After Dugu Bo tossed Wang Li outside the Sunset Forest, Wang Li had to continue his journey on his own. However, as long as he used Flash Step, his speed was still quite fast.
It did not take long for him to reach the foot of the mountain where Heaven Dou Royal Academy was located. But when he tried to go up the mountain, someone stepped forward to question him:
"May I ask, sir, what business do you have at Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
There were only five to six hundred students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The staff could recognize all the familiar faces, but they did not recognize Wang Li.
This was actually normal. After all, Wang Li had only attended classes at the academy for half a month before being taken away by Dugu Bo.
At the same time, three years was enough to change a person's appearance drastically. Wang Li's height had increased year after year and was now 1.84 meters. Although his face still looked young, all traces of childishness were gone.
Broad shoulders, a slim waist, and long legs. Since he did not have a beast-type martial soul, his build was tall but not overly muscular. In other words, he had a broad back, narrow waist, and long legs, with well-defined facial features, thick eyebrows, and bright eyes,handsome enough by any standard.
He wore a light blue fitted outfit. Although the style was simple, the materials were exceptional. Dugu Yan had helped him choose it, so every aspect was naturally top-notch.
With this physique, fashion sense, and bearing, even though the staff did not recognize Wang Li, it did not stop them from being polite.
Wang Li chuckled lightly and explained:
"I am Wang Li from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Team Reserve Training Camp. Three years ago, I followed Senior Dugu for special training. The academy shouldn't have expelled me. May I go in now?"
The staff members widened their eyes upon hearing this. Once Wang Li mentioned it, they remembered. After all, three years ago, his story had circulated within the academy. Being chosen and personally guided by a Title Douluo,what incredible fortune that was. At the time, it had made many people extremely envious.
"Please go in. The Heaven Dou Royal Team Reserve Training Camp has already been disbanded. Now only the Heaven Dou Royal Team's First Team and Second Team remain, both still in the back mountain campus. Do you need us to take you there?"
Wang Li felt a little dazed and sighed inwardly. During the three years he spent with Dugu Bo, the academy had not stood still. The former reserve training camp had become the Heaven Dou Royal Team.
He smiled slightly and said:
"No need. I know the way."
After saying that, he walked toward the white marble steps. Even though he had not returned for three years, he was not unfamiliar with the path.
After Wang Li left, the staff briefly discussed the matter and immediately reported it.
Ordinary students would not alarm the academy's upper management or the three deans, but Wang Li was different. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, there seemed to be no other student who had been taken away by a Title Douluo for personal guidance after only one month of enrollment,and for three whole years at that.
Inside the academy, back mountain campus.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy was huge, occupying an entire mountain range. Yet there were only five to six hundred students. Apart from the cleaning staff, large areas of the campus were completely deserted.
Following his memories, Wang Li found the old training ground. As expected, Qin Ming, along with the Heaven Dou Royal Team's First Team and Second Team, were all there.
Qin Ming had arranged for the First Team and Second Team to fight in team-based matches. He was fairly satisfied with the First Team's performance, but deeply disappointed with the Second Team.
Recently, he had been considering that these pressure-free sparring matches might cause the Heaven Dou Royal Team to become arrogant and complacent. Perhaps it was time to start the next round of training and head to the Grand Soul Arena for real competition.
Only through true combat and life-and-death struggles against strong opponents could they improve further.
And at this moment, Wang Li had returned.
The first person to recognize Wang Li was naturally Dugu Yan. She exclaimed in delight:
"Xiao Li, Grandpa finally let you out!"
Wang Li waved and smiled as he said:
"Yes, Sister Yan!"
"Teacher Qin, everyone, long time no see!"
Wang Li swept his gaze around. They were basically all familiar faces,his peers from the Heaven Dou Royal Team Reserve Training Camp three years ago. Many had been eliminated, and those who remained had been divided into the First Team and Second Team.
As soon as Wang Li returned, he also attracted everyone's attention. Three years was neither particularly long nor particularly short, and Wang Li had only spent one month with them back then. So when they looked at him, they felt a mix of familiarity and unfamiliarity. This tall, handsome man standing at least 1.8 meters,was he really the nine-year-old Wang Li with a childish face from three years ago?
This reaction was normal. Three years ago, the youngest among them was sixteen and the oldest twenty. Their builds and appearances had already stabilized. Wang Li, however, had only been nine, right at the age of fastest development.
Therefore, Wang Li could recognize them, but they found Wang Li unfamiliar.
As for Qin Ming, he was no longer a Heaven-grade Soul King instructor, but a Heaven Dou–grade Soul Emperor instructor. Breaking through to Soul Emperor around the age of thirty, his future potential was limitless.
Seeing that everyone had lost the will to continue fighting, Qin Ming could only call for a halt. Then he looked at Wang Li with some curiosity and asked:
"Wang Li, why did you come back today? Has your special training with Senior Dugu ended, or is there something else?"
Wang Li sighed and said helplessly:
"I broke through to forty soul power, but Senior Dugu couldn't help me find the soul beast I wanted, so he threw me out and told me to think it over myself, choose a different soul beast, and then go hunt it."
What?!
Wang Li's calm words shocked everyone present beyond belief. Twelve years old, forty soul power,what kind of monster was this?
Then they all looked at Dugu Yan. Dugu Yan had never mentioned Wang Li's soul power level in front of them. Now she lifted her head proudly, revealing her sharp chin and snow-white swan-like neck, her face full of pride. Clearly, she knew all along and had deliberately not told them.
Qin Ming was utterly stunned. Back when Shrek Academy recruited students, the requirement was under twelve years old with at least twenty-one soul power. The graduation requirement was under twenty years old with at least forty-one soul power. Yet someone had actually cultivated to a level sufficient for graduation at the age of recruitment.
As for the others, only one thought echoed in their minds:
Where did all the time go?
Wang Li was at least six or seven years younger than them. Yet in soul master cultivation, he had not only caught up with six or seven years of difference, but even surpassed them.
And they were no ordinary people. They were all descendants of the elite class of the Heaven Dou Empire. Whether in martial soul talent or cultivation resources, they were absolutely top-tier.
However, one person immediately stepped forward. It was Yu Tianheng. His eyes burned with fighting spirit as he spoke in a deep voice:
"Wang Li, three years ago, I was a Soul Elder and you were a Grand Soul Master. I was stronger than you then. Now we are both Soul Elders. I am level thirty-eight, you are level forty. Do you dare to fight me again?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone snapped back to their senses…
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