Chapter Seventeen: Spirit Soldiers

  "Shut up!" Song Kun's face turned red with rage. Being able to dive into the Abyssal Pool had always been his greatest pride, but Wang Guanzhong said it was worthless in front of so many people, and he was naturally furious.

  Wang Guanxia didn't even bother with him, and continued to introduce Wang Guanlan, "The other two are not simple, you see that guy wearing purple brocade clothes, dressed like a big rooster, his name is Purple East, ranked twenty-fifth on the Submerged List, a top-notch master. And this one, looking elegant and refined, but actually with a belly full of evil water, his name is Han Fu, he's not to be underestimated, currently ranked fifteenth on the Submerged Reserve List, but of course, his goal is not to be ranked fifteenth, he's preparing to challenge Lin Yingwu, who's ranked tenth, and take his place. And within three years, he'll challenge the masters on the Submerged List, I don't know what kind of strange encounter this guy has had recently, that he's being so arrogant!"

  "It's actually a master of the Abyssal Substitute List!" Wang Guanlan looked at the four people, and his heart sank. What were these four masters of the Abyssal List doing here? They definitely weren't here to sightsee or have fun. Their target was probably himself. Although he had mentally prepared for this, when he actually faced these world-renowned young masters, he couldn't help but feel a huge amount of pressure.

  "Wang Lao Si, you don't have to praise us so highly. This time we came, is to take a look at the 14th young master of Ning Wang Fu, see what kind of virtue and ability he has, that he can be worthy of Miss Qing Ling's favor. But unfortunately, after seeing him, it seems somewhat exaggerated!!"

  The hostile words ignited a flame in Wang Guanlan's heart, but before he could speak, Wang Guanxiao jumped in and said, "Isn't that an exaggeration? Try it out and you'll know!"

  "Alright. I really want to see Wang Shi's skills!" Han Fu suddenly became excited and wanted to challenge him on the spot.

  "Korean powder, do you want to lose face or not? Didn't you see that my family's Xiao Shi just dealt with four people? Do you think you can take on a rotational battle?" Wang Guan naturally wouldn't give him this opportunity and firmly pushed Han Fu back.

  Here is the translation:

  It's not that Han Fu didn't have anything to say, but he also had some regrets in his heart about speaking too quickly earlier. After all, whether it was reputation, status, or even personal cultivation and age, he was far superior to Wang Guanlan. Generally speaking, it should be Wang Guanlan challenging him, not the other way around. However, Wang Guanlan's words earlier had been laced with hidden barbs, which made Han Fu a bit unhappy, so he wanted to provoke Wang Guanlan a bit. Now that his attempt at provocation hadn't succeeded, he smiled and said: "Fourth Young Master, don't misunderstand my intentions. I just wanted to experience the skills of the Fourteenth Young Master once, but I didn't say it had to be now. How about this? The time and place will be decided by the Fourteenth Young Master - what do you think?"

  Time and place are all determined by Wang Guanlan. If it were placed on someone else, it wouldn't be a big deal, but if it's placed on an array master, the meaning is completely different.

  As long as there is enough time and sufficient materials, a qualified array master can completely form an invincible killing array, defeating opponents who are several or even dozens of times stronger than himself. Wang Guanlan was an array master, but Han Fei still dared to be so arrogant, clearly having absolute confidence in himself. However, on the other hand, it could also be said that he saw through Wang Guanlan.

  Wang Guanlan was able to set up the Five Elements Formation in this way, which means that this kid's skills in the Five Elements Formation are still quite good. However, thinking about it again, formations require time to refine, even if one is a genius, they can't be born with the knowledge, right? At the age of 15, and having only come into contact with the technique for nearly two years, being able to grasp the Five Elements Formation to this extent must have taken a lot of time. Time is limited, and spending all that time on formations means there's less time spent elsewhere. Therefore, he determined that Wang Guanlan's strongest suit was indeed formations, and as long as he could break through his formation, he would be able to easily defeat him. Just now, while observing the formation from the side, although it had some mysterious aspects, if he were to make a move, he should still be able to break through it.

  Unlike the four just now, Han Fu was able to rank 15th on the Hidden Dragon Reserve List and had ambitions to compete for a spot on the Hidden Dragon List. How could he not have two brushes in his hand? It was precisely because of this that he gave Wang Guanlan an overwhelming advantage with an aura of dominance.

  "Don't be so troublesome!" This time, before Wang Guanlan could speak up, Wang Guanyu interrupted again, "Challenging Old Fourteen in Nanhuacheng was the first and last time. The people of Ningwang Fu are not just anyone who can challenge at will. Moreover, Old Fourteen is only one person, and it's said that two fists can't defeat four hands. Whether you all come at once or one after another, he won't be able to handle it, even if he's a high-ranking expert on the Profound Abyss Chart. And besides, he's just a fifteen-year-old kid who has only been in contact with martial arts for less than a year!" One sentence was enough to shut down the four high-ranking experts from the Profound Abyss Chart, and indeed, no matter what reason they used to challenge Wang Guanlan, they couldn't shake off the suspicion of bullying the weak.

