Douluo Continent: Heaven rewards diligence, Tang San's defenses are breached by liver damage.

call out!

The ice crystal arrows flew out and landed in the pool.

Almost instantly upon contact, the ice crystals spread outwards, freezing the water surface about five zhang wide before slowly coming to a stop.

Lin Chuan squatted down and touched the ice on the lake surface; a bone-chilling coldness crept up his fingertips.

"It's so cold, but the power is pretty good. If someone gets frozen, their combat power will definitely be greatly reduced. It not only has a control effect, but also a debuff... Control plus support, that's really good!"

Lin Chuan nodded slightly, quite satisfied with this soul skill from the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm.

Chapter 35 The dust has settled

Dean's Office, Tianshui College.

The office building is five zhang tall and is predominantly light blue. It has four floors, with the dean's office on the top floor and the offices of the vice dean and the director of teaching on the next floor. Other teachers generally have their offices on the first and second floors.

At that very moment, inside the dean's office, several figures were gathered and arguing loudly.

"No, I absolutely disagree. Since its founding, Tianshui Academy has always adhered to the principle of only admitting female students, and even the teachers are women. Now, a male student has suddenly appeared. This is absolutely unacceptable!"

“Director Leng, I understand what you mean, but Xiao Chuan is different. His talent deserves us to make an exception.”

Shui Lanxin patiently began to explain.

However, the beautiful mature woman with blue hair in front of her still looked angry. "That's not a reason. Do you think, Dean Shui, that his talent can surpass that girl Bing'er?"

Shui Lanxin gently shook her head, but then said something that shocked everyone present.

"To be honest, Bing'er is probably a little inferior to that little guy."

"How can it be?!"

Everyone present looked surprised.

It should be noted that Shui Bing'er, as a genius of the Shui family, did not inherit the Shui family's inherited martial soul, the Water Condensing Flying Phoenix, but her martial soul mutated and became the even more powerful beast martial soul, the Ice Phoenix. Even her innate soul power was as high as level nine and a half.

Shui Lanxin actually said that the boy she brought back was even more talented than Shui Bing'er. Could he possibly be born with full soul power?

"I don't know the exact amount of that little guy's innate soul power, but he is nine years old this year, and his soul power has already reached level 20, and he has become a Great Soul Master."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, even the blue-haired beauty who had initially objected changed her expression.

Seeing the astonishment on everyone's faces, Shui Lanxin smiled slightly, feeling extremely pleased.

'Let you guys argue with me; let's see if you can really keep it up.'

"Not only that, that little guy's spirit ring configuration is one yellow and one purple, with the first spirit ring being at least five hundred years old and the second nearly two thousand years old."

"How can it be?!"

If a nine-year-old Great Soul Master is already impressive enough, this terrifying Soul Ring configuration left everyone present utterly astonished.

Shui Lanxin chuckled inwardly, "I saw it with my own eyes. Bing'er and Xue Wu were also there at the time. This is no longer just a genius, it should be called a prodigy. As long as he doesn't die prematurely, that little guy can at least cultivate to the level of Soul Douluo, and it's not impossible that he can even become a Title Douluo."

"Don't you think we should try to recruit such a promising talent?"

The casual rhetorical question left the senior officials of Tianshui College speechless.

No wonder Shui Lanxin would break the academy's century-old rules; if it were them, they would probably do the same.

Seeing that everyone was still in shock and had not come to their senses for a long time, Shui Lanxin also sighed in a pretentious manner.

"Sigh, our Tianshui Academy has always been the weakest among the five elemental academies. I also want to try to make a change. What a promising talent! If he can really break through to the Title Douluo level, then Tianshui Academy can become one of the top academies among the five elemental academies."

"Now it seems I was overthinking things. Since you all disagree, I'll send that little guy out of the academy now!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up in unison.

The blue-haired beauty looked displeased and glared at Shui Lanxin.

"You're still so disgusting!"

“Likewise,” Shui Lanxin smiled, her eyes sweeping over the surroundings. “So, regarding Lin Chuan joining the academy, is there anyone else who objects?”

The other two vice deans exchanged a glance and shook their heads simultaneously.

"The dean's vision is profound; we agree."

"And what about you, Director Leng?"

“I can admit him, but if his character is too bad and he misbehaves in the academy, even if he is a genius, I will definitely expel him from the academy!”

Although her words were stern, the beautiful woman ultimately chose to compromise.

Just as Shui Lanxin said, compared with the other four elemental academies, Tianshui Academy is indeed ranked at the bottom. Even the only Soul Douluo in charge is Shui Lanxin. Although there is not much competition between them, strength determines the right to speak.

