Ning Rongrong

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ning Rongrong (宁荣荣)
Gender	Female
Age	Twelve 26 116
Affiliation	Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; Shrek Academy; Blue Tyrant Academy; Qian Ni's lackey/follower 21 108 112 120
Occupation/Role	Support-type Soul Master; former Shrek Battle Team member; Qian Ni's lackey 21 81 108
Martial Soul	Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, evolved from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda 21 116
Soul Power	Rank 43 Soul Elder; last explicitly confirmed rank, attained before obtaining a fourth soul ring 120 129
Soul Bones	Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone; recipient of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone 116 159
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 18 18

Power Progression

Stage	Soul Power / Rings	Advancement
Arrival at Shrek Academy	Rank 27; two soul rings	Possesses the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and can enhance strength and speed. 21 22
Imperial Battle Team spirit battles	Rank 29; two soul rings	Reaches Rank 29 before fighting alongside Zhu Zhuqing against Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. 64
Martial Soul evolution	Rank 30 before absorption; Rank 32 afterward; third, two-thousand-year soul ring	Absorbs a Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring after consuming the Aromatic Silk Beauty, evolving her martial soul into the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and acquiring the Eight Spider Lances. The ring increases her Soul Power by two ranks. 115 116 120
Group enhancement	Rank 43; three soul rings	Receives further enhancement through immortal herbs and Celestial Immortal Elixir Seeds, becoming a Yin Extreme Celestial Immortal. 120
Fourth-ring preparation	Rank 43; three soul rings	Cultivates separately with Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran while awaiting a fourth soul ring. 129 132
Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone gift	Subsequent rank and ring configuration not explicitly stated; Hundred-Thousand-Year right leg soul bone provided	Receives one of five identical Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bones from Qian Ni. He explains that their flight and regeneration abilities complement the girls' Celestial Immortal enhancements and provide a third immortal core. 159
Continued support training	Subsequent rank not explicitly stated	Uses the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to support Xiao Wu during sparring with Zhu Zhuqing while practicing Heart Separation Control. 166

Background / History

Ning Rongrong is the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the daughter of its current sect master. Having grown tired of the sect's restrictive rules and routine life, she leaves home to travel and train independently, arriving in Suotuo City in a light-green dress. 18 70

At Shrek Academy, Flandre assigns her to support Qian Ni during Zhao Wuji's entrance assessment. She can use her two soul skills to enhance strength and speed, but Qian Ni combines her martial soul's buffs with his own soul power and the Rider's Bridle, forcing her into a high-speed charge that makes Zhao Wuji surrender rather than risk harming her. 21 22

Initially, Ning Rongrong seeks Qian Ni's secret for absorbing a ten-thousand-year first soul ring because she hopes it can transform the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. She offers to become his follower in exchange for information, but continues to retain the pride and distance of a sect heiress. 26 28 42

Her determination becomes more apparent at Shrek: she endures the academy's running training despite physical strain, driven by the ambition to break the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's limitations and help elevate her sect to the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 29

During the first Star Dou Forest expedition, Ning Rongrong continuously supports her companions as they retreat from the Titan Giant Ape. When the beast horde later becomes a stampede, Zhao Wuji throws her toward the safe area around Qian Ni. She activates a Bamboo Copter mid-flight, stabilizes herself, and reminds the others to use their own copters. 41 44

After seeing Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran receive valuable benefits for their loyalty, Ning Rongrong realizes that she has not fulfilled the duties expected of Qian Ni's lackeys. Her humiliation in the spirit battles against Ye Lingling and Yu Tianheng further damages her pride, but also pushes her to reconsider her attitude. 50 69 72

During the battle against Yu Tianheng, she refuses to surrender despite being Shrek's last standing member. A mint-shaped Lightning Pellet given by Qian Ni temporarily guides her body to block Yu Tianheng's Dream-Shattering Blade, though its power eventually fails and she is severely injured. Qian Ni later recognizes this as her having passed his test and publicly stands up for her. 81 82 83

While she studies at Shrek, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guards secretly remain stationed around her. Ning Rongrong also sends letters home describing Qian Ni's extraordinary soul rings, duplicated soul beasts and External Soul Bones, and conflict with the Titan Giant Ape. Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong initially find these accounts too implausible to fully believe. 89

