Douluo: I Am Unrivaled Thief, Explosive King Returns

Unrivaled Thief subtly glanced toward a corner of the stands from the corner of his eye. A black shadow vanished like Gui Mei, as though it had never appeared.

So he really is watching. He narrowed his eyes and sneered inwardly.

However, Unrivaled Thief was not worried, because he had also spotted Mighty Lion Douluo.

In the shadows of Shrek Academy's preparation area, Ning Rongrong stared at the departing group of Unrivaled Thief with shining eyes.

As he walked away, the corners of Unrivaled Thief's lips curled up slightly.

"She's taken the bait."

Ning Rongrong Comes Seeking Alliance, Shifty-eyed Thief Breaks Through

Unrivaled Thief and the others did not remain in Suotuo City. Instead, they returned to the Wooden Cabin outside the city.

On the way back, the four brothers were not happy despite defeating the Shrek group.

Instead, a heavy gloom hung over them.

Zhu Zhuqing was deeply puzzled, but she had no reason to ask.

After all, the enemies who had murdered their parents were right before them, yet they could not bring them to justice immediately.

Unrivaled Thief said nothing, and the three Rebel Sons did not ask either. They merely bottled up their anger.

Looking at their expressions, Unrivaled Thief muttered inwardly, It won't be much longer. The time is almost right.

Just then, a figure began sneakily following behind them.

It was not only Unrivaled Thief who noticed. The Rebel Sons naturally noticed as well.

Seeing that someone dared to tail them, Shifty-eyed Thief said viciously, "Boss, that girl from Shrek Academy is following us. Should we chase her off?"

"Forget it. Maybe she's just going the same way. Picking fights for no reason isn't our style. As long as she doesn't provoke us, we won't make a move against her lightly."

Unrivaled Thief had long known about Ning Rongrong's pursuit.

However, whether she wanted to leave Shrek Academy and join them remained unknown.

Besides, with her current temperament, Unrivaled Thief would not let her join even if she wanted to.

Shifty-eyed Thief glanced back and said resentfully, "If she really is following me, I'll beat her up good!"

They ignored her and soon returned to the Wooden Cabin.

Ning Rongrong stopped some distance away. When she saw the two crude Wooden Cabins, her heart settled completely.

So they're children from poor families! As long as I use money, I can surely make them work for me, for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

She had initially thought that, since a Soul Douluo was accompanying Unrivaled Thief and the others, they could not possibly be short of money.

Now, she realized that the Soul Douluo had likely only acted because he could not stand Zhao Wuji.

Outside the Wooden Cabin, Unrivaled Thief set up a campfire. After confirming that Ning Rongrong had indeed come for them, he finally felt reassured.

"Since you're here, why hide? What, are you planning to harm us?" Unrivaled Thief asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of Rebel Son and the others flashed with anger as they looked toward one spot.

Seeing that she had been discovered, Ning Rongrong swaggered out from behind a tree.

"Hey, aren't you that girl from Shrek Academy? Why aren't you taking care of those scum? What are you doing here? Trying to avenge them?!"

Shifty-eyed Thief looked at her unfriendly. He had not yet had his fill of fighting in the Great Soul Arena today.

Rebel Son and the others felt the same way, and none of them showed this uninvited guest a friendly face.

Ning Rongrong was startled, but she still forced herself to speak. "I came to discuss cooperation! You saw it today too. Those people from Shrek simply aren't worthy of me!"

Upon hearing that, Unrivaled Thief immediately understood that she had completely fallen out with Tang San and the others.

Before he could speak, Rebel Son sneered. "What are you supposed to be? A mere Soul Grandmaster thinks she's qualified to discuss cooperation with us?"

"You!"

Ning Rongrong was furious. She was the most outstanding direct descendant the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had produced in decades.

She puffed out her cheeks and retorted, "I'm twelve years old with twenty-six levels of Soul Power. A genius girl like me choosing to cooperate with you is doing you a favor!"

Unrivaled Thief glanced at her indifferently. "Only twenty-six levels at twelve? How is that genius? Aren't they all twelve as well?!"

Before his words had even faded, Rebel Son and the others unleashed their Soul Power.

Ning Rongrong's breathing caught. Her eyes widened in utter disbelief. "H-how is that possible? How can all of your Soul Power be higher than mine?!"

Although she had learned of the Soul Power levels of Unrivaled Thief, Shifty-eyed Thief, and Zhu Zhuqing at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, she had assumed that the other two could not possibly surpass her.

Yet Rebel Son and Thief Father were actually genuine Soul Elders!

Unrivaled Thief looked at Ning Rongrong teasingly and mocked, "Well? Do you still think being twelve with twenty-six levels of Soul Power is something glorious and impressive?"

Ning Rongrong was speechless. The confidence she had built up over so many years had been shattered over the past few days.

At Shrek Academy, every single person had greater talent than she did. There was even Oscar, a Food System Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power.

She had thought that after leaving Shrek Academy, her talent would still be among the very best anywhere else.

Yet she never expected the talents of Unrivaled Thief's group to be even greater than those of Shrek's students!

Ning Rongrong's face alternated between green and purple. The talent she had always been so proud of was a complete joke before this group.

Still, she stubbornly refused to admit defeat and forced out an excuse. "I-I'm different from you! I'm a support-type Soul Master. Isn't it normal for my Soul Power to be a little lower than yours?!"

Little did she know that Unrivaled Thief found her even more amusing after hearing that. "So you're a support-type Soul Master? Then you're even less qualified to discuss cooperation with us."

"What did you say?! My Martial Soul is—"

Unrivaled Thief raised a hand and directly cut Ning Rongrong off. "So what if your Martial Soul is the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda?"

