NOVEL NEXT Chapter 135: Chapter 135
TL:forgor to update this
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A few days later, Jun Tianlin and Ning Rongrong returned to the clan. Rongrong had successfully absorbed the ten-thousand-year soul ring and advanced to Spirit Ancestor. Even though Jun Tianlin had withdrawn the support of the Phantom Water Thunder, she did not revert to Spirit Elder. The immense power of the fourth ten-thousand-year ring had provided her with nearly three levels of soul power, elevating her to level forty-two—the strongest among the Shrek Seven Devils.
Additionally, Ma Hongjun had successfully obtained his third soul ring and the power amplification from the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower was fully absorb. He had now reached level thirty-six, with the hope of becoming a Soul Master before the Spirit Master Competition.
The following day, Jun Tianlin planned to escort Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong back to the Blue Tyrant Academy that are renamed to Shrek Academy. With the competition approaching, it was time for them to fulfill their responsibilities as Shrek members. Besides, Jun Tianlin himself needed to return to Heaven Dou Academy as he couldn't remain away from his team indefinitely.
On the eve of their departure, Jun Tianlin visited Ning Fengzhi and handed him the blueprints for four hidden weapons he had obtained from Tang San. Ning Fengzhi was overjoyed. These weapons have a strong lethality and it only need to use simple material. With the wealth of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and they could be mass-produced and equipped to their direct disciples.
That very night, Ning Fengzhi dispatched people to Gengxin City, the metal capital to procure large quantities of materials and hire skilled blacksmiths to aid in production.
Jun Tianlin had once again rendered great service to the clan. Ning Fengzhi, unsure of how to reward him, locked himself in the data room and spent the entire night writing furiously.
The next morning, as Jun Tianlin rose early to bid farewell to his master and Ning Fengzhi but he was surprised to see the latter with dark circles under his eyes.
"Uncle Ning, what happened?" A dignified Soul Douluo should not appear so fatigued, even after a sleepless night.
"Fengzhi has been preparing a gift for you" Chen Xin explained. "He intended to present it before you returned to the academy and has been working tirelessly for days."
Gu Rong chuckled "Yes, to avoid alarming the clan members and damaging his image, he even used his concubine's foundation to cover his dark circles. But since you're leaving in a hurry today, he didn't even have time to put on makeup."
"Uncle Ning, I appreciate your concern for me." Jun Tianlin, though uncertain about the nature of Ning Fengzhi's gift and was deeply touched by his thoughtfulness.
Ning Fengzhi laughed heartily "It's nothing. This is something I promised you long ago." He retrieved a book from his robes and handed it over "Do you remember, Xiaotian? I vowed that, even if it took my entire life, I would find a way to solve the problem of your twin martial souls. Now, I have finally succeeded!"
"What?" Jun Tianlin was stunned. In the original timeline, only Tang San and Bibi Dong had overcome the limitations of twin martial souls and both had relied on divine trials. Yet, Ning Fengzhi had managed to accomplish this on his own?
Jun Tianlin examined the book. The cover bore six large characters: 'The Method of Inducing Souls and Tempering Bones.' It was filled with Ning Fengzhi's personal notes, each word painstakingly written by his own hand.
"I have been researching this technique for years, ever since I first learned of your twin martial souls" Ning Fengzhi explained "Originally, i was not planning to rush this, but when you started adding spirit rings to your second martial soul so soon—and even took a million-year soul ring as the first soul ring—I had no choice but to expedite my work."
"Thank you, Uncle Ning. This appears to be a method for guiding the power of soul rings." Jun Tianlin skimmed through a few pages and quickly grasping its essence.
"Exactly. The greatest drawback of twin martial souls is that adding a spirit ring to the second martial soul can cause the influx of attributes to exceed the body's upper limit and leading to self-destruction. Even possessing multiple spirit bones isn't always enough, as their fixed ages might still be inadequate."
Ning Fengzhi's words made perfect sense. Although Jun Tianlin already had a million-year soul bone, it was barely enough to support his million-year soul ring. What would happen when he needed to add more spirit rings? He only had four remaining spirit bone slots and yet he still had twelve spirit rings to acquire and some would undoubtedly exceeding 100,000 years. The limitations were clear.
"Xiaotian, let me tell you about the origin of this technique. As you know, the successive clan masters of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan have spent their lives seeking a way to evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. Though all attempts failed, they left behind invaluable knowledge.
"One such master created a special technique that channels the full power of a spirit ring to enhance the spirit master's body upon absorption, refining the martial soul and fostering its evolution.
"I modified that technique. Instead of tempering martial souls, it now tempers soul bones. This dual approach prevents the body from collapsing due to excess energy while simultaneously enhancing soul bones, thereby increasing your body's endurance. The reason I gave you that 60,000-year leg bone was to prepare you for this."
"What a remarkable talent!" Jun Tianlin couldn't help but admire the ingenuity of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's predecessors, especially the master who devised this miraculous technique and Ning Fengzhi for perfecting it.
However, after flipping through a few more pages, Jun Tianlin noticed a significant flaw "This is incredible, but..."
"I know" Ning Fengzhi admitted "I've reached the limits of my theoretical knowledge. Advancing further would require experimentation beyond what is ethical or safe."
A soul master's absorption of a spirit ring consists of two phases: first, enduring the ring's violent energy; second, using the energy to strengthen the body and generate soul skills. Ning Fengzhi's method only applied after the first phase. If it worked from the start, soul masters could theoretically surpass their natural limits indefinitely, leading to unchecked slaughter of high-aged soul beasts—something fundamentally against nature.
Still, this technique had epoch-defining significance. If made public, it would shake the entire continent. Ordinary soul masters couldn't benefit from it, as they lacked excess energy to divert into soul bones. But for those with twin martial souls—who had more spirit rings than their bodies could handle—it was a revolutionary breakthrough.
However, if this technique fell into the wrong hands, an evil clan could exploit it horrifyingly. They could raise children from infancy, make them practice the technique, supply them with soul bones, and force them to use their entire spirit ring energy to refine those bones. Eventually, these individuals, now weak and powerless, could be harvested for their enhanced bones, enabling mass production of high-age soul bones through slaughter.
"Uncle Ning, no one else can learn of this" Jun Tianlin said solemnly
Ning Fengzhi nodded approvingly "You're right, Xiaotian. I'm giving you one day to memorize it. After that, it must be completely destroyed."
He had no intention of keeping such a dangerous technique. Its potential for abuse was too great, and he could not bear the consequences.
"Understood, Uncle Ning!" Jun Tianlin agreed without hesitation
At that moment, the happiest entity was Tian Meng. The energy of the 200,000-year soul ring it had sealed was on the verge of overflowing and nearly going to waste. But thanks to Ning Fengzhi, this theoretical genius, it had just received the greatest gift imaginable.