The long sword Qian Renxue had crafted was made from the rare metal Light Gold. When used alongside her Soul Skills, it increased their power by twenty percent across the board.
Qian Renxue gazed intently at Xian Lin'er. Remembering how she had seen the Shrek City Defense Army flying with Flying Soul Tools on their backs when she first entered Shrek City, she felt especially eager now. "Teacher, I'd also like to learn how to make Flying Soul Tools."
Xian Lin'er looked at Qian Renxue in surprise. She was very satisfied with this disciple of hers. Not only was she exceptionally talented, but her Martial Soul was also a god-tier one from the continent. And when it came to making and studying Soul Tools, she had repeatedly broken records at both the academy and across the entire Soul Engineer world.
Xian Lin'er shook her head. "Haste makes waste. Flying Soul Tools are expensive to make, and even in the army they're rarely seen. With the abilities of your Six Winged Angel Martial Soul, you can already fly through the air. Why go to the trouble of making a Flying Soul Tool?"
"I'm doing it for my younger brother." Qian Renxue's younger brother, Huo Yuhao, had no flying Soul Skills, nor had he systematically studied Soul Tool crafting.
Qian Renxue had always been grateful to Huo Yuhao for bringing her into the world Ten Thousand Years Later, where she had learned many new things at the academy. Soul Tools were one of them; what intrigued her most, however, were Soul Cores.
In the world Ten Thousand Years Later, Soul Masters needed to condense Soul Cores to break through to the Titled Douluo level. That had been unheard of ten thousand years ago.
Soul Cores could also be formed through Isomeric Resonance or Yin Yang Complement.
The former was the path most Soul Masters took to advance to Titled Douluo, while no human had ever succeeded with the latter.
The only successful example was Beast God Di Tian of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Seeing the determination in Qian Renxue's eyes, Xian Lin'er began explaining how Flying Soul Tools were made, how they worked, and what materials they required.
Huo Yuhao Team's battle in the Top 16 had shaken the entire academy. In particular, their Third Soul Skill, Time Rewind, was almost on par with a "God Skill" in a certain sense.
The remaining fifteen teams, with forty-five advancing students in all, fell silent after learning about Huo Yuhao's astonishing Third Soul Skill.
Dai Huabin clenched his teeth and fists, the veins on his forehead bulging. "Huo Yuhao."
Wu Feng happened to meet Dai Huabin's gaze. They both felt a deep wariness toward the name "Huo Yuhao."
"Young Master, Huo Yuhao actually dared to hurt you. We should use our family's influence to make that bastard pay!" Wu Feng was furious, unable to vent the pent-up anger in her chest.
Though Ning Tian was just as unwilling to accept it, she still shook her head. "Feng, don't do anything foolish. This is Shrek Academy. No one would dare defy public opinion so brazenly. I just found out that the academy plans to give Huo Yuhao special attention. His admission to the Inner Courtyard is practically a certainty. We can't afford to provoke someone like that. All we can do is befriend him."
"I understand." Wu Feng sighed. Whatever decision Ning Tian made, she would obey without question.
Dai Huabin had overheard their whispered conversation. Use his family's influence to kill Huo Yuhao before he had a chance to rise.
Dai Huabin frowned slightly, already considering whether the plan was feasible.
On the second day of the New Student Assessment Elimination Round, the Top 16 matches would take place in the morning, followed by the Top 8 in the afternoon.
Huo Yuhao Team faced Ning Tian Team and Xie Huanyue Team in succession. Since the three teams had already gotten to know one another during the earlier matches, Huo Yuhao defeated them without breaking a sweat, making his team the first to reach the semifinals.
Next, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie defeated their opponents, becoming the second team to advance to the semifinals.
The team led by Wang Dong became the third, while the fourth was Yang Zhan Team, which had a Soul Breaking Spear Martial Soul—the same team Huo Yuhao's had faced before.
That settled the list of semifinalists.
On the third day of the New Student Assessment Elimination Round, Huo Yuhao Team, Dai Huabin Team, Wang Dong Team, and Yang Zhan Team would compete for the championship.
Yan Shaozhe was supposed to oversee the draw, but Ma Xiaotao had broken through to Soul Saint. Teacher and student were currently deep in the Star Dou Great Forest hunting Soul Beasts.
After finishing his drink and eating the last chicken drumstick, Xuan Zi came to face the four teams in a clean set of clothes, especially for the draw. He nearly wiped his greasy hands on his freshly changed clothes, but glanced around to make sure nobody had seen him before rubbing them against his chest instead.
"Hello, children. My name is Xuan Zi. You can call me Elder Xuan. I'm one of Shrek Academy's elders." Xuan Zi gave the students below a satisfied look, especially Huo Yuhao. If the boy's future went smoothly, it wasn't impossible that he might enter the Sea God Pavilion.
"You don't need to wonder why I'm here. I'm just filling in for someone. I'm no good at giving rousing speeches, so we'll let the draw decide your opponents. You'll fight it out to determine who takes the championship."
After Xuan Zi finished speaking, the draw began. Du Weilun took the draw box, which contained four numbered balls: two marked one and two marked two.
"Huo Yuhao Team, come up and draw," Du Weilun said.
Huo Yuhao stepped forward and stirred his hand around inside the box. In truth, he would rather have faced Dai Huabin Team. Even though Huo Yuhao was a Transmigrator, his mind had been undeveloped in childhood, and his mother had never despised him.
Dai Huabin, on the other hand, had ordered his subordinates to beat him mercilessly, leading to the tragedy. Huo Yuhao had concealed his hatred well, and wouldn't easily reveal it when he encountered Dai Huabin.
"Huo Yuhao Team, Arena One." Du Weilun took the numbered ball from Huo Yuhao and raised it above his head.
"Next, Dai Huabin Team, come up and draw."
Dai Huabin glanced coldly at Huo Yuhao as he returned to his team. His handsome face was full of hostility. He strode forward, reached into the draw box, and casually picked out a numbered ball without bothering to choose.
In Dai Huabin's eyes, it didn't matter who he faced. Even if it were Huo Yuhao, he and Zhu Lu could defeat him together. The new student championship was bound to be his.
"Dai Huabin Team, Arena One." Du Weilun looked at the numbered ball in his hand in surprise. The one-in-two chance had landed just so.
Only two number-two balls remained in the box, so there was no need for another draw.
"Huo Yuhao Team and Dai Huabin Team, please proceed to Arena One and prepare for your match. Wang Dong Team and Yang Zhan Team, please proceed to Arena Two and prepare for yours."
This result was exactly what Dai Huabin had expected, and exactly what Huo Yuhao had anticipated.
"Huo Yuhao, the humiliation you brought me that day—I'll repay you tenfold this time," Dai Huabin snarled.
"Only useless people make threats. If you have what it takes, prove it in the fight." Huo Yuhao didn't take Dai Huabin seriously at all. He simply ignored him.
"Director Du, could you come over for a moment?" Huo Yuhao waved to Du Weilun.
Du Weilun paused and pointed at himself. Then, curious, he walked over.
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