Xiao Hongchen

Seeing his sister's gloating expression, Xiao Hongchen's face darkened.

"You're so happy that my record was broken?"

"Of course, it's because you keep saying you're better than me." Meng Hongchen stuck out her tongue and gave a slight nod.

The siblings' talents are actually quite similar, but Xiao Hongchen values this more. He constantly says that although he hasn't spent as much time researching Soul Tool as Meng Hongchen, their progress is about the same, and he believes his talent is superior.

Meng Hongchen didn't argue with him, and Xiao Hongchen continued to break the records for Soul Engineer.

"Stop gloating, tell me first who that person is and what the situation is."

"Hmm, his name seems to be Su Ming. He just enrolled today and is the Grandson of Researcher Su, who recently Mingde Hall."

Researcher Su?

Xiao Hongchen.

Su Can.

That Soul Douluo who is currently striving to become a Rank 9 Soul Engineer.

Within the Sun Moon Empire, the correspondence between Soul Master and Soul Engineer is quite strict. It is rare for someone to create Soul Tool beyond their level starting from Rank 5 Soul Tool. Generally, a Level 5 Soul Guidance Master who can create a Level 6 Soul Tool is already considered a genius, let alone an Level 8 Soul Guidance Master who can create Rank 9 Soul Tool.

Therefore, Su Can's announcement of his attempt to become a Rank 9 Soul Engineer and his application to the Mingde Hall for various forms of support caused quite a stir within the Mingde Hall.

The key point is that Jing Hongchen Mingde Hall, personally reviewed and approved his application!

"Anything else?"

Having learned about Su Ming's background, Xiao Hongchen became even more curious about Su Ming's specific situation.

"He is eleven and a half years old this year. During the assessment, he made three Fourth-level Soul Tool on the spot, one after another without rest, and all the Soul Tool he made were of the high quality."

"What about your Martial Soul?"

"Martial Soul is apparently called Soul Power."

"Soul Power?"

"Yes, it's Soul Power. Although it's hard to understand, that's Soul Power he registered."

Xiao Hongchen looked puzzled.

"Is this a hidden file?"

"No, I was right in front of Grandpa at the time. The file he hid was about the Star Tree, but his true Martial Soul was Soul Power."

Xiao Hongchen with a sneer.

"Ha, you're going to Grandpa for special treatment again."

When Meng Hongchen heard Xiao Hongchen say this about her, her eyes widened and she put her hands on her hips.

"Who told you not to go? It's not like Grandpa didn't want to tell you."

"An excellent Soul Engineer must rely on their own research to develop new things."

Xiao Hongchen shook his head, turned his body to the side, looked up at the sky, and looked like a hermit.

Of course, at this moment, his eye sockets were sunken, his dark circles were severe, his eyes were bloodshot, his body seemed to be slightly depleted, and his hair was messy like a chicken coop. He didn't look like he should at all.

"So, may I ask our outstanding number one genius—oh, no, perhaps former number one genius—what new thing have you researched?"

"I assembled all the Core Array of my Soul Cannon myself!" Xiao Hongchen said confidently.

"Then may I ask if I can create a Soul Cannon Soul Cannon with the same power as yours?"

"That's not how you calculate it!"

Xiao Hongchen's face flushed red.

"The advancement of Soul Tool requires innovation, new combinations, new Magic Array, and the extraction of more resources from the unknown. I am currently just in the accumulation phase, adapting to innovation."

"Then you'll get used to it gradually."

Meng Hongchen yawned; she'd heard those words far too many times.

She could certainly understand what Xiao Hongchen meant, but she wasn't interested.

Having the strength is enough.

This is also why she didn't really compete with Xiao Hongchen for the title of number one genius, because she valued practicality more.

"So you want to go and see what Su Ming is all about?" Meng Hongchen asked.

"I'm not going."

Xiao Hongchen shook his head decisively.

"Why?"

"Once he joins the team, he'll naturally have a chance."

Xiao Hongchen sneered inwardly.

Ha, what's the point of going to find Su Ming now? To challenge him?

That would make me, the number one genius among Soul Engineer, lose face.

Bang!

Xiao Hongchen pushed Meng Hongchen out of his research room and slammed the door shut.

Then he found a mirror.

"Have I become so haggard?"

Xiao Hongchen stared at himself in the mirror in "shock".

Although his expression was one of shock, there was a hint of pride in his eyes.

He was definitely too engrossed in it.

Jing Hongchen had told him that research often goes by unnoticed, and when he looked back and found himself so haggard, it was because of his love for Soul Tool. But when he knew this and still insisted on continuing, the nature of his work changed.

Xiao Hongchen didn't understand the second half of the sentence, but he understood the first half.

"Hehe, that's just the kind of person I am, a born genius at Soul Tool!"

Clearly, he equated a love for Soul Tool with being a genius at using Soul Tool.

Perhaps he lacks the experience of loving something but being unable to learn it.

"Yes, I look so tired that I can't continue my research. I need to rest for a while."

Xiao Hongchen went through the process, temporarily suspending the project he had been researching for some time. After organizing and saving the data, he began to focus on health preservation, stuffing a dark pill into his mouth.

"Yue--"

Su Ming was assigned a single dormitory, which was very luxurious, with Cultivation Room and a room for researching and making Soul Tool. After figuring out the dormitory's layout, seeing that it was getting late, he closed his eyes and began to meditate.

"After absorbing the Soul Ring of the Ten Thousand Year Silver Moon Wolf King, my Soul Power has increased quite a bit."

Su Ming broke through to the next level six months after the reform of the Blacksmith Association. It took him more than ten months to obtain the Soul Ring. During this period, he accumulated Soul Power and a Ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, which propelled him directly to level thirty-seven.

"This is a bit too much; I'm even closer to condensing the Second Soul Core." Su Ming had a headache.

He estimated that he would need to seriously study the techniques for condensing the Second Soul Core for at least the next two years. Fortunately, there was sufficient knowledge in this area in Dou San. His only concern was how to acquire this knowledge.

One night passed.

Su Ming opened his eyes and received a notification from the Dean of Students, asking him to go to the Dean's office.

"If I remember correctly, the dean is Jing Hongchen, right?"

Although he knew he would be noticed, he still didn't expect to be called in for a talk so soon.

What he didn't know was that he had been noticed yesterday when he had just tested the creation of his second Fourth-level Soul Tool.

Dean's Office.

When Su Ming arrived, the office door was open, and inside sat a middle-aged, overweight man with a dignified face.

Although he is the grandfather of Xiao Hongchen Meng Hongchen, Jing Hongchen doesn't look very old; instead, he exudes a kind of inexplicable majesty.

Upon seeing Su Ming, Jing Hongchen's eyes lit up.

"Su Ming, right? You look just like your grandfather. Come, come, have a seat."

After Su Ming sat down, he said with a smile, "Your grandfather mentioned you to me before, saying that you would be coming to our academy. How was your first day at the academy?"

"Dean, please just say what you need to say."

"Then I'll just say it directly, what do you think of me?"

Su Ming:???

"I mean, have you ever considered becoming my disciple?"

"I refuse."