A Friend Who Is a Rank 9 Soul Tool Master

Shrek Academy, Inner Courtyard.

Qian Renxue wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, meticulously crafting the flying soul tool before her.

Huo Yuhao had unexpectedly barged into her original life, bringing her to this world ten thousand years later. From initial suspicion, to learning that Martial Soul Hall had been destroyed, to their journey to the Extreme North together, Qian Renxue had long come to regard Huo Yuhao as a younger brother through their interactions.

The flying soul tool she was tinkering with in her hands was meant for Huo Yuhao's use. For now, Qian Renxue was only a Level 4 Soul Tool Master, and many things required her teacher Xian Lin'er's help to complete.

Qian Renxue had discovered that soul tools held immense potential. They could grant a defenseless Food System or Support System Soul Master the ability to contend with Assault System Battle Soul Masters, provided they had sufficient soul power.

The biggest difference between the current three kingdoms of the Douluo Continent and the Martial Soul Hall of ten thousand years ago lay in the number of soul masters the latter possessed. Moreover, Qian Renxue recalled what Huo Yuhao had once said.

In the Sun Moon Empire, there existed an elite Soul Master Corps known as the Guardian Hand. Every corps commander was at least a Rank 9 Soul Tool Master, and they were all composed of the most elite soul tool masters.

Martial Soul Hall lacked nothing in terms of soul masters, and its number of Titled Douluo was also considerable. If Martial Soul Hall could organize several elite Soul Master Corps similar to the Sun Moon Empire's, it would be a crushing advantage in the era ten thousand years ago!

Qian Renxue grew increasingly eager for the end of this semester, when Huo Yuhao would take her back to ten thousand years ago, and she could witness the shock on the faces of Martial Soul Hall's high-level members upon seeing soul tools.

For now, Snake Lance Douluo had already left Shrek City to travel the Douluo Continent. With her safely situated in Shrek Academy's Inner Courtyard and Huo Yuhao receiving the academy's focused cultivation, Snake Lance Douluo had miraculously found himself unemployed.

Qian Renxue had no choice but to let him wander outside on his own, also assigning him a task: sweep through the auction houses of the Four Great Empires, buying up all high-level soul tools—Level 6, Level 7, and above—to bring back at the end of the semester.

Currently, Snake Lance Douluo had traveled to the Sun Moon Empire. Judging by the letter he sent without fail every month, he seemed to have become close friends with a Titled Douluo named Ye Yulin there.

"Finally, great success." Qian Renxue wiped the fragrant sweat from her brow and removed her gold-rimmed glasses.

On the metal workbench before her lay a backpack with exquisite golden patterns on its surface. Qian Renxue fastened it around her waist and hopped in place a couple of times; with her physical fitness, she didn't find it heavy at all.

Unable to contain her excitement, Qian Renxue hurried to the golden beach by Sea God Island to test it out. There, she spotted a girl in fiery red robes—Ma Xiaotao, whom she hadn't seen in days.

"Younger brother's wife is back!"

Ma Xiaotao's delicate body trembled, and her face flushed redder than her own Phoenix Flame.

Ma Xiaotao spun around angrily and glared at Qian Renxue, her ample chest heaving with fury: "Xiao Xue, if you call me that again, I'll break off our friendship!"

Qian Renxue raised a beautiful eyebrow: "Then are you just going to take my younger brother's Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for nothing?"

Ma Xiaotao was momentarily speechless. This time, her soul power had broken through to Soul Saint, and she had become an Extreme Fire soul master. Huo Yuhao's miraculous herb and the mysterious flame aura hidden within her body had been immensely helpful. Without Huo Yuhao, she would still be struggling with the problem of evil fire.

"I've been thinking about how to repay him lately," Ma Xiaotao said, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, her head lowered as if lost in thought.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue took the flying soul tool off her back and handed it to Ma Xiaotao: "This is a flying soul tool I invented. Since you can't seem to figure out how to repay my stinky younger brother anytime soon, how about this—I'll do you a favor and let you deliver it to him."

Ma Xiaotao was startled and quickly refused: "How can that be! I've only met him once or twice. We're familiar, but not that familiar. Besides, this is your flying soul tool. It wouldn't be right for me to give it to him."

Qian Renxue didn't mind at all: "It's fine. You just said yourself, you've only met him once or twice."

Ma Xiaotao didn't catch the teasing in Qian Renxue's words at first, but by the time she did, Qian Renxue had already vanished.

Holding the flying soul tool Qian Renxue had made, Ma Xiaotao recalled the promise she had made to Huo Yuhao a few days ago. Her face flushed as she stomped her foot in frustration.

Outer Court, Zhou Yi's Office.

"Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, Hanqing, you three haven't let your teacher down. The first and second places in this year's new student assessment have been claimed by our New Student Class One. As a reward, I've specially prepared this."

A white light flashed from the Silver Bracelet Soul Tool on Zhou Yi's wrist, and a leather pouch appeared in her hand, which she handed to Huo Yuhao.

"A soul bone!" Xiao Xiao's eyes widened. She then took out an identical leather pouch from her own soul tool.

For a moment, the office was eerily silent.

"No wonder Director Du was being so mysterious—he prepared soul bones as rewards!" Zhou Yi asked eagerly, "What kind of soul bone is this?"

Huo Yuhao relayed Du Weilun's words exactly. After listening, Zhou Yi nodded: "This soul bone is of good quality, quite suitable for Xiao Xiao and Yuhao. This one of mine is called the Secret Method Soul Left Arm Bone."

"This soul bone wasn't dropped by a soul beast. It was obtained through a rather cruel method—killing one hundred of the same soul beast within an hour, then using a secret technique to draw out their soul rings, with a ten percent chance of obtaining one. Because of this unique acquisition method, few people attempt it. If absorbed directly, this soul bone grants a five percent soul power amplification to the soul master. Don't underestimate this boost—it's permanent. As you grow stronger in the future, its amplification effect will become more pronounced."

Huo Yuhao said, "Xiao Xiao, the soul bone Director Du gave you is yours to keep."

"As for this Secret Method Soul Left Arm Bone, Hanqing, I recall you're a Food System soul master, right? Food System soul masters consume a huge amount of soul power when making food. This soul bone's soul power amplification will be extremely useful for you, so it's yours."

Without waiting for Song Hanqing to say anything, Huo Yuhao shoved it into his hands.

Song Hanqing was momentarily stunned, then his face greatly changed as he hurriedly said, "Class Monitor, how can this be! Without you, we never could have won the competition. This soul bone is too precious—I can't accept it."

Xiao Xiao nodded in agreement: "Yeah, Class Monitor, you contributed the most throughout the entire new student assessment. How did it end up with Hanqing and me getting the biggest benefit?"

Huo Yuhao didn't lack soul bones. He already had a very clear plan for his future soul bones.