Arc 3Nameless and the Academy Tournament

Godwind Academy's team concealed its identity as Nameless and trained through arena matches before returning for Feng Qingxuan's breakthrough and an interacademy tournament. Godwind finished first, allied with Skywater Academy, accepted a challenge over Shi Yan's eligibility, and opened its pill sales to outside buyers.

  • Feng Xiaotian suspended arena matches after observers followed the victorious team, and Feng Lingtian developed Illusory Form Pills with herbs from Dugu Bo.
  • Feng Xiaotian formed the masked Nameless Team, which won successive arena matches and trained across surrounding cities for three months.
  • Feng Xiaotian brought the team home after Dugu Bo's urgent signal, and Feng Qingxuan broke through to the Titled Douluo rank.
  • Feng Qingxuan hosted an early exchange tournament, and Godwind Academy defeated Thunder Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Skywater Academy.
  • Feng Xiaotian gave Shui Bing'er an Ice Primordial Martial Awakening Pill, and Huo Wu grew bitter after observing their interactions.
  • Shui Bing'er defeated Thunder Academy with her evolved Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, and Shui Lingyuan secured an alliance with Godwind Academy.
  • Feng Xiaotian defended Shi Yan's eligibility after Godwind Academy finished first and agreed that Shi Yan would face students from Thunder Academy and Elephant Armor Academy in a year.
  • Feng Qingxuan announced outside pill sales with monthly quotas for standard pills and competitive bidding for rare pills.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51First day's test of the edge (Part one)

Feng Xiaotian registered the Godwind Academy team for singles, doubles, and team matches at Godwind City's Great Soul Arena, then assigned fighters and explained a defensive counterattack formation. Ji Ning defeated Tie Shan in his singles match, and the team rested while Su Mei'er and Lu Qing waited for their doubles turn.

  • Feng Xiaotian registered the team for all three match types and assigned Ji Ning to singles, Su Mei'er and Lu Qing to doubles, and seven teammates to the team match.
  • Feng Xiaotian explained that Zhong Yue and Shi Yan would defend while the other fighters counterattacked from the flanks, supported by Ye Qingyu and Bai Yu.
  • Ji Ning faced Tie Shan in Arena C-7 and used Hummingbird: Pierce and Hummingbird: Hover to disarm and outmaneuver him.
  • Ji Ning stopped his blade at Tie Shan's neck and won the match, then Feng Xiaotian and Su Mei'er discussed the fight.
  • Su Ran gave Ji Ning a Wind Grain to restore his Soul Power, and Feng Xiaotian told Su Mei'er and Lu Qing to rest before their doubles match.

Ch. 52Testing Their Edge on the First Day (Part Two)

Su Mei'er and Lu Qing defeated Han Ce and Chang He in a paired Soul Fighting match at Arena B3. Feng Xiaotian then discussed Su Mei'er's tactics with Jiang Lin and Cheng Luo before leading them to Arena A2 to await the team match.

  • Su Mei'er warned Lu Qing that Han Ce's Ghost Vines traveled underground as the two teams entered the arena.
  • Han Ce tried to trap Su Mei'er with his vines, but she paralyzed him with Wind Lightning Chain while Lu Qing intercepted Chang He's spear attack.
  • Su Mei'er blinded and immobilized Chang He with Wind Fire Bewildering Array, and Lu Qing forced him to surrender, winning the match.
  • Su Mei'er sensed someone watching her from the stands, but she could not identify the observer.
  • Feng Xiaotian asked Jiang Lin and Cheng Luo what they had learned from Su Mei'er's tactics and explained how each could adapt her timing to their own control styles.
  • Feng Xiaotian led Jiang Lin and Cheng Luo toward Arena A2 to wait for the team match.

Ch. 53First day's trial of the blade (Part two)

Godwind Academy defeated the Iron Wolf Team in a team Soul Fighting match through coordinated defense, speed, and support skills. After their victory, Feng Xiaotian told the students to pack up and leave the arena.

