Chapter 41: Enrollment
"We won't be apart for long, I'll come back to you soon," Xue Linglong said softly, leaning on Du Qianjue's shoulder.
Du Qianjue nodded.
"Just comforting words and a kiss on the cheek aren't enough!"
"Umm!"
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"So, this is Dio Academy, huh? It feels even more grandiose than our Body Sect," Du Qianjue remarked, looking at the ostentatious Dio Academy and tugging at his mouth.
What else would you expect from a royal academy? Every decoration gleamed with gold!
It's almost like they should engrave 'I am very rich!' on their sign.
Du Bushi also rubbed his eyes, the nouveau riche vibe of the place genuinely hurting his eyes.
"Well, you go on in then. I won't join you; I'm heading back to the sect now. With your strength, unless it's a Title Douluo, no one poses a threat to you, so I won't arrange for someone to secretly protect you," Du Bushi patted Du Qianjue's shoulder.
Anyone below Title Douluo couldn't beat Du Qianjue, and those above wouldn't dare provoke the Body Sect.
So, Du Qianjue could practically roam freely in Dio Academy without needing any guards.
"Okay, I'll return to the Body Sect during vacations," Du Qianjue nodded.
After parting with Du Bushi, Du Qianjue strolled around Dio Academy. Although he was mentally prepared upon seeing the entrance, the interior decor still blinded him with its brilliance.
What taste do people in Douluo Continent have?
Even the Star Luo Empire was the same, with the Starlight Auction House full of nouveau riche vibes, lavishly decorated with all sorts of precious metals, gems, and corals.
It was even more excessive at Dio Academy.
What's that in the middle of the academy square? A four-meter-tall statue made entirely of gold!
It was said to be the first headmaster of Dio Academy, who was also the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire at the time.
To commemorate this headmaster-emperor, they melted down millions of gold soul coins to create this statue!
Impressive indeed.
Du Qianjue questioned his life choices.
Is this the extravagance of nobility? Love it!
Wait, am I also a noble? Du Qianjue glanced at the stack of gold soul coins and several large-denomination gold soul coin saving cards in his starlight blue sapphire storage ring, and heaved a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, I'm not unsophisticated!
It's great to have the backing of a powerful force!
While Du Qianjue was enjoying the campus scenery of Dio Academy, there were no show-offs or face-slapping incidents.
Most of those who could enroll in Dio Academy had some noble lineage.
Even among nobles, there's a hierarchy of disdain, but their education typically prevents them from being rude in public—at worst, they'd just scorn you behind your back and exclude you from their games.
And those who understand what games I'm talking about are better off not knowing.
So, no one found Du Qianjue disagreeable enough to mock him and then get beaten up by him.
This actually made Du Qianjue somewhat puzzled.
"Am I not the protagonist? Don't I have the basic protagonist's tendency to provoke scorn and attract trouble?" Du Qianjue touched his face, which could compete with any of his readers, and pondered.
But soon, he put this thought behind him.
Laughable, isn't it? So what if I'm not the protagonist? Even Huo Yuhao , the protagonist in the original plot, was still trained like a dog by Tang San.
It's better not to be the protagonist!
While Du Qianjue was happily moseying around Dio Academy, Shrek Academy also welcomed a son of fortune.
It must be said, Huo Yuhao didn't get the soul ring from Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, which actually brought a minor advantage—
He wouldn't be ridiculed for having a ten-year soul ring.
And his hundred-year soul ring also inherited the most powerful innate ability of the Three-Eyed White Fox: Illusion!
He could create illusions with his spiritual power to confuse his opponents, and with sufficient spiritual power, he could even create tangible illusionary clones!
If Du Qianjue knew about Huo Yuhao's soul skill, he would undoubtedly have exclaimed that it was worthy of a protagonist!
A soul ring of only two hundred years granting such an excellent soul skill!
This skill's effect was comparable to the imitation soul skill of the Ice Silkworm clan, just applicable in different scenarios.
In terms of the excellence of the soul skills, they were pretty much on par.
The Three-Eyed White Fox lineage was not weak; it was just their lifespan that was short. They relied on this illusion talent for survival!
The most powerful Three-Eyed White Foxes could even let their enemies die blissfully unaware within their illusions!
This was also why Huo Yuhao was lucky; it's usually impossible to encounter such a soul beast!
So although Huo Yuhao, due to his low level, entered Shrek Academy on a special enrollment quota from Tang Sect, because of this first soul ring from the Three-Eyed White Fox, he even received more attention at Shrek Academy than in the original plot!
Of course, this was before he obtained his second martial soul.
The later developments also went as expected; he fought with Wang Dong, used illusions to trick her, and then uttered that famous line:
"If you dare to bully me again, I will bite a piece of flesh off you even if I die!"
Afterwards, the two became friends.
It was pretty much the same for Du Qianjue, who encountered an acquaintance while going to eat.
"Are you the young sect master?" a sweet voice suddenly asked from behind Du Qianjue.
Curious, Du Qianjue turned around and saw a girl in a yellow dress.
"...Wei Na?" Du Qianjue tugged at the corner of his mouth.
He knew this girl; Du Bushi had even tried to set him up with Wei Na before. After all, she was also a genius with twin martial souls, possessing the Snow Lotus and the Body martial soul.
"Is it really you, young sect master?" Wei Na smiled sweetly, her eyes filled with admiration.
Having the Body martial soul, she was naturally absorbed into the Body Sect and even became a direct disciple of Jin Peng.
She had often heard about Du Qianjue's illustrious reputation in the Body Sect, as his breakthrough to Soul Emperor was no secret there.
Consider that Wei Na, who was the same age as Du Qianjue, was only a twenty-something level great soul master!
And here was Du Qianjue, almost breaking through to Soul Saint!
And every one of his soul rings was obtained by overstepping his level, with a millennium-second ring and a ten-thousand-year-fourth ring! (In the Body Sect, Du Qianjue showed his soul rings as Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Black, not hiding his power but rather not wanting to stand out too much, given that there were eyes from above watching.)
Wei Na admired Du Qianjue so much that she dreamed of being his woman.
Seeing that Xue Linglong was not with Du Qianjue, Wei Na boldly approached and softly grasped Du Qianjue's right hand, her face full of admiration.
"Cough, Wei Na, don't do this. I have a fiancée," Du Qianjue said awkwardly, withdrawing his hand from her embrace.
Wei Na didn't speak; she just twiddled her fingers in front of her chest, her eyes filled with sorrow.
"Young sect master, please don't dislike Wei Na, okay?"
(End of Chapter)
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