Chapter 62

At this moment, in the spirit battle arena of the Heavenly Fight Royal Academy, all the faculty and students of the academy had already gathered.

This year's final spirit battle involves the graduation of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, so Emperor Xue Ye personally came to watch, taking the foremost seat in the spectator stand.

As a visiting delegation from the neighboring state, the Star Net Royal Academy party was also arranged in a separate spot for convenient viewing of the spirit battle.

The academy's final spirit battle generally follows this procedure: the dean and Emperor Xue Ye take turns giving speeches, after which the teacher acting as host announces the start of the competition.

Next, starting from the lower grades, they take turns drawing lots to determine the order of matches.

The first-year students of the Heavenly Fight Royal Academy are all single-ring spirit masters; the most talented among them has only just reached the two-ring Spirit Grandmaster level.

For Dai Xiyu now, there is naturally nothing worth seeing.

Starting from the second year, the number of Spirit Grandmasters increased, but no three-ring Spirit Elders appeared.

The further along, the stronger the students' strength became; only in the fifth year did the first three-ring Spirit Elder finally appear.

That three-ring Spirit Elder was a youth; as the sole Spirit Elder of the entire fifth year, he was naturally unstoppable.

As expected, the Spirit Elder youth ultimately took first place in his grade for the final spirit battle.

Next up is the senior class spirit battle, which is the sixth year where Qian Renxue is.

Upon reaching the sixth year, the number of Spirit Elders clearly increased; aside from Qian Renxue, there were as many as nine.

However, their quality was somewhat lacking.

Among the seven members of the Star Net visiting team, besides Dai Xiyu the ace, there is one four-ring Spirit Ancestor and two top-tier Spirit Elders at rank thirty-nine, while the rest are all at rank thirty-five or above.

As for the Heavenly Fight side, even their strongest individual is only at rank thirty-four.

In comparison, Star Net's strength exceeds that of Heavenly Fight by more than just a little.

However, the three senior advisors of the Heavenly Fight Royal Academy were not particularly worried.

Because they still have 'Xue Qinghe'.

Even though the Star Net Royal Academy's visiting team also includes Dai Xiyu, and both are at the Soul King realm, the outcome remains uncertain.

Moreover, Xue Qinghe had previously told them that his soul power had already reached rank fifty-eight.

In just half a year, he rose six ranks within the Soul King realm!

This good news also gave everyone at the Heavenly Fight Royal Academy a reassuring pill.

Rank fifty-eight is nearly the limit of the Soul King realm, and moreover, his spirit rings are all of the highest possible configuration for those years.

As long as Qian Renxue defeats Dai Xiyu, then regardless of how others fare, the victory of this final spirit battle will belong to Heavenly Fight.

——These people obviously never imagined that Dai Xiyu's soul power had already reached rank sixty-nine.

Only Qian Renxue knows Dai Xiyu's true soul power; not even the old dean of the Star Net Royal Academy is aware of his progress.

If Qian Renxue does not speak of it, naturally no one could know in advance.

Thus, under the influence of this mindset, the senior class spirit battle is filled with a lively atmosphere.

The senior class spirit battle is the second-to-last segment; finally comes the exchange between the two visiting teams.

Without a doubt, Qian Renxue, who is generally over twenty ranks stronger than the other students, almost always wins each match by overwhelming dominance.

In the end, every student who drew Qian Renxue as an opponent voluntarily conceded defeat.

After all, they also knew deep down that a more important spirit battle awaited later, with 'Xue Qinghe' as the main force.

For the honor of the academy and the empire, they are still trying to conserve as much soul power as possible for the Crown Prince.

In the end, Qian Renxue secured an undisputed first place; even Emperor Xue Ye, who was watching from the stage, showed a smile.

Next up is today's main event.

The Heavenly Fight Royal Academy will dispatch a seven-member team to engage in team spirit combat with the visiting delegation of the Star Net Royal Academy.

On this day last year, Qian Renxue followed the Heavenly Fight visiting team to the Star Net Royal Academy, where, single-handedly on Star Net's home turf, she defeated the seven top-tier Spirit Elders of Star Net's then senior class team.

And today, on Heavenly Fight's home ground, it is still 'Crown Prince Xue Qinghe' leading the team. With graduation approaching, can he continue the miracles of the past few years?

Almost everyone harbors tremendous anticipation for this spirit battle.

Among them, only Qian Renxue knows that the Heavenly Fight Royal Academy has no chance at all.

Dai Xiyu has already reached rank sixty-nine; even Qian Renxue, the strongest among them, is eleven ranks inferior to him.