  • The referee announced both teams, and Han Ce warned Tie Feng that Godwind Academy's formation and coordination were dangerous.
  • Tie Feng and Tie Lei attacked Shi Yan's bell barrier, but Shi Yan held firm with Zhong Yue protecting the front.
  • Lu Hanxiao froze the Iron Wolf brothers' footing while Feng Lingtian and Ji Ning split them apart and restrained Tie Lei.
  • Ye Qingyu and Bai Yu boosted their teammates as the attackers pinned Tie Feng and countered Han Ce's ghost vines.
  • Tie Feng conceded, and the referee declared Godwind Academy the winner.
  • Zhong Yue praised Shi Yan, and Feng Xiaotian told the team to pack up and leave.

Ch. 54Deep alleys

After Feng Xiaotian’s team won three Soul Fighting matches, they noticed they were being followed and escaped through the old district’s alleys. Feng Xiaotian suspended their arena training for three days while Feng Lingtian worked on a pill to conceal their identities, and the chapter ended with Feng Lingtian studying late into the night.

  • Feng Xiaotian noticed several people following the group from the Soul Fighting Arena, and Feng Lingtian led everyone through the old district to lose them.
  • Feng Xiaotian gathered the team at Godwind Academy and said their victories had drawn attention; Su Mei'er recalled suspicious gazes from the stands, and Jiang Lin warned that their identities could soon be uncovered.
  • Feng Xiaotian suspended their Soul Fighting matches for three days and asked Feng Lingtian to devise a way to conceal their Martial Soul characteristics and Soul Power signatures.
  • Feng Lingtian proposed developing a special pill within three days, and Feng Xiaotian agreed that the team would return to the arena under new identities.
  • After the others left, Feng Lingtian opened Lingtian's Notes and studied mist concealment grass by moonlight.

Ch. 55Illusory Form Pill (Part One)

Feng Lingtian developed an Illusory Form Pill that changed a person’s Martial Soul, Soul Power signature, and physique, then gave the first batch to six teammates to test. Su Mei'er’s transformation succeeded, and the team planned to have everyone take the pills the next morning.

  • Feng Lingtian identified the need for herbs to harmonize the pill’s effects and alter the user’s physique, then visited Dugu Bo at dawn.
  • Dugu Bo gave Feng Lingtian form transformation grass, illusory heart grass, and bone shaping flowers, explaining how the four herbs could be combined.
  • Feng Lingtian repeatedly tested the herb ratios and eventually refined a pill that changed his height, build, Soul Power signature, and Peregrine Falcon Martial Soul.
  • Feng Lingtian brought six emerald-green pills to the training ground, and Feng Xiaotian chose Su Mei'er, Ji Ning, Zhong Yue, Bai Yu, Su Ran, and himself to test them first.
  • Su Mei'er swallowed a pill and changed in height, physique, Martial Soul appearance, and Soul Skill attributes; Feng Lingtian was surprised when Su Ran called her Sis.

Ch. 56Illusory Form Pill (Part Two)

Feng Lingtian tested the Illusory Form Pill with the team, confirming that it changed their appearances and Martial Souls while preserving their abilities and obscuring their Soul Power signatures. Su Mei'er and Lu Hanxiao proposed masks and codenames, and the team prepared to compete in the Soul Fighting Arena as Nameless.

  • Ji Ning, Zhong Yue, Su Ran, Bai Yu, and Feng Xiaotian tested the Illusory Form Pill and saw their appearances and Martial Souls change without losing their abilities.
  • Feng Lingtian refined more pills overnight, and thirteen team members took them the next morning.
  • Su Mei'er pointed out that the pills did not change their faces, so the team decided to wear custom masks and use codenames.
  • Feng Xiaotian named the team Nameless, and members began choosing individual codenames, including Feng Lingtian, who chose Falcon.
  • Feng Xiaotian announced that the team would order masks that day and return to the Soul Fighting Arena the next morning.

