Mountain-Prop Douluo

A series of reforms had brought benefits to disciples of every rank, granting everyone an opportunity to rise.

Within the sect today, there were truly very few who opposed Ning Que as the successor to the Sect Master.

"Sixth Uncle, thank you for your hard work guarding the mountain gate."

Ning Que greeted the elder and disciples guarding the gate with a smile.

"Has something happened?"

This elder was a direct descendant of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect and had watched Ning Que grow up since he was a child; seeing his expression, he knew something must have occurred.

"Some people feel that because our Nine Treasures Glazed Sect has lived in seclusion for many years, our blades have grown dull."

Ning Que's tone was extremely calm, but these words instantly ignited the fury of those present.

"Young Master, tell us, who dares to be so bold?"

"Do they really think we are easy to bully!"

"Let's take them down!"

The crowd was passionate and agitated.

They had truly been driven mad by the soul tool study courses promoted by the sect over the past few years, and they were all looking for an opportunity to vent the frustration and anger in their hearts.

"Sixth Uncle, go notify my father first; I am going to pay a visit to the Mountain-Prop Elder."

Ning Que did not pacify these disciples, letting them remain angry, letting them continue to burn.

This would be the best fuel to drive the sect toward strength.

"Understood!"

Hearing that even that person was to be disturbed, Sixth Uncle knew the matter was not simple.

Afterward, Ning Que climbed the mountain alone, heading toward the peak to visit the pillar of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.

Mountain-Prop Douluo, Shi Jian!

This man was now one hundred and fifty years old.

His martial soul was the Eternal Black Rock Shield, and he was a level 98 Super Douluo.

It was said that he hailed from the Rock Armor Clan in the south of the Douluo Continent, a group famous for their defensive martial souls; the experts of this clan could all use their physical bodies to withstand attacks from power-attack system soul masters of the same rank.

In his youth, he was crowned the number one genius of his clan, but due to internal strife, he left his family to travel the continent, where he met the sect master two generations prior, who extended an invitation to him; after joining the sect, he was heavily cultivated.

He had once protected the sect by holding up a thousand-foot rock shield with his own strength, single-handedly blocking the self-detonation of over a dozen evil soul masters, shielding hundreds of disciples and buying the sect a chance to catch its breath and develop.

It was also because of this great battle that his origin was damaged, which was why he had remained at level 97 for many years.

Two years ago, Ning Que and Ye Guyi used the power of the Gold of Life to help him recover his lost origin and vitality, which allowed him to break his shackles and step into the level 98 realm in one go.

Relying on the powerful spiritual power of a Title Douluo, he was now a peak level 8 soul master; if given more time and more soul tool blueprints, he could become a level 9 soul master.

Not only that, but Ning Que had also let him attempt to research the forging of ten thousand years later.

Given the characteristics of his martial soul, it was the perfect fit.

He had already reached the realm of Spirit Forging.

Relying on the foundation of Spirit Forging and peak level 8 soul tools, the Mountain-Prop Elder was already capable of forging items comparable to level 9 soul tools, but he was too stubborn, insisting on truly stepping into the level 9 soul master realm before attempting to integrate it with forging.

He wanted to use this to create the level 10 soul tool that Ning Que had spoken of.

However, Ning Que knew that it was not that simple.

With the Mountain-Prop Elder's strength, mastering the Spirit Forging progression to Soul Forging was not difficult; the difficulty lay in Heaven Forging.

Or rather, in this current era, it was impossible to create a Heaven Forging.

The reason was simple: the plane master of the Douluo Continent was not yet Tang Hao.

Ten thousand years later, the reason forging technology was so elevated was related to the plane's consciousness.

Tang Hao had modified the mechanism of Heaven Forging on one hand to raise the status of blacksmiths, and on the other to prevent the Douluo Planet from being unable to defeat the Abyssal Plane, giving the Douluo Planet the possibility of Four-Character Battle Armor.

He also feared that too many Godsmiths would lead to the widespread production of Four-Character Battle Armor, or even the potential emergence of Five-Character or Six-Character Battle Armor, so he had the quasi-gods of the Douluo Planet unleash god-level power to scare off the Abyssal Plane, specifically setting it so that there was only one Godsmith.

Listening to this matter alone, this plane master seemed decent enough; although he had selfish motives, it was ultimately for the good of the Douluo Planet. The problem was, where did this Abyssal Plane come from?

And which person had instigated the source of the war?

"Little Que, what kind of trouble have you encountered this time?"

Seeing Ning Que walk over, the Mountain-Prop Douluo Shi Jian put down what he was doing and walked over with a kind, benevolent smile.

The title lived up to the man; the Mountain-Prop Douluo's body was extremely tall, a full three meters, and his build was burly. Though his hair was white, he gave off a feeling of immense vitality.

Just standing there, he gave off a heavy sense of oppression, as if he could lift a mountain with one hand.

"Elder Shi, there is a matter I would like to trouble you to step in for..."

Afterward, Ning Que explained what had happened to his younger sister to Shi Jian.

"According to your account, even if Shrek had some negligence in this matter, it cannot be pinned on them. If I go, I won't be able to gain any advantage."

"So, you little brat, did you arrange something else?"

Shi Jian saw through Ning Que's other motives at the very first moment.

He presumed it was for that gemstone-type torso bone.

He naturally supported what Ning Que wanted to do, as he also wanted to see if the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda could truly evolve.

One must know that although he had only just entered level 98 two years ago, with the assistance of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, he was fully confident in dealing with any existence below level 99.

If a Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda were to truly appear, and he managed to develop a level 9 Soul Tool, he would be confident in contending against a Limit Douluo.

If his own soul power were to advance even further, reaching level 99, and he crafted a level 10 Soul Tool, combined with the assistance of the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, he would even dare to attempt a confrontation with a god.

However, relying on this reason alone, it was impossible to obtain what he wanted from Shrek Academy.

"Elder Shi, requesting your presence this time is merely for deterrence; otherwise, Shrek Academy will really think we are easy to bully."

In his words, Ning Que recalled the mission Yan Shaozhe had arranged for them.

An old schemer knows another old schemer best, and he did not believe for a second that the trip to the Heaven Spirit Empire was a misunderstanding.

"As for the reason, I believe they will deliver it into our hands personally very soon."

Ning Que's words were filled with certainty.

The reason he did not head to Shrek City immediately was that he was waiting—waiting for that group at Shrek Academy to do something irrational.

Based on his understanding, those people at Shrek would absolutely do so.

"Fine, if it is truly as you say, I will accompany you on this trip."

Shi Jian agreed without a second thought.

In the past, he always liked to spend time playing with the children at the foot of the mountain gate.

It could be said that the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, whether this generation or the last, had all grown up playing and causing trouble by his side.

Back then, when his cultivation could no longer progress, he only thought about protecting these children.

But now, not only had his cultivation advanced, he had also seen a path leading further ahead.

Becoming a god was out of the question for this lifetime, but if everything they planned could succeed, he really wanted to clash with a god.

With ambition and a goal, he had poured his heart and soul into it over these years.

Having secured Elder Shi's support, Ning Que went to the mountainside to discuss subsequent matters with his father and the others.

Meanwhile, over at Shrek Academy, just as he had guessed, they began to make outrageous moves.