In just one day, news of Wei Fan defeating Feng Xiaotian spread throughout the Five Elemental Academies.
Skywater Academy.
"Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian fought Wei Fan from the Elephant Armor Team yesterday. Wei Fan blasted him away with a single cannon shot."
"I heard!"
"Feng Xiaotian definitely ranks among the top three in the Five Elemental Academies. How could he go down so easily?"
"Feng Xiaotian isn't weak. Wei Fan is just too strong!"
"What kind of cannon could blast Feng Xiaotian away in one shot?"
"I really want to see Wei Fan's cannon!"
"..."
Thunder Academy.
"Captain, someone beat Feng Xiaotian half to death yesterday."
"Half to death? I heard Feng Xiaotian even got down on his knees."
"No way! Feng Xiaotian is Godwind Academy's captain, after all. Surely he still has some pride?"
"Why wouldn't he? A few of our Thunder Academy students happened to be in Elephant Armor City yesterday. They saw it with their own eyes. How could it be fake?"
"That's fucking ridiculous. Feng Xiaotian is such a spineless bastard. I'm embarrassed for him!"
"Why did he fight Wei Fan?"
"Apparently, Wei Fan slept with Huo Wu, making Feng Xiaotian a cuckold. He couldn't hold back and attacked, but he lost and even knelt before the guy."
"..."
"Do you think Wei Fan might come to our Thunder Academy?"
According to reliable sources, these Advanced Class students already knew that the academy's Academic Affairs Council had made moves to poach Wei Fan.
"Hard to say. Blazing Fire Academy already tried, didn't they? They failed too."
Godwind Academy.
"Feng Xiaotian from the Advanced Class got cuckolded!"
"I know. He went to pick a fight with Wei Fan yesterday, but Wei Fan handled him like child's play without even activating his martial soul."
"I heard someone even broke Feng Xiaotian's wings!"
"That's seriously humiliating."
"He's not the only one humiliated. Now our Godwind Academy can't even hold its head up among the Five Elemental Academies."
"The Defending Champions from last year really aren't all talk!"
"..."
Several Intermediate Class students gathered together, gossiping away.
"That's fucking bullshit!"
Feng Xiaotian barked angrily. He had only just walked over when he heard these bastards spreading rumors.
Who the fuck started this?
The stories just keep getting more ridiculous!
"Wei Fan and I were evenly matched. In the end, I got careless and didn't dodge, so he only beat me by half a move."
"If you bastards keep talking nonsense, watch out, or I'll beat you up."
Feng Xiaotian's furious eyes practically spat fire.
So what if I can't beat Wei Fan? Can't I deal with these little brats?
If they dare spread more fucking rumors, I'll go right up and give them a whole combination of punches!
The worst part is them saying I got cuckolded!
Which fucking idiot let that slip? If I catch him, he's dead.
Blazing Fire Academy, the Dean's Office.
"Which bastard said that?"
Huo Wu slammed her fist onto the desk in anger.
She was absolutely furious!
"Calm down, little sister."
"A straight body needn't fear a crooked shadow. If we have to, I'll go find Wei Fan and ask him to clear things up."
"It's just a matter of treating him to a meal, right? Your brother can stomach that!"
Huo Wushuang comforted his sister.
He was furious about this too!
How dare they say Wei Fan slept with my sister?
Which dog's eyes saw that?
He wanted to flip the desk right then, but he also knew that doing so would only make his sister angrier.
"Brother, that's not what I'm angry about."
"What right do they have to say Feng Xiaotian got cuckolded?"
"Am I in a relationship with him?"
"Even if I really did sleep with Wei Fan, he wouldn't be the one getting cuckolded!"
That was what infuriated Huo Wu.
The rumors were spreading like wildfire, making it sound as though she had dated Feng Xiaotian.
They've gone too far!
Huo Wushuang: "..."
He really wanted to spare three seconds of sympathy for Feng Xiaotian. If that Simp knew what Huo Wu was thinking now, would he cough up blood from sheer rage?
"Nothing but nonsense!"
Their father, the Dean of Blazing Fire Academy, snapped at Huo Wu.
His daughter was wonderful in every way, except for that temper...
Those things she had just said were hardly the sort of words a girl should use.
But then again, when had Huo Wu become so close to Wei Fan?
He had never heard of her having any dealings with people from Elephant Armor Academy before.
"Dad, I'm telling the truth!"
Huo Wu certainly didn't think she had done anything wrong.
"Dad, what do we do now?"
"The other academies are all interested in winning Wei Fan over."
Huo Wushuang hurried over as he spoke, shielding his sister behind him.
"I said before that Wei Fan was an extraordinary genius. We couldn't recruit him back then, and I'm afraid it'll be even harder now."
