Rongrong Took Xiao Wu to Tang Chuan's Room for a Secret Feast, Six Titled Douluo Held Down the Fort

["Oh my god, am I seeing this right? It's actually His Holiness the Pope."]

["Why would someone as exalted as His Holiness the Pope personally come to Spirit Hall Academy to observe the opening ceremony?"]

["Isn't it obvious? His Holiness the Pope must have come personally to support his own disciple. To tell you the truth, my grandfather is in Spirit Hall, and he personally told me that ever since His Holiness the Pope took His Highness the Holy Son as his disciple, his temper has improved greatly. He even treats His Highness the Holy Son like his own son."]

["Look, isn't that His Holiness Lan Yin Douluo beside His Holiness the Pope?"]

["The first healing-type Titled Douluo in the history of Douluo Continent. She's truly a goddess descended into the mortal world—so beautiful, so gentle. Her aura is completely different from His Holiness the Pope's."]

["And Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo."]

["I never expected Poison Douluo, who has always rejected restraints and preferred wandering alone, to come as well."]

["Come to think of it, Poison Douluo's granddaughter seems to have transferred to Spirit Hall Academy this year too."]

["Behind them are His Holiness Lingyuan Douluo and His Holiness Chrysanthemum Douluo. Even His Holiness Ghost Douluo came."]

["Isn't this overkill? Six Titled Douluo came just to hold down the fort for an opening ceremony?"]

["Only His Highness the Holy Son has the qualifications for such a grand display."]

["Look, even the academy principal is sweating buckets. With so many big shots here, anyone who didn't know better would think they came to tear the place down."]

["It can't be helped. With the talent and strategic leadership His Highness the Holy Son has displayed, Spirit Hall values him so highly that whenever he travels, at least two Titled Douluo must accompany him."]

["Then what is His Highness the Holy Son's current cultivation level?"]

[Many people around them were curious.]

[But this elder's grandson merely smiled mysteriously. "You'll find out soon enough."]

[After all, every year at the opening of Spirit Hall Academy,]

[in order to establish role models and aspirational goals for the new students, thereby boosting their motivation,]

[the students of each national team cohort would put on a display of their abilities, giving the freshmen a little visual shock.]

[Of course.]

[To put it bluntly—]

[many students were still children. Why did they want to become so strong? Wasn't it just to show off in front of others?]

[With such a perfect stage as the freshman assembly, who wouldn't want to go up and show off before their juniors?]

[They could reveal their Soul Elder cultivation, draw countless gasps, then helplessly wave a hand,]

[claiming that they usually hated cultivating and had no interest in it.]

[Just imagining it was enough to make their scalps tingle with pleasure.]

[So, after Tang Chuan added this rule last year,]

[the ranking competition across the entire grade immediately intensified by several levels.]

[Before long, after the principal delivered the customary welcome and reminders, introduced the academy's heritage and spirit, and spoke of his expectations for their growth,]

[the proceedings finally reached the student demonstration segment everyone had been eager to see.]

[And, as expected,]

[each of the first few national team students to step forward possessed high-level Soul Elder cultivation.]

[By comparison, among the many twelve-year-old freshmen,]

[most only had one soul ring.]

[Those with even two soul rings were exceedingly rare.]

[After all, this was not like the later eras, which had all sorts of rare pills capable of improving one's talent.]

[Reaching this level of cultivation was already quite impressive.]

[And once more than half had taken the stage,]

[the remaining few were clearly in an entirely different league.]

["Dugu Yan, sixth year. Martial Soul: Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor. Level 44 control-type battle Soul Ancestor."]

[As Dugu Yan took a step forward, two yellow and two purple soul rings wound around her body.]

[The gasps from the audience were clearly louder than before.]

[After all, this was the first Soul Ancestor-level powerhouse to appear.]

[After her came someone Zhu Zhuqing knew very well, a young lady who looked as though she came from an extraordinarily wealthy family.]

["Hello, everyone. My name is Ning Rongrong, a first-year freshman. My Martial Soul is the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and I am a level 35 support-type tool Soul Elder."]

[Ning Rongrong turned elegantly as she summoned the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.]

[Brilliant, eye-catching light instantly spread across the entire venue.]

[Many people stood up in succession, staring in disbelief at Ning Rongrong and the Martial Soul in her hand.]

White World.

Oscar could not help opening his mouth wide.

"Rongrong from the Black World cultivated this quickly?"

"She's a support-type Soul Master!"

"Logically speaking, support-type Soul Masters should have a much harder time cultivating than assault-type or agility-type Soul Masters!"

"Could she have eaten immortal herbs too? But..."

A trace of confusion also flashed across Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's faces.

"Why is this Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? Shouldn't it be the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?"

The moment Tang San saw Dugu Yan appear and Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul evolve,

he realized in utter despair that Tang Chuan of the Black World had definitely obtained the immortal herbs as well.

And he had even lured away Dugu Bo, his "close friend" in the White World.

"But why didn't Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul evolve completely?"

"Could it be that he harbored selfish motives? Did he deliberately leave Rongrong's evolution incomplete so he could use it to threaten her?"

"Hehehe, Tang Chuan, Tang Chuan. You didn't expect this, did you? Let's see how you explain this part of the heavenly screen."

"I admit that I'm no good person, but you're definitely no saint either!"

Tang San sneered coldly.

At this moment, in the Black World,

aside from Ning Rongrong and Lan Yin, who knew the full story and wore helpless expressions,

everyone else looked at Tang Chuan with curious eyes.

They truly had not known before that Tang Chuan could directly evolve Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Tang Chuan answered with complete confidence, "Of course it was because I helped her complete the evolution in one go."

"She would only reward me once."

"But if I split the evolution into two stages,"

"I could receive two rewards!"

"During Rongrong's second time, she was so moved that she dragged Xiao Wu to my room that night."

Everyone: "????"

Xiao Wu froze for a moment, then suddenly understood. "No wonder Rongrong secretly told me that day she was taking me to eat something delicious."

A strange expression flashed over Zhu Zhuqing's delicate face.

"And then?"

Xiao Wu fell silent for a moment, her expression complicated. "Afterward, my throat hurt for an entire day?"

Dugu Yan: "6!"

Ye Lingling gave Ning Rongrong a thumbs-up. "As expected of Sister Rong, the person I admire most."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion glared angrily at Ning Rongrong. "How awful, Rongrong! Why did you only bring Xiao Wu when you had something delicious? Why didn't you bring me? I want some too, I want some too!"

Ning Rongrong was speechless.

She sighed. "Fine. When you transform into human form next time, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

"Hehe, Rongrong is the best." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately brightened.

["Eight... Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? Isn't it supposed to be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?"]

["I think I recognize her. Isn't she the young mistress of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the biological daughter of Sect Master Ning Fengzhi? I saw her at a Heaven Dou Empire banquet last time. She actually came to Spirit Hall Academy too?"]

["Her Martial Soul evolved? That's unbelievable."]

["Huh? Why is that unbelievable? Is there a difference between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?"]

[The students around them asked curiously.]