Heaven Dou Division Champion, Grand Finals!

Shi Mo raised the Black Tortoise Shield, the heavy shield blocking the purple-haired woman.

Bolts of lightning struck the shield in rapid succession.

A vast blue glow completely engulfed Shi Mo.

The Nine-Heart Begonia in Ye Lingling's palm spun gently.

Pure white petals fell onto Shi Mo, and the injuries caused by the lightning rapidly healed.

Dugu Yan stood behind the Black Tortoise Shield.

There was not a trace of panic in her emerald snake eyes.

"First Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Red Poison."

The red toxic mist seeped into Yu Tianheng's body.

Yu Tianheng's strength and speed increased at the same time.

Two dragon claws seized Yu Tianxin's arms, and his right knee slammed directly into the other's abdomen.

Bang!

Yu Tianxin staggered back several steps.

Yu Tianheng did not stop.

His fourth purple Soul Ring lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Raging Thunder Fist!"

A massive fist of lightning crashed down head-on.

Yu Tianxin crossed his arms.

Dragon scales covered his chest and shoulders.

The same Soul Skill burst forth from his hands.

The two lightning fist imprints collided with a thunderous boom, and huge cracks spread across the center of the soul arena.

Yu Tianheng had the Nine-Heart Begonia supporting him from behind, as well as the boost from Jade Phosphor Red Poison.

Yet Yu Tianxin had no support-type Soul Master to help him.

After a brief stalemate, the Thunderclap Academy's fist imprint quickly shattered.

Yu Tianxin was struck head-on by the lightning.

His tall body slid more than ten meters across the stone floor.

Yu Feng and Ao Siliuo had already dealt with Thunderclap Academy's rear line.

The two agility-attack Soul Masters blocked Yu Tianxin's retreat from both sides.

Dugu Yan gathered the poisonous mist.

The purple-green poison transformed into an enormous snake tail and swept in from the side.

Thunderclap Academy's remaining members were all lifted off the ground.

The four of them fell outside the soul arena one after another.

Yu Tianheng's dragon claw stopped before Yu Tianxin's chest.

"You lost."

Yu Tianxin lowered his head and looked at the fist covered in dragon scales.

"Without a support-type Soul Master, you might not have won."

Yu Tianheng withdrew his dragon claw.

"This is a team match."

"Making your companions' strength count is also a skill a captain must master."

Yu Tianxin fell silent for a moment.

He turned to look at Chen Feng, who had yet to make a move.

"Was this your arrangement?"

Chen Feng nodded lightly.

"Thunderclap Academy only values frontal assaults."

"Once their formation was split apart by the poisonous mist, their defeat was already inevitable."

The referee confirmed that Thunderclap Academy had lost its ability to fight.

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy wins!"

A wave of cheers erupted from the stands.

The seven members of the Imperial Team stood at the center of the soul arena.

This time.

Chen Feng had not drawn his sword.

Yet the Imperial Team had still claimed victory.

After the battle against Thunderclap Academy ended.

The Imperial Team continued its undefeated streak.

Only the final match of the preliminaries remained.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy: twenty-six victories in twenty-six matches.

Gale Academy: likewise twenty-six victories in twenty-six matches.

The result of the final match would directly determine first place in the Heaven Dou Division.

Imperial Academy's lounge.

Meng Shenji placed two sets of documents on the table.

"The core of Gale Academy is its captain, Feng Xiaotian."

"A level forty-four assault-type Battle Soul Ancestor."

"His martial soul is the Swiftwind Twin-Headed Wolf."

"He also possesses a self-created Soul Skill, Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Slashes."

Yu Tianheng picked up the documents and glanced through them.

"Feng Xiaotian's flight ability is very strong."

"Soul Masters of the same level will find it difficult to restrain him in the air."

Dugu Yan sat beside Chen Feng.

"Unfortunately, he ran into Chen Feng."

"Sword Flight Technique fears flying Soul Masters the least."

Meng Shenji looked toward the man in white.

"Chen Feng, this match concerns the Heaven Dou Division championship."

"How do you plan to arrange things?"

Chen Feng closed the documents.

"We'll fight with our usual lineup."

"Leave Feng Xiaotian to me."

The three education committee members nodded at the same time.

