Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 18 Bibi Dong's Attention

While Ye Liangchen and his group were on their way back to Tianshui Academy, Xie Yue and Yan, members of the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall, with the help of the two Title Douluo, Gui Ju, quickly obtained their third spirit rings in just two days. The group then rushed back to the Spirit Hall to report the situation to the Pope.

At this moment, Oni and Kiku, along with the Golden Generation, are in the Papal Palace, receiving an audience with Bibi Dong.

"Elder Gui, Elder Ju, you did a good job this time."

The Golden Generation were geniuses nurtured by Bibi Dong. She was very pleased that Xie Yue and Yan had successfully advanced to the Soul Master level, as they were the future talents of the Spirit Hall.

"Thanks to Your Majesty, everything went smoothly this time, and Xie Yue and Yan each obtained their perfect third spirit rings..."

Chrysanthemum Douluo also gave Bibi Dong a detailed introduction to Xie Yue and Yan's spirit rings, but the age of the spirit rings was only the standard age of more than 1700 years.

"Very good! Yan, Xie Yue, you are the future pillars of the Spirit Hall. Keep up the good work."

"I will heed Your Majesty's teachings."

Xie Yue and Yan were extremely excited to receive praise from Pope Bibi Dong.

"Your Majesty, we also discovered a young boy in Soul Hunter Town. He's only six years old and has already obtained his first soul ring. I'm certain he's a genius with innate full soul power..."

"He's already a Soul Master at six years old, so he must have innate full Soul Power. Why don't you take him back to the Spirit Hall?"

Before Chrysanthemum Douluo could finish speaking, Bibi Dong interrupted him, her beautiful face showing a hint of anger.

A Soul Master with innate full Soul Power, if properly nurtured, will surely become a Title Douluo. The Spirit Hall is most in need of such geniuses.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! That little boy is not a commoner. He has three protectors with him, one of whom is a Soul Douluo and the other two are Soul Saints."

"Because they were wearing cloaks at the time, and our subordinates didn't know who they were, we speculated that they might be teachers from Tianshui Academy."

"Your Majesty! These are merely my speculations and cannot be confirmed. Should we send someone to investigate?"

Gui and Ju shared their speculations, thinking that if the other party really came from Tianshui Academy, the Spirit Hall wouldn't be able to win them over.

After listening to Guiju's account, Bibi Dong stood up abruptly, recalling some past events and muttering to herself.

"Tianshui Academy? Could it be her? But Tianshui Academy doesn't accept male Soul Masters!"

"A little boy? Could he be that couple's child?"

"If that's really the case, then that's interesting. Shui Lanxin, Shui Lanxin! Back then, you and your sister probably changed your names to protect that child!"

The images of Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan flashed through Bibi Dong's mind, and she immediately connected them to the identity of the little boy.

As the Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong possessed extraordinary abilities, and she was aware of Shui Lanxin and Shui Lanyue's name changes.

"What does the little boy look like?" Bibi Dong asked, calming herself down.

"Teacher! That little guy is so cute, the best-looking boy I've ever seen..." Hu Liena said, her face flushed as she spoke of the little boy's appearance.

"Oh! A boy who can get Nana to praise him is really something!" Bibi Dong smiled to herself as she looked at her apprentice's expression.

"Elder Ju, send someone to the Martial Soul Branch Hall in Tianshui City to investigate and see if my speculation is true."

From her disciple Hu Liena's description, Bibi Dong recalled Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan, a couple who were considered a perfect match. The two were extremely good-looking, and if the little boy was indeed their child, he would surely be an outstanding individual.

"Elders, please take Xie Yue and Yan away! Nana, please stay."

Bibi Dong said something indifferently and led Hu Liena to the courtyard where she lived.

"Teacher! Do you know who that little boy is? Who is he?" Upon entering the courtyard, Hu Liena carefully massaged Bibi Dong's shoulders and legs.

"Hmm! This is just my speculation. We'll discuss everything after we've investigated. Nana, tell me in detail what happened in Soul Hunter Town."

"Yes, teacher! When I saw that little guy, I told my brother how cute he was, and Yan got angry, like he'd lost his mind, and wanted to challenge the little boy..."

Hu Liena was talking to her teacher about what happened when she met the little boy in the Soul Hunter Town.

"This Yan is a complete idiot, he's a disgrace to our Spirit Hall."

