One Against Five Elites

After learning that Gu Lei could help Dugu Feng condense a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the three education committee members made an exception and promoted him to a Heaven Dou Level student, even directly assigning him a dormitory.

Dugu Feng then taught Gu Lei a weakened version of the Toad Breathing Method. After all, he still needed to test the man's character, lest he turn out to be some ungrateful traitor who would betray his master.

He also needed to improve Toad Overlapping Shadows. It had originally been merely a martial arts technique, so naturally, it needed some adjustments after arriving in Douluo Continent.

He simply could not stand having to transmit the power within his body through the method of forming a human pyramid.

After studying it carefully, he found that this method merely made it easier to force one's internal energy downward.

He made slight changes to the meridian circulation method.

After all, Soul Power was much stronger than internal energy.

Simply altering the circulation method could still achieve the effect of transmitting power.

"Teacher, this is the approximate location of that valley. When I left, I deliberately marked its rough coordinates. But it has been too long, and I have not gone back to check, so I cannot be certain."

Dugu Feng accepted the map Gu Lei handed over and discovered that the valley was actually located within the Star Dou Mountain Range.

"Good. When I go hunting for my fifth Soul Ring, I'll take a look there. For now, cultivate properly. The Toad Breathing Method I taught you is a meditation technique I created myself, suitable for all toad-type martial souls."

Having personally experienced the marvelous effects of the Toad Breathing Method, Gu Lei's admiration for Dugu Feng had already reached its peak.

Although the weakened Toad Breathing Method could not absorb Soul Power from heaven and earth at every moment, it could triple the speed of meditation.

For a soul master, that was already an exceptional aid.

Of course, if Dugu Feng used it himself, his meditation speed would increase tenfold.

The speed displayed by the Toad Breathing Method when paired with meditation did not depend on the technique itself, but on the circulation speed of one's martial soul.

The stronger the martial soul, the faster it could absorb Soul Power from heaven and earth.

Conversely, if the martial soul was weak, then even if one were taught the complete Toad Breathing Method and could absorb Soul Power from heaven and earth at every moment, the amount absorbed would still be limited.

The speed of this technique depended on one's own martial soul.

Dugu Feng believed that with this technique and sufficient resources, Gu Lei could absolutely break through to the Soul Elder realm by the age of twenty.

There were still three or four years before the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament began.

With Gu Lei's current talent combined with the Toad Breathing Method, he would certainly be able to shine in the tournament when the time came.

As Dugu Feng pondered this inwardly, a sudden knock sounded at the door.

Knock, knock.

Unsure who had come looking for him, Dugu Feng opened the door and found that it was Teacher Qin Ming.

"Xiaofeng, you've been at the academy for over three months now, yet you have not undergone any formal training. Following the instructions of the three education committee members, we have selected a group of the academy's most elite Heaven Dou Level students."

"To form a soul master team. You are naturally indispensable, and we are currently choosing the captain."

"Teacher Qin Ming, do you mean that you want me to demonstrate my strength?"

Qin Ming nodded.

Dugu Feng knew that quite a few people in the academy likely doubted his strength.

Although his Soul Ring configuration was enough to shock many people, he had never truly displayed his abilities, so it was only natural that doubts would arise.

They wondered whether his Soul Ring configuration was fake.

Dugu Feng happened to be looking for a chance to show his strength, so that no blind fools would come provoking him in the future.

Dugu Feng immediately followed Qin Ming to a plaza, where a group of elite Heaven Dou Level students had already gathered. Among them were Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

There was also Yu Tianheng.

The twin brothers, Shi Mo and Shi Mo.

Their Soul Power was one level lower than Yu Tianheng's, but both had already reached level 31 and the Soul Elder realm.

"Besides you, there is currently one remaining spot on the team."

"The three education committee members wanted to consider your opinion."

"The three education committee members probably thought I would pull Gu Lei into the team. I did have such thoughts, but Gu Lei is currently not strong enough, and his virtue does not match the position."

"If someone with only the strength of a Soul Grandmaster joined a team made entirely of Soul Elders, people would definitely talk. I do not want outside gossip to affect him."

"I imagine the academy has also prepared a second team as a reserve squad. Just arrange for Gu Lei to join that one. As for the final spot, Teacher Qin Ming, you should choose according to your own judgment."

"I do have two candidates. Both are agility-attack soul masters, and both have level 30 Soul Power. One is called Yu Feng, and the other is called Osler. I'll find time to have the two of them compete."

"The winner will join our team, while the loser will enter the Heaven Dou Second Team."

After Qin Ming and Dugu Feng finished discussing the matter, he directly brought him to the training ground.

"Everyone present is among the academy's finest students. Next, I need you to demonstrate your strength. The three education committee members have decided that Dugu Feng will serve as captain of this team, while Dugu Yan will be vice-captain."

"However, a captain must be sufficiently strong. Therefore, I permit all of you to attack Dugu Feng together."

"Dugu Feng, do you have confidence?"

"Yes."

After speaking, Dugu Feng looked at Dugu Yan.

"Sis, don't hold back. Let your little brother see how strong you've become over these years."

"Xiaofeng, you're far too arrogant. Your sister has already broken through to the Soul Ancestor realm. Although my fourth Soul Ring is not a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, it comes from a 9,500-year Black Flame Serpent Python, which is incredibly close to ten thousand years."

Dugu Yan could not understand why Dugu Feng could absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. Even when she absorbed the 9,500-year Black Flame Serpent Python Soul Ring, she had nearly been unable to endure it.

If Dugu Bo had not helped her protect the meridians inside her body,

she might have failed to absorb it. Even so, she had spent nearly half a month lying in bed to recover her meridians.

"Sister Yan, poison is completely useless against me now."

"We'll see about that."

Very soon, Dugu Yan and the others took up their positions.

Yu Tianheng was the main attacker, the Shi brothers handled defense, Dugu Yan was responsible for control, and Ye Lingling was responsible for healing.

"Second Soul Skill: Thunderous Fury!"

Yu Tianheng had long wanted to test Dugu Feng's strength. He immediately charged forward, and as he closed in on Dugu Feng,

he unleashed his Second Soul Skill, Thunderous Fury. Countless blue arcs of electricity erupted around his body.

They shot toward Dugu Feng. Dugu Feng raised a hand and struck with his palm.

He directly shattered the approaching electric arcs.

Then he used A Thousand Li in a Flash and instantly appeared behind Yu Tianheng. The moment his palm swung down, Yu Tianheng sensed danger.

"First Soul Skill: Black Tortoise Shield!"

"Second Soul Skill: Black Tortoise Shock!"

Seeing Yu Tianheng about to be attacked, the Shi brothers hurriedly unleashed their soul skills.

A shield appeared behind Yu Tianheng, blocking Dugu Feng's attack for him.

Yet the shield shattered instantly. Behind the shattered shield was another shield, which immediately unleashed a powerful rebound effect.

It collided with Dugu Feng's palm force, canceling each other out.

Throughout the entire exchange, Dugu Feng had only mobilized a faint amount of Soul Power and had not used any soul skills.

Yet even so, he had already made the others feel as though they were facing a formidable enemy.

The Shi brothers had not expected Dugu Feng to casually break through both their First Soul Skill and Second Soul Skill.