Staying at the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect

Facing Nan Shuisui's compliments, Cao Xin merely smiled.

Turning his head to look at Lin Yuan, who stood to the side looking somewhat at a loss, he couldn't help but sigh that his disciple was sometimes a complete blockhead.

At this moment, Ning Tian was standing with her arms crossed, back turned to Lin Yuan in a sulk, while the silly boy just stood there staring blankly.

"What are you standing there for? Go coax her. No matter how good-tempered a girl is, she needs her emotions to be cared for; this is clearly an opportunity being handed to you."

Lin Yuan nodded in realization, then clumsily began to coax Ning Tian.

After a brief explanation of the cause and effect, Ning Tian's anger dissipated.

Lin Yuan couldn't help but wonder, did he actually have some hidden talent for flirting?

Nan Shuisui naturally took note of the small interactions between Lin Yuan and Cao Xin.

This was their private family business, and she was in no position to interfere.

Compared to this, she had better consider her own daughter's future.

"Senior Duoqing, would you allow me to be a bit willful as well?" Nan Shuisui asked Cao Xin.

"What is it?"

"I feel that having the Earth Dragon Sect pay such a price over a child's wager is a bit too much like child's play," Nan Shuisui said solemnly.

"And what do you mean by that?" Cao Xin withdrew his smile, his gaze sharpening.

He wasn't worried that Nan Shuisui would try to renege on the debt; he wanted to see what additional conditions she would propose.

The circle of high-level soul masters was small, and reputation was paramount. If Nan Shuisui backed out now, her reputation in the Douluo circles of the Heaven Dou Empire would be ruined.

For a long time to come, everyone would know that the Earth Dragon Sect had a sect master who didn't play by the rules, and it would take at least a thousand years to restore trust.

"I want to temporarily foster Qiuqiu at the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect so she can learn from the experts in your sect. Of course, the Earth Dragon Sect will cover all of Qiuqiu's expenses during this time."

Lin Yuan immediately understood what Nan Shuisui was thinking. Wasn't this just a repeat of what happened in... no, it should be a repeat of the future Soul Master Tournament?

She wanted to borrow a hen to lay eggs, using a better platform to elevate Nan Qiuqiu's growth.

Then, once her level improved, she would have Nan Qiuqiu return.

The Earth Dragon Sect had no Titled Douluo, so the cultivation experience of a Titled Douluo was incredibly precious to them.

Moreover, it was rumored that within the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, there was a Titled Douluo whose martial soul was a Bone Dragon.

A Bone Dragon was still a dragon, so that wasn't a problem.

"That is naturally acceptable." Cao Xin wore an expression that suggested he thought it was nothing more than a trivial matter.

He was already looking after two children, and in the foreseeable future, Wu Feng would likely be added to the mix.

So, one more didn't matter.

Besides, the Rouge Dragon clan was a top-tier martial soul within the Heaven Dou Empire; if she wanted to borrow a hen to lay eggs, why wouldn't the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect want to recruit the Earth Dragon Sect?

The history of the Douluo Continent was measured in thousands and tens of thousands of years. Even if Nan Qiuqiu's generation didn't join the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, what about the next? Or the one after that?

There would eventually be such a day, and friendly relations between the two sects were a very good start.

To compensate for Nan Qiuqiu's losses, Cao Xin's group did not leave the Star Dou Great Forest immediately.

Using the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect's intelligence network, they tracked down a four-hundred-year-old Rouge Python.

After Nan Qiuqiu obtained her first soul ring, she got cocky again.

"Come on. Let's fight," Nan Qiuqiu said with a sinister grin at the helpless-looking Lin Yuan.

She felt that she was capable again and could crush Lin Yuan into the dirt, tearing his pride as a soul master and his dignity as a man to shreds.

"Qiuqiu, why don't we just let this go? You already fought Lin Yuan yesterday, and his injuries from your Annihilation Attribute haven't even healed yet," Ning Tian said, blocking the two of them.

