An Invitation to Heaven Dou City

Shui Rou'er did not continue to inquire about Yu Shuangbai's background.

It was enough to simply guess in her own heart.

Since Yu Shuangbai had no intention of revealing it voluntarily, digging for answers would be somewhat offensive.

As someone who had spent half her life in the world of Soul Masters, Shui Rou'er knew how to handle such boundaries.

The transaction was settled.

Yu Shuangbai had no intention of staying any longer.

Even with two beautiful young girls present—one of whom was currently absorbing a soul ring while looking at him with infatuation—he could likely win them over with a few simple tactics.

However, for Yu Shuangbai, who had spent nearly five years living day and night with the two peerless beauties known as the Ice and Snow Emperors, the Shui sisters were...

Hmm...

Too green.

So green that they held no attraction for him.

"Young Master, where are you headed?"

Shui Bing'er spoke up suddenly, causing Shui Rou'er to glare at her immediately.

Asking a stranger about their destination so abruptly was a very reckless thing to do.

It could even be easily misunderstood as having ulterior motives.

Fortunately, neither Yu Shuangbai nor his companion seemed to care.

Perhaps because he had just traded a casually hunted soul beast for thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins, Yu Shuangbai was feeling somewhat patient.

He replied offhandedly:

"Heaven Dou City."

More accurately, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

But he was not going there to join.

Yu Shuangbai was not bored enough to join a Soul Master academy filled with spoiled rich kids.

He was going there to get close to Dugu Yan.

Through Dugu Yan's connections, he would gain access to Dugu Bo.

He was plotting to obtain the immortal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, as well as the Ice and Fire Dragon Souls hidden beneath it.

In truth, the latter was his main focus.

After all, Yu Shuangbai only knew that immortal herbs existed in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but his own knowledge regarding them was nearly zero.

Aside from the specific herbs described in the original story that he might recognize by their features, he was just as clueless about the vast majority of them as Dugu Bo, who occupied the treasure trove without knowing how to use it.

Therefore, his priority was actually the Ice and Fire Dragon Souls hidden beneath the well.

Yu Shuangbai had a feeling.

The benefits those two dragon souls could bring him might far exceed those of the immortal herbs.

Thus, he intended to make a deal with Dugu Bo through Dugu Yan.

Yes...

The very key to obtaining immortal herbs that every transmigrator must possess.

Actually, taking them by force was not entirely out of the question.

Dugu Bo, a bottom-tier Titled Douluo, would have no power to resist in front of the Snow Emperor, a beast with nearly seven hundred thousand years of cultivation at the Limit Douluo level.

However, Yu Shuangbai still had his bottom line.

If he could trade, that would naturally be for the best.

Unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to act so tyrannically.

"Heaven Dou City?"

Hearing Yu Shuangbai's words, Shui Rou'er was stunned for a moment.

What a coincidence.

Their destination was also Heaven Dou City.

As some of the top Soul Master academies in the Heaven Dou Empire, the Four Elements Academies and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy frequently held friendly matches.

This time, the location for their friendly match was the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The rest of the Skywater Team had already arrived in Heaven Dou City.

Because Shui Yue'er had experienced a sudden breakthrough, Shui Rou'er had brought her and Shui Bing'er to the Far North alone to hunt for her third soul ring.

After accompanying Shui Yue'er to obtain her third spirit ring, Shui Rou'er intended to head to Heaven Dou City to rendezvous with the other members of the Skywater Team for a friendly tournament.

She had not expected that the destination of the two people she had encountered by chance, Yu Shuangbai and his companion, would be the same Heaven Dou City.

If it hadn't been for the fact that they were the ones who approached Yu Shuangbai, and that she herself had been the one to ask the question, Shui Rou'er might have truly suspected that the pair had ulterior motives and were deliberately trying to get close to them.

After all, it was all just a bit too coincidental.

"As it happens, we are also heading to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in Heaven Dou City for a friendly tournament."

"If Young Master Yu doesn't mind, why not join us?"

Shui Bing'er took the initiative to extend the invitation.

"Our carriage is waiting just outside the border city; it's quite large, so there will be no problem accommodating you and this senior."

"Besides, it's all on the way."

Shui Rou'er cast a strange glance at her disciple.

Bing'er seemed to have become a bit more lively.

In all her days, she had never seen this disciple of hers take the initiative to invite any other young man.

Among the four elemental academies, excluding the all-female Skywater Academy, the other three—including the Heaven Dou Royal Academy—were filled with suitors for her disciple.

There were no shortage of outstanding individuals among them, either.

Yet, Shui Bing'er had never once given them a second glance.

Let alone such a proactive invitation.

However, upon closer reflection, Shui Rou'er found it reasonable.

After all, those young talents were simply incomparable to the Yu Shuangbai standing before them.

Whether in terms of appearance or innate talent and strength, Yu Shuangbai held an absolute, crushing advantage.

Even Feng Xiaotian, the top genius of the Godwind Academy, paled in comparison.

She had originally assumed that Shui Bing'er was simply at a stage where she had no interest in the opposite sex.

Now, it seemed that was not the case.

The young girl was indeed at the age of budding romance.

It was just that, until now, she had not met anyone capable of stunning her.

Now that she had, the girl's heart was beginning to stir.

Of course, this did not mean that Shui Bing'er was already in love with Yu Shuangbai.

It was merely that she was very interested in him, which explained her uncharacteristic initiative.

Therefore, despite her surprise at her disciple's unusual behavior, Shui Rou'er did not speak up.

In fact, she quite approved of Shui Bing'er's approach.

It was clear that Yu Shuangbai and Snow Emperor were no ordinary people.

Building a good relationship with them would naturally be a positive thing.

Yu Shuangbai did not suspect that Shui Bing'er and the others had any ulterior motives.

With Snow Emperor by his side, even if the entire Skywater Academy were to band together, they could not pose the slightest threat to him.

Therefore, after a brief moment of thought, Yu Shuangbai nodded and agreed.

"Then I shall trouble you all."

His reasoning was simple.

Neither he nor Snow Emperor were particularly familiar with the human world.

Having been born into the human world, Yu Shuangbai had never had the opportunity to travel to Heaven Dou City due to his low status within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

For the two of them to travel to Heaven Dou City, they would inevitably have to ask for directions along the way.

Since Shui Bing'er and her group had a ride heading to Heaven Dou City and had offered an invitation, why not take advantage of it?

Furthermore, using the Skywater Academy's connection to enter the Heaven Dou Royal Academy would surely save them from a great deal of unnecessary trouble.

Snow Emperor, however, frowned almost imperceptibly, seemingly dissatisfied that the two-person world she shared with Yu Shuangbai was being interrupted.

But, not wanting Yu Shuangbai to think she had a difficult personality, she did not voice her objection.

"It's no trouble at all!"

Shui Bing'er waved her hand, her heart filled with joy.

She immediately caught the teasing, knowing look from her teacher, Shui Rou'er, and realized she had perhaps been a bit too forward just now.

Shy and embarrassed, she quickly reined herself in.

With a slightly flushed face, she lowered her head, no longer daring to meet her teacher's eyes.