With Thunder, Shatter the Darkness! Jixia Academy Makes a Move!

Half an hour later.

The group arrived in a mountainous area outside Heaven Dou City.

This was originally a desolate mountain range.

But at this moment, as they rounded a mountain foot, the scene before them suddenly opened up.

Hiss--

A uniform gasp of cold air sounded.

The members of the Heaven Dou Royal Fighting Team, including Qin Ming, all widened their eyes and stood frozen on the spot.

They saw that in the valley shrouded in clouds and mist.

A magnificent, breathtakingly huge architectural complex stood there like a divine miracle!

This was no ordinary academy.

It was practically a city of the future!

Towers soaring into the clouds, runes flashing with strange light, and those...

"Are... are those houses floating in the air?!"

Yu Feng's folding fan fell to the ground as he pointed at several islands floating in the air in the distance and stammered.

Not only that.

The enormous school gate was a hundred meters tall, entirely made of an unknown silvery-white metal.

Blue light flowed across it, emitting a heart-pounding pressure.

"This... this is Jixia Academy?"

The disdain in Yu Tianheng's eyes vanished without a trace, replaced by deep shock.

Such a feat.

Even the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace couldn't compare!

Although Xue Qinghe had been here once before, he was still deeply shocked to see it again.

"Let's go."

Lu Ming's expression was as usual as he walked straight towards the giant school gate.

Surprisingly.

No guards came out to stop them.

As Lu Ming approached, the massive metal gate automatically sensed his presence and slid open silently to both sides.

"Welcome back."

A soft, synthesized mechanical voice echoed in the air.

This scene once again stunned the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Fighting Team.

What kind of Soul Tool technology was this?

It was simply unheard of!

Xue Qinghe glanced at Lu Ming's retreating back, his eyes filled with even more apprehension.

Jixia Academy.

What secrets beyond this era did it hold?

With trepidation and curiosity, the group followed Lu Ming into the academy.

The interior of the academy was even more extraordinary.

Rare medicinal herbs could be seen everywhere along the roadside, and even the paving stones seemed to emit faint Soul Power fluctuations.

The training grounds were extravagantly luxurious.

The ground was not made of ordinary stone slabs but a special material that could self-repair.

And in the center of the training grounds.

Seven figures were already waiting there.

"Is that the Jixia Academy team?"

Yu Tianheng narrowed his eyes, sizing up the seven people opposite him.

These seven people were dressed in various styles, even to the point of being eccentric.

The girl at the head held a red floral umbrella, had a pair of cute rabbit ears, and was listlessly kicking pebbles.

That was the captain, Gongsun Li.

Behind her.

A burly man, whose body was wrapped in the aura of lightning, stood with his eyes closed, resting.

That was Sikong Zhen.

And there was a one-eyed youth carrying a huge mechanical hammer, Kuang Tie.

A beautiful ice mountain of a woman, Wang Zhaojun, holding a staff and exuding coldness.

A little loli sitting on a strange hújiā instrument, Cai Wenji.

A young woman in red, Yun Ying, holding a spear with a heroic and graceful air.

And finally, the last one, a giant mechanical creature like a mobile fortress, Dun Shan.

"These are our opponents?"

Dugu Yan couldn't help but laugh as she looked at Cai Wenji, who was still eating candied hawthorn.

"They even sent such a little baby to the match?"

"Is Jixia Academy out of people?"

However.

Lu Ming merely waved his hand gently.

"Since you're here, don't waste time."

"This is the Jixia team."

"Let the friendly match begin."

Both sides took their positions.

The atmosphere instantly became tense and charged.

"Heaven Dou Royal Team, Yu Tianheng, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Level 39 Attack-type Soul Elder!"

Yu Tianheng released his Martial Soul first.

Roar!

A dragon's roar echoed throughout the venue.

His right arm instantly transformed into a dragon's, covered in thick scales, with purplish-blue lightning crackling wildly.

Following that.

Yellow, Yellow, Purple.

Three Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet.

This was already a very perfect Soul Ring configuration.

"Please guide me!"

Yu Tianheng shouted loudly and charged towards the Jixia Academy formation with the momentum of thunder.

He didn't use his full strength in this attack.

After all, facing a group of people who looked strange, he still held back some of his power.

However.

The moment he charged out.

The man who had been closing his eyes, Sikong Zhen, suddenly opened them.

Crack!

A thunderclap split the clear sky.

A surge of violent lightning, countless times more powerful than Yu Tianheng's, erupted from Sikong Zhen's body.

"With lightning, shatter the darkness!"

Sikong Zhen took a step forward.

Hum! Hum! Hum! Hum! Hum!

Five Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet without any warning.

Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black!

In an instant.

The entire training ground fell into dead silence.

Yu Tianheng's charging footsteps abruptly halted.

He stared with wide eyes, his eyeballs almost popping out.

The smile on Dugu Yan's face froze.

Xue Qinghe's teacup wavered in his hand.

Even Qin Ming, standing beside him, gasped in cold air and exclaimed:

"A Soul... Soul King?!"

"How is this possible?!"

Five Soul Rings!

The young man before them, who didn't seem particularly old, was actually a Soul King of level fifty or above!

Moreover, that black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring was currently exuding a suffocating pressure.

Were these the students of Jixia Academy?

What a joke!

The strongest member of their Huangdou Battle Team was only level thirty-nine, and their opponent had directly brought out a Soul King?

But that wasn't the end of it.

Sikong Zhen didn't give Yu Tianheng any time to react.

He transformed into a bolt of lightning, appearing instantly before Yu Tianheng.

The speed was so fast that even Yu Tianheng, who possessed a top-tier beast Martial Soul, felt despair.

"You think you can play with lightning too?"

Sikong Zhen's voice was like a divine judgment.

There were no flashy Soul Skills.

It was just a simple elbow strike, imbued with destructive lightning power, that heavily smashed onto Yu Tianheng's proud dragon arm.

Bang!

A sickening bone-cracking sound echoed.

"Ah!!!"

Yu Tianheng let out a piercing scream.

His incredibly tough dragon scales shattered instantly, and he was sent flying backward like a cannonball, crashing violently into the wall dozens of meters away.

One move!

A one-hit KO!

The entire audience erupted in shock.

Dugu Yan saw her captain being sent flying.

"Bastard!"

"..."

She let out a sharp cry, her Martial Soul, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, manifesting.

"Third Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Purple Poison!"

A large mass of dense purple poisonous mist, carrying a sweet yet pungent scent, enveloped the students of Jixia Academy.

This was a potent poison personally taught by Dugu Bo; even a Soul Ancestor would lose a layer of skin if they touched even a bit of it.

"Careful of the potent poison!"

Qin Ming wanted to shout a warning, but he found that the people from Jixia Academy hadn't even moved.