How could such an outrageous flame exist in this world?

"Eight years old, with the cultivation of a Soul Grandmaster."

"Her first two Soul Rings are both Thousand-Year Soul Rings."

Such unbelievable news kept stimulating the beautiful teachers, bringing their brains wave after wave of climaxes.

But Soul Rings could not be faked. They had witnessed everything before them with their own eyes, and her bone age had been measured by Qiu Wanxi, who was renowned for her strictness. There could be no mistake.

In other words, all of this was true.

"The dean! We must notify the dean. Only the dean can decide what treatment a student like this should receive."

The teachers were trembling all over with excitement.

"Wait." Just then, an ill-timed voice rang out. It belonged to none other than the loli teacher.

"Look at her Martial Soul. That's fire! How can she join our Skywater Academy?" she cried strangely, a hint of smugness in her eyes, as though stopping Xiao Yao from enrolling were some great accomplishment.

Everyone looked closely. The blue in Xiao Yao's hand kept swirling. Although it constantly gave off ripples like seawater, on closer inspection, they could still tell that it was a flame.

At the same time, a bucket of cold water doused the flames in the teachers' hearts.

That was right. This was a fire-attribute Martial Soul.

No matter how outstanding this child was, their Skywater Academy could never admit a student with a fire-attribute Martial Soul.

"Although you're very outstanding, I'm sorry, but you don't meet our Skywater Academy's requirements. Please leave."

Despite her polite words, the loli teacher who walked up to Xiao Yao held herself with overbearing arrogance, certain that he would slink out of Skywater Academy in disgrace today.

She was not the only one. The other teachers thought the same, their eyes filled with regret and pity.

Such a beautiful, powerful child with so much potential was actually going to miss out on their Skywater Academy because of her attribute.

Just then, Shui Bing'er stepped forward. "Wait."

"Wait for what?" The loli teacher's expression froze before she glared viciously at Shui Bing'er. "Are you planning to defy the rules laid down by the founding dean and admit a fire-attribute student into the academy?"

Her gaze was fierce, the complete opposite of her adorable appearance, as though she would show no mercy if Shui Bing'er said yes.

Shui Bing'er ignored it. "Teacher Li, give Shui Lingji a chance. Since she knows our academy's rules, she must have some confidence to have chosen our Skywater Academy."

"Otherwise, with her talent, she would only receive better treatment at Blazing Fire Academy than at our Skywater Academy."

That was right. If things really were as they appeared, wouldn't she be better off going to Blazing Fire Academy?

Blazing Fire Academy took pride in fire and would certainly treat someone with such a special flame as an honored guest. Not to mention that Blazing Fire Academy was wealthier than their Skywater Academy.

All the teachers thought this, remaining silent.

Only the loli teacher, Li Qiuyun, muttered, "Isn't it just her background? Of the six great academies, only our Skywater Academy admits commoners."

This time, no one agreed with her. None of them were fools. Although the other five great academies were all aristocratic academies, they would still admit a rare genius if they encountered one.

Take Heaven Dou Royal Academy, for instance. Hadn't it admitted two genius students a while ago?

Yet at this moment, no one dared risk violating the academy's greatest taboo by speaking up for Xiao Yao and Shui Bing'er.

The office was so quiet that a falling pin could be heard.

After a stretch of silence, Qiu Wanxi, who held the highest position and had the most resolve, finally said:

"Go on, then. Let's hear it."

Xiao Yao inwardly breathed a sigh of relief as well. Even without Shui Bing'er, he would have stepped forward to fight for the chance himself.

Still, the current outcome was clearly even better than he had expected.

As the flame in his hand swirled, every source of water in the office-the tea in the teacups, the clean water in the watering can, and even the makeup remover used by the beautiful teachers-gathered in Xiao Yao's hand like ten thousand rivers returning to the sea.

The water surrounded the Sea Heart Flame like guards protecting their sovereign.

Shui Bing'er, Qiu Wanxi, Li Qiuyun, and all the beautiful teachers were stunned by the sight before them.

They had heard that when Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect drew his sword, all the swords under heaven followed.

But they had never heard of water flowing along with the movement of a flame.

At the same time, Xiao Yao's voice reached their ears:

"This flame is called the Sea Heart Flame. Though it is a flame, it is the spirit of the ocean and can command all the water under heaven."

The women clicked their tongues in wonder. They had never imagined that such a miraculous flame existed in the world. Looking like water was one thing, but it could actually control water too.

Wait. A flame that could control water-if it fell into the hands of their sworn rival, Blazing Fire Academy...

Qiu Wanxi thought of this problem as well and decided to take Xiao Yao to see the dean.

Only the dean could decide whether this student would stay or leave.

Shui Bing'er followed them too.

Watching the three leave, Li Qiuyun stamped her foot. Seeing that her colleagues around her were also talking about her, she could only cover her face and run out.

The dean's office was on the top floor of the teaching building, but that was not their destination at the moment.

Skywater Academy was laid out like this: beyond the academy's main gate was a plaza, followed by a six-story teaching building.

However, for students at the Soul Grandmaster level, actual combat was more important, so behind the teaching building were dozens of combat areas and several mimicry cultivation areas.

Skywater Academy's admission requirements were so high that it had only a little over three hundred students. This arrangement was already sufficient, and some rare environments were located outside the city.

Beyond the combat and cultivation areas were the students' and teachers' dormitories. They were all girls, so there was no particularly strict separation.

Behind the dormitories lay a large lake, with a small island at its center.

This lake was no ordinary lake either. The moment Xiao Yao stepped in, he felt a mysterious force trying to pour into his body from every direction.

"Illusion."

The person Xiao Yao had transformed into was Yan Lingji, who was also an expert at using illusions. He easily identified this force.

Had the disparity in raw strength not been too great, he would not even have been deceived by this illusion at all.

He shook his head, and everything before his eyes dissolved.

Only then did he realize that this was no lake surface. Rippling blue water surrounded him, and fish swam past him and overhead. He was clearly at the bottom of the lake.

"Good perception."

The voice belonged to a mature, alluring woman with a curvaceous figure. She wore a tight, aqua-blue qipao that snugly wrapped her full, ripe body.

A gentle breeze blew, stirring the bottom of her qipao slightly and revealing her full, straight, long legs.

Her slender waist, voluptuous figure, qipao, and the silvery high heels beneath her delicate feet outlined the graceful curves of a mature woman.

No wonder a teacher had just called the dean "unrivaled under heaven."

Shui Bing'er and Qiu Wanxi's attitudes also confirmed the identity of this peerless beauty.

"Dean."

The dean nodded, her voice indescribably seductive and soul-stealing. "What brings you here?"