Heart of the Ice God

When Mu Han returned to Shrek Academy, the sky had collapsed for the students.

Some of them were still working hard to become a Battle Armor Master.

Others were still feeling smug about having already become one.

Yet, after a single vacation, Battle Armor Masters were suddenly worthless?

The graduation requirement for the Outer Court was a One-Word Battle Armor.

The graduation requirement for the Inner Court was a Two-Word Battle Armor.

As it turned out, these two professions were now no different from a Mecha Master.

Unless one could reach the level of a Three-Word Battle Armor Master.

But even at Shrek Academy, how many Three-Word Battle Armor Masters were there?

Even those teachers were only Two-Word Battle Armor Masters.

Excluding a very small number of exceptions, the other Three-Word Battle Armor Masters were all sitting in the Sea God Pavilion.

Even in Wu Zhangkong's cold eyes, a flash of complexity flickered; after all, he was only a Two-Word Battle Armor Master himself.

When Mu Han went to apply for graduation, Wu Zhangkong stared at him fixedly for a long time.

Just as Mu Han began to feel a bit uneasy, Wu Zhangkong spoke with great embarrassment: "Your grandmaster asked me to check with you."

Zhuo Shi had no interest in standard-issue One-Word Battle Armor.

However, he wanted an above-specification Three-Word Battle Armor.

Currently, Mu Han was the only person who could forge this.

Though, in reality, that wasn't necessarily true.

To be precise, any Saint Craftsman could do it, provided they had enough Gold-Water Mutual Containment.

But this material was far too precious for a Three-Word Battle Armor Master.

Being able to obtain even one piece was a massive opportunity, let alone having "enough" of it.

Only Mu Han could manage it, because his Martial Soul was Gold-Water Mutual Containment.

But as a grandmaster, it was awkward to ask his grand-disciple for it, so he specifically sent Wu Zhangkong to test the waters.

"Sure, I'm free anyway," Mu Han nodded.

He was indeed free.

The assembly line for standard-issue One-Word Battle Armor was fully automated. Currently, even Leng Yaozhu was stationed there to keep watch.

Moreover, after becoming a One-Word Battle Armor Master, Mu Han's top priority was still to increase his soul power.

Mu Han was currently capable of forging Three-Word Battle Armor.

But his cultivation level wasn't high enough!

Never mind Three-Word Battle Armor, even Two-Word Battle Armor was a stretch.

Even with the boost from Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor, the burden was relatively smaller.

But conservatively estimated, he still needed to reach the five-ring Soul King level first.

However, soul power cultivation could not be rushed by pulling on the seedlings to help them grow.

Otherwise, Mu Han would only need to express his intent, and his senior uncle Zhen Hua could arrange everything for him.

However, he had already advanced rapidly through soul bones in the early stages, which already carried the risk of forced growth.

The improvement from soul bones had no side effects, but it would ultimately lead to instability.

It was just that soul bones also provided some enhancement to a Soul Master, so it was relatively less obvious.

But with his goal set on the God level, he naturally could not be so superficial.

Back then, he relied on the 100,000-year External Soul Bone Emerald Swan Wings to break through to level 30.

Later, he used the 100,000-year Bloodthirsty Demon Bear right arm bone to fuse with the External Soul Bone Dark Gold Terrorclaw Right Palm Bone, reaching level 40.

Now, to break through to level 50, Mu Han still intended to rely on himself.

So, passing the time through forging was not out of the question.

However, it wasn't just Zhuo Shi who came looking for his help.

Qiangu Qingfeng from the Spirit Pagoda had come to him again, mainly to help his wife, Hanyun Douluo Xia Zhengleng.

In addition to that, the Tang Sect, the War God Temple, and other high-level officials of Shrek had all submitted requests.

Currently, Mu Han's status was absolutely the highest among all Saint Craftsman.

Although in the judgment of the Blacksmith Association, he was still only at level seven and a half.

