That morning, Yang Xiong left the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect alone, dressed in ordinary clothes.
Since absorbing his second soul ring and after nearly half a year, Yang Xiong was still not yet twelve years old, but already stood close to 1.7 meters tall. Though his face remained somewhat youthful, his build and muscles made him look fully like an adult.
Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, the Soul Master world was ultimately dominated by the Spirit Hall. Even sect disciples like Yang Xiong carried Soul Master identification.
To avoid showing off his wealth too much, Yang Xiong wore a wristguard storage soul device on his wrist, kept a pouch of herbs close to his body, and also carried a small bag of gold soul coins and a gold soul coin card.
Originally, his father Yang Lin and mother Sun Yu opposed Yang Xiong leaving the sect to go to Tiandou City for fun. Sun Yu even insisted on personally taking him there.
But Yang Xiong said he was already eleven and a half years old, soon to be twelve. This trip to Tiandou City was mainly to check out the advanced Soul Master academies, to prepare for his future enrollment.
It should be noted that Yang Xiong was already at level 24 soul power. Even if he wanted to attend the Tiandou Royal Academy, there would be no problem. Although that academy only accepted nobles, as a talented sect disciple with strength, he had no issue getting in.
Yang Xiong walked for half a day before finally arriving at Tiandou City. Compared to Seven Treasures City, Tiandou was grander and more majestic. Just the city gates had countless people coming and going, with soldiers guarding them.
After showing his Soul Master ID, Yang Xiong entered Tiandou City directly. Throughout Douluo Continent, being a Soul Master was the most prestigious profession. Even an ordinary Soul Master ID from before granted unrestricted access in all cities.
Once inside Tiandou City, Yang Xiong first went to Zi Xing Academy, where his older brother Yang Wei was studying.
But Yang Wei's talent was average. Despite having taken whale glue multiple times, now at age seventeen, his soul power only reached level 31.
This meant that in five years, Yang Wei had only advanced ten soul levels, and that was after absorbing whale glue and soul rings.
Still, level 31 soul power was decent in an ordinary advanced academy, since the graduation standard was usually level 30.
The academy's team usually had only one or two soul lords at most, sometimes none at all. The rest were high-level soul masters. At seventeen, with level 31, Yang Wei might still make the academy team after a few more years of training. If he was patient, he might even participate in another Soul Master competition.
Yang Wei had been staying at Zi Xing Academy to train hard, hoping to make the academy team. Otherwise, he would graduate in half a year.
The advanced academies had strict management; only students or visitors could enter. After Yang Xiong showed his ID, Yang Wei came to greet him shortly.
As they walked through Zi Xing Academy, Yang Wei asked curiously, "Xiong, why did you come to Tiandou City alone? Didn't Mom and Dad come with you?"
Yang Xiong smiled, "Big brother, this time I came alone for experience. You haven't been home for half a year, so Mom and Dad asked me to bring you some things."
Yang Wei chuckled awkwardly, "You know, I've been training hard lately and haven't had time to come home."
Without further ado, Yang Xiong handed Yang Wei a soul device. Ning Fengzhi had given him one million gold soul coins and plenty of training resources.
Yang Wei was the only one in the Yang family without a storage soul device, so Yang Xiong had bought two in Seven Treasures City, one for Yang Wei and one small one he kept hidden on himself for private items. His original two devices were from the sect and too conspicuous to hide.
Yang Wei happily accepted the device, his eyes shining with excitement. "Xiong, you're really good to me. You know I've liked this type of storage device for a long time."
Yang Xiong smiled, "Big brother, it's more convenient to have a soul device outside."
Yang Wei carefully examined the device, unwilling to part with it. Seeing the resources inside, he was even more surprised.
"Xiong, how do you have so many resources here? These things must be pretty valuable."
Yang Xiong said, "I know you're training hard. With these, you might make a stronger push. Maybe you can be a substitute in the next Soul Master competition."
Yang Wei nodded, "The next competition is in two and a half years. If I can reach level 34 or 35, that won't be a problem."
Yang Xiong smiled. In the original story, the Shrek Academy substitute Huang Yuan was only level 35. With Yang Wei's iron sword spirit and soul power level, he had a good chance to become Zi Xing Academy's substitute.
With Yang Wei leading the way, Yang Xiong toured the Zi Xing Academy.
The academy's campus wasn't large, around a thousand mu, and had about three hundred students. It featured many simulated environments.
In terms of land, faculty, and environment, it was far inferior to the Tiandou Royal Academy. But being able to open an advanced academy in Tiandou City required not just faculty and background but also financial support. The tuition alone couldn't sustain it. It needed backing from the empire, sects, or noble families.
Yang Wei looked proud. "So, Xiong, our Zi Xing Academy isn't bad. It's an old and established advanced academy. We almost participate in the Soul Master competition every year. Father carefully chose this academy, it's the best fit for my sword spirit."
Yang Xiong smiled, "It's pretty good. Though a bit small, it's well-equipped and has a good learning atmosphere. It suits your iron sword spirit well."
Yang Wei said, "Xiong, you'll be twelve soon. Want to come to Zi Xing Academy? Then we can look out for each other. With your strength, you probably won't have much hope this competition, but maybe next time you could be a key player."
Yang Xiong thought carefully before speaking. "I haven't decided yet where I'll go, but most likely the Tiandou Royal Academy. You know the relationship between Seven Treasures Glazed Sect and the Tiandou Royal family."
Yang Wei showed some disdain. "Those spoiled rich kids at Tiandou Royal Academy have good training resources and environment, but the atmosphere isn't great. Last time, their second team got soundly beaten by Zi Xing Academy."
"Even their second team's members entered with higher innate soul power than us, but those spoiled rich kids have little real combat ability."
Yang Xiong sighed. From what he observed, only Tiandou Royal Academy was somewhat decent. Strong teams were mostly monopolized by families, and his spirit wasn't quite suitable.
But on second thought, if he just wanted to train quietly, Zi Xing Academy wasn't bad. Too bad he was already an inner disciple; many things were probably already arranged by the sect.
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