Chapter 102: Two Years

Two years of time flashed by in an instant.

Since returning to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy two years ago, it took less than two months for Nan Feihuang to completely help Dugu Bo finish his detoxification work.

Afterwards, Nan Feihuang cancelled the remaining time of his leave and returned to the academy.

Even though he had left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he and Dugu Bo did not cut off contact; Dugu Bo would still frequently come to the academy to visit him, and he even came to find him more often than he did Dugu Yan.

This granddaughter of his had instead become an afterthought.

It was just that Dugu Bo had not yet agreed to join the Gu Lei Kingdom, but he told Nan Feihuang that in the future, whenever Nan Feihuang was in trouble or needed any help, no matter if it was to the ends of the earth or through mountains of blades and seas of fire, he, Dugu Bo, would definitely rush to assist.

For Nan Feihuang, having these words was enough; in truth, he did not strictly require that bit of formalistic joining. With Dugu Bo's personality, for him to say such things was no different from agreeing, and the day of his official joining was likely not far off.

Dugu Bo first purged his severe poison, then consumed an Immortal Herb, and finally mastered the Golden Body Divine Art; his level was even stronger than in the original story, having already reached level ninety-three.

What was even more terrifying was his poison; with a Golden Body that was immune to ten thousand poisons, he now dared to blend various different severe poisons.

The current him could use more than just the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor Poison.

Nan Feihuang had taught him some knowledge of medicinal herbs; within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, besides the Immortal Herbs that could be consumed, there were actually some poisonous herbs as well.

When Dugu Bo fused his own severe poison with those poisonous herbs, it would produce a variety of completely different, terrifying poisons.

Only the Snowy Swan Kiss was taken away by Nan Feihuang; he dared not let Dugu Bo touch that thing. Once the Snowy Swan Kiss touched poison, the disaster it would brew was no joke, and even Dugu Bo himself would absolutely be unable to control it.

Dugu Bo's actual combat power now was at least twice as strong as it had been half a year ago; he said himself that the current him could easily defeat two of his past selves.

Therefore, Dugu Bo was truly incomparably grateful to Nan Feihuang and treated him like a brother.

In the eyes of outsiders, however, it felt like he doted on Nan Feihuang too much, simply no less than his own granddaughter Dugu Yan. Everyone guessed that he had either officially taken Nan Feihuang as his disciple, or he had taken him as a god-grandson.

Regardless of which one it was, Nan Feihuang had been labeled by everyone as someone absolutely not to be provoked.

His mother was a Title Douluo of Profound Ice, and the Poison Douluo doted on him so much; backed by two Title Douluo, he could be mentioned in the same breath as Ning Rongrong, who was rumored to be a little witch.

Besides, this guy himself was not easy to mess with either.

Inside the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, amidst a mountain-shaking roar, Nan Feihuang swept his long halberd, and in one breath during a team battle, he swept all seven opponents away.

"Flying General, Flying General, Flying General..."

The voices of Nan Feihuang's supporters were endless. Nowadays, his name of Flying General, if not spread across the entire continent, was at least known to many within the Heaven Dou Empire.

This was firstly because this nickname came from the mouth of Dugu Bo, and matters involving a Title Douluo were never small; secondly, it was because Nan Feihuang had fought his way to it in match after match of Spirit Fighting.

Although the current Nan Feihuang was only twelve, his physique was special, and coupled with Ice and Fire Body Refining, his appearance looked like that of a youth of seventeen or eighteen. Handsome and powerful, he naturally attracted many fans.

"Wow, so strong! It was worth coming here from another city just to see him. Is this the legendary Flying General Nan Feihuang? His combat power is simply a joke. One against seven, he didn't even use a soul skill and swept the whole opposing team away. His teammates only needed to watch the show."

"Haha, brother, that goes without saying. Right now, the Flying General is the hottest star in our Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena. At only twelve, he has already fought everyone at the Gold Spirit level. To keep getting matched with opponents, he registered three small accounts in a row—Nan Feihuang, Gu Lei King, and Flying General—all of which he fought up to Gold Spirit in a very short time. It's fortunate this little guy doesn't play those gambling matches, otherwise I reckon the Great Spirit Arena would suffer a huge loss."

In the spectator stands, countless whispers were discussing Nan Feihuang, while his few teammates had instead become background boards.

"Sigh, with the Flying General around, when will we ever have our day to shine?" Oslo said gloomily.

"Isn't it good to win so easily?" Ye Lingling was somewhat puzzled; Oslo wasn't a battle maniac, so what was there to sigh about?

"Lingling, you know how long it's been since a girl confessed to me? Even if they come to find me, it's just to ask me to help pass a love letter to Feihuang." Oslo had a bitter face; he was considered a genius too, but being on the same team as Nan Feihuang, girls' gazes never landed on him.

No wonder he was so tormented; it turned out it was just because his charm couldn't compare to someone else's, rather than him envying the other's strength.

