Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Dueling Arena.
The spectator stands were packed to capacity, with a sea of people eagerly anticipating today's Martial Soul Soul competition.
Inside the rest area.
Aside from the host, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, there were teams dispatched from the other five major academies.
Divided according to strength.
From highest to lowest, they were as follows.
Divine Wind Academy; the captain was Feng Xiaotian.
Heaven Water Academy; the captain was Water Ice Child.
Blazing Academy; the captain was Huo Wu.
Thunder Academy; since Yu Tianxin had been crushed into meat paste six years ago, the captain of Thunder Academy had been replaced by someone named Yu Leiting. His Martial Soul was also the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, but his talent was far inferior to Yu Tianxin's.
Elephant Armored Academy; the captain was Huyan Li.
As for the captain of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, it was still Yu Tianheng.
Besides Yu Feng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Osler...
The original Ye Lingling had been replaced by Ning Rongrong.
Dugu Yan had also been replaced by another female Soul Master named An Mo.
Feng Xiaotian held a rose in his mouth, striking an extremely flashy pose.
He approached Huo Wu with eyes full of affection.
"Gentle and beautiful Miss Huo Wu."
"I wonder if I might have the honor of joining you for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a late-night snack today?"
"So annoying!"
"Feng Xiaotian, haven't I said this before?"
"Don't come to bother me again, or I'll roast you!"
Like a tigress,
Huo Wu roared fiercely at Feng Xiaotian.
But Feng Xiaotian, like a dead pig unafraid of being roasted, said very flatteringly, "That's fine too. To be roasted by you, Huo Wu, I would consider myself lucky in three lifetimes. Come on, roast me! Roast me!"
"..."
Huo Wu was completely dumbfounded by Feng Xiaotian's shameless behavior.
Her fists clenched, and the corners of her mouth twitched.
Finally unable to take it anymore, she sent Feng Xiaotian flying with a slap: "Get lost!"
After being slapped, Feng Xiaotian wasn't angry at all.
Instead, he was very happy: "Wuhu~ I was hit by Huo Wu, I'm so happy!"
Seeing their captain's behavior, the members of Divine Wind Academy...
...were all left speechless.
The other academies were also shocked by this scene.
They had long heard rumors.
That Divine Wind Academy's Feng Xiaotian was a 'licking dog' for Blazing Academy's Huo Wu.
But they hadn't expected that Feng Xiaotian would actually 'lick' to such an extent.
He was practically a role model for the licking dog world.
"Hmph! How boring. How can romance be as important as cultivation?"
"Look at these muscles of mine; this is what you call a man!"
"The final winner of this competition will definitely be our Elephant Armored Academy!"
Huyan Li was very confident.
"Hmph! A simple-minded fellow actually wants to win this competition!"
"Truly overestimating yourself!"
Yu Leiting said very arrogantly.
Compared to Yu Tianxin, although this guy's talent was poor, the arrogance in his heart was even greater.
"Yu Leiting, what do you mean? Who are you calling simple-minded?"
"Do you want to have a fight before the official competition starts?"
Huyan Li said irritably.
Yu Leiting's temper also flared up instantly: "A fight it is! I, a genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with the world's number one Beast Spirit, would I be afraid of you?"
"Hahahaha..." Huyan Li mocked, "World's number one Beast Spirit? Six years ago, your clan's genius, Yu Tianxin, was defeated like a dog, and even your Clan Leader was stepped on like an ant."
"In the end, you didn't even dare to let out a fart."
"And yet, you still have the nerve to call yourselves the world's number one Beast Spirit!"
"Aren't you afraid of being laughed at!"
These words offended two people present.
One was Yu Leiting, and the other was Yu Tianheng.
This matter had always been a taboo for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had suffered heavy losses since then.
But a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.
No matter how heavy the losses, it wasn't something small factions could gossip about.
"You're looking for death!" Yu Leiting possessed his Martial Soul, his eyes seemingly spitting fire.
He clenched his fist, ready to strike.
Yu Tianheng spoke up to stop him: "Yu Leiting, stop!"
"Yu Tianheng, what do you mean? This guy is insulting our clan like this, and if you won't help, fine, but you're actually stopping me."
"This competition has rules; no one is allowed to fight privately outside the arena."
"Otherwise, they will be disqualified."
"Yu Leiting, if you want to be disqualified, then go ahead and strike."
After hearing Yu Tianheng's words, Yu Leiting had no choice but to retract his Martial Soul.
Then Yu Tianheng looked at Huyan Li and left a harsh warning: "I've noted your insult to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. If we meet on the field later, I certainly won't show any mercy."
"It's just the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. My, Huyan Li's, Diamond Mammoth isn't to be trifled with either."
Huyan Li said, his momentum undiminished.
While the atmosphere here was tense...
...on the other side, at the Heaven Water Academy's resting area.
"I really don't understand these men, acting like powder kegs every day, exploding at the slightest touch."
"It's so noisy."
"I just wanted to have some peace and quiet, but I can't."
The vice-captain of the Heaven Water Team, Shui Yueer, said with a pout, looking somewhat angry.
Then she turned her gaze to Water Ice Child.
"Sister, who among those people do you think is a threat to us?"
Water Ice Child and Shui Yueer were biological sisters with the same father but different mothers.
Hearing her sister's words...
...Water Ice Child gave a confident smile: "Aside from that Feng Xiaotian being slightly formidable, the others aren't worth mentioning."
These words were not an exaggeration.
Water Ice Child's Martial Soul was one of the top ice-attribute Martial Souls—the Ice Phoenix.
Her innate spirit power had even reached rank nine.
She was a top-tier genius.
Among those present, besides Feng Xiaotian, who had innate full spirit power, no one else could really catch her eye.
However, seeing Feng Xiaotian's 'licking dog' appearance...
...Water Ice Child grew puzzled again.
Just as the academies were looking at each other with mutual dislike...
...the voice of a eunuch came from outside the arena.
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire arrives at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"
In the next second.
Xue Ye was seen slowly walking to the main seat of the spectator stands, supported by palace maids.
Prince Xue Xing followed closely behind.
Also accompanying them was the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi.
The spectators in the stands...
...all stood up upon seeing the Emperor's arrival.
Xue Ye waved his hand: "Everyone, sit. Today is for watching the competition; there's no need for formalities."
Then he noticed that two of the surrounding seats were empty.
So he turned to look at Xue Xing: "Have the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince not arrived yet?"
Xue Xing quickly replied: "The Fourth Prince has probably just finished class and is on his way. As for His Highness the Crown Prince, I do not know."
"It's one thing for Xue Beng to be late!"
"But how can Qinghe also be so undisciplined?"
"School Master Ning, as Qinghe's teacher, you must provide him with more guidance in the future."
Xue Ye turned the topic to Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi nodded and smiled in response.
Meanwhile...
...outside the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Golden Crown and his group had just arrived.
Coincidentally...
...they happened to run into Xue Beng, who was also arriving.
Xue Beng was seen walking over with his arms around two female students, followed by seven or eight lackeys...
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