On the way back, Natya took out a Heavenly HP recovery potion from her storage soul tool and swallowed it. Within seconds, Natya's injuries were completely healed.
It has to be said, the system-produced recovery potion was indeed powerful; even at its price of 100,000 gold soul coins, it felt somewhat cheap.
"Natya, what do you think of Chen Xin's strength?"
"Very strong. For now, I'm no match for him, but once I reach level 95, I can definitely beat him to a pulp."
That made sense. Although Chen Xin wasn't at his peak yet, his future leveling speed wouldn't be too fast either. Remember in the original story, when the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was attacked by the Spirit Hall, they had only just broken through to level 97.
Natya, with the help of dungeon 'experience' and her own exceptional talent, would definitely level up very quickly. And this also excludes the soul power boost from absorbing soul bones and upgrading soul rings.
In addition, Wang Teng was also thinking of getting Natya a set of equipment. After all, Natya's equipment slots were still empty.
However, Wang Teng didn't have any extra equipment, and the system shop didn't sell level 10 equipment; his purchase privileges were limited by his rank. He did have a set of plate armor, but Natya needed leather armor.
Equipment slots also had limitations. Giving Natya Wang Teng's inherited plate armor set wouldn't be impossible, but the amplification effect wouldn't be as significant.
Wang Teng's class template was Paladin and Fighter, allowing him to wear plate and cloth armor, while Natya's template was Battle Mage, requiring leather armor.
This meant that if Natya wore the inherited plate armor set, while the 100% physical defense amplification would remain, the 100% attack and physical attribute amplification would be lost.
Only class templates requiring plate armor would provide the full amplification. However, equipment sold in the system shop didn't matter, as it couldn't amplify attack or physical attributes, only defense.
Meanwhile, Prince Xue Xing suddenly slapped his thigh. Emperor Xueye had previously instructed him to try and win over Natya to the Heaven Dou Empire's side, but he had forgotten about it for a moment because Sword Douluo Chen Xin had proposed a sparring match.
Suddenly, Xue Xing's gaze towards Chen Xin became resentful. Chen Xin, who was being healed by Ning Fengzhi using his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, felt a resentful gaze and immediately shuddered.
'Damn it! Everyone says these nobles have all sorts of bad habits, could it be that Xue Xing has some special one?! That's terrifying.'
Thinking this, Chen Xin immediately glared back with murderous intent. Startled by Chen Xin's glare, Xue Xing immediately realized what was happening.
Looking at Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, Xue Xing realized he seemed superfluous and immediately took his leave.
"Sect Master Ning, Sword Douluo, I'll take my leave now."
"Hmm, Prince Xue Xing, take care."
...
After Xue Xing left, Ning Fengzhi said to Chen Xin.
"Uncle Jian, how was that War Spirit Douluo?"
"..."
Doesn't he know how to consider the old man's feelings? Should I bluntly say that I almost lost?
"Not bad."
In the end, Chen Xin only managed to utter two words.
"..."
Ning Fengzhi was speechless.
"Uncle Jian, let's go back first."
Chen Xin had no objection; he wanted to leave this sad place as soon as possible. If Chen Xin could defeat Natya unscathed today, it would naturally be a great story—the guardian of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—Sword Douluo Chen Xin, guiding the newly promoted Title Douluo—War Spirit Douluo Natya.
However, now that it has turned into a draw, it's a bit awkward. Chen Xin hadn't expected Natya's ninth soul skill to be so powerful.
If Chen Xin's level hadn't far exceeded Natya's, reaching level 95 Super Douluo, if he were still level 94, he would have been defeated today.
Since the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was located not far outside Heaven Dou City, the two quickly returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
As soon as the two returned, they ran into another guardian of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—Bone Douluo Gu Rong.
"Yo, Old Swordsman, what happened? Injured?"
Gu Rong's slightly exaggerated tone reached Chen Xin's ears.
"Hmph!"
Hearing Gu Rong's teasing, Chen Xin was powerless to refute this time, after all, this matter was indeed not very honorable. Was he supposed to tell 'Old Bones' that he had sparred with a level 91 Title Douluo and ended up having his Martial Soul True Body destroyed? That would be too embarrassing!
"Feng Zhi, what happened to you two? Judging from Swordsman's appearance, he's seriously injured!"
"You!"
Chen Xin's eyes were almost spitting fire, he really knew how to rub salt in the wound. Ning Feng Zhi, on the other hand, didn't see Chen Xin behind him, whose face was flushed with anger, and truthfully told what had happened.
"Haha! That's hilarious! Swordman, when did you become so weak? You can't even beat a level 91 Title Douluo!"
As his lifelong rival and best friend, Gu Rong wouldn't miss the chance to tease him, and immediately burst into laughter.
"Hmph, at least I managed to fight that War Spirit Douluo to a draw. If it were you, you would definitely lose!"
Chen Xin retorted, his neck tilted back, his words equally blunt. After all, Gu Rong was only a level 94 Title Douluo at this point. If he were to face Natya in a one-on-one fight, he might not be able to hold his own. Chen Xin had a deep understanding of the power of Natya's two ninth soul skills. As expected of 100,000-year soul skills, their power was truly formidable.
"Swordman, is a level 91 Title Douluo really that strong?"
Gu Rong immediately stopped laughing.
"Indeed, the boost a 100,000-year spirit ring provides to a spirit master is indeed substantial."
"That's true, after all, there was a prime example from a couple of years ago."
Gu Rong nodded, referring to Tang Hao's crushing defeat of Qian Xunji from the Spirit Hall. That battle shook the entire Douluo Continent. It was because of that battle that the Spirit Hall changed its Pope, and the Clear Sky Sect retreated into seclusion.
Although Tang Hao didn't actually kill Qian Xunji, Qian Xunji, a level 95 Super Douluo, was indeed no match for Tang Hao, who had just become a Title Douluo. Tang Hao spared Qian Xunji out of concern for the sect's reputation.
However, Tang Hao didn't anticipate that Qian Xunji, whom he had spared, would return to the Spirit Hall severely injured, only to be killed by Bibi Dong.
If the soul skills generated by a 100,000-year soul ring weren't powerful, they wouldn't deserve to be the most coveted item among soul masters on the Douluo Continent.
In fact, for a Title Douluo, a 100,000-year soul ring is even more valuable than a 100,000-year soul bone. However, for a powerful faction, soul bones are still more valuable than soul rings. After all, soul bones can be passed down through generations, while soul rings cannot; when a soul master dies, the soul ring is lost.