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

Chapter 285 Fire Dance's Curiosity

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling didn't seem to have much of an impression of Tianshui Academy.

After all, compared to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, any other academy seems rather ordinary.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy is arguably the most luxurious Soul Master Academy in the Douluo Continent, a feat only slightly surpassed by the Spirit Hall Academy.

Even the Star Luo Royal Academy, one of the two great imperial academies, is no match for the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. (Original setting)

Tianshui Academy is the only one among the five elemental academies that is geared towards ordinary people and does not have the support of any major power. Although it receives educational subsidies from the Heavenly Dou Empire, it does not appear poor or destitute.

But compared to the luxurious campus of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, it's really far inferior.

"Let's go in," Ning Feiliu said with a slight smile.

"Hehe, I really want to see Bing'er and Yue'er." Dugu Yan smiled at this moment. Although she hadn't met Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er yet, she was already calling them affectionately.

The three continued walking into Tianshui Academy, but at this moment two figures blocked their way at the entrance of Tianshui Academy.

Tianshui College does not have a gatekeeper. Due to the unique nature of its all-female student body, the students have chosen to have the teachers within the college take turns guarding the gate.

"Stop! Who are you...?" A female teacher who looked to be around thirty years old but still had a graceful figure stepped out, looked at Ning Feiliu and the other two with a puzzled expression, and asked.

Ning Feiliu smiled, stepped forward, and said, "Teacher Xian, it's been a long time. It's me, Ning Feiliu."

Yes, he recognized the teacher in front of him.

After all, he had been a teacher at Tianshui College for a period of time, so he was familiar with many of the teachers.

The female teacher also felt that Ning Feiliu looked somewhat familiar, but more than two years had passed, and Ning Feiliu was now eighteen years old and nearly two meters tall. In addition, her hair had turned pale white after her resurrection.

So she really didn't recognize her at first.

Now, upon hearing Ning Feiliu's words, the facial features of Ning Feiliu in my memory gradually overlapped with the current Ning Feiliu.

She immediately realized what was happening and exclaimed excitedly, "Teacher Ning! You're back at the academy!"

Ning Feiliu was the first male teacher to be admitted to Tianshui Academy, so many people knew him.

It could be said that even if he didn't know any of the teachers or students at Tianshui College, all the teachers and students at Tianshui College knew him.

Ning Feiliu's cultivation level of Soul King at a young age may not have earned him the respect and admiration of all the teachers at Tianshui Academy, but his incredible amount of combat experience and his ability to fight against Soul Emperors and Soul Masters still made most of the teachers treat him with friendliness.

"Yes, I wanted to visit some old friends today, and I also have some important matters to discuss with the dean," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"Ah, but now the academy has guests, and the dean, the other teachers, and Bing'er and Yue'er are entertaining them," Teacher Xian reminded them immediately.

"No wonder... I was wondering why there was so little foot traffic at the academy today." Ning Feiliu chuckled and asked, "But who is this guest?"

"They are teachers and students from Shenfeng Academy, Chihuo Academy, and Leiting Academy. The dean specially invited them for an academic exchange," Teacher Xian said. "They've probably already started sparring."

"I see, it's a friendly sparring match between the four elemental academies," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"Why don't you go in first? After all, you're also a member of our Tianshui Academy," Teacher Xian said with a smile.

However, she looked at Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling again and asked curiously, "Who are these two...?"

"They're mine..." Ning Feiliu thought for a moment, then made her decision and said, "They're important friends I've known for a long time, and they came with me this time."

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, it was a bit strange to say publicly that they were both Ning Feiliu's lovers.

Therefore, to avoid unnecessary problems, they felt that Ning Feiliu's statement was actually not a problem.

"I see." Teacher Xian nodded and said with a smile, "Then you can go in first."

"Alright, thank you both for letting us through." Ning Feiliu nodded, then led Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling directly into Tianshui Academy.

However, as Teacher Xian watched Ning Feiliu and the other two walk in, she began to whisper with another, younger female teacher.

"I have a feeling that Teacher Ning has something to do with both of these girls..."

"I think so too... But with Teacher Ning being so outstanding, it's normal for the girls around him to like him, right?"

"You might not understand, but I think Teacher Ning's feelings for those two girls go beyond just a crush; it might even be..."

"Even what?"

