23: Tianshui University, Shui Binger

Chapter 23: Tianshui Academy, Water Binger

The outer area is basically filled with Spirit Beasts under ten thousand years old. Spirit Beasts under ten thousand years old have very low intelligence, and when they see a terrifying existence, they will be scared and run everywhere, which can easily cause small waves of beast tides.

If, at this time, there happens to be a human hunting Spirit Beasts here, they might very likely lose their lives.

Although Ye Wen became a Spirit Beast, he would not wantonly harm people.

"Okay, Boss, let's go back first then," the Titan Giant Ape said.

"Mm, go," Ye Wen nodded.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Titan Giant Ape returned to the Life Lake, and the trio of Ye Wen, Evil Tiger, and Xiao Bai also planned to quickly retreat from the Star Dou Great Forest in their human forms.

Due to the appearance of the Titan Giant Ape, a small Spirit Beast tide was indeed caused in the outer area.

Although they avoided the beast tide, because large numbers of Spirit Beasts around them were fleeing for refuge, leaving their habitats and territories, many Spirit Beasts were in motion, making it extremely easy to encounter Spirit Beasts.

This is because Spirit Beasts generally have their own fixed territories, especially some carnivorous Spirit Beasts, who have their own domains and do not easily leave them, only hunting Spirit Beasts within their own territory.

This disruption, therefore, greatly increased the probability of encountering Spirit Beasts.

Ye Wen and his two companions defeated several thousand-year-old Spirit Beasts along the way; they could still deal with thousand-year-level Spirit Beasts in their human form as they had Spirit Bones.

Unexpectedly, they actually encountered a ten-thousand-year-level Spirit Beast in the outer area!

It was a bear, a Berserk Demonic Bear that had just reached the ten-thousand-year level.

"Roar!!"

At this moment, this Berserk Demonic Bear stood in front of Ye Wen and his two companions, roaring.

"It seems our luck is a bit bad! To actually encounter a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast in the outer area," Ye Wen shrugged helplessly.

There are ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts in the outer area, but they are actually very rare and generally not encountered.

"I'll do it," Xiao Bai intended to make a move, switching to her semi-human form.

At this moment, Ye Wen suddenly stopped Xiao Bai: "Wait! Someone's coming!"

"Third Spirit Ability, Ice Scorpion Seal!"

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

A woman dressed in a light blue dress arrived rapidly, the ground quickly freezing, directly freezing the Berserk Demonic Bear.

Behind the woman were two other girls, one 11 years old, and another girl who looked close to 10 years old.

The girl who was nearly ten years old already subtly had a hint of a woman's charm; her body seemed to be just entering its developmental stage, and her figure wasn't particularly good, as how good could a 10-year-old girl's figure be after all.

But this girl was very beautiful, with long blue hair draped over her shoulders, fair skin, and delicate features; she didn't seem particularly stunning at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one could continuously discover her beauty—it was a kind of hazy aesthetic, becoming more beautiful the more one looked.

"It's actually her..." Ye Wen recognized this girl; she was Water Binger, the beauty from Tianshui Academy, one of the Five Element Academy.

"What are you three still standing there for! Hurry up and come over!"

The woman who froze the Berserk Demonic Bear quickly shouted.

Ye Wen, Evil Tiger, and Xiao Bai, seeing this, trotted behind the woman.

"Roar!"

At this moment, the Berserk Demonic Bear broke through the ice seal and pounced towards the woman.

This woman was the strongest teacher in Tianshui Academy, named Shui Binger, a 71st-level attack system Spirit Master with a high-grade Ice Scorpion Spirit.

Facing a ten-thousand-year-level Spirit Beast, Shui Binger naturally showed no fear and once again released a Spirit Ability: "Fifth Spirit Ability, Ice Scorpion's Fury!"

A gigantic ice scorpion, condensed from Soul Power, quickly crawled towards the Berserk Demonic Bear. Wherever the ice scorpion passed, the surroundings all froze.

Bang!

The Berserk Demonic Bear was severely wounded on the spot by this attack. Knowing it couldn't win, the Berserk Demonic Bear was very smart and turned around and ran.

Shui Binger didn't pursue further; her reason for intervening was to save Ye Wen and his two companions.

"Are you three alright?"

Shui Binger retracted her power and came before Ye Wen and his two companions. Water Binger and another Tianshui Academy student also walked over at this point, curiously examining the three six-year-old children, with many questions in their hearts.

"We're fine, thank you for your help, Senior." Ye Wen cupped his hands in gratitude.

"Looking at you three children, you must be just at the age of awakening your Spirit, right? How did you end up in the Star Dou Great Forest? Where are the adults with you?" Shui Binger inquired.

Those who come here usually have adult Spirit Masters accompanying them; it's impossible for children of such a young age to come in by themselves.

Ye Wen understood this point, so he had to find a reason, otherwise it would be too suspicious. His mind quickly raced, and soon, he came up with a reason: "Our mentor brought us to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a spirit ring, but unexpectedly, we suddenly encountered a Spirit Beast tide. My mentor died protecting us during the tide..."

After speaking, Ye Wen quickly gave Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai a meaningful look.

Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai instantly understood.

Evil Tiger, without emotion, said, "Yes! Our mentor died!"

Ye Wen couldn't help but roll his eyes on the spot, silently thinking, "Evil Tiger, can your acting be any worse!"

Xiao Bai, however, was incredibly impressive, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed, "Our mentor, our mentor desperately protected us, sacrificing herself to save us, and finally died tragically at the hands of those Spirit Beasts, wuwuwuwu~"

"We were originally orphans, and our mentor was our only family. Now, now! We have no family left, wuwuwu!"

"Don't cry, little girl, don't cry."

"Little sister, big sister doesn't know how to comfort you, but I believe things will slowly get better."

Xiao Bai's acting not only completely convinced Water Binger and the other two but also made them incredibly heartbroken, and they all gathered around Xiao Bai, comforting her.

Evil Tiger was dumbfounded.

Ye Wen's mouth also couldn't help but twitch; this acting was too damn exquisite, wasn't it?

Goodness, I almost believed it myself!

Xiao Bai, you're really something!

"Teacher, they are too pitiful, let's take them back to Tianshui Academy," the kind Water Binger said, hugging Xiao Bai with a pained expression.

Shui Binger shook her head: "Our Tianshui Academy only accepts girls, and only Spirit Masters with water and ice attributes. Even I, as a teacher, don't have the ability to admit them exceptionally, however, I can help them settle into an academy to study."

"Tianshui Academy? It seems like a good choice." Listening to their conversation, Ye Wen pondered internally.

His soul was no longer that of a child, and he also carried the memories of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, but he was not very familiar with many cultures, knowledge, foundations, and various things in the human World of the Douluo Continent.

There were also types of Spirit Beasts, various Spirit Beast characteristics, as well as various plants, or plant-type Spirit Beasts, and so on.

A truly detailed understanding of the human World of the Continent could not be fully grasped by just reading novels or watching TV.

Therefore, Ye Wen had the idea of joining a Spirit Master academy for further study, to make himself more like a human, more like the people of this World.

To gain a thorough understanding of the Douluo Continent World, joining an academy was within Ye Wen's plan, but it would definitely not be Noding Academy.