In Douluo Continent, the number of opportunities is fixed, and those obtainable during the first Douluo era are even fewer.
Among these opportunities, whale glue is the easiest to obtain. During the first Douluo era, whale glue was merely a tonic used by nobles.
This was one of the reasons why Wang Qi was confident in absorbing the 1800-year-old mutated Golden Flame Sacred Beetle Soul Ring in his second ring.
As for cooperating with Lin Yan? And Lin Yan killing Wang Qi to keep the secret? Wang Qi had two backup plans. First, Lin Yan swore an oath with his martial soul to keep Wang Qi's secret until he successfully absorbed the mutated Golden Flame Sacred Beetle Soul Ring, and not to harm Wang Qi afterwards. Second
, Wang Qi swore an oath with his martial soul to detoxify Lin Yan within twenty years at most.
After the cooperation was reached, Wang Qi learned from Lin Yan why he was willing to do him a favor.
It's a very cliché story: a spoiled brat from the main family accidentally kills Lin Yan's daughter while bullying her. Lin Yan, suffering from a slow-acting poison, is forced to submit and hopes to befriend Wang Qi, ultimately using Wang Qi's help to achieve his revenge.
The five families behind the Great Soul Arena, similar to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, place immense importance on bloodline and talent. They distrust outsiders and thus use poison to control them.
Coincidentally, Wang Qi's mother was a pharmacist for the Vermilion Bird Clan. Parents who love their children plan far ahead, and Wang Qi's mother hardly taught him anything about pharmacology, only making him memorize the antidote formula.
For the next month, Wang Qi cultivated during the day and discussed with Lin Yan at night how to maximize the profits from the whale glue.
After a month of discussion, the plan was finalized, and Wang Qi was about to embark on his journey to the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy.
During this time, from Lin Yan, the Great Soul Arena's intelligence network, and Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, Wang Qi learned a great deal about the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy.
Among the various training rooms, the simulated environment training room that Wang Qi was most interested in was located within the Mountain Fire Academy. It was a natural fire-attribute soul master training room built on an active volcano.
How effective was it? The concentration of fire-attribute energy was similar to the intermediate-level training room in the simulated environment training room of Blazing Fire City, the difference being that the activity level of the fire element was higher.
The simulated environment training room could assist soul masters in their training primarily due to its attribute concentration and activity level.
According to Huo Wushuang's evaluation, if he were to choose regardless of his status, he would definitely choose the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy.
A month later, Wang Qi looked at the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy, which was entirely built on an active volcano, and couldn't help but gasp in amazement. The scale of this academy was far beyond the specifications of an intermediate-level soul master academy.
"Hello, are you here to register? Please show me your graduation information and spirit certificate from the Junior Soul Master Academy."
"Notting Junior Soul Master Academy? Are you from Notting City? Nine years old, spirit spirit: Blazing Human Body? The first spirit ring in a century, your foundation is pretty good. Come on, let's test your spirit power level."
"What? You're already level sixteen, just a hair's breadth away from level seventeen? What's your innate spirit power level?"
"Alright, your application is approved. Here's your student ID card. Go to the logistics department to collect your supplies. The logistics department will tell you the rest of the process."
The registration process was very simple, or rather, very streamlined. Register at the registration desk to receive your ID card, go to the logistics department to collect your supplies and academy handbook, and follow the staff to your assigned class.
Finally, they took Wang Qi to his dormitory and gave him a map of the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy.
It was registration season, and since the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy was only in its third year, the number of students was not large.
Over the next seven days, Wang Qi experienced the simulated environment training room. The effect was indeed better than the intermediate training room in Blazing Fire City, but the enhancement effect was limited.
Its advantage was the abundance of rooms available, which could be applied for at any time.
Then there was the cafeteria, which provided a free soul beast meat set meal every week – very generous indeed.
The library had a vast collection of books, and Wang Qi saw many fire-attribute soul masters' cultivation notes, of course, only those cultivation experiences up to the Soul King level.
Every month, the academy held a unified medicinal bath, during which one could enjoy double the cultivation benefits.
Dormitories are still one per person, and the tuition for such a school is only fifty gold soul coins a year.
Of course, the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy also has its drawbacks, such as military-style management, where leaving the academy is not allowed unless absolutely necessary.
For example, students must memorize the regulations of the Royal Knights and the Royal Guard every morning and evening, and
listen to veterans share their experiences and treatment with the Royal Knights and the Royal Guard.
Compared to ordinary intermediate soul master academies, the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy has an assessment system, with monthly assessments, and those who fail are directly eliminated.
It can be said that the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy is an academy entirely focused on soul master cultivation. Based on the academy's system, Wang Qi roughly guessed the Heaven Dou Royal Family's purpose.
There weren't many conspiracies; the only goal was to suppress and abolish the Blazing Fire Academy.
Wang Qi really didn't understand why there was no clue about such an academy or environment in the original work. It wasn't
until after attending the opening ceremony that Wang Qi saw four people in the simulated environment training room:
the Fire Cloud and Fire Rain twin brothers, whose martial soul was Fire Crane;
and the Fire Star and Fire Blaze twin brothers, whose martial soul was Fire Star.
These four were official members of the Blazing Fire Academy team in the original story, indicating that something must have happened at the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy that Wang Qi was unaware of in the future.
This major event even led to the complete disbandment of the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy.
"There seems to be a big secret hidden here. Interesting. Since the twin pairs, Fire Cloud and Fire Rain, and Fire Star and Fire Blaze, are alright, I shouldn't encounter too much danger."
"The most urgent thing is to cultivate, reach level 20 as soon as possible, and absorb my second soul ring after consuming the whale glue."
With this in mind, Wang Qi's life became more regular, going back and forth between four points every day:
dormitory, teaching building, active volcano simulated environment training room, and library.
His daily routine was incredibly monotonous: reading while the veterans boasted on the podium, practicing standing meditation when feeling tired during cultivation, and relaxing during meals.
Days passed by, and Wang Qi studied at the Mountain Fire Academy for a year. His soul power rose from nearly level 17 at the beginning to the late stage of level 19, only one step away from breaking through the bottleneck to level 20.
According to Wang Qi's estimate, he would complete the breakthrough in seven days at most. That evening, just as Wang Qi finished dinner and was about to rest, an explosion suddenly rang out outside.
Boom! Boom! The alarm sounded at the Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy, and noisy footsteps echoed outside.
Wang Qi looked out the window and saw the outside shrouded in flames. A soul beast, entirely crimson, over five meters tall, muscular, resembling a lion, with three identical heads engulfed in flames, was visible.
Countless fireballs, each as tall as a person, were spewed from its mouth, instantly turning into a sea of fire upon hitting the ground.
Wang Qi stood by the window, his eyes fixed on the soul beasts flying in the air.
The soul beast was a Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound, 280,000 years old, with a 0% absorption probability and an 82% compatibility rate, and was considered top-tier for increasing cultivation talent.
The soul beast was a mutated Flame Devouring Beast embryo (severely damaged), 100,000 years old, with a 0% absorption probability and a 97% compatibility rate, and was also considered top-tier for increasing cultivation talent.
The mutated Flame Devouring Beast embryo was protected within the fur of the three-headed Crimson Demon Hound, making it completely invisible from the outside. If Wang Qi hadn't possessed extraordinary eyesight, he probably wouldn't have discovered this great opportunity.
(End of Chapter)