Li Yucheng: You Don't Know How to Teach Disciples—Send Huo Yuhao to Me!

The Spirit Pagoda's guiding principle was:

Let Soul Spirits feel the warmth of home!

Otherwise... how could they persuade more Soul Beasts to willingly become Soul Spirits?

That was why the Spirit Ascension Platform's Quarantine Zone came into being.

After all, before Soul Beasts that had become Soul Spirits were chosen by Soul Masters, they needed somewhere to move about. Otherwise, wouldn't that be a form of imprisonment for the Soul Spirits?

Just as humans entered the Spirit Ascension Platform, Soul Spirits had special devices that sent them into the Quarantine Zone. Like a virtual reality game, Soul Spirits could experience their original lives here.

The Quarantine Zone's environment was connected to the Spirit Ascension Platform, but powerful guardian Soul Beasts stood watch between them, separating the two sides. This prevented Soul Masters from entering and mistakenly killing True Soul Spirits, while also preventing powerful Soul Spirits from escaping and leaving Soul Masters psychologically scarred. That was why it was called the Quarantine Zone.

The Quarantine Zone simulated more environments. Besides the Star Dou Great Forest, there were also places like the Extreme North and the ocean.

The Quarantine Zone Huo Yuhao entered simulated the Extreme North.

"I never thought I'd return to the Extreme North inside the Spirit Ascension Platform."

Looking at the frozen, snow-covered world around him, a trace of nostalgia flashed through Huo Yuhao's eyes.

Back in the Extreme North... he had spent an unforgettable period of time there.

As he thought of it, Huo Yuhao couldn't help gritting his teeth.

Back then, in order to improve his combat experience, the Ice Empress had directly gathered her clansmen. A huge swarm of Ice Jade Scorpions had charged at him without even asking for his opinion. One could only imagine how miserable he had been.

Later, Soul Beasts such as the Snow Empress, Ice Bear King, and Titan Snow Demon King had also called over their own kind to drill him with moves.

Huo Yuhao dared say that no one had more experience fighting Soul Beasts of the Extreme North than he did. Likewise, no one had more experience getting beaten up by Soul Beasts of the Extreme North than he did.

Fortunately, it had paid off. His combat experience was exceptionally rich among those of the same rank.

When Luo Yanglu entered the Quarantine Zone as a safeguard, he saw Huo Yuhao fiercely battling a thousand-year Soul Beast—and even holding the upper hand.

The Soul Beast was trapped within Huo Yuhao's Mental Interference Domain. It had completely lost its bearings and could only blindly unleash its innate soul skills in attack.

The Mental Interference Domain could alter the vision and senses of anyone within a certain range, causing opponents to fall under Huo Yuhao's interference and making it difficult for them to distinguish reality from illusion. This Soul Beast's Spiritual Power was weaker than Huo Yuhao's, and it had already begun hallucinating after falling into the domain.

A thousand-year Scarlet Jade Ice Toad?

Seeing the Soul Beast's appearance, Luo Yanglu raised an eyebrow.

The Scarlet Jade Ice Toad was an exceedingly rare ice-attribute Soul Beast. Because it inhabited the fringes of the Extreme North, near the crevices bordering the human world, it was praised as the "King of the Crevice." Its population was scarce, and its movements were elusive, making it extremely difficult to discover.

The Scarlet Jade Ice Toad's deadliest feature was its venom. It fed on the bitter cold qi between heaven and earth, cultivating an exceptionally tyrannical poison. This toxin was not only bone-chillingly cold, but could also rapidly erode a living being's life force, making it a terror on the outskirts of the Extreme North.

However, unable to break through Huo Yuhao's Mental Interference Domain, no matter how potent its poison was, it had nowhere to use it.

"You're already capable of affecting thousand-year Soul Beasts. With Spiritual Power like this... no wonder Yichen dared let you enter this place."

Luo Yanglu secretly marveled.

True Soul Spirits and Artificial Soul Spirits were ultimately different. Whether in combat experience or intelligence, the former surpassed Artificial Soul Spirits by a great deal.

Moreover, the Soul Spirits permanently stationed in the Quarantine Zone were all powerful ones. Having been unable to find suitable Soul Masters to contract with, they had voluntarily remained here.

