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

Chapter 289 Persuasion

"What are your plans?" Leng Hanxue thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Originally, I just thought it would be great to make it to the final stage. This is all thanks to Bing'er. As you know, Bing'er's talent in mastering the Martial Soul Fusion Technique is remarkable."

Although spirit fusion skills are not uncommon in the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Tournament, each tournament will produce one or two pairs of genius spirit masters who can perform spirit fusion skills.

Especially the Star Luo Royal Academy and the Spirit Hall.

In the original work, besides the spirit fusion skill of Tianshui Academy, there are also the Netherworld White Tiger combinations of Shrek Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy, and the spirit fusion skill of the brother and sister Xie Yue and Hu Liena of the Spirit Hall.

Therefore, spirit fusion skills are not uncommon in the continent-wide advanced spirit master competition, and naturally, they do not have any core competitiveness that would make academies with spirit fusion skills strong seed academies in the competition.

However, Shui Bing'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill is somewhat different.

This is because it is her unique innate spirit fusion skill, unlike the Netherworld White Tiger or the Demonic Charm which require two people or two spirit fusion skills.

Shui Bing'er can perform a spirit fusion skill with any spirit master with a water or ice attribute spirit, unleashing the spirit fusion skill - Snowflakes Falling.

In the original storyline, she first used the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Xue Wu, but later used it with her younger sister Shui Yue'er.

It should be noted that Xue Wu's martial soul, the Delicate Snow Satin, and Shui Yue'er's martial soul, the Jade Dolphin, are two completely different martial souls.

This is enough to prove that Shui Bing'er can perform a spirit fusion skill with any spirit master with water or ice attribute spirits, and unleash the "Falling Snow and Ice" technique.

The Spirit Fusion Skill actually has a rather subtle weakness: if I know which two Spirit Masters you are using the Spirit Fusion Skill, then I can hold back or even kill one of your weaker Spirit Masters, so you won't be able to use the Spirit Fusion Skill.

However, Shui Bing'er's "Ice and Snow Falling" seemed to indicate, "Fine, you've held off Xue Wu, then my sister Shui Yue'er and I will use our Martial Soul Fusion Technique."

Even if Xue Wu and Shui Yue'er are gone, fine, I can still use the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Shen Liuyu, Gu Qingbo, Yu Hairou, and Qiu Ruoshui.

In fact, Ning Feiliu had asked Shui Bing'er before if she could do that.

Shui Bing'er told him without any hesitation that she could indeed do it.

However, because the strength of her Martial Soul Fusion Skill depends on the teammates she chooses, she has always preferred to use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Xue Wu, who has a stronger cultivation level.

Therefore, this Martial Soul Fusion Skill is Shui Bing'er's ability, which is similar to the Summoner Alai in the Shadow Summoning Deck of the card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, or Albus in the Brand.

However, before she met Ning Feiliu, this ability was limited to Soul Masters with Water or Ice attribute Martial Souls performing Martial Soul Fusion Techniques, and the only Martial Soul Fusion Technique she could perform was "Falling Snow and Ice".

The Snowfall Dance can be used for both offense and defense, but in the end it is still the same martial soul fusion skill.

Until the accident caused by Xue Di, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er and Ning Feiliu accidentally triggered a new martial soul fusion skill - "Qinghui Ye Ning".

That's when things started to change.

Without a doubt, Shui Bing'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill is quite powerful.

Most importantly, she is extremely flexible. She can choose any teammate to use her Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the game, which makes her incredibly versatile.

In fact, you could say that because of this, she is no less capable than the Netherworld White Tiger.

However, the Netherworld White Tiger is likely more powerful than the Snowdrift.

After all, it is a powerful martial soul fusion skill that enabled the Star Luo Empire's royal family and the Empress's clan to establish their country. Its power is particularly domineering, and it also has a derived ultimate soul skill - Netherworld White Tiger Strike.

But that's under the condition of equal cultivation levels, that is, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing are Soul Masters, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu are also Soul Masters.

The power of the falling ice and snow is not as great as that of the Netherworld White Tiger.

But now... Shui Bing'er is very likely to break through to the Soul King realm in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament two years from now, and Shui Yue'er is also a possibility.

That spirit fusion skill, performed by at least one Soul King and one high-level Soul Master, is far more powerful than the combined skills of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, two Soul Masters.

Moreover... without the immortal herb, the older Dai Mubai might still break through to the Soul Master level before the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

But is it possible for Zhu Zhuqing?

