Chapter 84: Death God?
"Alright, you two follow me, but I'll say this first: no real attacks."
Ning Bei called the two to follow him as they walked toward the Seven Treasure Forest, instructing them not to go all out.
Er Ming thumped his chest.
"Don't worry, Ning Bei, brother. I'll definitely go easy on this silly bear."
Ah Bao shot a glare at Er Ming, then looked at Ning Bei.
"Don't worry, big brother, I won't even use my claws, just the bear paw will do."
"What did you say?"
"I said you're weak. What's the matter?"
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Ning Bei quickly separated them. He wasn't sure if giving them the Transformation Pills was the right decision; all they did with them was argue.
The three of them arrived at the sect's entrance just in time to meet Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu returning from their outing.
The two girls were holding various snacks, eating and drinking with great delight.
At that moment, the two girls noticed Ning Bei and the others.
"Big brother, and Er Ming and Ah Bao , where are you going?"
"Yeah, yeah, is there something fun happening? Why didn't you bring me, your sister Xiao Wu?"
Ning Bei shot a glance at the two girls.
"Did you practice today? Always playing around?"
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's faces immediately fell. Cultivation was the most boring thing.
"Ah, we'll practice properly when we go back tonight. Come on, big brother, tell us where you're going!"
Seeing that Ning Bei wasn't planning to bring them, Rongrong immediately used her best pleading techniques, tugging at his sleeve.
Ning Bei gave a helpless smile and pointed to the two muscular men beside him.
"These two are going to fight it out. Let's see whose fists are harder and whose claws are sharper."
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong immediately became interested.
"Okay, okay! A duel this interesting? I'm going to watch. Ah Bao is definitely stronger."
Ah Bao , hearing Ning Rongrong, thought to himself, as expected of the one I've been carrying since childhood. He grinned at Er Ming.
Er Ming shuddered in anger.
At this point, Xiao Wu wasn't happy anymore. "My little brother is the strongest!"
"Nonsense, Er Ming won't lose to Ah Bao . He can punch through a mountain."
"Ah Bao is strong!"
"Er Ming is stronger!"
The two best friends immediately started arguing, even pulling at each other's cheeks.
Ning Bei sighed and moved forward, pulling the two girls apart.
"What are you arguing for? Just go and watch, you'll know the answer."
"Hmph, there's no need to watch. Ah Bao is definitely stronger."
"Nonsense. Oh!"
Before Xiao Wu could retort, Ning Bei gave her a "love fist" to quiet her down.
"Keep arguing and I'll make you go home and cultivate. I'll watch the fight alone."
With that, he led Er Ming and Ah Bao toward the Seven Treasure Forest.
The two girls, holding their heads, stuck their tongues out at Ning Bei's retreating back, then quickly caught up.
Once they arrived at the forest, the group prepared to walk deeper in. After all, the commotion from these two fighting would definitely not be small.
As they passed through the outskirts of the forest, a figure training caught Ning Bei's attention.
A black-haired boy was swinging a sickle at a giant tree in front of him.
Ning Bei recognized him. He was one of the first children to take the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid, the one with the sickle martial soul and level 5 soul power.
"Not bad, he's quite diligent."
Ning Bei walked up to him and gave him a compliment.
The boy, named A Dai, looked back at Ning Bei and froze for a moment.
"Young master, and young miss, hello."
Ning Bei nodded.
"Your name is A Dai, right? How's your soul power cultivation going?"
A Dai, with his honest face, blushed a little.
"Young master, my soul power is now level 32. I just got my third soul ring recently."
"Oh? Not bad! To think you started with only level 5 soul power."
"Not bad. You've been working hard, but it seems like this kind of training might not be very helpful to you."
Ah Du scratched his head.
"Young master, I know, but my talent isn't like Ah Zhu 's or Nian Bing's. I can only make up for it with hard work. Recently, I've been feeling something unusual with my sickle, so I want to train and figure out what's going on."
Ning Bei was a little surprised. Couldn't it just be an ordinary sickle? He then glanced at the martial soul in A Dai's hand, which had not been retracted yet.
He saw that the faint dark golden lines that had appeared when it was awakened had now spread across the blade of the sickle.
"Ah!" Ning Bei sucked in a breath. This name, this martial soul—it's a bit like tempting fate.
After a brief thought, Ning Bei decided to test his hypothesis.
"A Dai, come over here. I have a soul skill I want to try with you."
Without hesitation, Ah Du retracted his martial soul and walked over to Ning Bei. He was just an orphan from a nearby village, and if it weren't for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's help, he would likely still be out in the fields helping villagers harvest wheat. So he respected and trusted Ning Bei a lot.
When Ah Du came over, Ning Bei placed one hand on his forehead. A milky-white light halo spread out—it was Ning Bei's soul bone skill, Bloodline Purification.
As the halo shone on A Dai's body, he began to tremble, and his previously retracted martial soul uncontrollably reappeared in his hand.
A terrifying force emanated from the sickle, and the dark golden lines gradually spread across the entire blade.
"Ah!" Ah Du couldn't help but scream out in pain.
Ning Bei withdrew his hand, frowning as he looked at A Dai. His martial soul was indeed unusual, but bloodline purification shouldn't cause this much pain. This wasn't something he had seen when helping Ning Fan and the Demon Spider purify their bloodlines.
Ning Rongrong, worried, came over to Ning Bei.
"Big brother, doesn't that white light only increase cultivation and martial soul quality? What's going on?"
Ning Bei shook his head, indicating he wasn't sure either, and could only keep watching.
After a while, the pain on A Dai's body subsided. He looked at Ning Bei with confusion.
"Young master, what's going on?"
"Look at your martial soul, then feel around and see what's different."
Hearing this, Ah Du immediately turned his attention to his martial soul in his hand.
"This... this..."
His martial soul had changed drastically, and he was a bit confused. He closed his eyes, feeling his body, then opened his eyes, his face filled with joy.
"Young master, it seems my martial soul has evolved, and my soul power has increased by 5 levels. I'm now a level 37 Soul Master."
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong immediately looked at Ning Bei with pitiful eyes, tugging at her sleeve.
"Big brother, I want that too!"
Xiao Wu also came over to Ning Bei's side.
"I want it too. Xiao Wu wants to increase her soul power level without having to cultivate."
Ning Bei immediately gave them a displeased look, clenching his fist and blowing out a breath on it.
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu quickly took a few steps back.
"Big brother, I don't want it anymore. I'll wait for the Qiluo Tulip. I'm happy cultivating on my own."
"Yeah, yeah, I don't want it either."
Ning Bei nodded in satisfaction and turned to A Dai, patting him on the shoulder.
"Since your potential has improved, keep working hard. I'll talk to my father and have him increase your cultivation resources."
A Dai's eyes brightened, and he nodded respectfully.
"I understand, young master. Thank you so much."
(END CHAPTER)
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