Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 17 Tianshui Academy

With a sigh, Xiao Fei saw the people from Tianshui Academy walk away. Thinking of his greatest dream in his previous life on Douluo Continent—to join Tianshui Academy—he felt an immense gap, even though the academy was so close.

"Forget it, let's not think about that too much for now," Xiao Fei sighed inwardly. Looking at the table full of delicious food, and remembering that he had spent more time in the forest than in the city over the past year, he had hardly had any proper meals. He decided to channel his sadness into his appetite and began to eat heartily without a care for his image.

Suddenly, the entire floor fell silent, save for the sounds of Xiao Fei eating and drinking loudly. As Xiao Fei ate, he sensed something was wrong. He turned around and was shocked to find that the entire floor was watching him eat, and right next to him were several of the most beautiful girls from Tianshui College.

Xiao Fei immediately lamented, "Oh no, my image!" Because of saying that, he almost choked on his food. Xiao Fei quickly grabbed a pot of tea, poured it directly into his mouth, patted his chest, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

During this time, the others barely moved, and then the people around started whispering about Xiao Fei. "This kid is dressed so poorly, yet he's eating like this. It's probably the first time he's ever eaten something so good."

"This kid is covered in dust, his clothes, his appearance, his skin—could he be trying to freeload?"

"Poor child, look how young he is, he must have suffered a lot in the past."

Xiao Fei was speechless for a moment, then looked at his clothes and examined the dust on his body, face, and hands in the mirror. He had traveled all the way from the Soul Beast Forest to Tianshui City, and was completely disheveled. He didn't look like a Soul Master; he looked more like a refugee. No wonder the gatekeepers at the city gate were looking at him strangely. What Soul Master had ever been this miserable?

At this moment, Shui Bing'er walked over and said to Xiao Fei, "Little brother, don't worry, eat first. If you don't have money later, I'll pay for you."

Xiao Fei was speechless for a moment, then quickly took out a few gold soul coins from his phoenix ring and placed them on the table. He then said to Shui Bing'er, "Sister, you must be a student of Tianshui Academy, right? May I ask, is Tianshui Academy still recruiting students? I just graduated from the Junior Soul Master Academy."

Shui Bing'er smiled and said, "Little brother, our Tianshui Academy only admits girls, and they must be water elementalists. Besides, judging from your age, you should go to the intermediate soul master academy."

Xiao Fei quickly replied, "I've already graduated from the junior soul master academy, and my teacher said he can recommend me to the advanced soul master academy."

A man who looked older than Shui Bing'er, presumably their mentor, walked over and said, "Little brother, could you please show me your graduation certificate and Soul Master certificate?"

Xiao Fei hurriedly pulled out his Soul Master certificate and graduation certificate, and couldn't help but swear, "Damn, this is still last year's Soul Master certificate. What a rip-off." Since graduating, Xiao Fei hadn't registered at the Spirit Hall.

The female teacher, holding Xiao Fei's graduation certificate and Soul Master certificate, looked somewhat surprised and said, "Your graduation certificate should be from last year. You're only 11 years old and you're already level 26. That's excellent talent, and your Martial Soul is a Flame Bird, which is perfect for Blazing Academy. Would you like me to write you a recommendation letter for Blazing Academy?"

"Furthermore, our academy's rules have long stipulated that we only admit female students, and only water element students. You're not really suitable to study at our academy. No matter how talented you are, it won't work."

The surrounding students were astonished. 11 years old, level 26—what did that even mean? This was simply genius. Many of the people nearby were Soul Masters and understood the significance of this.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fei immediately looked dejected. Although he still wanted to try, after thinking it over, he decided to give up, since the environment of Blazing Fire Academy was indeed more suitable for him.

So Xiaofei went back to his table and continued eating. At the same time, he turned his head and thought about his plans. "Forget it, I'll just stick to the original plan and go to Blazing Fire Academy. It's a pity about Shui Bing'er, the great beauty, Xue Wu, the great beauty, and all the great beauties of Tianshui Academy."

That night, Xiao Fei rested at the inn. He changed into new clothes, took a hot bath, and cleaned himself thoroughly. The next morning, Xiao Fei rented a carriage. The driver drove while he meditated inside.

Xiao Fei nodded and said, "We should live this kind of life, otherwise we'll always be wasting time on the road."

Xiao Fei wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt like his cultivation speed had slowed down considerably after absorbing his fourth spirit ring. It felt like he was crawling at a snail's pace. He carefully examined his body, but it seemed fine. On the contrary, both his meridians and physique were much stronger than before. "Could it be a problem with my meditation technique?" Xiao Fei was completely baffled.

"Forget about these issues. I should just focus on my cultivation, and that should be enough."

After three days of travel, Xiao Fei finally arrived at Blazing City. He took a closer look at the city and found that it was built along the edge of a volcano. The huge volcano looked like it was about to erupt at any moment, and it contained extremely high levels of heat.

The entire Blazing City, due to its proximity to a volcano, feels extremely hot, with a very high concentration of fire elements. As expected of Blazing Academy, this city is a perfect simulated environment. The academy must be closer to the crater, where the fire element would be even stronger. No wonder Blazing Academy is a holy land for fire elemental soul masters, its status no less than that of the Spirit Hall's Soul Master Academy.

After walking for a while, Xiao Fei finally arrived at the gate of Blazing Fire Academy. Xiao Fei said to the gatekeeper, "Hello, I'm a graduate of the Junior Soul Master Academy, here to report for duty."

This gatekeeper was far more professional than those at Notting Junior Academy. He said directly, "Hello, young friend, the enrollment period has already passed, and classes have begun. In your case, I'll need to take you to see the head of the academic affairs office."

So Xiaofei followed the gatekeeper into Blazing Fire Academy. He saw that the students inside were all dressed in fiery red clothes and generally had a very good spirit. Of course, many of them looked rather irritable, probably because they were practicing fire element.

About ten minutes later, the two arrived at the Academic Affairs Office. The director of the Academic Affairs Office was a very resolute-looking man. After carefully reviewing the recommendation letters from the principal of Notting Elementary School and the teacher next door, Shui Qingrou, he said, "I received your dean's recommendation letter last year. Where have you been this past year?"

Xiao Fei quickly replied, "Last year, I trained in the Soul Beast Forest where I hunted for my second Soul Ring. The fire element there is excellent. Also, I did some Soul Battles in the Soto City Great Soul Arena."

The head of the teaching department immediately became interested: "Oh, you actually dared to cultivate alone in the Soul Beast Forest, and even go to the Great Soul Arena to fight. Not bad, it seems you have quite a lot of practical experience now. How about this, I'll take you to our Blazing Fire Team, and then decide on your future studies. By the way, my name is Huo Lie, and I'm the head of the teaching department at Blazing Fire Academy."

(End of this chapter)