Gu Yuena: Is It Too Late to Learn Forging Now?

"Gu Yuena, Martial Soul: Elementalist, Soul Power Level: Level Twenty-seven, Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."

After everyone watched Gu Yuena finish her cold self-introduction and sit down, before they could recover from that dreamlike number, they heard an even more unbelievable one.

"Huo Yuhao, Martial Soul: Spirit Eye, Soul Power Level: Level Thirty-three, Control System Battle Soul Master."

Huo Yuhao glanced at Luo Yanglu on the stage and roughly understood what he was thinking. After his brief introduction, he quickly sat down just like Gu Yuena.

The classroom fell deathly silent. The students looked at Gu Yuena, then at Huo Yuhao, and began to wonder whether they ought to drop out.

Nine years old and Level Twenty-seven. She would probably reach Soul Elder by ten. The other was already a Soul Elder outright. The difference between them was simply too vast... Had they started cultivating before their Martial Souls awakened?

"That's impossible!"

Wei Xiaofeng's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared fixedly at Huo Yuhao.

If someone reached Level Thirty at this age, what level would he reach by twelve?

Even the legendary Shrek Academy could not possibly have a genius like that. Or rather, if such a genius joined Shrek, they would definitely accept him!

Xie Xie stared at Huo Yuhao, his stern expression completely falling apart. He even had the urge to beat up the version of himself from a dozen minutes ago.

This is bad. Why do I feel like I've become the comic relief?

"Alright, you must understand that there is always someone greater than you."

Luo Yanglu clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention, then said with a smile, "The person you need to defeat is yourselves, not others. Since you can sit in Class One, all of you are outstanding talents. Have a little more confidence."

There was no need for any deliberate show of force. As long as Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena revealed their Soul Power Levels, these geniuses from Eastsea City and the surrounding regions would naturally rein in their arrogance.

At a time like this, they even needed a little more encouragement so they would not lose heart because of it.

Since he had become a Teacher, Luo Yanglu felt that he ought to be responsible. He could not only care about Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena. The students below were all his students, and he needed to teach them properly.

However, everyone clearly needed some time to calm down.

Luo Yanglu did not force the matter. "Today was just for everyone to get acquainted. Classes will officially begin tomorrow. I hope you can all adjust your mindsets before then. Class dismissed."

Luo Yanglu did not drag out class. After speaking, he turned and left.

Seeing this, several students quickly got up and gathered around Huo Yuhao.

Some had originally intended to approach Gu Yuena as well, but when they saw her distant, icy expression, they retreated under the pressure of her aura.

She... doesn't look easy to get along with.

"Huo Yuhao, how do you cultivate so quickly? Do you have some secret?"

"Are you from one of those great clans? Your First Soul Spirit is a Legendary Soul Spirit that perfectly matches your Martial Soul, right?"

"Your eyes are so pretty. They're your Martial Soul, aren't they?"

Hearing the conversation nearby, Xie Xie snorted inwardly.

How calculating.

If not for Huo Yuhao's strength, these people would never have crowded around him.

Xie Xie was different. He would not go over and join the commotion. Instead, he silently... left the classroom.

Ahem. Xie Xie felt it would be better to keep some distance from Huo Yuhao for now, or he would die of embarrassment.

It would have been one thing if he simply could not compare to Huo Yuhao, but there were also two people in the classroom whose Soul Power was higher than his, and two whose Soul Power was equal to his. Whenever he thought of what he had just said, he wanted to smash his head into a wall.

He had Innate Full Soul Power. No one had better innate aptitude than him, so it had to be because he had not been diligent enough... Yes, just as Teacher had said, he needed to surpass himself. He would go cultivate now!

Meanwhile, Wei Xiaofeng walked toward Huo Yuhao with a deep frown. He was rather handsome, but his lips were somewhat thin. Combined with his unpleasant expression, he gave off a slightly sinister impression.

The surrounding students subconsciously made way for this Soul Grandmaster.

When he arrived in front of Huo Yuhao, Wei Xiaofeng opened his mouth, yet did not know what to say.

He had always been proud. After obtaining the Centennial Green Shadow Snake Soul Spirit, he had remained ahead all the way. The Martial Souls of the two companions he had grown up with were of higher quality than his, but their Soul Power Levels had always lagged behind his. They were now merely at the Level 19 Peak.

Yet today, he had finally experienced the difference between himself and others. He thoroughly understood that there was always someone greater than him.

If the difference had only been a few levels, he would have felt motivated to catch up, and he would even have been confident of surpassing Huo Yuhao in actual combat. But the gap between them was a full eleven levels. That was a distance difficult to make up.

In the end, Wei Xiaofeng took a deep breath and said somewhat stiffly, "Huo Yuhao, please guide me in the future."

Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded.

"Wei Xiaofeng, please guide me as well."

After chatting with the students for a while, Huo Yuhao politely declined several invitations, left the Academy, and headed for the Mecha Master Association.

He had an agreement with President Li Yucheng. Whenever Li Yucheng had time, he would notify Huo Yuhao in advance through the Soul Tool Communicator, and Huo Yuhao could go to the Mecha Master Association to receive guidance.

As Eastsea City's only Level 8 Craftsman, President Li could teach him many things. Huo Yuhao had no reason to refuse.

However...

Huo Yuhao glanced at Gu Yuena, who was following behind him, his expression strange. "Your Excellency Silver Dragon King, there is really no need for this."

I know you want to build a good relationship with a God King, but you don't need to be this determined, or this serious.

"Now that you've entered the Academy, just relax a little. Go out and clear your mind, talk with your classmates, or make a few friends."

Gu Yuena tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear and gently shook her head.

"I'd rather not. You understand. Leaving aside the differences between me and them in other respects, our lifespans alone are vastly different. After they live for a little over a hundred years... they will be nothing but a pile of dirt."

"Di Tian and the others hoped that I could live more easily at the Academy, but they never wanted me to become deeply involved with humans. They have already experienced that feeling."

"You have lived in the human world for so long. I'm sure you understand that feeling very well."

Huo Yuhao fell silent.

Over the past Ten Thousand Years, Di Tian and the others must have become close with some members of the Spirit Pagoda, only to watch those people pass away in the end...

Damn, this has the stench of lifespan discourse!

"Besides, I already wanted to visit the Mecha Master Association to buy some materials and improve myself."

Gu Yuena took out a badge and smiled faintly. "To make Battle Armor, Teacher Leng arranged for me to study design. I am now a Level 3 Mecha Designer. I can't neglect this area of study just because I'm attending the Academy."

She was not boasting. Her talent in this area was genuinely quite good. If he needed this ability of hers in the future, perhaps she could use it to draw closer to him.

She was already slacking off enough. The Beasts had taken care of most of the work. If she still slacked off while trying to build a relationship with Huo God King, it would be too late for regrets in the future.

"..."

At the Mecha Master Association, Gu Yuena watched as Huo Yuhao finished designing the blueprint himself, then began crafting it himself. She silently put away her badge and fell into silence.

She took back what she had said. Her talent was indeed good, but compared with a God King who had been a Level 10 Soul Engineer Ten Thousand Years Ago, she was probably still quite far behind.

Should she change professions now? Was it still too late to learn forging?

But strength wasn't what she was good at...