Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

This group of people stood in a row, like a thick city wall, blocking Yan's view. The one standing in the middle was particularly eye-catching, standing over two and a half meters tall. He looked somewhat similar to Hu Yanzhen, so they were probably grandfather and grandson.

“Your Highness, this is my eldest grandson, Huyan Li. Ali is the most outstanding disciple of the younger generation of our Elephant Armor Sect. His innate talent is even better than mine was back then. I hope that he can become the first Title Douluo of our Elephant Armor Sect in the future.”

Hu Yanzhen then introduced the young man to Yan, confirming his guess. This mountain-sized young man was indeed Hu Yanzhen's grandson, named Hu Yanli, the owner of the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul, the reserve captain of the new Elephant Armor Team, and a man of considerable talent.

Hu Yanli strode up to Yan in two quick steps. Yan felt the ground tremble violently, clearly indicating that this person's weight was problematic.

"Huyan Li of the Elephant Armor Academy greets His Highness the Holy Son."

Hu Yanli's voice was loud, though it sounded somewhat muffled, and his fat seemed to tremble slightly with his voice, but at least his pronunciation was quite clear.

"Junior Brother Huyan is so strong, no wonder he is a top disciple of the Elephant Armor Sect."

Yan glanced at the guy in front of him, who seemed even fiercer than the sumo wrestlers from his previous life, and greeted him with a smile. It doesn't matter if someone from the Elephant Armor Sect is fat or chubby; that's how they practice their techniques. Just don't say they're too weak or anything like that.

"Thank you for your praise, Your Highness."

Hu Yanli nodded and said loudly, but perhaps afraid that his honest grandson would say something wrong, after chatting with Yan for a short while, Hu Yanzhen arranged for the man to go to the back so that he could personally entertain Yan.

"Sect Leader Huyan Zhen, I heard that today is a good day for the Five Elements Academy to have a joint gathering. I wonder how many academies have arrived yet?"

Yan exchanged pleasantries with Hu Yanzhen for a while before inquiring about the Five Elements Academy. This was the very reason he had come here.

Chapter 234 Tianshui Academy Shui Bing'er

"Your Highness, the people from Divine Wind Academy and Blazing Fire Academy have arrived. Now only Thunder Academy and Heavenly Water Academy remain."

In front of the Elephant Armor Academy's castle, Hu Yanzhen briefed Yan on the current situation of the Five Elements Academy Alliance. Based on previous discussions among the higher-ups of the Five Elements Academy, the five academies formed an alliance and held joint events from time to time; this time, it was Elephant Armor Academy's turn.

With the support of the Elephant Armor Sect, Elephant Armor Academy is ranked among the top of the five academies, second only to Thunder Academy in overall strength. They are good at defense and counterattack and have a high margin for error, making them very suitable for the previous arena team competition.

In this Elite Tournament finals, although they made it to the final points team competition, their performance was not outstanding, and they failed to win many games. The main reason was that they were unable to adapt to the new tournament rules.

Because Yan's new competition rules are closer to actual combat, including encounter battles and even harassment battles, emphasizing mobility and flexibility, this is not very friendly to the group of big fat guys from Xiangjia Academy who weigh at least 300 pounds each.

Even though they felt aggrieved by the defeat, Xiangjia Academy didn't say anything too harsh. They simply went back silently, preparing to come back for revenge next year.

"Thunder Academy? Is someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan leading the team this year?"

Yan casually asked Hu Yanzhen, if he remembered correctly, in the next Elite Tournament, the famous twin stars of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, led the team as captains of the Tiandou and Leiting teams respectively, and made quite a name for themselves.

"Well, I'm not entirely sure, but it's highly likely that it isn't."

Hu Yanzhen obviously hadn't paid attention to these messages. As the sect leader of the Elephant Armor Sect, he wouldn't have the time to focus on the situation of other academies. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Your Highness, although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect is the backer of Thunder Academy, it has never been very interested in team competitions."

