Dean of Blazing Academy Comes to Visit!

"Your arrogance is misplaced. It's a double-edged sword which should be used from time to time to motivate you.

Instead, you trying to fight someone who is better prepared for combat than you." 

Xue Long said that to Huo Wu who was laying on the ground on her back and breathing heavily. 

Her hair was a mess and there was dirt all over her face. She was put through a grinder and this is not the end.

"Arrogance, pride, haughtiness is all fine and crispy but at this moment it doesn't help you does it? You were beaten by a girl who only cultivated for three years. Ming'er innate Spirit ranking was 0. So you lost to someone who never should have been a Spirit Master."

"...Nonsense… she has spirit power!" She finally spoke but it was despairing tone.

"She has now. She started to cultivate when she was 8 after being exposed to high concentrations of spirit energy, her broom absorbed enough to push it to spirit rank 1."

"...This…this…has to be a lie!"

*Chuckle*

Xue Long instantly chuckled in an amused manner. He expected such denial.

"Oh, I know where your train of thoughts is going. Are you going to say that it's because of my methods and my techniques that she is now a rank 30? 

It is, but it's mostly because she trains hard and you don't. With that mindset, you will never going to reach Titled Douluo while she will and much more than that."

"...because she worked hard? It's nonsense! No hard work can overcome limitations of talent and one's quality of martial spirit!"

This is where her arrogance comes from. Her talent and her powerful Fire Shadow Martial Spirit.

"...well you lost to nonsense. And you will continue to lose to this nonsense again and again. Before it breaks you and you will accept this nonsense as a truth… or are you going to be a girl who lost to a broom?"

"I Will get back at her! I will train and I will eventually surpass her!" 

"Oh? So she is your goal? Hmm… well, I suppose I will make you fight my other maids. And I guarantee… you will lose to every single one of them." He said that with a smirk which made Huo Wu for a second have chill going down her spine.

~~~~~~Later~~~~~~

The result was just like Xue Long said. His new Fire girl maid-to-be lost to all 27 maids who originally had no spirit energy or potential to be Spirit Masters. 

This quite simply indeed has broken her. Not only they were younger than her, not only that but they didn't use any martial spirits or Spirit Rings.

Eventually… Huo Wu accepted the fact that she lost it because Xue Long's training and her's training are heaven and earth apart.

"Well? What is your conclusion?" He asked the girl who went through a grinder for the past three days. 

The Crown Prince on purpose made her life utterly miserable. The better she behaves the better treatment she will receive. 

Is he using animal training methods? Yes, and in the end humans are animals and it works on the girl who is being tamed like an animal.

"You… your Highness." She finally started to address him properly which is an improvement." You used the way spirit masters use their system to walk around them."

"You mean the whole point that you are control system spirit Master?"

She quickly nodded to his words. Thinking that was the case.

"That was a side consequence. My maids are trained to fight. Not to specifically target a specific target. They saw that you are open and that you want to control the field. So they give you the field by coming at you as quickly as possible.

The issue is that you have no idea how to fight at close range. The way you have been raised was to fight in a group of seventh not to fight real battles. 

So whatever raised you, raised to do a specific task. Not to make you strong." 

Her eyes twitched wide as she realised AND accept what he just said.

"No… my grandpa wouldn't do that!" 

"Hmm? Grandpa? Is he then dean of your Blazing Academy?"

"Yes! And he is Rank 86!" 

"Oh… I see so he never raised you in hopes to make you a Titled Douluo. As if you somehow magically reach it in your life you would be a control specialist and would be extremely weak against other Titled Douluo's." 

She snapped angrily hearing that. The anger wasn't pointed at him, more like at something else.

"...I don't know! I simply don't know!"

"Doesn't matter now, does it? We find out that your cultivation path was made with teamwork in mind instead of making you strong. That's all I need to know. Now, on another matter at hand. 

The issue of you listening to me." 

Huo Wu stiffed hearing that. Her mouth slightly trembled as she was fighting her inner pride…

However, before she can answer, Xue Long sensed something.

"Little Monster. Some people from Blazing Academy have arrived to see you. The Dean of theirs is at the very front." Dugu Bo said to the Crown Prince. As he appeared from the shadows.

The moment the Poison Douluo said about the Blazing Academy and the Dean there was some hope in the fire girl's eyes but it was short as she had a frown on her face as well.

"About time. It appears it took them three days to muster their courage." Xue Long said that with a snort as he got up from his seat.

"Come, Xiao Wu. Let me show you how one fights in this place." He motioned for her to follow him.

The black-haired girl frowned for a bit but she did follow him. It seems her training coming along little by little.

~~~

"Prince Xue Long! I demand you return my grandaughter to me at once!" An old man with fiery golden eyes and blazing like shadow said with an angry voice.

The prince could see some similarities between those two. 

"I am pretty sure your grandson told you the story that she lost against one of my maids." The Crown Prince said with a matter-of-fact tone as he looked at Huo Wushuang who was standing behind the old Dean.

