Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Bottom, Dugu Yan's First Day of School: Xianting University

After a day and a night of preparation, the sun had just begun to rise.

Dugu Bo swallowed the Creation Pill refined from the immortal Earth Dragon Golden Melon! While refining the pill to evolve his martial soul, he also had to condense a Soul Core!

After swallowing the pill, Dugu Bo could clearly feel the medicinal effects of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon continuously reshaping his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul. Although the process was far from pleasant, it was still much easier than the "numbness, stinging pain, and full-body spasms" he endured whenever his poison flared up!

As for the Soul Core, while this was a complete mystery to others, Dugu Bo had a tiny bit of experience with it. His poison pill was, in fact, a primitive prototype of a Soul Core!

The entire process went smoothly. With one Creation Pill and the successful condensation of his Soul Core, Dugu Bo's martial soul evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Earth Dragon! At the same time, his soul power broke through to level 94! He looked a dozen years younger!

"My martial soul has evolved! And my soul power has increased by three levels!" Dugu Bo was shocked by his own progress; he had never imagined that soul power cultivation could be this fast! Jumping three levels in one go! Amidst the congratulations of the others, he lamented that he had lived his life in vain until now.

With Feng Xiaodi and Dugu Bo finished, it was Zhu Zhuqing's turn.

By now, Zhu Zhuqing already knew what a God-Bestowed Soul Ring was; refining one would allow her to condense a soul ring with a limit of one hundred thousand years.

Furthermore, a God-Bestowed Soul Ring did not possess the soul shock that only hundred-thousand-year soul beasts had.

While Zhu Zhuqing was busy refining the God-Bestowed Soul Ring, Xiao Wu sat with her chin in her hands, watching her.

Suddenly, Xiao Wu felt the sunlight blocked. She looked up, and her heart skipped a beat.

It was that powerhouse who had pinned the Clear Sky Douluo down with a single palm!

Xiong Jun asked with a beaming smile, "Little rabbit, why have you come to the human world?"

Xiao Wu answered truthfully, "My mother was killed by the Pope of the Martial Soul Hall, and I wanted to..."

"Your mother is dead?" Xiong Jun exclaimed, his face full of surprise.

The Soft-Bone Charm Rabbit who managed the Star Dou Forest so orderly was actually dead?!

"Uh... yes! That is why I want to take revenge on the Pope of the Martial Soul Hall! However, our soul beast cultivation speed is too slow! It is impossible to take revenge before the Pope of the Martial Soul Hall dies of old age! So, I chose to transform into a human and use a lifetime to seek my revenge!"

As her voice trailed off, Xiao Wu watched Xiong Jun's reaction cautiously.

Over the past few days, she had seriously pondered how to answer the question of why she came to the human world. After thinking for several days, Xiao Wu had completely excluded her longing for the human world: I, Xiao Wu, am focused solely on revenge!

There is no way I can be wrong saying it like this, right? Your Xianting also values an eye for an eye! Xiao Wu whispered in her heart.

Xiong Jun sank into thought for a moment, feeling that what Xiao Wu said made quite a bit of sense. No matter which world one was in, if one wanted to take revenge against the strongest faction, the Martial Soul Hall, the cultivation speed of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was far from sufficient! Transforming into a human was the only way...

"Wait? Hold on! Who did you say you wanted revenge against?"

"The Pope of the Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong!" Xiao Wu said with a serious and earnest expression.

"Bibi Dong!" Xiong Jun's mouth twitched, and he could barely keep his expression under control!

Xiao Wu asked, "Is something wrong?"

Xiong Jun composed his expression and waved his hand, deciding to leave this matter alone. He would wait until the Empress Bibi Xi herself arrived in Douluo World No. 1. Perhaps, when the time came, Empress Bibi Xi would kill her own counterpart, Bibi Dong, with her own hands!

"It's nothing! Tell me about things in the Star Dou Forest. Which hundred-thousand-year soul beasts are in the core area, and which fierce beasts reside on the island in the Lake of Life? Is the Silver Dragon King there? And what about the Black Dragon King, the Emerald Swan, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and the Demon Eye Demon Tree?"

"Ah? Silver Dragon King? Black Dragon King? Emerald Swan? Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear? Demon Eye Demon Tree? Who are they? The only ones living with me are Daming and Erming. Oh, right, they are the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, both hundred-thousand-year soul beasts." Xiao Wu looked completely bewildered.

Now it was Xiong Jun's turn to look astonished. He asked uncertainly, "Don't tell me you don't know there are fierce beasts on the island in the lake!"

Xiao Wu thought for a moment and said, "Senior, I have heard my mother say that very powerful soul beasts live on the island in the lake, and she told me never to go near it, nor would she tell me much about it. As for which soul beasts live there, I have no idea."

"Is that so?" Xiong Jun immediately lost interest, thinking to himself: It seems I will just have to wait until I need the Life Gold to go there again!

At this very moment.

Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing was about to finish absorbing her soul ring, Qian Pingchuan spoke up, "Second Uncle, I want to go to the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

"Are you looking for the soul bones left behind by the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings?"

"Yes!" Qian Pingchuan nodded and said, "Second Uncle, you should know that my Imperial Father only rose to power so quickly because he absorbed a pair of external soul bones left behind by the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. I believe there must be a pair of god-level external soul bones at the bottom of this pool!"

Dugu Xue nodded slightly and said, "Then be careful. Even though you have consumed the Creation Pill refined from those two immortal herbs, do not be careless!"

"Understood." Qian Pingchuan jumped into the water with a splash to search for the external soul bones.

