A Person's Path Has Never Been Limited to One Road

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Over those three days, the Holy Spirit Cult underwent a silent yet thorough transformation.

All vile practices of the evil path were strictly forbidden. Tens of thousands of cult members were forced to turn over a new leaf and restrain their cultivation methods of slaughter and soul-devouring.

Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and Zhongli Wu remained behind to reorganize the cult's affairs and purge internal troubles, taking every miscellaneous matter upon themselves solely to pave the safest and most comfortable path for Li Changsheng's descent into the mortal world for training.

They had no choice. They wanted to improve too badly!

And today was the day Li Changsheng and Jiang Nannan officially enrolled.

At the center of Bright Capital, an incomparably majestic super academy stood proudly upon the earth.

It lacked Shrek Academy's classically elegant pavilions, green mountains, and clear waters.

It also lacked the ancient solemnity of old sects.

In their place stood a flourishing spectacle of cutting-edge technology, overwhelming machinery, and a tide of metal!

Precise metal teaching buildings rose layer upon layer into the clouds, their surfaces flowing with pale blue energy patterns.

Floating soul-tool railways streaked through the sky.

Mechanical soul-tool puppets on automatic patrol moved through the streets, while all manner of high-grade soul-tool machinery never seen before could be found everywhere.

The thunderous operation of machinery, the hum of flowing energy, and the clatter of precision instruments intertwined, creating a modern, stunning atmosphere entirely different from the traditional world of soul masters.

Magnificent, grand, advanced, utterly world-shattering!

This was the pinnacle sanctuary of soul-tool technology across the continent: the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy!

Jiang Nannan stood outside the academy's main gates, staring blankly up at the super academy that had overturned everything she knew.

Her beautiful almond eyes were wide open, utterly transfixed, filled with shock and curiosity.

She had grown up in the poorest slums of the Heaven Dou Empire, accustomed to crumbling alleys and shabby homes. The grandest buildings she had ever seen were merely the halls of ordinary sects.

How could she ever have seen such a majestic sight, like a divine miracle and brimming with the feel of future technology?

Only after a long while did she slowly recover. Turning to the composed youth beside her, she asked in a soft voice full of incredulous curiosity:

"Changsheng... is this the good place you mentioned?"

Li Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the elite academy before him. He nodded slightly, his tone calm and composed.

"That's right."

"This place is called the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. It is the undisputed top academy within the Sun Moon Empire's territory, as well as the holy land of soul tools across the entire continent."

If he wanted to change the state of the continent, both the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy were indispensable.

The former possessed humanity's foremost combat strength, while the latter stood among the pinnacles of soul tools.

Only by bringing them together, along with other forces, could he completely unify the entire Douluo Continent without inheriting the family estate.

After all, neither Shrek Academy nor the former three nations of the Douluo Continent were easy opponents.

Jiang Nannan blinked her clear eyes and slowly withdrew her astonished gaze.

Yet her heart was still full of curiosity, and she softly asked the most crucial question:

"Then... compared to Shrek Academy, which one is better?"

In her past understanding, Shrek was the number one academy on the continent, the ceiling of soul master cultivation, and the highest hall every soul master dreamed of reaching.

Before this, she had always believed that no academy in the world could compare to Shrek.

Li Changsheng smiled faintly at her words and patiently explained without haste:

"That can't be judged in a single stroke."

"If we are purely comparing traditional soul master cultivation, martial soul development, accumulated foundations, and soul master resources, then Shrek is naturally superior."

"After all, Shrek has endured for ten thousand years. Its foundations run deep, and it has dominated the voice of the continent's righteous path for countless years. In terms of pure soul power cultivation, it truly stands at the top of the mortal world."

"But if you switch to a different track..."

He raised his eyes toward the Sun Moon academy before them, filled with intricate technology, and a profound gleam flashed through his gaze.

"For example, soul-tool research, mechanical forging, technological application, and unconventional combat power—then this is Sun Moon Academy's domain."

"And the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, without exaggeration, ranks among the top two contenders for first place even across the entire Douluo Continent."

The only place that could possibly suppress the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy was likely the Worship Hall controlled by Kong Deming.

Jiang Nannan was already intelligent and perceptive, with an exceptionally keen mind.

Thus, after hearing Li Changsheng's simple and straightforward analysis, she instantly grasped the key point. Her eyes lit up as she confirmed softly:

"I understand."

"You mean... compared to rigid traditional soul master cultivation, the path here is actually better suited to me, right?"

Li Changsheng nodded and spoke frankly, without concealing anything.

"That's right."

"Your talent, martial soul, and foundation are indeed quite decent among ordinary commoner soul masters. You can be considered somewhat gifted."

"But if you were thrown into a supreme holy land like Shrek, where geniuses were everywhere and monsters gathered, your aptitude would appear mediocre and ordinary, without any advantage at all."

"On the path of traditional soul power, your upper limit is limited. It would be difficult for you to truly go far."

"But a person's path has never consisted of only one road."

"If your traditional martial soul is lacking, then use soul tools to assist it. Use machinery to make up for your shortcomings, and technology to build your combat strength."

"With both paths advancing together and compensating for each other's strengths and weaknesses, the upper limit of your future cultivation will be raised completely."

Every word of this speech was clear and sincere, thoroughly exposing the restraints that would limit Jiang Nannan's future cultivation.

Jiang Nannan listened in a daze, nodding thoughtfully. The confusion in her eyes completely vanished, replaced by certainty and anticipation.

She finally understood that what Li Changsheng had chosen for her was not a retreat, but a broader, farther road leading to the heavens—one more suited to her.

Besides, she had long grown thoroughly sick of Shrek's hypocritical double standards.

Compared to that rigid, decaying ancient land of the righteous path, with its severe class divisions, this free and advanced Sun Moon Academy, where strength and skill determined status, was the true pure land.

And their enrollment process went even more smoothly than imagined.

Three days earlier, Zhongli Wu had already mobilized the Holy Spirit Cult's hidden connections and top resources within the Sun Moon Empire, pulling strings at every level and arranging everything in advance.

From the academy's upper management and imperial supervisors down to the teachers responsible for enrollment reviews, everyone had been notified beforehand, and every route had been cleared.

There were no examinations, no selection, no obstruction, and no questions about their aptitude.

All cumbersome procedures were waived.

They received the green light at every turn, proceeding without the slightest hindrance.

With only a few simple files and a few registration remarks, the entire process was effortless.

In just a short while, Li Changsheng and Jiang Nannan officially became registered students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.

From this day onward.

The son of a God King and a mortal girl officially made their home and took root as new students at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy!