Fame Begins to Spread, Xue Qinghe's Attention

The battle ended.

A faint purple mist still lingered over the training ground, slowly dissipating into the air.

Ye Lingling helped Dugu Yan sit at the edge of the arena, the glow of the Nine Heart Begonia enveloping the wounds on her body.

Dugu Yan said nothing, merely keeping her head lowered.

Yu Tianheng recovered from his treatment. His right arm had already healed, though faint cracks remained on his dragon scales.

He crouched beside Dugu Yan, glanced at her, then turned to look at Bai Yi in the distance.

Bai Yi was still standing where he was, though the Golden Cudgel in his hand had already been put away.

Yu Tianheng fell silent for a moment before rising and walking toward Bai Yi.

His gaze was deep, as though he were gathering his emotions.

"Your name is Bai Yi, right?"

"Mm."

Looking at Bai Yi's face, which had clearly not yet lost its baby fat, Yu Tianheng said in a low voice:

"I won't keep losing to you. One day, I will personally defeat you with my dragon claws."

With that, he turned and left.

"Your courage is commendable. I look forward to your next performance."

Bai Yi smiled and waved.

Students from advanced academies really were different. Even after being defeated in a single move, they still dared to talk tough.

Unlike Tang God King. After getting beaten up once, he had never challenged Bai Yi again. That took away a lot of the fun.

Meng Shenji came down from the stands, his expression appearing calm.

Zhi Lin and Bai Baoshan followed behind him.

"Don't crowd around here. Go back to class. You'll have plenty of chances to get beaten up later."

Zhi Lin waved his hand, driving away the remaining students.

Only then did the crowd slowly disperse, though the discussions became even louder than before.

"We've already got next year's Continental Advanced Spirit Master Tournament championship in the bag, don't we?"

"Honestly, Yu Tianheng's strength is about the same as mine. If you sent me up there, I'd lose in one move too. You might as well let me join the Heaven Dou Royal Team."

"I will become Captain Bai Yi's most loyal believer! Spirit Hall, Star Luo Empire, just wait to be spun around like tops by Captain Bai Yi's stick!"

Bai Yi showed no reaction upon hearing those words.

His gaze fell upon the girl approaching him.

Leaving Dugu Yan where she was, Ye Lingling walked over and nodded in greeting.

She wore black clothes and still had a veil over her face, giving her a cold and lonely aura.

Ye Lingling asked in a crisp voice:

"Do you need treatment?"

Hearing that, Bai Yi immediately coughed twice.

"Cough, cough. I got poisoned by the poisonous mist earlier, so I'm feeling a little unwell. Go ahead and treat me."

The three chief teachers in the distance were all speechless. They could tell at a glance that Bai Yi was completely fine.

Still, they had no desire to go over and interrupt.

He had lived for most of his life and seen many geniuses, but an eight-year-old consecutively defeating two genius Soul Elders, possessing two purple Soul Rings, and knocking over a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon with one strike... taken together, that had already surpassed the scope of "genius."

Such a monster could only be reported to the emperor, leaving His Majesty to decide how he should be nurtured.

Meng Shenji then said:

"From today onward, you will officially join the Heaven Dou Class. If you don't have anywhere to stay, you can live at the academy. You can come find me whenever you need something."

Bathed in white light, Bai Yi nodded.

The healing effect of the Nine Heart Begonia was exceedingly strange. Not only were the minor injuries on his body healed, but his stamina also rapidly recovered.

The power being infused into him was purely life energy.

"All right."

Ye Lingling nodded gently, looking somewhat tired.

"Does treating people put a great burden on your body?"

Bai Yi asked seriously.

Ye Lingling hesitated for a moment before shaking her head.

"It only consumes stamina."

She then left, seemingly unwilling to have much further interaction with Bai Yi.

Bai Yi stood where he was and pondered. It would not be appropriate for him to directly offer his help just yet.

After all, cultivating the Indestructible Diamond Body was quite difficult. He could not take risks carelessly.

He should first familiarize himself with this academy and complete the second trial before bringing it up.

Just as Bai Yi was about to leave.

Dugu Yan, her eyes red-rimmed and her face full of stubbornness, walked over.

"Bai Yi, don't get cocky. Next time, I will definitely defeat you with my own hands!"

Bai Yi said somewhat helplessly:

"You two really do sound alike. If you want to challenge me, I'm ready anytime. But if you want to be punching bags, you have to pay. Remember to bring enough, or I can't be bothered to beat you up."

"You!"

Dugu Yan was so furious that green fumes practically rose from her head.

Ye Lingling was the one who stopped her.

"Little Bai Yi, my best friend's temper isn't very good. We'll be leaving first."

With that, Ye Lingling left with Dugu Yan.

That night.

Bai Yi sat cross-legged on the bed in his dormitory.

The room was not large, but everything inside was new. During the day, he had already put the clothes and books he brought from Nuoding Academy into the cabinet.

He closed his eyes and sensed the circulation of Soul Power within his body.

After today's battle, successfully joining the Heaven Dou Class counted as completing part of the second divine trial: enrolling in an academy.

But another part was becoming the academy's most outstanding student.

Defeating two Soul Elders alone was not enough to meet that requirement.

There were at least two or three Soul Ancestors in the Heaven Dou Class, and he would have to defeat them all.

To be safer, he would need to beat up everyone in both the Heaven Dou Class and the Heavenly Supreme Class.

And after obtaining the Seventy-Two Transformations and the Somersault Cloud, his ability to survive would greatly improve.

Even when facing the threat of a Titled Douluo, he would have a chance to escape.

After all, the power of divine abilities was not something people in this world could break.

When the time came, he could try heading to one of Douluo's greatest opportunities, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

After finishing his thoughts, Bai Yi closed his eyes and sank into sleep.

Heaven Dou City, East Palace.

Xue Qinghe sat in her study, with a secret report spread out before her.

The report was extremely detailed. It even stated that Bai Yi came from Nuoding Academy and how many years he had studied there.

"Eight years old, two thousand-year Soul Rings, and easily defeated two Soul Elders."

Xue Qinghe softly repeated the words.

She looked as gentle and refined as usual, with even a faint smile at the corners of her lips.

"He has no parents, and there are no traces of any force behind him?"

Xue Qinghe asked the guard before her.

"No. His records are very clean, as if he sprang out of a rock. We can't find any trace of him from before he was six."

"Understood. Keep watching him. Do not make contact."

The guard accepted the order and withdrew, and the study became quiet once more.

Xue Qinghe folded the secret report and tucked it into a hidden compartment in her desk.

Eight years old, two purple thousand-year Soul Rings.

For his first Soul Ring, he had hunted a three-thousand-year Black Gold Mysterious Armor Bear.

If he were merely exceptionally talented, he would not warrant excessive attention. But being able to hunt a three-thousand-year Soul Beast at that age showed that his practical combat experience far surpassed that of his peers.

He was a genuine monster.

Moreover, that staff martial soul was a tool martial soul that could make the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon collapse in a single exchange.

Not even the Clear Sky Hammer could accomplish that.

Could his be a god-grade tool martial soul?

"If that's truly the case, then I must win him over. When I have time, I'll make contact with him."

Xue Qinghe murmured softly, a smile appearing on her delicate, handsome face.

"A genius with a clean background... I hope you can be of use to me."