While Yang Podi was cultivating in his dormitory, three members of the teaching committee of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy also arrived at the Crown Prince's residence.
Upon hearing the three men's visit, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe found it somewhat strange. "Three members of the Education Commission, what brings you to my Crown Prince's residence?"
Meng Shenji, the education commissioner, spoke first, "Your Highness, our Heaven Dou Royal Academy has admitted a genius today, and we are here to report this good news to you."
Xue Qinghe immediately became interested. The person who could attract three education commissioners to come at the same time must be exceptionally talented. "Just who is Meng Shenji, the education commissioner? And how is he such a genius?"
"Your Highness, today Yang Podi of the Breaking Clan has come to register at our Heaven Dou Royal Academy. At only 12 years old, he has already reached level 35 in Soul Power, demonstrating exceptional talent."
"Level 35 at the age of 12? How is that possible? It seems like there's never been such an outstanding talent in the history of our Heaven Dou Empire. The Breaking Clan is skilled in alchemy; could they be using medicine to enhance their Soul Power?"
"Your Highness, I have carefully observed Yang Podi. His Soul Power is very solid, unlike the effects of medicine."
Xue Qinghe couldn't help but recall their last meeting at the Breaking Clan. After a moment's thought, he spoke, "How could such a genius be born into the Breaking Clan? It's a bit of a pity. Judging by his current Soul Power, he should be able to participate in the Soul Master Tournament in two years. In any case, he is a talent of our Heaven Dou Empire and deserves our special attention and cultivation."
The three education commissioners exchanged glances, seemingly a little embarrassed.
Seeing this, Xue Qinghe continued, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the three education committee members?"
"Your Highness, Yang Podi has stated that due to insufficient combat experience, he is unable to participate in this Soul Master Tournament. He has expressed his willingness to participate in the next Soul Master Competition and requires a spot from our Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team. He also stated that he will be responsible for selecting all members for the second team himself and does not require the appointment of any additional teachers. We three understand the importance of this matter, so we have come to consult Your Highness."
Xue Qinghe found it strange. " Yang Podi doesn't want to participate in this Soul Master Tournament? And he's going to form his own team for the next Soul Master Tournament? This Yang Podi is quite interesting."
"The three education committee members agree to his request, as long as he is willing to serve my Heaven Dou Empire. But never mind, you should hold off for now. I will meet with him personally after the opening ceremony of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy tomorrow."
Seeing Xue Qinghe 'Xue Qinghe attitude, the three education committee members quickly bowed to him, saying, "Your Highness is wise."
The three originally thought that His Highness the Crown Prince had only agreed, but they did not expect that His Highness would personally go to meet him. This shows that His Highness the Crown Prince values talent and is recruiting capable people. This is also a good thing for the Heaven Dou Empire.
After the three education committee members left, Xue Qinghe spoke into the shadows, " Snake Lance, immediately investigate Yang Podi's situation. The Breaking Clan has produced such a genius; I wonder if there will be any problems?"
A voice echoed from the darkness, "Yes, young master." Then nothing more happened; clearly, the person had gone to gather information.
Just an hour later, Snake Lance Douluo returned to the Crown Prince's residence, carrying some documents, which clearly contained information about Yang Podi.
After reviewing the information, Xue Qinghe asked, " Snake Lance, what do you think of this Yang Podi?"
After a moment's thought, Snake Lance Douluo spoke, "Young Master, I just went to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Yang Podi was meditating. I observed that his aura was deep and his Soul Power was abundant and pure, clearly not caused by drugs. Moreover, according to information from within the Breaking Clan, he has Innate Soul Power of level 8 and cultivates extremely diligently. He is a rare genius."
"Young Master, the Breaking Clan has a grudge against our Spirit Hall. Should we eliminate this person beforehand?"
Xue Qinghe thought for a moment before speaking, "There's no need to take action for now. We'll discuss the details when we meet tomorrow. You may leave now."
After Snake Lance Douluo left, Xue Qinghe sneered, "Genius? I wonder just how much of a genius you, Yang Podi, really are."
The next morning, Yang Podi and Yang Ping'an went to the training ground to train. The two were once again impressed by the environment of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. There were many training grounds, and each one was independent, which ensured that the privacy of the training was not compromised.
Breakfast is served in the cafeteria, offering a wide variety of dishes that are both nutritious and delicious. Looking closely, it doesn't resemble a cafeteria at all; it's more like a grand hotel—truly luxurious, befitting the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
The morning session was the opening ceremony, which was attended by almost all the students.
The entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy has about 500 students, all of whom are Soul Master, and at least level 20 or above. However, there are many Soul Grandmaster Soul Grandmaster, relatively few Soul Elder, and it is unknown whether there are any Soul Ancestor.
On the high platform of the opening ceremony, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe actually attended in person, along with all sorts of people, presumably some nobles or high-ranking officials of the empire.
Accompanying Xue Qinghe throughout was a refined middle-aged man, who was holding the hand of a little girl who looked to be about six or seven years old. Next to the middle-aged man was a man with completely white hair, but the skin on his face was as white as a baby's, and his eyes shone with a sharp edge.
Yang Podi thought to himself, "This middle-aged man should be Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School, while the little girl he's holding is Ning Rongrong, one of the Shrek Seven Devils from the original story. And the white-haired old man is probably Sword Douluo Chen Xin."
Yang Podi took a closer look at Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong should be around seven years old now. Her face is like a finely carved jade, especially her big, bright blue eyes, which look quite cute. Wearing a princess dress, she does look like a little princess. She is clearly a beauty in the making.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, though seemingly calm, seemed to radiate sword intent in his eyes, and his entire being was like an unsheathed sword. As expected of the number one swordsman in the Douluo Continent, he was indeed powerful.
The opening ceremony mainly consisted of speeches by a group of leaders. Whether it was Xue Qinghe or Ning Fengzhi, they all gave some encouraging words, which were rather uninteresting.
After the opening ceremony, Teacher Li approached me and said that Prince Xue Qinghe had summoned me and wanted me to go to the Education Commission building.
Yang Podi couldn't help but mentally grumble. What was Xue Qinghe —no, what was Qian Renxue up to? She actually wanted to summon him alone, and Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were definitely going to be there too. In the original story, when Bone Douluo first met Tang San, he proposed to kill him beforehand. Clearly, even the supposedly reputable Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had its share of clandestine attempts to eliminate geniuses. How was he supposed to face this group?
Yang Podi couldn't help but sigh, hoping that the reputation of the Breaking Clan could be preserved, or rather, the reputation of the Four Single-Attribute Clans could be preserved.