A moment later.
"Great, it's a lone Gale Demon Wolf."
Lin Yu finally spotted the Gale Demon Wolf marked by the gods. It was lying under a large tree, napping.
However, he hadn't yet noticed that, to the left ahead, two people were quickly approaching that very same Gale Demon Wolf.
One was a middle-aged man in his forties.
The other was a sixteen-year-old youth.
Both wore the uniform of the Godwind Academy, with matching black masks and upright white hair.
They looked around 70% alike.
They were none other than the father and son duo from Godwind Academy—Feng Tianxiao, the academy's headmaster, and Feng Xiaotian, a student.
The two of them had noticed Lin Yu first, their faces filled with confusion.
"Dad, what's up with that kid?"
"Looks like he's heading for the Gale Demon Wolf I was targeting," Feng Xiaotian replied.
Feng Tianxiao frowned. "Is he trying to hunt that Gale Demon Wolf? He can't be more than eight years old. Charging in like that—does he have a death wish?"
"No matter, Xiaotian. You go stop that kid. I'll take care of the Gale Demon Wolf. You come absorb it afterward."
"Alright."
Feng Tianxiao immediately charged toward the Gale Demon Wolf.
Meanwhile, Feng Xiaotian rushed to intercept Lin Yu.
"Hm? Why are there other people here?"
From a distance, Qian Daoliu's expression changed. He wasn't sure whether these external factors were within the gods' control.
But he knew one thing for sure—no one must interfere with that Gale Demon Wolf.
Qian Daoliu instantly released his spiritual pressure, enveloping the area.
"Get lost!!!"
This spiritual outburst instantly froze Feng Tianxiao in place, his face filled with terror as cold sweat drenched his back.
"Back off! Stay away from that Gale Demon Wolf!"
Feng Tianxiao was utterly frightened. "Apologies! This junior didn't know that it was the target of a senior. I—I'll leave immediately!"
At this time, Feng Xiaotian had already appeared in front of Lin Yu, calling out coldly:
"Hey! Kid, what do you think you're doing?!"
"Hm? This guy… something about his eyes feels familiar," Lin Yu thought as he glanced at Feng Xiaotian, getting a strange sense of familiarity. But he didn't have time to dwell on it—his top priority was completing the first trial.
Lin Yu said firmly, "Move aside."
"That Gale Demon Wolf is around 1,500 years old! You're just a little kid—charging at it is basically suicide. Besides, that's my target! Stop right there!"
Feng Xiaotian barked out his warning, clearly trying to stop Lin Yu with force.
Lin Yu ignored him and prepared to fly past him.
Seeing this, Feng Xiaotian shook his head with a sigh, his face full of arrogance:
"Haah… kid, I told you to stop and you wouldn't listen. So you're forcing me to take action and stop you, huh?"
"Fine. But don't blame me if you get hurt~"
"Martial Soul Possession—Gale Twin-Headed Demon Wolf!"
"Awooo!!"
Behind Feng Xiaotian appeared a wolf-type martial soul with two wolf heads. Under his feet, two soul rings lit up—yellow, yellow—indicating that he was a 30th-level, two-ring Soul Master.
"Oh? That Martial Soul… could it be…"
Seeing that Martial Soul, a subtle change flickered in Lin Yu's eyes. He chuckled inwardly:
"Heh, no wonder he looked so familiar. So it's Feng Xiaotian from Shenfeng Academy."
"Wait—he's already 16 this year, right? How is he only just hitting level 30?"
(In this novel, most of the prominent genius characters of Lin Yu's generation have their ages reduced by one year.)
"If I remember correctly, his self-created soul skill, 'Gale Slash Combo', is something he developed only after gaining his third soul skill, 'Gale Twin Wings', right? How come he still doesn't have his third ring yet? What's taking him so long?"
"What a waste of that innate full soul power talent."
