Ning Rongrong Wants to Prove Herself, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo in Peril

"C-Crown Prince Brother?" Hearing Qian Renxue's voice, Ning Rongrong raised her head and discovered that her father's disciple was actually here as well. She asked in surprise.

She was surprised, but Qian Renxue was equally surprised.

"Rongrong, why are you here? Do you know Junior Ye?" Qian Renxue crouched down and asked Ning Rongrong with a smile.

"Junior Ye? Oh, right, Heroic Wind is his Soul Battle name. What's your real name?" Ning Rongrong asked Ye Zhou.

"I..."

"His name is Ye Zhou. He is a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, my junior, and a Marquis of the empire. Rongrong, do you understand now?" Before Ye Zhou could finish, Qian Renxue spoke to Ning Rongrong, a faint warning in her tone.

She strongly suspected that Ning Rongrong had been sent by her bargain-bin teacher to deliberately get close to Ye Zhou. A little boy and a little girl meeting, playing together, and then gradually developing feelings as they grew older—there was nothing unusual about that.

Ning Fengzhi wanted to use his daughter to tie down Ye Zhou, the Young Sect Master of Maoshan, and then use him to tie down the entire Maoshan Sect. Hmph, what a scheme! For profit, he did not even care about his daughter or his dignity.

She wanted to warn Ning Rongrong that Ye Zhou was her junior and a Marquis of the Heaven Dou Empire. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could befriend him, but they should not dream of using tricks to snatch him away directly!

Now that Shi Jian was serving as a Guest Elder of the Heaven Dou Royal Family, and she was the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire who directly oversaw relations between the royal family and the Maoshan Sect, it could be said that she was the person outside Maoshan who could influence Maoshan's stance the most on the continent!

As long as she remained Crown Prince, the Maoshan Sect would be her ally and could not truly become enemies with Spirit Hall.

But once the Maoshan Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect became completely tied together, that would be another matter.

Perhaps it was because Elder Yan, Elder Ju, and Gui Elder had not returned to Spirit City and had instead chosen to guard the Martial Soul Holy Hall that Ning Fengzhi felt pressured, prompting him to use such means to further win over Maoshan.

That made sense too. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had always taken pride in possessing two Titled Douluo, but now the Martial Soul Holy Hall in Heaven Dou City alone had three Titled Douluo stationed there. Naturally, that would make him anxious.

After all, Heaven Dou City was far too close to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's headquarters.

"You're a Marquis of the Heaven Dou Empire?" Unaware that Qian Renxue was wildly speculating, Ning Rongrong asked Ye Zhou.

"Mm." Ye Zhou nodded.

"But I heard someone call you Young Sect Master?"

"I am the Young Sect Master of Maoshan." Having already guessed the identity of the girl before him from Qian Renxue's words—Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi's daughter, Ning Rongrong, one of the members of the protagonist's group in the novel—Ye Zhou answered her with a smile.

"You're Maoshan's Young Sect Master?"

"Mm."

Seeing Ye Zhou nod, and Qian Renxue beside him not denying it, Ning Rongrong was greatly shocked.

But upon thinking it over, it made sense. No other sect, not even the Lower Four Sects, should have such a formidable Young Sect Master. Only sects that possessed Titled Douluo, like her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, could possibly have one.

"We haven't introduced ourselves yet. My name is Ning Rongrong, and I am the daughter of Ning Fengzhi, Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect." Ning Rongrong clasped her hands before her abdomen and formally introduced herself to Ye Zhou.

"I already guessed. Senior calls you Rongrong, and you call him Crown Prince Brother, so I figured you had to be Ning Rongrong, the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, known as the Witch." Ye Zhou said.

"W-Witch? Who said that?" Ning Rongrong froze, then became agitated the very next second. Stomping her foot, she demanded.

"I heard it on the streets in the city. Quite a few people say so."

"They're slandering me! I-I'm not some Witch. I... I'm very quiet."

"Oh." Looking at the girl before him, who was hopping mad, Ye Zhou nodded. "I believe you."

Ning Rongrong: "..."

"Heroic Wind Duo, please enter the arena for your Soul Battle." At that moment, the Horn Soul Tool sounded.

"It's my turn. Senior, little sister Rongrong, I'll be taking my leave first." Ye Zhou said to the two of them.

