Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Titled Douluos Panicked

Spirit Hall.

Inside the Pope's Palace, the atmosphere was oppressive.

Qian Renxue stood with her head lowered, reporting on the results of her infiltration of the Heaven Dou Empire.

She was somewhat nervous, but even more expectant, hoping to see a trace of approval in the eyes of the woman before her.

However, Bibi Dong merely leaned against the papal throne, her expression cold.

"Is that all?"

"You haven't done enough. You must speed things up."

Qian Renxue's heart trembled as she argued, "Mother, if I go any faster, I... I'll be exposed."

Bibi Dong's voice did not waver in the slightest.

"Then that is still the task you must carry out. The Heaven Dou Imperial Family must be taken down, the sooner the better."

Those words left Qian Renxue Struck by Lightning, her face turning deathly pale in an instant.

She understood.

No matter how much she did, no matter how well she did it, in this person's eyes, she would always be nothing more than a tool that could be sacrificed at any time.

Just then.

Bibi Dong's expression abruptly changed. She suddenly rose to her feet, her gaze piercing through the hall toward Heaven Dou City.

"What is this?"

She sensed that domineering Martial Soul aura, yet it did not feel like a Soul Beast.

But immediately afterward, another sky-piercing aura from the Beast King answered from the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest!

It was Di Tian's aura!

Bibi Dong's breathing quickened slightly, greed and calculation flashing through her eyes.

Though she did not know that Soul Beast's exact strength, with such overwhelming might, it had to be at least a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast!

She glanced at the despondent Qian Renxue below.

Perfect. That bothersome daughter of hers could still be put to some use.

Within the secluded courtyard.

Chen Fan clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him, but his mind was occupied with another calculation.

He knew very well that his mutated First Soul Skill had, at its core, still come from that thousand-year Crimson Scale Earth Dragon.

The power of a Soul Skill had its upper limit locked by the source and age of its Soul Ring.

But now, things were different.

His Martial Soul had evolved into Candle Dragon Shadow!

If...

If he continued raising Na'er's favorability, could the system reward him by replacing the Soul Beast source of his First Soul Ring as well?

And raise its age a little higher?

Wouldn't that make him invincible?

Chen Fan had to admit that, judging by Na'er's nearly overflowing affection for him, this matter... actually did not seem difficult.

He immediately summoned the system.

[Notice: System reward settlement has been completed. Entering a one-day cooldown period.]

[New Mission will refresh in one day. Please wait patiently, Host.]

Chen Fan Took A Deep Breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart.

One day.

He only needed to wait one more day.

Chen Fan could not help but sigh.

The ways of the world truly were strange.

Before, Ning Rongrong had slowed down the system's reward-giving speed.

Now, the system was slowing down Na'er's reward-giving speed.

However, at that moment, a new notification suddenly appeared on the system panel before him without warning.

[Detected that the Host's mission capacity is saturated and the emotional bond target is of high quality. A second Girlfriend slot has now been unlocked.]

Chen Fan was stunned.

A second one?

Didn't that mean he had another channel for explosive rewards?

The first person that came to mind was Qian Renxue.

Na'er was the Silver Dragon King, so her rewards were heaven-defying.

Although Qian Renxue could not compare to her, she was still the highest-quality woman he could currently reach.

As for the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, they were far away, and he could not even catch sight of them.

But the thought only flashed through his mind.

Sigh, that probably isn't possible either.

She was genuinely unfamiliar with him. At most, she thought highly of him, and they had never even formally interacted. Where would any romantic feelings between a man and woman come from?

Chen Fan shook his head.

There were plenty of beauties on Douluo Continent. With Na'er, his growth rate was already beyond anyone's reach, so there was no need to rush.

Now he understood.

Once bitten by a snake, one feared ropes for ten years.

He really could not throw himself at every pretty face he saw. What if he ran into another Ning Rongrong? Who could stand that?

It was only then that the Primordial Aura emanating from Candle Dragon Shadow slowly dissipated into the night sky.

The surroundings returned to silence.

Only then did Chen Fan belatedly come to his senses.

Wait.

I made such a huge commotion in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. I'm afraid...

Before the thought could finish!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three extremely anxious figures seemed to tear through the air as they suddenly appeared before him!

They were Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo!

When the three saw Chen Fan unharmed, their expressions first froze. Then the extreme terror and panic on their faces erupted all at once.

"Xiao Fan!"

Bone Douluo Gu Rong's booming voice had gone shrill. He rushed forward in a single stride, his fan-sized hands patting and feeling Chen Fan all over.

"Are you alright? Let Bone Grandpa take a look!"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin was also filled with lingering fear. His normally calm eyes were now full of concern as he stepped forward to inspect him as well.

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright..."

Ning Fengzhi was even more direct. Without another word, Seven-Colored Light flashed from his palm, and the dazzling Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda was already resting in his hand. A gentle healing light shot directly onto Chen Fan's body.

Chen Fan was completely dumbfounded.

"Uncle Ning? Sword Grandpa, Bone Grandpa? What are you doing?"

Hearing his voice, the three finally seemed to release the taut strings in their hearts. They let out long breaths together, their faces somewhat pale.

Ning Fengzhi explained in great agitation, "Xiao Fan, you don't know. Just now..."

He paused, as though organizing his words.

Gu Rong beside him had already jumped in. "Just now, a pressure unlike anything we had ever felt blanketed the entire sect! Then, we sensed that something on your side was Entangled by the phantom of a dragon-type lifeform!"

Chen Xin's voice carried a trace of lingering fear. "Old Bones and I saw it clearly. When that Martial Soul phantom awakened, those eyes alone shook both our minds to the core!"

Yet nothing had happened.

The earth-shattering battle they had imagined never occurred, and they had not even seen a trace of an enemy.

The fighting spirit with which they had charged over immediately collapsed by more than half.

Seeing the confusion in Chen Fan's eyes, the three exchanged glances and tacitly chose not to mention the "powerful enemy" again.

There was no need to tell a junior who had only just reached level twenty about something like possibly encountering a Life and Death enemy, lest they frighten him.

Ning Fengzhi steadied himself and forced out a gentle smile.

"It's good that you're alright. That aura just now was too terrifying. We thought a powerful enemy had invaded, so we rushed over to protect you."

Hearing this, Chen Fan felt warmth in his heart and bowed to the three.

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Ning, Sword Grandpa, Bone Grandpa. I'm fine."

He paused, a strange expression appearing on his face.

"But... seniors, how did you get so close to me?"

This little courtyard was secluded. Logically, even if the three noticed something unusual, it should have taken them some time to arrive from the Glazed Pavilion where they held discussions.

Yet they had arrived almost instantly.

The moment he said this, the air froze.

The smile on Ning Fengzhi's face stiffened.

Even Sword Douluo Chen Xin's eternally unchanged face showed a trace of discomfort.

Bone Douluo Gu Rong's old face reddened. His eyes darted around, and his mouth opened and closed, but he could not say a word for a long while.

Awkward.

How were they supposed to explain this?

Were they supposed to say that the two Titled Douluos and the sect master had been hiding not far outside his courtyard, betting on how many days the boy could hold out before going to reconcile with Rongrong?