The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 32 Heaven Dou Royal Academy (Part 1)

After the transaction was completed, the head of the Shui family valued Xia Liang's ability to find soul beasts and intended to invite him to join the Shui family.

Xia Liang proposed that he could join the Shui family, but he needed to be trained with the best cultivation resources.

After weighing the options, the head of the Shui family gave up on recruiting him, and the two sides parted ways.

After leaving Sylves City, Xia Liang returned to the small forest outside the city and reunited with the members of the Speeda Mercenary Group.

"Ah Liang, you're finally back!"

Hearing Teacher Mo's exclamation, Liu Shu and Aunt Liu ran out of the tent.

Seeing the worried looks on the three faces, Xia Liang smiled and took out a gold card from his silver bracelet. The amount of gold soul coins stored inside was exactly the reward given by the Shui family for this mission.

"You little rascal." Teacher Mo walked up to Xia Liang, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness you're back safe and sound. If anything had happened, how could I live with myself?"

"Teacher Mo, Sister Shu, Aunt Liu, I'm sorry to have worried you."

As he spoke, Xia Liang handed the gold card to the three people who had approached him. "This is the reward for this mission. It was originally 100,000 gold soul coins. I took out 70,000. There are still 30,000 left in the card. You can divide it among yourselves."

The three exchanged glances, remained silent for a moment, and then Teacher Mo pushed the gold card back, saying guiltily, "We didn't participate in this mission. How can we have the face to ask for compensation? Ah Liang, you don't need to share with us; this is all you deserve."

Knowing that Teacher Mo would refuse, Xia Liang deposited the gold card into the silver bracelet, then took out the silver card he had prepared beforehand and said, "This silver card contains 15,000 gold soul coins. It's all my savings from the past three years. Teacher Mo, Sister Shu, and Aunt Liu, thank you for taking care of me these past three years. Please accept these 15,000+ gold soul coins. Otherwise, I'll feel bad."

After hearing this explanation, all three of them looked puzzled.

"Ah Liang, are you leaving us?" Liu Shu asked.

"Yes. These three years of training with the Speedy Mercenary Group have helped me grow a lot. If I want to grow even more, I need a new environment. Sister Shu, if possible, I'd like to continue adventuring with you. Unfortunately, I can't stay in the mercenary group forever."

Teacher Mo smiled knowingly. "Ah Liang, when I helped you obtain your first spirit ring, I could tell you were a very ambitious child. With your perseverance and dedication, your future achievements will definitely surpass ours. I understand that you want to leave us and grow in a new environment."

"Since you've made up your mind, we won't try to stop you. Thank you for the many wonderful memories and help you've given the Speedy Mercenary Group. You really don't need to give us money; keep it for your own cultivation resources."

As she spoke, Teacher Mo pushed the silver card that had been handed to her back again.

Since they'd already pushed it to this point, Xia Liang didn't say much more and simply put the silver card back into the silver bracelet.

Looking at Xia Liang, who was already half a head taller than Teacher Mo, Liu Shu and Aunt Liu smiled at each other. The tacit understanding and trust they had developed during their three-year journey with the mercenary group might fade with their separation.

The three years we lived together were absolutely unforgettable and beautiful memories.

"Ah Liang, Sister Shu looks forward to the day you become a strong person." Liu Shu's eyes were full of confidence. "I believe that before long, you will definitely become a well-known figure on the continent! In the future, I will be able to tell others that I once fought with a great person."

"Thank you for your kind words. Sister Shu, Aunt Liu, Teacher Mo, farewell, and may we meet again someday."

After bowing slightly to the three people in a gesture of respect, Xia Liang turned and left.

While hunting soul beasts in the far north with the Shui family, his soul power increased from level 23 to level 24, still six levels away from the level 30 bottleneck.

With the help of the high-grade medicinal bath gifted by the Shui family, I should be able to quickly increase my soul power by one level. I'll save this high-grade medicinal bath for when I break through the level 30 bottleneck.

In addition to the high-grade medicinal bath, there are also two pieces of ancient whale glue.

According to the original description, in addition to its well-known aphrodisiac effects, whale glue also has a very good nourishing effect on soul masters, which can strengthen the body and increase the endurance of muscles, bones and meridians.

