"Sect Master Ning, you really had me fooled."
"For a moment there, I really thought my combat strength had skyrocketed again!"
Just then, a voice rang out.
It was the Dean of Skywater Academy, who was looking resentfully at Ning Fengzhi.
"Well..."
Ning Fengzhi's face reddened, and he felt rather embarrassed.
The Dean of Skywater had helped him, only for him to make her take the blame. That really had been unfair of him.
"Dean, now isn't the time to discuss all that. Once this is over, I'll apologize properly."
Ning Fengzhi spoke in a low voice.
At the same time, powerful soul power erupted from his body, and wind blades slashed at Xue Xing in a relentless barrage.
At that moment, he actually gained the upper hand!
Crack.
Crack.
The buildings around them could no longer withstand the powerful fluctuations of soul power and had begun to fracture.
"Get out! This place is collapsing!"
"Run!"
Suddenly, terrified cries rang out one after another as people fled outside.
In no time, the place was truly deserted.
Outside the auction house.
Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er held each other's hands tightly, their faces filled with anxiety.
Boom!
Flames shot skyward from the auction house.
Powerful soul power formed invisible shock waves, making it difficult for many people to remain standing.
"It's over!"
Among the crowd, Huyan Zhen narrowed his eyes. He saw two figures walking out through the smoke and flames.
Gradually.
More people made out the two figures.
"It's Sect Master Ning and the Dean of Skywater Academy..."
"Heavens, they actually won."
"Unbelievable. Truly unbelievable. Ning Fengzhi actually has such combat strength. But hasn't the Soul Master World always said that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul has practically zero combat strength?"
"Zero combat strength? If that's zero,