In Skywater City, seventy percent of the soul masters had martial souls with water attributes, while soul masters of other attributes were in the minority.
Skywater City was located in the Northern Plains Province of the Heaven Dou Empire, in the empire's northwest. It was roughly over a thousand kilometers from Heaven Dou Imperial City, a major city with a population of around five million, and it was extremely prosperous.
Several great rivers ran through the city, and there were countless lakes as well. The entire city had been built around its rivers and lakes, making it incredibly beautiful. Its architectural style was mainly water-blue, which looked very pleasing to the eye.
The buildings inside Skywater Academy were naturally water-blue too, and the clothing of the academy's teachers and students was the same. The academy also had a bizarre rule: the students it accepted had to be beauties, and their martial souls all had to be water-attributed.
Together with Thunder Academy, Blazing Academy, Elephant Armor Academy, and Godwind Academy, it was known as one of the Five Element Academies. These academies all followed an extreme-stream teaching system.
Ye Liangchen felt that although this extreme-stream teaching system could push individual ability to its limit, it also had flaws. If they ran into a soul master whose attribute countered theirs, things would become very troublesome.
Skywater Academy had over a thousand people in total, all of them female. It felt as if even the mosquitoes in the academy might be female. Ye Liangchen thought there was far too much yin energy like this. The balance of yin and yang would be thrown off, and in the long run, that was not good.
Ye Liangchen felt that once his martial soul awakened, he could not stay in Skywater Academy. He had to go out and see the world. With his Cheat System, cultivating to Titled Douluo, or even Becoming God, would be child's play.
But once his Twin Martial Souls appeared, Lan Xiao Die would definitely not hand him over to another academy after seeing them. In that case, he would have to keep cultivating inside the academy. That was too terrifying.
Forget it! When the cart reached the mountain, there would be a road; when the boat reached the bridge, it would naturally straighten. Take it one step at a time.
Inside Skywater Academy, beauties could be seen everywhere in twos and threes, like a flock of pretty butterflies dancing gracefully. It was truly a feast for the eyes.
"Bing'er, Yue'er, you're here."
"Wow! Little Chen is so cute."
Just then, five little beauties came running over cheerfully from ahead. When they saw Ye Liangchen, they immediately rubbed his face this way and that, unable to put him down. They were very familiar with this little fellow, and they liked him very much too.
But they did not know Ye Liangchen's true identity. They only knew he was the adopted son of Dean Lan Xiao Die. In the entire academy, the only people who knew Ye Liangchen's real identity were a few senior teachers with deeper qualifications.
These five girls were Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Shen Liuyu, Qiu Ruoshui, and Gu Qingbo. Among them, Xue Wu was the oldest, around nine years old, and her strength had nearly reached the Soul Grandmaster level.
Although Skywater Academy was said to be a noble academy, it was the only noble academy open to commoners. It was also a comprehensive academy that combined elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels.
After Xue Wu, Qiu Ruoshui, and the others awakened their martial souls, they entered Skywater Academy to cultivate. Right now, all seven of them were still studying in the elementary class.
Ye Liangchen looked at these eight- or nine-year-old girls. They were all like girls next door just beginning to mature, and they had already started to take shape. Xue Wu in particular was practically comparable to sixteen-year-old girls from Blue Star in his previous life.
Hiss! These damn kids were eight or nine?
People all said those in Douluo World developed early, and Ye Liangchen had finally seen it for himself. Girls around eight or nine years old already grew up like this. No wonder Xue Wu was later called the "Ball Queen" in the Heavenly Water Girl Group Team. It seemed the title really was well deserved!
"Don't pinch my face."
Ye Liangchen had his face pinched and kneaded by these little girls, leaving him extremely gloomy. He stretched out his small hands and pushed away pair after pair of wandering hands.
Right now, he was only a child. When he grew up in the future, if these beauties dared to pinch his face again, he would definitely make them taste the pain of a whipping.
"This is so fun!"
"Little Chen, let big sister rub you a little more."
The little beauties ignored Ye Liangchen's resistance and kept rubbing his face. The more they played, the more excited they became. It could only be blamed on this guy being both adorable and cute, stirring up these little girls' overflowing affection.
Looks were justice. A good-looking face would always receive the favor of beauties, and what was more, he was still only a little pretty boy right now, full of charm.
"Don't bully my little brother."
"Exactly. My little brother is still young. How can you bear to lay hands on him?"
Shui Bing'er turned her head and looked at the little fellow lying against her shoulder with a face that said life was no longer worth living. He was so adorable it was absurd, and she found it very funny. She reached out and pulled away the hands of several of her little sisters.
