Upon hearing the proposal, Feng Xiaotian's eyes lit up, but then he had some reservations. He asked,
"Is this okay? What about the competition for your academy, the Blaze Fire Academy?"
"If your main soul masters temporarily join Shenfeng Academy, Blaze Fire Academy won't have any hope of advancing past the qualifiers."
"It doesn't matter," Fire Dance casually responded upon hearing Feng Xiaotian's concern. "In all the past Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competitions, Blaze Fire Academy has never missed the finals, and we've never fallen out of the top sixteen. Missing just one time won't have a significant impact on us."
"Moreover, the influence of our Five Elements Academy in our respective cities is already deeply rooted; it won't be easily shaken."
After Fire Dance's explanation, Feng Xiaotian finally set aside his concerns and began considering the feasibility of the plan.
Six years from now, in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, the main team of the Wuhun Palace's seed squad would have seven members. Among them, three of the "Golden Generation" would likely reach the level of Soul Kings, while the other four would be high-ranking Soul Masters above level 45.
On the other hand, Shenfeng Academy could recruit Blaze Fire Academy as temporary reinforcements, thus ensuring seven main members who are at least at the level of Soul Masters.
In addition, with the wind and fire synergy between the two academies, they would be able to generate a combined strength greater than the sum of their parts.
At that time, with his soul power nearing the level of a six-ring Soul Emperor, Feng Xiaotian was confident that, even without defeating all three of the Golden Generation's Soul Kings, he would be able to tie down the two who possess the martial soul fusion skill.
In that case, the battle would turn into a six-versus-five situation.
With Fire Dance's innate fusion ring ability, combined with the wind-fire synergy and a numerical advantage, the chance of defeating one Soul King and four high-ranking Soul Masters would be very high.
With that, wouldn't the championship be within reach?
Feng Xiaotian couldn't help but fantasize about the grand scene of winning the championship.
...
"Has your soul power reached level 22?"
Tang San, after absorbing the sword orchid soul ring, sensed his condition and was somewhat dissatisfied with his cultivation speed.
The Tang Sect was now flourishing, but he still lacked the perfect opportunity to make a name for himself across the continent.
This led Tang San to think of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, jointly held by the Tiandou and Xingluo Empires along with the Wuhun Palace.
He believed that next year's competition would be beyond his reach.
However, six years from now, when he would be fourteen, it wouldn't be impossible for him to make an impact in the competition and use it as an opportunity to raise the Tang Sect's profile.
If he could win the championship, it would allow all the major powers of the continent to know that the champion was the leader of the Tang Sect, and it would give a sharp slap to the Wuhun Palace.
However, based on his current cultivation speed, six years later, his soul power would be around level 45 at most.
The Wuhun Palace had dominated so many competitions, and it had its unique strengths.
Tang San was not foolish enough to underestimate them out of personal hatred. He was well aware of the current state of the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy.
He didn't believe that with just a soul power of level 45, he could win against the Wuhun Palace's seed team, especially with six weaker teammates.
Unless the competition rules changed to allow external powers other than martial souls, which would give him a chance to use his hidden weapons.
"It seems it's time to rely on external help to open the Eight Extraordinary Meridians."
"Now that resources aren't a problem and medicinal baths are plentiful, even if I fail and hurt myself, I can recover quickly without leaving any hidden dangers."
...
Qibao Glazed Sect.
Ning Fengzhi took out a head soul bone and handed it to Ning Rongrong, saying,
"Rongrong, this head soul bone was recently acquired by Uncle Gu from a 60,000-year-old Mirror Shadow Beast in the extreme north."
"Take this time to absorb it. With the soul power from this soul bone, I believe you'll be able to break through to level 30."
Over the past two years, Ning Rongrong's character and temperament have undergone a significant transformation.
At this moment, after hearing these words, she didn't say much but obediently took the 60,000-year-old head soul bone and sat down to begin absorbing it.
Five months ago, Ning Rongrong had already absorbed a torso soul bone.
That soul bone came from a 50,000-year-old Diamond Unicorn.
The enormous soul power left in the torso soul bone instantly raised Ning Rongrong's soul power from level 16 to level 20, with plenty of soul power left over.
Afterward, Ning Rongrong absorbed a soul ring from an 800-year-old Emerald Demon Bird.
The soul power from the ring, along with the remaining power from the soul bone, caused her soul power to skyrocket to level 25.
Additionally, the eighth layer of her martial soul, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower, had solidified even further.
Seeing the significant results, Ning Fengzhi was delighted.
He even sent Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, the two Title Douluo, to hunt ten-thousand-year soul beasts in the Soul Beast Forest.
This was all to help Ning Rongrong quickly absorb soul bones and raise her soul power, so he could soon witness the evolution of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tower.
However, large-scale soul beast hunting was frowned upon, as it went against the peace of heaven and earth, and the Wuhun Palace had expressly prohibited such actions.
Therefore, Ning Fengzhi instructed Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to act secretly, choosing areas of the Soul Beast Forest that were rarely visited by others and trying to avoid drawing attention.
If anyone noticed, they were to eliminate them without hesitation.
The reason was simple: the higher the cultivation of the soul beast, the higher the chances of it dropping a soul bone.
Hence, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo targeted soul beasts that were over 50,000 years old and suited the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower's requirements.
Soul beasts over 50,000 years old were already quite rare, and those that were also suitable for the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower were even more difficult to find.
In two years, they had only hunted more than twenty qualifying soul beasts, yielding only two soul bones.
One was a torso bone from a 50,000-year-old Diamond Unicorn, and the other was a head bone from a 60,000-year-old Mirror Shadow Beast.
Once they had acquired the second soul bone, Ning Fengzhi ordered them to stop hunting.
As they waited for his daughter to absorb the soul bone, Ning Fengzhi turned to look at the large flowerpot nearby.
Inside the pot was a dying flower, with petals shimmering in a translucent red, as radiant as a flawless ruby.
This was the third soul ring prepared for Ning Rongrong: a 2,500-year-old Ruby Sunflower, which could provide a soul skill that would enhance the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower's power.
Gem-type soul beasts were already rare, and those that could provide soul power enhancement abilities were even more exceptional.
Ning Fengzhi had started searching for such a flower two years ago, and it wasn't until three months ago that he found this Ruby Sunflower.
Though the flower was over 2,500 years old, which exceeded the normal range for a third soul ring, Ning Rongrong would be fine absorbing it because she would already have two soul bones from soul beasts over 50,000 years old.
The only issue was whether, after absorbing the Ruby Sunflower's soul ring, the eighth layer of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower would completely solidify.