Douluo: Just You Calling Yourself a Theory Master?

Beside him stood a pretty little girl, blinking as she looked at him, occasionally putting on a fierce expression.

Ning Rongrong was twelve years old now as well. Her Soul Power cultivation progressed quickly enough that she had already become a level 20 Soul Grandmaster.

The difference between geniuses and ordinary people was considerable. Her first Spirit Ring had been fifteen hundred years old, so she needed to carefully build up for her second one.

That way, she might be able to advance her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

This little girl had not met Ning Qinghe many times. Every time she saw him, he would drag her off to train her body or soak in medicinal baths.

On top of that, whenever he appeared, Ning Fengzhi and the others would shift their attention to him, so the girl did not particularly enjoy seeing him.

She was not as spoiled as she had been in the original story, either.

"Rongrong has grown again."

Ning Qinghe nodded to Ning Rongrong.

He held no ill feelings toward this ill-tempered little princess from the original story.

He still cared for her somewhat like a younger sister. After greeting her, he looked toward Ning Fengzhi.

"Keeping it hidden forever isn't realistic. Besides, quite a few talents have emerged among the researchers now. There are plenty of Soul Elders, and even several Soul Ancestors. Given their circumstances, continuing in secret isn't practical. It's time to let them show what they can do."

"Rather than letting others discover it if we continue, we might as well reveal it ourselves."

Ning Qinghe had made his choice long ago.

Things had been fine before, when the Extreme Research Institute only had a thousand students. But now, the Extreme Research Institute had far more than ten thousand people, many of them geniuses. Soul Power cultivation was not difficult for them, so they focused specifically on body refinement.

Just finding Soul Beasts for them to absorb was nearly draining their funds dry.

And these ten thousand-plus people were already enough to form an army with terrifying combat power.

With the large number of support personnel from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, overthrowing the Heaven Dou Empire or even the Star Luo Empire would not be a problem.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's weakness was its lack of top-tier experts. They needed more resources and prestige to recruit talent and powerful experts.

So they could not keep a low profile any longer.

Besides, he could be considered aware of some information about the future.

Within the next decade or so on the continent—perhaps even within just a few years—great chaos would erupt. There was also Spirit Hall's so-called Soul Hunting Plan, which would even destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

If he had not learned this information beforehand, he truly would not have needed to rush.

Now, he truly needed some prestige, as well as allies.

He could search in secret, of course, but persuading people would be genuinely difficult.

It was not as simple as releasing some domineering aura and making people kneel in submission.

"Then we'll do as you say."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will cooperate."

Over all these years, Ning Qinghe had already proven his abilities, and Ning Fengzhi no longer insisted on holding him back.

Besides, the boy was finally going to absorb his second Spirit Ring this time. It would improve his strength and stop outsiders from thinking he was useless.

Ning Fengzhi felt uncomfortable whenever he heard such rumors. This was clearly the capable child he valued most.

"I've already prepared the Martial Soul Absorption Limit and Evolution Theory."

"It will be released afterward in the names of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Extreme Research Institute, and then we'll invite the various nations and Soul Master factions."

"The time will be about one month from now..."

Ning Qinghe laid out his arrangements.

"I understand." Ning Fengzhi nodded.

Once they had finalized the matter, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect swiftly made its move.

It immediately stirred up unrest in cities across the continent and drew the attention of every major faction.

[On Martial Soul Absorption Limits and Evolution Theory!!]

[Shocking! So this is how Martial Souls evolve.]

[Which idiot said the first Spirit Ring's limit was 423 years?]

As the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's articles appeared in cities everywhere, some of the local tabloids stepped up their promotion as well.

The entire continent thought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had gone a little mad, and they could not quite understand it. If it was true, why would they spread such information so openly? If it was false, why would they ruin their own reputation like this???

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Clear Sky Sect, fellow members of the Upper Three Sects, received invitations early on.

Atop towering mountain ranges.

Although they had already sealed off their sect, some news could still reach them.

Within the Clear Sky Sect.

"Take a look at this news. What's going on?"

"Extreme Spirit Ring absorption? Large numbers of thousand-year first Spirit Rings?"

"An invitation to witness the absorption of a ten-thousand-year second Spirit Ring?"

Clear Sky Sect Master Tang Xiao held the invitation sent by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Tang Xiao stood over two meters tall, broad-shouldered and powerfully built, with a sharply sculpted face and short grizzled hair.

At least on the surface, the Upper Three Sects stood together and advanced or retreated as one. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had not forgotten them. As for whether they came or not, that was up to them.

"This is a little outrageous."

"For all these years, the limit for a first Spirit Ring has been around four hundred years. Even if someone exceptionally gifted broke through it, that would only be an individual case."

"That's right. At most, it would only be a few hundred years higher. How could it be this exaggerated? Large numbers of thousand-year Spirit Rings? Are they selling them wholesale?"

Several other elders still did not quite believe this matter.

"So what if we believe it? Can we even go?"

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will definitely invite Spirit Hall. Are we supposed to fight them there?"

"Do you think the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can stop them? Or would they dare to?"

Some elders dismissed the matter with disdain. They were deeply dissatisfied with the Clear Sky Sect's current situation and with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's failure to act back then.

What unity among the Upper Three Sects? Once they had sealed their gates, there had been no news from them at all.

"..."

Tang Xiao fell somewhat silent at those words.

He had no grounds to refute what his younger brother had caused.

Especially since his brother had not returned to the sect for all these years, leaving him in an awkward position.

"Then let's act as if nothing happened."

"Send someone secretly to confirm the situation."

"Have unfamiliar scouts go. As long as they don't expose the Clear Sky Sect, it'll be fine."

Tang Xiao quickly made his decision.

Back then, the mighty Clear Sky Sect had been the strongest existence among the Upper Three Sects.

Now they had to hide their heads like this.

It was truly stifling.

No one objected after hearing Tang Xiao's words.

If they ran around outside recklessly, they really might be beaten to death.

Though they were curious, they had no desire to seek death.

Around the same time, unlike the Clear Sky Sect, within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Clan Master Yu Yuanzhen remained silent for a long time.

The old man who normally exuded overwhelming dominance was now so excited that he did not know where to put his hands.

He read the newspaper over and over again.

The invitation he had just finished reading lay beside him.

"Big Brother, who should we send to take a look?"

Yu Luomian, seated nearby and already finished reading everything, was also processing the shock brought by this news.

They definitely had to send someone.

They could determine whether it was true or false then.

The question was who to send.

"When the time comes, I'll go personally."

"If it's true, I'll have a proper talk with that fellow Ning Fengzhi."