Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

Chapter 28 Seventh-Level Soul Master Kong Tianxu

However, Xu Tianzhen remained unconvinced. "Does the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy even have legendary Super Douluo? Can it cultivate individuals with the power to influence the outcome of a war, like the Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy? The people there only know how to research soul tools; their martial souls have all been neglected. Humph! I want to become a Super Douluo; I don't want to go there. As for safety, we can just hide our identities. Anyway, the other side basically doesn't know about our Sun Martial Soul. If all else fails, we can just pretend to be that Tianyang from the Douling Empire."

Xu Tianzhen spoke with conviction, asserting that her talent was exceptional. Although she hadn't inherited the strongest royal spirit, the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, her Sun Spirit was only slightly inferior. She was a top-tier existence on par with the Clear Sky Hammer, Star Crown, and Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, which were considered the six greatest spirits of the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago. Her childhood dream was to become the most powerful Soul Master.

The only thing that could help her achieve this dream, besides the mysterious Body Sect, is Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent and a holy place in the hearts of countless soul masters.

Upon hearing her words, Xu Guoyi's anger, which he had just suppressed, flared up again, yet he was unable to refute her. Just as he was feeling extremely frustrated, a palace maid rushed in and whispered something in his ear. The Emperor immediately sat up straight, composed himself, and said:

"Please come in quickly."

He then looked at Xu Tianzhen, who was clearly captivated, and said with a hint of mystery:

"Didn't you always think that even the most powerful Soul Masters are no match for Soul Masters? Today, I'll show you what the Empire's top Soul Masters are like."

Xu Tianzhen was somewhat excited: "Is it that chief court attendant, the number one Soul Master, the Death God Douluo?"

Xu Guoyi shook his head and said with utmost seriousness, "No."

"It's Silver Moon."

Kong Deming slowly walked into the main hall and bedroom, which he hadn't entered for a long time. The decorations inside the palace had changed with each change of owners, but the aura of the imperial palace array, which was designed by Kong's ancestors and completely improved by him and had remained unchanged for a hundred years, was still familiar.

Upon entering the palace, he casually bowed to Xu Guoyi, who was seated in the upper position in the center. Xu Guoyi quickly got up and helped him to sit down to the side.

Instead of being overly modest, Kong Deming focused his attention on the other side, thinking to himself, "Just as I expected."

It was a pretty little girl who was seemingly bowing to him respectfully, but her bright, expressive eyes were blinking and staring at him curiously through the gaps in her palms, as if a flower had grown on him.

Kong Deming smiled.

How naive.

……

Kong Tianxu was unaware of all the events that had transpired outside. The next day, he returned to his normal cultivation routine.

His schedule was packed full. He spent his mornings studying the techniques of a Soul Master and his afternoons until the early morning of the next day in cultivation. It could be said that he made full use of all his time each day. The tedium and intensity of his schedule would break even the most devout ascetic.

But he persisted in this way for more than five years after his martial spirit awakened, and even enjoyed it.

In the blink of an eye, autumn has passed and winter has come, and winter has gone and spring has arrived. Several months have passed, and Kong Tianxu's cultivation career has entered its sixth year.

Moonlight Palace, Soul Guidance Laboratory.

Beside the enormous silver workbench, Kong Deming and Cain stood quietly on either side of Kong Tianxu, watching intently. Kong Deming had his hands behind his back, but he was very focused. Cain, on the other hand, pursed his lips, clearly somewhat nervous.

Kong Tianxu sat at the metal table, holding a hexagonal metal block about the size of a mung bean in his left hand, and a strange golden carving knife in his right hand. The blunt blade gathered into an extremely fine soul power edge, which he carefully carved on the metal block.

His movements were extremely slow, but his hands were very steady. Each time the blade landed on the blood-red metal, it was with great composure and determination, and intricate patterns were gradually engraved on it.

A jade-like luster flowed in his eyes, and under his prolonged gaze, Kong Tianxu didn't even blink.

Time passed second by second, but his body remained motionless like a sculpture. Only a few fingers controlled the small golden carving knife, slowly carving with the infusion of soul power, without even changing the rhythm of the carving.

Behind him, the fourth soul ring, which had lasted for ten thousand years, shone brightly. The Holy Yuan Spirit Gathering continuously replenished the soul power consumed by the carving, and the Heavenly Punishment Peace also emitted a soft silver light, ensuring that his mind was always in the clearest state.

Cain's expression gradually became excited, and Kong Deming's eyes also shone with a strange light. Even his hands, which were behind his back, unconsciously moved slightly following Kong Tianxu's inscription path.

Finally, after Kong Tianxu slowly made his last cut, grinding some fine metal shavings into the lines, he stopped.

The light in his eyes slowly faded, and a trace of fatigue appeared on his face. However, when he turned to look at Kong Deming and the other man, a bright smile bloomed on his face.