  "Of course, considering the identity of Qing Leng young lady, we can also understand everyone's feelings. The Ning Wang Fu is not a place that doesn't care about human emotions! Seeing several people being stirred up by himself, Wang Guan Chao smiled again, "Our Ning Wang Fu and Jing Ling Hu have reached an agreement, and we will hold an engagement ceremony for them at the Yicheng Fengwei Cao's opening ceremony. If anyone is dissatisfied with this matter, they can challenge on the spot. At that time, Xiao Shi will set up a formation and wait for your arrival. What do you think?"

  "Alright!" Han Fu agreed without hesitation, "Then at that time, I'll learn from the 14th young master's superior skills!" After finishing speaking, he cupped his fists and led the three people away from the small western city school grounds.

  As for such an ending, Wang Guanlan was also very satisfied. After Wang Guanyao's words spread out, it would not be that every day someone would block his door and challenge him, which saved him a lot of trouble.

  "Fourth brother, is this your intention or the king's?!"

  "It's the king's intention, and it's also our Ning Wang Fu's intention!" Wang Guanxiao said, "You're still young, adapting to battles can help temper your strength, but if anyone who runs over can challenge you, do we still need to maintain the authority of our Ning Wang Fu? No matter what reason they come to challenge you, they must first consider the face of our Ning Wang Fu. Otherwise, there's no need for you to take action, and our Ning Wang Fu can directly destroy him!" By the end, a extremely cold expression had already appeared on Wang Guanxiao's face.

  Seeing the naked coldness on Wang Guanzhong's face, Wang Guanlan also felt a sudden tightness in his heart. He chuckled and said, "Well, if that's the case, I'll be relieved too. Fourth brother, tomorrow I'll bid farewell to Father King. You know, to deal with these truly young powerhouses, I still need to make good preparations!"

  "Of course I know, Father King also means that, hurry back, Father King has already prepared a gift for you!"

  "A gift?!" Wang Guanlan's heart skipped a beat, but she revealed an expectant expression. The gift that Ning Wang had prepared for her shouldn't be too bad, right!!

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  Wang Guanlan gently stroked the long knife in his hand, a horse-beheading knife with an extremely long blade that exuded a strong and intimidating aura, clearly a seasoned weapon that had been through many battles. However, at first glance, it seemed to be just that - nothing special except for its awe-inspiring presence. Yet, Wang Guanlan dared not underestimate this knife.

  Because it is a spiritual soldier.

  A spiritual soldier of even higher quality than a top-grade law enforcement soldier, and although it was only an inferior spiritual device, it was enough to increase his martial arts strength by tenfold, or even more.

  Don't think this is an exaggeration, it's a fact. If you can't increase the martial arts strength of a small bird that has only cultivated three layers of Qi by more than ten times, then you're not worthy of being called a Spiritual Soldier.

  Just now he didn't see any runes on the spiritual instrument, whether it was on the blade or the hilt, they were all bright and new, without a single mark. Wang Guanlan knew that this was because the runes had been inlaid into the body of the knife by an extremely skilled craftsman.

  This does not affect the spirituality of this knife.

  Spirituality is the most important place where spiritual instruments and spiritual soldiers are distinguished from legal instruments and legal soldiers.

  One magical tool, one magical soldier. No matter how many or how powerful the spells attached to it are, if it's not spiritual, it can't be called a spiritual tool or spiritual soldier, because it's just an inanimate object after all.

  Inanimate objects can only be manipulated by humans. Once they leave human control, or are severely damaged and cannot be manipulated, they become useless.

  But this thing is different from spiritual instruments and spiritual soldiers, it has spirituality, what is spirituality?

  To put it simply, at many times, the master does not need to deliberately manipulate it, and it can react on its own. The most typical example is the automatic protection of the host and similar functions. In this regard, spiritual instruments such as swords have an advantage. However, spiritual instruments and spiritual swords, apart from automatic protection and warning alarms, also have other functions that are different from those of magical instruments and magical swords. For example, the spiritual knife called Cangfeng in Wang Guanlan's hand can enhance Wang Guanlan's momentum when facing enemies, and help him deepen his understanding of the way of the sword during cultivation. On a certain level, it can also affect Wang Guanlan's temperament. Of course, this is just an inferior spiritual sword that has not reached the point of affecting Wang Guanlan's temperament. The high-quality or top-grade spiritual swords are truly capable of having a huge impact on the holder's temperament. In fact, this is also a kind of instinct for spiritual swords. This influence is two-way: the spiritual instrument influences the master, and the master also influences the spiritual instrument. Many Taoist instruments were born in this way. Of course, Wang Guanlan cannot now indulge in fantasies about Taoist instruments; if he can thoroughly grasp this spiritual sword, that would be a blessing from heaven.