"Follow me!"
The balding middle-aged man led the way, occasionally glancing back at Dai Jinge and Zhu Zhuqing as he spoke.
"Although the enrollment period for new students is already over... with your cultivation, you can certainly become part of our Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy."
"I'll take you to enroll right away."
Dai Jinge and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a smile.
The two soon met the dean in charge of Blue Tyrant Academy.
"Dean, I'm terribly sorry. I really didn't want to disturb you, but these two students' enrollment requires your personal attention."
The balding middle-aged man led Dai Jinge and Zhu Zhuqing into the dean's office. Behind the desk sat a woman in a fitted white dress.
At first glance, she appeared to be in her twenties or thirties. Her features were exquisite and captivating, and her flowing dark hair was neatly gathered into a high ponytail. Her bold brows and bright, piercing eyes gave her a strikingly heroic air.
Yet...
A faint trace of sorrow lingered almost imperceptibly between her brows.
The dean?
Dai Jinge studied the woman before him, somewhat surprised.
Liu Erlong, who had ignored worldly affairs and lived in seclusion in the woods in the original story, was actually taking charge of the academy at this point!?
It seemed Blue Tyrant Academy really was desperately short-handed right now!
"I'm Liu Erlong, dean of Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy. If either of you has any questions, you can ask me."
Liu Erlong set aside her work and focused her attention on Dai Jinge and Zhu Zhuqing.
With her extensive experience, she could tell at a glance that despite their height, Dai Jinge and Zhu Zhuqing were actually quite young. Powerful fluctuations of soul power also radiated from them.
"We'd like to join your academy and study here."
Dai Jinge told Liu Erlong his soul power level and martial soul once again.
Zhu Zhuqing then repeated hers as well.
Upon hearing them, Liu Erlong examined Dai Jinge and Zhu Zhuqing with astonishment, her gaze resembling someone appraising a rare and priceless treasure.
"Wait!"
Liu Erlong frowned and murmured to herself, "White tiger, Hell Spirit Cat, one surnamed Dai and the other Zhu... are you two from the Star Luo Empire?"
Dai Jinge nodded. "Our identities are exactly what you're thinking. You could consider us... refugees who fled the Star Luo Empire."
Liu Erlong waved a hand. "It doesn't matter. I don't care where you came from. I only accept commoners here. No matter how talented you are, if you're nobles, I won't take you."
What did their extraordinary talent have to do with her? This was merely an academy. She only wanted something to occupy herself and pass the rest of her life, not recruit talent for a sect.
Nor did she want to do any of that!
Dai Jinge stepped forward with a smile. "That's perfect, then. Zhu Zhuqing and I aren't nobles."
Liu Erlong arched her brows and sneered. "Child, you should understand who you're dealing with! I'm a Soul Saint, and one who has no interest in who you are, much less cares!"
"What I mean is, even if you're a prince of the Star Luo Empire and she's your princess consort, I don't care!"
Dai Jinge shook his head. "You've misunderstood. What I meant was that neither Zhu Zhuqing nor I hold a noble title, so we aren't nobles in the true sense."
Liu Erlong curled her lip. "Right, you're not nobles. You're members of the Star Luo Empire's royal family."
"What a sharp tongue..."
"Consider yourselves warned. Once you enter my Blue Tyrant Academy, you must cast aside your noble status. If you dare use your standing to bully others, I won't let you off lightly."
Dai Jinge spread his hands helplessly. "Dean, what are you saying? We're in a foreign land now. What could our former identities possibly count for here?"
Hearing this, Liu Erlong studied Dai Jinge closely and said approvingly, "You do see things clearly."
Afterward.
She completed the enrollment procedures for Dai Jinge and Zhu Zhuqing and handed them their uniforms.
"The boys' and girls' dormitories are separate."
"You're not allowed to visit each other's dormitories without permission. Violators will be severely punished."
Dai Jinge nodded solemnly.
Zhu Zhuqing covered her mouth and giggled.
After settling into Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy, Dai Jinge began the next stage of his plan.
Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
On the fighting stage.
The announcer declared at the top of his lungs, "Next, please welcome a new duo-the Hell White Tiger Team, facing the Divine Eagle Couple Team, who have already won three consecutive matches!"
"It's worth noting..."
"Only one member of the Hell White Tiger Team is a Soul Elder, while the other is a Soul Grandmaster. It seems the outcome of this soul fighting match is beyond doubt!"
Dai Jinge and Zhu Zhuqing stepped onto the stage side by side, turning a deaf ear to the announcer's words.
Across from them stood another man and woman, both with bird martial souls.
The man's martial soul was a Black-Feathered Vulture, and the woman's was a White-Headed Golden Eagle.
Both had already activated Martial Soul Possession, with a pair of wings on their backs. They hovered in midair, watching their opponents with mocking expressions.
"Two agility attack system soul masters who can fly. That is a little troublesome."
Dai Jinge held out his right hand to Zhu Zhuqing.
"Indeed..."
Zhu Zhuqing smiled faintly and extended her left hand.
Holding hands, the two felt the soul power within them circulate on its own and finally merge.
Boom!
A dazzling burst of black-and-white light erupted on the fighting stage. The nearby announcer and both members of the Divine Eagle Couple Team hovering above all narrowed their eyes.
When the light faded, the Hell White Tiger emerged, over eight meters long and nearly three meters tall.
In an instant, the entire venue fell deathly silent.
"Heavens!"
"The Hell White Tiger Team has unleashed the legendary Martial Soul Fusion Skill right from the start!"
"It seems we all underestimated them!"
"Will the Divine Eagle Couple Team win this soul fighting match through their advantage in flight, or will the Hell White Tiger Team claim victory with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Let's wait and see!"
The announcer was exceptionally skilled at stirring up the atmosphere.
With just a few words, he brought the audience's excitement in the Soul Fighting Arena to a fever pitch.
Roar!
Dai Jinge controlled the Hell White Tiger, with Zhu Zhuqing supporting him. As they drove it forward together, the Hell White Tiger radiated a regal aura surpassing that of a Soul King.
Hell White Tiger Break!
A dazzling wave of silver light burst from the Hell White Tiger's mouth.
The silver wave traveled at tremendous speed, engulfing the two figures in the sky in an instant.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
When the wave faded, neither the Black-Feathered Vulture nor the White-Headed Golden Eagle remained.
Forced out of Martial Soul Possession, the two plummeted from the air, slammed into the ground, and lost consciousness.
"The Martial Soul Fusion Skill is truly powerful!"
"With just one strike of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger Team has defeated the Divine Eagle Couple Team! Let's congratulate the Hell White Tiger Team!"
The announcer's ringing shout rose through the arena.
In an instant.
The entire audience was cheering and shouting, "Hell White Tiger!"
At that moment.
Dai Jinge and Zhu Zhuqing released their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, exchanged a glance, and turned to leave.
"Jinge, I feel like my cultivation has improved a tiny bit."
"Really..."
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