Dad! What are you guys doing?!

Ning Rongrong froze when she heard Li An's voice outside the door.

Sect Master Ning? Sword Douluo? Bone Douluo?

Why would they be here?

Could it be... they followed me?

A surge of anger welled up in her heart.

What right did they have to follow me?! I'm already this old!

Right after that, her anger was replaced by another emotion—nervousness.

She subconsciously touched her empty Storage Soul Tool.

Her pocket money was all gone.

And... the account book!

Dad must have been there for the entire auction! Then what about her...

Ning Liu had never expected Ning Fengzhi and the others to come looking for him so quickly either.

He had just broken through, and his martial soul had evolved too. Now he was afraid he would not be able to hide it.

However, he glanced at Ning Rongrong beside him and understood.

It was most likely because of her.

Still, thankfully, he had just summoned a Titled Douluo guardian.

Otherwise, facing the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the two great sect-protecting Douluo would have put far too much pressure on him.

Ning Liu took a deep breath. The Soul Power fluctuations from his recent breakthrough slowly calmed within him, and he turned to Ning Rongrong.

"Rongrong, straighten yourself up and put the soft armor away."

Only then did Ning Rongrong snap out of her panic. In a flurry, she put the Moonlight Spirit Rabbit Soft Armor into her Storage Soul Tool, then took out a small box and haphazardly dabbed at her cheeks.

Ning Liu's thoughts stirred.

"System, summon Mystic Turtle Douluo."

A figure appeared out of thin air beside Ning Liu.

The newcomer was tall and powerfully built, with thick brows and tiger-like eyes. Dressed in a fitted black outfit, he was Xu Jiushi.

The instant Xu Jiushi appeared, his eyes were somewhat dazed.

Where was this?

Immediately after, a stream of information flooded into his mind.

Protect Ning Liu.

That was his sole mission.

Xu Jiushi immediately dropped to one knee and saluted Ning Liu.

"This subordinate, Xu Jiushi, greets my lord."

Ning Liu hurriedly helped him up.

"No need for such courtesy. From now on, we can address each other as brothers."

Although those provided by the system were all loyal to him, he was still somewhat unused to truly having a rank ninety-six Titled Douluo perform such a great salute to him.

"My lord, this..."

Xu Jiushi hesitated slightly.

Ning Liu waved a hand.

"It's settled. From now on, I'll call you Brother Shi."

Outside the door, Li An was so anxious he was about to start hopping in place.

"Field Master, are you ready? Sect Master Ning and the others..."

"Coming."

Ning Liu answered, then opened the door to the Field Master's Office with Ning Rongrong and Xu Jiushi.

When Li An saw Xu Jiushi behind Ning Liu, his pupils abruptly contracted.

What a powerful aura! He looked extraordinary!

Who was this man? The Field Master's new guard?

He did not dare ask further and quickly led the three of them toward the VIP Room.

Inside the VIP Room, Ning Fengzhi sat upright in the main seat, while Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong stood separately to his left and right.

The three of them wore different expressions.

Ning Fengzhi had a gentle smile on his face, but deep in his eyes was a faint, almost imperceptible scrutiny.

Sword Douluo still wore that cold, stern look, as if nothing in the world could weigh on his mind, while Bone Douluo seemed somewhat impatient, clearly unaccustomed to this sort of waiting.

The moment Ning Rongrong entered, she saw Ning Fengzhi.

She trotted forward and called out sweetly, "Dad, Grandpa Jian, Grandpa Gu, why are you here?"

The smile on Ning Fengzhi's face did not change, but there was a hint of reproach in his tone.

"Rongrong, you skipped school again! This time you must promise me you'll go back to Shrek Academy!"

Ning Rongrong pouted.

"I don't want to go back! What those teachers teach is so boring. I'd rather follow Senior Brother Ning Liu!"

As she spoke, she even looked back at Ning Liu.

When Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo saw Ning Rongrong like this, then looked at the way she gazed at Ning Liu, all three of their hearts skipped a beat.

This girl couldn't be...

Ning Liu stepped forward and bowed in greeting.

"Ning Liu, a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, greets the Sect Master, Elder Sword, and Elder Bone."

