Xuan Ziwen

Qin Chuan and the other two completed their enrollment medical checkup. Just as they walked out of the teaching building, they collided head-on with Bibi Dong and Jing Hongchen.

"Lin Jiayi, have all three children finished their checkups?" Jing Hongchen asked.

"Hall Master, the medical records for all three children have been compiled." Lin Jiayi had a briefcase tucked under his arm, and he lifted it slightly as he spoke.

"Mm." Jing Hongchen nodded, then turned to Bibi Dong: "Say a few words to the children. School starts tomorrow."

After Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi left, Bibi Dong found a pavilion, and the four of them sat down.

"These are the dormitory keys for the three of you. Jing Hongchen handed them to me just now. To make things convenient for you, these three rooms are on the same floor, with consecutive numbers."

Qin Chuan: 3601, Qian Renxue: 3602, Ye Guyi: 3603.

After the three took their keys, Bibi Dong stood up and said, "I've said what needed to be said. Each of these three Storage Soul Tool Rings contains a thousand gold taels. That should be enough for your year of academy life."

"Then... see you in a year." Qin Chuan put away his Storage Soul Tool Ring and bid farewell to Bibi Dong.

"Mm. See you in a year. Xiao Xue, Gu Yi, I'm off."

Bibi Dong waved her hand, not letting them see her off, and walked straight toward the academy gate.

The three watched until Bibi Dong disappeared from sight.

The moment Bibi Dong stepped out of the academy gate, she looked at the towering buildings before her and stretched lazily.

Here, there was no Pope. Only a mother who had sent her children off to school.

"After all these years as Pope, I really ought to relax a bit. I can't be stingy with myself."

Bibi Dong locked onto Food Street and dashed over at an astonishing speed. Before launching her cleanup operation, she would first taste the delicacies of ten thousand years later. Then, she would swing her scythe at the high-ranking figures of Douluo Continent.

Afterward, she only needed to leave behind three big characters: "Holy Spirit Cult."

The reputation of Evil Soul Masters was already foul. In this era, they were like rats crossing the street—everyone chased and beat them. A little more filth wouldn't matter.

That was what her son had told her.

Qin Chuan had no idea that in the coming year, the three words "Holy Spirit Cult" would stir up a storm of chaos.

At this very moment, he was touring the dormitory provided by the academy.

One bed, one desk, one bathroom with a shower. Thirty square meters of space. For one person living alone, it was already quite large.

Moreover, the soundproofing between rooms was excellent. Qin Chuan tried knocking on the wall—since Qian Renxue lived next door—and a dull thud came back.

"The soundproofing is pretty good."

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy respected student privacy in this regard.

Today was the last day for enrollment registration. Tomorrow morning, there would be a freshman orientation ceremony, followed by class assignments.

In Jing Hongchen's office.

Lin Jiayi respectfully handed over the medical records of Qin Chuan, Qian Renxue, and Ye Guyi with both hands.

Jing Hongchen took them, read them meticulously, and nodded with satisfaction: "These three siblings are truly gifts from heaven to our academy. Especially this one named Qin Chuan—Innate Full Soul Power at Rank 20, his second soul ring is already a thousand-year level, and he even has an External Soul Bone. Truly excellent."

"And this Ye Guyi—at ten years old, she's already a Second-Class Soul Engineer. Self-taught, no teacher. Her future achievements are limitless."

"As for this young lady, Qian Renxue—fifteen years old with soul power at Rank 44. Even an academy like Shrek would rarely see such talent."

This year's recruitment of new students was now completely finished. Qin Chuan, Qian Renxue, and Ye Guyi were the best so far.

"Should they be placed in the same class?" Lin Jiayi asked.

"Since they are biological siblings, put them in the same class. Assign Teacher Xuan Ziwen as their homeroom teacher. Focus on nurturing the three of them."

The next morning, the light of dawn illuminated the city of Bright Capital.

Bibi Dong walked out of a bar. After partying all night, she still had energy to spare, so she continued wandering through Bright Capital's other entertainment venues.

She had to admit, this era ten thousand years later was far more interesting than ten thousand years ago.

Bars, KTV, all kinds of jewelry and accessories, and some clothing stores. As the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, Bright Capital's fashion was always at the forefront of the continent.

A single night's experience was enough to open Bibi Dong's eyes wide.

Her eyes gleaming, Bibi Dong headed toward the dazzling commercial street.

At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

The freshman orientation ceremony ended with Jing Hongchen's impassioned speech, and then it was time for class assignments.

The academy was divided into six grades, with a relatively relaxed learning environment. A Second-Class Soul Engineer like Ye Guyi could directly advance to the third grade. However, since she was self-taught, some foundational knowledge was shaky, so she needed to repeat a year before advancing to the third grade.

Unlike Shrek Academy, which had annual promotion exams and expelled those who failed, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy only had the Soul Engineer exam.

If a student couldn't become a Third-Class Soul Engineer by age eighteen, they had to leave the academy to fend for themselves. If they reached that goal and became a Fifth-Class Soul Engineer by age twenty-five, they could take the Mingde Hall entrance exam.

Entering Mingde Hall meant truly accessing higher-level soul tool crafting, and even the chance to attend lectures by Ninth-Class Soul Engineers.

Qin Chuan, Qian Renxue, and Ye Guyi were assigned to Class 1, Grade 1, with Xuan Ziwen as their homeroom teacher.

Class 1 Grade 1 had forty students, most of them children between ten and twelve years old. A fifteen-year-old girl like Qian Renxue was the only one in the entire first grade.

Qian Renxue's earlobes turned red. She kicked Qin Chuan, who was sitting in front of her, and complained, "You little brat! If only you'd woken up a few years earlier."

Qin Chuan rolled his eyes at Qian Renxue upon hearing this and said helplessly, "I wanted to wake up a few years earlier too, but who's to blame that the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Mom had someone mine from the Extreme North was just too authentic? I didn't wake up until a full ten thousand years later—if you want to blame someone, blame her."

"Her? Who knows where she's wandering around right now!"

A mother knows her daughter best. Bibi Dong, who was in the middle of picking out jewelry, sneezed for no reason. She paid it no mind and continued browsing.

Xuan Ziwen was very young. He walked into the classroom carrying his teaching materials, and the previously noisy room fell into dead silence.

His gaze lingered on Qin Chuan for a moment, then he wrote his name on the blackboard. Turning to face everyone, he said flatly, "My name is Xuan Ziwen. From now on, I will be the homeroom teacher for Class 1 Grade 1. I originally wasn't planning to take on this position, but I reluctantly agreed after hearing from Hallmaster Jing Hongchen that there are one or two of you who require special attention. My teaching will be very strict. If you want to become an excellent soul engineer, you need to be mentally prepared."

"Also, in my class, no whispering, no daydreaming. And I will conduct random checks from time to time. Anyone who fails can expect to be kept after class."