164: Chapter 164 The Spirit Hall Attacks, Two Major Sects Respond

After Ning Rongrong went to absorb her spirit ring, Su Ling continued to observe the goddesses on the stairs.

In the past six months, he had opened quite a few black and red treasure chests, and many items had appeared. Su Ling would glance at each goddess, then think about what items from the System would be suitable for them.

After looking around, Su Ling looked towards Sea God Mountain again.

How could he increase his favorability with Poseixi?

Su Ling did not want to give up on this goddess, but in more than half a year, the initial favorability of twenty had only increased by three points.

Su Ling hadn't even met Poseixi; he could only passively let it increase.

This rate of increase was too slow, and he didn't know when he would be able to bond with her.

"It seems I must take the initiative," Su Ling said in a low voice.

But on second thought, Poseixi was already at the Peak of Rank 99. Items used for Cultivation were already useless to her.

Unless it could help her become a god, or it was something that didn't require her to sacrifice herself to help Shui Binger become a god.

According to Poseixi's performance in the novel, she did not want to die, which was why she had tried to kill Tang San during his assessment, but had failed because Tang San broke through.

Su Ling could approach it from this angle, but the entry point right now was not sufficient; he couldn't just barge into the Sea God Hall to find her.

With Su Ling's current strength, he had the power to fight against Titled Douluo at Rank 96 or Rank 97. Even when facing a Rank 98 Titled Douluo, Su Ling dared to give it a try.

However, against the Rank 99 Poseixi, and within the range of the sea, it was simply not enough.

Forget it, he should pass the first trial first and improve his own strength.

About two hours later, Yang Qingyu and Shui Binger had both successfully consumed a piece of top-grade Whale Glue.

Afterward, Su Ling gave them each another piece to continue consuming.

This time, the absorption speed was a bit faster than before, and they finished absorbing it in an hour and a half.

However, at this moment, Su Ling did not let them continue consuming Whale Glue. Instead, he had them continue to Cultivate on their limit stairs for a few days to fully absorb the two pieces of top-grade ten-thousand-year Whale Glue.

Consuming two pieces of Whale Glue in succession provided a huge improvement for the two women.

Before consuming the top-grade ten-thousand-year Whale Glue, Yang Qingyu was at the 58th stair; after consuming it, she went directly to the 64th stair.

It was conceivable how great the benefits brought by this top-grade ten-thousand-year Whale Glue were.

As for Shui Binger, she leaped from the previous 90th stair to the 95th stair.

It seemed that Whale Glue was indeed a good method to improve the goddesses at the moment.

Su Ling immediately called down the four women: Jiang Zhu, Ye Lingling, Bai Chenxiang, and Shui Yueer.

Jiang Zhu and Ye Lingling did not lack talent, and their Soul Power was not low, but they were pure Support Spirit Masters, which put them at a disadvantage in this kind of assessment.

Ning Rongrong, after all, had Support Spirit Abilities that could make up for the deficiencies, and she was currently absorbing a million-year Spirit Bone, so there was no need to worry about her.

There was no way for Jiang Zhu and Ye Lingling, and Bai Chenxiang and Shui Yueer's Soul Power was not enough. They had already consumed the immortal-grade herbs and could reach above Rank 60 within half a year, but it was very difficult to climb the 108 stairs just after passing Rank 60.

Su Ling happened to have four pieces of top-grade ten-thousand-year Whale Glue in his System, so he simply had the four women consume one piece each.

After consuming the top-grade ten-thousand-year Whale Glue, the effect was significant; all four women improved by four to six stairs.

Two days later, the six women who consumed the Whale Glue had basically finished absorbing its medicinal effects, and everyone had made significant progress.

Bai Chenxiang and Shui Yueer were already over Rank 60, one at the 63rd stair and the other at the 65th.

Jiang Zhu and Ye Lingling had both reached the 69th stair.

As for Yang Qingyu, she had also improved to the 68th stair. It was not easy to reach this stair with Rank 60 Soul Power.

Seeing that Yang Qingyu had improved, Su Ling called her down.

"Brother Su, can I absorb my spirit ring now?" Yang Qingyu was already a bit impatient.

Su Ling smiled and said, "Yes, I hope you can condense a higher age, but go back to your room first; I will give you the spirit ring."

"Okay!"

