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The wheels rolled over the expensive ground of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, making a rustling sound.
The Empire has put a lot of effort into this exchange meeting, and its scale is probably the largest in hundreds of years.
Under the guidance of the event staff, stop at your designated spot.
As the group from the Botanical Academy stepped off the carriage, they were greeted by the magnificent academy before them. Some of the young female students in the group couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
After all, it is a royal academy, and in terms of extravagance and pomp, it is undoubtedly the first in the Heavenly Dou Empire.
However, a hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the academy's teachers and senior students.
After all, the Heaven Dou Empire only has one advanced soul master academy that recruits only nobles, and everyone knows exactly what a noble is.
Other advanced soul master academies also accept nobles, but they are not afraid of commoner soul masters who meet the standards.
In the circle of advanced soul master academies in Tiandou, people don't really think much of the Tiandou Royal Academy, since extravagance is the norm there.
If it weren't for the fact that the Continental Advanced Academy Soul Master Competition offered guaranteed spots for the royal academies of the two great empires to advance to the next round, it would be questionable whether these nobles, with their fighting prowess, could even pass the preliminary rounds.
As the group ventured deeper, more and more eyes turned toward them.
The deans and teachers mostly looked at Mu Changsheng with respect, while the students' eyes were on Mu Ci, who was leading the group.
At this moment, a blond young man dressed in royal attire quickly arrived to greet them, accompanied by several members of the teaching committee from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
"Your Majesty, Qinghe and several members of the Education Commission have been waiting for you here for quite some time."
"I have met Your Majesty the Immortal."
Qian Renxue's portrayal of Xue Qinghe was extremely convincing; she immediately bowed to Mu Changsheng upon entering the room, highlighting the thoughtfulness of royal etiquette.
Meng Shenji and the others followed Xue Qinghe and paid their respects, but most of their eyes were filled with envy as they looked at Mu Changsheng.
After all, most of the deans of the advanced academies in Tiandou are from the same generation, and they all knew each other when they were young. They are old friends of several decades.
But now everyone else is a Soul Douluo, and you, this old guy, have become a Title Douluo. How can you not make your old friends envious and jealous?
Seeing the emotions in his old friends' eyes, Mu Changsheng felt incredibly pleased. He couldn't live with himself if he didn't show off his strength to his old friends.
However, he still smiled faintly at everyone and said, "Your Highness, there is no need for such formalities. Today, I am here as the dean of the Soul Master Academy, leading my students to participate in the exchange meeting. I should be treated the same as other deans. You are being too polite."
"A report came down that you and many students have arrived today. I and the Meng Shenji Education Committee have already made all the necessary preparations."
"Your Majesty Changsheng is a titled Douluo, so it is only right that we come out to greet you. Moreover, my father instructed me beforehand that I must be respectful to you and not overstep my bounds in the slightest."
Xue Qinghe solemnly bowed to Mu Changsheng once again on the surface of the river, to show the royal family's respect for a titled Douluo.
But after speaking, he turned his gaze to Mu Ci and was somewhat stunned.
Chapter 28 Xue Qinghe's Praise
Even though she had played Xue Qinghe for many years and had seen many so-called outstanding young people, her heart, which had been sealed for twenty years, couldn't help but flutter when she caught a glimpse of Mu Ci.
To be honest, she reads all the information about Mu Ci every month. Although she can't say she knows everything about Mu Ci, she knows a fair share of it.
The intelligence report described his appearance in great detail: white hair, red eyes, sword-like eyebrows, and a well-proportioned figure.
When Mu Ci practiced medicine in various places, he was very popular with the noble ladies of those places, and he was harassed by them more than once.
If it weren't for the backing of the Spirit Hall and the Title Douluo, they probably would have been kidnapped long ago.
But these were merely the events recorded in intelligence reports, and her impression of them remained only at the textual level.
Today was their first meeting, and she was quite surprised; indeed, seeing is believing.
It was worth it for her to get the right to host this exchange meeting from the Kamikaze Academy.
Standing behind, Mu Ci watched Xue Qinghe's serious performance and found it quite amusing.
But as they talked, Xue Qinghe fixed his gaze on her, his eyes growing increasingly strange and intense, like a beast eyeing its prey.
Mu Ci felt a chill run down his spine. Although he knew in his heart that Xue Qinghe in front of him was Qian Renxue in disguise, the image in front of him was indeed a man, which he couldn't accept.
However, if Mu Ci knew what the person in front of him was thinking, he would probably just smile wryly, as there was nothing he could control in this matter.
Over the years, he has been practicing medicine and spreading his teachings throughout the Tiandou region, saving countless patients and leading many others into the path of medicine.
The power of abundance is also slowly and steadily increasing, and has now reached the third tier.
His abilities in all aspects have also improved significantly, enabling him to do many things that seem unbelievable in the Douluo world, such as using the power of abundance to turn medicinal herbs into pills out of thin air.
Even if Mu Ci stops practicing medicine from now on, her destiny power will automatically increase as the medical path is spread.
Just like the spread of a concept, as the source of the current concept of Douluo Continent, the understanding and dissemination of this path by those below him will, to a certain extent, be reflected back to Mu Ci.
Mu Ci's appearance was also the result of the optimization during the enhancement of the power of abundance, making her physical body more and more perfect, just like a legendary celestial being.
"Ahem!" Mu Ci cleared her throat at the right moment, reminding Xue Qinghe to be serious.
If things continue like this, it's quite possible that tomorrow, news will spread throughout Tiandou City that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe is male. Otherwise, why hasn't he even chosen a Crown Princess all these years?
