Chapter 21: Plan.
Huo Tianchen gathered all the participating team members, including Huo Lie and Huo Yi.
Looking at the team members' strength this year, Huo Tianchen was filled with satisfaction. He had witnessed their transformation firsthand over the past two years.
Ever since Xiao Fei joined the team, everyone within the team had been incredibly hardworking, influenced by him. Previously, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu had both been considered exceptionally talented, performing well for their peers.
But after Xiao Fei's arrival, their arrogance was shattered by their training and performance. In terms of age, arrogance, and strength, they were far behind Xiao Fei. This placed both immense pressure and immense motivation on them.
As a result, their training intensity gradually matched Xiao Fei's. They pushed themselves to the limit almost every day, and with Xiao Fei's support for stress training and weighted rock climbing, their strength had leaped forward in recent years.
Previously, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu were on par with their contemporaries from the Four Elements, both in terms of level and strength. Including Feng Xiaotian of Shenfeng, Shui Binger of Tianshui, Hu Yanli of Xiangjia, and Yu Tianxin of Lei Ting.
And now, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu are obviously much better than the other four. The highest of the four, Feng Xiaotian, is only level 44, while Huo Wu is already level 46, and Huo Wushuang is even level 47.
What's more different is that each of the other teams has only 2 to 3 Soul Masters, but Chihuo Academy already has 7 Soul Masters. The growth of the remaining 4 people has also far exceeded expectations. This will be the foundation of Chihuo Academy in the future. A team with all Soul Masters is also among the top three teams.
Huo Tianchen looked at everyone and said, "The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition is about to begin. There are some rules for the competition that need to be discussed in advance."
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition is the largest soul master competition in the world, sponsored and hosted by the royal families of the Tiandou and Xingluo empires and co-organized by the Spirit Hall." There are several rules that must be followed. First, participating academies must be qualified advanced soul master academies.
Second, the students sent must be under 25 years old and be able to maintain a maximum of seven participants in each game. Third, during the competition, the purpose is to compete in friendship and avoid injuring opponents as much as possible.
Death is not allowed. Once an opponent is killed, the academy will not only bear the corresponding losses, but also the consequences of the loss. "In addition to failure, they will also be expelled from the Soul Master Competition."
After hearing the rules, everyone turned to look at Huo Wu. Huo Wu, seeing the others' gazes, felt a surge of shame and anger. Then, she said to the dean, "We are all Fire Elemental Soul Masters. Fire Elemental has extremely powerful explosive power and is difficult to control. Killing is not allowed, which is a huge restriction on us. We can't act with confidence."
Huo Tianchen said, "You're right. However, the three major forces, the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire, organize this competition primarily to select talent. Those who can participate in this kind of competition are basically the best talents from each faction. Even a casualty would be a huge loss."
"Besides these few hard and fast rules, there are also some more standardized rules, all based on fairness. For example, during the competition, no medicine or food other than those created by Food-type or Healing-type Spirit Masters may be used. Only Food-type or Healing-type Spirit Masters on the field are authorized to supplement their team members."
"Apart from these points, there's nothing else to worry about. We at Blazing Academy currently have seven Spirit Masters. I plan to field only three or four Soul Masters during the preliminaries, primarily to conceal our strength. Xiaofei will not participate in either the preliminaries or the promotional rounds."
Upon hearing this, Xiaofei nodded. This was also what Xiaofei hoped for. He remembered that in the original novel, the Spirit Hall had attempted to ambush and kill Tang San and his group, so it would be best for him to stay out of the spotlight early on.
Huo Tianchen continued, "According to the latest news, the finals of this competition will be held in Spirit City. The grand prize for the champion will be three Spirit Bones, and they're of high age.
This is likely for the three members of the Golden Generation. All three members of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation have reached the Soul King level, and with three Soul Kings in this competition, it's likely the highest number of Soul Kings ever."
Upon hearing that the final prize for the competition would be a spirit bone, everyone's eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but look at Xiao Fei. The Spirit Hall had three Spirit Kings, and with Xiao Fei already at level 49 in Blazing Fire Academy, there was a high chance he'd reach the Soul King level.
Xiao Fei looked at the crowd and let out a wry smile. He knew his own training; it hadn't taken long to reach level 49. He figured reaching level 50 in the Spirit Master Competition would be impossible. Unless he ate immortal grass, but Xiao Fei hadn't considered that. After all, his goals were relatively low-key.
Xiao Fei had actually considered giving immortal grass to Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang; the three of them had a very good relationship over the past two years.
However, their levels were now well known to the outside world, especially since they were both star students at the academy. A sudden surge in spirit power or a transformation in their spirits would easily draw attention. Suddenly, Xiao Fei's eyes flashed, and he had an idea.
After training, Xiao Fei took Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu to find Principals Huo Tianchen and Huo Lie. Xiao Fei asked, "Principal, have you ever heard of whale glue?"
Upon hearing this, the four looked at Xiao Fei with strange eyes. Huo Wu boldly stated, "Xiao Feizi, you're so young, and you already know about whale glue. Are you feeling unwell? Do you need some help?" The other three nodded, leaving Xiao Fei speechless.
Ever since the three of them became acquainted, Xiao Fei had become Huo Wu's "Xiao Feizi." Xiao Fei's repeated objections proved fruitless, as he felt Xiao Feizi sounded like an ancient eunuch.
Xiao Fei quickly replied, "No, you misunderstood me. Eating a small amount of whale glue does have aphrodisiac effects. If you refine the entire piece of whale glue with fire and swallow it, it will increase your spirit power and improve your physical fitness. This will make it easier to absorb spirit rings and accelerate your cultivation."
Huo Tianchen's face darkened upon hearing this. "Xiao Fei, are you serious?" If whale glue truly had such profound effects, it would be a truly remarkable discovery.
Without a second thought, Huo Tianchen summoned his student, Huo He, and obtained a piece of whale glue, approximately 5,000 years old, from somewhere. He then cremated it and had Huo He swallow it.
Huo He's expression shifted to one of pain, then excitement. He was sweating profusely, his sweat mingled with a black substance. Two hours later, Huo He opened his eyes and said,
"Grandpa, my soul power has increased by one level. I feel like my soul power is circulating faster now. My body feels even better. And..."
He blushed and glanced at Huo Wu, and everyone instantly understood. Huo Wu was filled with shame and anger.
Huo Tianchen and Huo Lie carefully examined Huo He's condition and told everyone not to share this secret. Two days later, Huo Tianchen, somehow, obtained some whale glue. He supervised all the formal Soul Sect students, forcing them to consume a large piece of whale glue.
Huo Wushuang's piece was thirty thousand years old, and Huo Wu's was twenty thousand years old. After this, everyone's soul power increased by one level.
Xiao Fei, however, refused to take any, telling Huo Tianchen that whale glue only worked the first time it was consumed; subsequent consumptions were generally useless. After hearing this, Huo Lie quietly put away the thirty thousand year old piece.
A few days later, Huo Wu said to Xiao Fei with a clear face:
"Xiao Fei, why didn't you tell me in advance about this good thing called whale glue? Are you afraid that I will eat you? If you have such good things in the future, you must tell me as soon as possible. I will give you a surprise."
Xiao Fei was speechless after hearing Huo Wu's words. Although Huo Wu said this, in fact, except for Xiao Fei and Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu is very strong.
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