Nine Treasures Exquisite Pagoda! Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul Fully Evolved!

Xu Qing remained in his fishing posture and did not turn around.

He merely lifted the fishing rod lightly.

Regular ripples spread across the water's surface.

"Over these past few days, the nourishment of life energy has brought your Martial Soul's foundation to its limit."

"You only lack that final step."

Xu Qing spoke calmly, simply stating a fact.

"However, relying solely on your own comprehension and those mediocre resources of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."

"You will never have any hope of crossing that threshold in this lifetime."

Ning Rongrong was deeply shaken.

She knew full well about the flaw in her family's Martial Soul. Seven levels had always been the limit.

It was a longstanding affliction for generations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

She had just been about to ask whether there was a way to overcome it.

But then she saw Xu Qing casually wave a hand behind him.

An incomparably dense emerald-green light shot through the air.

Pure Source of Life energy instantly enveloped Ning Rongrong's entire body.

That power was not violent.

Instead, it radiated endless gentleness and inclusiveness.

Ning Rongrong had no time to react at all.

She only felt the Soul Power within her begin circulating wildly like a burst dam.

The meridians throughout her body were instantly widened.

A crystal-clear phantom of a seven-tiered pagoda uncontrollably appeared above her head.

Amid the originally brilliant seven-colored light, a dazzling streak of pure gold suddenly emerged.

Then, accompanied by an intense humming sound, the top of the pagoda—

Slowly sprouted a crystalline eighth tier!

Before Ning Rongrong could recover from her stupor—

The eighth tier solidified.

The ninth tier followed immediately after, soaring into the sky with sacred pressure!

Brilliant nine-colored light instantly illuminated the entire lakeside.

An ancient, sacred aura emanated from that nine-tiered exquisite pagoda.

The Nine Treasures Exquisite Pagoda!

Ning Rongrong stared blankly at the Martial Soul above her head.

Feeling the Soul Power within her surge by several times.

All her pride and young-lady temper vanished completely at that moment.

Only profound shock remained in her heart.

The Martial Soul Evolution that every sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had dreamed of.

The long-cherished wish that countless heavenly treasures had failed to accomplish.

Had been realized with a casual wave from this young man in green!

All of this—

Was because of Blue Silver Academy, because of Xu Qing before her!

Ning Rongrong's knees gave way, and she directly knelt behind the bluestone.

She respectfully performed a deep bow toward that figure's back.

"Thank you, Senior, for the grace of granting me a new life!"

Her voice was filled with incomparable excitement, even carrying a trace of tremor.

Tears welled in her eyes.

A clear breeze drifted along the lakeside.

Xu Qing's calm voice drifted into her ears once more with the wind.

"Don't be late for class next time."

Ning Rongrong abruptly raised her head.

Yet she discovered that the bluestone ahead was completely empty.

Looking around, there was not even the slightest trace of that young man in green.

Only circles of ripples that had yet to disperse remained.

She clenched her little fists tightly, fanatical admiration bursting from her eyes.

So strong! So handsome!

This was the bearing of a true master!

He treated Martial Soul Evolution as something as simple as drinking water.

Thinking of how her father, after receiving Tang San's message, intended to cause trouble at the birthday banquet and demand an explanation—

Ning Rongrong wished she could grow wings and fly to the entrance to stop him.

She truly wanted to see her father's reaction when he saw her Nine Treasures Exquisite Pagoda.

She had to make her father use every bit of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth—

To lavishly sponsor Blue Silver Academy!

As for those people from Shrek?

A deep look of disdain flashed through Ning Rongrong's eyes.

That bunch who only knew how to stir up trouble while constantly preaching righteousness and morality.

Compared to Blue Silver Academy, they were nothing more than clowns.

That shabby village, with its few drafty thatched huts, dared call itself Monster Academy?

It was not even comparable to a single blade of grass from Blue Silver Academy!

She had truly been blind to join such a rundown place in the first place.

Fortunately, it was not too late now.

Since Senior was willing to bestow such fortune upon her, it meant he thought highly of her.

She still had a chance!

From now on, she had to perform well at Blue Silver Academy and hold tightly to this powerful patron.

On the other side of Blue Silver Academy.

Inside a hidden underground chamber of ice.

Gu Yue Na brought Bi Ji before a massive ice formation.

At the center of the formation.

A huge ice silkworm, its entire body seeming to have been carved from icy jade, was imprisoned there.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wriggled his plump body.

His round eyes were filled with despair.

Listening to the conversation between the two stunning women outside the formation, he felt his entire life as a worm go numb.

"My Lady."

"Is this million-year soul beast truly going to be presented to His Excellency as a birthday gift?"

Bi Ji looked at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm within the formation and asked softly.

Gu Yue Na appraised the ice silkworm with satisfaction and nodded faintly.

"It is my husband's hundredth birthday banquet."

"Of course, he would not care for ordinary trinkets."

"Though this big bug's combat strength is pitifully weak, the spiritual power and source power within his body are fairly abundant."

"It would be quite nice to give him to my husband as a little snack, or to skin and gut him for a pillow."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wanted to cry but had no tears.

He was a dignified million-year soul beast.

After great difficulty, he had escaped the heavenly tribulation and fled the clutches of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yet he had run straight into the hands of this terrifying dragon woman.

And now he was actually going to be used as a birthday gift?

A snack? A pillow?

It was over. There was no way he would survive this.

He only felt that his future was utterly bleak.

Gu Yue Na did not care in the slightest what Sky Dream Ice Silkworm thought.

Her violet eyes were full of anticipation.

"Bi Ji, prepare the wrapping."

"It must be sufficiently lavish."

"My husband will definitely like this surprise when he sees it."

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Blue Silver Academy's hundredth birthday banquet.

At last officially began beneath the watchful eyes of countless people across the continent.

On this day, the area outside Heaven Dou City was bustling with traffic.

Carriages from all the major powers gathered here in a mighty stream.

Outside the broad academy gates, all kinds of luxurious carriages had already packed the area so tightly that not even water could pass through.

Every soul master craned their necks, eager to uncover the truth about Blue Silver Academy.

A hundredth birthday banquet was already exceptionally rare.

Together with the mysterious method used to deliver the invitations.

It cast an additional veil of mystery over Blue Silver Academy.

"Look! That's the exclusive banner of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!"

A piercing cry of surprise rose from the crowd.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.

They saw Yu Yuanzhen step down from a carriage with several core elders, moving with the force of a dragon and tiger.

Blue lightning crackled across his body.

The powerful pressure of thunder and lightning made the surrounding independent cultivators retreat and give way.

Yu Yuanzhen stared intensely at the Blue Silver Academy plaque, his face full of curiosity.

Before the crowd could recover from the pressure of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

A group clad in gray robes, their auras as steady as mountains and abysses, slowly approached.

The leading old man was powerfully built and carried an imposing presence without anger.

With every step he took, the ground faintly trembled.

It was the Clear Sky Sect's master, Tang Xiao!

The entire scene instantly fell deathly silent.

Every sound caught in people's throats.

Even Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect abruptly halted, his face changing in shock.

"The Clear Sky Sect?"

"Hadn't they sealed off their mountain and withdrawn from the world for years?"

"They actually sent someone here!"

The leaders of the major sects looked at one another in dismay.

What heaven-defying method had Blue Silver Academy used—

To make the reclusive Clear Sky Sect break precedent and descend the mountain to offer birthday congratulations?