Arc 2Wind and Poison

Gu Feng helped Dugu Yan control her poison, transformed Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul, and grew stronger as the Imperial Fighting Team prepared for the Soul Master Tournament. After defeating Yu Tianheng and beginning their tour, the team killed the Fierce God Team and fled Silvis City to avoid revenge.

  • During formation practice, Dugu Yan’s poison backlashed and made her collapse, but Gu Feng contained the poison and helped stabilize her.
  • Dugu Bo admitted that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison had killed Dugu Yan’s parents and asked Gu Feng to cure Dugu Yan and himself.
  • At Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden, Gu Feng harvested immortal herbs, cured Dugu Yan’s poison, and tempered his body in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Ning Rongrong accepted the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, confessed her love to Gu Feng, and evolved her Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
  • Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong gained strength and Xue Qinghe cultivated a friendship with them, while the Imperial Fighting Team trained for its tournament campaign.
  • Gu Feng defeated Yu Tianheng in a challenge match, and the Imperial Fighting Team left Heaven Dou City to tour the Great Soul Arenas.
  • At Silvis City, Gu Feng shaped Dugu Yan’s poison into a tornado that broke the Fierce God Team’s charge, and the Imperial Fighting Team killed all seven opponents.
  • Ning Rongrong comforted Gu Feng after his first killing, and Qin Ming ordered the team to collect its prize money and leave Silvis City before the nobles could retaliate.
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Ch. 26Wind-Poison Coordination, Dugu Yan's Serpent Venom Backlash

Qin Ming assigned the Imperial Fighting Team’s battle positions and named Gu Feng and Dugu Yan’s wind-and-poison coordination as its trump tactic. During their first practice, Dugu Yan’s serpent venom backlashed, and Gu Feng caught her after stopping her poison from endangering the team; he revealed that she had been poisoned by her own venom.

  • Qin Ming assigned Yu Tianheng the assault role, the Shi brothers the flanks, Yu Feng and Osler mobile support, Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong rear support, and Gu Feng and Dugu Yan the wind-and-poison combination.
  • Gu Feng and Dugu Yan agreed to coordinate their abilities as the team’s trump tactic, and Qin Ming began their first formation practice.
  • As training began in the damp arena, Dugu Yan’s serpent venom stirred painfully in her meridians, but she concealed her discomfort and released her Jade Phosphor Purple Poison.
  • Dugu Yan’s poison mist dispersed out of control, and her venom backlash made her cough blood and collapse.
  • Gu Feng used Eye of the Storm to funnel the poison into the arena’s ventilation ducts, caught Dugu Yan, and calmed her disrupted meridians with his wind Soul Power.
  • When Yu Tianheng tried to take Dugu Yan, Gu Feng stopped him and said she had been poisoned by her own serpent venom.

Ch. 27The Truth About Dugu Yan's Poisoning, Dugu Yan Confronts Dugu Bo

Gu Feng identified Dugu Yan’s recurring illness as poisoning from her own Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom and stabilized her with Ye Lingling’s help. After Dugu Yan confronted Dugu Bo about the cause, the chapter left him facing her direct question about the truth.

  • Gu Feng diagnosed Dugu Yan’s collapse as self-poisoning and had Ye Lingling use her Nine-Heart Begonia to stabilize her.
  • Dugu Yan woke, thanked Gu Feng, and decided to ask Dugu Bo about her recurring symptoms; Qin Ming ordered the team to keep the diagnosis secret.
  • Gu Feng returned to the dormitory with Ning Rongrong, gave her Thousand-Year Whale Rubber to aid her cultivation, and consumed Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber himself.
  • Ye Lingling accompanied Dugu Yan to Dugu Manor, where Dugu Bo suppressed her snake venom and claimed her symptoms came from disrupted breathing and a cold ailment.
  • Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo she knew he was lying and asked whether her own Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom had poisoned her.

Ch. 28Poison Douluo Comes Knocking

Dugu Yan learned that her parents died from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison and that her grandfather Dugu Bo was hiding his own illness. The next morning, Dugu Bo visited Gu Feng at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and asked for his advice.

  • Dugu Bo admitted to Dugu Yan that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison had killed her parents by destroying their meridians.
  • Dugu Bo reassured Dugu Yan that her talent and future strength would protect her, while concealing how the poison had affected his own body.
  • Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Gu Feng had recognized her poison, and Dugu Bo decided to visit the academy to thank him.
  • Gu Feng trained with Ning Rongrong, who complained about running after eating Thousand-Year Whale Rubber.
  • Dugu Bo met Gu Feng and asked to consult him about a personal matter.

