Thunderlight Lion

Zhi Lin led the Soul Emperor teachers of Heaven Dou Royal Academy at the very front, followed closely by the members of the Heaven Dou Battle Team.

Canghui Academy followed behind, with Dean Wen bringing up the rear.

Ye Chenxing of the Azure Heart Begonia displayed his powerful recovery ability. His first soul ring lit up, and everyone immediately felt their stamina slowly recovering.

Xu Mingxi had read about the Azure Heart Begonia Martial Soul in books. It was a variant of the Nine Heart Begonia.

Its healing ability was far from as powerful as the Nine Heart Begonia's, but fortunately, it could be passed down in an orderly line and mostly appeared among the Ye Family's branch lines.

Zhou Lingling, who was also a support, was unwilling to be outdone. The Jade Bracelet appeared, and her first and second soul rings lit up.

Jade Halos settled over everyone's heads, and the team's speed increased by a large margin out of nowhere.

Zhou Lingling's Jade Bracelet leaned toward amplification, while Ye Chenxing's Azure Heart Begonia leaned toward recovery. With the two stacked together, the entire team's combat strength rose by more than one level.

Ning Xue glanced in Zhou Lingling's direction, her beautiful face full of disdain.

Such a weak amplification could not compare to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in the slightest.

A large group inevitably encountered some soul beasts, but Yu Xiaotian basically dealt with them all. In the outer reaches of the Star Dou Great Forest, nothing that could threaten him had appeared yet.

Whether it was Heaven Dou Royal Academy or Canghui Academy, what they needed this time were all fourth soul rings.

They roughly needed soul beasts around three thousand to five thousand years old, and soul beasts of this age mostly lived in the mixed zone.

After everyone had walked for over ten days, Xue Xiang seemed to spot something. His Martial Soul appeared, his arms transformed into eagle wings, and he flew into the sky.

"Everyone, be careful. There's a Flame Tiger hunting up ahead. Judging from its tail, it's around four thousand years old..."

A Flame Tiger could be absorbed by either Wu Xing or Luo Yun.

Relying on his strength, Zhi Lin charged forward first. Heavenly Star Vines rose from every direction, blocking all of the Flame Tiger's escape routes.

The remaining battle was left to the students. The teachers would not act lightly.

The fourteen proud talents naturally would not be afraid. With so many of them, they could beat it to death with random blows.

Zhi Lin, who had originally been watching the members of the Heaven Dou Battle Team display their might, suddenly saw the Star Crown shining brilliantly above Xu Mingxi's head.

"Dean Wen, this one is a junior of that vice-captain of yours, isn't he?"

"Hehe, Mingxi is indeed Fangzhuo's junior. What, did he scare you that badly back then?"

Although the Heaven Dou Battle Team had won back then, they had suffered quite a bit at the hands of Xu Fangzhuo, that Soul Elder.

That chain control from Star Guiding Art and Starfall Art, paired with the support of Star Radiance Art, had caused the Heaven Dou Battle Team no small amount of trouble.

The two of them were chatting easily on this side, but the Flame Tiger was truly suffering.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Red Dragon were both top-tier Martial Souls. Even if the Starry Tiger and Diamond Arm Armor were slightly inferior, they were still peak existences among high-level Martial Souls.

With everyone's support and coordination added in, the Flame Tiger had no strength to fight back at all, and soon it had only one breath left.

The atmosphere between the two teams instantly worsened. There was only one soul ring, but both Wu Xing and Luo Yun needed it.

After a stalemate for a while, Luo Yun was the one who finally spoke, giving up the Flame Tiger.

That Heaven Dou Royal Academy's team was relatively strong, and Luo Yun not wanting a conflict was one reason.

On the other hand, ever since he had met Xu Mingxi and enjoyed his amplification, Luo Yun had been wondering whether he could hunt a Starry Tiger as his fourth soul ring.

"Then many thanks, Brother Luo."

Wu Xing was not polite either. Soul beasts with dragon bloodlines were far too rare, and the Flame Tiger was already a decent choice.

After this battle, the relationship between the two teams became much more harmonious.

While Wu Xing absorbed the soul ring and everyone protected him, Xue Xiang had even already gone over to strike up a conversation with the students from Canghui Academy, gathering together with Ye Zhiqiu and speaking about who knew what.

As for Ye Chenxing, when he saw Xu Mingxi's Martial Soul, he seemed to think of something and walked straight over.

Ye Chenxing was the son of the Ye Family's family head. It was just that he had not awakened the Nine Heart Begonia and had automatically become part of a branch line.

But ever since he was little, he had been able to read through the entire family's collection of books.

The Ye Family had a wide circle of friends, and among its books, there happened to be some records about the Star Crown Sect.

"Little Brother Mingxi's Martial Soul is called the Star Crown, right?"

Hm?

This was the first time Xu Mingxi had met someone who recognized the Star Crown Martial Soul.

"Yes. What about it?"

"Ye Chenxing, of the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family. Nice to meet you."

"Xu Mingxi. Pleased to meet you."

Although the Heaven Dou Battle Team was somewhat puzzled that Ye Chenxing had suddenly gone to speak with Xu Mingxi, they assumed the Ye Family wanted to recruit a retainer, so they did not pay too much attention.

