About the time it takes an incense stick to burn later, the pain entirely vanished from Ning Tianchen’s body, and he ended his soul ring absorption state.
Ning Tianchen stretched his muscles and muttered softly.
“The situation just now, could it be an external spirit bone?”
In the original timeline, Tang San had experienced a similar situation.
That event led him to obtain the Eight Spider Lances, a massive stroke of luck.
But after carefully checking himself, Ning Tianchen didn’t find any extra spirit bones on his body.
His slightly disappointed expression caught Chen Xin’s eye, who laughed exasperatedly, “You kid, don’t be ungrateful.
Absorbing this soul ring caused your martial soul to mutate.
From what this old man can see, it’s highly likely a positive mutation.”
“In the future, when you reach my level, this old man might not even be your match.”
According to the records of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, any martial soul mutation related to a dragon was almost always a positive mutation, and Ning Tianchen was naturally no exception.
“Martial soul mutation?” Ning Tianchen was dumbfounded.
He quickly summoned his martial soul, and a yellow soul ring subsequently appeared beneath his feet.
Previously, the Seven Kill Sword was entirely silver-white with a smooth blade.
Now, many lines resembling dragon patterns adorned the blade.
Wasn’t the Seven Kill Sword already a super martial soul?
It could evolve further?
Still feeling confused but amazed, Ning Tianchen closed his eyes and carefully sensed the information his martial soul relayed to him.
From the martial soul’s feedback, he learned, “Sword Douluo, my martial soul’s evolution is incomplete.
When it fully evolves, it should be called the Dragon Pattern Seven Kill Sword.”
With Chen Xin’s vast experience, he immediately understood the reason.
“The age of this Azure Dragon was too low, and the energy it contained was insufficient to fully evolve your martial soul.
In the future, it would be best if all your soul rings came from dragon-type soul beasts.
That way, your martial soul will continue to evolve.”
“If this old man isn’t mistaken, your first soul skill shouldn’t be ‘Longsword Drawing Sharpness’, right?”
The first three soul skills of the Seven Kill Sword were almost fixed.
Whether the martial soul had evolved could be largely determined by whether the first three soul skills had changed.
Ning Tianchen nodded.
“Sword Douluo, my first soul skill is called Azure Dragon Break.”
Chen Xin: “Try it out!”
“First Soul Skill, Azure Dragon Break!”
A layer of sword qi coated the blade of the Seven Kill Sword.
Ning Tianchen swung the sword, and the sword qi morphed into the phantom of an Azure Dragon, slicing the large tree in front of him clean in half.
“Impressive power,” Chen Xin praised generously.
Through observation, he was certain that the other party’s Seven Kill Sword martial soul had undergone a positive mutation.
Back when he obtained his first soul ring, his power was far from this level.
Because of this, Ning Tianchen’s subsequent soul rings could only be hunted from dragon-type soul beasts to allow his martial soul to evolve rapidly.
Looking at his “masterpiece,” Ning Tianchen felt deeply satisfied.
One had to know that Tang San’s first soul skill, Bind, only left some dents on tree trunks, whereas he could slice a large tree clean in half.
Didn’t this prove that his attack power was above Tang San’s?
Thinking of Tang San, Ning Tianchen’s impression of him wasn’t good.
The guy’s actions in the later stages practically screamed petty arrogance.
…
Ning Tianchen gradually reigned in his thoughts.
It was too early to discuss Tang San now.
Moreover, Tang San had hidden weapons in his arsenal, which Ning Tianchen couldn’t handle with his current strength.
Sniff sniff~
“What’s that awful smell?”
Suddenly, Ning Tianchen looked down and saw the bloodstains on his body.
The mix of sweat and blood created a truly horrendous stench.
“Haha, find a small river nearby and wash the filth off your body first,” Chen Xin chuckled heartily.
…
A few days later, Ning Tianchen returned to the sect.
After becoming a one-ring soul master, his status among the children grew even more secure.
When these kids called him “Big Brother,” they sounded incredibly affectionate.
Their parents weren’t fools.
They knew Ning Tianchen was highly regarded by Sword Douluo, and his future status in the sect would definitely not be low.
Rather than going out of their way to curry favor with Ning Rongrong, it was better to build a good relationship with Ning Tianchen.
Ning Tianchen was unaware of these underlying currents, but his focus wasn’t on that anyway.
For him, the most pressing matter was to practice the eight-character mantra Chen Xin had given him: “Moving to neutralize, turning to flip, light and steady, swift and fast.”
When Ning Rongrong saw Ning Tianchen’s soul ring, she was instantly filled with envy.
During this period, she surprisingly took the initiative to enter secluded cultivation, striving to reach level ten soul power as soon as possible.
Taking advantage of these quiet days, Ning Tianchen spent almost all his time honing his swordplay, and Chen Xin provided him with numerous pointers.
An afternoon a month later, under Ning Fengzhi’s arrangement, a level 20+ disciple of the sect was scheduled to spar with Ning Tianchen.
“Tianchen, you’re only at level fourteen soul power right now.
Are you really okay sparring against a Grandmaster?” Ning Fengzhi asked with a complex expression.
Now that they had Ning Tianchen, he really needed to carefully consider the future candidate for Sect Master.
In his heart, Ning Fengzhi naturally leaned towards having Ning Rongrong take over as Sect Master, while Ning Tianchen became the sect’s protector.
But Ning Tianchen was a Ning family descendant and possessed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.
In terms of talent and strength, he had every right to compete for the position of Sect Master in the future.
These past few days, Ning Fengzhi had learned through research that the first soul master with twin martial souls on the continent had died from his body exploding during cultivation.
Since Ning Tianchen only cultivated one martial soul, that naturally wouldn’t happen to him.
If he didn’t cultivate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, he wouldn’t be qualified to run for Sect Master.
But if he successfully cultivated his twin martial souls, and his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda obtained more than seven rings, then the Sect Master position could only belong to him.
After much thought, Ning Fengzhi finally decided that as long as Ning Tianchen married Ning Rongrong, what did it matter if he gave him the Sect Master position?
…
Before Ning Tianchen could speak, Chen Xin chuckled, “Sect Master, rest assured.
With Tianchen’s strength, there won’t be any problems.”
Ning Fengzhi put his thoughts aside and nodded in acknowledgment.
Ning Rongrong was currently out hunting for a soul ring with Bone Douluo and wouldn’t be able to see Ning Tianchen’s performance today.
Stepping onto the martial arts arena, Ning Tianchen couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
This was his first time participating in an official soul battle, and he inevitably felt a bit nervous.
His opponent was a twelve-year-old boy who had recently graduated from the sect’s special training camp.
“Ning Tianchen, although you are a genius valued by the Sect Master, I won’t go easy on you in battle!” the boy snorted.
Ning Tianchen summoned his martial soul, and a yellow soul ring appeared beneath his feet.
“Exactly what I want.”
Meeting his gaze, the boy couldn’t help but gulp.
He had never seen such piercing eyes in someone his age.
Coupled with the large crowd watching, he inevitably felt a bit intimidated.
To bolster his courage, the boy raised his voice, “Bu Qing, martial soul Water Cloud Staff, level twenty-five assault system battle soul master.
Please advise.”
Ning Tianchen nodded slightly but didn’t announce his own strength and martial soul.
To him, announcing his background at the start was tantamount to revealing his trump cards to the opponent.
In the ensuing battle, he might even fall into a disadvantage because of it.
Only a fool would freely offer their details!
“Why aren’t you stating your strength?” Bu Qing demanded.
“Haven’t you already seen it?”
(END CHAPTER)