Reporting to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, Xiao Wu Gets Nervous, Meng Chen Says: Leave Everything to Me

Early the next morning, Meng Chen got up early and knocked on Xiao Wu's door.

Before long, the door opened.

Xiao Wu's hair was a mess, and her eyes were still bleary with sleep. Rubbing her eyes, she swayed as she tried to steady herself. One look was enough to tell she was not fully awake yet, still dazed and groggy.

She was dressed extremely lightly as well, wearing only a set of lace underwear. Her skin was snow-white with a faint rosy tint, while her long, perfectly proportioned legs gleamed with a jade-like luster, white as ivory.

Seeing this, Meng Chen looked helpless. After entering the room, he closed the door behind him.

Leading the still-dazed Xiao Wu to sit before the vanity, Meng Chen took a sandalwood comb from the Bone Dragon Ring and gently combed through her beautiful hair.

Before long, her jet-black hair had been braided into a scorpion-tail braid, with several loose strands falling softly beside her cheeks.

Next, Meng Chen helped Xiao Wu put on her white stockings and dress...

Only after she was fully dressed did Xiao Wu wake up completely. Looking at her neatly made-up reflection in the mirror, she turned and kissed Meng Chen on the cheek, then gave him a playful smile.

"Hehehe~ With Ah Chen here, I don't even have to do anything myself."

"Alright, go wash up. After breakfast, we'll head to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to register."

Meng Chen raised a hand and lightly scraped Xiao Wu's nose. Xiao Wu obediently nodded and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After breakfast at the hotel, they did not take a carriage. Instead, they left Heaven Dou City on foot and headed for Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

"Ah Chen, why isn't Heaven Dou Imperial Academy inside the city? Why was it built outside?"

Along the tree-lined path outside the city, Xiao Wu followed behind Meng Chen on her long legs clad in white stockings, her pretty face filled with faint confusion.

"For mimetic cultivation. Martial souls do not accumulate soul power through meditation alone. When a soul master is in an environment compatible with their martial soul, their cultivation speeds up. That's why some advanced soul master academies choose to build their campuses outside the city..."

Meng Chen patiently explained it to Xiao Wu. She seemed to understand, though not entirely. After all, her cultivation did not depend on a mimetic environment.

She only needed to stay by Meng Chen's side, absorb his aura, and progress together with him. That was how transformed soul beasts cultivated.

They stopped and went along the way, finally reaching Heaven Dou Imperial Academy more than half an hour later.

The scenery here was indeed beautiful, especially at this early hour, when the morning light had just begun to rise.

Bathed in the dawn, both the lake at the foot of the mountain and the thousand-meter-high mountain covered in all kinds of plants gave off the feeling of a paradise removed from the world.

It was less than twenty kilometers from Heaven Dou City, and the environment was so beautiful. Thinking that this would become the place where she lived from now on, Xiao Wu's mood grew even brighter.

A recruitment teacher had already been waiting at the foot of the mountain.

Meng Chen and Xiao Wu took out their special admission invitations. After verifying them, the recruitment teacher led them into Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Only after entering the mountain could they truly appreciate the scale of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

The stone steps up the mountain were carved from white marble, each step bearing a different soul beast pattern in exquisite craftsmanship.

The dawn cast dappled, swaying shadows of trees across the steps, adding even more tranquility and charm.

Breathing in the fresh air, Meng Chen and Xiao Wu felt as though they had entered a world of plants.

Xiao Wu felt it most deeply. She had been born in the Star Dou Great Forest and loved this natural environment most of all. Meng Chen's Thunder Hell Vine martial soul, being a plant-type martial soul, was exceptionally active amid this plant-filled mountain.

He had experienced a similar feeling when he first entered the Star Dou Great Forest, but it had not been nearly as obvious as it was now.

Meng Chen guessed that this was because he had already broken through level thirty.

Six years had passed, and he was now a level thirty-nine Soul Elder.

On the way up the mountain, the recruitment teacher briefly introduced Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to Meng Chen and Xiao Wu.

"Student Meng, Student Xiao Wu, our academy's main campus is halfway up the mountain. The mimetic areas are spread across the mountain, at its base, and by the lake as well."

Xiao Wu asked curiously, "Teacher Li, how many students does Heaven Dou Imperial Academy have now? And which student is the strongest?"

Teacher Li said, "Our academy has a little over five hundred students, most of whom are children of nobles from the empire and its subordinate kingdoms. We have over fifty teachers, so our teaching staff is more than sufficient. It's just that..."

At this point, he shook his head helplessly.

It was precisely because the quality of the students had been declining that the Education Committee had chosen to specially admit those exceptionally talented commoners who were not of noble birth.

Before long, they arrived halfway up the mountain.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's main campus was entirely built of single-story buildings, making it feel more like a fortress.

The outer walls were five meters high and entirely bright yellow, looking exceptionally striking. Even the tops of the walls were covered with glazed tiles, which shone brilliantly beneath the morning light.

After entering the academy, they did not see many students. Most of them were cultivating in the various mimetic areas, leaving the main campus rather empty.

Teacher Li brought Meng Chen and Xiao Wu to a reception room and introduced the ranking system for students and teachers.

"Our Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's students are divided into three ranks. Newly enrolled students and those below level twenty-five are in the first rank, known as the Heaven Micro Rank."

"Those between level twenty-five and level thirty are in another rank, known as the Heaven Supreme Rank. Those above level thirty enter the highest Heaven Dou Rank."

"The teacher rankings are the same as the students', except the requirements are higher. Reaching level forty soul power is the entry threshold for teachers at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, as well as advanced soul master academies in general."

"At Heaven Dou Academy, teachers above level forty and below level fifty are Heaven Micro Rank teachers. Those between level fifty and level sixty are Heaven Supreme Rank teachers. Those above level sixty are Heaven Dou Rank teachers."

"Our Heaven Dou Imperial Academy is affiliated with the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family. Its nominal headmaster is His Majesty Xue Ye the Great, so there is no separate headmaster position within the academy."

"Under normal circumstances, academy affairs are handled by the Education Committee, which consists of three elder teachers. They are all Soul Douluo above level eighty..."

Hearing that there were three Soul Douluo in the academy, Xiao Wu's expression tightened, and a trace of panic flashed through her beautiful eyes.

Noticing Xiao Wu's unease, Meng Chen reached out and took her soft hand. Feeling the warmth from his palm, the tension in Xiao Wu's heart gradually settled.

Meng Chen asked, "Teacher Li, does our academy have any Titled Douluo?"

"Titled Douluo are such powerful figures that they do not submit to restraints. Although our academy has the royal family behind it, we still cannot invite a Titled Douluo."

Teacher Li shook his head. Hearing that there were no Titled Douluo, Xiao Wu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I've finished explaining the academy's situation. Education Committee Member Meng will come test you shortly. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."

Teacher Li told Meng Chen and Xiao Wu to wait a moment, saying that Education Committee Member Meng would arrive soon. Meng Chen nodded and watched him leave.

"Ah Chen, I'm a little nervous."

Xiao Wu leaned into Meng Chen's arms and spoke softly. Meng Chen gently stroked her back and comforted her in a tender voice.

"Don't be nervous. Leave everything to me..."