Watching Feng Xiaotian charge in and throw a punch at him, Lin Yu didn't take him seriously in the slightest:
"Step aside. You can't stop me."
Feng Xiaotian: "???"
He thought: Is this kid crazy?
He doesn't even look eight years old, and his soul power clearly isn't even level 20—yet he dares to boast that I can't stop him?
He, Feng Xiaotian, is a genius with innate full soul power and already a level 30 two-ring Soul Master!
Feng Xiaotian was beyond speechless:
"Kid, are you out of your mind? Can't you see I'm a Soul Master? Stand still already!!"
As he spoke, Feng Xiaotian threw a punch with blazing speed.
"Heh." A smirk appeared on Feng Xiaotian's lips.
In his mind, Lin Yu would surely be knocked to the ground in a single blow.
However—
Smack!
Lin Yu effortlessly caught the punch with one hand—then drove a heavy fist into Feng Xiaotian's stomach.
Boom!
"Wha—!! Ugh…"
Feng Xiaotian was instantly sent flying by Lin Yu's punch. Though he barely managed to steady himself without falling, his face was full of shock and disbelief:
"How is this possible?!"
"Outrageous!"
"First Soul Skill—Wind Blade Array!"
Feng Xiaotian swung both arms, and ten semi-crescent-shaped wind blades slashed forward from his wolf-clawed hands.
"Wind? That happens to be one of my domains. In front of me, your wind is nothing."
Hovering in midair, Lin Yu looked down indifferently at Feng Xiaotian. He switched to his Wind Element Form, and with just a casual wave of his hand—
He easily dispelled Feng Xiaotian's first soul skill.
With his Ultimate Attribute, Lin Yu held an overwhelming advantage over soul masters with the same element. Fighting someone like Feng Xiaotian was no different from completely dominating him.
"How… how can this be? My first soul skill is completely ineffective against him… This is impossible!"
"It's impossible!!!"
Feng Xiaotian's pride as a genius was being crushed for the first time. In his world, he had always been the most outstanding and talented young soul master.
He was the one who crushed others—never the one being crushed!
"Damn it!"
"Second Soul Skill: Twin Wolf Possession!"
"Awoooo!"
Feng Xiaotian unleashed his full power—boosting his attack, defense, and agility by 50%.
At this point, it was no longer about whether he could stop Lin Yu—it was about his pride. He couldn't accept being defeated by a child who didn't even look eight years old.
"Haaah!!"
Feng Xiaotian soared into the air once more, throwing a punch toward Lin Yu overhead.
"I told you—you can't stop me."
This time, Lin Yu didn't bother to block. Instead, he met Feng Xiaotian's incoming punch head-on with a punch of his own.
Bang! Boom!
Their fists collided—
And a full-blown clash of raw power exploded between them.
However, Feng Xiaotian only felt as if the bones in his fist were about to shatter. Before he could even register the pain—
His body was completely overpowered. Like a rocket, he was instantly sent flying through the air by Lin Yu's punch and smashed hard into the ground.
Bang!
Seeing this, Lin Yu no longer paid him any attention and began moving toward the Gale Demon Wolf.
But Feng Xiaotian stood up again.
"Stop right there!!"
"Still not giving up?" Lin Yu frowned, growing impatient. He immediately released his martial soul in full.
In that instant, beneath his feet appeared a terrifying soul ring configuration: Yellow, Purple, Black—all clearly visible to those watching.
Feng Xiaotian, who had been preparing to charge again, froze in place the moment he saw Lin Yu's soul rings.
He was completely stunned on the spot:
"Wha… What the hell!? Yellow, Purple, Black!!?"
"Get lost. Try to stop me again, and I won't hold back anymore."
Lin Yu looked down coldly at Feng Xiaotian, his eyes filled with icy indifference. His body exuded a terrifying aura, like a towering, unstoppable force looming over Feng Xiaotian—
As if Feng Xiaotian were no more than an ant, about to be crushed in an instant.