Near the dense thicket, a layer of faint frost gradually emerged.
Moments later, the figures of two women appeared there.
Snow-white hair draped over shoulders, almost blending into the natural environment without any abruptness—the Xue Di, and cyan-green hair tied into twin tails swaying lightly, with the appearance of a young girl—the Bing Di.
"You've been watching for a long time, or is it that your purpose is also them?"
Ning Rongrong toyed with the soul bones in her hand, her deep gaze sizing up Bing Di and Xue Di.
It had to be said that Xue Di's concealment ability was indeed strong, worthy of being an Ice Sky Snow Woman turned spirit.
If not for her non-soul master system, she still might not have detected the slight changes in the air's flowing qi field.
"Soul bones, we don't need." Xue Di shook her head.
"Xue Di, earlier on Di Tian's side..."
"It's fine." Xue Di shook her head again. "Since we arrived a step late, then it doesn't belong to us. Besides, we didn't promise Di Tian to help Qian Renxue, did we?"
"Hmph." Bing Di huffed in anger, turning her gaze to Ning Rongrong and Tokisaki Kurumi.
"The innately evil young sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, what are you doing in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
"Opening your mouth and closing it with 'innately evil'—do you believe I'll grab your twin tails and shake your head?"
Ning Rongrong had a face full of black lines.
She hadn't done anything to Bing Di at all!
She didn't rob your Xue Di, so why does it feel like you have so much hostility toward me?
"So, that's why you turned the Dark Devilgod Tiger into black twin tails?"
After roasting, Bing Di glanced at Tokisaki Kurumi standing silently beside Ning Rongrong. The Gothic lolita dressed Tokisaki Kurumi was indeed twin tails.
"Eh, is that how it is?" Tokisaki Kurumi had a dazed and cute expression. "So the young sect master has this kind of preference? No wonder..."
"Don't help me out." A hand chop landed on Tokisaki Kurumi's forehead.
"Ah, it hurts!" Tokisaki Kurumi cooperatively staggered a few steps, holding her head with both hands in sync.
"I didn't even use any force, okay?" Ning Rongrong was speechless. "Also, your twin tail look has nothing to do with me; it's the image you chose yourself."
"Mm mm mm... Isn't it because the master has too many images like this in her memories, so during the selection, the most distinctive one was chosen?"
Ning Rongrong: "..."
This Dark Devilgod Tiger was getting more and more out of hand.
"Think whatever you want!"
Ning Rongrong just felt mentally exhausted; her own little tiger was actually siding with the other to strike at her, the master.
Please, it's not like I'm Ning Fengzhi; is there a need for this?
Uh, something feels off there.
"Ahem..." Ning Rongrong cleared her throat lightly twice. "Grandpa Gu, are you there?"
Forget it, change the topic, change the topic.
"I'm here." Shortly after the voice fell, black mist condensed beside Ning Rongrong, and a massive skeletal frame in black ancient robes—Gu Rong—appeared at her side.
Although he couldn't understand the conversation between Ning Rongrong and Tokisaki Kurumi.
But that didn't mean he didn't know the identities of the two soul beasts opposite them.
"Mm, these two soul bones are just the parts that Grandpa Gu doesn't have..."
"This might not be appropriate." Gu Rong's brows furrowed.
"Hehe, if Qian Renxue can't get them, and I can, then they're mine."
Ning Rongrong shrugged her shoulders.
"Besides, as a disciple, giving the teacher's daughter two 100,000-year soul bones as a birthday gift this year—what's wrong with that?"
"Your birthday is still several months away!" Tokisaki Kurumi roasted.
"Scram scram scram, this doesn't concern you."
Ning Rongrong waved her hand at Tokisaki Kurumi with a face full of disdain.
"In any case, the soul bones are mine; even if Qian Daoliu comes, they're mine."
"Or trade them for the Angel Holy Sword."
Everyone: "..."
Ignoring everyone's subtle expressions, Ning Rongrong said to Gu Rong:
"Grandpa Gu, the Sky Blue Bull Python has a trace of dragon bloodline, which matches your martial soul relatively well. If absorbed, plus the Titan Giant Ape's soul bone, perhaps you can break through to level 99."
There was no helping it; Gu Rong's talent was really a bit lacking!
Although it was considered decent.
