Douluo Continent: Tonight, a Fairy Tale Descends

"The Seed of Phosphorus Fire".

Another tiny flame shot out, this time not towards the ground, but towards Huo Wu's shoulder.

The distance was too close, and Huo Wu didn't have time to completely dodge. She could only turn to the side, letting the flames glide past her sleeves.

No attachment?

Huo Wu was taken aback.

But the next second, she understood Leah's intention. The Phosphorus Seed did not attach to her body, but to the ground not far behind her.

And the direction she just retreated was exactly there.

"not good!"

Fire Dancer wanted to change course, but it was too late.

Lia's second soul skill has been fully charged.

"Compressed fire core".

The azure fire core reappeared, but this time its target was not Huo Wu, but the phosphorescent seed behind Huo Wu.

The same double explosion.

Huo Wu gritted her teeth, her spear swirling around to create a barrier of flames behind her.

boom!

The impact of the explosion propelled her forward, right towards Leah.

And Lydia was ready for the final blow.

She did not use her soul skill.

She simply raised her right hand, the fiery match spirit burning quietly in her palm. Then, she gently pressed that cluster of flames against Huo Wu's chest.

The movements were light and slow, as if they were not engaged in a life-or-death struggle, but rather lighting a lamp.

Fire Dance tried to block, but the impact of the explosion made her unsteady. She tried to dodge, but Leah's left hand had already gripped her wrist.

The flame gently clung to the fabric of Huo Wu's clothes.

There was no explosion, no burning.

The flames burned quietly, as warm as a fireplace on a winter night.

But Huo Wu's body froze.

She could sense that if Leah wanted, this cluster of phosphorescent seeds could ignite all the phosphorescent flames on her body at any time. Yes, she finally discovered that, without her noticing, several tiny, almost invisible flame seeds had adhered to her sleeves, shoulders, and even the ends of her hair.

It turns out that all those seemingly missed attacks were just a prelude to this moment.

"You..." Huo Wu opened her mouth, but found herself unable to speak.

"Senior, you lost," Leah said softly, her amber eyes looking at her calmly.

The referee's voice rang out at the opportune moment: "Match over! Leah wins!"

A brief silence fell over the audience, followed by deafening cheers.

Leah withdrew the flames, took two steps back, and bowed slightly to Huo Wu: "You flatter me."

Huo Wu stood there blankly, watching the phosphorescent seeds on her body slowly dissipate. After a long while, she took a deep breath and a complicated smile appeared on her face.

"I lost," she admitted frankly, "and I accept it wholeheartedly."

She walked up to Leah and extended her hand: "Congratulations, Captain Leah."

Leah took her hand, and for the first time, a smile appeared on her face.

The smile was faint, yet it was like sunlight breaking through the dark clouds, warm and bright.

From the stands, deafening cheers swept across the entire Blazing Fire Central Arena like a tidal wave.

In the midst of the jubilant crowd, in a corner near the front row, a young man with short, silver hair combed back, wearing a dark turtleneck and a black mask embroidered with silver patterns, was staring blankly at the slender yet upright figure on the stage.

Feng Xiaotian.

The number one genius of the younger generation of Shenfeng Academy, a wind attribute soul master with innate full soul power, the owner of the mutated martial soul Gale Twin-Headed Wolf, and a level 38 power attack type battle soul master at the age of seventeen.

Among all the young soul masters in the entire Heaven Dou Empire, his talent is enough to rank him in the top ten.

Among the four elemental academies, he is widely recognized as the most talented Soul Master of this generation.

At this moment, his eyes, which always carried a hint of laziness and cynicism, were fixed on Leah, their gazes gleaming with an unprecedented brilliance.

Normally, Feng Xiaotian always carried a hint of nonchalant pride.

He certainly has reason to be proud: he was born with full soul power, possesses the mutated martial soul Gale Twin-Headed Wolf, and has created the soul skill Gale Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.

At Kamikaze Academy, he was the benchmark, someone that other students looked up to.

He even had the leisure to think about how to improve his 36-hit combo and how to incorporate more variations into the combo.

