Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 23 Blazing Fire Triumphs

Tang San then asked, "Teacher, why hasn't Blazing Fire Academy considered making changes and recruiting other Soul Masters to fill the gaps?"

Yu Xiaogang thought for a moment and said, "The academy is backed by a volcano, and it's said that it's supported by the Fire Leopard Sect, one of the four lower sects. Their academy has a long history, estimated to be over a thousand years, and their research on fire elements is extremely profound. Even the Spirit Hall Academy should be slightly inferior. Other soul masters don't have such a great advantage when cultivating around a volcano. It can be said that Blazing Fire Academy is the most knowledgeable about fire among all the academies. A school like this wouldn't give up its advantages."

Tang San then asked, "Teacher, is there any way we can defeat Blazing Fire Academy?"

Yu Xiaogang thought for a moment and said, "The weaknesses of Blazing Fire Academy are also very obvious. To defeat them, we need to persevere. As long as we can withstand their attacks time and time again, their subsequent soul power will become insufficient. By the way, isn't your former classmate Wang Xiaofei from Notting Academy also at Blazing Fire Academy?"

Tang San said, "Yes, I think I saw him. On the first day I went to the arena, he was walking at the front with Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu."

Yu Xiaogang sighed, "Wang Xiaofei is also a monster. I wanted to bring him to Shrek Academy back then. I even wanted to take him as my disciple, but unfortunately, the kid had his own ideas and rejected my invitation."

Flander then interjected, "Xiao Gang, tell me, what kind of monster is this Wang Xiaofei? Why won't he come to our Shrek Academy?"

Yu Xiaogang thought for a moment and said, "Wang Xiaofei is one of the most talented students I've ever seen. He's the same age as Tang San, his innate soul power is level eight, and his martial soul is a fire phoenix. But he trains extremely hard. Back then, he would study at school in the morning, work at the blacksmith's shop in the afternoon, and meditate directly in the blacksmith's shop at night. After finishing fifth grade, he applied to graduate directly. At that time, Tang San's soul power level was level 25, while Xiaofei's soul power had already reached level 26. In particular, he has a very deep understanding of martial souls and cultivation. He has consulted me on martial soul knowledge many times, and I have been deeply impressed by him."

Flander sighed, "You should have told me about this little monster sooner, and I would have gone to talk to him directly."

Yu Xiaogang shook his head and said, "It's no use. Wang Xiaofei had many choices at the time, but he only really wanted to go to three schools: Spirit Hall Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Blazing Fire Academy. It's clear that he was very clear about his goals. These academies are all very good in terms of resources and mentors, and Blazing Fire Academy is indeed the most suitable for him."

After hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, everyone around fell silent. This was the real monster.

Tang San thought for a moment and then asked, "Teacher, do you think Xiao Fei has reached the Soul Master level yet?"

Yu Xiaogang shook his head and said, "I don't know, but since he went on stage with Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, I think he also reached the Soul Master level. We've been hiding our trump cards, and I reckon Blazing Fire Academy has also been hiding his Soul Master level."

Everyone fell silent for a moment. Finally, Tang San said, "Although Blazing Fire Academy is stronger now, we are all younger. I believe we will become even stronger in the future."

Only then did everyone regain their confidence.

For the next period, Blazing Fire Academy achieved a seventeen-game winning streak, ranking first among all teams. They also defeated many established powerhouses, including Elephant Armor Academy, Skywater Academy, and Divine Wind Academy. The only strong team they had yet to defeat was Thunder Academy.

Using his memories from his past life, Xiao Fei repeatedly placed bets on Shrek Academy's matches, including some key ones. So far, he has earned nearly a million gold coins, making him a minor tycoon.

Many people have evaluated the participating academies and students. Undoubtedly, Blazing Fire Academy is the undisputed number one in the Heavenly Dou region. The biggest dark horse is Shrek Academy, currently ranked fifth, tied with Elephant Armor Academy, hovering around the advancement line. The current rankings are: Blazing Fire Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Heavenly Water Academy, Thunder Academy, Elephant Armor Academy, Shrek Academy, and Azure Radiance Academy. Shrek Academy and Elephant Armor Academy are tied.

