Zhu Zhuqing: A True Genius!

"Enough."

Bai Baoshan put away the strength-testing stone.

"Core class, directly admitted."

The student responsible for registration immediately snapped back to attention and hurriedly took out a new admission credential.

Tang Feng accepted the credential and turned to leave.

He did not ask about accommodations, nor did he ask about classes.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy would arrange housing for core students.

As for everything else, someone would naturally explain it later.

A student who had just passed by stopped beside the registration desk and asked in a low voice:

"Teacher Bai, who exactly is he?"

Bai Baoshan did not answer.

He only looked at the registration document in his hand.

Tang Feng.

Holy Soul Village.

This name and background were completely mismatched with the talent he had displayed.

Elsewhere.

Suotuo City.

Shrek Academy.

Zhu Zhuqing had finally arrived at the academy gates.

A weathered wooden sign hung above the entrance, and the surrounding walls had not been repaired either.

Compared to the grand buildings of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Shrek Academy appeared extremely shabby.

Zhu Zhuqing stood at the entrance, her long black hair tied behind her with a ribbon.

Her fitted black combat outfit outlined her slender waist, its hem neat and practical for movement.

Her gaze swept over the wooden sign before she raised a foot and walked into the academy.

The moment she entered the gates, a figure came out to greet her.

Dai Mubai was tall and broad-shouldered, with long golden hair draped behind him.

When he saw Zhu Zhuqing, delight immediately appeared in his eyes.

"Zhuqing, I'll show you around the academy."

Zhu Zhuqing stopped.

She glanced at Dai Mubai.

"No need."

The smile on Dai Mubai's face froze.

Ignoring his reaction, Zhu Zhuqing walked straight into the academy.

On her journey from the Star Luo Empire, she had seen far too many assassinations and schemes.

She knew exactly what kind of person Dai Mubai was.

He had abandoned Star Luo and fled to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Yet now that he saw her, he was putting on the act of taking the initiative to approach her.

Zhu Zhuqing did not want to argue with him, nor did she want to waste time.

Dai Mubai stood where he was.

Watching that black figure gradually recede, he raised his hand, but in the end, he did not chase after her.

Inside the dormitory.

Zhu Zhuqing set down her luggage and made her bed.

She had not brought much with her.

A few changes of clothes, some dry rations, and the water pouch Tang Feng had given her.

She placed the water pouch on top of her luggage.

Ning Rongrong sat at the edge of the other bed.

She wore a neat white short dress, her golden hair falling over one shoulder, a bright smile on her delicate face.

"You're Zhu Zhuqing, right?"

Zhu Zhuqing turned around.

"Mm."

"My name is Ning Rongrong."

Ning Rongrong rose from the bed and walked over to her.

"I heard you came from outside too. We'll be classmates from now on."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

Ning Rongrong did not mind her coldness.

Having grown up in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she had seen many geniuses and was accustomed to getting along with people of all kinds of personalities.

A moment later, Ning Rongrong took the initiative to bring up the people from Notting Academy.

"Tang San and Xiao Wu are both quite talented. What do you think?"

Zhu Zhuqing stopped straightening her sleeve.

She recalled those days in the Star Dou Forest.

Tang Feng had stood beside the corpse of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, drawing a black Spirit Ring into his body.

When his meridians endured the impact, he had not retreated.

When the lingering spiritual remnant rushed into his consciousness, he had remained clear-headed.

By the next morning, that Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring had completely fused with his Martial Soul.

Nine years old.

Level twenty-two.

His second Spirit Ring was ten thousand years old.

Even a three-thousand-year Ghost Shadow Leopard could only become prey for him to hunt.

Zhu Zhuqing looked up.

"They're decent."

Ning Rongrong blinked.

"Just decent?"

"They're very talented."

Zhu Zhuqing smoothed the wrinkles from her sleeve.

"But I've seen a true monster."

Ning Rongrong looked at her curiously.

"Who?"

Zhu Zhuqing did not answer.

She remembered the sight of Tang Feng retracting the Ruination Blue Silver Emperor.

Dark Blue Vines strangled Soul Elders.

Blue-Gold Grass blades healed injuries.