The cough startled Xue Qinghe awake. She had almost forgotten the scene before her and cursed inwardly.
He quickly and politely addressed Mu Changsheng, who was looking at him with a strange expression, "This must be your grandson, the renowned Medicine King Mu Ci from Tiandou."
"As expected, seeing is believing. Brother Mu Ci has been practicing medicine in Tian Dou for six years, teaching hundreds of people and saving more than 100,000 lives."
Furthermore, through the Spirit Hall's channels, the compiled medical books were disseminated throughout the world, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of premature deaths and illnesses in recent years.
"This is truly a meritorious deed!"
When everyone heard Xue Qinghe say this, most of them looked at Mu Ci with some respect.
Several education commissioners were impressed by the young man's achievements, while Mu Changsheng stood tall, taking pride in his accomplishments.
Meng Shenji said with a kind face, "You are really remarkable. I think your grandfather was able to become a Title Douluo entirely because of you. Alas, why don't I have such a good descendant?"
After saying that, Meng Shenji looked at Mu Changsheng with envy and jealousy.
"Your Highness flatters me." Mu Ci blushed slightly at the compliment. "I do these things primarily for my own cultivation; they are not so noble."
He was not, after all, a true god of abundance, with a selfless and altruistic heart.
All of this was done for his own cultivation, driven by his own desires and pursuits.
But it's impossible to say that there's no compassion for the underprivileged.
Seeing so many sick commoners struggling to survive, he felt very sad. His habits from his previous life made it impossible for him to accept the mindset of the nobles in Douluo Continent.
But with his current abilities, this is all he can do. He can only work harder to cure diseases and spread knowledge, so that the people of Douluo Continent can have a better life.
Of course, even good intentions should be selective. Nobles who commit all kinds of evil and fallen soul masters who roam the continent should be hanged or thrown into the City of Slaughter.
Not everyone deserves to be saved.
Just as everyone was complimenting each other, the academy teams that had arrived earlier also looked over.
Among them, the gazes from Tianshui Academy and Chihuo Academy were the most intense.
Wearing gold and red school uniforms, Huo Wu, now a mature woman, stood next to her brother Huo Wushuang in the Blazing Academy team.
Her fiery eyes were fixed on Mu Ci in the Botanical Academy, her jade-like face full of fighting spirit, and her red lips curled slightly as she said, "Little brother, I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
Huo Wushuang wasn't surprised to hear this whisper, after all, he was also present at that chance encounter back then.
She reached out and smoothed her red hair, saying with considerable confidence, "I wonder if he's neglected his cultivation all these years. Sister, I'll weigh him up in a bit."
"However, I heard that his first soul skill is a support soul skill. I wonder if it would be unfair to defeat him."
Huo Wu nodded, but then shook her head and said, "With his talent, if he hadn't been held back all these years, he might have broken through to level 30."
"His first soul skill is no longer the most important thing for him; we need to look at his third soul skill."
Hearing Huo Wu's statement, Huo Wushuang nodded in agreement. After all, he and Huo Wu had both reached level 28 or 29, and Mu Ci, whose talent surpassed theirs, had no reason to remain at the second ring.
But just then, a figure in cyan suddenly appeared in the predominantly red team.
Feng Xiaotian looked at Huo Wu curiously and asked, "Sister Huo Wu, Brother Wushuang, what are you talking about?"
But Huo Wu didn't even glance at the person who came, nor did she show any disdain.
She had never liked Feng Xiaotian, who was wasting his talent.
Heaven gave you the talent of innate full soul power, but you wasted it. At the age of eighteen, your soul power is only level thirty-seven, which is truly a disgrace to those born with full soul power.
Moreover, ever since their chance encounter a year ago, Feng Xiaotian has been harassing her at Blazing Fire Academy, leaving her with no trace of any goodwill.
Sensing the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Huo Wushuang knew that his sister had absolutely no feelings for this genius from Shenfeng Academy, and said apologetically:
“Brother Feng, it’s nothing serious, just a promise we made when we were young.”
Feng Xiaotian scratched his head blankly, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable as he watched Huo Wu staring intently at the captain of the Plant Academy.
Unlike the Blazing Fire team, the Skywater team on the side was a completely different story.
Chapter 29 Tianshui, Blazing Fire
Meanwhile, in another group of beautiful girls wearing ice-blue school uniforms...
There was a lovesick girl staring intently at Mu Ci in the group, her cheeks slightly flushed and her eyes sparkling.
His appearance made his girlfriends nearby exclaim that they couldn't bear to watch.
Another stunningly beautiful girl standing nearby couldn't stand it any longer and reminded her in an annoyed tone:
"Moon, can you please control your infatuation? You're practically drooling."
The other beautiful girls in the group laughed uproariously at Shuiyue'er's current appearance.
The slightly older Xue Wu smiled faintly, looking at her helpless captain and saying:
"Bing'er, you know that Yue'er is just a lovesick girl. She can't walk past any handsome guy."
Shui Bing'er looked at Shui Yue'er, who still had a lovesick expression, and spread her hands, saying:
"Sigh, I'm really afraid that Yue'er will be cheated in the future and even help the person counting the money."
Unable to bear the teasing from her girlfriends any longer, Shui Yue'er finally snapped out of it, blushing as she looked at Shui Bing'er and said:
"I'm not that stupid. Besides, the captain of the Plant Academy is really handsome, don't you guys think?"
As Shuiyue spoke, she looked at Muci again. His tall and upright figure, handsome appearance, white hair and red eyes—all of these qualities had perfectly entered her heart.
Upon hearing this, the Tianshui team members all glanced at Mu Ci a few more times and nodded in agreement.