I Traveled to Douluo and Split into Five People

Ning Fengzhi's smile froze. Hearing an unexpected name, Gu Rong turned around as well.

When had this child met Dugu Bo's granddaughter?

"Yulin, you..."

"I have never met Senior Dugu's granddaughter before. It's just that there may be something we need his help with. If I became his granddaughter's husband, he would naturally put more effort into it."

This brat was nothing like a child.

Gu Rong glanced at Ning Fengzhi, who shook his head. This cold attitude of treating his own marriage like a transaction was completely unlike anything a child should have. Ning Fengzhi simply could not understand it. The atmosphere within the sect should have been fairly harmonious, so why had this little sixth child developed such thoughts and attitudes?

Was he born that way?

"What is it? Can't the sect simply make a deal with him directly?"

The major powers had long received word that Dugu Bo's only son and daughter-in-law had died for unknown reasons. Now, only Dugu Yan remained, and he treasured her immensely. Even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect approached him directly with a marriage proposal, he probably would not give them much face. After all, he was a Title Douluo.

"A relationship built on a deal can be abandoned at any time when greater benefits arise. If we become family and bring him into the sect, he will also become an asset to the sect. Father, you can contact him privately first and only mention the marriage proposal. As for the rest, perhaps I can discuss it with Senior Dugu alone. Even if it fails, it will not have much impact on the sect."

"Fengzhi, there's no harm in making the trip."

With a cold snort, Gu Rong spoke indifferently.

He wanted to see what exactly that Old Poison could help with when neither he nor that Old Sword Man could. Since even the Sea-Stabilizing Needle had spoken, Ning Fengzhi no longer hesitated and said he would contact him as soon as possible.

After returning to the sect, Ning Fengzhi thought about it more and more and felt that his little sixth child was full of inconsistencies. He called people over and investigated Ning Yulin's daily life, only to become even more confused.

"This little sixth..."

Other than reading, he cultivated. Occasionally, he would stroll around Heaven Dou City, then come back and continue reading.

Ning Fengzhi agonized over it for half a day but still could not understand why Ning Yulin displayed such behavior and held such thoughts. Could he possibly not be his son, having been switched with someone else? But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could not be faked.

Could someone truly be born knowing everything?

In the end, he gave up dwelling on it. For the sect, it was a blessing. If Ning Yulin could continue progressing smoothly, whether by growing stronger himself or spreading the martial soul through descendants, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would undergo a transformation in two or three generations.

Having gained an unexpected ability from his second spirit skill, Ning Yulin entered the space, left a message calling for a gathering, and informed the others of the news.

After listening to Ning Yulin's description, Tang Yin remembered something.

"Why does it sound a bit like that Superhuman Drug? The thing that freak from BLEACH's 12th Division used in Hueco Mundo. It speeds up thought, completely disconnecting consciousness from the body. If used properly, this ability is a god-tier skill, whether against ourselves or enemies."

Used on himself, it could improve reaction speed and thinking ability. Used on enemies, it could disconnect their consciousness from their bodies.

"Have you tried it on nonliving objects?"

Zhou Xuefeng looked expectant for some reason. Ning Yulin nodded.

"How effective was it?"

"Very effective." Ning Yulin spoke with a smile he could not hide. "Objects infused with life force can become living beings according to my will. They just cannot exist permanently. At present, they can last thirty minutes at most."

Golden Experience 2

"Then isn't this a weakened version of Golden Experience? Healing, turning nonliving things into living creatures. It can even turn nonliving objects into living organs for transplantations without rejection..."

As Tian Rui spoke, he could not help feeling jealous. How had Ning Yulin suddenly acquired such an amazing ability? Though he could not yet achieve Golden Experience's level, perhaps he could after consuming Immortal Herbs? Or by adding a higher-age spirit ring from the same species.

"Hahaha. Easy, easy."

Ning Yulin was quite pleased with himself. He laughed loudly a few times before calming down and glancing at An Lan.

"My father has agreed to propose marriage to Dugu Bo. I estimate the chances of persuading him are fairly high. How is your knowledge of Immortal Herbs coming along?"

"I was just about to bring that up."

Raising a hand, An Lan gathered his spiritual power and materialized a handbook.

"Not long ago, I learned most of the Immortal Herb knowledge Chrysanthemum Douluo possesses. He gave it to me readily, probably because he believes those things are already legends and no one can find them. I also learned some knowledge about medicine-making and detoxification."

"Can you refine medicine or pills?"

Ning Yulin quickly asked. Eating those Immortal Herbs whole was too wasteful; refining them into pills for gradual use would be much better. An Lan looked troubled. He could do it, but his current skill was probably not enough to refine Immortal Herbs into pills.

