The Eve of the Elite Tournament's Opening
"What a spectacular match! Let's congratulate the Skywater Academy Team on their victory."
Another six months have passed, and the start of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament is approaching. After winning this team battle, the Skywater Academy Team has finally accumulated enough points to become the fastest team in the history of the Heaven Dou Imperial City's Great Soul Arena to obtain the Soul Fighting Badge.
The group returned to the lounge in high spirits. Looking at the group's Gold Soul Fighting Badge in Shui Bing'er's hand, Shui Xinrou nodded with satisfaction.
"Excellent, you have all met my requirements, especially Yue'er. I thought you wouldn't be able to complete your individual tasks by the start of the competition, but you were even faster than Xue Wu. That's truly beyond my expectations. Very good!"
Feeling a little uncomfortable with the sudden praise, Shui Yue'er replied shyly, "Not at all, it's just..."
As he spoke, his gaze drifted towards Yu Tianshuang.
Shui Xinrou smiled gently at this, then said seriously, "Very good, you have all perfectly completed the cultivation task. Now, I will assign you another task."
After saying that, he gestured to Yu Tianshuang, signaling him to take the item out of the ring.
With a hint of helplessness, Yu Tianshuang took out a large box from her ring and placed it on the table.
Like a curious child Shui Yue'er was the first to peek into the box.
Then, with a puzzled look, she took out a school uniform with Shui Yue'er's name on it from the box.
"I thought it was something magical, but it's just the new school uniform. Didn't we just get a new set of uniforms a while ago? Why are we getting another one? But it's great, I like wearing new clothes, I'm too lazy to wash them, hehe."
As she spoke, Shui Yue'er unpacked the new school uniform and held it up to her own body.
Then, the pretty faces of the women who were staring at Shui Yue'er turned completely red, and they quickly turned their heads away from Shui Yue'er.
Looking on in astonishment, Shui Yue'er was completely puzzled and curiously looked down.
Her pretty face flushed red with embarrassment, and she quickly threw the school uniform she was holding onto the table.
"This, this, you idiot, you're not allowed to look, Auntie! How come this new school uniform is so, so, so simple?"
Thinking about how she would look in this somewhat "simple" new school uniform, Shui Yue'er's pretty face flushed even more.
"Well, as you all know, the competition among the Empire's major academies is fierce, with our Five Elemental Academies being the most competitive. The other four academies are fine, as long as the attributes match, it's fine. But our Skywater Academy, in addition to matching the attributes, also requires that the student be female. In all these years, the academy has only made an exception for Tianshuang."
Shui Xinrou herself was a little embarrassed, and slowly said with a hint of helplessness, "As you all know, because we only accept female students who meet the required attributes, our Skywater Academy has the fewest students, but the number of instructors is no less than other academies. Moreover, whether it is the cultivation resources for students or the academy's cultivation facilities and venues, they are no worse than other academies. This has led to our academy's funds being very tight for many years."
"Therefore, every year during the Soul Master Elite Tournament, we provide participating students with a set of eye-catching school uniforms to help generate some revenue for the academy. Otherwise, relying solely on the academy's income and the subsidies from the Empire and our Shui Family, we simply cannot support the academy's expenses. We hope you understand."
Seeing Shui Xinrou's guilty expression, he found it difficult to speak, but he still told everyone his troubles.
Upon hearing Shui Xinrou's words, the girls silently took out their new school uniforms from the box and held them in their hands.
"Aunt, although the new school uniform is a bit chilly, the academy has nurtured us for many years, and it's time for us to give back."
Shui Bing'er, as the team captain, was the first to speak out.
"That's right, Auntie, don't worry. When we wear our new school uniforms, I guarantee all those men will be eyeing us like crazy, hehe."
Although her face was still flushed, Shui Yue'er immediately began to comfort Shui Xinrou after learning the reason.
"Alright, you guys, I have another task for you. Tianshuang, you go back to the academy by yourself. The other seven of you come with me."
Seeing that the women, though still somewhat embarrassed, had all expressed their stance, Shui Xinrou said with satisfaction.
Completely bewildered, Yu Tianshuang watched the women's departing figures, utterly confused.
Unable to understand, Yu Tianshuang had no choice but to take her new school uniform back to the academy.
The next morning, Yu Tianshuang, who had arrived at the Mimicry Training Ground early to cultivate, could hear the chattering of the women from afar.
"Sister, I think you look better in the center. I never noticed before, but your figure is amazing! It's making me drool, hehe."
Shui Bing'er reached out and patted Shui Bing'er Shui Yue'er, saying in an annoyed tone, "Look at you, you're such a grown-up, still so improper. But I think it would be better if Zhu Zhuqing did the second main dance when the rhythm changed. To be honest, Zhu Zhuqing, your figure is just too unfair, even I, a girl, am a little jealous."
With a slight blush on her pretty face, Zhu Zhuqing said softly, "No, Sister Bing'er, don't interrupt me. If we're talking about good figures, I think Lingling has a great figure too. Besides, Lingling's dancing is really graceful, Charm, and captivating."
As they talked, the group of women arrived at the training ground. Yu Tianshuang, who had just finished fighting a mimicry Soul Beast, also looked at the group.
"Hey, why don't we let this idiot take a look first, let him see if there's anything that needs improvement, what do you say?"
Hearing this, the women were all a little embarrassed, but remained silent. So Shui Bing'er walked over, her pretty face flushed, and stammered, "Um, you brat, you, you stop cultivating for now, look at us, the task Auntie assigned us."
"Oh, what task? Do you need my help?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianshuang walked over and said with a puzzled look.
"Stop, stop, stop! Don't get too close. Stay back and just watch."
After saying that, Shui Bing'er turned around and returned to the group of women, then took out a Soul Power gem from her pocket and tossed it into the air.
Yu Tianshuang recognized this thing; it was used to project images and play sound during classes at the academy. Storing Soul Power into it would allow it to play images or transmit sound.
Although she was very curious about why Shui Bing'er took out this thing, Yu Tianshuang still stood quietly and obediently in place, looking at the women.
The Soul Power Gem emitted lively music, and the women took their positions and began to dance gracefully according to yesterday's rehearsal.
As the final curtain call ended, Shui Bing'er waved her hand and retrieved the Soul Power gem from the sky. Leng Yu's face flushed slightly as he looked at the dazed Yu Tianshuang and slowly said, "You brat, what do you think?"
Yu Tianshuang, whose mind had been blank, snapped back to reality. Hearing Shui Bing'er's words, she felt her heart pounding wildly. Looking at the shy yet expectant expressions on the women's faces, Yu Tianshuang swallowed hard, her voice trembling slightly as she said, "Good, good, really good!"
Seeing Yu Tianshuang's simple and honest expression, the women couldn't help but burst out laughing.