"Grandpa, I did it. From now on, I should be considered a level seven Soul Master, right?"

Kong Deming pulled the metal block on the table over and gently infused it with his soul power.

A translucent red light emanated from it, and the soft halo transformed into a pillar of light that rose to a height of about half a foot. The straight and firm halo did not even sway in the slightest. Cain excitedly pinned a black badge with the sun and moon as its base and seven stars suspended in the air to Kong Tianxu's chest.

“Not bad.” Kong Deming finally spoke, but the excitement on his face showed how turbulent his emotions were.

"A level seven storage soul tool core, a miniature core magic array. You will be the first person to enter the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy at the level of a level seven soul tool master."

Kong Tianxu smiled upon hearing this; today, he was twelve years old.

The next day, early in the morning.

A carriage with an ordinary appearance but unusually large size traveled along the wide main road of Mingdu. The driver's movements were skillful and efficient, clearly those of a veteran, steadily guiding several wildebeests that were a size larger than normal. Although the speed was extremely fast, the carriage did not shake much.

"Young Master, due to the royal family's situation, you'll likely be in your first year for the entire year, spending your time with that naive princess. However, Master's intention is to use this opportunity to formally connect you with some of the connections within the Hall of Worship. You can try it out, and you don't need to deliberately try to stay on the same level as your classmates. If you feel you haven't gained anything after a year, you can choose to advance directly with Miss Cain, or even enter the Hall of Bright Virtue. After all, the requirement for the Hall of Bright Virtue is simply to reach the fifth-level Soul Master level before the age of twenty-five."

Inside the carriage, Kong Tianxu listened to Old Tong's rambling and nodded frequently. He already knew about the arranged marriage from Kong Deming, but at this moment his thoughts were not focused on his upcoming campus life, but had already flown elsewhere.

Chapter 29 School Day and Planning

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy started a few days later than Shrek Academy. Since it was already time for him to enroll, it meant that Huo Yuhao, who was a year younger than him, had already met Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ilex, just like in the original story, and thus became a rising star on the continent, attracting the attention of a certain God King.

With a million-year soul ring and the only demigod's divine consciousness on the continent, Huo Yuhao's originally weak fortune had reached an extremely high level.

Even a pig can turn its fortunes around and soar to great heights.

Unfortunately, this was a huge trap, Kong Tianxu sighed inwardly.

Although many people in his previous life called Huo Yuhao the Child of Destiny, believing that everything he obtained was a predestined opportunity, Kong Tianxu carefully reviewed the original plot and related ancient books after transmigrating and found that this was not the case.

In the Douluo Continent, a person's fortune is constantly changing.

The stronger the power gathered within one's body, the higher one's fortune, and the easier it is for the divine realm to discover them.

If Huo Yuhao hadn't fused with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and Ilex, he would have remained that innate level one Spirit Eye boy forever, and it would have been hard to say whether he could break through to Soul Master in this lifetime.

In the God Realm, Tang San, as the ruler of the God Realm, never completely relaxed his attention to Douluo Continent.

With Kong Tianxu's talent, as long as he obtains either the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm or the Electrolux, the direction of the continent's rising star will appear ahead of time, and Tang San's surveillance will be like a shadow, locking him in place.

Faced with this perverted god-king who could casually kick his own daughter down to the mortal realm to fish and who was even more unscrupulous in manipulating people's personalities, Kong Tianxu would never expose himself to the other party's sight so early.

Sacrificing a few opportunities that would only be icing on the cake for oneself, and letting Huo Yuhao completely control the other party's attention, is the best choice.

Therefore, he never even hunted spirit-type soul beasts like the Evil Eye Tyrant to supplement his spiritual attributes.

Of course, this was not entirely to sever all ties with Tianmeng.

The mental attribute occupies a very important position in his proposed martial soul evolution plan, so he will try his best to choose pure mental type Evil Eye Tyrants that are over 100,000 years old to absorb.

Anyway, the Evil Emperor and his descendants won't run away as long as they stay in the Demon Forest. It's not too late to hunt them down when the time comes.

However, he underestimated his own talent, unaware that a mere 30,000-year-old immortal herb would bring him into Tang San's sights.

If his enlightenment hadn't lasted only a moment, and if he hadn't restrained himself from absorbing the Silver Dragon Head of Heavenly Punishment, he probably would be seeing a pink-haired, cross-dressing big shot in the classroom today.

As for Huo Yuhao's threat, it meant nothing to him.

While the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's age is unparalleled, its bloodline is too poor. Its origin, in terms of both quality and quantity, cannot even compare to the 790,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord.

Even if all the resources were used to improve Huo Yuhao's talent, he would only be able to barely match him when he first awakened.

Electrolux's level is unmatched, but he only has a wisp of divine consciousness left. If he were to seize the life essence from the source, this Necromancer Saint would not even be able to maintain himself.

