"Uncle Cixue, Uncle Shelong, I'm going to visit Xia Wuyou. But for safety's sake, sorry for the trouble—please wait outside until I come out!"
As subtle changes quietly took place in Qian Renxue's heart, she left the teahouse and headed toward Yanhuang Academy.
"Time and Space Attribute Spirits..."
"Sigh, Ci Xue, Snake Lance, why is the gap between people so damn huge?"
"Compared to Xia Wuyou, we're worse than dogs!"
After Qian Renxue left the teahouse, Ci Xue and Snake Lance, who remained in the private room, could not help but feel sour.
The two of them had fought their way out from among countless Soul Masters and only barely reached the threshold of Titled Douluo after passing sixty. Now, taking another step forward would require them to risk their old lives.
Yet when they saw the young Xia Wuyou, not only was he a Seven-Ring Spirit Saint with Three Purple Three Black One Red soul rings, but he also possessed Time and Space Attribute Spirits. It made their lifetime of effort look like a joke.
The scene shifted. Ning Fengzhi, still in the teahouse's private room, stared at Xia Wuyou with astonishment, as though he were looking at a one-of-a-kind peerless treasure.
"Martial Soul Avatar, Eye of Time and Space?"
"Time and space, time and space... what an Eye of Time and Space."
"Xia Wuyou's Martial Soul is actually of the Time System and Space System!"
"Uncle Sword, your judgment was correct!"
"Lord Xia Wuyou is absolutely not a member of Spirit Hall!"
The more Ning Fengzhi spoke, the more excited he became. His voice unconsciously rose, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief, and even the hand gripping his cane trembled.
The Space System was already synonymous with invincibility.
The Time System was even rarer, appearing perhaps once in tens of thousands of years.
Time and space were powers they suspected only a Deity could fully control, leaving them deeply shaken.
Time reigns supreme, space reigns king.
The weight of those words kept rising.
"Time and space... time and space... so this boy possesses dual Martial Souls of the Time System and Space System. No wonder his soul ring configuration is so powerful."
"Such talent is truly unprecedented."
Even Sword Douluo, a powerhouse who had seen much and weathered countless storms, could not help but reveal a look of amazement.
At that moment, Chen Xin thought of something and could not help but sigh.
"Sigh! What a pity he already has a family sect!"
"Otherwise, even I would be tempted to take him as my disciple!"
Seeing Xia Wuyou's peerless potential, Chen Xin could not help but let out a sigh.
As the close friend of Bone Douluo Gu Rong, he had sparred with him hundreds of times. He understood the power of a Space Spirit better than anyone.
Without exaggeration, he had no absolute confidence in defeating that old bonehead head-on.
If Gu Rong chose not to fight and focused only on fleeing, then even Chen Xin's late father, a level ninety-eight Peak Douluo, might not have been able to stop him.
Unlike that old bonehead, Xia Wuyou possessed Martial Souls of both the Time System and Space System.
What was even more terrifying was that Xia Wuyou had already grown powerful.
For all anyone knew, he might even have a powerful force backing him.
Xia Wuyou was such an outstanding young man that even though he did not possess a sword Martial Soul or cultivate the sword path, Chen Xin still wanted to take him as a disciple.
The good news was that Xia Wuyou was not from Spirit Hall. He possessed Time and Space Attribute Spirits and was already a powerful Soul Master who had matured. Becoming a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo and suppressing an era was no dream for him.
The bad news was that Xia Wuyou had already grown powerful. He was decisive in killing and showed no mercy. He was suspected of having a powerful force behind him, one with at least three Titled Douluo above level ninety-five.
At that moment, Ning Fengzhi also thought of something.
"Uncle Sword, according to the current intelligence, Rongrong should be returning to Heaven Dou City before long! Do you think we should arrange for Rongrong to enter Yanhuang Academy then?"
The stronger Xia Wuyou appeared, the more Ning Fengzhi wanted to win him over.
Against someone like Xia Wuyou, who had already grown powerful and had a mighty force behind him, forceful measures were clearly not an option.
After much thought, the only solution he could come up with was to match Xia Wuyou and Ning Rongrong together.
Between major powers, shared interests might be stable, but marriage alliances were the "dead knot" that completely bound both sides' interests and futures together.
He understood very well that a partnership based on interests could collapse at any time because of greater temptation or danger. But once Xia Wuyou and Ning Rongrong became husband and wife, the force behind Xia Wuyou would truly become "family" with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Fengzhi, you want Rongrong to form a marriage alliance with Xia Wuyou?"
Chen Xin knew Ning Fengzhi well and immediately understood what he meant.
Faced with Sword Douluo's question, Ning Fengzhi nodded frankly.
"Yes! Uncle Sword, I do have that thought. But we'll have to see how things go first. Only if Rongrong is willing can this marriage possibly happen."
"Although I am the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I am also Rongrong's father. I respect her choice and will not use the sect's interests to hold her lifelong happiness hostage."
"Besides, Xia Wuyou's attitude is still unknown. The force behind him is powerful, and he may not see a marriage alliance as a necessary condition for cooperating with our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"For now, I merely have this thought in mind. We'll have to see whether the two of them have fate, then discuss it further."
"Moreover, Uncle Sword, you know the situation of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! We are all auxiliary Soul Masters without any combat ability. If little Rongrong could form a marriage alliance with a powerhouse like Xia Wuyou..."
"Then not only would our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect gain another layer of protection and truly establish ourselves on the continent, Rongrong herself would also have a powerful husband to rely on in the future."
Having spoken his true thoughts, Ning Fengzhi felt helpless. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had risen because of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and was also constrained by it.
The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul had earned them the reputation of the number one support on the Douluo Continent, but because it possessed no combat power, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had always lacked fighting strength and could only rely on Soul Masters from outside the family for protection.
Meeting reasonable and easygoing Titled Douluo like Gu Rong and Chen Xin was a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. But if those two were gone in the future, or if they encountered forces with ulterior motives seeking to use the opportunity to control the sect, then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not even have room to resist.
"Fengzhi, whether the sect prospers is a responsibility everyone bears together. It is not a burden for you alone, so you need not blame yourself too much."
"Although Xia Wuyou has other women, it must be said that he is Rongrong's best choice, without question."
"I do not oppose Rongrong forming a marriage alliance with Xia Wuyou. When the time comes, let the two youngsters take things naturally."
Chen Xin comforted his old friend as he voiced his own thoughts.
Just as the two were discussing the marriage alliance, another change occurred at the entrance of Yanhuang Academy.
At the quiet and eerie entrance of Yanhuang Academy, an urgent female voice rang out, her tone filled with panic.
"Dean Xia, what did you say? You're the dean of an advanced Soul Master Academy, how could you..."
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