For Ning Rongrong, He Took On Spirit Hall? That Proved Luofan Was Loyal to His Friends!

Heaven Dou City, Crown Prince's Residence!

By the time Luofan returned, night had fallen.

After the long, bumpy journey, Xue Qinghe told Luofan to rest in his own courtyard. Anything else could wait until tomorrow!

Then Snake Lance Douluo recounted everything that had happened on the road to Xue Qinghe, leaving out no detail.

Luofan had successfully absorbed a three-thousand-year Soul Ring, just as expected. Xue Qinghe marveled at it inwardly.

His first Soul Ring had started at four hundred years, but had grown on its own to four or five thousand.

His second had jumped straight to three thousand years!

When he heard that Luofan's second Soul Skill created a shield, Xue Qinghe nodded to himself.

It was a support skill, but a shield would still be useful in battle for someone like Luofan, whose Martial Soul was an assault-type weapon!

After all, plenty of Soul Masters with Beast Martial Souls had shield-type Soul Skills too.

Perhaps because Luofan's Mutated Martial Soul was based on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, though, his shield could protect others as well as himself!

Finally, Snake Lance Douluo told him they had come across Spirit Hall pursuing Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong. After settling Luofan somewhere safe, Snake Lance Douluo had intervened, only to be injured by Sword Douluo.

Then, the next day, he had seen Luofan and Ning Rongrong fight together. At the critical moment, Luofan had even used his shield to block the Flying Sword that Chen Xin had sent flying!

At that, Xue Qinghe's expression grew serious.

"Young Master, I asked Luofan about his shield on the way back," Snake Lance Douluo explained. "It doesn't merely boost defense. It has a rule-based effect: it can block any single attack without letting through any damage!"

"Any single attack?" Xue Qinghe asked for confirmation.

"Yes. Any single attack!" Snake Lance Douluo nodded firmly.

Good grief. If it can block any attack, that includes an ordinary strike—and even a Titled Douluo's ninth Soul Skill, doesn't it?

"His second Soul Skill is rule-based too?" Surprise showed on Xue Qinghe's face.

Luofan's first Soul Skill, Suppression, already had a rule-based control effect!

And his second, Shield, had a rule-based effect as well?

Was that what it meant to have caught a god's attention?

One rule-based Soul Skill was remarkable enough. Now his second was rule-based too?

Could all his future Soul Skills have rule-based effects?

After all, any rule-based Soul Skill was worthy of being called a divine skill!

An ordinary Soul Master would be incredibly lucky to possess even one!

"Young Master, although Luofan opposed Spirit Hall for Ning Rongrong, he..."

Seeing Xue Qinghe's expression, Snake Lance Douluo ventured to speak.

He thought Xue Qinghe was displeased that Luofan had sided with Ning Rongrong against Spirit Hall!

"Uncle She, there's no need to say more!" Xue Qinghe cut him off.

"We've known for some time, from our own investigation, that Luofan and Ning Rongrong are close!"

"Luofan doesn't know that you and I belong to Spirit Hall!"

"So the fact that he stood up for Ning Rongrong is excellent news as far as I'm concerned. It proves that, deep down, Luofan is loyal to the people he cares about, doesn't it?"

"He was willing to face the full might of Spirit Hall today for someone he cares about. Someday, he'll stand up for us too!"

Snake Lance Douluo nodded at Xue Qinghe's reasoning. It made sense.

Seen that way, Luofan might have ended up opposing Spirit Hall for the sake of someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but the reason behind it was his loyalty. That was a very good thing indeed.

"It's just..."

Xue Qinghe trailed off, his brow furrowing slightly.

Snake Lance Douluo gave him a questioning look.

But Xue Qinghe showed no sign of continuing, so Snake Lance Douluo took the hint and withdrew.

It's just that other people in Spirit Hall saw him this time. That woman might learn about him too. Xue Qinghe brooded over the thought.

Thinking of Bibi Dong stirred complicated feelings in her.

She shook her head and pushed the thought aside. If Bibi Dong found out, so be it. She might be the Pope, but the Worship Hall still called the shots in Spirit Hall!

In the days that followed, Luofan returned to his peaceful routine.

He focused on increasing his Soul Power, with the occasional lesson in basic theory!

As for Ning Rongrong?

In the original story, Spirit Hall's scheme had failed and Ning Rongrong had come through unharmed. There was no need for him to worry!

If anything, meeting him had created a butterfly effect. She had nearly been killed by a Flying Sword knocked loose during Sword Douluo's battle with Storm Douluo.

So Luofan figured that if events followed their original course from here, Ning Rongrong would be fine. He didn't need to worry about her anymore.

Just like that, another month or so passed.

Because Luofan had absorbed a Soul Ring beyond the usual age limit, he had already been close to level 24!

After another month of hard training, he reached level 25.

Just as I thought. With both Soul Rings growing older, they're increasing my Soul Power even more!

Luofan reflected on the increase in his Soul Power Level.

Strictly speaking, his leveling had actually slowed a little.

But as a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, he needed far more Soul Power to gain each level than he had as a One-Ring Soul Master.

While Luofan trained hard in Heaven Dou City over that month, working toward level 30, events elsewhere unfolded much as they had in the original story.

With help from Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, Ning Rongrong entered Spirit City and exposed Spirit Hall's plot to swallow several major sects.

A great battle became inevitable!

"Where's Brother Luofan? Grandpa Sword, did you rescue him?"

Ning Rongrong was overjoyed to see that her father had finally been rescued. But Luofan was nowhere in sight, and she asked after him anxiously.

"Rongrong, I didn't see that boy Luofan in the Prison," Sword Douluo Chen Xin said, shaking his head.

"B-Brother Luofan... Could he have been killed?" Tears spilled from Ning Rongrong's eyes before she could stop them.

"Luofan?"

Beside her, Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo exchanged strange looks at the name.

"Hey, why did you two think that Luofan boy was being held by Spirit Hall?" Bone Douluo couldn't help asking Sword Douluo.