Walking back to his tent, Su Ling took out a spirit ring, but this one was not something Poseixi had provided.

"Qingyu, this spirit ring can only reach 99,999 years at most. After all, you cannot improve to 100,000 years even if you absorb a god-bestowed spirit ring right now, so this spirit ring is more suitable for you. I will give you that god-bestowed spirit ring when you are confident you can make it reach 100,000 years," Su Ling said.

"Brother Su, would it be a waste to give this spirit ring to me?" Yang Qingyu asked. As a Rank 60 Spirit Master, the limit for a spirit ring was no more than 20,000 years.

After half a year of training and Su Ling giving her two pieces of Whale Glue, she was confident in absorbing a spirit ring over 20,000 years.

But using this spirit ring still seemed a bit wasteful.

"Should I go to the sea to find a suitable spirit ring?" Yang Qingyu continued.

"No need, let's just use this one. Your Spirit is special and has requirements for spirit rings; you won't be able to find the best one for you on the sea. Just use this one. As long as you can improve its age, it won't be a waste," Su Ling said.

If it were other goddesses, such as Shui Yueer reaching Rank 60, going to the sea to find a spirit ring would be okay, but for Yang Qingyu's Soul Breaking Spear Spirit, it was better to forget it.

"Alright, I will listen to you, Brother Su," Yang Qingyu said.

[Ding... Yang Qingyu favorability +2, obtained Black Treasure Chest * 1, Red Treasure Chest * 1]

Huh, two more treasure chests. Now Yang Qingyu's favorability had reached 98.

"Qingyu, go absorb the spirit ring. We need to prepare for the next step with Binger," Su Ling said.

"Okay!" Yang Qingyu nodded, then merged the spirit ring Su Ling took out with her own and began to absorb it.

After leaving Yang Qingyu's tent, Su Ling called Shui Binger down.

"Brother Su, can I absorb my spirit ring now too?" Shui Binger asked with anticipation.

Su Ling shook his head and said, "Not yet, unless you have 100% confidence that you can make this spirit ring reach 100,000 years."

"I..." Shui Binger wanted to say she was still lacking a bit and didn't have enough confidence.

"I might have some confidence in 80,000 or 90,000 years, but 100,000 years is still not possible."

What she said was not false; Shui Binger had a clear understanding of her own abilities.

"So, I will give you one last treasure to improve your body. Take this and absorb it," Su Ling said.

This time, Su Ling took out a piece of 100,000-year Whale Glue. He had obtained three pieces last time; he had consumed two himself, and this one was left for Shui Binger.

"Thank you, Brother Su!" Shui Binger said. One look and she knew this piece of Whale Glue was much better than the previous ones; it was completely scarlet in color.

"Go ahead. After absorbing this piece of Whale Glue, you will be able to meet the conditions to absorb a 100,000-year spirit ring," Su Ling said.

"Hmm!" Shui Binger nodded and returned to her tent with the 100,000-year Whale Glue.

[Ding... Shui Binger favorability +1, obtained Red Treasure Chest * 1]

Nailed it. Shui Binger's favorability reached 99.

The medicinal effect contained in 100,000-year Whale Glue was simply incomparable to ten-thousand-year Whale Glue. Last time, Su Ling used it once and his physical strength improved by about 10%; it should be even higher for Shui Binger.

This time, absorbing the 100,000-year Whale Glue took quite a long time; Shui Binger did not succeed until the next evening.

However, Su Ling still did not let her absorb the spirit ring immediately; she continued to Cultivate on the stairs.

And this time, the effect of absorbing the 100,000-year Whale Glue was very significant.

Shui Binger, who was originally at the 90th-something stair, broke through to over the 100th stair in one go, stopping only at the 108th stair.

If it were any other goddess, this stair would count as passing the assessment.

But for Shui Binger, this was just the beginning.

At this time, Yang Qingyu was still absorbing her spirit ring, striving to break through to a higher age.

Seven days later!

Yang Qingyu finally finished absorbing the spirit ring and walked out of the tent.

After she came out, she found Su Ling as soon as possible.

"Brother Su Ling, I succeeded," Yang Qingyu said to Su Ling with an excited look on her face.

Su Ling said, "Qingyu, congratulations on becoming a Spirit Emperor. What age did you reach with this spirit ring?"

