Five Elements Academies, Blazing Fire Academy

Xiao Wu nestled in Lin Qingmo's arms for a long time before reluctantly letting go of him.

Just then, Xiao Wu's nose twitched slightly.

She is Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit in human form, and her sensitivity to aura far surpasses that of ordinary Soul Master.

She could clearly smell that, in addition to Lin Qingmo's own unique scent, there was also a faint, cool, feminine scent mixed with the fragrance of violets.

!!!

She remembered that scent very well.

He's A-Qing's teacher!

A hint of jealousy and a touch of helplessness welled up in Xiao Wu's heart.

As expected, A-Qing was with that woman again.

She secretly planned that when she returned that evening, she would completely dispel any trace of that aura from A-Qing, leaving not a trace.

On the Training Ground, the other people reacted in different ways.

Yu Feng leaned against a pillar, pursed his lips, and muttered under his breath, "Tch, it's just a short trip back, why all this mushy stuff?"

Liu Erlong glanced at this scene, a smile playing on his lips.

She cleared her throat and coughed twice, interrupting the commotion in the Training Ground.

Everyone turned to Liu Erlong, and the Training Ground fell silent instantly.

"Alright, you'll have plenty of time to catch up later."

Liu Erlong walked to the center of the Training Ground and stood still, his tone becoming extremely solemn.

"I've called you all here today because I have something very important to announce to you."

She scanned everyone present and said, word by word:

"Three days from now, our Heaven Dou Academy Imperial Fighting Team will have a formal Academy exchange match against the Blazing Fire Academy."

Upon hearing this, everyone on the Training Ground froze in shock.

Every face showed a look of astonishment.

Blazing Fire Academy?

Blazing Fire Academy, one of the Five Elements Academies?

Why did they suddenly decide to have an exchange match with the Blazing Fire Academy?

"Blazing Fire Academy? You mean the Blazing Fire Academy, one of the Five Elements Academies?"

Ning Rongrong was the first to come to her senses, exclaiming in surprise, her face full of disbelief.

"Teacher Er Long, why do we need to play an exchange match with them?"

"That's right, it's the Blazing Fire Academy, one of the Five Elements Academies."

Liu Erlong nodded, then dropped an even bigger bombshell.

"Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire will personally attend and watch this exchange match."

After those words were spoken, the entire Training Ground fell completely silent.

Everyone wore expressions of shock.

Xue Ye!

He, the ruler of a nation, would actually come to watch an inter- Academy competition in person?

"Xue Ye personally watched the match?"

Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, her cool voice carrying a hint of seriousness.

"Blazing Fire Academy is one of the most aggressive of the Five Elements Academies Academy."

"All the students possess fire-attribute Martial Soul, focusing on extreme attack strategies. The explosive power of their Soul Skill far surpasses that of other Soul Master of the same level."

"In the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, they consistently made it to the semi-finals and finals, proving their strength should not be underestimated."

Her words brought everyone present back to their senses.

The Five Elements Academies are the five most prestigious high-level Soul Master Academy on the continent.

These correspond to the five elements: fire, water, wind, earth, and thunder.

Each Academy has its own unique traditions.

The students' strength far surpasses that of students in ordinary high-level Soul Master Academy.

Blazing Fire Academy is known for the Academy aggressiveness among the Five Elements Academies.

Their students all possess fire-attribute Martial Soul.

It takes an extreme approach of launching the most powerful attacks.

Each of their Soul Skill aims for maximum destructive power, resulting in an extremely fierce fighting style.

Dugu Yan frowned, her tone tinged with confusion. "There's still a whole year until the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Isn't it too early to call it a warm-up match?"

"That's right! And it even alarmed Xue Ye!"

Ning Rongrong quickly nodded in agreement.

"He's the ruler of a nation, busy with countless affairs of state. How could he possibly have time to watch the exchange match between our two Academy? Could there be something fishy going on here?"

"I think there's definitely something wrong here."

Yu Feng crossed his arms, a hint of wariness in his voice.

Even Yu Feng sensed something was wrong.

"Could it be related to the changes in our Imperial Fighting Team?"

Ye Lingling spoke softly, her words instantly enlightening everyone present.

Lin Qingmo stood to the side, her fingertips lightly stroking her chin, remaining silent throughout.

As he listened to everyone's questions, he had already thoroughly sorted out the whole story in his mind.

He nodded slightly, stating his judgment.

"The root of this exchange match probably lies in the changes made to the original Imperial Fighting Team."

Lin Qingmo's voice was steady, yet it possessed impeccable logic.

"The former Imperial Fighting Team is an elite team personally trained by the royal family of the Heaven Dou Empire. It has always been the face of the Heaven Dou Academy and a seeded team designated by the Heaven Dou Empire to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

He scanned the crowd and continued:

"Now, the former Captain of the Imperial Fighting Team, Yu Tianheng, along with Osler, Shi Mo, and Shi Mo, have all left the team, resulting in a major overhaul of the Imperial Fighting Team."

"Our new team has been formed for less than three months, and we haven't even shown our true strength to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family yet."

"Xue Ye naturally wants to know just how capable our new Imperial Fighting Team really is."

As soon as Lin Qingmo finished speaking, Liu Erlong nodded immediately, a look of approval on his face.

"Qingmo is absolutely right."

Liu Erlong's tone was solemn.

"To put it bluntly, this exchange competition is a test set up for us by Xue Ye."

"He wants to see for himself whether our newly formed Imperial Fighting Team is qualified to represent the Heaven Dou Empire in next year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament has never been just a competition between the Academy."

Liu Erlong continued to add:

"It is also a covert power struggle between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire."

"The Heaven Dou Empire will absolutely not entrust the spot representing itself to a team of unknown strength."

"Therefore, we must win this game."

"We not only want to win, but we want to win beautifully, so beautifully that Xue Ye has nothing to say."

Lin Qingmo nodded slightly, showing no surprise on his face.

This situation is normal.

The royal family never makes a losing deal.

They invested a lot of resources in the Imperial Fighting Team, so naturally they expect to see a corresponding return.

This match will be a test of their worth.

Lin Qingmo himself was not particularly interested in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

Even if he wins the final championship, the three Soul Bone awarded as a reward won't hold much appeal for him.

After all, he had a considerable number of high-quality Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, so he didn't need the champion's reward.

However, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in the hands of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family is extremely important to him.

He absolutely could not let this item fall into Tang San's hands.

We must find a way to acquire the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

The prerequisite is to first come into contact with this national treasure in order to have a chance to acquire it.

"Afterwards, I will compile all the detailed information on the Blazing Fire Academy's participating team members and then hand it over to you."

Liu Erlong's voice interrupted Lin Qingmo's thoughts.

She turned to Lin Qingmo.

"Qingmo, you are the current Captain of the Imperial Fighting Team. I'm entrusting you with this task. Lead everyone to conduct in-depth research on the Blazing Fire Academy's intelligence and formulate countermeasures."

"The competition three days from now will depend on your performance."

"Don't worry, Teacher Er Long, leave it to me."

Lin Qingmo raised his eyes, his tone filled with absolute confidence and control.

He had absolutely no idea how he could lose.

There's no need to think about how to win.

The only thing to consider is how to avoid revealing the team's strength.