Inside Tiantou City.
Blood Tiger stood on the academy's foundation plot, staring blankly at the workers and waving her hand. "Further back! No, further forward!"
"The characters must be big, and the sign must catch the eye! Blood Sea, Blood Sea!"
"Blood is obviously red, what the hell are you doing making it blue? Careful I gouge your eyeballs out!"
"Can't you tell red, blue, and green apart?!"
Blood Tiger stomped her high heels in frustration, making a sharp clacking sound against the ground.
A low tiger growl rumbling in her throat sent a chill down the backs of the workers building the academy, terrified that this tigress might actually devour them alive.
Their movements instantly became much sharper.
Only then did Blood Tiger look grudgingly satisfied, putting her hands on her hips and letting out a huff of lingering irritation.
Her gaze drifted off into the distance from time to time, looking toward the clear sky, or else toward Blood Spider, who was still meditating with her eyes closed.
*This fellow,* Blood Spider muttered inwardly, though she dared not voice it aloud.
Chu Fei had been away for well over half a month, and during this time, Blood Spider and Blood Tiger had been in charge of the academy's construction.
With the seed funding left behind by the Tiantou imperial family, building it wasn't particularly troublesome.
Blood Tiger, who handled the negotiations, had grown quite outgoing over these past few days—not nearly as cold and aloof as Blood Spider. Human society truly had far too many amusing things to offer.
The only thing that somewhat displeased her was that these workers were simply too foolish!
If she only knew how to build things herself, she definitely would have taken matters into her own hands.
"Blood Tiger, what are you roaring about? I could hear you shouting from eight hundred miles away."
"Master!"
Hearing that voice, Blood Spider snapped to alertness instantly, standing respectfully to the side to welcome him.
Blood Tiger froze for a second, turned her head, and saw Chu Fei and Tu Ya descending with a few children in tow, while Blood Spider had already rushed over.
*What a scheming spider!*
Blood Tiger gritted her teeth in secret, but she couldn't dare flare up in front of Chu Fei, so she could only tense her brow and hurry over as fast as she could.
Puffing out her chest, she pointed to the academy under construction beside them and said, "Blood Sea Academy is already under full construction!"
"I've kept a close eye on the academy's construction every single moment during this time!"
Standing beside them with an expression practically begging for praise, Blood Tiger slammed a hand down onto Blood Spider's head, giving her zero chance to cut in.
How could Blood Spider take that lying down? She immediately lunged forward, and the two of them started bickering once more.
Watching the two of them scrap, Chu Fei couldn't help but chuckle, then turned his gaze to scan the rising Blood Sea Academy.
Construction on the mainland didn't need to be overly tedious; with specialized workers on the job, the pace wasn't slow at all.
In the time he had been away, half the academy was already finished, with the outlines of large and small areas taking shape. It shouldn't be long before construction was fully completed.
However...
Chu Fei looked across the street directly opposite the academy, which was separated by only a short distance.
Right across the street stood the sign for Blazing Academy.
Wasn't this academy... Liu Erlong's place?
Chu Fei stopped dwelling on it.
Seeing that nothing was amiss at the academy, he let Blood Spider and Blood Tiger continue their squabbling. Turning around, he had Tu Ya bring the group of children along with him to make a trip to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
As one of the top support-type sects on the mainland, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School stood uniquely apart in any era; their formidable supportive capabilities allowed them to securely sit upon the throne of top support-type spirit masters.
Outside the mountain gates of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Ning Fengzhi, together with Chen Xin and Gu Rong, stood outside, gazing far down toward the foot of the mountain.
A Titled Douluo named Tu Ya.
Upon learning that a Titled Douluo was coming, Ning Fengzhi showed the utmost respect, bringing Chen Xin and Gu Rong out to welcome them together.
Though the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School already possessed two Titled Douluo, who would ever complain about having too much of such combat strength?
Naturally, forging ties with another Titled Douluo was a good thing.
It was just that even with Ning Fengzhi's years of experience and extensive connections, he had never once heard rumors of this Titled Douluo, who remained extremely mysterious.
Now that she had finally appeared, she was not only founding an academy but also traveling about, and was now paying a visit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Ning Fengzhi very much wanted to know what such a Titled Douluo was really aiming to achieve in Tiantou City by doing all this.
Could it have something to do with Spirit Hall?
The iconic blood-red robes arrived, accompanied by five children. With just a single glance, Ning Fengzhi confirmed their identity, immediately putting away his inner thoughts.
He smiled warmly and gestured an invitation. "I've long heard of your great name. Now that you've come to visit our sect, might you enter and speak within?"
Tu Ya nodded in assent, following Ning Fengzhi into the luxurious grand hall.
The wealth of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wasn't just idle talk—they were genuinely, solidly wealthy. On the mainland, hardly anyone dared to rival the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in terms of fortune.
After some brief pleasantries, Tu Ya subconsciously glanced sideways at Chu Fei, and receiving an affirmative look from him, she took a gentle sip of tea and said leisurely:
"I have come here for no other purpose than to take your sect's—and your daughter Ning Rongrong's—as my disciple."
"Hum—"
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi's hand gripping the teacup instantly tightened considerably, and the smile on his face stiffened significantly as well.
After a brief moment of silence, he smiled calmly. "I think... perhaps that won't be necessary?"
"I understand your intentions, but Rongrong is my daughter, and she is still young. I believe the time has not yet come for her to truly take on a master."
"Besides, she possesses a support-type spirit, and cannot be casually instructed."
This kind of rejection was well within expectations.
Ning Fengzhi took a small sip of his hot tea to mask his expression.
Take Ning Rongrong as a disciple?
Faced with an unfamiliar Titled Douluo, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School hadn't reached that point yet. She was the apple of his eye and the treasure in his palm; how could he casually hand her over to someone of unclear background?
Furthermore, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School already had two Titled Douluo within its ranks—both Chen Xin and Gu Rong were renowned Douluo across the mainland, and their spirit power ranks were much higher than Tu Ya's, who was only at level ninety-two.
Ning Fengzhi's slightly stiff expression was keenly captured by Chu Fei.
As a major power, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School lacked neither conditions nor resources.
If he wanted to make Ning Fengzhi agree, relying solely on Tu Ya's words was probably still lacking a bit of heat.
Since that was the case, he would just go and add some fuel to the fire!
Amid the stalemate between Tu Ya and Ning Fengzhi, Chu Fei chimed in with a sweet, milky-voiced act of cuteness: "Uncle! Teacher Tu Ya is super, super amazing at teaching!"
"Really, she's super—amazing!"
He stretched his arms wide to draw a circle, exaggerating to the absolute extreme.
Out of the mouths of babes; backed by the advantage of his youth, whatever Chu Fei said would never be met with blame.
Ning Fengzhi chuckled briefly, intending to simply brush it off as an innocent remark. "The matter of teaching cannot be proven by mere words alone."
Chu Fei said to Xiao Wu, Na'er, and the others, "Everyone, Uncle doesn't believe us. Let's show Uncle just how amazing Teacher Tu Ya is!"
With that, as if afraid Ning Fengzhi still wouldn't believe them, he had Shui Bing'er take the lead in releasing her spirit and Soul Rings.
All five of them lit up one by one, and every single one of them was a genuine, flesh-and-blood thousand-year Soul Ring!
Their very first Soul Ring... was already a thousand-year one?
Even Ning Fengzhi gasped sharply at this sight, his expression shifting continuously as he stared at Tu Ya and the children. Unconsciously, the teacup in his hand slipped and crashed to the floor, shattering into pieces.
These children... were truly all monsters!