Seeking Fame

With Shui Bing'er keeping things in check, nothing else happened for the rest of the time.

The night passed peacefully.

The next day.

Dawn broke.

The members of Skywater Academy prepared to head to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for this friendly competition.

Yu Shuangbai and Snow Emperor followed along with them.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was located on the south side of Heaven Dou City.

It covered a vast area, encompassing a large portion of the suburbs outside the city.

The academy gates were wide, flanked by towering white stone pillars.

Setting aside the quality of the students, they were certainly wealthy.

"Long time no see, everyone from Skywater!"

Just as the Skywater Academy group arrived at the gates of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, another group happened to arrive at the same time.

They wore cyan academy uniforms, and the emblem on their chests appeared to be a pattern of wind.

The young man leading them waved his hand, his entire demeanor radiating the sunny charisma of a social butterfly.

"Long time no see."

As the team captain, Shui Bing'er nodded politely in response.

At the same time, she turned her head to introduce the identities of these people to Yu Shuangbai beside her.

"These are the representatives from Godwind Academy."

"That young man is Feng Xiaotian, the captain of the Godwind Academy team for this year, and also the most outstanding genius Godwind Academy has seen in the last hundred years."

"He possesses Innate Full Soul Power, and his Martial Soul is the top-tier beast Martial Soul, the Two-Headed Demon Wolf."

"It's just that..."

Shui Bing'er paused, leaving the rest unsaid, and let out a sigh of slight regret.

"Hmm." Yu Shuangbai nodded thoughtfully.

Feng Xiaotian, was it?

As a transmigrator, he had naturally heard of him.

In the first installment of the series, he was the number one "simp," second only to Flender, who was obsessed with pairing his own goddess with his good brother.

Despite possessing truly outstanding cultivation talent.

He was single-mindedly obsessed with developing his own self-created soul skill.

In the end, he came up with the Wind Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, which was similar to the Clear Sky Sect's Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

It didn't provide a particularly stunning boost to his combat power.

Yet, it wasted a massive amount of his cultivation time.

So much so that by the time he participated in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, he was already over twenty years old but still only had the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor.

Regarding Feng Xiaotian's behavior, Yu Shuangbai had always considered it a foolish case of putting the cart before the horse.

There was nothing wrong with refining one's own self-created soul skills.

When he was cultivating in the Far North, he would also spend time pondering the use of ice elements and combat techniques for movement.

Technique was indeed an extremely important part of a soul master's combat.

But one's own cultivation level was the foundation of everything.

If one neglected the improvement of their own cultivation for the sake of refining techniques, it was putting the cart before the horse.

After all...

Absolute power breaks all laws.

Even the most exquisite techniques only played a role in battles where the difference in power was not significant.

Under the suppression of absolute power, it remained futile.

Furthermore...

Possessing higher cultivation also meant possessing a broader perspective.

Powerful cultivation would make the development of one's own techniques twice as effective with half the effort.

However, Yu Shuangbai only sighed inwardly; he had no intention of trying to dissuade Feng Xiaotian.

He and Feng Xiaotian had no prior connection.

How he chose to cultivate was his own business.

Meanwhile.

Because of Shui Bing'er's movements, Feng Xiaotian and the others also noticed Yu Shuangbai.

As a graceful young gentleman, he appeared somewhat out of place amidst a group of beautiful young women.

A large question mark couldn't help but surface in the minds of those present.

Since when did Skywater Academy start recruiting boys?

After all, it was common knowledge throughout the entire soul master world that Skywater Academy was an all-female institution.

"Captain Shui, who is this?"

Feng Xiaotian leaned in, asking with a touch of gossip.

"This is Yu Shuangbai, Young Master Yu."

"He is here at Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find someone, and since we were heading the same way, he is traveling with us."

Shui Bing'er briefly introduced Yu Shuangbai's identity.

"Looking for someone, huh."

Feng Xiaotian felt a bit disappointed.

He had actually thought Skywater Academy was changing its school rules.

If that were the case, he could already foresee the kind of shock that would ripple through the soul master world.

Just how many soul masters would swarm over, all for the sake of those beautiful girls at Skywater Academy.

That scene would certainly have been quite interesting.

Alas, Skywater Academy remained the same Skywater Academy that only recruited beautiful girls.

He patted his chest, acting quite enthusiastic:

"No problem, tell me who you're looking for, Brother Yu, and I'll help you ask around later."

Although Feng Xiaotian's approach to cultivation was somewhat putting the cart before the horse, and he was a bit of a sycophant, his character wasn't actually bad.

"Dugu Yan."

"Dugu Yan?" Feng Xiaotian whispered the name, feeling that it sounded somewhat familiar.

"Boss, isn't that the name of the vice-captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team?"

Just as Feng Xiaotian was still trying to recall, the words of a Godwind Academy team member reminded him.

He remembered now.

That poison girl from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy!

Shui Bing'er and the others were slightly stunned.

They only knew that Yu Shuangbai had come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find someone, but they didn't know exactly who.

They hadn't expected it to be the vice-captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team.

"That's simple. During the friendly matches later, the entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team will be present."

"Since Dugu Yan is the vice-captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, she will definitely be there."

"Brother Yu can just stick with us."

Feng Xiaotian said, patting his chest.

His expression shifted immediately after, his eyes sparkling with the light of gossip:

"Might I ask what your relationship is with Dugu Yan, Brother Yu?"

"Nothing much, I just came because of her reputation."

Yu Shuangbai answered casually, having no intention of revealing his true thoughts.

Came because of her reputation?

Feng Xiaotian raised an eyebrow, revealing a meaningful smile.

For some reason, upon hearing Yu Shuangbai's answer, Shui Bing'er pursed her red lips, her mood inexplicably turning sour.

And just at this moment.

A crisp voice rang out, laced with confusion:

"You're looking for me?"

The group looked toward the direction the voice came from.

Another line of people walked over from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

It was none other than the members of the Heaven Dou Soul Master Academy Team, who had come as hosts to welcome the other soul master academies.

And the person who had just spoken was Dugu Yan, who had happened to overhear the end of their conversation.

She walked over with her long, slender legs, her emerald-green hair swaying gently.

Her snake-like, enchanting eyes fixed upon Yu Shuangbai.

A flicker of astonishment first flashed in her eyes at the sight of his handsome face.

However, Dugu Yan was not a lovesick fool like Shui Yue'er, and her confusion soon took over.

Dugu Yan searched through her memories.

She had absolutely no impression of the white-haired youth before her.

Did he come here because of her reputation?

She, Dugu Yan, might have a bit of a name at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but what kind of reputation could she possibly have across the continent?

At most, it was her grandfather, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, who held some renown throughout the land.

Yet it was hardly a good reputation; describing it as notorious would not be an exaggeration.

What kind of normal person would come seeking them out based on that reputation?

Ordinary soul masters would scramble to avoid them the moment they appeared, let alone pay a deliberate visit.

That was why Dugu Yan felt such suspicion.