Douluo Continent: The Sky-Piercing Sun

Chapter 236 The Decision of the Elemental Academy

Chapter 236 The Decision of the Elemental Academy

Yang Podi ignored the increasingly grim expressions on everyone's faces and continued, "There are a few other points to note. Once you join Tianxing Academy, all major decisions must be made by a vote of the academy's deans. No private decisions are allowed."

"Finally, there's one more thing. Joining my Tianxing Academy is difficult, but leaving is even more difficult, and you'll probably have to pay a huge price for it."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian and the others' faces turned green.

But Yang Podi didn't care about their expressions. After he finished speaking, he simply closed his eyes to rest and ignored everything else.

To other forces, the Four Elements Academy, with its thousands of Soul Masters, might be a considerable force, but Yang Podi didn't care about that at all.

Judging from the current situation, war will begin in five years at most. Both the Spirit Hall and the two great empires are preparing for the future war, which is why they are trying to win over various forces at all costs.

But Yang Podi had no intention of joining the war. Rather than fighting to the death with the major powers, he preferred to watch the show leisurely.

After all, people die on the battlefield. Most of the students at Tianxing Academy are disciples of the four major families, and many are even direct descendants. As long as there is a war, casualties are inevitable. These are their foundations. Rather than letting them fight to the death, it is better to hide. Otherwise, Yang Podi would not have chosen a remote place like Almo Mountain.

Besides, once the war is over, as long as I and Tian Yue become gods, the entire Douluo Continent will be our territory. What difference will it make whether the Four Elements Academy joins us or not?

At this moment, Shui Bing'er suddenly spoke up: "Your Excellency Yang Podi, if we join Tianxing Academy, can you guarantee that we students and teachers will be treated equally? At least we won't be discriminated against?"

Yang Podi smiled and shook his head: "Theoretically, that's how it is. Within Tianxing Academy, everything is governed by the academy rules, and everyone must abide by them. But you should also know that the foundation of Tianxing Academy is our original Po Clan, Yu Clan, Bilin Family, and Jiuxin Family. It's normal for the academy to focus on cultivating some core disciples."

"If you join Skywalker Academy, I can at least guarantee that you will be treated equally, and each of your four academies can even send a vice dean. But I don't want any trouble to arise, after all, the four of us moved to Mount Almo in the far north just for peace and quiet."

After hearing these words, Shui Bing'er hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty Yang Podi, I need to think about what you've said."

After finishing their conversation, Shui Bing'er and the others left Tianxing Academy. This was just a routine negotiation, and at least they learned about Yang Podi's conditions. As for the final decision, it would probably have to wait for the deans of the four academies to make the final decision.

After watching the group leave, Yang Wudi seemed a bit conflicted: "Po Di, aren't your demands too harsh? No academy would accept such requests."

Yang Podi shook his head: "Grandpa, we moved to this far north region to avoid the war between the Spirit Hall and the three upper sects, and even to avoid the conflict between the Spirit Hall and the two great empires, so as not to become cannon fodder."

"The so-called Four Elements Academy is nothing but a bunch of opportunists. Joining our Tianxing Academy might help you avoid this war. If you don't join us, you'll only have the Spirit Hall or the Heaven Dou Empire to join. When war breaks out, you'll definitely become cannon fodder."

"We only seek to live peacefully now, not to grow stronger. After all, the so-called Elemental Academy doesn't even have a Title Douluo, at most a few Soul Douluos, who are of no use except as cannon fodder."

Yang Wudi said with some confusion, "Although the Four Elements Academy is relatively weak, they still have potential, especially these young people, who are already at the level of Title Douluo. It would be a pity to miss them."

Yang Podi shook his head: "They're only at the level of a Title Douluo. Judging from the current situation, it will take at least five years, or at most ten, for the entire Douluo Continent to undergo a tremendous change. By then, these people will at most break through to the Soul Saint realm. Does our Tianxing Academy really need a few more Soul Saints?"

"Besides, it's not worth getting yourself involved in this vortex for the sake of a few Soul Masters. It's better for us to develop on our own. After all, the purpose of establishing Tianxing Academy is to strengthen our four major families, not to cultivate talents for other forces."

Yang Wudi and the others couldn't help but nod when they heard these words. Lowering their stance to attract the four elemental academies to join them could indeed strengthen Tianxing Academy in the short term, but it was putting the cart before the horse. Tianxing Academy was not aiming for hegemony, but only to avoid war.

Dugu Bo suddenly spoke up: "Old Goat, Old Rhinoceros, what these little monsters say is quite right. In the current situation, having more Title Douluos is useless. Besides, our academy is only here to ensure the survival of our four families for ten thousand years, and we don't want to get involved in outside affairs. What's the point of having so many people?"

Yang Wudi: ...

Niu Gao: ...

After the five members of the Elemental Academy left, they were all considering the issues raised in the conversation, including the future development of the academy.

Lei Dong from Thunder Academy spoke first: "Tianxing Academy's requirements are too strict. I'm afraid Thunder Academy can't meet them. Thunder Academy originally relied on the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family. Many people in the academy have various connections with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family. The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family has always been somewhat at odds with Tianxing Academy. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to provide fair treatment."

