The Heaven Dou Empire's Talents

After leaving the Imperial Palace with Oscar, Jin Hao first took him to the residence beside his own Prince's Residence.

The ten servants bestowed by Xue Ye had already arrived at the residence.

When the servants saw Jin Hao and Oscar arrive, they hurried forward and bowed to them.

"Greetings, Your Highness. Greetings, Master!"

Jin Hao nodded, then told them to return to their duties.

Jin Hao then looked at Oscar beside him, took out a card, handed it to him, and said,

"Xiao Ao, this is your reward of one hundred thousand Soul Gold Coins. Take it and use it. From now on, this residence is yours as well. If there's anything you need done, have the servants handle it. If there's something they can't do or any trouble, come next door to my residence and find me."

Hearing this, Oscar hurriedly said,

"I understand, Your Highness. Oscar will not disappoint your expectations."

Jin Hao nodded and told him,

"Alright, Xiao Ao, look around your residence and see if there's anything you need to buy or change. I'll head back to cultivate first. Tomorrow morning, I'll take you to the Heaven Dou Royal Primary Soul Master Academy."

"I understand, Your Highness."

Jin Hao then left and returned to his own residence.

After returning, Jin Hao knew that his position in the Heaven Dou Empire was now secure. So long as he did not foolishly expose his identity, no one in the entire empire could shake his status.

So, there were only two things he needed to do now. The first was not to waste time. He needed to cultivate diligently and not squander his talent.

The other was to build his own forces within the Heaven Dou Empire, cultivating a group of people who would be loyal to him personally rather than to his identity as Prince Xue Qinghe.

What Jin Hao wanted were people who would remain loyal to him even if his identity was exposed someday.

Oscar was the first target. There would be others later.

For example, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang from Blazing Flame Academy; Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu from Tianshui Academy, along with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Feng Xiaotian from Shenfeng Academy, and Yu Tianxin from Thunder Academy.

Finally, there were Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the Shi Mo brothers from the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy.

All of them were Soul Master geniuses within the Heaven Dou Empire.

However, Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin were not among Jin Hao's targets. The reason was that Jin Hao knew the two were from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. If his identity was exposed one day, given the relationship between Wugeng Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, those two would definitely become enemies.

Therefore, neither of them was part of Jin Hao's plans.

As for the others, Jin Hao planned to wait until he broke through to Soul Elder. Then, as the Crown Prince, he would summon them all to Heaven Dou City in his own name and have a proper exchange with them. Jin Hao believed that Xue Ye, as emperor, would certainly support him then.

Furthermore, Jin Hao wondered whether, after improving his relationship with Dugu Yan, he might be able to get his hands on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, ranked first on Douluo Continent's must-eat list.

Jin Hao had set his sights on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well long before he awakened his Martial Soul. At the time, he had feared that if his Martial Soul turned out poorly, he could still use Immortal Herbs to save himself. Thus, he had asked his grandfather, Golden Crocodile Douluo, to find a way to obtain detailed information on Immortal Herbs from Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan. That way, when he encountered them, he could recognize them and would not have to worry about being like Dugu Bo, guarding Immortal Herbs without knowing what they were for.

At that moment, Jin Hao realized that if he obtained Immortal Herbs, he would not need to worry about failing to recruit the people he wanted.

Then Jin Hao thought that when he took Oscar to the Academy tomorrow, he could see whether he could make contact with Dugu Yan.

Jin Hao stopped thinking about it and went to bed to begin meditating and cultivating.

Time passed until the next day. Early that morning, Jin Hao finished cultivating. After the servants helped him get ready, he headed outside.

He was going to take Oscar to the Academy and begin making contact with Dugu Yan as well.

When Jin Hao pushed open the gates of the Prince's Residence, he discovered that someone was already standing outside. It was Oscar.

Knowing that he would be going to the Academy, Oscar had been waiting outside since early morning.

Having grown up in a small village, Oscar had not had many playmates since childhood. Now that he was going to an Academy filled with children his own age, he was greatly looking forward to it.

So when he saw Jin Hao come out, Oscar looked at him impatiently and said,

"Young Master, let's set off!"

Hearing that, Jin Hao nodded. Still, he could not understand why anyone liked going to school. Having gone through more than ten years of education in his previous life, Jin Hao certainly did not. Even back in Spirit City, when Golden Crocodile Douluo had asked Jin Hao to attend an Academy, Jin Hao had refused.

Although he knew that the Academies on Douluo Continent differed from those in his previous life, teaching cultivation of Soul Power here with few dull cultural classes, Jin Hao still instinctively did not want to go through it again. He simply did not like attending an Academy.

In any case, it was not as though the things taught at an Academy could not be learned at home by reading materials. Back in Spirit City, Jin Hao had read through all the Martial Soul records he considered important.

So, seeing Oscar's excited expression, Jin Hao thought, I hope you enjoy school.

Jin Hao then said,

"Let's go, Xiao Ao. I'll take you to the Academy."

After saying that, Jin Hao brought Oscar onto the carriage and headed toward the gates of Heaven Dou City.

However, unlike the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy, the Primary Academy was not located outside the city.

After all, the students at a Junior Soul Master Academy were still young, and having them leave the city would be dangerous.

Thus, the Junior Soul Master Academy had been established near the city gate closest to the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy. It was beside Heaven Dou City and close to the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy, making it convenient for some teachers to come teach at the Primary Academy.

Before long, as the carriage came to a halt, the two arrived outside the Primary Academy.

After getting down from the carriage, Jin Hao saw many people waiting there.

Two people stood at the front. One was Chen Shan, the principal of the Junior Soul Master Academy, a Six-Ring Soul Emperor whose Martial Soul was the Red Armored Turtle.

The other was Huang Mai, the Food System Soul Saint with the cake Martial Soul from the Royal Academy, who had been chosen to teach Oscar.

Behind them were some teachers from the Primary Academy. Chen Shan had called them over to welcome Jin Hao.

There were also some other people present. They were students who had seen the Academy teachers gathered at the entrance as though waiting for someone and had come to watch out of curiosity.

As Jin Hao appeared with Oscar, Chen Shan and Huang Mai immediately stepped forward and said to Jin Hao,

"Your Highness, welcome to the Junior Soul Master Academy. I am Chen Shan, the principal here."

"I am Huang Mai. I came here in accordance with His Majesty's imperial decree."