A Different Feng Xiaotian

"Is that you?! Shui Wuchen!"

Seeing Shui Wuchen and the Articuno on him, this familiar combination made fierce sparks flash in the young man's eyes as he stared straight at Shui Wuchen.

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

Looking at the young man before him, who seemed completely transformed, Shui Wuchen recalled a memory.

It had been six years ago, at the Four Elements Academy Exchange. After wandering around for a while, he had discovered a young Soul Elder attempting to create his own Soul Skill.

It was the first time he had seen someone besides himself create a Soul Skill, and his competitive spirit had been stirred. He used Ice Slash · Instant Three Slashes, which he had just created based on his second Soul Skill, Triple Spin Strike, to exchange blows several times with the other's Gale Wolf Six Consecutive Slashes.

What Shui Wuchen had not expected was that, despite being much lower level than his opponent at the time, he had almost effortlessly shattered the other's Gale Wolf Six Consecutive Slashes, directly causing the man's Dao Heart to collapse.

When Shui Wuchen returned to that place over the following days, the other man was already nowhere to be seen.

Yes, the young man whose Dao Heart Shui Wuchen had once shattered was Feng Xiaotian, standing before him now.

From the looks of it, not only had his actions failed to crush the other man, but after emerging from the shadows, Feng Xiaotian had become even stronger and more confident.

Returning to the present, Shui Wuchen's expression remained unchanged as he said, "Feng Xiaotian, it's been a while."

"Good! Very good! I knew you wouldn't miss this Elite Tournament."

The corners of Feng Xiaotian's lips lifted slightly. Meeting Shui Wuchen again, he no longer felt the disappointment of his past defeat. All he had now was absolute confidence in his own strength.

He was confident that, with his current strength, he could sweep through the other academies alone.

Of course, Shui Wuchen's appearance changed matters. This was an opponent he could never take too seriously.

Meanwhile, the others watching the scene wore various expressions.

Feng Qingcang thought to himself, So this brat is Shui Wuchen, the one who turned Feng Xiaotian into this!

After learning that Shui Wuchen was the person responsible for Feng Xiaotian becoming this way, Feng Qingcang's gaze toward him shifted slightly.

According to Feng Xiaotian, Shui Wuchen was the greatest genius in the world, unmatched in heaven or earth throughout history.

Just recalling the words Feng Xiaotian often kept on his lips made Feng Qingcang's mouth twitch.

"Among the peerless geniuses of Soul Masters in the world today, only Feng Xiaotian and Shui Wuchen matter. Everyone else is nothing but worthless trash."

—Feng Xiaotian

Thinking of this, Feng Qingcang could not help sighing inwardly. How did a perfectly good genius with Innate Full Soul Power become like this?

At that moment, Feng Xiaotian walked toward Shui Wuchen step by step, while the fluctuations of Soul Power around him gradually rose.

Shui Wuchen watched calmly and asked, "Are you planning to fight here?"

However, upon hearing Shui Wuchen's words, Feng Xiaotian shook his head, and the Soul Power fluctuations around him immediately dissipated.

"No. Let's save it for the Elite Tournament. That'll be more interesting, won't it?"

With that, Feng Xiaotian turned around and returned to his own courtyard.

He might originally have had something to do, but after Shui Wuchen appeared, only one thing remained on his mind: conserving his strength and awaiting his future decisive battle with Shui Wuchen.

At the same time, amid the crowd, Huo Wu's crimson eyes followed Feng Xiaotian's departing figure, shining with a strange light.

"Brother, have you met that person before?"

Shui Bing'er moved close to Shui Wuchen's side and asked softly.

Shui Wuchen replied, "Do you remember the Four Elements Academy Exchange Tournament from six years ago? I met him there."

"So that's how it is. But I think there's something off about him. Brother, you should stay away from him in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er nodded and warned Shui Wuchen.

Shui Wuchen's reaction toward Feng Xiaotian just now had made Shui Bing'er feel rather unhappy, because she had actually seen a trace of regard in Shui Wuchen's eyes.

Though that trace of regard was insignificant, Shui Bing'er still felt uncomfortable, as though something that belonged solely to her had been taken away.

Shui Wuchen rubbed Shui Bing'er's head. "Your brother knows what he's doing."

"Hmph!"

Shui Bing'er puffed out her cheeks and snorted softly, somewhat dissatisfied with Shui Wuchen's response.

Afterward, Shui Yueruo led everyone from Skywater Academy into the courtyard and began assigning rooms.

"Bing'er, Xuewu, you two will stay in this room."

"Yue'er, Qiu Ruoshui, you two will stay in the room over here."

"Gu Qingbo, Yu Hairou, you two will stay in that room."

"As for Wuchen..."

Finally, Shui Yueruo looked at Shui Wuchen and said, "You can stay in the room next to Bing'er and Xuewu."

Shui Wuchen nodded, then headed with the Articuno toward the room Shui Yueruo had assigned him.

Seeing this, the girls of Skywater Academy curled their lips. They had thought they might be able to get him as a roommate, but Shui Yueruo had not given them the chance at all.

Looking at the girls' expressions, Shui Yueruo smugly thought, You little brats think you can compete with me? Those petty thoughts of yours are tricks I've long since outgrown.

Meanwhile, at Blazing Fire Academy, after Huo Wu chose a room and familiarized herself with it for a while, she quickly left Blazing Fire Academy's residential courtyard and headed toward Godwind Academy.

In the pavilion outside the courtyard, Feng Qingcang watched this scene and teasingly said to Huo Yangyan beside him, "Brother Yangyan, your daughter has gone looking for Xiaotian again!"

"Hmph! So what? Feng Xiaotian isn't beneath my daughter!"

Hearing this, Huo Yangyan's face darkened, but he still stubbornly insisted.

Ever since the Four Elements Academy Exchange three years ago, when Huo Wu had first seen the confident and flamboyant Feng Xiaotian, she had immediately been attracted to him and fallen head over heels.

Ever since then, Huo Wu had gone to find Feng Xiaotian whenever she had the chance. However, Feng Xiaotian did not seem particularly interested in her. It would not be accurate to say there had been no progress between them at all, but it was so little that it might as well have been none.

It was also around this time that Huo Wu learned the name Shui Wuchen. Once she found out he was the opponent Feng Xiaotian often spoke of, she naturally developed hostility toward Shui Wuchen.

That was why she had reacted so strongly upon hearing Shui Wuchen's name earlier.

Seeing Huo Yangyan stubbornly keeping up appearances, Feng Qingcang did not get angry. He merely continued twisting the knife, saying, "But from what I've seen, Xiaotian doesn't seem to like your daughter very much. He even seems faintly annoyed by her now. Is it really all right for this to continue?"

At those words, Huo Yangyan immediately fell silent. When someone had no interest in another person, no matter how actively or desperately they pursued them, no matter how much time and effort they spent, all it would bring was annoyance.

After a moment, Huo Yangyan sighed. "Let the younger generation handle their own affairs. Young people will solve their own problems."