Following Shrek's move toward Heaven Dou City and its merger into Blue Tyrant Academy, Ning Rongrong returns to Qian Ni's side with Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran. Though she does not wear a maid outfit like the other two, she obediently reports Shrek's circumstances to him and again addresses him as “Brother Qian Ni,” showing a substantial change from her earlier resistance to the follower role. 108 112

When Ning Fengzhi enters the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in search of a martial-soul-evolving treasure, he is poisoned by the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss. Ning Rongrong desperately begs Qian Ni to save him and attempts to help with the Milk Bucket, witnessing her father's death, revival, and later yin-yang transformation. 114 115

Qian Ni subsequently gives Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and forces her to absorb a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring. The herb and ring reshape the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, fulfilling the breakthrough that both she and her father had long pursued. 115 116

After her evolution, Ning Rongrong receives the Eight Spider Lances and discovers that her third soul skill, Illumination, greatly improves perception, concentration, Heart Separation Control, and Soul Power efficiency. She later undergoes Qian Ni's group enhancement, reaching Rank 43 and becoming one of the Yin Extreme Celestial Immortals. 116 117 120

She and Zhu Zhuqing spend several days familiarizing themselves with their enhancements at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, forgetting to inform their former teammates of their increased strength. They subsequently cultivate apart from the weaker former Shrek members, and Ning Rongrong joins Qian Ni's group on its return to the Star Dou Forest to seek fourth soul rings. 122 129 132

Qian Ni later presents her and four other followers with identical Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bones. During the same gathering, Ning Rongrong is deeply moved by Xiao Wu's plea to spare the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, and by Xiao Wu's gratitude toward Qian Ni. She subsequently continues practical support training at the academy, enhancing Xiao Wu during sparring while refining her Heart Separation Control. 159 166

Appearance

Ning Rongrong is a young girl commonly associated with a light-green skirt or dress. Her status as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess is reflected in her refined upbringing, though Shrek's training and battles repeatedly leave her disheveled. 18 21 68

• Wears a light-green skirt when arriving in Suotuo City. 18
• Has a “delicate” build that makes Zhao Wuji wary of injuring her during the assessment. 22
• Is described as having a pretty face that flushes easily when embarrassed or flustered. 21 23
• Carries a storage soul tool, from which she draws a lightweight hollow-bone spiked club during her battle with Ye Lingling. 69
• After obtaining the Eight Spider Lances, eight crystalline purple spider legs emerge from her back and can lift her body from the ground. 116

Personality

Ning Rongrong begins as proud, ambitious, and accustomed to the advantages of her birth. She instinctively considers recruiting exceptional talents such as Qian Ni and Tang San for her sect, believing that rare cultivation methods or tools should be secured for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 26

Despite this entitlement, she is not weak-willed. She persists through Shrek's physical training, faces opponents far stronger than herself, and refuses Yu Tianheng's invitation to surrender even after witnessing her teammates' defeat. 29 81

Her major personal conflict is between pride and pragmatism. She wants the benefits of Qian Ni's support but initially resists the duties and loss of status implied by becoming his lackey. After being repeatedly outperformed by Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran, she gradually accepts that her attitude must change if she wants to grow stronger. 42 50 58 83

Her father's near-death experience and her own martial soul evolution further change her priorities. Although she remains concerned for Ning Fengzhi and the future of her sect, she comes to regard Qian Ni's group of lackeys as her new family and gives their interests precedence over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's traditional ambitions. 114 116 120

Beneath her spoiled upbringing, she is kind-hearted and unwilling to abandon companions when she can help them. During the Star Dou Forest crisis, she continues providing support despite her fear and physical limitations. Her emotional response to Xiao Wu's later willingness to sacrifice herself for her beast-family further demonstrates this sympathetic side. 41 159

She also displays occasional tactical pragmatism and a vindictive streak. She proposes a debate rather than physical combat when Qian Ni introduces his spinner game, recognizing her disadvantage as a support Soul Master. After losing to Ye Lingling, she is delighted to see her rival restrained by Qian Ni and volunteers to discipline the captives, though he refuses. 25 74

