Soul Power Level Twenty!

Time flew by like a shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's full support, Jiang Xuan broke through to level twenty soul power at the age of nine.

This pace was not especially fast, but compared to most children his age, it was certainly not slow.

Take Ning Rongrong, who was the same age as him—her soul power had only just reached level seventeen.

The reason the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had fully supported Jiang Xuan over the past three years, providing him with the exact same cultivation resources as Ning Rongrong,

was not only because he had once saved Ning Rongrong's life. More importantly, he had proven that his Eight Trigrams Furnace was not a useless martial soul without combat ability.

Although his current soul power was insufficient to draw the Six-Ding Divine Flame produced within the Eight Trigrams Furnace outside to fight enemies, fortunately...

the Eight Trigrams Furnace was incredibly tough!

So tough that even Sword Douluo Chen Xin found it hard to believe.

Combined with his first soul skill, which could enlarge the Eight Trigrams Furnace, he could use the absurdly sturdy furnace to smash people in battle. If the enemy was too strong, he could also use it as a shield for defense.

It combined offense and defense, and both were remarkably effective. Wasn't that the definition of a top-tier martial soul?

Thus, over the past three years, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had practically raised him as their own son. Whatever resources Jiang Xuan needed, they gave him without hesitation.

After all, the one thing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lacked least was Gold Soul Coins.

At this moment, inside Jiang Xuan's room.

After closing the door and making sure no one was nearby, he sat back down on the bed and thought to himself:

Now that my soul power has reached level twenty, the system panel that has been dormant in my spiritual sea for three years can finally be used!

Let me see what hidden special functions this Eight Trigrams Furnace actually has!

With a thought, Jiang Xuan's consciousness sank into his spiritual sea.

Then, his face abruptly darkened.

[Special Function: Soul power level twenty has been reached. The special function will be officially unlocked after the host successfully obtains the second soul ring.]

Forget it. He had already endured three years of hard cultivation. Now, he merely needed to obtain a soul ring...

With that thought, Jiang Xuan quickly calmed himself and prepared to find Chen Xin so the latter could take him hunting for a soul ring.

Over the past three years, as Jiang Xuan and Ning Rongrong grew closer, Chen Xin's attitude toward him had become increasingly doting. He probably would not have treated even his own grandson much better.

However, just as he was about to leave and find Chen Xin, a set of footsteps he knew all too well sounded outside the door.

"Big Brother Jiang Xuan! Grandpa Sword said your soul power has broken through to level twenty. Is that true?"

Without knocking, Ning Rongrong, now blossoming into a young girl, strode in on her beautiful long legs and pushed open the door.

Upon seeing Jiang Xuan sitting on the bed, she crossed her arms, puffed out her cheeks, and glared at him indignantly. She might as well have written the words "I'm unhappy" across her face.

"What's wrong? Which blind fool dared make the little princess of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect angry? Tell your big brother, and I'll go settle the score for you!"

Hearing Jiang Xuan's deliberately goofy tone, Ning Rongrong immediately broke character and let out a couple of sweet laughs. But then she realized she was supposed to be angry, hurriedly wiped the smile from her face, and accused him:

"Big Brother Jiang Xuan! You're the worst! You keep finding new ways to make me happy every day, and it's slowed down my cultivation! At the start, our soul power levels were only one level apart, but three years passed in the blink of an eye, and now your soul power is already three levels higher than mine! Dad was just scolding me for slacking off in my cultivation!"

The little girl was clearly being unreasonable, but Jiang Xuan was more or less used to it by now.

"So, you want me to go before Uncle Ning and take the blame?"

At that, Ning Rongrong nodded repeatedly. That was exactly what she meant.

In her eyes, as long as Big Brother Jiang Xuan helped carry the burden, her father would not scold her anymore.

"I can do that, but do you really think I held back your cultivation?"

This question made Ning Rongrong lower her head guiltily. She did not dare meet Jiang Xuan's eyes and answered in an extremely soft voice, "Yes."

Hearing that answer, Jiang Xuan immediately sneered.

"Fine, then I'll go admit my mistake to Uncle Ning right now. I'll promise him that I'll never make you laugh again, never again..."

Before he could finish, Ning Rongrong pounced on him, pinned Jiang Xuan to the bed, and covered his mouth with her delicate little hand to stop him from continuing.

"Big Brother Jiang Xuan! Can't you just indulge me a little?"

Jiang Xuan casually slapped away the hand covering his mouth, then suddenly gave her a wicked smile.

"Have I not indulged you enough already?"

"Huh? How have you indulged me?"

"If I weren't indulging you, you'd be the one pinned beneath me right now, unable to move or resist!"

With that, Jiang Xuan suddenly sprang into action and subdued Ning Rongrong before she could react. Then he gave her a light smack.

"You little brat, the older you get, the more you forget yourself! You actually dare make your big brother take the blame for you now. At this rate, you might even sell me off someday! They say an elder brother is like a father. Looks like it's time to teach you a profound lesson!"

Although Jiang Xuan had turned the tables on her and she could not resist,

Ning Rongrong had no intention of struggling, nor did she show any fear. Her delicate face merely reddened slightly as she giggled and asked:

"So, Big Brother Jiang Xuan, are you saying you don't want to be my brother? You want to be my father instead?"

Damn, this little vixen!

She was impossible to handle!

Jiang Xuan immediately took several deep breaths to keep himself calm. He and Ning Rongrong were still too young; it was not time for those things yet...

"Alright, enough fooling around. I still need to ask Grandpa Sword to take me to the Star Dou Forest to hunt my second soul ring. If we leave too late, we'll have to wait until tomorrow."

Jiang Xuan found a perfectly valid excuse to leave, but Ning Rongrong instead perked right up.

"The Star Dou Forest? That's great! I've been suffocating from cultivating inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect all this time. I can finally get out and breathe some fresh air!"

Seeing how adorable she looked, Jiang Xuan could not help teasing her.

"Hey! I don't remember agreeing to bring you along. What are you cheering for?"

"Huh?"

Ning Rongrong's delighted expression instantly collapsed. Then she coquettishly wrapped her arms around Jiang Xuan's arm and looked up at him pitifully.

"Big Brother Jiang Xuan... can you really bear to leave such a cute girl like me all alone at home in lonely solitude?"

As she spoke, Ning Rongrong kept rubbing against him, making Jiang Xuan's heart itch. His martial soul also seemed harder than usual. Even though he had not summoned the Six-Ding Divine Flame, his martial soul was rapidly heating up...

"Alright, alright, I'll take you with me. Go change your clothes. I'll find Grandpa Sword, and we'll leave in about fifteen minutes."

Once Jiang Xuan agreed, Ning Rongrong immediately released him, jumped up in place with a cheer, and, in a burst of impulse to show her gratitude, planted a "mwah" on Jiang Xuan's handsome cheek.