Chapter 2: The Pill Tower
"What kind of tower is this? I've never seen one like this before. It's not the color of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower either?"
"Is it a mutated martial soul?"
Everyone gathered around Ning Bei, looking at the small dark yellow tower in his hand with confusion, each asking their own questions.
Ning Bei stared at the dark yellow tower in his hand, falling into thought. As the owner of the martial soul, he already knew its purpose.
"Could it be a mistake? This is Douluo Continent, not the neighboring Dou Qi Continent... System? Are you there? System? Wrong channel!" Ning Bei called out frantically in his mind, trying to figure out the source of the small tower in his hand.
But it was clearly in vain. The system didn't seem to care about Ning Bei, and his calls went unanswered.
Ning Bei's mother, seeing her son still with his eyes closed and his face turning red from holding his breath, became anxious.
She quickly stepped forward and placed her hand on his shoulder, shaking him gently.
"Bei'er, Bei'er, are you okay? Don't scare your mother like this."
Feeling the shaking, Ning Bei immediately snapped out of his focus on the system.
Seeing the anxious faces of the people around him, he smiled awkwardly.
"Sorry, everyone, don't worry. I'm fine."
Seeing that Ning Bei was fine, everyone began to inquire about his martial soul.
"Bei'er, what exactly is this martial soul of yours? Why have we never seen it before?"
Chen Xin asked urgently, voicing everyone's thoughts.
Ning Bei thought for a moment and silently organized his words.
He couldn't exactly say that it was something from the neighboring Dou Qi Continent.
"My martial soul is called the Pill Tower. It's a very powerful auxiliary martial soul that produces various kinds of pills."
Everyone was taken aback by this revelation. Ning Fengzhi eagerly spoke up and asked:
"Pill pills? What kind of pills? Are they useful for soul masters?"
Ning Bei scratched his head.
"I don't know yet, I haven't awakened my soul ring yet."
"Ah, right, Bei'er, you should let Fan'er help you test your innate soul power first."
"Alright, big brother, I'll have to trouble you again."
Ning Fan waved his hand.
"It's no trouble." He then took out a crystal ball from a ring on his hand. "Here, little Bei, put your hand on it and inject your soul power."
Ning Bei placed his hand on the crystal ball in front of him, closed his eyes, and began to pour his soul power into it.
The soul power inside the crystal ball gradually climbed, and after a short while, it filled the entire crystal ball, emitting a brilliant light.
"Innate full soul power? ×5."
Everyone gasped in shock.
"To think it's full innate soul power! Uncle Gu, Uncle Chen, we must keep this a secret. The outside world must not know that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has a genius with full innate soul power."
After briefly recovering from his shock, Ning Fengzhi immediately looked at the two offerings, Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
The two offerings clearly understood the significance of this and nodded solemnly.
"Don't worry, Fengzhi. We'll keep the news under wraps. And if anyone dares to harm Bei'er, I'll make sure they suffer even worse than death."
"That's right, I'll do the same."
Ning Fengzhi nodded in satisfaction and then smiled, saying:
"There's no need to be so serious. Everyone here is trustworthy, there's no risk of the information leaking."
With that, Ning Fengzhi subtly won over the hearts of those present. He then looked at Ning Bei.
"Bei'er, tomorrow let your Grandpa Jian take you to the Star Dou Forest to get a suitable soul ring. Today, go ahead and check the sect's books to see which soul beasts would be appropriate for your first soul ring."
"Your martial soul is special, so we can't give any advice. However, one thing is certain: your martial soul shouldn't be constrained like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower."
Ning Bei nodded.
"Got it, father, I'll go check the soul beast catalog."
With that, he dashed out of the council hall.
Ning Fengzhi watched his son's retreating figure and shook his head, turning to the others and muttering:
"This little monkey, don't know who he takes after, always so full of energy."
After saying that, he noticed the strange expressions on the faces of those around him, and his face turned red.
"What are you looking at? How could this monkey kid be like me? I'm so elegant and easygoing."
"Oh, I see."
After rushing out of the council hall, Ning Bei made his way straight to the library. Before long, he arrived at a luxurious, multi-story building with an ancient style. He muttered to himself, "Rich people," and walked in.
"Ah, Bei'er, what brings you here? Has your martial soul awakened?"
Hearing the voice of a middle-aged man ahead, Ning Bei politely greeted him.
"Uncle Yuan, my martial soul has awakened. I came to check which soul ring would be suitable for me."
This man was Ning Fengzhi's cousin, Ning Fengyuan, who was responsible for guarding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's library.
After the greeting, Ning Bei, following his memory, ascended to the second floor.
When Ning Bei was four years old and had just learned to recognize all the characters in the world, he had come to this library to look through the general history and development of the continent. He had accidentally flipped through the soul beast catalog at that time, which was fortunate for him now.
After successfully obtaining the book he needed, Ning Bei fell into deep thought. What kind of soul ring would suit his Pill Tower? Should he just find a soul beast with auxiliary abilities?
He thought about the fact that his Pill Tower had nine layers, which should correspond to pills of the first to ninth ranks. Achieving godhood would correspond to the imperial-grade pills. Known first-grade pills in Douqi Continent included the Rejuvenation Pill, Injury Recovery Pill, and Energy Pill.
These should correspond to restoring soul power, healing injuries, and enhancing strength in Douluo Continent.
"Could it be that I can use one ring for multiple purposes? Or do I need to find a multi-attribute soul beast?"
As he flipped through the catalog, he didn't find any soul beasts suitable for producing a variety of pills.
After thinking it over, Ning Bei chose a soul beast called the Soul Devouring Rhinos. This soul beast could devour surrounding spiritual energy and store it, using the stored energy to enhance its strength in battle.
The book mentioned that disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower who chose the Soul Devouring Rhino as their first soul ring gained the soul skill "Seven Treasures Might," which increased strength by 20%.
If he chose this as his first soul ring, even if he couldn't produce Rejuvenation Pills and Injury Recovery Pills, he would most likely be able to make Energy Pills, which would be quite useful.
If the Soul Devouring Rhino could also produce other pills besides the Energy Pill, it would mean that his Pill Tower could serve multiple purposes with a single ring, making future soul ring choices less of a dilemma.
Leaving the library, it was already evening. Ning Bei, who had not eaten lunch, heard his stomach growl in protest and quickly rushed back to his residence.
His adoptive parents had already prepared food for him. Knowing that he had been engrossed in the catalog at the library, they had made extra food for dinner.
"How did it go? Bei'er, have you found a suitable soul beast?" Ning Fengzhi asked as Ning Bei entered.
Ning Bei grabbed a large chicken leg, eating it as he looked at Ning Fengzhi.
"I found one, the Soul Devouring Rhino is pretty good. At least it will give me a soul skill that produces strength-enhancing pills."
"Ah, that's good. Tomorrow, I'll have Grandpa Jian take you to the Star Dou Forest."
"Got it, I understand. By the way, where's my brother?"
"He went back to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. He took leave today only because it's your martial soul awakening ceremony."
Upon hearing this, a warm feeling surged in Ning Bei's heart.
(END CHAPTER)
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