Following Zhou Tan into the fortress, Ning Fengzhi was immediately shocked by the scene inside.
"This!"
Ning Fengzhi's eyes widened. He was absolutely certain that when the Heaven Dou Empire was guarding this place, these things did not exist.
Looking at the light and runes on these items, he was certain that they were all Soul Tool artifacts.
"I never imagined that the Northern Underworld Empire's Soul Tool technology had reached such a level."
Ning Fengzhi his head and sighed, "At this stage, no country or sect on the Douluo Continent can compare."
"That's natural."
Zhou Tan lightly. "Our Northern Underworld Empire has been developing Soul Tool technology for ten thousand years, and Soul Tool have become widespread in both military and daily life."
"The speed and precision of this program are absolutely unmatched by the Douluo Continent. Sect Master Ning, you made the right choice."
"Oh."
Ning Fengzhi a wry smile. If it weren't for the flaw in his Martial Soul, he wouldn't have so easily wanted to join the Northern Underworld Empire.
In the Douluo Continent, support-type Soul Master are too weak. Even if they reach his level, they are still walking on thin ice, and the slightest mistake will lead to collapse.
"Gentlemen, this is the place. You may go in now."
Upon entering the tent, Zhou Tan gestured for the two to go inside, then turned and left.
Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves, "The other party is very confident. They're not even on guard. Do they think we can't cause any trouble?"
Upon entering the tent, Ning Fengzhi immediately spotted the figure sitting upright in front of him.
That person was not Xi Zhao, but Dark Northern Underworld.
"Sect Master Ning, hello there."
Dark Northern Underworld waved his hand, a smile playing on his lips.
"Hello."
Ning Fengzhi nodded, feeling quite puzzled. As far as he knew, wasn't this fortress managed by someone named Xi Zhao?
"Sect Master Ning, please don't be surprised. Xi Zhao is not good with words, so he can only have me have a proper chat with you."
Dark Northern Underworld leaned back in his chair and said leisurely: Yesterday, he was with Bo Saixi when he received the order.
"You want me to go to the fortress? Ning Fengzhi wants to defect? Fine, I'll go check it out."
Dark Northern Underworld closed the Asura Phone, turned to look at Bo Saixi: "You can move freely throughout the Northern Underworld Empire until I return."
"..."
Bo Saixi pursed her lips and gently tugged at her dress, which had slipped to the side. "You..."
"Don't worry, you'll be fine until the Phoenix awakens."
Dark Northern Underworld gently lifted Bo Saixi's chin. "However, it will take at least a hundred years for the Phoenix to fully awaken. During this time, you'll serve me well."
After saying that, Dark Northern Underworld disappeared from the spot.
"..."
"Alright, Sect Master Ning, let's get straight to the point. Please have a seat."
Dark Northern Underworld toyed with the small ball in his hand. This thing was a sample of the latest model of explosive Soul Tool, commonly known as a grenade.
Thank you.
Ning Fengzhi nodded and sat down opposite Dark Northern Underworld: "I presume you already know the purpose of our visit."
"Ah, you want to join our Northern Underworld Empire, right?"
Dark Northern Underworld glanced at him. "Tell me, why should we accept you? What use can you be to me?"
"..."
This question immediately Ning Fengzhi. He had intended to play along a bit more and probe the other party's intentions, but he hadn't expected this guy to be so blunt.
"If you don't answer, I'm asking you to leave."
Dark Northern Underworld rested his chin on his hand, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever. "Our Northern Underworld Empire doesn't support idlers."
Seeing the other party's extremely arrogant attitude, Ning Fengzhi was also a little angry, but since he needed their help now, he could only suppress his displeasure.
"You should know that my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is one of the Upper Three Sects, right?"
Ning Fengzhi, as expected of the sect leader, had never been afraid of anyone when it came to forbearance. He quickly put on a smiling face and said, "To be honest, our sect may not have much else, but we have more money than we can spend."
"Oh?"
Dark Northern Underworld laughed at this moment, "Rich? Not bad, not bad, but just having money seems a bit insufficient."
The one thing my Northern Underworld Empire has in abundance is money.
"Of course, that's not all."
Ning Fengzhi smiled confidently. A little money was just an external thing. The foundation of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was their Martial Soul!
"As you know, the reason my sect has reached this scale is, of course, because we possess the most top-tier auxiliary Martial Soul."
Having said that, Ning Fengzhi out his hand, and an exquisite seven-story glazed pagoda slowly appeared. "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the number one support Martial Soul in the Douluo Continent."
"The most distinctive feature of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is its ability to provide group support, which can play a significant role in the military."
Even if the Northern Underworld Empire's Soul Tool are advanced, they still require Soul Master to control them. With the assistance of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, we will naturally have the upper hand."
"Not only that, my daughter Ning Rongrong is also the owner of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
When his daughter was mentioned, Ning Fengzhi's face was practically overflowing with pride. "My daughter's achievements will definitely surpass mine in the future, and she will even leave me far behind."
"You should know that I'm only a level 79 Soul Saint, while Rongrong has the potential to become Titled Douluo."
"Ning Rongrong?"
Anbei pondered for a moment, then suddenly revealed a mysterious smile, "I know her, a very lively little girl in the Sky Screen, quite interesting."
Seeing that the other party was wavering, Ning Fengzhi breathed a sigh of relief; things should be stable now.
"But!"
Unexpectedly, Anbei suddenly changed the subject. "If it's just these two things, you won't be able to gain a foothold in the Northern Underworld Continent, let alone enter the Northern Underworld Empire."
"What do you mean by this, sir?"
Before Ning Fengzhi say anything, Chen Xin couldn't help but ask, "Are you trying to humiliate us?"
"Of course not."
"Then why have you repeatedly rejected us?"
Chen Xin clenched her fists and took a deep breath. "Isn't it because they want to deliberately make things difficult for us, hoping we'll give up?"
"Uncle Jian!"
Ning Fengzhi was standing nearby, quickly stopped the other party and then apologized to Dark Northern Underworld: "Your Excellency, Uncle Jian was just a little impatient and was far too rude."
Dark Northern Underworld watched the two of them playing along, but didn't expose their little scheme.
They're just trying to test me by playing the good cop/bad cop role.
A cold smile played on his lips, but Dark Northern Underworld remained outwardly calm, lightly tapping the table with the small ball in his hand. "Sword Dao Chen Xin, I've heard of you. Your swordsmanship is strong, and your strength is decent."
"I'm not saying this to make things difficult for you; on the contrary, I'm trying to help you."
"Help us?"
These words stunned the two of them. What was supposed to be a difficult question was interpreted by An Bei as a helping hand. It has to be said that when it comes to shamelessness, Ning Fengzhi would call him the strongest.