Ch. 29Bone Douluo Backing Him Up, Exposing the Old Poisoner!

Gu Feng met Dugu Bo privately after protecting Dugu Yan from her poison backlash, while Bone Douluo Gu Rong appeared to guard him. Gu Feng exposed the deadly poison afflicting Dugu Bo and challenged his claim that he could cure every poison, leaving Dugu Bo desperate to stop him.

  • Gu Feng sent Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan to the lakeside so he could speak with Dugu Bo alone.
  • Bone Douluo Gu Rong emerged through a spatial rift, warned Dugu Bo not to threaten Gu Feng, and then vanished.
  • Gu Feng explained that his Wind Element perception let him detect Dugu Yan's poison backlash during the spirit battle.
  • Dugu Bo thanked Gu Feng but tried to hide that he wanted help curing Dugu Yan's poison.
  • Gu Feng described Dugu Bo's symptoms and revealed that poison had seeped into his own bones, leaving Dugu Bo stunned.
  • Gu Feng started to leave, but Dugu Bo hurried in front of him and pleaded for him to wait.

Ch. 30Dugu Bo Offers a Medicinal Garden, Bone Douluo Personally Protects Them

Dugu Bo apologized to Gu Feng and offered him his entire medicinal garden in exchange for curing the poison affecting Dugu Yan and himself. Gu Feng, Ning Rongrong, and Gu Rong traveled with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to the garden, arriving at the cliff above it in Sunset Forest.

  • Dugu Bo begged Gu Feng to help cure Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison and promised him three favors and his medicinal garden.
  • Gu Feng told Ning Rongrong about the trip, and she insisted on joining him.
  • Gu Rong agreed to accompany them and protect them in Sunset Forest.
  • After lunch, Gu Rong brought Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong to Dugu Manor, where they set out with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
  • Dugu Bo led the group through his Poison Formation to the cliff overlooking his medicinal garden.

Ch. 31Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Aromatic Silk Beauty

Gu Feng reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Ning Rongrong and began gathering its spirit herbs. He gave Ning Rongrong an Aromatic Silk Beauty for protection, warned Dugu Bo that eating it would destroy his cultivation, and prepared to search for a safer remedy for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.

  • Gu Feng used his Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone's Flight skill to descend into the valley with Ning Rongrong as Gu Rong and Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan down behind them.
  • Gu Feng warned Ning Rongrong not to touch the spring or wander among the poisonous herbs, while Gu Rong secured the valley's perimeter.
  • Gu Feng plucked an Aromatic Silk Beauty and gave it to Ning Rongrong, explaining that it would protect her from nearby poison.
  • Dugu Bo asked whether the flower could cure his and Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, and Gu Feng warned that eating it would also destroy their poison-based cultivation and Soul Power.
  • Gu Feng reassured Dugu Bo that the garden might contain a suitable remedy, then turned to begin harvesting the immortal herbs.

Ch. 32Harvesting Immortal Herbs, Purple Ganoderma and Dragon Ganoderma

Gu Feng harvested immortal herbs from the valley and explained how Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan could contain the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison and restore their health. After taking Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to strengthen his spiritual power, he swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot and plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

  • Gu Feng harvested several immortal herbs, including Snow Swan Kiss, but put away Lovesick Heartbreak Red without picking it because his feelings for Ning Rongrong were not completely pure.
  • Gu Feng gathered the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and Nine-Grade Dragon Ganoderma and told Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to use soul bones to store their excess poison.
  • Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan swallowed their respective ganoderma and began meditating, while Gu Feng used Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to increase his spiritual power.
  • Gu Feng asked Gu Rong to keep Ning Rongrong away from the pool, then cut and swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot together.
  • Gu Feng plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as Ning Rongrong cried out and Dugu Bo awoke in alarm.

Ch. 33Ice-Fire Body Tempering, Complete!

Gu Feng emerged from the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well after tempering his body, reaching Level 40 and gaining immunity to ice, fire, and poison. He left the valley with Gu Rong and Ning Rongrong, while Dugu Bo discussed Gu Feng’s prospects with Dugu Yan.

