Feng Xiaotian's Transformation
There are two months left until the start of the Tournament.
Because Blazing Fire Academy is not affiliated with the Saus Kingdom, it must go to Heaven Dou City to participate in the Preliminary Competition in order to qualify for the Finals.
The Preliminary Competition will be conducted in a team battle format to select 30 teams from more than 100 advanced Soul Master Academy.
There are fifteen qualifying spots in each of the two Tournament zones Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou.
Taking Heaven Dou as an example, in addition to the empire, there are five kingdoms and duchies within Heaven Dou.
The Empire, as the main body, occupies five advancement slots and one guaranteed admission slot, while the others each receive two slots.
The extra spots for direct admission belong to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Main Team, Dugu Yan is one of them.
Of course, as a seeded team, Dugu Yan's home team will not play in the Preliminary Competition, and Quan Yi will not encounter her so soon.
Because of its independence, Blazing Fire Academy had to go to the Empire to compete with the other twenty-seven Advanced Academy teams for those five spots.
This is the goal of the first phase of the Blazing Fire Academy.
Excluding travel time, they had roughly a month to prepare.
Over the past month, Blazing Fire Academy has been preparing for the competition in a flurry of activity.
Intelligence gathering and tactical strategies are things that other academies do, and they are also preparing for them as a matter of course.
However, the more intelligence they gather, the more convinced the academy becomes of their victory.
During this time, the external turmoil did not affect Quan Yi and Huo Wu at all.
They lived in Wooden Cabin, leading a secluded and ascetic life.
A month passed quietly, Quan Yi successfully broke through to level 85, Huo Wu also broke through to level 76.
Based on the trend, Huo Wu's improvement rate is roughly one level per month.
Quan Yi was promoted one level in a month and a half.
Normally, as levels increase, the bottlenecks at each level become more solid. However, Quan Yi and Huo Wu rarely experience the existence of bottlenecks.
The day after the two broke through to the next level, the Blazing Fire Team set off from Saus City and headed for Heaven Dou City.
After a journey of more than ten days, the Blazing Fire Team successfully arrived in Heaven Dou City.
The roads were already congested before the convoy even entered the city.
With the Tournament approaching, Heaven Dou City, as the main venue for the Tiandu division, has attracted countless people.
However, as expected of the imperial capital, Heaven Dou City, a massive city, easily accommodated several times more people than usual.
Furthermore, City Defense Army were stationed along the roads to maintain order, and the convoy entered Heaven Dou City very smoothly.
The convoy headed straight to the luxury hotel that Blazing Fire Academy had booked in advance.
Exhausted from their journey, the group entered their respective luxury suites.
Of course, Quan Yi and Huo Wu stayed together in a double suite.
However, before they could sit down to rest, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the hotel.
"Huh? What's going on? Didn't we book the whole hotel?"
Huo Wu walked curiously to the window and looked outside, but the next moment, as if she had seen something disgusting, she let out a groan of disgust.
"Huh~"
Why is this the reaction? Quan Yi followed closely behind and looked out the window.
With just one glance, he understood why Huo Wu reacted that way.
At the hotel entrance, a tall, slender young man got into an argument with the hotel's security guard.
Both Quan Yi and Huo Wu recognized this young man; he was Feng Xiaotian, whom they hadn't seen in a long time.
"Why is this guy here?"
Huo Wu's eyes betrayed her disgust; she glanced at it briefly before looking away.
Quan Yi merely stared indifferently at the scene downstairs. Soon, several team members, including Huo Wushuang, rushed out of the hotel and confronted Feng Xiaotian.
Huo Wushuang shouted, "Feng Xiaotian, we've booked this place. We advise you not to trespass."
"Haha, finally someone I know has arrived, Wushuang, it's been a long time."
Feng Xiaotian ignored Huo Wushuang's unwelcoming attitude and shamelessly greeted him.
"You are not welcome here. If there's nothing else, please leave."
Huo Wushuang also had no good feelings towards Feng Xiaotian and directly ordered him to leave.
But Feng Xiaotian seemed to have no temper at all, and laughed, "Can't you come over if there's nothing wrong? Is this how Blazing Fire Academy treats its guests?"
To Feng Xiaotian's disappointment, he was met only with an increasingly cold expression.
Under the scrutiny of everyone, Feng Xiaotian also suppressed his smile and said helplessly, "There's no need to be so wary. I'm here to see Quan Yi. He should be inside. Could you let me see him?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Wushuang's expression softened slightly.
As long as he doesn't relentlessly pursue Huo Wu, everything else is fine.
He turned to look at Huo Yu, wanting him to go and call Quan Yi.
However, before he could speak, Quan Yi appeared beside him.
"What do you need me for?"
"Quan Yi!"
The gasps of surprise from the crowd echoed in the air.
Feng Xiaotian's voice was the loudest, in particular.
Others were still somewhat used to it, but this was the first time Feng Xiaotian had seen Quan Yi appear so quietly.
He looked at Quan Yi, who was a head taller than him, and unconsciously swallowed.
"Okay, long time no see. It's only been a few years, what exactly happened to your body?"
This was not the kind of reunion Feng Xiaotian had hoped for. In his mind, the gap between them should have narrowed when they faced Quan Yi again.
However, the oppressive feeling emanating from Quan Yi's body made him tremble. What was even more terrifying was that, apart from that, he could not feel anything else from Quan Yi.
Soul Power and Divine Power —these are the criteria for judging Spirit Master, but none of them can be seen in Quan Yi.
This can only mean that the other party is not Spirit Master, or that the other party's abilities far surpass his own, making it impossible for him to detect them.
"That's the question I should be asking you: What have you been through all these years?"
Quan Yi countered with a question to Feng Xiaotian.
As he got closer, he noticed more clearly the several fine scars on Feng Xiaotian's somewhat handsome face.
This did not diminish his original appearance at all; on the contrary, it added a touch of ruggedness to his demeanor.
More noteworthy is the extremely powerful aura emanating from Feng Xiaotian. According to Quan Yi's assessment, its strength surpasses that of an ordinary Soul King and is infinitely close to that of Soul Emperor.
Eight years ago, Feng Xiaotian, who was sixteen years old, was only at level thirty-six.
Eight years have passed, and such a big change has occurred.
When Feng Xiaotian heard Quan Yi ask this question, his expression paused slightly.
But then he said calmly, "My experience is not worth mentioning, so let's not talk about it."
"It seems you've changed more than just your appearance."
Feng Xiaotian's demeanor was not as flamboyant as before. Quan Yi then asked, "Speak, what do you want from me? You haven't forgotten our promise, have you?"
The promise Quan Yi mentioned was, of course, a promise not to bother Huo Wu anymore.
Feng Xiaotian gave a bitter laugh, "Am I really that bad in your eyes?"
Don't worry, I haven't forgotten our promise.
Also, I'm here today to challenge you.
"I'd like to have another one-on-one battle with you at the upcoming Tournament."