Shui Yue'er also pulled the other little sisters aside, thinking, Little Chen belongs to our family. If anyone's going to play with him, it should be me.
"You two sisters already know how to guard your food at such a young age. Are you planning to marry Little Chen when you grow up?" Xue Wu teased from the side.
"My little brother is only four years old. Xue Wu, what are you talking about?" Shui Bing'er's face reddened slightly, and she glared at Xue Wu in annoyance.
"Haha...! Bing'er, Yue'er, we sisters support you. Little Chen has been this cute since he was small. When he grows up, he'll definitely be a super handsome guy." Yu Hairou and Qiu Ruoshui teased from the side.
"Our Little Chen was already good-looking to begin with. Did we need you to say that?"
Shui Yue'er had seen Ye Liangchen's parents before; both of them were handsome and beautiful. This girl's eyes shone with a clever, mischievous light. She had been boy-crazy since she was young. As for marrying Little Chen after growing up, there was no need for anyone to say it—she would throw herself at him on her own.
Too terrifying! What kind of people were these? How were they little girls? They were clearly a gang of female hooligans.
Ye Liangchen was looking forward to turning six as soon as possible. Once his martial soul awakened, he would immediately leave this den of wolves. Even if he could not leave the academy, he still had to stay away from these beauties so he could cultivate in peace. Otherwise, his Dao heart would become unstable.
Ye Liangchen followed the little girls to the academy cafeteria. Looking around, all he saw were beauties of every size and age. There were academy teachers, as well as students who were close to graduating. They were all soul masters in their thirties of rank, each one a tall, mature beauty. Wearing water-blue tight-fitting dresses with water-blue stockings on their legs, they perfectly displayed their graceful, curvy bodies. It was far too easy on the eyes.
This was simply a kingdom of women, a paradise for men. But ordinary men could not enter the academy. The beautiful teachers in the academy were all high-level soul masters. Dean Lan Xiao Die and the former old dean were both Soul Douluo experts, while the other teachers were Soul Saint, Soul Emperor, and Soul King experts. No one dared to barge in recklessly.
Ye Liangchen could remain in the academy only because he was a child, had lost his parents at a young age, and had a close relationship with Shui Bing'er and the others.
"Auntie Qiu Ya! Please get us three portions of food. Put more meat in my little brother's portion."
The Shui Bing'er sisters placed Ye Liangchen on a stool, then quickly went with the other sisters to get food.
"Bing'er, Yue'er, you brought your little brother here to eat? Auntie already prepared everything for you!"
The dozen or so beautiful matrons in charge of the cafeteria were all food-system soul masters. Among them, one soul master named Qiu Ya was a rank 48 food-system soul master. When she saw the Shui Bing'er sisters, she quickly took out three exquisite lunch boxes and handed them to the two sisters.
"Thank you, Auntie Qiu Ya."
The Shui Bing'er sisters said sweetly, then bounced back to Ye Liangchen's side with the other sisters.
"Little Chen, hurry and eat!" Shui Bing'er opened the lunch box and handed the spoon to Ye Liangchen.
"Thank you, big sister! There's too much food. I can't finish it." Ye Liangchen looked at the huge, brimming bowl of rice. It was probably almost two catties, and his head instantly hurt. He was not a pig.
"Then we'll help you take some of it."
Shui Bing'er also felt it was too much, so she split off part of Ye Liangchen's meal for the other girls. They were all Soul Masters, so eating a little more was normal.
"Little Chen, here."
Ye Liangchen took the spoon Shui Bing'er handed him, then quietly became a dedicated rice-devouring machine. Food in this other world had no technology or harsh additives, and it tasted excellent.
"Little Chen, want your big sisters to feed you?"
Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, and the others asked with giggles from the side, like a hundred flowers competing in bloom.
"No, I can eat by myself."
Ye Liangchen was four years old now and already a meter tall. He had long since been able to take care of himself. Besides, he was only reincarnated; he was not truly a child in the real sense.
"That little guy is so adorable!"
"Ye Feng and Liu Ru Yan were a golden couple. Their child is bound to be outstanding among men."
"Back then, when they were forty, they were already rank 89 Soul Douluo. If not for the accident a few years ago, the two of them would surely have become Titled Douluo."
"With the strength those two had, plus their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, there are only a handful of people in this world who could have killed them. Who could it have been?"
"I once heard the Dean mention by chance that the enemy was a black-robed person, a powerful Titled Douluo with a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring."
"Just who was that mysterious black-robed person who killed the little guy's parents? How hateful. Bing'er and Yue'er's father also died in that accident..."
"I heard that when the couple met with disaster, this little guy was only three months old. How pitiful."