  • Dugu Yan absorbed the Nine-Grade Dragon Ganoderma, gained three Soul Power levels, and showed signs that her Martial Soul could evolve into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
  • Gu Feng burst from the spring after completing his body tempering, having broken through to Level 40 and gained Ice-Fire Dual Immunity and immunity to poison.
  • Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo reacted when they realized Gu Feng had emerged without clothes, and Gu Feng put on a new robe.
  • Gu Feng told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan’s condition could be managed with a suitable Soul Bone, then departed with Gu Rong and Ning Rongrong.
  • Dugu Bo asked Dugu Yan what she thought of Gu Feng and suggested she pursue him, but Dugu Yan insisted that she loved Yu Tianheng.

Ch. 34Immortal Herbs Astonish the Entire Sect, Rongrong's Test

Gu Feng returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with immortal herbs that could transform the sect, giving the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Ning Rongrong and other treasures to Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin. He then asked Rongrong to try plucking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, whose strict requirement tested the sincerity of her love.

  • Gu Feng told Gu Rong to hurry back to the sect, then revealed that the Aromatic Silk Beauty could help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
  • Gu Feng chose Ning Rongrong to use the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Ning Fengzhi supported the decision, saying Rongrong had a longer future ahead of her.
  • Gu Feng gave Gu Rong a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Chen Xin an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and Ning Fengzhi a Snow Silkworm.
  • Gu Feng took Ning Rongrong to a bedroom so she could refine the Aromatic Silk Beauty, then brought out the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
  • Gu Feng explained that the flower could only be plucked with absolute sincerity and devotion, then asked Ning Rongrong if she was willing to try.

Ch. 35Plucking the King of Immortal Herbs, Evolving the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!

Ning Rongrong proved her love for Gu Feng by claiming the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then absorbed it and the Aromatic Silk Beauty to strengthen herself and evolve her martial soul. With her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda awakened, she and Gu Feng headed to tell her father and seek a third Soul Ring.

  • Ning Rongrong offered her heart's blood to the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which accepted her and floated into her hand.
  • Ning Rongrong confessed her love to Gu Feng, and they kissed before he urged her to consume the herb rather than keep it as a keepsake.
  • Ning Rongrong absorbed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and reached Level 30 while gaining a stronger physique.
  • Ning Rongrong absorbed the Aromatic Silk Beauty, transforming her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the nine-level Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
  • Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong set off to tell Uncle Ning and her grandfathers the news, then travel to Sunset Forest for her third Soul Ring.

Ch. 36Wind Release: Rasenshuriken?

Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong obtained powerful fourth and third Soul Rings in Sunset Forest after the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared. Gu Feng began absorbing a nineteen-thousand-year Wind-Splitting Demon Falcon’s Soul Ring, and his strengthened body and soul withstood its violent energy and resentment.

  • Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Ning Fengzhi celebrated the end of the sect’s long-standing limitation.
  • Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong traveled with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong to Sunset Forest to obtain Soul Rings.
  • Ning Rongrong absorbed a three-thousand-year Scale-Armored Beast’s Soul Ring, gained a forty-percent Soul Power amplification skill, and rose to level thirty-eight.
  • Gu Feng used Ning Rongrong’s support to defeat a nineteen-thousand-year Wind-Splitting Demon Falcon with his wind abilities and Wind God Finger.
  • Gu Feng began absorbing the demon falcon’s Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and his tempered body subdued its energy and resentment.

Ch. 37Wind Release: Rasenshuriken

After absorbing a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring and reaching Level 42, Gu Feng returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and began developing a powerful wind technique inspired by the Rasenshuriken. His first attempt went out of control and blasted a crater into a cliff, but he identified ways to improve it.

  • Gu Feng absorbed a twenty-thousand-year Fourth Soul Ring, reached Level 42, and gained the Gale Domain Soul Skill.
  • Ning Fengzhi told Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next morning and report to Qin Ming.
  • Gu Feng studied how to create a wind sphere with opposing rotations and cutting blades, while Ning Rongrong watched from the courtyard steps.
  • Gu Feng formed a dangerous prototype, but its unstable currents carved gouges into the courtyard and forced him to shield Ning Rongrong.
  • Gu Feng hurled the out-of-control wind sphere at a deserted cliff, where it exploded and gouged a massive crater.
  • Gu Feng concluded that the technique needed faster charging and better control, then considered detonating it at point-blank range as Ning Rongrong came over.

