Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"Achoo! Achoo—"
Ning Fengzhi, who had been reading the intelligence reports delivered to him, sneezed several times in a row.
"Look at you, catching a cold again." Bone Douluo shook his head helplessly. "It's been getting colder lately. Wear more layers."
"No, I feel like someone's talking behind my back." Ning Fengzhi wiped his nose with a tissue from the desk. "Speaking of which, what do you think of the contents of this letter?"
He casually tossed the tissue into the wastebasket and looked at Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, who were seated beside him.
"Heh, what's there to think? The Spirit Hall is determined to get what they want!"
"Old Bone makes a good point." After Bone Douluo spoke, Sword Douluo nodded slightly. "However, the information came from Xue Qinghe's side. Fengzhi, don't you find that a little strange?"
Xue Qinghe claimed that this was confidential information not yet made public, but due to her "little girlfriend" Qian Renxue's influence, she had secretly sent the details over first.
Good heavens, did they really think the three of them were blind?
"She might have guessed something, but who knows?" Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "Even if she did, would she still acknowledge me as her teacher? And still pretend not to know?"
"That's hard to say." Sword Douluo pondered for a moment. "If she knew, it's unlikely she would have come to our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda alone. Wouldn't she be worried we might suddenly attack?"
Bone Douluo sighed. "So young, yet already so cunning. Who can understand the minds of those who scheme and deceive?"
Qian Renxue, who had eliminated the three sons of the Snow Night Emperor at a young age—
No matter how you looked at it, she was no pushover. And now, she had become the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Recently, I received news that the conflict between Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng has stopped because the Pope intervened, ordering all factions to refrain from large-scale warfare during the Spirit Master Tournament."
Ning Fengzhi recalled the events from two months ago.
"Bibbi Dong stepping in to stop the chaos might not be a good sign either." Bone Douluo frowned. "I'm a little worried that the Spirit Hall and the Elder Hall have joined forces."
"Uncle Bone, you might be right." Ning Fengzhi sighed. "Pope Bibbi Dong is truly a terrifying woman. It seems she has moved past her old grievances."
"If that's the case, things will get troublesome. When Bibbi Dong made her move, she gave off the aura of a Limit Douluo." Bone Douluo said with concern.
With Bibbi Dong and Qian Daoliu, the Spirit Hall now possessed two 99th-ranked Limit Douluos.
Add to that the Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had accompanied Qian Daoliu to the Clear Sky Clan's re-emergence ceremony—
Two at 99th rank, one at 98th rank. The Spirit Hall's ambitions were vast!
"Based on Ning Rongrong's classification, even if Bibbi Dong is extraordinarily talented, it's unlikely she reached the quasi-deity level in just two years."
"Even as a twin-spirit wielder, with Fengzhi's support and fusion spirit rings, I'm confident I can take her down."
Sword Douluo weighed his own strength as he spoke.
"If both of them attack, we might have to rely on our Spirit Fusion Skill."
As things stood, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda was not without the ability to resist the Spirit Hall.
The Spirit Hall might be able to defeat them, but a full-scale battle would leave the Spirit Hall severely weakened.
With the Clear Sky Clan watching from the sidelines, the Spirit Hall had no reason to provoke the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Perhaps this was why the various factions had fallen into an eerie calm recently.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?
What was that?
Could they produce a 99th-ranked Title Douluo?
No?
Then go sit in the corner where you belong.
Forget 99th rank—right now, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was barely holding on with Yu Yuanzhen as their sole pillar.
If they were given face, they were still one of the Top Three Sects.
If not, they were nothing more than relics of a bygone era.
"There's no point discussing these hypotheticals now." Ning Fengzhi sighed. "To be honest, as long as we're not mortal enemies with no room for negotiation, the Spirit Hall is unlikely to provoke us."
"Rongrong was right. Only with sufficient strength do you have the right to negotiate."
That's right, the Spirit Hall had many Title Douluos!
But could they accurately gauge the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda's true strength?
Before Ning Rongrong left, she had left behind a Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda with a mysteriously enhanced power.
For example, Tokisaki Kurumi, known as the Nightmare, who had overpowered Qian Daoliu. And now, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda possessed strength capable of rivaling a 99th rank.
Would the Spirit Hall really dare to make a move against them?
Ning Fengzhi set the letter down on the table and sighed, returning to the earlier topic:
"Qian Renxue revealed that aside from the 10,000-year spirit bone, the champion of this Spirit Master Tournament will also receive a 100,000-year spirit bone. What do you think?"
"They're playing a big game! This might also be a test for us." Sword Douluo remarked.
"We'll definitely participate, but could this be a trap to wipe us all out in one go?"
Bone Douluo pondered deeply before speaking.
"Unlikely." Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "With a 100,000-year spirit bone as the prize, even Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Clan and Sect Master Tang Xiao will probably attend."
"The Spirit Hall doesn't have the capability to swallow both the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and the Clear Sky Clan at once."
"What I don't understand is—why would she offer a 100,000-year spirit bone? Isn't she afraid of unforeseen complications?"
A 100,000-year spirit bone was something even Title Douluo coveted to the extreme.
Instead of keeping it for herself, she was offering it as a prize?
No matter how confident she was, this was an unwise move.
The last time, during the Clear Sky Clan's re-emergence ceremony, things had nearly escalated into a fight between Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen.
If not for the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda's mediation—and the fact that, under Ning Fengzhi's amplification, Sword Douluo's strength approached the 99th rank, combined with their display of Spirit Fusion Skill resonance—
The two sides might have truly come to blows!
What?
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?
Weren't they just there for show?
A lone 96th rank trembling in fear—did they even dare to speak up?
Knock knock knock—
The sound of the door interrupted their conversation.
"Sect Master, a letter from the Water Dean of the Glazed Academy."
"Shui Cangyue?" Though Shui Cangyue had joined the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, she still had her own family and could not be as close to them as these few.
She also understood her position and did not pry into matters beyond her purview.
Bone Douluo glanced at Sword Douluo, who signaled for him to retrieve the letter.
Bone Douluo's face darkened.
Is being 98th rank so impressive?
Even so, he went to fetch the letter and handed it to Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi opened the letter, and as he read its contents, his furrowed brows relaxed:
"Hahaha! It's news of Rongrong! She's back and will return to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda soon."
He passed the letter to Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo leaned over to read it as well.
A moment later, the two Title Douluos broke into smiles and returned the letter to Ning Fengzhi, who placed it down with a tone of joy:
"After more than two years, we finally have news! I was starting to fear something had happened!"
Of course he had been worried!
She had openly confronted Qian Daoliu and even taken the Angel Sacred Sword. With power like that, how could there not be a price?
But having news was enough.
Since Shui Cangyue hadn't mentioned anything unusual in the letter, Ning Rongrong's condition was likely stable.
"Rongrong says she wants to participate in the Elite Spirit Master Tournament three months from now."
"What do you think?" Ning Fengzhi turned to Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.