Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy

Under Leng Yaozhu's arrangements, Lu Jun lived an exceptionally regimented life.

During the day, he studied theoretical knowledge and Soul Spirit Contracts. In the afternoon, he attended practical combat classes and basic training courses. At night, he studied a Second Profession related to crafting Battle Armor.

When he returned home late at night, he rested by meditating and cultivating for eight hours.

Still, he had to attend school.

Especially a Soul Master academy.

After all, Leng Yaozhu did not always have time to give Lu Jun one-on-one guidance.

Therefore, Leng Yaozhu had already begun preparing for Lu Jun's enrollment in Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"Enter Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy?"

Lu Jun was somewhat surprised when he heard the news.

He had thought Leng Yaozhu would throw him into Shrek Academy. He had even prepared ten thousand reasons to refuse.

Going to Shrek Academy and all that? No way~

He had no desire to be brainwashed, much less fight for Shrek Academy's honor.

"Yes. Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is the best choice. You could say it's the only top academy capable of standing alongside Shrek Academy."

Leng Yaozhu nodded.

"Is Shrek Academy still the strongest on the continent?"

"Although Ten Thousand Years Ago, the Sun Moon Empire unified Douluo Continent and dealt Shrek Academy a severe blow, the foundation of the Continent's Number One Academy remains deep enough."

"Even the Sun Moon Empire could not affect Shrek Academy too much, not to mention that Shrek Academy has trained many outstanding Soul Masters."

Lu Jun curled his lip at that.

Well, of course. They only taught the most gifted people on the whole continent. Wasn't it perfectly normal for them to produce outstanding Soul Masters?

If they could turn trash into geniuses, that would be truly incredible.

Leng Yaozhu explained, "It is precisely because of Shrek Academy's compromise that, although we have not yet come into direct conflict with them, we still stand opposed to one another."

"You are from the Spirit Pagoda. If you went to Shrek Academy, they would likely make things difficult for you on purpose and prevent you from learning much."

"Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is much better."

"I understand." Lu Jun let out a breath of relief.

No brainwashing, then.

"If—if you can defeat Shrek Academy in a match between Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy, you will gain more resources and attract more people willing to invest in you."

Leng Yaozhu studied Lu Jun.

"You won't blame me for making you obtain cultivation resources yourself, will you?"

"Of course not. I'm already deeply grateful that Sister Leng took me in." Lu Jun shook his head.

A pleased look rose on Leng Yaozhu's beautiful face.

Making Lu Jun stand on his own was also meant to cultivate his character.

The Soul Master world was cruel. Blindly relying on others would only make one pay a greater price in the future.

Independent people often performed better, and Lu Jun's temperament greatly satisfied Leng Yaozhu.

This also led Leng Yaozhu to begin training Lu Jun as the future successor to the Deputy Tower Master.

When Lu Jun encountered difficulties, she would also lend a helping hand when appropriate.

"Study hard this afternoon." Leng Yaozhu patted Lu Jun's shoulder. "It will depend on your performance three years from now."

"If you improve rapidly, I will arrange for you to enter Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy early. Then, I'll have the Spirit Pagoda's internal personnel assess you and raise your standing within the Spirit Pagoda."

"What you need to do is display your talent to the fullest."

As Leng Yaozhu looked at Lu Jun, her eyes practically shone.

I will shape you into someone even stronger than Yun Ming!

Three years passed in the blink of an eye.

In the classroom of the elementary academy, sunlight streamed through the windows onto the neatly arranged desks. A semester was drawing to a close, and Homeroom Teacher Lin held a clipboard as she recorded the students' Soul Power Levels one by one.

"Next, Wang Xiaoming."

"Teacher, I just broke through Level Ten yesterday!" A chubby boy stood up proudly.

"Very good. You can prepare to go to the Spirit Pagoda and purchase your first soul spirit." Teacher Lin smiled as she recorded it, then continued calling names. "Next, Li Xiaoyu."

The ponytailed girl excitedly raised her hand.

"Teacher, I'm Level Ten too!"

A wave of envious applause rang out through the classroom. At their age, reaching Level Ten already counted as excellent. Most students were still hovering around Levels Seven and Eight.

"Next, Lu Jun."

In a corner of the classroom, a black-haired youth slowly raised his head. He appeared far more composed than the other children, and his eyes held a trace of calmness that did not match his age.

His white uniform accentuated his slender figure. Three years had stripped away the childishness of the once-young boy, leaving him with greater steadiness and sharpness between his brows.

His aura was like an unsheathed divine sword, its sword light fully exposed and razor-sharp.

He was also much taller than the other children, clearly having received ample nutrition.

He was far more mature than the other children in the class as well.

Only when Lu Jun saw the teacher looking at him did he softly say,

"Teacher, I'm already Level Thirty."

His calm voice exploded through the classroom.

"Clatter."

The pen in Teacher Lin's hand fell to the floor.

The entire classroom instantly fell silent. Every student's eyes widened as though they had heard something utterly absurd.

"L-Level Thirty?!" Teacher Lin's voice trembled.

She knew that Lu Jun had already been Level Thirteen when he enrolled.

She had also guessed that Lu Jun's background was mysterious, that he might be the child of some important figure.

But only three years had passed, and he had risen seventeen levels in a row, reaching Level Thirty as a Soul Elder at the age of nine.

That was already absurd enough.

Lu Jun offered no explanation and tested his soul power in front of the entire class.

A glaring Level Thirty.

The classroom immediately erupted.

"Impossible! My brother was only Level Twenty-Three when he was twelve!"

"This has to be fake, right? Did he use some kind of illusion Soul Tool?"

Teacher Lin's legs went weak, and she had to clutch the lectern to keep from collapsing onto the floor.

She had taught for twenty years, yet she had never seen such a monstrous genius.

A nine-year-old Soul Elder had already broken the record for the youngest Soul Elder in Sun Moon Federation history!

At this age, reaching Soul Grandmaster was already considered genius among geniuses.

"Teacher, may I graduate now?"

The three-year period had come to an end. Lu Jun could finally leave this academy and prepare to enroll in Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"Of course you can, child. I'll apply to the principal right away." Teacher Lin did not even bother continuing the tally. She hurried out of the classroom.

"...Teacher really treats you like treasure. She didn't even record mine."

Gu Yue Na, seated beside Lu Jun, teased him.

"That's normal. She's thought highly of me over the past three years."

Lu Jun did not even look up as he began packing his things.

Although he did not know what exactly was going on with this Silver Dragon King.

Wherever he went, Gu Yue Na seemed to follow.

Combined with what the Ice Empress had said about him being a human formed from a Divine Artifact,

Lu Jun guessed that Gu Yue Na might truly want to obtain the power of his Divine Artifact, which was why she had kept trying to get close to him.

At that thought, Lu Jun shrank back slightly.

Sure enough, she's after my body.