Ch. 38Teaching Mental Distraction Control, Searching the Entire Continent for Top-Grade Soul Bones

Gu Feng failed to control a new rotating wind-blade attack, and Ning Fengzhi recommended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s Heart Separation Control method to help him master it. Recognizing Gu Feng’s need for greater spiritual power, Ning Fengzhi ordered a continent-wide search for a top-grade mental-attribute head soul bone.

  • Gu Feng explained that his attempt to create a rotating wind-blade attack had gone awry because he could not precisely control its opposing flows of soul power.
  • Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong inspected the damage, and Ning Fengzhi suggested that the Heart Separation Control Secret Method could help Gu Feng manage multiple soul-power streams.
  • Ning Rongrong began teaching Gu Feng the Heart Separation Control method, while Ning Fengzhi and the elders returned to the council hall.
  • Ning Fengzhi and the elders agreed that Gu Feng needed a high-quality mental-attribute head soul bone to strengthen his spiritual power.
  • Ning Fengzhi ordered the sect’s businesses and intelligence networks across the continent to search for a mental-attribute head soul bone over fifty thousand years old.

Ch. 39Heart Separation Control Begins, Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring Shocks the Entire Arena

Gu Feng mastered One Mind, Two Uses overnight, then revealed his Level 42 strength and a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring to the Imperial Fighting Team. Ning Rongrong followed with a surprising display of her own Soul Power, leaving the team stunned.

  • Gu Feng practiced Heart Separation Control and achieved One Mind, Two Uses after one night of cultivation.
  • Ning Rongrong saw Gu Feng's progress and vowed to work harder so he would not surpass her.
  • Dugu Yan revealed that her backlash poison had been cured, her Soul Power had risen to Level 39, and her Martial Soul seemed to be transforming thanks to Gu Feng.
  • The Imperial Fighting Team members asked Gu Feng about the rare medicine, and he explained that the plant he used was unique and could not be obtained again.
  • Gu Feng revealed that he had reached Level 42 and displayed two yellow, one purple, and one black Soul Ring, shocking the team with his Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring.
  • Ning Rongrong displayed her three Soul Rings and Soul Power on par with Yu Tianheng's, surprising the gathered team.

Ch. 40Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and the Ten Thousand Year Fourth Ring—Qian Renxue's Shock! Setting Her Sights on the Peerless Prodigy Gu Feng

Gu Feng and his teammates trained their improved abilities, while Ning Rongrong revealed that her Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. After learning of Gu Feng’s Ten Thousand Year fourth ring and Rongrong’s transformation, Qian Renxue decided that Gu Feng was a powerful unknown she wanted to bring under her control.

  • Ning Rongrong revealed that she had reached Level 38, and Yu Tianheng rallied the team to aim for the Soul Master Tournament championship.
  • Gu Feng and Dugu Yan tested a wind-and-poison combination against Yu Tianheng’s group, and Gu Feng explained its weaknesses after the Shi Mo brothers struggled to withstand it.
  • Qin Ming learned that Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and agreed not to ask about the sect’s secret.
  • Meng Shenji and the other education board members sent a confidential report about Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong to the Crown Prince’s Residence.
  • Qian Renxue read the report, suspected Gu Feng had helped cause Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul evolution, and resolved to bring him under her control.

Ch. 41The Crown Prince Takes an Interest and Seeks to Recruit Him? Ning Fengzhi Personally Makes the Introduction!

Xue Qinghe asked Ning Fengzhi to help recruit Gu Feng to serve him, but Ning Fengzhi advised him to build a sincere friendship instead. After their joint training, Ning Fengzhi brought Xue Qinghe to meet Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong, and the chapter ended as he called them over.

  • Ning Fengzhi praised Xue Qinghe’s political judgment, then told him that Gu Feng had enabled Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul Evolution.
  • Xue Qinghe asked to recruit Gu Feng into court, but Ning Fengzhi said Gu Feng made his own decisions and recommended that Xue Qinghe seek his friendship.
  • Ning Fengzhi invited Xue Qinghe to meet Gu Feng after the academy’s joint training, and Xue Qinghe agreed to come.
  • Gu Feng’s team completed a strenuous training fight, with his techniques overcoming the teammates’ defenses and Yu Feng’s aerial attack.
  • Xue Qinghe arrived with Ning Fengzhi, praised the Imperial Fighting Team, and offered support for their training needs.
  • Ning Fengzhi beckoned Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong over to meet Xue Qinghe.

