Chapter 293: Reunion

As the outcome was decided, Leng Hanxue stood up and took the lead in applauding.

The other teachers and students of Tianshui Academy also followed Leng Hanxue's lead and stood up to applaud immediately.

The teachers and students of the other three academies, however, were half a beat slower; they hesitated for a moment, but also stood up to applaud.

This was considered giving Leng Hanxue some face.

After finishing her applause, Leng Hanxue smiled and said, "Bing'er, Yue'er, your bout was very brilliant; you could say you truly displayed your style."

The other teachers and students of the Three Elemental Academies looked at each other, feeling somewhat helpless.

However, Tianshui Academy's current strength was indeed too strong; in their view, they could at least secure a third place or fight for second in the future Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

Aside from the invincible Spirit Hall Team, as for the seed teams of the other two empires, Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and Star Luo Imperial Academy, one should only need to be wary of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, which possessed two members of the Heavenly Generation.

As for Star Luo Imperial Academy...

It is well known that the Spirit Masters of the Star Luo Empire are weak.

Currently, the Star Luo Empire, which does not even have a single Title Douluo-level powerhouse, finds it difficult to cultivate powerful Spirit Masters.

Throughout the years, Star Luo Imperial Academy has always just been there to make up the numbers.

Looking further back, aside from the three sessions where the Spirit Hall consecutively won the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament championship, the championships were mostly taken by the Heaven Dou Empire.

"Thank you for the praise, Dean." Sisters Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er wore polite smiles and bowed to Leng Hanxue.

Leng Hanxue nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at Lei Qian and the others, smiling as she said, "Today's academic discussion should end here. Let the students go back to rest for now, and we can continue in a few days."

Since it was an exchange between academies, she did not have any banquet arrangements for the Three Elemental Academies.

Of course, although inviting the Three Elemental Academies for an academic discussion was specifically for this sparring session—to buy the dumplings for the sake of the vinegar—

she could not possibly let the others travel such a long way just for one day and then send them back.

"If you would like to tour Tianshui City next and encounter any difficulties, you may seek help from our Tianshui Academy," Leng Hanxue added with a smile, "We will certainly do our utmost to assist."

"Many thanks, Dean Leng." Lei Qian and the others immediately cupped their hands and said.

"Alright, let us see our teachers and students off," Leng Hanxue nodded with a smile and said.

Following that, the teachers and students of the Three Elemental Academies walked toward the outside of the training grounds.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er also followed Leng Hanxue and the other teachers and students of Tianshui Academy to see them out.

They walked out of the training grounds, but the teachers and students of the Three Elemental Academies noticed three figures sitting on stone benches outside.

It was one man and two women, three young people, yet their appearances were quite outstanding and particularly unique.

Especially the man in the middle, with a head of snow-white, neat short hair dancing lightly in the wind; the youth's face was so handsome it seemed to have stolen all the colors of the mortal world.

His eyes were deep and gentle, like the brightest stars in an autumn night, flickering with warm light, as if they could discern the abyss of the human heart.

His nose was straight, the corners of his lips slightly raised, overflowing with an inadvertent smile, like a breeze in spring, stirring the heartstrings of others for no reason.

The youth's oval face seemed to have been carved from the purest moonlight, unstained by a speck of dust, so white it seemed capable of reflecting the sun's radiance.

Yet his white short hair gave one a sense of coldness.

Sunlight passed through the clouds, gently caressing his hair, casting a faint golden glow, making one unable to help but wonder if he were the Moon God descended from the heavens.

Moreover, there seemed to be a unique charm about him that made one unable to help but fix their gaze upon him; despite never having met before, it was as if they were old friends known for a long time.

Especially... the teachers and students of Chihuo Academy felt this deeply; they not only felt this man was "familiar," but also felt a power within him that attracted them incomparably and made them tremble...

As if he were the Fire God Emperor from the heavenly realm, looking down upon all living things with pride.

As for the people from Shenfeng Academy and Leiting Academy Academy Academy, they only felt a sense of closeness and affinity.

However, except for... Yu Tianxin.

When Yu Tianxin saw the man, as well as the two figures beside him, his eyes went blank for a moment.

Then his gaze returned to normal, even carrying a trace of joy, and just as he wanted to step forward to reminisce...

"Feiliu!!" On the Tianshui Academy side, it was Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, as well as Xue Wu, Shen Liu Yu, and other team members shouting excitedly together.

