"Your Spiritual Power has improved again. At this rate, it won't be long before you can break the seal on that Evil Eye and gain complete control."
Seeing that she had been found out, Ye Xishui revealed herself, somewhat surprised by her disciple's growth.
The Evil Eye Soul Bone from the Evil Emperor was powerful and had a Mental Attribute, making it dangerous. So back then, she had sealed its core essence, leaving only its immense Spiritual Power for him to refine and absorb.
She just hadn't expected this disciple to improve so quickly.
"Greetings, Supreme Sect Leader!"
Wan Hun, who had been following behind, hurriedly dropped to his knees and paid his respects.
"Teacher, what are you doing in Ming Capital?"
Yang Hao brought up the matter at hand. He truly hadn't expected her to come.
"I was bored sitting around there, so I came out to clear my head."
Ye Xishui replied casually. In truth, she was worried her disciple might be in danger. After all, this was Ming Capital.
And since Mu En's people had tried to assassinate him at the main altar last time, she couldn't let anything like that happen again. She didn't want to lose this disciple.
"How have things been at the academy lately?"
Ye Xishui very much wanted to know how her disciple was getting on at the academy.
"Very fulfilling. The Imperial Academy really is the Sun Moon Empire's top Soul Engineer academy. Mingde Hall in particular has the latest Soul Tool knowledge."
Yang Hao was very satisfied with what he'd learned during this time and had gained a great deal. He'd even come up with some promising ideas for developing Soul Armor and Chaos Eight Wings, as well as fusing rare metals.
"Mingde Hall certainly has its strengths."
Ye Xishui acknowledged Mingde Hall. It had always led the way in advancing the Soul Tool system. The original concept of Life Soul Tools had even come from Mingde Hall.
"Why did you bring that Tang Sect girl back?"
She asked about the girl from the Tang Sect. She'd been keeping an eye on her for a while and had also seen her disciple's various maneuvers, which had left her quite speechless.
"Teacher, do you remember the Plane Life Core mentioned in the inherited knowledge of those two?"
Yang Hao glanced at the kneeling Wan Hun and secretly communicated with his teacher through Spiritual Power. This matter shouldn't be known to outsiders.
"You want that girl to become a Plane Life Core?"
"That's impossible. Even a god couldn't do that."
Ye Xishui was taken aback, then shook her head and rejected the idea.
A Plane Life Core wasn't something that could be created so easily.
"Teacher, you know Shrek Academy has a Golden Ancient Tree. They say Sea God Tang San planted it before ascending to the Divine Realm, and his mother was the Blue Silver Emperor, whose core attribute was Life.
"I don't think that's a coincidence."
"If Sea God really has plans in this regard, then we have to find a way to stop him, or even steal the results for ourselves."
Yang Hao explained his thinking. He knew it would be difficult, which was why he needed his teacher and those two to get involved.
"The Golden Ancient Tree at Shrek?"
Ye Xishui's expression grew more solemn as she considered it carefully. She realized that this possibility made sense.
If she were Sea God, she would certainly try to find a way to control this world, and creating a Plane Life Core would be the best option.
Once a Plane Life Core had been created, there would be a chance to become the Plane Master and gain complete control of this world.
"I'll have to go back and discuss this with those two."
They couldn't afford to neglect this matter. If Sea God managed to create a Life Core and take complete control of this world, she and her disciple might have no choice but to flee to another world.
"Stay away from those Evil Soul Masters from now on. Don't let them corrupt you."
She gave him one final warning, glancing at the kneeling Wan Hun. She didn't want her disciple to become a sinister and wicked Evil Soul Master.
"Huh?"
Wan Hun, still kneeling, stared in confusion. How were they the ones corrupting the Holy Son?
Did the Holy Son need them to corrupt him?
The Holy Son could be more evil and shameless than they were, all right? Like the string of utterly shameless threats he'd just made to that young woman.
And you're the King of Evil Soul Masters. Is it really appropriate for you to say that?
"This disciple understands. I'll stay away from them from now on."
Yang Hao looked obedient and sensible. He was a pure and innocent child. If he ever did anything wrong, it could only be because someone had led him astray. After all, everyone in the Holy Spirit Cult was a villain, and it was inevitable that being around them would rub off on him.
