Reign Over All!

"Why? Why the hell is that fair?!"

Xu Sanshi stood there as if petrified. He didn't understand—he really didn't understand! Why could Ning Wuque win over the current little princess of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, while he had trouble even touching Nannan's hand?!

Damn it, this world was unfair. He wanted Destruction to destroy this damned world!

Jealousy had twisted Xu Sanshi beyond recognition. Not only had he failed to teach that "overconfident" Junior Brother a lesson today, but he had even gotten thoroughly shown up by him.

This hurt him even more than getting brutally beaten by Bei Bei!

"Ning Tian, this is a bottle of Beautifying Pills. I won them from Senior Brother Sanshi. They're for you."

Right in front of Xu Sanshi, Ning Wuque directly gave the Beautifying Pills he had just obtained to Ning Tian.

Standing before him, Ning Tian was briefly stunned when she learned that the pills were Beautifying Pills. To her, this was the sort of thing she could eat from childhood to adulthood without issue, but when she realized Ning Wuque had given them to her, she happily accepted them.

They were a little lacking, but she liked anything Wuque gave her~

"Thank you, Wuque. Hello, Senior Brother Sanshi. My name is Ning Tian."

After accepting the gift, Ning Tian politely greeted Xu Sanshi. Then, taking Ning Wuque's hand, she led him and Wu Feng away.

Only a petrified turtle remained behind, shedding unwilling tears.

"What's wrong, Sanshi? I heard you got beaten by a Junior Brother who just enrolled?"

"Bei Bei? Bei Bei! Hurry, I need to pour my heart out to you right now. You're not allowed to refuse me!"

"Fine, fine. Come on, let's eat while you talk. I asked Tang Ya to invite Jiang Nannan over too."

"Good brother! My good brother!"

For a time, the heart whose wounds had been torn open was patched up and healed by sincere friendship.

For now, let's not mention Xu Sanshi, who had been dragged off to eat by his best friend.

After leaving the Great Soul Arena, Ning Wuque explained to Ning Tian what had just happened and why he had come here to fight in Soul Battles.

"I see. Oh, right, Wuque, I had someone find out where our teacher is. You definitely won't have time to attend classes with your usual training. Do you want to go apply to her for some special privileges?"

Ning Wuque nodded, but Ning Tian was not particularly concerned about such matters. She knew Ning Wuque always had his own plans.

Today, she had first bought Wu Feng two new oversized school uniforms, then checked out the overall quality of this year's students. After that, she obtained a list of upperclassmen who were relatively poor.

After finishing all that, she had someone inquire about Mu Jin, the homeroom teacher of New Student Class 9, and learned that she was currently eating at a restaurant outside Shrek City.

So, Ning Tian had planned to return to the academy, find Ning Wuque, and ask whether he wanted to request some privilege from Mu Jin, such as not needing to attend classes.

In Ning Tian's eyes, she alone was enough to handle unimportant matters. Wuque should focus on his own affairs.

Besides, with Ning Wuque's intelligence, it did not matter much if he skipped these basic courses, right?

"I see. Then let's go meet her."

With that said—

Ning Wuque first spent three minutes taking a shower at the dormitory, then left the campus with Ning Tian and Wu Feng.

They first found Mu Jin and, after persuading her with both emotion and reason, obtained the privilege of being exempt from classes.

Finally, they returned to the academy cafeteria, intending to get something to eat.

However, when Ning Tian learned that Shrek Academy's cafeteria did not even provide tables and chairs, she fell silent. Then, she immediately dragged Ning Wuque and Wu Feng to a restaurant in Shrek City and ordered a Soul Beast Meat Feast.

She finally understood why Mu Jin, despite being a teacher, did not eat at the academy and instead went all the way to Shrek City for meals.

The basic facilities of Shrek's outer courtyard were truly beyond human comprehension!

After parting ways with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, Ning Wuque returned to Shrek Academy at around nine that evening.

He headed straight for the field, sat on the Soul-Nourishing Jade, and took out the beast-hide scroll Mu En had given him yesterday under the moonlight.

"Reign Over All?"

The beast-hide scroll felt like dragon hide to the touch. When he opened it, the words Reign Over All came into view.

He had never expected Mu En to be so generous! He had directly given him his ultimate technique.

However, after Ning Wuque read through all the writing on the beast-hide scroll, he realized it was exactly as Mu En had said at the time.

The Reign Over All recorded on this beast-hide scroll was merely an idea he had come up with in his youth. It was far from the mature ultimate technique he possessed now!

Still, it was enough. What was a genius?

As long as you gave one a result and three crucial points, they could extend a path from those points straight to that result!

"Spiritual Power, willpower, and Soul Power. I see. This is the difference between quantity and quality, between inner and outer. The core principle of Reign Over All is to attach one's will to Spiritual Power, then strike it out through Soul Power, directly impacting the enemy's mind and causing damage."

"Normally, though, only a Titled Douluo can begin projecting their Spiritual Power outward and merging it with Soul Power. Before that, unless one possesses a special martial soul, this soul skill simply cannot be learned."

"But who am I? Hehe~ Martial Soul, lend me your strength!"

After gradually comprehending the soul skill recorded on the beast-hide scroll, Ning Wuque put it away. Then, he actively entered a semi-deep meditative state. Once his consciousness sank into the chaotic Sea of Consciousness, he connected with his Martial Soul.

Within the Sea of Consciousness—

The first thing Ning Wuque saw when he opened his eyes was his Martial Soul.

The Dark Gold Terror Ant looked much like an ordinary black ant overall. The difference lay in its sharply defined, armor-like carapace, as well as the pair of upward-pointing horns resembling Dragon Horns.

Even beneath its armor, golden veins radiated flowing light, making it appear as though dark and gold interwove across its body, filled with an oppressive aura.

"Kaah~"

"Come on, partner. Let's work through a reading comprehension question together. Since I can't project my Spiritual Power outward and merge it with Soul Power, you, as my Martial Soul, can definitely help me do it, right?"

"Kaah?"

The Martial Soul tilted its head, sensing an ominous premonition.

Before it, Ning Wuque had already formed a rough idea.

Indeed, as a two-ringed soul master who was not even a spiritual-type soul master, he could not project his Spiritual Power outward. So how could he possibly learn this soul skill of attaching his will to Spiritual Power and striking it out through Soul Power?

But just because he could not do it did not mean his Martial Soul could not.

When the place where he met his Martial Soul was within the Sea of Consciousness, Ning Wuque understood that the Martial Soul itself was also a special, tangible manifestation of a soul master's Spiritual Power. It was simply like an external organ, seemingly an independent entity.

His idea was simple: while in Martial Soul Possession, could he attach his will to his Martial Soul, then have the Martial Soul strike it out through his own fists?

This was a simple energy conversion formula:

Ning Wuque would have his Martial Soul carry his will. Through the connection between the Martial Soul and his body, the Martial Soul would carry that will and release his own "Reign Over All" through physical contact!

Still don't understand?

Just use Armament Haki as a reference.