Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Yang Ping'an looked a little strange. Could it be that his mother had other problems? Why did it seem like Chrysanthemum Douluo cared a lot about his attitude towards the Broken Clan?

Seeing Yang Ping'an's attitude, Chrysanthemum Douluo simply sighed: "Ping'an, revenge may be important, but you shouldn't just hide away and cultivate alone. You need to interact with people and have some family ties, otherwise you'll easily lose control sooner or later. Besides, you have a long life ahead of you."

Judging from Chrysanthemum Douluo's appearance, he seems to want to value family ties more and care more about the things around him, rather than being a revenge machine without any emotions.

Since becoming Ju Douluo's apprentice, the help he has received has been comprehensive, from hunting for spirit rings and providing protection to even information and securing benefits. He is truly a good teacher.

But just as Yang Ping'an thought, Chrysanthemum Douluo was also extremely conflicted. He really hoped that his little disciple would be more like a normal person, with normal friendships and social interactions, otherwise he would really become a monster without any emotions who only knew how to cultivate.

Yang Ping'an could only nod: "Master, don't worry. I came to Tiandou City recently to relax and also to meet some friends."

Chrysanthemum Douluo could only nod and say nothing more.

It has to be said that Tiandou City is indeed a place of fate. In just three days, Yang Ping'an has run into many acquaintances.

That day, Yang Ping'an had just finished his cultivation and stepped out when he was unexpectedly blocked by several people, namely Feng Xiaotian and his companions.

Yang Ping'an looked closely and realized that it was too much of a coincidence. Apart from Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu were all there.

After five years apart, these people seem to have grown a lot and are more mature than they were five years ago, especially Feng Xiaotian, who has completely lost his former sycophantic demeanor and appears more composed and dignified.

Feng Xiaotian seemed to have a smile on his face: "Brother Yang, it's been a long time. I didn't expect to meet you here in Tiandou City again. Let's find a place to sit down together."

Yang Ping'an smiled and said, "Well, it's been so many years. Brother Feng, you're still as dashing as ever."

A group of people arrived at a nearby courtyard, which seemed to be property of the Blazing Fire Academy.

No one hesitated; they simply started drinking in the courtyard.

Huo Wushuang spoke first: "Brother Yang, it's been so many years. I didn't expect you to still be as handsome as ever. If it weren't for the fact that your face shape is somewhat similar to before, I wouldn't have recognized you."

Yang Ping'an couldn't help but chuckle: "Brother Huo, you're being a bit too polite. Although my hair has changed a bit, surely you wouldn't not recognize me. But Brother Huo, you've changed quite a bit over the years. You've broken through to the Soul Emperor level in just five years. Congratulations!"

Huo Wushuang shook his head: "It's all thanks to Brother Yang's guidance back then. We've worked hard to cultivate over the years and have achieved some success. If we're talking about the group of us, the one who has changed the most is Xiaotian. He's now a level 65 Soul Emperor and the vice dean of Shenfeng Academy. He's also the youngest vice dean in history."

Yang Ping'an raised his glass: "Then let's take this opportunity to congratulate you all. I never expected Brother Feng to make such rapid progress in just five years. You truly deserve to be the leader of this generation."

After five years of changes, the people of the Elemental Academy have indeed made great progress, especially Feng Xiaotian, whose soul power has reached level 65, an increase of 17 levels in five years, which is quite remarkable.

Shui Bing'er, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Xue Wu have all reached the Soul Emperor realm, and their level has increased by more than fifteen levels in five years. Of course, this also includes the absorption of two soul rings.

Looking at Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu, Yang Ping'an couldn't help but laugh: "Congratulations to Brother Feng as well, you've finally won the heart of your beauty!"

Feng Xiaotian burst into laughter: "Brother Yang, I have to thank you for your words back then. The Soul Master world truly respects the strong, and I've come to realize this more and more over the years."

The group was filled with laughter and chatter, as if they were reuniting after a long separation.

