Sect Master, There's Nothing Left to Piece Together! Dugu Yan: Amazing! You Even Dare to Rub Salt in the Wound!

After the explosion, Sword Douluo's breathing was unsteady.

"Damn it!"

Sword Douluo had no idea why such a formidable enemy had suddenly appeared. After striking once, the enemy had vanished without a trace. Even the slightest trace of the enemy's Soul Power had disappeared completely!

"Gale Two-Headed Wolf... Hah... Feng Xiaotian!"

It had to be said: Feng Xiaotian was truly famous. He had Innate Full Soul Power, a Mutated Martial Soul called the Gale Two-Headed Wolf, and was a renowned genius of the Tiandou Empire.

Sword Douluo narrowed his eyes. He hadn't found the enemy, but then he noticed Ning Fengzhi lying unconscious in the room with its roof torn off.

"Fengzhi! Thank goodness, he's only unconscious... Hm? This... This... Fengzhi, hang in there! I'll go find a healing-type Soul Master! I'll find a Nine Heart Begonia! They must be able to regenerate severed limbs!"

Sword Douluo hurried over to check on Ning Fengzhi, and what he saw gave him a fright.

Just how deep was this grudge? How could anyone do something that would leave him unable to have children?

As he thought it over, Sword Douluo realized something didn't add up. Ning Fengzhi had plenty of children, so he wasn't exactly left without descendants.

Meanwhile.

Feng Xiaodi and Ozka returned to Dugu Manor at almost the same time.

Dugu Xue stood in the courtyard and calmly asked, "You two caused quite a commotion out there. What did you do?"

Ozka lowered the fox-eared woman from his back and said angrily, "That hypocrite Ning Fengzhi tried to force himself on a woman... so I castrated him!"

"What...?"

Dugu Xue wasn't the only one stunned. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had just come out of the house, and they were both dumbfounded too.

Dugu Yan asked in tentative disbelief, "Um... you're not joking, are you? You really castrated Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the second-greatest sect in the world, the owner of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, and a Seven-Ring Soul Sage?"

"Wow, quite a list of titles. It should be him, all right."

"You're amazing!" Dugu Yan gave Ozka a thumbs-up.

Ozka's lips curled into a bashful grin. "Hehe... I'm one of Immortal Court's five exemplary students! An outstanding citizen, well-rounded in morals, intellect, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor! Upholding the dignity of Immortal Court's laws is everyone's responsibility!"

"Enough!" Dugu Bo cut in. "Yan'er, get back to bed. You're a girl. What kind of talk is this for you?"

"Oh~" Dugu Yan shut the door and went back to bed like a good girl.

Dugu Bo was deeply worried. He especially regretted not accompanying the two of them on their nighttime excursion to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The sect master of a major sect had been castrated—that was like punching a hole straight through the sky!

"You two, you didn't reveal your identities, did you?"

"I don't think so. I only revealed the Gale Two-Headed Wolf Martial Soul. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect won't be able to track me down over that."

"Ah... Forget it. You two stay here for the next couple of days. Don't go out until things have died down."

"All right. Senior, please arrange somewhere for this lady to stay."

"I'll have the steward take care of it."

"Don't let anyone bully her. In Immortal Court, everyone is equal! Especially people like her, whose Martial Souls have mutated. In Immortal Court, they're adored by thousands!"

"Don't worry."

Dugu Bo had no intention of offending the fox-eared woman. These two had castrated Ning Fengzhi for her! Ning Fengzhi! And the most terrifying part was that they had castrated him right on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's own turf, then walked away without a scratch!

Throughout it all, Dugu Xue had only stood off to the side, smiling wryly and shaking his head. He hadn't said much.

The next day.

The entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was on high alert, in a state of first-level readiness.

Even Heaven Dou City, dozens of kilometers away, could feel how tense things were at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

Everyone speculated that the sect's two newly auctioned offensive Soul Tools had attracted the covetous attention of other factions.

Ning Fengzhi lay on his sickbed and roared, "You can't even regenerate a severed limb! What use are you to me?"

Ning Fengzhi's eyes were bloodshot. He couldn't believe anyone would risk their life to break into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's headquarters just to castrate him over a fox-eared girl they'd bought for 150,000 Gold Soul Coins!

If those two had been out for revenge or after the two offensive Soul Tools, Ning Fengzhi could have understood!

What he couldn't understand was why those two had castrated him just to stand up for a fox-eared girl!

So!