This arrangement was the most reliable.

Outside the lounge.

A red figure leaned against the wall.

Huo Wu had just finished Blazing Fire Academy's match.

When she heard that Chen Feng was preparing to face Feng Xiaotian, she did not leave immediately.

Huo Wushuang stood beside his younger sister.

"Feng Xiaotian has liked you for so many years."

"Who do you hope wins this match?"

Huo Wu glanced at her brother.

"What does that have to do with me?"

"The entire Heaven Dou Division knows that Feng Xiaotian entered the tournament just to prove himself in front of you."

"That is his own business."

Huo Wu turned and headed toward the passageway.

"Chen Feng will win."

Huo Wushuang followed behind her.

"You have that much confidence in Chen Feng?"

"Feng Xiaotian cannot stop the Azure Lotus Sword."

As soon as Huo Wu finished speaking, the Chat Group quietly unfolded before her eyes.

Fiery Chili Pepper:[Tomorrow is the final match of the Heaven Dou Division.]

Fiery Chili Pepper:[Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Gale Academy.]

Little Witch:[Chen Feng is finally going to win the division championship!]

Poison Fairy:[The match has not even begun, and you are already sure the Imperial Academy will win?]

Little Witch:[Chen Feng cannot possibly lose.]

Ice Snow Princess:[Gale Academy's Feng Xiaotian is very strong.]

Ice Snow Princess:[His self-created Soul Skill has never met an opponent in the Heaven Dou Division.]

Fiery Chili Pepper:[Chen Feng can break it.]

Poison Fairy:[The new little sister has great confidence in Chen Feng.]

Fiery Chili Pepper:[I have fought Chen Feng before.]

Fiery Chili Pepper:[Feng Xiaotian's Wind Blades cannot compare to the Azure Lotus Sword.]

Fragrant Fox:[If Chen Feng takes first place in the Heaven Dou Division, the grand finals will be held in Spirit City.]

Her Holiness the Pope:[The Soul Master Tournament champion represents Spirit Hall's glory.]

My Son Isn't a Bastard:[Has Her Holiness the Pope already prepared the champion's reward?]

Her Holiness the Pope:[Three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bones.]

The Chat Group immediately fell silent.

A few breaths later, a flood of messages appeared at once.

Poison Fairy:[Three Soul Bones?]

Ice Snow Princess:[Spirit Hall is actually offering three Soul Bones as the champion's reward.]

Little Witch:[Those three Soul Bones will soon belong to Chen Feng!]

Within the Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong watched the constantly refreshing messages.

The three Soul Bones had originally been prepared for the Golden Generation.

But the strength Chen Feng had displayed had already disrupted the original arrangement.

A level fifty-five Soul King.

A hundred-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring.

And the Azure Lotus Sword, powerful enough to slay a Soul Sage.

It would be far from easy for the Golden Generation to keep those three Soul Bones.

Her Holiness the Pope:[The Soul Bones belong to the champion.]

Her Holiness the Pope:[If Chen Feng truly has the strength, then come to Spirit City and claim them.]

Group Leader:[Since those are the tournament rules, the Soul Bones should naturally go to the strongest.]

When Bibi Dong saw the Group Leader speak, her expression grew a little more serious.

Her Holiness the Pope:[Does the Group Leader also favor Chen Feng?]

Group Leader:[His sword is very strong.]

Little Witch:[Even Group Leader says Chen Feng is strong!]

Poison Fairy:[It seems the champion of this tournament already has an answer.]

Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

The leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor swayed gently.

A Yin looked at the messages in the group but did not reveal the truth.

Of course the Group Leader favored Chen Feng.

Because they were originally the same person.

The next day.

Royal Soul Arena.

Tens of thousands of spectators had filled the stands early.

The two top-ranked teams in the Heaven Dou Division had finally arrived at their final battle.

Xue Ye the Great personally came to the VIP seats.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin sat nearby.

Salas sat on the other side with Spirit Hall Soul Masters.

The two teams entered the soul arena.

Feng Xiaotian walked at the very front of Gale Academy.

His azure uniform clung to his tall frame.

The phantom of the Swiftwind Twin-Headed Wolf slowly formed behind him.

Feng Xiaotian looked toward the Imperial Team.

