Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Ning Fengzhi was taken aback. He knew of the four single-attribute clans.

He simply did not understand why Li Xun had brought up this clan.

Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment. "The Breaking Clan is an affiliate of the Clear Sky Sect. Though I have never had dealings with them, I heard that their Sect Leader, Yang Wudi, is very powerful.

However, I heard that they went into seclusion alongside the Clear Sky Sect many years ago."

"Xiao Xun, why did you think of them?"

Li Xun told Ning Fengzhi about Yang Qianjun.

They discussed whether they could recruit the Breaking Clan into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, though he left out the part about the Immortal Grade.

The reason he had not mentioned it was that he wanted to save the Immortal Herb as a surprise.

"Good, Xiao Xun. Go ahead and do this without hesitation. If anything arises that you cannot handle, I will personally step in."

Ning Fengzhi lightly tapped the table and smiled.

If they could truly bring the Breaking Clan into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, their sect's strength would certainly rise tremendously.

Even if it did not work out, it would still serve as training for Li Xun. No matter how he looked at it, there was nothing to lose.

"Teacher, I'll do my best."

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was located atop a mountain outside Heaven Dou City.

This academy had been established by the Heaven Dou Empire to cultivate elite talent.

Its original intention had been good, but as time passed, some things gradually changed in nature.

As more and more nobles and wealthy families joined, the academy slowly strayed from its original purpose and became an aristocratic school.

When Li Xun arrived, the first thing he saw was a magnificent teaching building.

Its level of luxury was no less impressive than the landmark buildings in the major cities.

Even Ning Rongrong, who had lived in luxury since childhood, widened her eyes in surprise. "Brother Li Xun, Sword Grandfather, this place is so spectacular!"

The three slowly made their way up the mountain. All along the path were precious plants; the Gold Soul Coins spent maintaining them each year must have been considerable.

Before long, the three arrived at the academy gates. People had already been waiting there for them.

"Greetings, Your Majesty Chen Xin."

Xue Qinghe, Meng Shenji, and the others gave Sword Douluo a slight bow.

"You three Teaching Committee members are too courteous. I will have to trouble you all to look after Rongrong and Xiao Xun."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin nodded to everyone.

"Haha, for geniuses of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to enter our Heaven Dou Royal Academy, we will naturally teach them well."

"Your Majesty may rest assured," Meng Shenji said with a smile, stroking his beard.

Sword Douluo chuckled, then rose into the air and flew toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Xiao Xun, Rongrong, let me introduce you to our academy's three Teaching Committee members."

Seeing Chen Xin depart, Xue Qinghe slowly stepped forward and began introducing them to Li Xun and Ning Rongrong.

"The one in the middle is Senior Meng Shenji, chairman of our Heavenly Dou Academy Teaching Committee. He is an eighty-sixth-rank Battle Soul Douluo, and his Martial Soul is Black Demon."

Meng Shenji smiled and nodded at Li Xun and the other.

"The one on the left is Senior Bai Baoshan, vice chairman of the Teaching Committee. He is an eighty-fifth-rank Battle Soul Douluo, and his Martial Soul is the Heaven Star Furnace."

"The one on the right is Senior Zhi Lin, the third seat of the Teaching Committee. He is an eighty-third-rank Tool Soul Douluo, and his Martial Soul is Azure Vine."

Upon hearing Xue Qinghe's introductions, Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin also nodded in greeting.

"Three Teaching Committee members, these are the two geniuses from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect whom I often mention to you," Xue Qinghe said with a smile as he introduced them to Meng Shenji and the others.

"Not bad, not bad. I heard that student Li Xun possesses Innate Full Soul Power, while Ning Rongrong has Innate Rank Nine Soul Power. They are indeed worthy of the word 'genius.'"

Meng Shenji stroked his beard, satisfaction showing in his eyes.

Because of the Soul Master Competition, the major academies across the continent were all competing for geniuses, hoping their students would distinguish themselves in the competition and raise their academy's status and influence on the continent.

Although Heaven Dou Royal Academy had powerful teachers, the rankings achieved by its disciples in previous Soul Master Competitions had not been outstanding.

