Ning Rongrong was supported by Kurumi as she sat down on a large rock nearby. Ning Fengzhi also followed and walked over.
"Kurumi and I used our domains twice just now," Ning Rongrong said. "The first time was when Kurumi finally released Zafkiel: City of Devouring Time. The method is actually similar to using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
"I used the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda to conceal the aura generated by Kurumi's domain, preventing Bi Ji and Di Tian from detecting it."
"Kurumi's Zafkiel: City of Devouring Time was only meant to disrupt Bi Ji and Di Tian's perception, not to attack them."
After all, they were beings at the 99th rank. If there was even a trace of malice, it would easily be noticed.
Leaving aside Di Tian, the careless dragon, Bi Ji was a life-attribute soul beast. Her sensitivity to the outside world was several times greater than Di Tian's, so it was necessary to disrupt her perception.
"So that's why. No wonder neither of them noticed the domain's activation," Ning Fengzhi nodded thoughtfully.
"What about afterward?" Sword Douluo asked curiously. "Your ability to open space seems similar to a self-created soul skill, and it also seems related to your eyes. Could it be a second martial soul?"
Martial souls came in all sorts of strange forms. Even an additional eye-type martial soul wouldn't be unusual—after all, Rongrong herself defied common sense.
Moreover, holders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial soul possessed powerful appraisal abilities, which were usually reflected through their eyes.
But the fluctuations in Ning Rongrong's eyes just now seemed to go beyond that.
"Having one martial soul is already exhausting enough. Why would I seek a second?" Ning Rongrong sighed helplessly. "That was a new ability I gained after comprehending the rules of the Evil God Pearl upon my breakthrough—spatial manipulation."
"According to the standards of Soul Masters, it's the ability of my seventh soul ring."
"When Kurumi and I use it simultaneously, the maximum application limit is greatly increased."
Normally, when a Soul Master reaches the Soul Sage rank, they obtain the Martial Soul True Body ability.
This was equivalent to a special state skill that could further unleash the power of their soul rings and martial soul.
But Ning Rongrong didn't have this.
Nor did she need it. Right now, she was already equivalent to a Soul Master in their Martial Soul True Body state. Her soul ring utilization rate was 100%.
"Rongrong, what level is your current strength? Surely not just Soul Sage, right?" Compared to the confusing things Ning Rongrong had just said, Bone Douluo was more curious about the level of power she could currently wield.
"Under normal circumstances, it's equivalent to a Soul Sage in their Martial Soul True Body state. My soul level is slightly higher, barely reaching Soul Douluo."
Ning Rongrong sighed.
"Actually, the main reason I succeeded in heavily injuring Di Tian was because he was too arrogant."
Di Tian didn't resist at all when he was pulled into the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda. It was hard to say whether it was confidence or sheer conceit.
Ning Rongrong's provocation of Di Tian was mostly meant to stimulate his pride.
The current Di Tian was a proud and haughty character—unlike the Di Tian from The Legend of the Dragon King or The Unrivaled Tang Sect, who had long lost his edge and only worried about the survival of soul beasts.
Right now, he still retained the strong pride of a Dragon King at the first-level god rank. Apart from divine servants, he looked down on humans entirely—no, not just humans, even fellow soul beasts.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, how many could truly earn his approval?
After resting for a while, Ning Rongrong wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Grandpa Bone, I'll leave the return trip to you. Kurumi and I don't have the energy to open another spatial gate for teleportation."
If not for Kurumi's spiritual power and the power of the Evil God Pearl amplifying her own, allowing her to reach a spiritual level not inferior to Di Tian's, victory wouldn't have been so easy.
"Mm, leave it to me." Bone Douluo could also see that Ning Rongrong wasn't in good condition.
He directly activated Bone Transformation: Divine Dragon, using his eighth soul skill, Spatial Gate, and ninth soul skill, Spatial Teleportation, to instantly travel back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.
On the other side.
"Di Tian, when we left earlier, it seemed like three little rats were eavesdropping."
Bi Ji and Di Tian soared through the sky, flying back toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
Di Tian's face was pale, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, which worried Bi Ji.
"No need to mind her. That person was Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue's mother, the inheritor of the Rakshasa God's Trial."
"I don't think it's that simple. Let's not approach her for now. We'll wait until the Master awakens before deciding on a plan. At any rate, we've already gathered the information we needed."
Di Tian had no desire to interact with a god trial inheritor right now, especially since the Rakshasa God was far from benevolent.
"Speaking of which, were you holding back earlier?" Bi Ji frowned.
Di Tian didn't seem like the careless type to be so easily injured in the soul.
"It wasn't intentional. I was just too careless." Di Tian sighed. "I never thought I'd lose to a human child—and a support-type Soul Master, at that."
Bi Ji: "..."
What's wrong with being support? Can't supports have the heart of a damage dealer?
Bi Ji remained expressionless but inwardly grumbled. Di Tian's voice sounded again:
"Most likely, she can only wield such formidable power inside that pagoda."
"And as you said, Bi Ji, her cultivation method doesn't belong to this world—nor to the Divine Realm."
"That kid doesn't seem like the type to covet your soul ring or soul bone, either."
"Whether or not to cooperate will depend on the Master's decision after she awakens." Di Tian sighed. Though unexpected, the purpose of the test had been achieved.
"I'm curious—what exactly happened between you two?" Bi Ji asked.
"This…" Di Tian's mind began to replay the events, the memories surfacing one by one.
It all started when he locked eyes with the Dark Devilgod Tiger and Ning Rongrong.
He had felt a strange pulling force. With his 99th-rank, Quasi-God strength, Di Tian wanted to see what tricks the two were up to.
Life and Death Arena?
Indeed, for those below the 99th rank, it was a power difficult to escape. But for Di Tian, who had reached Quasi-God strength, forcibly tearing open the arena wasn't impossible.
Every skill had its weakness.
Thus, he didn't resist the pulling sensation, nor did he sense any particularly fatal danger from it, so he let it happen.
Then, Di Tian's gaze met Tokisaki Kurumi's time-marked pupils and Ning Rongrong's revealed blue eye, which seemed to mirror Kurumi's.
By the time Di Tian realized it, he had already been pulled into a special space.
The location seemed to be inside a gigantic pagoda, somewhat similar to the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda from earlier.
Countless sharp swords surrounded them, arranged in ring after ring, stretching from the top of the pagoda all the way to the base.
The strange sword domain, formed by an uncountable number of blades, slowly rotated.
Di Tian immediately assessed his situation and found that there was no way to exit. It seemed the only way out was to defeat the enemy before him.
And that enemy was Ning Rongrong.
Both of them were in a special spirit form. His strength hadn't weakened much—he was still at the 99th-rank, Demi-God level.
The only difference was the lack of physical strength. It was as if only their souls remained, meaning this pagoda was a battlefield for the soul—or rather, a manifested soul combat arena.
It was very similar to the Dark Devilgod Tiger's Life and Death Arena, yet different.
After briefly understanding the situation, Di Tian summoned black soul power in his hand.
The Black Dragon Sword materialized in his right hand.
"As expected, my power is still usable." Di Tian observed his opponent—Ning Rongrong, whose attire was no different from before.
"I must admit, this is quite impressive. My connection to the outside world has been completely severed. Are we souls here?"
"It seems to involve some kind of rule! Is this your power, or the Dark Devilgod Tiger's?"