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

"The last team to enter is Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy, formerly known as Blue Tyrant Academy, changed its name to Shrek a year ago. It is famous for teaching a student who is only the third person in a hundred years to possess twin martial souls. This student with twin martial souls is also the captain of Shrek Academy in this competition. We hope he can perform well!"

There was only a sparse applause from the stands. Indeed, compared to the uniform school uniforms of other academies, Shrek Academy, where all the students were wearing their own everyday clothes, did not look very professional. Even the students with twin martial souls, those who knew about them knew that twin martial souls had never had a good ending. It was fine in normal times, but in this Soul Master Competition, it was really hard to attract attention.

Not to mention, the height of this dual martial soul holder is... a little short, as if he hasn't developed yet.

Shrek Academy…

On the VIP platform, Ning Fengzhi, dressed in a white robe and wearing a seven-treasure purple-gold crown, looked down at the Shrek Academy group. After casually glancing over Tang San and Xiao Wu, his gaze settled on Xiao Yan and Ning Rongrong behind him.

'The old poison master's disciple?'

Thinking back to what Ning Rongrong had told him a year ago after her return—that Xiao Yan had become Dugu Bo's disciple—Ning Fengzhi shook his head almost imperceptibly. If it were any other Title Douluo, he might have truly believed it, but Dugu Bo…

As Ning Fengzhi was lost in thought, Xiao Yan noticed his gaze. After turning his gaze away from the audience, he looked directly at Ning Fengzhi.

'Emperor of Heaven Dou, Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall…'

Although the identity of the middle-aged man in white robes was unknown, the person sitting in the very center of the first row of the VIP section beside him was clearly the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the person on the far left was Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, whom Xiao Yan had met a year ago when he went to prove himself. In Heaven Dou City, there was only one person who could sit on equal footing with these two—

So, it's Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?

After identifying the middle-aged man in white, Xiao Yan smiled at Ning Fengzhi and nodded slightly. Then, he nudged Ning Rongrong, signaling her to look in Ning Fengzhi's direction.

'You guessed who I am? Not bad, you're quite perceptive.'

After smiling at his daughter who was looking at him with reluctance, Ning Fengzhi looked at Xiao Yan with interest. "I wonder how your strength has improved over the past year."

"I am Xue Ye, Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire..."

Soon after, it was time for Xueye to give a speech, followed by Ning Fengzhi, and finally, the Platinum Bishop Salas went on stage to draw lots.

Led by a maid, Salas walked to the master of ceremonies and began drawing lots. He seemed reluctant to speak, and each time a match was drawn, he simply handed it over to the master of ceremonies to announce.

"In the first round of the qualifiers, Canghui Academy will face off against Zixing Academy."

"In the first round of the qualifiers, Auckland Academy will face Flamebring Academy."

"..."

"In the first round of the preliminary rounds, Heaven Dou Royal Academy will face Shrek Academy."

After the first round of draws, the vice-team of Tiandou Royal Academy also determined their first-round opponent, which happened to be the Shrek Academy team, who were not wearing school uniforms. This was also the only match on the opening day.

After the draw, the Platinum Bishop Salas swept his gaze across the entire hall and said calmly, "My draw was absolutely genuine. Furthermore, I hereby announce that any student from the Soul Master Academy present who is able to enter the final competition will be exceptionally granted direct entry into the Spirit Temple by the Spirit Hall."

Upon hearing the words of the Platinum Bishop, Emperor Xueye's expression darkened considerably. Ning Fengzhi, who was beside him, gently shook his head at the emperor, and Emperor Xueye's expression softened slightly.

After Salas left, the emcee took over the speaking duties and announced that the first match would begin in half an hour.

"What about the first match?"

Back in the rest area, Ma Hongjun looked straight at Tang San, after all, he was the person in charge of the whole team appointed by Yu Xiaogang.

"Later on the field are Xiao Yan, myself, Xiao Wu, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Jiang Zhu, and Tai Long. We will attack according to the first plan. In the first match, we must win decisively!" Tang San said crisply.

If possible, Tang San would not want Xiao Yan to play, but as the captain of the Shrek Academy team, Xiao Yan must play in at least the first match.

No one objected to Tang San's arrangement. After all, it was just the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, a second team that was mostly composed of good-for-nothings. If possible, no one wanted to play in this match.

As the staff led them out, the emcee outside was loudly announcing the names of the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team, as well as their martial spirits.

"Oh, right, I won't be making a move this time. When you guys do make a move, try to hold back as well."

After glancing over the students of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy who had a very good appearance, Xiao Yan turned his head and said to the people behind him, "It's okay to be ruthless, but I suggest you think carefully about whether your family members can withstand the pressure from at least seven nobles."