Bibi Dong was furious when she heard that Yan had actually bullied the weak.

……

A few days later, the investigation report from the Spirit Hall of Tianshui City was delivered to Bibi Dong.

"How come Tianshui City couldn't find a genius boy with innate full soul power?"

Bibi Dong looked at the investigation files of the Tianshui City Martial Soul Branch Hall with a completely bewildered expression.

"Your Holiness, it seems that the little boy's elders did not take him to register at the Spirit Hall, probably because they did not want him to be exposed."

"Logically speaking, after a Soul Master is promoted to a Soul Master, they should register with our Spirit Hall and receive a Soul Master subsidy every month. But the other party did not register, so they must not be short of money."

"Your Majesty! Should we send someone to contact Tianshui Academy?"

After analyzing the situation, Guiju and the other person became increasingly convinced that the little boy's identity was not simple.

"Tianshui Academy is full of female Soul Masters, and they have an excellent reputation throughout the continent. If we were to conduct an investigation rashly, it would be disrespectful to them and would also damage the image of our Spirit Hall."

As a woman herself, Bibi Dong was unwilling to make things difficult for Tianshui Academy. Moreover, she had some interactions with the Shui sisters in her youth, and she couldn't do such a thing.

"Let's leave it at that! There's no need to investigate the boy's identity any further, and there's no need to discuss this matter publicly. I will make my own decision in the future."

"By the way! I heard from Nana that Yan wanted to challenge that little boy. This kind of bullying is damaging to the image of our Spirit Hall. Elders, you should know what to do."

Bibi Dong recalled that the Shui sisters had changed their names to avoid their enemies, so she suppressed the matter and decided to observe the situation first. She planned to investigate personally when she had time; if the little boy was indeed Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan's child, then things would get interesting.

"Your Majesty! I have already imposed the punishment, ordering Yan to reflect on his actions in seclusion for six months."

As a titled Douluo and in charge of the Spirit Hall's penal code, Ghost Douluo's words must be carried out, so Red-Haired Yan cannot escape his six-month confinement.

……

The investigation by the Pope of the Spirit Hall into Ye Liangchen's identity did not cause much of a stir, and Ye Liangchen was unaware of these matters.

The journey from Baraksoto to Tianshui Academy was long, and the three Lan sisters took Ye Liangchen on a trip like a child, eating, drinking, and having fun along the way. It took them nearly 20 days to finally return to Tianshui Academy.

"Aunt Lan, we spent so much money this time!"

Ye Liangchen roughly estimated that this trip to the Star Dou Forest cost about 2000 gold soul coins. The entire monthly food expenses for all the teachers and students of Tianshui Academy were only 3000 gold soul coins. The four of them had eaten up almost the entire monthly food budget of the teachers and students of Tianshui Academy on this trip. They were really rich and capricious.

"Xiao Chen! Auntie doesn't lack money." Lan Xiaodie smiled and reached out to rub Ye Liangchen's little head.

"Xiao Chen, our Tianshui Academy has many businesses in Tianshui City. 80% of the clothing stores in the city belong to us. Many merchants from the two great empires purchase millions of gold soul coins worth of clothing from us every year."

"The clothing industry is the pillar industry of Tianshui City. We can earn millions of gold soul coins every year by relying on the clothing industry."

Su Lin and Lan Xiaoling introduced the businesses of Tianshui College, which surprised Ye Liangchen. He didn't expect these women to be so capable. They were truly strong women!

"Aunt Lan, you guys are amazing."

Lan Xiaodie smiled and said, "Tianshui Academy is so big. Without industrial support, it would be impossible for it to survive on the tuition fees paid by students alone."

"The Empire also allocates a certain amount of funds each year, but it's just a drop in the bucket..."

The three women explained the operating model of Tianshui Academy to Ye Liangchen, which also made Ye Liangchen realize the difficulties that Tianshui Academy faced.

When the group entered the gates of Tianshui College, it was noon. The teachers and students were resting on the playground. When they saw Ye Liangchen and his group return, they immediately cheered.

"The dean and the others are back."

Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu and a group of girls immediately ran over from a distance, and several teachers from the academy also gathered around, wanting to see what Ye Liangchen and his group had gained from their trip to the Star Dou Forest.

"Dean! You've taken way too long this time!" several senior teachers said with smiles.

