44: Chapter 44: The Academy Exchange Tournament, The Arrogant Elephant Armor Team

North of Element City, Tianshui Academy.

The entire academy was built along the water, with water-blue as the main color tone for its architecture, and its land area was slightly smaller than Shenfeng Academy.

Among the Five Elemental Academies, Tianshui Academy had the most stringent enrollment requirements.

Not only did it require one to be a water-attribute Spirit Master, but one also had to be a female with outstanding appearance.

However, Tianshui Academy also had a humane side; it was the only academy among the five that was open to civilians.

As long as one's talent and appearance met the standards, one could enroll regardless of background.

Today was the day of the Five Elemental Academies Exchange Tournament.

According to convention, the competition venue was provided by each academy in rotation, and it was now Tianshui Academy's turn.

The Tianshui Academy Soul Fighting Arena was circular in its entirety, with only a huge circular ring in the center.

On the viewing platform at the very top, except for Elephant Armor Academy, the principals of the other four academies had all taken their seats.

Feng Qingyang sat in the middle position, his expression calm and his gaze steady.

Principal Shui Wuyue and Principal Huo Chen sat to his right in order; their gazes occasionally met, and it was clear that yesterday's events still left them troubled.

The principal of Thunder Academy was a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; he sat quietly to Feng Qingyang's left with a calm expression.

The audience seats below were divided into five areas, corresponding to the Five Elemental Academies.

The teams of the four academies, excluding Elephant Armor Academy, were already in place.

Inside the Shenfeng Academy area, Ji Xuan, dressed in a white brocade robe, sat side-by-side with Feng Xiaotian at the very front.

Behind them were the other members of the Shenfeng Team, all wearing cyan uniforms.

And at the very back, Gold Crocodile Douluo was draped in a black cloak, his loose hood completely obscuring his face, his aura restrained, appearing like an ordinary attendant.

Regarding Ji Xuan's true identity, Feng Xiaotian had kept his mouth shut the entire time and had not revealed a single bit to his teammates.

In everyone's eyes, Ji Xuan was likely a good friend of their captain.

Although they had not witnessed the Soul Fighting duel between their captain and Ji Xuan that day with their own eyes.

That match had long since spread throughout the academy, so they had naturally heard of it.

Regarding Ji Xuan's unfathomable strength, the team members all harbored complex thoughts.

Some speculated in secret, while others were skeptical.

Yet, no one dared to easily test this talented young man who could make their captain treat him with such courtesy.

Beside Shenfeng Academy was Thunder Academy, whose team wore uniform blue team uniforms.

The captain was Yu Tianxin, the grandson of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's second-in-command, Yu Luomian.

His expression carried the pride of the world's number one Beast Spirit.

On the other side was Blazing Academy, whose team wore fire-red uniforms, radiating a scorching aura like flames.

Vice-captain Huo Wu crossed her arms, her chin slightly lifted, a look of haughtiness on her face.

Her brother, Huo Wushuang, the team captain, sat beside her with a relatively calm expression.

As the host, Tianshui Academy was the most eye-catching.

The young women were all dressed in water-blue dresses, each with an outstanding temperament, forming a unique landscape.

Most of the boys present were deeply attracted by them.

In the Tianshui Team, Shui Yueer was lively and active, looking around curiously, sizing up the teams from the other academies.

When her gaze swept across the Shenfeng Academy, it suddenly froze on a white-clad figure, and her eyes instantly lit up.

"Sister, look quickly! That is Ji Xuan!"

Shui Yueer excitedly grabbed Shui Binger's arm, shaking it incessantly.

Shui Binger frowned slightly, looking in the direction her sister was pointing.

When she saw that white-clad figure, a trace of doubt immediately arose in her heart.

Ji Xuan? He was clearly from Spirit Hall; how could he appear in the Shenfeng Team?

"Yo, Seventh Girl, who have you taken a fancy to again?"

Gu Qingbo, who was on the side, couldn't help but tease upon seeing this.

