Chapter 222: The Bootlicker Lacks Reason

Yu Tianyun's appearance was like a massive stone thrown into a lake, causing ripples upon ripples. Not only the Tianshui girl troupe noticed him, but members of other academy teams also turned their gazes toward him.

There was no other reason; he was simply too dazzling. When women saw him, their hearts fluttered; when men saw him, they felt envy and jealousy, including his older brother and cousin.

"You better not say that, Tianyun this kid really looks like a little pretty face, all white and clean, with none of our family's masculine, mighty bearing," Yu Tianxin said bitterly.

Yu Tianheng, who usually didn't get along with him, this time surprisingly didn't retort, but instinctively nodded.

To be honest, he actually envied his own younger brother. As far as he knows, the members of Lan Ba Academy are all his sisters‑in‑law.

He himself is still single, and over the years his mother has nagged him constantly, urging him to find a wife.

But he can't stand women of ordinary talent, and high‑talent female Soul Masters are extremely rare, so he remains single.

He expects that after this competition ends, his father and mother will arrange a marriage for him.

"Ah~" Yu Tianheng sighed silently.

In fact, Yu Tianyun's physique is no worse than theirs. It's just his overly handsome face makes it hard to associate with his robust, muscular build.

After all, a typical muscular man, even without a scar or a beard, at least has a rugged face to match his powerful muscles.

Not like Yu Tianyun, who sports a scholar's face yet a general's physique, making people envious.

However, Yu Tianyun is certainly not as Yu Tianxin described, lacking masculine vigor; that's clearly jealousy distorting perception! Of course, Yu Tianxin only feels envy and jealousy, not hatred.

But the other men think otherwise; their gazes toward Yu Tianyun carry varying degrees of hostility.

Especially Feng Xiaotian, who is currently groveling to Huo Wu, felt his heart tighten sharply upon seeing Yu Tianyun, as if he had encountered a raging beast, a cold bead of sweat forming on his forehead.

"An oily‑faced pretty boy," Huo Wu glanced at Yu Tianyun, then turned her head away, appearing uninterested.

This made Feng Xiaotian let out a sigh of relief, quickly flattered, "Little sister Huo Wu is right; that kid looks good but is useless, and I don't even know which team he's from."

Feng Xiaotian clenched his fist, "If he meets me, he'll have to know that a Soul Master speaks with strength…"

Huo Wu ignored him, not out of deliberate disregard but because she truly didn't hear. The corner of her eye was intently watching someone.

Yu Tianyun seemed oblivious to the crowd's chatter; after a detached glance around, he walked straight toward the Thunder Academy. His figure stood tall as a pine, as if everything around him was irrelevant.

"Big brother!" After years apart, he still missed Yu Tianheng, and ignoring the gazes upon him, he rushed over, "We haven't seen each other for so many years; have you found a sister‑in‑law for me?"

"......" Yu Tianheng's face darkened instantly; anyone could joke with him, even Yu Tianxin the rival, but not Yu Tianyun; it was like rubbing salt into his wound—painful! It was just too painful.

But Yu Tianyun is his own younger brother, and he never hits a smiling face, so he could only glare fiercely and, feeling depressed, said nothing.

"Cough cough~" Yu Tianyun gave an awkward smile, realizing he'd struck his brother's sore spot, and hurried to change the subject.

"Big brother, who are your opponents today?"

Yu Tianheng gave him a resentful glance before replying, "Shenfeng Academy."

"Oh, that's good, that's good!" Yu Tianyun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"What's the matter? Afraid to face us, worried you can't beat us?" Yu Tianxin also leaned in, saying mockingly.

"Hmm, I'm quite afraid of running into you," Yu Tianyun said with a mysterious smile, adding in his mind, "I'm worried that when the time comes, I won't know how much to hold back to give you some face."

"Why are you alone?" Yu Tianheng looked left and right, not seeing his group of sisters‑in‑law, "Where are your teammates?"

"Yan Yan and the others are sleeping in, so I'm the only one who came," Yu Tianyun flashed a smile that any man would understand.

Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, and their teammates all wore stiff expressions.

Then Yu Tianheng slightly furrowed his brows, his face showing concern, and slowly said, "Your opponent today is the Chihuo Academy team; can you really manage with just yourself?"