Ch. 57Nameless

Feng Xiaotian led twelve teammates in taking Illusory Form Pills, changing their appearances, and adopting masks and codenames to form the Nameless Soul Fighting team. They set off for the Great Soul Arena in Godwind City, where Feng Lingtian learned that Su Mei'er was Su Ran’s biological sister.

  • Feng Xiaotian and his teammates chose masks at the training grounds, then took Illusory Form Pills that altered their appearances and Martial Souls.
  • Feng Xiaotian had each member report a codename, role, and level, establishing the team as Nameless.
  • The thirteen masked teammates left for the Great Soul Arena in Godwind City.
  • Feng Lingtian asked Su Mei'er whether Su Ran was her younger brother, and she confirmed they were biological siblings.

Ch. 58Nameless's first battle

Feng Xiaotian registered his masked team as Nameless and led them into their first team battle against the Iron Wing Team. The team won in under two minutes, while two cloaked watchers remained unsure whether Nameless was the group they had seen before.

  • Feng Xiaotian registered thirteen masked competitors under code names as the Nameless Team, and the receptionist recognized their level distribution but kept quiet.
  • Shi Yan warned Feng Xiaotian about the Iron Wing Team’s coordinated attacks, and Feng Xiaotian told Zhong Yue and Shi Yan to close the gap in their defensive formation.
  • Tie Ying and Tie Peng attacked the gap, but Zhong Yue and Shi Yan blocked them while Nameless’s attackers and supports coordinated a counterattack.
  • Nameless immobilized Tie Ying and trapped Tie Peng, forcing Tie Ying to surrender; the referee declared Nameless the winner.
  • Two cloaked spectators discussed Nameless’s masks and changed Martial Souls, then decided to keep watching for evidence of their identity.

Ch. 59Blitz assault

Feng Xiaotian planned a rapid assault against the Black Edge Team’s sonic controller, and the Nameless Team won their second match in under ten seconds. Bai Yu’s unexpectedly early warning drew Feng Lingtian’s attention, while two cloaked observers decided to watch the team’s next match.

  • Feng Xiaotian arranged a second match and studied the Black Edge Team’s lineup, identifying Wu Sheng’s silent bell as their key threat.
  • Feng Xiaotian assigned Feng Lingtian to interrupt Wu Sheng, Su Mei'er to bind the bell, and Lu Hanxiao to stop the opposing attackers, with the others supporting the assault.
  • Feng Lingtian struck Wu Sheng before he could ring the bell, Su Mei'er bound it with her chain, and Lu Hanxiao froze Wu Sheng’s soundless sonic attack before it spread.
  • Heiya surrendered, and the referee declared the Nameless Team the winner after less than ten seconds.
  • Bai Yu realized she had anticipated Lu Hanxiao’s sudden change of direction, and Feng Lingtian resolved to ask her about it.
  • Two cloaked observers compared the Nameless Team’s tactics to another group they had seen and stayed to watch their next match.

Ch. 60Breaking through the defense

Feng Xiaotian’s team analyzed the Iron Wall Team’s defensive formation, then used Lu Qing and Ji Ning to break through it and win their third match. Two cloaked observers concluded that the team was testing prepared formations in battle and decided to keep watching.

  • Feng Xiaotian gave the team the Iron Wall Team’s lineup and asked them to plan their own strategy.
  • Jiang Lin, Cheng Luo, Zhong Yue, Bai Yu, and Lu Hanxiao identified the Iron Wall Team’s weaknesses and proposed a focused breakthrough.
  • Feng Xiaotian assigned Lu Qing to pressure Tie Zhen, Ji Ning to attack from the side, and the rest of the team to suppress the Iron Wall Team’s other members.
  • Lu Qing forced Tie Zhen back, disrupted Zhong Man’s Echo Bell, and helped Ji Ning disable Wei Kun with a precise strike to his wrist.
  • Lu Qing diverted Tie Zhen’s shield charge and held a Wind Scythe at his throat, prompting Tie Zhen to concede the match.
  • Two cloaked observers watched the team leave and concluded that it was using successive matches to test prepared formations.

