Six-Headed Fire Phoenix

Everyone knew that with Xiaofei's personality, once he decided to do something, he would definitely do it.

Thus, the Dean led everyone to his private cultivation chamber. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xiaofei summoned his Martial Soul, then swallowed the Inner Core of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent in one gulp.

In truth, Xiaofei had been struggling over whether to absorb this Inner Core. First, looking through the entire Douluo story, treasures like pearls and Inner Cores were all incredibly defiant of the heavens. Second, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent clearly did not conform to the rules governing Soul Beasts in the Douluo World. It could be said that it had already surpassed the level of a Soul Beast and was something beyond that realm. Absorbing this Inner Core might bring unimaginable benefits. Finally, in the original work, Ma Hongjun had only been able to absorb this Soul Ring with the help of Tang San and Ning Rongrong. Xiaofei had no one else's help.

However, his physical constitution was now far beyond what Ma Hongjun could compare with. Four high-year Soul Bones had made his physical strength far greater than that of ordinary people. Moreover, his body had practically been remade by the City of Slaughter, becoming even tougher.

Xiaofei focused his mind and began absorbing the Soul Ring. After the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's Inner Core entered his body, it instantly melted, its power transforming into a red flame that burned through Xiaofei's entire body, including his Martial Soul.

Fortunately, Xiaofei had already become Ultimate Fire, and the Phoenix Flame possessed a certain suppressive effect over all the flames in the world. Using his Meditation Technique, Xiaofei guided the flames through his entire body. In an instant, his whole body turned red. Threads of blood seeped from his skin, mixed with orange flames. Gradually, an orange fireball seemed to form around Xiaofei, constantly burning his body and his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul as if forging something.

The Xiaofei and his Martial Soul within the fireball seemed to be undergoing the tempering of flames. Every one of Xiaofei's cells and every shred of his soul burned. The area around the fireball had long since turned scorched black.

Huo Wu covered her mouth and asked, "Grandpa, how is Xiaofei doing now?"

Huo Lie said, "Xiaofei's condition has stabilized for the time being. He should be out of danger."

Xiaofei spent a full three days being tempered within the fireball. Gradually, a massive Soul Ring appeared around the Fire Phoenix. It gradually changed from white to yellow, purple, deep purple, black, and deep black. Finally, when the flames around Xiaofei completely vanished, a deep-black Soul Ring formed around the Fire Phoenix. The Fire Phoenix also changed. Aside from its original head, it actually grew five more heads. Then the Fire Phoenix let out a long cry, and a wave of Phoenix Flame burst from the cultivation chamber, dyeing the sky above the entire Blazing Academy crimson. A gigantic phantom of a Fire Phoenix appeared in the sky. All the Fire Attribute Soul Masters nearby seemed unable to suppress their excitement, feeling an urge to bow before the Fire Phoenix, just as if all flames were paying homage to the Phoenix.

Xiaofei himself had become much thinner. The black hair on his head had been scorched crimson, and his eyes seemed to carry a hint of gold. Deep within his soul, he seemed to have undergone a slight sublimation.

Huo Wu ran over and hugged Xiaofei. "Xiaofei, how do you feel now?"

Xiaofei said with a smile, "I feel wonderful. My body feels incredibly comfortable, and I've become stronger than ever."

Xiaofei summoned his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, and everyone around him instantly felt a vague suppressive force. It was like the suppression of a higher-ranked Martial Soul over a lower-ranked one. Xiaofei carefully sensed his Martial Soul. It seemed to contain a trace of divinity, possessing a natural suppressive force over Martial Souls and beast patterns with the Fire Attribute. Moreover, he felt that his Martial Soul had not yet reached its final form. The current Fire Phoenix should be considered a Quasi-God-tier Martial Soul. Once it transformed into the Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix, his Martial Soul would step into the god tier.

Xiaofei's Soul Power reached an astonishing level 64. Of course, this included both his Sixth Soul Ring, which was infinitely close to a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, and the accumulation of his Soul Power over the past two years.

At the same time, Xiaofei's Phoenix Transformation had developed further. He could now transform even his torso into a phoenix, with only his head still unable to undergo Phoenix Transformation. In terms of strength, Xiaofei could already fight an eight-ring Soul Douluo one-on-one. In the entire Blazing Academy, no one except the Dean was his match.

Xiaofei's Sixth Soul Skill was called Phoenix Slash. It gathered power in his right claw and released a flaming slash. The slash carried the powerful essence of Phoenix Flame, capable of burning and cutting through anything. It ignored all obstructions, and its flames never went out. Physical defense was ineffective against it, while energy defense was reduced by 50%. Its attack range was linked to the amount of Soul Power Xiaofei used.

Xiaofei's first impression was that this Soul Skill was incredibly powerful. His second impression was that its potential for development was extraordinarily high. In the original work, Xiaofei had always admired Sword Douluo, Jian Daochenxin, the most. If he could master the principles behind forming this kind of slash, could he treat his claws like blades or swords and unleash something like sword qi or saber qi? That would be fun.

Afterward, Xiaofei returned to his ordinary life at the academy. He read books, trained his body, cultivated his Soul Power, and occasionally sparred with Huo Lie. His days became leisurely for the time being, and Xiaofei also planned to relax a little.

During this period, Xiaofei and Huo Wu were living very happily. The two often enjoyed their own Small World together, while Huo Wushuang, who used to stay with them, was sent off by Huo Wu to cultivate.

The two cultivated together, read books together, traveled together, and went shopping together. Xiaofei and Huo Wu's relationship quickly grew warmer, and they had already begun holding hands.

Recently, the Blazing Academy had become one of the hottest places in the entire Douluo Continent. Ever since the sky had been filled with Phoenix Flame that day, rumors had spread that the Blazing Academy had produced an extraordinary talent. Dean Huo Tianchen announced to the outside world that he had reached level 93, a speed that was astonishing. Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang of the Blazing Academy had now reached levels 66 and 65 respectively. Huo Wu had just turned 22, and a 22-year-old Soul Emperor could be called the youngest Soul Emperor in history. Huo Wushuang was 24 and had already reached level 65, making him famous throughout the world as well. The two were now known as the Blazing Twin Stars, and they showed great promise of overshadowing the former Haotian Twin Stars.

Huo Wu was hailed as the top figure of the younger generation, a favored daughter of heaven. On top of that, she was beautiful, so countless people came because of her reputation, and those seeking her hand in marriage nearly broke down the academy's gates. Even direct disciples from the Upper Three Sects had come, only to be firmly rejected by Huo Wu. Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had even paid a visit, but unfortunately, the two had not met face-to-face. Faced with the endless harassment, Huo Wu directly stated her conditions: only someone stronger than her could court her, and that person had to marry into Blazing Academy and be a cultivator of the Fire Element.

Once these conditions were announced, the number of people coming instantly dropped by a great deal.

Of course, even more people came to build a friendly relationship.