Chapter 40: Joining Tianshui Academy?

The next day.

When Qin Jian was brought back to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy by Jian Douluo again, the soul power and physical strength he had exhausted the previous day had fully recovered.

"Jian'er, don't exhaust your soul power again while hunting Soul Beasts today. Do you have any idea how high the risk was yesterday?" Jian Douluo couldn't help but admonish him again.

Qin Jian nodded, looked up, and laughed: "Teacher, I will be careful. It was also because I knew you were there yesterday, Teacher."

Jian Douluo tapped him on the head and said: "In the future, you must make conserving soul power a reflex. Never harbor any wishful thinking, unless your level reaches Level 70 or above."

"Yes, Teacher..."

Qin Jian replied helplessly.

"Brother Jian! Brother Jian!"

Just at this moment, Qin Jian saw a faint blue-green flash, and then a soft little body threw itself into his arms.

Naturally, it was Ning Rongrong, who had been brought over by Ning Fengzhi.

"Have you recovered?" Ning Rongrong asked in his ear.

Qin Jian wrapped his arms completely around her small body, a smile on his lips: "Of course I've fully recovered. I still have to hunt a Soul Beast for you today!"

"Qin Jian, generally speaking, the soul ring age that Rongrong can withstand for her Second Soul Ring is around 500 years..."

At this time, Ning Fengzhi came to his side and said: "If it is a Soul Beast within the Soul Hunting Ground, she should be able to absorb an 800-year soul ring, but it cannot exceed 900 years at most."

Qin Jian nodded and said: "Sect Master, I understand. I will definitely find an 800-year-plus Soul Beast for Rongrong today."

Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly, then suddenly added: "You don't need to call me Sect Master in the future; it's too distant. Just call me Ning Shu."

"Uh, alright, Ning Shu." Qin Jian changed his address quickly.

He didn't notice that Ning Rongrong's little face had turned somewhat red, thinking it was just a whim of Ning Fengzhi's.

When their group arrived near the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's Soul Hunting Ground, they saw that many people had gathered here again.

Whatever the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy does, there will be a light screen projection.

And the opening of the Special Grade Area, which no one had entered for a long time, naturally attracted a large crowd.

The three Education Committee Members were still standing at the very front. Meng Shenji walked out, first glancing cautiously at Jian Douluo before saying: "There are four areas in the Soul Hunting Ground. Third Grade Qualification can only enter the Level 3 Area; Second Grade Qualification can enter the Level 3 and Level 2 Areas; First Grade Qualification can enter all places except the Special Grade Area. As for the Special Grade Qualification..."

He looked at Qin Jian and said: "Special Grade Qualification can enter all areas and hunt freely throughout the entire Soul Hunting Ground."

Once these words were out, they naturally made the others look at Qin Jian and Ning Rongrong with eyes full of envy.

After all, the larger the area, the more Soul Beasts there are to choose from. Although quality is divided by area, if one happens not to find a suitable Soul Beast, one can always try their luck in the lower-level areas.

"Hum!"

Meng Shenji did not hesitate; eight soul rings lit up on his body in sequence, and then the entrance to the Soul Hunting Ground appeared behind him.

"Will all students who have obtained qualifications please enter."

Before his voice had even faded, the hot-tempered Huo Wu and the most brainless Huyan Li had already rushed in.

Then Yu Tianxin, Dugu, and the others followed closely behind.

"Rongrong, let's go in too."

Qin Jian took Ning Rongrong's small hand and was about to walk toward the entrance.

"Qin... Qin Jian... wait... wait a moment..."

A soft, timid girl's voice sounded from behind. Qin Jian turned his head and saw Shui Bing'er looking hesitant.

"Are you calling me? Is something the matter?" Qin Jian asked curiously.

Under Ning Rongrong's vigilant gaze, Shui Bing'er approached two steps and whispered: "Tea... Teacher, she asked me to give this to you..."

She handed over a small, ice-jade-like plaque.

Qin Jian took it and looked at it, seeing the four characters "Tianshui Academy" written on it.

And when he flipped it to the back, it was actually the two characters "Qin Jian"!

"What is this for?" Qin Jian asked.

Shui Bing'er's voice finally began to flow smoothly: "This is an Admission Nameplate. If you take this to the academy, you can join our Tianshui Academy directly."

"It's only been one night, and you've already made this for me?"

Qin Jian looked with some surprise at the beautiful teacher from Tianshui Academy not far away.

The other party waved at him and smiled very gently.

"Teacher really hopes you can join our Tianshui Academy and serve as the Captain of the Tianshui Team," Shui Bing'er said softly.

Qin Jian couldn't help but ask: "Your talent isn't low either, why don't you serve as the Captain of Tianshui Academy yourself?"

Shui Bing'er smoothed her hair with some shyness and said: "It was indeed supposed to be mine, but my courage is truly too small; I'm not suited to lead a team..."

"Courage too small?"

Qin Jian gave her a strange look.

Clearly, in his memory, this Tianshui Team Captain was very much a 'big sister' type; how could she be like this now?

Could it be that something happened in the next few years that caused this change?

"I'll accept the nameplate you gave me..."

Qin Jian put away the small ice jade plaque and said: "I hope to have the chance to become partners with you in the future."

"O... okay..."

Shui Bing'er's speech began to falter again.

Qin Jian didn't say anything more to her, just took Ning Rongrong's small hand and stepped into the Soul Hunting Ground.

Only, a thought was stirring in his heart: "If I really join Tianshui Academy, the future Tianshui Girl Group, the Dalu top group, will be in a state of preparation..."

Soul Hunting Ground.

This place still looked like a forest, but unlike the Mimicry Cultivation Ground, these trees were all real, because the Soul Beasts raised inside were also real.

The place where Qin Jian and Ning Rongrong had just entered belonged to the Level 3 Area; to go to the Special Grade Area, one had to cross through the Level 3, Level 2, and Level 1 Areas.

The two of them walked through the forest hand in hand, unhurriedly avoiding the Soul Beasts they encountered.

Naturally, they had no interest in the Soul Beasts here.

"Brother Jian, are you really going to join Tianshui Academy?" Ning Rongrong couldn't help but ask.

Qin Jian smiled and said, "I'm not sure about that yet, we'll see when the time comes..."

His soul power had already reached Level 20, and only after he parted ways with Ning Rongrong would he know who the target for his Level 20 to Level 30 Assessment would be.

Only then would he know where to go next...

"Brother Jian, you're pinching me," Ning Rongrong suddenly said in a low voice.

It turned out that Qin Jian had unconsciously used too much strength in his hand; whenever he thought about having to part with her, his emotions would fluctuate greatly.

Qin Jian loosened his grip slightly and suddenly said, "Rongrong, do you still remember that time at the sect's Mimicry Cultivation Ground? The time I carried you on my back through the rain."

"Of course I remember, I caused you so much trouble back then," Ning Rongrong said with a giggle as she looked up.

Qin Jian also smiled along with her, then said, "Rongrong, let me carry you now, okay?"

(End of this chapter)