I Want to Join the Team

"Your Highness, this is…" The admissions teacher began explaining the situation to Xue Qinghe, but then realized he didn't even know the student's name.

"Teacher, Your Highness, my name is Su Xing!" Su Xing introduced himself to the teacher and Xue Qinghe with a smile.

Seeing Xue Qinghe arrive, Su Xing felt a sense of relief, knowing that his admission to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was almost guaranteed. Xue Qinghe, once aware of Su Xing's talent, would have no reason not to recruit him. After all, even though Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue, the daughter of Spirit Hall's Pope Bibi Dong in disguise, maintaining the prince's image meant that she would still act favorably.

"Your Highness, this student named Su Xing wishes to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. He's only 12 years old but already has spirit power at the 27th level!" the admissions teacher explained. "The commotion earlier was due to the fact that Su Xing is a commoner, which led to objections from the other students…"

The teacher didn't finish his sentence, but he believed Xue Qinghe would understand the situation.

"A 12-year-old at level 27?" Xue Qinghe said, impressed. "Such a talented individual is definitely worth making an exception for. Moreover, we've already made similar exceptions in the past."

"Come with me. I'll take you to see the headmaster, and I'll handle your admission to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy personally," Xue Qinghe said with a gentle smile.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Su Xing gratefully responded.

"Follow me!" Xue Qinghe smiled again and began walking ahead. Su Xing quickly followed behind.

As they walked, Su Xing couldn't resist shooting a mocking glance at the boy who had first revealed his commoner status. The boy clenched his fists in anger but didn't dare say anything further, especially with Xue Qinghe involved. Other students, too, could only watch in jealousy as Su Xing, now favored by Xue Qinghe, was about to enter the academy. With the prince's support, even though Su Xing was a commoner, no one would dare provoke him anymore.

While the others were left envious, Su Xing didn't concern himself with them. He quietly followed Xue Qinghe, who, or rather she, was actually Qian Renxue, one of the most talented individuals on the Douluo Continent. In fact, she was the first to become a god in the original story.

However, Su Xing knew her true personality was quite ruthless and domineering. She was capable of cold and extreme actions, like breaking ties with her own mother, Bibi Dong, over her unrequited love for Tang San. Su Xing understood that such a person would only use others unless one could conquer her completely. He knew he wasn't up to that task, at least not yet.

"Please don't take what happened earlier to heart," Xue Qinghe said suddenly, deliberately slowing her pace so Su Xing could catch up. "This is a long-standing issue in the Empire. I've advised my father many times to open the academy to commoners, but he never agreed."

"But don't worry, since I'm bringing you in personally, nothing like that will happen to you again," she reassured him.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Su Xing expressed his gratitude once more.

"By the way, Su Xing, what is your martial soul? And how are your spirit rings configured?" Xue Qinghe asked, clearly assessing whether Su Xing was worth recruiting further.

"Your Highness, my martial soul is a coin, but I have no spirit rings because I blew them up!" Su Xing replied honestly, knowing exactly what Xue Qinghe was after.

"What? You detonated them? Are they completely unrecoverable?" Xue Qinghe stopped in her tracks, surprised.

"Yes, Your Highness," Su Xing confirmed, realizing that Xue Qinghe knew about ring explosions and the possibility of recovery. She must have studied the Clear Sky Sect's techniques.

"Then you don't have any spirit skills? How do you fight?" Xue Qinghe's tone turned colder.

"I've created my own skills! My dream is to become a Title Douluo who only uses self-created techniques, without any spirit rings!" Su Xing explained.

"That's… quite an ambition," Xue Qinghe replied, her tone now dismissive. She had clearly lost interest in Su Xing.

"Haha, I think so too!" Su Xing laughed, pretending not to notice the shift in her attitude.

"Well, good luck. I'm sure you'll succeed!" Xue Qinghe said indifferently before walking quickly ahead, no longer interested in recruiting Su Xing.

Heh, Su Xing thought to himself, fully aware of the change in Xue Qinghe's demeanor. He wasn't too bothered; after all, he hadn't planned on relying on her in the first place. If he ever aligned with Spirit Hall, he would much rather align with Bibi Dong herself.

Soon, Xue Qinghe led Su Xing to the headmaster of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. With the prince's introduction, the headmaster was quick to welcome Su Xing, especially after learning of his 27th-level spirit power at only 12 years old. The admission process was handled swiftly.

After Xue Qinghe left, Su Xing turned to the headmaster with another request.

"Headmaster, I would like to join the academy's Martial Soul Team. Is that possible?"

"You want to join the Martial Soul Team?" the headmaster asked, smiling. "You must be quite confident in your abilities. That's a good thing! However, even as headmaster, I can't just place you on the team. You'll have to earn your spot."

"What's the quickest way to join?" Su Xing inquired, his eyes lighting up.

"The quickest way? Challenge the team members directly. If you can defeat three in a row, you'll secure your spot on the team immediately," the headmaster explained with a smile, hoping Su Xing would succeed.

"When can I start?" Su Xing's eyes gleamed with confidence.

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