Chapter 132 Soul King
The Elephant Armor Sect Master's eyes were filled with jealousy. "Why do they get all the good things? My Elephant Armor Sect has a thousand-year history, how come we don't have this kind of luck?!"
"Sect Master, please calm down," an elder advised. "Ning Rongrong is only a Soul Master now, nothing to fear. The real problem is... the attitude of the Spirit Hall."
Hu Yanzhen calmed down and pondered for a moment: "You're right. Bibi Dong will never allow such a variable to exist. We... perhaps should align ourselves with the Spirit Hall."
Similar scenes were playing out across the continent.
Some were jealous, some were scheming, some were watching, and some were plotting.
Meanwhile, at the Tianxing Academy training ground, the nine-colored pillar of light completely enveloped Ning Rongrong.
The first surge of energy was gentle yet powerful, like a mother's hands, gently caressing her soul power core.
Ning Rongrong felt as if something within her body had opened a floodgate with a "hum."
The previously flowing soul power instantly boiled, like a river bursting its banks, surging wildly through her meridians.
Level 48!
With almost no resistance, her soul power broke through the first barrier. She could feel her total soul power increasing wildly, her meridians widening and strengthening under the surge of energy.
The feeling wasn't painful; rather, it was like soaking in a warm spring, every cell in her body rejoicing.
Level 49!
Her soul power continued to climb, its speed undiminished.
Ning Rongrong closed her eyes, introspecting on herself. She could see the soul power vortex in her dantian spinning rapidly, its volume nearly doubling. Her previously somewhat weak soul power, refined by the energy of the ranking list, became solid and substantial, undergoing a qualitative leap.
Level 50!
This was the first major hurdle in a soul master's cultivation.
Many soul masters spent their entire lives stuck at level 49, unable to break through.
But for Ning Rongrong at this moment, this threshold was as fragile as paper.
"Boom—"
A thunderous roar seemed to explode in her mind.
The instant the level 50 barrier shattered, Ning Rongrong felt as if her soul had been sublimated.
Her control over her soul power became more refined, and her perception of the surrounding elements became more acute.
More importantly, she clearly sensed the call of the fifth soul ring slot—a blank space yearning to be filled.
Level 51…Level 52!
When her soul power finally settled at level 52, the gentle energy slowly receded.
Ning Rongrong opened her eyes, a faint nine-colored luster shimmering within them. Her entire demeanor underwent a subtle change—she lost a touch of girlish naiveté and gained the composure of a Soul King.
"I…level 52?"
She murmured to herself, clenching her fist in disbelief. Her palm surged with spiritual power, several times stronger than before.
And then, a second surge of energy flowed in.
This time, the energy directly affected her four soul rings.
The yellow first and second spirit rings, and the purple third and fourth spirit rings, simultaneously shone with dazzling light.
Ning Rongrong could feel that the internal structure of the spirit rings was being reshaped and strengthened.
The feeling was somewhat wondrous, as if someone was using the finest carving knife to engrave more complex law patterns on the spirit rings.
The yellow spirit ring began to deepen in color, turning into a light purple.
Although it hadn't fully transformed into a thousand-year spirit ring, the energy intensity it contained had already reached the level of an ordinary spirit master's third spirit ring.
The purple spirit ring became even deeper, almost black, with its energy fluctuations surging.
Especially the fourth spirit ring, which had just reached the thousand-year threshold, now showed a tendency to evolve towards five thousand years. A five-hundred-year increase in age was a revolutionary boost for a spirit master of her level.
This meant that the power of all her spirit skills would increase significantly, while the consumption of spirit skills would decrease accordingly.
What surprised her even more was that the fifth spirit ring slot was completely activated.
She could clearly "see" that the fifth level of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda emitted a faint attraction, as if yearning for something.
"With just a suitable spirit ring, the abilities of the fifth level can be fully awakened..." Ning Rongrong realized.
The third energy was the most peculiar.
It didn't directly increase her spirit power or spirit ring, but instead merged into the depths of her soul.
Images flashed through her mind—the application of the "Glazed Divine Light" talent.
She saw herself on the battlefield, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda floating in the air, its nine-colored light showering down on her allies.
Suddenly, a halo of divine light erupted from the pagoda's tip, instantly boosting the buffs on all allies enveloped in the light—speed, strength, and defense all increased by a full 50%, and the duration doubled.
"Divine Light... 30% chance to trigger..."
Ning Rongrong was shocked. This talent seemed simple, but in actual combat, especially on large battlefields, a single trigger of "Divine Light" was enough to turn the tide of a local battle.
She could almost imagine herself standing behind a Soul Master army, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda high above, triggering Divine Light repeatedly, allowing the entire army's combat power to erupt at crucial moments.
The fourth energy was the most profound.
It was about the mysteries of a domain.
Information about the nascent Nine Treasure Domain flowed into her consciousness like a gentle stream.
A domain—this was a power only Title Douluo-level experts could access. A few exceptionally talented Soul Douluos might awaken it early, but to possess a domain at the Soul King stage... that was extremely rare in the entire history of Soul Masters.
Ning Rongrong could "see" a spherical domain with a radius of ten meters unfolding around her.
Inside the domain, nine-colored light flowed, and all friendly units within it received a boost to all attributes, a surge in soul power recovery speed, and a significant increase in resistance to negative status effects.
Even more miraculously, the domain possessed a built-in "Glassy Purification" effect, capable of slowly dispelling negative status effects such as poison, curses, and weakness.
This meant that within her domain, the weakening effects of enemy soul skills would be greatly reduced.
The domain's ultimate ability, "Nine Treasures Divine Radiance," made her heart race.
It consumed all soul power, temporarily increasing the attributes of all friendly units within the domain by 100% for ten seconds.
What did this mean?
Within ten seconds, an ordinary soul master legion could unleash combat power comparable to an elite legion; within ten seconds, a titled Douluo might temporarily contend with a Super Douluo; within ten seconds, a stalemate in battle could be decided in an instant.
Although the domain would temporarily close after use, requiring twelve hours to recover, it was absolutely a trump card capable of turning the tide of battle.
"Is this... the power of a domain?"
Ning Rongrong murmured to herself, a strong desire welling up within her—she wanted to master this power as soon as possible, to make the Nine Treasures Domain truly shine.
When all the energy had been poured in, the nine-colored pillar of light began to slowly recede, eventually turning into specks of light that dissipated into the world.
(End of Chapter)