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"Boss, your Ascending Dragon Slash is absolutely lethal!"
Seeing that this strike from Huo Wushuang carried a power completely distinct from the Demon-Cleaving Sword Technique, a young boy with short red hair and a somewhat naive face spoke up from among the group gathered in front of the Weapon Forging Tower.
He wore the uniform of Blazing Academy.
Though he was young—at most fourteen years old—the soul power fluctuations radiating from his body had already reached the rank of a three-ring Soul Elder. It was clear his talent was extraordinary, marking him as a top genius even within Blazing Academy.
Hearing his words, Huo Wushuang couldn't help but chuckle. Looking at his young junior, he encouraged him earnestly, "Ah Fei, your talent is actually a bit better than mine. In the future, you will definitely surpass me."
"Yes, Boss!" The youth named Huo Linfei nodded, his expression turning slightly excited. He secretly vowed to cultivate even harder from now on so as not to let down Huo Wushuang's expectations.
He was originally an orphan.
It was the Huo Clan who had taken him in, granting him the surname 'Huo' and making him a true member of their clan. The people of the Huo Clan treated him with great kindness, and Huo Wushuang and his sister even regarded him as their own younger brother.
How could he possibly disappoint them?
Just as the group was rejoicing over Huo Wushuang's power, a tall and burly youth standing next to Huo Linfei suddenly spoke up, somewhat breaking the cheerful atmosphere.
"Boss, not long ago, while you were busy forging your sword, something major happened in the Soul Master world. This matter might be very important to you, and you will likely be drawn into it as well."
The moment these words left his mouth, everyone's expressions shifted.
However, while Huo Wushuang's reaction was pure curiosity, Huo Linfei and the other three looked as though they already knew about it, their brows furrowing as they recalled the news.
"Oh? What happened? Let's hear it."
The group exchanged glances before the younger Huo Linfei quickly spoke up.
"Boss, it's like this. Not long ago, Spirit Hall made a massive scene by sending two young Soul Masters to our Heaven Dou Empire. They went straight to the Elephant Armored Sect, demanding to challenge the most outstanding member of the Huyan Clan's younger generation—Huyan Li."
"The two of them took turns challenging him, and both defeated Huyan Li. One of them even broke through the Elephant Armor Formation formed by Huyan Li and his six brothers! The Elephant Armored Sect completely lost face."
"That's right, that's exactly what happened."
"Furthermore, after they finished challenging the Elephant Armored Sect, their subsequent route makes it almost certain that they are heading toward our Blazing Academy. When the time comes, they will most likely target you, Boss."
Hearing this unexpected news, Huo Wushuang frowned, weighing the implications in his mind.
"How did the Elephant Armored Sect react?"
"How could they react? Spirit Hall dispatched a Titled Douluo to accompany them. It's impossible for the Elephant Armored Sect to start a war with Spirit Hall over something like this."
"However, it's said that after the challenge, Huyan Li and the others immediately went into secluded cultivation. This incident must have been a massive shock to them."
Huo Wushuang nodded.
After a moment of silent contemplation, he exerted force in his arm and held the longsword upright. Looking at the reflection of his own face on the blade of the Blazing Fire Sword, he said with a firm tone, "In that case, let the soldiers come and the generals block them."
"Let the water rise and the earth cover it. I will be waiting for them at Blazing Academy. The outstanding younger generation of Spirit Hall... Perfect. I've been wanting to test their skills anyway."
Having concluded that topic, another matter crossed Huo Wushuang's mind. He turned his head and asked with some confusion, "By the way, where is my sister, Huo Wu? Why didn't she come?"
"Uh..."
The moment Huo Wushuang mentioned Huo Wu, everyone froze, their expressions becoming rather strange. They hemmed and hawed, looking as though they had something to say but didn't know how to phrase it.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing their expressions, Huo Wushuang couldn't help but feel bewildered.
"It's like this, Boss. Not long ago, the academy organized a training expedition to the Blazing Flame Mountain Range, and Sister Huo Wu went along."
"Also... that Feng Xiaotian from Godwind Academy came over again. He claimed it was for an exchange program between our academies, but everyone knows his real motive.
"He's been pestering Sister Huo Wu like a stray dog, and he followed her straight into the Blazing Flame Mountain Range, claiming he wanted to protect her."
"He annoyed Sister Huo Wu to no end!"
"Exactly! Sister Huo Wu already has absolutely no interest in him, yet he insists on nagging her relentlessly. He's just asking for a snub."
"But then again, Feng Xiaotian really is incredibly persistent. Ever since he saw Sister Huo Wu at our Five Element Academies Exchange Tournament three years ago, he's been coming over several times a year."
"Even though Sister Huo Wu made it completely clear that she has no feelings for him, his devotion remains unchanged. He's completely dead-set on getting Sister Huo Wu to agree to date him."
"So that's how it is." Hearing everyone's explanations, Huo Wushuang understood immediately.
He knew a bit about Feng Xiaotian and held him in quite high regard.
The guy possessed innate full soul power, and his martial soul, the Stormwind Doubleheaded Wolf, was a mutated martial soul comparable to top-tier martial souls. His talent was undeniably immense; he was destined to become a powerhouse at the Titled Douluo realm in the future.
In fact, if one disregarded the baseline power of a martial soul and judged purely by latent talent, Feng Xiaotian was the undisputed number one genius among the Five Element Academies.
Even in Thunder Academy, Yu Tianxin—who hailed from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and was hailed as one of the Blue Lightning Twin Stars—was slightly inferior to him.
His strength was equally remarkable. He wasn't much older than Huo Wushuang himself—only eighteen years old—yet he had already achieved the cultivation of a four-ring Soul Ancestor.
Furthermore, he had been taken in as a personal disciple by the dean of Godwind Academy, making him an absolute leader among the younger generation.
His father, Feng Wanli, was also a powerful Soul Saint and served as a high-ranking agility-attack system instructor at Godwind Academy. However, regarding Feng Xiaotian's pursuit of Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang maintained a reserved attitude and remained noncommittal.
While Feng Xiaotian's talent was indeed peerless, in his eyes, whether the man was genuinely sincere toward his sister was far more important—and his sister's own attitude was the most vital factor of all.
So what if he was a future Titled Douluo?
Compared to his sister's lifelong happiness, that meant absolutely nothing. Still, Huo Wushuang knew that the most pressing matter at hand was preparing for the upcoming challenge from Spirit Hall. The issue with Feng Xiaotian could wait.
"Let's put Feng Xiaotian's matter aside for now. Now that my sword-refining is complete, why don't you all spar with me? I need to reach my peak condition as quickly as possible to face those two from Spirit Hall," Huo Wushuang said in a deep voice, shaking his head.
"Yes, Boss!"
While Huo Wushuang was building up his strength for the impending challenge, some interesting events were unfolding within the Blazing Flame Mountain Range.
As the sun dipped below the horizon and night fell, the original tranquility of a dense forest within the Blazing Flame Mountain Range was suddenly shattered.
A massive black shadow abruptly burst from behind a thick patch of shrubbery, leaping into the air. Under the bright moonlight, it was clearly visible as a spider-type soul beast. However, its appearance differed from the Man-Faced Demon Spider that Ling Xiao had killed in the past.
Its body was smaller and comparatively more slender, covered entirely in a dusty gray hue.
It lacked the ferocious aura of the Man-Faced Demon Spider, looking rather unremarkable. Its eight spider legs weren't as thick and powerful as the Man-Faced Demon Spider's either, though its front two legs were noticeably thicker than the rest, hinting at a decent offensive capability.
This was precisely one of the more common types among spider soul beasts—a Pit Demon Spider.
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