[Comparison begins!] [Second round of comparison-core members' combat strength and character!] [Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect (Anime World)] [Core members' combat strength and character: the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's core fighting force consists of one sect master and two sect-protecting elders! Chen Xin, one of the two sect-protecting elders, inherited the top-tier power attack system tool martial soul, the Seven Kill Sword. Renowned for his attack power, he possesses extraordinarily powerful killing force and is hailed as the Douluo with "the greatest offense under heaven." A level 96 Super Douluo, his title is Sword, and his soul ring configuration is two yellow, two purple, and five black. He inherited his martial soul from his father, who also established the Seven Kill Sword's fearsome reputation. Back then, his father went alone to Spirit Hall and, with his peak level 97 strength, challenged the reigning Pope, the level 99 Qian Daoliu, across the gap in their levels. He unleashed nine rings and nine sword strikes in succession, with nine utterances of "kill." Though he ultimately lost and died, his prowess astounded the world, and the Seven Kill Sword's fearsome name resounded throughout the continent! Successive generations of the Seven Kill Sword martial soul have also been born with an innate domain, the Seven Kill Domain. While greatly enhancing its wielder, it also greatly weakens opponents, truly allowing the sword to live up to its name: one kill with every strike. Among those of the same level, few can match it head-on! His character equals his strength. Though Chen Xin appears cold and aloof, he actually values affection and loyalty deeply and has an extremely strong sense of responsibility toward family, friends, and juniors. Toward his sect, he is loyal, courageous, and willing to shoulder responsibility, protecting it with his life, his proud backbone unbowed and his integrity unchanged. He has wielded a sword all his life, yet never become a slave to power. If he continues, his understanding of the sword's path will surely undergo a transformation from "seeking victory" to "protecting others" in the future! (Note: the information about Chen Xin's father comes from chapters 556 and 561 of the original Douluo Continent novel.) Gu Rong, one of the two sect-protecting elders, inherited the top-tier beast martial soul, Bone Dragon. Renowned for its uncanny abilities and defense, it possesses an exceedingly rare spatial attribute and extremely powerful defensive capabilities. He is hailed as the Douluo with "the greatest defense under heaven." A level 95 Super Douluo, his title is Bone, and his soul ring configuration is two yellow, two purple, and five black. In terms of bloodline and quality, his martial soul has not reached the true dragon level and only falls within the lesser dragon category. However, its uniquely uncanny spatial attribute and naturally powerful defense allow its overall capabilities to rival a true dragon martial soul. Even without an innate domain, Gu Rong can still bridge the level gap and fight the level 96 Chen Xin to a standstill, neither able to get the better of the other. Unfortunately, he has taken his martial soul in the wrong direction. Otherwise, he would certainly be even stronger! His character is much like the situation with his martial soul. Though he also deeply values affection and loyalty and has an extremely strong sense of responsibility toward family, friends, and juniors, and is likewise loyal, courageous, and willing to shoulder responsibility toward his sect, protecting it with his life, his proud backbone unbowed and his integrity unchanged, he is not an upright person in the conventional sense. Gu Rong is cold and calculating in his actions. For his own interests, he has secretly killed quite a few people who harmed those interests. In the future, he even plots to kill a Super Douluo's descendant. That descendant had previously helped someone from his sect, doing them a great favor, and Gu Rong knew that the person had a Super Douluo behind him, yet still harbored murderous intent. (Note: the information about Gu Rong's character comes from chapter 281 of the original Douluo Continent novel.) (At this point, Tang San had already given Ning Rongrong an immortal herb and helped her martial soul evolve. Gu Rong also knew that Tang San's father was Tang Hao, but still wanted to eliminate Tang San. The same happened in the anime, where Ning Fengzhi stopped him.) Ning Fengzhi, the sect master, inherited the top-tier support system tool martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which provides seven kinds of attribute enhancement. Hailed as the Soul Master with "the greatest support under heaven," he is a level 79 Soul Saint, with a soul ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and three black. Combined with the sect's exclusively inherited secret technique, Heart Separation Control, he can support multiple people alone. His powerful enhancements can cause Chen Xin and Gu Rong's overall combat strength to soar. At present, the three working together are powerful enough to bridge the level gap and contend with a level 98 Super Douluo! He, too, is not an upright person in the conventional sense. His primary focus is the sect's survival and interests. Refined, modest, and broad-minded, he holds to his faction's bottom line, yet is also supremely pragmatic and calculating, with a ruthless strongman's methods hidden beneath his actions. His character is complex and multifaceted, difficult to define as simply good or bad! Ning Rongrong, the sect master's daughter, inherited the top-tier support system tool martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Her talent is the most outstanding the sect has seen in several hundred years, and she is very likely to cultivate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Despite her young age, she is already a level 26 Soul Grandmaster. Her character appears poor-arrogant, willful, and looking down on everyone-but in truth, she is pure and kind at heart and deeply values affection and loyalty. As the sect's young lady, she has been cherished from childhood like a moon surrounded by admiring stars, developing a spoiled and overbearing disposition. Yet this arrogance does not stem from malice, but more from her lack of worldly experience. She has never truly wanted to hurt anyone!
