Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The Bone Douluo slowly awoke from his meditation, his face brimming with excitement.
"Hahahaha, hahahahaha~"
"Coward, what will you use to fight me now? Whatever you have, I have too and what you don't have, I possess!"
"I, Gu Rong, have finally been reborn! No longer will I be suppressed by you!"
"I can't wait to see your dumbfounded expression, hehehe!"
Mid-celebration, the Bone Douluo suddenly sensed the peculiar atmosphere around him.
"Uh..."
The subtle gazes from Ning Rongrong and the other three made him feel as if needles were pricking his skin.
"Ahem... I got a little carried away. Don't mind me, don't mind me."
Regaining his composure, the Bone Douluo stood up from his meditative posture.
"Grandpa Bone seems to have gained a lot," Ning Rongrong remarked.
"Indeed. I never imagined I could reach this level."
He released his soul rings once more.
A majestic pressure radiated outward from him, the gloomy aura of his spirit power even more oppressive than the Sword Douluo's.
Especially around his Bone Dragon martial soul nine soul rings, the mark of a Title Douluo.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.
The two yellow hundred-year soul rings had deepened in color, nearly reaching the thousand-year level.
The two purple soul rings, particularly the fourth, were so dark they bordered on black.
They seemed on the verge of breaking into the ten-thousand-year tier.
The remaining four ten-thousand-year black soul rings had also improved significantly.
The eighth soul ring even carried faint red hues whether from the influence of the ninth ring or because it was nearing the next tier was unclear.
The ninth soul ring housing his strongest skill, Bone Transformation: Divine Dragon had fully evolved into a blood-red hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
As for its effects, Ning Rongrong didn't know yet. But judging by the Bone Douluo's grin stretching ear to ear, the gains must have been substantial.
"97th-rank peak Title Douluo! Though I haven't fully touched the threshold of the 98th rank, against that spineless man, I'll win more than I lose!"
"My Bone Dragon has also gained spatial and dark attributes. It's not just the soul rings that improved."
Like a child showing off his achievements, the Bone Douluo laughed heartily a far cry from the stern Title Douluo he once appeared to be.
It seemed he had been suppressed quite severely by that "spineless man."
"Congratulations, Grandpa Bone." Ning Rongrong offered her praise, followed by Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan.
With two 97th-ranked Title Douluos and one 94th-ranked, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could now stride unhindered across the continent unless they ran into shameless cheats like Tang Hao.
If the Sword Douluo mastered Ring Fusion...
They might even stand a chance against Tang Chen or Qian Daoliu as long as divine power wasn't involved.
Tang Chen's Ring Explosion combined technique with raw power, unlike Tang Hao's brute-force approach.
From her previous encounter with Tang Hao's suicidal explosion, Ning Rongrong had sensed that his Ring Explosion seemed to remove all restrictions on the Clear Sky Hammer, touching upon the realm of laws.
But considering the Asura God's possible influence, it wasn't impossible.
If she reached the "Extreme Realm" of perfection, she might understand whether Tang Hao had truly tapped into such power through his martial soul.
But she was still far from that stage.
Even her battles against the Dark Devilgod Tiger and the Evil Spirit Orca King had only allowed her to barely step into the Grandmaster realm through clever tactics.
Ultimately, she had relied on the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's inherent rules to suppress the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts' spirits.
Well!
Regardless, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was now thriving. Everything was moving in the right direction.
If the Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo could master Spirit Fusion Skills... they could truly sit back and relax.
"Rongrong, I've also gained a domain. I'm calling it the Dark Domain."
The Bone Douluo's voice snapped Ning Rongrong out of her thoughts.
"Dark Domain?"
The Dark Devilgod Tiger's domain?
The tiger had possessed two domains one manipulating darkness, the other the Life-and-Death Arena.
Actually, the latter wasn't a true domain but more like an ability left behind by the Evil God, which the tiger had partially comprehended.
"Exactly." The Bone Douluo relished everyone's astonished expressions. "The Dark Domain, as the name suggests, allows control over darkness."
"In other words, it can weaken non-dark-attribute skills, even nullifying them."
"Additionally, combat power increases by thirty percent against non-light-attribute enemies."
"But that's not what excites me most." His voice rose dramatically before pausing, as if building suspense.
"Fengzhi, remember that spineless man's indiscriminate Seven Kill Domain?"
"Of course."
Ning Fengzhi didn't understand where this was going but answered with a wry smile.
It was precisely because of this domain that the Bone Douluo mockingly called the Sword Douluo "spineless."
Who in their right mind used a domain that attacked allies and enemies alike?
That was why the Sword Douluo rarely deployed his Seven Kill Domain in battle.
Not only were the wild sword energies hard to control, but they also risked slaughtering their own support Soul Masters or any nearby allies.
"Listen well, Fengzhi. My Dark Domain can likely neutralize the Seven Kill Domain's friendly fire."
"In other words, our domains can complement each other, achieving balance."
"No more excuses from that guy about holding back in fights."
Simply put, future battles wouldn't be hampered by the Sword Douluo's domain accidentally bisecting teammates first.
Having a domain but not daring to use it was frustrating.
Among trusted allies, the Bone Douluo held nothing back, detailing his new abilities much to Dugu Bo's envy.
A Soul Master with a domain was truly exceptional.
"Grandpa Bone, did you gain any time-related abilities? Like the Dark Devilgod Tiger's Life-and-Death Arena?"
"Time?" The Bone Douluo sighed. "Sadly, no."
"My martial soul already had spatial attributes, so I felt significant improvements there. With my ninth soul skill, I can even teleport through space."
"But time manipulation? I sensed nothing. Perhaps I lack the talent."
He patted Ning Rongrong's head reassuringly. "Don't overthink it. I'm more than satisfied with my gains. Right?"
"Exactly, Rongrong. You focus too much on perfection. Life has surprises that's what makes it life. If everything went as planned, it'd just be a game."
Ning Fengzhi also comforted her, sensing his daughter's tendency to obsess over details.
"Maybe I'm overcomplicating things." Ning Rongrong emerged from her thoughts but kept her speculations to herself. Still, she had some clues.
After finalizing plans with the Bone Douluo, he and Ning Fengzhi returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with a batch of herbs.
Ning Rongrong remained at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan for the time being.