Their strength has been further diminished.

However, if Shrek Academy can continue to qualify for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, it is still possible for them to advance through the preliminary rounds.

After all, they still have Tang San. To put it bluntly, even with the main core of the Grass Army dead, Tang San can still carry Shrek Academy to victory.

Tang San's soul power cultivation was not improved by immortal herbs. The Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Blossom only gave him resistance to ice and fire. The Autumn Water Dew only further enhanced his Purple Demon Eyes, allowing him to see Xiao Wu's true form.

However, when facing their final opponent, the Spirit Hall, neither the resistance to ice and fire nor the Purple Demon Eye played a decisive role.

Tang San defeated Hu Liena and Xie Yue using his Tang Sect hidden weapon technique – Bat Wing Reincarnation.

Even without the Eight Spider Lances, he could use other hidden weapons, such as pebbles.

In short, Tang San's strength might not be enough to lead Shrek Academy to the end, but he could definitely advance through the preliminary rounds.

Facing Tianshui Academy, we were definitely in for a lot of trouble at that time.

After all, if they were to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, the schedule would likely be similar, with Shrek Academy taking precedence over Xiangjia Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Tianshui Academy.

If the rankings change later, you might not be able to encounter Thunder and Divine Wind.

Because the overall strength of Tianshui Academy has improved by a level. Putting aside everything else, if Shui Bing'er breaks through to the Soul King realm with her soul power, and if Tang San doesn't unleash his full potential, Shrek Academy is definitely going to fail.

Oh, I forgot to mention, Tang San probably won't have any "seeds" for quite some time now.

Not to mention, Tianshui Academy may also have another Shui Yue'er who breaks through to the Soul King realm, as well as five other Soul Masters.

Shrek Academy may only have three Soul Masters: Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, who broke through midway.

Tianshui Academy is destined to be an insurmountable obstacle for Shrek Academy. And Tianshui Academy has an ultimate lineup that guarantees at least one Soul King and six Soul Masters. In terms of sheer strength on paper in the original story, who can compare?

It just so happens that the Spirit Hall produced three members of the Golden Generation who were able to break through to the Soul King level before the age of 25. Otherwise, with just one Soul King in their class, Tianshui Academy would have been able to look up to the champion.

But no one knows yet that the Spirit Hall has produced three young Soul Kings this year: Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan.

Even though the Spirit Hall had won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament for three consecutive years, Tianshui Academy, with its strength on paper, still didn't dare to have the confidence to compete for the championship.

It's like a football team that brings together Pelé, Ronaldo, Modric, the Flying Man, and Maradona; it's like an NBA team that gathers the likes of the God, the King, the Buddha, and the Shark; it's like a League of Legends pro team that gathers the peak-level Broken Hand, the peak-level Can Yong, the peak-level Da Fei, and the peak-level Bang Lang...

Everyone's confidence will surge.

Even if these people haven't won the championship in the so-called parallel universe, their strength on paper still makes them seem like a sure thing.

"Let's aim for second place and compete for the championship..." As expected, Leng Hanxue was quite confident and said.

Ning Feiliu smiled and asked, "Dean, do you think the academy can defeat the Spirit Hall in this competition?"

"The Spirit Hall..." Leng Hanxue hesitated for a moment.

The Spirit Hall, with its formidable strength and glorious record of winning several championships, is ultimately not to be underestimated.

Take Dafei, the three-time champion, for example. Even if he underperforms, he's still a force to be reckoned with. Who knows, he might become a four-time or five-time champion.

"There should still be a chance, after all, Bing'er should be able to break through to the Soul King level in the future." Leng Hanxue was also somewhat conservative, not daring to say that Tianshui Academy would win the championship directly.

"Dean, you may not know this, but in the past few years, the Spirit Hall has produced three leaders of the younger generation. They, like Bing'er now, have also reached a spirit power of level 48 or above. They are known as the 'Golden Generation,' and I believe they will also be able to achieve this in two years..." Ning Feiliu shook her head and said with a smile.

"The Spirit Hall... the Golden Generation?" Leng Hanxue said, somewhat unexpectedly.

"That's right, the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall," Ning Feiliu said. "Moreover, among the three of them is a brother and sister named Xie Yue and Hu Liena. Hu Liena is the disciple of the current Pope of the Spirit Hall and also the current Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall. Most importantly, they can also use their innate spirit fusion skill together—Enchanting Charm."

When Leng Hanxue heard Ning Feiliu's words, she had no doubt that he was lying.

