Another victim

In the following days, the Academy continued its rapid progress.

Most of the thirty teams were unable to cause any trouble for Chen Feng and his group.

The only Academy that could make the Nine-Headed Serpent Team put in more effort were Skywater, Thunder, and Shenfeng.

In the previous Preliminaries, the Skywater Team was at a great disadvantage due to being outmaneuvered tactically, but they almost pulled off a beautiful comeback. While the Nine-Headed Serpent Team's incomplete roster played a part, Shui Bing'er's unexpected Ice Explosion Technique could not be ignored.

However, the Skywater Team's threat level drops significantly in Ranking Tournament because they cannot use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill in one-on-one Ranking Tournament.

The Ice Explosion Technique, however, is limited by the environment and its power cannot be fully utilized. Even though Shui Bing'er has the cultivation of Spirit King, she was still defeated by the combined efforts of Ma Hongjun, Bai Chenxiang, and Meng Yiran.

After Shui Bing'er was sent down, Tang San would then appear to deal with the rest of the Skywater Academy students.

Because the other members of the Skywater Academy were not strong enough and their fighting style was not explosive, they found it difficult to quickly defeat Tang San.

Even after Tang San was forced off the field through a rapid series of attacks, the Skywater Team had very few remaining members, making them no match for Chen Feng. In the end, the Nine-Headed Serpent Team defeated the Skywater Team at the cost of four members.

Next up are the matches against the Thunder Academy and Godwind Academy.

When facing Thunder Academy, Tang San was still the first to appear, which naturally angered Thunder Academy.

What's going on? When fighting Skywater Academy, Tang San wasn't sent out first, but when fighting other Academy, including Thunder Academy, Tang San was sent out first. Does this mean Thunder Academy is being categorized the same as those ordinary Academy?

Like Huo Wushuang, the Thunder Team players, feeling underestimated, were eager to teach Tang San a lesson.

Tang San was somewhat helpless about this. He had certainly noticed the high morale of his opponents and knew that he had attracted a lot of hatred.

To be honest, he didn't actually plan to be the first player to play against the Thunder Academy.

Tang San believed that since Blue Silver Grass had no resistance to lightning, it might not be very effective against the Thunder Team's players, and might even be less effective than against the Blazing Fire Academy.

After all, the water content of Blue Silver Grass can be controlled, and it is resistant to fire.

The Grandmaster also had this idea. He thought that Ma Hongjun could be the first to appear, and that Ma Hongjun could use his Airborne and range advantages to wear down the Thunder Team.

However, Chen Feng believed that this was unnecessary, because in his opinion, whether Blue Silver Grass was resistant to lightning would not have much impact on Tang San's match against the Thunder Team.

"Blue Silver Grass does conduct electricity, but as long as you keep Blue Silver Grass connected to the earth and don't touch it yourself, Blue Silver Grass Thunder Academy might not pose as much of a threat as Blazing Fire Academy."

Recalling Chen Feng's words, Tang San began his match against the Thunder Academy.

As Chen Feng said, it didn't matter whether the Blue Silver Grass was conductive or not. Even if the Blue Silver Grass was burned by a strong current, as long as the electricity didn't threaten Tang San, Tang San could fight Blazing Fire Academy the same way he fought Thunder Academy.

Of course, the explosive power of Lightning Attribute cannot be ignored, so after Tang San replaced three Soul Ancestor opponents and depleted some of the next opponent's Soul Power, he also stepped down.

With such a significant advantage, the remaining members of Nine-Headed Serpent Team naturally did not disappoint, winning the match without any major incidents.

After the match against the Thunder Academy, Feng Xiaotian of the Godwind Academy, just like in the Original Work, came over and invited Chen Feng to a one-on-one duel to decide the winner.

However, his reason was not related to Huo Wu. After all, Chen Feng and Huo Wu had no romantic relationship at all, and Feng Xiaotian wouldn't be jealous unless he was blind.

Feng Xiaotian wanted to compete with Chen Feng because he was very interested in Chen Feng's unique sword dance and wanted to see which of his Self-Created Soul Skill was superior to Chen Feng's sword dance.

After discussing it with his teammates, Chen Feng accepted Feng Xiaotian's challenge.

Firstly, he was also somewhat interested in the Thirty-Six Consecutive Wind Slashes.

Secondly, he didn't want Feng Xiaotian and Tang San to meet in the competition. He was afraid that Tang San might act impulsively or be tempted by a challenge, and if he saw Feng Xiaotian unleash the Thirty-Six Consecutive Wind Slashes, he might take out his little hammer and start messing up the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

Even though the probability of such a thing happening is not very high, Chen Feng had repeatedly reminded Tang San to be careful about secrecy, but what if it happens? Right?