Ch. 61Dual supports

Nameless refined its battle plans over two weeks of matches before facing Homeward Journey Team, a defense-and-support lineup built to outlast its opponents. Ye Qingyu and Bai Yu’s alternating support disrupted the enemy team and secured the victory, while Bai Yu again described her uncanny ability to sense Soul Power, prompting Feng Lingtian to record a possible connection to a village legend.

  • Feng Lingtian asked Bai Yu why her chimes seemed to anticipate her teammates’ movements, but she said she acted on an unexplained feeling.
  • Over two weeks, Jiang Lin and Cheng Luo began analyzing matchups and proposing lineups, with Feng Xiaotian making the final decision when they disagreed.
  • For Nameless’s last match in Godwind City, Feng Xiaotian assigned Cheng Luo to entangle Homeward Journey Team’s defenders and Ye Qingyu and Bai Yu to alternate support.
  • Nameless disrupted the enemy defenders’ rotations, and Ye Qingyu and Bai Yu maintained support while Bai Yu’s Shattered Sound interrupted the healing support.
  • Homeward Journey Team surrendered, and Bai Yu told Feng Lingtian she could sense where an opponent’s Soul Power was flowing; he recorded a possible link to the mountain god legend.

Ch. 62Direction

Feng Xiaotian led the team away from Godwind City's Great Soul Arena and across the continent, where their four lineups were tested and refined against varied opponents. After three months of travel and training, Feng Lingtian received an urgent signal from Dugu Bo, and the team hurried back to Godwind City, fearing something had happened at the academy.

  • Feng Xiaotian announced that Godwind City's Great Soul Arena no longer offered suitable opponents and told the team they would travel to surrounding cities after two days of rest.
  • Feng Xiaotian reviewed the team's four lineups and identified weaknesses they needed to test against stronger opponents.
  • The team traveled among cities, adapting to control chains in Luo City, agility assaults in Qing City, and attrition battles in Lan City.
  • The team refined its coordination and gained strength, while Feng Lingtian, Ye Qingyu, Lu Hanxiao, Ji Ning, Shi Yan, Su Ran, and Bai Yu advanced in rank; Feng Xiaotian reached the bottleneck of rank fifty-eight.
  • After three months, Feng Lingtian's Resonance Stone flashed with an urgent signal from Dugu Bo, so Feng Xiaotian led the team back to Godwind City at once.

Ch. 63The Coming Titled Douluo

Feng Xiaotian led the team to Godwind City, where they learned that the dean was attempting to become a Titled Douluo. The dean had entered seclusion behind Dugu Bo’s poison formation, and Feng Lingtian remained outside the mountain, waiting.

  • Feng Xiaotian drove the team north toward Godwind City, and they rested briefly before continuing their journey.
  • Feng Xiaotian and the team reached Godwind City on the morning of the third day and overheard that the dean was attempting to become a Titled Douluo.
  • Feng Xiaotian led the team to Godwind Academy, where a teacher told them the dean was in seclusion on the rear mountain and Dugu Bo was guarding him.
  • Feng Xiaotian told the team to rest for two days and gather at the trial grounds afterward.
  • Feng Lingtian went alone to the foot of the rear mountain and stood outside the poison formation while Dugu Bo guarded it.

Ch. 64Waiting

Feng Xiaotian tested the team’s coordination and footwork in two groups, revealing several members’ growing abilities. After training, a vibration came from the rear mountain, and Feng Xiaotian watched it with unusual concern.

  • Feng Xiaotian challenged the two groups to force him across a boundary using only hand-to-hand and movement techniques, and the first group nearly drove him to the line with overlapping attacks.
  • Shi Yan held Feng Xiaotian in place while Lu Hanxiao, Bai Yu, Cheng Luo, and Jiang Lin coordinated an attack that brought him even closer to the boundary.
  • During later bouts, Lu Qing’s twin scythes displayed emerging Heart Separation Control, while Feng Xiaotian recognized Lu Hanxiao’s footwork and Jiang Lin’s observation as promising developments.
  • Feng Lingtian recorded Bai Yu’s chime timing, Shi Yan’s bell resonance, and Lu Qing’s scythe control, then considered a possible connection between the sound-related Martial Souls.
  • That evening, a low vibration came through the ground from the rear mountain, and Feng Xiaotian stepped forward and watched it in silence.

