Mu Feng felt a myriad of emotions, but outwardly, he simply nodded, indicating his understanding.
Seeing this, Lin Rong turned his gaze to Feng Xiaotian, who stood by his side, and instructed, "Feng Xiaotian, don't just stand there. I have a task for you as well."
Feng Xiaotian was lost in thought, standing in place. When Lin Rong called his name, he snapped back to attention and replied, "Benefactor, no, sir, please speak."
"It's very simple," Lin Rong continued.
"In four years, at the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament, I want you to win the championship. From the championship rewards offered by Spirit Hall that year, give me one of the three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones: the Wisdom Skull."
"How about it? Do you have confidence in winning?"
Confidence in winning? Feng Xiaotian was stunned by the question.
To win, he would have to defeat the seeded team directly sponsored by Spirit Hall.
As Spirit Hall had been building up the reputation of Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan over the past few years, Feng Xiaotian had also learned about the information of these three from the Divine Wind Academy's channels. They were known as the "Golden Generation."
Xie Yue, the leader of the Golden Generation, broke through to Soul Ancestor at seventeen.
Yan, one of the Golden Generation, broke through to Soul Ancestor at seventeen.
Hu Liena, one of the Golden Generation, broke through to Soul Ancestor at sixteen.
Currently, Xie Yue and Yan were eighteen, and Hu Liena was seventeen. Based on their cultivation speed, their Soul Power levels should be around forty-three or forty-four at this time.
In four years, these three were expected to break through to Soul King. They would undoubtedly be the absolute mainstays of Spirit Hall's seeded team in the next tournament.
Among them, Xie Yue's Martial Soul, the Moon Blade, and Hu Liena's Martial Soul, the Demon Fox, could perform the Martial Soul Fusion Skill "Bewitching Charm."
Although Bewitching Charm was not as famous among Martial Soul Fusion Skills as the Nether White Tiger of the Star Luo Empire's royal family, it was still quite renowned.
Therefore, Feng Xiaotian had also found detailed information about the Martial Soul Fusion Skill "Bewitching Charm."
In its appearance, Bewitching Charm was androgynous, and it wielded a giant Moon Blade.
Furthermore, Bewitching Charm could release a red mist domain centered on itself.
Within the control range of this domain, everyone's senses would be reduced by fifty percent, their Soul Power suppressed by fifty percent, and all actions would be slowed by fifty percent.
Inside the red mist, only Xie Yue and Hu Liena, who were using the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, could see.
As for outside the red mist, according to records, no one had ever been able to see clearly into the red mist.
For Divine Wind Academy to win the championship by defeating Spirit Hall's seeded team, someone would need to be able to contend with Bewitching Charm.
And that person, within the entire Divine Wind Academy, could only be him, Feng Xiaotian.
He was twenty years old this year, a Rank 52 Soul King.
With four years of cultivation time, he had absolute confidence in reaching Rank 60 Soul Power, becoming the youngest Soul Emperor in Divine Wind Academy's history.
The soul skill granted to him by the Gale Twin Wolf Head Spirit Bone happened to counter Bewitching Charm's red mist domain.
Without the interference and suppression of the red mist domain.
In four years, with his Soul Emperor cultivation, he was confident he could fight Bewitching Charm and had more than a fifty percent chance of defeating it.
However, if he and Bewitching Charm were to mutually restrain each other, regardless of who won or lost, they would lose the ability to continue fighting.
On the other hand, with the participation of members from Blazing Fire Academy, Divine Wind Academy could gather six Soul Ancestors.
Spirit Hall would have one Soul King and four high-level Soul Ancestors.
With Divine Wind Academy's wind borrowing fire's momentum and fire boosting wind's power, coupled with his Xiao Wu's Ring Fusion, their strength would be roughly equal to Spirit Hall's.
But Feng Xiaotian was somewhat worried.
It was rumored that Yan's Martial Soul was the legendary ancient beast Martial Soul, the Flame Lord, and its characteristics gave Yan extremely high fire resistance.
If the rumors were true, their probability of winning would be greatly reduced.
Unless he could single-handedly hold off the three members of the Golden Generation, the hope of winning the championship would be slim.