Hyotei, whose strength is only level 97, is even less impressive.

The ultimate ice was steadily suppressed by the silver dragon, and this gap would widen further once he obtained the Snow Emperor's embryo.

Going forward, all we need to do is suppress Huo Yuhao as much as possible, keeping him in this state where he is on the verge of reaching his limit but still far from godhood. By keeping Tang San hanging on, the other party should not make a move against us in the short term.

After clarifying the pros and cons once again, Kong Tianxu stopped considering them.

What he needs to do now is to maximize the fusion of his spiritual power and soul power before acquiring the Gold of Life, so that he can attract the call of the gods during the fusion.

Only then will he have the confidence to face all of Tang San's schemes and plots without fear.

With these thoughts in mind, the carriage had already stopped in front of the gate of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Kong Tianxu thanked the driver, Mr. Xie, and the three of them walked out of the spacious carriage one after another.

Despite the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's vast size, the area in front of its gates was still teeming with people. At least five thousand people were gathered there, queuing in several groups under the guidance of guards to register. A large number of vendors had already arrived, making the area in front of the academy probably even more bustling than the most prosperous street in Mingdu.

Upon closer inspection, the crowd was divided into three groups, with the longest line on the far right stretching out. These were all students who wanted to enter the academy based on their own abilities.

To enroll in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, all a student needs is to be a Soul Master of level 10 or above, possess a Soul Ring, be no older than 12, and pass an entrance exam. This is far less demanding than Shrek Academy's requirement of reaching level 15 before the age of 12.

This is also why there are so many first-grade students.

The Sun Moon Empire adopts a broad-based education model, striving to discover every genius among its citizens who possesses the potential to become a Soul Guide. However, the overall dropout rate at the academy remains high. If a student fails to reach the level of a Level 3 Soul Guide before the age of eighteen, they must leave the academy to fend for themselves.

The middle group was much smaller, consisting mostly of elegantly dressed noble children and returning students. Like Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy also had a recommendation letter system, allowing them to enroll directly without taking an exam. However, graduation still required a high degree of integrity.

As for the far left, which was also the least crowded passage, there wasn't a single student there, but the guards were the most numerous. They even set up a small temporary shed, which drew stares from the people in the two passages next to it.

Kong Tianxu was speechless. He knew without even thinking that it was meant for him, but this was just too stupid.

But since he was already there, he had no choice but to pull up his hood and grit his teeth and walk inside.

There was no expected scene of showing off and being humiliated. As the three approached, a short, stout middle-aged man trotted over, his trembling face showing a slight greeting to Elder Tong. He then paused for a moment upon seeing Kong Tianxu's expression, but quickly recovered, leading the three inside while smiling at Kong Tianxu:

"Welcome to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. You must be Young Master Tianxu. You are indeed a handsome young man, and the little girl next to you is very cute. I am Lin Jiayi, the Dean of Studies of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Originally, our Red Dust Hall Master was going to come and welcome you in person, but something came up at the laboratory and he was delayed. So I will take care of your enrollment matters."

As he entered the school, he waved his right hand, and those who had come with him immediately stepped forward. Before they could do anything, he turned around and took the trays from the two people behind him, presenting them to Kong Tianxu.

"Young Master Tianxu, in order to avoid causing you any trouble in your future academic life, I will take the liberty of calling you Tianxu. In this tray are our school's student code of conduct, the school map, and the key to the dormitory. You can wear these after the entrance exam. As for the physical fitness test, the hall master has instructed that neither of you needs to participate."

"If you need any help in the academy in the future, please come to me. Now, I'll trouble you two to come with me to see the classrooms first. Professor Tong, please."

Chapter 30 The First Soul Guidance Academy on the Continent

Kong Tianxu and Cain took the items, and then the three of them, led by Lin Jiayi and a group of teachers, walked towards a teaching building not far away.

As he walked, Kong Tianxu took out the map he had just received and began to look at it. The map was very complex and detailed, clearly a modified version specially provided to him. Various colored lines divided the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy into three main areas: teaching, dormitory, and experimental areas.

The experimental area alone occupies more than two-thirds of the area, marked with circles indicating the purpose and precautions for different buildings.

The central part was circled in red and had the words "Mingde Hall" written on it. It looked somewhat like part of the experimental zone.

But everyone knows what Mingde Hall, named after their grandfather, means to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and even to the Sun Moon Empire.

The maps for the teaching and dormitory areas are relatively simpler. The teaching area has a total of twelve teaching buildings, covering six grades, with two teaching buildings for each grade.

According to what Elder Tong had told them on the way, after entering the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, age is no longer an important indicator for class division.

Here, as long as your ability reaches the level of a first-level Soul Master, you can enter the second year to continue your studies, and if you can reach the level of a second-level Soul Master, you can advance to the third year.

The learning atmosphere is extremely relaxed, with only one type of assessment: the Soul Master Level Examination.