Battle Feng Xiaotian

After the battle ended, Lin Feng stepped onto the stage and looked at Yu Yuanzhen. "Your Excellency Thunder, it seems we won this battle."

Yu Yuanzhen said, "I will not go back on my word. Once I return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, I will arrange for someone to deliver ten Thunder Dragon Crystals to your Five Elements Academy."

"Then many thanks, Your Excellency," Lin Feng said.

Yu Yuanzhen said nothing further. Lin Feng had thought they would want another match. After beating the young ones, why weren't the old ones coming out? Why had the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, usually so domineering, suddenly gone limp? Still, since Yu Yuanzhen did not bring it up, Lin Feng could not exactly say anything either.

Lin Feng looked over the entire venue. "After several battles between Soul Ancestors, I believe everyone has seen the standard of the Battle Soul Skills at our Five Elements Academy. Our Five Elements Academy is recruiting students from across the continent. I hope all the seniors here can help spread the word. Lin Feng thanks you all in advance." Naturally, these people would not be willing to help the Five Elements Academy recruit students. If they encountered a good cultivation prospect, who would not want to keep them for themselves? But Lin Feng was not counting on them to advertise the Five Elements Academy. He could handle promotion himself. The people present were merely traffic he intended to ride.

Just as Lin Feng was about to have Lin Lan beat up Hu Yan Zhen, a voice interrupted him. "Wait a moment, Young Master Lin. I am Feng Xiaotian, and I wish to seek your guidance in a battle. I wonder if Young Master Lin is willing?"

Lin Feng smiled toward the source of the voice. "Of course. You are welcome."

Feng Xiaotian leaped onto the stage. "Feng Xiaotian, martial soul: Gale Twin-Headed Wolf. Level 36 Agility System Battle Spirit Master."

"Lin Feng. Please," Lin Feng said.

Feng Xiaotian gave a low shout and activated his Martial Soul Possession. Azure wolf fur emerged over his body, his hands transformed into sharp claws, and three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—lit up beneath his feet. He did not immediately launch a fierce assault. Instead, he moved around Lin Feng at high speed with an unusual footwork, leaving behind a series of afterimages as he searched for an opening.

Lin Feng stood still, his aura calm and composed, responding to every change by remaining unchanged.

"First Soul Skill, Wind Blade Array!" Feng Xiaotian made a probing attack. Several sharp azure wind blades tore through the air, slashing toward Lin Feng from different angles.

Lin Feng shifted slightly and used Soaring Leap, evading every wind blade at the very last instant.

A sharp glint flashed in Feng Xiaotian's eyes. Knowing ordinary attacks would be ineffective, he hesitated no longer. Soul power surged through his body as his second and third soul rings lit up at the same time!

"Second Soul Skill, Twin Wolf Possession! Third Soul Skill, Gale Demon Wolf Consecutive Slashes!"

His speed and attack power instantly soared to the extreme. His entire body turned into an azure bolt of lightning that tore through the sky, his twin claws unleashing an endless stream of slashes toward Lin Feng from the most vicious angles, accompanied by piercing howls through the air. Each strike was stronger than the last, and his momentum continuously accumulated.

This was Feng Xiaotian's proudest Self-Created Soul Skill, and the foundation that allowed him to challenge opponents above his level.

So he had already started creating that Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes at this point? Lin Feng thought. Yet his thoughts did not hinder his battle. Blue soul power glowed around his palms. Rather than directly receiving the wolf claws powerful enough to split stone and shatter steles, he used the edges of his palms and the tips of his fingers to precisely slap, tap, guide, and redirect the points at Feng Xiaotian's wrists and elbows where force was generated.

A string of fine, soft sounds rang out. Every move Lin Feng made was exquisite to the utmost, as though he could foresee the future. His strength was not fierce, yet he always managed to deflect and disperse Feng Xiaotian's violent impact and slashing trajectories at precisely the right moment, making it exceptionally awkward for him to follow through with further force. That continuously mounting momentum was quietly dissolved into nothing through a method of using little force to overcome great strength.

The longer Feng Xiaotian fought, the more alarmed he became. He felt as though he were battling a drifting cloud. His successive slashes were like wave after wave crashing upon the shore, but their force was dispersed layer by layer, leaving him with a stifling sensation of having nowhere to exert his strength. Those bare palms of his opponent were even more troublesome than the hardest shield!

Lin Feng had actually used another set of soul skills completely different from the ones he had displayed in the previous battle.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten consecutive slashes had passed. With Feng Xiaotian's current strength, he could at most reach fifteen consecutive slashes. His momentum had already climbed to its peak, yet he still could not break through Lin Feng's palms, which appeared slow but always arrived after yet struck first.

