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Time flew by, and a month passed in the blink of an eye. Liu Tianran cultivated diligently day after day, and by the end of the month, his Soul Power had successfully broken through, rising from level thirty-eight to level thirty-nine.

Liu Tianran's cultivation speed had never been slow. By his own estimation, he had hoped to break through and become a Soul Ancestor by the end of the first semester of his grade.

A twelve-year-old Healing System Soul Master becoming a Soul Ancestor would absolutely place him among the second tier of geniuses on Douluo Continent.

After a small celebration, he returned to his dull, ordinary routine.

Every day consisted of cultivation, reading, and practical combat classes in the afternoon, where Lin Yue arranged sparring matches.

The others traded victories and defeats, but what surprised everyone was that Liu Tianran remained undefeated in his matches against the students of Class One.

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Though Liu Tianran was a Healing System Soul Master in Class One, he excelled in every aspect: Soul Power, physical fitness, spiritual strength, and combat skill.

Time quietly passed amid fulfillment and monotony, like water in the desert that evaporated with startling ease, vanishing without a sound. Liu Tianran immersed himself in the rhythm of daily cultivation and barely noticed it. By the time he came to his senses, he was already standing in Lin Yue's office. More than two months had passed since Liu Tianran entered the academy.

When Lin Yue summoned Liu Tianran and the others to his office and informed them that the academy team selection tournament was about to begin, requiring them to participate, Xu Xiaoyu and the others all appeared rather relaxed.

In Eastsea Academy's senior division, there were barely any Soul Elders from Class One through Class Four. With several Soul Elders in Class One, what did they have to fear?

Xu Xiaoyu and the others felt that, against the lower classes, there was simply no possibility of them losing.

Lin Yue had indeed considered it that way. He had complete confidence in his students and had never imagined that they would lose.

Today happened to be the final day of the Intermediate Division Class Promotion Tournament. After leaving the office, Liu Tianran deliberately headed to the field to watch the excitement.

In particular, he witnessed Tang Wulin single-handedly dismantle Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, stunning everyone and causing an uproar.

"Class Promotion Tournament, first-year Class Five wins!" Long Hengxu's voice echoed across the field, announcing the end of the match.

He secretly sighed to himself. Sure enough, the Golden Dragon King's enhancement was still far too overpowered for these children.

As he watched the students of first-year Class One immediately lose heart,

it was understandable. Their class had originally consisted entirely of Soul Grandmasters and could have challenged higher grades, yet they had been stopped at this final hurdle.

Meanwhile, the students of first-year Class Five immediately erupted in cheers. After all, they had used two Soul Grandmasters and one Soul Master to defeat three Soul Grandmasters. Winning had been unexpected; losing would have been normal.

The teachers from the various grades who had gathered to watch were all astonished by this year's first-year Class Five. Xie Xie, a Soul Grandmaster with Twin Martial Souls, and Gu Yue, who could control multiple elements, were both rare geniuses.

Yet they were also secretly glad that their own classes were not part of this intake. Otherwise, they would probably have been humiliated as well.

After all, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and the others from this year's Class Five were exceptionally strong. They would have shone brilliantly in any intake.

Ye Yingluo looked at Wu Changkong with a complicated expression. Having lost the match, she found it hard to save face as well.

Wu Changkong looked at the exhausted Tang Wulin and said, "Very good. You performed very well."

Without even sparing Director Long a glance, Wu Changkong picked up Tang Wulin and said to Xie Xie and Gu Yue, "Come." Then he walked away.

Gu Yue and Xie Xie hurried over with worried expressions. Xie Xie had regained consciousness after leaving the stage, but his Soul Power was exhausted. Gu Yue anxiously asked, "Teacher Wu, how is Wulin?"

Wu Changkong glanced at Gu Yue and said, "It's nothing serious. His body was shaken up, and he fainted. We just need to take him to the infirmary and have a Healing System teacher treat him." Only then did Gu Yue and Xie Xie breathe a sigh of relief.

The next day, Liu Tianran woke early from meditation and let out a long breath. He felt that he was one step closer to level forty. He would break through in two or three months at most, so he needed to arrange his Spirit Soul's ascension as soon as possible.