If his friend gets carried away on the field and catches the Xiao Wu virus, thinking, "No, I have to show off my skills today," Chen Feng wouldn't have a chance to stop him from the sidelines.

The journey to Spirit City will certainly be fraught with unrest.

Therefore, the steady and reliable Chen Feng didn't give his friend any chance to mess up, and Feng Xiaotian's proposal for a one-on-one duel was exactly what he wanted.

Soon, the 29th round of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament Ranking Tournament will begin.

This is also the final round of the Ranking Tournament tournament.

In fact, by this point, the rankings of each Academy have been largely determined, and the teams that have advanced to the Finals have also been decided, and will not change because of the result of a single match.

However, there is a Rules in the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament: the ranking in the Ranking Tournament will affect the opponent allocation in the Finals.

Simply put, the bottom four teams that advance from the Ranking Tournament are in one pool, while the Ranking Tournament and the three seeded teams are in another pool.

The Finals draw will select teams from these two pools to be opponents, meaning that teams from the two pools will not clash in the early stages.

If Nine-Headed Serpent Team can win the Ranking Tournament, they will avoid facing the three seeded teams in the first round, which will give them an advantage.

Therefore, this first place is somewhat valuable to Chen Feng and his team, because they had Undefeated record in the previous Ranking Tournament.

Similarly, Godwind Academy had also Undefeated all the previous Ranking Tournament, and they did not want to encounter three seeded teams at the beginning, especially the Spirit Hall Team, which was said to have three Spirit King.

Therefore, Feng Xiaotian will also go all out in the competition.

On the field, Feng Xiaotian and Chen Feng stared at each other from afar. He suddenly smiled and said:

"Actually, accepting my challenge is a bit of a loss for you, because in a normal match, your team has a significant advantage. With Tang San on our side, we might not be able to outlast him."

"It doesn't matter, the result is the same," Chen Feng said nonchalantly.

In a normal match, no matter how the lineup is arranged, Feng Xiaotian would have a chance to meet Tang San, but now there is no chance of failure.

"So confident, huh? My Self-Created Soul Skill is no simple matter. If I hadn't spent so much time on it, I should have no problem breaking through to Spirit King by now," Feng Xiaotian said.

Chen Feng thought for a moment and said, "It only took me a month to comprehend my Self-Created Soul Skill."

Feng Xiaotian:...

Speechless with anger, he didn't want to suffer any more, so he directly Martial Soul Possession and flapped his wings to fly into the sky.

Feng Xiaotian looked down at Chen Feng and shouted:

"My Self-Created Soul Skill is called the Thirty-Six Consecutive Wind Slashes, so watch out!"

"Come on." Chen Feng twirled his sword.

As Feng Xiaotian's second and third Soul Ring lit up, his wings suddenly grew larger, making him look much stronger, and a bright blue light shone from them.

These are the effects of Feng Xiaotian's second Soul Skill, Twin Wolf Possession, and his Third Spirit Skill, Gale Wings. These two Soul Skill can significantly enhance Feng Xiaotian's attack, defense, Attributes, and flight capabilities.

It was with the help of these two Soul Skill that Feng Xiaotian was able to unleash the full power of his Thirty-Six Consecutive Wind Slashes.

After strengthening himself, Feng Xiaotian's body descended from the sky like a shooting star, yet miraculously made no sound. This indicated that the Wind Resistance was extremely low, demonstrating that Feng Xiaotian 'Control of Wind Element had reached a certain level.

The blue light on his wings also completely subsided during this process, and his body and wings formed a perfect angle.

Seeing Feng Xiaotian fall from the sky, Chen Feng smiled slightly.

The Original Work and the Manga have two different versions of the Thirty-Six Consecutive Wind Slashes, and the way to deal with it differs between the versions.

In the Original Work, the Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes were Physical Slash launched by Feng Xiaotian using his wings, somewhat like Monkey Version of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

The one in the Manga, however, is Energy Blade, which is closer to the fighting style of an archer.

Now that the version has been determined, Chen Feng has a clear understanding of the situation.

In his opinion, the Original Version Physical Slash was indeed more reasonable. No matter how you look at it, it would be difficult for the Energy Blade to achieve the effect of charging up the next strike with every strike.

A thought flashed through Chen Feng's mind. Facing Feng Xiaotian's attacking wings, he calmly moved to Feng Xiaotian's side to avoid the pincer attack, and then blocked one of Feng Xiaotian's single-wing slashes.

