Chapter 109: Target for the Seventh Spirit Ring

Chapter 109: Target for the Seventh Spirit Ring

Yang Wudi left without looking back after saying his final words.

Since Tai Tan was determined to stand by Ning Fengzhi's side, they no longer had the leverage to stay.

With just Tai Tan alone, supported by Ning Fengzhi, they already possessed enough strength to challenge Dugu Bo, not to mention they also had Gu Rong, whose power exceeded theirs.

Dugu Bo understood this as well. After glancing at everyone present, his gaze finally settled on Ning Fengzhi. "Sect Master Ning, the Nine Stars Palace will remember today's incident. We will repay this in the future!"

With that, he waved to the disciples of the Nine Stars Palace around him. "Let's go!"

As he watched the members of the Nine Stars Palace retreat, Ning Fengzhi let out a bitter smile. Given the situation, he had to make a choice between the Clear Sky Sect and the Nine Stars Palace.

The Nine Stars Palace gave him an overly mysterious and unpredictable feeling, making him uneasy about working with them. In contrast, the Clear Sky Sect was a known entity and was more suitable as an ally for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After returning, Dugu Bo immediately reported every detail of the incident to the Nine Stars Palace headquarters.

At that time, Xiao Yu had already returned to the Nine Stars Palace headquarters with his teammates from the Nine Stars battle team. This time, following Qian Renxue to suppress the rebellion, everyone except Xiao Yu gained significant benefits. After the battle with the Spirit Sages of the Star Luo Empire, Cangmo, Yuna, and Rongdou, who were stuck at the bottleneck of level forty-nine, simultaneously touched the threshold of the Spirit King realm.

Due to the situation with the Azure Bull Python, Xiao Yu decided not to venture into the Star Dou Forest for the time being. Instead, he arranged for Xuanwu and Abrodi, the two Spirit Douluo, to lead Rongdou and the others to hunt for their fifth spirit rings.

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After receiving Dugu Bo's letter, Xiao Yu wasn't too concerned about Tang San being rescued by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After all, back then, the God of Death, Thanatos, had warned him that Tang San was backed by the Asura God. If Tang San truly faced a life-threatening crisis, that shameless god would directly intervene with his divine power.

As for Xiao Wu, who had been rescued, Xiao Yu saw this as an opportunity. If the Nine Stars Palace had forcefully detained Xiao Wu in front of so many people, the next day, news of them imprisoning a 100,000-year transformed spirit beast would spread across the entire Douluo Continent. That would attract the greed of countless individuals. Not to mention whether Tang Hao would go berserk, but even Bibi Dong from the Spirit Hall would be unable to remain indifferent.

Now, although Xiao Wu had been rescued by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, her identity as a transformed spirit beast was exposed. Even if she was reluctant to part with her beloved brother Tang San, she had no other choice but to leave. The Nine Stars Palace had no obligation to keep their secret.

As long as Xiao Wu separated from the Shrek Seven Devils, Xiao Yu could quietly capture her without anyone knowing.

Although the Soft-Boned Rabbit wasn't a particularly powerful spirit beast, Xiao Yu had now broken through to the Spirit Emperor level. Without considering adding a spirit ring to his second martial spirit, the Death Scythe condensed with the power of the God of Death, his next spirit ring would be the bottleneck at level seventy.

For a Spirit Master's breakthrough to the Spirit Sage level, regardless of what type of spirit ring they absorb, the inevitable result would be the manifestation of their Martial Spirit's true form. Therefore, there was no need to worry about the quality of the spirit beast, only the age and cultivation level of the spirit ring.

Absorbing a 100,000-year spirit ring at the level of seventy was at least ten times more dangerous than absorbing a 10,000-year spirit ring as the fourth ring.

In the original work, Tang San almost exploded from the energy contained within the 100,000-year God-bestowed spirit ring. That spirit ring had already been stripped of the beast's resentment, yet absorbing it was still fraught with danger. Even more so for a regular spirit ring containing the spirit beast's final resentment. Therefore, for Xiao Yu, the best approach was undoubtedly a sacrificial offering.

The relationship between spirit beasts and spirit masters is akin to that of mortal enemies, filled with hatred as deep as the sea. To have a spirit beast willingly sacrifice itself was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

Xiao Yu had once considered asking Saga to use his spirit technique, derived from the Illusion Emperor's Fist, to mentally control a spirit beast and make it offer itself willingly. However, when he consulted Saga, his idea was promptly dismissed.

Saga's Illusion Emperor mental attack was merely a form of illusionary assault, creating a psychological suggestion within the opponent's mind. However, the target still retained its own thought process, especially a 100,000-year spirit beast that possessed immense mental strength. If the suggestion involved something as irrational as self-sacrifice, the beast would immediately become alert.

To spirit beasts, sacrificing themselves for a human is a disgrace, making them outcasts in the spirit beast world. At least for now, the only spirit beast that might choose to sacrifice itself under illusionary influence would be the love-stricken rogue rabbit, Xiao Wu.

In the original story, the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape were willing to sacrifice themselves to Tang San because they had already been severely poisoned by Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor venom. They didn't have much time left to live, so rather than dying in silence, they chose to help Tang San, allowing him to revive their Sister Xiao Wu, who had been with them for tens of thousands of years. Tang San becoming a god and resurrecting them later on was just an unexpected bonus.

Although Xiao Yu didn't care much about the fact that Ning Fengzhi and Tai Tan had rescued Tang San and Xiao Wu, it did serve as a wake-up call for him. He had been somewhat careless with the personnel arrangements at the branch offices.

He had assumed that with a Title Douluo and a Spirit Douluo stationed there, coupled with the deterrence of the powerhouses at the headquarters, no one would dare provoke the Nine Stars Palace. Yet, Ning Fengzhi chose to align himself with the Clear Sky Sect, which had already become a turtle hiding in its shell.

To prevent similar situations from occurring again, Xiao Yu immediately decided to reinforce the branches with more powerhouses. Not only in Heaven Dou City but also in Gengxin City, where the branch's situation was even worse. There wasn't even a single Spirit Douluo, let alone a Title Douluo.

"System, tally up the current mission rewards!"

Xiao Yu focused his mind and sent a command to the system. The system responded promptly: "Ding! The host successfully seized the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone and snatched Tang San's fortune. Reward: One Red-grade Summoning Card.

Successfully hunted the Titan Giant Ape. Reward: One Red-grade Summoning Card.

Purchased the Crystal Plate ahead of Tang San. Reward: One Black-grade Summoning Card.

Cooperated with the team to kill the White Tiger Spirit Sage of the Star Luo Empire, surpassing your level. Reward: One Black-grade Summoning Card.

Defeated the Shrek Seven Devils single-handedly. Reward: One Black-grade Summoning Card."

After settling the various mission rewards and exchanging all lower-grade Yellow and Purple Summoning Cards, Xiao Yu gritted his teeth and exchanged ten Black-grade Summoning Cards for a Red-grade one. He now had four Red-grade Summoning Cards and five Black-grade Summoning Cards.

Additionally, due to the ripple effect caused by Xiao Yu's actions, Qian Renxue decided to participate in this year's Spirit Master Tournament. As the difficulty of the tournament had increased, the championship reward had been upgraded to the Gold level.

(End of Chapter)

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