"You still don't understand...you...are you some kind of virtuous and chaste woman?!"

……

At the training ground of Tianshui College.

The three elemental academies were already somewhat engrossed in watching the "civil war" at Tianshui Academy.

They found it hard to believe that the two girls in the training field were actually... their peers.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er not only possess extremely high soul power, but also gained a great deal of practical combat experience from Ning Feiliu because they went out to train together.

Although Ning Feiliu's experience in martial arts was not as extensive as Jax's, she still selected the most important and core techniques to teach Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

With outsiders present, Shui Yue'er was slightly ignited with a fighting spirit and began to fight Shui Bing'er seriously.

Aside from her second martial soul, Moon Goddess, and Moon Magic, she tried every possible way to defeat her older sister, Shui Bing'er.

As the older sister, Shui Bing'er also had an absolute reason not to lose.

Thus, the training ground was filled with the dazzling battle marks of the ice-type and water-type martial souls.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er moved nimbly and skillfully, each move not only powerful but also aimed directly at the opponent's weaknesses.

Feng Xiaotian, who had initially thought that Shui Yue'er had only managed to defeat him by virtue of her ten-thousand-year-old soul skill and superior cultivation, now finally recognized Shui Yue'er as a genius soul master who was not much weaker than him.

Huo Wu was also watching intently; she was originally a very proud girl.

Even when facing Feng Xiaotian, whose talent surpasses hers, she remains neither humble nor arrogant.

But seeing Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's performance, she felt a sense of defeat.

Wow... there's such an amazing girl in the Four Elements Academy!

If it were her now, even if she faced Shui Yue'er, the latter wouldn't even need to use that eternal fourth soul skill to easily defeat her.

As for their superior cultivation levels, Huo Wu didn't think it was unfair that Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's cultivation levels far surpassed hers.

Originally, the faster improvement in cultivation was due to someone else's skill...

But... that's too fast.

Huo Wu couldn't help but think of what she had just overheard Leng Hanxue saying to the teachers...

"Ning Feiliu...?" she murmured the name softly.

Ning Feiliu's rise to fame has actually only occurred in the last four or five years, but that's not surprising.

Many genius soul masters are like this; they suddenly become famous and rise to prominence.

Just like those famous generals in history, who knew who Huo Qubing was before his raid on the Xiongnu?

Before Han Xin's famous "openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing Chencang" strategy at the Battle of Anyi, who knew him?

Few famous generals are like Zhao Kuo, who was known from a young age for his theoretical knowledge of warfare.

Taking Douluo Continent as an example, in the original story, Tang San was famous in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament. Even though he broke the record for the youngest Soul Master, who knew him when he participated in the tournament?

Ning Feiliu's rise to fame was also due to this; his previous cultivation level was not important, and even his innate soul power was not important.

As everyone later learned, he not only achieved an unprecedented 100-game winning streak and a record of never losing in the Heaven Dou Arena, but also developed a unique "secondary martial soul" self-created martial soul system.

And the records of breaking through to Soul King at fifteen and Soul Emperor at eighteen are sufficient. (Actually, he was seventeen, but Ning Feiliu returned to Heaven Dou City at eighteen, so without his knowledge, others assumed he broke through to Soul Emperor at eighteen.)

When Huo Wu thinks about these records and legends, she finds it hard to believe that there could really be someone so outstanding in this world.

But now she noticed that Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's cultivation levels were also far ahead.

Moreover, they were previously unremarkable, but Leng Hanxue said that they had followed Ning Feiliu on a year-long training trip and returned... and their cultivation level had improved so quickly.

Huo Wu was immediately filled with deep doubt and curiosity...

Besides the well-known Xuan Shui Pill and Soul Power Restoration Potion, does Ning Feiliu have any other pills or methods that can make a Soul Master's cultivation advance by leaps and bounds?

What magic does this legendary young genius of the Heaven Dou Empire possess that allows him to have so many methods to rapidly advance his cultivation?

Moreover, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's fourth spirit rings are both rare ten-thousand-year spirit rings. Could this combination of spirit rings, which breaks the common sense of the spirit master world, also be the work of Ning Feiliu?

She was truly full of curiosity.

……

"Fourth Soul Skill! Frost Star Moon Chant Slash!"

"Fourth Soul Skill! Nightfall Crystal Purity!"