"Thank you all for your hard work during this time." The Lan sisters understood that once they left, the main work of the academy would be handled by these teachers.

"What kind of spirit ring did Little Chen get? Let us see!"

Shui Bing'er and her sister, Xue Wu, Yu Hai Rou and a group of girls began to inquire about Ye Liangchen's first soul ring.

"Let's go back inside first," Shui Lanxin said, suppressing everyone's curiosity and leading them back to her office.

"Little Chen, let me take a look," Shui Yue'er pleaded with a grin.

"All right!"

It didn't matter if these girls saw him at Tianshui Academy, so Ye Liangchen had no choice but to summon the Goddess of Life Martial Soul.

"Buzzing..."

A deep yellow spirit ring slowly floated out, startling the group of teachers and students.

"Oh my god! Little Chen's martial soul is so beautiful!" A group of little girls were stunned when they saw Ye Liangchen's unbelievably beautiful goddess martial soul, their mouths agape in the shape of an "o".

"This spirit ring is a deeper color than our century-old spirit rings. Could it be a spirit ring that's nearly a thousand years old? My God! How is this possible?"

"His first spirit ring is nearly a thousand years old, that's incredible."

The teachers were all stunned by Ye Liangchen's spirit rings; they were completely shattered by his abilities!

Ye Liangchen withdrew his martial soul, thinking it was just an ordinary hundred-year soul ring, nothing special.

Some other transmigrators have a first spirit ring that's 10 years old; that's truly amazing.

"Dean, what age limit did Xiao Chen's first spirit ring reach?" Xue Wu asked Lan Xiaodie curiously.

"999 years, just one year short of a millennium," Su Lin explained from the side.

"You saw Xiao Chen's spirit ring today, but you must keep it a secret and not tell anyone else."

Lan Xiaodie warned everyone that although the little guy's safety was not a concern at the moment, the fact that his first spirit ring was beyond the age limit would inevitably attract the attention of major forces once the school got out.

"Don't worry, Dean! We swear on our martial spirits that we will never reveal anything about Little Chen's matter."

As the dean, Lan Xiaodie's words were enough to deter the young girls from saying anything out of turn.

"I have another piece of good news to share with everyone: Teacher Su Lin has successfully advanced to the Soul Saint level, with her Soul Power reaching level 73."

Ye Liangchen brought up Su Lin's advancement to Soul Saint to divert everyone's attention and prevent these women from focusing their attention on him.

"Buzzing..."

"Everyone! Don't be too surprised!"

Su Lin also released her martial soul in response, and seven soul rings, one after another, appeared on Su Lin's body, displaying a dazzling array of colors: yellow, purple, black, and more.

"Teacher Su Lin has advanced to the Soul Saint realm! That's wonderful!"

The girls cheered happily for Su Lin, as the addition of a Soul Saint was a cause for celebration for the entire Tianshui Academy.

"Teacher Su Lin's seventh spirit ring seems to be of a very high age!" The teachers were astonished by the seventh spirit ring.

"My seventh spirit ring is a 42000-year-old Blue Scale Flood Dragon spirit ring," Su Lin explained to everyone.

"A 42000-year-old Blue-Scaled Dragon? That's incredible."

Teachers Anqi, Mu Qingxue, and Li Suyan are also Soul Saints, and their seventh soul rings are only around 35000 years old. They are very impressed that Su Lin was able to obtain a 42000-year soul ring for her seventh soul ring.

"Little Chen's first spirit ring has surpassed its limit, and Teacher Su Lin has also broken through to the Soul Saint realm. This is truly a double celebration!"

Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and the others were the happiest. Their cheers and leaps resembled a group of beautiful butterflies fluttering in the air.

"Little Chen, let us see your first soul skill!"

Yu Hairou was very curious about Ye Liangchen's first soul skill. Her real purpose was to see the little guy's beautiful goddess martial soul. Girls always yearn for beautiful things.

"Swish..."

Just then, the old dean, Shui Lingfeng, quickly arrived at Ye Liangchen's side from a distance and instructed everyone to disperse.

"You girls should go to class now. Xiao Chen has had a long and tiring journey, so don't bother him anymore."

"Yes, Grandma Dean."

As soon as Shui Lingfeng spoke, the group of young girls scattered, after all, this old woman had a very strange temper.