Ning Fengzhi immediately labeled the pair as great enemies of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He couldn't exactly say that he'd tried to force himself on an innocent woman and had his equipment confiscated instead... At any rate, the excuse of a powerful enemy was perfectly reasonable, and everyone believed it!

At that moment, a healing-type Soul Master knelt on the floor and said nervously, "Sect Master, it was cut into... into too many pieces... There's really no way to put it back together... Even a Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master couldn't make a severed limb grow back!"

"Get out! All of you, get out!"

Bang!

After everyone had been driven out, Ning Fengzhi slammed his fist against the edge of the bed and asked with a grim expression, "Uncle Jian, have you found out who infiltrated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect last night?"

Sword Douluo solemnly shook his head and replied helplessly, "The Gale Two-Headed Wolf Martial Soul is a Mutated Martial Soul. As far as we know, Feng Xiaotian is the only one who has it. But the intruder's Soul Power Level was as high as 89! And his Soul Ring Configuration was even more outrageous: two purple, five black, and one red!"

"You mean that person definitely wasn't Feng Xiaotian?"

"Feng Xiaotian should still be at Godwind Academy in Godwind City, 150 kilometers from Heaven Dou City! And he's only a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor... Ah..." Sword Douluo sighed and shook his head.

Ning Fengzhi closed his eyes and took a deep breath, struggling to calm himself.

After several breaths, Ning Fengzhi asked, "How is Uncle Gu? Are his injuries serious?"

"He's almost completely recovered. We had a healing-type Soul Master treat him."

"Phew... Uncle Jian, keep investigating! Focus on Feng Xiaotian! I believe this matter is definitely connected to him! I'll make sure they die without a burial place!"

"All right."

Over the next few days, Heaven Dou City was anything but peaceful.

A single stomp from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could affect every aspect of the two great empires and Spirit Hall. The Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce was so wealthy it could rival an empire—that wasn't an exaggeration.

Ning Rongrong hurried back to the sect, worried, but she didn't see her father, which only made her more anxious.

As it turned out!

Just after Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she heard someone on the roadside say that Ning Fengzhi had been castrated!

"My... my dad... Wha... What happened to him?"

Boom!

In an instant, it was as if a bolt of lightning had struck Ning Rongrong right on the crown of her head! She froze in the middle of the road as if someone had hit pause. She didn't know whether she'd have to call him Dad or Mom from now on.

Once the news got out, this new storm only grew more violent.

All of Heaven Dou City was shaken. Countless people stared in wide-eyed disbelief!

Behind closed doors, people couldn't help discussing it: that refined and gentle sect master, with his jade-like face, graceful manner, and words that carried authority without losing their warmth—he'd really been castrated just like that? Would the sect master start holding up his little finger like a girl from now on?

Dugu Yan gave Ozka another thumbs-up and marveled, "You're amazing! You even dare to rub salt in the wound!"

When Ning Fengzhi heard the news, he immediately concluded that the culprit was hiding somewhere in Heaven Dou City! He ordered the entire city sealed off!

The matter grew more and more serious. Qian Renxue pinched the bridge of her nose, finding the whole thing deeply troublesome. She didn't have any good way to deal with Ning Fengzhi in his frenzied state.

So!

Qian Renxue claimed she was going into seclusion to cultivate the Yijin Jing, leaving Emperor Xue Ye to deal with Ning Fengzhi's rampage himself.

"Uncle She, do you think this was done by that person who seemed to be Feng Xiaotian? After all, the Gale Two-Headed Wolf Martial Soul is a Mutated Martial Soul! Besides Feng Xiaotian and that other person who seemed to be him, there shouldn't be a third person with the Gale Two-Headed Wolf Martial Soul."

"This... There's no need to guess! I'm a hundred percent certain he did it! He has the strength to pull it off!"

Qian Renxue smiled wryly. "He really is audacious beyond belief... But well done! Uncle She, send people to find them. I have a feeling they're hiding an enormous secret."

A few more days passed, but the storm still hadn't fully died down.

Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to continue her studies. She'd been warned not to reveal her fourth Soul Ring was one hundred thousand years old, or to reveal her Soul Spirit.

"Sister Yan, you're back!" Yu Tianheng came over.

"Mm." Dugu Yan gave a faint reply, thinking, Tian Heng was outstanding before, but...

After seeing a far wider world, the rose-tinted filter in Dugu Yan's heart had shattered! Beside Immortal Court's young talents, Yu Tianheng's talent was nothing.

"You must be Yu Tianheng!"