Cultivation?

For him, being a little faster than others is enough.

After all, among the teams from the four elemental academies that participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament every year, the number of Soul Masters is extremely limited.

At seventeen, he was in the thirty-eighth grade, which was enough for him to stand out among his peers.

until today.

Until he saw that slender figure on the ring.

Leah.

Twelve years old, level thirty-four, Fiery Matchstick Martial Soul.

When the referee announced the start of the match, Feng Xiaotian still had a somewhat spectator-like attitude.

After all, the internal selection competition of Blazing Fire Academy was just a good opportunity for students from other academies to observe.

But when Leah released her martial spirit, and when the three spirit rings rose from beneath her feet, Feng Xiaotian's heart skipped a beat.

Yellow, yellow, purple.

A standard Soul Master configuration.

But this Soul Master is only twelve years old.

Feng Xiaotian broke through to level 38 at the age of seventeen and became a Soul Master.

This is already top-tier speed among the four elemental academies.

Where is Kalia?

Chapter 301 Shame

What does being in the 34th grade at the age of twelve mean?

This means that if she maintains this pace, she can become a Soul Master at sixteen. By twenty, she will likely have already reached the threshold of Soul King.

This realization struck Feng Xiaotian like a heavy hammer blow.

What followed left him speechless.

The concealment and lethality of the Phosphorus Seed, the ferocity and control of the Compressed Fire Core, and the subtlety and eeriness of the Flash Step.

With a textbook-level battle, Leah showed everyone what a true genius is.

It's not about overwhelming with soul power or suppressing with the quality of martial souls, but about using every soul skill to its fullest potential and deploying tactics at every step.

When Feng Xiaotian saw Lia gently press that cluster of warm flames against Huo Wu's chest, he froze completely.

It wasn't because I was worried about Huo Wu getting hurt, but because I was shocked by that calm and collected way of controlling everything.

He recalled his years of training, which had been inconsistent, with him slacking off because of his good talent and always thinking that he was good enough.

He recalled the smug feeling he had when he was figuring out the Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes of Gale, as if creating his own soul skill was such a remarkable achievement.

But now, looking at the girl on the stage who was five years younger than him, he suddenly felt that his pride was so ridiculous.

Also possessing innate full soul power, Lia had already reached level thirty-four by the age of twelve.

And what about him? What level was he at age twelve? Twenty-six or twenty-seven?

Feng Xiaotian couldn't remember. But he knew there was definitely no level thirty-four.

The gap is stark and blatant.

It's not a difference in talent, but a difference in effort.

Feng Xiaotian stared intently at Lia, who was receiving cheers on the arena. His eyes, which always carried a hint of lazy smile, were now filled with complex emotions.

Shock, disbelief, and a hint of shame that even he himself was unwilling to admit.

He always thought of himself as a genius and the leading figure among the younger generation of the four elemental academies.

But now, a twelve-year-old girl has shattered all his pride in a single battle.

What shocked Feng Xiaotian even more was that he was deeply attracted to Lia.

It wasn't the kind of attraction that comes from romantic love, or at least not entirely. It was a more complex and intense impulse.

He wanted to get to know her.

I want to understand this girl who is so powerful at the age of twelve, I want to know how she cultivated, I want to know why she can control every soul skill so precisely, and I want to know what kind of flame is hidden in her amber eyes.

Feng Xiaotian had feelings for Huo Wu. She was a proud, beautiful, and talented girl, a good match for him in terms of social standing and personality.

He once thought that it would be great to be with Huo Wu.

But now, looking at that slender yet upright figure on the stage, Feng Xiaotian suddenly felt that Huo Wu's brilliance was so dim.

Leah is different.

She was like a flame, not a flamboyant and unrestrained flame, but a restrained, profound flame containing terrifying energy.

It burns quietly most of the time, but once it erupts, it can incinerate everything.

Feng Xiaotian's heart was beating faster and faster.

He wanted to rush down from the stands right now, run up to Leah, and tell her, "I want to get to know you."