Hua Yichen truly had great confidence in Huo Yuhao by letting him train here, and Huo Yuhao had indeed not disappointed those expectations.

After warming up, Huo Yuhao gradually found his rhythm. He stopped making things difficult for the Scarlet Jade Ice Toad that had lost its way in life and let it leave.

With his strength reduced in every aspect, he needed time to adapt if he wanted to maintain his combat ability. The Soul Spirits here could not be killed, and this restriction actually made the training even more demanding.

Three years later, East Sea Mecha Master Association.

The Staff Member accepted the Soul Tool Huo Yuhao handed over, examined it carefully for a moment, then looked at Huo Yuhao with somewhat numb eyes.

"Little Yuhao, how about taking the Fourth Grade exam? Set another new record?"

Nearly three years ago, this child had come to apply for the Mecha Manufacturer and Mecha Designer certification tests.

That was right—not one sub-profession, but two. And by now, he had reached the Third Grade in both, breaking the record for two sub-professions at once.

One had to know that although these two sub-professions were not as difficult as forging, the fastest record was still reaching the Third Grade at the age of ten!

Yet Huo Yuhao was only nine! Third Grade in two sub-professions—who would believe that?

More importantly, judging from the work he had submitted now, breaking through to the Fourth Grade in both at once would not be a problem.

The Staff Member felt that after three years, he had nearly been shocked numb. He no longer wanted to waste expressions on it...

"A towering building rises from the ground. I think I should spend some more time laying a solid foundation."

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Please settle the payment."

The Staff Member sighed. "A Third Grade Solar Soul Tool Energy Storage Device. It can absorb solar energy and convert it into stored Soul Power. The design is ingenious, and the manufacturing technique is flawless... a peak Third Grade Soul Tool. You are both its designer and manufacturer. The total is three hundred thousand Federal Coins. I'll transfer it to you now."

After receiving the remaining payment, Huo Yuhao went to the second floor and accepted several more Third Grade design and manufacturing assignments before leaving the Mecha Master Association.

Although the Spirit Pagoda could reimburse him, and Hua Yichen had even given him a bank card, so he was hardly short on money, there was nothing embarrassing about improving his sub-profession skills while earning some money along the way.

Besides, spending his own money gave him peace of mind.

After seeing Huo Yuhao leave, the Staff Member found someone to cover for him, then took Huo Yuhao's work to the president's office and handed it to Li Yucheng.

"Old Li, this is Huo Yuhao's latest work. As usual, it was made using only ordinary metal."

Li Yucheng took it, frowning as he examined it. "So his teacher really is from the Traditionalist Faction?"

At their core, Mecha Designers, Manufacturers, and Repairers were all branches of Soul Engineers. In the past, many Soul Engineers had even forged their own metals, making them Blacksmiths as well...

It was only after ten thousand years of development that it became difficult for one person to handle all these fields at once, leading to their division into several sub-professions.

Nowadays, the profession of Soul Engineer had completely become that of a researcher, vastly different from what it had been in the past.

The Traditionalist Faction referred to those who emulated the Soul Engineers of ten thousand years ago. They cultivated Soul Power while also designing and manufacturing powerful Soul Tools themselves.

But a person's energy was limited. Spreading oneself so thin would ultimately only result in being mediocre at everything...

That was why Li Yucheng frowned.

"This is utter nonsense! No matter how gifted this child is, if he has to cultivate Soul Power while learning several sub-professions, he'll sooner or later collapse under the strain! What was Carefree Douluo thinking? Why did he find him a teacher from the Traditionalist Faction? Did a ten-year Soul Beast kick him in the head?"

Li Yucheng was genuinely angry. At nine years old, Huo Yuhao had already designed and manufactured a Class 3 Soul Tool on his own. If he had focused all his efforts on a single profession, he might already have been close to Class 5 by now.

A nine-year-old Class 5—what kind of genius was that?

Their East Sea Mecha Master Association had not produced a genius in a very long time, yet another faction had one and actually failed to cherish him...

No, he had to find time to speak with Hua Yichen. He would not interfere with the child's Soul Power cultivation, but when it came to sub-professions, he absolutely had to have a proper talk with that Traditionalist!

If he didn't know how to teach a disciple, then he could hand Huo Yuhao over to him!