Douluo: Phoenix God Descends, Emperor Flame Burns the Sky

Chapter 241 Soul Master Competition, Warm-up

Tiandou Royal Academy.

The midday sun was intense, and the trees lining the wide road cast dappled shadows.

As Lin Xiao walked through the campus, his tall figure with long red maple-colored hair attracted the attention of many students. Regardless of gender, students would always stop and stare at him for a while after seeing him, but no one dared to go up and talk to him.

Back when he had a conflict with Yu Tianheng, and Yu Tianheng was eventually hung up and whipped like a top by Dugu Bo, most students on campus held Lin Xiao in awe and kept their distance.

Moreover, Lin Xiao was already the strongest in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the undisputed number one genius.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

No one knows Lin Xiao's current strength, but in the few rumors that have been circulating, he is already associated with mystery and power.

Lin Xiao rarely attends classes at the academy, supposedly because the teachers there have nothing left to teach him. Many students have bought Lin Xiao's "Refuting the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls" and are amazed by the Martial Soul theories within.

The "Master" title specially bestowed upon Yu Xiaogang by the Spirit Hall became a laughing stock for a time.

At this time, there are still six months until the Soul Master Competition, but this is only in terms of the finals. In reality, there are only three months left until the preliminary rounds of the Soul Master Competition.

Three months later, the opening ceremony of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Tian Dou Empire Division, will be held as scheduled in the Tian Dou Grand Soul Arena in Tian Dou City.

Lin Xiao finally had some free time during this period, so he decided to take this opportunity to properly integrate the Burning Maple team and bring out the strengths of each member.

This is not just about winning the Soul Master Competition, but also about using this opportunity to further improve the strength of those around you.

Upon arriving at the Burning Maple Team's usual training ground, Lin Xiao saw that everyone had already arrived and walked over.

Dugu Yan, the team's vice-captain, nodded slightly to him and reported on the team's situation.

"Captain Lin Xiao, the strength of each team member is as follows."

"Dugu Yan, Level 52 Soul King;"
Ye Lingling, Level 48 Soul Master;
Shui Bing'er, Level 47 Soul Master;
Shui Yue'er, Level 42 Soul Master;
Ning Rongrong, Level 39 Soul Master;
Yansong, level 38 soul master. "

After giving a brief report on the levels of each member of the team, Dugu Yan handed over a more detailed table, which recorded each member's soul skills and various cooperative fighting strategies.

An appendix also records various data about Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan's Martial Soul Fusion Skill "Azure Phosphorous Begonia" and Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill "Fallen Ice and Snow".

Among all the team members, only Yansong had the lowest level, even though he was the oldest, because his talent was not as good as the others and he did not take the magic herb.

However, due to the unique nature of his soul skill, Yansong still plays an indispensable role in the team. After all, his area-of-effect defensive skill, which resembles a tortoise shell, almost completely prevents opponents from directly attacking him.

Lin Xiao picked up the form and examined it carefully. After looking at it repeatedly, he felt a slight sense of emotion.

Among the team members, Shui Bing'er made the most obvious progress, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's Martial Soul Fusion Skill was the most amazing, Ning Rongrong was only one step away from becoming a Soul Master, and Yan Song shortened the time to release his Soul Skills for the sake of the team's hard training.

Everyone is working hard!

Lin Xiao put the form aside, looked up at everyone, and said calmly:

"Lin Xiao, level 55 Soul King."

Of those present, only Ning Rongrong and Yan Song were unaware of Lin Xiao's current level.

Both of them showed extremely surprised expressions. Yan Song was even more excited, looking at Lin Xiao as if he were a monster.

Ning Rongrong wore a complex expression. She realized the vast gap between herself and Lin Xiao, and the excellence of the others in the team made her completely suppress her naturally willful personality. Lin Xiao said apologetically:
"I know that everyone has been training hard while I was away, and I feel very ashamed because I failed to fulfill my responsibilities as the captain of the Burning Maple team."

"I want to thank Sister Yan Yan here. Compared to my hands-off manager, she has always been the one organizing and training the team."

At this point, Lin Xiao smiled mischievously.

He joked:
"From this, we can tell that Sister Yanyan will definitely be a virtuous wife in the future."

A slight blush appeared on Dugu Yan's cold and beautiful face, and she gave Lin Xiao a reproachful look.

The team's originally serious atmosphere relaxed a bit, and everyone seemed more relaxed.

Lin Xiao then said:

"Our Burning Maple team is a guaranteed admission team from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. For us, the competition will not start for another six months."

"During this period, Rongrong and Yansong's strength will be able to improve to above the Soul Master level. The improvement of the individual strength of team members will be the best enhancement for the team."

After a pause, Lin Xiao said:

"Then there's teamwork."

"As a team recommended by the Heaven Dou Empire, we can skip the preliminary rounds three months from now and directly participate in the finals six months from now."

"This means that in the early stages of the game, our team may lack cohesion and experience less of the thrill of crushing other teams to win, but in my opinion, this is not a big deal."

"Truly excellent teamwork is not something you cram for at the last minute, but something you demonstrate in every training session. Ordinary teams are not worth our attention, and only those teams that have gone through layers of selection to reach the finals are qualified to challenge us."

What powerful words!

Although Lin Xiao's tone was extremely calm, the high confidence in his words made everyone in the Burning Maple team feel excited.

Look at that, that's the captain's perspective. He didn't treat this as a regular match at all, but rather as a challenge from the other selected strongest teams against the Ranfeng team.

The only challenge can be one where the subordinate challenges the superior!
However, Shuiyue'er said playfully:
"Captain, I don't really care about teamwork! As long as you're here, who can beat us?"

Lin Xiao glanced at Shui Yue'er, a slight smile playing on his lips:
"Who said I was going to make a move?"

"If we have to rely on me to win even a mere Soul Master Competition, then how can our Burning Maple Team bring a revolutionary shock to the Soul Master world!"

Lin Xiao said something surprising:
"I will not participate in regular battles; I will only stand by and support you, giving you ample room to showcase your abilities."

Upon hearing Lin Xiao's words, everyone's faces showed astonishment.

However, Lin Xiao's next words made them think.

"Remember! You are not anyone's vassals!"

"Every single one of us on the Burning Maple team is an absolute genius!"

"Our goal is not a small Soul Master Competition, but to suppress the contemporary Soul Master world!"

(End of this chapter)