Boom!!
The instant the Sky Screen's contents appeared.
After reading them, the beings of both worlds erupted in an uproar:
"The three of them together can actually contend with a level 98 Super Douluo!"
"No wonder they rank above the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Their strength far surpasses Yu Yuanzhen's in the Anime World!"
The discussions soon veered toward two other points, filled with shock and confusion.
"Wait, the Sky Screen says Gu Rong took his Bone Dragon Martial Soul in the wrong direction?!"
"Isn't Bone Dragon universally acknowledged as the greatest defensive martial soul under heaven? How could he have gone wrong?!"
The controversy over Gu Rong's character instantly set off a deafening argument.
"Isn't that going too far? Someone did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a great favor, and he wanted to kill him instead?!"
"And the person he wanted to kill was a Super Douluo's descendant! Was he really not afraid of retaliation?!"
"He certainly had a nice, fat helping of nerve!"
"He was considering the sect's interests, wasn't he? If someone threatened your sect, could you let them live even if they had done you a favor?!"
Some were furious, while others understood.
But what made people even more curious was just who that Super Douluo was!
Anime World.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"I took my martial soul in the wrong direction?!!"
Gu Rong stared at the Sky Screen's assessment of him, his face full of bewilderment:
"I cultivated bitterly all my life, dominating those of my level with my defense and earning the title of the greatest defensive Douluo under heaven, and now it says I went in the wrong direction?!"
"Does that mean I should pursue the spatial path? After all, besides its naturally powerful defense, my martial soul also has an uncanny spatial attribute!"
Still, it was not as though he had never tried dabbling in absorbing spatial soul rings.
But the spatial path was far too elusive, nowhere near as solid and reliable as the defensive path.
The vast majority of his current soul rings were still defensive ones, with very few spatial soul rings.
And what he found even harder to accept was this.
His character had actually been exposed by the Sky Screen?!
In the future, he would even want to kill someone who had done their sect a favor?!
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin beside him were equally baffled.
Gu Rong's defense was unrivaled under heaven. How could it be wrong?!
"Old Bones, it's all right. Don't overthink it. If you really had pursued that nebulous spatial path, you might not have achieved what you have today!"
Chen Xin patted his shoulder and comforted him.
Ning Fengzhi immediately nodded as well:
"We could look forward to seeing the other world. Perhaps we can find an answer from Uncle Bone in that world?"
As for Gu Rong's character, they said little about it.
After all, they spent every day with Gu Rong. How could they not know what he was like?
They were simply curious about who the Super Douluo mentioned by the Sky Screen might be!
At their words, Gu Rong nodded slightly and turned his gaze back to the sky, filled with curiosity.
Meanwhile.
Spirit City, Papal Palace.
"Three working together to contend with level 98..."
Bibi Dong's expression darkened as she read the Sky Screen's contents.
She had previously calculated that Ning Fengzhi and the other two working together would, at most, possess strength at the peak of level 97.
Yet the result given by the Sky Screen actually differed from her calculations.
A single level's difference was a gulf between heaven and earth.
If that was the case, her previous plan would probably fail to wipe out the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect completely!
"Your Holiness, this..."
Yue Guan's attention was elsewhere, and he asked in bewilderment:
"The Sky Screen says Gu Rong cultivated his Bone Dragon Martial Soul in the wrong direction. In your opinion, where did he go wrong?!"
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