Now that an opportunity has presented itself to greatly revitalize the academy, it is certainly not to be missed.

As for the so-called rules... it's not that we can't compromise on them.

"Very good, then it's decided. Xiao Chuan will join the academy team and study with Bing'er and the others. Perhaps in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, our Tianshui Academy will impress all the other Soul Master academies!"

No one else had any objections to Shui Lanxin's arrangements.

Tianshui Academy is an advanced Soul Master Academy, but even so, it has a Junior Soul Master Department and an Intermediate Soul Master Department under its jurisdiction, and the students are basically trained from the age of six.

Because Tianshui Academy is open to the general public, not all students there are geniuses.

The Junior Soul Master Department is for Soul Masters who are below level 10. As long as they reach level 11 in Soul Power before the age of 12, they can advance to the Intermediate Soul Master Department to continue their studies, or they can choose to graduate. As for the Senior Soul Master Department, the admission standard is to reach level 20 before the age of 16.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had already entered the Advanced Soul Master Department. Although Lin Chuan was a bit young, his soul power level had reached the required level, so he could naturally study with the two of them.

Rather, it would be a waste of time for a Great Soul Master to remain in the primary or intermediate Soul Master department.

"The meeting is adjourned!"

Shui Lanxin waved her hand and walked out of the office first.

Getting Lin Chuan admitted to school was entirely within her expectations. No matter how stubborn the others were, they still clearly understood what a nine-year-old Great Soul Master and his second soul ring of a thousand years really meant.

Besides, their objections are useless.

In fact, the Five Elemental Academies are not just schools for Soul Masters; they are also supported by Soul Master families.

Thunder Academy is backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Elephant Armor Academy is backed by the Elephant Armor Clan, and the remaining Tianshui Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Divine Wind Academy are slightly weaker, each belonging to a different Soul Master family. Shui Lanxin comes from the Shui family, and strictly speaking, Tianshui Academy can also be considered an asset of the Shui family.

Therefore, even though the two vice deans and the head of the teaching department objected, Shui Lanxin, as the dean and a high-ranking member of the Shui family, was still able to get Lin Chuan to join.

However, doing that would have made things very ugly, unlike the happy ending we have now.

Therefore, there will be no surprises regarding Lin Chuan's enrollment in Tianshui Academy. However, to prevent the news from leaking and becoming widely known, the information will not be leaked.

Shui Lanxin's decision to arrange for Lin Chuan to live next to her own residence may not have been without this consideration.

Chapter 36 Protests on the First Day of School

Early the next morning.

Lin Chuan was awakened from his sleep by Shui Lanxin.

"Come on, Xiaochuan, I'll take you to class."

"Mm." Lin Chuan nodded slightly and followed behind the beautiful female dean.

Walking on the cobblestone path, with trees planted on both sides, a moist breeze blows in your face, and birds fly by in the sky from time to time, making the environment exceptionally quiet.

It's currently school season, and the college is quite lively.

However, there weren't many students in the Advanced Soul Master Department, only about a hundred. After all, to reach level 20 by the age of sixteen, one's innate soul power must be at least level six. However, Tianshui Academy has a good simulated cultivation environment, so quite a few students were able to advance smoothly. This shows how much a good academy can help with cultivation.

As Lin Chuan walked, he curiously looked around.

To be honest, it truly lives up to its reputation as one of the five major elemental academies. The sheer size of the campus is astounding, and the various buildings are quite magnificent, leaving one in awe.

After about one stick of incense.

Lin Chuan followed Shui Lanxin to their destination, Feishuang Mountain.

Feishuang Mountain is one of the snow-capped mountains belonging to Tianshui Academy. It can be seen as soon as you enter the academy gate. When you get nearby, the temperature drops significantly and you can feel a bit of a chill.

Halfway up the mountain, countless buildings cling to the mountainside and are connected by numerous corridors.

"Here we are!"

Shui Lanxin pointed to the mountain peak not far away and took the initiative to introduce it to Lin Chuan, "This is Feishuang Mountain, which is also where the Advanced Soul Master Department is located. All advanced students will study here. Over there are classrooms and canteens. You will have your classes there from now on. There is a huge platform built on the top of the mountain, where you will often have practical combat classes."

Lin Chuan leaned down and looked down, but the things at the foot of the mountain had long since turned into black dots and were no longer clearly visible.

"Dean Shui, where is the simulated cultivation environment?"

"There is a forest enclosed by a protective wall at the top of the mountain, where many animals are kept. It is suitable for Soul Masters with Beast Martial Souls to cultivate. There are also many mimicry training areas throughout the mountain, suitable for different types of Soul Masters. You will know more once you get familiar with them."

"Now, let me introduce you to your future companions!"