Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 26 Angels

Next comes the qualifying rounds. These rounds will be held at the Royal Grand Training Ground outside the city.

Outside the Grand Training Ground, a full ten thousand Royal Knights completely surrounded the area, their armor gleaming. Between the large circle of knights and the competition field, all fifteen participating teams had arrived, including those who had a bye today. Even without competing, they wanted to assess their opponents' strength.

The rules of the competition are simple. Each side sends seven players to participate, and each player must fight until they are defeated. The winner then faces the next opponent, until all seven players on one side are defeated.

For Blazing Fire Academy, this is a very easy matter, because Blazing Fire Academy has the largest number of Soul Masters on the surface, with 4 Soul Masters.

As the competition progressed, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu dominated the entire arena for Blazing Fire Academy. The two repeatedly defeated multiple opponents single-handedly, becoming the best-performing students among all participants.

That afternoon, after the competition, someone suddenly approached the three and said, "Greetings, three Soul Masters. Do you have some free time? Our Crown Prince would like to invite you for a gathering."

Xiao Fei thought to himself, "Oh no!" Although Xiao Fei had been hiding his strength, his level was still easily detected by a Title Douluo. But he couldn't refuse the Crown Prince's invitation.

When the three entered a beautiful room, they found three people already seated inside. One of them, a handsome and refined young man, said, "Greetings, fellow students. I am Xue Qinghe. These two are Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Sword Douluo. I apologize for disturbing you."

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Sect Master Ning, and Senior Sword Douluo." The three hurriedly bowed; these three were among the most powerful people in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Xue Qinghe said, "Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, you two are the best performing students in the preliminaries and the qualifying rounds. May I ask what your plans are for the future? Have you ever thought about serving the Heaven Dou Royal Family?"

Huo Wushuang quickly said, "Your Highness, my grandfather is the dean of Blazing Fire Academy. After graduation, Huo Wu and I will both return to Blazing Fire Academy to teach."

His Highness the Crown Prince chuckled, "What a pity. I can only wish you victory in the Soul Master Competition and that you will bring glory to Blazing Fire Academy."

Just as the three were about to leave, Sword Douluo suddenly opened his eyes, which had been closed, and said, "Wait a minute, little friend, may I ask what your name is?" Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe were both a little surprised by Sword Douluo's actions.

Wang Xiaofei quickly said, "Hello, Sword Douluo, my name is Wang Xiaofei."

Sword Douluo looked at Xiao Fei, nodded, and said, "Not bad. You have such soul power at such a young age. You're quite good. Are you interested in joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? If you join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, we will do our best to cultivate you."

Xiao Fei quickly said, "Senior Sword Douluo, I am a student of Blazing Fire Academy. The academy has nurtured me, and my goal is to become a teacher at Blazing Fire Academy in the future and bring glory to Blazing Fire Academy."

Sword Douluo shook his head and said, "Huo Tianchen of Blazing Fire Academy is only a Soul Douluo. If you join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Bone Douluo Gu Rong and I are both Title Douluos, and we can guide you. Your future achievements will be even greater."

Xiao Fei said again, "Thank you for your high regard, Senior Sword Douluo. I am just an ordinary student of Blazing Fire Academy. My goal in the future is to become a teacher of Blazing Fire Academy, to educate and nurture students, and to bring glory to Blazing Fire Academy."

Sword Douluo shook his head, sat down, and closed his eyes again. Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "Little Fei, hello. I am Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. You are welcome to visit our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School anytime." He then handed Little Fei a token from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, saying, "This is our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School token; please accept it."

Xiao Fei quickly accepted the token and thanked Sect Leader Ning and Sword Douluo.

After Xiao Fei and the other two left, Ning Fengzhi looked at Sword Douluo with some doubt, "Uncle Sword, is there anything different about this Wang Xiaofei?"

Sword Douluo opened his eyes and said, "14 years old, level 49. Excellent fire attribute."

Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe were both very surprised. "Uncle Jian, is this Wang Xiaofei really that exaggerated?"