Feng Xiaotian suddenly spoke up and introduced, "Brother Yang, this is Lei Dong from Thunder Academy. You should have fought against him before."

Yang Ping'an raised his wine glass and took a sip from afar, which was considered a greeting. Back when he was associating with Feng Xiaotian and the others, Thunder Academy, led by Yu Tianxin, didn't have much interaction with the other major elemental academies, perhaps because the direct descendants of the Yu family were relatively arrogant.

However, after this upheaval in the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, almost all the people from Thunder Academy who had any connection with the Yu family were slaughtered, leaving only a few relatively ordinary people.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, on the other hand, became relatively quiet and looked a little shy.

After chatting for a while, Feng Xiaotian carefully looked Yang Ping'an up and down and said, "Brother Yang, for some reason, I can't sense your specific soul power level. You seem a bit mysterious and unpredictable."

Yang Ping'an shook his head: "I'm a little embarrassed. I've only recently gone through some training and encountered a bit of an opportunity. I just broke through to the Soul Saint level."

The group was immediately shocked. They were all the same age and had similar soul power levels, but Yang Ping'an was now a whole realm higher, which was quite terrifying.

Feng Xiaotian couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Yang, you are truly surprising. Over the years, I have been cultivating desperately in Hurricane Canyon, thinking that I could narrow the gap with you, but I didn't expect the gap to grow wider and wider."

Yang Ping'an shook his head: "Brother Feng, you are too modest. You are already a mid-level Soul Emperor before you are even thirty. I estimate that you will break through to Soul Saint in your thirties. You are a rare genius even in the history of Soul Masters. Your future is limitless."

Feng Xiaotian could only manage a bitter smile. He had put in so much effort, and only he could truly understand the gap between himself and the competition.

Huo Wushuang asked with some doubt, "Brother Yang, I remember you said you were going to a very dangerous place to train. Could you tell me what that place is?"

Yang Ping'an seemed to be reminiscing about the Slaughter City, and picked up his wine glass to drink it all in one gulp: "Over the years, I went to the Slaughter City and did experience some dangers. Fortunately, I was lucky and managed to get out after the trials."

Everyone was surprised again. They never expected that Yang Ping'an's so-called training ground was actually the City of Slaughter, and that he could actually come out of such a terrifying place. It was simply unbelievable.

"By the way, Brother Feng, how come you all came to Tiandou City together? You're not here for training, are you?"

Feng Xiaotian shook his head: "This is not a training exercise. Brother Yang, you should be aware of the current situation in the Soul Master world. We have no other choice."

Yang Ping'an was a little puzzled: "Although many major events have happened in the Soul Master world recently, these shouldn't have anything to do with your major academies, right?"

Feng Xiaotian sighed: "Recently, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan was destroyed, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was basically severely damaged. Although there are many rumors outside, we in the Soul Master world should all know that it was probably the work of the Spirit Hall."

"Moreover, the Spirit Hall has been pressuring us more and more lately in order to win over our academies. We are also following the wishes of the deans to move our academy to Heaven Dou City, where it is relatively peaceful."

"However, as you know, we are a relatively large academy of the Four Elements, with a total of nearly a thousand people. The area we need to cover is quite large, so it may be quite troublesome."

Yang Ping'an was also startled. He had almost forgotten about this. In terms of strength alone, the Four Elements Academy combined was almost comparable to one of the Lower Four Sects, except that their Soul Master levels were relatively low. It was indeed a force of moderate size.

However, although Shrek Academy received support from the Heaven Dou Empire, since it did not win the championship, the level of support was not as broad as in the original work, and it may not be able to accommodate the Four Elements Academy.

Thinking of this, Yang Ping'an's expression also became relatively serious: "Brother Feng, have you thought about where you'd like to move to?"

