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The group traveled all night long, not daring to stop for even a moment.
The forest was pitch black at night, with only the moonlight filtering through the gaps between the leaves, casting scattered spots of light. Xue Tianxing, Shui Bing'er, and the others supported each other. Although exhausted, they remained vigilant.
Fortunately, they did not encounter any danger along the way. When the sky was getting light and the first ray of sunlight pierced the darkness and illuminated the edge of the forest, Xue Tianxing and his group finally walked out of the Star Dou Forest and arrived at a small town on the outskirts.
The two Soul Saints suggested that they rest in the town for a while, eat something, and then continue on their journey, but Xue Tianxing refused:
"No need. Let's hurry back to Barak City and rest. This place is too close to the Star Dou Great Forest. No one knows if anything unexpected will happen. It's better to go back early to feel at ease."
Everyone thought it made sense, so Xue Tianxing asked someone to find a few carriages. After paying enough gold soul coins, the group quickly boarded the carriages and drove towards Barak City.
The wheels of the carriage rolled, carrying the tired but relieved people, and gradually disappeared at the end of the town.
Time passed, and soon, Xue Tianxing and his group returned to Barak City.
After returning to Barak City, Xue Tianxing and his group almost became "regulars" at the Soto City Fighting Arena in the next month.
Three or four days a week, they would show up at the fighting arena on time and participate in the seven-person team fighting under the name of "Team Barak".
At first, many veteran teams were unconvinced, thinking that these young spirit masters were just lucky. However, after a few spirit duels, all their doubts were completely shattered.
Xue Tianxing's ultimate ice control, Shui Bing'er and her sister's martial soul fusion skills, Dugu Yan's poisonous attack, Cao Qing's iron wall, Ning Rongrong's powerful assistance, Oscar's continuous endurance, everyone's ability was brought to the extreme, and the cooperation was tacit. They won all the way from the bronze level to the gold level without a single defeat, and turned the seven-person team competition in the Soto City Fighting Spirit Arena into a "personal show".
So much so that in the end, almost no team was willing to challenge them. In the words of the audience in the fighting arena:
"The moment Team Barak appears, the outcome is already decided."
That afternoon, after Xue Tianxing finished dealing with some trivial matters related to his cultivation, he walked towards the palace where Shui Bing'er and her sister lived.
As soon as he reached the door of the temple, Xue Tianxing saw through the open window that the two sisters were huddled together, looking down at a letter in their hands, with a look of nostalgia and expectation on their faces.
Hearing the footsteps, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er looked up at the same time. Seeing that it was Xue Tianxing, Shui Bing'er immediately smiled, stood up, and said:
"Tianxing, you're here. Come in and sit down."
Xue Tianxing walked into the hall, his eyes fell on the letter in Shui Bing'er's hand, and he asked curiously:
"Bing'er, what are you looking at? You look like you have some good news."
Shui Bing'er handed the letter over with a smile and explained:
"This is a letter my mother wrote to Yue'er and me. She said she hadn't seen us for a long time and missed us very much.
In addition, in another month, the annual exchange and discussion conference of the five major element academies will be held. This year's venue will be set at the headquarters of our Tianshui Academy - Tianshui City.
My mother wanted us to go back, partly for a reunion, and partly so we could see the strength of the younger generation from each college this year."
"The Five Elemental Academies?"
Xue Tianxing took the letter and glanced at it quickly. Relevant memories instantly emerged in his mind - Tianshui College, Shenfeng College, Chihuo College, Lei Ting College, and Xiangjia College. These five colleges each have their own strengths and control the five elemental forces of water, wind, fire, thunder, and earth, respectively. They are the most powerful colleges on the Douluo Continent, except for the Wuhun Hall College and the two imperial royal academies.
Among these five elemental academies, the one that Xue Tianxing is most interested in is Feng Xiaotian from the Shinfeng Academy.
He was born with full soul power, and his martial soul was an extremely rare mutated martial soul, the "Two-Headed Gale Wolf". What's more rare is that he also relied on his own talent to create his own soul skill, the "Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes of the Gale Wolf". In terms of talent alone, Xue Tianxing felt that apart from the few who became gods later in the original work, he was ranked first.
But thinking of Feng Xiaotian's obsession with Huo Wu, Xue Tianxing couldn't help but find it funny - he was obviously a strong man with extraordinary talent, but he became Huo Wu's "exclusive bootlicker".
"The exchanges and competitions among the five elemental academies are quite interesting."
Xue Tianxing put down the letter, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
He had been in the Douluo Continent for almost thirteen years. Apart from the Barak Kingdom, Soto City, the Star Dou Great Forest, and the Far North, he had hardly been to any other places. His horizons had always been limited to a small area.
Moreover, the Soto City Fighting Spirit Arena has been "broken through" by them. Without opponents, the team's growth has also fallen into a temporary bottleneck. It is just right to take this opportunity to go to Tianshui City. It can not only allow the team to communicate and learn from elites from other academies to improve their strength, but also broaden their horizons and see the style of soul masters from different regions.
Thinking of this, Xue Tianxing said to Shui Binger and her sister:
"Bing'er, Yue'er, since Tianshui City is hosting an exchange competition for the five elemental academies, why don't our team go together?
Firstly, I can go home with you for a reunion, secondly, I can exchange ideas with soul masters from other academies, and thirdly, Tianshui Academy has always only accepted female students, and they have to be of ice and water attributes. I also have an ice attribute, so I will also ask my mother-in-law about the knowledge of ice attribute martial souls. Tianshui Academy has been studying this for so many years, so it is sure to have its own unique insights.
After all, there are no opponents in the Soto City Fighting Spirit Arena who can compete with us. Staying here any longer won't be beneficial to the team's growth."
Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's eyes lit up instantly when they heard this, but Shui Bing'er blushed because of Xue Tianxing's words "mother-in-law".
Shuiyueer said excitedly:
"Great, great! It would be great if we could go as a team! I can also introduce everyone to the delicious food in Tianshui City and the beautiful scenery of our Tianshui College!"
Shui Bing'er also nodded in agreement:
"I think it's feasible. The younger generations of the five elemental academies are all very talented, especially Feng Xiaotian from the Divine Wind Academy and Huo Wu from the Blazing Fire Academy. They are both very powerful. Even if they are no match for us, it's always good to communicate with geniuses.
And if Mother knew we were bringing the team back with us, she would definitely be happy too."
"Then it's settled!"
Xue Tianxing smiled and said:
"I'll inform Cao Qing, Dugu Yan, and the others right away. Have everyone get ready. We'll set off for Tianshui City in a few days!"