Tianshui City, one of the few large cities in the Heaven Dou Empire. In terms of prosperity, it ranked among the top in the northern cities of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Besides its thriving commerce, because the air was rich in water-attribute energy, many water-attribute soul masters gathered here. It was one of the ideal places for water-attribute soul masters to live.
This was also where Shui Wuhen currently lived.
"Wu~~"
After arriving at Tianshui City, Articuno slowly descended and finally landed dozens of meters away from the city gate.
After returning to the ground, Articuno transformed back into a small bird and stood on Shui Wuhen's shoulder.
When the surrounding crowd saw this scene, most of them showed envy on their faces. Being able to ride a bird like this meant Shui Wuhen was undoubtedly a noble soul master, and his rank would not be low.
And most importantly, riding such an ice bird was—
Too cool!
Only a very small number of people secretly curled their lips. They were all soul masters and nobles. Naturally, they felt displeased at Shui Wuhen's showy behavior.
But what made them even more upset was that they could not show off like Shui Wuhen.
Shui Wuhen did not know what they were thinking. Even if he did, he would not care.
After showing his Tianshui City residence token, Shui Wuhen entered the city under the respectful gazes of the guards.
"Who is that? Captain, do you know him?"
After watching Shui Wuhen's figure disappear, a guard curiously asked the captain beside him.
The captain smiled and replied, "You just came back from outside, so you don't know. He is the number one genius of our Tianshui City, Shui Wuhen!
It's said that his cultivation has already reached the Soul King level."
"What? Soul… Soul King!"
Hearing this, the guard's expression immediately changed, his eyes full of shock.
A Soul King, even looking across the entire continent, was a solid backbone figure. Many teachers in advanced soul master academies were only at the Soul King level.
If placed in some kingdoms, that was enough to be granted the title of Count. Not to mention Shui Wuhen still looked so young.
"This time, I should go see my sister."
On the street, Shui Wuhen suddenly thought that he had been immersed in cultivation and had gone out to hunt spirit rings. He had not seen his sister for a full month.
Now that his cultivation had reached a temporary stopping point, he could go visit his sister who was studying at Tianshui Academy.
Thinking of this, Shui Wuhen immediately changed direction. He planned to buy some gifts at the market first.
Tianshui Academy was located ten li outside Tianshui City, by a large river. It was the highest-level academy in Tianshui City and also the only advanced soul master academy there.
About a quarter of an hour later, Shui Wuhen arrived at the gate of Tianshui Academy.
"Isn't that Wuhen? Why do you have time to come to Tianshui Academy today?"
As soon as Shui Wuhen reached the entrance, a beautiful female teacher's eyes lit up, and she quickly walked over.
Shui Wuhen's expression did not change as he replied, "I came to see Bing'er."
"Oh, to see Bing'er. The dean just called her and some outstanding students over. It should be to discuss the Elite Tournament."
Hearing that Shui Wuhen came to find Shui Bing'er, the beautiful female teacher looked a little disappointed.
As Shui Bing'er's biological brother, Shui Wuhen often came to Tianshui Academy to visit his sister. In addition, with his handsome appearance and extremely strong talent, many girls and even young female teachers in the academy secretly admired him.
Unfortunately, Shui Wuhen seemed uninterested in women. Not only did he reject everyone who confessed to him, but he also acted very coldly. Because of this, he earned the nickname "Iceberg."
"The Elite Tournament?"
Hearing this, Shui Wuhen was slightly stunned. Usually, he immersed himself in cultivation and almost forgot the passage of time.
After this teacher's reminder, he remembered that the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was not far away.
"Yes."
Teacher Yuexing sighed, "There's only a little more than a month left. And with the journey to Heaven Dou City, in reality, we have at most one month before we must set off."
The Elite Tournament, full name the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, was held once every five years.
In this tournament, advanced soul master academies across the continent would select their most elite students to form teams and compete against each other.
Because of the special nature of martial souls, this competition gathered the top young talents of the entire continent. Many major forces would also select talents based on their performance in the tournament.
If chosen, it would be a good opportunity for these academy students.
Shui Wuhen understood it as an imperial examination for young soul masters of Douluo Continent.
At the same time, academies could use it to showcase their educational strength and attract funding, so almost all advanced soul master academies attached great importance to this tournament.
After bidding farewell to Teacher Yuexing, Shui Wuhen soon arrived outside the dean's office and began meditating while waiting.
After some time, a familiar voice came, and Shui Wuhen opened his eyes.
In front of him, Shui Bing'er had just walked out of the dean's office. She looked at Shui Wuhen with surprise and said, "Brother, when did you come back?"
Shui Wuhen smiled and patted Shui Bing'er's head. "I just came back not long ago. I heard the dean was discussing the Elite Tournament with you, so I didn't disturb you."
Shui Bing'er enjoyed the head pat, then greeted Articuno on Shui Wuhen's shoulder, "Articuno, hello!"
"Wu~~"
Articuno responded perfunctorily.
"Hmph! The two of you are so intimate as soon as you meet. Those who know you are siblings, but those who don't might think you're a couple!"
At this moment, a blue-haired girl looked at them with a bit of jealousy in her voice.
Why wasn't she Shui Wuhen's real sister?
Hearing this, Shui Wuhen looked at her and greeted, "Long time no see."
"Hmph! So perfunctory!"
Shui Yue'er curled her lips, but in her heart, she was very envious that Shui Bing'er had such a handsome brother.
The father of Shui Wuhen, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er was actually the same person. However, the biological mother of Shui Wuhen and Shui Bing'er was only a maid, while Shui Yue'er was born to the legal wife. Shui Yue'er was also a few months older than the siblings.
"Bing'er."
At this moment, Shui Wuhen took out a box of pastries from his storage soul tool and handed it to Shui Bing'er.
"These are pastries from Honey Snow Pavilion. They're for you."
Seeing this, Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up. She took the box, feeling sweetness in her heart.
Honey Snow Pavilion's pastries were her favorite. Her brother had not forgotten her preference.
At this moment, from inside the dean's office, a cold and mature voice suddenly sounded:
"Wuhen, come in."