Ah Yin's Defense Broken, the Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda?

"Are Wolf Bandits prettier than me? Cuter than me?"

"This Miss is furious! If I ever see him, I'll make him listen to my Sea Calming Divine Melody and dance for an entire day!"

In the Chat Group.

[I Want To Live Past Thirty: Woah! I'd never considered that angle... That's way too criminal!]

[I Really Don't Have A Penchant For Men: Interesting. If there's a chance, it wouldn't hurt to verify it.]

[Ah Yin: No, you can't! Xiao San is my child. You can't do this.]

Ah Yin, who had been lurking all this time, immediately spoke up when she saw them setting their sights on her son.

The moment that nickname appeared, the group fell silent for a second.

Ah Yin?

The One Hundred Thousand Years Blue Silver Emperor? Tang San's mother?

However, no one in the group was easy to deal with.

Faced with the accusations of this "victim's family member," not only did everyone fail to restrain themselves, they instead launched another round of psychological attacks.

[Supreme Pope: Hehe, your child?]

[Supreme Pope: The diary made it perfectly clear. Lin Yuan speculated that your real son was killed long ago by the shockwaves from that pursuit.]

[Supreme Pope: This current "Tang San" is merely a wandering ghost that took over someone else's nest.]

[Ah Yin: No! I don't believe it! That's only Lin Yuan's speculation! Words alone prove nothing!]

Ah Yin's messages were filled with panic and denial.

She could not accept such a cruel conclusion.

If the current Tang San was not her child, then what had been the point of her sacrifice back then?

Yet the evidence that followed shattered her defenses even further.

[Bunny Who Loves Candied Hawthorn: @Ah Yin, Sister, don't be so quick to deny it.]

[Bunny Who Loves Candied Hawthorn: The diary mentioned all those Peerless techniques Tang San knows—Purple Demon Eye, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mysterious Heaven Skill... Do you or Tang Hao know any of them?]

[Bunny Who Loves Candied Hawthorn: If he isn't a Transmigrator, or someone like Lin Yuan with a system, how could a child only a few years old possibly learn such things out of nowhere?]

[Bunny Who Loves Candied Hawthorn: Besides, when Tang San sparred with Lin Yuan this morning, I saw with my own eyes that he used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track! That can't be faked!]

Those words were like a heavy hammer crashing viciously into Ah Yin's heart.

[Ah Yin: I... Maybe my son is exceptionally gifted! Maybe he accidentally inherited something?]

Clearly, Ah Yin was still making a last-ditch struggle. Perhaps she already believed Lin Yuan in her heart, but she still refused to admit it.

[Seven Treasures Little Rich Woman: Hehe, Sister Ah Yin, don't be too sad.]

[Seven Treasures Little Rich Woman: If all else fails, Sister Yanyan and I can go "inspect the goods" for you later? See what exactly this Tang San is?]

The moment Xiao Wu saw that message, she became alert.

[Bunny Who Loves Candied Hawthorn: What do you mean? @Seven Treasures Little Rich Woman @I Want To Live Past Thirty, are you coming to Nuoding City?]

[I Want To Live Past Thirty: That's right! We just arrived today.]

[I Want To Live Past Thirty: Can't be helped. That bastard Lin Yuan keeps cutting things off at the best part. To cure my addiction, I could only bring my Grandfather and younger sister Rongrong here in person!]

Seeing these two outsiders preparing to stir up trouble on her turf, Xiao Wu immediately grew anxious.

At this moment, inside a decently decorated tavern in Nuoding City.

Four figures—two adults and two children—sat around a table.

"Yanyan..."

Dugu Bo took a sip of cheap ale, frowned slightly, and looked helplessly at his Granddaughter.

"You said you wanted to go out and relax. Your Grandfather took time out of his busy schedule to accompany you, but why did you have to choose such a godforsaken little backwater town?"

"What's even fun about this dump?"

Beside them, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, dressed in white, also looked puzzled.

He affectionately patted Ning Rongrong's little head and asked, "Yes, Rongrong, don't you like lively places the most? Why did you want to come here?"

"And when did you become acquainted with Yanyan? How come Grandpa Jian didn't know you two were so close?"

After all, although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Dugu Bo did not have any deep-seated grudges, they had never had much contact either.

How had these two young girls ended up together?

Ning Rongrong blinked her lively eyes and lied innocently, "Oh, Grandpa Jian, did you forget?"

"That time when you took me out to play, we happened to run into each other in Heaven Dou City."

Chen Xin frowned and tried hard to recall it, but ultimately shook his head.

"This... Why don't I remember that at all?"

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong hurriedly changed the subject, hugging Chen Xin's arm and coquettishly saying,

"Oh, Grandpa Jian, you're so busy every day. It's normal for you to forget!"

"But we agreed, okay? Since we're out having fun this time, you can't keep too close an eye on me!"

"Once we go back, I'll definitely cultivate properly and won't slack off!"

At the mention of cultivation, Chen Xin's face immediately broke into a gratified smile.

"Alright, alright, I'll do as you say."

"The fact that you awakened the Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda this time gave us such a huge surprise!"

That was right!

The reason Ning Rongrong had been able to come out so smoothly this time, aside from pestering the three of them until they relented, was her greatest bargaining chip: her Martial Soul!

Because of the Guaranteed Reward in Lin Yuan's Diary, her Innate Soul Power had risen by one level, reaching the unprecedented Innate Full Soul Power!

Though it was only a single small level, it directly broke the Iron Law that the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda could not surpass seven levels!

Her Martial Soul had evolved into the Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!

This delighted Ning Fengzhi and the two elders, Jian Gu, beyond measure.

Because of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda's flaw, Soul Masters with this Martial Soul could never possess Innate Full Soul Power.

Even Ning Fengzhi, who had possessed the best talent, had only had a little over level eight Innate Soul Power.

Even Ning Rongrong herself had been somewhat surprised.

Though it was not yet the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, it was undoubtedly an enormous breakthrough!

This also strengthened her determination to come see Lin Yuan.

Just a Guaranteed Reward alone had produced such an effect.

If she could win Lin Yuan over, could she perhaps obtain from the system a treasure that would evolve her Martial Soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda?

It was precisely because of this enormous surprise that Ning Fengzhi and the other two agreed to her somewhat willful request to "relax."

Moreover, Dugu Bo was also taking his Granddaughter out. With two Titled Douluo traveling together, there was naturally no need to worry about safety.

However, they only had one month.

With Chen Xin gone, the sect would only have Gu Rong, one Titled Douluo, left behind, leaving its defenses weakened.

And the poison in Dugu Bo's body also needed to be periodically suppressed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Otherwise, enduring it by himself would be extremely painful.

"Yanyan, shall we take a stroll around the city later?"

Dugu Bo looked lovingly at his Granddaughter. He had always felt guilty toward Dugu Yan.

The Jade Phosphor Snake Poison in his body had been passed down to his son, killing both his son and daughter-in-law, and had now been passed down to his Granddaughter as well.

As long as it was his Granddaughter's request, he would do his best to fulfill it.

Dugu Yan pretended to think for a moment before saying, "Grandfather, let's take a look around the city later. I'm curious what the academy in this city is like."

"I've never seen an academy other than Heaven Dou Royal Academy. I wonder whether the difference is big."

Dugu Bo chuckled. "Yanyan, Nuoding City probably only has one junior academy. This place is so remote and backward that it may disappoint you."