That was only because they had spots guaranteed for the finals; otherwise, their results would have been even uglier.

Meng Shenji and the others were also troubled by this situation.

However, the academy's internal factions were deeply intertwined. Even as powerful as they were, they could not force regulations upon it.

"Greetings, three Teaching Committee members..."

Li Xun and Ning Rongrong slightly bowed in greeting.

"Good. As expected of disciples from a great sect—they understand propriety and etiquette."

Seeing how well-behaved Li Xun and Ning Rongrong were, the three Teaching Committee members exchanged smiles.

Seeing that both sides had become acquainted, Xue Qinghe took his leave.

She was currently at a critical juncture. The outcome of the Crown Prince Position would be decided soon.

The fact that he could spare time to come to the academy was already no easy feat.

Watching Xue Qinghe leave, the three committee members led Li Xun and Ning Rongrong into the academy.

Along the way, many students were astonished to see Xue Qinghe and the three committee members leading two children. They began asking around about Li Xun and Ning Rongrong's identities.

Before long, they arrived at the Teaching Committee Building.

A young man was already waiting downstairs.

"Xiao Xun, Rongrong, this is the teacher I found for you—Qin Ming."

"Don't be fooled by Teacher Qin Ming's youth. He just turned twenty-seven this year, yet he is already a level fifty-one Battle Soul King."

"Such accomplishments at his age are rare even across the continent." Meng Shenji smiled as he introduced Qin Ming to Li Xun and Ning Rongrong.

Li Xun's heart stirred. He clasped his hands in greeting. "Greetings, Teacher Qin Ming."

Though Qin Ming was suspected of switching to Shrek to polish his credentials through the Soul Master Competition, as a Commoner Soul Master, reaching level fifty at this age was proof enough of his talent.

When Qin Ming saw Li Xun and Ning Rongrong, he was slightly puzzled.

He was currently the leader of the Heaven Dou First Team and was only responsible for the team members' training. He did not teach ordinary students.

When Meng Shenji had sent someone to fetch him, he had assumed that the chief had found him two powerful team members.

He had not expected them to be two children of seven or eight.

Seeing Qin Ming's puzzled expression, Meng Shenji understood immediately.

"Qin Ming! Don't underestimate these two children. They are genuine geniuses."

"Xiao Xun possesses Innate Full Soul Power. He is eight this year and already has level nineteen soul power."

"Rongrong is also eight. She has Innate Soul Power at level nine and soul power at level seventeen. Her Martial Soul is even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda." After speaking, Meng Shenji smiled at Qin Ming, eager to see his reaction.

"Level nineteen soul power at only eight years old..." Qin Ming stared at Li Xun and Ning Rongrong in shock.

He had thought Yu Tianheng was already astonishing enough, but Li Xun was even more gifted.

Yu Tianheng was thirteen this year and had level twenty-nine soul power. With Li Xun's talent, he could easily surpass Yu Tianheng at the same age.

And the other one possessed the continent's number one support Martial Soul.

Qin Ming gave the two of them a deep look, faint excitement rising in his heart.

Though they were still young, they were already fully qualified to serve as Reserve Team Members for the Soul Master Competition six years from now.

"And Ning Rongrong can even be used as a Regular Team Member. If there were a few more geniuses like them, then the future Soul Master Competition..."

Qin Ming could not help but think.

"Qin Ming, these two children are in your care now."

Seeing Qin Ming's expression, Meng Shenji nodded in satisfaction before heading into the Teaching Committee Building.

"Xiao Xun, Rongrong, come with me."

Meng Shenji's words brought Qin Ming back to his senses. He composed himself and spoke to Li Xun and Ning Rongrong.

Not long after, they arrived at the student dormitories.

I think the original novel's setup for geniuses like Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan was rather unreasonable. If calculated according to the original, Yu Tianheng's Innate Soul Power would only be around level four or five.

So I made a secondary adjustment, using Dai Mubai's level-eight Innate Soul Power as the benchmark.

The original needs some changes...