Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 281 Academic Discussion | Letter

Tianshui City, in the northern border region of the Tiandou Empire.

It was already winter, and the world was covered in silver, quiet and solemn.

The cobblestone streets were covered in snow, and the occasional sound of horses' hooves and the dull thud of wheels could be heard.

The thick city walls seem to be guardians of time, and the icicles between the bricks shimmer with a faint light.

On the stacks, the snow was like a layer of soft cotton wool, with occasional snowflakes falling and swirling in the cold wind, as if dancing in the air.

Ordinary residents kept their doors and windows tightly shut to ward off the bitter cold, while the flickering firelight from the fireplaces inside provided a sliver of warmth.

Only the Soul Masters continued to walk down the street as usual.

Most of them are Soul Masters with Ice or Water attribute Martial Souls, but such cold weather is naturally no match for them.

"It's been almost two years..." The graceful young woman exhaled a breath of hot air, which condensed into frost in the cold air. Her beautiful eyes were somewhat dazed as she murmured to herself.

A year and a half has passed.

However, Shui Bing'er could never forget the man who stole her heart.

He swept by like a blizzard, so breathtaking and unforgettable, yet he vanished without a trace.

It felt like a dream, so beautiful that you wouldn't want to forget it.

But Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er both knew that it was not a dream.

Because... they still remembered the Moon Essence Breathing Technique that Ning Feiliu had taught them, as well as those two immortal herbs.

And Shui Yue'er's unique second martial soul—the Moon Goddess.

Thanks to the Moon Essence Breathing Technique, the Mysterious Water Pill, and the Immortal Herbs, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's strength has improved by leaps and bounds over the past year.

Although he didn't break through to the Soul King realm in just over a year.

However, they now have different levels of soul power: one has level 48 and the other has level 45.

Shui Bing'er already had level 44 soul power before Ning Feiliu left. Now, in a year and a half, she has increased her soul power by four levels, which is a very significant improvement.

After all, the higher the level of a Soul Master, the slower the breakthrough becomes.

Some advanced Soul Masters can only increase their Soul Power by one level in a year.

Shui Bing'er's current rate of improvement is already astonishing.

Shui Yue'er's talent is slightly inferior to Shui Bing'er's. She only increased her soul power by three levels in a year and a half, which is equivalent to an increase of one level of soul power every six months.

But this is already considered quite fast.

Before long, they are all expected to break through to the Soul King realm before the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament two years from now.

This... is an unprecedented opportunity!

Therefore, Leng Hanxue, the dean of Tianshui Academy, values ​​them highly and feels confident that this time they are in the bag!

After all, even the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy only had two members of the Heavenly Generation: the captain of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team, the granddaughter of Poison Douluo, and the Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master who broke through to the Soul King realm.

They might have two Soul King level members in the future...

Even so, they are evenly matched!

However, compared to the Heaven Dou Empire's extensive promotion of Ning Feiliu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, these three so-called "Generation of Heaven" who broke through to the Soul King realm.

The Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall, however, was only famous internally and was not known to outsiders.

Tianshui Academy was very pleased, and then... Leng Hanxue specially invited the other four elemental academies to hold an "academic discussion" among the four elemental academies.

Meanwhile, the Four Elements Academy will soon be arriving in Tianshui City.

However, Shui Bing'er still didn't take this matter to heart.

She was still obsessed with love, her mind filled with Ning Feiliu who had gone to the Killing City.

She would have all sorts of worries, not only wondering if Ning Feiliu had gotten into trouble, but also whether Ning Feiliu would abandon them.

Have they already left and returned to Tiandou City?

Could it be that Ning Feiliu's beloved first love was unwilling to accept them? So he had no choice but to give them up?

However, Ning Feiliu once said that he might stay in the Killing City for two years before coming out, and now that the two years have not yet arrived, they are not completely panicked.

But as Ning Feiliu remained silent for longer and longer, her thoughts became increasingly chaotic.

The younger sister, Shuiyue'er, was in a similar situation, even worse than Shuibing'er.

After all, she was less mature than Shui Bing'er, so her wild thoughts were more complicated.

Sometimes, she would run to Shui Bing'er crying and ask if Ning Feiliu didn't want them anymore.

