Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 27 Martial Soul City

The qualifying rounds do not affect the list of participants in the finals. The most famous example is Tang San's battle against Feng Xiaotian. Tang San's Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique fought against Feng Xiaotian's 36 consecutive strikes, and Feng Xiaotian narrowly lost.

Xiao Fei has been pondering a question lately that he can't quite understand: Feng Xiaotian, the famous simp from the original work, hasn't come looking for Huo Wu in a long time.

So Xiaofei quietly found Huo Wushuang and asked, "Why haven't I seen Feng Xiaotian come looking for Huo Wu lately?"

Huo Wushuang looked at Xiao Fei with disdain, but finally said helplessly, "Last year, Feng Xiaotian came to find Huo Wu. Huo Wu was really impatient, so she told Feng Xiaotian that she was already dating him. Moreover, Huo Wu also said that she didn't like men who were weaker than her, which made Feng Xiaotian depressed for a long time."

Xiao Fei was speechless for a moment. "How can someone like this get blamed? He's just sitting at home, and a scapegoat falls from the sky. No wonder Feng Xiaotian has been wearing a dark expression lately." Huo Wushuang glanced at Xiao Fei, then shook his head and left.

Blazing Fire Academy ultimately advanced with the highest ranking. After a month's rest, everyone, led by Xue Qinghe and 500 knights, embarked on the road to Martial Soul City.

Xiao Fei had been diligently cultivating during this time, feeling that he was only a hair's breadth away from becoming a Soul King. He kept thinking about one question: why had his cultivation speed slowed so much after reaching level 40? In two years, he had only leveled up 6 times, and now he was almost being caught up by Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu. Although in terms of combat power, the two of them combined were no match for him, he still felt incredibly resentful.

So, on the carriage, Xiao Fei recalled the four original novels he had read before, feeling that he had missed something. Suddenly, Xiao Fei's eyes flashed. Xiao Fei unconsciously stood up, which surprised Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang beside him.

Xiao Fei finally understood. After absorbing his fourth spirit ring, his flame had evolved into the Ultimate Flame. Cultivating ultimate attributes between levels 30 and 70 is extremely slow, like a tortoise crawling. However, once past level 70, leveling up becomes like riding a rocket. Xiao Fei was still somewhat unwilling; he knew that in less than 10 years, the world would be in chaos.

So Xiao Fei got off the carriage and walked to Dean Huo Tianchen's carriage. "Dean, hello. I have something I'd like to ask you."

The dean called Xiaofei into the carriage, and the two sat facing each other. "Xiaofei, what questions do you want to ask me?"

Xiao Fei then told Huo Tianchen about his slower cultivation speed.

As soon as Xiao Fei finished speaking, Huo Tianchen said with a smile, "I thought you wouldn't ask me? Actually, if you asked anyone else this question, probably no one could answer it, including those old men from the Spirit Hall. But you've come to the right person."

"A similar phenomenon occurred among my ancestors. That ancestor was also a cultivation fanatic. After experiencing your condition, he kept thinking about this problem, consulted all the ancient books, and finally found out the reason. The ancient books only recorded four words: Ultimate Fire. That ancestor persisted in cultivation, and after reaching level 70, his cultivation speed was actually much faster than others."

"And there's another point: the ultimate attribute has another characteristic—invincibility among those of the same rank." Huo Tiancheng stretched out his right hand, summoning his own flame. "Xiao Fei, show me your flame and let's compare." Xiao Fei also stretched out his right hand, condensing a ball of flame. Xiao Fei's flame could actually absorb and destroy Huo Tiancheng's flame.

Huo Tianchen continued, "These past two years you've worked incredibly hard, diligently cultivating, forging your body, and increasing your soul power. However, you haven't seriously studied your martial soul, neither the Fire Phoenix itself nor its flames. You've used very little of it. How much do you really know about the Fire Phoenix?"

"The only way to accelerate the cultivation of the ultimate fire is to truly understand your own flame."

Xiao Fei returned to his carriage, while Wu Shuang and Huo Wu looked at him with concern. Wu Shuang and Huo Wu spent almost every day with Xiao Fei and his companion, so they were aware of some of the changes in Xiao Fei's thinking, especially his current anxiety.

Moreover, in the past two years, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu have both increased their soul power by more than ten levels, while Xiao Fei has only increased his soul power by six levels, which is very abnormal.

Xiao Fei smiled at the two of them and said, "It's nothing. I had some questions earlier, but I went to ask Dean Huo. Now I feel much better."

The two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Walking along the road that day, a powerful surge of soul energy suddenly erupted ahead. Opening the window, he saw countless men in black surrounding the convoy and engaging in battle with the surrounding soldiers. In an instant, fire and soul energy filled the air.

Xiao Fei took a closer look and saw that not many people were heading towards the Blazing Fire. The highest-ranking person in terms of soul power was only a seven-ring Soul Saint. And Dean Huo Tianchen, a Soul Douluo, hadn't even gotten out of his carriage.

Xiao Fei then quietly pulled Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang aside and said, "We'll stay here. Don't join the battle. They're not targeting us."

As expected, since the students of Blazing Fire Academy didn't actively engage in combat, the Soul Saints didn't pay any attention to this area.

The battle continued when suddenly, a giant chrysanthemum appeared in the sky, while countless sword lights emerged on the other side. Finally, the fluctuations in soul power gradually subsided, indicating the battle had ended.

Back in the carriage, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu asked in confusion, "How do you know this battle has nothing to do with us?"

"The giant chrysanthemum that appeared is the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, the spirit of Chrysanthemum Douluo of the Spirit Hall. That was the Spirit Hall's doing. Their target wasn't us at all."

Huo Wushuang asked again, "Then their target is... the Clear Sky Hammer?"

"We can't get involved in the feud between the three upper sects and the Spirit Hall, nor do we have the ability to do so."

In the end, the three of them fell silent.

Five days later, a massive castle appeared in the sky—this was Spirit City. The city walls were 80 meters high, and six walls surrounded the entire city. Xiao Fei looked behind the Spirit Hall and saw a huge angel statue. Could that be the legendary Douluo Hall?

Everyone disembarked from the carriages, and only then could the 15 participating teams and their teachers enter Wuhun City. Xiao Fei also followed the team slowly towards Wuhun City.

After checking into the hotel, Xiao Fei and his companions strolled along the streets of Wuhun City. Looking at the bustling streets, they saw vendors and tourists alike, all with warm faces. There seemed to be no class distinction; there were no nobles or slaves. Xiao Fei thought of his past life; perhaps this was the life people truly desired.

However, war shattered everything. The Spirit Hall launched the war and lost it. For the next ten thousand years, such a phenomenon was rarely seen again. And the reason for all of this was simply because of a madwoman.

Xiao Fei walked along the road, admiring the last beautiful scenery, feeling infinitely lonely.

(End of this chapter)