Chapter 49: Sovereign of the World!

"No, why on earth?!"

Xu Sanshi stood frozen in place as if turned to stone. He could not understand—he truly could not understand! How on earth did Ning Wuque manage to win the current little princess of the Shrek Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, while he found it difficult just to even touch Nan'nan's hand?!

Damn it all, this world was unfair, and he wanted to destroy this damn world!

Jealousy distorted Xu Sanshi's features. Not only had he failed to teach his "ignorant and arrogant" junior a lesson today, but he had even been utterly flexed upon by that very junior.

This was even more heart-wrenching than when Beibei had thoroughly lectured and humiliated him!

"Ning Tian, this is a bottle of Youth-Preserving Pills. I won them from Senior Sanshi, and now I'm giving them to you."

Right in front of Xu Sanshi, Ning Wuque handed the newly acquired Youth-Preserving Pills directly to Ning Tian.

Before him, Ning Tian was stunned at first upon learning that these pills were Youth-Preserving Pills. To her, consuming such items since childhood meant nothing special, but the thought that this was a gift from Ning Wuque filled her with radiant joy as she accepted it.

It might lack a bit of meaningful substance, but she loved anything given by Wuque—

"Thank you, Wuque. Hello, Senior Sanshi, my name is Ning Tian."

After accepting the gift, Ning Tian politely greeted Xu Sanshi, then grabbed Ning Wuque's hand and left with him and Wu Feng.

Left in place, only a petrified turtle shed tears of bitter frustration.

"What's wrong, Sanshi? I heard you got beaten up by a newly enrolled junior?"

"Beibei? Beibei! Quick, I must pour my bitter heart out to you immediately, and you're not allowed to refuse!"

"Alright, alright. Let's go, we'll talk while grabbing some food. Coincidentally, I asked Tang Ya to invite Jiang Nan'nan along too."

"Good brother! What a true brother!"

In an instant, his torn and scarred heart was mended and healed by the warmth of genuine friendship.

............

Leaving aside Xu Sanshi, who had been dragged away by his bros for a meal.

Back here, as soon as they stepped out of the Great Soul Arena, Ning Wuque explained the recent events to Ning Tian, along with his reasons for coming here to fight in a soul duel.

"So that's how it is. Oh right, Wuque, I just had someone track down where our teacher is. Since you definitely won't have time for regular classes with your usual training, would you like to go together and apply for a special privilege with her?"

Nodding slightly, Ning Tian was unconcerned about the rest, knowing that Ning Wuque always had his own arrangements.

Today, she had first gone to buy two new, larger sets of school uniforms for Wu Feng, then checked out the overall caliber of this year's students, and finally obtained a list of upper-class students who were relatively impoverished.

After completing all these tasks, she finally sent people to gather information on Mu Jin, the head teacher of Class Nine of the freshmen, and learned that the woman was currently dining at a restaurant outside Shrek City.

Thus, she had rushed back to the academy to find Ning Wuque and ask if he wanted to go ask Mu Jin for a privilege exempting him from attending classes.

From Ning Tian's perspective, minor matters were handled well enough by her alone; it was better for Wuque to focus on his own endeavors.

Besides, given Ning Wuque's brilliant intellect, skipping these basic courses wouldn't matter much anyway, would it?

"Is that so? Then let's go pay her a visit."

With those words,

Ning Wuque first headed to the dormitory building to take a three-minute shower, after which he left the campus alongside Ning Tian and Wu Feng.

First, they located Mu Jin, and through a combination of emotional appeal and rational persuasion, they successfully secured the class-exemption privilege.

Finally, they returned to the academy's cafeteria, intending to grab a bite to eat.

However, when Ning Tian learned that Shrek Academy's cafeteria shockingly did not provide tables and chairs, she fell silent. She immediately dragged Ning Wuque and Wu Feng into a restaurant in Shrek City to order a lavish feast of soul beast meat.

She finally understood why Mu Jin, despite being a teacher, refused to eat at the academy and instead insisted on dining out in Shrek City!

The infrastructure of Shrek Academy's Outer Courtyard was truly beyond human comprehension!

.........

Bidding farewell to Ning Tian and Wu Feng, Ning Wuque returned to Shrek Academy at around nine o'clock that evening.

He headed straight for the playground, sat upon the Soul-Nourishing Jade, and under the moonlight, pulled out the beast-skin scroll Mu En had given him yesterday.

"Monarch Descends upon the World?"

The material of the beast-skin scroll felt like dragon hide. Unfolding the scroll, the four prominent characters [Monarch Descends upon the World] came into view.

He never expected Mu En to be so generous! Handing over his ultimate unique skill just like that.

However, after reading through all the text on the beast-skin scroll, Ning Wuque realized it was identical to what Mu En had said verbally at the time.

The Monarch Descends upon the World on this beast-skin scroll was merely a creative concept from his youth, far from his currently perfected ultimate technique!

Yet, it was enough. What is a genius?

A genius is someone who, given a result and three critical nodes, can extrapolate a direct path leading straight to that result!

"Spiritual power, willpower, and soul power... So that's it. This is the difference between quantity and quality, the internal and the external. The core concept of Monarch Descends upon the World is to attach one's willpower to spiritual power, and then project it through soul power, directly inflicting a mental shock on the enemy to deal damage."

"Under normal circumstances, however, one can only preliminarily project their spiritual power outward upon reaching the Titled Douluo realm, thereby fusing it with soul power. Before that, this soul skill is fundamentally unlearnable without relying on special martial souls or unique methods."

"But who am I? Heh heh~ Martial soul, lend me a hand!"

Gradually comprehending the soul skill on the beast-skin scroll, Ning Wuque put it away, actively entered a semi-deep meditative state, sank his consciousness into the chaotic sea of consciousness, and initiated a connection with his martial soul.

Inside the sea of consciousness.

The first thing Ning Wuque saw when he opened his eyes was his own martial soul.

The Dark-Gold Terror Ant had the overall appearance of an ordinary black ant, with the difference lying in its sharp-angled, armor-like cuticles and a pair of dragon-horn-like protrusions pointing toward the sky.

Golden blood vessels, even when obscured by the armor, still emitted a shimmering radiance outward, giving it an oppressive presence woven from dark and gold.

"Kaa~"

"Come on, partner. Let's do some reading comprehension together. Since I can't achieve outward projection of spiritual power and its fusion with soul power, as my martial soul, you can surely help me accomplish it, right?"

"Kaa?"

The martial soul tilted its head, harboring a bad premonition.

Before it, Ning Wuque had already formed a rough train of thought.

Indeed, as merely a rank-22 grandmaster who was not even a spirit-attribute soul master, he couldn't even manage the outward projection of spiritual power. How could he possibly learn a soul skill that required attaching one's willpower to spiritual power and striking it out through soul power?

Yet, just because he couldn't do it didn't mean his martial soul couldn't.

When his meeting place with the martial soul was located within the sea of consciousness, Ning Wuque understood that the martial soul itself was a materialized, special manifestation of the soul master's spiritual power, functioning almost like an external organ acting as an independent entity.

His idea was simple: to see if, during martial soul avatar fusion, he could attach his willpower to the martial soul, and then have the martial soul deliver the blow through his own fists!

This was a simple energy conversion formula, namely:

Ning Wuque made the martial soul carry his willpower, and through the connection between the martial soul and his own body, he allowed the martial soul to bear this willpower and release his very own "Monarch Descends upon the World" through physical contact!

Still don't understand?

Just think of it as Armament Haki.