DD2: Glory of the Unrivaled Angel

"Ning Tian!"

Ling Bai shouted. Ning Tian immediately understood. She retrieved a short blade from the colorful bracelet-shaped Storage Spirit Guidance Device on her wrist and swiftly dashed toward the barely breathing Diamond Baboon. Under its gaze filled with deep resentment, she decisively ended the spirit beast's life with a single slash.

A brilliant purple spirit ring slowly rose, exuding an aura of nobility.

"You stay here to absorb the spirit ring. Wu Feng and I will guard you."

"Alright, thank you, Bai-ge."

Ning Tian smiled brightly, sat cross-legged on the ground, and used her spirit power to guide the 1000-year spirit ring from the Diamond Baboon. This left only Ling Bai and Wu Feng staring at each other in the forest.

After a moment, when Wu Feng saw that Ning Tian was fully immersed in absorbing the spirit ring, she deliberately cleared her throat, flicked her ponytail, straightened her chest, and said:

"A mere Diamond Baboon. I could have defeated it by myself! I didn't need your meddling!"

A hint of affirmation appeared in Ling Bai's golden eyes. "Makes sense. But if I recall, ten minutes ago, there was a certain clown who was slapped twenty meters away by the Diamond Baboon, crashed through three trees, and got embedded in the ground so deeply she couldn't get out. Do you know who that was?"

"You...!"

Wu Feng trembled all over with anger, gritting her teeth but unable to respond after being poked where it hurt.

Yes, that clown was her.

The three of them were traveling from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to Shrek Academy. On the way, Ning Tian happened to break through to Rank 30, so they decided to make a detour to the Star Dou Forest to obtain her third spirit ring.

They had grown up together, and when it came to matters concerning Ning Tian, Wu Feng always clashed with Ling Bai. Before coming to the Star Dou Forest, she repeatedly assured them she didn't need anyone's help, but in the end...

She flew back faster than she charged out!

Ning Tian had to pull her out of the ground like pulling up a radish!

"I... I was just careless for a moment!"

Wu Feng paused for a long time before finally squeezing out a complete sentence.

"Oh?"

Ling Bai's skeptical gaze made the girl feel uneasy all over, but she still insisted:

"In any case... from now on, anything related to Ning Tian, I'll handle it myself!"

"Got it. Now go play somewhere else."

Ling Bai tossed a jade bottle to Wu Feng and waved his hand, indicating she could go wherever she pleased.

"You!!!"

Wu Feng was instantly infuriated. At this moment, she especially wanted to give Ling Bai a good beating, but the painful experiences of the past five years told her that this guy, who possessed the continent's most sacred Martial Spirit—the Seraphim—was simply a demon when it came to fighting.

Unable to outtalk or outfight him, Wu Feng decided not to humiliate herself further. She angrily plopped down not far from Ning Tian, pulled out the stopper of the jade bottle, and a refreshing herbal fragrance wafted into her senses.

"Spirit Revitalizing Pill?"

Wu Feng blinked. The Spirit Revitalizing Pill was an excellent healing medicinal pill on the continent. Its main ingredient was the heartwood of the Tree of Life, a 10,000-year plant-type spirit beast. This was considered a rare treasure even in the wealthy Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.

"What do you mean by this!" Wu Feng felt insulted, placed her hands on her hips, and demanded.

"What do you think?"

Ling Bai's gaze fell on Wu Feng's bloodied arms and her heaving chest. The immense strength of the 1,000-year Diamond Baboon was not something a 2-ringed Spirit Grand Master could withstand head-on. The force had already invaded her internal organs. The fact that she could still argue with him was proof of the Red Dragon's formidable physique.

"Ling Bai!"

Ling Bai's slightly mocking expression ignited Wu Feng's anger. She raised the jade bottle and declared firmly, "Even if I, Wu Feng, am slapped to death by the Diamond Baboon and die in the Star Dou Forest, I will never take even half a pill from you!"

"Oh, really?"

Ling Bai clapped his hands, applauding her unwavering determination. "If you die, won't I be free to do whatever I want with Ning Tian? To repay your sacrifice, I'll even erect a monument for you. What color do you prefer? Pink?"

"Erect a monument? Do whatever you want?!"