Therefore, Feng Xiaotian replied honestly, "Sir, to be frank, I have confidence in my own strength, but the gap in team composition and Spirit Hall's strength is too great."
"If I could have one more Soul King on my side, I would have over seventy percent confidence in winning the championship and presenting that Soul Bone to you."
"So, for the tournament in four years, could you provide a powerful external aid with Soul King cultivation?"
A powerful external aid with Soul King cultivation?
Feng Xiaotian's question made Lin Rong think carefully.
Among the younger generation under his command, only Ma Hongjun, Dugu Yan, and Meng Yiran were qualified to participate in the next tournament.
Of the three.
Although Dugu Yan had taken three Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills, her innate talent was average. In four years, she would at most be a high-level Soul Ancestor.
Meng Yiran was even less so. She had only taken one Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pill, and her innate talent was similar to Dugu Yan's. In four years, she would at most be a low-level Soul Ancestor.
Only Ma Hongjun, who had absorbed the Phoenix Crested Sunflower at the age of eight, could possess Soul King level Soul Power at the age of fourteen.
However, although Ma Hongjun met the conditions for a powerful external helper, Lin Rong had no intention of letting Ma Hongjun be that helper.
Getting control of the military was what Ma Hongjun should be doing, and it was the only thing he should be doing right now.
Thus, under Feng Xiaotian's expectant gaze, Lin Rong flatly refused the request.
"I can bring out a Soul King as an external helper, but he has more important things to do. You can't count on him for this."
This made Feng Xiaotian look a bit dejected, but Lin Rong's next words reignited his curiosity.
"There's more than one way to defeat the Spirit Hall's seeded team. Besides the Soul King external helper you mentioned, I have another, more secure method that will absolutely guarantee victory and the championship."
"Have you ever heard of the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill?"
The Seven-in-One Fusion Skill?
Feng Xiaotian looked bewildered, but Dean Mu Feng seemed to be pondering something.
Afterward, Mu Feng used soul power transmission to explain the concept of the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to Feng Xiaotian.
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian's face was filled with disbelief. He opened his mouth, unsure of what to say, and stood frozen on the spot.
Seeing this, Lin Rong took out a thick book and said to the two of them:
"Under normal circumstances, only Spirit Masters with similar Martial Souls that have absorbed similar Spirit Rings have a chance to achieve the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill."
"But there are always exceptions. A theoretical master has researched a method that allows Spirit Masters with different types of Martial Souls to also perform the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill."
"And the key to this method lies in Ring Fusion!"
"A Spirit Master with the ability of Ring Fusion acts as the guide, and by following a specific method, the soul power of seven Spirit Masters with completely different Martial Souls can be combined."
"This book records in detail all the insights from that theoretical master regarding the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill."
"Take this book back and study it thoroughly. Once you master the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, winning the championship will be as easy as lifting a finger."
That's right, this book was written by Yu Xiaogang. Lin Rong had Shi Nian retrieve the original from Yu Xiaogang's Spirit Tool and then made a copy of it.
The Seven-in-One Fusion Skill could be considered one of Yu Xiaogang's few useful theoretical studies.
It was also the only theoretical study that was helpful to Lin Rong.
After Lin Rong awakened the Nine Bend Vine Dragon, he gained the innate ability of Ring Fusion.
As early as then, he had already set his sights on Yu Xiaogang's research insights on the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
The maximum number of people for the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill is seven, but there's no requirement for it to be exactly seven. With Ring Fusion, it can be performed by fewer than seven people.
For example, Lin Rong and the old butler could perform a Two-in-One Fusion Skill. With Lin Rong as the leader, he could display the strength of at least a Level 96 Titled Douluo.
The original work has a lot of age bugs.
Especially Hu Liena, who gets younger as the story progresses.
So, I've balanced the ages.
Hu Liena is seven years older than Tang San, and Xie Yue and Yan are eight years older than Tang San.
During the competition, their ages were:
Hu Liena was twenty-one, and Xie Yue and Yan were twenty-two.
Also, the Xiao Wu mentioned by Feng Xiaotian refers to Huo Wu, not that ten-thousand-year-old rabbit.
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