Ch. 65Godwind Academy's first Titled Douluo

Feng Qingxuan emerged from seclusion as Godwind Academy’s first Titled Douluo, and he planned how the academy would manage the attention his breakthrough and Feng Lingtian’s pills would attract. After Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall sent congratulations and an invitation, an anonymous gift of the Speed Clan’s heirloom Soul Bone left Feng Qingxuan wondering who had sent it and why.

  • Feng Qingxuan broke through to the Titled Douluo rank, and Feng Xiaotian led Feng Lingtian and the team to welcome him at the rear mountain.
  • Feng Qingxuan told Feng Lingtian to reveal that an academy-trained alchemist had made the pills, while keeping their exact source and valuable formulas secret.
  • Feng Qingxuan cautioned the team to stay safe and discussed which pills the academy could sell and which must remain for internal use.
  • Prince Xue Xing brought the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s congratulations, and Spirit Hall envoys delivered an invitation for Feng Qingxuan to visit Spirit City and register the title Azure Wind.
  • An unsigned gift containing the Speed Clan’s Sharp-Tailed Swift left arm Soul Bone arrived at the academy, and Feng Qingxuan questioned the sender’s motives.

Ch. 66A Titled Douluo's test

Feng Qingxuan tested the thirteen-person team in a group battle, praising their teamwork and giving them individual guidance. Afterward, six team members broke through to new Soul Power ranks, while Shi Yan wondered about the unusual resonance inside his Bell Martial Soul.

  • Feng Qingxuan challenged all thirteen team members to make him use his other hand while he fought with only one hand and no Martial Soul or Soul Skills.
  • The team attacked in coordinated waves, and Feng Qingxuan evaded and countered them while advising them on their techniques.
  • Feng Qingxuan praised the team's teamwork, then asked Shi Yan and Zhong Yue to meet him so he could examine Shi Yan's unusual Bell Martial Soul.
  • During meditation after the fight, Feng Lingtian, Lu Hanxiao, Ye Qingyu, Ji Ning, Shi Yan, and Su Ran each broke through to a new rank.
  • Feng Lingtian added Feng Qingxuan's coming examination of Shi Yan's bell to his notes, while Shi Yan lay awake wondering about the tremor he felt inside it.

Ch. 67The Five Elements Academies Gather

After Feng Qingxuan reached Titled Douluo, the Five Elements Academies gathered for an early exchange tournament, and Godwind Academy opened with a coordinated victory over Thunder Academy. The tournament continued with the other teams present, while Feng Qingxuan watched his academy’s strength take the field.

  • Feng Qingxuan received letters from the other four academies proposing an early exchange tournament and agreed to host it.
  • Blazing Fire Academy and Thunder Academy arrived, and Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian agreed to face each other at the tournament.
  • Huo Xiao and Shui Lingyuan privately told Feng Qingxuan that his breakthrough gave Blazing Fire, Skywater, and Godwind an ally who could stand against Thunder and Elephant Armor.
  • Feng Qingxuan opened the tournament, and Godwind Academy faced Thunder Academy in the first match.
  • Feng Xiaotian used Gale Flash Step to evade Lei Zhen’s attacks, while Godwind’s team coordinated its formation and steadily controlled the fight.
  • Yu Leiting conceded the match for Thunder Academy, and Lei Zhen and Feng Xiaotian agreed to fight again as Feng Qingxuan applauded Godwind’s victory.

Ch. 68Skywater versus Blazing Fire

Skywater Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy through Shui Bing’er’s precise control and coordinated teamwork. After the match, Feng Xiaotian’s attention to Shui Bing’er irritated Huo Wu, who asked Huo Wushuang about the next match.

