"Impossible!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened in disbelief. "Three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings? Your third Soul Ring is already ten thousand years old? How is that possible! You must be using some kind of illusion!"
She had grown up in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and through constant exposure, she had become very familiar with soul ring configurations.
For an ordinary person, a thousand-year ring was the absolute limit for the third ring. Absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was only possible at level fifty at the earliest, and anyone who could manage that was already a rare genius among Soul Masters!
Yet the boy before her, who looked about her age, had a black third ring-
This was already beyond anything she knew!
However,
the Soul Saint guard did not voice his agreement.
Standing before Long Aoyu, he could feel immense pressure!
This kind of oppressive aura could not be faked.
"Young miss."
The Soul Saint guard spoke quietly, his tone far graver than before. "The Soul Rings should be real. This person... is no ordinary opponent."
"Impossible!"
Ning Rongrong frowned.
"Besides, even if they're real, you're a Soul Saint. Can't you beat a Soul King?"
The Soul Saint guard did not answer her, but he was already cursing inwardly.
If you're so capable, do it yourself!
Is this a normal Soul King?
But he could not say that, nor could he even show the slightest dissatisfaction with Ning Rongrong.
"You're very strong."
The Soul Saint guard took a deep breath, his voice deepening. "But our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect isn't something anyone can trample on!"
"It would be better for everyone if you stopped here."
He invoked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's name, attempting to make Long Aoyu recognize the difficulty and back down.
After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's reputation was enough to intimidate most forces on the continent-one of the Upper Three Sects, the world's foremost support sect, and the wealthiest sect.
With the Sword and Bone Douluo presiding over it, who would dare deny it some respect?
Standing behind him, Ning Rongrong heard her sect's name invoked and puffed out her chest again, raising her chin once more.
"Heh."
Long Aoyu looked at them and scoffed. "Is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that strong?"
His tone was level, as though he were stating a fact.
That calm attitude cut deeper than any provocation.
"You're far too arrogant!"
The Soul Saint guard's expression darkened completely.
He knew there could be no peaceful resolution to today's affair. Without further words, he turned and whispered to the two fastest agility-attack Soul Emperors, "Take the young miss away. Go back and report to the sect master."
"Yes!"
The two Soul Emperors did not hesitate.
Taking Ning Rongrong by the arms, one on either side, they turned and dashed toward the city outskirts.
Dragged along for a few steps, Ning Rongrong was still struggling and shouting over her shoulder, "What are you doing! I haven't-"
Her voice quickly faded into the distance and disappeared around the street corner.
"Xiao Yu, aren't you going to stop her?"
Seeing Long Aoyu make no move, Long Aotian was puzzled. This was not like him.
Long Aoyu smiled faintly and explained as though no one else were there, "Brother, you don't understand. We should set our sights further ahead."
To him, Ning Rongrong was of no consequence.
Long Aoyu had let her leave not out of kindness, but because he had set his sights on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had become the wealthiest sect in the world because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul possessed top-tier treasure appraisal abilities unmatched anywhere on the continent!
One could say that every Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master was the finest beast of burden.
It would be such a waste to simply wipe out a sect like that.
He had to squeeze them dry!
Once Ning Rongrong had been taken away, the guards no longer had that burden.
The Soul Saint at their head turned back to Long Aoyu and Long Aotian. "Since you refuse to show us respect, don't blame us for outnumbering you."
"Attack!"
As his words fell, the three Soul Emperors behind him stepped forward together.
All four released their Martial Souls, their Soul Rings lighting up in succession.
The Soul Saint's seven Soul Rings were not an optimal configuration either; his fifth Soul Skill was only at the thousand-year level.
Long Aoyu glanced at Long Aotian. "Brother, should I leave one for you?"
Long Aotian rolled his shoulders, a silvery-white sheen flowing across his skin. "The swordsman's mine. You take the rest."
"All right."
Before Long Aoyu had finished speaking, he was already moving.
Dark Demon Twin Wings, External Soul Bone!
Wind-Thunder Sky-Piercing Flash!
Long Aoyu vanished from where he stood, appearing between two Soul Emperors the next instant.
He moved too quickly for the naked eye to follow.
The two Soul Emperors' eyes could not keep up with him at all. They only had time to see a black blur flash through their vision.
Immediately afterward,
an irresistible force slammed into each of their chests.
"Argh...!"
Both Soul Emperors grunted at once and flew backward, a deep crater caved into each chest, leaving them gravely wounded and on the verge of death.
The entire process took no more than a single breath.
The remaining Soul Emperor's pupils contracted sharply. He instinctively retreated half a step, his face filled with horror.
He had not even seen clearly how Long Aoyu had struck before his two companions were already down and unable to rise.
Long Aotian pursed his lips.
"You've scared him so badly he can't even fight anymore. What's the fun in that?"
Without looking back, Long Aoyu vanished again. The next moment, he appeared directly before the Soul Saint.
The Soul Saint's reaction could hardly be called slow.
The instant Long Aoyu appeared before him, he instinctively activated his Martial Soul Avatar-
But it was already too late.
The light of his Seventh Soul Ring had only just begun to shine when Long Aoyu's right hand struck.
His five fingers curved into claws, the ultimate power of evil gathering at his fingertips.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Evil Demon Claw!"
It was a top-tier offensive Soul Skill bestowed by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's sixty-thousand-year Soul Ring.
Boom-!
The Soul Saint guard did not even have time to scream before the claw struck him, his life force rapidly dwindling.
Soon,
Long Aotian's battle ended as well.
The Soul Emperor had already been scared out of his wits and could not bring out even thirty percent of his actual fighting strength. Long Aotian pounded him to death in just a few blows.
Long Aoyu glanced at the corpses on the ground, then turned to Vina and Zhu Zhuqing.
"Let's go somewhere else."
"All right."
Inside the Body Sect's council hall.
Jin Peng sat in the main seat, reading through the newly delivered sect affairs dossiers, when a steward hurried inside.
"What is it?"
Jin Peng looked up at him.
"Elder Jin, a letter from Elder Chen." The steward handed it over.
Jin Peng unfolded the letter and quickly scanned it. His calm expression turned furious, and he slammed the table so hard that the teacups flew into the air.
"Damn it!"
"Someone actually dared to push our Body Sect around?!"
The other eight elders were also in the council hall, and all looked puzzled at the sight.
Elder Wei spoke first. "Old Jin, what happened?"
Jin Peng slapped the letter onto the table.
"Read it yourselves."
A few breaths later.
Elder Zhou, the Demon Fist Douluo, rose to his feet and declared in a booming voice, "They should count themselves lucky our Body Sect hasn't bullied them, yet the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect actually dared to provoke us first?"
"Old friends, let's pay the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a visit! I'd like to see just how capable their Sword and Bone Douluo are!"
As he spoke, he had already taken two steps toward the door, clenching his fists with loud cracks.
"Good!"
"Let's go! I'll tear down the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's gates!"
Jin Peng rose as well and immediately began calling names. "Old Zhou, Old Wei, Old Zhao, Old Qian, come with me to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"
"The rest of you, stay and guard the sect."
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