Chapter 116: Not Daring to Cause Trouble Makes You Mediocre?
Ning Rongrong remembered him clearly.
She had even gifted him a token in hopes of recruiting him, but unfortunately, he seemed to have never used it.
"I simply saw injustice on the road and stepped in to help," Qi Tian said.
Ning Rongrong lifted her chin. "These few rookies? I don't need you to save me. I already have a way to deal with them!"
She wasn't wrong. With the first strike initiative, these three would have been tortured to the brink of death by her Dragon Beard Needles.
Even Zhao Wuji couldn't withstand the agony of those hidden weapons.
"Not them," Qi Tian said.
Before coming here, Qi Tian had sensed—through his spiritual power—the presence of a powerful expert, which was why he rushed over.
"Who dares harm students of our Shrek Academy?!"
At that moment, a loud shout echoed through the restaurant. The other guests had already scattered, and a burly man appeared inside the lobby.
Seven soul rings pulsed at his feet—
He was unmistakably a Soul Saint.
Ning Rongrong's assigned guards were only Soul Kings and Soul Emperors. They were nowhere near strong enough to guarantee her safety against such an opponent.
"Who are you? They insulted me first!" Ning Rongrong retorted confidently.
Daring to stir up trouble means you're mediocre. This was the life philosophy Zhao Wuji had always instilled in his students.
Who started it didn't matter to him. His students should be the ones causing trouble. Zhao Wuji had come today for one purpose only— to protect his own.
"Hmph! So it was you who hurt them? Then I'll take you down first and interrogate you later!"
Zhao Wuji didn't bother with explanations.
He lunged forward aggressively.
He dared to charge even at disciples of the Spirit Hall or the Strength Clan— let alone a young girl.
Bibi Dong sat down calmly at the side, quietly watching. Qi Tian knew then that she likely wouldn't make a move.
"Rongrong, give me support!" Qi Tian ordered.
Ning Rongrong was no longer a sheltered little princess. After her long journeys, she had gained more than enough battle experience.
"Alright!
Nine Treasures Turned Out of Glazed Glass—
First: Strength.
Second: Agility.
Third: Soul."
Three streams of radiant light surged into Qi Tian's body, dramatically boosting his state.
Only now did Ning Rongrong realize—
In the half-year since she last saw him, Tian Qi had already become a Soul King.
Supporting a Soul King burned through her soul power quickly.
Zhao Wuji froze mid-step, a cold shock running through him.
He recognized her martial soul— He thought it was the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda martial soul.
As someone who bullied the weak but feared the strong, he instantly understood that he had kicked an iron wall. He would need to hold back.
What was worse— these two looked incredibly young, yet their cultivation levels were frighteningly high. Their backgrounds were definitely not simple.
He had once been hunted by both the Spirit Hall and the Strength Clan for provoking them. The last thing he needed was to add the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect to that list.
Qi Tian felt his soul power surge and immediately unleashed his Blue Silver Domain, stacking two soul skills atop it as he attacked Zhao Wuji.
Blue Silver Overlord Spear.
Wood Dragon Technique.
In an instant, Zhao Wuji saw golden spears stabbing toward him, accompanied by several wooden dragons.
One was a ten-thousand-year-level soul skill. The other was near a ten-thousand-year soul skill. With the domain enhancing them, their power was terrifying.
Zhao Wuji no longer dared hold back.
His seventh soul ring flashed, and he transformed into a massive, several-meter-tall Vigorous Vajra Bear.
"Vigorous Vajra Palm!"
When the soul skills collided, Zhao Wuji felt a sharp pain— the Blue Silver Overlord Spear pierced through his palm.
"How is that possible?!"
As the famed Immovable King, he prided himself on unparalleled strength and defense. How could he fail to block a Soul King's attack?!
Even if he'd used only a hundred-year soul skill, he was still a Soul Saint— its power should have been overwhelming.
Panic began rising in Zhao Wuji's chest.
He quickly activated Gravity Increase, Position Trace, and other soul skills—
Planning to capture the plant-type soul master first.
In his mind, plant-type soul masters were frail. A single solid grab, and the kid would crumble. As long as he caught Qi Tian, he could still salvage his dignity.
Unfortunately for Zhao Wuji, Qi Tian refused to give him any face. Qi Tian transformed into a Black-Jade Bamboo stalk; his real body long moved elsewhere.
This was the ability of his spirit soul, Black-Jade Bamboo— a substitution technique that allowed him to switch positions with his clone, and the soul power cost was extremely low.
Zhao Wuji couldn't catch Qi Tian at all, and instead was turned into a human pincushion by the Blue Silver Overlord Spear formation.
If not for his tremendous defensive power, he would've already died under Qi Tian's hands.
"Be careful, my soul power is almost gone!" Ning Rongrong warned.
Qi Tian had been burning through a tremendous amount of soul power using consecutive ten-thousand-year soul skills, not to mention the two spatial leaps with the Sea Calming Pearl.
Fortunately, Zhao Wuji was already at the end of his strength. Qi Tian noticed his movements becoming slower and slower, so he sprinkled out several Dragon Beard Needles to help Zhao Wuji make up for the "deluxe hidden-weapon set meal" he missed earlier.
It also saved Qi Tian a bit of soul power.
"AAAHHH!"
Zhao Wuji was riddled with Dragon Beard Needles; his martial soul body dissipated instantly, and he collapsed unconscious from the agony.
"We actually defeated a Soul Saint?" Ning Rongrong was stunned.
'I'm amazing! Even Father probably never had a record like this!' she thought proudly.
Bibi Dong nodded with satisfaction. She could sense that Qi Tian's soul power was nearly exhausted.
Her chance to capture him was coming.
"Tian Qi, what kind of academy is this Shrek Academy? What should we do with these people?" Ning Rongrong asked.
She wasn't someone who killed casually, so she didn't mention taking their lives.
"Use their own methods against them.
They tried to prey on you, so let them experience the same treatment."
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.
"I just happened to run into three perverts yesterday. How about locking all of them together?"
Her temper had improved, but she was still a mischievous little witch—torturing people was her specialty.
"Perfect. Once those three perverts are done, hand them to the Spirit Hall. I still need them."
Since Qi Tian was "possessing" Ning Rongrong at the moment, he naturally knew who she caught yesterday—
Bu Le, Tian Ya, and E Kao.
They had seen Ning Rongrong's beauty and wanted to "treat her to a lollipop" and "take her home to see their goldfish."
But they kicked an iron wall instead.
Her escort had captured them, and they were now awaiting punishment at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's commercial branch.
Qi Tian planned to send them to Tang Hao— and tell him they were incredibly "fresh and delicious," something he absolutely had to try.
In the original story, these three scumbags actually ended up receiving positions under the Heaven Dou Empire and spent their days extorting passersby. Even the pure and righteous God King Tang encountered them but didn't kill them— simply because they were subordinates of his "good disciple," Xue Beng.
This lifetime, Qi Tian planned to let them join the Spirit Hall instead— and specialize in torturing Tang Hao.
Being able to "serve" a former Title Douluo… Qi Tian thought it was a blessing the three degenerates didn't deserve.
Ning Rongrong waved her hand, signaling her guards to take care of the matter.
She knew her father, Ning Fengzhi, would arrange protection for her once she left her sect, so she never hesitated to use them—
She preferred to save effort whenever possible.
"Tian Qi, since we met by chance, why don't we return to Heaven Dou City together?" Ning Rongrong invited.
She found Qi Tian rather interesting and wanted to bring him along.
More importantly, he had arrived with Bibi Dong.
If she managed to take Tian Qi away with her, it would be like stealing a round from Bibi Dong. That alone made it worthwhile.
"No. Qi Tian must return to Spirit City with me first," Bibi Dong said with a smile.
Ning Rongrong's smile froze.
"Qi Tian? What did you just call him?"
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End of Chapter