Xue Beng: My Father is Emperor Xue Ye!

A few days before coming to Heaven Dou City, Lu Xiao had told Ning Fengzhi that he would be arriving.

Ning Fengzhi soon wrote back, not only telling him the location of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but also explaining the situation to Emperor Xue Ye and the three education committee members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was not located inside the city, but atop a thousand-meter mountain outside Heaven Dou City.

Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu walked roughly twenty kilometers before reaching the foot of the mountain where Heaven Dou Royal Academy was located.

The two followed the mountain path and slowly made their way upward.

Here, the lakes and mountains complemented each other, ancient trees towered into the sky, and the entire mountain was filled with the vitality of heaven and earth, giving off the feeling of a paradise beyond the mortal world.

As a high-level Soul Master Academy founded by the imperial family of the Heaven Dou Empire, all of its facilities were of the finest quality.

And one of the reasons Lu Xiao had chosen Heaven Dou Royal Academy was the Mimicry Cultivation Ground!

A so-called Mimicry Cultivation Ground referred to a place that allowed soul masters to cultivate their martial souls in the environment best suited to them. While it could not exactly be called twice the result with half the effort, it still provided excellent assistance.

Ever since Lu Xiao became a Soul Elder, he had come to understand why Du Busi had been so worried about him. Compared with before, saying his cultivation speed had "plummeted" was no exaggeration at all!

Looks like I need to make plans for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well sooner rather than later! Otherwise, who knows how long it'll take me to cultivate to level seventy!

Just as Lu Xiao lowered his head in thought, a provocative voice rang out. "Stop. Who are you people?"

Ten soul masters around eighteen or nineteen years old blocked their path.

Although they had not summoned their martial souls, the goose-yellow uniforms they wore made it clear that these students all belonged to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Xiao Wu was just about to step forward and start fighting when Lu Xiao grabbed her by the back of the neck and hauled her back.

"Who are you?" Lu Xiao frowned slightly, already guessing the speaker's identity.

Ning Fengzhi had long since arranged everything for Lu Xiao. Aside from that fourth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire who "endured humiliation while throwing his weight around," Xue Beng, who else would dare stop him?

As for Xue Beng's motive, it was not hard to understand. Ning Fengzhi was Xue Qinghe's teacher, so anyone he arranged would naturally be classified by Xue Beng as belonging to the crown prince's camp.

Xue Beng's intention was simple: make Lu Xiao hate Heaven Dou Royal Academy, thereby weakening the crown prince's faction.

Sure enough, the person in the lead looked arrogant. "If I say my name, you'll be scared out of your wits!"

"This young lord is the fourth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire! Xue Beng!"

As he spoke, a trace of disdain appeared on Xue Beng's face. "Two country bumpkins like you want to study at our academy? In my opinion, you must be beggars from who-knows-where. Hurry up and get lost. Otherwise, we'll have to use force."

Lu Xiao and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance, and the corners of their mouths lifted at the same time.

A hint of mockery flashed through Lu Xiao's eyes, and a faint pressure of Soul Power silently spread out.

Pressed down by that invisible pressure, Xue Beng felt his chest tighten, and the arrogant expression froze on his face.

Then, humiliated into anger, he raised his hand with a wave and shouted, "Get them! Beat these two ignorant fools off this mountain!"

The nine Royal Academy students behind him immediately answered. Yellow soul rings lit up around them one after another. All of them had Soul Grandmaster cultivation, and their figures flickered as they surrounded them from every direction.

Clearly, they were lackeys who had spent years following behind Xue Beng and helping him do evil.

"Leave them to me!" Xiao Wu gently tugged at Lu Xiao's sleeve, her pink eyes full of excitement.

"Fine. The nine are yours. As for this prince, I'll personally teach him some manners."

The moment Lu Xiao finished speaking, his figure suddenly vanished from where he stood.

He did not summon his martial soul at all, nor did he even use Soul Power. Relying only on his dense Bloodline Power, he appeared directly in front of Xue Beng.

Xue Beng had no time to react to what had happened before his collar was seized tight by a warm, powerful hand.

Bang!

A dull impact sounded as Lu Xiao lifted Xue Beng with one hand and slammed him hard into the towering tree trunk behind him.

The trunk shook violently, leaves rustling down in a storm, while the bark split open to reveal a deep dent.

Agony instantly swept through his entire body. Xue Beng's face turned pale, blood and qi churned in his chest, and most of his originally arrogant aura shattered in an instant.

His hands and feet flailed wildly as he roared furiously at Lu Xiao, "Impudent! I am Xue Beng, fourth prince of the Heaven Dou imperial family! You dare lay a finger on me?!"

"You're exactly the one I'm hitting."

Lu Xiao's expression was indifferent as he raised his hand and delivered a clean, decisive slap across Xue Beng's face.

The crisp smack rang out harshly through the forest, directly swelling half of Xue Beng's cheek red and engorged, a thread of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"My father is Emperor Xue Ye! I'll have my imperial father execute your entire clan!!"

Xue Beng's eyes reddened from the pain. Relying on his imperial status, he shrieked wildly, dragging out his backing again and again. "Let go of me right now! My father is Emperor Xue Ye! Anger me, and there will be no place for you in the entire Heaven Dou Empire!"

No matter how he kept screaming and shouting Emperor Xue Ye's name, Lu Xiao showed not the slightest mercy.

His palms rose and fell, fists and strikes alternating as they landed on Xue Beng's chest, abdomen, back, and shoulders. His control over his strength was precise, injuring only flesh and skin!

Xue Beng tried to release his martial soul to resist, but every blow from Lu Xiao accurately interrupted his Martial Soul Possession!

Bang! Smack! Thud!

Dull sounds rang out one after another. Xue Beng's exquisite finery was soon covered in dust and bloodstains, his hair was disheveled and miserable, and the princely bearing he usually held high above others had vanished completely.

He curled up on the ground, clutching his head and dodging in a sorry state while still stubbornly shouting at the top of his lungs, "Stop! My father is Emperor Xue Ye! Do you know who my father is..."

On the other side, the battle with the nine students who had surrounded them was even more one-sided.

Xiao Wu's scorpion braid drifted slightly as her figure moved with light, nimble grace, her footwork unpredictable with every twist of her waist.

Facing the joint attack of nine soul masters, she handled it with ease, her movements crisp and clean without the slightest hesitation.

Without giving the nine of them any chance to fully unleash their soul skills, Xiao Wu borrowed their force and slammed them hard into the ground.

Nine heavy thuds rang out in succession!

In just over ten seconds, all nine Royal Academy lackeys were on the ground wailing, their arms, waists, and leg joints dislocated to varying degrees. They lay there groaning in agony, unable to get back up.

Xiao Wu patted the dust from her palms and turned to look at Lu Xiao not far away.

Lu Xiao was crouched in front of Xue Beng.

Looking at Lu Xiao's harmless face, Xue Beng instinctively raised both arms to shield his own and shouted, "I'm warning you! Don't do anything reckless! Use your mouth, not your fists!"

The corner of Lu Xiao's mouth twitched. Now that you've been beaten, you know to use words instead of fists!

Lu Xiao did not continue attacking. He said calmly, "My master is a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo! Sect Master of the Body Sect! Du Busi!"

With that, he ignored everyone's horrified stares and walked up the mountain.

Du Busi's identity had long since reached the ears of nobles like them.

One student crawled over to Xue Beng and said anxiously, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince, what do we do now?"

Xue Beng watched Lu Xiao's departing back, a shadow flashing through his eyes, and snapped impatiently, "Everyone go back to your own homes and find your own mothers. How would I know what to do!"