Especially Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, who took the lead and rushed out! They arrived directly in front of Ning Feiliu, actually wanting to throw themselves into his embrace.

But then they saw Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling beside Ning Feiliu, looking at them with beaming smiles, and their hearts suddenly skipped a beat.

Could it be... that one of them was the heaven-gifted girl Ning Feiliu had once mentioned as his sweetheart? They immediately calmed the impulse in their hearts and, in the end, only looked at the Ning Feiliu before them.

"Long time no see... I have finally come to find you all." Ning Feiliu looked at them gently and said with a smile.

"Long time... no see." Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er did not know what to say at this moment and said shyly.

Meanwhile, the other members of the Tianshui Academy team had also arrived in front of Ning Feiliu.

Shen Liu Yu laughed heartily and said, "You finally came... Bing'er and Yue'er have been waiting for you for a long time... but who are these two..."

"Hello there... my name is Dugu Yan..." Dugu Yan reached out with a cheerful smile, taking the initiative to greet them.

Ye Lingling hesitated for a moment, but still followed Dugu Yan and reached out to greet them, "Hello, I am Ye Lingling."

Upon hearing the name Dugu Yan, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er immediately became nervous.

They hurriedly greeted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling together, "Hello... I am Shui Bing'er."

"I am Shui Yue'er."

Just at this moment...

"Why have you come here? Feiliu, classmate Dugu, Lingling." Yu Tianxin suddenly appeared with a cheerful smile, greeting them with familiar ease.

Before he had left Heaven Dou City to enroll in Thunder Academy, he had fought side-by-side with Ning Feiliu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.

He considered himself somewhat familiar with the three of them.

"Yu Tianxin, long time no see." However, Ning Feiliu remained as he was; he did not feel particularly close to the members of the former Moon Emperor Team, so he just nodded and greeted Yu Tianxin.

As for Ye Lingling's personality, it goes without saying; she had always been quite cold.

She only had a closer attitude toward Ning Feiliu; especially when she was teased by Ning Feiliu, that was when she was at her happiest and when she would say anything while begging for mercy.

Dugu Yan's attitude toward Yu Tianxin was actually quite good; she even reached out and took the initiative to greet Yu Tianxin, "Hi, Tianxin."

This slightly eased Yu Tianxin's awkwardness; he thought to himself that Ning Feiliu and Ye Lingling were just relatively cold in personality.

Then he smiled and said, "I didn't expect to run into you all right here; it just so happens that you've come to visit old friends at Tianshui Academy at this time too." "It really was a bit unexpected, to be able to run into you just like this," Dugu Yan said with a chuckle.

"You all... know each other from before?" Shui Bing'er, standing to the side, hesitated for a moment before asking curiously.

"Him? He's a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect; of course we know each other a bit in Heaven Dou City," Dugu Yan said with a chuckle.

Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and the others suddenly remembered that Ning Feiliu was from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so it seemed they really should know and be familiar with Yu Tianxin.

After all, they were both disciples of the three major Spirit Master sects.

They didn't know the saying "the Upper Three Sects are of one mind," but they were, after all, top-tier sects located in the imperial capital; they saw each other constantly.

"How about this, I'll play host tonight, and we can all go grab a meal together," Yu Tianxin said with a chuckle.

"No need, thank you for the kind offer," Ning Feiliu replied, shaking his head and refusing.

"Tianxin, let's gather again when we return to Heaven Dou City; we are here this time to visit Feiliu's old friends," Dugu Yan immediately said with a chuckle.

Hearing this, Yu Tianxin didn't know what else to say.

So he nodded and said with a chuckle, "Since that's the case, then when you return to Heaven Dou City, you'll have to play host and treat us."

"Mm, definitely," Ning Feiliu shrugged and said casually.

However, he turned his head to look at the members of the Tianshui Academy team and said with a gentle smile, "Everyone... if you have time tonight, please do me the honor of joining me for a gathering."

"Sure!" Gu Qingbo was the first to jump out and agree with a chuckle.

Yu Hairou and Xue Wu each held onto Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er's arms, giggling as they said, "Then we'll have to fleece you for all you're worth."

"Sure, no problem at all," Ning Feiliu naturally didn't care about that; after all, he had several million Gold Soul Coins on him at the moment and didn't even know how to spend them.

Money was the most useless thing to him now.

While they were chatting happily, the people from the Three Elemental Academies were staring fixedly at Ning Feiliu.