"Moreover, the fact that Tianxing Academy is in seclusion is completely inconsistent with the positions of Thunder Academy and the Spirit Hall. I'm afraid they said those things on purpose, simply because they don't want to accept Thunder Academy or oppose the Spirit Hall."

Feng Xiaotian, standing to the side, seemed conflicted: "Lei Dong, what's your plan?"

Lei shook his head: "I never had high hopes for Tianxing Academy. I plan to lead the academy to Tiandou City, which is the only place that can accommodate us now. Besides, Senior Liu Erlong is the dean of Lanba Academy, and Senior Yu Xiaogang is the leader of Tiandou Royal Academy. These two are the only remaining members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and they can receive some care in Tiandou City. So I plan to go to Lanba Academy."

The other four nodded in agreement. For Thunder Academy, going to Blue Tyrant Academy was indeed a very good option.

Shui Bing'er from Tianshui Academy suddenly spoke up: "Tianxing Academy and our Tianshui Academy have somewhat similar teaching philosophies, and the far north region is very suitable for our Tianshui Academy. I plan to lead Tianshui Academy to join Tianxing Academy."

The group remained silent upon hearing this. Compared to the other major elemental academies, Tianshui Academy was indeed an anomaly, being the only one among all elemental academies that admitted commoners.

Huo Wu turned to Feng Xiaotian beside her and asked, "Xiaotian, what do you think?"

Feng Xiaotian shook his head: "It's hard for me to make a decision either. Tiandou City is more suitable for the development of our Shenfeng Academy, but the Tiandou Royal Family, Haotian Sect, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect are all eyeing us covetously. Being sandwiched between these three forces will probably be fraught with danger, and we might even be swallowed up by them."

In the original story, Shrek Academy was just a front for the three upper sects. All their actions were basically led by Tang San. Ten thousand years later, Shrek Academy no longer had the elemental families that it had joined, at least not the Fire Family, Water Family, and Wind Family.

Huo Wushuang suddenly spoke up: "Xiao Wu, I plan to tell Father and Grandfather that I will lead Blazing Fire Academy to join Skywalk Academy."

Although Huo Wu is dazzling and deeply loved by her family elders, the real captain is Huo Wushuang, who is the true direct descendant of the Blazing Academy. Moreover, throughout the original work, Huo Wu is relatively flamboyant and her behavior is quite extreme and immature, while Huo Wushuang is more composed.

Huo Wu looked puzzled: "Brother, Tianxing Academy has so many requirements. I'm afraid our Chihuo Academy won't have much of a future after joining."

Huo Wushuang shook his head: "We've fought against the Tian Dou Second Team many times before, so we should understand the strength of the Tian Dou Second Team members. But according to the information I found out later, Niu Meng's strength was originally similar to that of Tai Long and Bai Xiaofei from the Tian Dou First Team, but in a real fight, they were basically on two different levels. It's clear that Yang Podi is very good at teaching and research."

"Furthermore, I've recently done some research on Tianxing Academy. Although its rules are quite strict, their fundamental purpose is to maintain the status of the four major families. If our Huo family joins, is it possible for us to become the fifth family? Besides, if you receive special training from Tianxing Academy, your future prospects should be even better."

"The situation in the world is very tense right now. If we move to the Tiandou City area, we will probably have to go to the battlefield sooner or later. It would be better to go into seclusion with Tianxing Academy, at least we can avoid the loss of our Huo family."

Huo Wu stopped talking after hearing this. Although Huo Wu was arrogant and proud, she still had some self-awareness. She had lost to the Tian Dou Second Team many times in the Soul Master Competition and greatly admired the individual strength of the Tian Dou Second Team.

Feng Xiaotian remained silent. Although he had worked hard all these years, improving from level 44 in the Soul Master Competition to level 61 now, he was still inferior to Yang Podi five years later. Not to mention that Yang Podi had already reached level 98. The gap between the two was like an insurmountable chasm.

Feng Xiaotian was, after all, a rare person with innate full soul power, and he was quite confident in his talent. In fact, he was also very curious about Yang Podi and even the way the Tian Dou Second Team improved back then.

After some communication, Blazing Fire Academy, Divine Wind Academy, and Heavenly Water Academy of the Four Elements Academy decided to join Heavenly Path Academy, while Thunder Academy decided to move into Heavenly Dou City. As for the specific communication matters, the deans of each academy need to make specific decisions, and there are even some specific details that need to be discussed.

However, for Yang Podi, these were just minor incidents. Becoming a god was his true goal, and even becoming the strongest god was his ultimate objective. After all, even gods have varying strengths and are subject to the risk of falling.

Just as Yang Podi was cultivating at home, a very peculiar aura suddenly entered his senses. This aura was unusually calm, and its strength was hard to discern.

However, this aura has a sense of returning to simplicity. If Poseidon represents the vastness of the sea, then this aura represents the boundlessness of the sky, or perhaps a sacred aura.

Moreover, the presence of Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo was very familiar.

Yang Podi opened his eyes, which seemed to be filled with golden light: "I didn't expect this old guy to come in person. It seems that the Spirit Hall still values ​​me quite a bit."

(End of this chapter)