush. The Live Stream Room should soon play footage related to the answer.

After an answer is chosen, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, the Live Stream Room will show us the correct answer. Our questions will surely be answered soon...

After a string of comments.

The Live Stream Room went quiet for a moment before reacting again.

Question: Who broke the fate that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could never surpass Level 80 Soul Douluo and successfully evolved their Martial Soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda?

Correct answer—Option Four, Ye Cheng.

As the Live Stream Room announced the answer.

Leaving aside the reactions of the onlookers, Ning Fengzhi himself was somewhat bewildered. Who exactly was this Ye Cheng? Could he be some outsider descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

As a major sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had existed for an extremely long time. Over such a lengthy period, marriages with outsiders had naturally been common. Therefore, it was not unimaginable for a few people to inherit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.

But if that was truly the case, then he was simply too unlucky.

Who could possibly guess an answer like that?

Would you like to play the video related to the question?

This question from the Live Stream Room was directed at Ning Fengzhi, the one who had answered. He could choose to play it or not. However, if he chose not to play it, he would never have another chance to watch the video.

Thus, driven by curiosity and by his desire to understand exactly how he had lost, Ning Fengzhi chose to confirm!

Soon, the image in the Live Stream Room blurred, then changed into a different scene.

First came a distant view, revealing a prosperous small city. Then the camera zoomed in, and the plaque directly above the city gate came into view—White Cloud City!

This series of images told everyone watching that the protagonist of this video was in White Cloud City.

"White Cloud City?" Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly. White Cloud City seemed somewhat familiar to him. Had it not been destroyed twenty years ago?

It seemed this video was showing events from the past. He suddenly understood and continued watching intently...

After arriving at White Cloud City, the camera rapidly swept through it before finally reaching the City Lord Manor. It was a sprawling complex of buildings, and above its main gate hung a plaque bearing the words "Ye Mansion."

Ning Fengzhi still had no impression of it.

The camera entered Ye Mansion and eventually arrived at a grand hall.

At this time, many people were seated or standing within the hall. At the head of the gathering sat a lovely mature woman in the seat of honor. She appeared to be around thirty years old. Her black hair flowed freely, and she wore white robes as pure as snow, giving off a gentle yet resolute air.

"This is!"

When Ning Fengzhi saw this woman, his pupils contracted. It was as though a bolt of lightning had struck his mind! He finally recognized who she was.

At this time, several children had gathered in the hall shown in the video.

They were awakening their Martial Souls!

One child after another stepped into the Awakening Array. The Martial Souls awakened by these children were all sword-type Martial Souls.

The sword had a White Jade Handle, while its blade was as clear and radiant as crystal. The entire sword looked as magnificent as a work of art!

This sword Martial Soul was called the Flying Rainbow Sword!

The children who awakened this Flying Rainbow Sword Martial Soul had Innate Soul Power no lower than Level 2 and no higher than around Level 6.

Soon, only the final child remained.

This child had thick, jet-black hair and an exquisitely delicate little face. Though he was a boy, he was exceptionally beautiful.

Yet everyone in the Live Stream Room felt a strange sense of familiarity when looking at him.

Do you feel that this child looks a lot like someone?

Indeed, he looks very familiar.

Who does he resemble?

Idiots! He looks a lot like Sect Master Ning!

Could this child be related to Sect Master Ning somehow?

Probably an Illegitimate Son or something. After all, men... I have heard of Sect Master Ning's romantic reputation in his youth...

Ning Fengzhi no longer had the time to care about how the Live Stream Room comments were teasing him. His eyes were fixed firmly on the child who looked so much like him. Recalling the past, how could he not realize that this child was almost certainly his Illegitimate Son?

In the footage.

The child stepped into the Awakening Array, and light rose around him.

But what appeared in his hand was not the Flying Rainbow Sword inherited by the Ye Family. Instead, it was a seven-tiered little pagoda that resembled glazed crystal.

It was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!

Just as expected—the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. This child definitely has some connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

I estimate his Innate Soul Power must be at least Level 8 or 9...

The video continued.

In the scene, after discovering that his awakened Martial Soul was actually a small pagoda, the child was visibly surprised. Then a trace of disdain appeared on his little face. Clearly, he was dissatisfied with this Martial Soul.

Yet when the woman seated at the highest position saw that the Martial Soul he had awakened was not a sword but a pagoda, she was not surprised. She merely sighed softly before waving her hand to signal that his Innate Soul Power should be tested.

As the child pressed his hand against the Crystal Ball.

The entire Crystal Ball erupted with intense light!

That sign is...

Innate Full Soul Power!!

It is actually Innate Full Soul Power! This is the first time I have seen a Support-type Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power...

As far as I know, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has never produced a child with Innate Full Soul Power, right?

The highest known so far is Ning Rongrong's Level 9 Soul Power.

It seems this child is the answer—Ye Cheng.

When Ning Fengzhi saw that the child in the video possessed Innate Full Soul Power, he clenched his fists tightly. With this unprecedented Innate Full Soul Power, he now completely believed that this child would one day break the curse preventing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda from surpassing Soul Douluo and evolve his Martial Soul into the legendary Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!

The video continued.

In the scene, the Martial Soul awakening and Soul Power test had ended.

The boy who had awakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was called into a room by his mother. Then, in a secretive manner, he extended his other hand and showed her his secret.

Amid dazzling gemstone-like white light, a Longsword appeared, with a White Jade Handle and a Crystal Body. It was unmistakably the Flying Rainbow Sword, the ancestral Martial Soul of the Ye Family!

This scene caused the comments in the Live Stream Room to explode completely.

Twin Martial Souls! My heavens, he actually has Twin Martial Souls!

Unbelievable, truly unbelievable...

He possesses the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the strongest support Martial Soul in the world, and also an incredibly offensive sword Martial Soul. Offense-Defense Integration, nearly perfect! It is hard to imagine how great this child's future achievements will be!

When Ning Fengzhi saw that the boy who should be his son possessed Twin Martial Souls, he suddenly understood why he would be able to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the unprecedented Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in the future. If he had Twin Martial Souls, then it was not strange at all.

The footage in the Live Stream Room continued.

Not long after the boy named Ye Cheng awakened his Martial Soul, flames suddenly rose throughout White Cloud City the following night. The city then fell into chaos, with wails and furious roars sounding everywhere.

As the video continued, everyone finally learned that the Wang Family, the Ye Family's sworn enemy, had joined forces with several other families to launch a midnight assault on White Cloud City! They intended to wipe out the Ye Family of White Cloud City!

Caught off guard and heavily outnumbered, the Ye Family of White Cloud City naturally retreated again and again...

As for the boy whose Martial Soul was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, he was awakened by the chaos. Before he could understand what was happening, he saw his mother rush into his room, seize him, and bring him to an Underground Passage. She gave him several instructions before sealing the entrance to the Underground Passage.

Inside the Underground Passage, the boy was terrified and at a complete loss. He had no idea what to do. In the end, he could only follow his mother's instructions and keep fleeing through the passage, gradually moving farther and farther away from White Cloud City.

At this point, the scene kept shifting, omitting many details.

Several days passed.

By then, the once-prosperous White Cloud City had become a field of ruins. The fire had burned for several days and nights, and faint white smoke was still rising from it...

On a small hill in the distance.

The boy who had narrowly escaped disaster stared blankly at the ruins in the distance, his face utterly desolate...