Bibi Dong's Attention

Just as Ye Liangchen and the others were on their way back to Skywater Academy, Xie Yue and Yan of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, with the help of the two Titled Douluo of the Ghost Chrysanthemum Duo, took only two days to successfully obtain their third spirit rings. After that, the group quickly returned to Spirit Hall to report the situation to the Pope.

At that moment, the Ghost Chrysanthemum Duo and the Golden Generation were in the Papal Hall, receiving Bibi Dong's summons.

"Ghost Elder, Chrysanthemum Elder, you did well this time."

The Golden Generation were geniuses Bibi Dong had personally nurtured. Now that Xie Yue and Yan had successfully advanced to Soul Elder, she was gratified. They were Spirit Hall's future talents.

"Thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, everything went safely this time. Xie Yue and Yan each obtained perfect third spirit rings..."

Chrysanthemum Douluo also gave Bibi Dong a detailed account of Xie Yue and Yan's spirit rings, though their Spirit Ring Years were only the standard age of a little over 1,700 years.

"Very good! Yan, Xie Yue, you are future pillars of Spirit Hall. Keep working hard."

"We will obey Your Majesty's teachings."

To receive praise from Pope Bibi Dong left Xie Yue and Yan extremely excited.

"Your Majesty, this time in Soul Hunting Town, we also discovered a little boy. He was only six years old, yet he had already obtained his first spirit ring. This subordinate judged that he must be a genius with Innate Full Soul Power..."

"He was already a Soul Master at six years old? Then he must have Innate Full Soul Power. Why didn't you bring him back to Spirit Hall?"

Before Chrysanthemum Douluo could finish speaking, Bibi Dong cut him off directly. A trace of anger showed on her stunning face.

A Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power, as long as they were properly nurtured, would certainly be able to become a Titled Douluo. Such geniuses were exactly what Spirit Hall lacked most.

"Please calm your anger, Your Majesty! That little boy was not a commoner. He also had Dao Protectors by his side—three women. One of them was a Soul Douluo, and the other two were Soul Saints."

"Because they were wearing cloaks at the time, this subordinate did not know who they were. We speculated that they might be teachers from Skywater Academy."

"Your Majesty! This is only this subordinate's speculation and cannot be confirmed. Should we send people to investigate?"

The Ghost Chrysanthemum Duo voiced their speculations, thinking to themselves that if the other party truly came from Skywater Academy, Spirit Hall would have no way to win them over.

After listening to the Ghost Chrysanthemum Duo's account, Bibi Dong stood up with a swish. Recalling certain past events, she murmured inwardly to herself.

"Skywater Academy? Could it be her? But Skywater Academy doesn't accept male Soul Masters!"

"A little boy? Could he be that couple's child?"

"If that's true, then this is interesting. Shui Lanxin, oh Shui Lanxin! Back then, you sisters changed your names probably to protect that child, didn't you?"

Images of Ye Feng and Liu Ru Yan surfaced in Bibi Dong's mind, and she immediately connected them to the little boy's identity.

As the Pope of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong's methods were extraordinary. She also knew about Shui Lanxin and Shui Lanyue changing their names.

"What did that little boy look like?" Bibi Dong calmed her mood and asked about the little boy's appearance.

"Teacher! That little fellow was extremely cute. He was the best-looking boy I've ever seen..." When Hu Liena spoke from the side about that little boy's appearance, a faint blush still colored her face.

"Oh! A boy who can make even Na Na praise him—he really is something." Looking at her disciple's expression, Bibi Dong smiled inwardly.

"Chrysanthemum Elder, send someone to the Heavenly Water City Spirit Branch Hall to investigate and see whether this emperor's conjecture is true."

From her disciple Hu Liena's description, Bibi Dong thought of that divine couple, Ye Feng and Liu Ru Yan. Both of them had been extraordinarily good-looking. If that little boy truly was their child, he was sure to be a dragon and phoenix among men.

"You two elders may take Xie Yue and Yan away. Na Na, stay."

Bibi Dong spoke indifferently, then brought Hu Liena to the courtyard where she lived.

"Teacher! Do you know that little boy's identity? Who exactly is he?" After arriving in the courtyard, Hu Liena attentively massaged Bibi Dong's shoulders and pounded her legs.

"Mm! Your teacher is only guessing. We'll talk once everything has been investigated clearly. Na Na, tell me in detail what happened when you met him in Soul Hunting Town."

"Yes, Teacher! At the time, when I saw that little fellow, I told my brother that the little boy was so cute. In the end, Yan got angry, like he'd lost his mind, and wanted to challenge that little boy..."

