Shui Wuchen, You're Competing Too!

"Wuchen, come in for a moment!"

Hearing this, Shui Wuchen shifted his gaze away from Shui Bing'er and walked into the dean's office.

The first thing Shui Wuchen saw was a plump, middle-aged beauty seated in an office chair, dressed in a water-blue gown.

She was Shui Yueruo, the current dean of Skywater Academy. She was also a peak Level 79 Soul Sage, just one step away from becoming a Soul Douluo.

"Wuchen, do you want to participate in the Elite Tournament? If I remember correctly, you quite enjoy fighting geniuses, don't you?"

Shui Yueruo rested her chin on her hands, her beautiful blue eyes fixed on Shui Wuchen as she spoke with a smile.

Shui Wuchen fell silent for a moment before saying, "I'm not a student of Skywater Academy."

"No! You are!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Shui Yueruo declared firmly, "Starting today, you will be the first male student in Skywater Academy's history!"

"Dean, that doesn't follow the rules."

Shui Wuchen stared at Shui Yueruo and spoke.

Shui Yueruo smiled faintly. "Why not? I'm the dean, so my word is the rule!"

"Besides, are you willing to watch Bing'er get pushed around by students from other academies during the tournament?"

"..."

Shui Wuchen silently watched Shui Yueruo for a while before nodding. "Fine. I'll participate."

"Very good. I knew you would agree, Wuchen."

The smile in Shui Yueruo's eyes deepened. She then skillfully took several sets of gorgeous blue men's clothing from her Storage Soul Tool, placed them on the desk, and pushed them toward Shui Wuchen.

"These are the team uniforms I prepared for you. Remember to wear them when the time comes."

Looking at the men's uniforms, Shui Wuchen's mouth twitched slightly. It seemed the dean of Skywater Academy had been plotting this for a long time—she had even prepared his clothes.

With a wave of his hand, he stored the outfits in his Storage Soul Tool, then left the dean's office and closed the door behind him.

After Shui Wuchen left, Shui Yueruo's expression gradually turned serious. She murmured in a low voice, "I hope you can bring us some change. Otherwise, Bing'er, Xuewu, and those girls alone won't be able to win this tournament. Those monsters from the other academies aren't easy to deal with."

Clearly, Shui Yueruo did not know that Shui Wuchen had already broken through to the Soul Emperor realm. If she had known, she would never have said such words.

Meanwhile, after Shui Wuchen walked out of the office, Shui Bing'er, who had overheard their conversation, immediately clapped her hands in delight.

"That's great! With your help, Brother, I believe Skywater Academy will definitely win this tournament."

Knock!

After hearing Shui Bing'er's words, Shui Wuchen tapped her on the head and said, "Don't underestimate your opponents. There are many geniuses in this world."

"Yes, I understand."

Though she said so, Shui Bing'er was unconvinced inside. No matter how talented they are, can they be more talented than you, Brother?

Shui Wuchen took one look at his sister's unconvinced expression and knew she had not taken his words to heart. He could not help but shake his head slightly.

She had never suffered a real beating, so she did not know the immensity of heaven and earth.

He, too, had once believed himself to be a peerless genius without equal—until, while hunting for a Soul Ring one day, he ran into a Golden-haired Girl with wings like those of an angel.

Although he had barely won that battle in the end, it had made him stop looking down on the geniuses of the world.

After all, a random girl he encountered had nearly defeated him. Who knew how many geniuses were hidden in this world?

For the next while, Shui Wuchen accompanied Shui Bing'er around Skywater Academy before leaving the academy.

"Brother~"

Watching Shui Wuchen's departing figure, Shui Bing'er wanted to ask him to stay, but she ultimately suppressed the thought.

"I'll prove to you that your little sister is a genius too, not a burden."

Meanwhile, after leaving Skywater Academy, Shui Wuchen rode the Articuno and flew in a certain direction.

A quarter of an hour later, Shui Wuchen arrived at his destination: Tianxue Peak!

Tianxue Peak was the tallest mountain near Skywater City. It was named for the ice and snow that covered its summit year-round without melting.

Tianxue Peak's summit was extremely cold, with frigid winds howling through it. Its harsh environment was no less severe than that of the Frozen Forest. Even some ice-attribute Soul Masters did not dare remain there for long.

After reaching a cliff face near the summit, Shui Wuchen leaped down from the Articuno. He glanced around, then shook his head. "Still no one here? Fine."

"Articuno, I'm going into secluded cultivation for one month. Wake me when the time is up."

Shui Wuchen turned to the Articuno beside him and spoke.

"Woo~~"

The Articuno nodded, indicating that she understood.

Shui Wuchen then sat down cross-legged and entered cultivation.

That was right. This place, which ordinary people were unwilling to set foot in, was a cultivation ground Shui Wuchen had gone to great lengths to find. Its cultivation effects even surpassed the finest Mimicry Training Ground within Skywater Academy.

Otherwise, even with the rare Innate Full Soul Power, it would have been impossible for Shui Wuchen to reach the Soul Emperor level at sixteen.

Not long after Shui Wuchen began cultivating, a fierce wind blew in. Its chill burrowed madly into his body, making even his bones seem to tremble under unbearable strain.

Yet Shui Wuchen remained unmoved. Even as a layer of frost covered his body, he did not stop meditating.

In contrast to Shui Wuchen's miserable appearance, the Extreme Cold Soul Power within his body began circulating faster under the stimulation of the outside environment.

After Shui Wuchen entered his cultivation state, the Articuno did not disappear. She stood to one side, silently guarding him.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, one month had gone by.

"Woo... whoa!"

Accompanied by the Articuno's long cry, Shui Wuchen, who had turned into a snowman, awakened from cultivation.

"Has it already been a month? What a pity. If I had another half month, I should have been able to break through to Level 63." Shui Wuchen felt somewhat regretful.

The improvement in Soul Power brought by the fifty-thousand-year Extreme Cold Ice Bird Soul Ring was stronger than Shui Wuchen had imagined. Originally, he had estimated that after breaking through to Soul Emperor, it would take at least four or five months to advance one level. Yet after only one month, he had already touched the threshold of Level 63.

The next moment, Shui Wuchen burst out of the snow, and the ice clinging to his body gradually melted as he awakened.

At this moment, Shui Wuchen looked around at the surrounding environment and said calmly, "It seems I'll have to find another place next time. As my level rises, an environment like this is no longer enough to support my continued rapid progress."

When he cultivated here in the past, Shui Wuchen's cultivation speed could increase by one hundred percent. However, after breaking through to Soul Emperor, that effect had dropped to sixty percent, making it only somewhat better than Skywater Academy's Mimicry Training Ground.

Naturally, Shui Wuchen was not satisfied with such an effect. He needed a place where he could cultivate even faster.

However, those were matters for the future, because the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was about to begin!