Most of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan members who join Thunder Academy are collateral disciples of the clan, while direct disciples are trained within the clan itself. Even when they join an academy, their first choice is always the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, specifically to cultivate relationships with the Heaven Dou royal family.

"Oh, Sect Leader Huyan, could you please take us to see the venue for the social event..."

Yan sensed Hu Yanzhen's slight dissatisfaction with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, but he didn't show any unusual expression on his face. Instead, he smiled and asked Hu Yanzhen to lead the way to see the scene of the social event. Hu Yanzhen naturally had no objection to this small request.

Thus, Yan, accompanied by three beautiful women and surrounded by a group of enormous fleshy figures from the Elephant Armor Sect, arrived at the venue for the social event.

The Elephant Armor Academy Castle covers a considerable area, with surrounding buildings constructed against the mountainside, exuding a rugged yet grand and imposing presence.

For this social event, they specially cleared out the eastern campus and invited a team from Tiandou City to set up the venue, making the academy quite lively.

At this moment, at the event venue, students from the Divine Wind Academy, dressed in cyan school uniforms, and students from the Blazing Fire Academy, dressed in red school uniforms, were interacting and exchanging ideas under the arrangement of the higher-ups of their respective academies.

The students from Shenfeng Academy participating in this exchange program were led by Feng Xiaotian, who had participated in an elite competition and was now the team captain of Shenfeng Academy.

His current cultivation level is close to level 40. Conservatively speaking, by the next Elite Competition, he will have a cultivation level of at least level 45, making him somewhat of a worthy rival among the students.

The student leader from Blazing Fire Academy was an unremarkable young man. He was of medium build and had a very ordinary appearance, but no one dared to underestimate him because he was the only son of the current dean of Blazing Fire Academy, named Huo Wushuang.

Huo Wushuang was able to become the leader of this year's Blazing Fire Academy not because of his background, but because of his corresponding strength. His eyes shone with a fiery light, his shoulders were broad, and his gold and red team uniform set off his not-so-handsome face, yet he exuded an imposing aura.

His martial soul is a rare dragon martial soul, a fire-attribute one-horned fire tyrannosaur. Although it is a sub-dragon, this type of sub-dragon is said to have combat power close to that of a true dragon. He is also recognized by Blazing Academy as the strongest fighter in his grade, and is the undisputed main attacker of Blazing Academy.

Feng Xiaotian was exchanging experiences about the Elite Tournament with Huo Wushuang, but his eyes kept glancing past Huo Wushuang at the only girl in the new team of Blazing Fire Academy, a girl with an extremely beautiful appearance.

Her name is Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang's younger sister, and the daughter of the dean of Blazing Fire Academy. She has long, dark red hair and is as eye-catching as a flame that can melt any man.

She was tall and very well-proportioned, with a faint smile always on her face, and a faint red glow around her body, which further accentuated her beauty.

The moment Feng Xiaotian saw Huo Wu, he was completely captivated. Unfortunately, Huo Wu didn't seem to be attracted to this 'older man' who was five years her senior. Even though he was the leader of the Shenfeng Academy, she didn't pay him much attention. As for conversation, she directly had her older brother Huo Wushuang handle it.

On the Elephant Armor Academy side, Shenfeng, Chihuo, and the students from the host Elephant Armor Academy were exchanging ideas. This so-called get-together was simply to allow the students to interact with their peers, build connections, and make more friends; sparring and competition were secondary.

After all, these academy executives are all cunning, so how could they possibly allow their own teams to show their true strength in the competition?

These internal exchange competitions are all about interpersonal skills and social dynamics. Winning or losing is secondary; the key is the exchange, for everyone to make friends. This way, after graduation, you'll have more options, and who knows, you might even team up to venture out together.

Just as the five elemental academies' joint activities within Elephant Armor Academy were beginning to stir, a girl in a blue dress poked her head out of a carriage on the main road leading to the academy, looking at the wondrous scenery of strange mountains and rocks all around with great curiosity.

The emblem of this carriage procession is the unique water droplet symbol of Tianshui Academy. The girl in the carriage procession is naturally a student from Tianshui Academy who is going to Tiandou City to participate in the Five Elements Academy Friendship.

