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

Chapter 313 The Tianshui Academy That Shocked the Continent

Because Ning Feiliu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling are known as the "Generation of Heaven," this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament is highly anticipated.

Especially with three unparalleled geniuses at the Soul Emperor level in the Heaven Dou Empire, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy will surely bring glory to the country this time.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling are both members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and they will almost certainly be members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team as well.

What most people don't know is that although Ning Feiliu is from Tiandou City, he has not yet joined the Tiandou Royal Academy.

However, even those who knew about this didn't care much; they were still certain that Ning Feiliu would soon join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After all... Dugu Yan is at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy!

Ning Feiliu couldn't possibly switch to another college, could she? At most, she just thinks this year's competition is boring and won't participate!

But what was unexpected was...

Suddenly, a bombshell announcement broke – Ning Feiliu has joined… Tianshui Academy!

This is truly unexpected!

The name Tianshui Academy is actually not unfamiliar to those who have been following the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

Although the Soul Master Academy is not as famous as those major powers, sects, and families, it still has some influence.

Five Elements Academy, as the second-best advanced soul master academy in the entire Heaven Dou Empire after Heaven Dou Royal Academy, is actually quite famous.

However, there are some people who, like the Shrek Academy students in the original story, are encountering these things for the first time and therefore do not know about Tianshui Academy at first.

But after hearing someone explain it to them, they understood.

It turns out it's a Soul Master Academy in the Heaven Dou Empire, second only to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Well, that's still acceptable.

Why are people so surprised?

That's because... Tianshui Academy has always been an all-girls academy!

Ning Feiliu, this man, was actually recruited by Tianshui Academy for the first time ever?!

But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense...

Anyone would want to recruit such a large fighting force and use it for their own purposes.

Even if it means making an exception, we're willing to do it. Isn't that a normal thing?

It's like if we could recruit Teacher Dafei, it wouldn't be a question of whether or not to make an exception; we'd sell everything we own to recruit him!

Some people even began to think that Ning Feiliu's joining Tianshui Academy was partly due to a conspiracy theory or a romantic element. Could it be that Tianshui Academy used a honey trap to recruit Ning Feiliu?

Otherwise, why would Ning Feiliu join Tianshui Academy?

Although Tianshui Academy is a decent Soul Master Academy, it is definitely not as good as Tiandou Royal Academy!

The only advantage of Tianshui College is probably that all its members are women, and all of them are beautiful...

Therefore... it's hard not to speculate that Ning Feiliu fell for a honey trap and chose to join Tianshui Academy instead of Tiandou Royal Academy.

However, this wasn't the most shocking news, because participating in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament required the academy to provide the so-called tournament organizing committee with a list of participating members, and...

Soul power cultivation.

Although this soul power cultivation level is not something that can be tested personally, but rather reported by the academy.

However, when the actual battle begins, your spirit rings will inevitably reveal your true cultivation level. It's okay if you report a lower level, but there are also cases like Xiao Wu who broke through their cultivation level midway through the battle or even shortly after reporting their level.

If you overestimate your skill level, your actual cultivation level will be lower during the competition, which would be a laughing stock.

However, in the process of reporting one's cultivation level, it is unlikely that anyone intends to falsify anything.

Because most people don't really need to do this.

But... Ning Feiliu is no ordinary person.

When he went to Tianshui Academy to report with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, everyone was already incredibly shocked because Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er had already broken through to the Soul King realm.

As for Ning Feiliu...

Shen Liuyun, Xue Wu, and the others already knew that he had broken through to the Soul Emperor realm, so they were not as shocked as they should be.

but……

When Ning Feiliu said to directly state his true cultivation level as... Soul Saint, and even actually revealed his Soul Ring to show that he had indeed broken through to the Soul Saint realm...

Everyone was shocked.

A Soul Saint at the age of twenty?! What does that even mean?

What's the difference between this and a PhD who has already completed their studies and obtained their degree at the age of twenty?

Moreover, it wasn't the kind of combined bachelor's, master's, and doctoral program; it was a proper doctoral degree earned through a straight path.

After all, there is no such thing as a Soul Master "cultivating" together as a Soul King, Soul Emperor, and Soul Saint. One can only progress from Soul Master to Great Soul Master, then to Soul Venerable, Soul Sect Master, Soul King, Soul Emperor, and finally break through to the Soul Saint realm.

