Battle Against Feng Xiaotian

Seeing that the once gentle and considerate Ye Lingling was actually showing signs of going dark, Xiao Yu was covered in black lines.

Damn it, I'm not even two-timing anyone, am I? Although that might not be certain in the future, I haven't done it yet. What's with this atmosphere like a battlefield of love?

"Ling Ling, listen to my explanation."

Xiao Yu lightly patted Ye Lingling's little hand, which was making subtle moves, signaling for her to let go first as he prepared to explain.

"Alright, brat, you actually dared to deceive Sister Huo Wu? You're courting death!"

Before he could finish, Feng Xiaotian, the Godwind Academy simp, erupted. I've simped for Sister Huo Wu for so many years, and she's never once given me a pleasant look. Yet this brat doesn't know how lucky he is, and he even dares to two-time her? Comparing people really can make you die of anger. Feng Xiaotian cracked as well.

Xiao Yu was somewhat speechless. "No, can you at least let me finish?"

"Brat, no need for more words. If you've got the guts, come up to the Soul Duel Stage and fight me. I'll teach you a proper lesson on behalf of Sister Huo Wu!"

Feng Xiaotian had clearly been blinded by jealousy. He did not listen to a word Xiao Yu said and directly challenged him.

Although Huo Wu had always looked down on Feng Xiaotian's simping behavior, when she thought about how Xiao Yu had actually deceived her, she did not speak up. She would let Feng Xiaotian misunderstand for now. That way, he could give Xiao Yu a harsh beating on the Soul Duel Stage and vent some of her anger for her.

Even a clay figurine had some temper, much less Xiao Yu, who was not someone who would meekly endure everything. He did feel somewhat guilty toward Huo Wu, but Feng Xiaotian was just a simp who had repeatedly ignored and provoked him. There was no need for him to be polite. "Fine. Then let strength do the talking."

Godwind Academy and Blazing Academy had come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for exchange and study. Naturally, such exchanges could not do without sparring, and the royal academy's Soul Duel Stages had long been prepared. Feng Xiaotian held no low status in Godwind Academy. After informing the teacher leading his team, that teacher contacted a teacher from the royal academy. In less than ten minutes, a Soul Duel Stage was cleared for Feng Xiaotian and Xiao Yu's match.

On the Soul Duel Stage, Feng Xiaotian and Xiao Yu stood on opposite sides.

"Martial Soul Possession!"

With a loud roar, Feng Xiaotian possessed the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf. A faint layer of cyan light surged out from his body, and as it flowed, his body underwent obvious changes. Amid crackling bones, his muscles and skeleton expanded simultaneously, making his frame visibly larger. The long hair on his head was dyed cyan as well, while a wolf head emerged from his left shoulder. Two yellow and one purple soul rings pulsed before him.

"Feng Xiaotian, level thirty-seven agility-attack Battle Soul Grandmaster!"

Looking at Feng Xiaotian before him, Xiao Yu sighed helplessly. If he remembered correctly, this guy should have been eighteen years old and possessed Innate Full Soul Power. At eighteen, he was only level thirty-seven. Then there was his appearance in the original work at twenty-four, when he was level forty-four. Excluding the one level gained from absorbing his fourth soul ring, that meant he had only gained six levels in six years—an average of one level a year. No wonder he was called the shame of Innate Full Soul Power.

After absorbing his third soul ring, this guy had probably focused on painstakingly cultivating that Self-Created Soul Skill of his. On top of that, he often ran to Blazing Academy to simp, placing the fundamental cultivation of Soul Power at the very end.

"Brat, now you know fear!"

Feng Xiaotian's head had already become a cyan wolf head. He stared at Xiao Yu with a grim gaze, believing Xiao Yu had been frightened by his strength.

Xiao Yu did not refute Feng Xiaotian. Against someone like this, beating him into submission with strength worked far better than any war of words.

His Martial Soul quietly possessed him. Armor black as ink covered his body, while a pair of equally pitch-black wings spread from his back and lifted him into the air. Four soul rings—yellow, purple, purple, and black—appeared in an instant.

At this moment, Xiao Yu no longer intended to hide his strength. With the prospects of Soul Tools flourishing, the sect already possessed abundant funds. Once he returned to the sect this time, the matter of establishing an academy would have to be put on the agenda. As the future academy's chief, he naturally had to build its reputation. There were several hundred students from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Godwind Academy, and Blazing Academy here. Through them, word would soon spread across the entire Heaven Dou Empire.

The sect now had three Titled Douluo overseeing it. Although Dugu Bo had not agreed to join Nine Stars Hall, he had faintly shown an intention to back Xiao Yu. In recent days, the sect had borrowed Dugu Bo's name several times in its affairs. With the deterrence of four Titled Douluo, no blind fool should dare come and forcibly seize Xiao Yu's secret technique for absorbing soul rings beyond his level.

As for Spirit Hall, Xiao Yu surmised that the reason Bibi Dong did not launch the Soul Hunting Operation until more than ten years later likely had much to do with her unstable position within Spirit Hall. After all, she did not carry the bloodline of the Angel Family. Thus, the current Bibi Dong still could not bear the wrath of a sect with multiple Titled Douluo.

"Xiao Yu, level forty-five power-attack Soul Ancestor. Please advise me!"

Xiao Yu's deep voice rang out, and an uproar immediately erupted from the crowd.

"How is that possible? A thousand-year second ring and a ten-thousand-year fourth ring—he absorbed all of them beyond his level. How did he manage it?"

"This guy looks several years younger than us. How did he cultivate to the Soul Ancestor realm at this age? Even in Spirit Hall, the holy land of soul masters, talent like his would be exceedingly rare, wouldn't it?"

Like the spectators below, Feng Xiaotian's face was filled with shock.

"What? Are you going to admit defeat right away?"

Xiao Yu's cold voice pulled Feng Xiaotian back to reality. Looking at Xiao Yu, who was like a monster, he truly had the urge to surrender immediately for a moment.

However, the pride deep in his heart would not allow him to do such a thing. Besides, Huo Wu was watching below. How could he surrender without fighting?

"Second Spirit Skill, Twin Wolf Possession!"

"Third Spirit Skill, Gale Wings!"

Facing an opponent whose strength clearly surpassed his own, Feng Xiaotian skipped the testing phase and immediately brought out his trump card.

His second and third soul rings lit up. A pair of enormous cyan wings unfolded from Feng Xiaotian's back, while at the same time, a cyan phantom condensed behind him in the form of the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf. Framed by that massive, dazzling phantom, Feng Xiaotian soared into the sky. With a single flap of his wings, borrowing the wind in the air, he shot upward to a height of fifty meters above the ground, facing the likewise airborne Xiao Yu from afar.

Feng Xiaotian's expression changed. His earlier arrogance and hostility were gone, replaced only by respect for his opponent. "I never expected you to be this powerful. My words earlier were offensive. A strong person like you would disdain doing something as filthy as playing with a girl's feelings. As an apology for my earlier disrespect, I will defeat you with my strongest attack. This is a Self-Created Soul Skill I have researched for many years. Be careful. Its name is: Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes."

Eighteen Consecutive Slashes—not yet the thirty-six consecutive slashes from the original work. Feng Xiaotian had truly spent all his time on his Self-Created Soul Skill.

"Come on!"

Xiao Yu nodded and likewise prepared to meet the attack.