Sixty Thousand Year Head Soul Bone

"That Ten-Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone is destined to be mine!"

An extremely confident voice rang out behind the crowd. It was Li Xin.

Everyone turned to glance at Li Xin, knowing that he was determined to win.

The Elite Class Competition was held once every semester, with varying prizes.

A Soul Bone being offered as a prize, like this year, was practically unheard of. Everyone was moved.

These twenty students were the future pillars of Spirit Hall, so using a Soul Bone as a reward was a form of encouragement.

"I'm telling you, none of you better compete with me this time!" Li Xin bragged, but no one paid him any attention.

Those who knew what was going on understood that Li Xin had started acting strangely half a month ago. By now, his abnormal behavior had gradually become normal, and everyone had gotten used to it.

"A Ten-Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone..."

Ye Tianxing muttered inwardly. In his memory, there had only been one Ten-Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone. He wondered whether it was that one.

If it was, then no matter what, he had to take first place in this competition.

The night sky was beautiful, filled with glittering stars, while the Milky Way hung across the pitch-black heavens. Ye Tianxing lay on the grass of the training field, enjoying the sight.

When he had been little, there had seemed to be so many stars in the sky. Now that he was older, there were only one or two. Where had all the stars gone?

"Twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three... No, why are there only twenty-three stars in this area?" Ye Tianxing frowned slightly, then looked to the side. "Twenty-four. That feels better!"

"Still awake this late? Did you come here to count stars?" Radiant Feather Douluo appeared soundlessly, smiling as he spoke.

"Teacher, what brings you here?" Ye Tianxing flipped to his feet and walked over to Radiant Feather Douluo with a smile.

Not long ago, Ye Tianxing had seized the opportunity when Radiant Feather Douluo came by and promptly taken him as his teacher.

He had thought the apprenticeship might fail, or that there would be some kind of test. In the end, Radiant Feather Douluo had merely said, "Haven't you already been calling me Teacher?"

Ye Tianxing had been overjoyed. He finally had someone to back him up!

There were also six Titled Douluo offerings he had yet to meet. This happiness had come far too suddenly.

"Are you curious why a mere Elite Class Competition is offering a Soul Bone as its reward?" Radiant Feather Douluo asked as he looked at Ye Tianxing.

"Isn't it the Soul Bone His Holiness the Pope prepared to win over the Elephant Armored Sect?" Ye Tianxing replied.

"That's right, but I told Big Brother about you, and he decided to intervene. That Ten-Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone was actually prepared for you." Radiant Feather Douluo smiled.

None of the students who could enter the Elite Class were easy opponents. The one with the highest Soul Power was at level nineteen. The Elite Class replaced its students every two years, and only those with Innate Soul Power of level seven or above could join. It would not be easy for Ye Tianxing to fight his way through.

Ye Tianxing naturally knew that the eight-year-old level nineteen Spirit Master was named Huyan Bo. His Martial Soul was the rare Diamond Mammoth, and he came from the Elephant Armored Sect.

Although the Elephant Armored Sect belonged to the Lower Four Sects, it had long since been brought under Spirit Hall's control. It was hardly surprising that the Elite Class of Spirit Hall Academy had accepted a Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul wielder with Innate Soul Power at level nine.

"Teacher, I have confidence in myself. To be honest, I'm determined to win this Soul Bone!" Ye Tianxing patted his chest. With the Azure Dragon Sword as his second Martial Soul, he was still confident.

"Is that so? Then I'll wait and see." Radiant Feather Douluo smiled, then his expression turned serious. "As usual, draw the bow for one hour and aim at a single point."

Ye Tianxing stood up. The Withered Wood Bow appeared in his left hand. He nocked an arrow, drew the bow, and aimed at a single "character" on the stele ahead. From Ye Tianxing's perspective, it was like a tiny ant.

Anyone else definitely would not have been able to see it. Only because Ye Tianxing's Martial Soul was a bow, and his eyesight was exceptional, could he barely make it out.

"Teacher, I have a question."

"Speak!"