Abilities & Skills

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda / Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda

Ning Rongrong originally possesses the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, a support-type martial soul regarded as one of the continent's foremost auxiliary martial souls. After consuming the Aromatic Silk Beauty and absorbing a Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring, it evolves into the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. 21 69 115 116

• Has two soul rings during her assessment at Shrek Academy. 21
• Can enhance a target's speed and strength. 21
• At Rank 29, her first and second soul skills each provide a thirty-percent enhancement to their respective attributes. 64 67
• Can apply her own enhancements to herself in combat. 22 69
• Her support power becomes especially potent when combined with Qian Ni's borrowed soul power through the Twin-Winged Bird's Entwined Branches state. 22 30
• During Zhao Wuji's assessment, the combination of her Rank 27 Soul Power and Qian Ni's Rank 35 Soul Power temporarily gives her a combined Soul Power level above forty; this is not a permanent cultivation advancement. 22
• Her martial soul specializes in support rather than direct offense or healing. 50 72
• The evolved Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has nine tiers and removes the seven-tier limitation that constrained her original martial soul. 116
• Her evolution is regarded by Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin as a landmark achievement for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's future. 116
• Her first three soul rings are yellow, yellow, and purple. 116

Third Soul Skill: Illumination

Ning Rongrong's two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider third soul ring grants Illumination. It draws upon the spider's environmental-sensing traits and greatly strengthens the mental aspects of both herself and her targets. 116 117

• Allows her to perceive terrain, sounds, plants, and animals through invisible sensory ripples. 116
• Enhances perception, concentration, and Heart Separation Control. 116 117
• Lets her reach the Three-Aperture Imperial Heart, enabling her to simultaneously control three soul skills and support three targets. 116
• Improves a target's Soul Power efficiency and fine control, potentially reducing the Soul Power required to construct a soul skill. 117
• Has particular value to Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Masters, whose multiple concurrent buffs normally consume immense amounts of Soul Power. 117
• Can assist highly refined Soul Power control for experts such as Chen Xin, potentially helping them advance their cultivation. 117
• Gives Ning Fengzhi, whose Heart Separation Control has reached the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, a sense that further development beyond that established realm may be possible. 116
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi remain uncertain whether the skill's exceptional effects derive solely from the Man Faced Demon Spider or also from the Aromatic Silk Beauty used during her evolution. 117

Eight Spider Lances

Ning Rongrong acquires a set of Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone together with her third soul ring. 116

• Consists of eight crystalline purple spider legs that emerge from her back. 116
• Can brace against the ground and elevate her body. 116
• Initially overwhelms her because she believes each lance requires separate Heart Separation Control, causing her to panic and lose control. 116
• Qian Ni intervenes to help her control the lances and reprimands her for mishandling the opportunity provided by an External Soul Bone. 116
• Remains a major combat resource that she must learn to control properly. 116 129

Yin Extreme Celestial Immortal Physique

Through Qian Ni's Celestial Immortal Elixir Seeds and immortal-herb enhancement, Ning Rongrong becomes a Yin Extreme Celestial Immortal. 120

• Possesses enhanced longevity, strength, and regenerative potential. 120
• Can potentially regenerate even severe bodily damage so long as her qi and embryo pearl remain intact. 120
• Unlike the yin-yang-changing divine springs, this physique does not itself permit transformation between yin and yang. 120
• May eventually develop a Demonic Corpse Release combat form that integrates with her martial soul abilities. 120
• Qian Ni later explains that the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bones complement the girls' existing enhancements by adding a third immortal core, allowing regeneration from death as long as one of their key life-energy sources remains intact. 159

Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone

Qian Ni presents Ning Rongrong with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone, one of five identical bones distributed to his followers. 159

• Grants flight and regeneration, according to Qian Ni's explanation. 159
• Provides an additional life-energy core alongside the recipients' Celestial Immortal enhancements. 159
• Its presentation is documented, but Ning Rongrong's precise Soul Power rank and an individual absorption scene are not specified in that account. 159

Support and Team Tactics

Ning Rongrong works effectively with Zhu Zhuqing in two-person spirit battles, supporting the agility-attack Soul Master while Zhu Zhuqing handles direct combat. 30 64

