School Opening

Chapter 62 School Opening

Just as Yang Podi was cultivating in his dormitory, three members of the teaching committee of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy arrived at the Crown Prince's residence.

Upon hearing the three men's visit, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe found it somewhat strange: "Three members of the Education Commission, what brings you to my Crown Prince's residence so suddenly?"

Meng Shenji, the education commissioner, spoke first: "Your Highness, today our Tiandou Royal Academy has recruited a genius, and we are here to report this good news to Your Highness."

Xue Qinghe immediately became interested. The person who could attract three education commissioners to come at the same time must be exceptionally talented: "Who exactly is Meng Shenji, the education commissioner? And how is he such a genius?"

"Your Highness, today Yang Podi of the Po Clan has come to our Heaven Dou Royal Academy to register. He is only 12 years old and has already reached level 35 in soul power. His talent is outstanding."

"Level 35 at the age of 12? How is that possible? It seems like there's never been such an outstanding talent in the history of our Heaven Dou Empire. The Breaking Clan is skilled in alchemy; could it be that they're using medicine to enhance their soul power?"

"Your Highness, I have carefully observed Yang Podi. His soul power is very solid, unlike the effects of medicine."

Xue Qinghe couldn't help but recall their last meeting at the Po Clan. After a moment's thought, he spoke, "How could such a genius be born into the Po Clan? It's a bit of a pity. With his current soul power, he should be able to participate in the Soul Master Competition in two years. In any case, he is a talent of our Heaven Dou Empire and deserves our special attention and cultivation."

The three education commissioners exchanged glances, seemingly a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Xue Qinghe continued, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the three education committee members?"

"Your Highness, Yang Podi has stated that due to insufficient combat experience, he is unable to participate in this Soul Master Competition. He has expressed his willingness to participate in the next Soul Master Competition and requires a spot from our Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team. He has also stated that he will be responsible for selecting all members of the second team himself and does not need to appoint any additional teachers. We three have come to consult Your Highness because we see that this matter is of great importance."

Xue Qinghe found it a bit strange: "Yang Podi doesn't want to participate in this Soul Master Competition? And he'll form his own team for the next Soul Master Competition? This Yang Podi is quite interesting."

"The three education committee members agree to his request, as long as he is willing to serve my Heaven Dou Empire. Forget it, you should hold off for now. I will meet with him in person after the opening ceremony of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy tomorrow."

Seeing Xue Qinghe's attitude, the three education commissioners quickly bowed to him, saying, "Your Highness is wise."

The three originally thought that His Highness the Crown Prince had only agreed, but they did not expect that His Highness would personally go to meet him. This shows that His Highness the Crown Prince is recruiting talents and values ​​talent, which is also a good thing for the Heavenly Dou Empire.

After the three education committee members left, Xue Qinghe spoke into the shadows: "Snake Spear, immediately investigate this Yang Podi. The Po clan has produced such a genius; I wonder if there might be some problems?"

A voice echoed from the darkness: "Yes, young master." Then nothing more happened; clearly, the person had gone to gather information.

Just an hour later, Serpent Spear Douluo returned to the Crown Prince's residence, carrying some documents, which clearly contained information about Yang Podi.

After reviewing the information, Xue Qinghe asked, "Snake Spear, what do you think of this Yang Podi?"

After thinking for a moment, Serpent Spear Douluo spoke: "Young Master, I just went to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Yang Podi was meditating. I saw that his aura was long and his soul power was strong and pure, which was obviously not caused by drugs. Moreover, according to the information from within the Po clan, this person has an innate soul power of level 8 and usually cultivates extremely hard. He is a rare genius."

"Young Master, the Po clan has a grudge against our Spirit Hall. Should we eliminate this person beforehand?"

Xue Qinghe thought for a moment before speaking: "There's no need to take action for now. We'll discuss the details when we meet tomorrow. You may leave now."

After Serpent Spear Douluo left, Xue Qinghe sneered, "Genius, I wonder just how much of a genius you, Yang Podi, really are."

The next morning, Yang Podi and Yang Ping'an went to the training grounds for training. The two were once again impressed by the environment of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. There were many training grounds, and each one was independent, which ensured that the privacy of the training was not leaked.

Breakfast is served in the cafeteria, offering a wide variety of dishes that are both nutritious and delicious. Looking closely, it doesn't resemble a cafeteria at all; it's more like a grand hotel—truly luxurious, befitting the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

The morning session was the opening ceremony, which was attended by almost all the students.

The entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy has about 500 students, all of whom are Soul Masters, and at least all of them are Great Soul Masters of level 20 or above. However, there are more Great Soul Masters than Soul Venerables, and it is unknown whether there are any Soul Grandmasters.

On the high platform of the opening ceremony, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe actually attended in person, along with all sorts of people, presumably some nobles or high-ranking officials of the empire.

Accompanying Xue Qinghe throughout was a refined middle-aged man, who was holding the hand of a little girl who looked to be about six or seven years old. Next to the middle-aged man was a man with completely white hair, but the skin on his face was as white as a baby's, and his eyes shone with a sharp edge.

Yang Podi thought to himself, "This middle-aged man should be Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, while the little girl he is holding is Ning Rongrong, one of the Shrek Seven Devils in the original work, and the white-haired old man is probably Sword Douluo Chen Xin."

Yang Podi took a closer look at Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong should be around seven years old now. Her face is like a finely carved jade, especially her big, bright blue eyes, which look quite cute. Wearing a princess dress, she does look like a little princess. She is obviously a beauty in the making.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin, though seemingly calm, seemed to radiate sword intent in his eyes, and his entire being was like an unsheathed sword. As expected of the number one swordsman in Douluo Continent, he was indeed powerful.

The opening ceremony mainly consisted of speeches by a group of leaders. Whether it was Xue Qinghe or Ning Fengzhi, they all gave some encouraging words, which were not very meaningful.

After the opening ceremony, Teacher Li approached me and said that Prince Xue Qinghe had summoned me and wanted me to go to the Education Commission building.

Yang Podi couldn't help but mentally groan. What on earth was Xue Qinghe—no, what was Qian Renxue up to? She actually wanted to summon him alone, and Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were definitely going to be there too. In the original story, when Bone Douluo first met Tang San, he proposed to kill him beforehand. Clearly, even the supposedly reputable Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had its share of clandestine attempts to eliminate geniuses. How was he supposed to face this group?

Yang Podi couldn't help but sigh, hoping that the reputation of the Po clan could be preserved, or rather, the reputation of the four single-attribute families could be preserved.

(End of this chapter)