The Dean of the Women's College Invites Me to Be the Only Male Student

The campfire crackled and popped, the orange light dancing across everyone's faces.

After Shui Furong finished explaining her theory about the "consecutive sacrifices of male and female soul beasts," it took the girls a long time to recover from the shock.

Xue Wu rested her chin in her hands and let out a long, drawn-out sigh.

Yu Hairou shook her head incessantly, muttering something about how "comparing oneself to others only leads to frustration."

Shen Liuyu, Gu Qingbo, and Qiu Ruoshui remained silent, but their envious expressions betrayed their true thoughts completely.

"This is just too lucky," Shui Yue'er muttered under her breath.

Shui Bing'er turned her head and added in a calm tone, "Young Boss Su only gained such an opportunity after experiencing life and death; he nearly died in that ice cave. This kind of thing isn't something one can simply envy."

Shui Furong nodded and said sternly, "Bing'er is right."

"Soul beast sacrifices are rare and cannot be sought out. If it were any of you falling into an ice cave and encountering a dying ten-thousand-year soul beast, it would be questionable whether you could even survive."

"Behind the luck lies risk; you cannot look only at the results."

With the dean having spoken, the girls immediately reined in their expressions and nodded in agreement.

However, when Shui Bing'er withdrew her gaze, the corners of her mouth still twitched uncontrollably.

Envy!

How could she not be envious?

His second soul ring was at the ten-thousand-year level, and his third soul ring was also at the ten-thousand-year level.

Such a configuration was unheard of, let alone seen.

One could scour the entire Douluo Continent and likely never find another.

She herself possessed innate soul power of level nine and had walked every step of her cultivation journey with absolute steadiness.

She was considered a top-tier genius within the entirety of Skywater City.

Yet, her own three soul rings were merely Yellow, Yellow, and Purple.

This was the universally accepted optimal configuration for a soul master under limit conditions.

For her fourth soul ring, she would likely only choose one around four thousand years old.

After all, the theoretical limit was five thousand years.

And yet Su Hui, who had become a soul master a full four years later than her, had now caught up to her level.

To jump sixteen levels in a few days—who would believe such a thing if it were told?

Shui Bing'er quietly exhaled, pushing the distracting thoughts away.

At that moment, Shui Yue'er jumped up, ran over to Su Hui, and crouched down. Looking up at him, she asked curiously, "Young Boss Su, what about your purple first soul ring? Did that come from a soul beast sacrifice too?"

The area around the campfire went quiet for a beat.

Everyone was stunned.

Because the two black ten-thousand-year soul rings were so eye-catching, they had collectively overlooked the fact that Su Hui's first soul ring was not the standard yellow, but purple.

"That's right, a thousand-year-level first soul ring."

"Almost forgot about that."

The crowd's focus shifted back to Su Hui.

He shook his head, his expression unchanging. "That one wasn't a sacrifice."

He adjusted his sitting posture slightly and began to weave his second narrative.

His train of thought had been prepared long ago; just like before, there was only one core principle: make it sound bizarre enough that it would be impossible to verify.

"Back then, I hadn't been a soul master for long. I went alone into a soul beast forest to hunt for a soul ring. I searched for a long time without finding a suitable soul beast, but I did stumble upon a flower."

"A flower?"

The group was puzzled.

They were talking about soul beasts and soul rings; how did it get to a flower?

"Yes."

Su Hui gestured with his hands. "It looked like a ball of fire, its petals were burning, and its roots were buried in a patch of scorched earth."

"I felt this thing couldn't be simple, so after thinking about it, I just ate it."

Shui Yue'er's eyes widened. "You just ate it like that? You didn't even know what it was?"

"I was tired and hungry at the time, so I didn't think that much."

Su Hui scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

"After I finished eating it, my whole body felt like it was on fire, burning from the marrow of my bones outward. I thought I was done for, and then I passed out."

"When I woke up, I had a purple soul ring and had gained a soul skill."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.

The fire in the center of the campfire surged violently, flames leaping several meters high, the heat forcing the girls to lean back in unison.

Following that, the ball of flame split into a fist-sized fireball.

Su Hui flicked his finger.

The fireball flew over a dozen meters and slammed into the snowy ground.