Huo Wu has been hailed as the number one genius of Heaven Dou Academy, with the potential to become a Soul King before the age of 20. At 18, Huo Wu is already level 47, and even if she takes another two years, she can still advance three levels. It's worth noting that reaching Soul King before the age of 20 is practically a prerequisite for becoming a Title Douluo. And Blazing Fire Academy has two such promising talents (Huo Wushuang). Lately, Huo Wu has been walking with a swagger, head held high, and calling out "Little Flying Girl" all the time.

Dean Huo Tianchen, on the other hand, has been all smiles lately when he sees old friends, as if he's experiencing a second spring in his life. After all, his granddaughter is the apple of his eye.

Next is Huo Wushuang, hailed as the number one young genius in the Heaven Dou Empire. He's exactly twenty years old and already at level 48. He'll likely reach Soul King level by 22, putting him on par with some of the geniuses from the Spirit Hall.

Shrek Academy was the biggest dark horse, winning almost every match against weaker teams. Surprisingly, they even defeated the powerful Elephant Armor Academy team. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu received considerable attention. For some unknown reason, Xiao Wu was able to publicly compete, and even Sword Douluo didn't realize she was a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Perhaps Tang Hao used some kind of treasure to conceal her identity.

To this day, Blazing Fire Academy has only four Soul Masters among all its members. Xiao Fei and the other two Soul Masters have been playing minor roles and haven't made any appearances.

The next match is between Blazing Academy and Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy, after changing their uniforms, is now the biggest dark horse in the Tiandou region. They have good popularity, but still far behind Blazing Academy.

With her superb soul power, perfect performance, and beautiful appearance, Huo Wu became the dream girl of countless people. Every appearance of hers was met with screams from the entire audience. She became the undisputed queen of popularity in the Tian Dou region.

Shrek Academy has fielded its strongest lineup this time, with everyone except Ning Rongrong participating. Ning Rongrong has been replaced by Talon.

Blazing Academy maintained its four-Soul Master lineup, employing a spearhead formation. Huo Wushuang led the charge, spearheading the attack into Shrek Academy's ranks. Dai Mubai immediately activated his first and third Soul Skills, resembling the White Tiger Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation from the original story. Dai Mubai appeared to be struggling significantly. Fatty and Xiao Wu decisively came to support Dai Mubai, but were blocked by their respective Soul Master opponents. Tang San continued using the Meteor Hammer tactic, but felt significantly more strained. All members of Blazing Academy were fire element Soul Masters, and his Blue Silver Grass burned rapidly upon contact with them, forcing Tang San to use more Soul Power to maintain it.

The biggest strength of Blazing Academy now is speed. Through rock climbing and weight training, everyone's physical coordination is excellent, and apart from Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, the others are all agility-type Soul Masters with considerable strength. It can be said that all members of Blazing Academy now possess the advantages of both agility and power-attack types, making it very difficult for opponents to counter them.

Ultimately, Oscar was the first to be eliminated, followed by Xiao Wu and Tai Long. Although both were offensive types, Tai Long couldn't keep up in speed, and Xiao Wu lacked strength. Although Tang San unleashed his power after Xiao Wu's elimination, the Blazing Fire team's numerical advantage was simply too great. Next, Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing were eliminated. Facing an all-fire-type Soul Master team, Ma Hongjun's fire element had little advantage, and Zhu Zhuqing's speed advantage wasn't significant either. Furthermore, Blazing Fire had two Soul Masters with the Fire Crane Martial Soul, both of whom were somewhat countered. Finally, Blazing Fire launched a full-scale attack on Tang San and Dai Mubai. The two struggled to hold on, but were ultimately eliminated. It can be said that Blazing Fire was the team that best countered Shrek Academy among all the teams.

(End of this chapter)