Spotlight on Ning Fengzhi, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda! Yu Xiaogang Was Consumed by Jealousy.

The Snow Empress turned to the Ice Empress and said, "Ice Empress, the Far North cannot go a single day without a ruler. While I'm away, I'll leave its core region in your hands."

The Ice Empress dearly wanted to tag along for the excitement, but she understood what took priority and could only pout reluctantly:

"Got it. Go without worrying, Snow Empress. With me here, no one will get to run wild in the Far North."

With the arrangements settled, the Snow Empress took Ye Wuchen and Shui Bing'er with her.

They followed Di Tian and Bi Ji, speeding toward Star Dou Great Forest in the south of the continent.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

The major powers across the Douluo Continent were all digesting the information revealed by the sky screen.

At noon that day, the mysterious sky screen once again erupted with golden divine light.

[Sky screen spotlight: renowned teachers of the Douluo Continent.]

[This spotlight's subject: the master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect-Ning Fengzhi!]

[Martial Soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda]

[Current cultivation: peak Soul Saint, level 79]

[Brief biography: Ning Fengzhi, one of the most outstanding sect leaders on the Douluo Continent.

Under his leadership, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect not only secured its position among the Upper Three Sects, but also reached the pinnacle of commerce and political maneuvering.

It steadily rose to become the continent's foremost support sect, as well as its wealthiest power, with riches to rival a nation.

He possessed a discerning eye and knew how to put the right people in the right positions, forging deep bonds with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong. Together, they held up half the sect's sky.]

[Spotlight rewards issued:]

[Reward one: the Martial Soul breaks through its bloodline shackles. Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolution-Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!]

[Reward two: one Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring (perfectly compatible with the current Martial Soul's attributes, with no absorption risk)!]

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, hailed as the continent's greatest support Martial Soul, had been shrouded in a cruel curse for hundreds upon thousands of years.

No matter how astonishing their talent, Soul Masters who possessed this Martial Soul could only ever have seven Soul Rings in their lifetimes.

Their cultivation would remain forever stuck at level 79, at the Soul Saint rank, unable to set foot in the Soul Douluo realm.

This had been an eternal source of pain for successive masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Today, the sky screen had directly broken those bloodline shackles that had persisted for a thousand years.

Not only had it evolved Ning Fengzhi's Martial Soul, but it had also bestowed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

This meant that the first support-type Soul Douluo with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring in the Douluo Continent's history was about to be born.

Shrek Academy.

Ning Fengzhi, who ordinarily would not so much as change expression even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, was trembling all over.

He stared at the words "Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda" on the sky screen. His eyes instantly reddened, and two trails of clear tears slid uncontrollably down his face.

"The shackles that have bound our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for hundreds upon thousands of years have been broken in my generation!"

Brilliant nine-colored divine light descended from the sky, enveloping Ning Fengzhi's body.

In his palm, the seven-colored pagoda with only seven stories began to grow as it bathed in the divine light.

With a crisp, melodious sound of shattering glazed tile, the pagoda's top rose another two stories, transforming into a nine-story pagoda that radiated a misty, nine-colored glow.

At the same time, a blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring rose from beneath his feet.

It shone alongside his original seven Soul Rings: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, and black.

"Dad!" A delighted shriek shattered the silence of the field.

Ning Rongrong threw herself into Ning Fengzhi's arms and looked up with tear-filled eyes, her little face brimming with wild joy and pride:

"Dad, your Martial Soul really evolved. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda! And you even have a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong, the two powerhouses whose might shook the continent, were also shedding tears in their old age.

Bone Douluo Gu Rong could not help bursting into laughter. He stepped forward and clapped Ning Fengzhi heavily on the shoulder, teasing:

"Fengzhi, oh, Fengzhi, you've reached the heavens in a single step. I think you'll have to take a few more concubines and have more children."

"If a few more of them awaken the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, we can simply rename our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Hahaha!"

After the initial wild joy, Ning Fengzhi quickly calmed down.

He gently stroked Ning Rongrong's hair as she nestled in his arms, then sighed and said seriously, "Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, stop making fun of me."

"To be honest, I would rather Rongrong had received this Martial Soul Evolution reward. I'm old, after all, and my potential is already set. With this sky screen reward, I can break through to Soul Douluo, and perhaps even reach the threshold of Titled Douluo in the future."

"But reaching the Super Douluo realm will probably be as hard as ascending to heaven."

Ning Rongrong pursed her lips in disagreement. "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"You still look young. Besides, with our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth that rivals a nation, what heavenly treasures couldn't we buy? As long as you have enough resources, you'll definitely be able to cultivate beyond level 95 in the future."

Hearing his daughter's naive words, Ning Fengzhi frowned helplessly and earnestly instructed her:

"Rongrong, you're still too young. You don't understand the cruelty of cultivation for high-ranking Soul Masters at all. In the Titled Douluo realm, every level is another heavenly chasm."

Ning Fengzhi pointed at his two old companions beside him and said gravely, "Look at your Grandpa Jian and Grandpa Gu."

"Your Grandpa Jian is a heaven-sent genius, yet he's been stuck at the level 96 bottleneck for years, unable to break through to level 97. Your Grandpa Gu has been stuck at level 95 for years, unable to advance a single step."

"At that realm, what matters is your understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, and your own fortune. If breaking through were truly so easy, the two of them would have long since become invincible under heaven."

Ning Rongrong blinked, only half understanding, and did not argue again.

Standing at the edge of the crowd, Yu Xiaogang was staring at Ning Fengzhi, who stood spirited and triumphant at the center of everyone's attention.

Jealousy gnawed madly at Yu Xiaogang's heart like a venomous snake.

He looked at the glaring red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring beneath Ning Fengzhi's feet and recalled what had happened when the sky screen spotlighted him a few days earlier.

He felt the blood surge in his chest and nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Why... why is fate so unfair! Yu Xiaogang roared inwardly.

Because of his Martial Soul's flaw, Ning Fengzhi had been stuck at level 79 his whole life.

But he, Yu Xiaogang, had been even more miserable. Because of his Martial Soul's detrimental mutation, he had been stuck as a level 29 Soul Grandmaster his whole life.

The two of them could be said to have shared the same affliction.

But what about now?

When the sky screen spotlighted Yu Xiaogang, it gave him a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, barely allowing him to break through to become a level 30 Soul Elder.

But the price was losing his Luo Sanpao Martial Soul forever.

Not only that, the sky screen had exposed his ugly face to the entire continent: he had plagiarized Spirit Hall's materials and deceived Bibi Dong's feelings.

It had destroyed his reputation and reduced him to the laughingstock of the entire continent.

And Ning Fengzhi?

Not only had the sky screen exposed none of his dirty secrets, but it had directly helped him break through a thousand years of bloodline shackles.

His Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and he had even been given, free of charge, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring that every Soul Master dreamed of.

One was a disgraced level 30 good-for-nothing who had lost his Martial Soul.

The other was a level 80 Soul Douluo sect master with an evolved Martial Soul and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring in hand.

The difference was simply that between heaven and earth!

Yu Xiaogang nearly ground his back teeth to pieces.

Yet he dared not let even a trace of resentment show on his stiff face.

He understood his current situation very well.

Bibi Dong had already severed ties with him and might even come to kill him at any moment.

The only ones he could rely on now were Shrek Academy and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect beside him.