Bang—!

It exploded into a cloud of white steam, splashing melted snow everywhere.

"Just like that."

"..."

The girls looked at each other in dismay.

Shui Furong stared at Su Hui, her tone deep and resonant: "That flame flower you ate was most likely some kind of rare treasure of heaven and earth, or perhaps a special plant-type spirit beast."

Shui Bing'er murmured: "Does such a thing really exist in this world?"

"The world is vast and full of wonders; while such things are rare, they are not without precedent."

Shui Furong spoke with such certainty that the girls were completely convinced.

Today had truly opened their eyes.

Shui Furong suddenly asked: "Little Su, how old are you this year?"

Su Hui blinked: "Eleven."

"Uh..."

The area around the campfire fell into a synchronized silence for two seconds.

Everyone's breathing hitched for a beat.

Shui Bing'er's fingers tightened around the hem of her skirt.

Xue Wu didn't even notice the dry branch in her hand fall to the ground.

Yu Hairou and Shen Liuyu exchanged a glance, seeing the exact same dazed expression on each other's faces.

Eleven years old!

An eleven-year-old level 36 Soul Elder with a purple-black-black spirit ring configuration.

If this wasn't a monster, what was?

"Hiss!!!"

Shui Furong took a deep breath, and her next action caught everyone off guard.

She grabbed Su Hui's hand!

The dignified Dean of Skywater Academy, a level 83 Soul Douluo, had eyes so intense right now it was as if she wanted to set Su Hui ablaze.

"Little Su, would you like to join our Skywater Academy?"

Su Hui was stunned, and before he could react, Shui Bing'er had already jumped to her feet.

"Mom! Doesn't our academy only accept female students? Plus, the martial soul must be water or ice attribute—"

Before she could finish, Shui Yue'er chimed in.

"Yeah, Boss Su's first spirit ring is fire attribute; it doesn't fit our academy's enrollment criteria at all."

The other girls nodded in agreement.

Shui Furong rolled her eyes at them one by one.

"This is where I need to teach you a lesson."

"Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. A genius like Little Su might not appear in a hundred years—no, he's a once-in-a-millennium talent."

"If he were out there, the three great sects, Martial Soul Hall, and the royal academies of the two great empires would all be fighting tooth and nail for him."

"If he is willing to come to Skywater Academy, we are getting a massive bargain."

"Uh... this..."

The girls thought about it and realized the Dean was absolutely right.

Su Hui's configuration spoke for itself.

Never mind eleven, even a fifteen-year-old Soul Elder would be considered outstanding.

Not to mention that his spirit ring configuration was one that couldn't be found anywhere else in the entire spirit master world.

If someone like this were let out, it would be a miracle if the major powers didn't go crazy trying to recruit him.

Shui Furong turned back to look at Su Hui, promising with a solemn tone: "Little Su, as long as you nod, Skywater Academy will provide you with the highest level of treatment."

"Cultivation resources, storage Soul Tools, spirit bones, spirit hunting—whatever the academy has, you will have a share!"

"This..."

Su Hui hadn't expected Shui Furong's invitation to be so sudden.

He had indeed considered the matter of joining an academy.

He had weighed several options before, but Skywater Academy was the one place he had never considered.

After all, it was a notoriously all-female academy, and he didn't meet a single one of their enrollment criteria.

Yet, as it turned out, the dean of Skywater Academy was now personally gripping his hand, offering him favorable terms to invite him to enroll.

His gaze subconsciously swept over the girls sitting by the campfire.

Shui Bing'er was frowning as she looked at her mother.

Her azure long hair shimmered with a soft luster under the firelight.

Shui Yue'er had already sidled up beside him, her eyes sparkling.

Xue Wu and Yu Hairou were huddled together, whispering to each other.

Shen Liuyu, Gu Qingbo, and Qiu Ruoshui were all staring straight at him, waiting for an answer.

The entire academy was filled with girls, and he would be the only male.

He could already imagine the dazzling sensation of being the only man in a school full of beauties.

It gave him a distinct sense of being the lone handsome guy in a girls' school, standing out like a crane in a flock of chickens.

Su Hui blinked, then nodded.

"I can join Skywater Academy."