After last month's elite competition, the older students of each academy graduated one after another. Some chose to stay at the school to teach, while many more went out to make their way in the world or joined sects or other forces. Each academy also began to rebuild its teams.

The girls brought by Tianshui College this time are the reserve members of their team. In addition to strengthening their friendships, each team also wants to broaden the horizons of their members.

Presumably with the intention of having one team participate in two Elite Tournaments, the girls selected by Tianshui Academy this time are all very young, even immature. The oldest is no more than fifteen, and the youngest is just twelve, like this girl who peeked out.

She has long, light blue hair, like a princess from a fairy tale. Her fair face is adorned with delicate features. At first glance, she may not seem particularly stunning, but upon closer inspection, one can continuously discover her beauty, a kind of hazy, ethereal beauty.

"Bing'er, there's nothing but rocks and mountains around Elephant Armor Academy, so there's really nothing beautiful to see. Our Five Elements Academy is pretty much the same; it's all the same monotonous scenery, and you'll get tired of it after a while."

A soft yet playful and charming voice rang out from inside the carriage. If Yan were in the carriage at this moment, he would recognize that this girl was Bai Qing'er, one of the seven main members of the Tianshui Academy team.

"Senior Qing'er, could you tell me more about Wuhun City?"

Upon hearing the call, the girl named Bing'er turned around and threw herself into Bai Qing'er's arms. The latter quickly caught the doll-like girl, and her heart softened instantly upon seeing those bright, watery eyes.

Chapter 235 A Challenge from Fire Dancer

"Sect Leader Huyan, tell me, what do Divine Wind, Blazing Fire, Heavenly Water, and Thunder want?"

On the massive city gate of Elephant Armor Academy, Yan and Huyan Zhen stood together talking. From this vantage point on the city tower, they could overlook the entire Elephant Armor Academy and even catch a glimpse of the Elephant Armor Sect further away.

Whether it was the newly arrived group from Tianshui Academy, or the outstanding academies of Elephant Armor, Divine Wind, and Blazing Fire who were having a friendly exchange within the academy, they were all taken in at a glance.

The sect leader of the Elephant Armor Sect, Hu Yanzhen, was accompanying Yan. At this moment, he listened to these words and pondered their deeper meaning. Unlike before, he did not answer quickly. Instead, he thought for a while and then said something.

Hu Yanzhen used his own Elephant Armor Sect as an example. The Elephant Armor Sect joined the Spirit Hall in order to make the sect flourish and produce a Title Douluo, so that the sect could go further and become one of the three upper sects. This was his goal.

Similarly, the sects behind the three academies of Shenfeng, Chihuo, and Tianshui are not even as powerful as the Xiangjia Sect, so their requirements are naturally lower.

The Spirit Hall could meet the demands of forces like the Elephant Armor Sect, which lacked Title Douluo, but it truly couldn't do anything about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect.

Although they are arrogant, their lineage is strong. They can cultivate a complete system of Title Douluos without the Spirit Hall, and their secret techniques and soul skills are among the best in the continent. The cost for the Spirit Hall to win them over is too high; it's not worth it.

Although Hu Yanzhen wasn't very good at talking, he was quite capable at getting things done. Following Yan's gaze, he noticed that Yan was observing the students from the four academies who were having a social gathering, so he took the initiative to speak up: "Is the Holy Son interested in them? Would you like me to make arrangements?"

"I have my own plans, so there's no need for Sect Master Huyan to worry about them."

Yan shook his head slightly, and then continued, "As the head of the Elephant Armor Sect, Sect Master Huyan is extremely busy with countless affairs. It's really too much trouble for him to be by my side all the time. I'd like to take a walk on my own now."

“Your Highness, I shall take my leave now. I have already given instructions that if there is anything important, you may simply give me a heads-up.”

Huyan Zhen bowed slightly to Yan, then turned and left. Yan stayed on the city wall for a while longer, and after having some thoughts in his mind, he finally stepped down from the city wall.