"Wait!"

"What is it? Do you have something else to say, little sister Rongrong?" Ye Zhou asked Ning Rongrong.

By now, he no longer had much fear of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. A sect with two Douluo might be enough to intimidate others, but it could no longer intimidate him. He only cared about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth and wanted to keep making money from them. Thus, when speaking to Ning Rongrong, he could remain calm without worrying too much that he might say something wrong, offend her, and in turn offend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

To put it bluntly, leaving aside how difficult Shi Jian was to deal with, just the three Titled Douluo—Yan Chixia, Ju Elder, and Gui Elder—stationed at the Martial Soul Holy Hall posed a great threat. With that threat present, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not dare offend Maoshan, their partner.

"I watched your Soul Battle, and you really are impressive. But I want to say that us Support System Soul Masters aren't weak either. If those two people had received my enhancement just now, they definitely wouldn't have lost to you." Ning Rongrong said, puffing out her flat chest.

"Oh? May I ask what your Soul Power Level is now?"

"T-Twelfth level." Ning Rongrong answered weakly.

Ye Zhou's eyelid twitched. Twelfth level? If she said she was twenty-first level, then perhaps there might have been the slightest possibility that, with her enhancement, Ma Xuan and Niu Jun could defeat him. Twelfth level? Heh heh.

"I'm going up." With that, Ye Zhou turned to leave.

"Wait, I... I'll go find the person in charge. Since you won't form a team with me, then I'll enhance your opponents instead. I'll let you see how powerful our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul is, so you won't dare look down on me." For some reason, Ning Rongrong desperately wanted Ye Zhou to understand how powerful her martial soul was. She shouted loudly, then ignored even Qian Renxue, the Crown Prince, and ran directly to find the person in charge of the Great Soul Arena.

The Great Soul Arena had always followed its rules, but if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stepped in and asked them to make an exception, they would certainly do so.

Although Ye Zhou was no longer afraid of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it still carried immense prestige across the entire continent.

"Senior, your junior sister is quite interesting." Watching Ning Rongrong's retreating back, Ye Zhou said to Qian Renxue.

Interesting?

Qian Renxue frowned.

"Rongrong has been spoiled by Teacher. Don't take offense, Junior." Qian Renxue said.

"It's fine. If she really can enhance my opponents, that would actually be a good thing for me. I also hope my opponents can be stronger. Only then would sparring be meaningful." Ye Zhou said.

"Senior, then I'm off."

"Mm, good luck. I'll cheer for you from the spectator stands." Qian Renxue patted Ye Zhou on the shoulder.

Then, the two went their separate ways.

Watching Ye Zhou's departing back, then looking toward the direction Ning Rongrong had run off in, Qian Renxue gradually frowned, seemingly lost in thought.

A few seconds later, she turned and headed toward the Spirit Battle Hall.

Meanwhile, at the Martial Soul Holy Hall in Heaven Dou City.

"Elder Yan, this is an invitation from Crown Prince Xue Qinghe for the opening ceremony of this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament." Salas respectfully handed an invitation to Yan Chixia.

Taking the invitation and opening it for a look, Yan Chixia asked, "The previous champions were Spirit Hall Academy, correct?"

"Yes. Barring any surprises, this year's champions will still be us." Salas answered with a smile.

"Mm." Yan Chixia nodded, his gaze passing through the window toward the distance.

In the novel, the champions this year really were Spirit Hall, but the next time... the Shrek Seven Devils.

"Elder, bad news, Elder!"

Yan Chixia was deep in thought when a Spirit Hall deacon suddenly rushed in from outside, visibly panicked. He dropped to his knees before Yan Chixia and hurriedly said, "Bad news, Elder Yan! Ju Elder encountered Poison Douluo in the city, and the two began fighting fiercely. Poison Douluo was no match for Ju Elder and was about to be killed when Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect arrived and saved him. The three of them joined forces against Ju Elder. Gui Elder arrived to provide support, but Sword Douluo had the enhancement of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and was incredibly fast. The two Elders simply couldn't use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and fell into a disadvantageous position. Their lives may be in danger, Elder Yan..."

Whoosh! Before the Spirit Hall deacon could finish speaking, Yan Chixia immediately transformed into a streak of sword light and shot away.