Yu Tianxin also nodded, saying, "Chihuo Academy is no pushover. Their team has two Soul Ancestors, and two level‑39 Soul Elders, who might soon break through to Soul Ancestor. Their strength is far from weak, and their lineup is well balanced: fire‑type strong attack, fire control, fire agile attack, and fire support. Even the Xiangjia team couldn't withstand their assault and ultimately fell."

"Chihuo Academy, like our Thunder Academy, is renowned for its attack power. Tianheng and I only surpass them because of our higher cultivation. If both of us were Soul Ancestors, defeating them would still be no easy task."

Speaking, Yu Tianxin examined Yu Tianyun closely, yet could not discern any reason.

"Can you really hold out alone? Though I know your strength surely surpasses ours, perhaps even at the level of Soul Emperor. Yet you're still alone; facing a team with no obvious weakness, the risk is still a bit high."

Yu Tianyun gave a faint smile; his cousin‑brother's analysis was indeed reasonable. If he were an ordinary Soul Emperor, facing a perfectly configured Soul Ancestor and Soul Elder team could easily lead to a crash. However, making him crash is absolutely impossible.

After feigning a moment of contemplation, he said, "Chihuo Academy? Indeed it's somewhat difficult, but I believe victory will belong to me."

The two stared at Yu Tianyun's confident expression and said no more. Persuading that damned fool is hard; letting this pretty‑boy younger brother hit a southern wall would be fine, as it would aid his growth! As Yu Tianyun arrived at the Thunder Academy side, many people began to harbor slight speculations.

Shui Bing'er's eyes flickered, thinking, "Is he from Thunder Academy? Yet Thunder Academy's strength boasts two Soul Kings, so they don't need to add members. Could he be...?"

As the competition progressed, each team gradually revealed parts of their strength. The fact that the Thunder team has two Soul King members is no longer a secret; they are praised as the top team in the Tian Dou competition area, second only to the Lan Ba Academy team in this tournament.

Moreover, both teams belong to the Lan Dian Ba Wang Sect, which indeed gave Yu Yuanzhen a lot of face. Even in casual chats, many felt that the Lan Dian Ba Wang Sect has successors; when these talents mature, the sect will become the true number‑one sect in the world.

"Is he a Lan Ba Academy member?" The perceptive Shui Bing'er quickly thought of this, and she noticed that none of the Lan Ba Academy women showed up today.

Usually, no team would abandon a match without cause, so Shui Bing'er became more confident in her speculation.

"Could he be..." Suddenly, an unbelievable speculation flashed in Shui Bing'er's mind. Her heartbeat raced; the bold guess seemed astonishing.

Her ice‑blue eyes stared intently at the direction where Yu Tianyun stood, filled with curiosity, murmuring, "Is he truly powerful enough to defeat Chihuo Academy alone? And is he Yu Tianheng's younger brother, Yu Tianyun?"

On the other side, Feng Xiaotian watched Yu Tianyun's back, feeling disappointed; a deep sense of helplessness rose within him, muttering, "How could he be from Thunder Academy? How can I punish that pretty boy now?"

A bootlicker eager to impress the goddess often loses reason easily, especially one with some strength who rarely thinks.

People with brains never become bootlickers.

Thus, Feng Xiaotian naturally regarded Yu Tianyun as a Thunder Academy member.

His disappointment stemmed from the fact that they had just fought Thunder Academy yesterday and suffered a crushing defeat; challenging Yu Tianyun now would be a loss of face.

The battle with Thunder Academy left him demoralized; he even unleashed his trump card, a self‑created Soul Skill—Gale Demon Wolf Thirty‑Six Slash—but it couldn't even break Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin's defenses.

Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin are both in the Soul King realm; their Dragon Transformation, though lacking Dragon Wings, is essentially full‑body Dragon Transformation, providing near‑perfect defense comparable to that of defensive‑type Soul Masters.

Especially Yu Tianheng, who directly withstood all of Feng Xiaotian's attacks, merely breathing heavily a few times, proving the might of the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur Weapon Soul, worthy of the title "World's Number One Beast Weapon Soul".

In fact, Feng Xiaotian is not weak; his Gale Dual‑Head Bootlicker Weapon Soul is also very powerful, a rare Weapon Soul that balances strong attack and agile attack.

However, compared to true‑dragon‑level Blue Electric Tyrannosaur, and with a gap in soul power, he appears somewhat vulnerable.

