Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 190, Section 187: Preparing for War

Just before the outbreak of war, Wang Xiaofei returned to the Elemental Academy.

This time, he gathered all the titled Douluo, including his six companions.

When all five deans, Huo Wu and her six companions, along with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, had gathered, Wang Xiaofei carefully examined everyone before speaking: "Deans, seniors, and fellow students, the decisive battle between the Spirit Empire and the Star Luo Empire is about to begin. Originally, I didn't plan to participate. However, after some consideration, I have decided to join the battle."

No one seemed surprised at all by Wang Xiaofei's words.

"Aren't you surprised that I'm going to join the war?"

Dean Huo Tianchen spoke first: "We old guys have been through too much, and we've always been working hard to cultivate. Of course, we understand that joining the war was inevitable. No peace can be achieved through negotiation. To maintain neutrality, you must have absolute strength. You've been fighting alone all this time, supporting our entire Elemental Academy. We old guys are almost rusty."

"In the past year, with the outbreak of war, more than 50% of the entire Soul Master world has died. Even many of our Elemental Academy graduates have died. Everyone outside envies the peaceful life inside our Elemental Academy. However, with several gods coming to our Elemental Academy one after another, the pressure is all on you. We old guys are a little embarrassed."

Even the usually quiet Niu Gao spoke up: "Since my Yu clan came to the Elemental Academy, we have always been under its protection. There is no outside interference here, which is very suitable for the development of my Yu clan. Moreover, watching the students grow is much better than the fighting and killing in the past. To be honest, I really like life at the Elemental Academy. My Yu clan is always ready for battle."

The others also expressed their willingness to participate in the war at any time, even Dean Liu Yan of the Tianshui Department, who was always indifferent to worldly affairs, nodded in agreement.

The Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo remained relatively silent at the scene. They were not afraid of fighting, but they had just joined the academy and swore never to participate in external conflicts. Now, only a few days later, they were about to leave the mountain.

"Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, why don't you two stay at the Elemental Academy?"

Sword Douluo pondered for a moment: "Dean Wang Xiaofei, Old Bones and I are not opposed to joining the war, but could you tell us who our opponent is?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, staring quietly at Wang Xiaofei. Although they had all expressed their willingness to participate, they didn't even know their opponent, which felt rather strange.

Wang Xiaofei closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment before finally opening them firmly: "My target this time is not the Spirit Empire, nor the Star Luo Empire, nor even the Clear Sky Sect. My goal is to suppress them all."

"Suppress them all?"

Everyone swallowed hard upon hearing this; they hadn't expected Wang Xiaofei to have such grand ambitions.

Finally, Dean Huo Tianchen spoke up: "Xiao Fei, the two sides in this war are extremely powerful. Together they have three gods, more than 20 titled Douluo, and tens of thousands of Soul Masters. We probably can't suppress them all at the same time. However, if we take advantage of their mutual exhaustion, we can still reap the benefits."

"Don't worry, everyone. Now that I've decided to join the battle, I'm confident I can suppress those three gods. Just as Dean Huo Tianchen said, we're more likely to benefit from this situation. Your presence is mainly for deterrence, while I'll handle the real battle."

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo exchanged a glance and spoke at the same time: "Dean Wang Xiaofei, we are willing to participate in the battle without hesitation."

"Then let's have two more seniors go."

"Fellow Deans, how many Soul Saint level or higher experts does our Elemental Academy have?"

After a brief discussion with the other deans, Dean Huo Tianchen said, "According to recent statistics, our academy currently has 10 Title Douluos, 24 Soul Douluos, and 87 Soul Saints. Of course, this does not include Dean Yang Wudi from the City of Slaughter, Huo Lie from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, or the Soul Masters stationed in your Sunset Forest."

Upon hearing Dean Huo Tianchen's introduction, everyone present was taken aback, especially Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.

Having been with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for a long time, the two of them were very familiar with the strength of the Soul Master world. In terms of high-end strength, the Elemental Academy was probably comparable to the three upper sects combined, and it even had two Title Douluo, Yang Wudi and Huo Lie, hidden away. Moreover, it seemed that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well still had quite a few Soul Masters.

Wang Xiaofei pondered for a moment: "Dean Huo, according to my plan, arrange for Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er to stay at the academy. Also, reserve one Soul Douluo and two Soul Saints for each department to stay behind. Notify the rest of the staff to be ready to participate in the battle at any time."

"There are also internal matters within the college. We need to ensure stability within the college, the students' mental state, the students' teaching, and the school's internal discipline.

Everyone present was a little stunned when they heard this.

"Xiaofei, should we prepare in advance and discuss some tactics? Actually, the different departments in our Elemental Academy can cooperate quite well."

"Deans, there's absolutely no need for that. My plan is that Soul Masters and Soul Saints will basically not participate in the battle. The one who will actually participate is me, with maybe a few of you at most. Bringing so many people is mainly for deterrence, and also for some post-war arrangements."

As for Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er staying at the academy, it's mainly because both of them are pregnant. For safety's sake, it's better to avoid physical activity. If they were to have a miscarriage, it would be a real disaster for their fathers.

In the past few days, both of their bellies have started to show, which makes Wang Xiaofei very excited. He holds their bellies tightly and doesn't want to let go, and occasionally uses his divine power to sense the life force inside them.

Having lived two lives, he wanted to leave his two children a large inheritance and also wanted them to experience the social atmosphere of his previous life, rather than the distorted world they now lived in.

This is one of the reasons why Wang Xiaofei was determined to fight.

Another reason was that his conversation with Yang Wudi made him realize a lot. Instead of worrying about this and that, he should take a gamble. As a Soul Master, he had always been scheming and calculating, and he had lost the courage to fight and challenge the strong. So what if he was the God of Asura? He could fight him at worst.

With the deans giving the order, the entire academy staff began to stir, especially the high-level soul masters. Who doesn't have a few friends in the soul master world? But recently, they had received almost nothing but bad news. Now that the academy was finally starting to take action, many people were excited and nervous. However, they all believed in the academy and in Dean Wang Xiaofei.

As for the students in the academy, they were basically unaffected and continued to attend classes, study, train, and develop as usual.

(End of this chapter)