A Word of Advice for Feng Xiaotian

With a long howl, Feng Xiaotian moved. His body shot forward like a meteor chasing the moon, a long trail of green light stretching behind him as he moved at astonishing speed.

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes, fully releasing his spiritual power as he judged Feng Xiaotian's trajectory.

The weakness of Feng Xiaotian's Self-Created Soul Skill had already been explained in the original work. This skill continuously stacked power the longer it was maintained. As long as it was interrupted at the very beginning, its power would be unable to manifest at all.

"Third Spirit Skill, Gale Piercing Shadow!"

Relying on spiritual power far surpassing that of ordinary people, Xiao Yu caught sight of Feng Xiaotian's incoming figure. The third spirit ring on his body instantly blazed with dazzling light. With the Underworld Sword in hand, he shot forward like lightning, leaving behind only a black afterimage.

Boom!

Amid the howling wind, Xiao Yu's Underworld Sword had already pierced Feng Xiaotian's wing. Under the Underworld Sword's powerful force of annihilation, the wing Feng Xiaotian had condensed from Soul Power shattered into specks of white light in an instant.

Feng Xiaotian let out a miserable cry. Driven by the tremendous impact, his entire body flew backward, falling from the Soul Duel Stage and making intimate contact with the ground.

"Brother Feng!"

Huo Wushuang was the first to rush forward. He helped Feng Xiaotian up and hurriedly checked his condition. Huo Wu was two steps slower, following behind her brother as she looked at Feng Xiaotian with concern. Godwind Academy and Blazing Academy were closely allied. Though she did not like Feng Xiaotian, she did not want to see him truly come to harm.

"Cough, cough, I'm fine!"

Feng Xiaotian coughed violently a few times, calming the churning blood and energy within him. He cupped his hands toward Xiao Yu. "Thank you for showing mercy!"

Feng Xiaotian knew very well that Xiao Yu had held back that strike. Otherwise, it would not have been only the wings condensed from his Soul Power that had been destroyed. He would not have merely fallen from the Soul Duel Stage either.

Xiao Yu nodded, then turned to the referee. "You can announce the result now, right?"

"Oh, oh!!"

Only then did the referee snap out of his shock. He hurriedly raised a hand and announced, "The winner of this Soul Duel is Xiao Yu!"

The referee's voice was like a fuse, instantly igniting the spectators outside the Soul Duel Stage. Countless people began cheering. People admired the strong, and Xiao Yu had clearly conquered them with his strength!

What Xiao Yu did not expect was that amid those envious gazes, a pair of eyes radiated terrifying killing intent. The owner of those eyes looked around fifteen or sixteen years old. He was slender and over 1.9 meters tall, with neat black short hair standing upright like steel needles. His hands were long and powerful. He was not particularly handsome, and there was little expression on his face, as though his facial muscles had stiffened. Dressed in a plain blue combat outfit without any adornment, he was Yu Tianheng, a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's third generation.

Yu Tianheng stared at Xiao Yu for a long while before turning to the guard sent by his clan beside him. "Uncle Bolun, are you sure he was the one who tried to kill Uncle Xiaokun in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

The guard beside Yu Tianheng was one of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members who had followed Yu Xiaokun into the Star Dou Great Forest in an attempt to seize the Soul Bone and had luckily survived. Upon hearing Yu Tianheng's question, he nodded heavily. "There's absolutely no mistake. Although it was the Soul Douluo beside him who acted that day, it was this brat who gave the order to execute Yu Xiaokun!"

"Good, good, good!"

Yu Tianheng gritted his teeth and said "good" three times in succession. "He actually dared to ruthlessly kill a direct descendant of my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. This brat truly doesn't know when to stop courting death!"

"Uncle Bolun, return to the sect immediately!"

Yu Tianheng looked around, only continuing after confirming that no one was paying attention to them. "I've already investigated. This brat has a good relationship with Dugu Bo. I heard that Dugu Yan's Martial Soul Evolution was helped along by him. Combined with the configuration of his spirit rings, I can almost certainly say that he possesses an enormous opportunity. If our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan can obtain this opportunity, then perhaps the rankings of the Upper Three Sects will need to change before long. After you return, tell Grandfather everything. Ask him to act personally. Whether for the clan's future or to avenge Uncle Xiaokun's blood, we absolutely cannot let this brat escape."

"Yes!"

The guard nodded, quietly withdrew from the crowd, left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and raced toward True Dragon Mountain, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's stronghold.

At this moment, Xiao Yu had not noticed Yu Tianheng's little movements. After defeating Feng Xiaotian, he also jumped down from the arena, pulled Ye Lingling over from the side, and walked before Huo Wu and the other two. Only then did he explain the entire matter from beginning to end.

"So, because of your sect's arrangements, you didn't come to apply to our Blazing Academy?"

Huo Wu still looked at Xiao Yu with suspicion.

Xiao Yu nodded. Though there were still some untruths in his explanation, this was already the limit of what he could tell Huo Wu.

"So that's how it is!"

After hearing Xiao Yu's explanation, Feng Xiaotian suddenly understood. He walked over with a smile and patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder. "I'm truly sorry, Brother Xiao. I misunderstood you. I suppose we got acquainted through a fight, hahaha!"