"Grandma Dean! We're back." Ye Liangchen greeted Shui Lingfeng.

"It's been almost two months since I last saw you. Grandma missed you so much."

Shui Lingfeng hugged Ye Liangchen and asked him a lot of questions about his well-being.

"Nothing happened to you on this trip, right?" Shui Lingfeng asked her two daughters and Su Lin.

"Mother! This trip to the Star Dou Forest was very fruitful, but we encountered something even bigger, concerning Xiao Chen..."

"I also received important news, which is also about Xiaochen."

Lan Xiaodie and her sister, along with Su Lin, were also puzzled. At that moment, they wondered if the little guy's identity had been exposed.

Lan Xiaodie quickly asked, "Mother, what happened?"

"News came from the City Lord's Mansion. Just a few days ago, Cardinal Santos of the Spirit Hall of Tianshui City sent people to investigate a six-year-old boy with innate full spirit power. It is obvious that he is investigating Xiao Chen."

"Daughter, have you exposed your identities outside?"

When Shui Lingfeng told this story, she was very worried about Ye Liangchen's safety.

"What? The Spirit Hall is investigating Xiao Chen? Could it be that Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo have guessed our identities?" The Lan sisters were immediately shocked.

"Senior sister, we were wearing cloaks and masks back then, and we didn't even release our martial spirits, so they couldn't possibly recognize us."

Su Lin felt that since there had been no conflict with the Title Douluo Guiju at the time, it was impossible for him to recognize her.

"What exactly happened?"

Shui Lingfeng heard that the group had encountered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, which must mean that the other party had sensed Ye Liangchen's strength.

"Mother, there were three young people from the Spirit Hall at the time. One of them, a 10-year-old girl, praised Xiao Chen for his good looks. Another 13-year-old red-haired boy got angry and said he wanted to challenge Xiao Chen. That's how the two Title Douluos, Gui and Ju, came to the rescue..."

The Lan sisters told their mother the whole story of their encounter with the three geniuses from the Spirit Hall in the Soul Hunter Town.

"I see. What kind of people does the Spirit Hall train? How can a quasi-Soul Master bully a level 10 Soul Master? How can they be so shameless?"

"It seems that Guiju and the other two guessed that you were from Tianshui Academy based on the strength of the three of you."

"Legend has it that the Spirit Hall will try to win over any super geniuses on the continent if possible, and if not, it will find ways to suppress or eliminate them. However, the major sects on the continent are similar; they all do the same thing behind the scenes."

"I wonder how Bibi Dong will treat Xiao Chen after discovering his talent? I hope she won't make things difficult for him, considering her past acquaintance with Xiao Chen's parents!"

Shui Lingfeng felt powerless when she thought of Bibi Dong's ruthless methods.

"Mother, don't worry about Xiaochen's safety. We encountered two super titled Douluo in the Star Dou Forest. They are willing to protect Xiaochen. Although we don't know their origins, they may be related to the gods and have no ill intentions towards Xiaochen."

Lan Xiaodie recounted her encounter with Di Tian and Bi Ji, much to Shui Lingfeng's surprise.

Is this true?

"Mother, it's true, Xiao Chen's future enemy is also God."

Lan Xiaodie also revealed that the Asura God had used Tang Hao to kill Ye Liangchen's parents. After all, Di Tian and the others knew about the gods, so they probably wouldn't lie to everyone.

Ye Liangchen took out the Silver Dragon King's reverse scale and explained to Shui Lingfeng, "Grandma Dean, Di Tian said that when I encounter danger, I can activate the reverse scale with my soul power and he will come out to help me solve the problem."

"I see! No matter what happens in the future, we'll face it together."

Looking at Ye Liangchen's small figure, Shui Lingfeng felt a pang of heartache and hugged the little guy tightly when she thought about how his enemy was actually a god.

Ye Liangchen thought for a moment and decided that Bibi Dong's interest in him wasn't a big problem. In any case, he would never join the Spirit Hall. If she dared to force him, he would just summon Di Tian to beat her up.

With Di Tian's current strength, he is not afraid even if Qian Daoliu comes.

However, Ye Liangchen still hoped that those big shots would not cause him any trouble, otherwise Di Tianyi's intervention would cause a great shock, and the teachers and students of Tianshui Academy would also be implicated.

(End of this chapter)