Only then did Ning Fengzhi and the other two fully turn their attention to Ning Liu.

With just one glance, all three of their expressions changed at the same time!

A sharp gleam flashed through Ning Fengzhi's eyes.

"Ning Liu, your Soul Power..."

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo also looked grave.

They keenly sensed that the fluctuation of Soul Power around Ning Liu had shockingly already reached the level of a rank fifty-two Soul King!

Moreover, this Soul Power fluctuation seemed even more condensed than that of an ordinary Soul King!

How was that possible?

Not long ago, Ning Liu had only been a Soul Grandmaster!

How much time had passed? He had already broken through to Soul King?

What shocked them even more was the black-clothed burly man behind Ning Liu!

Titled Douluo!

That was definitely the aura of a Titled Douluo!

Ning Fengzhi's tone carried a trace of disbelief.

"Ning Liu, your martial soul broke through its shackles? And you're already a Soul King?"

Ning Liu smiled faintly and did not hide it.

"In reply to the Sect Master, this disciple was fortunate. My martial soul evolved somewhat, and my Soul Power also advanced slightly."

With a thought, the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda martial soul suddenly appeared!

Yellow, yellow, black, black, black!

Five soul rings!

When the pagoda shimmering with nine-colored light appeared in Ning Liu's palm, the air in the entire VIP Room seemed to freeze.

Ning Fengzhi shot up from his seat and cried out in shock, "Nine... Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda!"

His voice trembled violently.

Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda!

This was a legend that existed only in the most ancient records of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

It was the ultimate martial soul that generations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's predecessors had dreamed of!

And now, it had truly appeared!

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were also utterly shocked.

The next instant, two vast waves of Soul Power spread from them at the same time, instantly enveloping the entire VIP Room and isolating its aura from the outside world.

This matter absolutely could not be leaked!

Ning Fengzhi tried hard to calm his surging emotions, but his voice still trembled.

"Ning Liu, your martial soul... truly... truly is the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda?"

Ning Rongrong cut in from the side.

"Dad, could that be fake?"

"Can't you feel the suppression coming from his martial soul?"

The instant her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda martial soul appeared before Ning Liu's Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, it had produced a feeling of submission that came from deep within her bloodline.

When Ning Fengzhi heard this, he closed his eyes and sensed carefully.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, his gaze complicated to the extreme.

It was true!

That pressure from the very source of his martial soul could not be faked!

The Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda!

An eighteen-year-old Soul King!

Five soul rings, and three of them were Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings!

Just what kind of monster was this Ning Liu?

Ignored as trash for five years, only to become a true dragon in a matter of days?

At that moment, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo were completely won over by Ning Liu's talent, martial soul, Soul Power Level, and soul ring configuration.

They realized that Ning Liu's value far surpassed anyone they had encountered before.

Even Tang San, who had been able to create those miraculous weapons earlier, paled in comparison before Ning Liu!

Thoughts raced through Ning Fengzhi's mind.

The Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda!

Ning Liu must have some tremendous fortune on him!

Could this fortune be... taken from him?

If he could also evolve his martial soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda...

He glanced at Xu Jiushi behind Ning Liu.

A Titled Douluo guardian? Where had he come from?

He looked very strong!

But on his side, he had Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo!

And with his own support added in...

There might not be no chance!

The moment that thought arose, Ning Fengzhi's aura suddenly changed.

An invisible pressure swept toward Ning Liu, enveloping him.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo sensed the shift in Ning Fengzhi's mindset almost at the same time.

The two exchanged a glance, and their soul power instantly rose to its peak as they stood ready for battle!

Xu Jiushi frowned.

He clearly sensed the hostility coming from Ning Fengzhi and the other two.

A heavy, majestic surge of soul power burst from his body, like a towering mountain, firmly shielding Ning Liu behind him.

The atmosphere inside the VIP Room instantly became tense and drawn!

Ning Rongrong looked at the scene before her in terror, her little face turning deathly pale in an instant.

How did it become like this?

Father and the others... were they really going to attack Senior Brother?

What should she do?

For some reason even she did not know, she immediately stepped in front of Ning Liu, spread her arms, and said, "Father! What are you doing?!"