Stretching, Xiao Yan had no interest whatsoever in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team, which was essentially just a gilded display of talent.

*

When everyone on stage revealed their martial souls and soul rings, the entire audience was in an uproar. No one expected that a Soul King would appear in the first match of the first round of the preliminaries!

Chapter 108 The Shock of Five Soul Rings

"The Soul King?"

Even Ning Fengzhi was greatly surprised when he saw the five spirit rings on Xiao Yan's body. He remembered that a little over a year ago, Xiao Yan was only a Spirit Master. He could barely accept a ten-year-old Spirit Master, but an eleven-year-old Spirit King...

'Speaking of which, was it he who refined the Soul Master Pill?'

The next moment, Ning Fengzhi calmed down after thinking of the Soul Master Pill he had obtained from the Heaven Dou Auction House, which could unconditionally enhance soul power.

According to his daughter, this kind of pill can unconditionally increase soul power by up to nine levels. As the one who refined it, Xiao Yan must know how to maximize the medicinal power.

Moreover, Ning Fengzhi believed that anyone capable of refining those incredibly effective Soul Master Pills and Martial Soul Pills could certainly refine other pills that could aid in cultivation.

One pill can offset two or even three years of arduous cultivation, and an auxiliary pill can provide a year of cultivation time...

After figuring this out, Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly—it seemed that an eleven-year-old Soul King wasn't unacceptable after all.

Platinum Bishop Salas, whose eyes had been slightly narrowed, suddenly opened them wide and his gaze fell on Xiao Yan. An eleven-year-old Soul King was indeed terrifying, but as a Platinum Bishop, he had heard a rumor: there was a genius in the Spirit Hall with innate soul power of level 20, blessed by the Angel God.

'Level 20 innate soul power? That explains why the angel god's oracle mentioned him.' Salas narrowed his eyes again, but this time, his gaze fell on Xue Ye beside him and Ning Fengzhi further away.

"Soul King..."

A glint flashed in Emperor Xueye's eyes, a dazzling light passing through them. "Sect Master Ning, it seems that the team below is the one you have your eye on?"

During the preparation of the two teams for the first match, Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas had a friendly discussion. Among them, Ning Fengzhi mentioned whether he thought highly of the Heaven Dou Empire's academy. Ning Fengzhi did not hesitate much and said "yes" directly, but he did not mention the team's name.

"Your Majesty, my daughter is also at Shrek Academy, but she didn't participate in this competition," Ning Fengzhi said with a faint smile.

"Oh? So Shrek Academy was trained by your sect?" Emperor Xueye said with a smile, a hint of joy clearly showing in his eyes. He was not worried about the fact that the Heaven Dou Second Team had encountered such a powerful opponent.

Salas calmly withdrew his gaze. He knew what Ning Fengzhi meant by those words. It was nothing more than a warning to him that the Spirit Hall should not try to take advantage of this team. Perhaps he was even secretly relieved because the Spirit Hall had once wanted Xiao Yan.

'If you knew that Xiao Yan's first contact was with one of our people, would you still be so relieved?'

"It can't be said that they were trained by our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. After all, according to my daughter, the child in the lead is the personal disciple of Bi Lin Douluo," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

"What?" Emperor Xueye turned around in surprise and looked at Prince Xuexing.

“Uh…” Prince Xuexing was somewhat bewildered. Although he had been kind to Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo would naturally not tell him about such a thing as a personal disciple.

"Never mind, let's watch the game first."

Prince Xuexing's reaction was exactly what Emperor Xueye wanted. Regardless of whether the Soul King was Dugu Bo's disciple, Emperor Xueye was very satisfied that Prince Xuexing had not had any contact with him.

*

"Soul...Soul King?"

Feng Xiaotianxia, ​​who had specially stayed to watch Xiao Yan's first match, was almost shocked.

"It is said that a year ago, something called Soul Master Pill appeared at the Tian Dou Auction House..." Yu Tianxin's eyes flickered.

Soul Master Pills are pills that can directly increase a character's level by multiple grades without harming the user's body.

A year ago, after three Soul Master Pills were auctioned off at the Tian Dou Auction House, news of them began to circulate in the Soul Master world, although most people treated it as a joke.

"Is that true?" Huo Wushuang looked at Yu Tianxin with some curiosity.

"At least, my uncle, a person who would never become a Soul Master in his entire life, became a Soul Sect Master in just one year by relying on Soul Master Pills..."

It is said that three pieces were auctioned off at the time. One was bought by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, one was acquired by Prince Xuexing, and the last one was acquired by an earl. However, the earl's piece was "lost" on the way.

