Bro, Did an Avalanche Bury Your Brain?

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy's buildings emerged in the morning light, nestled against mountains and beside water, grand and imposing.

The carriage traveled slowly up the wide stone-paved road and entered the academy grounds.

"Bing'er, the outstanding students from every grade at Heaven Dou Academy are gathered here. Take Yue'er and Bai Mu around to mingle and have fun."

After parking the carriage, Shui Yunxin brought the three of them to an open square and instructed them, "I'm going to visit the three Commissioners. I'll come find you later."

"Okay, Mom!"

Shui Bing'er obediently nodded, while Shui Yue'er looked around with a face full of curiosity.

Bai Mu swept his gaze over the crowd, unconsciously searching for the top-ranked person on the Douluo Continent Must-Recruit Ranking.

Unfortunately, there were simply too many people. He could not find his target right away.

"What are you looking at?"

Shui Yue'er asked curiously.

"Looking at their Spirit Rings. Around one-third of the students only have their First Spirit Ring."

Bai Mu smiled.

"I heard Heaven Dou Academy has three grades: Tianwei, Tianzhi, and Heaven Dou. Tianwei Grade is below level 25, Tianzhi is from level 25 to 30, and Heaven Dou is above level 30."

Shui Bing'er briefly explained, "If you graduate successfully, it seems you can receive a noble title as a reward."

"Eh, what pretty little sisters! Want to know something? Come over, big brother will have a nice little exchange with you?"

A frivolous voice suddenly came from the side.

The three turned around and saw more than ten boys in goose-yellow Tianwei Grade uniforms walking over.

The one speaking was the young man leading them.

Shui Bing'er glanced at him and ignored him outright.

"Not interested."

Shui Yue'er looked at the group, then at Bai Mu, and decisively rejected them on the grounds that they were ugly.

"Not interested?"

The leading youth grinned as he stepped closer. "What do you mean, interested or not interested? Let's have an exchange. Once we do, the interest will come naturally~"

As he spoke, he actually approached on his own and raised a hand toward Shui Bing'er.

Shui Bing'er's pretty face turned cold. "Ice Seal!"

An icy aura erupted, and the young man was instantly frozen inside solid ice. His movement came to an abrupt halt.

"Two Spirit Rings?!"

The other lackeys immediately backed away several steps in fright.

"Was that really necessary?"

Bai Mu looked at the person inside the ice sculpture, speechless.

Did freaks like this really show up even in situations like this?

"Let His Highness out right now! Otherwise, you'll regret it!"

One lackey shouted, forcing himself to be brave.

"His Highness?"

Bai Mu's mouth twitched as he pointed at the ice sculpture. "This guy?"

"That's right! This is the Empire's Fourth Prince, Prince Xue Beng!"

The lackey Spirit Master said.

"Bro, did an avalanche bury your brain?"

Bai Mu was completely speechless.

So you were the one who provoked Tang San in the original story, and now you were also the one harassing the Shui Bing'er sisters.

What a piece of work!

"Knock, knock, knock!"

He walked up to the ice sculpture and knocked on it.

"Your Highness, this is only a control Spirit Skill. If you struggle a little harder, you'll break free yourself. Are you staying in there because you think the weather's too hot and want to cool off?"

?!

Xue Beng's eyes flickered inside the ice sculpture, as though he had not considered that.

The next moment, Soul Power surged around him. It took him several seconds to break free, and he shivered violently from the cold.

"Trash!"

He cursed, then kicked the nearest Spirit Master. "You just stood there and watched me get frozen inside?"

"Your Highness, they... have two Spirit Rings..."

The lackey reminded him tactfully.

In their eyes, the gap of one Spirit Ring was as vast as heaven and earth. Even if the other side was younger, they were no match for her.

"Trash! What's there to be afraid of!"

Xue Beng still put on a fierce front despite his cowardice. "Where are you from? The academy doesn't have uniforms like yours. How dare you enter without permission!"

"We're from Skywater Academy, accompanying our elder to attend an academic exchange."

Shui Bing'er replied coldly.

"Skywater Academy?"

Xue Beng's expression sagged slightly. Picking a fight with students from another major academy was not worth it, whether he won or lost.

But he still had anger bottled up inside him. His gaze shifted toward Bai Mu.

"Then what about him? Don't tell me he's from Skywater Academy too. Skywater doesn't accept male students at all!"

Seriously? They managed to drag me into this too...

Bai Mu's expression did not change as he said calmly, "Your Highness, I graduated from Notting Academy and came specifically to apply to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"Notting Academy?"

Xue Beng sneered. "Never heard of it! What backwater beggar academy did you crawl out of? You think you're worthy of joining my Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

He looked Bai Mu up and down—young, plainly dressed, and not particularly strong in aura. He was certain Bai Mu was just some insignificant commoner brat.

"You lot, throw him out!"

Xue Beng waved a hand.

"You dare?"

Shui Bing'er immediately stepped in front of Bai Mu and coldly stared at the people before her.

"Your Highness, I recall that Heaven Dou Royal Academy has accepted commoner students before, hasn't it?"

Facing the trouble, Bai Mu asked calmly.

In his eyes, it would be best if he could join Heaven Dou Academy. If not, then so be it. There was no need to wrong himself too much.

"Those accepted were top geniuses who graduated from elite intermediate academies. You might not see even one in several years. They're not comparable to a country bumpkin like you!"

Xue Beng said disdainfully.

Bai Mu said, "Is that so? Then what if I'm that kind of genius?"

Xue Beng sneered. "You?"

"Mm. I think that even if I stand completely still, the noble geniuses around you still won't be my match."

Bai Mu was perfectly calm.

The moment those words came out, the entire area fell silent.

Then the group of Spirit Masters burst into laughter.

"Stand still? Kid, are you joking?"

"Even the academy's most talented student couldn't defeat us without moving!"

"Want to have a match? I'd really like to see how you plan to win without moving!"

What they feared was Shui Bing'er and her two Spirit Rings, not some wild brat from who knew where!

Bai Mu said, "If you don't believe me, shall we have a match?"

"Fine, fine, fine! If you can do it, I'll personally find someone to admit you. But if you can't..."

A vicious glint flashed in Xue Beng's eyes. "We'll break your bones and throw you out the academy gates!"

"There's no need to compete with them. We can just wait until mom and the Commissioners come."

Shui Bing'er gently shook her head and spoke softly.

"It's fine. Trust me."

Bai Mu gave her a reassuring look.

"Mm-hm, mm-hm, mm-hm! I trust you, I trust you! You're the best!"

At the side, Shui Yue'er nodded rapidly like a pecking chick, her eyes shining with excitement.

She could hardly wait for the fight to start right then and there.

More and more students gathered around. Hearing that someone had dared to make the bold claim of "defeating an opponent without moving," all of them became interested.

"You, go!"

A lackey beside Xue Beng stepped forward and announced his name.

"Li Ming, Gale Dog martial spirit, level 18 assault-type Battle Spirit Master!"

Bai Mu stood with his arms crossed, not even taking a fighting stance.

"Bai Mu, Zygarde martial spirit, level 11 assault-type Battle Spirit Master."

The moment he said that, quite a few spectators laughed.

"You've got to be kidding! So he's only level 11!"

"I'm not trying to be mean, but who couldn't beat someone at that level?"

"He's probably just trying to get attention..."

Among the crowd, several students with outstanding temperaments were also watching.

The blue-clothed youth at the front stood tall and straight, his gaze sharp. Beside him, the purple-haired girl looked lazy, her features alluring and bewitching.

They were none other than Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others.