Zhao Xiaotian's Maternal Family

Xie Yue, seated beside Hu Liena, said in shock, "He actually sent Huyan Ting flying without even using a soul skill! Unbelievable!"

Hu Liena had also become immensely interested in Zhao Xiaotian, so she rose and walked toward him. Seeing this, Xie Yue stood and followed after her.

When they arrived before Zhao Xiaotian, Yan's lackeys nearby began whispering among themselves. Yan's expression turned somewhat unsightly, but he could only stand to one side and wait.

Everyone at Spirit Academy knew that Yan had liked Hu Liena for a long time. The boys and girls of Class Three especially knew it. Although the boys in Class Three also liked Hu Liena, Yan's presence had always kept them from daring to confess to her.

Hu Liena cast her charm on Zhao Xiaotian and asked, "Little brother~!"

Zhao Xiaotian ignored her. Since he cultivated the Fiery Golden Eyes, this childish level of charm was utterly useless against him. It could even cause backlash against whoever used it.

Sure enough, Hu Liena did not last long before suffering backlash from her Soul Power. Yan was thoroughly displeased by this and threw a punch straight at Zhao Xiaotian's face.

Seeing this, Zhao Xiaotian extended his palm and used the most basic principle of the Tai Chi Fist: overcoming hardness with softness. When Yan's fist struck Zhao Xiaotian's palm, it felt as though he had punched cotton. Then Zhao Xiaotian casually threw a punch and actually sent him flying out the window.

Since they were on the first floor, Yan did not suffer any injuries. After falling out the window, Yan activated his martial soul, and two yellow soul rings swept up and down around his body.

Sensing the fluctuations of Soul Power, Zhao Xiaotian stood and left his seat. He removed his mask, revealing a handsome face that was utterly captivating.

The girls of Class Three instantly fell for him and could not pull themselves free, but Zhao Xiaotian ignored them. He activated his martial soul and leaped out the window.

He did not activate his soul rings, because he felt that dealing with someone like Yan did not require soul skills. Seeing that Zhao Xiaotian had not activated his soul rings, Yan grew furious. He unleashed his first soul skill, and a pillar of magma shot toward Zhao Xiaotian.

Zhao Xiaotian did not panic. Instead, he began moving both hands through the air as he spun, and a tangible Taiji pattern appeared behind him.

Because Yan's magma pillar lacked sufficient Soul Power, it failed to touch Zhao Xiaotian. Yan then leaped onto it and summoned granite around the magma.

Zhao Xiaotian's pupils turned into Taiji patterns, and the sky lost its original color. He casually raised a finger and said, "Profound Finger!"

A black-and-white beam shot from his fingertip and struck Yan in the forehead. Yan instantly lost consciousness, and the magma pillar beneath his feet and the granite trapping Zhao Xiaotian dissipated at once.

Yan fell vertically from dozens of meters in the air, only to be caught by a White Shadow that appeared in an instant. The White Shadow who caught Yan was Class Three's homeroom teacher, Liu Baibin, a Level 76 assault-type Battle Soul Saint. His martial soul was somewhat similar to Zhao Xiaotian's, yet completely different.

Zhao Xiaotian looked at Liu Baibin in confusion, while Liu Baibin curiously looked at the nephew he had never met. Zhao Xiaotian always felt that Liu Baibin gave him a familiar feeling, but he did not know how to describe it.

At that moment, Liu Baibin stepped forward and said, "You're Zhao Xiaotian? The transfer student for our Class Three?"

Zhao Xiaotian nodded. "Yes! I'm Zhao Xiaotian!"

"I don't care if you fight! But don't disgrace me, Liu Baibin. All right, get back to class!"

Zhao Xiaotian nodded and headed back toward the classroom. All the way there, he kept wondering why Liu Baibin gave him such a warm, familiar feeling.

After sending Yan to a Healing System Soul Master, Liu Baibin returned to the Liu Family. He needed to investigate Zhao Xiaotian's background and find out why the boy gave him such a familiar feeling.

Soon, school was over, and all the students returned to their dormitories. Only Zhao Xiaotian went alone to a single dormitory, which he had specifically requested because he did not want to be disturbed while cultivating.

Within the Liu Family estate, Liu Baibin said in shock, "Grandmother! You're saying that Zhao Family Village back then was where my eldest sister and brother-in-law lived!"

Old Madam Liu nodded. "That's right! Your brother-in-law and eldest sister received orders from Spirit Hall to lead troops to the Star Luo Border. The situation between Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall was tense back then, so the two of them left the child who was originally meant to be sent to our family in Zhao Family Village!"

Liu Baibin asked, "Grandmother! Then Zhao Xiaotian is..."

Old Madam Liu stopped him. "That's right! Zhao Xiaotian is the Liu Family's nephew! Bai Bin, go bring that child to the Liu Family immediately. Let him know that the Liu Family is also a strong support behind him!"

"Yes, Grandmother! I'll go right away!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Baibin left the Liu Family and headed straight for Spirit Academy. Just after he left, a black shadow appeared before Old Madam Liu.

Seeing this, Old Madam Liu respectfully said, "This old woman greets Ghost Douluo. May I ask why Your Excellency has come here?"

At that moment, Liu Zhenyan, Liu Baibin's uncle and the current head of the Liu Family, walked out and coldly asked, "Ghost Charm, what are you doing here!"

Ghost Charm said disdainfully, "Liu Zhenyan, don't get so worked up. I came under orders from His Holiness the Pope."

Liu Zhenyan said coldly, "Say what you came to say and get it over with!"

Ghost Charm's expression darkened slightly. "His Holiness the Pope has given an order! You may meet Xiaotian, but you must not take him away from the Pope's side!"

Liu Zhenyan's aura instantly turned ice-cold as he said, "Ghost Charm! Don't think the Liu Family fears you just because Bibi Dong is backing you!"

The moment he spoke, more than twenty Titled Douluo auras erupted from the Liu Family's inner courtyard and locked onto Ghost Charm. Every single one of those auras was several levels stronger than Ghost Charm's.

Locked onto by those auras, Ghost Charm broke out in a cold sweat and respectfully replied, "Ghost Charm would not dare!"

Liu Zhenyan seized Ghost Charm by the collar and said, "Since you allowed him to enter Spirit Academy, do not interfere excessively! The Liu Family will naturally protect the Liu Family's nephew!"

After saying that, Liu Zhenyan flung him away with force, erupting with the strength of a Level 97 Titled Douluo and throwing Ghost Charm out. Sent flying with such force, Ghost Charm's body shot directly toward the Papal Palace.

Old Madam Liu asked, "Zhenyan! The Pope has gone too far. If the Liu Family had not sent people to control the tense situation between Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall back then, who knew what Spirit City would have become by now!"

"Mother, enough. Don't dwell on these things anymore. They're all in the past!"

Old Madam Liu nodded and tapped the ground with her cane. In an instant, more than twenty white figures appeared in the Liu Family estate—the same more than twenty Liu Family Titled Douluo who had just released their auras to lock onto Ghost Charm.

"Liu Han, your strength is at Level 96! This old woman orders you to protect that child. You must not allow him to suffer any harm!"

The man named Liu Han cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Old Family Head! I will not disappoint you!"