After leaving her father's room, Ning Rongrong's mind was still buzzing.
The developments over these past two-plus years really were colorful and eventful!
Had she missed out on a lot of interesting things by going into seclusion?
Deep in thought, Ning Rongrong walked toward the area where the Spirit Hall members were staying. Her pace was neither fast nor slow, her head slightly lowered as she pondered.
"Speaking of which, Qian Daoliu's strength is higher than it used to be."
Could it be that Gu Yuena removed the shackles of the Angel God's servant?
Thinking about it, it wasn't impossible.
If not for the Dragon God's own rules being so powerful, it would have been extremely likely for Gu Yuena to help one or two soul beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest become gods.
Now that she was cooperating with Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu himself had already reached the quasi-god realm. With the enhancement and elevation of dragon souls and dragon essence on the spiritual level, raising his soul realm to the Divine Origin realm wasn't difficult.
To be honest, within Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, there was a batch of dragon souls and dragon essence that she had withheld earlier.
She wondered when she should use them to boost the strength of her own Three Treasures.
Unknowingly, Ning Rongrong had already arrived at the area where Qian Daoliu and the other high-level Spirit Hall members were residing. Since she hadn't deliberately hidden her aura, as soon as she walked in, she was noticed by the Spirit Hall soul masters.
It wasn't long before a Title Douluo landed in front of her.
"We meet again, Qing Luan Douluo."
Qing Luan was dressed entirely in green, her figure somewhat slender, but as a Rank 98 Title Douluo, ordinary soul masters wouldn't dare treat her so casually or disregard her.
Yet toward Ning Rongrong, this Qing Luan Douluo did not dare to be the slightest bit disrespectful.
Although the young woman before her appeared to be only in her early twenties—actually, not even quite that yet.
But someone capable of slaying a Limit Douluo was terrifying.
At the very least, she was on the same level as their young master, Qian Renxue.
"Young Sect Master Ning, coming here so late at night—do you have something important?" Qing Luan Douluo asked.
"I'd like to see Senior Qian Daoliu. Could you take me to him?"
"Certainly, follow me."
Qing Luan Douluo nodded. She did not inquire what business Ning Rongrong had with Qian Daoliu.
Soon after, the two arrived at a building with relatively simple and elegant decorations.
"The Grand Worshipper is inside. He anticipated that the young sect master might come today."
"So he is alone inside."
"Thank you."
Ning Rongrong pushed open the door and walked in. Qing Luan Douluo had already departed.
"You're here, Ning Rongrong."
As soon as she stepped through the door, the originally pitch-black hall brightened. The surrounding electric-lamp soul tools lit up simultaneously, emitting light.
"First, congratulations to the Grand Worshipper on reaching the Divine Origin realm."
"You already knew, as expected!"
Qian Daoliu, who had originally been facing away from Ning Rongrong, slowly turned around.
His golden hair cascaded down to his shoulders. His attire was extremely plain, and he did not release any aura, giving off the peaceful feeling of an elderly neighbor.
"Mm, I knew." Ning Rongrong nodded. "Senior is only one step away from the true god realm—roughly on the same level as that Spirit Emperor."
"Hehe, Ning Fengzhi really gave birth to an excellent daughter." Qian Daoliu gave a soft chuckle. "For the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to develop to its current extent, it surely wouldn't have been possible with just Ning Fengzhi alone!"
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could now almost stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Spirit Hall. Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo were walking strategic nuclear weapons. Compared to Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan's method of using poison was simpler and even more brutal.
Moreover…
Three hundred-thousand-year soul rings.
Dugu Yan had only been at innate full soul power level seven before meeting Ning Rongrong—she hadn't had many standout achievements.
The reason behind it was obvious.
In addition, there were the displayed soul tools, pills… These were powers that Spirit Hall could hardly match. Apart from having slightly less foundation, everything else was completely on par with Spirit Hall.
In fact, in terms of high-end combat power, they even had Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi's martial soul fusion skill—plus Sword Douluo's ring fusion ability. These were things they had never possessed before.
"Ning Rongrong, are you from the future?"
It had basically been confirmed that Tang San came from the future.
