Second Sea God Pavilion Meeting

The two lively soul duels fostered a culture of soul dueling among the freshmen.

At the same time, no one simply regarded Ji Siyuan as a one-ring soul master anymore.

Having possessed a thousand-year soul ring as his first, he was now universally acknowledged to have the combat power of a three-ring soul master.

"Siyuan, don't tell me you've already reached level 19?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Ji Siyuan with envy.

A week had passed since the soul duels, and he had finally reached level 16, just barely catching up to Ji Siyuan.

"How could that be? The rapid progress earlier was due to residual medicinal effects. These two levels aren't so easily attained."

After receiving a generous 'sponsorship' of Gold Soul Coins from Xu Sanshi, the two no longer needed to rely on selling barbecue to make money.

They had more time to cultivate.

In their daily lives, Huo Yuhao would stick to Ji Siyuan's side, and they even cultivated on the same bed.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Yes, just like that, stick to him tightly. The effect of this Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the effect of the nine lotus seeds around him... it makes my mouth water just watching.

Huo Yuhao's growth rate had also exceeded the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's expectations, but the general direction remained the same.

It hadn't affected its plans at all; it just meant some things would happen sooner.

However, Ji Siyuan's performance had exceeded the plans Yan Shaozhe had laid out for him. The paved road needed a slight detour.

Yan Shaozhe sat in front of his desk, writing and sketching.

"My perception isn't wrong; he has already reached level 18. This speed is fast enough. But his combat power is indeed a bit too formidable, especially with things like a Martial Soul Fusion Skill in play. Forget it, I'll just call a meeting; I can't be the only one with a headache."

The previous plan had changed, and he didn't know whether to make adjustments; dragging others into the decision-making process would be much easier.

Thus, the second Sea God Pavilion meeting regarding Ji Siyuan was convened.

Yan Shaozhe: "I'll explain the situation briefly: Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. At the same time, he personally possesses the combat power to fight across ranks. He unleashed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill during the battle with Xu Sanshi and demonstrated his personal strength in the duel against Dai Huabin."

Lin Huiqun: "Level 18? The cultivation speed is that fast? Did you give him some kind of pill?"

"Previously, Ma Xiaotao suffered a qi deviation and almost hurt them both before Le Xuan stopped her. Le Xuan found an excuse to give them a Soul Ascension Pill." Yan Shaozhe stated the source of the pill while explaining its use: "This pill was clearly absorbed by his roommate, Huo Yuhao. He himself did not use it."

"That's good then."

Qian Duoduo remembered Huo Yuhao's existence: "I remember now, this Huo Yuhao is already working under me. His talent for Soul Tools is quite good, and I was planning to cultivate him properly. You Martial Soul Department aren't planning to take him back, are you?"

"How could that be? Why would we take back someone we've already given away?" Yan Shaozhe could not have imagined how much trouble this sentence would cause him later. Regardless, at this point in time, Huo Yuhao's value was far inferior to Ji Siyuan's.

Yan Shaozhe: "If Ji Siyuan's roommate has enough talent for Soul Tools, he can simply be used to release the Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the future."

Xuan Zi was thoughtful: "I went to see this kid before; he has a Body Martial Soul. There are no signs of a secondary awakening. He is indeed inferior to Ji Siyuan. We can just include him when we cultivate the other. Besides, this little matter hardly warrants a meeting."

A Martial Soul Fusion Skill combined with an unexpectedly high cultivation speed was significant, but not enough to trigger a Sea God Pavilion meeting.

"Two things. First, I want him to enter the Inner Court early to see if he can subtly purify Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire. Second, I'm wondering if we can change the freshman assessment this time."

The first matter was his personal bias as a teacher; Yan Shaozhe valued Ma Xiaotao highly.

After all, Ma Xiaotao was someone they had been focusing on cultivating.

The second matter was about changing tradition.

Mu En: "Xiaotao needs a soul master with an ice attribute more. If there is an Ultimate Ice soul master, we can discuss it. As for Ultimate Fire, it's better not to let them get together; it might be counterproductive."

"Yes, Teacher."

"Let's talk about the second matter. How do you intend to change the freshman assessment?"

Yan Shaozhe stood up: "Ji Siyuan previously defeated Dai Huabin alone; his combat power is extremely strong. With his cultivation speed, he will definitely have a second soul ring by the freshman assessment in two months. He also has a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Huo Yuhao, so they are basically guaranteed the championship."

"I want to prevent a massive free-for-all, rather than the usual three-on-three combat. Selecting the best performance in a chaotic battle to decide the core disciples would be more effective."

This idea directly changed the old tradition, which naturally had both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage was that it would be easier to showcase the students' practical combat abilities, but the disadvantage was that it wouldn't be safe enough.

The number of freshmen was very large, and in a massive free-for-all, one never knew who might unleash a wide-range, lethal soul skill.

For example, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Ji and Huo; once unleashed, even several teachers would be too busy with rescue efforts to observe who performed better.

Mu En: "Combine the two; don't make it a complete free-for-all. Select several teams and put them together for a chaotic battle. The four of you deans of the Outer Court can discuss the specific process."

He specifically brought in the Soul Tool Department, hoping that they would participate.

Yan Shaozhe was clearly resistant, but it was hard to refuse.

Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo were very happy; participating early meant they could select students early.

"As for the rewards, let's bring out a soul bone."

"A thousand-year fire-attribute soul bone?"

This was clearly prepared for Ji Siyuan, but the intention was too obvious.

Xuan Zi: "If it's prepared, it's prepared. Who can say anything about it?"

"The main issue is the risk of things going wrong."

Yan Shaozhe spoke the truth.

The quality of the new students this time is excellent, and among them, the batch containing Ji Siyuan is of the highest caliber.

Wang Dong'er has a superior soul ring configuration, and all three Soul Elders are also fully equipped.

They even possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

If they were to concentrate their firepower at the start of a chaotic battle, there would still be a certain risk of an upset.

"Then just prepare a few more; if they don't win, can't we just give the other Soul Bones to someone else? It's not like we have to announce what the rewards are before the match."

That logic is sound, but there is still one problem. Ji Siyuan might not even look twice at the thousand-year Soul Bones they have prepared.

His first soul ring is already a thousand-year one, and the slots for Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings can also be occupied early.

He is guaranteed to have at least three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, which corresponds to three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

With only six slots in total, once three are filled, who would still care about the others?

Xian Lin'er: "Using a Soul Tool as a reward is also an option; I can personally craft one for the champions."

Are you joking? How could we let you do that?

We're already doing well not to suppress you, and you still want to show off?

Xian Lin'er's proposal immediately triggered resistance; Yan Shaozhe would rather pull out a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone than ever allow a Soul Tool to be used as a reward.

Yan Shaozhe decided to provide the Soul Bone indirectly, planning to offer it through means like the Treasure Appraisal Fair.

A card with an ultra-high balance that they don't need to repay, allowing them to purchase whatever they want freely at the Treasure Appraisal Fair.

Whether the Soul Bones or other items they choose are good or bad will have nothing to do with us.

As long as they set the items out first, there is no doubt that Ji Siyuan will come.