Feng Xiaotian took off and made a big turn in the Airborne. His other wing then struck down with even greater force than the previous strike.

Chen Feng blocked the attack once again. He understood the essence of the Thirty-Six Consecutive Wind Slashes: it was about using speed and Gravitational Potential Energy to continuously build up momentum. At this point, whether he blocked or countered, it would only make Feng Xiaotian's momentum stronger.

So...

Feng Xiaotian's slashes were incredibly fast, landing three strikes in the blink of an eye. As his fourth strike was about to land, Chen Feng raised his sword to block it, just like before.

Seeing this, Feng Xiaotian felt a surge of excitement. His attacks were now connected and growing stronger. If Chen Feng continued to defend like this, there would definitely be one attack he couldn't withstand in the end.

As for Chen Feng's sword dance, Feng Xiaotian believed that as long as his attack power was strong enough, no matter how well the sword dance was defended, it would be directly broken by his continuous slashes.

Just as he was thinking this, he noticed that Chen Feng had taken a half step back when he blocked his attack this time.

Was it about to give up? The moment this thought crossed Feng Xiaotian's mind, he felt the force that had been resisting him vanish instantly.

It turned out that after Chen Feng took a half step back, his upper body leaned back as he turned the direction of his sword, causing Feng Xiaotian's wings to slide off the sword, bringing with them a series of Fire Sparks.

Not only that, Chen Feng also kindly gave Feng Xiaotian a ride when his wings were about to detach from his sword.

Feng Xiaotian's combo attacks originally relied on the power derived from speed and Gravitational Potential Energy. The reason he didn't slam directly into the ground was because his opponents would usually provide him with a reverse force, which Feng Xiaotian could then use to fly up again and launch the next attack.

However, Feng Xiaotian's slash was not met with force this time. He slid off Chen Feng's sword. If he hadn't reacted quickly and hadn't been so good at flying, he would have crashed straight to the ground, landing on his upper body.

Even though Feng Xiaotian reacted in time and successfully took flight, the momentum he had built up earlier was completely dissipated in that one strike, and he would have to start all over again for the next attack.

Off the field, Gu Yue Ling shook her head and sighed, "Yet another victim."

Tang San, sitting in front, smiled. "To break through Xiao Feng's Tai Chi Sword Dance, either your attacks must be so dense that he can't block them all, or your attacks must be so powerful that he can't control them. Otherwise, you'll just become a toy he can manipulate at will."

"Or we could use wide-range attacks or Void attacks to give him no chance to unleash his sword dance," Zhao Wuji interjected.

Tang San nodded. "That's right. Teacher Zhao's Gravity Field is very effective against Xiao Feng, or he could use Yi Ran's Poison Mist, or elemental techniques, but..."

"But apart from poison and elemental attacks, the other three attack methods basically require a strength that is much higher than Xiao Feng's, and poison doesn't work very well on Xiao Feng." Meng Yiran chimed in from not far away.

"Bro Feng isn't afraid of ice and fire either? Sigh, this is unbearable." Ma Hongjun shook his head and sighed, silently shedding a tear for Feng Xiaotian.

Why bother with the 36-hit combo? You've run into a master of power manipulation like Bro Feng, now look what happened, you can't keep up the combo anymore!

"If we're really going to talk about it, it seems like lightning is the only thing that works well on Xiao Feng, right?" Dai Mubai joined the conversation.

"Bro Feng himself is a lightning user, but it's true, when Yu Tianxin from the Thunder Academy competed against Xiao Feng before, the effect of a wide-range lightning strike was quite good; at least it wasn't this torturous," Oscar said.

"Unfortunately, in the end, he was still no match for Xiao Feng," Zhu Zhuqing said calmly.

The Grandmaster smiled and summarized:

"To be honest, to defeat Xiao Feng, you need a significant advantage in cultivation level. At the same level, no other methods are very effective."

Everyone nodded in agreement, Flender chuckled softly:

"I really can't wait to see our match against the Spirit Hall. So what if they have three Spirit King? We'll definitely win in the end."

The Grandmaster glanced at him. "Flender, don't even think about messing around. The Finals are in Spirit City. Be careful you don't end up with the money but not the chance to spend it—no, you might not even have the chance to get the money."

The moment Flender bent over, the Grandmaster knew what he was up to—he was definitely succumbing to his old habit of gambling.

Flender waved his hand. "Don't worry, I'm not stupid. Why would I bet on the Spirit Hall Team losing in Spirit City? I wouldn't do something so suicidal."