The Seventeen-Year-Old Dean Lord

Heaven Dou Royal Academy?

Luo Li froze for a moment, then reached out and took the document Qian Renxue handed him.

After giving it a quick read, he frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

"What does His Majesty mean by this?"

The document Qian Renxue had handed him was an inquiry letter from Xue Ye regarding an appointment.

Written by Xue Ye himself, it asked for Luo Li's opinion on taking up the position of Dean Lord of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Luo Li was now King Frost Extreme, the Heaven Dou Empire's only Prince of Different Surname. In theory, he stood on equal footing with Xue Ye.

That was why Xue Ye had not directly issued an appointment order, instead writing to ask for his opinion.

But the position of Dean Lord at Heaven Dou Royal Academy...

One had to know that the nominal dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy had always been the emperor of the empire—Xue Ye himself.

Thus, Heaven Dou Royal Academy had never truly had an actual dean.

The academy's highest authority had always rested with the Committee of Education.

Namely, the three Soul Douluo Education Committees.

They were also key ministers of the Heaven Dou Empire.

For Xue Ye to suddenly ask whether Luo Li was willing to become Dean Lord of Heaven Dou Royal Academy truly caught him by surprise.

Did Xue Ye really have no concerns at all?

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was also an important institution for nurturing Soul Masters in the empire. Handing it over to Luo Li, who already held overwhelming power...

It seemed that agreeing to the marriage alliance with Xue Ke had indeed erased this Heaven Dou emperor's final reservations.

Not only did he not care in the slightest that Qian Renxue, the Crown Prince, visited Luo Manor every day, he was even taking the initiative to grant him more power.

"Father said that King Frost Extreme is a peerless genius. Looking across the entire Soul Master world, no one can compare to him."

"If King Frost Extreme becomes dean, perhaps he can provide better guidance to the empire's young Soul Masters."

"That is why he wrote this letter and had me ask for your opinion, Brother Luo."

Qian Renxue spoke with a smile.

To be honest, her first reaction upon hearing Xue Ye's idea had also been surprise.

After all, no matter how one looked at it, giving even more power to Luo Li, who already wielded enormous influence, seemed rather rash.

His military achievements were one thing—there was nothing that could be done about those. But the position of dean, in the eyes of others, was plainly raising a tiger to invite calamity.

If it had been before, Qian Renxue would certainly have found a way to interfere.

After all, the three Soul Douluo Education Committees of Heaven Dou Royal Academy were now her people.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was, in truth, part of Qian Renxue's forces.

If a dean suddenly appeared, it meant that Heaven Dou Royal Academy, which had originally been under her control, might no longer remain under her control.

However, the reassurance Luo Li had given Qian Renxue kept her from trying to stop it.

It had clearly been a statement without any guarantee, yet for some reason, she believed from the bottom of her heart that it was true.

"I'm afraid this is somewhat inappropriate..."

"What is inappropriate about it?" Qian Renxue's red lips curved faintly, a smile lingering at the corners of her mouth.

Her golden eyes reflected the flawless face of the young man before her, brimming with sincerity.

"Whether in terms of status or strength, I believe Brother Luo is more than qualified to serve as Dean Lord of Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

In terms of status, Luo Li was the sole Prince of Different Surname, theoretically equal to Xue Ye.

In terms of strength, although Luo Li was only seventeen this year, he had already reached the cultivation of a Soul Douluo.

One could even say that his strength went far beyond his cultivation level.

Even Sword Douluo, the Super Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, had gained no advantage in his previous spar with Luo Li. He had even fallen into a disadvantage.

As for the three Soul Douluo Education Committees who currently held actual power at Heaven Dou Royal Academy—

It was no exaggeration to say that Luo Li would not need to spend much effort dealing with all three at once.

They were merely Soul Douluos. Luo Li had killed more than one already.

The leader of the kingdom's rebel army this time had been a Soul Douluo.

Hadn't he still been slain with a single sword through the throat?

So Qian Renxue was entirely correct.

Whether in status or strength, Luo Li was more than qualified to be Dean Lord of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

It was just that...

Luo Li found it somewhat strange.

Some of the students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy were older than him, weren't they?

Thinking back, Luo Li suddenly remembered that he was still part of the younger generation, even within the age limit for the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition.

Having joined the military too early and participated in real wars had made Luo Li subconsciously overlook that fact.

Qian Renxue continued, "Besides, this will not take up much of your time, Brother Luo."

"If you are willing, the vast majority of the academy's affairs can still be handled by the Education Committees."

"All right."

At that, Luo Li finally nodded slightly and accepted the appointment.

It was only a nominal post. He would visit the academy now and then, so it was not too troublesome.

Seeing this, the corners of Qian Renxue's lips could not help but rise slightly.

The three Education Committees of Heaven Dou Royal Academy were all her people, and now Luo Li had agreed to become Dean Lord of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Didn't that mean she would naturally have even more opportunities to see him?

With enough persistence, even an iron rod can be ground into a needle!

Moreover, Luo Li's hesitation just now reassured her more and more.

This man truly had little interest in such matters!

Heaven Dou Royal Academy

"I heard King Frost Extreme has become our academy's dean. Captain, your background is extraordinary—do you know whether it's true or not?"

During a break in training, Yu Feng sat in a chair to rest and curiously asked Yu Tianheng.

Xue Ye had not made a grand public announcement about the matter, and only a portion of people knew about it.

The others all turned their curious gazes over as well.

They were all immensely curious about that figure who was not much older than them, yet had already truly reached the pinnacle of the empire.

"It's true."

Yu Tianheng nodded slightly.

As a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, his sources of information were naturally far better than Yu Feng's and the others'.

He had received the news long ago.

The clan had also instructed him to build a good relationship with that young King Frost Extreme.

After all, that man had undoubtedly become a figure of immense importance within the entire Heaven Dou Empire, commanding forces no weaker than the whole Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Upon receiving Yu Tianheng's confirmation, everyone in the Imperial Dou Team was delighted.

There were quite a few geniuses among the younger generation: Yu Tianheng, Feng Xiaotian of Godwind Academy, Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy, Shui Bing'er of Skywater Academy...

They were all renowned geniuses.

Yet there was only one person who stood at an undisputed level above the rest.

That person was Luo Li.

He had already been tacitly regarded as no longer belonging to the younger generation, instead contending with the powerful experts of the older generation!

The geniuses of the Imperial Dou Team could not even catch a glimpse of his back!

"Tsk tsk, a seventeen-year-old Soul Douluo... Is that King Frost Extreme really even human...?"

Yu Feng clicked his tongue in admiration. Whenever he recalled that man's various titles, everything felt unreal.

Yu Tianheng pressed his lips together and lowered his head in silence.

Proud as one of the Twin Stars of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, even he could only feel ashamed of his own inferiority before that man.