"Over 35,000 years, I think. My Soul Power has also improved to Rank 62," Yang Qingyu laughed.

Her expectation was around 25,000 years; she didn't expect it to be 10,000 years more. This age was already the age that should be absorbed by a Rank 70 Spirit Saint.

"Yang Qingyu, congratulations! For your next spirit ring, you can try for one over fifty thousand years. By your eighth spirit ring, you will be able to absorb a one hundred thousand year spirit ring," Su Ling said.

"Brother Su, this is all thanks to you. Without you, how would I have such opportunities and achievements in this lifetime?" After saying this, Yang Qingyu walked up to Su Ling and planted a kiss on his cheek.

[Ding... Yang Qingyu's favorability +1, obtained Red Treasure Chest *1]

The System prompt sounded, and Yang Qingyu's favorability reached 99 points.

"Yang Qingyu, take these three Intermediate Spirit Ascension Pills and consume them; they should allow you to increase your Soul Power by another two Ranks," Su Ling said.

"Ah... thank you, Brother Su. I'll go consume them immediately." Yang Qingyu knew about this Medicinal Pill, having consumed the Elementary Spirit Ascension Pill before.

Returning to her tent, Yang Qingyu continued to consume the Medicinal Pill to improve.

After this time out, she should be able to keep up; reaching the one hundred and eighth step shouldn't be a problem anymore.

Now, the most difficult ones were still Jiang Zhu, Ye Lingling, Bai Chenxiang, and Shui Yueer.

If it really came down to it, Su Ling would have to let them absorb a Spirit Bone or two to strengthen them.

While Yang Qingyu went to consume the Medicinal Pill, Su Ling also called Shui Binger down.

At this moment, Shui Binger had already reached the one hundred and sixteenth step, and the medicinal effects of the one hundred thousand year whale glue had essentially been pushed to the limit. Next, it was time to challenge a one hundred thousand year spirit ring.

"Binger, it is time to absorb your spirit ring," Su Ling said.

"Mm!"

Entering his tent, Su Ling gave the god-bestowed spirit ring that Poseixi had provided to Shui Binger.

"Binger, good luck," Su Ling said.

"Brother Su, I will work hard. I must reach one hundred thousand years," Shui Binger said.

The improvement a one hundred thousand year spirit ring brings to a Spirit Master is tremendous; it can be a qualitative leap. Even Hu Liena, in Slaughter City, had only just brought her spirit ring age to fifty thousand years.

However, Hu Liena's sixth spirit ring was not yet twenty thousand years old, so her progress was actually not insignificant.

Shui Binger's body had improved significantly in the Ice Phoenix Valley, and coupled with half a year of Cultivation and the enhancement from two top-grade ten-thousand-year whale glues and one one-hundred-thousand-year whale glue, she had already met the conditions to challenge a one hundred thousand year spirit ring for her seventh spirit ring.

As Shui Binger absorbed her spirit ring, Su Ling also greeted the other goddesses and went to his own room to begin his secluded Cultivation.

As for the one million year spirit ring, he had been putting it off for a long time, and it was finally time to absorb it.

Inside the High-Level Protection Array, everything was isolated, but there was still someone on Sea God Island who could perceive it: Poseixi.

She had actually used her Mental Energy to explore, but upon seeing Su Ling interacting with the goddesses, she had retreated in extreme embarrassment and had not come to check again since.

And it was exactly that time, while the interaction was ongoing, that Su Ling received a System notification that Poseixi's favorability had increased by one point, a reason Su Ling had yet to discover.

At this moment, Su Ling had already integrated the golden spirit ring into his body and officially begun absorbing his ninth spirit ring.

In the blink of an eye, night fell, and every part of the continent seemed extremely calm.

But when the dead of night arrived, it was destined to be somewhat turbulent.

"Enemy attack!"

Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, a Spirit Master guard shouted loudly.

The next instant, fire flared up on the walls of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, alerting the entire Sect.

The Spirit Hall Spirit Masters were somewhat confused; since when had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School become so alert?

In the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi had recruited five thousand elite soldiers; although they were ordinary people, they could still operate various Hidden Weapons.

In an instant, a rain of arrows shot outside the city walls. The direct line Disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School stationed here immediately began to provide Support, and the Spirit Masters all began to take action.

