Guang Ling Douluo snorted coldly, and his pressure intensified by several degrees as the Guang Ling Divine Bow appeared in his hand.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black!
Nine Soul Rings emerged around him, making it clear he was ready to attack at any moment.
Ning Fengzhi was utterly stunned. He had never expected Guang Ling Douluo to have such a fiery temper, ready to fight in Heaven Dou City over a mere disagreement.
Setting aside his status as the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, this was Heaven Dou City! The capital of the Heaven Dou Empire! Guang Ling Douluo clearly had no regard whatsoever for the Heaven Dou Empire!
As Guang Ling Douluo and Gu Rong faced off, a carriage came Rapid Dashing down the street from the other side. It stopped a hundred meters away, and a handsome young man stepped down, hurrying over under the protection of his guards.
The newcomer was Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe.
Qin Heng noticed Qian Renxue's arrival, and his inner voice sounded at just the right moment: Xue'er is here. Too bad I didn't discuss this with Xue'er beforehand. With her cooperation, I definitely could have obtained the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heart Separation Control method more smoothly.
A flicker of surprise crossed Qian Renxue's eyes upon hearing this. She had not expected this little fellow, Qin Heng, to be interested in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heart Separation Control method.
Now that she knew the little fellow wanted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heart Separation Control method, she naturally had to lend him a hand.
"Your Excellencies, please stop! This is Heaven Dou City. Fighting here is a sign of disrespect toward the Heaven Dou Imperial Family!" "Xue Qinghe" gritted his teeth as he barged into the battlefield where the Soul Power of two Super Douluos collided, shouting loudly.
The crowd that had scattered in terror after being frightened by the clash between the two Title Douluos felt as though they had found their backbone when they saw the Crown Prince step forward.
At that moment, Ye Renxin also arrived. He summoned his Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul, and soft green light enveloped "Xue Qinghe." At the same time, he reinforced his voice with Soul Power and said, "Since the two of you have come to my Ye Mansion today, you are both friends of mine, Ye. Please give me some face and stop at once. I would be immensely grateful."
Guang Ling Douluo said coldly, "I can stop, but Ning Fengzhi, as the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, used despicable means to pry into the information of a Spirit Hall genius. You must pay a price for this."
Ning Fengzhi had not wanted to truly fight Guang Ling Douluo, who was level ninety-seven. Now that Ye Renxin and "Xue Qinghe" had stepped in to mediate, he simply went along with the situation.
Thus, Ning Fengzhi nodded. "Ning merely chatted with this child for a few moments and had no intention of prying into anything. However, since Your Excellency Guang Ling believes Ning has caused offense, Ning is willing to offer compensation. Here are one million Gold Soul Coins, as an apology."
As he spoke, Ning Fengzhi took out a golden card.
"Gold Soul Coins? Ning Fengzhi, do you think Spirit Hall lacks Gold Soul Coins?"
"Then what does Your Excellency Guang Ling want?"
"A Soul Bone, naturally. One Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, and this matter will be settled."
"That is impossible!" Before Ning Fengzhi could respond, "Xue Qinghe" spoke up through the pressure. "Setting aside whether my teacher pried into this youth's secrets, even if he did, the price of a Soul Bone is far too great. You are demanding an exorbitant price. If you continue to be so unreasonable, the Heaven Dou Empire will certainly not stand by and watch!"
Seeing his disciple defend him so fiercely even before a level ninety-seven Title Douluo, Ning Fengzhi felt a trace of warmth in his heart.
But precisely because of this, Ning Fengzhi could not allow "Xue Qinghe" to get involved. If a conflict between the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall broke out because of him, and Spirit Hall stopped restraining the Star Luo Empire, causing war to erupt again between Heaven Dou and Star Luo, then he, Ning Fengzhi, would become a sinner of the Heaven Dou Empire.
With that thought, Ning Fengzhi stepped forward and patted "Xue Qinghe" on the shoulder. "Qinghe, step back first. Your teacher is here. Why would I need you to step forward?"
"But..."
"It is fine, Qinghe. Trust your teacher."
"Teacher, if things become urgent, this disciple can mobilize the army."
"No! Absolutely not. Things have not reached that point yet." Ning Fengzhi hurriedly stopped him.
"Xue Qinghe's" attitude invisibly added several layers of pressure upon Ning Fengzhi. The more resolutely he supported Ning Fengzhi, the less Ning Fengzhi could allow this conflict to truly occur.
At last, Ye Renxin moved. Although he had not known Guang Ling Douluo before, he recognized Qin Heng. Coupled with Guang Ling Douluo later announcing his identity, Ye Renxin naturally knew that Guang Ling Douluo belonged to Spirit Hall.
When Qian Daoliu had helped him break through to become a Title Douluo, he had clearly laid down a condition: Ye Renxin was to assist Xue Qinghe. In other words, Xue Qinghe also had deeply entwined ties with Spirit Hall.
From the looks of it, Spirit Hall was targeting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Since Ye Renxin had chosen to join Spirit Hall, he would not play both sides. Thus, he sent Ning Fengzhi a voice transmission: "Sect Master Ning, you must not come into conflict with Spirit Hall today, especially with His Highness the Crown Prince involved."
Ning Fengzhi froze upon hearing this, then his eyes lit up. Ye Renxin's attitude clearly told him that Ye Renxin stood on "Xue Qinghe's" side.
This was good news for Ning Fengzhi. It was said that those in the same trade were natural rivals. Both were support-type Soul Masters, and while the Nine-Heart Begonia and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had different focuses, they were competitors to some extent.
Originally, Ning Fengzhi had worried that Ye Renxin becoming a Title Douluo would threaten the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's standing. That was also the main reason he had come to visit today.
Now that he knew Ye Renxin stood with "Xue Qinghe," they could be considered half on the same side. Everything after this could be discussed.
In that case, the most important thing was to first resolve Guang Ling Douluo, this troublesome matter.
With this in mind, Ning Fengzhi stepped forward. "Your Excellency Guang Ling, Ning was indeed at fault in today's matter. However, asking for a Soul Bone, and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone at that, truly exceeds Ning's bottom line. Please name another condition. So long as it is not a Soul Bone, if my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possesses it, we will not refuse."
This was exactly what Guang Ling Douluo had been waiting for. He put on a mocking expression and said, "Oh? Is that so? Anything is acceptable? Then I want the Heart Separation Control method of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Ning Fengzhi froze, instinctively wanting to refuse. Yet his own words still rang in his ears. Refusing now would not be slapping himself in the face?
Moreover, judging from Guang Ling Douluo's expression, he was only asking for the Heart Separation Control method to disgust him. This method likely had no great use for Guang Ling Douluo.
Thinking this, Ning Fengzhi said, "Fine. The Heart Separation Control method can be taught to Your Excellency, but Your Excellency must swear upon your Martial Soul that you will absolutely not pass the Heart Separation Control method to a second person."
Guang Ling Douluo's expression visibly turned unpleasant.
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi felt that he had indeed guessed correctly. Guang Ling Douluo had only demanded the Heart Separation Control method to disgust him.
After struggling for a while, Guang Ling Douluo gritted his teeth. "I do not want this Heart Separation Control method anymore. Teach it to this boy instead. He can also swear upon his Martial Soul not to pass it on to a second person."
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