The surprise Ye Chen brought everyone was simply too great.
Especially when Ye Chen awakened his Azure Dragon Spirit, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo all stared wide-eyed.
Inside the main hall, Ning Fengzhi could barely remain standing.
"Chen Xin, how could Little Chen's Martial Soul be so terrifying?"
"His Support Spirit is the best in the world, and even his Assault Spirit is the best in the world."
"And Little Chen is only six years old. Without a single Spirit Ring, he is already this strong. Given time..." Ning Fengzhi said as he looked at Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
Chen Xin smiled, his eyes holding a trace of anticipation as well.
"Given time, Little Chen will grow into a true genius of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, perhaps even a genius of the entire continent."
"By then, he will be able to make up for our sect's shortcomings in combat. Even now, we still have no idea just how terrifying Little Chen's Nine Spirits Begonia will be." Chen Xin smiled.
They could only guess that it could enhance various abilities, but they had no idea how effective those enhancements would be. Everything would have to wait until Ye Chen obtained a Spirit Ring.
"But one thing is certain: Little Chen's Nine Spirits Begonia has already surpassed the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda."
"Unless the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda can evolve into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda." Bone Douluo Gu Rong smiled. However, no one in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had ever broken through to level 80.
The difficulty of evolving it into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda was easy to imagine.
"Little Chen is extremely gifted and trains diligently. Perhaps Rongrong should learn from him properly as well." Ning Fengzhi smiled. Chen Xin and Gu Rong had always spoiled Ning Rongrong dearly.
"Indeed." Chen Xin nodded.
"If Rongrong trains alongside Little Chen, perhaps one day she may also break through to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda." A trace of expectation appeared in Chen Xin's eyes.
Bone Douluo readily agreed. Today, Ye Chen had shown such determination for parents he had never even met.
If Ye Chen were to protect Ning Rongrong, they would be at ease.
"Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone, what are you talking about?" Ning Rongrong raised her beautiful eyes to look at them, playfully stuck out her tongue, and remained as lovely as ever.
"Rongrong, Little Chen is very talented. Train with him more often." Chen Xin rubbed Ning Rongrong's head.
"Hmph, I don't want to."
"That blockhead would bore me to death if I trained with him. Besides, if anyone is going to train with someone, he should be following this Young Miss." Ning Rongrong placed her hands on her hips, looking somewhat haughty.
She was the Young Miss of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Even if Ye Chen was more talented and stronger than her, he should still listen to her.
"A blockhead?" Ning Fengzhi gave a bitter smile. He knew that Ye Chen had lacked familial affection since childhood, which had made him somewhat cold in nature, though he was warm-hearted beneath that cold exterior.
"Rongrong, your Grandpa Sword is right. Besides, our Rongrong is also a genius of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Are you willing to let Little Chen suppress you?" Ning Fengzhi asked with a smile as he looked at Ning Rongrong.
"Father, you're bullying me."
"I may not have Innate Full Soul Power, but I'm still Level 9. Who says he'll definitely suppress me?" Ning Rongrong pouted. Though she was inferior to Ye Chen, the support abilities of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were among the very best.
"Maybe I'll be the one suppressing him in the future." Ning Rongrong spoke unhappily.
She had always been the most talented disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, admired by countless disciples. But today, she had met a disciple stronger than herself—Ye Chen.
She would never willingly lose to him.
"No matter who suppresses whom in the future, tomorrow you will train with Little Chen. No refusals." Ning Fengzhi's stern gaze fell upon Ning Rongrong, though a smile lingered on his lips.
Ning Rongrong looked aggrieved and wanted to say something.
Ning Fengzhi said softly, "Rongrong, Little Chen has no friends and has never met his parents. If you can..."
Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes froze slightly. She gave a soft affirmative sound, then turned and ran away.
Ning Fengzhi watched his daughter's retreating figure.
Did she truly understand his intentions?
The next morning, early.
Ye Chen had already begun his day's training. He looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with determination.
Become stronger...
Only by becoming stronger,
could he find his parents.
To become stronger, he needed more powerful Spirit Rings. The limit a First Spirit Ring could endure was four hundred years.
Only a stronger body could withstand Spirit Rings of greater age. Ever since he could remember, Ye Chen had trained at high intensity every single day.
Every day, he ran one hundred kilometers, did three thousand push-ups, hung himself from trees, knocked down hundreds of Horse Bee hives, trained his body's flexibility and endurance, and repeatedly fell from a twenty-meter waterfall to temper his ability to survive life and death.
Every time, Ye Chen pushed himself to the brink of death. He still remembered being chased and swarmed by one or two thousand Horse Bees. The pain and cold never made him slacken in the slightest.
Because he had to become stronger.
With the Nine Spirits Begonia Spirit, Ye Chen could heal his own injuries. He repeated this high-intensity training every day for no reason other than to become stronger.
Today, Ye Chen carried a two-meter giant stone on his back as he walked step by step across the ground. With every step, even the earth beneath him caved in.
