Chapter 46

Stepping down from the Dou Hun Tai, Gu Xuan returned to the lounge via the dedicated passage; at this moment, only Qin Ming and Ye Lingling were in the lounge, while everyone else was still in the Soul Battle.

Seeing Gu Xuan enter, Ye Lingling smiled and said, "Congratulations on twenty-seven straight wins."

After a month of getting along, and with Gu Xuan's deliberate guidance, Ye Lingling is now more cheerful than in the original story—at least she can smile at Gu Xuan now.

Gu Xuan waved his hand and replied, "The pressure is huge; that Feng Xiao Tian isn't weak, and if my ability hadn't just happened to counter him, the outcome of this match would still be uncertain."

Ye Lingling heard this without rebuttal, while Qin Ming spoke up: "Xuan, your strength and talent are truly the strongest I've ever seen; Feng Xiao Tian's soul power has already reached rank forty, his power is formidable—even without obtaining his fourth Soul Ring, I estimate he could trade a few blows with a Soul Ancestor, and your victory over him, even if aided by your ability countering him, is enough to prove your strength."

Qin Ming's praise was unreserved, for Gu Xuan had completely earned his recognition, even his admiration.

That's right, it's admiration; the strength and talent Gu Xuan displayed are things he has never seen before, and even his former self could not compare to Gu Xuan.

Just as Gu Xuan was about to answer, the door was knocked; he turned and opened it, only to meet Feng Xiao Tian's somewhat weary gaze.

Feng Xiao Tian's condition is not good at the moment, and his soul power consumption is not small; moreover, having his Storm Dual Wings cut by Gu Xuan, although his third soul skill will recover soon, his current state is poor.

Gu Xuan was somewhat surprised that Feng Xiao Tian would come over; seeing the other had no hostility, only weariness, he said lightly, "You're here—what for?"

Feng Xiao Tian also knew he was being presumptuous, so he endured the pain in his back, clasped his hands toward Gu Xuan, and then whispered, "I… I want to know how you cut my Storm Dual Wings."

Hearing this, Gu Xuan couldn't help but chuckle, replying, "Hey hey hey, don't be so naive—have you ever seen a Soul Master reveal his trump card to others?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiao Tian's face stiffened; he stared blankly at Gu Xuan, wanting to speak but stopping himself, and silently turned to leave.

Just then, a hand pressed down on his shoulder, and Gu Xuan's voice followed: "Your injury is not light; leave our team's lounge through the door now, for if you collapse on the road, we won't be able to explain it."

Afterward, he was directly pulled into the room; the immense force of the tearing sensation made Feng Xiao Tian involuntarily suck in a breath of cold air.

"Hiss~"

"Lingling, treat him." Gu Xuan winked at Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling gave Gu Xuan a sideways glance, then silently released her martial soul; a light-purple crabapple blossom appeared, and as her soul rings on her body flashed, light-purple crabapple petals fell on Gu Xuan and Feng Xiao Tian, instantly healing Gu Xuan's originally minor injury and restoring Feng Xiao Tian's complexion to normal.

After three minutes, Feng Xiao Tian lightly moved his right arm and found that the pain in his back had greatly lessened, and his surface injuries had all recovered.

At this moment, Gu Xuan's voice sounded again: "External wounds are easy to heal, but internal injuries need some time; remember, after returning, do not engage in any Soul Battle for a week."

Feng Xiao Tian nodded upon hearing this, clasped his hands toward Gu Xuan, nodded at Ye Lingling as well, and said, "Thank you."

Qin Ming glanced at Feng Xiao Tian, said nothing more, and left the lounge directly, with Ye Lingling following closely. Watching the two depart so abruptly, Feng Xiao Tian was somewhat bewildered, and Gu Xuan said lightly, "Qin Teacher is going to watch others' Soul Battles; I don't know why Lingling left."

Feng Xiao Tian hadn't expected Gu Xuan to say such things to him, but seeing him just walk away left him unwilling, so after pondering, he spoke again: "Gu Xuan, let's be friends."

"?" Gu Xuan stared for a moment, then said, "What? Do you want to steal my teachings here and later defeat me?"

Feng Xiao Tian, seeing his little trick exposed, felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Both the Tian Dou Royal Academy and the Shen Feng Academy are institutions of the Tian Dou Empire; isn't it nice for us to become friends?"

Gu Xuan smiled faintly and replied, "You sure can make excuses; they've all left, yet you still have the cheek to stay."

Feng Xiao Tian's face turned somewhat helpless upon hearing this, but he didn't mind, for he genuinely wanted to know how Gu Xuan had cut his Storm Dual Wings.

The biggest weakness of his self-created soul skill is the wings; without them, the skill cannot be used.

After glancing at Feng Xiao Tian, Gu Xuan gestured for him to sit and then said, "Given your sincerity, I'll tell you the truth: I also stumbled into it, and the reason I could cut your Storm Dual Wings is merely that my ability happened to counter yours."

He found it disgusting; Feng Xiao Tian's eyes lit up, and Gu Xuan immediately continued, "Don't think you can push your luck—I won't tell you my ability, but I can chat with you about your self-created soul skill."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiao Tian looked at Gu Xuan in surprise: "How do you know about my self-created soul skill?"

When Feng Xiao Tian used the Storm Magic Wolf Twelvefold Slash, he never told Gu Xuan he would use a self-created soul skill; he only said his ability was very strong, yet Gu Xuan directly stated it.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xuan's heart skipped a beat; "Damn, I almost let the cat out of the bag," but good thing his mouth can bluff.

All that was heard was Gu Xuan saying: "When you earlier struck my Sky-Tearing Claw without using a soul skill, and when you later charged at me without using a soul skill, that terrifying attack power cannot be faked; apart from a soul bone, the only thing one could think of is a self-created soul skill."

"And when you used that special strike, there was no extra soul power fluctuation, which means it couldn't be a soul bone; therefore, it must be a self-created soul skill."

Upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, Feng Xiao Tian nodded thoughtfully, while his curiosity about Gu Xuan grew even more; just from these details he could tell it was a self-created soul skill, showing that the opponent's ability to cut his wings was indeed genuine strength.

He just didn't know exactly how the opponent had done it.

"So that's how it is, Brother Gu Xuan truly has a discerning eye." Feng Xiao Tian directly praised.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xuan waved his hand directly: "Calling each other brothers is still premature; don't try to get close."

Feng Xiao Tian felt helpless, but also didn't refute anything, waiting for Gu Xuan's continuation.

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)