Enrollment Plan

The carriage continued speeding forward, quickly entering the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Before long, a small city appeared ahead.

"All right, stop here."

Raising one arm, Chrysanthemum Douluo signaled for the driver to halt.

"Why are we getting off here? Isn't Skywater Academy supposed to be deep within the Heaven Dou Empire?"

After getting out of the carriage with Chrysanthemum Douluo, Su Chen asked with some confusion.

"If we're putting on an act, we have to see it through. The High Priest has already arranged a false identity for you. The Soul Master responsible for receiving you is waiting in the city."

Chrysanthemum Douluo yawned and patted Su Chen on the shoulder.

He understood the High Priest's intentions.

Although the Heaven Dou Empire was somewhat stronger than the Star Luo Empire overall, when it came to their royal families alone, it was far inferior to Star Luo.

After all, the Star Luo Empire's royal martial soul was the Evil Eye White Tiger, a powerful beast martial soul in no way inferior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

By comparison, the Heaven Dou Empire's royal Swan martial soul was visibly all show and no substance.

For that very reason, the Heaven Dou Empire was more dependent on the several Soul Master Academies within its borders.

Thus, Su Chen had another, even more secret mission.

He was to infiltrate the upper echelons of the Heaven Dou Empire, so he could provide assistance when Qian Renxue usurped the throne in the future.

Of course, for now, only Qiandao Liu knew about this mission.

"So that's how it is. Then farewell, Senior Chrysanthemum."

Stretching lazily and taking in fresh air for the first time in a while, Su Chen lifted his leg and prepared to head toward the small city ahead.

"Stay right there. Are you that eager to get rid of me?"

Yue Guan pressed a hand onto Su Chen's shoulder and stepped forward.

"Your Holiness the Pope specifically instructed me that I can't leave until the handover is complete."

"Then let's go together."

Gently pushing away Chrysanthemum Douluo's hand from his shoulder, Su Chen took off toward the city first.

"It's much quieter than I imagined."

This was a small city called Luca. It appeared to be less than a tenth the size of Spirit City.

There were only a handful of pedestrians on the streets, and there was not even a Spirit Hall branch stationed here.

Rather than a city, it was closer to a town.

"Follow me."

As Yue Guan activated his Soul Power, Su Chen's pace abruptly quickened as well.

After several twists and turns, a small courtyard became their final destination.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Yue Guan knocked on the door three times in a steady rhythm, then pulled Su Chen aside.

"Chrysanthemum Elder."

The door slowly opened, revealing a graceful middle-aged woman.

"Please, come in."

She looked around, confirming that no one was nearby.

Only then did the woman feel at ease enough to let Su Chen and Yue Guan enter the courtyard.

"Your subordinate, Shui Yue, a level fifty-one control-type Soul King, greets Chrysanthemum Elder and the Holy Son."

After entering the small room in the courtyard and locking the door, the woman dropped to her knees with a thud.

"Mm, there's no need for such formalities."

Though the woman before them could not be called peerlessly beautiful, her figure was exceptionally striking.

Kneeling like this was clearly an intentional gesture of goodwill, subtly displaying her outstanding physique.

Yet Yue Guan merely waved a hand with little interest, signaling for her to rise and speak.

"I will be personally responsible for the Holy Son's mission to enter Skywater Academy."

Helpless, Shui Yue could only rise and straighten her appearance.

"Mm, then I'll be relying on you."

Su Chen nodded.

He was equally uninterested in Shui Yue, a character who had not appeared in the original work.

Shui Yue's looks were much like her cultivation talent—caught in the awkward middle ground of not measuring up to the best, yet still better than the worst.

She truly was not someone who could make people take notice.

"But if I remember correctly, Skywater Academy only accepts female students, doesn't it?"

At that thought, Su Chen could not help shuddering.

Could it be that Wang Dong'er dressed as a man, while he had to dress as a woman?

"Not quite."

Fortunately, Shui Yue's next words dispelled Su Chen's concerns.

"Although the overwhelming majority of Skywater Academy's students are female, there is no rule against admitting men."

Shui Yue spoke with considerable confidence.

"To be honest with you, Holy Son, I graduated from Skywater Academy myself. I am very familiar with its rules."

"Chrysanthemum Elder, please explain the Holy Son's specific identity for this mission."

"All right."

With an unwilling expression, Yue Guan took out a ring.

"A Storage Soul Tool. It's a gift from the High Priest, so keep it safe. Inject Soul Power into it to make it recognize you as its master."

In this era, Soul Tools were still exceedingly rare.

Although this ring was small, its storage capacity surpassed even Tang San's Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.

Even for Qiandao Liu, this was an extravagant gift.

"Got it."

Su Chen promptly pulled the ring off Yue Guan's slender finger and put it on himself.

"The detailed information about your identity is inside. Memorize it carefully. If you expose any flaws when the time comes, it won't be a laughing matter."

Yue Guan was not merely trying to scare him.

Once Su Chen was discovered to be a Spirit Hall spy, even if Spirit Hall stepped in to preserve his life, it would still become an extremely messy affair.

Although the current Spirit Hall held an overwhelming advantage over the two great empires, it had not yet reached the point of openly turning against them.

"All right."

After injecting his Soul Power, Su Chen easily completed the recognition process.

"A ring-shaped storage Soul Tool. Truly a classic. I'll call it a Naring."

This kind of ring-shaped storage treasure could be considered a classic staple of fantasy works.

For such a classic item, Su Chen gave it an equally classic name.

"Let's see."

Activating his Soul Power, Su Chen took out a roll of beast-hide paper from the Naring.

"They prepared this thoroughly. As expected of the High Priest."

This sheet of paper had fabricated Su Chen's past ten years of life in complete detail. It had even arranged what major events had occurred each year and whom he had met.

It was as though someone named Su Chen, with the Netherworld Yellow Springs as his martial soul, had truly lived in this world for ten years.

"I'll memorize this thing perfectly, so don't worry."

Su Chen casually scanned the beast-hide paper. It contained roughly several thousand words.

The corners of his mouth rose as he gave a disdainful smile.

Did they really think this was enough to look down on me?

Before transmigrating, he had endured over twenty years of cramming education.

Memorizing things like this was practically effortless for him.

"Since that's settled, I'll be going first. See you later, kid."

With a yawn, Yue Guan drifted away.

He was deeply entangled in this matter as well.

If given a choice, Chrysanthemum Douluo truly did not want to keep wading through this muddy mess.

Qiandao Liu knew that Yue Guan was one of the only two Douluo Bibi Dong could currently rely on, so he had used this opportunity to repeatedly pressure him.

Bibi Dong naturally knew about this matter as well, and became even more cautious in handling it.

Being squeezed from both sides left Yue Guan miserable beyond words.

Now, all he wanted was to get away from this rotten mess as soon as possible.