Little Witch

Heaven Dou City, Clear Moon Teahouse.

This was Xue Qinghe—or rather, Qian Renxue's—private property.

It was also Spirit Hall's secret base in Heaven Dou City.

However, Qian Renxue had come here today to meet her teacher, Ning Fengzhi.

Bai Ge had also been brought along by Qian Renxue.

Their spirits were no longer merely compatible. They had gone a step further, reaching spirit resonance.

Spirit resonance meant that both parties possessed absolutely top-tier spirits, or even spirits of an exceptional level.

Moreover, their compatibility would reach an astonishing one hundred percent, as if they had been destined to be one person from the moment they were born.

It was just like the one-hundred-percent compatibility between Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong in the second part of Douluo Continent.

This meant that the two of them could never become enemies in this lifetime.

They were a destined pair.

That was far more trustworthy than loyalty, oaths, or anything of the sort.

That was also why, when Bai Ge had just crossed over and Qian Renxue did not even know who he was, she had directly abducted him.

Moreover, Qian Renxue and Bai Ge now had the additional boost of Mobius and Knight Aura!

The compatibility between their spirits had reached one hundred and twenty percent!

Thus, under normal circumstances, Qian Renxue would bring Bai Ge with her wherever she went.

She was unwilling to part with Bai Ge.

However, Bai Ge and Qian Renxue were surprised to find that Ning Fengzhi had not come alone as usual. Besides Sword Douluo, there was another figure with him.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Little Princess, the apple of everyone's eye—Ning Rongrong.

This time, however, Bai Ge had also joined Qian Renxue's side.

Ning Rongrong looked Bai Ge up and down before gazing at him curiously. "Tell me, what's your relationship with Brother Qinghe?"

Although Xue Qinghe, as disguised by Qian Renxue, might have looked the same, there was one difference: Qian Renxue was a girl to begin with, so her aura and manner of doing things naturally made Ning Rongrong feel closer to her.

Combined with the radiance and affinity of the Six-Winged Angel Spirit, her affinity could be said to be maxed out.

Ning Rongrong had known Xue Qinghe for a long time. Now that Bai Ge had suddenly appeared, she was naturally curious.

"The relationship between a savior and the person he saved." Bai Ge's voice remained calm.

"If it weren't for Her Highness, I might already be dead."

"Eh?" Ning Rongrong's curiosity was thoroughly aroused.

Bai Ge smiled and suddenly changed the subject. "In your opinion, what is the purpose of spirit rings?"

"Do you even need to ask? Of course they break through bottlenecks and provide spirit skills."

Ning Rongrong answered instinctively, then looked at Bai Ge with an expression that seemed to say, Are you stupid?

"Not quite. In truth, the value of spirit rings lies only in breaking through bottlenecks and strengthening a Spirit Master's physical constitution.

"As for spirit skills, they are essentially just methods of using Soul Power."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Sword Douluo Senior."

"Grandpa Sword?"

Looking at the thirst for knowledge in his Little Princess's eyes, Sword Douluo Chen Xin was utterly dumbfounded.

It had been so difficult to find someone to deal with his clever and mischievous Little Princess today. He had thought he could finally take a break.

Instead, the flames had unexpectedly spread to his own head.

"Boy, explain it more clearly." Sword Douluo's voice rang out.

"Let's put it this way. I once met a Spirit Master whose spirit was a longsword, and whose first spirit skill was Sword Qi.

"But if he didn't release his spirit or activate his spirit skill, all he could do was swing his sword wildly.

"Sword Douluo Senior, don't you think that's laughable?"

Sword Douluo nodded.

"Grandpa Sword, what does that mean exactly?"

Ning Rongrong was a little dumbfounded.

"Watch closely, Rongrong."

Sword Douluo extended two fingers and pointed. He did not release the Seven Kill Sword or illuminate any spirit rings, yet a streak of Sword Qi instantly split a blue brick in the corner of the private room in two, leaving a surface smooth as a mirror.