When whale glue enhances the load-bearing capacity of the human skeleton, the strength of the skeleton martial soul, which uses its own skeleton as its martial soul, will naturally increase as well.

Next, while cultivating soul power, you can also eat ten-thousand-year whale glue to train your body.

Once your soul power reaches the level 30 bottleneck, your physical attributes and martial soul strength will be elevated to a higher level.

At that time, he should be able to absorb a third soul ring with a limit of over four thousand years, even if it's a level higher.

This third spirit ring is of utmost importance.

Because level 30 is the first watershed for a Soul Master, if the quality of the third Soul Ring is good enough and its compatibility with the Martial Soul is high enough, there is a chance that the Martial Soul will evolve or undergo a qualitative change.

Although the Iron Bones enhancement of the second spirit ring was very useful, strictly speaking, the spirit skill effect did not meet expectations.

Whether the Skeleton Martial Soul can achieve the ultimate move of Bone Transformation Susanoo depends on the fate of the third Soul Ring.

The adventure in the far north, especially the Titan Snow Demon King, was incredibly impactful for Xia Liang.

For the first time, he felt so insignificant. This sense of powerlessness and being at the mercy of others was truly unbearable.

Therefore, become stronger.

Only by becoming powerful enough to surpass all life and to control life and death can this sense of defeat cease to exist.

The only way to quickly become stronger that we can access now is through the opportunity to obtain the immortal herbs mentioned in the original work.

After leaving the Speedy Mercenary Group, Xia Liang decided to look for opportunities at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

There, not only are the best cultivation resources available, but Dugu Bo and his granddaughter Dugu Yan should also be there. Contacting this grandfather and granddaughter pair would be a safer and more convenient way to obtain the opportunity to obtain immortal herbs.

The problem is that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy only admits noble students, and as a commoner soul master, he doesn't meet the academy's admission requirements at all.

With innate level 5 soul power, and only reaching level 24, two-ring Great Soul Master at the age of eleven, such talent would hardly make it difficult for the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to make an exception and admit him.

Walking on the official road leading to Tiandou City, Xia Liang looked up at the sky, wondering if there was any way to enter the Tiandou Royal Academy as a commoner.

Ten days later.

Heavenly Dou Empire, Heavenly Dou City.

Twenty kilometers from the city gate, there is a large mountain with many buildings and facilities, including a magnificent teaching building, a lush forest behind the mountain, and a lake with gentle ripples at its foot.

Everything in the mountains is beautiful, especially at sunset when the sky is ablaze with the colors of the setting sun. Against the backdrop of the western red glow, whether it's the lakes at the foot of the mountains, the lush forests, or the towering peaks, everything gives one the feeling of a paradise on earth.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy is built around this mountain and is the largest advanced soul master academy in the Heaven Dou Empire. The dean of the academy in each generation has been the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire.

The next day, in the morning.

The entrance to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

The streets were bustling with traffic and people.

Welcoming and seeing off guests, the kindness of fathers and the love of mothers.

Today is the registration day for the start of the new semester at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, so the academy and its surroundings are unusually lively.

The people coming and going were all elegant individuals dressed in luxurious clothes, accompanied by two or three servants, leading their children to register.

Just five meters from the academy gate, in a luxurious pavilion, there were two tables, and two teachers sat at each table, registering students who came to enroll.

About 100 meters to the left of the luxurious pavilion, there is another pavilion with simpler decorations. Inside, there are also two people, but they are not teachers of the academy, but recruiters.

Xia Liang walked past the long line of students and joined a burly man dressed in similarly simple clothes in the queue in front of the simple pavilion, waiting for the recruiter to announce the job postings.

Commoners cannot join the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, but they can work as cooks, cleaners, forest rangers, and gardeners, among other odd jobs.

Entering the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy as a chef would make it easier to inquire about Dugu Bo's whereabouts or to find a way to enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to steal immortal herbs.

In addition, the best resource of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is the simulated training ground.

After making a name for yourself in the academy's kitchen, you can try to apply to the academy for the right to use the simulated training ground and raise your soul power to level 30 as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)