Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

Flander reassured him, and then the next second he saw Tang Hao with a missing arm, a pale face, and a wound that was still bleeding despite being roughly bandaged.

"Your Majesty, what is this...?" Flander swallowed hard.

"I was ambushed and lost an arm." Feeling the burning sensation in his brain, Tang Hao didn't reveal Xiao Yan's situation.

"I'll handle the soul power within Xiao San's body. You all need to leave."

"Ah... um."

The group nodded.

"Your Majesty, these are candies to speed up wound healing. Please eat them first."

However, before leaving the dean's office, Shao Xin still left behind a few white candies.

"If you don't have enough soul power, you can just call out our names."

After saying his last words, Shao Xin left the house, leaving only Tang San and Tang Hao inside.

Chapter 55 Blazing Academy

at dusk

After traveling for half a day, Xiao Yan arrived at a small town, which was his last resting place before entering the Star Dou Great Forest.

After ordering food at the only hotel with available seats, Xiao Yan took out a map from his Awakening Flame Ring, carefully examined the area after entering the Star Dou Great Forest, and meticulously planned his path forward.

As Xiao Yan was planning the route, two carriages stopped outside the hotel, and then young men and women dressed in gold and red clothes got off one by one.

"Are they from Blazing Fire Academy?"

"Looks like it, isn't that the tigress from Blazing Fire Academy at the very front?"

"You remember all of this? Could it be that you've taken a liking to her?"

"No way, who could handle her? I still prefer the girls from Tianshui Academy, they're all stunning beauties."

"That's true. I heard that the captains of Tianshui Academy for the next Soul Master Competition are twins!"

"Really? How did you know?"

"My uncle's neighbor's daughter's classmate's brother's girlfriend teaches at Tianshui University!"

……

The arrival of the students from Blazing Fire Academy sparked discussions among the hotel staff, but the topic gradually shifted from Blazing Fire Academy's only female student to Tianshui Academy, which was on par with Blazing Fire Academy.

Listening to the discussions among the people in the hotel, the only girl in the Blazing Fire Academy had her lips twitching slightly, on the verge of exploding.

Hey bro, is anyone else here?

The leader of Blazing Fire Academy, who had broken away from the group early on, approached Xiao Yan. He was of average build and had an ordinary appearance. However, despite his ordinary appearance, his eyes shone with a burning passion.

"There's no one else here, so please sit down if you want."

All the hotels in the town were full, so when Xiao Yan heard that people from Blazing Fire Academy had entered this hotel, he knew that they were probably going to share a table.

"Fire Dance, there's still a seat here, come over quickly!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, the boy turned around and greeted the group from Blazing Fire Academy, referring to "Fire Dance."

She is the only girl in Blazing Academy, and also the girl who is about to go berserk.

"coming."

Huo Wu pouted at her brother's call, suppressed her temper, and led the others toward her brother.

"Hey bro, what's your name? What's your soul power level? Are you planning to hunt for soul rings? Need our help?"

During the short journey that the group from Blazing Fire Academy had taken, the first boy asked a series of questions.

"...Don't you think you're being a bit too enthusiastic?" Xiao Yan was also a little taken aback by the enthusiastic young man.

"Hey, we both have fire-attribute martial souls. Maybe you'll become our junior in a while..." the boy said with a smile.

"What if I don't have a fire-attribute martial soul?"

"Uh……"

The boy was clearly taken aback by Xiao Yan's words and was momentarily stunned.

"Your name is Yan Xiao, and your martial soul is flame. It's a pleasure to meet you." While the boy was still in a daze, Xiao Yan extended his right hand.

"Oh, oh, I am Huo Wushuang, and my martial soul is a one-horned fire tyrannosaur..."

"Wait, what did you say your martial soul is?"

As soon as the main group from Blazing Fire Academy sat down, they heard their leader shout in disbelief.

"Huo Wushuang, what are you yelling about? It's so noisy!"

With her long, dark red hair, Huo Wu was a girl who attracted attention like a flame. She was a little annoyed by her brother's tendency to overreact.

"I didn't want to either," Huo Wushuang sighed. "Brother Yan Xiao, are you sure you're not kidding me?"

"Is your martial soul really fire?"

One sentence silenced everyone at the table, and they all turned to Xiao Yan with incredulous eyes.

"There's no need to lie about something like this, is there?"

Although the reactions of the people from Blazing Academy made Xiao Yan realize that he probably shouldn't have lied, it was too late to stop now, and there was no risk of being exposed anyway.

"That's true..." Huo Wushuang muttered.

"Want to join our Blazing Fire Academy? We are definitely the most familiar with fire spirits on this continent," Huo Wu said after exchanging a glance with the teacher in charge. "Not to mention anything else, in terms of simulated training environment, no one in the entire Tian Dou Empire can compare to us."

The so-called simulated training environment refers to allowing a Soul Master to cultivate their Martial Soul in an environment most suitable for them. While this approach may not be twice as effective, it can still provide considerable assistance.

'Speaking of which, Shrek Academy doesn't even seem to have a simulated training environment?'

After mentally criticizing him for a couple of minutes, Xiao Yan shrugged. "I'm only ten years old. I don't think I meet the entrance requirements for an advanced soul master academy, do I?"

Normally, advanced soul master academies are for teenagers around sixteen or seventeen years old. If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Yan, who will stay on this continent until he is fifteen, will not have the opportunity to experience the teaching at an advanced soul master academy.

