Besides Lin Yan, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo also noticed something unusual.
They saw many familiar figures. Even people who could not possibly have appeared were here.
Among the Upper Three Sects, the Clear Sky Sect had sealed its gates and vanished without a trace.
Their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had arrived long ago.
Now, people from the remaining member of the Upper Three Sects, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, had arrived as well.
Moreover, it was Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen himself, accompanied by a very handsome young man.
Ning Fengzhi had not looked into it much, but he knew Yu Yuanzhen had a grandson who attended the Heaven Dou Imperial Soul Master Academy.
The school term was just beginning. Yu Yuanzhen certainly doted on his grandson, personally escorting him here, and had managed to catch this opportunity.
Otherwise, with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Thunder Valley so far away, they could not possibly have made it in time.
Besides them, the Elephant Armor Sect of the Lower Four Sects had also come.
The other sects-the Wind Sword Sect, Fire Leopard Sect, and White Tiger Sect-were all based in the Star Luo Empire. Their information probably did not travel as quickly, so their absence was understandable.
But besides these sects, many major, prominent families renowned throughout the continent had also come.
For instance, Dragon Duke Meng Shu was here, along with people from the Nine Heart Begonia Clan, whose Martial Soul would long since have become the continent's greatest support-type Martial Soul if not for its restriction on numbers.
It seemed the owner's shop really was incredibly popular.
But that was perfectly normal.
Although Suotuo City was no great metropolis, dragons and fish mingled here, because it was a gateway to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Although the Soul Masters stationed here were not particularly strong, a great many passed through, representing all sorts of sects.
Yesterday, his daughter had asked the owner to custom-create Ning Zhizun.
Yes, Ning Fengzhi had already changed Ning Supreme Empress's name. The last two characters were simply too bizarre, so he had deleted them, leaving just Ning Zhizun.
Actually, he still thought that name was rather bizarre, but he could not win against Ning Rongrong, so he let it go.
Calling her Supreme was better than using all four characters!
What on earth was Supreme Empress supposed to be?
In any case, however much Ning Rongrong protested, he, Ning Fengzhi, was still the head of the household in their family register. He had veto power.
When Rongrong had Little Supreme custom-created yesterday, countless people had watched.
They had witnessed it with their own eyes and naturally knew this was no small matter. Even if it took everything they had, they would return to their sects and families to report it, and would certainly stake their lives on its truth.
In a matter like this, whoever fell one step behind would fall behind at every step.
Having managed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for so many years, he naturally understood that principle.
One day and one night were enough for these people to reach Suotuo City from anywhere in the Heaven Dou Empire. After all, a day and a night meant something very different for Soul Masters than for ordinary people.
Ning Fengzhi was not at all surprised that so many top powers were represented here. What surprised him was who had appeared.
The most shocking among them was that purple-robed figure. She simply stood there, radiating a terrifying presence-the presence of a Pope who stood above countless others.
Yes, she was Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall.
She was accompanied by only a handful of guards, without any further pomp, and her disciple Hu Liena.
Even the Pope of Spirit Hall had come. That alone showed how much importance was attached to Lin Yan's shop.
Fortunately, the owner's strength was unfathomable. Otherwise, if so many top experts attacked him together, he would probably meet a bitter end on the spot.
Besides Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi also spotted another unexpected figure, someone very familiar to him.
Upon seeing him, the other party respectfully offered him an aristocratic salute.
Ning Fengzhi shook his head with a faint smile.
The newcomer was none other than Xue Qinghe, the crown prince and heir apparent of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The crown prince looked as refined as ever, with a poised bearing. His brocade robes were understated, and only a handful of guards accompanied him.
A trace of impatience was visible on Xue Qinghe's face. Clearly, he had been forced to come.
What Ning Fengzhi did not know, however, was that Qian Renxue looked this way entirely because she was angry.
Because that wonderful mother of hers was standing not far away, she was afraid she would lose control and expose her identity.
