"Bai Mu, get the hell out of Heaven Dou!"
The Commissioner's office was bustling at the moment, but the atmosphere was heavy.
"..."
Bai Mu stood among them, his feelings somewhat complicated.
Today was his fifth day at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Over the past few days, he had familiarized himself with the campus. After finding the Tianwei Grade uninteresting, he had begun considering skipping ahead.
Whether he wanted to learn Dugu Bo's whereabouts or poach talent, advancing to the Heaven Dou Grade and getting close to Dugu Yan was the best choice.
However, before he could even speak, Xue Beng entered with an elderly man in luxurious robes and a green-haired old man.
He had thought Xue Beng had come because of his earlier promise to help him enroll.
Unexpectedly, Xue Beng's first words were telling him to get out of the academy.
"Prince Xue Beng, Bai Mu is already a member of Heaven Dou Academy. Please watch your words."
Meng Shenji's expression shifted slightly as he spoke in a deep voice.
Xue Beng's shoulders shrank. Realizing he had someone behind him, he straightened his back again.
"Watch my words? I said, get out!"
"Chief Meng Shenji, I recall the academy rules being very clear. Students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy must be of noble birth!"
Prince Xue Xing spoke coldly. "You brought such a lowly commoner into the academy. Are you trying to challenge the academy's rules?"
"While such a rule does exist, the academy has precedent for admitting talented commoner students. I believe Bai Mu is fully qualified to become a student of our academy."
Meng Shenji suppressed his anger and explained in a deep voice.
"Qualified? Hehe~"
Xue Xing sneered, his gaze falling directly on Bai Mu.
"You're Bai Mu?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Bai Mu answered calmly.
"You're very good."
Xue Xing looked down at Bai Mu and said, "I am formally informing you that from today onward, you are no longer a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Do you have any objections?"
The air in the office suddenly froze.
"..."
Bai Mu narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to look at Xue Beng.
Xue Beng was looking back at him smugly, an undisguised sneer hanging from the corner of his lips.
"Prince Xue Beng," Bai Mu said, his tone giving away no emotion, "didn't you say that if I won the spar, you would personally find someone to admit me? Why is this happening now?"
"Yes, I did say that."
Xue Beng shrugged, smiling maliciously. "That's why I specially found you a new academy—the Blue Tyrant Academy in the city. You can enroll anytime. As for Heaven Dou Royal Academy..."
He drew out his words. "You can get out now."
"..."
Bai Mu admitted that he had overestimated certain people's bottom line.
A promise made in front of hundreds of people could actually be torn apart so easily.
For such a disgrace to become emperor in the original story was simply ridiculous!
"Prince Xue Xing, I fear this is inappropriate."
Meng Shenji's face darkened completely as he glared at Xue Xing.
"Bai Mu passed the entrance test, and the entire academy's outstanding students witnessed the process. His talent is exceptional, and he is a rare talent. How can you expel him without cause?"
"Talent?"
Xue Xing sneered. "Heaven Dou Royal Academy is brimming with talent. We do not lack this one.
Furthermore, I heard about what he did before. Although Xue Beng was indeed in the wrong, he is still the Empire's Fourth Prince and represents the dignity of the royal family. How can he be humiliated so easily?"
"Prince, Bai Mu is a true genius with a clean background. Why drive him away?"
"That's right. A seedling like him should be a key focus of the academy's cultivation!"
Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin could not help speaking up as well.
A genius with a clean background—instead of bringing him under their wing, they were driving him away over a momentary fit of anger. How could that possibly make sense?
Xue Xing remained unmoved. Instead, he shot Bai Mu a cold glance.
"Why aren't you getting out yet?"
"..."
Bai Mu glanced at the green-haired old man behind Xue Xing, who had his eyes closed as though dozing, then turned and walked away without a word.
"What if I say that he must stay?"
Meng Shenji grabbed Bai Mu, his face turning completely cold.
The Heaven Dou Empire was facing a shortage of capable successors, and it was because of parasites like you!
"Chief Meng!"
Xue Xing's heart trembled, but he put on a fierce front. "I am the dean! Whoever I want gone must leave!"
"Is that so?"
Dugu Bo's snake-like eyes fixed tightly on Meng Shenji as he spoke coldly.
"I am Dugu Bo, Title Poison."
"Gentlemen, I think the academy's affairs should still be decided by its dean. What do you think?"
As soon as he finished speaking, nine Spirit Rings lit up around him in succession—two yellow, two purple, and five black.
"Poison Douluo..."
Meng Shenji and the other two underwent a drastic change in expression. They had never expected this unkempt green-haired old man to be a Title Douluo powerhouse.
"So it really is Dugu Bo."
Having confirmed the other party's identity, Bai Mu felt delighted.
Yet the atmosphere in the room became increasingly strange.
"..."
The three Commissioners' expressions shifted repeatedly between light and dark.
"There is no need to make things difficult. I will withdraw from the academy voluntarily."
Bai Mu took the initiative to release Meng Shenji's hand. "Thank you, Commissioners, for your care and guidance during this time. I am truly grateful."
"I'm sorry, Bai Mu... We..."
The three looked at Bai Mu, their eyes full of guilt and unwillingness.
Bai Mu shook his head. "There is no need for the three Commissioners to apologize. I understand."
He neither angrily condemned them nor humbly begged. He merely accepted it calmly—yet that attitude made the three Commissioners feel even guiltier.
"There are some Gold Soul Coins here. Consider them compensation..."
Meng Shenji took out a black card from his robes.
"Compensation? What compensation!"
Xue Xing snatched the black card away. "What right does a mere outsider have to take resources belonging to the academy's many teachers and students?"
Xue Beng acted even more arrogantly, throwing out a letter of recommendation.
"Why aren't you taking the recommendation letter and getting the hell over to that commoner slum, Blue Tyrant Academy, to enroll?"
"..."
Bai Mu looked at Xue Xing and Xue Beng, then at Dugu Bo.
He firmly memorized the aura around the Poison Douluo—the cold, sinister fluctuations of Soul Power and that unique aura of "poison."
"Please do not tell Aunt Yun Xin about this. I will visit her myself later."
Then, he gave the Commissioners a slight bow. "Farewell, seniors. Perhaps we will meet again."
He turned and walked out of the office.
His steps were steady, and his back was straight.
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"Blue Tyrant Academy... How boring."
After leaving the academy, Bai Mu casually tossed aside the recommendation letter.
Then, he suddenly sprinted down the mountain at full speed. After turning onto a fork in the road, he vanished from sight.
A few seconds later, several figures suddenly appeared at that spot.
"Where is he?"
"How did he suddenly disappear?"
"Damn it! If that brat gets away, how are we supposed to explain ourselves to the Prince?"
The black-clothed Spirit Master leading them wore an ugly expression. "Enough talking. Split up and search. He's only an eleventh-level Spirit Master; he can't have gone far!"
The Spirit Masters scattered after hearing this and began searching for Bai Mu's tracks.
From an empty spot, the invisible Bai Mu watched everything coldly.
"Xue Xing, Xue Beng, you have chosen the Path to Death."
He muttered inwardly, cold light flickering in his eyes.
After those Spirit Masters finished their search, he gave the distant mountain where Heaven Dou Royal Academy stood one deep look, released Zygarde, and followed Dugu Bo's aura toward an uninhabited place.
Target—Sunset Forest!
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