After quite a while, Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong returned together to the private courtyard at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Once back, Gu Feng went straight to the reclining chair in the courtyard and let out a long breath.
That instantaneous burst of all-out power he had used to kill Shi Nian had put a considerable strain on him.
Fortunately, the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone's continuous healing kept that strain bearable.
Just then, Ning Rongrong trotted over. She kicked off her shoes and climbed straight into Gu Feng's arms, wrapping both hands around his waist and pressing her face against his chest.
"Brother Feng, you were amazing today!"
Ning Rongrong tilted her head up, her cheeks flushed.
"He was a rank seventy-two Soul Sage! And you just killed him like that!"
Gu Feng held Ning Rongrong's soft, delicate body, his palm gently stroking her silky hair.
"It wasn't nearly as impressive as you're making it sound."
"That old bastard Shi Nian died because he underestimated me. He never took me seriously from the start and didn't even activate his Martial Soul Avatar.
"On top of that, my skull bone skill happened to counter his Remnant Dream Illusion, directly disrupting the circulation of his soul power."
Gu Feng lowered his head and kissed Ning Rongrong's fair cheek.
"The most important part was still your amplification. With my strength, speed, and soul power all boosted by fifty percent, I could shatter his protective soul power in one move and settle life and death with a single strike."
Ning Rongrong pressed her lips together and tightened her arms around his neck.
"That still took a vicious enough self-created soul skill on your part.
"Anyone else wouldn't have broken through a Soul Sage's defenses, even with the amplification. That spinning ball of