Shui Bing'er could only comfort her half-sister, saying that Ning Feiliu was not the kind of man who would start a relationship and then abandon it.

However, she wasn't entirely confident.

After all, although Ning Feiliu wasn't the kind of man who would start something and then abandon it, if Dugu Yan didn't agree, then he had no choice but to do it.

Shui Bing'er was lost in thought once again...

But at this time, she received an unexpected letter.

"Bing'er! There's a letter for you!" Gu Qingbo suddenly appeared in front of her, then chuckled and handed her an envelope.

"My...letter?" Shui Bing'er paused, then asked curiously, "Who...sent this letter?"

"Of course it's...Fei Liu!" Gu Qingbo said with a grin. "Look at the signature!"

Shui Bing'er looked at it and, sure enough, the name on the envelope was "Ning Feiliu".

She immediately became excited, and then...

"Sister!" Shui Yue'er's voice suddenly appeared.

She excitedly approached Shui Bing'er and said, "It's... a letter from Fei Liu, isn't it?"

She was informed by someone from Gu Qingbo, and then she excitedly ran over immediately.

"I think... I guess so." Shui Bing'er was also excited, but still said with some uncertainty.

"Hurry up and open it, I'm leaving now, bye-bye." Gu Qingbo was very sensible; after delivering the letter, he left with a smile.

Because she knew that Ning Feiliu had shown the letter to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

After Gu Qingbo left, Shui Yue'er excitedly said to Shui Bing'er, "Sister... quickly tear it open and see... what Fei Liu said."

Shui Bing'er took a deep breath, and with a mix of joy and worry, she opened the envelope and took out the letter inside.

They looked at the contents of the letter together—

"Bing'er, Yue'er, it's been a long time."

Forgive me for not replying for over a year. I've missed you terribly since we parted.

As I write this letter, I have already emerged from the killing city.

However, I appeared in the southwest of the empire, so I was unable to go to Tianshui City to meet you again.

So I followed the directions back to Tiandou City first, and after talking about this with my beloved Dugu Yan, whom I had once told her about... she agreed to be with me.

However, after that, I was busy developing new soul tools, so I forgot to write to you.

As we write to you now, we have already decided to continue our training.

This journey is planned to continue traveling through the North, and then I will go to find you, and together we will explore an ancient ruin in the southeastern part of the Empire.

We might reach Tianshui City in about two months. I look forward to... meeting you all again.

……

From then on, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er read all the contents of the letters.

Then their anxious hearts finally calmed down...

Ning Feiliu... was unharmed and did not abandon them!

Instead, it was Ning Feiliu's beloved first wife who agreed to accept them!

This couldn't be better for them!

After all, they no longer dared to ask for too much; being with Ning Feiliu was already the greatest fortune of their lives.

So when they saw the contents of the letter, they were so happy they didn't know how to describe it.

"Fei Liu... has finally come out, and she will come to find us again," Shui Bing'er thought sweetly.

"However... Miss Dugu will also be coming along. Will she treat us badly? After all, we are..." Shui Yue'er said worriedly, thinking about this matter again.

After all, they knew Ning Feiliu already had someone she liked, yet they still tried to force Dugu Yan to share Ning Feiliu.

They couldn't be sure whether Dugu Yan would feel resentful, even if they put themselves in her shoes.

but……

"Then...we can only try to win her forgiveness with our attitude," Shui Bing'er said softly but firmly.

They are now getting serious again, and are starting to plan how to properly receive Dugu Yan and show their sincerity and apology.

……

However, at this time, outside Tianshui City...

Three groups of people have already arrived here.

The group was all dressed in bright red uniforms, and most of them looked to be young people around twenty years old.

Among the group of young people, the one walking at the front was of medium height and had a very ordinary appearance. His eyes shone with a fiery light, and he had broad shoulders. His gold and red uniform accentuated his not-so-handsome face, yet he exuded an imposing aura.

Behind him was an ordinary-looking young man, and behind him walked two other young men with cold expressions. They looked exactly alike and were actually twins.

The last three people were two men and one woman. The two male soul masters were extremely tall and had fierce expressions.

Behind that word was an extremely beautiful girl. The gold and red uniform suited her perfectly, and with her dark red long hair, she herself was like a flame that could melt any man's heart, attracting everyone's attention.