In the main world of Xianting, separated by a world barrier.

Today was Dugu Yan's first day of school!

A commercial soul-guided vehicle pulled up in front of the Xianting University administration building, where the school leadership was waiting to welcome her in person.

After a series of pleasantries, Dugu Yan was handed over to the homeroom teacher of the Sophomore Dragon Major Class 1, a middle-aged man in his early thirties with a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.

"Teacher Yu, my father just said you are from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, is that right?"

"Yes."

"Teacher Yu, what kind of cultivation level is required to be a teacher at Xianting University?"

Hearing this, Teacher Yu replied, "To be a teacher at Xianting University, one must at least be a high-level Soul Douluo with exceptional talent! Otherwise, how could one teach the students?"

"A high-level Soul Douluo with exceptional talent! Hiss~ then you, Teacher?"

"Me? I am just a soul master who barely broke through to the Title Douluo realm at the age of 35. If my martial soul weren't a powerful beast martial soul like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, I wouldn't have been able to get into Xianting University as a teacher."

"Breaking through to Title Douluo at 35! So strong!"

Dugu Yan's shock was not feigned! Because in Douluo World No. 1, the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family only had one Title Douluo. Furthermore, in the entire Douluo Continent, the youngest Title Douluo on public record was Tang Hao, who reached it at 44.

Teacher Yu maintained an awkward smile, thinking to himself: I wonder if Dugu Yan is genuinely complimenting me on being strong.

Breaking through to Title Douluo at thirty-five is barely enough to be considered among the "upper-middle tier" of talent.

"Teacher Yu, could you tell me a bit about our class first?"

"Our Dragon Major Class 1 has thirty-two students. Most of their martial souls possess dragon bloodlines, such as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Fire Dragon, Ice Dragon, Jade Phosphorous Earth Dragon, Bone Dragon, White Armored Earth Dragon, Flood Dragon, and so on..."

There are actually this many dragon-type martial souls! Dugu Yan was still inwardly amazed.

After introducing the class, Teacher Yu added, "Right, the school leadership has already informed me of your situation. If you encounter any difficulties in your future studies or daily life, feel free to come find me or send me a message. Do you know how to use a Soul Guidance Mobile Phone?"

"I do, thank you, Teacher." Dugu Yan nodded gently and tightened the strap of the satchel on her shoulder. She couldn't quite understand why Xianting students insisted on carrying backpacks; wasn't it better to just keep everything inside a Storage Soul Tool?

They walked through the campus after leaving the academic affairs office.

Looking around, students were everywhere, all dressed in T-shirts and shorts, their faces beaming with youthful, radiant smiles.

Dugu Yan had never imagined that a campus could be this harmonious.

"Teacher Yu, do these students not need to cultivate?"

"Of course they need to cultivate! We have a huge number of students—over fourteen thousand across the four grade levels! The students you see now are just a small fraction; they just happen to be on break, out grabbing a meal or buying daily necessities."

"Fourteen thousand! Hiss~ isn't that too many?!" Dugu Yan's face was full of shock. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have been able to imagine it, let alone believe it!

In Douluo World No. 1, the total number of soul masters across the entire Tiandou Empire, from level 1 soul scholars to Title Douluos above level 90, added up to at most around fourteen thousand!

Yet here at Xianting University, there were that many people in just a single campus!

"Um, Teacher Yu, is Xianting University the best university in our Xianting?"

"You could say that. However, in certain specialized fields, there are other universities that are slightly better than Xianting University! For example: Xianting Medical University, Xianting University of Science and Technology, and Xianting Military University! They are on par with us in areas like alchemy and the manufacturing of soul tools."

"Oh, I see~~ Do they also have over fourteen thousand students?"

"About the same, I suppose. All the universities have been busy expanding their enrollment in recent years. Besides these four key universities, there are over thirteen hundred other universities throughout Xianting!"

"How... how many?" Dugu Yan's eyes widened in shock, her heart crying out: I've learned something new again! I've learned something new again! Xianting's foundation is beyond imagination!

More than ten minutes later.

The two arrived at the designated classroom for the sophomore Dragon Major Class 1. Inside, about thirty people were chatting and joking around.

"Everyone, quiet down."

Teacher Yu clapped his hands, and as soon as the students heard their homeroom teacher's voice, they immediately fell silent.

Dugu Yan stood by the podium, meeting pairs of curious gazes, when she suddenly spotted two familiar faces in the crowd!

They were the younger brother and sister from the photos Dugu Xin had shown her.

At this moment, the two siblings stared with wide eyes. Why was someone who looked almost exactly like their sister, Dugu Yan, appearing before them? Could it be their sister playing a prank on them?

"Let me introduce everyone. This is student Dugu Yan. She will be studying and cultivating with all of you for the next few years. Let's give her a warm welcome!"

Clap, clap, clap, clap~~

"Alright!" Teacher Yu pressed his hand down and said, "Dugu Yan, why don't you introduce yourself? Just tell us about your hobbies."

"Mm."

Dugu Yan nodded and then introduced herself: "My name is Dugu Yan. I am twenty years old this year, so I am a little bit older."

"Oh~ it's a big sister!" someone shouted.

Dugu Yan's cheeks flushed slightly from the commotion.

"Because of a defect in my martial soul, I used to worry about it erupting every single day. I didn't have any hobbies before, but now I'm thinking about trying to find one."

"What? Big sister, you don't even have a single hobby?"

Dugu Yan smiled and said, "That's right! But that is all in the past! My martial soul defect has been resolved, and I will definitely have a bright future ahead! As for hobbies, I can think about those slowly."