A month passed quietly. In the north of the Heaven Dou Empire, Skywater City basked in warm sunlight.
This was a city in the northern part of the Heaven Dou Empire, roughly eight or nine hundred li from the imperial capital, Heaven Dou City.
The city was vast and densely populated, with several million residents. It was the largest city in the north of the Heaven Dou Empire. Skywater City was not only a center of commerce and culture, but also a strategic stronghold of exceptional importance due to its location.
On either side of Skywater City stood Sky Mountain, the tallest mountain in the Heaven Dou Empire, and Parro Mountain. These two towering, majestic mountains were covered in snow year-round, forming Skywater City's natural barriers. The city itself lay between them.
A massive river wound through Skywater City, with countless tributaries running through its streets, converging into lakes and clear streams.
The dominant color throughout Skywater City was a beautiful sky blue. Whether it was the exterior walls of buildings or the banners lining the streets, blue was the prevailing color.
The most famous place in Skywater City was undoubtedly Skywater Academy, the only advanced Soul Master Academy on the entire continent that admitted female students only.
And recently, it was precisely the annual enrollment season.
At that moment, the line outside Skywater Academy stretched for hundreds of meters. Looking from the front to the back, it was packed with people.
Among the young women who had come to register, the overwhelming majority were beautiful. Some wore gorgeous long dresses, while others wore lightweight martial attire. Every face brimmed with hope and anticipation for the future.
Yet amid this line, several discordant figures had still slipped in.
"Hey, boss, do you think we can really sneak in dressed as