The Only Male Student at Tianshui Academy

"Is this a Dragon King-level Martial Soul?"

Bing Yekong felt the power filling his body, and his heart was filled with incomparable exhilaration.

He could already imagine just how powerful his Ice Dragon King Martial Soul would become once he attached Soul Rings to it in the future.

The pear blossoms outside the window bloomed and fell six times, and six years passed just like that.

In the courtyard, a young man in white stood gracefully, a longsword in hand, as ethereal as an immortal.

Three Soul Rings—yellow, purple, and purple—pulsed beneath his feet, displaying his cultivation as a Soul Exalt.

The young man opened his eyes and swung his sword, its sword aura streaking out like a rainbow.

With a flash of sword light, a leaf that had just fallen from the tree was precisely sliced in two.

"Little Yekong, that was amazing!"

Not far from the young man stood two girls, one of whom cheered for him.

Bing Yekong withdrew his Martial Soul and walked over to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

The childishness on the young man's face had diminished greatly compared to six years ago, replaced by a heroic air.

Shui Bing'er stared at him somewhat absentmindedly, while Shui Yue'er remained as carefree and boisterous as ever.

"Little Yekong, you really are a genius. You taught yourself swordsmanship and still learned it this well!"

Facing Shui Yue'er's praise, Bing Yekong merely replied with a modest smile.

Over the past six years, aside from cultivating, the thing Bing Yekong did most was practice swordsmanship.

Hard work would always be rewarded, especially for a genius like him.

Over those six years, building upon his original sword aura, Bing Yekong had also comprehended a deeper level of sword intent.

Moreover, he had created many exquisite sword techniques of his own.

If this information got out, those people who called themselves swordsmanship geniuses would probably be ashamed of themselves.

"Little Yekong, today is the day you enroll. Mom told us to take you to Tianshui Academy!"

Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er were currently wearing Tianshui Academy uniforms.

They were older than Bing Yekong, so they had naturally enrolled before him.

Bing Yekong was still somewhat worried. "Doesn't Tianshui Academy only admit female students? Would it really be appropriate for me to go?"

The moment Shui Yue'er heard that, she became unhappy. With her hands on her hips, she looked like a little tyrant. "What are you afraid of? My mom is the dean. She approved it personally. Who would dare object?"

Bing Yekong smiled helplessly and ultimately followed the two sisters toward Tianshui Academy.

Like the other elemental academies, Tianshui Academy was located in Element City.

The three of them arrived at the gates of Tianshui Academy in less than the time it took to burn an incense stick.

The closer they got to Tianshui Academy, the fewer male students there were.

By the time they reached the entrance, only girls could be seen coming and going.

Bing Yekong was extraordinarily handsome. His long ice-blue hair fell to his waist, and his tall, slender frame and otherworldly temperament drew constant sidelong glances from the passing girls. The number of girls turning back to look at him was off the charts.

"Oh my god, that boy is so handsome. Is he here to join Tianshui Academy?"

"What are you thinking? Tianshui Academy only accepts female students. He must just be passing by."

The whispers of the passing girls all reached the ears of Bing Yekong and the other two.

"Little Yekong, it looks like you're quite popular!"

Shui Yue'er grinned and patted Bing Yekong on the shoulder.

Bing Yekong shook his head helplessly. "Sister Yue'er, stop teasing me. Let's go in."

Just as the three were about to step through Tianshui Academy's gates, they were stopped by a student at the entrance.

A female student stepped forward and said, "You two can't just bring a boy into Tianshui Academy!"

She spoke fairly calmly, presumably because she recognized Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

Shui Yue'er was about to say something when Shui Bing'er stepped forward and took out a token.

"This is a token from the dean. Please take a look."

The dean was naturally Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's mother, Shui Qingrou.

The student carefully accepted the token and inspected it. It was indeed Shui Qingrou's token.

Though she was somewhat puzzled, the other party had produced the dean's token, and given their status, she did not dare stop them any further.

"Fine. You may go in."

When she saw Bing Yekong's face, she could not help lingering on him for two extra seconds.

After all, his looks were truly a bit excessive—outrageously handsome.

Bing Yekong followed Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er directly to the dean's office.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Come in."

Shui Qingrou's familiar voice came from inside.

Shui Yue'er casually pushed open the door. "Mom, we brought Little Yekong over!"

Shui Qingrou was seated at her desk handling official matters. When she saw the three enter, she put on a smile. "Little Yekong is here? Auntie has prepared everything for you."

On Shui Qingrou's desk sat a uniform and several items exclusive to Tianshui Academy students.

Shui Qingrou had specially measured Bing Yekong's body a few days earlier and had the uniform tailored for him. It bore Tianshui Academy's emblem.

Bing Yekong walked over, picked up the uniform, and stored it in his Storage Soul Guidance Device.

"Thank you, Aunt Shui."

"Why are you being so polite with me?"

Shui Qingrou looked at the handsome young man before her, then at the way her two daughters looked at him, and grew increasingly satisfied.

"Little Yekong, considering your soul power level, Auntie took the liberty of deciding to let you skip a grade. You don't mind, do you?" Shui Qingrou asked.

After six years of cultivation, Bing Yekong's soul power had reached level thirty-eight, putting him on par with Shui Bing'er.

If not for his ultimate attribute, Bing Yekong's soul power should have broken through to Soul Ancestor long ago.

Unfortunately, after level thirty, ultimate attributes slowed cultivation speed.

Still, a level thirty-eight Soul Exalt at Bing Yekong's age was already a genius among geniuses.

Shui Bing'er was two years older than him and possessed equally outstanding talent, yet she had only barely kept pace with him. It was only a matter of time before Bing Yekong surpassed her.

As for Shui Yue'er, she had only just broken through to a Soul Exalt a few days ago, obtaining her third Soul Ring.

Bing Yekong shook his head. "I don't mind, Aunt Shui."

Shui Qingrou's decision was not without reason.

Putting someone at level thirty-eight into the first year, where students were generally only level ten or twenty, would truly be a crushing mismatch.

That would negatively affect the first-year students' mentality and dampen their motivation to cultivate and improve.

Shui Bing'er was currently in the third year, and Shui Yue'er had also been transferred to the third year, since her soul power had reached the Soul Exalt level.

This way, Shui Qingrou could pull some strings and place all three of them directly in the same class.

And Bing Yekong, a new student who had suddenly joined the third year, became the only male student at Tianshui Academy.

"Since you have no objections, Bing'er, Yue'er, take Little Yekong to his dormitory."

Bing Yekong followed Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to the boys' dormitory.

Shui Qingrou had specially arranged a single room for him, a small bit of preferential treatment.

When they pushed open the dormitory door, they found a bed, a desk, and various other furnishings. Everything was there, and for a student, the conditions were excellent.

"Well? Little Yekong, my sister and I both live in double rooms, but you get a single room all to yourself. Not bad, right?"

Bing Yekong nodded. "Please help me thank Aunt Shui later."