Moreover, not long ago, Qian Renxue had informed her that in the development of a certain world's timeline, Spirit Hall had fallen.
Tang San had become a god.
"No, but I know some things about the future."
Ning Rongrong's expression remained calm as she gazed at Qian Daoliu's weathered face.
"The ability to control time and space—to see the future or worlds beyond a certain one—is difficult, but not impossible."
"I see." Qian Daoliu nodded without pressing further. "Then what do you think of Spirit Hall and the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"Or rather, what do you think of our plans, and the future of your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
"I will leave a clone in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that can be maintained for a thousand years. As for what happens to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after a thousand years, what does it have to do with me? As long as the clan isn't exterminated, that's enough."
Ning Rongrong paused slightly in her speech before continuing,
"In truth, I'm not optimistic about your plans—or that Silver Dragon King's."
"Moreover, I advise Senior Qian Daoliu not to trust the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena too much. She cannot bear the destiny of the entire dragon clan."
"The Golden Dragon King is sealed in the Divine Realm. His hatred toward humanity is something Gu Yuena, in her current state, would struggle to resist."
"If something goes wrong, it won't just be the soul beasts—humanity itself might face extinction."
Silence. Continued silence.
Qian Daoliu did not ask why Ning Rongrong's clone could be maintained in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a thousand years.
To Qian Daoliu, Ning Rongrong was already no different from a deity.
However, when she mentioned the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King, he had no choice but to be cautious.
"Perhaps what you say is correct." After a long while, Qian Daoliu sighed.
"You?" Ning Rongrong's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "Has someone else said something similar to you?"
"Yes, and you know her too. The one who said it was the Ice God, Xue Di." Qian Daoliu spoke up.
"When Xue Di hoped that our three parties would unite to resist the Abyss forces in the Far North, she secretly spoke with me once and told me to be careful of Gu Yuena."
"At the time, I didn't understand what she meant."
"Now that you've said the same thing, are you and she suspecting that the Silver Dragon King might go berserk?"
"I'm not certain." Ning Rongrong fell into deep thought for a long moment. "Did Xue Di tell you who told her this?"
Qian Daoliu shook his head.
"I see." Ning Rongrong's eyelids twitched slightly.
Logically, Xue Di should not know about Gu Yuena's situation.
Could it be the Kindness God King?
The Ice Palace of the former first-level god, the Ice God, was related to the Kindness God King—that was what the Evil God King had said.
As for whether Kindness and Evil were stirring up discord between them and the Silver Dragon King, that remained uncertain for now.
"Who else is still in the Dragon Valley right now?" Ning Rongrong continued to ask.
"Only Di Tian and Gu Yuena remain." Qian Daoliu explained. "Little Xue, Bibi Dong, and I have all come out."
"Bibi Dong and I are roughly at the same level of strength. As for Little Xue, I don't know what she's thinking."
"She probably has her own ideas. Since Little Xue has her own path to walk, and Bibi Dong and I have already delayed her for so long, it wouldn't be right to ask too much. Let her be."
"In other words, both you and Bibi Dong have reached the Divine Origin realm?"
The Divine Origin realm meant one had half a foot in true godhood and no longer fully belonged to the category of Limit Douluo.
"Mm. She's currently in the Star Dou Great Forest, along with Xue Di." Qian Daoliu thought of something and said, "Ning Rongrong, if it's convenient for you, could you make a trip to the Fasnuo Province? The Star Luo Empire's movements have been a bit strange."
"What happened?" Ning Rongrong frowned.
"I'm not sure." Qian Daoliu shook his head. "This is the information Jin E gave me. Right now, with our battle against the Abyss, it's not good to antagonize the Star Luo Empire further."
Although Qian Renxue had plans to steamroll the Star Luo Empire, she hadn't acted yet.
So both sides were still maintaining a facade of civility.
"I understand. I'll find some time to go investigate for you." Ning Rongrong sighed.
In any case, she had planned to travel around the continent this time. Meeting Xue Di in the Star Dou Great Forest was a must.
Battles erupting with god-level energy had already occurred on the Douluo Continent—not just once.
Could the Divine Realm really be blind, or was there some reason they couldn't intervene?
(End of chapter)