Just as Yu Tianheng was about to take Dugu Yan's hand, a silver-haired head suddenly appeared between them.

"Feng Xiaotian!" Yu Tianheng blurted out.

"What the heck! I covered my nose and mouth, leaving only my eyes exposed. How did someone recognize me at a glance again? What's going on? Damn!" Feng Xiaodi looked utterly exasperated and yanked off his mask.

Beside them, Dugu Yan leaned toward Feng Xiaodi and quietly explained, "Um... Feng Xiaotian usually looks like that. He covers his nose and mouth and leaves only his eyes showing."

"Uh..."

Feng Xiaodi's mouth twitched.

"Yan'er!"

Seeing Dugu Yan standing so close to Feng Xiaodi, Yu Tianheng grabbed her arm and pulled her toward him.

"What are you doing?" Dugu Yan said, displeased.

"Why are you standing so close to him?" Yu Tianheng asked sharply.

Feng Xiaodi looked back and forth between them in confusion, then asked suspiciously, "Whoa! Dugu Yan, you two aren't dating, are you?"

"Mm." Dugu Yan nodded gently, her cheeks faintly red.

"Damn! That's amazing!" Feng Xiaodi dragged the words out at length and gave a thumbs-up, making Dugu Yan's face turn bright red.

Yu Tianheng asked unhappily, "Feng Xiaotian, what are you doing here?"

Feng Xiaotian was a student at Godwind Academy, which wasn't in Heaven Dou City. It was strange for him to show up here.

"Nothing. I'm just passing through, and I came to see Ye Lingling."

"Ye Lingling?" Yu Tianheng eyed Feng Xiaodi suspiciously, then suddenly chuckled. "What, have you fallen for someone else?"

Feng Xiaodi shrugged. He didn't know what was going on with Feng Xiaotian, so he didn't say anything. The more he said, the more likely he was to make a mistake.

Dugu Yan asked on Feng Xiaodi's behalf, "Is Lingling at the academy?"

"No! Something happened at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, right? Hehe... They invited Ye Lingling and her grandfather to the sect." When he brought that up, Yu Tianheng wore a mocking smile too, looking gleeful at their misfortune.

"That's a shame. See you."

Since he hadn't seen Ye Lingling of the Nine Heart Begonia, Feng Xiaodi said his goodbyes. As he left, he added, "By the way, Dugu Yan, you should think carefully about who you choose as your partner!"

"What do you mean?" Soul Power instantly surged through Yu Tianheng's body, and his right arm transformed into a dragon claw.

Feng Xiaodi ignored him completely and vanished in a flash.

If Yu Tianshu had been here, Feng Xiaodi would have liked to spar with him. But the Yu Tianheng in front of him was from World No. 1. One slap could send him flying hundreds of meters, so Feng Xiaodi had absolutely no interest!

"He vanished! So fast!" Yu Tianheng was shocked. Just now, he hadn't even seen how Feng Xiaodi had left.

With Feng Xiaodi gone, Yu Tianheng glared furiously at Dugu Yan and demanded, "Dugu Yan, when did you get so close to Feng Xiaotian?"

Dugu Yan frowned. She disliked Yu Tianheng's tone and attitude.

"I'm not close to him."

"Not close? Who are you trying to fool?"

Dugu Yan furrowed her brows even more and said unhappily, "Yu Tianheng, what are you getting at?"

"If you're not close, why were you standing so close to him? Why were you whispering in his ear? If you're not close, why would he tell you to think carefully about who you choose as your partner? Is that something people who aren't close say to each other? Huh? Answer me!"

Dugu Yan stayed silent for a long time, feeling miserable.

She'd only exchanged a few words with Feng Xiaodi, and Yu Tianheng was already interrogating her! Was he jealous, or did he feel threatened?

"Hah..." Dugu Yan let out a long breath and said quietly, "Yu Tianheng, I really need to think carefully about our relationship."

"You..." Yu Tianheng froze, then suddenly realized what he'd done. Panic and regret flooded his heart. How did I let myself lose my head? How could I lose my temper with her? If I lose Grandpa Yan's support, Yu Tianxin will challenge me for the position of young sect master again! No, I absolutely can't lose Dugu Bo's support!

"Let's both calm down." With that, Dugu Yan turned and walked away.

"Yan'er, wait! I didn't mean it like that! Let me explain!"

Dugu Yan turned around and said coldly, "Yu Tianheng, don't follow me! Spend the next few days cultivating. We'll talk once we've both calmed down."

"Yan'er, wait! Let me explain."

"Don't follow me!"