"Second, I prefer to cultivate alone, so after I enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy, I most likely won't cultivate with the other students," Yu Tianheng said.
"Why is that?" Bai Baoshan looked puzzled.
Yu Tianheng said, "I have my own unique cultivation method. It's a family secret that isn't passed on to outsiders."
"Agreed!" Meng Shenji nodded. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had a long heritage, so it was perfectly normal for it to have a few secrets. As the heir to the position of clan leader, Yu Tianheng naturally had access to those secrets, and it was equally normal for him not to want to reveal them.
"Third, and this is my final condition, I'll choose my own instructor. If they don't meet my requirements, they'd better stay out of my business."
"Agreed!" Meng Shenji accepted once again. Given Yu Tianheng's status, not just anyone was qualified to be his instructor. At the very least, they had to be at the Soul Douluo level. There was nothing unreasonable about that condition.
Seeing that all three conditions had been accepted, Yu Tianheng nodded. "In that case, I'm a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy from this moment on."
"Excellent!" Meng Shenji was overjoyed. "Come, I'll personally take you to enroll in the Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class."
Yu Tianheng nodded and followed Meng Shenji.
He had learned earlier that the students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy were divided into three grades. Students whose cultivation was above level thirty belonged to the highest grade, the Heaven Dou Grade. They were the academy's elites, while the Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class consisted of the elite among elites, the future pillars of the Heaven Dou Empire.
When they arrived at the Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class, its head instructor was a Soul Saint whose cultivation had reached level 70. Seeing Meng Shenji come in person, the instructor hurried forward to greet him, looking apprehensive. "Education Committee member, what brings you here?"
Meng Shenji waved a hand. "There's no need to be so nervous. I'm here to bring in a new student today."
With that, he led Yu Tian into the Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class. "Students, today we welcome a new classmate to our Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class: Yu Tianheng. He comes from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and he has extraordinary talent and strength." A wave of whispers immediately swept through the classroom as the students cast curious looks at him.
Yu Tianheng politely nodded to everyone, his voice clear. "Hello, everyone. I'm Yu Tianheng. I'm glad to join the Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class, and I hope that in the days ahead, we can make progress together and bring glory to the academy." His words were concise and forceful, carrying an innate confidence.
At that moment, in a corner of the classroom, a student familiar with the Soul Master World whispered, "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is one of the Upper Three Sects. Its strength is unfathomable, and it even has a Titled Douluo-level expert holding down the fort. Even the Heaven Dou Imperial Family treats it with a measure of awe. He comes from that clan, so his strength definitely can't be underestimated."
While some were awed, others naturally refused to concede. A competitive glint appeared in some students' eyes, and they secretly resolved to test themselves against Yu Tianheng.
Standing at the front of the classroom, Yu Tianheng swept his gaze over these so-called elite students. Every one of them was older than him.
They were all at least fifteen, and quite a few were adults over twenty.
That was normal. Generally speaking, Soul Masters who cultivated past level thirty were no longer particularly young. Anyone who became a Three-Ring Soul Master before fifteen was an absolute genius even in the Soul Master World.
People like Yu Tianheng, who became Three-Ring Soul Masters at twelve, were few and far between.
Besides that, he noticed something else: the students were all dressed in exceptionally expensive clothes. It would be no exaggeration to call their attire extravagant.
I heard before that Heaven Dou Royal Academy was an academy for nobles. Apart from a very small number of talented commoner Soul Masters admitted as exceptions, everyone else is a noble child of extraordinary background. Now that I've seen it for myself, it's true, Yu Tianheng thought.
In the Heaven Dou Empire, the so-called nobles were the ruling class.
At the very top were naturally members of the imperial family, such as the emperor and princes. Their children could enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy to study unconditionally, without any restrictions. After all, the academy was supported and run by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, so the status of its members was naturally extraordinary.
Even if they did something wrong, it was difficult for the Education Committee to deal with them harshly.
Next came the high nobility, all of whom held titles. From lowest to highest, these were duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron, and knight.
Knight was the lowest noble title in the Heaven Dou Empire.
But anyone who held that status was a noble.
The descendants of these nobles could also enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but they had to undergo an assessment and meet the requirements before they could study there.
Besides them, the children of imperial ministers and commanding marshals were also eligible to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
All in all, for anyone who wanted to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, talent was not the most important thing. Status was.
Moreover, most of those who graduated from the academy joined the empire and served the imperial family, occupying high positions.
"Tian Heng, go find yourself a seat wherever you like," Meng Shenji said to Yu Tianheng.
Yu Tianheng nodded, walked down from the front, and found a seat in the back row.
As for Meng Shenji, after instructing the Soul Saint to teach the students well, he got up and left.
Once Meng Shenji had left, the instructor in charge of the Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class looked at Yu Tianheng. "You're Tian Heng, right? My name is Wang Ruohua, a level seventy-two Seven-Ring Soul Sage. My Martial Soul is the Demon Ox, and I'm responsible for teaching the students in the elite class. You're new, so if there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me at any time."
Yu Tianheng nodded slightly. "All right."
Seeing this, Wang Ruohua said no more and continued explaining the principles of Soul Master cultivation.
Most of the elite class students listened attentively. Although they were all children of nobles, not every noble child was a good-for-nothing, wastrel fop. Many had lofty ambitions and wanted to accomplish great things.
How should it be put?
Every class had its good and bad. Some drifted through life waiting to die, while others strove to rise. Those who could enter the Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class were outstanding members of the younger generation, and on the whole, they were fairly good.
Yu Tianheng also listened during Wang Ruohua's lecture, but the content was nothing special. It amounted to cultivating diligently, then hunting Soul Beasts and obtaining Soul Rings to increase one's strength after reaching the required level.
After listening for a while and finding the content unremarkable, Yu Tianheng couldn't be bothered to listen anymore. He simply closed his eyes and rested. He had his own cultivation method, so why did he need to listen to this nonsense?
The lesson lasted half an hour and soon ended. After a few final instructions, Wang Ruohua let everyone arrange their own time.
In truth, Soul Master cultivation depended mainly on oneself. If one lacked talent, no amount of training would do much good.
After class, the students of the Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class were all very interested in Yu Tianheng, the new student from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and some immediately gathered around him.