The Punishment for Revealing One's True Identity

With two thousand-year Soul Rings appearing, Ning Tian's expression immediately changed.

Although Wu Feng had previously leveled up twice thanks to the diary's rewards, reaching level twenty-six Soul Power, she only possessed two hundred-year Soul Rings. Compared to the opponent's two thousand-year Soul Rings, she had no advantage at all!

She almost forgot, Wang Dong'er had also received a reward to increase her Soul Ring's age by a thousand years, just like her!

If not for her help, Wu Feng might have suffered a loss!

Wu Feng's pupils also contracted slightly, but she showed no intention of retreating. Her Martial Soul instantly manifested, and as a large expanse of dragon scales appeared, two yellow Soul Rings also emerged.

Two yellow against two purple, with a gap in Soul Power, and the Martial Soul unable to achieve absolute suppression, Wu Feng's defeat was naturally inevitable.

Seeing that Wu Feng was about to be injured, the anxious Ning Tian could no longer restrain herself. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda instantly appeared in her palm, and the three Soul Rings behind her lit up alternately.

"Seven Treasures emerge, turning into glazed tiles, the first is strength, the second is speed, the third is attack!"

The three purple Soul Rings appeared exceptionally dazzling.

The smile on Ao Yao's face gradually froze. He wiped his eyes in disbelief and gasped.

Ning Tian's Soul Ring configuration was also this outrageous?

A few days ago, when helping Ning Tian hunt for a Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest, perhaps because Ao Yao hadn't paid much attention, or maybe it was dim at the time, he hadn't noticed anything unusual.

But now, these three purple Soul Rings were shining brightly before his eyes!

Ao Yao immediately realized something was wrong.

Just now, Wang Dong'er's Soul Ring had changed. He could still find an excuse for Wang Dong'er, saying some anomaly caused her Soul Ring's age to increase. After all, Wang Dong'er was partly Tang San's daughter. While strange, such an anomaly wasn't entirely incomprehensible.

But Ning Tian... this made no sense whatsoever.

Even if it was a butterfly effect caused by his appearance, it shouldn't be this outrageous, right?

Just his existence as a variable could cause Ning Tian to absorb two Soul Rings that were beyond her level, directly resulting in two purple Soul Rings?

Don't tell me Ning Rongrong got tired of being a god and decided to pass the divine seat of the Nine-Colored Goddess to Ning Tian, and Ning Tian's Soul Ring age increased because she underwent a divine trial.

No one would believe that!

Then what exactly was the reason that caused Ning Tian's Soul Ring configuration to be so outrageous...

It couldn't be that his diary system not only gave him rewards but could also give rewards to Ning Tian, could it?

Ao Yao's expression froze.

Because he realized that this might be the most reasonable explanation.

The scheming frog kept patting your belly, eliminating all other possibilities, this... was the truth!

Then the question arose, if Ning Tian's Soul Ring was indeed obtained through his diary, then in what way was it obtained?

He got rewards by writing diary entries... so correspondingly, Ning Tian got rewards by reading the diary?

That would be too heaven-defying... It's impossible that Ning Tian is also bound to some one-click follow system, right?

Regardless of the path or method, Ning Tian could get rewards from him, that was for sure!

To verify this, it was very simple.

[Ning Tian is an idiot!]

While amplifying Wu Feng, Ning Tian's expression stiffened. She looked at Ao Yao with a sense of bewilderment.

Okay, it's confirmed, everyone!

Ao Yao finally understood why Ning Tian had been so enthusiastic when they first met. It turned out she was connected to his diary!

In that case, could Ning Tian actually see his previous diary entries?

Ao Yao suddenly recalled the only diary entry he had written in his past life, and that entry had caused him to lose his gentle and considerate landlady forever...

He knew this diary shouldn't be written!

Oh, no.

It couldn't be said that way.

If he hadn't written the diary, he would still be a level ten Soul Master with Innate Soul Power at level two and a half, and his Martial Soul would be a trash glass bead.

It seemed he still had to write this diary... It just felt inexplicably embarrassing to have his diary content seen by others.

Ao Yao couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his gaze towards Ning Tian became more complex.

At this moment, Ao Yao was still preoccupied with the matter of his diary being seen. Little did he know that a storm was already brewing in Ning Tian's heart.

[Diary Instance Owner Ning Tian discovered by Diary Host Ao Yao to be able to read the diary, triggering penalty mechanism.

Given that Ning Tian did not actively reveal the existence of the diary instance, the penalty is reduced...]

[Ning Tian receives penalty: Martial Soul regression.]

[Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda regresses to Six Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, Cultivation cap is level sixty-nine.]

Ning Tian was instantly struck by lightning, and a look of fear appeared on her face.

She looked at the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in her palm with horror. The seven-story pagoda, which had originally emitted a radiant glow, suddenly lost its light on the topmost layer. In its place was a dullness, as if it were obscured by a gray mist.

Both Wang Dong'er and Wu Feng, who had been locked in a fierce battle, suddenly stopped. A hint of shock flickered in both their eyes.

Of course, their reactions differed slightly. Wu Feng immediately dispelled the Martial Soul possession state and went to Ning Tian's side. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but found himself at a loss for words, so he could only hold Ning Tian's delicate hand. Although Wang Dong'er felt some sympathy for Ning Tian's predicament, she became vigilant in her heart.

She figured Ning Tian's anomaly was discovered by Ao Yao because of the change in her Soul Ring's color.

And just now, after Ao Yao suddenly wrote that Ning Tian was an idiot, Ning Tian's reaction confirmed Ao Yao's suspicion. This was why Ao Yao had discovered Ning Tian's secret.

The punishment of Martial Soul degeneration was indeed severe.

Thinking about it this way... she would have to be more careful in the future.

As for why she hadn't aroused Ao Yao's suspicion, Wang Dong'er believed it might be related to her own identity.

Although Wang Dong'er was very reluctant to admit she was a part of Tang San's daughter, applying this identity to her own Soul Ring could barely explain it.

As long as she paid more attention later and didn't let Ao Yao discover any clues, she wouldn't end up like Ning Tian.

Ning Tian felt a chill in her hands. Even under the warmth of Wu Feng, who possessed a fire-attributed Martial Soul, her hands couldn't warm up at all.

She truly felt like crying without tears now.

Her initial contact with Ao Yao was because she believed Ao Yao could help her evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, so as to revive the former glory of her ancestor Ning Rongrong and reforge the past splendor of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect!

But now, before her Martial Soul could evolve, it had degenerated.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda already had a limitation, only able to cultivate to level seventy-nine. Now, she was being told she could only cultivate to level sixty-nine and couldn't even possess her Martial Soul's true form?

Could it be that this was the punishment for her identity being revealed?