"Hey, you big bad guy, scared you, huh?"

As Yan stepped down from the city wall, a figure darted out from around the corner and ran up to him, making a face. It was none other than Ning Rongrong, who loved to play pranks.

Yan gently pinched Ning Rongrong's delicate face in a playful counterattack, and after teasing her for a while, asked, "Rongrong, where are Yanyan and Lingling?"

Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks angrily and said, "Didn't you say you were coming to participate in their college social event? Sister Yan Yan and Sister Ling Ling went ahead, and I stayed behind to wait for you out of loyalty. I didn't expect you to bully me like this."

As she spoke, she rubbed her dimples with both hands, making her look even more charming and adorable.

"Let's go take a look too."

Yan smiled and took Ning Rongrong's little hand, leading her towards the area where the social event was being held. There were quite a few people there, making it very lively.

"Brother Yan." ×2

After walking with Ning Rongrong for a while, Yan saw Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling waiting on the outskirts of the social event. They came up to greet him, and Yan, along with the three beauties, mingled into the social event of the major elemental academies.

The venue for this social event held by Elephant Armor Academy was a large playground. Countless students from Elephant Armor Academy greeted their brothers and sisters from other academies. Everyone was either exchanging knowledge about martial spirits or participating in various sparring and competition activities.

The students at Elephant Armor Academy are all quite obese, which suggests their food is excellent. Naturally, the plaza offers a variety of free, all-you-can-eat buffets, mostly featuring large portions of meat and fish. For some reason, Ning Rongrong seems to really enjoy it.

Yan strolled around the playground with three girls, as if he were visiting a lantern festival. They were surrounded by groups of students, mostly burly guys, since it was the Elephant Armor Academy campus.

"Hey! It looks like there's a song and dance performance over there. It looks really lively. Let's go check it out."

Ning Rongrong, however, blended into the festive atmosphere of the event much faster than the other three. Holding a skewer of barbecue, she strongly suggested going over to join the fun after noticing a crowd of people watching the song and dance performance.

"Okay."

Yan heard some familiar voices over there, so he led the three of them over. However, after taking only a few steps, they were blocked by mountains of flesh in front of them.

There are few other things in Xiangjia Academy, but there are a lot of fat people, and they are all fat men. However, the girls who perform singing and dancing are obviously pretty and tender young girls just by their voices, which naturally attracts a lot of fat wolves to watch.

"Ah, this..."

Yan tried to push through the crowded people in front of him. One after another, the big, burly guys blocked all the gaps with their fat. In this situation, there was no way to squeeze in. Did he expect people to make way?

"Your Highness."

Just as Yan was struggling with his decision, a figure suddenly approached him quickly, calling out to him with a soft but respectful tone.

"Little Wind."

Yan turned his head and saw that it was Feng Xiaotian, the current captain of Shenfeng Academy, one of his own who had already signed a graduation contract with the Spirit Hall.

His gaze shifted again, and he noticed that Feng Xiaotian hadn't come alone; he was accompanied by students from the Blazing Fire Academy, which could be seen from their gold and red school uniforms.

The man and woman should be siblings, as they vaguely resemble each other. The man is tall and imposing, while the woman is fiery and charming. Moreover, the woman has the same hair color as Yan, except that Yan's red hair is brighter and she is more handsome than the man.

"Who are these two...?"

Yan already had some guesses in his mind, but he still looked at Feng Xiaotian and waited for him to introduce himself.

"Your Highness, these two are students from Blazing Fire Academy, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu."

Feng Xiaotian quickly introduced the two to Yan, but when he noticed that Yan's gaze was more focused on Huo Wu, his heart tightened.

"This senior looks unfamiliar. I wonder which college he's from."

Huo Wu seemed to be quite curious about Yan as well. After all, there were very few people with red hair, and Yan was handsome. The faint fire attribute aura he exuded also piqued her interest.

Yan glanced at Huo Wu indifferently, then nodded to Feng Xiaotian, "It's alright, my identity isn't exactly a secret."