Two Fifty Thousand Year Soul Bones, Jiang Nannan Becomes a Disciple (3000-word chapter)

Half an hour later.

Mysterious Underworld Sect, main assembly hall.

"Scoundrel! This is preposterous!"

"She might as well have just robbed us! Those are five Black Tortoise Divine Pill items!!!"

A furious roar shook the very roof of the hall.

The current Sect Master of the Mysterious Underworld Sect, Xu Zhenghao, father of Xu Sanshi, sat in the main seat with a face ashen with rage, crushing the teacup in his hand into powder.

"Father, you must seek justice for me!"

Xu Sanshi clutched his eyes, wailing, "That brat hitting me is one thing, but he specifically targeted my face! Look at this, he's beaten my handsome, dashing face into a pig's head."

Xu Zhenghao was angry, but he remained rational.

Suppressing his rage, he asked the guard beside him, "Give me an honest account. Was the sequence of events exactly as Sanshi just described?"

The guard trembled from head to toe, not daring to hide a thing. He hurriedly recounted the entire story from beginning to end, including the mention of the mysterious woman.

Hearing that his son had been beaten because he tried to hit on two young girls and ended up provoking someone stronger, Xu Zhenghao felt his old face burn as if he had been slapped in public.

How shameful!

Truly a disgrace.

He usually tolerated Xu Sanshi's lack of discipline because, at the very least, his talent was good and his bloodline was strong.

Perhaps there would be a chance to manifest the Black Tortoise in the future.

And yet?

This was all the ambition he had?

Xu Zhenghao slapped Xu Sanshi across the face. "You scoundrel! Is this how I raised you?"

"Ouch! Father, why are you hitting me?"

"I'm hitting you? I'll thrash you! Do you believe me?"

Xu Zhenghao suppressed his fury.

Regardless of everything, Xu Sanshi was still his son, even if they were in the wrong this time.

But five Black Tortoise Divine Pill items were simply too expensive!

The entire sect's current inventory only held three; those were the sect's foundation, treasures reserved for future core disciples.

One had to know that within the entire Mysterious Underworld Sect, only Xu Sanshi had ever consumed a Black Tortoise Divine Pill. Even he, a Titled Douluo Sect Master, had never had the opportunity.

That showed just how precious the Black Tortoise Divine Pill was.

Demanding five was no different from outright robbery.

As for the mysterious woman the guard mentioned, he subconsciously ignored her entirely.

After all, she was just a woman; how strong could she possibly be?

The guard's reaction was purely an overreaction from being scared out of his wits.

He, Xu Zhenghao, was a Titled Douluo. The women in this world who could make him wary could be counted on one hand, and weren't they all long-established old monsters?

"Someone come."

Xu Zhenghao snorted coldly. "Prepare the carriage. Follow me to meet this woman!"

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, at the entrance of Qingfeng Academy.

Chen Doudou was squatting on the ground, bored out of his mind, drawing circles with a twig.

After finishing one circle, he drew another, muttering to himself, "Why aren't they here yet? This efficiency is too slow; I'm bored to death."

Jiang Nannan sat to the side, her palms sweating with nervousness, her knuckles white from gripping her clothes.

Her eyes were filled with worry as she whispered, "Doudou, do you think they'll bring a lot of people? I heard the Mysterious Underworld Sect has many experts..."

"Don't worry."

Chen Doudou didn't even look up, continuing to draw circles. "With my Sister Dong here, no matter how many people come, it won't be enough for her to beat up."

Jiang Nannan: "..."

Is this really not just bragging?

At the entrance of Qingfeng Academy, the originally noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, as if they had been choked by the throat.

A carriage, pitch-black and pulled by four black fiery horses, stopped before everyone, surrounded by a guard detail.

The carriage door opened, and Xu Zhenghao stepped down, flanked by his guards.

Even without releasing his soul rings, the pressure of someone who had long held a position of power surged forward, making the surrounding air feel as if it had solidified.

"Such intense pressure!"

"Is this a Titled Douluo? How terrifying!"

"Patriarch Xu actually came in person. It's over, that kid is dead for sure!"

The surrounding onlookers whispered amongst themselves, their faces etched with a mixture of fear and schadenfreude.

Xu Zhenghao's gaze instantly locked onto Chen Doudou in the center of the crowd: "Are you the brat who wounded Xu Sanshi?"

It was Jiang Nannan's first time seeing a Titled Douluo; her legs could not stop trembling, and her face was as pale as paper.

Yet, she braced herself, gritting her teeth as she tremblingly stepped in front of Chen Doudou.

"S-Senior."

Jiang Nannan's voice was shaking, but she stubbornly straightened her back: "This has nothing to do with Doudou; I was the one who kicked him."

Chen Doudou's eyes widened in astonishment: "Sister Nannan?"

"Oh?"

Xu Zhenghao narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Jiang Nannan.

With just a single glance, he saw through her soul power cultivation, and a flicker of calculation instantly crossed his eyes.

Level sixteen?

At this age, with this level of soul power, and coming from a commoner background—could it be Innate Full Soul Power?

If that were truly the case, then that girl named Jiang Nannan from Xu Sanshi's awakening ceremony wouldn't be...

It seems this brat isn't entirely without merit; at the very least, his taste is decent.

"Little girl, where is the person behind you?"

Xu Zhenghao withdrew his gaze, looking toward the empty space, and sneered: "I have brought the Black Tortoise Divine Pill; it remains to be seen if you dare to take it."

