Huowu stood quietly nearby, calmly watching Feng Xiaotian's performance.
It was clear that she and Feng Xiaotian had gotten together.
Dugu Feng wasn't surprised by this - Huowu had always been a woman who admired strength.
Feng Xiaotian had obtained a God Test, and his strength had progressed rapidly.
Naturally, he had won Huowu's affection.
However, even so, Huowu only knew that Feng Xiaotian had obtained an opportunity in Hurricane Canyon - she didn't know about the God Test.
She, Huowushuang, and the others only knew that Feng Xiaotian had been together with Dugu Feng and Ning Rongrong during his training in Hurricane Canyon. But judging by the current situation, they must have experienced something together back then that made their relationship so close.
"You're already level 65, right!" Dugu Feng looked at Feng Xiaotian.
Feng Xiaotian beamed with pride, "If I didn't have the strength of a high-level Soul Emperor, how could I live up to my position as vice dean? How could I deserve Dean Dugu's trust? How could I awe so many talented students? How could I command these genius teachers?"
Everyone around them could only sigh helplessly.
Feng Xiaotian was showing off again, but everyone had grown accustomed to his somewhat drifting personality.
After all, with the wind attribute, he was bound to be more lively.
"Alright, alright, Feng Xiaotian, I see there are Soul Duels in the training ground - perfect timing to watch them together!"
Ning Rongrong enthusiastically interrupted him.
She didn't want to listen to Feng Xiaotian's rambling.
"You came at just the right time. This is an internal academy-organized Soul Duel to select the strongest Ultimate team to compete in this year's Soul Master Competition!"
Feng Xiaotian explained as he walked toward the training ground.
The group stopped before the Soul Duel Stage in the training ground.
Although it was just an academy's Soul Duel Stage, it was quite large in scale.
It was divided into a main Soul Duel Stage and subsidiary stages.
On each stage, teams were competing, with Soul Skills of various attributes blooming in the sky.
The setup looked almost like an official Soul Master Competition.
After watching for a while, Dugu Feng noticed something unusual - the method of selecting team members was different from what he had imagined.
Feng Xiaotian also became serious at this point.
He said, "Brother Feng, since we are the Ultimate Academy, we should unleash ultimate power.
Therefore, the teams we form only contain one element each.
Besides fire, ice, lightning, gem, wind, and poison, the academy has developed earth, plant, exotic beast, and other departments over the years.
Each department forms one team to compete.
We only look at team strength - the winner will represent the academy in the Soul Master Competition.
This was my proposal. This way, we can inspire teachers and students of various Martial Souls to develop their Martial Souls to the extreme and cultivate truly strong individuals!"
Dugu Feng nodded in agreement.
The ultimate path suited him perfectly.
If they selected the strongest individuals from each department and had them cooperate, they might be stronger temporarily.
But it wouldn't benefit long-term development.
"What we most identify with about Ultimate Academy is the spirit of researching Martial Souls, studying Spirit Ring Combinations, and developing each attribute to its extreme!" Huowu also strongly agreed.
After the five academies merged, they didn't weaken each department's developmental independence. Instead, they absorbed each other's experiences to pursue the ultimate path more deeply.
Dugu Feng's gaze swept across each competition stage.
He discovered that these students' comprehension of Soul Skills and utilization of their respective Martial Soul attributes far surpassed that of ordinary Soul Masters.
Moreover, the coordination between Soul Masters of the same attribute was exceptionally brilliant.
Dugu Feng couldn't help but praise: "This is exactly the result I wanted to achieve. Previously, when Soul Masters from your Four Elements Academy joined the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, it was truly a waste."
"By maximizing your innate attributes, you will undoubtedly become powerhouses. What we aim to cultivate are precisely such powerhouses—Titled Douluos."
"I hope that among you, the first Titled Douluo will emerge!"
Though Dugu Feng's tone was calm, it unconsciously carried an imposing aura.
This made Huo Wushuang and Shui Binger feel as if they were facing an elder, and their expressions turned solemn.
"Brother Feng, rest assured! I still want to compete with you to see who becomes a Titled Douluo first!" said Feng Xiaotian, whose confidence had soared after obtaining the God Test.
"Tch!"
Ning Rongrong let out a disdainful snort, not even bothering to refute.
Comparing himself to Brother Feng? He was just asking for humiliation.
What did a God Test matter? Brother Feng's Slaughter Domain was also a divine inheritance.
How could the Wind God compare to the Asura God?
Dugu Feng didn't comment further. He genuinely hoped Feng Xiaotian would become a Titled Douluo as soon as possible.
By observing the performance of the wind-attribute Soul Masters in the stands, Dugu Feng could also gauge Feng Xiaotian's rapid progress in comprehending the wind attribute.
The students of the wind-attribute team were even stronger than Feng Xiaotian's batch.
Apart from lacking an Innate Full Soul Power like Feng Xiaotian, the other students already surpassed Feng Xiaotian's former peers.
Even the Soul Skill Fusion Technique had been developed by the wind-attribute team.
Seven students could simultaneously execute the Wind Blade Soul Skill, ultimately combining to form a Tornado Hurricane.
This was likely due in part to Feng Xiaotian's contributions!
It seemed the wind-attribute team would represent the Ultimate Academy in this competition.
"Brother Feng, this time the Spirit Hall has no Golden Generation. I heard their competing team only has one Soul King—they're no longer invincible."
"I'll definitely bring back the championship for you."
"What a pity, though. The Spirit Hall is too stingy—this year's championship rewards don't include any Soul Bones, only some titles, gold, and silver. Utterly useless..."
Feng Xiaotian shook his head with an air of feigned regret.
Huo Wushuang and the others were itching to kick him—he was just too pretentious.
Dugu Feng also didn't want to listen to his posturing any longer.
He instructed Ning Rongrong to continue watching the matches there.
He himself headed deep into the academy.
Earlier, his spiritual power had already made contact with Shi Nian.
In the vice-principal's office deep within the academy, Dugu Feng met Shi Nian.
"Greetings, Young Master!"
Shi Nian bowed his head in salute to Dugu Feng.
Dugu Feng slowly took his seat, feeling quite satisfied with Shi Nian's attitude.
It seemed Shi Nian's strength had advanced, but his mindset remained unchanged.
Indeed, Shi Nian had already stepped into the Soul Douluo realm.
"You've done well. Now, take out the pill I gave you!"
Shi Nian was startled but quickly opened his mouth.
Immediately after, his eyes widened in shock as two emerald-green pills emerged.
He distinctly remembered swallowing only one pill given by Dugu Feng.
How had it become two?
After the pills were retrieved, Shi Nian didn't feel relieved but grew even more tense.
Gritting his teeth, he dropped to one knee and said, "Young Master, please leave one pill with me. I vow eternal loyalty to you!"
Dugu Feng's methods were too formidable—the longer Shi Nian interacted with him, the more awe and fear he felt.
If this pill were confiscated, would he ever be able to gain the young master's trust again?
He, Shi Nian, was determined to be the most loyal lackey!
This resolve had only grown stronger after meeting Dugu Feng.
Though he had already reached the level of Soul Douluo, he still felt an extraordinary sense of danger when facing Dugu Feng.
Shi Nian believed that even as a Soul Douluo, he was no match for the young master.
Such a thick thigh must be held onto tightly.
(End of Chapter)