That was to say, a level above seven but below eight.

But in terms of influence, he was likely at level eight and a half.

That was to say, a level above eight but below nine.

It could be said that his status in the world of blacksmithing was second only to the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua.

After all, the only people begging a Saint Craftsman were Two-Word Battle Armor Masters who wanted to become Three-Word Battle Armor Masters.

Only those aiming to break through to become Four-Word Battle Armor Masters would seek out the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua.

But Mu Han could assist in upgrading Three-Word Battle Armors.

Although he could not forge Four-Word Battle Armors, he could elevate a Three-Word Battle Armor to a level comparable to a Four-Word one.

Was this not enough to make those Three-Word Battle Armor Masters beg for his help?

However, Mu Han was a man who judged people before deciding whether to help.

Zhuo Shi was, after all, his half-grandmaster, having taught Mu Han a trick or two back in the day.

Even if it were just for show, Mu Han had to lend a hand.

Besides that, Mu Han would need Zang Xin's help in the future when forging Two-Word Battle Armors.

Therefore, he also had to assist with the requests from the Tang Sect.

Then there was Hanyun Douluo Xia Zhengleng, whose martial soul, the Cold Rhyme Zither, belonged to the rare sound-wave category.

This was a niche category, as the number of soul masters of this type was relatively scarce.

This Hanyun Douluo was even hailed as the number one sound-wave soul master of the contemporary era, possessing the ability of Sound Chaos of the Firmament.

At the very least, in terms of individual strength, the War God Temple's Demon Harp Douluo Mo Zihong was inferior to her.

Although Mu Han's spiritual power possessed fire and corrosive attributes.

In reality, it had mutated under the influence of the Haori Sky Harp back then.

While he did not gain an extra attribute, he did acquire some characteristics of sound-wave martial souls.

Now that Mu Han's spiritual power had broken through to the Spirit Abyss Realm, it was not impossible to take this opportunity to gain more attributes.

And among these, one type of power was indispensable: the Heart of the Ice God mentioned in the original work.

Did the military still have this item in their possession?

Therefore, he had to help the military side as well.

Otherwise, who knew how long he would have to wait to obtain the Heart of the Ice God?

In the original work, the Heart of the Ice God only appeared at an auction several years later.

So, to put it simply, Mu Han had lent a hand to the Spirit Pagoda, the Tang Sect, the War God Temple, and Shrek Academy.

Although each had different reasons and purposes, Mu Han could only prioritize supplying the four major forces of the Federation.

This left those second-tier major powers feeling displeased, yet they had no way to change it.

The Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua was the same; he certainly prioritized serving those top-tier forces.

Even if these major powers had objections, they would first have to get past the four top-tier forces.

Moreover, Mu Han's Fatui were not to be trifled with.

These major powers could only find ways to bring out their own foundations, hoping for a chance to move Mu Han.

Among the four top-tier forces of the Federation, the War God Temple was an upstart that only appeared after the Federation was established.

The Spirit Pagoda also only had a foundation of ten thousand years.

Although the Tang Sect claimed a foundation of twenty thousand years, its lineage had been severed ten thousand years ago, so it was effectively only ten thousand years.

Only Shrek Academy possessed a true foundation of twenty thousand years.

Yet, there were other forces in the soul master world whose historical foundations even exceeded that of Shrek Academy.

After all, twenty thousand years ago, Shrek was nothing more than an unofficial private school.

Many forces had already been illustrious twenty thousand years ago.

Although they had experienced ups and downs over the past twenty thousand years, they had not suffered the near-extinction that the Tang Sect had.

Therefore, these major powers with foundations exceeding twenty thousand years possessed countless treasures left behind by their ancestors.

Taking out even a small portion of these treasures would be enough to entice Mu Han to take action.

The prerequisite was that the treasures had to be something Mu Han took a fancy to, Or treasures that the direct descendants of the Fatui could make use of.