Early the next morning, Meng Chen woke up early and knocked on Xiao Wu’s door.
Before long, the door was opened.
Xiao Wu’s beautiful hair was disheveled, and she looked drowsy.
Rubbing her eyes with one hand, she wobbled as she tried to steady herself, looking clearly half-asleep and dazed.
She was also dressed very scantily, wearing only a set of lace underwear.
Her skin was like snow, tinged with a faint pink, and her slender, perfectly proportioned long legs exuded a jade-like luster, as white as ivory.
Seeing this, Meng Chen wore a helpless expression.
He stepped into the room and closed the door behind him with a reverse of his hand.
Taking the still somewhat dazed Xiao Wu by the hand, he led her to sit before the vanity.
Meng Chen retrieved a sandalwood comb from the bone dragon ring and gently combed Xiao Wu’s lovely hair.
Soon, that cascade of pitch-black hair was woven into a scorpion braid, with a few strands gently cascading down beside Xiao Wu’s cheeks.
Immediately after, Meng Chen helped Xiao Wu put on her white silk stockings and dress…
Once everything was dressed properly, Xiao Wu finally fully woke up.
Looking at her well-dressed self in the mirror, she turned her head and kissed Meng Chen on the cheek with a playful smile.
“Hehehe~ With A-Chen here, I don’t even have to do anything myself.”
“Alright, wash up, and after we finish breakfast, we’ll go report to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.”
Meng Chen raised his hand and gently flicked Xiao Wu’s nose.
Xiao Wu nodded obediently and went to the bathroom to wash up.
After finishing breakfast at the hotel, they didn’t take a carriage, instead leaving Heaven Dou City on foot to head toward Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
“A-Chen, why isn’t Heaven Dou Imperial Academy in the city?
Why was it built outside the city?”
Along the tree-lined path outside the city, Xiao Wu walked with her white-silk-clad long legs, following behind Meng Chen with a trace of puzzlement on her pretty face.
“For the sake of mimetic Cultivate, a Martial Soul isn’t just about accumulating Soul Power through meditation.
When a Soul Master is in an environment compatible with their Martial Soul, their Cultivate will accelerate.
Therefore, some high-level Soul Master academies choose to set their campuses outside the city…”
Meng Chen patiently explained to Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu half-understood; after all, her Cultivate didn’t rely on a mimetic environment.
She just needed to stay by Meng Chen’s side, absorb his aura, and progress together with him.
This was the Cultivate method for a transformed Soul Beast.
Stopping and going along the way, after more than half an hour, they finally arrived at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
The scenery here was indeed very beautiful, especially at this early morning hour when the morning glow was just rising.
Set against the morning light, whether it was the lake at the foot of the mountain or the thousand-meter-high mountain covered in all sorts of plants, it gave people a feeling of a utopia away from the World.
It was less than twenty kilometers away from Heaven Dou City, and the environment was so pleasant.
Thinking that this would become the place where she would live in the future, Xiao Wu’s mood became even more joyful.
An admissions teacher had been waiting at the foot of the mountain early on.
Meng Chen and Xiao Wu took out their special recruitment invitation letters.
After verifying and confirming them, the admissions teacher led them into Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
Entering the mountains, one could better appreciate the scale of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
The stone steps climbing the mountain were carved from white marble, and each step featured different Soul Beast patterns crafted with exquisite workmanship.
The brilliance of the morning light left mottled, dancing tree shadows on the stone steps, adding a sense of tranquility and uniqueness.
Breathing the fresh air, Meng Chen and Xiao Wu felt as if they had walked into a World of plants.
Xiao Wu felt it most deeply; she was originally born in the Star Dou Great Forest and loved this natural environment the most.
Meng Chen’s Thunder Hell Vine Martial Soul, being a plant Martial Soul, appeared extremely active in this mountain full of plants.
Although he had felt this kind of sensation when he first entered the Star Dou Great Forest, it wasn’t as obvious as it was right now.