Ning Feiliu broke through the Soul Saint record at the age of twenty... or more accurately, twenty-one, which is truly astonishing.

This made Leng Hanxue, the dean of Tianshui Academy, a little hesitant. She thought that she should just falsely report Ning Feiliu as having the cultivation level of a Soul Emperor.

Otherwise, if a Soul Saint were to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, wouldn't that cause dissatisfaction among other academies?

This is somewhat like an adult hitting a child.

Actually... Ning Feiliu felt the same way. If it weren't for the fact that there were two generous mission rewards for participating in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament, he wouldn't have planned to "beat the child like an adult."

But precisely because there are two generous mission rewards, then...

What's wrong with adults hitting children?

It's like asking a grown man in his twenties to play basketball with a group of eight-year-olds for no reason; you definitely wouldn't be happy about it.

But what if... if you beat those kids, you get two gold bars per kilogram?

That must be...

What? I'm not twenty years old, I'm only eight!

Then he slammed his fist on the back of those kids, showing them what "skill" really meant.

Moreover, Ning Feiliu is clearly a young Soul Master. He is only twenty-one years old. How can it be considered an adult hitting a child?

It's just that his soul power cultivation is a little higher. We can't just exclude him from participating because he's "big", can we?

Originally, this so-called Advanced Soul Master Tournament was just about who was "bigger," but... the strongest participants in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament were usually only at the Soul Master level, and the Soul King was at most just slightly above the standard.

The Soul Emperor level was already a bit too overpowered, and then a Soul Saint appeared...

That really does feel absurd.

So Leng Hanxue thought... why not first lie and report that Ning Feiliu was only a Soul Emperor, and then deal with it later?

Ning Feiliu felt it was unnecessary. Anyway, he was acting legally and in accordance with the law. The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition only limited the age to those under 25. When did it start limiting cultivation level?

Moreover, he achieved his current level of cultivation entirely through his own efforts! (Big lie)

Why isn't it working?

So in the end, Ning Feiliu's Soul Saint cultivation level was still reported, and then...

Once this news got out, all the major academies, including the Spirit Hall, were completely stunned.

What?

A Soul Saint?!

For a moment, the team members participating in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament felt like the sky had fallen. They...they were going to fight a Soul Saint?!

Is there any justice left? Is there no law left?

They were utterly devastated. Most of them were only at the Soul Venerable level; those who could reach the Soul Master level in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament were truly few and far between.

In the Five Elements Academy, apart from Thunder and Divine Wind, the other three major elemental academies still have several Soul Masters among their official members, not to mention the other academies.

Even if someone has the cultivation level of a Soul Master, they must be the academy's ace or captain.

The contestants with Soul Venerable cultivation levels were all bewildered and at a loss. They were more than just at a loss; they were practically numb.

It's like playing a Gold-ranked game only to find out that the opponent is a Master-ranked player smurfing.

They're still holding a market fair? I've already done it.

However, many academies and members in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament are well aware that they are not there to compete for the championship.

In the original storyline, the Four Elements Academy went to great lengths, exploiting loopholes and altering student records to bring together the top two students of the Four Elements Academy into a powerful alliance. The result was that they wanted to admit defeat to the Spirit Hall in the finals and then fight Shrek Academy to win the overall runner-up title.

Many colleges clearly understand whether they should win the championship or not. Most colleges just want to impress the dignitaries across the continent and get a decent ranking.

Then they were valued by powerful forces and joined them to enjoy wealth and luxury.

So they didn't withdraw from the competition because of this. The so-called "signing" was just... surrendering directly when they encountered Tianshui Academy, or symbolically using a soul skill to show off their strength and then retreating.

However, Ning Feiliu doesn't actually plan to participate in the so-called preliminary rounds. As he said before, with his strength, there's no need for him to play.

It's not because Tianshui Academy's strength is actually not enough; he might even make a move when he reaches the finals... against Tiandou Royal Academy, when facing Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

That's right, Ning Feiliu's hypothetical opponent in the finals is not the Spirit Hall, but the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After all, the Spirit Hall is nothing now. Those three members of their Golden Generation, do you think they can suddenly become Soul Emperors?

