Douluo: The Fallen Garuda, Feathers Crossing the Mortal Realm

Inside the dean's office.

The afternoon sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the floor, and the soul-guiding lamp in the corner emitted a soft glow.

Fu Yu was sitting on the sofa in his office, explaining his understanding of martial spirits to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, which made the two of them nod repeatedly.

"The Soul Masters of your three kingdoms do indeed have a deeper understanding of Martial Souls than the Soul Masters of our Sun Moon Kingdom. We can't compete with them in this respect for now." After listening to Fu Yu's explanation, Xiao Hongchen had to admit it.

Fu Yu smiled and shook his head, saying, "In the past, it wouldn't have been a problem whether you followed the Soul Master or Soul Instructor system alone, but that's no longer the case since the two continents collided."

"I believe that the future path will inevitably be the perfect fusion of Soul Masters and Soul Guidance Devices, which is also the future direction of the actual control Soul Guidance Department in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

Just as Fu Yu finished speaking, a hearty laugh suddenly echoed in the office.

"Haha, well said!"

The next moment, a tall, upright, white-haired old man appeared in front of the three.

Although he was advanced in years, he maintained a good physique and wore a magnificent robe embroidered with exquisite patterns, which highlighted his noble status and position.

"Grandpa!" Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen stood up at the same time, and the red-haired girl excitedly took the old man's arm.

Fu Yu immediately stood up and performed a standard Soul Master salute: "Greetings, Dean."

"Sit down, everyone sit down," Jing Hongchen said with a smile, waving her hand.

Sitting down on the sofa next to him, Jing Hongchen looked at Fu Yu and asked, "Fu Yu, a citizen of the Heavenly Soul Empire, possesses powerful mental strength and body control."

At this point, Jing Hongchen's eyes narrowed slightly: "I wonder which family you come from? Or perhaps the Body Sect?"

The air in the office seemed to freeze for a moment.

Before Fu Yu could even begin to answer, Jing Hongchen softened his tone and explained, "Don't misunderstand, this is just a routine inquiry. Although the academy does welcome Soul Masters from the Three Kingdoms to study here, we still have to do some necessary inquiries."

At this point, Jing Hongchen's smile faded slightly, and her eyes widened a bit.

"After all, you know how important soul guidance technology is to the Sun Moon Empire, even more so than your martial soul research."

As the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the head of the Mingde Hall, a level nine Soul Master of the Sun Moon Empire, an imperial minister, and a hereditary duke, Jing Hongchen's various identities all require him to take responsibility for this matter.

It doesn't mean that allowing Soul Masters from the Three Kingdoms to come in and learn means we can completely ignore them.

The academy conducts rigorous background checks on all students. Those from royal families, clans, extended families, Shrek schools, etc., receive different ratings within the academy, and the privileges and knowledge they can acquire also vary.

Sects can cooperate, families can be won over, but the royal family and Shrek Academy? Heh.

As for the speculation that Fu Yu comes from the Body Sect, it is not unfounded.

In the Sun Moon Empire, the rating of a spirit-type martial soul is quite high, making them one of the most suitable people to become a soul master. Their learning speed as a soul master is also unmatched by other types of soul masters.

While physical martial souls are somewhat inferior to spiritual ones, their powerful physical control talent still gives them a significant advantage in inscribing magic arrays.

Fu Yuqia possesses both of these qualities.

Hearing Jing Hongchen's direct question, Meng Hongchen opened her cherry lips, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by a look.

Xiao Hongchen suffered the same fate, but he was in a worse situation. Jing Hongchen sealed his voice with an invisible soul force, and when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't utter a single word.

Fu Yu, of course, also noticed the anomaly around him. Looking into Jing Hongchen's eyes, he smiled and said, "Dean Jing Hongchen, what if I told you there's nothing behind me?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen's expression grew even colder, and even Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen looked at Fu Yu with some surprise.

Jing Hongchen said coldly, "You mean you have absolutely no background, yet you obtained the first ring of a thousand years all by yourself, came to Mingdu from the Heavenly Soul Empire alone, and even obtained a recommendation order from a high-level soul master of the Sun Moon Empire? Do you think I'd believe that?"

Fu Yu nodded and said, "Of course you won't believe it, but what I'm saying is true. The recommendation order was just a coincidence."

"But before we get to that, I'd like to ask the Dean how much he knows about the Sun Moon Royal Family?"

Jing Hongchen didn't quite understand Fu Yu's intention in mentioning the royal family, but still said, "As an imperial minister and a hereditary duke, I naturally know the royal family very well, but that has nothing to do with the question I'm asking you, does it?"

Fu Yu nodded and said, "Of course it's relevant. Does the Dean know of a member of the royal family named Xu Qingya, whose martial soul is the Silver Moon Pearl?"

Upon hearing this name, Jing Hongchen immediately widened his eyes and hurriedly asked.

"Xu Qingya?! Do you know where she is?"

Jing Hongchen's eagerness surprised Fu Yu.

He had actually considered whether or not to reveal Xu Qingya's identity when he came to the Sun Moon Empire.

After all, he didn't know why Aunt Xu had started a family in the Heavenly Soul Empire and even changed her name.

What if he's similar to Xu He, the Cai Tou? Wouldn't revealing his identity be like walking into a trap?

However, things today were somewhat beyond Fu Yu's expectations. First came the recommendation order, then the Soul Master test, both of which prevented him from enrolling smoothly.

Now, the question from Jing Hongchen forces him to reveal Xu Qingya's identity, unlike when he was with Ning Qingyun where he could tacitly acknowledge the existence of a non-existent family.

Because one lie requires countless lies to cover it up, Ning Qingyun was just making things up in his own mind when he was with the Jiubao team. He simply responded by going along with the other party's reactions.

However, Fu Yu obviously couldn't do that when facing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. It was simple: since the admission standards were so strict, there would inevitably be a follow-up investigation. Making things up would be tantamount to courting death.

Seeing the expression on Fu Yu's face, Jing Hongchen calmed down a bit and said with a smile, "The Xu Qingya you mentioned is indeed a member of the royal family of my Sun Moon Empire, and she is also a princess."

"Could you please tell me her whereabouts?"

"Don't worry, as long as your identity is not a problem afterward, there will be no trouble with your enrollment. In fact, with Princess Qingya's connections, I can personally accept you as my student."

After listening to Jing Hongchen's words, Fu Yu remained silent for a while, then took out the token representing Xu Qingya's identity from his soul tool and said in a somewhat low voice, "Aunt Xu has passed away."

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen's face paled in shock: "What did you say? The princess has passed away!"

Jing Hongchen immediately stood up from the sofa and said to Fu Yu, "You stay here. I need to inform Elder Kong immediately about the princess's matter."

"Master Kong!" Not only Fu Yu, but also Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, this matter must be informed of Elder Kong, because Princess Xu Qingya is Elder Kong's own granddaughter."