Learning That Luofan Has a Nine-Story Pagoda, Ning Fengzhi's Heart Aches So Much He Can't Breathe!

"That kid named Luofan saved Ning Rongrong the other day when Rongrong and I were being hunted down. At the time, I originally wanted to rescue him and Rongrong together, but it failed!" Hearing Gu Rong's inquiry, Chen Xin replied.

"That kid Luofan? He saved Rongrong? When you and the people from Spirit Hall were fighting?"

Yet upon hearing Chen Xin's words, Gu Rong's expression grew even more peculiar.

"Uncle Jian, that Luofan—over half a year ago, the martial soul he awakened was a trash martial soul with innate zero soul power!" Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi nearby couldn't help chiming in.

A child without any soul power could actually step in and rescue Uncle Jian and Rongrong?

"Impossible!"

Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Chen Xin retorted without a second thought, "That child named Luofan—isn't he a peerless genius of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? How could he possibly have innate zero soul power?"

"Uncle Jian, what kind of person was Luofan when you saw him?" Hearing Chen Xin call Luofan a peerless genius, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help pressing for details.

"He is a child of six or seven, and his martial soul is a nine-story golden small pagoda. That should be a favorable mutation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, right? Furthermore, he even possesses two purple thousand-year soul rings!" Chen Xin answered directly.

Boom!

These words struck Chen Xin and Gu Rong as if they had been hit by a sudden bolt of lightning, leaving them utterly unable to believe their own ears.

"Two thousand-year soul rings? How is that possible?" Gu Rong said in disbelief.

Having awakened his martial soul just over half a year ago, he was already able to acquire two soul rings?

And they were both of the thousand-year level?

Wasn't Luofan supposed to have innate zero soul power, dooming him to never become a soul master in this lifetime?

"Nine-story!?"

Although the revelation of two soul rings, both of the thousand-year level, was shocking, Ning Fengzhi's attention nearby remained primarily focused on the nine-story pagoda.

As everyone knew, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was acclaimed as the number one auxiliary martial soul in the world, it suffered from one fatal flaw.

That was that it only had seven stories!

This also meant that every bearer of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul could attach a maximum of seven soul rings, remaining permanently stuck at the Soul Saint rank and unable to break through.

According to the records of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, there had only been a countable handful of times—mere legends—where someone's martial soul evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Ning Fengzhi had spent his entire life trying to find a way to make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!

Yet now, he was actually hearing that Luofan, an outcast of the clan, had seen his martial soul evolve from a trash martial soul all the way to a nine-story pagoda?

"Rongrong, did that kid Luofan really have his martial soul evolve to nine stories?" Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Rongrong and asked very seriously.

"Mm, Dad, Brother Luofan's martial soul really is a nine-story pagoda, and he really does have two thousand-year soul rings!"

Ning Rongrong nodded heavily, then added, "When Sword Grandpa and the big bad guy were fighting, Sword Grandpa's flying sword was knocked back and slashed toward me. Thanks to Brother Luofan using his soul skill, he blocked Sword Grandpa's flying sword!"

Ning Fengzhi: "..."

Was this the weight of a nine-story pagoda?

A Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster could actually use a soul skill to block the attack of a Title Douluo?

His heart ached so much he couldn't breathe!

This was Ning Fengzhi's current sensation.

Although he didn't know what had actually happened, Ning Fengzhi could be certain that Luofan must have encountered some earth-shattering fortuitous encounter, causing his trash martial soul to evolve directly into a nine-story pagoda.

He had even leaped straight to becoming a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster with two thousand-year soul rings...

No, such a peerless genius must be brought back to the sect by any means necessary, sparing no cost!

Wasn't that kid on very good terms with Rongrong?

He could even matchmake the two of them!

They were already beyond the fifth generation of kinship, so there would be no problem with the two of them marrying!

Most importantly, when the two of them had children in the future, would their offspring's bloodline be enhanced, giving birth to a child with an innate nine-story pagoda martial soul?

Luofan had no idea that his information was now known to Ning Fengzhi, nor that Ning Fengzhi was even pondering the prospect of him having children with Ning Rongrong in the future.

During these days, although immersed in cultivation, Luofan had also been paying attention to the situation over at Spirit Hall!

He had learned the news that, exactly as the theatrical version of the original story had unfolded, Spirit Hall's soul master tournament had ended in utter failure!

How did he know? Naturally from reading the newspaper!

Though it carried a bit of personal bias, the newspaper hadn't reported on the matter in exhaustive detail.

Even so, Spirit Hall's Pope Bibi Dong had made a forceful rise to power, issuing several proclamation declarations.

Weren't these precisely the hallmarks of Bibi Dong beginning to seize control of Spirit Hall's authority by taking advantage of the soul master tournament's defeat in the original work?

"It seems this newspaper is truly developing smoothly now!" Flipping through the newspaper in his hand, Luofan nodded silently.

The various pieces of information in the paper included detailed interpretations of imperial policies, a section naturally heavily endorsed by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

There were also various bizarre tales from across the continent and blockbuster trending news, such as the proclamation declarations made by Spirit Hall's Bibi Dong.

These were immensely popular among the general populace.

Additionally, there were some basic theoretical knowledge about soul masters, which were deeply adored by the vast masses of low-ranking soul masters!

Of course, the paper also featured Dream of the Red Chamber, serialized by Luofan.

This was something Luofan had produced to help the newspaper open up its sales channels.

One could only say that with China's five thousand years of history, a classic truly was a classic; it proved just as formidable when dropped into another world!

With newspaper sales performing so well, Dream of the Red Chamber had certainly rendered a massive contribution!

"Luofan..." Before long, Xue Qinghe also arrived before Luofan with a newspaper in hand.

"Brother Xue, why are your eyes all red? Were you crying just now?" Noting Xue Qinghe's reddened eye rims, Luofan asked with some surprise.

Her main account was Spirit Hall Young Master Qian Renxue, and her alt account was the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire—who on earth could possibly reduce her to tears?

This left Luofan quite curious.

"No, it's just that some sand was blown into my eyes by the wind just now!" Xue Qinghe shook her head in denial.

Luofan said nothing, simply staring quietly at the other person with an expression that clearly said, "Do you expect me to believe that?"

If it were an ordinary person—whether a high-ranking official of the Heaven Dou Empire or a Title Douluo of Spirit Hall—they naturally wouldn't dare press the matter further upon seeing her clear reluctance to elaborate.

However, Luofan dared!

Pinned under that intense gaze, which clearly signaled an intent to get to the bottom of it, Xue Qinghe didn't get angry. Instead, she unceremoniously reached out a finger and flicked Luofan right on the forehead, scolding him with exasperation in her tone, "You kid—why would I cry? If not for you fellow, who else would it be?!"

"Me? What did I do to you?" Luofan extended a finger to point at himself, completely bewildered!

He was the one who had made Xue Qinghe cry? What kind of situation was this?