The Excited Three Education Committee Members

"Whoa, so this is Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Look at the scale... no wonder Heaven Dou Royal Academy is called the academy with the best educational resources on the entire continent. This setup is truly something else."

Upon arriving at the gates of Heaven Dou Royal Academy and seeing the academy built across an entire mountain range, Wang Qi felt like a country bumpkin.

It was true that Wang Qi came from the Great Soul Arena, and he considered himself fairly well-traveled, yet the scale of this place still nearly made his jaw drop.

He had assumed that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would be no larger than Mountain Fire Academy, occupying a single mountain with the academy built along its summit and slopes.

He had never imagined that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would occupy an entire small mountain range. With a scale like this, it was difficult to imagine just how much money, manpower, and material resources had been invested in it.

Even Blazing Fire Academy, considered a long-established academy, was not even one-tenth the size of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Who goes there? This... this is the grounds of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Unauthorized personnel are forbidden from entering."

As Wang Qi marveled at the extravagant air exuded by Heaven Dou Royal Academy, two armored men shouted sternly at him.

However, when they saw Wang Qi's baby-faced cheeks and recalled the orders recently issued by the Education Committee, they vaguely guessed at his identity, and their attitudes changed.

"I'm a graduate of Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy. Our headmaster recommended that I come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

There was no need to conceal his identity. Besides, Wang Qi believed that quite a few students like him had come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to enroll during this period.

Wang Qi saw the change in the two men's expressions clearly. Just as Tang San had been mocked by the gatekeeper when enrolling at Nuoding Academy, the gatekeepers of an aristocratic academy like Heaven Dou Royal Academy held their noses even higher. Ordinary people truly could not enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"A graduate of Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy?" The two gatekeepers exchanged a glance, unable to hide the delight in their eyes.

Three days ago, the Three Education Committee Members had specifically instructed them that if any graduate from Mountain Fire Intermediate Soul Master Academy came to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, they were to bring them directly to the Education Committee office.

They had received special instructions like this more than once.

Yu Tianheng of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had already enrolled and become a member of the Heaven Dou Reserve Team.

Dugu Yan of the Dugu Family had likewise become a member of the Heaven Dou Reserve Team.

Without exception, the guards who had received those two had all been promoted. With those two examples before them, no matter how foolish these guards were, they knew how to treat Wang Qi.

"Since you're a student from Mountain Fire Academy, come with us. We'll take you to the Education Committee office to meet the committee members."

Wang Qi did not know that information about him had already been delivered to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Though he was puzzled as to why they were taking him directly to the Education Committee, he instinctively assumed that this was simply the academy's enrollment procedure.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was enormous, yet there were very few people within its grounds. Detached villas stood on relatively gentle hillsides. Only after asking around did Wang Qi learn who owned them.

A small number belonged to teachers, while most belonged to students. Heaven Dou Royal Academy had been built outside Heaven Dou City, so commuting back and forth every day was unrealistic. Most of the students here—no, more accurately, before this year, every single one of them—were nobles. Going to school did not mean suffering, and these villas were dormitories built by the academy according to the students' requests.

The teachers had their own separate dormitory area. Of course, some students unwilling to accept their family's noble titles chose to remain at the academy and take up positions there. Over time, this had formed the situation seen today.

As they walked and stopped along the way, Wang Qi could not help marveling at Heaven Dou Royal Academy's wealth. He saw no fewer than ten Mimic Environment Training Rooms along the route alone. Even a city like Blazing Fire City, where Soul Masters made up more than thirty percent of the population, had exhausted its efforts to establish only one Mimic Environment Training Room.

As for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Wang Qi could only say that it was absurdly wealthy.

After walking for nearly an hour, the three finally arrived at the Education Committee office. The three Education Committee Members all turned to look at Wang Qi.

Standing on the far right, the plump Bai Baoshan looked questioningly at the two guards. Once Wang Qi's identity was confirmed, the eyes of all three committee members lit up, and they circled Wang Qi without a shred of decorum, sizing him up.

What? The three committee members had been very polite when protagonist Tang San arrived?

What kind of lineup had Tang San's group had when they entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy?

Three Soul Saints, including the long-renowned Immovable Ming King Zhao Wuji; Yu Xiaogang and Flender, two members of the Golden Iron Triangle; three students with Innate Full Soul Power; a Little Princess from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; and Heaven Dou Level Teacher Qin Ming leading them.

As for Wang Qi, his background was that of a commoner. After leaving the Great Soul Arena, he would only receive a sum of money and no further support; it was effectively a buyout of his future share. Yet he possessed extraordinary talent and tremendous combat strength. A person like him was exactly the talent Heaven Dou Royal Academy needed most urgently.

"You're Wang Qi? Your aura is steady, and your Soul Power fluctuations are faint. Not bad. Your control over Soul Power far surpasses that of others your age. Even among Heaven Dou Level Teachers, almost no one can compare with you."

"Your blood and vitality are robust, your sinews and bones are tough. Not bad. Even compared to a Soul King, your physical foundation is not inferior in the slightest."

"Your mind is full and your aura restrained. Although your Spiritual Power has not yet reached the level needed to withstand the Soul Impact of a ten-thousand-year soul beast, it isn't far off. After I temper it for you for a while, your fourth soul ring should be able to reach ten thousand years."

Zhi Lin, the Control System Soul Douluo, marveled at Wang Qi's talent for controlling Soul Power.

Bai Baoshan, the Defense System Soul Douluo, was astonished by Wang Qi's control over his body's blood and vitality.

Meng Shenji, the Spiritual Control System Soul Douluo, praised Wang Qi's foundation.

Having reached their level and obtained the relevant information, they only needed to observe a Soul Master's condition to roughly judge their foundation. Naturally, this was also a way of showing off their skill. They would not casually do this to strangers.

"Three committee members, this is... truly more honor than I deserve." Wang Qi looked awkwardly at the three men, who had lined up again, and said awkwardly.

"Hahaha, apologies, apologies. The three of us were discourteous. It's not that we don't understand proper manners, but the information Old Li gave us about you was simply too astonishing."

"An invincible Soul Grandmaster with one ring among peers of the same rank, and capable of defeating even a two-ring Soul Grandmaster. We were delighted to encounter such talent and meant nothing else by it."

"Student Wang Qi, would it be convenient for you to show us your Soul Ring Configuration? Don't misunderstand. We're simply too curious about what kind of genius can have a third soul ring close to ten thousand years."

Meng Shenji smiled as he explained to Wang Qi. They had no choice—the pressure was too great. The three of them had done everything they could to recruit geniuses. For the next Soul Master Competition, they had even invoked Xue Ye's name to bring Yu Tianheng, one of the twin stars of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Dugu Yan, the Granddaughter of Poison Douluo, into Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Even so, they still felt that they could not produce an eye-catching result in the next Soul Master Competition. The entire team lacked someone capable of carrying it.

Wang Qi's arrival gave the three of them hope. Thirty-fourth-rank Soul Power, one yellow and two purple soul rings, with the third soul ring nearly ten thousand years old—how could they not be excited?