He sighed. As the Dean of Blazing Fire Academy, he certainly had an eye for talent, but his recruitment efforts hadn't been strong enough.
If he had handled the matter himself back then, Wei Fan might already have been at Blazing Fire Academy.
"Dad, I have an idea!"
Huo Wu hurried over, a faint blush rising on her pretty face.
"What idea?"
The Dean asked.
"I'll marry him. That way, we'll be family."
"Then he'll naturally become one of us at Blazing Fire Academy."
"For the sake of our Blazing Fire Academy, I'm willing to sacrifice my own happiness."
The more Huo Wu spoke, the redder her face became.
Just imagining being able to marry Wei Fan...
"You mean you'd sacrifice anything for your own happiness, don't you?"
Huo Wushuang's expression changed instantly.
Just listen to her!
He didn't believe a single punctuation mark!
"Brother, I'm serious!"
Huo Wu did want to marry Wei Fan. She admitted that much.
But she was also thinking of Blazing Fire Academy. Both her happiness and the academy's future could be secured.
The best of both worlds!
"I don't agree!"
Their father spoke up as the Dean.
As her father, he had no objection to Huo Wu dating an outstanding soul master like Wei Fan.
But marrying Wei Fan now was absolutely out of the question!
If she married him now, he didn't think Blazing Fire Academy would gain a Wei Fan. On the contrary, he thought it was very likely to lose a Huo Wu.
He couldn't do something that foolish!
"Dad!"
Huo Wu stamped her foot.
"Enough. I'll give the matter of recruiting Wei Fan some more thought."
The Dean of Blazing Fire Academy had never given up on recruiting Wei Fan.
Now that the other academies were itching to make their own moves on Wei Fan, he could afford to be even less complacent.
A few days later...
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Fengzhi, those academies near Heaven Dou City have certainly become interesting lately."
"They're all trying to recruit that boy named Wei Fan, hoping he'll help them win the tournament championship."
Chen Xin clicked his tongue in wonder.
It had been a long time since the academies around Heaven Dou City had been this lively.
"That boy named Wei Fan is quite good. He was a member of the last championship team, after all."
"When they won last time, he was the one who turned the tide and defeated the Spirit Hall Team. Besides, every other member of that team has already graduated."
In Ning Fengzhi's view, it was only reasonable for the other four academies to want to recruit Wei Fan.
"And then?"
"Grandpa Jian, keep going."
Ning Rongrong spoke, blinking her large eyes.
"Keep going with what? That's all there is."
Chen Xin looked completely baffled.
What else am I supposed to tell her?
"That's it?"
Ning Rongrong hung her head. She had finally managed to hear something about Wei Fan.
And that's all?
"You used to care about nothing but playing pranks. Why are you suddenly interested in the Five Elemental Academies?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled and shook his head. Was this still his daughter?
"Rongrong, I'm planning to send you down the mountain to gain some experience."
Ning Fengzhi had been considering this for a long time. If their Little Demoness stayed in the sect forever, they would only spoil her rotten.
"Great!"
Ning Rongrong had just been wondering how to get down the mountain and have fun for a couple of days.
"Send her down the mountain? I won't agree!"
"Fengzhi, are you saying Old Bone and I can't teach Rongrong anymore?"
Chen Xin was displeased.
They had watched this girl grow up, and now she was suddenly going to leave.
Who could bear that?
"Uncle Jian, don't get worked up!"
"The leadership of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will have to pass into Rongrong's hands in the future."
Those words from Ning Fengzhi silenced Chen Xin. He knew what they meant.
If Rongrong kept her Little Demoness personality, and they really placed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in her hands one day...
That would not end well!
"Then which academy are you planning to send Rongrong to?"
Chen Xin asked.
"I want to go to Elephant Armor Academy!"
Ning Rongrong piped up.
That place sounds fun! Once I'm there, I can even play pranks with Wei Fan.
"What?"
"Elephant Armor Academy?"
Ning Fengzhi nearly choked. What madness has gotten into this girl?
Didn't she know that everyone at Elephant Armor Academy had a Diamond Mammoth martial soul?
What would it look like for a young girl like her to join them? Besides, the Elephant Armor Sect relied on Spirit Hall and had always been at odds with their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Rongrong, stop this nonsense!"
Chen Xin agreed to let Ning Rongrong leave the mountain, but he would never allow her to enroll in Elephant Armor Academy.
"I think you should go to Shrek Academy!"
Ning Fengzhi made the decision.
"No! I want to go to Elephant Armor Academy!"
All she wanted now was to find Wei Fan and have fun with him. Nothing else could get through to her.
"You don't get to decide this!"
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