"He did. However, Xiao Wu is impulsive and she shouldn't be allowed to decide in heat of moment." 

Xue Long looked at Huo Wu who looked like she was betrayed by her old man!

And it was hilarious in a sense.

"So you telling me… that it was a… misunderstanding?" Xue Long asked the old man in an uncertain tone. He didn't expect for this old man to throw Huo Wu under a bus… to save her! 

"It was. She is far too unreasonable and should not be allowed to make her choices. This situation has shown to her what happens if you are impulsive." 

Hou Wu looked even more ashamed and pissed off. This old man has no idea how much torture she had to pass through! And not only that he treats it as if it was a lesson from him! 

"So…you saying that you used me?"

"..." 

For a few seconds, the old man realised that his 'perfect' plan to save Huo Wu just went south pretty quick.

"I have a solution for this. We going to have a duel. 

I win I keep Huo Wu. You win you can take her back. Follow me." Xue Long motioned to follow him.

Such brazen action did piss the old man, however, he did follow the Prince! He doesn't want to provoke the powers standing behind the Crown Prince!

[Little monster is this little girl truly worth this much effort? You could make any other girls join your maid Initiative. This one lacks proper character.] Dugu Bo whispered to the prince, he observe the whole training session for the past three days, he knows how bad of a character this girl has…

Sure her Fire Shadow is an impressive Martial Spirit but the girl's character butchers her talent and the speed of her cultivation…

[This is not just for her Old Poison. Her joining my academy is an opening move that I will take over all other Academies. I am going to crush this old man and use him how he tried to use me. 

I am going to show all of Heavenly Duo Empire my academy, and my training methods. My Theories are superior to everyone else.

And the girl? She is a consolidation prize which I already won and others are just pretending that she belongs to them.] 

Dugu Bo slowly nodded after hearing that. He has underestimated what the boy is planning. Though it did make sense to him. He wants people with unique and powerful Martial Spirits. This academy's current roster lacks what he wants. The girl's Fire Shadow diversified it. But the Prince needs much more. 

~~~

The Blazing Academy Dean was quite certain that by blaming Huo Wu impulsiveness and her anger issues he would be able to confuse the prince and get her back! However, the Crown Prince quickly saw through it the moment he mentioned the lesson!

He should have worded it better! Now he needs to fight him!

'The brat's rank should be in his late 70's. He is an assault specialist. This could be difficult but I should be able to win as long as I won't going to allow him to get close!'

The old man was certain that his Fire Shadow's control ability will be able to force Xue Long to leave the arena.

As the group arrived at the spirit Arena there were quite a bit of people ready and waiting to see the battle. The word has spread very fast that the 'drama' with Blazing Academy is continuing and that the Dean of the Fire Academy was here.

And this time it will be the prince who will be fighting! This made the whole Academy extra hyped up! They might be able to see the Prince's Martial Spirit! The thing about this is that it's a rarity to see the fabled Golden Dragon King. People are more used to seeing the Silver Dragon King from Gu Yue as she is using it to fight but Xue Long and his Golden Dragon King?

Now that is a rarity!

As the Blazing Academy Dean walked to the arena opposite to him was the Crown Prince.

One of the teachers for this one going to be the referee who quickly walked in the middle and between them.

"One minute to summons and merge with your Martial Spirits!"

"Huo Feng, Rank 86 Fire Shadow, Control System Spirit Master." As the old man said that his shadow came to life and transformed into his look-alike but there were flames all over this shadow. It was several times bigger than Huo Wu.

Though the way Xue Long looked at this thing was that how to train it instead of looking at the opponent…

"Since this is a duel, I am going to show some face for your academy." As the Crown Prince said behind him his Spirit Ring's appeared.

People started to count them… 1,3,5 and stopping at 8… 

"S-S-Spirit Douluo!?" The one who reacted the most at this was Huo Wu who was standing next to Dugu Bo. The old poison made sure the prince 'training toy' didn't run away…

***ROAR***

Then a dragon standing around 5 meters tall manifested behind the Prince the roar of this beast immediately started to suppress all Beast spirits in the vicinity. 

Especially the Fire Shadow of the old Dean. There was sweat rolling down from the old man's face. He was having issues just standing there not to mention fight…

"Xue Long, Rank 81 Golden Dragon King, Assualt and Control system Spirit Master. Do advise me, senior." The prince said with crossed arms. 

The Fire Academy Dean frowned he didn't expect the boy to cross into 80's ranks!!! A few moments later his Fifth Ring glowed, it was a black one. The Fire Shadow went up and called forth grand-size fireballs.

"Fifth Ring Ability! Fire Meteor Storm!" 

The Fireballs started to rain on the prince who was simply standing there and looking at the approaching fire.

***BOOM***

An explosion followed after. The Dean was slightly confused that the Prince did nothing to dodge or defend against this attack!

"Meteor shower huh? Let me show what a proper one looks like." 

Xue Long said that from inside of the smoke and dust cloud.

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