Chapter 240: Sky-Supporting Douluo

While Yang Podi was in seclusion at home, reflecting on the recent battle, the world was once again shaken. Although the fight had taken place ten thousand meters above the ground, the sheer scale of the battle meant that many people had witnessed it. Nobody could have anticipated that Yang Podi's strength had reached such a level, capable of fighting Qian Daoliu to a standstill.

Upon receiving reports from Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, Bibi Dong, the Supreme Pontiff of the Spirit Hall, thought deeply before finally speaking: "Chrysanthemum Douluo, inform all Spirit Hall personnel not to engage in conflict with Heavenly Academy under any circumstances unless absolutely necessary."

At the same time, in the eyes of the world, Heavenly Academy had become one of the most untouchable forces on the Douluo Continent.

Through this battle, Yang Podi had gained some understanding of both Limit Douluos and gods. After planning to rest and recover for a while, he intended to go out and acquire a fire-attribute spirit ring.

Meanwhile, the three elemental academies had made an unusually resolute decision. After the heads of the three academies visited Heavenly Academy for discussions, they decided to relocate their entire academies to Heavenly Academy. Only a few personnel were left behind to maintain their original establishments.

At Heavenly Academy, located halfway up Mount Almo, Yang Wudi, Yang Zhentian, Niu Gao, and Dugu Bo jointly received the leaders of the elemental academies. These included Feng Xuan, head of the Divinewind Academy; Huo Lie, head of the Blazing Fire Academy; and Shui Qingrou, head of the Sky Water Academy, along with students such as Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu.

After discussions, Heavenly Academy decided to establish three departments: the Divinewind Division, the Blazing Fire Division, and the Tianshui Division. Independent areas were allocated to these divisions for their own operations. However, the academy regulations had already been distributed, and everyone was required to adhere to them.

It was also agreed that a small number of students from the three academies could train at the mountaintop, but the number was limited to direct descendants, similar to the arrangements for the Breaking Clan and other prominent families.

Feng Xuan, Huo Lie, and Shui Qingrou were appointed as vice principals of Heavenly Academy. However, since all three were only Spirit Douluos, they did not have voting rights and could only provide suggestions for academy decisions.

Feng Xiaotian, somewhat puzzled, asked, "Principal Yang, why haven't we seen Lord Yang Podi yet?"

Yang Wudi hesitated slightly before responding, "Well, to be honest, Podi has always been carefree. He never gets involved in academy affairs. Right now, he's still in seclusion at home."

Hearing this, everyone exchanged astonished glances. Despite the fact that the three elemental academies had formally joined Heavenly Academy, significantly boosting its strength, Yang Podi seemed entirely unconcerned about the matter.

The three elemental academies indeed had impressive strength. Each academy had three to four hundred spirit masters, making a total of over a thousand spirit masters combined. These included three Spirit Douluos, several Spirit Sages, and more than a dozen Spirit Emperors. No wonder the major factions were eager to recruit them; their combined strength was comparable to one of the lower-ranked sects of the four major clans.

After discussing various arrangements, the Divinewind Division was assigned to assist with patrolling the areas around Mount Almo, the Sky Water Division was tasked with supporting the Breaking Clan in cultivating medicinal herbs, and the Blazing Fire Division took charge of maintaining order. This distribution of responsibilities seemed well thought out.

Yang Podi emerged from seclusion after half a month, only to be stunned by the changes in Sky Water Academy.

Originally, the entire Mount Almo housed around 1,500 spirit masters. Now, an additional thousand spirit masters had suddenly appeared, which was quite overwhelming.

Moreover, numerous new buildings had sprung up around the mountaintop, clearly accommodations for the new members from the three academies.

When Yang Podi went to find Ye Lingling, he found her place unusually lively. Besides Ye Lingling, Yang Tianyue, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Huo Wu were all practicing together, seemingly getting along quite well.

Seeing these seven people together, Yang Podi was momentarily dumbfounded. He had only wanted to see Ye Lingling, but now found himself faced with a crowd of "third wheels." What was worse, none of them showed any intention of leaving, leaving him speechless.

Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Huo Wu immediately bowed upon seeing Yang Podi. "Greetings, Lord Podi."

Before Yang Podi could reply, Yang Tianyue interjected, "This is my brother. There's no need for so many formalities. Just be casual. Right, Brother?"

Yang Podi gave her a helpless look, thinking to himself, Is this really necessary, sister?

Yang Tianyue continued, "Brother, Grandpa and the others were looking for you earlier. They wanted to know what title you'd like to take. Since you've already become a Titled Douluo, you need a title."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Podi replied, "My title will be 'Qingtian' (Sky-Supporting). From now on, I will be the Sky-Supporting Douluo."

Looking at the group around Ye Lingling, Yang Podi realized he wouldn't be able to spend any time alone with her. Shaking his head, he prepared to leave.

However, Yang Tianyue stopped him again.

She tugged on his arm and said with a playful pout, "Brother, Sister Bing'er, Sister Xue Wu, and Sister Huo Wu are my new friends. Shouldn't you give them a gift to celebrate your first meeting?"

