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On the training ground, ice blades and poisonous fog intertwined, and soul power fluctuations rose and fell.
Xue Tianxing would point out everyone's shortcomings from time to time and adjust tactical details. The team's cooperation became more and more tacit with each training session.
As for the canyon where Bing Xin was hidden, Xue Tianxing already had a preliminary plan:
After this exchange and discussion among the five elemental academies is over, next time I have the chance to go to the Star Dou Great Forest, I will contact Gu Yuena to ask about the situation.
After all, Gu Yuena is the Silver Dragon King. Even if she is seriously injured, she is still a god-level existence. She is likely to know the secrets of the Douluo Continent.
Of course, Xue Tianxing was mentally prepared - if even Gu Yuena didn't know the location of the canyon, then whether he could find it would depend on fate.
Time passed quickly during the intense training, and soon it was the day when the other four elemental academies arrived in Tianshui City.
Since Tianshui College is a women's college, the campus is not convenient for accommodating a large number of male spirit masters, so the venue for this exchange and competition was arranged in the largest fighting spirit arena in Tianshui City - Tianshui Fighting Spirit Arena.
In order to let more people feel the charm of soul masters, the fighting soul arena also opened its audience seats to the public. As soon as the news came out, many residents of Tianshui City and soul masters from surrounding towns rushed to the scene, looking forward to this grand event.
On the day of the competition, the Tianshui Fighting Spirit Arena was bustling with people, the audience seats were full, and discussions and cheers were heard one after another.
Xue Tianxing and his group arrived at the backstage of the fighting arena early to familiarize themselves with the venue.
At this moment, there was a commotion at the backstage entrance, and several soul masters wearing uniforms of different academies walked in - they were the teams from Blazing Fire Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Thunder Academy, and Elephant Armor Academy.
Xue Tianxing's gaze immediately fell on the direction of Chihuo Academy, where he saw a girl in red tights and with a somewhat defiant look, walking in front. She was the core of Chihuo Academy - Huo Wu.
Next to her was a tall young man who looked somewhat similar to Huo Wu. He was her brother, Huo Wushuang.
Not far away, in the Shinfeng Academy team, a young man was communicating with his teammates with a confident smile on his face. He was Feng Xiaotian, the genius soul master of Shinfeng Academy.
In addition, Yu Tianxin from Thunder Academy and Hu Yanli from Elephant Armor Academy are also in the team, and each of them exudes the spirit of a young soul master.
Xue Tianxing carefully observed the characters in the original novels and found that their attire and personalities were almost exactly the same as when he read the original novels in his previous life - Huo Wu was still arrogant, Feng Xiaotian was still a bootlicker, and Yu Tianxin was still a bit cold.
The only difference is that, according to the original plot, they should have broken through to the Soul Sect and reached level 40 or above at this time, but now, Xue Tianxing can clearly sense that the soul power of Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian and others is mostly around level 38 or 39, which is still one step away from the Soul Sect.
However, he did not care too much about it. After all, the Continental Soul Master Competition was still more than a year away, and by then their soul power levels should be able to reach the same level as in the original novel.
At this moment, Huo Wu seemed to notice Xue Tianxing's gaze and turned to look at him. There was a bit of vigilance and curiosity in her eyes, but more of confidence.
Xue Tianxing nodded slightly at her as a greeting and then looked away.
Just as Xue Tianxing and his friends were getting ready for the upcoming competition, Mizunoe walked quickly from the backstage entrance with an apologetic look on his face.
She walked straight up to Xue Tianxing and said:
"Tianxing, the leaders of the other four academies just came to me and told me something they need to discuss with you."
Xue Tianxing saw that Shui Wuyue looked a little serious, and vaguely guessed that it might not be a good thing, but he still said quickly:
"Auntie, if you have something to say, just say it directly. There's no need to be polite with me."
Mizunoe sighed softly, organized his words, and said slowly:
"Tian Xing, I told you before that I had already contacted the leaders of the other four academies and asked them to invite your Barak team to join the competition among the five elemental academies. They all agreed at that time.
But when they saw you and your group just now, especially noticing that you—the youngest, yet a Soul King—and that there were four Soul Masters among the remaining companions, they immediately panicked."
Having said that, Mizunotsuki paused and continued to explain:
"They said that the main purpose of the five elemental academies gathering together for this competition is to allow students to communicate with each other, practice, and improve their practical combat experience.
But your strength is too strong. The number of Soul Masters in all the participating teams from their academy combined is not as many as yours, not to mention that you, a Soul King, are there to support them.
They're worried that if you were allowed to participate in the competition, the students would lose miserably, which would severely undermine their confidence and defeat the purpose of training. That's why they're now changing their minds and don't want you to join this competition."
After listening to Mizunoe's words, Xue Tianxing nodded calmly, without any expression of anger on his face.
He completely understood the thoughts of the captains of the other four academies - the configuration of the Barak team was indeed too "outrageous". Such strength was almost overwhelming among the younger generation.
The participating teams from the five elemental academies are not the teams that appeared more than a year later in the original novel. Most of them are Soul Masters close to level 40. Even if there are some Soul Masters, they are no match for the Barak team. The most important thing is that Xue Tianxing and others are younger than they are.
If they really start a competition, it will probably be a one-sided situation, which will easily dampen the enthusiasm of the students.
"I understand, Auntie. It's okay."
Xue Tianxing smiled and said:
"Originally, we came to participate in the competition to exchange ideas with spirit masters from other academies. Since they are worried about affecting the students' confidence, it doesn't matter if we don't participate."
Seeing Xue Tianxing's understanding, Mizunoe felt a lot less guilty and said quickly:
"I'm so sorry, Tianxing. I didn't tell them your specific strength in advance, so you waited in vain."
"Don't say that. It's not your fault."
Xue Tianxing waved his hand, and then something suddenly occurred to him - the five elemental academies could find excuses to refuse to compete now, but they couldn't just avoid participating in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition a year later, right?
By then, Team Barak and the teams from the five elemental academies will sooner or later meet on the field. If that happens, they will not be able to hide even if they want to.
Thinking of this, Xue Tianxing raised a faint smile and thought to himself:
"You can avoid me now, but we'll eventually meet at the Continental Spirit Master Competition. Then, you won't be able to avoid sparring just because you want to."