About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the pain in Ning Tianchen's body completely subsided, and he ended the soul ring absorption state.
Ning Tianchen stretched his muscles and softly murmured to himself:
"Could it be that just now was an external soul bone?"
In the original timeline, Tang San also experienced a similar state. That time, it led him to gain the great opportunity of the Eight Spider Soul Bones.
But after careful feeling, Ning Tianchen did not find any additional soul bones on his body.
His slightly disappointed expression caught Chen Xin's eye, who grinned irritably and said, "You brat, don't be ungrateful. This time you absorbed a soul ring and your spirit weapon mutated. From what I see, it's most likely a beneficial mutation."
"In the future, when you reach my realm, I won't even be your match."
According to the records in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, any spirit weapon mutation related to dragons is basically a positive mutation. Ning Tianchen was not surprised.
"Spirit weapon mutation?" Ning Tianchen was stunned, then quickly summoned his spirit weapon. The yellow soul ring floated above his feet.
At that moment, the Seven Kill Sword was silver-white and smooth. Now, many dragon-like patterns appeared on the sword blade.
The Seven Kill Sword was supposed to be a supreme spirit weapon — can it evolve again?
Feeling intrigued and amazed, Ning Tianchen closed his eyes and carefully sensed the messages his spirit weapon transmitted.
From the feedback, he learned: "Sword Guardian, my spirit weapon's evolution is incomplete. Once fully evolved, it should be called Dragon Pattern Seven Kill Sword."
With Chen Xin's insight, he immediately understood the reason: "This Azure Dragon's age is too low. The energy it contained isn't enough to fully evolve your spirit weapon. In the future, you'd better have all your soul rings come from dragon-type soul beasts. Only then will your spirit weapon continue evolving."
"If I'm not mistaken, your first soul skill shouldn't be Long Sword Thrust, right?"
The first three soul skills of the Seven Kill Sword are almost fixed. Whether a spirit weapon has evolved can mostly be judged by whether the first three soul skills change.
Ning Tianchen nodded, "Sword Guardian, my first soul skill is called Azure Dragon Break."
Chen Xin said, "Try it out and see how it works!"
"First soul skill, Azure Dragon Break!"
A layer of sword energy appeared on the Seven Kill Sword's blade. Ning Tianchen swung the sword, and the sword energy transformed into a phantom Azure Dragon that cleaved the tree in front of him in half at the waist.
"Good power," Chen Xin generously praised.
By observing, he could be sure that Ning Tianchen's Seven Kill Sword spirit weapon had undergone a beneficial mutation.
When he obtained his first soul ring, he couldn't reach such power.
From now on, Ning Tianchen's following soul rings could only come from dragon-type soul beasts to speed up the spirit weapon's evolution.
Looking at his "masterpiece," Ning Tianchen felt very satisfied.
Keep in mind, Tang San's first soul skill, "Binding," only left some dents on a tree trunk, but Ning Tianchen could cleave a big tree in half. Doesn't that prove his attack power is above Tang San's?
Thinking about Tang San, Ning Tianchen didn't have a good impression of him. His late-stage behavior almost wrote "petty and arrogant" all over his face.
…
Ning Tianchen gradually calmed his thoughts.
It was still too early to discuss Tang San, especially since Tang San still had hidden weapons, which Ning Tianchen currently couldn't handle.
"Sniff sniff~"
"What's that awful smell?"
Suddenly, Ning Tianchen's gaze dropped and he saw the bloodstains on his body.
Sweat mixed with blood created a terrible smell.
"Haha, let's find a small river nearby and wash off the filth on you first," Chen Xin said cheerfully.
…
A few days later, Ning Tianchen returned to the sect.
After becoming a one-ring soul master, his status among these kids became even more stable.
These kids called him "Big Brother," each one warmer than the last.
Their parents weren't fools. They knew Ning Tianchen was valued by Sword Douluo, so his future position in the sect would be important. Rather than trying to curry favor with Ning Rongrong, it was better to build a good relationship with Ning Tianchen.
Ning Tianchen was unaware of all this, but his current focus wasn't on politics.
His urgent task was to practice the eight-character prophecy Chen Xin gave him — "walk, transform, spin, flip; light, steady, swift, fast."
After seeing Ning Tianchen's soul ring, Ning Rongrong immediately felt a surge of envy.
During this period, she even took the initiative to go into seclusion to cultivate, striving to reach level ten soul power as soon as possible.
Taking advantage of the quiet days, Ning Tianchen was almost constantly honing his sword techniques, and Chen Xin had given him multiple sessions of guidance during this time.
One afternoon, a month later, arranged by Ning Fengzhi, a disciple with soul power above level twenty was assigned to spar with Ning Tianchen.
"Tianchen, you're only at level fourteen soul power. Are you really ready to fight against a Great Soul Master?" Ning Fengzhi asked with a complicated expression.
Now that Ning Tianchen had appeared, Ning Fengzhi indeed had to seriously reconsider the future choice for sect leader.
In Ning Fengzhi's heart, he naturally preferred Ning Rongrong to succeed as sect leader, with Ning Tianchen becoming a powerful protector of the sect.
But Ning Tianchen was after all a member of the Ning family and possessed the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit weapon. In terms of talent and strength, he definitely had the qualification to run for sect leader in the future.
In recent days, Ning Fengzhi had learned through research that the continent's first twin spirit weapon soul master exploded from cultivation and died. Ning Tianchen only cultivated one spirit weapon, so such a thing would not happen to him.
If he didn't cultivate the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit weapon, he would have no eligibility to compete for sect leader. But if his twin spirit weapons were fully cultivated, and the pagoda spirit weapon had obtained seven or more soul rings, then the position of sect leader could only belong to him.
After much thought, Ning Fengzhi ultimately decided that as long as Ning Tianchen married Ning Rongrong, why not give the sect leader position to him?
…
Before Ning Tianchen could speak, Chen Xin smiled warmly and said, "Sect Leader, rest assured, Tianchen's strength will not be a problem."
Ning Fengzhi put away his worries and nodded in agreement.
At this time, Ning Rongrong was out soul hunting with Bone Douluo, so she could not see Ning Tianchen's performance today.
Stepping onto the martial arena, Ning Tianchen took a deep breath.
This was his first time participating in an official soul fight, so naturally he felt a bit nervous.
His opponent was a twelve-year-old boy who had just recently graduated from the sect's special training camp.
"Ning Tianchen, although you are the genius favored by the sect leader, I won't go easy on you in battle!" the boy snorted lightly.
Ning Tianchen summoned his spirit weapon, a yellow soul ring floating above his feet. "Just as I hoped."
Their eyes met, and the boy swallowed nervously. He had never seen such a sharp gaze from someone his age. Plus, with so many people watching, he felt intimidated.
To bolster his courage, the boy raised his voice a little: "Bu Qing, Spirit Weapon: Water Cloud Staff, level twenty-five fierce attack-type battle soul master, at your service."
Ning Tianchen nodded slightly but did not reveal his own strength or spirit weapon.
To him, revealing his own status at the start was like showing his hand to the opponent. It might cause him to fall into a disadvantage during the fight.
Therefore, only a fool would announce their own identity!
"Why don't you reveal your strength?" Bu Qing couldn't help but question.
"Isn't it obvious already?"
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