"Level 15... Kid, most people who come here give me a pleasant surprise at best. You've gone and dropped a bomb on me..." Fan Yu tried the controls over and over, afraid he'd made a mistake while adjusting some parameter.
However, the parameter display showed that everything was working normally. There was nothing wrong with Huo Yuhao's Soul Power test data.
"Zhou Yi, explain this to me. What exactly is the story behind this kid's First Soul Ring? His Soul Power jumped from Level 10 to Level 15 in one go. Did he absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring or something?"
"A Dream Silkworm, an extraordinarily rare Soul Beast precious enough to rebuild the entire Spirit Soul Academy. You people who work with Soul Tools probably don't know much about it. To give you an example, it's like a Level 9 Soul Tool that even a Level 1 Soul Engineer can use freely—though using it carries the risk of having your thoughts controlled."
Zhou Yi thought it over, then did her best to describe Huo Yuhao's situation in terms Fan Yu could understand.
When Fan Yu heard that, his eyes lit up. Not only did the boy have the talent of Innate Full Soul Power, he'd also received such an enormous stroke of fortune... Fan Yu was certain the child's future would be a broad, smooth road!
No wonder Zhou Yi had been in such a hurry to get him to run the tests. Every second a genius like this spent in the ordinary division was a waste of his gifts.
He belonged with the monsters in the Unlimited Division!
Fan Yu looked at Huo Yuhao and Dong'er. These two children really were one surprise after another.
"You both passed my tests with flying colors. Honestly, you two really gave me a fright. But... I'm also glad. The Spirit Soul Academy has two more Little Monsters."
"Still, I should give you a bit of advice. The Unlimited Division may be freer, but it's also full of all kinds of strange characters. You don't necessarily have to get along with everyone, but at least don't make enemies lightly."
Fan Yu gave the two children a few words of advice, then turned to Zhou Yi.
"I'll upload the official results directly. Just go to the Beast Fighting Arena for the second test; they'll be able to look them up there."
"Fine." Zhou Yi gave a brief reply and left without looking back. Fan Yu had been about to complain, but seeing how hurried she was, he could only sigh and push down the unhappiness of having to part with his wife again.
"Oh, right!"
Just as he turned back to continue tinkering with the equipment, Zhou Yi's voice suddenly came from the doorway.
"If the two of them pass, I'll apply to the higher-ups for a short vacation."
After she said this, silence fell over the testing grounds. Yet as Fan Yu worked on the equipment, the faintest hint of a smile kept tugging at his lips.
"Master... did Mistress come by today?" Just then, a burly, bald boy came over to Fan Yu. Though he was only twelve, he was already about as tall as Fan Yu, if not a little taller.
"Mm. She brought two younger students over to take the Unlimited Division's tests. As for the results... they were good enough to give your Mistress the confidence to ask the academy for leave."
"That impressive?!" The boy looked astonished. It wasn't easy for a teacher at the Spirit Soul Academy to get leave. Just how good had those two done on their tests...?
"One's Level 13, the other Level 15, and they're both only six years old... Caitou, I remember you were only Level 17 when you came to test at ten."
"Right... So does that mean they both have a chance of becoming Soul Grandmasters before they turn ten?" Caitou said as he sorted through his equipment.
"Mm... I suppose they'd be second only to those two super-monsters from Spirit Hall and the Spirit Fighting Empire."
"One reached Level 28 at ten, and the other broke through to Soul Elder at ten... Divine Beast bloodlines really are unreasonable."
"I was going to tell you to be clever when picking Soul Beasts and choose a few easy ones to deal with, but looking at things now... I guess there's no need." The sternness on Zhou Yi's face had eased considerably. At Huo Yuhao and Dong'er's current Soul Power Levels, they could probably survive a day or two even if you tossed them into the outskirts of Star Dou Forest.
The few big and little cats they kept in the Beast Fighting Arena for testing were nothing to worry about. They were practically free points.
So now Zhou Yi was already explaining what they should keep in mind in the Unlimited Division.
"Teacher, aren't you going to the Unlimited Division?" Dong'er suddenly asked while Zhou Yi was giving them instructions.
"If I went over there, what would happen to all the children here?" Zhou Yi replied, as if it were only natural.
"I did teach in the Unlimited Division at first, but... you might not know this about me: I have a bad temper. I can at least keep it in check here, but when I was in the Unlimited Division, I really did injure quite a few students."
"The division's head and Fan Yu joined forces to curb my temper by sending me to this ordinary division. They said it would teach me what true teaching and nurturing students should be like. But I've been here for more than ten years now—over twice as long as I spent there."
"I won't go back there. I'm more relaxed with you children now. It suits me."
"By the way, even though I'm not going back, Fan Yu is still a teacher in the Soul Tool Department of the Unlimited Division. He knows plenty of people there. I'll talk to him in a bit and have him find you a decent teacher."
As she spoke, the three of them reached the entrance to the Beast Fighting Arena. Just as Zhou Yi was about to give them a few final pointers, a girl came running over, panting.
"Teacher... Teacher Zhou, I finally found you!"
"Li Na? Why did you come all the way here? Aren't you supposed to be in cultivation class right now?" Zhou Yi furrowed her brows. Li Na was usually well-behaved in class. She wouldn't have run off for no reason.
"An older boy came with a group of people and said he wanted to... spar. They've all gone to the Spirit Fighting Arena!"
"Tsk..." Without another word, Zhou Yi picked up Dong'er and Huo Yuhao, carried Li Na on her back, and sprinted toward the Spirit Fighting Arena.
As she ran, she didn't forget to curse, "What's the cultivation teacher doing, letting them get past without stopping them?!"
"No... The teacher was knocked unconscious right away. He was the first one to rush in..." Li Na quickly explained. The moment Zhou Yi heard that, her brows drew even tighter.
That meant this wasn't a group of other students picking a fight. Outsiders had snuck into the academy!
"What are the security guards doing?!" Zhou Yi switched targets and cursed again, speeding up even more.
A minute later, Zhou Yi landed at the entrance to the Spirit Fighting Arena. After setting all three children down safely, she kicked open the tightly shut door. Behind her, two yellow, two purple, and two black Soul Rings gleamed brilliantly.
On the field, a group of children stood frozen on one side, unsure what to do. On the other, a man with strange markings drawn across his forehead waited, several children around ten years old standing behind him. Some were burly, while others had unusually large hands and feet.
"Daring to cause trouble at the Spirit Soul Academy—are you looking to get yourselves killed?!"
Zhou Yi roared. Her fist instantly blazed with fire as she launched herself at the man with the strange markings on his forehead.
But the man merely glanced back at her and seemed to dodge her blow with a casual turn.
"Please, don't be hasty, Teacher. I understand that you're worried, but please calm down. I have no intention of harming your students."
As he spoke, the man looked toward the three children who had run in from the doorway.
The instant he saw Huo Yuhao, his face broke into a broad smile, and he pointed at him.
"My name is Lang Ya, and I'm from the Body Sect. I came because I wanted to meet... this child."
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