He could only make pills from some low-grade herbs.

Outside of cultivation, he also had to focus on building a relationship with Qian Renxue. He simply did not have much time to study alchemy.

The other four turned their eyes toward Tang Yin.

The Breaking Clan seemed highly knowledgeable about medicine, and they were currently attached to the Clear Sky Sect. Tang Yin spread his hands.

"There isn't enough time, and my status is too low."

Tang San would be born in less than a year. Tang Hao and Qian Xunji would clash, and Spirit Hall would go to war with the Clear Sky Sect. There was no way he could learn much in such a short time. Furthermore, given Tang Yin's standing in the Clear Sky Sect, he could not even come into contact with Yang Wudi. Although the Breaking Clan was affiliated with the Clear Sky Sect, they were nothing like Tai Tan's "servants."

The four memorized the contents of An Lan's materialized handbook. Tang Yin waggled his eyebrows at An Lan.

"How's it going with Qian Renxue?"

"Better than average, I suppose. The little girl may be innocent right now, but she isn't stupid. She's not easy to fool. Besides, with Bibi Dong as a cautionary example, Qian Xunji is extremely guarded. He never lets me be alone with her. There are always one or two maids following us, and there may be guards watching in secret too."

He could only consider letting affection grow over time, making Qian Renxue grow accustomed to him until daily life without him felt wrong.

"Open up to her."

Zhou Xuefeng suddenly spoke two words.

"Lovesick fools are annoying, but if she's obsessed with you, that's a different matter. First, follow Tang San's approach. Crush her in terms of strength, then comfort her, take her out to relax, travel around, eat good food, tell stories, and so on. CPU her hard!"

As an Innate Level 20 God-Given Martial Soul, Qian Renxue was currently one spirit ring ahead of An Lan, with seven or eight more levels of Soul Power. She also possessed the Angel Domain. Though she could not yet unleash much of its power, it was enough to deal with An Lan.

However, An Lan's advantage was also obvious. With the Soul Power of five people, he could forcibly withstand the domain.

"All right. I'll find an opportunity to spar with her soon."

If he wanted to occupy enough weight in Qian Renxue's heart, this seemed to be the only method. Besides, if he could demonstrate strength greater than Qian Renxue's, Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu would value him more as well.

Perhaps he could even directly stop Qian Renxue from carrying out that joke of an undercover plan. An Innate Level 20 who only became a Soul Saint after twenty years—the Qian family really had something wrong with their brains.

Ning Yulin shared his second spirit ring with Zhou Xuefeng, but not with the others. Their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial souls had not yet added spirit rings, so they would have chances to attach higher-age spirit rings in the future. Zhou Xuefeng had already added a spirit ring earlier while helping Ning Yulin experiment.

"Almost forgot."

Tian Rui suddenly shouted and shared his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul again. He had died once, so his attached spirit rings had vanished, but the abilities gained from strengthening the martial soul remained.

"If any of you have time, help me study the ability of electricity generating magnetism and master magnetic fields. When the time comes, with 990,000 horsepower Magnetic Field Rotation, who cares about some perverted Asura God King or Sea God? I'll beat them all to pulp!"

No one paid him any attention.

Studying electricity generating magnetism was not difficult, but Magnetic Field Rotation? Sea Tiger Exploding Fist? Their styles were completely different—what the hell was there to study?

After receiving the martial soul information, everyone went their separate ways. Tian Rui called out a few times, only to make a fool of himself, and could only play by himself.

After leaving the space, Zhou Xuefeng closed his eyes and sensed himself. His Soul Power had improved by a little over one level, yet he still felt no pressure at all.

He then tried the Life Force Attachment ability. If it could achieve the effect he imagined, perhaps he could take revenge on the Zhu Family early.

Blue Silver Grass First Spirit Skill · Growth.

Several stalks of Blue Silver Grass drilled out of the ground and rapidly grew until they reached a person's height.

Second Spirit Skill · Split Weaving.

The Blue Silver Grass split into fine threads, twisting and interweaving according to Zhou Xuefeng's will until they gradually formed the shape of a person. Maintaining the effect with Soul Power, he withdrew his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and switched to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

He used Life Force Attachment.

The chest of the straw man woven from Blue Silver Fine Thread suddenly began to rise and fall. Its grassy surface slowly turned into human skin with every breath. After a dozen breaths, a living human appeared before Zhou Xuefeng.

It looked like Old Wang, his neighbor.

"Haha... Hahahaha... Good!"

He held his forehead with one hand, swept back his hair, and laughed loudly. This ability was not bad at all!