Furthermore, the average strength of the other members of the Star Net Royal Academy is also higher than that of Heavenly Fight.

One could say that there is hardly any miracle left; Heavenly Fight's defeat this time is certain.

As it happens, Emperor Xue Ye also came to watch in person this year.

I fear that the Heavenly Fight Royal Academy will lose face completely this time.

After the internal spirit battles of the Heavenly Fight Academy concluded, the teacher presiding over the battles announced the results with great enthusiasm, and immediately afterward announced the start of the visiting team's friendly spirit battle.

The host teacher went through the motions on stage, while downstairs in the Star Net visiting team, Dai Xiyu turned his head and said to the old dean:

"Dean, I want to go up on stage alone later to try taking on seven opponents."

This was Dai Xiyu's decision after several days of consideration.

Anyway, his strength will be exposed sooner or later, so he might as well make a big move now; before leaving, he will give the Star Net Empire and the old dean a grand farewell gift.

Dai Xiyu no longer intends to drag things out; after this visit ends, he plans to slip away quietly to seek other fortune-bearers.

Zhu Zhuqing is too young; even if she returns, she can't do much, and seizing fortune must be done early—delaying only makes it worse.

Now, he is already invincible beneath the Soul Emperor; surely after tonight, even the Soul Emperor will pose him no threat.

If that's the case, then he certainly cannot just return to Star Net's little plot of land and wait idly; if not now, when would he go?

The old dean showed an expression of surprise, pondered for a moment, and then spoke solemnly:

"Are you confident? Xue Qinghe's strength is extraordinary; he's not easy to deal with."

Dai Xiyu smiled and said, "I have already broken through to the Soul Emperor realm; if not now to reclaim the arena I lost last year, when would I do it?"

Upon hearing Dai Xiyu state his own soul power, the old dean's face filled with shock.

Just a few days ago, Dai Xiyu celebrated his tenth birthday.

At this age, many people have just obtained their first soul ring and haven't even absorbed the second.

However, Dai Xiyu already possesses six soul rings and is a Soul Emperor?!

Seeming to think of something, the old dean's eyes narrowed, and he anxiously said, "Your Highness, how did you obtain your sixth soul ring, and for how many years?"

Now, Dai Xiyu can be said to be an existence of 'important strategic significance' to the Star Luo Empire.

If there is a problem with the soul ring configuration, then it will truly be too late to regret.

Dai Xiyu did not answer the question, merely smiling and saying, "I will certainly not shortchange myself; I will naturally know soon."

The old dean nodded, involuntarily took a deep breath, and felt a faint excitement in his heart.

If Dai Xiyu really could annihilate the opposing side single-handedly, then it would truly be a cause for elation.

Last year, "Xue Qinghe" wiped out the graduating class team at the Star Luo Royal Academy, casting a shadow over the entire academy.

If Dai Xiyu today not only defeats Xue Qinghe but also annihilates the Tiandou team in the same manner, then the whole Star Luo will be immensely exhilarated.

At this moment, the teacher in charge of overseeing the soul duel had just finished the formalities and announced that the friendly soul duel of the visiting delegation officially begins.

Dai Xiyu's soul power surged within him as he leapt directly onto the main soul-duel platform.

The other visiting delegation members were about to act, but were all stopped by the old dean.

At this very moment, all eyes in the arena were focused on Dai Xiyu.

Everyone wondered what this Star Luo Empire prince intended to do.

And Dai Xiyu did not keep them waiting long.

Only seeing, Dai Xiyu glanced around and said calmly, "Last year, I heard that Tiandou's Prince Qinghe defeated our Star Luo Academy's strongest graduating team single-handedly. This year, I also intend to learn from him, to see what level the strongest team of Tiandou's graduating class is at."

Saying this, Dai Xiyu turned and bowed to Emperor Xue Ye, calmly saying, "I hope Your Majesty Xue Ye will not take offense; we Star Luo people have always been straightforward in repaying kindness and grudges, not bound by trivialities."

Emperor Xue Ye's brows furrowed slightly, showing some doubt.

He had long heard that Dai Xiyu and Xue Qinghe were very close, getting along harmoniously for the past six months.

Today, why is it like this?

Although he did not understand, Emperor Xue Ye still had to fulfill the proper etiquette.

He solemnly nodded his stern face and said, "It's fine."

But at this very moment, the watching students and nobles erupted in an uproar.

This Dai Xiyu actually intends to challenge Tiandou Empire's graduating class's strongest team single-handedly?

Not to mention others, just the crown prince Xue Qinghe alone would be enough to make you drink a pot; where does this Dai Xiyu get his confidence?