“Age is not a problem,” the teacher in charge pushed up his glasses. “Your soul power has reached level 20, right? That’s perfect for helping you hunt for soul rings.” As he finished speaking, he glanced at the map that Xiao Yan had put aside.

Ten years old, level 20?

For a moment, not only Huo Wushuang, but even Huo Wu was speechless.

The admission standards for Blazing Fire Academy are not high. As long as you reach level 20 in soul power before the age of twelve and your martial soul is fire-attribute, you can apply. Back then, Huo Wu broke the record at level 22 when she was twelve. Now, Yan Xiao is only ten years old and his soul power has already reached level 20.

'I'm only level 40 now. When he turns 18, his soul power level will be at least level 47, or even 50, right?' Huo Wu looked at Xiao Yan opposite her and was speechless.

Indeed, even if he only gains three levels a year like Huo Wu, and considering the three levels gained from absorbing the soul ring, Xiao Yan would be at least level 47 by the time he turns eighteen... if Xiao Yan is currently only level 20.

The words of refusal were already on the tip of his tongue when Xiao Yan remembered that he was also planning to "visit" the Blazing Fire Academy's library. So, the words that were about to come out became—

"...May I have a look around?"

"No problem, once I've helped you and Huo Wu hunt for spirit rings, you can visit Blazing Academy!"

The teacher in charge of the team from Blazing Fire Academy immediately agreed.

"No need for that. I'm actually here to see someone. He'll take care of the spirit ring for me," Xiao Yan declined the man's offer. "Knowing that I can visit is enough. I'll come over once I'm done with this business. I'll trouble you to show me around then."

"Okay, then when you come to Blazing Fire Academy, just give me my name. My name is..."

The teacher in charge wasn't surprised by Xiao Yan's polite refusal. If it were him, he wouldn't have believed it even if the Pope of the Spirit Hall offered to help him hunt for a spirit ring. Therefore, after Xiao Yan finished speaking, the teacher in charge readily gave his name.

By the time the event ended, Xiao Yan had already become quite friendly with the students of Blazing Fire Academy, and had also learned about their martial spirits.

Huo Wushuang's one-horned fire tyrannosaurus, the twin fire cranes, the two burly male support soul masters' fire stars, the tall and thin boy's fire leopard, and Huo Wu's fire shadow.

Among these, what interested Xiao Yan the most was Huo Wu's shadow martial soul, which was modeled after herself. It was a shadow with the attribute of fire. If he hadn't seen Huo Wu's martial soul possess him once, Xiao Yan would never have imagined that there was such a unique martial soul.

After the event ended, the members of Blazing Fire Academy went upstairs, while Xiao Yan headed out of the town.

Chapter 56 Yin Yang and Five Elements (Part 1)

As the crescent moon slowly climbed into the sky, Xiao Yan officially stepped into the Star Dou Great Forest.

After taking out the map again and confirming that his location was correct, Xiao Yan slowly moved forward in one direction. According to the map, after traveling about 10,000 meters in this direction, he would encounter a den of Earth Bears.

"I thought you were planning to travel under the cover of night," Yao Lao said, a voice floating out from the ring on Xiao Yan's waist. "But it turns out you're going to hunt... the Earth Bear?"

As his spiritual power gradually spread, Yao Lao quickly identified Xiao Yan's target.

"Hmm, both of them are at the third tier, perfect for you to practice on." While confirming the target, the old doctor also checked the strength of the two bears.

"Aren't you going to ask me why I'm causing trouble for those Earth Bears?"

"You'll tell me yourself eventually, won't you?"

Seeing that Yao Lao seemed completely unconcerned about why he was going to find those two bears, Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask, and then received a nonchalant reply from Yao Lao.

"That's true..." Xiao Yan muttered to himself. His restless nature meant that he wouldn't hide anything.

"A elixir that balances Yin and Yang... Teacher, have you ever refined one?"

With that in mind, Xiao Yan directly revealed what he had been considering along the way.

“Yin-Yang balance? Perhaps some elixirs require this consideration,” the old medicine master said after a moment of thought. “However, most elixirs mainly focus on the balance and equilibrium between medicinal materials, which can even be simply and crudely categorized as addition and subtraction.”

“The elixir does not concern itself with things like the balance of yin and yang, so I have never seen or tried it.”

“I think so too.” Xiao Yan nodded.

Every medicine has some degree of toxicity. Since these are elixirs meant to stimulate potential or suppress injuries, they naturally cannot be overly concerned with the "health preservation" principle of yin-yang balance. Moreover, the word "balance" was never mentioned in the old doctor's research notes.

"Wasn't I thinking of preparing some yin-yang balancing pills to send to Lin Dong?" Xiao Yan licked his lips, stopped, and said slowly, "Putting aside the fact that we haven't found suitable medicinal materials to represent the yin aspect yet, I haven't thought of any suitable ones for demon cores."

"Fire-attribute herbs are obviously unsuitable. We haven't found many yin-attribute herbs to begin with. If there's too much fire-attribute herbs, leading to an excessive yang-attribute, the entire batch of pills will be ruined."

"Water attribute seems acceptable, but using a magic core as a substitute for Yin attribute feels inferior in both attribute and quality."

"Wood element doesn't quite match Yin and Yang, wind element isn't stable enough, and lightning element is too masculine..."

"After thinking it over, I feel that the best choice is the earth element, which doesn't favor any particular element and is a good match for various medicinal herbs."

Xiao Yan rambled on and on, but to sum it up: I think there's no problem using earth-attribute magic cores as ingredients for this kind of pill. What do you think, teacher?

"Earth element? It doesn't seem like a big problem..."