Former Heaven Dou Team Members

The classroom fell silent in an instant.

Teacher Qin smiled and said, "Students, several new classmates have joined our class today."

"They are all exceptionally talented young prodigies. I hope you will get along well from now on. Come, introduce yourselves."

The first to step forward was a black-haired boy with a cold expression and a faintly sharp aura around him.

He said indifferently, "Yu Tianheng. Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Level 8.5 Innate Soul Power. Level 12. First Spirit Ring: hundred-year."

Whoosh—

The classroom erupted.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon! The number one beast Martial Soul in the world!

Level 8.5 Innate Soul Power!

Level 12!

"Someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"

"Level 8.5 Innate Soul Power—half a level higher than Gu Ci and Dugu Yan yesterday!"

"My god..."

Gu Ci raised his brows slightly.

Yu Tianheng, a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the captain of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One in the original story. He had actually come here too.

Honestly, Level 8.5 Innate Soul Power was somewhat unworthy of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's reputation.

After finishing his introduction, Yu Tianheng swept his gaze calmly across the classroom. It paused briefly on Gu Ci and Dugu Yan before moving away, and he stepped aside.

The next to come forward were a pair of twin brothers. They were burly and had similar faces.

"Shi Mo. Martial Soul: Black Tortoise. Level 8 Innate Soul Power. Level 11. First Spirit Ring: hundred-year."

"Shi Mo. Martial Soul: Black Tortoise. Level 8 Innate Soul Power. Level 11. First Spirit Ring: hundred-year."

Their voices were booming. Once they finished, they stepped to the side.

Two more with Level 8 Innate Soul Power!

Some students in the classroom were already starting to feel numb.

Next came a lanky boy with handsome features and sharp eyes.

"Yu Feng. Martial Soul: Wind Bell Bird. Level 8 Innate Soul Power. Level 11. First Spirit Ring: hundred-year."

Then came another boy, with deep-set features and a composed demeanor. "Osler. Martial Soul: Ghost Leopard. Level 8 Innate Soul Power. Level 11. First Spirit Ring: hundred-year."

Four geniuses with Level 8 Innate Soul Power!

Together with Gu Ci and Dugu Yan from yesterday, this tiny classroom had already gathered six geniuses with Level 8 Innate Soul Power!

Finally, a girl slowly stepped forward.

She wore white robes, and a thin white veil covered her face. Her features could not be seen clearly; only a pair of cool, distant eyes was visible.

Her temperament was completely different from the others—not sharp, not arrogant, but carrying a faint detachment, as though an invisible distance separated her from everything around her.

"Ye Lingling. Martial Soul: Nine-Heart Begonia. Level 8 Innate Soul Power. Level 11. First Spirit Ring: hundred-year."

Her voice was soft and faint, like a fallen leaf drifting across water.

The classroom first fell quiet, then erupted into even more excited cries.

Nine-Heart Begonia!

One of the most supreme existences among support-type Martial Souls!

Legend said that there could only be one wielder of the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul in each generation, but that one person alone was enough to alter the course of a war!

"Nine-Heart Begonia! It really is Nine-Heart Begonia!"

"I heard this Martial Soul can heal groups, and its effects are astonishing!"

"She has Level 8 Innate Soul Power too!"

After introducing herself, Ye Lingling quietly stood to the side. Her gaze swept over the classroom, lingering briefly on Gu Ci and Dugu Yan before shifting away.

Teacher Qin smiled and clapped his hands. "All right, everyone, welcome the new classmates. You few, find seats and sit down."

There were not many seats left in the classroom to begin with. Yu Tianheng glanced around, then headed straight for the empty seat beside Gu Ci and sat down.

As he sat, his gaze fell on Zi Dian atop Gu Ci's desk, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"Your cat?" he asked.

Gu Ci nodded. "A pet."

Yu Tianheng stared at Zi Dian for a while but said nothing more, turning away.

Still, he vaguely felt that something was off—this cat's aura did not seem as simple as that of an ordinary cat.

The Shi Mo brothers sat in the back row, while Yu Feng and Osler sat on the other side.

Ye Lingling chose a corner by the window and sat down alone, keeping her distance from everything around her.

Dugu Yan secretly tugged at Gu Ci's sleeve and whispered, "That Yu Tianheng's Innate Soul Power is half a level higher than what we said."

"If I'd known, I would have said more."

Gu Ci smiled but said nothing.

Level 8.5 was indeed impressive, but to him, that number meant nothing.

His true cultivation was Level 21. He possessed two Spirit Rings far beyond the optimal age limit, as well as Ultimate Thunder and the Heavenly Eye.

It was simply that no one knew.

Teacher Qin began the lesson, but the students' minds were clearly not on class. From time to time, they secretly glanced at the newly arrived geniuses.

Gu Ci, however, remained as composed as ever. He listened when he should listen and took notes when he should take notes.

Zi Dian lay sprawled on his desk, yawning lazily and paying no attention to anything around her.

When the dismissal bell rang, the students immediately crowded around them.

"Yu Tianheng, is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul really that powerful?"

"Shi Mo, are you two twins?"

"Ye Lingling, can you show us your Nine-Heart Begonia?"

Yu Tianheng remained expressionless. He merely nodded faintly and did not say much.

The Shi Mo brothers, on the other hand, were honest and straightforward, answering every question they were asked.

Yu Feng and Osler also dealt with the enthusiasm around them in their own ways.

Only Ye Lingling remained seated quietly in the corner, turning a deaf ear to everything around her.

Several students who tried to strike up a conversation received a cold reception and left awkwardly.

Dugu Yan leaned close to Gu Ci's ear and whispered, "That Ye Lingling is so cold."

Gu Ci smiled. "The inheritors of Nine-Heart Begonia have always been like that."

He looked out the window and calculated silently.

The members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One had all ended up in this class.

Including him and Dugu Yan, this tiny classroom had gathered a full eight geniuses.

The days ahead probably would not be peaceful.

Just as he was thinking this, a gaze fell upon him.

Gu Ci turned his head and met Yu Tianheng's sharp eyes.

"Gu Ci, right?" Yu Tianheng said. "I heard you also have Level 8 Innate Soul Power and a Mystic Thunder Tiger Martial Soul."

Gu Ci nodded. "What is it?"

Yu Tianheng stared at him for a while, then said blandly, "Nothing. I just remembered you."

With that, he stood and walked out of the classroom.

The Shi Mo brothers hurried after him, while Yu Feng and Osler also got up and left.

Gu Ci watched their retreating backs, the corner of his lips curling slightly.

Remember me?

That's good. Later, I'll show you what a true genius is—and what ultimate thunder truly means.

Zi Dian lay on his desk, lazily licking her paw as a low purr rumbled from her throat.

Gu Ci gently patted her and said softly, "Don't rush. There's plenty of time."

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, Gu Ci and Dugu Yan had already been at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for half a month.

Over those two weeks, the two gradually integrated into this small circle.

Yu Tianheng looked cold on the surface, but after spending time with him, they discovered that he was merely poor with words. Though prideful deep down, he was not someone who looked down on others.

The Shi Mo brothers were honest and simple, while Yu Feng and Osler were outgoing. The group often ate together, cultivated together, and sparred together.

Ye Lingling still came and went alone, but she occasionally exchanged a few words with Gu Ci and the others, though most of the time it was only a simple nod of greeting.

"Gu Ci, your Mystic Thunder Tiger Martial Soul is really strong."