Gathering Storms, a Visit from the Dongyue Clan

Time flew, and only a month and a half remained before the tournament that would draw the eyes of the world.

In Heavenly Phoenix City, the Li Family's preparations had reached a fever pitch. In Wenying Pavilion's dedicated training area, fifteen figures had entered the final and most meticulous stage of honing their teamwork. Their training was no longer limited to simple soul skill combinations or tactical drills. Instead, they rehearsed rapid responses and tactical transitions for extreme situations, unusual terrain, and opponents with different combinations of attributes.

Li Xuansheng stood on the command platform at the center of the grounds, his gaze as sharp as an eagle's. Before him, light and shadow shifted across an enormous soul-tool sand table, simulating complex environments ranging from forests and deserts to glaciers and cities. The team members had split into two groups for intense simulated battles.

"Change formation! Ice-field terrain! Three enemy assault fighters advancing, two harassing the flanks, their main healer in the rear!" Li Xuansheng rattled off the instructions.

On the field, the red team—Li Longyue, Li Xuanshu, Li Bing'er, Li Yuanran, and Li Tianyin—immediately changed formation. Li Longyue let out a low growl. Although he had not fully activated his Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul Avatar, a dense, earthen-yellow glow already enveloped the space before him like a moving mountain rampart. Dark golden patterns glimmered on Li Xuanshu's Sky Phoenix Halberd. He leveled its tip, locking his edge-breaking intent onto the "enemy formation." Cold air swirled around Li Bing'er, but she did not rush to attack. Beneath the hazy glow cast by Li Yuanran's dreamweaving heavenly heart ring, she quietly altered the field's temperature and the distribution of ice elements. Li Tianyin cradled her bewitching demon bell, its body trembling faintly. Invisible sound waves spread like exquisitely sensitive feelers,