Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 43 Reading Ten Thousand Books

Five days later, a figure dressed in black arrived at Blazing Fire Academy. The man in black was dressed in tattered clothes, wore a mask, and reeked of blood. Anyone walking near him would feel a sense of oppression, as if their throat was being choked.

This person was Xiao Fei. When Xiao Fei was about to enter the gate of Blazing Fire Academy, the gatekeeper stopped him and said, "I'm sorry, sir, only students or teachers of this academy are allowed to enter. Sir, with your attire and the mask you are wearing, I cannot allow you to enter the academy."

When Xiao Fei was stopped by the gatekeeper, a strange impulse surged within him, and a murderous aura was directed at the gatekeeper. Suppressing the murderous intent within him, Xiao Fei removed his mask and painfully said, "I am Wang Xiaofei."

As the college's gatekeeper, he naturally recognized Wang Xiaofei. When the gatekeeper saw Wang Xiaofei's face, he saw that Xiaofei was pale and seemed to be gritting his teeth and enduring something. His eyes revealed a sense of pain.

The gatekeeper quickly made way, saying, "Xiao Fei, hello. What happened to you? Are you feeling unwell? Should I go and get the principal?"

Xiao Fei shook his head, said nothing, and slowly walked towards his dormitory. Soon after, everyone knew that Xiao Fei had returned to school.

Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Huo Tianchen, and Huo Lie all arrived at Xiao Fei's dormitory, just as Xiao Fei finished washing up. Huo Wu ran over and hugged Xiao Fei, saying, "Xiao Fei, you're finally back!" She was sobbing intermittently. Xiao Fei seemed a little lost, but his aura was extremely aggressive, filled with a violent and murderous intent. Huo Wushuang quickly pulled Huo Wu away. Huo Wu asked in surprise, "Xiao Fei, what's wrong? How did you become like this?"

Dean Huo Tianchen, with his greater experience, quickly stopped Huo Wu from asking further questions. After examining Xiao Fei's body, he said, "Xiao Fei, your body is very unstable right now. The killing intent within you seems ready to explode at any moment. If you can't control yourself, you could explode and die, or go insane at any time."

Huo Wu was so frightened that she covered her mouth, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Xiao Fei nodded and said, "Principal, I know my own physical condition. As the saying goes, 'Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles,' I need to use the school library, and I need to keep it absolutely quiet."

Dean Huo Tiancheng thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll go prepare right away."

Then he led everyone away from Xiaofei's dormitory. Even Huowu, who had wanted to stay, was dragged away. As soon as they stepped outside, Huowu asked, "Grandpa, Xiaofei, what happened?" Huo Tiancheng said with a grave expression, "Xiaofei must have just come from the City of Slaughter. The killing aura on his body has already materialized. I'm afraid Xiaofei has killed many people in the past two years. What Xiaofei needs most right now is peace and quiet. We can talk about it later. Don't see Xiaofei for the time being."

Then, a message came from Blazing Fire Academy: "Due to the theft of important internal documents, the library is temporarily closed. No one is allowed to approach the library; otherwise, they will be treated as thieves."

After cleaning the library, Xiaofei went there alone and began reading. Huo Lie, on the other hand, became the librarian and stayed outside the library to prevent anyone from entering.

For the rest of the time, Xiao Fei stayed alone in the library, reading, copying, and writing—doing everything related to books. He never cultivated his soul power or came into contact with his own martial soul.

A year later, Xiao Fei walked out of the library. This was the first time he had left the library in a year. At this moment, Xiao Fei was completely devoid of any murderous aura, not even a fluctuation of soul power. He was just like an ordinary person, a bookish schoolteacher, completely natural and at ease. Huo Lie at the door also breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Fei, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Huo Tianchen, and Huo Lie reunited. Xiao Fei recounted his experiences in the City of Slaughter, including the Slaughter God Domain he had acquired.

Xiao Fei asked, "Dean, has anything happened in the past few years?"

Huo Tianchen nodded and said, "A lot of big things have happened in the past few years. Both the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire have tried to recruit me on several occasions, offering very high prices. The Spirit Hall offered to appoint me as an elder and give me several high-age soul bones, while the Heaven Dou Empire offered to appoint me as the national advisor and even a king, making me the dean of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

Xiao Fei nodded and said, "Dean, how did you reply? That price is shockingly high."

Huo Tianchen shook his head and said, "The higher the price, the greater the risk. No matter which side we accept, the other side will definitely become our mortal enemy. Neither of these two forces are ones we can afford to offend lightly."

Xiao Fei quickly asked, "By the way, Dean, how did you refuse the Spirit Hall?"

Huo Tianchen gave Xiao Fei a meaningful look and said, "I didn't completely reject the Spirit Hall; I just said I wanted to join. However, right now, everyone, including the academy and our ancestral foundation, are in the Heaven Dou Empire, so I dare not agree. Xiao Fei, do you know something?"

Xiao Fei thought for a moment and said, "Has the Soul Master world been much calmer than it was during Teacher Huo Lie's generation? The Spirit Hall has been accumulating strength all these years, and now their strength is terrifying. If a conflict breaks out, they will probably quickly eliminate all hostile forces."

Huo Lie said with some surprise, "No way, although the Spirit Hall's spirit masters are powerful, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan are also very powerful. The three upper sects should be able to fight against the Spirit Hall."

Xiao Fei shook his head and said, "The Spirit Hall has at least more than 10 Title Douluos."

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Xiao Fei shook his head and said, "There will be more than 10, and they will be high-level Title Douluos. The Dean is older and should know more."

Dean Huo thought for a moment and said, "That's right. The Spirit Hall may indeed have more Title Douluos than we imagine. When I was young, the Spirit Hall's main figures were not the Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo they are now. In recent decades, the only Title Douluo who has died openly in the Spirit Hall is the former Pope."

After a moment of silence, Huo Wu finally said, "Little Fei, how's your soul power level now? I'm already level 66, and soon I might become the youngest Soul Saint in history."

Xiao Fei laughed and said, "I was already level 60 two years ago, and now I just need one more soul ring."

Huo Tianchen asked, "When do you plan to hunt for spirit rings, and what age range do you want?"

Xiao Fei shook his head, took out the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent, and said, "This is the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent. I plan to use it as my sixth soul ring."

Huo Tianchen examined the inner core carefully and said, "This inner core contains very pure fire element, and its energy is extremely high, but I don't know if it can become a soul ring."

Xiao Fei thought for a moment and said, "There shouldn't be any problem. I can sense that the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul is very eager for him."

(End of this chapter)