Wan Hun felt his teeth ache. It seemed he'd just been stabbed in the back by the Holy Son.
"Behave yourself here."
Ye Xishui pinched her disciple's cheek once more, then finally left.
This matter was of the utmost importance. She had to return as soon as possible, wake those two, discuss it with them, and investigate.
If Sea God really was plotting to create a Plane Life Core, then they had to stop him, or even steal the results for themselves.
"Teacher's actually a kind person. It's a pity there are too many bad people in the Holy Spirit Cult, so she had no choice but to become an Evil Soul Master."
Yang Hao sighed. His teacher was a poor soul, too.
Wan Hun was completely dumbfounded by those words. Were the two of you even speaking like normal people?
So it was all our fault. We were evil and depraved, sinister and vicious, despicable and shameless, while you two were pure and kind, corrupted by us.
Truly, like teacher, like disciple!
Wan Hun escorted the Holy Son back to the academy, feeling dejected. As soon as Yang Hao returned, he caught someone's eye.
"So you're Luo Feng, the one my grandfather personally taught?"
Xiao Hongchen sized up the towering figure before him. Were they really the same age?
How had he grown so big?
Meng Hongchen watched him too, mostly out of curiosity.
Their grandfather had been praising this person to the skies for days. Not only was his cultivation talent exceptional, but his talent with Soul Tools was also without equal in all history.
"Are you the dean's grandson and granddaughter? The dean has mentioned you to me."
Yang Hao understood. These had to be the Xiao Hongchen siblings.
"Fight me. I want to see how much this peerless genius my grandfather talks about is worth."
Xiao Hongchen challenged him, deeply unconvinced.
"Fighting is fine, but it can't be for nothing."
Yang Hao didn't refuse, but he wanted something at stake.
Since his opponent had come right to his door, he couldn't just let the opportunity pass.
"What do you want?"
Xiao Hongchen didn't care. He had absolute confidence in his own strength.
"Whoever loses has to acknowledge the other as their boss."
Yang Hao wanted to imitate that cosmic tyrant from the neighboring Swallowed Star and try being someone's boss.
"Whatever. You're going to lose anyway."
Xiao Hongchen had absolute confidence in himself. He was definitely the strongest among his peers.
"Then come on!"
Yang Hao beckoned him to make the first move.
"Here?"
Xiao Hongchen glanced around. He thought they ought to go to a testing ground, where he could let loose with his latest Soul Guidance Cannon.
"Don't worry. I'll be quick."
Yang Hao had absolute confidence in his own strength as well.
"You asked for this."
Xiao Hongchen snorted, used Martial Soul Possession, and brought out his latest Soul Guidance Cannon.
But before he could even channel Soul Power into it, a golden battle sword shot toward him. Xiao Hongchen dodged to the side, but the sword spun around like a living thing and slammed its flat against his head. His brain rattled, and he passed out cleanly.
"As expected of the dean's grandson. You've got real skill."
Yang Hao acknowledged Xiao Hongchen's strength. He'd actually forced him to use his Metal Control skill.
Not bad!
His Metal Control had its limits. He could only control metal that had been infused with his Soul Power, and it had a limited range. It would be perfect if he could evolve it into a domain.
Beside them, Meng Hongchen blinked her bright eyes, her mind buzzing.
Her brother had... lost?
That fast?
"When he wakes up, tell him to come and be my underling."
Yang Hao glanced at the dazed young woman, gave her the instruction, then quickly left to go read some more in the library.
Chapter 60: Prototype Domain
"Junior, you're here to read again?"
Ju Zi, who was studying in the library, saw the familiar figure and remained amazed by her junior's ability to learn.
His progress was simply too fast. He was even about to surpass her.
"Mm."
Carrying a huge stack of books, he sat down across from Ju Zi and politely nodded to her. He took out a Milk Bottle and handed it over. Inside was Xu Tianran's Soul Power, which he had purified the previous night.
Ju Zi also took out a Milk Bottle and handed it to him. It contained the Soul Power the Crown Prince had put into it the day before. They exchanged the bottles.
Putting the bottle away, Yang Hao lowered his voice and asked.
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