For a moment, everyone mocked Dai Xiyu for overestimating himself, completely failing to grasp the situation.

Some with low emotional intelligence even started shouting, "Let him see how formidable we are," and so on, trying to set the rhythm.

Unfortunately, not everyone is as foolish as him; the nobles with some insight merely watched silently.

Meanwhile, on the Tiandou graduating class side, the homeroom teacher leading the team was also furious.

"What does Dai Xiyu think we are? He's merely a Soul King cultivator, yet he wants to take on seven of us?"

At this moment, a student hailed as the graduating class's 'second talent,' face flushed, spoke up: "Teacher Sui, let me go teach that arrogant fellow a lesson!"

Teacher Sui glanced at that boy and thought, "What are you going up there to do? At only rank thirty-four, are you going to deliver vegetables to a Soul King?"

He ignored the boy, turned his head to look at Qian Renxue, and said, "Your Highness, this person is so arrogant that only you can take the field."

Qian Renxue looked at Dai Xiyu on the platform, curled the corners of her mouth slightly, gently shook her head, and said, "Let's follow his words and all go up together; I alone am not his match."

Hearing Qian Renxue say that, Teacher Sui fell into silence.

"Even Your Highness lacks confidence..."

At such a time, if seven people go up together, then after losing, this graduating class instructor can say his career is over.

The academy offers good benefits and broadens one's connections; after teaching for a long time, one could say that in any city you might run into your own students.

Moreover, these students, aside from nobles of all strata, are those of extraordinary talent.

Countless people have racked their brains hoping to teach at the royal academy; he barely managed to get in, and having just brought in a cohort of students, he is reluctant to leave just like that.

Seeming to see through Teacher Sui's thoughts, Qian Renxue smiled and said, "Teacher Sui, rest assured. I will not overlook anyone truly talented; even if we lose today, you will not leave the academy."

Seeing the crown prince so wise, Teacher Sui breathed a sigh of relief, finally resolved: "Alright, then let everyone go together; I'll wait here for your good news!"

Qian Renxue nodded, took the lead, leapt onto the soul-duel platform, and stood opposite Dai Xiyu.

Immediately after, the other six followed, taking their positions on the soul-duel platform.

Without further ado, Qian Renxue spoke first: "Xue Qinghe, martial soul Six-Winged Heavenly Swan, fifty-eighth rank, five-ring Battle Soul King."

As her words fell, her martial soul awakened; six wings unfolded behind her, and after soul bone disguise, they took on a form resembling a mutant swan.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black—her five soul rings rose simultaneously.

Seeing Qian Renxue's soul rings, the watching nobles and students were all greatly exhilarated.

Reaching rank fifty-eight before graduation is almost an unprecedented miracle.

And this person is none other than the Tiandou Empire's crown prince, also highly likely to be the future heir apparent!

After Qian Renxue displayed her martial soul, the other Tiandou team members also successively activated their martial souls.

At the moment when everyone's soul rings were activated, the arena burst into enthusiastic cheers!

And the next moment, the cheers abruptly ceased!

Dai Xiyu's expression remained calm as he spoke: "Dai Xiyu, martial soul White Tiger, sixty-ninth rank, strong-attack Battle Soul Emperor, please instruct me."

As his words fell, rings of soul power rose beneath his feet.

Yellow, purple, black, black, black, red!

Six rings, Soul Emperor, sixty-ninth rank!

Moreover, the final soul ring is a terrifying red, a hundred-thousand-year ring!

At this moment, all the cheering spectators felt as if their throats were choked, unable to utter a single sound.

Just as we were about to open the champagne, the corkscrew broke!

The bright‑red, blood‑like sixth soul ring, as if it were stuck around their necks, flushed their faces crimson.

How is that possible!

This is the shared voice in everyone's heart.

Only Qian Renxue felt little shock, and she had no fear or other complicated emotions.

She wasn't originally a citizen of the Tian Dou Empire, so she naturally felt little allegiance to it; losing was just losing.

Furthermore, Dai Xiyu has already promised that once she becomes Pope, he will assist in reviving the Spirit Hall.

More importantly, Dai Xiyu is her genuine best friend, her only best friend.

So, the stronger Dai Xiyu becomes, the happier she is.

At that moment, the 'next‑day talent' who had been shouting from behind the stage, his voice trembling, said to Qian Renxue: 'Your Highness, what should we do?'

Qian Renxue came to her senses, a barely perceptible smile appearing on her face, and said: 'What to do? Of course we fight!'

'Revive the might of Tian Dou, we have no shirking our duty. Follow the training formation, attack!'

(End of chapter)