Before his words had even faded, a terrifying aura surged into the sky.

Nine soul rings rose from beneath his feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

The pressure of a Titled Douluo was released without reservation, and the surrounding crowd was instantly crushed until they couldn't breathe, forcing them to retreat in haste.

Xu Sanshi poked his head out from the carriage, pointing at Chen Doudou and shouting triumphantly: "Hmph, do you know the consequences of hitting me now? My father is a Titled Douluo!"

However, the moment Xu Zhenghao's pressure reached its peak.

A far more powerful and despair-inducing aura erupted into the sky.

"Patriarch Xu, are you looking to die?"

In that instant, Xu Zhenghao felt the blood in his entire body run cold.

That aura crashed down like a towering mountain, not only instantly shattering his momentum but also pressing down on him until his bones creaked, leaving him unable to move even a single finger!

Who exactly is this woman?

How could a mere sliver of her aura suppress a Titled Douluo like him to the point of suffocation?

He no longer dared to harbor even a fraction of his previous arrogance, his voice beginning to stutter: "S-Senior! Please calm your anger!"

"May I ask for your title, Senior?"

Xu Zhenghao squeezed these words out with great difficulty, cold sweat instantly soaking his back.

Bibi Dong let out a cold snort and took a step forward, her purple hair and black robes fluttering without wind, her eyes as cold as frost: "Trying to probe my background? You don't have the qualifications."

"Hand over the five Black Tortoise Divine Pill first."

"Senior, there... there are only three."

Xu Zhenghao wore an expression uglier than if he were crying; these three were the entire foundation of his sect, and he had brought them all.

"Oh, only three."

A cruel curve tugged at the corner of Bibi Dong's mouth: "Then use soul bones to make up for the rest. Two pieces, both over fifty thousand years old."

Fifty thousand years?

And two whole pieces?

Xu Zhenghao wanted to cry but had no tears; however, since the situation favored the stronger party, he could only grit his teeth and agree.

For some reason, in front of this woman, he couldn't even summon a single thought of resistance.

Following this, Bibi Dong transmitted her voice to him, the sound exploding directly in his mind: "Remember, from now on, your family's Black Tortoise Divine Pill can only be supplied to the Martial Soul Hall. Do you hear me?"

If not for the special effects of the Black Tortoise Divine Pill, which could help revitalize the Martial Soul Hall, would she have resolved today's matter so easily?

"Yes, yes... Senior is right. We will supply them to the Martial Soul Hall, and we won't ask for a single cent."

Xu Zhenghao forced a bitter smile, his heart churning with infinite waves.

To think this powerhouse was actually from the Martial Soul Hall!

Since when did the Martial Soul Hall produce a powerhouse of this level?

As expected, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse!

Xu Sanshi watched this scene, shouting in disbelief, "Dad, what's wrong with you? Aren't we here to settle the score? Hurry up and help me beat them!"

"Shut up!"

Xu Zhenghao slapped him across the face with such force that Xu Sanshi spun in a circle on the spot, his teeth flying out.

He hated that his son was so disappointing; if it weren't for this wretched brat, he never would have provoked such a monster!

"Hmph, get lost!"

Bibi Dong gave a cold shout, "Remember this: tell that boy to keep his head down from now on. If there is a next time, I will be taking your lives!"

"Yes... yes, thank you for the lesson, Senior."

As if granted a reprieve, Xu Zhenghao didn't dare linger. He dragged Xu Sanshi and the group of guards away, scrambling into the carriage and fleeing in a pathetic panic.

Until the carriage vanished at the end of the horizon.

The entire scene instantly fell into a deathly silence.

A few seconds later, as if something had suddenly snapped, the crowd erupted into chaos.

"Did I see that right? The head of the Xu family just... left like that?"

"Even a Titled Douluo didn't dare breathe loudly in front of her, and that... that was a Titled Douluo!"

"Two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone pieces! Did the Mysterious Underworld Sect empty out their entire family fortune? This is too terrifying!"

The expressions of the surrounding noble youths, previously filled with schadenfreude, instantly froze, replaced by deep fear and lingering dread.

Just moments ago, they were pointing fingers, waiting to see Chen Doudou make a fool of himself.

But now, reality had slapped them hard across the face.

A Titled Douluo powerhouse, rare even across the entire continent, had acted like a toothless tiger before that woman, lacking even the courage to resist and forced to pay up their family fortune.

"Gulp."

The sound of someone swallowing saliva was exceptionally clear in the silence.

Everyone's gaze involuntarily focused on Bibi Dong, Chen Doudou, and Jiang Nannan.

Awe, nothing but deep, profound awe remained.

A few timid soul masters even felt their legs go weak, nearly collapsing to their knees.

Jiang Nannan stared blankly at Bibi Dong's back, her pale little face flushed with excitement, her eyes filled with adoration: "Sister Dong... I never knew you were so powerful!"

Bibi Dong ruffled her hair: "Little girl, you did well just now. Would you like to become my disciple?"

At first, she had assumed Jiang Nannan approached Chen Doudou because she saw his martial soul and wanted to cling to power and status.

After all, she had seen far too many people crawl up from the bottom only to desperately try to latch onto the powerful.

But now, it was clear that wasn't the case at all.

The little girl simply wanted to repay a kindness.

With such character and integrity, combined with her Innate Full Soul Power talent.

She had no reason not to take her as a disciple.

It was just that this martial soul... the Soft Bone Rabbit was a bit, uh...