Uneasy?
Hiss...
At those words, Gu Rong could not help drawing in a sharp breath!
This boy was decisive in killing and feared no powerful authority!
What boldness!
With his hands behind his back, Gu Rong nodded slightly and glanced at the remains on the ground.
With a casual wave, he immediately swept them into his pouch.
He turned, looked Ye Xingchen over, and said calmly:
"You don't have a soul ring yet. I look forward to seeing you form your first soul ring!"
"When that happens, shall we fight at the same cultivation level?"
Fight?
A level 95 Titled Douluo?
A challenge?
Not only did countless thoughts race through Ye Xingchen's mind, but the disciples scattered around them were utterly stunned too!
A level 95 Titled Douluo was challenging a greenhorn who had yet to absorb a soul ring, at the same cultivation level!
If word of this got out, it would be truly shocking!
"Doesn't this count as bullying? Elder Gu Rong is a level 95 Titled Douluo! His power is absolutely terrifying. This..."
"Not really, right? This fellow already rivals a Soul Elder without relying on absorbing his first soul ring. How strong will he be once he absorbs one?"
"Exactly. Elder Gu Rong might not even have much chance of winning this fight. I really can't wait!"
Surrounded by the crowd, Ye Xingchen remained perfectly calm as he listened to their discussions.
These people might have gotten one fact wrong: he did not rival a Soul Elder through his martial soul!
Rather, he rivaled one through Shrouding the Heavens, through his Wheel Sea Divine Bridge realm!
As for his martial soul?
His Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul had yet to fuse with a single soul ring, so it had no soul power, much less any soul skills!
Once he fused with a soul ring and developed a soul skill!
Even he did not know how powerful the combined combat strength of the Heaven Shading Method and his martial soul could become!
"What's wrong?"
"Scared? How about I fight at your level and give you a one-hand handicap too?"
While his mind was wandering, Elder Gu Rong, standing opposite him, smiled faintly and asked.
A one-hand handicap?
Only a bastard would pass up a free advantage!
His expression calm, Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and nodded.
"It's a deal. Once I fuse with my first soul ring, I'll come find you!"
"We'll fight at the same level, and you'll give me a one-hand handicap. No backing out!"
Having thrown out those words, Ye Xingchen hurried away, afraid that old fellow Gu would change his mind!
"You..."
Rooted to the spot, Gu Rong swallowed, unable to squeeze out a single word for a moment!
He had intended to stir up the boy's fighting spirit. Who knew this fellow would refuse to play by the usual rules!
He sighed and was just about to leave when he saw a wisp of sword qi flying toward him.
Gu Rong sighed softly, then flew off along the sword qi's path!
Once everyone had left, the disciples scattered around the Training Room
immediately began whispering among themselves, each hurrying away.
Soon, news of Ye Xingchen's duel with Gu Rong spread throughout the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!
On a cliff on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Back Mountain,
Chen Xin, who was toying with his Flying Sword, heard movement behind him.
He could not help smiling faintly and said calmly:
"You're already here. Still too ashamed to show your face?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Rong emerged, his old face flushed red.
He glanced at Chen Xin, then sighed.
"That boy's audacity knows no bounds. He actually dared to kill someone inside the sect..."
Before he could finish, Chen Xin turned and interrupted:
"Wasn't Wang Hao sent by you?"
"You're the one who got him killed, aren't you?"
Left speechless, Gu Rong chuckled, leaned against a large tree, and rubbed his head.
"That fellow was too literal-minded. I told him to test the boy, and he actually went for the kill!"
"Otherwise, I would never have let that brat off. Hmph!"
Unconvinced, Chen Xin smiled, glanced at Gu Rong, and teased:
"You've already seen something of what makes him tick. Why insist on making a wager with him?"
"Perhaps you'll be the one who loses..."
Lose?
Hearing that, Gu Rong immediately became displeased!
He was a dignified level 95 Titled Douluo. You could search the whole world and still not find ten thousand of his kind!
He glanced at Chen Xin and waved a hand.
"Are you kidding?"
"With all the experience I've accumulated over the years, I'd lose to him?"
"I'm a Titled Douluo! So what if I give him a one-hand handicap?"
Chen Xin sighed softly, folded his arms, turned to look ahead, and said with a smile:
"You know perfectly well that he didn't use soul power at all!"
"Can you really handle that mysterious power that can harness spiritual energy so casually?"
Rendered speechless, Gu Rong swallowed, suddenly feeling that he really did not have much confidence in winning.
Still, he smiled and spread his hands.
"Losing... wouldn't be unacceptable."
"At least we could get a clearer grasp of that power, couldn't we? You know I've been stuck for many years..."
Unconvinced, Chen Xin sighed without saying anything more.
His figure shifted, then vanished from the spot!
In the sect's Backyard,
Rongrong had returned with curiosity all over her face and glanced at the figure sitting in the courtyard cultivating.
She could not help quietly edging two steps closer and waving her fist, only to find that the fellow before her still had his eyes closed and showed no reaction.
She gave a little huff and muttered:
"Hey, you!"
"You were pretty impressive today. Lots of people in the sect have heard about it!"
Seeing that the fellow before her did not respond, Rongrong could not help feeling a little awkward.
With her hands on her hips, she looked him up and down, then slowly reached forward, her face flushing and her heart racing.
Looking at that handsome, flawless face, she could not help blinking.
Just as her slender, jade-like hand was about to touch that face, sculpted as though from ice and jade,
the large, fair hand resting on his crossed legs immediately reached out. Caught by him, Rongrong muttered:
"Can't you take a joke?"
"Let go of me. Hmph!"
With a helpless look on his face, Ye Xingchen smiled faintly at the mischievous, cute, and pretty Rongrong before him and said:
"Are you lusting after my body?"
Lusting after his body?
At those words, Rongrong's little face instantly flushed red.
She pulled her wrist free and planted her hands on her hips.
"Pah, pah, pah! I'm not lusting after your body!"
"You? Dream on!"
Unfazed, Ye Xingchen smiled and teased:
"Last night... who came out to sneak peeks at me ten times..."
"And when I was bathing, did I force you to come in?"
Hearing this, Rongrong, her pretty face slightly flushed, immediately became extremely uncomfortable.
Looking at the fellow before her, she stubbornly retorted:
"You're the husband I went through the wedding ceremony with. It's perfectly normal for me to look at you!"
"What? Got a problem with that?"
Looking at the mischievous Rongrong, Ye Xingchen gave a faint, wry smile.
Glancing at the sun overhead, he slowly rose and said:
"I want to absorb a soul ring. Do you know where to go?"
A soul ring?
Staring at the tall, slender, white-robed figure before her with shining eyes, Rongrong swallowed and muttered:
"The Frozen Forest... has soul rings..."
Utterly bewildered, Ye Xingchen froze for a moment. Looking at the dazed Rongrong, he flicked a Sweet Potato Bullet at her and said:
"If you're lusting after my body, just say so. Shall we enter the bridal chamber tonight?"
Coming to her senses at those words, Rongrong hurriedly backed away two steps.
Glancing at the fellow before her, she planted her hands on her hips and said:
"Enter the bridal chamber? Dream on!"
"I'll only agree once you've conquered me. Hmph!"
Having thrown out those words, Rongrong ran out, her face flushed and her heart racing!
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