Eastsea Academy would soon establish a first-year Zero Class. Once that happened, he would be able to enter the Ascension Platform and evolve his Spirit Soul. It would probably still take several months for his Soul Power to break through level forty, which was enough time to complete his Spirit Soul's first ascension.

He glanced at his roommates, who were still meditating, and did not disturb them. He quietly got out of bed alone and headed for the field to train in martial arts.

An hour later, Liu Tianran finished his training and enjoyed the tranquil beauty of the campus morning. By chance, he saw Tang Wulin talking with a girl. Looking more closely, he recognized her as Ouyang Zixin. On his first day at the academy, Zhang Yong had mentioned that she was a beauty from the intermediate division.

He recalled that she was Tang Wulin's first love in the original story. But Tang Wulin was only nine this year. He had not even reached his tenth birthday yet, and he was already dating? No matter how early he developed, this was too soon.

After the two exchanged a few words, Ouyang Zixin began accelerating into a run, and Tang Wulin immediately followed. Ouyang Zixin seemed to say something to Tang Wulin, and soon the two ran off one after the other.

Liu Tianran could not help sighing. This truly was a continent of romance; love sprouted so early. He took out a camera from his storage Soul Tool and snapped a photo of the two as a keepsake.

Though he also wanted to watch the fun, he had no connection with them right now, and it would be inappropriate to walk over just like that. He simply stopped paying attention and headed toward the cafeteria.

After breakfast, he had barely entered the classroom when Xu Xiaoyu came over and said, "Liu Tianran, the academy wants the few of us to gather in the principal's office."

Liu Tianran nodded. "Then let's go gather everyone. You handle the headcount."

He understood that, barring any surprises, Eastsea Academy was going to form an academy team for the next Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament.

Just as Liu Tianran expected, Eastsea Academy's higher-ups had summoned them to discuss next year's Skysea Grand Tournament.

They also promised that, over the coming year, they would devote many of Eastsea Academy's resources to them.

The numerous promises and resource investments offered by Principal Yu Zhen surpassed even the resources given to Zero Class in the original story.

In the original story, Long Hengxu had proposed establishing Zero Class and concentrating resources on training Tang Wulin and the others for two reasons. First, the first-year students were too powerful, and he feared they would crush the confidence of the upperclassmen.

Second, he had assigned Xie Xie and the others to Class Five. If Class Five became too strong, he would not be able to bear the blame for failing to recognize talent.

But the most important reason was that Eastsea Academy, as the flagship academy supported by Eastsea City's upper ranks, had suffered from a shortage of talent in recent years. It had placed in the middle ranks of the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament for several consecutive years.

There was no need to mention its ranking in the Federation Academy Grand Tournament.

If Eastsea City had merely been a remote little city, that would not have mattered much.

But in recent years, the coastal region had developed rapidly. Eastsea City's economy had grown swiftly, and it had even become worthy of being called the Skysea Alliance's second-in-command and moneybag.

This was precisely the perfect time for Eastsea City to increase its influence within the Federation, yet its educational performance was disappointing and rarely lived up to expectations.

The lack of talented younger generations undoubtedly told every side that Eastsea City was suffering from a gap in its talent pipeline and had no successors. It had even gradually earned the "honorable" labels of "nouveau riche" and "fat sheep" within the Federation.

Eastsea City's higher-ups were deeply dissatisfied with this as well. As Eastsea City's flagship academy, Eastsea Academy naturally found the pressure falling onto its shoulders.

Though the situation differed from the original story, the first years were undeniably strong. The plot would most likely remain unchanged, and Zero Class would still be established.

Liu Tianran's arrival had also given Eastsea Academy's higher-ups a glimmer of hope, even though he was a Healing System Soul Master.

His talent was extraordinary. He had a chance to break through level forty in his first year of the senior division, and his future was limitless.

Eastsea Academy's investment in Tang Wulin and the others was an investment in the future, while investing in Liu Tianran and his group would yield visible results right away.

As long as he could stand on the Skysea Grand Tournament stage, a twelve-year-old four-ring Soul Ancestor would be enough to ease much of the pressure on Eastsea City's higher-ups.

As long as they devoted some resources to him, breaking through to become a Healing System Spirit King within three years would not be wishful thinking. After all, during a Soul Master's golden three-year cultivation period, who could know just how far he would grow?