Joining the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team

Inside the dean's office at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Three Education Committee Members stood firmly in place. Qin Ming stood off to one side, while Qian Yu, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing stood together on the other.

"What? Rongrong, you're saying you want to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

After Meng Shenji heard Ning Rongrong explain what had happened, he nearly jumped to his feet and exclaimed, "Rongrong, as a member of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Education Committee, of course I welcome you all. But what about the rules of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

Meng Shenji was delighted by Qian Yu and the others' arrival.

He could see that Qian Yu and the others were all exceptional talents, the kind one might find only once in a thousand miles. He had been fretting over the All-Continent Spirit Master Competition three years from now.

Now, Qian Yu and the others' arrival had come just in time to put out the fire.

But Ning Rongrong was a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. People like her usually didn't study at academies outside their sect.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Meng. I can decide this for myself. You don't know this, but we actually joined an academy called Shrek Academy at first. But..."

Ning Rongrong told Meng Shenji about the unfair treatment they had encountered at Shrek Academy and all the appalling things its people had done.

"What? There's actually an academy in this world that can't recognize a jade gem when it sees one? They're truly leading students astray. On behalf of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, I welcome you all. Since Teacher Qin Ming is here, let's have them join the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team as well."

The Three Education Committee Members listened closely to Ning Rongrong's account. Qin Ming, standing nearby, had furrowed brows and looked ready to fly into a rage. In the end, Meng Shenji invited Qian Yu and the others to join with complete sincerity.

"Wait."

Qin Ming stepped forward, speaking urgently. "Three Education Committee Members, the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team is a place where strength speaks for itself. It's not somewhere just any stray dog or cat can join."

As he spoke, he cast a meaningful look over Qian Yu and the others.

"Why does that sound so familiar?" Ning Rongrong muttered. She couldn't help feeling that she'd heard those words before.

Education Committee Member Bai Baoshan stepped forward and asked Qin Ming, "Qin Ming, I remember you came from Shrek Academy, didn't you?"

"What?" Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu were speechless.

"Shrek Academy really is a scourge on the world of academies."

"That's right, Education Committee Member. I did come from Shrek Academy, but everything I've done has been for the academy and for the All-Continent Spirit Master Competition."

Qin Ming spoke earnestly, as though he hadn't shown the slightest favoritism.

The atmosphere grew awkward. The three committee members quickly tried to smooth things over. "How about this, Rongrong? Why don't you introduce your strengths first? That'll make it easier for us to assess you."

"Hmph, fine. I'll tell you."

"I'm Ning Rongrong, eleven years old, level twenty-six. Martial Soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Support System Soul Grandmaster." Ning Rongrong confidently announced her strength first.

"What? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul. No wonder..." Deep wariness appeared in Qin Ming's eyes. Still, he deeply resented the group for insulting Shrek Academy. The Three Education Committee Members, meanwhile, wore expressions that suggested everything was under control.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Xiao Wu. I'm twelve years old, level twenty-five. Martial Soul: Soft Bone Charm Rabbit. Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master."

"Hello, everyone. My name is Zhu Zhuqing. I'm eleven years old, level twenty-seven. Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat. Agility Attack System Soul Grandmaster."

After Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing announced their information, Qin Ming knew he could no longer stop them from joining the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team.

Finally, Qian Yu gave his information. "My name is Qian Yu. I'm fifteen years old, level thirty-nine. Martial Soul: Desert Eagle. Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder."

"'What? Fifteen years old and level thirty-nine?'" The Three Education Committee Members and Qin Ming were now the ones staring in shock.

The Three Education Committee Members seemed doubtful. Without thinking, they released the pressure of their Soul Power against Qian Yu.

"Grandpa Meng?" Ning Rongrong began to panic, but Qian Yu comforted her with one hand while resisting the pressure from the three committee members.

"Level forty."

"Level forty-one."

"Level fifty." Qian Yu was under immense pressure. Just as he was about to buckle, Divine Eye's voice rang out.

"I'll absorb it, I'll absorb it!" Divine Eye happily absorbed the Soul Power pressure transmitted by the Three Education Committee Members. Qian Yu immediately felt the pressure ease. As Divine Eye absorbed the pressure, it returned some of it to Qian Yu. Before long, Qian Yu had unknowingly entered a state of cultivation.

"This..."

"He's had an epiphany." The Three Education Committee Members and Qin Ming exclaimed. Deep wariness showed in the depths of Qin Ming's eyes.

"Qian Yu!" Ning Rongrong cried out in alarm and rushed toward him, but Meng Shenji stopped her. "I never expected this. Under our extreme test, that boy actually entered deep cultivation."

"That boy is something else."

Meng Shenji sighed repeatedly, while continuing to pour out his Soul Power without pause.

"Whoosh." Qian Yu's Soul Power rose by one level, reaching level forty.

"Thank you, Divine Eye." Qian Yu sincerely thanked Divine Eye.

"Heh." Divine Eye simply chuckled.

"Thank you, Three Education Committee Members." Now that Qian Yu had broken through, the three committee members withdrew their Soul Power and stopped testing him. He had already dispelled their doubts with his strength.

"A fifteen-year-old level-forty Soul Ancestor." The Three Education Committee Members exchanged glances. Just thinking about it was enough to excite them.

"Teacher Qin Ming, I've made up my mind. Let Rongrong and the others join the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team. I believe they'll create a miracle three years from now." The Three Education Committee Members exchanged looks, and Meng Shenji made the final decision.

"Fine." Qin Ming had nothing more to say. Inwardly, however, he thought viciously, Just you wait, kid. When training starts, I'll make you suffer.

"Kid, a Titled Douluo is coming. Hurry and use Spirit Simulation on my charging pack." Divine Eye seemed to have detected something and spoke to Qian Yu.

"What?" Qian Yu immediately released his Second Martial Soul's fourth Soul Skill—Spirit Simulation—to conceal Xiao Wu's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura.

"Uncle, you have to stand up for me!"

Just as Qian Yu and the others officially joined the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team and were completing their enrollment,

Xue Beng's grating voice rang out.

With him came a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes, his face stern, and an old man walking beside him, his thinning hair entirely green.

"Your Highness, why didn't you send word that you were coming?" The Three Education Committee Members exchanged glances, sensing trouble. Meng Shenji immediately stepped forward to greet the middle-aged man.

Qian Yu looked at the middle-aged man and the green-haired old man.

He had a rough idea who they were.

The middle-aged man was probably Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire. The old man, whose level was difficult to fathom, was likely Old Poison, Dugu Bo.

When Xiao Wu saw the Green-robed Elder, her whole body trembled. The danger instincts of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast told her that he was a Titled Douluo-level expert.

The old man also glanced around at everyone present from time to time.

When his gaze fell on Xiao Wu,

Qian Yu reached out his right hand and gently clasped her trembling body.

He whispered to reassure her, "Don't be afraid. I'm here."

The old man paid only slight attention to Xiao Wu's trembling, then let his gaze move on.

Strangely, once Qian Yu had said that, Xiao Wu stopped trembling.