Ch. 42Qian Renxue Came to Recruit Him, Rongrong Publicly Defended Her Man

Xue Qinghe met Gu Feng at the academy and tried to recruit him into the court, but Gu Feng deferred while focusing on cultivation and accepted a gift. After Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi left, Ning Rongrong openly claimed Gu Feng as hers, and the two stayed behind to open the gift.

  • Ning Fengzhi introduced Xue Qinghe’s offer for Gu Feng to join the court after graduation, and Gu Feng politely said he needed to focus on cultivation.
  • Xue Qinghe praised Gu Feng’s self-restraint, gave him a rosewood box, and asked him to call him Brother Qinghe.
  • Ning Rongrong asked for a gift too, and Xue Qinghe invited her to choose anything from the Crown Prince’s Residence treasury.
  • After Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi left, Ning Rongrong stopped the others from crowding Gu Feng and called him “my Gu Feng.”
  • Ning Rongrong pulled Gu Feng close and asked him to open the box, while he teased her about what she had called him.

Ch. 43A 25,000-Year Soul Bone! Qian Renxue Spares No Expense to Win Him Over

Gu Feng discovered that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had given him a 25,000-year Wind Attribute Left Arm Soul Bone, then sought Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin’s advice before deciding how to respond to Xue Qinghe’s attempt to win him over. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin supported Gu Feng’s freedom to choose.

  • Gu Feng opened Xue Qinghe’s gift and found an azure Wind Attribute Soul Bone, then chose to consult Ning Fengzhi before absorbing it.
  • Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong visited Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, where Ning Fengzhi identified the bone as a 25,000-year Wind Attribute Left Arm Bone.
  • Ning Fengzhi said Xue Qinghe had asked whether he could win Gu Feng over and described the prince as capable, calculating, and well regarded.
  • Ning Fengzhi said friendship with Xue Qinghe could benefit Gu Feng and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but left the choice to Gu Feng.
  • Chen Xin told Gu Feng to follow his own judgment and promised that he and Gu Rong would support him.

Ch. 44Absorbing a Soul Bone, Qian Renxue's Test

Gu Feng absorbed a twenty-five-thousand-year Soul Bone, reaching Level 43 and gaining two wind-based abilities. He visited Xue Qinghe with Ning Rongrong and discussed the Soul Bone before Xue Qinghe asked what he thought of Spirit Hall.

  • Gu Feng absorbed the Soul Bone, broke through to Level 43, and gained abilities that pulled targets toward him or blasted them away.
  • Ning Rongrong celebrated Gu Feng's breakthrough, and the two shared a kiss before parting for the night.
  • Gu Feng reasoned that maintaining a relationship with Qian Renxue could buy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect time, so he decided to visit the Crown Prince's Residence.
  • Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong visited Xue Qinghe, and he explained that he had given Gu Feng the Soul Bone because it suited him better than it would the Heaven Dou Royal Family.
  • After dining together, Xue Qinghe asked Gu Feng what he thought of Spirit Hall.

Ch. 45A Commoner's Perspective, Qian Renxue Moved

Gu Feng answered Xue Qinghe’s questions about Spirit Hall and his ambitions, explaining that his commoner upbringing shaped his respect for its grassroots work and that he wanted strength to protect those he loved. After Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong left, Qian Renxue reflected on their relationship and decided Gu Feng was worth befriending sincerely.

  • Gu Feng told Xue Qinghe that Su Yuntao’s work awakening village children’s Martial Souls had given him a favorable view of Spirit Hall, while cautioning against judging entire factions by their worst members.
  • Xue Qinghe was pleased that Gu Feng remembered his commoner roots and remained sincere despite joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Gu Feng said his dream was to become strong enough to protect those he cared about, and he held Ning Rongrong’s hand as they shared a smile.
  • Qian Renxue watched Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong’s affection and wondered whether what she felt was love.
  • After arranging a carriage for Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong, Qian Renxue decided that Gu Feng’s loyalty and gratitude made him worth befriending sincerely.

Ch. 46Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong, the Ultimate Grinders, Drive the Entire Imperial Fighting Team Mad!

Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong spent ten months cultivating, driving the Imperial Fighting Team to train harder and greatly improving their Soul Power. As the Soul Master Tournament approached, Qin Ming announced that the team would leave Heaven Dou City to compete at Great Soul Arenas across the provinces.