Feng Xiaotian leaned in toward Huo Wu again and said, "That's that legendary, very powerful Ning Feiliu... he really looks like he's very close with the people from Tianshui Academy."

Huo Wu didn't respond to him, only looking at Ning Feiliu in the distance; she didn't know why, but she felt a fatal attraction coming from Ning Feiliu toward her.

Actually, it wasn't just her; the teachers and students of Chihuo Academy also felt it—that incomparably arrogant and overbearing aura on Ning Feiliu, like a tyrant of blazing fire, or an arrogant god.

This naturally came from the 【Blessing of the Forging Demigod】 that Ning Feiliu had received.

Ornn's blessing, combined with the aura of the Blazing Apricot Delicate—the emperor of flames among Immortal Herbs—and even the origin power of the Fire Dragon King.

Because Ning Feiliu had absorbed the Heart of Blooming Spirit soul bone gifted to him by the Spirit King, which was essentially a soul bone condensed from the origin powers of the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The Heart of Blooming Spirit contained not only the power of the Spirit King but also the origin powers of the Fire Dragon King and the Ice Dragon King.

Therefore, what Ning Feiliu released was an overbearing aura that made Spirit Masters with fire-type martial souls unable to help but submit.

But at the same time, it also radiated a sense of intimacy that made them unable to help but want to get close.

This contradictory feeling, combined with Ning Feiliu's already peerlessly handsome face that made women's hearts skip a beat, caused Huo Wu to mistakenly believe...

That she had fallen in love at first sight with this man named Ning Feiliu.

However... if it were a man as outstanding as Ning Feiliu, she would absolutely be willing to submit.

"Xiao Wu?" At this moment, Feng Xiaotian didn't hear Huo Wu's response and called out again, feeling a bit strange.

"Is he Ning Feiliu?" Huo Wu suddenly came back to her senses and said, looking seemingly calm.

"It looks like it must be; since Yu Tianxin knows him, it shouldn't be fake," Feng Xiaotian said immediately.

Just then.

"Everyone, our friends from Tianshui Academy have returned; it seems I can only see you off here today," Leng Hanxue said with a smile, "I hope you will forgive any discourtesy."

"You're too kind," the three of them, including Lei Qian, said hurriedly, "Then we'll head back on our own."

"Let's go," Huo Lingfei also said to Huo Wu and the others.

"Okay..." Huo Wu took a deep breath, trying hard to calm her expression, and then followed everyone else as they left.

Ning Feiliu took everyone to the most expensive hotel in Tianshui City to treat them, and he even invited Leng Hanxue and a group of teachers.

He directly and generously booked the whole place; it was only that much money anyway.

Booking the so-called most expensive hotel in Tianshui City was quite cheap, only ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, which was about the price of auctioning a single item in Heaven Dou City.

But that was the difference between an imperial capital and an ordinary large city.

A big shot from the imperial capital like Ning Feiliu was just like that; the money that leaked through his fingers was wealth that ordinary Spirit Masters wouldn't dare to imagine.

Moreover, booking the place to treat Leng Hanxue and the others was actually to build a good relationship for the future.

After all... his upcoming request would truly be a decision that went against the ancestors for Tianshui Academy.

This wasn't something that could be solved by Leng Hanxue and the others making an exception just by giving them one or two million Gold Soul Coins.

And after all, this was the Douluo Continent; as mentioned before, Gold Soul Coins on the Douluo Continent eventually just became a pile of useless things.

No matter how many Gold Soul Coins you had, you couldn't trade them for peerless cultivation arts, miraculous pills, or even soul bones.

No serious person would auction a soul bone to you; only if a Spirit Master was desperate for money would they take an "ordinary" Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone out to auction.

Any other Spirit Master with even a bit of influence would choose to absorb the soul bone directly rather than auction it.

So what was the use of having more Gold Soul Coins?

Tianshui Academy wasn't like Shrek Academy, which was crazy for money, where even a powerhouse at the level of a Soul Saint like the dean had to frantically collect money to accumulate wealth.

At the very least, Ning Feiliu was very clear from his previous interactions... Tianshui Academy wasn't exactly short on money, although they weren't so holy that they didn't care about it.

But if you wanted to break Tianshui Academy's long-standing rules and recruit a male student like Ning Feiliu for the first time in history...

That would likely be a very difficult thing to do.

So Ning Feiliu felt he still had to approach it from two angles.

Past friendship and...

The championship of the next Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament! (End of chapter)