"So powerful!" Ning Rongrong was clever to begin with, and she immediately understood. Her eyes shone as she looked at Sword Douluo. "Grandpa Sword, will you teach Rongrong when we get back?"

Looking at the hope in his Little Princess's eyes, Sword Douluo was utterly helpless. "This..."

Throughout Douluo Continent, everyone relied on spirit rings and spirit skills. Even Soul Power depended on whatever the heavens chose to grant them.

Compared with the complete system of Huaxia ancient martial arts—including inner energy, techniques, and movement arts, a whole martial system developed from nothing—the difference was simply too great.

An ordinary Spirit Master had at most nine skills, but what about Tang San? At the very least, he had dozens. How was anyone supposed to compete?

Of course, this was a difference in development brought about by different world rules.

Even Sword Douluo—had he ever thought of creating a Sword Skill? No.

The people of Douluo Continent simply never thought in that direction!

In this regard, Grandmaster had at least worked out a Spirit Power Cultivation Method.

Although it was crude, and Tang San had not thought much of it, Grandmaster had at least been a pioneer.

Bai Ge raised his hand, pulled out a sheet of paper, and handed it to Ning Rongrong. "This is a Secret Method for transforming Soul Power into Sword Qi. It is part of My Family's Inherited Cultivation Method, and also the reason my entire family was exterminated."

"Boy, you..."

Sword Douluo was astonished. On Douluo Continent, a cultivation method like this would not be undeserving of the title of peerless secret art!

Yet Bai Ge had handed it to Ning Rongrong so casually, without the slightest concern.

"Without comprehending Sword Intent, one cannot condense Sword Qi.

"So, if Rongrong wants to practice this Secret Method, she will need Sword Douluo Senior's help to guide her with his own Sword Intent.

"However, since Rongrong has no Sword Intent of her own, its power will be limited. It will only give her a little more strength to protect herself.

"Moreover, practicing this cultivation method requires arduous daily training and perseverance. Ideally, she should practice with a sword for an additional hour every day..."

"Ah?!" When Ning Rongrong heard the final sentence, her little face completely fell.

Sword Douluo, meanwhile, inwardly sighed. This boy truly has quite the scheming mind.

"Comprehend Sword Intent." Those four simple words described something that was practically impossible.

There were many Spirit Masters across Douluo Continent whose spirits were swords, but Chen Xin asked himself: besides him, there was probably only this little fellow before him who had comprehended Sword Intent.

At most, he could help Fengzhi and Rongrong learn this cultivation method.

It could not be leaked, nor could it be stolen.

For Rongrong and Fengzhi, it simply meant gaining another means of protecting themselves.

Because they lacked Sword Intent, facing Bai Ge would still amount to one person and one sword.

As for Rongrong, could she endure the hardship of sword practice?

After thinking it over, Chen Xin decisively shook his head.

But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect still had to accept this favor.

The cultivation method Bai Ge had brought out was a reward from the system.

It had come from the "First Kill" achievement he had obtained after killing a spirit beast for the first time and acquiring his first Spirit Ring.

The complete cultivation method was called "Innate Formless Sword Qi" and originated from a High-Martial Fantasy World.

Bai Ge had already taught it to Qian Renxue.

The portion he had copied out was something the two of them had agreed upon.

Its purpose was precisely to win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Bai Ge did not want war.

In his view, the value of unification lay in the Standardization of Writing and the Standardization of Vehicle Gauges.

And Douluo Continent had already achieved that.

The situation on Douluo Continent was not that of the Warring States period, with seven powers vying for supremacy, but a Cold War Bipolar Hegemony.

The mutual checks and balances between Heaven Dou and Star Luo were beneficial to peace—or, more accurately, beneficial to his plans for the future.

Becoming a God required the Belief of All Beings, and war would cause many people to die.

This destined Bai Ge to oppose Bibi Dong.

As it happened, Qian Renxue felt the same way.