Douluo's Demon Blade Thousand Blades and the Original Martial Soul

Chapter 96 Heavenly Dou Team 2 VS Blazing Fire Academy Team (Part 1)

"The Spirit Hall team has had Soul King-level Soul Masters participating in recent years, and it's expected that there will be Soul Kings this year as well, and there might even be more than one. The Empire's team's biggest rival is still the Spirit Hall team," Dugu Bo said.

In fact, Dugu Bo had already learned that the Spirit Hall team would have three genius spirit masters whose strength had reached the level of a Soul King and who were known as the "Golden Generation of Spirit Hall" participating in this competition. However, he could not release this information, so he could only give a slight hint to the four deans.

Upon hearing Dugu Bo's speculation that the Spirit Hall team might have more than one Soul King, the deans' expressions turned serious.

In recent decades, the Spirit Hall has developed rapidly, especially with the former Pope Qian Xunji's great emphasis on cultivating commoner spirit masters. This has resulted in the Spirit Hall now boasting a wealth of talent, making it a force on the continent that surpasses the two great empires. Even the current Pope, Bibi Dong, was discovered and trained by the former Pope Qian Xunji from among commoner spirit masters.

The rise of the Spirit Hall has led to a gradual truce between the two previously rival empires, with both sides showing signs of cooperating to suppress the Spirit Hall. Amidst this complex environment, the continent now presents a picture of peace and prosperity. The various elemental academies have also developed smoothly in recent years, cultivating numerous talented Soul Masters.

However, the bustling scene that appears under these circumstances is not a good sign. Moreover, none of the genius soul masters they have trained currently have a soul power level exceeding 45, and they are simply no match for a Spirit Hall team with a Soul King or higher.

Judging from the results of recent Soul Master Competitions and the ambitions that the Spirit Hall has been subtly revealing, both empires are now in a state of decline. The deans immediately realized that many changes might occur in the near future.

The four deans' moods immediately turned somber, and they fell silent for a moment.

Unlike Yu Xiaolei and his Thunder Academy, which are backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the three major sects, the three elemental academies of Tianshui Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Divine Wind Academy, although they have a long history and profound foundation, do not have any titled experts. Therefore, Shui Ningshuang, Huo Tianming, and Feng Ming are obviously more worried than Yu Xiaolei.

Although they are under the jurisdiction of the Heaven Dou Empire, these elemental academies are basically autonomous. If war comes, they will definitely be used as cannon fodder by the Heaven Dou Empire.

Moreover, the strongest combat power is only a few Soul Master academies in Soul Douluo. Facing the unfathomable Spirit Hall, if war comes, the Spirit Hall will definitely target these few elemental academies first. At that time, they may not even have a chance to send out a distress signal.

As deans, they had no choice but to take the foreseeable crisis seriously and devise solutions.

Seeing that Shui Ningshuang and the other three were all distracted, Dugu Bo guessed that they were probably worried about the pressure from the Spirit Hall.

In fact, when Lin Yizhang asked Dugu Bo to inquire about the Soul Fighting Competition of these elemental academies, some ideas had already arisen in his mind.

With his granddaughter and grandson-in-law participating in this year's Soul Master Competition, Lin Yizhang and his companions have a good chance of winning the championship, given their talent and strength. Even as a Title Douluo, Dugu Bo wasn't entirely confident he could protect Dugu Yan and the others in Wuhun City, where Title Douluos were countless.

The three elemental academies, Tianshui Academy, Chihuo Academy, and Shenfeng Academy, have profound foundations and considerable strength. Moreover, they all belong to the Tiandou Empire camp. At this time, the Spirit Hall should not dare to attack him, a guest elder of the Tiandou Empire, and several heads of veteran spirit master academies at the same time. Therefore, it is possible to cooperate with them to add another layer of insurance for their safety.

As for why they didn't seek cooperation with the powerful Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which was also part of the Heaven Dou Empire, the reason was simply that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was not reliable enough!

On the one hand, as a powerful force, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has two Title Douluo guardians. In terms of strength, Dugu Bo is at a disadvantage, and cooperating with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would be too costly. On the other hand, it cannot be ruled out that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School may not be able to accommodate the exceptionally talented Lin Yizhang.

The interests of the three elemental academies—Tianshui, Chihuo, and Shenfeng—would not conflict significantly with the future growth of Lin Yizhang, since they were merely running their academies. Moreover, if they invested in the exceptionally talented Lin Yizhang now, and he truly matured in the future, it would be equivalent to befriending a powerful figure, and Shui Ningshuang and the other two would likely agree to discuss cooperation.

Therefore, Dugu Bo believed he had a chance to try and cooperate with the three elemental academies: Tianshui, Chihuo, and Shenfeng.

Although he wanted to have a chat with Shui Ningshuang, Huo Tianming, and Feng Ming, now was clearly not a good time. He would have to wait until the Soul Fighting Competition ended and Yu Xiaolei left. So Dugu Bo settled down and watched the Soul Fighting Competition again.

On the Soul Battle Stage, seeing that Dugu Yan had already dealt with Lei Dong and the other two, Lin Yizhang and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance and then began to act, quickly clearing out the remaining members of the Thunder Academy team from the stage.

"The entire Thunder Academy team has been knocked off the Soul Battle Arena. I hereby declare that the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team 2 has won this Soul Battle!" The referee stepped onto the stage at the opportune moment to announce the result of the Soul Battle.

As soon as the battle ended, Yu Xiaolei said, "Your Excellency Poison Douluo, the Thunder Academy team has lost. I'm going to check on Yu Tianxin's recovery."

Seeing Dugu Bo nod, Yu Xiaolei quickly left the audience seats and headed to the infirmary to find Yu Tianxin.

After the first battle ends, the second battle will normally begin in thirty minutes.

However, the second team is currently not exhausted, and the Blazing Academy team is also in its prime, so Lin Yizhang requested the referee to start the second battle immediately.

After the Blazing Academy team agreed, the second battle, Heavenly Battle Team 2 vs. Blazing Academy Team, officially began.

When Huo Tianming in the audience saw his son and daughter take the stage, he turned his attention back to the Soul Fighting Stage.

Seeing Huo Tianming's expectant look, Feng Ming teased, "Brother Huo, you'd better hurry up and make your Huo Wu admit defeat, otherwise it won't be good if she gets injured like Yu Tianxin. Besides, I don't want your daughter to get hurt and affect my son's performance later."

Huo Tianming retorted, "You can blame my daughter for your son's poor performance? Are you feeling guilty now, afraid that your son won't even last a round, so you're making excuses beforehand?"

(End of this chapter)