Soul Engineers make their debut!

On this day, the Spirit Hall Academy welcomed a guest.

From the moment Wu Qi took office, none of the Reform he implemented or the major policies he formulated concerned the Spirit Hall's education system.

For many scholars and teachers at the Spirit Hall Academy, a sense of loss and even some negative emotions were inevitable. But all of that vanished completely with Wu Qi's arrival today.

The Pope's initiative to inspect the academy suggests he has important instructions. For educators, this means they have not been "abandoned" by the Spirit Hall, but rather are being highly valued.

After all, the education system has a long history and cannot be easily changed. The fact that this young Pope took the initiative to come and inspect the system, and that there are reports that the education system will undergo major changes in the near future, makes it easy to guess that the New Pope has been thinking about countermeasures for so long, rather than forgetting about them.

Wu Qi's arrival was only announced to the higher-ups of the Spirit Hall Academy in advance, but when his carriage stopped in front of the academy gate, most of the people who came to greet him were students.

Wu Qi frowned and looked at Jin Tianchen, the Dean of the Spirit Hall Academy beside him, "Weren't we told not to let the students come out to greet us? They are in the prime of their cultivation period, how can we waste it like this!"

Jin Tianchen is the son of Golden Crocodile Douluo. Due to his limited Talent, he was never able to break through to the Titled Douluo realm. However, he is a true master in the field of Soul Master theory. Even without the connection to Golden Crocodile Douluo, he still enjoys a very high reputation in the Spirit Master world.

Given such talent, Golden Crocodile Douluo should naturally recommend him without favoritism and appoint him to an important position in the education system.

Wu Qi certainly wouldn't punish the other party for this, but without a reasonable explanation, a scolding was inevitable.

Jin Tianchen sighed helplessly, "Your His Holiness the Pope, this was indeed an oversight on my part. However, you yourself enjoy immense prestige in the Spirit Master world. These youngsters, after hearing about your legendary experiences with His Dragon Emperor, spontaneously regard you as idols and have come here to greet you."

Qiangu Changkong also spoke up in defense, "Yes, Wu Ge, we're only in our early twenties. At our age, we're only at the Soul Ancestor or Soul King level among these students, so naturally they'll treat us with great respect."

"Alright, don't be arrogant." With a light hum, Wu Qi stopped dwelling on it and, surrounded by the academy's higher-ups, began touring the academy.

Strictly speaking, Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong were also members of the Spirit Hall Academy. However, since leaving the Junior Soul Master Academy, neither of them had ever studied at the Advanced Spirit Master Academy.

However, since they were originally from the Spirit Hall, they were still listed as outstanding alumni on the school's bulletin board.

The buildings inside the college have remained unchanged for ages, so there's not much to see. He just wanted to learn about the teachers' working methods and attitudes.

After a short while, Wu Qi gave an instruction to the Attendant beside him, and then looked at Jin Tianchen.

"Dean, the twenty promising talents you selected earlier can now be gathered here."

Wu Qi had already informed Jin Tianchen about this matter six months ago. If Jin Tianchen hadn't resolved it by now, he shouldn't be serving as the Dean; he should just resign.

However, he didn't know Wu Qi's purpose in gathering these geniuses. He knew Wu Qi's strength was no less than that of Titled Douluo; was gathering twenty promising talents an attempt to replicate their miracles, or perhaps an experiment to cultivate new talent?

At Jin Tianchen's age, he was old enough to be Wu Qi's grandfather. However, given their different statuses, he naturally wouldn't inquire about Wu Qi's intentions beforehand, and could only diligently follow Wu Qi's instructions.

Soon, at the invitation of the Papal Hall Attendant, Zhao Chenggong and Si Yu arrived together.

Jin Tianchen didn't recognize Zhao Chenggong, but he could sense that the other was Soul Saint. With Zhao Chenggong's strength, he was more than capable of teaching some Soul Ancestor and Soul Elder. As for Si Yu, he did know her.

The Blacksmiths' Association has been in Spirit City for a long time. Lou Gao and others are skilled blacksmiths, and the armor and weapons they make are very useful. Jin Tianchen once spent a lot of money to hire a blacksmith master to make a Heart Protection Soft Armor Jin Yuting's heart.

Moreover, a few years ago, the Spirit Hall Academy also opened a blacksmith class. However, blacksmiths had a very low status on the continent, and the students of the Spirit Hall Academy were all geniuses recruited from all over the continent. They were all proud and arrogant, so they were naturally unwilling to learn blacksmithing skills.

Over time, the blacksmithing class became a mere shell of its former self, and no one even mentioned it anymore.

Why was Si Yu summoned today? Could it be related to the blacksmith's guild?

If that's the case, Jin Tianchen would have to remind Wu Qi.

After all, genius Soul Master are proud and would never stoop to being blacksmiths. These fancy skills are ultimately not as practical as Soul Power Level.

In a large lecture hall within the academy, Wu Qi and other senior executives sat together with twenty students, while Zhao Chenggong and Si Yu stood on the stage.

Given Jin Tianchen's abilities and status, he naturally disdained listening to lectures from two nameless Soul Saint. But since Wu Qi didn't mind, he had no choice but to suppress his temper and sit down next to him.

The twenty gifted students sat upright, unaware of what the lesson was about.

Once everyone was seated, Si Yu began, "I know you're all geniuses who disdain learning the strange and ingenious skills of us blacksmiths. However..."

As he spoke, he turned around and wrote the three large characters "Soul Tool" on the blackboard!

"Would you like to learn this extraordinary skill?"

"Soul Tool!?" Not only were the twenty genius students puzzled, but even Jin Tianchen was equally puzzled.

Soul Tool Technology has been extinct on the continent for tens of thousands of years. Even though the Spirit Hall possesses the most Ancient Ruins and inheritances, it has not been able to piece together a complete inheritance. How easy is it to make it available for outsiders to learn?

He knew Wu Qi wasn't one to speak without reason, but this matter was so bizarre that he couldn't help but think about it.

After Si Yu gave a brief introduction to the course, she handed the stage over to Zhao Chenggong.

They all knew that if they wanted these geniuses to seriously learn Soul Tool Technology, they had to demonstrate some real skills.

With a smile, Zhao Chenggong addressed the crowd, saying, "The creation of Soul Tool of different levels requires Soul Engineer of corresponding levels. Fortunately, with His Holiness the Pope's trust, I will henceforth set the rating standards for Soul Engineer."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Traditional Soul Master rely on their Martial Soul to fight. However, with the help of Soul Tool, some Support-Type Spirit Master whose Martial Soul lack combat power can also enter the ranks of Battle Spirit Master by leveraging the power of Soul Tool."

"I think you can guess that Soul Engineer will be a highly sought-after profession in the future, even surpassing the status of ordinary Soul Master."

"But this is also the first time we've trained talent related to Soul Tool from scratch. You twenty are just the first batch of experimental students. Of course, if you don't have the Talent to make Soul Tool, you will be eliminated without mercy. I hope you are mentally prepared."