Wu Feng almost exploded on the spot. She immediately swallowed the Spirit Revitalizing Pill in one gulp, glaring fiercely at the smirking young man across from her, and snarled:

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! As long as I'm here, don't even think about bullying Ning Tian!"

With that, she sat down cross-legged, channeled her spirit power, and began to absorb the medicinal effects to heal her injuries.

'Tsk, her mouth is the toughest part of her.'

Ling Bai muttered. Seeing that Ning Tian and Wu Feng had both quieted down, he turned his thoughts to his own matters.

He was a reincarnated person with memories of his past life and was aware this was the world of Douluo Dalu in the timeline of the Unrivaled Tang Sect. Due to the complexities of his Twin Martial Spirits, he needed the help of a certain senior. According to the timeline, it was about time for that person to appear.

'Electrolux, you won't let me down, will you...'

Ling Bai extended his palm, and his spirit power condensed into a fist-sized purple-black colored spider. Its large, hideous fangs faintly exuded venom, and its eight spear-like legs bent slightly. The spider bounced off his palm onto the ground, its scythe-like sharp tips piercing into the earth. Unlike the sacred and proud Seraphim, this spider exuded a peculiar ferocity and brutality.

"Search."

Ling Bai's command was concise and clear. Several months ago, he had found an excuse to leave the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and hid near the White Tiger Duke's mansion. When Huo Yun Er went out to buy daily necessities, he secretly left a unique mark on her White Tiger Dagger, and now the Demon Spider could track that mark.

Upon receiving the order, the Demon Spider swiftly headed northwest, gradually disappearing from his sight.

'Seems it's not far...'

An hour later, a glint flashed in Ling Bai's eyes as he sensed the feedback from the Demon Spider. The two girls also happened to wake up at this moment.

"Bai-ge, Xiao Feng, I've finished."

Ning Tian stood up, patted the dust off her skirt, and walked toward Ling Bai with a light smile on her pretty face. She was clearly very satisfied with the third spirit skill the Diamond Baboon had given her.

As soon as Wu Feng saw the situation, she immediately jogged two steps and squeezed between them, firmly preventing Ling Bai and Ning Tian from getting too close.

Ling Bai didn't mind Wu Feng's little schemes. Sooner or later, what was his would be his; there was no need to rush. He asked, "Xiao Tian, what's your third spirit skill?"

"Guess," Ning Tian replied, her voice gentle with a hint of playfulness.

"The Diamond Baboon is second only to the Titan Giant Ape among ape-type spirit beasts; it possesses formidable strength, speed, attack, and defense. Your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda already adds Strength and Speed. There's a high chance that your third spirit skill is Attack or Defense."

As an ancient clan with a history of over ten thousand years, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had developed a set of spirit skills most suitable for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda: Strength, Speed, Attack, Defense, Spirit Power, and Attribute Amplification. These six spirit skills comprehensively increased the combat power of a team.

"The third is: Attack."

Ning Tian revealed the answer, beaming with happiness. Whether it was the Seraphim or the Red Dragon, compared to defense, what they most needed was an attack amplification.

Sure enough, joy simultaneously flashed in the eyes of Ling Bai and Wu Feng upon hearing that the third spirit skill of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was Attack. A 3-ringed Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda provided a 40% amplification. With simultaneous boosts in Strength, Speed, and Attack, one could even challenge opponents with an additional spirit ring.

Ning Tian looked up at the sky and said, "We've been delayed for a few days hunting spirit beasts on this detour. We should head to Shrek Academy to register now."

The bond between the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and Shrek Academy could be traced back to their ancestor ten thousand years ago, the Nine Colored Goddess Ning Rongrong. For millennia, every generation of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan would send a direct disciple to Shrek Academy for further study, and that disciple would eventually become the Clan Head.

Ning Tian's parents had only her, so this inheritance naturally fell upon her.

Ling Bai shook his head. "No, I think we need to stay in the Star Dou Forest a bit longer."

"Why?" Wu Feng blurted out immediately.

Ning Tian also cast a questioning gaze at him. Aside from reporting to Shrek Academy, staying in the Star Dou Forest—the largest gathering place of spirit beasts on the Douluo Continent—meant that every extra minute could bring unknown dangers.

"I've broken through to Rank 40."