Six Years Later, a Level Fifty-Nine Control-System Soul King

"Brother Jin, I originally wanted to invite you to a match. Since you plan to return to your sect, we won't keep you any longer."

"The next time you come to Heaven Dou City, you must visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Sword Douluo's hands had been itching for a fight.

He wanted to battle the Golden Body Douluo, but he would not forcibly keep him for one.

When there was another opportunity, he could properly spar with the Golden Body Douluo. It might even promote cooperation between their two sects.

"Very well. Farewell."

Golden Body Douluo picked up Ye Chen, rose into the air, and vanished beyond the horizon.

Their mission for this trip had already been completed. Next, they only needed to properly supervise Ye Chen's cultivation.

"Grandpa Sword, can't I be friends with him?"

Ning Rongrong watched the two figures recede into the distance.

She had never had friends growing up. Most people who wanted to get close to her had other motives.

"When the Body Sect comes to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, you can personally receive the young sect master. Tell him you want to be friends and see whether he is willing."

Sword Douluo stroked Ning Rongrong's head.

The other party's status and position were comparable to Ning Rongrong's, so there was no possibility that he was deliberately getting close to her.

Judging by that boy's appearance, he seemed interested only in fighting. Perhaps he would not even get along with Ning Rongrong.

"Okay."

Ning Rongrong smiled again.

But Ning Rongrong had not expected that the Body Sect would not visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect even once in the next six years.

Although Ye Chen would visit Dugu Manor in Heaven Dou City, he never went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as a guest.

Six years later, at the Body Sect.

With the supply of all kinds of precious herbs, the Body Sect gained two more Titled Douluo.

Although Golden Body Douluo remained at the peak of level ninety-six, he had already reached that threshold. It would take only a few more years for him to break through.

Du Busi also lived up to expectations, successfully breaking through to become a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo and condensing his second Soul Core.

The Body Sect gained one more Super Douluo, while the total number remained at two.

"Elder Zhao, isn't this a little excessive?"

Twelve-year-old Ye Chen sat in a carriage, preparing to head to Heaven Dou City.

A few days earlier, he had received a letter from Ye Lingling, asking him to visit Heaven Dou Royal Academy so she could introduce him to some new friends.

After considering it, Ye Chen agreed. It was a good chance to get to know some other people.

"Young Sect Master, your safety is the most important thing."

Iron-Faced Douluo Zhao Tieshan was meticulous as ever.

His martial soul was a spinal bone, and he was a newly advanced level ninety-five defense-system Super Douluo.

Besides that, Du Busi had assigned two Titled Douluo to protect Ye Chen: one level ninety-two agility-attack type and one level ninety-one strength-attack type.

With such an escort, he was practically even better protected than Qian Renxue.

"Forget it. Let's leave it at that."

Ye Chen simply stopped struggling.

Even the coachman driving his carriage was a Soul Saint-level powerhouse.

Moreover, he himself was no weakling. In six years, his Soul Power had risen from level twenty-four to level fifty-nine.

As a Soul King with dual space and spiritual attributes, even Soul Saints from the Body Sect were still no match for him without using their Martial Soul Avatars.

Even if he encountered a Soul Saint, no one could stop Ye Chen if he wanted to leave.

Several days later.

The carriage passed through Suotuo City.

Ye Chen suddenly frowned, his gaze locking onto a girl through the carriage.

She had an exquisite oval face, and her gemlike eyes were a unique glazed azure, clear and innocent with a trace of slyness.

Her skin was as tender as lychee flesh, her figure exceptionally well-proportioned, and she stood around one meter sixty-five tall.

She wore a classical water-blue short dress trimmed with lace, exposing her straight, long legs.

"Ning Rongrong?"

Ye Chen pulled aside the curtain and called out.

Thinking carefully, he had only met Ning Rongrong once when he was six. They had not run into each other again afterward.

Whenever he went to Heaven Dou City, he stayed at Dugu Manor for two days before returning to the sect to cultivate.

Other than the grandfather and granddaughter of the Dugu Family, he had interacted somewhat more often with Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling.

"You know this young lady?"

Ning Rongrong looked up.

The first thing she saw was a pair of silver-white pupils, like two thinly polished moonstones set within their sockets.

His gaze upon others was faint and indifferent, yet it made one feel as though he had examined them from head to toe.

"Ye Chen?"

Ning Rongrong looked at him in delighted surprise.

If not for those distinctive eyes, she would never have recognized this Big Liar from the Body Sect.

Back then, he had promised to visit her at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, yet he had never come even once.

Every time she learned that Ye Chen was in Heaven Dou City and went looking for him, the fellow had already disappeared.

"You, a delicate young miss, came all the way to Suotuo City alone. Aren't you afraid someone will sell you off?"

Ye Chen looked toward the distance.

There were two Soul Saint-level powerhouses there, likely both members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

If Ning Fengzhi had not tacitly approved, Ning Rongrong would have been dragged back the moment she left Heaven Dou City.

"Big Liar, this young lady isn't an idiot. How could I be so easily deceived?"

Ning Rongrong snorted coldly.

Ever since Ye Chen had tricked her when she was young, she had become incredibly clever and no longer trusted people so easily.

All that talk about definitely next time was complete bullshit. There had clearly never been a next time.

"If you're not easily deceived, why do you call me Big Liar?"

Ye Chen clicked his tongue twice.

Ning Rongrong felt insulted and immediately jumped into the carriage, intending to have a proper talk with Ye Chen.

She could also hitch a ride in Ye Chen's carriage and have him take her to Shrek Academy to register.

"Why did you get into my carriage?"

Ye Chen eyed her warily.

Then Ning Rongrong plopped down beside him and instructed the coachman to head for the outskirts of Suotuo City.

The expressions of the two Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect protectors in the distance both turned strange.

Their young miss had a friend?

Judging by his appearance, he should be the young master of a wealthy family. That carriage was certainly no ordinary item.

"Ye Chen, are you going to Heaven Dou City again, staying for two days, and then leaving?"

Ning Rongrong crossed her arms in anger.

Previously, Ye Chen had never made a grand journey to Heaven Dou City. He had always been flown there by Titled Douluo.

That was why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's information had been so limited, and they had failed to contact Ye Chen several times.

"Sister Lingling asked me to go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. She said she would introduce me to some new friends."

Ye Chen planned to live in Heaven Dou City for an extended period, and he also intended to participate in the Pan-Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

He had promised Qian Renxue beforehand that he would thoroughly crush Spirit Hall's momentum and claim all the rewards.

"It's Sister Lingling this, Sister Lingling that all day long. I never see you listening to me."

"I invited you to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Why have you never come?"

Ning Rongrong felt deeply aggrieved.

Over six years, Ye Chen had not come even once. Every time, he met Ye Lingling and Xue Qinghe instead.

Even Dugu Yan only saw him incidentally, let alone her, the young miss forgotten in some corner.

"Didn't I come now?"

"Before, I went to Heaven Dou City to handle matters. This time, I'm going there to stay for a while."

Ye Chen casually propped up his chin and watched the furious Ning Rongrong with amusement.

Wasn't this girl supposed to have a young miss's temper? Why had she not exploded yet?

He could not see Ning Rongrong's little witch side at all. Instead, she somewhat resembled a wronged little girl.

"Only a ghost would believe you."

"Since you're already here, accompany this young lady to take a look at Shrek Academy."

Ning Rongrong was not actually that angry.

Judging by Ye Chen's actions this time, things truly were different from before.

What he said was most likely true. He was going to stay in Heaven Dou City for a while.