Indeed, this was the case. Although Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan had absorbed the soul bone as a reward for the final winner in advance, and also obtained the Xuan Shui Pill and two other alchemical potions, they did not break through to the Soul Emperor realm.

They are still at the Soul King level, and it would be difficult for either Tianshui Academy or Tiandou Royal Academy to break through their level.

Ning Feiliu looked down on them at all, and planned to meet Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling and the others at the top!

However, if they were to truly face the Spirit Hall, he would still make an appearance, at least to provide some assurance, since Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's current strength is not that stable.

The current strength and configuration reported by Tianshui College are as follows—

Ning Feiliu, Martial Soul: Crescent Moon Divine Weapon, Level 72 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Saint

Shui Bing'er, Martial Soul: Ice Phoenix, Level 53 Control-type Battle Soul King.

Shui Yue'er, her martial spirit is the Jade Dolphin, and she is a level 52 agility-attack type battle spirit king.

Xue Wu, with the martial spirit Snowflake, is a level 48 support-type Battle Soul Master.

Yu Hairou, Martial Soul Coral Barracuda, Level 48 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master.

Gu Qingbo, Martial Soul Azure Flagfish, Level 45 Agility-Attack Type Battle Soul Master.

Shen Liuyu, Martial Soul: Falcon Crocodile, Level 44 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master.

Qiu Ruoshui, Martial Soul: Jade Lotus Perch, Level 44 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master.

The lineup of all Soul Masters and above is indeed very strong. Even if Ning Feiliu doesn't play in the preliminaries, passing the preliminaries will definitely not be a problem. Ning Feiliu plans to be a "cheerleader" in the preliminaries.

This will also allow the original seven members of Tianshui Academy to demonstrate their abilities.

Speaking of which, there's one thing about the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy that's undeniably enviable...

They were automatically promoted to the finals and did not need to participate in the regional qualifiers.

Between the two great empires, the total number of advanced soul master academies is approximately one hundred.

Each academy has one quota for the competition, while the two great empires each have one official advanced soul master academy, which will occupy two quotas.

The quotas for these two official advanced soul master academies are divided into a main team and a vice team.

The main team will directly advance to the final round, which is also a guarantee of face for the royal families of the two empires. The vice team will participate in the preliminary rounds together with the soul master teams from other academies.

Other colleges all have to participate in the preliminary rounds, regardless of your ability.

In the Heaven Dou Empire, with Heaven Dou City as the center, all advanced soul master academies within the Heaven Dou Empire that do not belong to other kingdoms or duchies will participate in the preliminary rounds in the Heaven Dou City division.

Advanced Soul Master academies in each kingdom and duchy hold preliminary rounds according to their respective national boundaries.

The Heaven Dou Empire has four kingdoms and one duchy, which means that, including the Heaven Dou City division, the Heaven Dou Empire will have a total of six preliminary divisions.

Apart from the team that has already qualified for the finals, these six divisions will compete for fifteen spots.

Among them, the Heaven Dou City Division, due to its numerous advanced Soul Master Academies and its status as a division directly under the Empire, will have five qualifying spots.

The other four kingdoms and one duchy will each have two qualifying spots.

The situation of the Star Luo Empire was almost identical to that of the Heaven Dou Empire.

In other words, there will be thirty Soul Master teams advancing to the next stage through the preliminary rounds.

All 30 teams will participate in the finals, but there is a qualifying round before the finals.

The so-called qualifying rounds are actually a ranking match for the teams that have already entered the finals, and the order of appearance in the finals is determined according to the ranking order.

Then, with the addition of the two Imperial Academies and the Spirit Hall Academy, there are thirty-three teams in the finals.

In any case, the qualifiers and the qualifying rounds have nothing to do with Ning Feiliu.

He also believes that with the current roster of Tianshui Academy, they can easily advance all the way, which makes it more interesting for the girls to participate.

It wouldn't make any sense if he were to actually take action.

So when Ning Feiliu finished explaining her idea, everyone at Tianshui Academy agreed.

However... before that, Ning Feiliu could act as a sparring partner for the seven girls; he naturally wouldn't go all out.

Even when he used only one-tenth of his strength, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er found it difficult to withstand him.

And so... the time for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament gradually drew near.

(End of this chapter)