Chapter 270: People Divided Themselves Into Groups
In front of the dressing table.
Zhu Zhuyun, clad in nothing but a bath towel, gently dried her wet hair with both hands, as though handling a precious treasure. After all, to a beauty-loving woman, her hair was her second life.
Long, smooth hair could greatly enhance a woman's allure—and between long hair and short, most men preferred the former.
Of course, besides hair, face and figure were just as crucial.
After drying her hair, Zhu Zhuyun carefully applied various hair and skincare products from her dressing table.
Once she was finished tidying up, her hair gleamed with a soft luster, and her skin was so tender and fair it looked like it could drip water. She styled her hair in a way that accentuated her mature charm, then nodded in satisfaction. At the bedside, a neatly folded outfit awaited her.
She slowly untied the towel's straps, revealing snow-pale skin and a proud, curvaceous figure. As Zhu Zhuqing's older sister by seven years, Zhu Zhuyun exuded a mature femininity her younger sibling had yet to attain.
Piece by piece, she dressed herself—tight-fitting leather attire that accentuated her curves, black stockings, high heels... She hadn't dressed up for a date. No, she simply always dressed like this. Beauty was second nature to girls like her. One could never imagine how much effort it took for a beautiful woman to prepare herself for a casual outing.
Ding dong!
Suddenly, the phone on the bed chimed.
A message had arrived.
Zhu Zhuyun picked up the phone, glanced at it, then walked lightly to the door.
Da, da, da...
The sharp sound of her heels echoed as she stepped across the floor.
She opened the door.
At almost the exact same moment, the door opposite and the door beside hers opened as well.
The three doors swung open simultaneously, as if the timing had been rehearsed.
Coincidentally, two other stunning beauties stepped out from the neighboring rooms—each no less beautiful than Zhu Zhuyun herself.
From the door directly opposite emerged a woman with long ice-blue hair and eyes like frozen lakes, clad in a flowing water-blue dress.
Though her figure wasn't as voluptuous as Zhu Zhuyun's, it was elegant and well-proportioned, beyond what ordinary women could hope to achieve. Combined with her exquisite face and cold, noble demeanor, she seemed to emanate an icy aura—just looking at her brought a chill to the skin.
If she was ice incarnate, then the other girl was fire.
Bright crimson hair like flames, scarlet eyes, and a fiery red dress—her entire being was like a walking blaze, brimming with passionate energy. Judging from her looks, she too was a beauty no less than Zhu Zhuyun.
"Good morning, Bing'er, Xiaowu," Zhu Zhuyun greeted the two warmly, completely without the airs of a prince's consort. Of course, no one dared act superior here.
After all, anyone who made it into this academy was destined for greatness. Who could claim to be nobler than anyone else?
"Good morning, Zhuyun."
The two girls—one like ice, the other fire—smiled and returned her greeting.
Their names were Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er, hailing from Chihuo Academy and Tianshui Academy, respectively. Just from the names alone, one could tell these weren't ordinary schools.
Chihuo Academy, as the name implied, only accepted soul masters with fire attributes. Regardless of martial soul type, fire affinity was a must.
Of course, there were exceptions. If someone's talent was truly outstanding, the academy would make an exception and admit them.
Tianshui Academy operated similarly, only enrolling girls with water or ice attributes—and only girls. It accepted only beautiful, talented women.
It was a bona fide girls' academy, full of gorgeous, gifted young women.
Naturally, in the eyes of certain old perverts, Tianshui Academy was paradise itself. Many men dreamed of infiltrating it to enjoy being surrounded by beauties—but none ever succeeded.
Again, like Chihuo Academy, Tianshui would only make exceptions for truly monstrous talent. But those rare geniuses were usually already snatched up by major powers.
Thus, in all its years of operation, Tianshui Academy had never once admitted a male student.
These two girls had come to study at Baiyun Academy in hopes of learning something useful they could take back to enhance their own schools.
But like Zhu Zhuyun, their initial intentions had gradually faded over two months of study. They were now fully immersed in their learning, absorbed by the knowledge at Baiyun Academy. As for returning to their old academies? That thought had long since vanished.
As the saying goes: The moon is rounder in foreign lands.
They had no desire to leave.
...
Birds of a feather flock together.
Zhu Zhuyun, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er were in the same class—and among the few girls there. Naturally, they gravitated toward each other and quickly became close friends.
The academy granted a rest day every seven days.
Today was such a day. So the three had agreed to head to the Soul Tower to train.
Usually, between their tight schedule and the difficulty of earning points, they didn't visit the Soul Tower much. On rest days, they typically went shopping or sightseeing in Baiyun City.
After over two months of training, each of them still had just one soul ring—but they had reached level 20, and their soul rings had evolved from ten-year white rings to hundred-year yellow ones.
However, even among yellow soul rings, their ages were just over 200 years—still far too low. They needed at least a few hundred years' age to be considered passable.
So they decided to spend their accumulated points today training in the higher levels of the Soul Tower, aiming to increase the age of their soul rings and condense their second rings in one go.
The Soul Tower's upper levels were the most efficient place to train.
The three beauties descended from the dormitory building together.
Chatting and laughing along the way, they were a dazzling sight—three stunning women with different styles, walking side by side. Countless students passing by couldn't help but turn to stare.
After walking a while,
a towering spire came into view—reaching from the earth to the sky.
They had arrived at their destination.
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