Xiao Yu nodded slightly. Feng Xiaotian was somewhat arrogant and far too much of a sycophant toward Huo Wu, but his nature was not bad.

Out of his favorable impression of Feng Xiaotian, Xiao Yu did not mind offering him a word of advice. "That move you used just now was your Self-Created Soul Skill?"

"That's right!"

Feng Xiaotian nodded rather proudly. Self-Created Soul Skills did not naturally take shape like skills bestowed by spirit rings. Any spirit master capable of creating one was an exceptionally gifted talent. This was also Feng Xiaotian's greatest source of pride. "My Gale Continuous Slashes still haven't been perfected. I'll work even harder to improve this move. Next time, I won't be defeated by you so easily."

"You've gone down the wrong path."

Xiao Yu sighed and kindly reminded him, "Your Self-Created Soul Skill was clearly created on the foundation of your Third Spirit Skill. Like the Clear Sky Sect's Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, it is a combo that gradually grows stronger. But have you considered this? The Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer uses the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul as its foundation. As a spirit master's strength rises, the hammer technique also gradually grows stronger.

"But you're different. Your Third Spirit Skill will always only be a Third Spirit Skill. Right now, you are merely a Soul Elder, so a thousand-year spirit skill still appears very powerful. But when your Soul Power rises and you become a Soul Emperor, a Soul Sage, or reach an even higher level, when you fight spirit masters of the same rank, how much destructive power do you think a Self-Created Soul Skill derived from a thousand-year spirit skill will have?"

Feng Xiaotian's expression changed. How could someone capable of comprehending a Self-Created Soul Skill be an idiot? He had merely become so excited after gaining insight into a Self-Created Soul Skill that he had gotten himself stuck in a dead end. With Xiao Yu's reminder, it was as though he had suddenly awakened from a dream, and his thoughts instantly became clear.

"Feng Xiaotian, I've heard of you. You're Godwind Academy's once-in-a-century genius with Innate Full Soul Power!"

Xiao Yu continued, "But you're already eighteen, and your Soul Power is only level thirty-seven. Do you think that cultivation speed matches the talent of Innate Full Soul Power? Before the age of twenty is the golden period for a spirit master's cultivation. You've wasted the best time for cultivation on a flashy but impractical Self-Created Soul Skill. Do you think it's worth it?"

Seeing that Feng Xiaotian had clearly begun to waver, Xiao Yu struck while the iron was hot. In the original work, five years after the Spirit Master Competition ended, Feng Xiaotian had forcibly raised his Soul Power from level forty-four to level sixty-one without the aid of Immortal Herbs. If Tang San had not had his wife sacrifice herself, then by normal logic, he should only have been around that level when obtaining his Sixth Spirit Ring. If the Shrek Seven Devils had not subsequently rushed into their second great cheat, the Sea God Island trial, Feng Xiaotian might truly have managed to overtake them on the curve.

The reason Xiao Yu was advising Feng Xiaotian was, on one hand, because he truly could not bear to see such a talented spirit master eventually become an utterly unremarkable passerby. On the other hand, he wanted to cause Tang San some trouble during the Spirit Master Competition. Xiao Yu was very curious what the result of such a match would be if Soul Ancestor-level Tang San encountered Feng Xiaotian, who had already become a Soul King or perhaps reached an even higher level.

"Excellent spirit skills can indeed grant an advantage in battle between spirit masters, but what truly decides victory or defeat is still a spirit master's Soul Power Level. Even if you perfect your Self-Created Soul Skill until it is flawless, while you set aside Soul Power cultivation and devote yourself entirely to studying it, your opponents will be seizing every moment and trying every possible method to cultivate and increase their Soul Power. In the end, the gap between your Soul Power Levels will widen. Brother Feng, if there is a difference of more than ten levels in Soul Power between both sides, then even if you use the final move of your Self-Created Soul Skill after continuously stacking its power, who do you think will win?"

Feng Xiaotian had only looked shaken before, but now he fell completely silent. Clearly, Xiao Yu's words had reached his heart.

"Besides, the weakness of your Self-Created Soul Skill is far too obvious. You need to continuously charge power before you can unleash its strongest attack. Once you are interrupted at the very start of charging, this move loses all threat. That is all I have to say. Brother Feng, take care of yourself!"

After remaining silent for a long time, Feng Xiaotian suddenly nodded heavily. He gave Xiao Yu a deep bow and said, "Brother Xiao, thank you for your guidance!"

Meanwhile, Yu Tianheng's guard left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and hurried at full speed to True Dragon Mountain. He immediately reported every detail of the previous events to the clan leader, Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen, who possessed level ninety-five Soul Power.

After hearing his subordinate's report, Yu Yuanzhen immediately gave the order, "Gather the sect elders. Follow me to Heaven Dou City at once."

The murder of a direct descendant of the clan; a thousand-year second spirit ring and ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring, completely shattering the spirit master system of spirit ring configurations; and a secret treasure capable of advancing a snake-type Martial Soul into a flood dragon-type Martial Soul. It was not difficult to guess that it had to be a secret treasure containing dragon bloodline. If their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul used such a treasure, it might even evolve into a true dragon Martial Soul. If there had been only one of these three matters, he would still have shown some consideration for Dugu Bo's reputation. But with all three combined, Yu Yuanzhen made his decision without the slightest hesitation.