Douluo: Son of the Stars

Chapter 12 Enrollment
Two years passed in a flash. Tong Rui celebrated his 12th birthday and it was time to go to school.

Although the Tong family was not a noble family, with a Soul Saint like Tong Qingtian in charge, they could be considered a wealthy family. They still had a lot of autonomy in choosing the academy.

For children from aristocratic families, 12 years old is also the time when most soul masters graduate from the junior soul master academy and choose to enter the intermediate and advanced soul master academy.

Commoners enter the Advanced Soul Master Academy to learn more knowledge, while the children of large families enter to meet more people of their age and expand their network.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Tong Rui's choices can be narrowed down to three: the Spirit Academy under the Spirit Hall, the Tiandou Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy, and the Shrek Academy.

As for not choosing Xingluo Royal Academy, it was because Tong Rui was still unclear about the power there. And they had no chance of obtaining the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire, the biggest opportunity at the moment.

The first is the Wuhun Academy. As the strongest force in the entire continent, there are quite a few geniuses in the academy. After all, the academy is recruiting talents from all over the continent. Normally, it is the best choice for future planning.

But the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the forces are too complicated. The highest level is the struggle between the Pope's Palace and the Temple of Worship, and there are also considerable disputes among the subordinate forces caused by this.

The nobles, small clans, and civilian forces were pulling each other for their own interests. Tong Qingtian's power alone was not enough to stay out of trouble.

Even though Tong Rui had a talent far superior to that of an ordinary person, if he didn't catch Bibi Dong's eye, he wouldn't be able to maintain his position in the struggle between the major forces. Moreover, considering Bibi Dong's preference for Hu Liena, if he couldn't become Hu Liena's right-hand man, he wouldn't be valued, and would instead be suspected because of his superb talent.

The second is the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy. As a direct academy of the Tiandou royal family, it gathers the descendants of almost all the high-level officials of Tiandou. Here, the forces are also intertwined, but because the national strength itself is not strong, the Tong family can completely stay out of trouble with its strength.

The corresponding disadvantage is that he will receive attention from Qian Renxue in the academy, as well as being wooed by the royal family, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan.

The two major sects are fine, but when it comes to issues involving Qian Renxue and the royal family, things will be a bit troublesome.

Finally, there is Shrek Academy, the future number one academy on the continent. It has few advantages, but the most useful one is the relationship between the three major sects and the Xingluo royal family, as well as a stable opportunity to become a god.

The flaws are also obvious. There are very few ways to acquire knowledge. Apart from the experience of the Soul Saint, only the teacher with the Star Chess martial soul similar to Tong Rui can give useful guidance.

As for the other masters' contributions, only those related to the Spirit Hall and the core collection of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Sect were of some use. His theory might be ahead of its time, but in Tong Rui's opinion, it had great flaws.

After comprehensive consideration, Tong Rui still thinks that Tiandou Royal Academy is the most reliable.

Spirit Academy, not to mention the obvious Spirit Hall inclination and the doomed future. Regarding the opportunity of the immortal grass, it is not a simple sharing with Ju Douluo or the Spirit Hall, and you will simply get the immortal grass as a reward.

After discovering the Immortal Grass, Chrysanthemum Douluo could not snatch it from Poison Douluo alone, and the best result would be that both sides would suffer. When the Spirit Hall got involved, the first person assigned would definitely be Bibi Dong's favorite Hu Liena, and a group of Soul Douluos who could not break through to the title would be won over. It's still the same problem, you can only gain trust if you are loyal to the Spirit Hall, or to Bibi Dong or even Hu Liena.

However, considering that he is not sure whether he can become a god, and the Spirit Hall is doomed to be destroyed, this is an unlikely thing for Tong Rui.

After all, it's not just Tang San who wants to destroy the Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong herself wants to destroy it too, and the Angel God Qian Renxue only cares about the continuation of the Spirit Hall itself.

The remaining Shrek Academy is really useless. Although Tong Rui really wants to get a chance to become a god, he can get the immortal grass directly through Dugu Yan, and the Vast Sea Universe Cover can also be obtained through planning.

The forces he made friends with included the sect of the world's number one beast spirit, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex; the world's number one healing spirit, the Nine-Hearted Begonia; and the Poison Douluo who could slaughter an entire city. With these, he basically didn't have to worry about unnecessary calculations.

Tong Rui's admission to school went smoothly. With the recommendation of the Soul Saint Tong Qingtian, and the fact that the Tong couple had some connections, there would naturally be no problem.

On the day of enrollment, Tong Rui came to the door of the Education Committee accompanied by his parents. An old man was already standing at the door waiting for them.

That’s right, judging from Tong Qingtian’s soul power of level 41 at the age of 75, it is a foregone conclusion that he will become a Soul Douluo in the future, and there is still hope for him to become a Titled Douluo.

So after knowing that Tong Rui was going to enroll, the education committee decided to personally welcome Tong Qingtian and his family. Of course, it was not necessary for three Soul Douluos to welcome a Soul Saint together.

The old man was wearing a black robe with some strange patterns embroidered on it with golden threads. This kind of robe was not exclusive to them, but was a custom-made dress that could only be obtained by soul masters above level 80 with the title of Soul Douluo from the Spirit Hall. It was second only to the red dress of the Titled Douluo.

Tong Qingtian quickened his pace and took Tong Rui a few steps forward. When he stopped, his hands were already crossed on his shoulders. He bent down slightly. "Tong Qingtian, Wuhun Star Plate, Control System, Level 75, Seventh Ring Battle Soul Saint. Greetings, Senior."

In the spirit master world, such an action is a courtesy for the younger generation to meet the older generation. Although Tong Qingtian is also 44 years old, facing this old man who is at least over 80 years old, his courtesy as a junior is not excessive.

The old man laughed, strode forward, and pulled down Tong Qingtian's hand on his shoulder, "Qingtian Soul Saint, you're welcome. I'm the chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee, Meng Shenji, my martial soul is Black Demon, and I'm a level 86, eighth-ringed combat soul douluo of the control department."

Meng Shenji is of medium height and very thin. He doesn't seem to have much flesh on his body. When he speaks, his voice is a little thin, but not unpleasant, giving people a very friendly feeling. His beard and beard are all white. Although he is thin, his spirit is extremely strong and his face is red.

"Then let me take you to visit the Tiandou Royal Academy." In order to keep Tong Rui, Meng Shenji personally led the family on a tour.

After all, very few people who can enter Tiandou Royal Academy have real abilities, and most of them get in by relying on connections and noble titles. This has always been the biggest problem of Tiandou Royal Academy. Otherwise, how could they have the name of the first academy in the Tiandou Empire without the strength of the first academy?

(End of this chapter)