Martial Soul Evolution

After waking, the first thing Ning Fengzhi felt was the change in his own Soul Power. The Soul Power that had troubled him for years because of the shackles of his martial soul had grown stronger again, reaching level eighty—and level eighty meant his martial soul really had evolved.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight... haha... Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda... hahahaha..."

He summoned his martial soul, counted the layers on the pagoda, and Ning Fengzhi burst into excited laughter. After all these years, his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul had finally evolved. At last, he no longer had to be trapped at the Soul Saint stage with no way forward.

"Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? Shouldn't it be the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?!" Just then, Chen Xin walked over with Ning Rongrong in his arms, his face filled with confusion. He remembered very clearly that Xu Yang had said the Immortal Herb could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

"Uncle Sword, don't be anxious. I can feel that the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid has only consumed a small portion of its power. When I absorb my Eighth Soul Ring, with the power of the soul ring, it should be able to evolve my martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

Ning Fengzhi's lips held a smile, and his eyes were full of confidence. He could feel the medicinal power of the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid still being continuously absorbed by his body. When it was fully absorbed, that would be the moment his martial soul evolved again.

"Good. Once that little brat Xu Yang and Qing Er finish absorbing theirs, I'll take you all to hunt soul rings!" Chen Xin nodded, then withdrew to the back and continued teasing Ning Rongrong together with Gu Rong.

Madam Ning was no mere ornament. According to the rules of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one's spouse had to be a powerful Battle Soul Master, so her strength was actually above Ning Fengzhi's. She was an eighty-fourth-level Soul Douluo. If not for giving birth three times over the years, perhaps she might already have broken through to Titled Douluo.

That was right—Ning Rongrong still had two older brothers. It was just that their aptitude was not high. They had only level-five Innate Soul Power, and though they were already in their teens, their Soul Power was only in the thirties, so they assisted Ning Fengzhi in handling sect affairs.

Xu Yang had a good relationship with both of them. It should be said that among the heirs of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, none were lacking in how they dealt with people. But because of their aptitude, the two of them were destined to be unable to inherit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which was why Ning Rongrong had been born.

Before long, Madam Ning also finished absorbing the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone. Happily, she called out to Ning Fengzhi, "Fengzhi, my Soul Power has reached level eighty-seven, and I feel like I can reach Titled Douluo."

The current timeline was still in Douluo I. The key Soul Core needed to break through to Titled Douluo had not been thoroughly researched like it would be ten thousand years later. Most breakthroughs to Titled Douluo relied on one's own potential, while a minority relied on luck. None could have absolute confidence.

And now, Madam Ning had exactly that kind of confidence—the confidence that she absolutely could reach Titled Douluo.

This was the confidence the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone had given her.

Another two hours passed, and the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower in Xu Yang's hand turned to flying ash, completely absorbed by him. The moment he opened his eyes, he immediately smelled a foul stench and instinctively began to retch.

But in the next second, he realized the force came from himself. His Soul Power shook, directly blasting the black sludge off his body.

Then his crotch felt chilly.

Realizing the problem, Xu Yang immediately took a set of clothes from his Storage Ring and put them straight on, then walked calmly to a corner as if nothing had happened. After all, everyone in the room had just been waiting for him to finish absorbing it. Now, great—they had seen everything. It really was a little embarrassing.

It would have been fine if they were all men, but his teacher's wife was in the room too!

As for Ning Rongrong, she was just a little brat, so he ignored her outright.

Of course, he was only a little embarrassed. As a seasoned old hand who had spent many years struggling through modern society, his skin was thick.

Inside the entire hall, everyone covered their mouths and started laughing. Sword Bone in particular laughed with great delight, their voices echoing through the whole hall.

Hearing that sound, Xu Yang simply stopped pretending. He walked straight to the center of the hall and stood there openly and confidently, showing no embarrassment at all over having been completely naked earlier.

"All right! Today is a happy day, so stop messing around!" At this moment, Ning Fengzhi stepped forward to help Xu Yang out, then continued, "Yang Er, what level is your Soul Power now?"

Xu Yang sensed the fluctuations emitted by the Sun Soul Power in his body, which had already become Extreme Yang Extreme Strength, and said softly, "My Soul Power rose by seven levels. I've already reached level thirty!"

In the Original Work, Ma Hongjun had absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower as a Soul Elder and increased his Soul Power by five levels. Xu Yang felt that his own seven-level increase was reasonable too.

"Then will you still choose the Sun Sacred Beetle for your third ring?"

"That's right!" Xu Yang nodded.

"Then once your cultivation is consolidated, I'll have Haiyan take you to Sunset Forest..." Ning Fengzhi arranged.

"Mm! Um, teacher, Uncle Ning might not be able to go. Before I came into the room, I gave him a Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma. If he absorbs it now, his Soul Power will probably be level eighty too. He'll likely need to go with you to hunt a soul ring." Xu Yang scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed as he refused Ning Fengzhi's arrangement.

As for Xu Yang privately giving Ning Haiyan an Immortal Herb, Ning Fengzhi did not say much and simply nodded. After all, for so many years, it had been Ning Haiyan who had spent most of the time teaching and caring for Xu Yang, and the two had an excellent relationship.

After thinking briefly, Ning Fengzhi turned to look at his wife and said, "Qing Er, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip for Yang Er's soul ring hunt this time!"

"Mm! Then I'll take Yang Er to hunt a soul ring in a while!" As she spoke, Madam Ning stepped forward and stroked Xu Yang's head.

Just like that, this soul hunt was divided into two teams. One team consisted of Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Haiyan, who would head to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt an Eighth Soul Ring. They needed a Spirit Beast of at least seventy thousand years. There were too few Spirit Beasts of the corresponding age in Sunset Forest, and not many types either, making it very difficult to find a suitable one.

The other team was Madam Ning and Xu Yang, who would go to Sunset Forest to hunt a Sun Sacred Beetle. Compared with searching aimlessly in the Star Dou Great Forest, it was better to go to Sunset Forest and find one already available.

Originally, Ning Fengzhi had planned to find a Soul Saint within the sect to help Xu Yang hunt his martial soul, but considering that this sudden increase had come from absorbing an Immortal Herb, the more concealed it was, the better. So he had his wife, who rarely went out anymore, lend a hand.

As for Ning Rongrong, that little troublemaker, she was handed over to Gu Rong, who was staying behind at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, to look after.

Xu Yang did not waste time. He returned to the Sun Flower Mimicry Environment the sect had specially built for him.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, he summoned his Sun Martial Soul before him and began sensing the changes in his martial soul. Its appearance had not changed much. It was still like the sun, except the Golden Red flames that had originally surrounded it had now become golden-yellow. And as the martial soul appeared, the surrounding temperature began to rise sharply.

Even the surrounding Sun Flowers no longer faced the sun in the sky. Instead, they turned their blossoms toward the Sun Martial Soul, as if making a pilgrimage.

Not only that, Xu Yang could also feel that his martial soul could now restrain and release its flames and light on its own. This was especially true for the light, which was something it had not been able to do before.

Only now did the Sun Martial Soul truly resemble a sun.