Suddenly, the gazes of the others in the team followed Shui Yueer's line of sight.

When their gazes landed on Ji Xuan, they all couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Although that youth was just sitting there quietly, his outstanding appearance and unique temperament still made him stand out in the crowd.

"He is indeed a handsome youth," Gu Qingbo praised softly, "No wonder Seventh Girl is acting infatuated again."

"Is he from Shenfeng Academy?" Xue Wu asked suspiciously, "Why haven't I seen him before?"

"Stop discussing it and focus on preparing for the match."

Shui Binger withdrew her gaze, her tone calm.

Hearing this, everyone had no choice but to reluctantly withdraw their gazes; since their captain had spoken, they dared not disobey.

Shui Yueer, being teased by her sisters like this, felt her earlobes flush red instantly; she pouted, yet still couldn't help but secretly glance in Ji Xuan's direction.

Just at this moment, at the entrance of the Soul Fighting Arena.

A line of burly and imposing figures instantly attracted the attention of the entire venue.

They walked over like moving hills, and the ground even seemed to vibrate slightly.

The people who arrived were members of the Xiangjia Team, all direct descendants of the Elephant Armored Academy, with the same top-tier defense-type Spirit, the Diamond Mammoth.

They were uniformly dressed in earth-yellow Elephant Armor Academy uniforms.

The person in the lead was over two meters tall, with an extremely massive build and an arrogant look in his eyes, carrying undisguised contempt as he scanned the venue.

He was the captain of the Elephant Armor Academy team, Young Sect Master Huyan Li.

He was also the grandson of the Elephant Armored Academy Sect Master, Hu Yan Zhen.

The Xiangjia Team walked straight toward the Elephant Armor Academy area.

The principal of Elephant Armor Academy did not attend, clearly not putting the other four academies in his eyes.

Just then, Feng Qingyang stood up and spoke in a deep voice:

"Since all academies have arrived, I announce that this Five Elemental Academies Exchange Tournament has officially begun!"

His sharp gaze swept across the five teams, lingering slightly on Elephant Armor Academy.

Ever since Elephant Armored Academy had defected to Spirit Hall, they had become arrogant and domineering, and everyone had long since become accustomed to it in recent years.

A hint of amusement flashed in Feng Qingyang's eyes.

Now that the future Saint of Spirit Hall was present, he was quite looking forward to what kind of waves would be stirred up next.

Feng Qingyang continued: "The rules for this tournament are the same as in the past, adopting a round-robin points system."

"The competition format is a seven-member team Soul Fighting battle, continuing until one side has all its members lose their combat capability, fall off the ring, or voluntarily concede."

"It is strictly forbidden to intentionally cause injury or death; violators will be severely punished and their academy will be disqualified!"

"The scoring rule is one point for the winner and zero points for the loser, with the final ranking based on total points to determine the champion."

"The championship prize is ten thousand gold coins, five thousand for second place, and one thousand for third place."

Such rewards were not worth mentioning to the noble children present; they were merely a bit of extra incentive.

After Feng Qingyang announced the rules, his gaze swept over the five academies again:

"Now, will the captains of each team please come forward to draw lots and determine the order of the first round of matches!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the five captains stepped forward in response.

The results of the draw were quickly revealed.

First round: Blazing Academy VS Shenfeng Academy.

Second round: Tianshui Academy VS Elephant Armor Academy.

On the first day, Thunder Academy had a bye.

The tournament would last for five days, after which Blazing, Shenfeng, Tianshui, and Elephant Armor academies would take turns having a bye.

Feng Xiaotian looked at the draw result in his hand, a flash of determination in his eyes.

This time, he would not hold back, but would display his full strength to make Huo Wu look at him with new eyes!

On the viewing platform, Principal Shui Wuyue and Principal Huo Chen exchanged a look.

They didn't expect Feng Xiaotian to be in the first round; they wanted to see what changes he had undergone now.