Feng Xiaotian shook his head: "We had communicated with several advanced soul master academies in Tiandou City, but they were all relatively small and could not accommodate the four of us at the same time. We also did not want to join the Tiandou Royal Academy, otherwise we would really become an appendage of the Tiandou Empire, and there would probably be more trouble in the future."

"However, after hearing our news, Flander of Shrek Academy strongly invited us to join Shrek Academy and was even willing to expand it. We are still hesitating."

Yang Ping'an remained silent for a while before speaking: "Brother Feng, why didn't you consider establishing your own Soul Master Academy? With your financial resources, it should be more than enough, and the Heaven Dou Empire would definitely support you in moving to the vicinity of Heaven Dou City."

Huo Wushuang shook his head: "Brother Yang, you're overestimating us. Although our Elemental Academy has a long history, as an ordinary academy, we don't have much financial resources. Building a new academy would require a lot of simulated environments, especially since our four academies have different attributes and require even more simulated environments, which would be even more troublesome."

Yang Ping'an thought for a while before speaking: "Brother Feng, Brother Huo, have you considered that given the tense situation in the Soul Master world, it will probably soon escalate into a larger-scale conflict? At that time, even Heaven Dou City will probably no longer be peaceful."

Feng Xiaotian asked, somewhat puzzled, "How is that possible? Although the Spirit Hall has strong spirit masters, they can't possibly contend with the millions of troops of the two great empires."

Yang Ping shook his head: "Things are not that simple. Since the Spirit Hall wants to unify the Spirit Master world, their ambitions are probably even greater. Conflict with the two great empires will break out sooner or later. At that time, it will definitely be an unprecedented melee, and Heaven Dou City will definitely be one of the cores of the vortex."

As Yang Ping'an said, Feng Xiaotian and the others eventually joined Shrek Academy and later all joined the war against the Spirit Hall. Although they were victorious in the end, war always results in death, and they were probably weakened in the war, so that even ten thousand years later, they would not have their own lineage.

At this moment, Feng Xiaotian's face also became somewhat solemn: "Brother Yang, according to you, is there no way for us to avoid this vortex? You should know that we are just an ordinary Soul Master School, only wanting to teach and educate people and cultivate future generations of Soul Masters."

Yang Ping'an thought about it carefully for a while: "That's not necessarily true. Whether it's the Heaven Dou Empire or the Spirit Hall, there are still some places they can't reach. In my opinion, you still have three paths to take."

Huo Wushuang quickly spoke up: "Brother Yang, we're all so familiar with each other now, please speak frankly. Our Elemental Academy will be eternally grateful."

Yang Ping'an just smiled and said, "There's no need for gratitude. In fact, as far as I'm concerned, the only places on the entire continent where I can avoid the conflicts between the major powers are Hanhai City and the far north."

"The Sea Soul Masters live in Hanhai City. Although it is still under the rule of the Empire, neither the two great empires nor the Spirit Hall can truly penetrate its territory."

"The far north is sparsely populated and extremely dangerous, making it impossible for major powers to infiltrate. However, the environment is relatively less desirable."

"Of course, there is one last point, which is that your four elemental academies can merge into one and establish a new academy near Tiandou City. Of course, try not to get too involved with the Tiandou royal family, which may also avoid this conflict."

Feng Xiaotian and the others seemed to be deep in thought, as if they were also considering the feasibility of Yang Ping'an's suggestions.

Given their current situation, establishing a new academy near Heaven Dou City is the best option. Although it would have some connection with the Heaven Dou Empire, it wouldn't be too deeply involved. Even if a war were to break out in the future, it wouldn't be easy to control more than a thousand Soul Masters.

Just like the four lower sects, although they are not in Wuhun City, and the Elephant Armor Sect is even in the Heaven Dou Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire does not dare to attack them casually. They can only try to exclude them. After all, Douluo Continent is a world of soul masters.

As for Hanhai City and the Far North, if they were only Tianshui Academy, they would indeed be very good. Unfortunately, their attributes are too different from the other three academies, which may limit their future development, especially for Chihuo Academy.