Two Level 89 Soul Douluos

"They're probably still after..."

The two female students spoke, then instinctively looked toward Li Jiuxuan by the lake.

But after only a glance, they looked away and said, "Anyway, let's go check first."

After the two left, Shui Yue'er hurried over as well.

She had none of her usual liveliness now. Her face was grave.

Finding Li Jiuxuan, she grabbed him and led him toward the little tower. "Jiuxuan, go straight back to your room and don't come out, no matter what. People from Thunder Academy and the Elephant Armor Sect are here—and they're both Soul Douluos!"

"Two Soul Douluos!"

Li Jiuxuan's brows immediately knitted together, and an unprecedented sense of danger welled up inside him.

"And they're both level 89 Soul Douluos!"

"L-level 89!"

Li Jiuxuan was stunned. The visitor must be the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's direct-line elder whose strength was second only to Yu Yuanzhen.

The other was undoubtedly Huyan Zhen, the Elephant Armor Sect's leader.

He had always wanted to bring Tianshui Academy under his control. Now that Tianshui Academy was in trouble, he would surely stir up more chaos while he had the chance!

Li Jiuxuan felt his heart sink. How could Tianshui Academy deal with two level 89 Soul Douluos?

Dean Shui Yuerong had left, probably to look for the Cold Spring.

At a time like this, Tianshui Academy only had Soul Saints and Soul Emperors, didn't it?

"It's all right. We're in Four Elements City, after all. They won't openly commit an act of annihilation!"

Shui Yue'er turned back and said, "Just don't show your face for now. Vice Dean Han Ningshuang is doing everything she can to contact the dean."

Li Jiuxuan shook his head and caught Shui Yue'er by the hand. "No. I'm going to the hall!"

Shui Yue'er froze, then snapped, "Are you going to the hall just to see what those two Soul Douluos look like?"

"Mm. I'll go take a look."

Shui Yue'er thought he was being completely unreasonable!

Li Jiuxuan reassured her. "Sister, if they're determined to come after me, hiding won't help. I'll go to the hall. If I'm their target and things reach the point of no return, I can go with them and keep Tianshui safe!"

"What? How can you do that?" Shui Yue'er protested.

Li Jiuxuan took her hand and turned around, heading toward the main hall of Skywater Main Hall. "It's all right, Sister. If they really want to seize me by force, there's nowhere I can hide while the dean's away!"

Shui Yue'er thought about it and realized he was right. Gritting her teeth, she held tight to his hand and said, "Fine. Let's go, then. If they really try anything with you, they'll have to step over my dead body first!"

Li Jiuxuan paused and looked at Shui Yue'er.

"What are you staring at? It's only right for a big sister to protect her little brother!"

When they reached the main hall of Skywater Main Hall, Li Jiuxuan saw a large crowd gathered.

Besides students who had come to watch, there were eighteen Soul Emperors standing in neat ranks, along with more than thirty Soul Kings!

Xue Furong was among them!

Clearly, Tianshui Academy had concentrated all its core forces here, ready for a fight!

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw that the seats of honor, normally reserved for Tianshui Academy's dean and vice dean, had been seized by two hulking men.

The most imposing was Huyan Zhen, a huge, thickset man nearly three meters tall.

The man from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan beside him looked rather small by comparison, but he still stood two meters tall, with bulging muscles and a towering frame.

A group of Thunder Academy students stood beside them, each wearing a disdainful expression. On the far right stood a young man who bore a striking resemblance to Huyan Zhen.

Shui Yue'er cautiously led Li Jiuxuan along the side and whispered, "That's Yu Luomian, second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. After our teacher drove away the people from Thunder Academy last time, Yu Yuanzhen actually sent him here in person. That old man barged right into the academy under the pretext of holding a friendly spar between the academies. His real target is you! The man beside him is Huyan Zhen, leader of the Elephant Armor Sect. He's always wanted to take over Tianshui Academy. Now that he's seen Thunder Academy and Tianshui at odds, he's deliberately sided with Thunder Academy to help them suppress us!"

Li Jiuxuan nodded silently and gave the two men a fiercely hostile look—especially Yu Luomian, who was practically the chief culprit behind the destruction of his village!

When Yu Luomian and Huyan Zhen saw the tall and short figures enter through the hall's doors, they turned to look as well.

Their gazes soon settled on Li Jiuxuan.

They scrutinized him with arrogant disdain.

Yu Luomian propped one side of his face on a hand and said with interest, "Judging by his appearance and the aura in his body, he must be the boy with the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul!"

"I didn't expect him to be so bold. With things like this, he still dares to show his face!"

"Yue'er, what are you doing? Why did you bring Jiuxuan here?"

When Shui Bing'er saw that Shui Yue'er had not only failed to hide Li Jiuxuan away but had brought him here instead, her head began to spin.

That silly girl!

"Sister, I-I couldn't help it. Little Jiuxuan insisted..." Shui Yue'er sighed.

"He insisted, so you just went along with it?"

Shui Bing'er was furious. "Bringing Jiuxuan here will only make things even more unstable!"

Vice Dean Han Ningshuang, standing nearby, also turned pale. Why had that silly boy followed them here?

Didn't he know he was a plump fish that everyone wanted to take a bite out of?

Before Shui Yuerong left a while ago, she had specifically instructed them to protect this little boy with Innate Full Soul Power.

They were to wait for her return before doing anything!

"You three, get behind me!"

Han Ningshuang reacted quickly. She stepped forward and shielded them with her body.

There were also seven Soul Saints in the hall, all on Tianshui Academy's side. Together with Han Ningshuang, who was level 78, they faced off against the two Soul Douluos.

"Han Ningshuang, that's Li Jiuxuan, isn't it? His Martial Soul is the Ice Dragon King, and he has Innate Full Soul Power!"

At that moment, Huyan Zhen, leader of the Elephant Armor Sect, spoke first. He looked at the scrawny Li Jiuxuan with an amused glint in his eyes.

He had no interest in the boy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan wanted. He had come here today only to teach Tianshui Academy a lesson for refusing to obey him before.

With two level 89 Soul Douluos here, he wanted to see whether Shui Yuerong would be so frightened that her legs went weak when she arrived!

"Where's Shui Yuerong? Why hasn't she come out yet? The two of our sects have come as guests, and she shows us no hospitality at all?" Yu Luomian spoke up beside him, his voice deep and heavy.

Han Ningshuang gave a cold snort and mocked him. "The dean left a while ago and isn't at the academy right now. But is this how guests behave? The host doesn't welcome you, and you still force your way in to beg for a cup of tea!"

Hearing that Shui Yuerong wasn't there, Yu Luomian froze for a moment. Then his grin grew even more brazen. "Today, I only want the students of Thunder Academy to have a friendly spar with the students of Tianshui Academy. And while we're at it, I'd like to check whether our Thunder Academy student who's been running wild outside is safe!"

Hearing that, Han Ningshuang felt that nothing could be more shameless.

He was obviously talking about Li Jiuxuan.

If Yu Luomian were any more overbearing, he'd probably point at Spirit Hall and claim he owned it!

"I think Elder Luomian must have drunk too much tea. He's not thinking straight."

Han Ningshuang said coldly, "Where would a student from your Thunder Academy be in my Tianshui Academy?"