I Really Am Damn Clever!

The devolution of her Martial Soul was practically worse for Ning Tian than being killed.

Why had things turned out this way?

She had clearly received a Soul Ring age increase as a reward, and even obtained the only hundred-thousand-year Wisdom Skull awarded so far. How had things ended up like this?

Ning Tian deeply regretted her carelessness just moments ago.

If those three purple Soul Rings hadn't given her away, she never would have suffered this calamity!

"Xiao Tian, don't lose heart."

Seeing Ning Tian's spirits sink lower and lower, Wu Feng quickly lowered her voice and comforted her. "Since that amazing Diary punished you by making your Martial Soul devolve, that proves it must have a reward that can evolve your Martial Soul again. Maybe you'll even turn this misfortune into a blessing and evolve straight to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda."

"As long as you keep appearing in the diary, you'll eventually evolve back."

Hearing Wu Feng's reassurance, Ning Tian gradually calmed down.

Xiao Feng was right. Her Martial Soul hadn't become impossible to evolve just because it had devolved. That amazing Diary would surely let her evolve it again!

She just needed her name to appear in the Diary often and keep earning rewards!

Ning Tian looked at Ao Yao again, her gaze noticeably more fervent, as if she wanted to devour him whole.

From a certain perspective, Ao Yao was to blame for her Martial Soul's devolution. But Ning Tian couldn't summon up any resentment toward him. Not only did she still hope to rely on Ao Yao and the Diary to evolve again, or even further, but that hundred-thousand-year Wisdom Skull alone was enough to leave her with no complaints.

Ao Yao hadn't noticed the little exchange between Ning Tian and Wu Feng. His mind was occupied by just one question.

If Ning Tian could see his diary, could other people see it too?

For example... Wang Dong'er?

After all, Wang Dong'er's First Soul Ring had changed from yellow to purple. On top of that, instead of becoming Huo Yuhao's roommate, she had ended up living with him. All these oddities were enough to suggest that something was off about Wang Dong'er, too.

If Wang Dong'er could see the diary, then all her previous behavior would make sense.

It was just... hard for him to test that now.

His sudden test had caught Ning Tian off guard, but the same trick probably wouldn't work a second time.

If Wang Dong could see the diary too... then how many others could see it?

Tsk...

Ao Yao couldn't help drawing a sharp breath inward. He felt like he'd stumbled into some massive game of Werewolf.

Track down the person beside me who's been sneaking peeks at my diary?

[Touch and Prosper for Three Years: Is this Martial Soul devolution a serious punishment?]

[Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert: You really don't know anything, do you? This is the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda! Its upper limit was already only level seventy-nine. Now that her Martial Soul has devolved, she can only reach level sixty-nine.]

[Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert: That's already a pretty harsh punishment! When you think about it, that hundred-thousand-year Wisdom Skull Ning Tian got outright doesn't seem quite so tempting anymore...]

[Moon Ma: Not just that, @Flute Blowing Pot Smashing Expert. A level-seventy-nine Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda wielder can boost and support Titled Douluo—even Super Douluo—despite the level difference. But a level-sixty-nine Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master would probably struggle to even boost a Titled Douluo. Ning Tian's ceiling has been lowered by a lot.]

Deep in the Lake of Life, in the Star Dou Great Forest, the Three-Eyed Golden Appearance nodded as if she understood.

She didn't understand much of what they were saying, but after listening to those humans, it sounded like a pretty serious punishment.

Fortunately, Soul Beasts didn't have that kind of worry.

But perhaps the Diary had other punishments in store for Soul Beasts?

In any case... it was best not to let Ao Yao find out she had a copy of the Diary. That was right, wasn't it?

Thinking this, the Three-Eyed Golden Appearance reached out with a paw and began poking at the little piece of jade again.

[I Really Don't Like Carrots, Thanks: It's not necessarily that serious. The Diary is so amazing, it might be able to evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda again someday.]

[Touch and Prosper for Three Years: Evolve it again? Oh, right. The Diary mentioned Martial Soul Evolution as a reward.]

[Touch and Prosper for Three Years: But we'd better not let Ao Yao find out about us, either.]

The Three-Eyed Golden Appearance racked her brains, but couldn't think of anything to say in the chat, so she sent two rather dry messages instead.

She really wanted the title of Water Spraying Dragon King. That would let her choose the contents of a diary entry. She had already decided what she wanted: an entry about her lord.

Then she could use that entry to judge whether her lord was truly unreliable.

If her lord couldn't protect her, she would need to make other plans as soon as possible.

Hehe, I really am damn clever!

The Three-Eyed Golden Appearance couldn't help giving herself a mental pat on the back, a silly grin spreading across her face.

Watching the Auspicious Beast beam with delight, Gu Yuena felt a little puzzled, but said nothing.

She couldn't be bothered to say anything in that group, and she didn't consider it worth her time. But if the Auspicious Beast wanted to chat there, she could do as she pleased.

She imagined the Auspicious Beast must be rather bored staying here.

If the chat group could serve as a pastime and help relieve her boredom, all the better.

[Touch and Prosper for Three Years: How about we see who's the last one to get found out?]

[Touch and Prosper for Three Years: Or we could guess who'll be found out next.]

[I'm Really Not a Face-Con: It definitely won't be me... Even if I wanted to get found out, I'd need the right circumstances.]

[Starfall Crown Arrival: It's probably not going to be me, either...]

[External Brain: For Ao Yao to find someone out, a few conditions have to be met. First, the reward they received must be difficult to hide. For example, an increase in Soul Ring age is hard to conceal; the moment they release their Martial Soul, they'll be found out. Second, they must be fairly close to Ao Yao. The more they interact with him, the higher the risk of being discovered. Third, they must have poor nerves or let their guard down for a moment, allowing Ao Yao to notice something off, like Ning Tian did.]

[External Brain: Taking all that into account, I don't think it could be me.]

[Touch and Prosper for Three Years: Uh... that makes a lot of sense.]

The Three-Eyed Golden Appearance stared intently at the chat on the jade, feeling a little disappointed.

That External Brain had rambled on and on. She'd thought this person might say who was most likely to be found out next, but in the end, all she said was that it probably wouldn't be her.

Wasn't that the same as saying nothing?

But... I don't seem to meet any of those conditions.

So, taking everything into account, I definitely won't be found out!