As for Canghui's side, they already had one Xue Xiang anyway, so they did not mind one more Ye Chenxing.

Luo Yun, who had kept part of his attention on Xu Mingxi the whole time, was the one who noticed Ye Chenxing's presence.

He hurried over and separated the two of them, shielding Xu Mingxi behind him like a hen protecting its chick.

Ever since he had guessed that Xu Mingxi was probably only around fourteen, Luo Yun had been worried he might get hurt.

"Brother Ye, is something the matter? Why not tell me instead?"

"Heh, nothing much. I just came over to say hello to Mingxi. Since Brother Luo Yun minds, I'll head back now."

Ye Chenxing had already achieved his goal, so naturally he did not linger. He laughed it off and returned to the Heaven Dou Battle Team's ranks.

Before long, a bright purple soul ring appeared above Wu Xing's ferocious dragon head. Everyone packed their things and continued onward.

Perhaps they had used up all their bad luck earlier, because the group soon ran into an Ironclad Rhinoceros, and Wen Tingyu happily gained a purple soul ring.

But just as she finished absorbing the soul ring, movement came from the distance again. Xue Xiang flew into the sky to take a look, and the two sides fighting were none other than a Thunderlight Lion and a Starry Tiger.

The Thunderlight Lion had a single horn on its head and contained a trace of dragon bloodline, while the Starry Tiger was the soul beast most suited to Luo Yun.

These two soul beasts they needed had actually started fighting each other. The only issue was that the Starry Tiger's age was a bit low, only around three thousand five hundred years.

The Starry Tiger was being brutally pinned down and thrashed by the Thunderlight Lion. Seeing that its life was about to be in danger, Zhi Lin quickly stepped in and separated the two of them.

Afraid that the Starry Tiger would die from serious injuries, Luo Yun hurriedly took out his dagger and killed it.

Yu Xiaotian's side, however, did not think the same way. He glanced disdainfully at the people from Canghui Academy.

"Teacher Zhi Lin, please create an isolated space for me. I want to kill this Thunderlight Lion myself."

The expressions of the Canghui Academy students changed. A three-ring Soul Ancestor hunting a four-thousand-year Thunderlight Lion alone? Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan couldn't do that, right?

Zhi Lin also tried to dissuade him a few times, but seeing that his mind was made up, he agreed. After all, with him watching from the side, no accidents would happen.

Xu Mingxi watched as Yu Xiaotian walked toward the Thunderlight Lion. His left hand transformed into a dragon claw, and lightning surfaced around it.

Lightning coiled around the Thunderlight Lion as it suddenly pounced at Yu Xiaotian.

"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw."

The lion claw and dragon claw collided, and the Thunderlight Lion was actually forced back.

Yu Xiaotian pressed the advantage and charged straight in. His second and third soul rings lit up at the same time.

Dragon's Wrath and Thunderous Might activated simultaneously.

Yu Xiaotian's speed and strength surged. Thunder wrapped around his body as his dragon claw swiped toward the Thunderlight Lion's head.

The Thunderlight Lion still tried to raise its claws in resistance, but they were torn apart directly, and amid its wails, it lost its life.

Xu Mingxi looked at Yu Xiaotian, who stood bathed in a rain of blood, and felt deeply shaken. This was his first time seeing such a bloody battle.

"Zhi Lin, that kid from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan learned Dragonification before even reaching rank forty?"

"That's right. He's even more talented than that titled lord. If Dragonification hadn't taken up so much of his time, his Soul Power definitely wouldn't be below rank forty-five now."

The students of Canghui Academy were all immersed in that slaughter, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

Starlight scattered down, dazzling their eyes, and only then did they jolt awake.

This was Xu Mingxi's First Soul Skill. The scene had been shocking, but that was all there was to it.

The thirteen-year-old Xu Mingxi now had the confidence that he could completely surpass this Yu Xiaotian.

Besides, he did not seem to exist in the original work, which meant he had probably died in some accident.

Otherwise, once this Yu Xiaotian grew up, he would at least become a Soul Douluo.

Xu Mingxi once again felt fortunate that he had been born into the Star Crown Sect.

Who would dare kill someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? If not Spirit Hall, then who?

That colossal power that worshiped the Angel God—once it developed killing intent, how could anyone survive without a protagonist's halo?

Beside him, Luo Yun, who had finished absorbing his soul ring, had just woken up when he saw this scene. His grin instantly vanished.

"Brother Yun, don't be too upset. It's not the end yet. No one can say what the future holds."

"Don't worry, Mingxi. He has his path, and I have mine to walk too."

This Soul Hunting Operation had taken nearly twenty days, but it had finally ended perfectly. Xu Mingxi packed his things and prepared to return home.

Who would have thought that Meng You from the Heaven Dou Battle Team would suddenly say something?

"I broke through to rank forty. I need a soul ring too."

Xu Mingxi was startled by the sudden voice.

He had almost forgotten that the Heaven Dou Battle Team still had someone like her.

But Canghui Academy had already achieved its goal, so naturally they would not stay in the Star Dou Great Forest with them any longer.

Dean Wen greeted Zhi Lin, and the group set off on the road back to the academy.