Hu Liena discussed with her teacher everything that had happened after she met the little boy in Soul Hunting Town.

"That Yan is simply a pig-brained fool. He embarrassed our Spirit Hall."

When Bibi Dong heard that Yan had actually done something like bullying the weak with strength, it made her extremely angry.

Several days later, the investigation report from Heavenly Water City Spirit Hall was delivered into Bibi Dong's hands.

"Heavenly Water City actually found no genius little boy with Innate Full Soul Power?"

Bibi Dong looked at the investigation files from the Heavenly Water City Spirit Branch Hall, utterly baffled.

"Your Majesty Pope, it seems that the little boy's elders did not take him to Spirit Hall to register. They probably don't wish to expose him."

"Logically speaking, after a Soul Master advances to Soul Master, they usually register with our Spirit Hall. They can receive the Soul Master Subsidy every month. Since the other party didn't register, I imagine they aren't short on money either."

"Your Majesty! Should we send people to make contact with Skywater Academy?"

After analyzing it, the Ghost Chrysanthemum Duo felt more and more that the little boy's identity was not simple.

"Skywater Academy is entirely made up of female Soul Masters, and its reputation across the entire continent is excellent. If we investigate rashly, it would seem disrespectful to them and would also damage Spirit Hall's image."

As a woman herself, Bibi Dong was unwilling to make things difficult for Skywater Academy. Besides, in her younger years, she had had some interactions with the Shui Family sisters, so she could not do such a thing.

"This matter ends here! There is no need to investigate that little boy's identity any further, and there is even less need to mention this matter to outsiders. This emperor will make her own decision in the future."

"Also! I heard from Na Na that Yan even wanted to challenge that little boy at the time. Such bullying of the weak by the strong damages Spirit Hall's image. Elders, you should know what to do."

Bibi Dong thought of the Shui Family sisters changing their names, which had also been to avoid their enemies, so she suppressed the matter for now and decided to wait and see. When she had time in the future, she would personally go investigate. If that little boy truly was Ye Feng and Liu Ru Yan's child, then things would be interesting.

"Your Majesty! I have already issued a punishment. Yan will face the wall and reflect on his mistakes for half a year."

As a Titled Douluo who also oversaw Spirit Hall's punishments, Ghost Douluo's words had to be carried out. So that redhead Yan would not be escaping his half-year confinement.

The matter of the Spirit Hall Pope investigating Ye Liangchen's identity did not cause any major stir, and Ye Liangchen knew nothing about it.

The journey from Barak Soto City to Skywater Academy was a long one. Lan Xiao Die and her two companions took Ye Liangchen along as if they were traveling with a child, eating, drinking, and enjoying themselves the whole way, utterly carefree. After nearly twenty days, they finally returned to Skywater Academy.

"Aunt Lan, we spent so much money this time!"

Ye Liangchen made a rough estimate. This trip to Star Dou Forest had cost about two thousand Gold Soul Coins, while the monthly food expenses for all the teachers and students of Skywater Academy were only three thousand Gold Soul Coins. The four of them had nearly eaten through an entire month's worth of food money for the whole academy on a single outing. Having money really did let people be willful.

"Little Chen! I'm not short on money." Lan Xiao Die smiled and reached out to rub Ye Liangchen's little head.

"Little Chen, our Skywater Academy has many businesses in Skywater City. Eighty percent of the clothing stores in the city belong to us, and every year, many merchants from the Two Great Empires buy several million Gold Soul Coins' worth of clothing from us."

"The clothing industry is Skywater City's pillar industry. Every year, we can earn over a million Gold Soul Coins from it."

Su Lin and Lan Xiao Ling introduced Skywater Academy's businesses, leaving Ye Liangchen greatly surprised. He had not expected these women to be so capable. They were truly strong, successful women in every sense.

"Aunt Lan, you're all amazing."

Lan Xiao Die smiled. "Skywater Academy is so large. If we didn't have businesses supporting us, relying only on the little tuition the students pay would never be enough to keep it running."

"The empire also allocates some funding every year, but that's only a drop in the bucket..."

The three women explained Skywater Academy's operating model to Ye Liangchen, also giving him a glimpse of just how difficult it was for the academy.

When the group walked through the gates of Skywater Academy, it was exactly noon. The teachers and students were all resting on the field. Seeing Ye Liangchen's group return, they immediately cheered.

"The dean and the others are back."

Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and the other girls immediately ran over from afar. Several teachers from the academy also gathered around, wanting to see what Ye Liangchen and the others had gained from their trip to Star Dou Forest.

"Dean! You took far too long this time!" several senior teachers said with smiles.

"You teachers have worked hard during this time." The Lan Xiao Die sisters understood as well that once they left, the academy's main affairs had all been managed by these teachers.

"What Soul Ring did Little Chen get? Let us see!"

The Shui Bing'er sisters, Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, and the other girls began asking Ye Liangchen about his first Soul Ring.

"Let's go back inside first." Shui Lanxin suppressed everyone's curiosity and led them all back to her office.

"Little Chen, let me see it." Shui Yue'er pleaded with a grin.

"All right!"

At Skywater Academy, it did not matter much if these girls saw it, so Ye Liangchen had no choice but to summon his Goddess of Life Spirit.

"Buzz, buzz..."

A deep yellow Soul Ring slowly floated out, instantly shocking the teachers and students.

"Oh my god! Little Chen's Spirit is so beautiful!" The group of young girls stared at Ye Liangchen's unbelievably beautiful Goddess Spirit, all stunned, their little mouths forming "O" shapes.

"The color of this Soul Ring is deeper than our Hundred Year Soul Rings. Could this be a Soul Ring close to a thousand years old? Oh my god! How is that possible?"

"His first Soul Ring is already close to a thousand years. That's too incredible."

The teachers were all shaken by Ye Liangchen's Soul Ring. It had simply shattered their understanding!

Ye Liangchen withdrew his Spirit, feeling that it was only an ordinary Hundred Year Soul Ring and nothing worth making a fuss over.

Some other transmigrators even had hundred-thousand-year first Soul Rings. That was what you called truly awesome.

"Dean, what age did Little Chen's first Soul Ring reach?" Xue Wu asked Lan Xiao Die curiously.

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine years. Just one year short of a thousand." Su Lin explained from the side.

"You've seen Little Chen's Soul Ring today, but you must keep it secret. Don't tell anyone else."

Lan Xiao Die warned everyone. Although there was no need to worry about the little fellow's safety now, if the matter of his first Soul Ring exceeding the limit spread beyond the academy, it would certainly draw the attention of the major factions.

"Don't worry, Dean! We swear on our Spirits that we definitely won't leak anything about Little Chen."

As the dean, once Lan Xiao Die had spoken, the young girls did not dare say anything reckless.

"I'll tell everyone another piece of good news. Teacher Su Lin has successfully advanced to Soul Saint, and her Soul Power has reached rank 73."

Ye Liangchen spoke of Su Lin's advancement to Soul Saint, shifting everyone's attention so these women would not keep focusing on him.

"Buzz, buzz..."

"Everyone! Don't be too surprised!"

Su Lin cooperated by releasing her Spirit as well. Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—seven Soul Rings appeared from Su Lin one after another, dazzling beyond compare.

"Teacher Su Lin has advanced to Soul Saint! That's wonderful!"

The girls cheered joyfully, celebrating for Su Lin. Having another Soul Saint expert was something worth celebrating for the entirety of Skywater Academy.

"Teacher Su Lin's seventh Soul Ring seems to be very old!" Several teachers were shocked by that seventh Soul Ring.

"My seventh Soul Ring is a forty-two-thousand-year Blue Scaled Flood Dragon Soul Ring," Su Lin explained to everyone.

"A forty-two-thousand-year Blue Scaled Flood Dragon? That's amazing."

An Qi, Mu Qingxue, and Li Suyan were also Soul Saints, but their seventh Soul Rings were only around thirty-five thousand years old. They greatly admired Su Lin for being able to obtain a forty-two-thousand-year Soul Ring as her seventh ring.

"Little Chen's first soul ring surpassed the limit, and Teacher Su Lin broke through to Soul Saint too! This is double happiness at the door!"

Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and the others were the happiest. The way they cheered and jumped for joy made them look like a flock of beautiful butterflies dancing in the air.

"Little Chen, let us see your First Spirit Ability!"

Yu Hairou was very curious about Ye Liangchen's First Spirit Ability, but her real goal was to see the little guy's beautiful Goddess Spirit. Girls always yearned for beautiful things.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Just then, the old Dean, Shui Lingfeng, quickly arrived from afar at Ye Liangchen's side and ordered everyone to disperse.

"You girls should be going to class. Little Chen has traveled all this way and must be tired. Stop bothering him."

"Yes, Dean Grandma."

