Skywater Academy

The next day.

Yu Mingxiao arrived at the gathering point, where the Sixth Elder, Yu Luobin, had already been waiting.

Besides him, there were three clan disciples who were a little older than him.

When the three disciples saw him, their expressions were somewhat strange.

"Alright, since everyone is here, let's set off." Yu Luobin smiled.

This trip was to Five Elements City to participate in a friendly tournament jointly organized by the five elemental academies.

Along the way, Yu Mingxiao and the other three got acquainted with one another.

Yu Xiaojing, Yu Tianjing, and Yu Tianming were the three of them.

Come to think of it, he had met them a few times before. They were all direct-line disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, though they were not particularly familiar with one another.

When the three heard that he was the Clan Leader's son and the Young Clan Leader, they appeared very respectful on the surface, but inwardly looked down on him somewhat.

He was so young, yet he dared to compete? Even with Innate Full Soul Power, he would be impressive if he could win even a single match.

Yu Mingxiao saw it all but said nothing. Strength would prove everything.

After riding in a carriage for an entire day, they finally arrived at Five Elements City before nightfall.

Five Elements City was like a university town on Douluo Continent. It was vast and held a lofty status. According to Yu Luobin, its scale was second only to the capitals of the two great empires and Spirit City.

Competitions were highly revered within the Heaven Dou Empire. Coupled with the major clans and families establishing academies one after another, this city had gradually come into being.

The people from Thunder Academy had already been waiting at the city gates. Seeing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's carriage approach, they hurried forward to welcome them.

"Sixth Brother, you're finally here!"

"Haha, Seventh Brother, it's been a long time."

Yu Luobin descended from the carriage and stepped forward to embrace the leading man from Thunder Academy tightly.

That man was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Seventh Elder, Yu Luoxiao, who was currently serving as Thunder Academy's acting principal.

Yu Mingxiao and the other three also got down from the carriage one after another.

"This is... Mingxiao? Why are you here? The Clan Leader was willing to let you come?" Yu Luoxiao's gaze fell upon him, his face full of astonishment.

Though he had been away from the clan for a long time while stationed at the academy, he had met Yu Mingxiao a few times and remembered him. He also knew that at the awakening ceremony some time ago, Yu Mingxiao had awakened the Radiant Sacred Dragon martial soul.

Yu Mingxiao said with a smile, "Seventh Uncle, Father asked me to represent Thunder Academy in the competition."

"Hm? What did you say? The Clan Leader asked you to represent the academy?" Yu Luoxiao was instantly dumbfounded.

"Is there a problem? I'm already Level 23." Yu Mingxiao said.

"Th-this is impossible!" Yu Luoxiao's eyes widened. "How old are you? You're already Level 23?!"

"Ahem, Seventh Brother, Mingxiao is indeed already Level 23." Yu Luobin could not help interjecting.

"Really? Level 23 already?"

The other three accompanying Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples froze on the spot, their faces full of disbelief.

Just moments ago, they had looked down somewhat on this Young Clan Leader. They had never expected him to possess real strength. Fortunately, they had not shown it.

He looked no older than six or seven. How exactly had he cultivated?

Yu Luoxiao was no better off. He cried out in shock, "What exactly is going on? How could his Soul Power Level rise so quickly?"

"Seventh Brother, let's return to the academy first. We can discuss it on the way." Yu Luocheng patted his shoulder.

The group entered Thunder Academy.

Seventh Elder Yu Luoxiao finally learned the reason behind Yu Mingxiao's rapid surge in Soul Power. While he felt envious, he also completely understood that the Clan Leader truly wanted Yu Mingxiao to come here for experience.

The academy friendly tournament required each academy to send seven students. The format was not a team battle, but a series of one-on-one duels.

Since the clan had already sent four people, they still needed to select three more from the academy.

Yu Luoxiao quickly brought over those three students, and everyone briefly introduced themselves.

"This academy friendly tournament will be held at Skywater Academy. The seven of you will compete tomorrow. Go back and rest first. Conserve your strength."

Since the competition was merely a friendly tournament rather than an official major event, and consisted only of one-on-one duels with no need for team coordination, Yu Luoxiao did not have everyone practice together.

"Skywater Academy?" Yu Mingxiao lightly stroked his chin. He remembered that it was an academy that admitted only beautiful female students, and he could not help feeling curious about what sort of opponents he would encounter this time.

"You've just arrived from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and haven't settled into your accommodations yet. I'll take you to arrange your dormitories." Yu Luoxiao looked at the four of them and gestured ahead.

"Alright."

The four nodded and followed Yu Luoxiao into the dormitory building. The accommodations here were not as good as those in the clan, but they were neat and clean, more than suitable for living in.

Yu Mingxiao was not picky about where he stayed. He had moved because Yu Xiaogang had been at his former residence, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable. Staying here for one night, naturally, was no issue.

After settling the three direct-line Blue Lightning disciples, Yu Luoxiao turned to Yu Mingxiao and said with a smile, "Mingxiao, come with me."

"There's also a school board member's villa beside mine. Strictly speaking, it's the Clan Leader's residence. You'll stay there tonight."

"Ah? Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

Yu Mingxiao had originally wanted to experience the academy dormitories, but he had not expected his Seventh Uncle to arrange for him to stay in a villa. Even if it was originally his father's villa, he was still rather surprised.

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. Come with me." Yu Luoxiao took his hand without allowing any argument, then turned and left the dormitory building, heading straight toward Thunder Academy's residential area.

The two stopped before an impressive detached villa. Yu Luoxiao said with a smile, "This is it. I'll have someone deliver dinner later. Rest well. I'm going to find Sixth Brother first."

"Alright, goodbye, Seventh Uncle." Yu Mingxiao waved farewell.

The next day.

The morning air was slightly cool. After having a simple academy breakfast, Yu Mingxiao went to the training ground to gather.

There were already four people standing on the training ground, while Yu Luoxiao and Yu Luobin had been waiting there for some time.

Before long, the other two also arrived. The group immediately set out, leaving Thunder Academy for Skywater Academy.

Teachers assigned to welcome guests waited outside Skywater Academy's gates. Besides Thunder Academy, the other participating teams arrived one after another.

Before long, a tournament staff member came to take Yu Luoxiao away to discuss matters related to the competition, while the others were arranged in a resting area.

Yu Luobin informed everyone that the matches would not begin so soon, then led them around Skywater Academy to look around.

Skywater Academy was very scenic. Perhaps because its students were all female Soul Masters with water and ice attributes, the academy contained cold pools, streams, artificial lakes, and more.

These were all artificial mimetic cultivation grounds. The water shimmered, and the scenery was beautiful.

After wandering around for half an hour, Yu Luobin led everyone back to the lounge to wait quietly for the competition to begin.

Not long afterward, Yu Luoxiao entered the lounge and notified Thunder Academy's team to head to the Soul Fighting Arena within the academy.