Chapter 40 Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin VS Ning Junlan, Wei Ang!
While the entire Douluo Continent was still reeling from the shock and uproar of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's eternal ridicule, the summary narration on the heavenly screen slowly faded away, replaced by a new golden divine decree.
[Same origin, different fates, a lamentable situation. However, though the Heavenly Way is impartial, a glimmer of hope remains.]
[The loser, the representative of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul—Ning Fengzhi, is granted a chance by the heavenly screen to vindicate his Martial Soul.]
[You may choose one companion to ascend the heavenly screen arena and engage in a duel with the victor, the representative of the Nine-Colored Glazed Dragon Martial Soul—Ning Junlan.]
[This battle is not about life or death, but only to prove your path!]
This sudden turn of events brought the continent's clamor to an abrupt halt.
All eyes instantly focused on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, on the figure who had just been kneeling and wailing.
The heavenly screen arena?
A duel?
Using the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to challenge the Nine-Colored Glazed Dragon?
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi slowly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes filled with bewilderment and disbelief.
He was to challenge it?
Ning Fengzhi felt his own soul power, a mere level 79.
Then he thought of the woman named Ning Junlan displayed in the sky—a genuine level 96 Super Douluo!
This wasn't a duel; it was a one-sided crushing, a public execution!
"No… I can't go…"
Ning Fengzhi's voice was hoarse and weak.
"This… this is self-humiliation…"
His life's pride had been shattered; he didn't want to throw away the last shred of dignity of his sect on the stage under the spotlight.
"Fengzhi!"
Beside him, the hot-tempered Bone Douluo Gu Rong slapped his thigh and said urgently, "Go! You must go!"
"Uncle Gu?"
Ning Fengzhi looked at him in confusion.
"Fengzhi, have you forgotten Tang Hao and that Wei Tianchen?"
Gu Rong's eyes gleamed as he quickly reminded him.
"Once they step onto the Sky Curtain Arena, their soul power will be suppressed! Tang Hao's unique skills, like the Exploding Ring and the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian, will be unusable. Wei Tianchen's first martial soul, the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, and his self-created soul skills will also be unusable, and his soul power will even be reduced by two levels! This is our opportunity!"
Gu Rong's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Ning Fengzhi's mind.
That's right!
The rules of the Sky Curtain Arena!
The Sword Douluo Chen Xin beside Ning Fengzhi, whose eyes had been somewhat dimmed by the sect's secrets, also brightened again.
A soaring sword intent pierced the sky.
"Fengzhi, stand up!"
Chen Xin's voice was steady and firm.
"The sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can be defeated, but must never surrender without a fight! The mistakes of our ancestors should not be borne by us, burdened with the stigma of cowardice! We must show the entire continent that even with only the Seven Treasures, our sect's spirit is second to none!"
"Spirit, second to none..."
Ning Fengzhi chewed on these words, slowly rising from the ground.
He wiped away the tears on his face, his previously unfocused gaze regaining focus.
Yes, the mistakes of their ancestors had caused the sect to stagnate for twenty thousand years.
But in those twenty thousand years, each generation of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School disciples had been exceptionally talented.
They had developed the auxiliary abilities of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to their fullest potential; they had created boundless glory with limited martial spirits!
This glory should not be overshadowed by the foolishness of their ancestors!
"Good!"
Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, straightened his spine, and the dignity and bearing befitting a sect leader returned to him.
"I, Ning Fengzhi, will go and meet that so-called Nine-Colored Glazed Dragon! Let's see if her Nine Treasures Perfection is stronger, or if my sect's auxiliary method, developed over ten thousand years, is more refined!"
Ning Fengzhi turned around, his gaze fixed intently on the two guardian deities beside him.
"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone!"
"Sect Master, we'll accompany you!"
The two exclaimed in unison.
Ning Fengzhi's gaze swept over the two, finally settling on Chen Xin, and he solemnly said, "Uncle Sword, please come with me!"
"Alright!"
Chen Xin replied succinctly, his sword intent resounding.
Ning Fengzhi raised his head, facing the sky, and shouted with all his might,
"Ning Fengzhi, Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School of Douluo Continent, accepts the challenge!"
At the same time, on the Sun and Moon Continent.
Inside the magnificent palace, countless Soul Masters and powerful figures were gathered around a giant Soul Guidance Screen.
(Note: The Soul Guidance Screen served as the carrier, displaying the projection of the celestial canopy.)
The screen clearly showed everything that was happening on Douluo Continent.
When Ning Fengzhi chose to accept the challenge, a soft sneer rang out in the hall.
"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."
"A Soul Saint dares to challenge Sect Master Ning?"
Beneath the throne, a woman dressed in a magnificent palace gown, with a dignified and beautiful appearance and an elegant and noble demeanor, quietly watched the screen.
It was Ning Junlan.
From beginning to end, Ning Junlan's face remained completely expressionless. It was as if Ning Fengzhi's grief, struggle, and final decision were merely a drama unrelated to her.
In her eyes, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was nothing but dust of history, the "foolish and arrogant homeland" her ancestor Ning Yu had spoken of.
When the voice of the heavens rang in her ears, asking Ning Junlan which companion she would choose to step onto the arena, she didn't hesitate for a moment.
Ning Junlan slowly turned and gracefully bowed to the figure seated high on the golden dragon throne.
It was an extremely valiant middle-aged man, wearing an imperial robe embroidered with the Purple Radiance Extinction Dragon totem, his eyes sharp as an eagle, exuding an imposing aura. It was none other than Emperor Wei Ang of the Sun Moon Empire!
"Your Majesty," Ning Junlan's voice was clear and respectful.
"Your Majesty, I humbly request that you join me on this Heavenly Arena, to showcase the splendor of my Sun Moon Empire and the unwavering loyalty of my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to the Douluo Continent."
A playful smile played on Wei Ang's lips as he slowly rose, exuding an aura of supreme dominance.
"Granted."
Wei Ang's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority.
"I also wish to see with my own eyes how much backbone those martial souls, discarded by the times, still retain."
As his words fell, the final list was revealed on the Heavenly Arena!
[Douluo Continent Side: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, Ning Fengzhi (Level 79 Support-type Weapon Soul Saint); Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul, Chen Xin (Level 96 Power-Attack-type Weapon Soul Title Douluo)!]
[Sun Moon Continent Side: Nine-Colored Glazed Dragon Martial Soul, Ning Junlan (Level 96 Support-type Beast Martial Soul Super Douluo); Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon Martial Soul, Wei Ang (Level 98 Power-Attack-type Beast Martial Soul Peak Douluo)!]
The moment the list was announced, the glimmer of hope that had just ignited in the Douluo Continent was instantly extinguished.
"Level 96 and Level 98!!!"
"That emperor... he's actually a peak Level 98 Douluo?!"
"It's over... how can they fight like this? Even with level suppression, the difference in the quality of their martial souls is too great! The Seven Kill Sword versus the legendary Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon?"
Amidst the horrified gazes of countless people, four golden beams descended from the sky, enveloping Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Ning Junlan, and Wei Ang respectively.
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