The flight and recovery abilities granted by the Spirit Bone in his right leg.

That person was younger than she was, yet he had already left everyone his age far behind.

Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head again.

"You'll see him someday."

Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After receiving his core class identity badge, Tang Feng followed the academy roads toward his residence.

Flowers and plants lined both sides of the mountain path.

The spiritual energy here was far denser than in Holy Soul Village, and the medicinal gardens were tended by dedicated caretakers.

As Tang Feng passed a field of medicinal herbs, his right palm warmed slightly.

The Life Blue Silver Emperor sent out a faint fluctuation.

He stopped.

Not far away, a girl in white was crouching beside the medicinal garden.

The girl's long hair fell over her shoulders, tinted slightly blue, while her fair face was elegant and clean.

Her white academy uniform fit her well, with no unnecessary decorations on its collar or cuffs.

A cool, distant air naturally emanated from her quiet demeanor.

Ye Lingling lowered her head to examine the spirit herb before her.

Its leaves had yellowed, yet its roots had not been eaten by insects, nor had it suffered from disease.

"There's clearly no disease. Why did it suddenly wither?"

Tang Feng walked to the edge of the medicinal garden.

"The life energy in its roots has been exhausted."

Ye Lingling looked up.

Her eyes were clear as her gaze fell on Tang Feng.

"You know the reason?"

"There's nothing wrong with the surface of the herb, but its roots have already lost their vitality."

Tang Feng extended his right hand.

Blue-gold light spread from his palm.

The Life Blue Silver Emperor grew throughout the medicinal field.

Several slender vines burrowed into the soil and slowly stretched along the herb's root system.

[Life Blue Silver Emperor, Life Infusion.]

Dense life energy flowed into the roots.

The yellowed leaves gradually regained their green color.

The cracked stem became full once more.

A moment later, a tiny new sprout emerged from the roots.

Ye Lingling watched the changes before her, surprise appearing on her elegant face.

"Is that a healing-type Martial Soul?"

Tang Feng withdrew the Life Blue Silver Emperor.

"Yes and no."

Ye Lingling raised her right hand.

The Nine-Hearted Begonia bloomed in her palm.

Two yellow Spirit Rings slowly rose.

A pure floral fragrance drifted through the medicinal garden. Her spiritual power spread with her Martial Soul as she sensed the condition inside the spirit herb.

The damage to its roots had already recovered.

Even the traces of decay in its leaves had completely vanished.

The herb's life force was even more vigorous than when it had first been transplanted.

Ye Lingling looked at Tang Feng.

"Your healing ability is no weaker than the Nine-Hearted Begonia."

"The Nine-Hearted Begonia specializes in healing Spirit Masters."

Tang Feng glanced at the spirit herb that had sprouted anew.

"My Martial Soul can restore the source of life."

Ye Lingling withdrew the Nine-Hearted Begonia.

She knew Tang Feng had just enrolled and had yet to meet the other core class students.

"Where are you staying?"

"I don't know yet."

"I'll take you to meet them."

Tang Feng did not refuse.

Ye Lingling walked ahead.

The hem of her white dress swayed gently with her steps, her hair hanging down her back.

Tang Feng followed behind her as the two entered the academy courtyard along the path beside the medicinal garden.

A stone table stood in the center of the courtyard.

Several students were resting there.

Among them, a tall young woman leaned against a stone pillar.

She had long emerald-green hair that fell to her waist.

Her delicate face held a hint of boldness, her emerald eyes were bright, and her modified uniform made the lines of her waist and legs appear even more sleek.

She was Dugu Yan.

The moment Ye Lingling entered the courtyard, Dugu Yan looked up.

"Lingling, you're back."

Ye Lingling nodded.

"I brought a new classmate."

The moment she finished speaking, Dugu Yan suddenly swayed.

Emerald-green light surged from her body.

A wisp of toxic mist seeped out from beneath her skin, covering her chest, shoulders, and neck in the blink of an eye.

Dugu Yan's expression changed abruptly.

She raised a hand to brace herself against the stone table as toxins continually leaked from her body.

The next moment, her legs gave out, and she collapsed straight to the ground.

Emerald-green toxic mist continued billowing from her body.