Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 55 Elemental Academy

Since the three academies announced their merger into the Elemental Academy, various forces in the outside world seem to be discussing them.

In the Spirit Hall, Pope Bibi Dong addressed her followers, asking, "What are your thoughts on the merger of the three academies?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo bowed to the Pope and said, "Your Holiness, we have just launched two major operations, suffering heavy losses. It is not advisable to take any further actions or make too many enemies. Moreover, with the merger of the Elemental Academy, its overall strength is no weaker than that of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan. Furthermore, the Elemental Academy has already issued a statement, clearly indicating that it does not want to participate in the power struggle. We should wait and see. Once we unify the continent, the Elemental Academy will naturally belong to us as well."

The Pope nodded and said, "Then let's leave it at that. Yue Guan, when the Elemental Academy is established, you will lead our Spirit Hall's Golden Generation to attend the ceremony."

Inside the Heaven Dou City Imperial Palace, all the high-ranking officials of the Heaven Dou Empire were present. Emperor Xue Ye was furious. He had originally hoped that the Elemental Academy would enter Heaven Dou City, making it easier to control and increasing the Heaven Dou Empire's soul master strength. But now they had merged, clearly indicating in their statement that they rejected the royal family's attempts to win them over and did not want to participate in the fight against the Spirit Hall.

Prince Xuexing said, "The three academies have clearly refused our royal family's offer of recruitment. Why don't we take this opportunity to wipe them out and demonstrate the majesty of our royal family?"

Emperor Xueye shook his head and said, "The combined strength of the three Soul Master academies is not to be underestimated. Sending troops rashly would likely be difficult to annihilate them. Qinghe, what do you think?"

Xue Qinghe, sitting to the left, said, "The merger of the Elemental Academy does not violate any laws of the Heaven Dou Empire. If we rashly send troops there, it might make other Soul Master factions within the empire feel insecure and could even force them to side with the Spirit Hall. Besides, didn't their statement say they wouldn't interfere with the students' development after graduation? We can regularly recruit talent from the Elemental Academy; wouldn't that be like them directly training talent for us? Why wouldn't we do that?"

Emperor Xueye nodded and said, "Qinghe, when the Elemental Academy is established, you should personally attend the ceremony. At the same time, discuss with them the issue of the Empire recruiting graduates."

Inside the new sect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in Heaven Dou City, Ning Fengzhi looked at the news in his hand and said to Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, "Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, what do you mean by Elemental Academy?"

Sword Douluo said, "It's obvious they don't want to choose between the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire. Like I said last time, they've been waiting for the right time. And the situation is very delicate right now, so delicate that neither side wants to offend them too much. I guess they're waiting for those few geniuses too."

Ning Fengzhi said with a hint of bitterness, "This is a very clever move for them. They don't offend anyone, and they don't establish a sect. When their students are all over the world, even the two great empires and the Spirit Hall won't be able to easily deal with them. With Huo Tianchen's knowledge, they probably wouldn't have thought of such a move. It's a pity that this force can't join forces to deal with the Spirit Hall."

Inside Shrek Academy, Liu Erlong said with red eyes, "What exactly does this Elemental Academy want? They still want to maintain their independence. Don't they know the harm the Spirit Hall poses to the Soul Master world?" Yu Xiaogang next to her also had a livid face.

Since the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan was wiped out, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong have tried every means to fight against the Spirit Hall. However, now the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is crippled, and the Clear Sky School remains in seclusion. There is no force in the spirit master world that can contend with the Spirit Hall, and more and more spirit masters are choosing to join the Spirit Hall. Yu Xiaogang feels extremely powerless.

The establishment of the Elemental Academy elicited mixed reactions from various external forces, but it proved to be even more attractive to ordinary students.

First, the Elemental Academy doesn't discriminate based on birth; anyone who passes the entrance exam can enroll. Many commoner Soul Masters, especially those with less outstanding talent, struggle to find suitable academies, making the Elemental Academy a natural first choice. Furthermore, it offers freedom of movement, making it suitable for Soul Masters without powerful connections.

Secondly, the Elemental Academy consists of three major academies, all of which have always been star academies. They enjoy high prestige among students, and the Blazing Fire Academy recently won the championship, enjoying immense glory.

Finally, with a Title Douluo presiding over it, Elemental Academy is basically one of the best academies on the entire continent.

In short, the number of students admitted to the Elemental Academy may experience explosive growth in the next round of admissions.

Shrek Academy, which also recruits commoner Soul Masters, is likely to be the most affected.

This made Yu Xiaogang and others even more frustrated.

Over the next few days, the principals discussed the planning and other issues for the new college, including construction, zoning, new school rules, teacher assignments, and arrangements for existing students.

That day, Xiaofei approached the dean and said, "Dean, I have a suggestion regarding the development of the college."

The dean immediately became interested: "Xiao Fei, I didn't expect you to know so much about the School of Construction. Tell me, do you have any good suggestions?"

Xiao Fei said, "Now that our Elemental Academy has three elements—Divine Wind, Heavenly Water, and Blazing Fire—could we also establish Earth and Metal elements at the same time? If we have all five elements, the academy's enrollment will be more comprehensive. It will also be better for students to choose from, preventing students from other elements from missing out on the opportunity to enroll."

The dean shook his head: "Your idea is good, but establishing an academy requires not only students, but also a great many teachers and related resources. We have a very long history with these three elements and certainly have our own unique insights. But we are not very familiar with Earth and Metal."

Xiao Fei said earnestly, "Aren't we about to build the academy? We can ask the Yu Clan to help with the construction. The Yu Clan's understanding of earth element is unparalleled. At the same time, we can also ask Yang Wudi of the Po Clan to come and learn alchemy. The Po Clan's Soul-Breaking Spear can be said to be the strongest among Geng Metal. If both clans join us, our academy will be even more complete."

The dean thought for a moment and said, "Let me think about this. Aren't we afraid of the Spirit Hall if we do this?"

Xiao Fei smiled and said, "We're just building an academy, not a sect. We can also invite the descendants of the Spirit Hall to study at our academy."

After careful consideration, the dean went to discuss the matter with Feng Xuan and Liu Ruyan. Ultimately, the dean personally wrote letters to Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan and Niu Gao of the Controlling Clan.

(End of this chapter)