"Shenfeng Academy truly lives up to its championship title."
After hearing Feng Qingcang's words, Duke Long couldn't help but exclaim.
Although many dark horses emerged in the previous All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, with several teams consisting entirely of Spirit Ancestors, and even some Spirit Kings, people clearly understood that such a situation was likely to be a fleeting phenomenon.
There had been dark horse academies that suddenly appeared before, but most of them only reverted to their original state once that batch of students graduated.
Only academies capable of continuously cultivating outstanding students could truly distance themselves from other academies.
And now, Shenfeng Academy had clearly achieved this point; with 43rd-level students ranked in the top twenty, it indicated that Shenfeng Academy had at least twenty or more Spirit Ancestor students.
What kind of concept was this? One must know that most academy teams only had one or two Spirit Ancestors.
Teams that could field three or four Spirit Ancestors were already considered strong, and as for teams composed entirely of Spirit Ancestors, besides Spirit Hall, they had not appeared many times in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
Although two 47th-level students sounded much weaker compared to Mo Hui and Feng Xiaotian, who were both 54th-level Spirit Kings in the previous tournament, Mo Hui and Feng Xiaotian were not normal cases.
Feng Xiaotian had a mutated Spirit and innate full spirit power, while Mo Hui was a genius that appeared only once in countless years.
In terms of normal circumstances, Shenfeng Academy had actually grown stronger.
While Feng Qingcang was receiving Duke Long and his group, Mo Hui also brought Mo Hen and his wife to Shenfeng Academy.
"Teacher Feng Yan, I'll trouble you with my uncle and aunt."
Outside the teachers' office, Mo Hui said to Feng Yan.
Feng Yan, on the other hand, smiled and said, "No trouble, no trouble at all. Arranging lodging for two people is no big deal."
Immediately, Feng Yan turned to Mo Hen and his wife and said, "You two don't need to be nervous. Since you are Mo Hui's relatives, you are friends of our Shenfeng Academy. If you have any needs going forward, you can tell us, and if we can fulfill them, we will certainly do so without hesitation."
With that, Feng Yan led Mo Hen and his wife away.
After they left, Mo Hui's eyes slightly darkened, and he murmured, "the Flame Family, I hope you don't bring trouble upon yourselves. However, I still need to go and see for myself. If they truly have a Titled Douluo, it would be better to deal with them preemptively."
Having obtained his eighth Spirit Ability, Mo Hui's strength had reached an extraordinary level, so much so that he didn't even know how strong he truly was.
The only thing Mo Hui could be certain of was that if he were to confront Bo Saixi head-on in the ocean now, he wasn't entirely confident he could win.
But if it were just an ordinary 95th or 96th-level Super Douluo, Mo Hui felt that as long as the opponent didn't have any heaven-defying ultimate moves, it shouldn't be difficult to kill them with his current strength.
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Spirit Hall.
Inside the Hall of Elders, a burly man, completely encased in golden armor, opened an envelope.
After briefly scanning the contents of the letter, the burly man frowned and said, "Xie Erxun is dead?"
One must know that Xie Erxun was his most valued successor; as long as Xie Erxun could break through to Titled Douluo, he would very likely inherit his current position in the future.
Now that Xie Erxun was dead, cultivating another Xie Erxun would take an unknown amount of time, energy, and resources, and might not even succeed.
That's right, this burly man was the ancestor of the the Flame Family, and also the Fourth Priest of Spirit Hall, a 97th-level attack system peak Douluo, Lion Douluo.
Lion Douluo's Spirit was the top-tier Spirit, Blazing Lion, which was a beneficial mutated version of the the Flame Family's Blazing Lion Spirit.
This was also one of the reasons why Lion Douluo valued Xie Erxun so much, because Xie Erxun's Spirit, Golden Flame Lion, was also a beneficial mutation of the Blazing Lion, and was even more powerful than the original Blazing Lion.
"Hmph! The family has truly become more and more useless over the years; they can't even figure out whether Xie Erxun died because of a Spirit Beast or a Spirit Master."
After finishing the letter in his hand, Lion Douluo immediately let out an annoyed snort.
Although he said that, Lion Douluo also lowered his head and began to ponder.
Xie Erxun was, after all, a Spirit Douluo. Although he had only recently entered the Spirit Douluo realm, he was still a high-end combatant.
Perhaps many people in this World could defeat him, but not many could kill him.
People who were only a few levels higher than him couldn't do it; only peak Spirit Douluo, or directly Titled Douluo, could possibly achieve it.
"Who could it be? Could it be an enemy I offended in the past?"
Lion Douluo frowned and pondered.
Now, Lion Douluo had basically determined that it was a Spirit Master's doing. Although a Spirit Beast was not impossible, with Xie Erxun's current strength, it would require a powerful Spirit Beast of at least 80,000 years to kill him.
And Spirit Beasts of that level could only exist in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest on the continent; other Spirit Beast gathering places simply did not have the conditions to produce such powerful Spirit Beasts.
Xie Erxun had just acquired his eighth spirit ring not long ago, so there was no need for him to go to such a dangerous place. Therefore, the probability of him being killed by a person was much higher than by a Spirit Beast.
A moment later, Lion Douluo let out a cold snort and said, "It seems I still need to return to the clan myself to see, otherwise, with the efficiency of those useless people now, who knows when the truth will be known."
With that, Lion Douluo stood up from his seat and walked towards the deepest part of the Hall of Elders.
Soon, he arrived in front of a resplendent golden door and turned the angel emblem next to the door.
The next moment, the tightly closed door suddenly opened, and Lion Douluo walked in.
Inside the hall, a man who appeared to be in his thirties or forties, dressed in a simple grey robe, sat cross-legged in the very center.
This man had a very handsome appearance, with long black hair draped behind him, and exuded an aura of majesty that made people want to bow down in worship. He was none other than the High Priest of Spirit Hall, the 99th-level Limit Douluo, Qian Daoliu.
"High Priest!"
Upon entering the room, Lion Douluo half-bowed and cupped his hands towards Qian Daoliu.
At this moment, Qian Daoliu opened his eyes and said to Lion Douluo, "Lion, why are you here instead of staying in your position?"
"High Priest, something has happened to my family, and I wish to return home for a trip. I hope you will approve."
Lion Douluo said directly.
Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu pondered for a moment and replied, "Alright, since it's a matter concerning your family, you may go back for a trip. However, remember two things: first, you must not expose your identity, and second, you must return as soon as you are done."