Moreover, in the Five Elements Academy, their Shenfeng Academy's attack is not outstanding; their tactics mostly rely on speed and flight for guerrilla warfare.

And Thunder Academy's speed is equally swift, not restrained by them. Coupled with the two perverse Soul King powerhouses Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, Thunder Academy's victory over them is quite natural.

But Feng Xiaotian didn't make up these excuses for himself.

It was his first time experiencing such a total crushing defeat by peers, leaving him extremely unsettled and unable to accept it for a while.

He averted his gaze, even losing any interest in flattering Huo Wu. Thunder Academy had become his nightmare; after a sleepless night yesterday, he still couldn't understand why Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin were Soul Kings.

As far as he knew, the two were not born with full soul power, yet despite being a few years younger than him, their soul power cultivation far surpassed his, which was unscientific.

For a moment, he began to doubt himself—had he wasted his time cultivating a self‑created soul skill? Or was his martial soul truly inferior to the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur? "Hey? Feng Xiaotian, what's wrong?" Huo Wu saw him fall silent and was puzzled; wasn't this guy usually babbling to flatter her? "Ah, sister Huo Wu, I'm fine," Feng Xiaotian hurriedly replied, flashing a goofy smile.

When the goddess took the initiative to speak with him, it rekindled some fighting spirit, and he thought to himself, "No, I can't give up at the first setback, or Huo Wu sister will look down on me. Hmph, if I can't beat Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, could I also lose to that pretty boy?"

Flames ignited in Feng Xiaotian's eyes.

"Sister Huo Wu, I'll step away for a while."

Huo Wu gave a slight nod, a hint of confusion, but had no interest in probing further and turned her head away, no longer looking at him.

Only a fool would fail to see Feng Xiaotian's blatant crush.

She felt only irritation toward Feng Xiaotian, with no affection at all. If he were to confess openly, she might look up to him a bit, and even agreeing to him wouldn't be impossible.

But Feng Xiaotian chose exactly the most annoying cowardly act for her; how could she ever give him a friendly look? "Hey! Kid, I challenge you!" Feng Xiaotian strode straight to the Thunder Team's rest area and shouted loudly.

Yu Tianyun turned his head and saw the speaker was a man wearing a mask, with teal hair and teal‑dominant clothing adorned with silver thread embroidery.

With such obvious features, Yu Tianyun instantly guessed who it was. As expected, it should be the slightly stronger but more famous Fei Yangyang—Feng Xiaotian.

"No wonder~" Yu Tianyun thought, his gaze at Feng Xiaotian looking a bit odd. When he saw it in a book in a past life, it didn't seem special, but now seeing it with his own eyes, he thought Feng Xiaotian was truly… green.

Although his hair and the main color of his clothes are teal, it's well known that teal and green are very close.

"No wonder Huo Wu keeps dangling him; regardless of whether he lacks the courage to confess, his very color predestines him to be extraordinary!"

Yu Tianyun suppressed a smile, speaking calmly, "Are you sure you want to challenge me?"

"Exactly!" Feng Xiaotian stared at him with blazing eyes, saying in an unquestionable tone, "When the promotion match comes, I'll be the first to step onto the field, and I hope you'll be the first as well."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Yu Tianheng, seemingly seeking his agreement to the duel, since Yu Tianheng was the captain of the Thunder Academy team.

Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, and the other members of Thunder Academy all cast pitying looks at Feng Xiaotian.

"This Feng Xiaotian is doomed; I might not even be able to beat Yu Tianyun, and he can't even beat me, yet he wants to go challenge Yu Tianyun? Could it be another jealousy over Huo Wu? Don't let Huo Wu be taken by Yu Tianyun later. Ah, pitiful!" Yu Tianheng sighed inwardly, his look at Feng Xiaotian becoming increasingly pitying.

He opened his mouth, about to say something, when Yu Tianyun beside him immediately replied, "Sure, but I'm not a member of Thunder Academy; I'm the captain of Blue Overlord Academy!"

"And there's no need to wait for the promotion match; from now on I'll always compete solo."

"Hmph, such big‑talk…" Feng Xiaotian subconsciously began to mock, but suddenly snapped back, his words cutting off as he stared wide‑eyed.

"Captain of Blue Overlord Academy?"

"Isn't their captain Duguyan?"

"Is this person taking on seven at once?"

"……"

The contestants watching here erupted like a boiling pot, all buzzing with discussion. (End of chapter)