Just as the force behind his fifteenth slash was nearly spent, before new force could arise, Lin Feng's palm technique, which had previously focused on defense, abruptly changed. His right palm flipped, his middle and index fingers came together, gathering a strand of penetrating force as they shot like lightning toward Feng Xiaotian's Shanzhong acupoint in the center of his chest!

This finger strike was fast, precise, condensed, and soundless, yet Feng Xiaotian's hairs instantly stood on end as he sensed tremendous danger! He forcibly twisted his body and crossed his claws to block.

Pfft!

The finger force struck his crossed wolf claws. A concentrated hidden force instantly penetrated through them, and Feng Xiaotian felt both arms go numb as his blood and energy stagnated slightly. His rapidly moving body involuntarily paused for an instant.

That instant was enough.

Lin Feng did not pursue. Instead, he took a step back with the motion, his hands naturally falling to his sides as the aura around him instantly returned to calm, as if he had never attacked at all.

Feng Xiaotian steadied himself and dispersed his soul skills without making another move. Cupping his fists, he said, "Brother Lin's strength is unfathomable. Xiaotian is no match for you. I am completely convinced by this battle."

Lin Feng smiled and returned the gesture. "You flatter me. Brother Feng's consecutive slashes also opened my eyes. But I have a question that may be somewhat presumptuous. I hope Brother Feng will not mind. Lin bears no ill intent."

"Brother Lin, please ask," Feng Xiaotian said.

"Brother Feng possesses Innate Full Soul Power with a mutated martial soul. With such talent, your soul power cultivation should not be only level 36 today." Feng Xiaotian was unquestionably a genius. Aside from being overly love-struck and obsessively devoted to his Self-Created Soul Skill, his character seemed fairly good from what Lin Feng had seen today. Thus, Lin Feng wanted to take this opportunity to offer him some guidance.

"Perhaps I have been too fixated on my Self-Created Soul Skill and spent too much time on it. There are also some other reasons." As he spoke the final sentence, his gaze unconsciously flicked toward Blazing Fire Academy.

Seeing the look in his eyes, Lin Feng was speechless. This Eldest Brother's love-struck brain was truly powerful. He said, "Brother Feng, according to the views of our Five Elements Academy, the younger a soul master is, and the lower their level, the more they should focus on building a solid foundation and increasing their cultivation speed. Self-Created Soul Skills are certainly powerful, but you can save them for when you reach a cultivation bottleneck and practice them slowly then. After all, youth is the best and fastest time for cultivation. You truly should not waste it." He then stepped closer and quietly transmitted his voice into Feng Xiaotian's ear. "It seems Brother Feng likes Miss Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy. Judging from Miss Huo Wu's fighting style and performance today, she is a spirited and forthright girl. Her eyes hold only a desire for victory in battle and a yearning to become stronger. A girl like that would not like someone older than herself whose cultivation is only about the same as hers. If Brother Feng wishes to win the beauty's heart, you should first work hard to raise your strength. Otherwise, I fear Miss Huo Wu will never see you in that way. We are not close, yet I have spoken deeply. I hope Brother Feng will not take offense."

After speaking, Lin Feng returned to his place. A trace of realization appeared in Feng Xiaotian's eyes, and he cupped his fists toward Lin Feng once more. "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Lin. If I achieve anything in the future, I will certainly repay the kindness of your guidance today."

Lin Feng understood what he meant and smiled as he returned the gesture. "Brother Feng is too polite!"

Feng Xiaotian returned to his place, but Huo Wu immediately leaned over. "Feng Xiaotian, what did Lin Feng say in your ear just now? You said you would repay him greatly someday. What are you thanking him for?"

Feng Xiaotian looked at Huo Wu and recalled Lin Feng's words, but he did not say it outright. "He pointed out a small problem in my cultivation. From now on, I will cultivate diligently. I must become stronger as soon as possible!"

Huo Wu felt that Feng Xiaotian seemed to have changed somewhat, though she could not say how. Still, she did not press him further. Feng Xiaotian had never hidden the fact that he liked her, and she had never given him any hope either—she had always rejected him directly. Aside from Feng Xiaotian liking her, she felt he was still a friend worth having. But friendship was not the same as affection.

This battle with Feng Xiaotian raised everyone's assessment of Lin Feng's strength by another level. Since the initial formation of the Five Elements Domain, Lin Feng had used sword qi to seal off the area around his body. Now, not even Sword Douluo could see through his soul power cultivation. Yet he was only twelve years old, so everyone was guessing whether he was currently in his thirties. Few dared to imagine that he had already broken through to Soul Ancestor. But even if he was merely in his thirties, he was still a twelve-year-old in his thirties, which was just as astonishing.

Lin Feng intended to hand the battlefield over to the Soul Douluo, but at that moment, someone spoke again. "Wait a moment."