Although she was the only girl among the young people in the group, she was the tallest of the seven and had an extremely well-proportioned figure. Standing in the center of the group, she always had a faint smile on her face, and a faint red glow emanated from her body.

That's right, they are the group from the Blazing Fire Academy among the Five Elements Academy.

It should be called the Four Elements Academy, since the Elephant Armor Academy among the Five Elements Academy actually broke away from them and went to join the Spirit Hall with the Elephant Armor Sect behind them.

Therefore, the former name of the Five Elements Academy is basically dead in name only.

The academic discussions initiated by Tianshui College have not invited Xiangjia College.

"It's really cold here at Tianshui Academy!" the ordinary-looking young man said, his breath steaming in the cold air.

"After all, it's the northern border of the empire, so it's naturally colder than the southeastern part of our academy," the middle-aged man in the lead said helplessly.

"So why did we come here?" the twins asked in unison.

"It's because...an academic discussion, you idiot." The stunningly beautiful woman in red snorted coldly, her temper somewhat explosive. "Tianshui Academy invited us here for an academic discussion! Didn't you listen to your teacher before?"

"Never mind, Xiao Wu," the teacher in charge of the Blazing Fire Academy said with a smile, stopping the conflict.

"This Tianshui Academy... is truly remarkable." Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu's older brother and the leading youth, sighed and said, "They actually produced a Soul Master who broke through to the Soul Master realm before the age of twenty?"

"What? He broke through to the Soul Master realm before he was twenty?" The other members of the Blazing Fire Academy couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Despite the various fanfiction, time-travel novels, and the opinions of some readers, who all seem to think that becoming a Soul Master in one's teens is incredibly weak.

It's as if failing to break through to the Soul Master level by the age of fourteen means being a complete waste.

In reality, in Douluo Continent, those who can break through to the Soul Master level at the age of twenty, such as Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er in the original story, are already top-tier genius Soul Masters in Douluo Continent.

Of course, this is under normal cultivation conditions.

That's indeed impressive, breaking through to the Soul Master level at only twenty years old.

If someone has a cheat code and is also quite talented... unlike Dai Mubai and the Shrek Seven Devils in the original storyline, who basically broke through to the Soul Master realm at the age of fifteen or sixteen, then that would indeed be a bit outrageous.

In the eyes of Huo Wushuang and the others, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er broke through to the Soul Sect realm before the age of twenty, and not just recently, but with Soul Power of level 48 and 45 respectively, which was indeed abnormal.

"Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er... how come Tianshui Academy suddenly produced such top-tier genius soul masters?" The teacher leading the team from Chihuo Academy said with great emotion.

I thought that Feng Xiaotian from Shenfeng Academy was already the leading figure of the Five Elements Academy in the past twenty years.

Unexpectedly, two peerless geniuses emerged from Tianshui Academy.

This talent of breaking through to the Soul Sect realm before the age of twenty is comparable to the peerless genius of the Imperial Capital, Tian Dou City.

At most, they are not as good as the so-called "Generation of Heaven".

The Generation of That Day was indeed outrageous. Ordinary genius Soul Masters only needed to break through to the Soul Master realm before the age of twenty to be considered first-class genius Soul Masters.

If one can break through to level 45 or above in soul power before the age of 20, one can be considered a top-tier genius soul master.

But those three from the Generation of Heaven were even more outrageous, breaking through to the Soul King realm before the age of twenty!

This is equivalent to everyone being eighteen years old and still taking the college entrance examination, only to discover that a genius next door has already completed his master's and doctoral studies and obtained a doctoral degree.

It's so outrageous it's beyond description.

"They're really that good? Then let us have a go at them." Huo Wu said with a huff, somewhat unconvinced.

"Alright, let's go in and visit Tianshui Academy first," the teacher from Chihuo Academy, who was leading the group, said with a smile.

"Okay, teacher."

The students from Blazing Fire Academy then entered Tianshui City together.

At different times, members of Thunder Academy and Divine Wind Academy also arrived in Tianshui City, preparing to visit Tianshui Academy.

I watched the game too late, damn it, they even lost in the end. I didn't have enough time, I'll just catch up and change it later, I'll refresh the page later.

(End of this chapter)