By now, Ning Fengzhi had already begun filling in the blanks in his mind and understood why he had come.
Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had long since reached marriageable age, and Xue Ye had already arranged several matches for him.
A crown prince ought to marry early and produce an imperial heir to secure his position.
Yet Xue Qinghe kept refusing to marry. Many people were spreading rumors that he preferred men and had no interest in women, leaving Xue Ye worried day after day.
The crown prince excelled at everything and handled affairs of state well, but he had absolutely no interest in women.
Without offspring, how could he securely hold his position as crown prince?
If Xue Qinghe truly disliked women and could not be forced, then there was nothing wrong with Xue Ye making this decision.
If such a heaven-defying Cultivation Room truly existed, then with the Heaven Dou Empire's financial resources, they would have to cultivate several more geniuses, whatever it took.
The crown prince could have his own bloodline to secure his position, and the imperial family could gain more geniuses.
He really wanted to see just what splendor the eldest imperial grandson cultivated from Crown Prince Xue Qinghe would display.
The owner's shop was really growing livelier and livelier.
Having seen through everyone's intentions, Ning Fengzhi gathered his thoughts, his expression returning to its usual calm as he descended from Kunpeng alongside Lin Yan.
Kunpeng vanished instantly, but this move thoroughly shocked the experts present.
This move of Lin Yan's was not his best, but it was his most ingenious.
It made everyone wary and showed them part of the little shop's strength.
Whether the information was true or not, with such a terrifying Soul Beast as his mount, the shop's owner was absolutely no ordinary person. Moreover, his aura was unfathomable.
The moment Lin Yan landed, cheers immediately rang out along the entire street, wave upon wave of sound sweeping through all of Suotuo City:
"The shopkeeper is back!"
"It's only been half a day, and he's already made a round trip from Heaven Dou to the Star Luo Empire! That's incredible!"
"The people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect came back with him too! Looks like they happened to meet in the Star Dou Great Forest, and the owner brought them back along the way!"
"Sect Master Ning, how many Soul Bones did you get?"
This was what everyone cared about most.
Ning Fengzhi and the others instinctively wanted to conceal it. After all, who did not want to make a fortune in silence?
But Ning Fengzhi was, after all, the master of a commercially oriented sect. He could be said to have the intricacies of social dealings firmly in his grasp.
Compared with this bit of money, he was more willing to do Lin Yan a favor. This would effectively advertise for Lin Yan, and Lin Yan would certainly remember their kindness.
So Ning Fengzhi took the three Soul Bones straight out of his Storage Soul Tool and suspended them before the crowd, speaking with quite a show of ostentation:
"We killed over thirty Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and got three Soul Bones in total: a sixty-thousand-year left arm bone, a thirty-thousand-year right arm bone, and a ten-thousand-year left leg bone."
At Ning Fengzhi's words, the entire crowd fell so silent that a crow or sparrow could not have been heard. Soon, a collective gasp rang out.
It was not just the ordinary people and low-ranking Soul Masters. Even the great, top-ranking sects, the experts from the Elder Hall, and Bibi Dong of Spirit Hall wore expressions of disbelief after hearing Ning Fengzhi's words.
But the facts lay right before their eyes. After all, even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not possibly produce so many Soul Bones in one go.
Soul Bones were not things to stockpile, but necessities. Once obtained, they would generally be used.
Even now, neither Sword Douluo nor Bone Douluo had a full set of Soul Bones, and the same was true of Ning Fengzhi. Thus, there could be no question of surplus Soul Bones. They had absolutely brought these back from the Star Dou Great Forest.
Someone cried out first:
"Heavens! The ten-percent drop rate is real! It really is one in ten!"
"Kill ten Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and you can get one Soul Bone. Kill a hundred, and that's ten. A thousand means a hundred, and ten thousand means a thousand."
"Then wouldn't everyone on the continent have all the Soul Bones they need?"
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