  • Feng Qingxuan announced the second day’s matches, and Blazing Fire Academy and Skywater Academy entered the arena.
  • Shui Bing’er used three precisely timed Ice Rings to interrupt Blazing Fire’s attacks and disrupt its formations.
  • Blazing Fire adapted and pressed the fight, but Skywater countered its advances and won on total team points.
  • Huo Xiao acknowledged Yu Leiting’s criticism that Blazing Fire’s formation had been countered.
  • Feng Xiaotian watched Shui Bing’er with respect, and Huo Wu noticed his attention and felt irritated.
  • Huo Wu asked Huo Wushuang when the next match was, and he handed her the matchup sheet.

Ch. 69Ultimate Fire First Reveals Its Might

Godwind Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy after Su Mei'er’s unusual Water and Fire abilities suppressed Huo Wu’s strongest attack. That night, Huyan Zhen secretly sent an unmarked letter bearing a dark-gold seal.

  • Thunder Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy by overwhelming its defensive formation with Lightning Attribute Soul Skills.
  • Su Mei'er used Wind Lightning Chain and Wind and Water Confinement to restrict Huo Wu, whose Repelling Fire Ring eventually broke free.
  • Huo Wu unleashed Huo Wu's Brilliant Sun with support from Huo Ling and Huo Ming, but Su Mei'er’s Wind Fire Bewildering Array extinguished it.
  • Godwind Academy won the match on overall points, and Feng Xiaotian praised Su Mei'er’s control of the pace.
  • Huyan Zhen finished an unmarked letter and ordered an attendant to send it out that night.

Ch. 70Ice Perception

Skywater Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy after Shui Bing'er found a weakness in its formation, then Feng Xiaotian spoke with her about leadership and team coordination. Later, Thunder Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy, and Huo Wu left angrily after seeing Feng Xiaotian talking with Shui Bing'er.

  • Shui Bing'er waited until a recurring gap appeared in Elephant Armor Academy's formation, then coordinated linked attacks that broke it open and led Skywater to win on overall score.
  • Feng Xiaotian praised Shui Bing'er's composure and discussed team coordination and training methods with her.
  • Huo Wu saw Feng Xiaotian talking with Shui Bing'er and headed to training with a flare of unexplained anger.
  • Thunder Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy, with Lei Zhen breaking through its defensive line after lightning disrupted its amplification chain.
  • Huo Wu passed Feng Xiaotian without looking back, and Shui Bing'er remarked that Huo Wu seemed to have a problem with him.

Ch. 71Ice and wind

Godwind Academy defeated Skywater Academy on points, but Shui Bing'er impressed everyone by keeping her team’s formation intact against Feng Xiaotian’s full-strength assault. Feng Xiaotian gave Shui Bing'er an Ice Primordial Martial Awakening Pill, unaware that someone watched them from the shadows.

  • Feng Xiaotian revealed his rare Soul Ring configuration and led Godwind Academy in a full-strength attack against Skywater Academy.
  • Shui Bing'er coordinated Skywater’s defenses through the assault, keeping the formation together until Feng Xiaotian called a halt and Godwind won on points.
  • Feng Xiaotian told Feng Lingtian he wanted to give the Ice Primordial Martial Awakening Pill to someone, and Feng Lingtian guessed he meant Shui Bing'er and handed him the pill.
  • Feng Xiaotian gave Shui Bing'er the pill and explained that it could help her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul evolve; she accepted it and thanked him.
  • A person with fiery-red hair watched Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er from the shadows.

Ch. 72Blazing Fire Academy turns the tables

Blazing Fire Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy in its final exchange tournament match, with Huo Wu breaking the opposing formation using Repelling Fire Ring. That evening, Huo Wu saw Feng Xiaotian give Shui Bing'er a precious pill, while Feng Lingtian continued working on the second stage of the Resonance Stone.