As long as he disguised himself as someone from the Duke's Mansion, he could easily infiltrate it and find an opportunity to poison them.

Hehehe.

"No!"

After the excitement faded, Zhou Xuefeng calmed down. His level was still too low. It would be safer after he gained another spirit ring and raised his Soul Power further.

"Mm, the expression is a little stiff. I need to refine it more."

"I also need to test the control range..."

He spent half the day researching. When hunger and thirst struck, he went out to find food. After hurriedly filling his stomach, he returned to continue experimenting, then sat in meditation to recover his Soul Power.

"Electricity generating magnetism..."

He suddenly felt that Tian Rui's suggestion was worth researching. Forget Magnetic Field Rotation—Super Electromagnetic Cannons had great research value. Even if he could not fire them from his hand like Railgun, building a track and using specialized rounds for long-range attacks did not seem bad either.

Unfortunately, none of the five knew the formula for gunpowder. Otherwise, they could send the Duke's Mansion straight into the sky.

"Could I do something with Tang San?"

But that guy did not even teach his own father or beloved Xiao Wu. Later, he only accepted the already-grown Jixiang as a disciple, perhaps to test the cultivation effects of the Mysterious Heaven Skill on others. It would probably not be easy for outsiders to learn what was in his head.

"I'll think about it later. Cultivation first."

There was not much time before Buddha Tang was born. He had to seize every minute to grow stronger before that brat developed.

The Loser Must Agree to One Condition

An Lan was pondering how to leave a deep impression on Qian Renxue when she came looking for him herself.

"Cultivation is so boring. Little An, are there any fun places to go?"

Because she was a year older, Qian Renxue had forcefully claimed the role of older sister and thus called An Lan that. It seemed she had completely emerged from the shadow of Bibi Dong wanting to kill her.

Those two old men really did not know how to comfort a little girl.

Qian Xunji should have been over sixty, so calling him an old man was not wrong.

"We're not playing today. Teacher said your talent is very high, but I don't know how strong you actually are."

The provocation could not have been more obvious. Qian Renxue immediately took the bait, her willow brows rising as she put her little hands on her hips.

"What, Little An? You want a beating?"

She was a little excited. Since beginning cultivation, she had not truly fought seriously many times and had only fought a handful of people. The old men of Worship Hall always treated their fights like play, which left her deeply frustrated. Qian Xunji was busy with who knew what all day and rarely kept her company. The mother she used to see often met her with nothing but killing intent.

Her attendants and guards did not dare attack her either.

"How about a match? The loser has to agree to one condition."

"Bring it on! This young lady will give you three moves!"

She knew that An Lan was one spirit ring behind her, with a full seven or eight levels less Soul Power. Dealing with a mere Little An would be easy.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, one of the hidden guards immediately broke away to notify Qian Xunji. If anything happened to either of them, none of the guards could bear the consequences. Upon receiving the report, Qian Xunji appeared without a sound.

There were no outsiders where the two stood. It was within the territory of Worship Hall.

"What, Little An? You really don't need this young lady to give you three moves?"

"Better not. If Miss Xue loses because of those three moves and starts crying, that wouldn't look good."

The two took their stances, and Qian Renxue opened with her first spirit skill.

Angel Assault.

Golden divine radiance enveloped her fist as she charged at An Lan. She missed. An Lan vanished from where he stood, and she abruptly looked up to find Little An already in the air.

An Lan activated his second spirit skill, increasing attack by twenty percent and reducing damage by twenty percent. He then immediately followed with his first spirit skill, increasing flame intensity and flight speed by twenty percent while absorbing the energy of heaven and earth and rapidly converting it into fire. A bright layer of flames dyed the orange-red ring of light around his wings.

With a raised hand and a downward sweep, countless small fireballs rained down on Qian Renxue.

Hidden in the shadows, Qian Xunji was astonished. Was that a Self-Created Soul Skill?

Self-created? Of course not. An Lan had merely developed his first spirit skill a little further and reused the energy converted by the "Energy Gathering Ring" behind him. By the standards of the five of them, it did not count as a Self-Created Soul Skill at all. But according to the theories of the soul master world, any skill used without a spirit ring counted as a Self-Created Soul Skill, so it could barely be forced into that category.

"Hmph! This young lady can fly too!"

Six-Winged Angel Second Spirit Skill · Angel's Wings. A phantom of six wings emerged behind Qian Renxue. Moments later, only two feathered wings remained. She flapped them with all her strength, leaving behind a Falling Feather Streamer as she rushed before An Lan.

"Little An, your wings aren't as pretty as mine!"