Because there is no need at all, and Ning Feiliu is the "future successor" of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. With the power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it would be very easy for them to find out things that she doesn't know.

"It seems... we still can't defeat the Spirit Hall." Leng Hanxue sighed, but didn't seem too disappointed.

Tianshui Academy hadn't even dared to hope of winning the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament; getting second place would have been a great achievement, so she certainly wasn't disappointed.

She originally thought that with Ning Feiliu's help to Shui Bing'er and the others, which raised their strength to a higher level, Tianshui Academy had a chance to win the championship.

Given such a huge gap, how could she not be disappointed at all?

Ning Feiliu was quite satisfied with Leng Hanxue's appearance, and then he said, "No, Dean, Tianshui Academy still has a chance to win the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament."

Leng Hanxue was taken aback. She thought Ning Feiliu meant Shui Yue'er, and said, "But even if Yue'er breaks through to the Soul King realm in two years, she'll only be two Soul Kings..."

"But what if I were included?" Ning Feiliu smiled slightly, then released her current soul rings and soul power aura.

The sight of six spirit rings, though still disguised as two yellow, two purple, and two black, still shocked Leng Hanxue.

After all... Ning Feiliu is only eighteen years old this year!

The incredibly powerful aura of soul energy made Leng Hanxue's eyes widen in surprise.

Because she felt...

"I've already reached level 69 in soul power," Ning Feiliu said with a smile. "I'm only one step away from breaking through to Soul Saint."

Although many Soul Masters may get stuck at a bottleneck in their cultivation level, that is, they may be stuck at level 69 and their Soul Power may not increase for several years.

But does Ning Feiliu seem like the kind of Soul Master who would get stuck at the level 69 Soul Power bottleneck?

In other words, he would have broken through to the Soul Saint realm two years later.

If a true Soul Saint appears in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, even if he has the combat power of an ordinary Soul Saint, it would still be a devastating blow.

"Fei Liu...you?" Leng Hanxue was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized what she meant and said, "Fei Liu, you want to join our Tianshui Academy?"

"That's right... I know this might break the rules, but with me on board, Tianshui Academy will definitely win the championship in the future, so why not?" Ning Feiliu said. "I think it's a win-win situation, so we can make an exception."

"But..." Leng Hanxue was indeed somewhat resistant to this kind of thing that violated the "ancestral rules".

She asked, with a mixture of embarrassment and confusion, "Fei Liu, didn't you say you weren't planning to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament?"

"Yes, that's how it was originally, but I have a reason why I have to go to this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament," Ning Feiliu said sincerely.

He thought for a moment and came up with a good reason, saying, "This is a very important bet of mine. I want to lead a team that has never won the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament to victory... That's why I thought of Tianshui Academy."

Leng Hanxue immediately thought... Ning Feiliu seemed to have made a bet with her elder?

Does he have to prove himself to get what he wants?

And it seems this is very important to Ning Feiliu...

Thinking of this, and then of how much Ning Feiliu had given to Tianshui Academy, plus...

As Ning Feiliu said, if Tianshui Academy wins the championship, it will be a fantastic thing.

Why not make an exception?

In the original work, Tianshui Academy could actually allow Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to team up with Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu through loopholes, so making an exception wasn't that difficult.

Moreover, Ning Feiliu has provided so much help to Tianshui Academy...

After a moment's thought, Leng Hanxue said, "Alright then... Fei Liu, from today onwards, you will be a student of our Tianshui Academy. I will submit your name to the organizing committee for the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament."

Ning Feiliu smiled slightly. This was more relaxed than he had imagined. In any case, he had gotten what he wanted.

So he smiled at Leng Hanxue and said, "Thank you, Dean."

"You're welcome. After all, you've helped us a lot, and... it really is a win-win situation," Leng Hanxue said with a smile.

"I will certainly live up to the Dean's expectations," Ning Feiliu said.

"Yes, with you here, we'll definitely be fine," Leng Hanxue said with a smile. "Next, you'll be traveling in the southeastern part of the empire. The people from Blazing Fire Academy are still at the academy. Let me introduce you to them and explain the situation."

Damn it, even a small shopkeeper has no rights! The previous chapter only mentioned it briefly, without any description, and even used game ranking as a metaphor, yet it still got banned...

When I read other authors' books, I found they were driving so hard the car wheels were practically in their faces and they were fine. It just goes to show... even though they're all online novelists, their bedding has no rights whatsoever...

(End of this chapter)