Yang Podi: …

At that moment, Yang Podi couldn't help but mentally complain, What kind of sister is this? Born just to drain me dry? It's bad enough that I have to support you, and now I have to take care of your friends as well? This is outrageous.

Despite his internal grumbling, Yang Podi glanced at Shui Bing'er and the others, then sighed and waved his hand, summoning three thousand-year-old medicinal herbs. He handed them over and quickly left.

Yang Tianyue pouted. "Only three thousand-year herbs? Don't you have plenty of ten-thousand-year herbs? You're so stingy."

Hearing this from afar, Yang Podi almost turned back to give Yang Tianyue a good scolding. This little girl really doesn't know how hard it is to earn these things.

Shui Bing'er hesitated. "Tianyue, this feels too much. It's our first meeting, and it's not right to accept something so valuable."

"It's fine," Yang Tianyue said with a grin. "My brother has plenty of treasures. He just likes hoarding them."

Yang Podi didn't dwell on this small matter. A few herbs were nothing; his storage soul tool was practically overflowing. Besides, these three girls were now part of Heavenly Academy, and it wouldn't hurt to nurture them a little.

After leaving Ye Lingling's place, Yang Podi went directly to find his grandfather, Yang Wudi. To his surprise, Niu Gao, Dugu Bo, and three other people were present as well. These three, two men and one woman, were Spirit Douluos, likely the heads of the Divinewind, Blazing Fire, and Sky Water academies.

Yang Wudi looked surprised. "Podi, you're out of seclusion already? How did it go?"

Yang Podi nodded. "It went well. I made some progress. I plan to head out now; there's something I need to take care of."

Turning to the man in red beside him, Yang Podi asked, "You must be Headmaster Huo Lie. May I ask you something?"

Huo Lie, Shui Qingrou, and Feng Xuan quickly stood and saluted. "Greetings, Your Excellency."

"Is there anything Your Excellency wishes to ask? I will answer to the best of my ability."

Yang Podi waved his hand casually, "Since you've all joined the Heavenly Academy, we're family now. Don't be so formal."

"Principal Huo Lie, I want to ask if there are any hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts in the Flaming Gorge? Or even spirit beasts close to a hundred-thousand years old?"

Huo Lie thought carefully before replying, "Your Excellency, no one has ever ventured into the depths of the Flaming Gorge. The temperatures there are too extreme. Even for me, it's nearly impossible to go deep inside. However, I believe there may be hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts there. I once hunted a sixty-thousand-year-old spirit beast near the inner region of the Flaming Gorge for my eighth spirit ring. At that time, I heard the roar of a spirit beast from the depths. The roar was so overwhelming that it shook my soul. Only spirit beasts of an extremely high age can do that. I've never told anyone about this because of its importance."

Yang Podi shook his head, "Principal Huo Lie, there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Yang Podi in the future. I have one more question. Between the Flaming Gorge, the Burning Mountains, and the Flowing Fire Range, which place is more likely to have higher-level spirit beasts? The older, the better."

Huo Lie pondered for a while before shaking his head. "There might be hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts in the depths of all three places. However, the Fire Leopard Sect has already sided with Spirit Hall. If there are hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts, they've probably reported the information to Spirit Hall. Spirit Hall has plenty of fire-attribute Spirit Douluo as well."

"The Flowing Fire Range experiences frequent volcanic eruptions, which aren't very conducive to the survival of hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts. If there are such beasts, they would likely be extremely fierce and of very high age."

"I also heard long ago that there was a fire-attribute spirit beast in the Star Dou Forest, but there hasn't been any news about it in years. It might have been hunted down."

Yang Podi shook his head, "That three-headed Hellhound in the Star Dou Forest must be hiding. I don't want to provoke the Star Dou Forest beasts for now. It seems I'll have to check other places first."

Yang Wudi seemed concerned, "Podi, are you heading out again? Should I send Ping'an and the others to accompany you?"

"No need, Grandpa. The place I'm going to this time is rather unique. They may not be able to handle it. I'll go by myself first. Besides, I have other plans. I intend to visit the Slaughter City again. I might be away for quite a while this time. You don't need to worry about me."

After finishing his explanation, Yang Podi was about to leave when Dugu Bo suddenly spoke, "You little monster, now that you've reached Title Douluo and hidden your strength for so long, you've finally shown it. Have you decided on your title yet?"

"Grandpa Dugu, my title will be Sky-Supporting Douluo. I think this name suits my martial soul."

After speaking, Yang Podi spread his wings and flew out of Heavenly Academy. This time, he planned to visit the Flowing Fire Range first. With his current strength, entering its depths shouldn't be a problem. If he couldn't find a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast there, he'd then check the Flaming Gorge.

Based on the current timeline, the coup in the Heaven Dou Palace should be about to occur. However, none of it had anything to do with him. With Tang San and his companions' current strength, they should be able to crush Qian Renxue. But now that Qian Daoliu had stepped in, Heaven Dou City was bound to become very lively soon.