"Fengzhi, Su Ling was right. People from Spirit Hall have really come," Sword Douluo said.

"Great, this time I must kill to my heart's content," Bone Douluo said.

The two of them, one at Rank 97 and the other at Rank 96, had been waiting for this day.

Unlike in the original story, Ning Fengzhi had also reached Rank 88 Soul Power. With an increase of one Rank, his Support could boost Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo by an additional 10%.

For a Titled Douluo, a ten percent difference was not insignificant.

"Sect Master, the emergency plan has been activated. The elderly and young of the Sect have already begun entering the safe house."

"Good!" Ning Fengzhi nodded.

"In the initial phase, focus on defense. Once all the elderly and young have entered the safe house, we will begin the counterattack."

For this battle, Ning Fengzhi had prepared for a long time. He not only wanted to repel the Spirit Hall Spirit Masters but also strove to kill as many enemies as possible.

Meanwhile, the ordinary Spirit Masters from Spirit Hall who came to attack were suffering greatly.

Especially those Spirit Masters below the Spirit Ancestor Rank; they were being shot down by arrows one by one.

The defense and offense of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School were orderly, and for a time, the Spirit Hall Spirit Masters were unable to break in.

"How could this be?"

"Could this Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have been prepared in advance?" Ghost Leopard Douluo said, looking confused.

"Could word have leaked out!"

"Our mission is to wipe out the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Even if they are prepared, so what? With the four of us working together, let everyone charge in first."

"Fine! I'll go first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Devil Bear Douluo took the lead, using his Spirit Avatar and unleashing a Spirit Ability to bombard the walls of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

However, when this Spirit Ability struck, it didn't break a large hole in the wall; it only created a small dent.

The walls of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School used special Materials; they were not ordinary stone bricks.

"Devil Bear, did you not eat?"

"You can't even break a wall?" Ghost Leopard Douluo said.

"I didn't use my full strength just now. This next hit should do it." This time, Devil Bear Douluo used a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ability directly.

A loud boom rang out. This time, he finally punched a large hole, but the wall was still not completely destroyed.

A single wall was actually making Devil Bear Douluo look this embarrassed?

At this moment, Ning Fengzhi also received the message that all the elderly and young had entered the safe house.

This time, Ning Fengzhi was very satisfied; it was thirty percent faster than the practice drills.

"Someone, bring those two traitors up," Ning Fengzhi said.

Before long, a middle-aged man was brought over.

"Sect Master, I am not a traitor, really I am not. There must be a mistake." The man still wanted to argue.

"Over these past few years, you have contacted people from Spirit Hall twenty-three times in total. The last six months have been the most frequent, with at least ten times. What else do you want to say?" Ning Fengzhi said.

"I..."

"However, although you are a traitor, you have still performed a service!" Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

"Performed a service?" The man was somewhat confused.

However, in the next moment, a long sword severed his head.

"Fengzhi, you are as clever as always. This traitor hasn't passed on a small amount of false intelligence over these years," Sword Douluo said.

"Indeed, but this intelligence was a mix of truth and lies. I didn't expect Spirit Hall to actually come. Let's go, it is time for us to go out and meet the battle," Ning Fengzhi said.

"Good!" Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo nodded. The two of them had been itching for a fight for a long time.

In the novel, Spirit Hall launched a surprise attack, catching the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School off guard. It was only to preserve the Sect that the scene of Sword Douluo fighting four Titled Douluo alone occurred.

As for now, the safe house had been built. Whenever an enemy attack occurred, all the elderly and young would enter the impregnable safe house, the entire Sect would become a battlefield, and everyone outside would be a warrior defending the Sect.

Meanwhile, the same thing was happening within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

"Erlong, you were right. People from Spirit Hall have come."

Liu Erlong said, "Uncle, leave the others to you. Let me handle the Titled Douluo that Spirit Hall has sent."

"Go! The Sect's crisis this time depends on you," Clan Master Yu Yuanzhen said.

Watching Liu Erlong's departing figure, Clan Master Yu Yuanzhen sighed with emotion. After all, at this moment, Liu Erlong's Soul Power had already increased to Rank 98.

At this Soul Power Rank, he could not even hold out for one minute in Liu Erlong's hands now.

From the initial narrow defeat to a complete defeat, it had not even been a year.