In the final moments, Shui Bing'er also activated her fourth soul skill, choosing to face Shui Yue'er head-on to determine the victor!

Shui Bing'er's fourth soul ring is also a ten-thousand-year soul ring, which comes from a ten-thousand-year-old Glazed Night Kite. It cannot compare to soul beasts like the Cold Star Dragon Rabbit, which are related to the dragon race, but it is superior because it is compatible with Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix Martial Soul.

While it's true that the more powerful the spirit beast and the older the spirit ring, the better, that's only true for top-tier spirit beasts and 100,000-year spirit rings.

If you're absorbing soul beasts that are around ten thousand years old, then it's naturally better to absorb the one that's most suitable.

Therefore, Shui Bing'er absorbed this soul ring and also gained a decent soul skill—Night Tide Glazed Purity—making up for her current lack of a powerful offensive soul skill.

Because Shui Bing'er has always been positioned as a control-type battle spirit master, her first three spirit skills are Ice Seal, Ice Ring Armor, and Ice Resistance Ring.

Freeze is an instant-cast skill, a group restriction skill that can freeze multiple people instantly.

Ice Ring Armor is a defensive soul skill that can envelop oneself and allies in a layer of crystalline blue armor.

The Resist Ice Ring can form a repulsive ice ring that spreads outward from Shui Bing'er herself, which can damage the opponent while also knocking them away.

The control effect of the spirit ring is maximized, but in terms of attack damage, it can only rely on the spirit fusion skill - Snowfall.

Therefore, Ning Feiliu wanted her fourth spirit ring to make up for her lack of offensive and killing power.

The Nightfall Glazed Pure is just like that, and it also has certain functionalities.

For example, after Shui Bing'er releases this soul skill, she can temporarily freeze and shield herself and all negative effects within the range, such as mind control, poisoning, injury, and even the control of some plant-type martial souls.

If you choose to use it for attack and destruction, then you can unleash this soul skill at full power, freezing everything within a hundred meters of yourself and turning it into dust!

This is a group attack-type soul skill that is almost impossible to escape from. The only drawback is that this soul skill can only control, not kill, opponents of the same level who have resistance, as well as opponents with higher cultivation levels.

Shui Yue'er's cultivation level was obviously lower than Shui Bing'er's, and then her soul skill Frost Star Moon Chant Slash was directly frozen by Shui Bing'er's Night Tide Glazed Purity.

She was frozen in place.

Of course, Shui Bing'er would never kill him.

Shuiyue sighed and said, "I lost."

However, Shui Yue'er still has her second martial soul, Moon Goddess, and the Bright Moon Magic that she hasn't used yet.

Although her second spirit has virtually no offensive power and can only assist teammates or herself, such as quickly restoring spirit power, healing and removing negative mental effects, and enhancing mental strength.

However, if she can unleash her second martial soul, she can quickly recover her combat power and fight Shui Bing'er again.

However, she does not intend to reveal her second martial soul.

Even... apart from Shui Bing'er, her teammates, including the dean of Tianshui Academy, Leng Hanxue, and the other teachers, did not know that she had this second martial soul.

Because Ning Feiliu had actually warned her very seriously that the matter of the second martial soul was of great importance.

It can be said that the Spirit Hall can disregard genius spirit masters with innate full spirit power, and can disregard genius spirit masters with top-tier mutated spirits.

But those who possess twin martial souls...

It's entirely possible that the Spirit Hall will come and snatch her away, abducting Shui Yue'er and then using various means to coerce and entice her into joining the Spirit Hall as a member.

After all, they knew all too well how powerful a person with twin martial souls could be, and how incredibly high their potential was.

With the successful example of Bibi Dong, they have a way to cultivate individuals with twin martial souls.

Therefore, those who possess twin martial souls absolutely value them.

If Tang San hadn't revealed his second spirit as the Clear Sky Hammer in the original story, the Spirit Hall probably wouldn't have wanted to kill Tang San during that bandit attack outside Spirit City; they probably would have wanted to kidnap him instead.

Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er also understood the importance of these twin martial souls, so... they only told their parents and not anyone else.

That's right! Huo Wu will also be included, but she'll probably be the last one, since the Six Paths of Reincarnation will be complete: Xue Di, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Huo Wu, helping the protagonist each govern the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the Spirit Realm.

(End of this chapter)