"Yufeng, are you itching for a beating? How about the Deputy Captain gives you some extra training?" Dugu Yan's eyes gleamed with a dangerous light.
Yufeng immediately shivered, scratched his head, and chuckled, "Cough cough, Deputy Captain, no need."
After eating and drinking their fill, Yufeng and the others bid farewell to Xiao Tian and Dugu Yan.
Xiao Tian, on the other hand, took Dugu Yan and a few other core members of the Sect for a stroll along the academy's path.
"Dugu Yan, after the Soul Master Competition ends, are you sure you want to join my Sect?"
Dugu Yan nodded and said, "My grandpa is already your Guest Elder, so of course I'll follow my grandpa. But if possible, I'd also like to be a Deputy Sect Master. You can't just let me join as an ordinary Sect disciple, can you?"
Xiao Tian smiled, "Of course, that's not a problem. You are the founding members of my Sect."
Then, he looked at Zhu Zhuqing, "Zhuqing, what about you?"
Zhu Zhuqing also knew what Xiao Tian was asking: after the Soul Master Competition ended, was she planning to return to the Star Luo Empire or go with them to the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.
Regarding this matter, she had already made up her mind. Looking into Xiao Tian's eyes, she said very seriously, "I won't go back to the Star Luo Empire. Wherever you are, I will be."
Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's answer, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong happily embraced her arms, one on each side, and joyfully said, "That's great! Then we can still be together after we graduate."
Xiao Tian looked up at the twinkling stars in the sky and exhaled comfortably, "These past few months have passed, and I imagine the basic construction on Shu Mountain's side is almost complete. After the competition ends, I need to go back to the village first. It's been a long time since I've returned."
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, "Brother, are you planning to move everyone from Craft Soul Village to Shu Mountain?"
Xiao Tian stroked Xiao Wu's head and said gently, "Yes, most of the people in Craft Soul Village are blacksmiths, and Village Chief Grandpa has been like a father to me. I plan to let them join the spirit tool Hall and learn how to make spirit tools."
There was one more thing he didn't say: he had also specially saved an Immortal Herb for Village Chief Grandpa. Although he was old now and the effect might not be as good, it could at least improve his talent and improve his bone structure.
The next day.
"Wow, look, there are so many people outside today!" Xiao Wu couldn't help but exclaim. Both of them were seeing such a bustling Heaven Dou City for the first time; it was truly packed with people, very lively.
Ning Rongrong smiled, "Xiao Wu, today is the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Competition! Heaven Dou City is the Heaven Dou Empire's largest competition zone. The five great elemental academies, along with other large and small academies, will all be here. Days ago, all the hotels in the city were fully booked."
Their team uniforms today were slightly modified from their original academy uniforms, still based on white with some glittering gold accessories, making them look very luxurious.
However, to allow them to move more easily, the academy had changed the material of the clothes, making them more elastic.
Subsequently, Xiao Tian and his group walked towards the Great Spirit Arena in Heaven Dou City.
During the Soul Master Elite Competition, the Spirit battles here were canceled, and all venues were used for the competition.
Today was the opening ceremony of the Continental Soul Master Elite Competition. The Heaven Dou City competition zone had nearly thirty teams, and all the ordinary citizens were very curious about these participating teams, looking here and there.
As members of the Heaven Dou team, Dugu Yan and the others naturally raised their heads proudly, their actions and expressions completely natural.
Although they were different from the second team and didn't need to participate in the preliminaries, they still had to come to the opening ceremony. Moreover, they wanted to see how strong the other academies were now, stimulated by them, hoping they wouldn't be disappointed.
After entering the Great Spirit Arena, Xiao Tian and his group found their resting area and sat down.
At the center of the stage stood a Host, who would preside over today's opening ceremony and the subsequent drawing of lots.
As expected, the first match of the opening ceremony was between Shrek Academy and their Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team.
Although this second team had improved somewhat in strength compared to the original work due to their stimulation, Xiao Tian did not place his hopes on them.
If Shrek was truly defeated by the second team, it could only mean they were nothing special.
Although they were already nothing special, whether they could even qualify now was a problem.
However, he quickly noticed that a few team members from Canghui Academy seemed to be saying something to an old man.
Dugu Yan noticed Xiao Tian's gaze and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Xiao Tian? Are you interested in Canghui Academy?"
Xiao Wu, who was beside them, said, "Dugu Yan, you don't know, but when we were still at Shrek, we had a bit of a conflict with Canghui Academy. Who is that old man? Why does his face look even gloomier than your grandpa's?"
Dugu Yan:
Ever since her grandpa's poison was cured, many of the wrinkles on his face had disappeared, and even his hair had turned black. He had become much kinder.
However, Dugu Yan didn't mind and explained, "That old man is Shi Nian from Canghui Academy. His Spirit is said to be Faded Dream, and he is a Spirit Saint."
Faded Dream?
Xiao Wu: "The name of this Spirit… is his Spirit related to illusions?"
Dugu Yan: "That's right. If your mental force is lower than his, you simply can't break through his illusion attacks. It's said that he loves to torment people to death through illusions, and his methods are extremely cruel. Therefore, even ordinary Spirit Douluo powerhouses don't dare to provoke Shi Nian."
Dugu Yan paused, then continued, "However, Shi Nian has one advantage: he is said to be very protective of his own. Shrek Academy is probably targeted by him now, but with my grandpa here, he probably wouldn't dare to make a move."
After waiting for some time, all the teams had been matched into their respective groups. Xiao Tian said to everyone, "Alright, there's probably nothing good to see today. Let's come back tomorrow."
Actually, Xiao Tian still hoped that Shi Nian would come looking for him, after all, he had an illusion-type skull bone in his possession. Although he didn't need it himself, he could give it to others.
Unfortunately, that old fellow Shi Nian was going to look for Tang San first, and Tang San had Tang Hao backing him.
Even if Tang San hadn't consumed the Immortal Herb yet and his Purple Demon Eye hadn't reached the Mustard Seed realm, he had a Titled Douluo for a father protecting him. No matter how powerful Shi Nian's Faded Dream was, he wouldn't be able to withstand Tang Hao's single hammer strike!
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