Until the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began, Ning Chuan and the other youngsters would remain at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate.
Ten days later, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo returned safely to the sect.
Ning Fengzhi's eighth soul ring came from a sixty-thousand-year-old plant-type soul beast, the Condensed Dew Heavenly Fragrance Lotus.
The soul skill the Condensed Dew Heavenly Fragrance Lotus bestowed on Ning Fengzhi was called the Heavenly Fragrance Glazed Realm.
When activated, it released an unusual fragrance that enveloped an area.
Within that area, enemy soul masters consumed soul power faster while fighting. The soul power aura generated in battle would be absorbed by the Heavenly Fragrance Glazed Realm and fed back to Ning Fengzhi, expanding the realm's range. Of course, Ning Fengzhi could also feed that soul power back to his teammates within the area.
Simply put, the Heavenly Fragrance Glazed Realm could weaken enemies and replenish teammates. It absolutely qualified as a divine skill for team battles.
After Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo returned to the sect, they brought Shui Bing'er's former teammates there and put them through a final test.
The seven girls had always been extremely close. When Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect earlier, the others had already expressed their willingness to join alongside them.
Ning Fengzhi had long since sent people to investigate their backgrounds. None had ties to any major sects or factions, so after obtaining their consent, he brought all their families to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Naturally, their families were wholeheartedly supportive of their joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
They were already like sisters to Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, and there were no significant problems with their character.
After a month of observation and testing, Ning Fengzhi formally admitted them into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then taught them the two basic cultivation methods for soul power and the soul.
Afterward, Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi brought them to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were delighted to see their sisters arrive and immediately began introducing them to Ning Chuan and the others.
Once everyone had been introduced, Shui Bing'er pointed at Ning Chuan and Xiao Yun and said, "Sisters, Ning Chuan and our little sister Xiao Yun will be teaming up with us for the next Soul Master Tournament. Over the coming months, we'll practice tactics here and familiarize ourselves with each other's soul skills and fighting styles!"
Shui Yue'er and the others already knew Ning Chuan and Xiao Yun. Naturally, they supported Xiao Yun joining their team, but Ning Chuan had never shown them his strength, so they could not help wondering why he wanted to enter this kind of competition.
Of course, they were not looking down on Ning Chuan. Rather, they worried that if he appeared on such a stage, outsiders would inevitably accuse him of riding the strength of their all-female student team to secure a tournament ranking. Such rumors would certainly do him no good.
Shui Yue'er was very clever. After meeting Ning Chuan last time, she had realized he was nothing like the hopeless person the rumors painted him as. She knew perfectly well that if she could foresee this situation, Ning Chuan surely could too.
Thus, she asked outright, "Ning Chuan, have you been hiding your strength all along?"
Ning Rongrong immediately chimed in, "Big Sister Shui Yue'er, you're so clever! My brother really has been hiding his strength. His actual soul power level is forty-five!"
"What?" Shui Yue'er and the others were stunned. They truly had not expected Ning Chuan, whom outsiders called a good-for-nothing, to be a hidden genius.
"You really know how to bide your time. Now I can't wait to see the looks on the faces of all those people who mocked you when your strength is revealed!" Shui Yue'er said eagerly.
Naturally, the others were eager to see it too.
With Shui Yue'er and the others present, every member of the Glazed Wave Team had arrived.
Thus, whenever Ning Chuan had free time between cultivation sessions, he practiced tactics with them and familiarized himself with their soul skills.
When practicing tactics, Ning Chuan and the others stayed far from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, avoiding Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Naturally, those two had insisted on this.
Time flew, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Yun successfully broke through to level forty, and Bone Douluo immediately took her into Sunset Forest to obtain her fourth soul ring.
After attaching her soul ring, Xiao Yun returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Yet the moment she settled beside Shui Bing'er and began cultivating, the waters of both springs suddenly churned.
Immediately afterward, two auras-one ice, one fire-erupted from the spring water and flew toward Xiao Yun's and Shui Bing'er's brows.
Shui Bing'er and Xiao Yun usually cultivated closest to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, so none of the three Titled Douluos reacted in time.
By the time Sword Douluo and the others rose to investigate, Shui Bing'er and Xiao Yun had already lifted into the air and were hovering directly above the two spring sources.
Ice and fire origin energy streamed into their brows. Before long, their martial souls emerged of their own accord. Just as when the two girls first met, a dragon and a phoenix began circling where the ice and fire springs met.
"What's going on?" Dugu Bo's expression grew grave. He could sense that the origin energy pouring from the springs was extremely dangerous.
"I'm not sure, but judging by their auras, they shouldn't be in any danger!" Bone Douluo said.
Sword Douluo nodded as well. "That's right. They must have triggered some fortuitous opportunity within the ice and fire springs. If they can absorb it successfully, it will definitely be a good thing for them!"
Afterward, Sword Douluo had everyone else move away from the springs to avoid disturbing Shui Bing'er and Xiao Yun.
Sword Douluo and the others did not know how the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had formed, but Ning Chuan knew very well. It had formed from the origins left behind after the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King fell during the ancient war in the Divine Realm.
From the looks of it, Xiao Yun and Shui Bing'er seem to have drawn out the origins of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. I wonder whether they can withstand these god-level auras! Ning Chuan thought, still somewhat worried.
When in doubt, he could simply ask the system.
"System, will they be in danger?" Ning Chuan asked.
System: "Xiao Yun, who possesses the Flame Sacred Dragon, will certainly be fine. But the Ice Phoenix's essence has not reached god level, so there is still some danger!"
"Is there any way to reduce the danger?" Ning Chuan asked immediately.
System: "The two intermediate cultivation methods for soul power and the soul have already greatly reduced her risk. Otherwise, she would have exploded and died the instant she drew out the Ice Dragon Origin! Now, it all depends on her own fortune. A reminder for the host: do not forcibly interrupt them, or both their lives will be in danger!"
Hearing this, Ning Chuan immediately went over to Sword Douluo and the others and warned them, "Sword Grandpa, no matter what happens next, don't interrupt them. Otherwise, both their lives will be in danger."
Although Sword Douluo and the others did not understand why, they certainly would not question Ning Chuan's words now.
"Xiao Chuan, can you tell what those two auras are?" Ning Fengzhi asked.
"They should be origin auras left behind by deities!" Ning Chuan answered.
"What?" Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Dugu Bo were all stunned. None of the three Titled Douluos had expected this place to have any connection to deities.
Because of the sudden change involving Shui Bing'er and Xiao Yun, everyone stopped cultivating and watched the two girls hovering above the springs with worried eyes.
The ice and fire origins continued pouring out of the spring water, and Xiao Yun's and Shui Bing'er's auras began to surge.
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