Give Crown Prince Xue Qinghe a Proper 'Welcome'!

"Xuexue, are you all right?!"

Shui Yuer was startled by the sight and hurried over to help her up, settling her into a chair. "The ground is cold. Be careful..."

"Today's training ends here!"

The instructor hurried over as well. After confirming that Xue Wu had merely overexerted her Soul Power, he finally relaxed slightly. "Go cultivate in the mimicry training environment on your own this afternoon!"

"Also, in a couple of days, the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team will be visiting Heavenly Water Academy for an exchange."

Gu Qingbo, standing to one side, was immediately stunned. "Wow, the Heaven Dou Royal Training Team has already decided the winner?"

"The Soul Master Competition Training Team at Heaven Dou Royal Academy has always been the quickest to decide on a winner."

Before the instructor could say anything, Shui Bing'er cut in. "Qingqing, have you been squatting around so much these past two days that you've muddled your brain?"

"Most of the Heaven Dou Royal Training Team consists of descendants of nobles. Which one of them isn't a spoiled second-generation brat like Xue Beng?"

"If nothing unexpected happens this time, Yu Tianheng should be leading the selected Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team, right, Instructor?"

The instructor nodded. "That's right. Yu Tianheng is the leader of this team, while Dugu Yan is the vice-captain."

"You may not know Dugu Yan, but her martial soul is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. You should have heard of that, right?"

The instructor's words left the girls stunned. They looked at one another, until Gu Qingbo finally spoke uncertainly. "I seem to remember... there's a Titled Douluo guest of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family whose martial soul is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor?"

"Could Dugu Yan be his descendant?"

"That's right!"

The instructor nodded, then took out a file from his storage pouch. "This time is different from usual. It's said that His Majesty places great importance on this team, and specifically had Crown Prince Xue Qinghe bring them to Heavenly Water Academy for an exchange and sparring session."

"Therefore, the dean has stipulated that your Training Team must decide on a winner before they arrive, then play a friendly match against them."

"I have some official business to attend to. Cultivate in the mimicry training environment this afternoon. The Training Team selections will be decided tomorrow. Understood?"

The girls answered in unison, "Understood!"

This visit from Heaven Dou Royal Academy was not merely a simple sparring match. It was probably also meant to gauge their strength, so they could prepare accordingly for the Soul Master Competition.

There was still a long time before the Soul Master Competition. Both sides would certainly grow stronger after this exchange, but their overall foundations would already be more or less exposed.

For instance, information about their martial souls.

At that thought, Shui Bing'er looked at the file. It only listed the martial souls of the captain, Yu Tianheng, and the vice-captain, Dugu Yan. Even their soul ring configurations and soul skills were marked as unknown for now.

That was probably information they would only learn after the sparring match.

"Um, I'll help Xuexue back to the dormitory first. I'll come find you later!"

Shui Yuer merely glanced at the file before turning to Shui Bing'er and the other five girls. The seven of them had the best relationship among all the Training Teams, so naturally, she needed to explain herself.

"Okay!"

After seeing the exhaustion on Xue Wu's face, Shui Bing'er nodded as well. "Have Qingqing go with you too. Yuer, you might not be able to carry her alone..."

"Can I not..." Before Gu Qingbo could finish, all five girls glared at her in unison. She shrank back in fright. "I-I'll go, all right..."