Chapter 47: The Five Elements Academy Arrives Together

“Hahaha, that boy from your academy is bothering my daughter again,” Huoyang Yan laughed loudly from the high platform as he looked down at Feng Xiaotian, who was groveling beside Huo Wu.

“Ah…” Feng Qingcang sighed deeply upon hearing this, feeling a mix of frustration and helplessness.

If Feng Xiaotian’s cultivation progressed faster, Feng Qingcang wouldn’t mind his pursuit of the girl and would even wholeheartedly support it. But the problem was that Feng Xiaotian’s cultivation was simply not fast enough.

Huo Wu, at sixteen, had already reached Soul Master Level 37 and was expected to break through to Soul Lord within two years—far quicker than Feng Xiaotian, who only had innate full soul power. How could he even have the nerve?

At that moment, Feng Qingcang felt both vexed and relieved. If it weren’t for Mo Hui’s sudden intervention to wake Feng Xiaotian from his folly, who knew how long he would have continued down this path of delusion.

Meanwhile, beneath the platform, Mo Hui watched Feng Xiaotian’s pitiful behavior with growing impatience. As a prodigy of the Divine Wind Academy, such groveling made him look ridiculous to the other academies.

Finally, no longer able to bear it, Mo Hui summoned three soul rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—and said to his nearby Bibibird, “Bibibird, go bring that disgraceful fellow back.”

“Beep beep~” Bibibird nodded. With a flash of electricity, it transformed into a streak of blue light and was behind Feng Xiaotian in an instant.

At that moment, Feng Xiaotian was still shamelessly sticking to Huo Wu’s cold back, even trying to bond with Huo Wushuang as if they were brothers. Only when Bibibird grabbed his shoulder did he snap back to reality.

“Huh? Bibibird? What are you doing here?” Feng Xiaotian looked at the bird in confusion.

But Bibibird didn’t answer. It grabbed him firmly and lifted him up.

Realizing something was wrong, Feng Xiaotian struggled and shouted, “Wait, Bibibird, why are you grabbing me? Mo Hui! Mo Hui! You can’t do this!”

His cries were desperate and heart-wrenching, but they did nothing to stop Bibibird. Soon, Feng Xiaotian was brought before Mo Hui and Feng Yunfan.

“Mo Hui, what do you think you’re doing?” Feng Xiaotian angrily demanded.

“Nothing much,” Mo Hui replied calmly. “I just think your behavior is too embarrassing for Divine Wind Academy. You’d better stay here and behave.”

Feng Xiaotian protested, “I object! You’re disrespecting my right to love! Everyone has the right to fall in love!”

Mo Hui was speechless. What right to love? Did Huo Wu even want that?

Growing impatient, Mo Hui said, “Stop your noise. If you don’t like it, fight me.”

“Bring it on! Who’s afraid of who?” Feng Xiaotian’s eyes widened and his neck flushed red.

He’d been hoping for a chance to fight Mo Hui again. When they first fought, Feng Xiaotian hadn’t yet obtained his fourth soul ring or mastered Mo Hui’s multiple air blade techniques. Now that his strength had grown, he was eager to reclaim his honor.

“Heh?” Mo Hui chuckled, amused by Feng Xiaotian’s arrogance. It was like the sun coming out after the rain and suddenly thinking he was invincible. Had he even mastered the Cutting Wind Wheel technique yet? And yet he acted so cocky.

On the high platform, Shui Yue Ruo watched Mo Hui below with surprise. “This prodigy looks to be about twelve years old, yet his cultivation level is already thirty-four.”

“Yes,” Huoyang Yan said, “Qingcang, where did you find this monster? He’s much stronger than that Feng Xiaotian kid.”

Huoyang Yan was stunned. He hadn’t noticed before, but now he saw that this boy’s cultivation had reached level thirty-four at around twelve years old—a speed almost unheard of.

Even among the strongest prodigies he had met, the Golden Generation of the Martial Soul Hall, few had reached this level at such a young age.

“Hahaha,” Feng Qingcang laughed, pleased by the praise, though a hint of melancholy crept into his sigh. “Although I’d like to take credit, Mo Hui wasn’t actually found by me. He was recommended by the Seven Treasures Glazed Realm Sect.”

“The Seven Treasures Glazed Realm Sect recommended him?” Huoyang Yan and Shui Yue Ruo exchanged a glance, both silent.

After a moment, Huoyang Yan patted Feng Qingcang’s shoulder. “Don’t worry. The Seven Treasures Glazed Realm Sect has invested in many prodigies. This only shows their good eye for talent, not much else.”

Yet Huoyang Yan knew in his heart that with the Seven Treasures Glazed Realm Sect as an option, Mo Hui’s chances of choosing Divine Wind Academy were slim.

Not to mention Divine Wind alone, even combined with the other four elemental academies, they might not be as attractive as the Seven Treasures Glazed Realm Sect.

“Yan Yan, you don’t need to comfort me. I know my limits,” Feng Qingcang replied. Honestly, Divine Wind had already gained a lot. Though it was a pity that they couldn’t keep Mo Hui, forging a good relationship was still valuable.

“Hahaha, what are you three chatting about?” As they spoke, two figures streaked toward them like lightning—Yuheng Yu from the Thunder Academy and Huyan Dong from the Elephant Armor Academy.

The five elemental academies each had their own backers. The Thunder Academy was supported by the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Sect, and the Elephant Armor Academy by the Elephant Armor Sect, so it was no surprise their deans were core members of these powerful sects.

“Yuheng Yu, Huyan Dong, you’re late,” Feng Qingcang nodded slightly and said.

“We were delayed by some matters on the road. Sorry for holding up the exchange meeting,” Yuheng Yu bowed slightly, apologizing.

“Thunder Academy, Elephant Armor Academy have arrived!” At that moment, students and teachers from both academies entered the Soul Arena, guided by Divine Wind Academy’s staff to their designated seats.

With this, all members of the five elemental academies had gathered.

“Alright, since everyone is here, let’s begin the exchange immediately! We can catch up later while watching the younger generation battle,” Huyan Dong, impatient by nature, called out to Feng Qingcang.

Hearing this, Feng Qingcang stood and began reciting customary greetings and guidelines.

Only when Huyan Dong expressed impatience again did Feng Qingcang sigh and announce, “I hereby declare the Five Elemental Academies Exchange Meeting officially open!”