"Why do you always make me aim at that stele? Didn't the academy teachers say it has been passed down to this day and was erected by the first master of Spirit Hall? Wouldn't I be showing great disrespect by doing this?" Ye Tianxing had only learned about it later, and only then realized that he had nearly caused a huge disaster.

"It's fine." Radiant Feather Douluo shook his head, stepped forward to adjust Ye Tianxing's posture, and said, "Because you can't damage it."

"Huh?" Ye Tianxing was surprised.

His First Soul Skill had extremely strong penetrating power. It had nearly pierced even the Deep Sea Sinking Silver walls of the Hunting Ground, yet this unremarkable stele could not be shot through?

"Because I can't shoot through it either," Radiant Feather Douluo answered bluntly.

Ye Tianxing was immediately greatly encouraged. He drew the bow even farther. In that case, shooting it once should not be a problem, right?

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. By now, Ye Tianxing had been on Douluo Continent for exactly one month, and his Soul Power had smoothly reached level thirteen.

Boom, boom, boom—

Fireworks blossomed in the sky. Spirit Hall Academy's once-per-semester Elite Class Competition was about to begin.

The event was held at the Spirit Hall Soul Fighting Arena. Its thirty-meter battle platform was surrounded by seating for fifty thousand spectators, making it a grand venue.

Those invited to watch were at least Spirit Hall Elders, scattered throughout the audience seats. In the VIP section above, Pope Bibi Dong had come here in her spare time.

Her jade-like hand was currently holding a Ten-Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone, the reward for this competition.

This Soul Bone had an extraordinary origin. It had been obtained when the former pope, Qian Xunji, personally killed a Spirit Beast: the Skull of Wisdom. It was sixty thousand years old.

At first, Bibi Dong had planned to casually offer a Ten-Thousand Year Right Arm Bone and see how the children reacted. Who would have thought that, during the meeting, the Grand Offering would send word and have someone bring out the Head Soul Bone Qian Xunji had obtained from that kill, using it as the reward instead?

Bibi Dong found this deeply puzzling. Looking at the Head Soul Bone floating above her palm, she had the urge to press it onto her disciple Hu Liena's head and forcibly fuse it with her.

Letting her own disciple benefit was better than letting someone else have it. Besides, in her eyes, there was no suspense over the winner of this competition.

Huyan Bo was a level nineteen Spirit Master and the owner of a Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul. He was an old student, as well as a genius of the Elephant Armored Sect. With Innate Soul Power at level nine and the inheritance of the Elephant Armored Sect behind him—

—he was unquestionably an overwhelming advantage against those children who had grown complacent merely because they had taken a few elders as their teachers.

There was also Ye Tianxing, who had taken the Fifth Offering, Radiant Feather Douluo, as his teacher. She had nearly forgotten about him. That had happened only a month ago.

"So what if he has Innate Full Soul Power? I really don't know what kind of madness has gotten into Qian Daoliu!" Bibi Dong was very dissatisfied, because the Soul Bone floating above her palm would soon no longer belong to Spirit Hall.

In another private room, aside from the Grand Offering Qian Daoliu, the other six offerings had all come. They were here to cheer Ye Tianxing on, though each harbored his own doubts.

Demon Subduing Douluo chose to get straight to the point and asked, "Fifth Brother, how did you convince Big Brother to interfere with Bibi Dong's decision?"

Qingluan Douluo shared the same confusion and asked, "Fifth Brother, you and Big Brother have kept this from us for nearly half a month. Isn't it time to tell us the truth?"

All five of them were bewildered. When Qian Daoliu had interfered with Bibi Dong's decision and personally produced that sixty-thousand-year Head Soul Bone, comparable to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, they had found it unbelievable.

Under normal circumstances, Qian Daoliu never involved himself in any of Spirit Hall's decisions. Everyone knew this. Yet this time, he had taken the initiative to interfere. And it was Radiant Feather Douluo who had brought the matter up, making it even more baffling.

Meeting his brothers' questioning gazes, Radiant Feather Douluo smiled faintly. "Because my disciple needs it, so I brought it up."