The Anxious Soul Tool Department; Second Soul Ring Selection

"Fan Yu."

"What's wrong with you?"

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Qian Duoduo stared dumbfounded at Fan Yu, who had practically barged in.

Fan Yu had always been known in the Soul Tool Department for his talent and composure.

He was practically the designated successor for the dean of Shrek's Soul Tool Department.

But today, Fan Yu showed no trace of composure that Qian Duoduo could see. He had even knocked twice before entering, which was completely out of character!

"Dean!"

"Do you remember that Elder Mu personally requested a while ago..."

"...for me to teach that child in the Martial Soul Department?"

Qian Duoduo also caught the keywords in Fan Yu's words.

"Are you saying..."

"That child... has great talent?"

Fan Yu stood before Qian Duoduo and said with almost certainty.

"More than great!"

"That kid finished learning the content for a Level 1 Soul Tool in seven days."

"Ten days! In ten days, he could engrave the core formation array by himself!"

"His hands aren't large, but the hand holding the carving knife doesn't tremble at all, steadier than students who have studied for over a decade!"

"If a student like this can only be considered to have great talent."

"Then we should all find a rope and hang ourselves!"

Qian Duoduo immediately stood up upon hearing this.

He looked at Fan Yu with a strange gaze.

Even his breathing became a little rapid.

Fan Yu's words had almost overturned his understanding of soul tools.

But Fan Yu...

Never joked!

"This is impossible!"

"Even for a Level 1 Soul Tool, the related knowledge could fill my desk. No matter how amazing this kid is, even if he had three pairs of eyes, he couldn't possibly finish reading it in seven days!"

"Besides."

"Soul tools also involve processes like shaping, molding, and quenching."

"Let alone mastering them, just looking at them would take a day. You're saying this kid learned it in ten days? There simply isn't enough time!"

Qian Duoduo waved his hand.

He understood that Fan Yu wanted to recruit that kid into the Soul Tool Department.

After all, which Soul Master with a red ring wouldn't want him?

Not to mention they had the Extreme Single Soldier Plan.

But this kid was a candidate highly valued by the Sea God Pavilion and the Martial Soul Department. Forget poaching him, even if Qian Duoduo wanted to meet him, Yan Shaozhe would play dumb, making it impossible for him to even see the kid.

He couldn't be poached in a short period.

"The key is..."

"This kid learns it after seeing it once!"

"The same goes for those books. From the first day, he had a photographic memory and could integrate the knowledge he learned!"

"A child like this, placed in the Martial Soul Department, is a complete waste of talent!"

If Yan Shaozhe were here, he would definitely want to punch Fan Yu upon hearing these words.

The Shrek Martial Soul Department had developed for tens of thousands of years.

The academy's many glorious moments throughout history...

Were brought about by the Martial Soul Department.

In comparison.

The Soul Tool Department was a new species.

To cultivate him in the Martial Soul Department would be a waste of talent.

If such words were spoken, the Soul Masters who would be offended could circle Shrek City three times!

"Dean!"

"I'm not joking!"

"Yan Shaozhe only scheduled two hours of class for me every day."

"But besides the first two days, the rest of the time wasn't really class. He read the books himself and then asked me questions during class. I was just answering questions!"

"As for those procedures, I brought him to the Soul Tool Department. Not only did he understand it, but he also used the knowledge from the books to tell me why Cai Tou and the others had to do it that way."

"He succeeded on his first try carving a core array."

"Have you seen it?"

"Even in the Sun Moon Empire, I dare say there's absolutely no genius like this."

"Look!"

It was only then that Qian Duoduo realized Fan Yu had come prepared.

He held the core array of a Level 1 Soul Tool in his hand.

Qian Duoduo took the core array and examined it carefully.

With his eyesight, he could tell at a glance that the core array was rough.

He could even find three or four places where the inscription was wrong on the array.

But this array was not damaged.

The engraver had managed to correct the erroneous parts of the array at an almost bizarre angle, although this method would cause problems like energy lag, stagnation, and easy damage when the core array was used in the future.

But this was indeed a usable core array!

When Soul Power was injected into it, there was no sign of damage at all.

Qian Duoduo was certain.

If this core array were installed now, a Level 1 Soul Tool could definitely be produced.

This would be considered substandard among the fifth-year students of the Soul Tool Department.

But if this array appeared in the hands of a child who had only studied for ten days, it would be very thought-provoking.

"Fan Yu, Fan Yu!"

"You, you, you, why did you teach him so well?"

"Trouble, trouble."

Qian Duoduo paced back and forth in the office, his mind rapidly sifting through various plans, but none of them could snatch Lu Heqiu away from that cunning scoundrel Yan Shaozhe.

Now that Fan Yu had taught him so well.

If Yan Shaozhe found out.

He would definitely be even more wary of their Soul Tool Department.

He was afraid they wouldn't even have a chance to meet him later, let alone have this child personally come to the Soul Tool Department.

"Right!"

"Is this child interested in Soul Tools?"

Qian Duoduo suddenly stopped and asked Fan Yu.

Fan Yu showed a wry smile. He knew what Qian Duoduo was thinking.

It was nothing more than thinking that since Lu Heqiu was interested in Soul Tools, he would voluntarily request to join the Soul Tool Department.

"Very interested."

"The key is that he's not just interested in Soul Tools."

"He's interested in those Soul Beasts and even the basic knowledge of Soul Masters."

Lu Heqiu was unaware of the frantic situation in the Soul Tool Department.

At this time, he was learning about the identification and characteristics of Soul Beasts from Elder Gong Changlong.

His so-called talent was merely due to his extremely powerful mental strength.

Eidetic memory was just a small advantage.

For cultivators at the level of Elder Mu and the others, eidetic memory had long been the norm.

As for the carving of Soul Tool core arrays, it was even simpler.

It was nothing more than a steady hand, a steady mind, and steady force.

For Lu Heqiu, this was something he didn't even need to learn; he could do it as soon as he tried.

"Elder Gong."

"Are you saying that the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts on the entire continent are numbered?"

Lu Heqiu humbly asked Elder Gong in front of him.

Gong Changlong nodded.

"Mm, not including the ocean."

"The ocean is too vast."

"We don't know what's in there yet."

"However, we basically have records of all the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts on the continent, and some people have even ranked them. The top ten are called Fierce Beasts, and some are called Super Soul Beasts. The names vary, but Fierce Beasts are more widely known."

"Do you have any ideas for your second Soul Ring?"