"I don't care, let's fight. Otherwise, I just won't feel satisfied," Nan Qiuqiu said, clenching her fists.

Lin Yuan cast a glance at Cao Xin and pointed at Nan Qiuqiu. "Master, if the restrictions are really that great, I truly can't beat her."

Cao Xin nodded. "You may."

He immediately snapped off a branch, used his soul power to whittle it into a wooden sword, and tossed it to Lin Yuan.

"Then let's begin." Lin Yuan immediately took a stance to face Nan Qiuqiu.

Once he had the sword, Lin Yuan completely dominated Nan Qiuqiu.

Since he didn't need physical contact, Lin Yuan relied on the techniques and speed he had practiced over the past few days to constantly kite Nan Qiuqiu.

Even though Nan Qiuqiu's Annihilation Light soul skill was a ranged ability, she hadn't mastered it well enough to even touch the hem of Lin Yuan's clothes.

With a final strike, Nan Qiuqiu was once again defeated by Lin Yuan and fell to the ground.

"Are you satisfied now?" Lin Yuan walked over and reached out a hand to Nan Qiuqiu on the ground.

Nan Qiuqiu looked at Lin Yuan's outstretched hand, pursed her lips, and didn't take the opportunity to bite him.

"You were careless." Grabbing Lin Yuan's hand, Nan Qiuqiu revealed a sinister grin as the Annihilation Light began to gather once more.

Lin Yuan knew Nan Qiuqiu was up to no good. Instead of instinctively pulling away from her grip, he pushed in the direction of her force.

"Eh, eh?" Nan Qiuqiu lost her balance, and the blast of Annihilation Light shot off into the sky.

"I've seen you use that move so many times, I already figured out its weakness. Long startup and you have to stand still!"

Lin Yuan pulled Nan Qiuqiu, who had lost her balance, forward, and with a sidestep, let her roll past him.

But Lin Yuan didn't use much force, and he restrained the urge to swat Nan Qiuqiu's backside with his wooden sword.

She stumbled a couple of steps before falling to her knees, hands on the ground. Lin Yuan keenly noticed Nan Qiuqiu's fists clench...

As expected, she suddenly turned back and flung a handful of sand at him.

Lin Yuan immediately blocked with his sword horizontally; the move didn't have much effect.

"Ah, I'm not fighting anymore, not fighting! I can't win!" Nan Qiuqiu whined.

"Qiuqiu, you need to understand a principle," Nan Shuishui, standing nearby, couldn't bear to watch.

"You can't call for a stop when you're about to lose. Little Yuan, Auntie is giving you this chance. Go ahead."

Lin Yuan nodded at Nan Shuishui, then relentlessly attacked Nan Qiuqiu, who had lost her will to fight.

Nan Shuishui's attitude was clear: she wanted to teach this girl a lesson.

On the way back to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, Ning Tian even suggested that she also wanted to spar with Nan Qiuqiu.

After all, she had absorbed the soul ring that Nan Qiuqiu had intended for herself, so the first match should have been between her and Nan Qiuqiu.

Originally, Nan Qiuqiu didn't want to bully Ning Tian by relying on the difference between a battle soul master and a support soul master, seeing that Ning Tian was a support-type soul master.

But then Ning Tian took out her Chainsword.

Facing an inorganic soul tool that the Annihilation Attribute couldn't affect, Nan Qiuqiu could only surrender.

After suffering a painful three consecutive losses, her mother gave Nan Qiuqiu a special "etiquette lesson" before returning to the Earth Dragon Sect.

From then on, Nan Qiuqiu became completely well-behaved.

Returning to her long-missed residence in the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, Lin Yuan immediately began to sense the fire attribute that the God of Destruction had stripped from him.

It was sealed in his heart, faint as if it might extinguish at any moment.

"Feeling very weak?" The sudden voice of the God of Destruction startled Lin Yuan.

"Teacher, you haven't gone back to sleep yet?"