Sword Douluo shook his head. "This kid's blood and qi are boiling, and his soul power is very solid. It is evident that his physical fitness is very good. I have never seen anyone more exaggerated than him at this level."

Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi both fell into deep thought. Finally, Xue Qinghe smiled and said, "I didn't expect Blazing Fire Academy to have this trump card hidden away. It seems it's for the finals."

That evening, Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi both received a message: "Wang Xiaofei, an orphan from Holy Soul Village, was raised by Elder Jack. He has an innate soul power of level 8 and a martial soul of the Flame Bird, which was later confirmed by Yu Xiaogang as a Fire Phoenix. He graduated from Notting Junior School five years later, and his soul power reached level 26 at the age of 11. He was clueless for a year after graduation, and joined Blazing Fire Academy at the age of 12."

Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi were both puzzled. Was Wang Xiaofei's information really that simple? And how could he have risen from level 26 to level 49 in just three years after graduation, an increase of 8 levels per year? If he weren't a trusted confidant, they would have suspected that this information was fabricated.

Xue Qinghe spoke into the darkness, "Yu Long, how did your investigation go?"

A burly man emerged from the darkness and said, "Sword Douluo was absolutely right. He's indeed 14 years old and level 49, and it looks like he'll be leveling up soon. Should we tell the Pope to try and win him over?"

"Hmm?" Xue Qinghe glanced at Yu Long and said, "Don't tell that woman yet. Arrange a meeting with Wang Xiaofei alone in a few days."

A few days later, while Xiao Fei was resting at the hotel, someone knocked on the door. Opening it, he found a soldier. The soldier respectfully said, "Student Wang, His Highness the Crown Prince requests your presence."

Xiao Fei thought about it and realized there was no way to avoid it. So he followed the soldiers to a hotel. This time, Xue Qinghe was the only one in the room.

Xue Qinghe was holding a file, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Wang Xiaofei's own file.

After entering the room, Xiao Fei bowed to Xue Qinghe. After a few polite exchanges, Xue Qinghe invited Xiao Fei to sit opposite him. Xue Qinghe said, "Xiao Fei, may I ask you a question? Why haven't you heard from me for a year after graduation, and why have you risen from level 26 to level 49 in just over three years?"

Xiao Fei quickly recounted what he had said at Blazing Fire Academy to Xue Qinghe. Xue Qinghe sighed upon hearing this. Of course, Xiao Fei once again refused Xue Qinghe's invitation, still wanting to be a teacher at Blazing Fire Academy, leaving Xue Qinghe speechless.

Halfway through their conversation, Xue Qinghe suddenly asked, "Xiao Fei, what are your thoughts on the Spirit Hall?"

Xiao Fei knew the important part was coming. After thinking carefully, he said, "My spirit was awakened with the help of the Spirit Hall. Before I was 11 years old, I always received subsidies from the Spirit Hall. Without these subsidies, I probably wouldn't have achieved what I have today. When I graduated from Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy, my goals were the Spirit Hall Spirit Master Academy, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the Blazing Fire Spirit Master Academy. In the end, I chose Blazing Fire Academy. I think the Spirit Hall Spirit Master Academy is a bit chaotic at the moment. I think the Spirit Hall's faith should be that of the angel of peace."

Xue Qinghe smiled and said, "Then why didn't you come to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

Xiao Fei shook his head and said, "I'm a commoner. The resources at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy are excellent, but I feel the atmosphere isn't suitable for my studies. I also heard that my fellow villagers, Tang San and the others, were expelled from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so I'm a little scared. Besides, Blazing Fire Academy is indeed more suitable for the development of fire elemental soul masters like us."

The conversation ended amicably between the two. After leaving, Xiao Fei couldn't help but wipe away a cold sweat, realizing he had just escaped death.

Xue Qinghe's face turned pale. "It's all because of that woman. Otherwise, these would all be talented people from our Spirit Hall." The two burly men beside him were too frightened to say a word.

(End of this chapter)