  • Gu Feng refused Ning Rongrong's invitation to stay in her room, telling her to focus on cultivation until they were eighteen, and she resolved to train harder.
  • Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong cultivated relentlessly while Xue Qinghe supplied them with precious herbs and their relationship with him improved.
  • Ten months later, thirteen-year-old Gu Feng had reached Peak Level 46 and developed a wind tornado technique, while Ning Rongrong reached Level 42.
  • Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the other Imperial Fighting Team members reported their cultivation progress, with the team now having four Soul Ancestors.
  • Qin Ming announced that the Imperial Fighting Team would leave Heaven Dou City to train at Great Soul Arenas across the provinces and defeat every opponent.

Ch. 47Yu Tianheng Challenges Gu Feng Again!

Yu Tianheng challenged Gu Feng to test the gap between them before the Imperial Fighting Team departed for the Great Soul Arena. Gu Feng gained the upper hand with his Wind Element abilities, but Yu Tianheng unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, leaving their duel unresolved.

  • Yu Tianheng announced that he had reached the Soul Ancestor realm and formally challenged Gu Feng, who accepted.
  • Qin Ming refereed as Gu Feng and Yu Tianheng took their positions on the spirit fighting platform, and their Soul Rings revealed Gu Feng's Ten-Thousand-Year fourth ring.
  • Yu Tianheng launched a full-power attack with his Thunderclap skills, but Gu Feng's Gale Domain slowed the lightning and let him evade Yu Tianheng's charge.
  • Gu Feng struck Yu Tianheng with Myriad-Gap Wind Blade and trapped him in Eye of the Storm, but Yu Tianheng's Dragon Transformation defense held.
  • Yu Tianheng broke through the storm with Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush and sent the lightning dragon straight toward Gu Feng.

Ch. 48Defeated Again! Setting Out for the Soul Fighting Tour!

Gu Feng defeated Yu Tianheng with a powerful self-created wind skill, though the move badly injured his hand. After recovering and preparing to leave Heaven Dou City for a soul-fighting tour, the Imperial Fighting Team set out with support from Xue Qinghe and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

  • Gu Feng shattered Yu Tianheng's Lightning Divine Dragon with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, winning the match but cutting open his own hand.
  • Ning Rongrong rushed to comfort Gu Feng, and Ye Lingling healed both Gu Feng and Yu Tianheng as Qin Ming judged Gu Feng's attack to have Soul Emperor-level destructive power.
  • Yu Tianheng accepted his defeat and agreed to lead the team's attack at the Continental Soul Master Tournament.
  • Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong told Xue Qinghe about the tour, and he gave them a travel document to aid their passage through the empire.
  • Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong visited Old Jack, then received travel funds and advice from Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • The next morning, the Imperial Fighting Team departed in two carriages to begin its soul-fighting tour.

Ch. 49Facing the Fierce God Team, Wind Poison Tornado Shatters the Charge

The Imperial Fighting Team accepted a dangerous battle against the murderous Fierce God Team in Silvis City. Gu Feng combined his wind skill with Dugu Yan’s poison to break the berserk opponents’ charge, leaving the fight underway.

  • Qin Ming warned the Imperial Fighting Team that the Fierce God Team had killed or crippled many opponents and explained the risks of facing them.
  • Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Gu Feng agreed to fight the Fierce God Team for the offered reward.
  • The Imperial Fighting Team entered the arena and faced the seven assault-type fighters led by Meng Li.
  • Ning Rongrong enhanced Gu Feng, Yu Tianheng, and Dugu Yan while Dugu Yan unleashed her poison.
  • Gu Feng used Myriad-Gap Wind Blade to shape Dugu Yan’s poison into a tornado that struck the Fierce God Team and broke their charge.

Ch. 50Annihilating the Fierce God Team, Comforting Rongrong in His Arms

The Imperial Fighting Team annihilated the Fierce God Team, and Gu Feng struggled with having taken a human life until Ning Rongrong comforted him. After the victory, Qin Ming ordered the team to collect its prize money and leave Silvis City immediately to avoid retaliation from the nobles behind the dead fighters.

  • Gu Feng killed Meng Li with Wind God Finger while the Purple Poison and the team’s attacks overwhelmed the remaining Fierce God Team members, leaving all seven dead.
  • The referee declared the Imperial Fighting Team the winner as the nobles in the VIP stands fell silent.
  • Ning Rongrong embraced Gu Feng and comforted him as he reacted to killing someone for the first time.
  • Qin Ming told the team to change clothes, collect the prize money, and leave Silvis City immediately because the nobles behind the Fierce God Team might seek revenge.
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