Once Shui Lingfeng spoke, the group of little girls scattered one after another. After all, this old woman had quite a strange temper.

"Dean Grandma! We're back," Ye Liangchen greeted Shui Lingfeng.

"It's been almost two months. Grandma missed you to death."

Shui Lingfeng pulled Ye Liangchen into her arms and fussed over him with concern.

"Nothing happened on this trip, did it?" Shui Lingfeng asked her two daughters and Su Lin.

"Mother! We gained quite a lot from this trip to the Star Dou Forest, but we also ran into something bigger, concerning Little Chen..."

"I also received an important piece of news, also concerning Little Chen."

The Lan Xiao Die sisters and Su Lin were puzzled too. At that moment, they were wondering inwardly whether the little guy's identity had been exposed.

Lan Xiao Die hurriedly asked, "Mother, what happened?"

"News came from City Lord Manor. Just a few days ago, Santos, the Red Cardinal of Heavenly Water City Spirit Hall, sent people to investigate a six-year-old boy with Innate Full Soul Power. Clearly, he was investigating Little Chen."

"Daughters, did you expose your identities while you were out?"

When Shui Lingfeng spoke of this, she was extremely worried about Ye Liangchen's safety.

"What? Spirit Hall is investigating Little Chen? Could it be that Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo guessed our identities?" The Lan Xiao Die sisters were instantly shocked.

"Senior Sister, we were wearing cloaks and veils back then, and we didn't even release our spirits. They couldn't possibly have recognized us."

Su Lin felt that since they had not clashed with the Ghost Chrysanthemum titled Douluo at the time, the other side could not have recognized them.

"What exactly happened?"

When Shui Lingfeng heard that they had even encountered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, she was certain the other side had sensed Ye Liangchen's strength.

"Mother, at the time, Spirit Hall had three young people there. One of them, a ten-year-old girl, praised Little Chen for being good-looking. Another, a thirteen-year-old red-haired boy, immediately got upset and said he wanted to challenge Little Chen. That was what drew out the two titled Douluo, the Ghost Chrysanthemum Duo..."

The Lan Xiao Die sisters told their mother everything in full about meeting Spirit Hall's three geniuses in Soul Hunting Town.

"So that's how it was. What kind of people does Spirit Hall raise? A near Soul Elder bullying a rank-ten Soul Master—how could he be so shameless?"

"I imagine the Ghost Chrysanthemum Duo guessed that you were people from Skywater Academy based on the strength of the three of you."

"Legend has it that Spirit Hall will try to win over super geniuses on the continent if it can. If it cannot, it will find a way to suppress or eliminate them. But the major sects on the continent are about the same; everyone does the same things in secret."

"I wonder how Bibi Dong will treat Little Chen after discovering his talent. I hope that, for the sake of having known Little Chen's parents, she won't make things difficult for him."

Thinking of Bibi Dong's iron-blooded methods, Shui Lingfeng felt powerless.

"Mother, there's no need to worry about Little Chen's safety. This time, in the Star Dou Forest, we encountered two Super Titled Douluo. They are willing to protect Little Chen. Although we don't know their origins, they may be connected to gods, and they bear no ill will toward Little Chen."

Lan Xiao Die told her about meeting Di Tian and Bi Ji, leaving Shui Lingfeng greatly shocked.

"Is this true?"

"Mother, it's true. Little Chen's enemies in the future will also include gods."

Lan Xiao Die also spoke of how Asura God had borrowed Tang Hao's hand to kill Ye Liangchen's parents. After all, Di Tian and the others even knew matters concerning gods, so they likely would not deceive them.

Ye Liangchen took out the Silver Dragon King's Inverse Scale and explained to Shui Lingfeng, "Dean Grandma, Di Tian said that if I run into danger, I can use soul power to activate the Inverse Scale, and he will come out to help me deal with the trouble."

"So that's how it is! No matter what happens in the future, we'll face it together."

Shui Lingfeng looked at Ye Liangchen's tiny figure. When she thought that his enemies actually included gods, her heart ached, and she pulled the little guy into her arms.

Ye Liangchen thought it over. As for Bibi Dong paying attention to him, it was not a very big problem. In any case, he would never join Spirit Hall. If the other side dared to force him, he would simply summon Di Tian to beat them up.

With Di Tian's current strength, even if Qiandao Liu came, there was nothing to fear.

However, for now, Ye Liangchen still hoped those big shots would not come looking for trouble with him. Otherwise, once Di Tian made a move, it would cause a huge shock, and the teachers and students of Skywater Academy would also be implicated.