"Isn't that right? This is an unsolved case. The empire and Spirit Hall later investigated but found no result. Since the other party could kill that couple, they must be a Super Titled Douluo."
Several advanced female teachers who were eating also knew a tiny bit about the murder of Ye Liangchen's parents. Seeing the little fellow quietly eating, these beautiful teachers felt their hearts ache for him too.
"Hiss! I never expected Little Chen to actually be the child of Hero Ye Feng! He and Liu Ru Yan are our idols!" Many advanced students whispered among themselves, feeling regret over the couple's deaths.
"Who gave you the nerve to talk about such things in front of the child?"
Just then, a white-haired granny came out from the back kitchen of the dining hall and sternly warned everyone.
"Little Chen is still so young. Don't use matters about his parents to upset him. Also! From now on, no one in the academy is allowed to casually mention the names of the little guy's parents. Doing so will bring danger to him."
"Everyone must remember this well. If anyone dares speak of this matter again, you will face the wrath of the old Dean and the Dean."
The white-haired granny issued a severe warning to the teachers and students. She and the old Dean were both elders of the academy, and she also understood certain secret matters.
"Granny Li, we were wrong. We will definitely keep our mouths shut." Those female teachers and the many students all apologized one after another.
"You'd better."
Granny Li of the cafeteria was a Food System Soul Emperor. Now over seventy years old, she was one of the most senior people in the academy, with prestige second only to the previous old Dean. All food and drink in the academy was managed by Granny Li, and once she spoke, the other teachers did not dare say anything more.
Damn! What kind of parents did the Time-Space Administration arrange for me?
Ye Liangchen was extremely shocked when he heard the teachers' conversation. He had not expected that his parents had already been close to Titled Douluo cultivation at the age of forty. They were super geniuses!
And because of the butterfly effect caused by his arrival, even Shui Bing'er's father had ascended to heaven.
Ye Liangchen had no real impression of the cheap parents he had in this world. At that time, he had only been three months old. An infant's instincts left him with almost no memories. In a haze, he only knew that his parents had been extremely good-looking and very loving.
However, when he heard the teachers speak of his parents' deaths, Ye Liangchen froze inwardly. Who was the black-robed person who had killed his parents? And with a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring too. Right now, there were only so many people who possessed a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring.
As Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er listened to the others bring up these matters and looked at the lonely little figure beside them, their hearts felt as if they were being cut by knives, and bean-sized tears fell one by one. Their father had also died in that disaster. Now they could be considered fellow sufferers.
As Ye Liangchen ate, he pondered who the black-robed person who had killed his parents could be.
The next moment, he thought of someone. Didn't Tang Hao often wear a black robe?
The person who killed my parents couldn't have been Tang Hao, could it?
If that was the case, then in the future, he would have to properly torment Tang Hao and his lot.
After transmigrating to Douluo Continent, and with a Cheat System too, wouldn't this trip be wasted if he did not torment Tang San's faction a little?
Sigh! To prevent the people of later generations on Douluo Continent from falling into a life of misery and suffering, Tang San could only be made to suffer a little.
"Big sisters, I'm going to take a nap."
After Ye Liangchen finished eating, he bid farewell to Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and the others, then quietly walked out of the cafeteria and headed toward his residence, preparing for his midday rest.
Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er chased after him from behind. They thought Ye Liangchen had run outside to cry in secret, so they held him in their arms and comforted him at length.
"Little Chen, don't be sad. You still have us."
"We'll always be together and be your family."
Holy crap! As expected of girls from the Douluo World, they matured early. They're only just over six and already know how to comfort people!
"You two big sisters should hurry back to class, or the teacher will scold you later!"
Ye Liangchen struggled out of the two girls' arms in great discomfort and ran toward his room in the distance.
"Run slower. When our classes are over, we'll come play with you." The Shui Bing'er sisters watched the little guy's toddling steps, afraid he would fall.
Ye Liangchen's room was located at the place where the Dean, Lan Xiao Die, lived. After Ye Feng and Liu Ru Yan died that year, she had taken the little guy in and raised him by her side.
After returning to his room, Ye Liangchen thought about the matter of his enemy. He figured that Dean Grandma and the Lan Xiao Die sisters definitely knew who had killed his parents. It was also possible that the enemy was too powerful, and to protect him, they had not revealed the enemy's identity.
Right now, they had taken a group of advanced students out to hunt Soul Beasts. After they returned, Ye Liangchen would ask around about the cause of his parents' deaths.
But the next moment, he remembered that he was only four years old now. Asking about these matters would be far too abrupt, so he would wait until he was a little older.
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