Hearing the mocking tone in his voice, Ning Rongrong was like a dog whose tail had been stepped on. She bared her fangs and shouted, "You dare look down on the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul? It's the number one support Martial Soul in the world, the teammate countless Soul Master teams dream of having!"

"Oh, and?" Unrivaled Thief remained utterly calm.

Ning Rongrong was furious and nearly roared, "And? It's the number one support Martial Soul in the world!"

"So what?" Unrivaled Thief stared directly into her eyes with an indifferent gaze and questioned, "What does being the number one support matter? At the end of the day, you're still only a support-type Soul Master."

"If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect did not have the two Title Douluo, Sword and Bone, guarding it, could Ning Fengzhi, with his mere seventy-nine levels, make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect one of the Upper Three Sects?"

Every word from Unrivaled Thief struck straight to the point, like heavy hammers smashing into Ning Rongrong's heart. She could find no reason to refute him.

Because it was all true, and it was no secret.

Although the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul was hailed as the number one support Martial Soul in the world, it had a fatal flaw.

No matter how talented one was, any Soul Master with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul could never break through level eighty in their lifetime.

Her father, Ning Fengzhi, the current sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, would never be able to break through level eighty in his life.

How could Ning Rongrong not know such a thing?

Unrivaled Thief looked at the dejected Ning Rongrong without a trace of pity in his heart.

If he did not properly temper this Little Witch's temperament, letting her join the team would only mean asking for trouble!

He would temper her first. If she changed, then letting her join would not be a problem.

But for now—

Unrivaled Thief sneered and directly drove her away. "Leave. As you are now, you are not qualified to discuss cooperation with us."

Ning Rongrong froze on the spot, never expecting to be rejected so directly.

Seeing this, the three Rebel Sons immediately used Martial Soul Possession, their auras pressing down on her.

Only after seeing the powerful Martial Souls of Rebel Son and the other two did Ning Rongrong come back to her senses.

Powerful Power Attack Type Soul Masters would still make a strong team even when paired with ordinary support-type Soul Masters.

But ordinary Power Attack Type Soul Masters, even when paired with the number one support Soul Master in the world, could not escape being called a weak team.

After all, on the Douluo Continent, "decapitation tactics" were no secret strategy.

Ordinary power attack Soul Masters could not guarantee the safety of exceptional support Soul Masters.

Ning Rongrong mechanically turned around and walked back toward Suotuo City in a daze.

Would she continue being isolated as a transparent figure at Shrek Academy, or join someone else and change her fate? That was the choice she now had to make.

Unrivaled Thief did not stop her and simply let her leave.

At that moment, an extremely unstable wave of Soul Power came from beside him, as if someone had broken through something before returning to calm.

Shifty-eyed Thief's eyes widened, and his voice trembled slightly with excitement.

"Boss, I've broken through to level thirty!"

Plotting Against the Titan Giant Ape, Setting Off for the Star Dou Great Forest

Shifty-eyed Thief danced around in excitement.

His brothers had all broken through level thirty long ago, while he was still a Soul Grandmaster.

Now that he had finally managed to catch up, how could he not be excited?

Zhu Zhuqing felt moved, believing that joining Unrivaled Thief's group had been the right choice.

Unrivaled Thief clapped his hands and congratulated him. "Then congratulations, Fourth. I've delayed things long enough. In the next few days, we'll head to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts."

"Great, I can't wait any longer!" Shifty-eyed Thief was so excited that he could not stop himself, running madly around the Wooden Cabin.

Unrivaled Thief did not stop him. He understood how much pressure Shifty-eyed Thief had been under.

He personally got to work and made a meal of roasted meat.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they did not waste any time. They returned to their rooms and continued cultivating diligently.

The night was as dark as ink.

Within the forest, two figures, one large and one small, spoke with each other.

"Big Fourth, I beat up Tang Hao's son today. Did he want to attack me?" Unrivaled Thief asked casually.

Mighty Lion Douluo took a bite of roasted meat and said, "Of course. He followed you all out of Suotuo City."

Unrivaled Thief raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Oh? Then why didn't he act in the end?"

"Maybe he was afraid of hurting that little girl and offending the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the process. I don't know why he suddenly changed his mind."

Hearing that explanation, Unrivaled Thief fell into thought.

That doesn't seem like Tang Hao's style. I beat Tang San so badly, yet he didn't come bully the young?

Something is twelve kinds of wrong here.

Or does he want me to serve as Tang San's whetstone, tempering Tang San's growth?

That's not impossible!

After all, he wants to use Tang San to take revenge on Spirit Hall. Naturally, he needs to sharpen Tang San into a keen blade.

Thinking of this, Unrivaled Thief felt that this possibility was more likely.

He immediately sneered inwardly. You want me to be Tang San's whetstone? Just be careful not to snap the blade while sharpening it.

Then, he said to Mighty Lion Douluo, "Fourth, while keeping an eye on Tang Hao these next few days, also help me watch whether anyone at Shrek Academy breaks through and needs to obtain a Soul Ring."

"Hm? Why are you concerned with such trivial matters?" Mighty Lion Douluo asked in confusion.

Unrivaled Thief's gaze turned sharp as he said word by word, "Don't ask. Just keep watch for me. And after keeping her around for so long, it's time to make a move."

At those words, Mighty Lion Douluo's eyes lit up.

"What, are you finally going to make a move against that rabbit? According to my investigation, she was the fish that slipped through the net when that madwoman Bibi Dong hunted her ninth Soul Ring."

The enshrined elders of Spirit Hall held little affection for Bibi Dong, their Pope.

While they ordinarily could not make a move against her, stealing prey she had once hunted could still disgust her.

Yet Unrivaled Thief's next words left him utterly baffled.

"Who told you I was going to make a move against that rabbit?"