Time passed in the blink of an eye, and three days later arrived.
Groups of people orderly entered Element City. For a moment, the spacious and bright Element City actually became somewhat crowded. Many hotels put up "No Vacancy" signs in a hurry due to a lack of rooms, something that had never happened in Element City before.
Element City is located in the north and is relatively close to the extreme north, so it isn't as bustling as the first-tier cities on other continents, but it's not much inferior either. Still, this level of liveliness was extremely rare.
As the host, the Four Elements Academy was also extremely busy. Most of the teachers had been sent out to maintain order, and classes at the academy had been delayed. They simply declared a holiday.
Shui Ningbing was so busy she wished she could split herself in half. The teachers under her command were squeezed so hard they had to eat while on duty.
For a moment, there was quite an atmosphere of wailing and complaints, though it was unknown whether a rebellion might actually break out.
While everyone was busy and bustling about, Shen Hanyu was leisurely sitting with the Ice and Snow Emperors on the top floor of a shop owned by Heavenly Water Academy, calmly sipping tea and occasionally glancing at the lively street below.
The Ice Emperor wasn't very used to this slightly bitter beverage. Even though Shen Hanyu and the Snow Emperor both liked it very much, the Ice Bear had long since hidden inside the sea of consciousness and didn't dare show himself. Lately, the Ice Emperor had been in a very bad mood; every time she saw him, she would give him a beating. The problem was that one was willing to hit while the other was willing to take it, but the frequency had become too high, and even Tianmeng couldn't endure it anymore.
Although it wasn't a real physical body, the pain was absolutely real. It was understandable that Tianmeng couldn't hold on.
…
A dull afternoon.
The Ice Emperor had been called away early by Shui Bing'er and the other three girls. Her personality couldn't stand such a quiet atmosphere, so she decided that out of sight was out of mind and went out with the three girls to eat to her heart's content.
The Snow Emperor put down the book in her hand, looked at Shen Hanyu, and spoke softly:
"Some human Title Douluo-level powerhouse has entered the city. Do you want to go take a look?"
Shen Hanyu had a miscellaneous book covering his face. He casually gave an "oh" and looked completely indifferent.
The Snow Emperor slightly pursed her lips, then realized that this kind of behavior looked strange on her and quickly returned to normal.
The corners of Shen Hanyu's mouth secretly curved up in a tiny arc before he continued to let his mind wander.
Seeing that Shen Hanyu seemingly hadn't noticed, the Snow Emperor actually let out a tiny sigh of relief, then continued reading her book.
Only the slight blush on her cheeks proved that her current state of mind was completely different from her outward appearance. Ever since she came to the human world, she had been changing more and more. Although she still maintained that cold and proud demeanor, her emotions were becoming richer and richer.
Having lived in lonely coldness in the extreme north for so long, with almost no place to vent emotions except toward the Ice Emperor, once she felt warmth, care, and other rich emotions, it was inevitable that she would change.
Emotions are the most basic thing in a person, and also the easiest and most difficult thing to change at the same time.
Shen Hanyu had a deep understanding and experience of this.
Accompanied by the sound of a carriage approaching and a burst of noisy discussion, both Shen Hanyu and the Snow Emperor frowned at the same time. Shen Hanyu leaped up, while the Snow Emperor rose gracefully. Together they walked to the white wooden railing in front of them and looked down at the situation below.
It was a carriage that appeared simple yet revealed luxury. The carriage was extremely large, and the two horses pulling it were rare hundred-year-old Bright Horn Horses, looking exceptionally majestic under the sunlight.
The coachman was wearing the neat uniform of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and in the eyes of the Snow Emperor and Shen Hanyu, his cultivation was completely exposed; he was impressively a Soul Emperor with vigorous blood and qi.
Shen Hanyu slightly narrowed his eyes. His spiritual power quietly spread downward, and he immediately sensed a shocking, sharp sword intent.
"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Sword Douluo, a ninety-sixth rank powerhouse… He actually came to Element City. It seems the other person must be Ning Fengzhi. Apart from him, probably no one else in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could have a Title Douluo personally escorting them…"
Shen Hanyu said softly.
The Snow Emperor remained unmoved. In her eyes, no matter what kind of sword or whatever, it was just a human, slightly stronger than an ant.
"Element City is going to get lively. It seems this Grand Competition is going to be interesting."
Shen Hanyu said with a smile.
"Interested in going for a stroll with me? Hmm?"
The Snow Emperor looked at Shen Hanyu somewhat unexpectedly, but still nodded.
…
On the other side.
Five figures stood at the entrance of Element City Grand Hotel. The people around them were all whispering, but no one dared to speak loudly, simply because these five people represented the top combat power of Element City.
Among them, Shui Ningbing stood out like a crane among chickens, probably because she had the best appearance and temperament among them, and was also the only woman.
The other three stood relatively close to her; they were the deans of the other three Elements Academies. Standing a distance away from the four of them was a muscular giant of a man, the current dean of Elephant Armor Academy, Huyan Zhen, an eighty-ninth rank Soul Douluo. His martial soul was the top defensive beast martial soul, Diamond Mammoth.
The deans of the four Element Academies began chatting casually as if nothing was wrong, completely ignoring Huyan Zhen's existence.
A trace of resentment flashed in Huyan Zhen's eyes. He gave a cold snort and turned his gaze toward the far end of the street.
"Dean Shui, I heard that several extraordinary geniuses have appeared in your academy…"
Lei Yu, dean of Thunder Academy, is an eighty-sixth rank Soul Douluo with the martial soul Thunder Tyrant Blade. It was said that he was a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, but because his martial soul had mutated, he didn't take the surname Yu and was sent out to become the dean of Thunder Academy. He was a well-established and famous Soul Douluo powerhouse.
Shui Ningbing smiled gracefully and said:
"Dean Lei is too kind. How could our few little girls compare to the geniuses of your esteemed academy…"
"Dean Shui, you're being too modest. Bing'er is truly a genius in a million…"
Beside him, a young-looking man in a red robe named Huo Yun cheerfully added.
Huo Yun, martial soul Single-horned Fire Explosive Dragon, eighty-fifth rank Soul Douluo, and also the father of Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu.
"Yes, Xiaotian even said that the geniuses in your academy cultivate at an unbelievably fast speed…"
The one who chimed in was Feng Lin, martial soul Gale Demon Wolf, eighty-seventh rank Soul Douluo, father of Feng Xiaotian, and dean of Kamikaze Academy.
"You're too kind, too kind…"
Shui Ningbing said with a smile, while inwardly cursing these old fellows who kept sending spies into the academy to the point of making their ancestors' graves smoke.
Seeing that Shui Ningbing didn't seem interested in continuing the conversation, the others tactfully shut their mouths.
Although there was great competition among the four Element Academies, after thousands of years of integration, they had long become fish on the same boat. No matter how many schemes they had, they could not escape the fate of living and dying together.
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