Godsmith Lou Gao (Part 2)

"Save the flattery. What do you want from me?" Lou Gao waved a hand.

Everyone knew the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was unimaginably wealthy. If they could dispatch a Titled Douluo, they surely had not come here just to make small talk.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was a sect of Support Spirit Masters, so they were naturally frequent visitors here.

"Uh, this is a letter of introduction from my father, Ning Fengzhi. We hope you will join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Lou Gao accepted the letter and casually tore it open.

At first, he read its contents with an indifferent expression, but his face gradually became serious.

"You want me to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and help you make these so-called Soul Tools?" Lou Gao thought for a moment. "It says you have a sample. Did you bring it?"

"Yes, it's right here." Ning Rongrong handed Lou Gao the Level One fire-element Soul Tool that Dugu Yan had played with earlier.

After taking the Soul Tool and examining it briefly, Lou Gao's eyes lit up.

"Press the safety button beneath the Soul Tool's trigger mechanism to release the safety lock. Then aim at the target and channel Soul Power into it." Hearing this, Lou Gao impatiently ran into the house.

Ning Rongrong and the others followed him inside.

Si Long was also curious and stepped into the room.

Bang

Bang

Two fireballs struck the target.

A target board with a bullseye burst into raging flames.

"Incredible!" Lou Gao's face was filled with excitement.

Lou Gao aimed at another target board and continued channeling Soul Power into it to attack.

"Wait, the Soul Tool can only fire ten shots."

Before Ning Rongrong could finish, three fireballs had already landed on the target board.

Then, with a boom, the Soul Tool in his hand exploded and shattered into pieces.

"Wh... what is going on?"

Lou Gao's Soul Power was too strong for an ordinary Level One Soul Tool's explosion to hurt him.

However, the Soul Tool's self-destruction startled Lou Gao. He looked utterly bewildered and heartbroken.

"Senior Lou Gao, this Soul Tool is only a prototype. It isn't stable yet. After around ten shots, the metal can no longer withstand the strain and it self-destructs."

"What?!" Lou Gao's tiny eyes widened enormously. "Little girl, why didn't you say so sooner?"

"Senior Lou Gao, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has even more complex Soul Tools than this. We simply lack a renowned godsmith."

"That is why my father and I want you to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"This is the design blueprint for the Soul Tool." Ning Rongrong took out the blueprint for the fire-element Soul Tool from her bracelet and handed it to Lou Gao.

Lou Gao's hands trembled slightly as he accepted the blueprint.

Especially when he saw the design concepts written on it, along with things like formation patterns, he slapped the table in admiration.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect truly is incredible!"

"Senior Lou Gao, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is preparing to establish a Soul Guidance Pavilion, with you as its master."

"We will also spread the concepts of Soul Tools throughout Douluo Continent and restore the honor of blacksmiths. What do you think?"

Lou Gao set down the blueprint, took a deep breath, and asked, "May I ask what conditions we must accept to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

"Do not betray the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. For the time being, Soul Tools must remain confidential, because their strategic value is far too great."

"Besides that, there is one more thing..." Ning Rongrong said. "Sever all ties with the Clear Sky Sect and Titan."

"Sever all ties?" Lou Gao looked troubled. "What I can promise is that I will not reveal any information about Soul Tools to Titan, nor will I betray the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"As for the Clear Sky Sect, I understand what you mean. Since I am joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I naturally will no longer have anything to do with the Clear Sky Sect."

"That will do." Ning Rongrong nodded.

Lou Gao was close to Titan, so making him completely cut off their friendship would be difficult. As long as he did not leak information about Soul Tools, that was enough.

As for the Clear Sky Sect, all ties had to be severed. Now that he was part of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it would hardly be appropriate for him to remain entangled with the Clear Sky Sect.

There was no surprise in Lou Gao joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The moment he saw the Soul Tool, Lou Gao understood that this thing had enormous potential for development.

Besides, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had money and could appraise treasures. Was that not exactly what blacksmiths sought?

"By the way, I heard that your relationship with the Spirit Hall Main Hall here is very poor." Ning Rongrong suddenly asked.

"That is indeed the case."

"Then leave this matter to us."

"You still have dealings with Spirit Hall?" Lou Gao frowned. He did not particularly hate Spirit Hall, but he had an extremely poor impression of the bishop of Blacksmith City's Spirit Hall Main Hall.

"Yes. Senior Lou Gao also knows that different factions are intertwined. As Support Spirit Masters, it is only natural for us to have transactions with Spirit Hall."

Hearing this, Lou Gao pondered for a while before nodding.

Indeed, even the rankings of the Upper Three Sects were determined by Spirit Hall. On the surface, everyone had a fairly good relationship.

Of course, the Clear Sky Sect was an exception.

They had killed Spirit Hall's Pope and still expected relations to remain good?

Lou Gao still needed time to make preparations.

Ning Rongrong, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan then headed for Spirit Hall's Main Hall.

Before going to the Main Hall, they also gathered information on Miles.

"This kind of person can be a bishop of Spirit Hall?" Dugu Yan could not help but snap. "What a filthy mess!"

"Actually, the Heaven Dou aristocracy is not much better than this place." Ning Rongrong said.

On Douluo Continent, Spirit Masters and ordinary people were practically two different species.

"Anyway, we'll go over and kill him!"

"Then we can replace him with another bishop."

"Uh..." Dugu Yan froze. "Will that really be okay? Won't it expose us?"

"Have the new bishop report the entire course of events to the Worship Hall. Qian Renxue's token is far more useful than any Elder Token."

The three entered Spirit Hall's Main Hall together, and Dugu Bo released the pressure of a Titled Douluo.

After that, everyone inside confessed everything they were supposed to confess.

Ning Rongrong pointed out a relatively young but rather upright-looking man to serve as the temporary bishop.

She also had him send the information on those arrested here, along with their crimes, to Spirit Hall headquarters—preferably to the Worship Hall.

Thus, the new bishop wisely chose to submit.

After a round of friendly discussions, he agreed to pursue mutual benefit and seek common ground while setting aside differences with the blacksmiths of Blacksmith City.

He also quietly helped Lou Gao and the others pack their belongings according to Ning Rongrong's request, then bundled everything up for Ning Rongrong to take away.

Three people had gone there, but a whole group returned.

Since there were too many people, Ning Rongrong did not take the shortcut through the Star Dou Great Forest. Instead, they headed toward a large city nearby.

Just then, two terrifying auras erupted from the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Wh... what is that?" Even from such a great distance, Dugu Bo could sense the terror of those two battling presences.

The horses pulling the convoy collapsed to the ground beneath the pressure of the battle, refusing to move as their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

"It seems powerful experts are fighting in the Star Dou Great Forest." Ning Rongrong looked up at the sky, at the aurora-like spectacle.

One black and one white radiance nearly covered the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

They were experts at the level of Titled Douluo.

This feeling was even stronger than Sword Douluo's aura.

Who could it be?

Could Qian Daoliu and Di Tian have started fighting?