Heaven Dou Royal Academy (Part 3)

Heaven Dou Empire.

On the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.

A recreational vehicle, completely out of place in this world, appeared on a nearby road. After three days of AI navigation and autonomous driving, Wu Xing had finally arrived.

However, he did not intend to enter Heaven Dou City directly, choosing instead to head for the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, which had been his plan from the start.

Wu Xing had not mentioned this to anyone in the Chat Group, including Dugu Yan.

After all, the group members were all quite wonderful; they spoke pleasantly and provided plenty of emotional value, which he loved. Promising to visit any one of them would feel like a slight to the others.

He simply chose not to disclose his whereabouts in the group to avoid hurting anyone's feelings.

Stopping on the roadside less than a kilometer from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the AI system in the RV signaled that he had reached his destination.

Wu Xing stepped out and retracted the RV into his personal Group Space.

After walking for about ten minutes, the grand entrance of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy came into his view.

One had to admit, for an academy bearing the name of the Imperial family, the scale was magnificent, imposing, and luxurious.

There were guard posts on both sides of the gate, though they were manned by soldiers in armor rather than students.

It made sense; if the Royal Academy required its own students to stand guard, it would be a laughingstock if word got out.

Because he was not wearing a school uniform, Wu Xing's arrival naturally drew the attention of the guards. One of them even stepped forward to inquire about his business, his tone quite polite.

Wu Xing explained that he was a friend of Dugu Yan and had come to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find her, and the guards let him through without further ado.

Dugu Yan's reputation was quite useful here; she was not only a core member of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's combat team but also the granddaughter of Poison Douluo, a renowned genius of the second generation of soul masters within the academy.

As for suspicion? Don't make him laugh. Who would dare impersonate a friend of Dugu Yan? If caught, they wouldn't even know how they died.

Successfully entering the grounds of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Wu Xing walked and stopped along the way, curiously observing everything around him.

Perhaps due to his fancy attire, or perhaps because he hadn't run into Xue Beng, the harassment that the Shrek group faced upon their arrival in the original plot did not occur.

Wu Xing asked a passing student for directions, and when the student heard he was looking for Dugu Yan, the student gave him a strange look.

Unfortunately, Dugu Yan had left the academy early in the morning, reportedly to participate in a soul fighting match, and would likely not return until the afternoon. This had been the case for the past few days, so he had no choice but to head to the Academic Affairs Office to register and handle the paperwork.

Wu Xing naturally understood that she was likely out completing the group's weekly and monthly tasks to earn points.

He hadn't expected that even though she was already a little "wealthy woman," she would still be working so hard.

It was hard to say who was the richest in the group now, but when it came to who had the most points, it was undoubtedly Dugu Yan.

These days, most of the group members were working for her to pay off the debt for the immortal herbs; even Wu Xing didn't have as many points as she did.

Of course, for him, points had only one use: purchasing cultivation cards to increase his soul power.

Unlike the other group members, who needed to spend points on everything.

It took quite a while to reach the Academic Affairs Office, mainly because the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was simply too large; if he hadn't asked for directions along the way, he would have gotten lost.

He was received by a middle-aged man who, upon learning that Wu Xing wished to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, asked his intent.

The man told him to demonstrate his martial soul and soul power level to prepare for the subsequent procedures.

Wu Xing didn't waste words, directly releasing his martial soul. Eighteen years old, level 39 soul power, with yellow, purple, and black soul rings.

The man didn't even hesitate, immediately slamming his hand on the desk. He passed the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's assessment and became a student on the spot, without the need for a second test.

It even stirred up one of the chiefs of the Education Committee, who came over to observe for a few moments.

Because the Group Mall contained detailed information on Whale Rubber, and coupled with the fact that Dugu Yan had equipped a ten-thousand-year soul ring as her fourth ring two days ago, a yellow-purple-black ring configuration, while stunning, was no longer unique.

It didn't cause too much of a frenzy; instead, with the exposure of Whale Rubber, it had already been hyped to an astronomical price in just three days.

However, what Wu Xing didn't expect was that this incident had inadvertently slapped a certain "Grandmaster" of theory hard in the face.

The idea that a soul master could only absorb a soul ring of a certain age had, at this moment, become a massive joke.

It infuriated that theorist, who walked around with a stiff, zombie-like face all day, feeling as though everyone he looked at was mocking him.

Meanwhile.

Just as Wu Xing was finishing his paperwork, two figures appeared at the gate of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

One of them was Dugu Yan, and accompanying her was a girl whose figure, appearance, and temperament were in no way inferior to her own: Ye Lingling.

Over the past few days, Ye Lingling had felt a complex mix of emotions regarding the changes in her best friend.

Of course, it wasn't jealousy, but deep regret. She had told Dugu Yan about the bizarre prompt that had appeared in her mind that day.

Out of caution, she had chosen not to accept the invitation, opting to decline instead.

When she told her best friend about this, Dugu Yan nearly lost her composure on the spot.

Lingling had actually rejected the Chat Group's invitation?

Heavens, such a heaven-defying opportunity, yet her best friend had turned it away—what a massive loss!

Fortunately, when she had received the prompt, she had thought about who would dare to play tricks in front of her, and with the overbearing aura of her grandfather, Poison Douluo, she had agreed.

If she had missed the opportunity like Lingling, let alone the massive fortune of the Chat Group, even her grandfather's immortal herbs would have been snatched away by others.

In that case, she might as well have chosen to restart her life; there would be no meaning left in it.

To avoid discouraging Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan did not offer too much explanation regarding the Chat Group.

However, how could the observant Ye Lingling fail to notice the sympathy from her good friend? Coupled with the fact that she had soared from level thirty-six to level forty in a single day, and then spent another day absorbing a fourth ring—a ten-thousand-year soul ring at that—she roughly guessed it had to do with the invitation she had received back then. She had missed out on the favor of a god!!!

Naturally, over the past few days, she had been filled with regret, and her face lacked its usual calm and indifferent expression.

If not for the guidance of her best friend Dugu Yan, who had also given her an immortal herb that raised her soul power to level forty and promised to accompany her to obtain her fourth soul ring in two days, she likely would have felt even worse.

"Miss Dugu Yan."

Just as the two were about to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy, a guard suddenly stepped forward and called out to Dugu Yan respectfully.

"What is it?" Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both looked over in confusion.

"This morning, a young man came to the academy claiming to be your friend. I specifically wanted to inform you."

The guard hurriedly told Dugu Yan exactly what had happened when Wu Xing arrived that morning.

"My friend? And a male?"

Dugu Yan was somewhat surprised. She only had a few friends, all of whom were core members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy; it was impossible for these guards not to recognize them.

"Yes, that is what he said."

The guard nodded quickly.

"Alright, I'm aware of this now."

Dugu Yan waved her hand. Although she found it a bit strange, she did not take it too much to heart, nor was she worried that anyone would dare to use her name to swindle people at the academy.