• Continuously enhances the Shrek group during its retreat from the Titan Giant Ape, with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu assisting her to conserve strength. 41
• Crosses a poison-covered arena on all fours to ambush Ye Lingling while Zhu Zhuqing distracts Dugu Yan. 68
• Uses her pagoda's enhancements on herself after reaching Ye Lingling. 69
• Her lack of formal close-combat training leaves her vulnerable once isolated. 69 72
• Is defeated by Ye Lingling, who uses a spare knife, a sweep, and a grappling hold to disarm and restrain her. 69
• Her early lack of close-combat training reflects Ning Fengzhi's staged cultivation plan: as a young Soul Master in a period of rapid Soul Power growth, she has not yet reached the stage assigned to that training. 72
• Her later Illumination skill substantially improves her multitasking and support potential, addressing a longstanding limitation in her Heart Separation Control. 116 117
• Continues practicing Heart Separation Control by supporting Xiao Wu while Xiao Wu spars with Zhu Zhuqing at the academy. 166

Mint-Shaped Lightning Pellet

Qian Ni gives Ning Rongrong a glowing mint leaf as a test. It is actually a modified Lightning Pellet rather than ordinary mint. 73 81

• Temporarily directs Ning Rongrong's body and allows her to parry Yu Tianheng's lightning-infused Dream-Shattering Blade. 81
• Causes Yu Tianheng to mistake her for a hidden swordsmanship expert, possibly an inheritor of Chen Xin's techniques. 81 82
• Has a limited charge; its light flickers out before it is bent and broken by Yu Tianheng's blade. 82
• Does not grant Ning Rongrong actual swordsmanship or durable combat ability once it fails. 82
• Also appears under the name Mint Electroflash. 82

Equipment / Items

• Storage Soul Tool — used to carry combat equipment, including a hollow-bone spiked club. 69
• Hollow-Bone Spiked Club — lightweight weapon she attempts to use against Ye Lingling; she lacks the technique to wield it effectively. 69
• Mint-Shaped Lightning Pellet — Qian Ni's disguised tool that briefly enables her to fight Yu Tianheng before its charge is exhausted and it is broken. 73 81 82
• Whale Glue Pellets — Ning Rongrong has used lower-quality Whale Glue Pellets for two years, improving her physique enough to endure Shrek's training. 29
• Bamboo Copter — flight device provided by Qian Ni. She activates it after Zhao Wuji throws her over the stampeding soul beasts and urges the others to do the same. 43 44
• Fatigue-Removing Stickers and Foot-Strengthening Maid Shoes — tools supplied to Qian Ni's three Shrek followers that help them maintain their exhausting sprint to Heaven Dou City. 108
• Aromatic Silk Beauty — immortal herb given by Qian Ni and absorbed through its stamen; it contributes to the evolution of her martial soul. 115 116
• Eight Spider Lances — External Soul Bone obtained alongside her third soul ring; she initially struggles to control it. 116
• Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone — gifted by Qian Ni as part of a five-person distribution; provides flight, regeneration, and an additional immortal core in conjunction with the girls' existing enhancements. 159