His gaze first landed on Chen Feng, then shifted to Huo Wu in the spectator stands.

Huo Wu crossed her arms in front of her chest.

She did not look at Feng Xiaotian.

Her eyes remained fixed on the man in white.

Feng Xiaotian withdrew his gaze.

"Chen Feng."

"Today, I will defeat you head-on."

Chen Feng raised his hand and summoned the Azure Lotus Sword.

"Make your move."

Those simple three words made Feng Xiaotian furrow his brow.

"You're very confident."

"However, my Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Slashes won't give you a chance to control your sword."

Chen Feng did not respond further.

The referee raised his right hand.

"Both sides, release your martial souls!"

The Swiftwind Twin-Headed Wolf spread its cyan wings.

The seven members of Gale Academy rose into the air at the same time.

On the Imperial Team's side,

Yu Tianheng completed the Dragon Transformation of both arms.

Dugu Yan summoned the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.

Yu Feng spread his wings as well.

The Nine-Heart Begonia in Ye Lingling's hand slowly blossomed.

Three purple, one black, and one red.

Five Soul Rings rose beneath Chen Feng's feet, and the pressure of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast swiftly enveloped the Soul Fighting Platform.

The Swiftwind Twin-Headed Wolf behind Feng Xiaotian stiffened slightly.

He circulated his soul power and forcibly suppressed the fear transmitted by his martial soul.

The referee lowered his right hand.

"Begin!"

The seven members of Gale Academy rose into the air simultaneously.

A dense barrage of Wind Blades rained down from above.

Yu Tianheng stood in front of the team.

His Thunder Dragon Claws swung repeatedly, shattering the incoming Wind Blades.

Dugu Yan released the Jade Phosphor Purple Poison.

The purple-green toxic mist had barely risen when the fierce winds stirred up by Gale Academy scattered it.

Yu Feng beat his wings.

Two fierce gusts collided head-on above the Soul Fighting Platform.

Three Gale Academy members immediately changed direction.

They prepared to bypass Yu Tianheng and attack Ye Lingling directly.

Shi Mo raised the Black Tortoise Shield.

Ao Siliuo charged out along the side of the shield.

The six members of the Imperial Team quickly clashed with the members of Gale Academy.

Feng Xiaotian did not join the team battle.

His two wolf wings spread outward.

His first and second Soul Rings lit up simultaneously.

Dozens of cyan Wind Blades spun around his body.

"Chen Feng."

"Take my self-created soul skill!"

Feng Xiaotian dived down from the air.

Cyan blades of light condensed along the edges of his wolf wings.

The first slash fell.

The Azure Lotus Sword flew up on its own.

The golden-cyan blade collided head-on with the wolf wings.

Clang!

Feng Xiaotian used the recoil to soar back into the air.

The second slash followed immediately.

The Azure Lotus Sword blocked the wolf wings once more.

The third slash.

The fourth slash.

With every collision, Feng Xiaotian's speed and power continued to increase.

After ten slashes, cyan afterimages already covered the area around Chen Feng.

The spectators found it difficult to see Feng Xiaotian's true position.

Huo Wu stood in the viewing area.

Her slender hand rested on the railing.

She knew the power of the Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Slashes very well.

Each successive strike made the next attack even stronger.

If Feng Xiaotian were allowed to complete all thirty-six slashes, even a Soul Emperor might not be able to withstand them head-on.

The twentieth slash fell.

Cracks spread across the Soul Fighting Platform in succession.

Chen Feng remained standing where he was.

His white robes had not suffered the slightest damage.

Each time the Azure Lotus Sword appeared, it accurately blocked the wolf wings.

Feng Xiaotian clenched his teeth.

"Twenty-first slash!"

The cyan wings cleaved down once more.

Chen Feng raised his right hand.

The Hundred-Thousand-Year Sword Dao Right Arm Bone glowed with a faint red light.

"Transparent Swordheart."

Everything around him became incomparably clear in Chen Feng's perception.

The direction in which the Wind Blades flowed.

The trajectory of the descending wolf wings.

Every circulation of Feng Xiaotian's soul power could not escape the Sword Heart's perception.

Chen Feng brought two fingers together and pointed forward.

The Azure Lotus Sword no longer continued defending.

