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Chapter 19: Qian Renxue's Shock!Ning Fengzhi's voice suddenly became deeper and slower, as if every word carried immense weight:"And if we talk about his true talent..."He paused deliberately, his gaze fixed firmly on the Xue Qinghe,"According to my extensive observation and verification, his current spirit power has likely reached—""The realm of an eighty-ninth level Spirit Douluo!""What?!"Even with the composure of the Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue), she couldn't help but feel a tremendous shock, her mind buzzing!She is twenty-three years old this year, and thanks to the absolute advantage of innate level twenty spirit power and the full resource cultivation from Spirit Hall, her spirit power is level sixty-two.Although many cultivation sessions had to move underground due to her infiltration of the Heaven Dou Empire, greatly slowing her progress, she estimated that even if she went all out, she would currently be at most around level seventy-five, and it would be difficult to break the level eighty threshold by the time she was twenty-six.Yet this Fu Shiyan, who appeared out of nowhere, is already approaching the threshold of a Titled Douluo?!His cultivation speed is terrifying!However, Ning Fengzhi's words did not stop, striking her mental defenses like successive heavy hammers:"But this is merely a manifestation of his talent in cultivation speed.What is truly terrifying about him lies in his almost monstrous ability to develop and control his Spirit."Ning Fengzhi sank into recollection and spoke slowly:"Previously, Tang San was in danger because Tai Tan of the Strength Clan stepped forward for his grandson, Tai Long. I originally intended to ask Elder Gu to intervene.Unexpectedly, before Elder Gu could appear, that Fu Shiyan effortlessly suppressed the power-renowned Tai Tan instantly, using an unheard-of self-created Spirit Ability—'Wood Dragon Technique'!""Afterward, although Tai Tan immediately pledged allegiance upon recognizing Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer Spirit, Gu Rong briefly revealed a trace of killing intent after learning Tang San was the son of Tang Hao.At the time, that Fu Shiyan seemed completely unresponsive; we all thought he hadn't noticed."Ning Fengzhi's tone became unprecedentedly serious:"Until, on our way back, he actually blocked our path alone!Without any unnecessary words, he directly challenged Gu Rong.Qinghe, I will never forget that scene—""A young man who looked barely twenty-something slowly revealed eight spirit rings around his body.And the configuration of those spirit rings..."Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, as if he still couldn't believe what he had witnessed that day,"It was an unprecedented yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red!""This is impossible!!!"The Xue Qinghe could no longer maintain composure, suddenly standing up from his seat, causing the chair beneath him to emit a harsh scraping sound due to the abrupt movement and uncontrolled spirit power fluctuations.His pupils sharply contracted, and he looked at Ning Fengzhi in utter shock, his voice slightly rising due to extreme disbelief:"Teacher! Do you know what you are saying?!A Spirit Douluo in his twenties is already shocking!A thousand-year second ring, a ten-thousand-year fourth ring... this fundamentally violates the common sense of the Spirit Master world!Let alone... two hundred thousand year spirit rings?!This is absolutely impossible! Looking across the entire history of the continent, such an absurd thing has never occurred!"Ning Fengzhi was not surprised by the Xue Qinghe's severe loss of composure. He shook his head heavily, a trace of bitterness and lingering fear on his face:"Qinghe, I understand your shock.If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, and Elder Gu hadn't experienced it personally, I would never believe that such an... illogical genius existed in this world."He paused, then dropped the last and most impactful fact:"And the most unacceptable thing is that... he, at the level of an eighty-eighth level Spirit Douluo, completely defeated the full-powered Elder Gu in just one minute!"The tea room fell into a deathly silence.Ning Fengzhi's voice, carrying a subtle tremor, continued:"Even now, recalling the scene of that battle still sends chills down my spine.I thought, if it weren't for Rongrong's relationship with Tang San at the time, which made him ultimately show mercy... perhaps you and I would no longer have the chance to talk here."Qian Renxue felt a chill run up her spine. She absolutely could not accept this fact—An eighty-something level Spirit Douluo could defeat the ninety-fifth level Titled Douluo Gu Rong, known for his strange defense, in less than a minute!This completely overturned her understanding of the hierarchy of Spirit Master strength."This... how is this possible?"Her voice carried a slight tremor that she herself hadn't noticed,"The level gap is so vast, and Senior Gu Rong is famous for his defense. How could he not even last a minute?How exactly did he do it?"Hearing this question, the bitterness on Ning Fengzhi's face deepened, as if he had returned to that unforgettable scene.He slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again, a trace of lingering shock in his gaze."How did he do it?"He repeated Qian Renxue's question, his voice low,"In fact, rather than saying he defeated him in one minute, it's more accurate to say... he only used one move.""One move?!"Qian Renxue gasped in astonishment; this answer was even harder for her to accept than the one-minute defeat."That's right, just one move."Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, as if needing immense courage to recall and describe the subsequent scene,"I still clearly remember that he was standing calmly in place at the time, forming a strange hand seal with his hands—fingers tightly intertwined.Immediately afterward, the vast spirit power around him surged like a bursting flood, frantically pouring into the ground beneath his feet!"His speaking speed unconsciously quickened, carrying the urgency of recounting a terrifying past event:"In an instant, the ground shook violently, and countless extremely thick, colossal wooden pillars, shimmering with a faint blue luster and covered in strange patterns, burst out of the earth!They grew, intertwined, and converged wildly at a speed impossible for the naked eye to track!In just a few breaths, they actually... actually condensed into a gigantic wooden figure reaching up to the sky!"Ning Fengzhi's voice slightly rose due to excitement:"That wooden figure was a hundred meters tall, towering like a mountain. Its entire body displayed the unique color and texture of Blue Silver Grass. What was most frightening was that it had four arms on its shoulders, and each arm contained terrifying power capable of shaking mountains!He called this technique—Blue Silver-Four-Armed Vajra!"He looked at the pale Qian Renxue and said, emphasizing every word:"The most terrifying thing is that, although it was a construct made of Blue Silver Grass wood, its defense and attack power reached an unbelievable level.Elder Gu's full-powered Ninth Spirit Ability, the Spirit Ability capable of tearing space... that four-armed wooden figure merely raised one of its arms and... and effortlessly blocked it!"By the end, Ning Fengzhi's voice carried a tremor that even he couldn't control:"Therefore, that was not a one-minute duel at all... it was clearly a minute-long, thorough... crushing and ravaging!"He almost gritted his teeth as he spoke the last word, as if he could still feel the bone-deep helplessness and shock of that day.