Meng Chen guessed that this was because he had already made a Breakthrough past level thirty.
Six years had passed, and he was now a level thirty-nine Battle Soul Elder.
On the way up the mountain, the admissions teacher briefly introduced the situation of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to Meng Chen and Xiao Wu.
“Student Meng, Student Xiao Wu, our academy’s main campus area is halfway up the mountain, and the mimetic areas are distributed all over the upper and lower parts of the mountain, as well as by the lake.”
Xiao Wu asked curiously, “Teacher Li, how many students do we have in Heaven Dou Imperial Academy right now?
Which student is the strongest?”
Teacher Li said, “Our academy has a little over five hundred students, basically all noble children from the Empire and its subordinate kingdoms.
There are over fifty teachers; in terms of teaching staff, it’s sufficient, but…”
Speaking of this, he helplessly shook his head.
Precisely because the quality of the students was getting worse and worse, the education committee chose to specially recruit commoners who were not of noble birth and possessed extraordinary talents.
Soon, they arrived halfway up the mountain.
The main campus area of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was built entirely of single-story houses, feeling more like a fortress instead.
The outer courtyard wall was as high as five meters and entirely bright yellow, looking extremely gorgeous.
Even the top of the wall was covered with glazed tiles, shining brilliantly under the illumination of the morning light.
Entering the academy, not many students were seen; most of them were distributed across various mimetic areas to Cultivate, leaving this main campus area rather deserted.
Teacher Li brought Meng Chen and Xiao Wu into a reception room and introduced them to the level classifications between students and teachers.
“The students of our Heaven Dou Imperial Academy are divided into three tiers in total.
Newly enrolled students and those with a strength below level twenty-five form the first tier, named the Tianwei Tier.”
“Those between level twenty-five and thirty form another tier, named the Tianzhi Tier.
Above level thirty, one enters the highest Heaven Dou Tier.”
“The teachers’ grading is the same as the students’, except the requirements are higher.
Reaching level forty in Soul Power is the entry threshold for teachers in Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and generally high-level Soul Master academies.”
“In Heaven Dou Academy, teachers between level forty and fifty are Tianwei-tier teachers.
Between level fifty and sixty, they are Tianzhi-tier teachers, and exceeding level sixty makes them Heaven Dou-tier teachers.”
“Our Heaven Dou Imperial Academy is affiliated with the imperial family of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The nominal headmaster is His Majesty Emperor Xue Ye.
Therefore, the position of headmaster is no longer established within the academy.”
“Under normal circumstances, academy affairs are presided over by the education committee, which consists of three veteran teachers, all of whom are Soul Douluos above level eighty…”
Hearing that there were three Soul Douluos in the academy, Xiao Wu’s expression tightened, and a trace of panic flashed through her beautiful eyes.
Sensing Xiao Wu’s abnormality, Meng Chen reached out and grasped her delicate hand.
Feeling the warmth transmitted from his palm, Xiao Wu’s somewhat nervous heart gradually calmed down.
Meng Chen: “Teacher Li, does our academy have any Titled Douluos?”
“Titled Douluos, such powerhouses are unfettered.
Although our academy relies on the imperial family, we still can’t invite a Titled Douluo.”
Teacher Li shook his head.
Hearing that there were no Titled Douluos, Xiao Wu inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
“I’ve already finished explaining the academy’s situation.
Committee Member Meng will come to test you shortly.
I still have things to do, so I’ll be off.”
Teacher Li asked Meng Chen and Xiao Wu to wait a moment; Committee Member Meng would be coming soon.
Meng Chen nodded and watched him leave.
“A-Chen, I’m a bit nervous.”
Xiao Wu leaned into Meng Chen’s arms and said softly.
Meng Chen gently stroked Xiao Wu’s back, comforting her softly.
“Don’t be nervous, I’ve got everything covered…”