Its blade traced a golden-cyan arc through the air.

Before the wolf wings had fully descended, the flat of the sword had already struck Feng Xiaotian's shoulder.

The continuously accumulated power was severed by this strike.

Feng Xiaotian lost his balance.

His cyan figure fell from the air.

Bang!

The instant his feet touched the stone floor, the Azure Lotus Sword had already stopped before his chest.

Feng Xiaotian's eyes widened.

"You saw through my attack trajectory?"

"Your Thirty-Six Slashes need to borrow the force of the previous strike each time."

Chen Feng lowered his fingers.

"As long as the sword path changes before the force can accumulate, this self-created soul skill cannot continue."

Feng Xiaotian looked at the sword tip before him.

"Why didn't you wait for me to complete it?"

"In battle, no one will wait for you to get ready."

Feng Xiaotian fell silent.

There was nothing wrong with those words.

A true enemy would not stand there waiting for all thirty-six attacks to be completed.

The self-created soul skill he had studied for years was not without flaws.

It was only that his previous opponents had lacked the ability to find a weakness amid the high-speed chain of slashes.

"I lost."

Feng Xiaotian voluntarily withdrew his martial soul.

On the other side,

the members of Gale Academy had already fallen into a disadvantage.

Without Feng Xiaotian restraining Chen Feng, the outcome of the match naturally lost all suspense.

Chen Feng raised his right hand.

More than a hundred Azure Lotus Sword phantoms covered the sky above the Soul Fighting Platform.

A sword phantom hovered before every Gale Academy member.

Yu Tianheng and the others stopped fighting at the same time.

Feng Xiaotian glanced at his teammates, who had already lost the ability to resist.

"Gale Academy concedes."

The referee immediately announced the result.

"The match is over!"

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy wins!"

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy has claimed first place in the Heaven Dou Division with twenty-seven victories in twenty-seven battles!"

Cheers erupted from every direction.

The seven members of the Imperial Team stood at the center of the Soul Fighting Platform.

Xue Ye the Great rose from the VIP seats.

Ning Fengzhi's face was full of gratification.

Chen Xin, however, looked at the more than a hundred sword phantoms suspended in the air.

"Transparent Swordheart."

"Chen Feng's control over the sword has improved again."

On the Soul Fighting Platform,

Huo Wu quickly approached along the contestants' passage.

When Feng Xiaotian saw her, a hint of expectation appeared on his face.

"Huo Wu."

"I hadn't completed the Thirty-Six Slashes just now."

"Next time, I'll find a way to make up for this flaw."

Huo Wu nodded lightly.

"Keep working hard."

After saying that, she walked straight past Feng Xiaotian.

Her red figure stopped before Chen Feng.

"Congratulations."

"Champion of the Heaven Dou Division."

Chen Feng withdrew the Azure Lotus Sword.

"Thank you."

Huo Wu looked at his right arm.

"That final strike of yours just now was different from when you defeated me."

"What ability was that?"

"Transparent Swordheart."

"It can see through soul power trajectories?"

"More or less."

Huo Wu carefully remembered the name.

"In the finals, I will continue challenging you."

Dugu Yan walked to Chen Feng's side.

"Your Blazing Fire Academy has already lost once."

"If we meet again in the finals, the result will not change."

Huo Wu raised her eyes and looked at the purple-haired woman.

"I was challenging Chen Feng."

"Not you."

Dugu Yan looped her arm through Chen Feng's.

"Chen Feng is the captain of the Imperial Team."

"If you want to challenge Chen Feng, you'll have to get past Yan Yan first."

Huo Wu did not step back.

"Fine."

"See you in the finals."

On the awards platform.

Xue Ye the Great personally presented the championship badges to the Imperial Team.

At the center of the golden badges was the swan emblem of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family.

Chen Feng accepted the badge.

Xue Ye the Great looked at the white-clad man before him.

"Chen Feng."

"You led the Imperial Team to a flawless victory."

"The Heaven Dou Empire will remember this honor."

"Once the finals are over, I will bestow further rewards according to the final rankings."

Chen Feng put away the badge.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xue Ye the Great nodded lightly.

"I look forward to you bringing the overall championship back to the Heaven Dou Empire."