  • Huo Wushuang rallied Blazing Fire Academy before its final match, and Huo Wu prepared to channel her frustration into the fight.
  • Huo Wu observed the rhythm of Elephant Armor Academy's charges and blasted open its formation with Repelling Fire Ring.
  • Huo Wushuang and his teammates pressed their advantage until Elephant Armor Academy's iron-barrel formation collapsed, giving Blazing Fire Academy the victory.
  • Huo Wu searched the stands for Feng Xiaotian after the match, then later overheard Shui Bing'er thanking him for a precious pill.
  • Huo Wu watched Shui Bing'er leave after telling Feng Xiaotian she was looking forward to something, then walked away feeling bitter.
  • Feng Lingtian continued dismantling and studying the Resonance Stone prototype, nearing completion of its second-stage pattern.

Ch. 73Evolution of Ice

Shui Bing'er’s newly evolved Ultimate Ice helped Skywater Academy defeat Thunder Academy, and Feng Xiaotian explained the power behind her transformed Ice Phoenix. That afternoon, Skywater Academy and Godwind Academy formed an alliance, as the balance among the Five Elements Academy began to shift.

  • Shui Bing'er released her evolved Ice Phoenix, and its Ultimate Ice disrupted Thunder Academy’s lightning attacks as Skywater Academy gained control of the match.
  • Shui Bing'er’s precise Ice Rings and her teammates’ coordinated defense broke Thunder Academy’s formation, and Skywater Academy won.
  • Shui Bing'er thanked Feng Xiaotian for the pill, learned that her Martial Soul had become Ultimate Ice, and promised to remember his favor.
  • Shui Lingyuan asked Feng Qingxuan about the pill, then proposed an alliance between Skywater Academy and Godwind Academy; Feng Qingxuan agreed.
  • Feng Qingxuan studied a map of the Five Elements Academy and considered how the new alliance and other schools’ ambitions might change the established order.

Ch. 74Last place and doubts

Godwind Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy to win the exchange tournament, but Huyan Shan challenged Shi Yan’s eligibility because his Bell Martial Soul showed little Wind Attribute. Feng Xiaotian secured a one-year trial for Shi Yan, while Huyan Zhen reported the tournament and academy’s unusual developments to an unknown recipient.

  • Godwind Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy, and the final rankings placed Godwind first and Elephant Armor last.
  • Huyan Shan accused Shi Yan of lacking the Wind Attribute, prompting Yu Leiting to question his eligibility for the tournament.
  • Feng Lingtian urged Feng Xiaotian to stand by Shi Yan, and Feng Xiaotian argued that faint wind patterns proved Shi Yan’s Bell Martial Soul had the Wind Attribute.
  • Feng Xiaotian proposed that Shi Yan face one student each from Thunder Academy and Elephant Armor Academy in a year, with Shi Yan leaving Godwind Academy if he lost; Yu Leiting and Huyan Zhen agreed.
  • Huyan Zhen wrote a report about the tournament, the agreement, Shi Yan, and Blazing Fire Academy’s unclear stance, then sent it out that night.

Ch. 75A discussion of alchemy

Feng Qingxuan revealed that Godwind Academy’s strength came from pills and announced rules for selling them to the five academies. The academy deans and Elephant Armor Academy’s teachers considered the terms, and the chapter ended with the teachers deciding to report the high-end pill arrangements to their sect master.

  • Feng Qingxuan told the gathering that Godwind Academy had cultivated alchemists who restored ancient formulas and refined pills to aid cultivation.
  • Feng Qingxuan announced that standard pills would have fixed monthly quotas, rare pills would be sold in limited quantities to the highest bidder, and all buyers would compete fairly regardless of academy or sect.
  • Godwind Academy’s teachers distributed lists detailing the available pills, their effects, and how to purchase them, including high-end pills that required private discussion.
  • Shui Qinglan read the list without surprise, Huo Xiao focused on the rare pills and private arrangements, and Yu Leiting folded his copy and left.
  • Elephant Armor Academy’s teachers worried that Godwind Academy might not welcome private negotiations and decided that their sect master needed to hear about the offer.
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