But compared to Sword Douluo, it was still much inferior, but as a junior, she couldn't say it to his face, right?
Previously, Gu Rong had already absorbed one 100,000-year soul bone, which Ning Rongrong had brought back from the Ice Sea 100,000-year soul beasts. However, the bottleneck at level 99 showed no signs of loosening.
Sword Douluo, who had absorbed the same one soul bone, was approaching half-god level.
"To be honest, I have no confidence!" Gu Rong knew his own talent; even with two 100,000-year soul bones, he had no hundred percent assurance of breaking through to Limit Douluo.
Don't look at how lately, after Ning Rongrong's antics, Limit Douluo level combat power was popping up everywhere.
But how long do soul beasts live, and humans?
Moreover, to reach Limit Douluo, aside from himself and Chen Xin who had their aptitudes amplified by Ning Rongrong's herbs and soul bones everywhere, in the nearly thousand years, the only one who could reach Limit Douluo was Tang Chen.
As for Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi, they reached it through divine trials.
That's the difference.
Limit Douluo aren't your average Tom, Dick, or Harry. Don't think Tang Chen looked so wretched fighting Ning Rongrong—that's because Ning Rongrong is unscientific. Take a look at Tang Chen's battle record in the Star Dou Great Forest this time!
Uh, it's indeed not great.
Either dying clansmen or dying grandsons.
But Tang Chen, heavily injured, continuously so, and still able to erupt with combat power, shows the gold content of Tang Chen.
He knew his own affairs; whether himself or Chen Xin, in terms of talent and aptitude, they couldn't match Tang Chen, perhaps not even Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi.
Perhaps the only ones whose aptitude could match theirs was that woman Bibi Dong.
And Qian Renxue, as well as Ning Rongrong!
"Grandpa Gu, don't worry." Ning Rongrong saw Gu Rong's hesitant expression and comforted him. "It's fine; even if you can't break through, it's no big deal—just two 100,000-year soul bones."
"If it really doesn't work, Kurumi and I can go draw a couple buckets of Zi Ji's and Di Tian's blood for you to make a medicinal bath, increasing the breakthrough success rate."
Zi Ji's true body seems to be the Abyss Demonic Dragon, attributes similar to Gu Rong's.
Dragon and darkness; if bathing in dragon blood, maybe it can help without breaking through—if not, then Di Tian next!
This thing is over 800,000 years; drawing a few buckets of blood is just a flesh wound; he shouldn't mind.
Ning Rongrong's shocking words left Bing Di and Xue Di not far away speechless one after another.
Talking about drawing Bi Ji and Di Tian's blood in the Star Dou Great Forest, without avoiding soul beasts.
Probably only Ning Rongrong would dare!
"I say!" Bing Di slapped her forehead and said. "Have you forgotten that Xue Di and I are also soul beasts? Saying in front of us about drawing Di Tian's blood—if we tell on you, heh heh."
"So what if you tell?" Tokisaki Kurumi stepped forward one step. "When has this Dark Devilgod Tiger ever feared Di Tian? A mere Limit Douluo—what's that? Back in the day, I played you all like monkeys."
Hearing this, a "well" shape creased on Bing Di's forehead.
This dead tiger—not mentioning that matter, she almost forgot. Back when it was still Dark Devilgod Tiger, this guy had raided her lair while she was away.
If she hadn't returned a bit early, the Ice Jade Scorpion clan might have been exterminated.
"Alright alright." Xue Di patted Bing Di's shoulder. "It's all in the past; a few hundred thousand years old beast—calm down, be composed."
Bing Di: "..."
That was my clan, nearly gone.
How could she be composed?
But since Xue Di said so, Bing Di suppressed the urge to bash brains.
Just as the few were talking to each other.
A water-blue light streaked across the sky, flying to an extremely high position, directly rushing toward outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Roar roar roar roar~"
From the forest came piercing angry roars.
"Tch, this Xiong Jun guy, I thought he was boasting how strong he was." Bing Di looked at Bo Saixi in the distance and sneered. "Can't even take down a heavily injured Bo Saixi, yet he says he wants to kill Di Tian."
"Bing Di, don't say that in front of Xiong Jun later; I don't want to clean up for you."
After coming out to the human world, Xue Di felt Bing Di was getting more and more reckless.
"Yes yes yes, I'm not a child." Bing Di shrugged upon hearing this.