Horse Bees were chasing him from behind as well. Of course, Ye Chen had limited their speed, forcing himself to flee while carrying the giant stone. Even so, Horse Bees still clung to his body.
The Nine Spirits Begonia could heal Ye Chen's injuries, but it could not block the searing pain. Ye Chen did not retreat in the slightest.
"Stronger, I have to become stronger..." Every step Ye Chen took seemed to carry immense pressure. Sweat and blood dripped onto the ground together.
When Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong arrived, they could not help but be stunned.
Even Ning Rongrong covered her mouth, her face blank. A trace of heartache even flashed through her beautiful eyes.
More than a hundred Horse Bees clung to Ye Chen's back. It was no exaggeration to say that even Tang San's training was nowhere near as grueling as Ye Chen's.
This was training with his life on the line.
If not for the Nine Spirits Begonia, Ye Chen would likely have died tens of thousands of times already.
With a thunderous boom.
Ye Chen let out a shout. Brilliant light burst from his body, and his gaze grew even more resolute. He hurled the giant stone into the sky and threw a punch upward.
Boom!!!
The giant stone exploded with a deafening crash!
All the Horse Bees were instantly killed by Ye Chen's Soul Power.
The Nine Spirits Begonia circled Ye Chen's body, restoring his injuries.
"Has he always trained like this?" Chen Xin could not help asking as he looked at Ning Fengzhi. His heart churned with shock, overwhelmed by astonishment.
"Yes."
"This is the genius of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect." Ning Fengzhi looked at Ye Chen with a trace of pride. Though he also felt pained, Ye Chen's perseverance had already won him over.
"I am not his equal." Chen Xin shook his head. He had trained his entire life, and though he had always worked extremely hard, after seeing Ye Chen, he felt that he was nothing special.
Ye Chen's method of training could no longer be judged by ordinary human standards.
He was simply a monster...
A monster who did not care about his own life.
"That giant stone Little Chen was carrying just now must have weighed two thousand jin, right?" Gu Rong said in amazement. And he had not merely carried a two-thousand-jin giant stone.
Ye Chen had carried a two-thousand-jin giant stone while evading the Horse Bees' pursuit. Their speed had been slowed by Soul Power, but if Ye Chen slowed down, the Horse Bees would catch him.
"Two thousand jin??"
"The last time I came, Little Chen was still using a five-hundred-jin giant stone. Today, he switched to two thousand jin... and even shattered it with one punch." Ning Fengzhi was dumbfounded.
Support System Soul Masters could be said to be the most fragile of all.
But Ye Chen was completely different.
Who would dare say Ye Chen was weak?
One punch had shattered a two-thousand-jin giant stone, leaving even Ning Fengzhi stunned.
"Is such a child really only six years old?" Ning Fengzhi could not help asking again, feeling a trace of admiration for Ye Chen.
Even as the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he had never seen a disciple train as diligently as Ye Chen.
He far surpassed everyone of his age.
"Heaven has blessed our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has finally produced the strongest genius in a thousand years, the most hardworking genius..."
"And he is a disciple proficient in both the Support System and the Power Attack System. From now on, his status within the sect will be equal to Rongrong's." Ning Fengzhi declared.
Chen Xin and Gu Rong, standing nearby, were both stunned.
No matter how highly Ning Fengzhi regarded or valued a disciple, they had been prepared for it.
But Ning Fengzhi wanted Ye Chen's status to be equal to Ning Rongrong's.
Ning Rongrong's position within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was unique.
She was Ning Fengzhi's only precious daughter, and also the granddaughter of the two Titled Douluo. Though not their biological granddaughter, that was how Chen Xin and Gu Rong regarded her.
And today...
Ning Fengzhi's words undoubtedly affirmed Ye Chen's position.
What kind of signal was this, even...?
Chen Xin and Gu Rong exchanged a glance at Ning Rongrong and smiled knowingly.
Of course, matters between young people should be resolved by the young people themselves. They would not interfere. They would only quietly watch to see how far Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong could go.
Perhaps before long, the two of them would become the most dazzling disciples on the continent.
At this moment,
how shocked Ning Rongrong was.
She had never watched Ye Chen train before. Today was the first time.
Ye Chen's training completely shocked her.
Though she had trained seriously since childhood, she occasionally slacked off. As the Young Miss since childhood, she had never suffered any hardship.
But today, she saw Ye Chen.
Such a young man undoubtedly struck Ning Rongrong's heart.
For a moment, Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes seemed to grow resolute as well.
From now on, she would work hard and train alongside Ye Chen too.
She would not let Ye Chen suppress her, because she was not weak either.
"Ye Chen, in the future, this Young Miss will definitely be the one suppressing you." Ning Rongrong spoke softly. For the first time, her impression of Ye Chen had completely changed.
She could not help looking up at the sky. Her beautiful eyes were slightly moist, filled with longing as well.
Ye Chen had no friends...
Even though she was the Young Miss,
she had never had a true friend either...
Would Ye Chen become her first friend?
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