"I heard that the one who put the Soul Master Pill up for auction was the dean of Shrek Academy," Hu Yanli added quietly, providing information from the Spirit Hall.

"What good luck..." Shui Bing'er sighed, but she also understood that even without the Soul Master Pill, Xiao Yan on the stage was at least a Soul Master at this moment.

"That's great..." Shui Yue'er rested her chin on her hand, pouting, and stared blankly at Xiao Yan on the stage. "Eh? After absorbing two spirit rings, Xiao Yan didn't grow any taller? But that's fine too. He looks just right now, perfect for holding in my arms, hehehe..."

The infatuated girl's obsessive remarks made everyone chuckle.

"Compared to Xiao Yan's strength... shouldn't we really be concerned about the fact that the other six are all Soul Masters?" Huo Wu sighed helplessly. "Eleven team members, excluding Xiao Yan, there are ten people in total. Are all ten of them Soul Masters?"

Huo Wu didn't want to scare herself, but no matter which academy it was, it was impossible to reveal all their cards in the first battle, right?

Huo Wu's words were exactly what the captains of the various academies present were worried about. However, all they could do was worry. They couldn't very well approach Xiao Yan directly after the competition and try to get information about his teammates from him, could they?

*

The match ended quickly. After all, Shrek Academy's opponent was just an ordinary Heaven Dou Second Team. Faced with the attack of six Soul Masters, the seven students did not put up any decent resistance and were sent off the stage one by one.

After reuniting with their teammates who weren't playing, they discussed it and decided to postpone the celebrations until they got back; it was better to leave the Great Arena for now.

"Rongrong".

As the group walked out of the Great Soul Arena, preparing to return directly to the academy, a voice made them stop—Ning Fengzhi, dressed in ordinary clothes, was standing in a corner not far from the entrance, waving to them.

"Dad!" Ning Rongrong ran excitedly over and threw herself into her father's arms.

After getting up close to the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Xiao Yan awkwardly raised his hand and touched his nose.

Unlike the excuse Ning Rongrong used to fool Xiao Yan about recruiting Shao Xin, Ning Fengzhi harbored the intention to recruit both the regular players and substitute teammates of the Shrek Academy team, and took direct action to do so.

However, only three of the substitute players, excluding Tyrone, accepted the recruitment. Ma Hongjun and Oscar had no intention of leaving because their teachers were both at Shrek Academy.

After learning about his father's identity, Tang San deliberately kept his distance from all the major powers—even though he had only come into contact with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Spirit Hall. Therefore, he refused Ning Fengzhi's offer of recruitment without hesitation. Xiao Wu, who always took Tang San's lead, naturally made the same choice.

As for Zhu Zhuqing—

"Zhu Zhuqing..." Ning Fengzhi looked Zhu Zhuqing up and down, "Your martial soul is... the Netherworld Cat?"

"I used to be." Zhu Zhuqing nodded, making no attempt to hide anything.

“Once…” Ning Fengzhi nodded thoughtfully, “If you wanted to resist, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could lend a hand, considering you are Rongrong’s classmate.”

At less than thirteen years old, his soul power was close to level fifty. Even with the effect of the Soul Master Pill, this talent was second only to Xiao Yan to Ning Fengzhi.

"Dad, what are you saying?" Ning Rongrong shook Ning Fengzhi's arm, somewhat dissatisfied. "Zhu Qing's matter is my matter. No matter what, I should directly help Zhu Qing, right?"

“Yes, yes, I will help your classmate,” Ning Fengzhi chuckled, then looked at Xiao Yan, “Your name is Xiao Yan, right? Would you be interested in accompanying me to meet someone? The buyer of the Martial Soul Pill you refined.”

The buyer of the Martial Soul Pill?

Upon hearing these five words, Xiao Yan subconsciously frowned, but after seeing the smile on Ning Fengzhi's face, Xiao Yan realized that he had been tricked.

'Why didn't you just say someone was looking for me?' Xiao Yan sighed inwardly. 'Why did you have to bring up the Martial Soul Pill… If Rongrong hadn't told you, would you really have guessed that I was the one who refined the Martial Soul Pill?'

"Then I shall accept your offer." Despite his inner grumbling, Xiao Yan put on a standard smile and replied.

"Dad, you won't make things difficult for Xiao Yan, will you?" Almost instinctively, Ning Rongrong blocked Xiao Yan's way as he was about to leave the group.

The betrayal by his little darling came so suddenly that Ning Fengzhi was momentarily at a loss for words.

“Your brother Xue and I have serious business with Xiao Yan, don’t overthink it,” Ning Fengzhi sighed, raised his hand and tapped Ning Rongrong’s head, “Go back quickly, and remember to behave yourself in the academy!”