Indeed, this fit his character. After all, he was not Yu Tianheng; jealousy regarding strength should have been left to Tianheng. As a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, being suppressed by Nan Feihuang to this extent, it was normal to feel unwilling.

Fortunately, Yu Tianheng had a good grandfather; Yu Yuanzhen had always taught him that one should be broad-minded, and that pride and arrogance were two different things.

Arrogance would lead to Pride, and those who were too arrogant would inevitably be defeated.

Besides, having someone to suppress him was actually not a bad thing. As long as he possessed a backbone and refused to admit defeat, using him as a target to work hard and cultivate, whether he could catch up to Nan Feihuang in the future was secondary; what was important was that he would surely achieve something.

Additionally, Dugu Yan now also cared for Nan Feihuang very much, but it had nothing to do with romantic feelings. After all, the one she loved was Yu Tianheng; she was not a fickle person. No matter how outstanding Nan Feihuang was, she would not change her heart. Her concern for Nan Feihuang was a sisterly affection similar to that for Nan Feiling.

Half a year ago, Dugu Bo had told her about their family's painful past without holding anything back.

At the time, Dugu Yan was so frightened that cold sweat poured down her body. No wonder her father had died so painfully back then; it turned out he had died from his own severe poison.

And she, too, would one day meet such an end.

Her first thought at the time was to break up with Yu Tianheng; she did not want to delay him. Fortunately, in her moment of despair, Dugu Bo taught Dugu Yan both the Snake Heart Grass and the Golden Body cultivation method that Nan Feihuang had gifted.

Having a cure, Dugu Yan finally rekindled her hope. Upon learning that this method was taught by Nan Feihuang, her heart was filled with gratitude toward him.

Seeing that Dugu Yan truly treated Nan Feihuang like her own younger brother, Yu Tianheng no longer envied Nan Feihuang for anything. After all, wasn't his future wife's brother his own brother?

How could someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family feel jealous just because a younger brother was more outstanding than the elder? That would be too beneath them.

Ending the Spirit Fighting, the few who had already earned the name of Imperial Fighting Team came to the hall to wait, while Qin Ming went to register their points.

Before long, he was seen walking over with a bitter face.

"What's wrong, Teacher Qin? Did the point registration not go smoothly?" Yu Tianheng asked.

Qin Ming shook his head. "No, it went very smoothly. Congratulations to us for having another small account promoted to a Gold Douluo Battle Team. The problem is, the administrator of the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena just said that they won't allow us to continue registering small accounts. Other teams firmly disagree with us constantly opening small accounts to bully people, which has led to their terrible experience in Spirit Fighting, especially with Feihuang—up until now, few people have been able to last three rounds in his hands."

"Ah? Does that mean we can't participate in Spirit Fighting anymore?" Oslo said in disappointment. "Flying General, it's all your fault. Now we can't even bully the weak anymore."

Nan Feihuang sat in his seat and calmly took a sip of tea. "Don't worry, Senior Oslo. I won't be stealing your spotlight for much longer. In a little while, I think Wenruo and I will also be leaving the Imperial Fighting Team."

Nan Feihuang and Xun Yu came to the academy when they were over 9 years old for a three-year exchange. Now they were both 12, which meant the end of the exchange period was approaching.

Hearing Nan Feihuang say this, the scene suddenly became somber. Even Oslo did not know how to liven up the atmosphere.

After years of getting along, they had become good friends with Nan Feihuang and Xun Yu. Although they envied their strength, they did not dislike them, and now that they were about to leave, they couldn't help but feel reluctant.

"Everyone, don't be like this. Don't we still have one journey we can take together?" Qin Ming said with a smile. "Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Feihuang have all reached level forty in these past few days. Let's go to the Star Dou Great Forest together and help them hunt for their Fourth Soul Ring."

Recently, within the Imperial Fighting Team, Nan Feihuang, Yu Tianheng, and Dugu Yan had successively broken through to level forty, and they were only one Fourth Soul Ring away from advancing to Soul Ancestor.

Dugu Yan had consumed the Snake Heart Grass; although the main effect of this grass was to suppress the severe poison in her body, it was not without help for her cultivation, as it did increase her soul power and accelerate her cultivation speed. Originally, her talent was around Innate Level Nine, and now, it was at least above Innate Level Nine.

As for Yu Tianheng, this guy's strength was completely driven by Nan Feihuang.

Nan Feihuang cultivated too diligently, and his daily Meditation time was the longest in the entire team. As the captain, his talent was not as good as the other's, so he couldn't be worse in effort, and thus he also cultivated desperately.

In the original story, he should only have been a level thirty-nine Soul Elder at this time, but now he had been forced by Nan Feihuang into becoming a Soul Ancestor.

Because Xun Yu had not yet consumed an Immortal Herb, he could only cultivate step by step and was still some distance away from being a Soul Ancestor.

(End of chapter)