Chapter 76: Distributing the Celestial Herbs

Dai Mubai's words left Ning Rongrong, Flender, and Zhao Wuji utterly stunned.

Evolve her martial spirit?

This herb could actually allow Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to evolve!

Only Ning Rongrong herself truly understood the significance of Dai Mubai's statement.

Why couldn't Ning Fengzhi break through to level 80? It was because his Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda only had seven layers!

No matter how talented the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's core members were, without a method to overcome the pagoda's innate limitations, they would never surpass level 80 or absorb an eighth spirit ring to become a Spirit Douluo.

"You're not hearing things. Go ahead and absorb it. Just remember—this has to remain a secret!"

"Mm-hmm!"

Ning Rongrong nodded vigorously, then quickly walked up to Dai Mubai and gave him a light kiss on the cheek.

Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Xiao Wu: "…"

Goodness. No wonder Dai Mubai had only called Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, deliberately leaving out Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.

Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée, so that was normal.

As for Ning Rongrong… well, it looked like Dai Mubai had "won her over."

Flender and Zhao Wuji's gazes turned curiously toward Xiao Wu…

Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong entered another empty meeting room, closed the door, and began absorbing the Strange Velvet Tulip.

At that moment, Ning Rongrong realized she had truly fallen for Dai Mubai—not out of revenge as she had initially convinced herself. That so-called "revenge" had merely been an excuse to get closer to him.

Luckily, there were enough unused meeting rooms, and with classes in progress, they were all empty.

Dai Mubai skipped over Xiao Wu for now and turned to Zhao Wuji and Flender.

"Old Zhao, this is the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd. There are no special requirements for absorption—just eat it and refine it."

"This Earth Dragon Golden Gourd might evolve your Vigorous Vajra Bear martial spirit into the Earth Bear or even the Earth Dragon Bear."

Both the Earth Bear and Earth Dragon Bear were superior forms of the Vigorous Vajra Bear. As martial spirits, their strength far surpassed the original Vigorous Vajra Bear.

At the same level, the Earth Dragon Bear could rival terrifying beasts like the Terrorclaw Bear or its superior form, the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear. This alone spoke to the immense power of the Earth Dragon Bear.

As for the Earth Bear, it possessed earth-attribute abilities and grew stronger when standing on solid ground—a trait shared by the Earth Dragon Bear.

Though the Earth Bear was weaker than the Earth Dragon Bear or the Terrorclaw Bear, it was still a top-tier martial spirit, comparable even to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Zhao Wuji swallowed hard, his hands trembling as he accepted the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd. He looked at Dai Mubai with gratitude.

"Xiao Bai, I won't say thank you. Just know this—if you ever need anything from me, say the word!"

Dai Mubai nodded. He knew that unless he accepted Zhao Wuji's gratitude, the man would refuse to take such a precious item.

Since Zhao Wuji was already at level 78, his absorption process might create a lot of commotion. Thus, he chose the meeting room farthest from Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

Once Zhao Wuji had left, Dai Mubai turned his attention to Flender.

Flender rubbed his hands together eagerly, his expression filled with anticipation.

"Dean, to be honest, your Four-Eyed Owl martial spirit isn't particularly powerful."

Flender nodded in agreement. Indeed, his martial spirit could only be considered mid-tier. Reaching his current level had taken no small amount of luck.

Without its natural advantage against Zhao Wuji's martial spirit, Flender might not even be able to defeat him.

"This is the Black Jade Divine Bamboo. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what it does."

Handing the Black Jade Divine Bamboo to Flender, Dai Mubai shrugged helplessly.

He had struggled to find a suitable celestial herb for Flender. Something like the Nine Treasures Purple Zoysia would have been ideal, but it wasn't classified as a celestial herb.

The Black Jade Divine Bamboo was more suitable for tool spirit masters like Li Yusong. As for Flender, it might simply boost his spirit power and enhance the strength of his martial spirit…

Flender stared blankly at the Black Jade Divine Bamboo. Good grief. Everyone else's martial spirits are evolving or their soul power is skyrocketing, and here I am with an herb that "might" do something.

Feeling somewhat exasperated, Dai Mubai thought for a moment and pulled out the Nine Treasures Purple Zoysia.

"Dean, this Nine Treasures Purple Zoysia isn't quite a celestial herb, but it's close. It can consolidate your foundation and strengthen your vitality. If you absorb it first, then refine the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, it might—possibly—allow you to break through to Spirit Douluo and slightly evolve your martial spirit."

Dai Mubai scratched his head, sounding unsure.

Flender's mouth twitched. Does he think I'm that much of a lost cause?

Even Zhao Wuji had a chance to evolve his martial spirit, yet Flender's situation was filled with uncertainties.

Ultimately, Flender nodded and accepted the Black Jade Divine Bamboo and the Nine Treasures Purple Zoysia. He chose the meeting room farthest from Zhao Wuji.

Now, Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu were the only ones left.

After locking the conference room door, Xiao Wu immediately hugged Dai Mubai, her eyes filled with longing. It had been days since she and Dai Mubai had bickered, and she actually missed it.

Dai Mubai rubbed Xiao Wu's head affectionately, then shook his head. This isn't the place for that.

He still wasn't sure about Tang Hao's current situation or whether he had noticed anything unusual about Xiao Wu.

Unbeknownst to Dai Mubai, Tang Hao was currently with the Blue Silver Emperor and wouldn't be reappearing anytime soon.

Dai Mubai retrieved a stone from the sachet and handed it to Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, this is the Yearning Heartbroken Red. All you need to do is spit a mouthful of blood onto it…"

He didn't bother explaining the romantic legend behind the herb and simply told her how to make it bloom.

Xiao Wu nodded and immediately forced a mouthful of blood onto the Yearning Heartbroken Red.

To Dai Mubai's surprise, the herb bloomed instantly without even shaking!

He looked at Xiao Wu in astonishment—she truly was unwavering in her love.

"Xiao Wu, take its petals and swallow them. From now on, no one will be able to recognize your true form."

Xiao Wu's eyes widened. She hadn't expected Dai Mubai to go to such lengths for her…

Nodding, she planted a quick kiss on Dai Mubai's cheek before sitting cross-legged to absorb the Yearning Heartbroken Red.

Dai Mubai's reasoning was simple: if keeping it safe in his possession was risky, then having Xiao Wu absorb it immediately would solve the problem.

However, what happened next left both Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu completely stunned…

(End of Chapter)