Relationships

• Qian Ni — Initially a target for recruitment into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she later becomes his nominal lackey/follower while struggling with the role's demands. His tests, rewards, and criticism drive much of her development. Following her martial soul evolution and group enhancement, she becomes substantially more obedient and regards his circle of lackeys as her new family. He later gives her a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone, and Xiao Wu's praise of his protective actions further moves her emotionally. 26 28 50 83 108 120 159
• Ning Fengzhi — Her father and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's sect master. Ning Rongrong desperately tries to save him when he is poisoned at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while his lifelong ambition is fulfilled through her evolution into a Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda wielder. He ultimately resolves to support both her and Qian Ni for the sect's future. 114 115 116
• Chen Xin — One of the sect's guardian Douluo and a grandfather figure to Ning Rongrong. Yu Tianheng mistakes her Lightning Pellet-assisted performance for Chen Xin's swordsmanship, while Chen Xin later recognizes the extraordinary potential of her Illumination skill. 81 82 117
• Gu Rong — The sect's other guardian Douluo, whom she calls Grandpa Bone. He and Chen Xin have doted on her like a granddaughter for more than a decade. She invokes their protection when confronting Yu Tianheng, and Gu Rong initially doubts the extraordinary reports she sends home about Qian Ni. 69 81 89 96
• Zhu Zhuqing — Fellow Shrek student and close companion. They form a two-person battle team, and Zhu Zhuqing protects Ning Rongrong when Ye Lingling takes her hostage. They later cultivate apart from the weaker former Shrek members while preparing for their fourth soul rings. Their shared training continues afterward, with Ning Rongrong supporting Xiao Wu during sparring against Zhu Zhuqing. 30 64 70 129 166
• Xiao Wu — A supportive friend among the girls at Shrek. Ning Rongrong joins Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran in emotionally supporting Xiao Wu after Yu Xiaogang's incident. She is later deeply moved by Xiao Wu's plea to save Da Ming and Er Ming, and supports her in academy sparring sessions. 29 55 56 159 166
• Meng Yiran — Another of Qian Ni's lackeys. Ning Rongrong envies her rewards but is also invited by her to shop for clothes, reflecting their developing sisterly bond. Both later receive group enhancement and prepare to obtain their fourth soul rings. 50 56 120 129
• Oscar — Oscar develops feelings for Ning Rongrong, but refrains from acting because of Qian Ni's influence. 29 31
• Flandre — Shrek's dean, who praises Ning Rongrong for completing physical training and encourages her to grow during her time at the academy. 30 31
• Ye Lingling — Her rival among support-type Soul Masters. Ye Lingling defeats her in close combat and labels her the “little useless pagoda-bearer.” Ning Rongrong subsequently relishes the opportunity to see her restrained by Qian Ni, though both later belong to the group receiving his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone gifts. 69 72 74 159
• Yu Tianheng — Defeats Ning Rongrong after her Lightning Pellet fails, yet mistakes her temporary performance for Sword Douluo Chen Xin's swordsmanship and seeks a future rematch. 81 82

Story Role / Major Arcs

Joining Shrek Academy

• Leaves the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek freedom and independent training. 18
• Enrolls at Shrek Academy and supports Qian Ni against Zhao Wuji. 21
• Experiences the Rider's Bridle and Qian Ni's borrowed soul power during the assessment, leaving her frightened of losing control again. 22 32

Pursuit of Qian Ni's Cultivation Secret

• Attempts to recruit Qian Ni into her sect because of his ten-thousand-year soul rings and abnormal physical strength. 26
• Offers to become his subordinate in exchange for the method behind his first ten-thousand-year soul ring. 28
• Learns Qian Ni's stated method: childhood Whale Glue consumption, delayed ring absorption, body tempering, and strong will—though he withholds crucial details. 28

Shrek Training and Lackey Conflict

• Persists through Shrek's physical training and resolves to pursue the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. 29
• Works with Zhu Zhuqing in spirit battles and sees the practical value of Qian Ni's support and equipment. 30 58
• Supports her companions during the first Star Dou Forest crisis and uses a Bamboo Copter to escape the stampeding beasts. 41 44
• Is reprimanded by Qian Ni for expecting lackey benefits without performing her assigned duties. 50
• Her benefits are reduced because Qian Ni considers her attitude inadequate and she remains unwilling to wear a maid outfit. 63 81
• Gradually becomes more willing to fulfill the lackey role, returning to Qian Ni in Heaven Dou City and reporting Shrek's affairs to him. 108

Spirit Battles Against the Imperial Battle Team

• Joins Zhu Zhuqing against Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in a support-martial-soul rivalry. 64
• Crawls through the poison barrier to ambush Ye Lingling, but loses due to her lack of close-combat ability. 68 69
• Is taken hostage by Ye Lingling, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to withdraw rather than risk her injury. 70
• Refuses Yu Tianheng's offer to surrender and briefly duels him with the mint-shaped Lightning Pellet. 81
• Is severely injured when the Pellet loses power; Qian Ni later frames her decision to wield it as having passed his test. 82 83

Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Evolution

• Witnesses Ning Fengzhi's poisoning at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and begs Qian Ni to save him. 114
• Accidentally drenches her revived father with Mother-Drowning Spring water, triggering his transformation into a woman. 115
• Receives the Aromatic Silk Beauty from Qian Ni, though she initially fears it may cause the same type of transformation suffered by her father. 115
• Is forced to absorb the herb and a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring, breaking through to Soul Elder. 115 116
• Evolves the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and obtains the Eight Spider Lances. 116
• Gains the third soul skill, Illumination, which improves her perception, concentration, Heart Separation Control, and Soul Power control. 116 117

Group Enhancement and Fourth-Ring Preparation

• Undergoes Qian Ni's immortal-herb and Celestial Immortal Elixir Seed enhancement, reaching Rank 43 and becoming a Yin Extreme Celestial Immortal. 120
• Prioritizes Qian Ni's lackey group over the interests of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 120
• Reports the conflict over team slots and naming rights between the Shrek and Blue Tyrant students to Qian Ni. 120
• Spends time learning to handle her enhancements at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, forgetting with Zhu Zhuqing to inform their teammates of their advancement. 122
• Cultivates separately from the former Shrek Seven Monsters with Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran, as all three await fourth soul rings. 129
• Travels toward the Star Dou Forest with Qian Ni's group to seek the lackeys' fourth soul rings. 132

Blue Silver Emperor Gift and Continued Training

• Receives one of five identical Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bones from Qian Ni. 159
• Learns that the bones' regenerative properties can combine with the girls' Celestial Immortal enhancements to provide a third immortal core. 159
• Is deeply moved by Xiao Wu's willingness to sacrifice herself for Da Ming and Er Ming and her account of Qian Ni's past protection. 159
• Uses her Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to enhance Xiao Wu during sparring with Zhu Zhuqing, simultaneously training Heart Separation Control. 166

Parallel-World Martial Soul Evolution Dispute

In the separate What-If route introduced around Dugu Yan, a parallel Ning Rongrong becomes the intended beneficiary of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's plan to obtain a martial-soul-evolving immortal herb. These events concern her alternate-world counterpart, not the Ning Rongrong who has already evolved under Qian Ni's guidance in the original world. 116 170 176

• Parallel Ning Fengzhi's promise to make Rongrong the first Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master helps persuade Chen Xin to tolerate the sect's coercive campaign against Dugu Bo. 170
• After the valley is devastated, Ning Fengzhi chooses to consume the surviving evolution herb himself rather than reserve it for his daughter, reasoning that his existing Rank 79 foundation will allow him to strengthen the sect far sooner. 176
• Chen Xin objects that the herb had been promised to Rongrong, but Gu Rong defends Ning Fengzhi's choice as the best option for the sect's immediate advancement. 177
• Gu Rong also argues that giving the herb to Rongrong could burden her personal life with the obligation to produce heirs carrying the evolved martial soul. He maintains that a stronger father would instead allow her greater freedom in choosing her future. 177
• Chen Xin reluctantly accepts the decision, though his guilt over the sect's actions and the broken promise further clouds his sword heart. 177
• After evolving, parallel Ning Fengzhi acknowledges that he has taken his daughter's opportunity and vows to obtain purification abilities to save Gu Rong, so Rongrong will not also lose a grandfather. 178

Trivia

• Ning Rongrong originally sought to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but ultimately surpasses that ambition by obtaining the Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. 29 116
• She is repeatedly embarrassed by being called the “little useless pagoda-bearer” after losing to Ye Lingling. 69 72
• Yu Tianheng leaves their battle believing she possesses Sword Douluo Chen Xin's swordsmanship, despite her terror at the prospect of another duel. 82
• Ning Fengzhi considers her the first Nine-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda wielder produced by the sect's main line and believes the sect should eventually change its name once she reaches Title Douluo. 116
• Her Eight Spider Lances are described as the third set on Douluo Continent to find an owner. 116
• Her early two-person team with Zhu Zhuqing is named the Lackey Duo, a name Zhu Zhuqing uses to connect their Shrek spirit battle to their service under Qian Ni. 64 67
• She initially mistakes control of the Eight Spider Lances for a task requiring eight separate divisions of attention, even though the highest Heart Separation Control realm she knows has only seven apertures. 116

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